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Looks like everyone got pretty much the same stuff. If anyone got a volume of R.O.D. other than Vol 2. I'd love to trade you for them.
here is my unboxing of my mystery box!
my skype is chaoszan :P
I got my mystery box from round 2 today. Here goes:
A little Snow Fairy Sugar: Special
Coyoyte Ragtime Show vol. 2
Dokkoidai vol. 1
Elemental Gelade vol. 4
Fafner vol. 7
Gad Guard vo;. 1
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Christo ch. 6
Gantz vol. 6
GetBackers vol. 7
Gun Sword Vol. 1
Gun Sword vol. 3
Guyver vol. 2
Heat Guy J: Super Android
Law of Ueki vol. 1
Law of Ueki vol. 2
Legend of Black Heaven
Mao Chan: I will protect the peace of Japan!
Madlax vol. 4
New Getter Robo: Rude Awakenings
Project Blue Earth SOS vol. 2
Saiyuki - collection 5
Saiyuki: Reload Gunlock vol. 1
Serial experiments Lain: Navi
Shonen Onmyouji vol. 2
Tenchi in Tokyo: A new legend
Tokyo Maijin vol. 2
Trigun Remix vol. 3
X [four]
X [seven]
-> insert witty one liner here <-
Little Snow Fairy Sugar
Tenchi in Toykyo (A New Legend ep 8-10)
Gad Guard (Lightning 1-4)
Black Heaven (All Right Now 8-10)
Gun X Sword (Vol 1 and 7)
The Law of Ukei (Vol 1,2,3)
Serial Experiments Lain (Navi Ep 1-4)
Elemental Gelade (Vol 4 Ep 14 - 17)
Heat Guy J (Ep 1 - 4)
New Getter Robo (Ep. 1 - 4)
Fafner (Vol 2 Ep 5 - 8)
X (Vol 3, Ep 7 - 9 ,Vol 8, Ep 22-24)
Star Ocean EX (The Dragon's Teeth Ep 6 - 10)
Starship Operators (Vol 2 Ep 5-8)
Vandread (Ep 8 - 10)
Trigun Remix (Vol 1, Ep 1 - 5)
Red Garden (Vol 2, Ep 5-8)
Gantz (Vol 9, Ep 21 - 23)
R.O.D. (Vol 2, Ep 5 - 8)
Viewtiful Joe (Vol 1, Ep 1 - 3, Vol 3, Ep 7 - 9)
Sayuki Reload Gunlock (Vol 3, Ep 9 - 12)
Mao-Chan (Ep 8 - 14)
Get Backers (Vol 6. Ep 26 - 30)
Tenjho Tenge (Vol 3, Ep 8 - 10)
Round 1 mystery box.
Got a quite a few series i've never seen. Glad to at least have several beginning volumes in the mix.
Upload me into your brain.
Finally got my box (sale #1) and not too bad. Random as heck but at least I didn't get Gantz. But damn you rightstuf!! Look at this!!
The same one! In one box! Grrrrrr. The box stuffer got super lazy....
As following:
Tenchi in Tokyo Vol. 3 x2
Gad Guard Vol. 1
A Little Snow Fairy Sugar Special
Mao-Chan Vol. 1 & 2
Saiyuji Reload Vol. 1, 3
Gun x Sword Vol. 1, 6
Dokkoida!? Vol. 1
New Getter Robo Vol. 1
Gregory Horror Show
Black Heaven Vol. 3
Elemental Gelade Vol. 4
The Law of Ueki Vol. 1, 2, 3
Heat Guy J Vol. 1 (Dammit! So close... didn't want heat guy nor gantz)
Dragon Hunters vol. 1 (wha... this is an anime?)
Tsukihime Vol. 1
Girls Bravo Vol. 5, 6
Guyver Vol. 2
Viewtiful Joe Vol. 1, 3
Tenjho Tenge vol. 6
Last Exile Vol. 1
Chobits Vol. 2
Kinda surprised at my last 2. Those are pretty popular series. Ditto with Dokkoida (not popular just surprised it was in the mix). But at least I got 2 volumes of Mao-chan which I was pretty interested in. Will also trade for Black Heaven and New Getter Robo.
I'm guessing the surprise here that everyone is expecting popular series, but mostly sleeper/decent ones, and its mostly the same/duplicate titles everyone is getting lately, good thing I passed on these since I wonder what's gonna be in them anyways...
The Alternate Truth is Yet to be Found! :3
looks like they ran out of appleseed when they sent mine
i got
submarine 707 revoluition the moive
mao chan go unified defense froce two copies but each is package diff for some reason
heat j guy vol 1 and 2
gad guard vol 1
lunar legand tsukihime vol 1
dragon hunters vol 1
serial exprement lain vol 1
moonlight mile vol 1
a little snow fiary sugar special
dokkoida ultra diaper man vol 1
tenchi in tokyo vol3
madlax vol 4
starship operttors vol 3
get backers vol 10
guyver vol 2 (2007 series i think)
viewtiful joe vol 1 & 3
saiyuki reload gunlock vol1 & 3
girls bravo vol 5 & 6gun sword vol 3 &4 & 6
the law of ueki vol 2 & 3
gegory horror show the night mare begins
trigun signature series - project seeds
ok so i paid 20 bucks for the sub moive and got 29 anime style drink coasters
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I'm guessing the surprise here that everyone is expecting popular series, but mostly sleeper/decent ones, and its mostly the same/duplicate titles everyone is getting lately, good thing I passed on these since I wonder what's gonna be in them anyways...
I think the bigger surprise is that its not random volumes of old shonen series like the small Naruto or DBZ dvds with like 4 episodes in them. "oh look... 4 episodes of DBZ's 200 some episodes." or "yeah... episodes 52- 54 of DBGT."
it seems like there are 3-4 good animes in each box and then a bunch of the same id like to complete Lain or Law of Ueki
that would be hilarious a bunch of random shonen animes like Bleach 13 DBZ 43 Nartuo 17 and they are all lame filler arcs or shit like PoT
Just got my Mystery Box in today, on my birthday no less, and pretty happy with what I got.
Mystery Box:
A Little Snow Fairy Sugar special (self saying)
Gad Guard Vol. 1
Dok koi da !? Vol. 1 (color as is)
Appleseed (FILM)
Tenchi in Tokyo a new legend Vol. 3
Gregory HORROR Show
Black Heaven Vol. 3
Gun x Sword Vol. 1
Gun x Sword Vol. 6
Serial Experiment Lain Vol. 1
Elemental Gelade Vol. 4
The Law of Ueki Vol. 1
The Law of Ueki Vol. 2
Heat Guy Super Android Vol. 1
New Getter Robo Vol. 1
Mao-Chan Vol. 1
Saiyuki Reload GunLock Vol.1
Saiyuki Reload GunLock Vol. 7
Gankutsuou The count of Monte Cristo Vol. 6
X Vol. 4
X Vol. 8
Vandead Vol. 3
Vandead The Second Stage Vol. 2
Star Ocean EX Vol. 2
Fafner vol. 2
Starship Operators Vol. 2
Phantom Memory Kurau Vol. 2
Best Student Council Vol. 1
Trigun Remix Vol. 1
Trigun Remix vol. 2
Fate/Grand Order had been announced for June 25th. XD
One out of my two boxes I ordered came today.
A Little Snow Fairy Sugar: Special
Bast of Syndrome Volume 1
Black Heaven(Episodes 8,9,10)
Chobits Volume 2
Dokkoida Volume 1
Elemental Gelade Volume 4'
Fafner Volume 7
Gad Guard Volume 1 and 4
Gankutsuo: The Count of Monte Cristo Ch. 6
Getbackers Volume 10
GunXSword Volume 1 and 3
Guyver Voulme 2
Heat Guy J Episodes 1-4 and 24-26
The Law of Ueki Volume 1 and 2
Last Exile Volume 1
New Getter Robo Volume 1
Saiyuki Volume 3, 9 and 10
Serial Experiments lain Volume 1
Tenchi in Tokyo Volume 3
Shonen Onmyouji Volume 2
Trigun Remix Volume 3
I just received the following:
Gad Guard (E.P. 1-4)
Elemental Gelade (E.P. 14-17)
A little Snow Fairy Sugar (Special)
New Getter Robo (E.P. 1-4)
Dokkoida (E.P. 1-4)
Gun X Sword (E.P. 1-4, 17-20)
Gregory Horror Show
Tenchi in Tokyo (E.P 8-10)
Black Heaven (E.P 8-10)
Trigun (17-19)
The Law of Ueki (1-12)
Serial Experiment Lain (E.P. 1-4) (I received two copies of this)
Heat Guy J (E.P. 1-4, 13-16)
Last Exile (1-4, 9-12)
Mao Chan (8-14)
Nerima Daikon Brothers (vol 1)
Gankutsuou (21-24)
Viewtiful Joe 7-9
Saiyuki Reload Gunlock 9-12
R.O.D The TV (5-8)
Tetsujin 28 (6-10)
LLSIF: MLal PSN: tigereds (currently playing Paragon)
Look like we all got similar DVDs.
Here wht I got:
reminds me of dark magician special trap card from yugioh.
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Bleeding Cool Reviews Arcana's SwerveMonday, January 14th, 2013
Swerve, a new Arcana title coming in February, was recently reviewed by Bleeding Cool! Check out a chunk of the review below, but be sure to CLICK HERE to read it in full over at Bleeding Cool.
"The title of the graphic novel refers to the wrestling term of setting up one surprise, then delivering another, and sure enough the reader gets plenty of swerves throughout. Each chapter introduces a new term, and Jon Judy very craftily ensures the terms are indeed relevant to the plot. When I initially thought this story was going to focus on wrestling, Judy does a great job balancing the crime aspect with the wrestling storyline, and always keeping the reader on their toes. Just when you think you're comfortable with where the story is going, Judy swerves you all over the place, but not enough that it becomes tiresome. The major swerve at the end was one I didn't see coming, but made perfect sense when I let it sink in.
Dexter Wee's art style is reminiscent of Sean Phillips and Steve Epting at times, and maintained that gritty look and feel of the 70's we're used to in movies. Even the way the art flowed reminded me of a good action movie, for this story and characters are ripe for Hollywood.
If you're a fan of Brubaker's Criminal or Cooke's Parker, I highly recommend you pick-up Swerve when it comes out this February."
Want to learn more about SWERVE? Keep reading!
TITLE: Swerve
ARCANA TITLE PAGE: http://arcana.com/view_issue.php?id=492
DESCRIPTION: San Antonio, 1976: Eric Layton, desperate for cash, left college behind to dive into the world of pro-wrestling. From there, it was an easy slide into the underbelly of the "rasslin'" biz, where the box office and concession stand make for an easy way to launder drug money.
Eric wanted out, but he had seen and done too much. They would never let him walk away, so he went into business for himself, hoping to make enough quick cash to sneak away and buy a new identity.
When Eric is pinched by the police and forced to flip on his boys, he is stuck between the cops and the crooks – and the idea that he will escape with his life is looking less realistic than a pro-wrestling match.

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The Blitz was one of the most popular features at the old PSU Playbook, the grass-roots site which was a big part of the entities that united to create FightOnState.com back in 2004. Though the name of the site changed, we kept right on blitzing.
The idea behind The Blitz? Former Playbook scribes (and current FOS staffers) Mark Harrington and Nirav Dalal provide a fans' eye breakdown of the upcoming game. They discuss and debate pertinent issues, matchups and injuries, and — of course — provide their predictions. They also take an overview of the entire weekend in college football.
Like a pair of (undersized and very slow) outside linebackers, they pin back their ears and get after it. Sometimes they come through with big hits, other times they miss. But they always enjoy themselves.
As an aside, in keeping up with the times, we are converting The Blitz from a pdf format to an online story.
ND: After a nice road win against Purdue, the Lions hit the road again to take on the Huskers of Nebraska. Nebraska came up big to knock off the Spartans thanks to a little help from the zebras. The Lions will have another tough challenge with another dynamic quarterback.
MH: It was a nice road win and one that should help Penn State to close out the season with some confidence. Yes, Nebraska is a tough customer and even tougher at home, so the Lions have to on for this one.
Who: Penn State at #18 Nebraska
When: Saturday, November 10, 2012, 3:30 pm ET, 12:30 pm PT
Where: Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska
Series: Nebraska and Penn State are tied 7-7
Line: Nebraska favored by 7pts.
ND: Already, some are projecting that the Oregon State Beavers are a favorite for the Rose Bowl, assuming that the Ducks are headed to the BCS title game. But, the Beavers need to get passed Stanford. Oregon State now travels to California for another tough road test. I think the physical style of play of Stanford is very similar to the style of play that the Huskies used to knock off the Beavers. I like the Cardinal to bump Oregon State right out of the top 25 this weekend.
MH: The SEC has another pretty big contest as No. 21 Mississippi State goes on the road against No. 7 LSU. LSU has had a tough road and it continues this week. MSU on the other hand has had a tough run also, but it trying to stop a two-game skid to get back in the SEC race.
ND: Mark, I'm going way, way out on a limb here. Alabama played a nice game against LSU and came away with a big win on the road. That emotional win could create a bit of a let down this weekend. I'm gonna go with an extreme choice here by taking the Aggies of Texas A&M to knock off Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The Aggies played both LSU and Florida really close and Johnny Manziel is a remarkable dual-threat QB that nobody really knows. I don't have a ton of confidence in this pick but I would not be surprised if the Aggies pulled off a shocking upset this week.
MH: That is a bit call. However, I'm going out on a weaker limb and saying I feel TCU has a shot at knocking off No. 2 Kansas State. The Frogs are coming off a big overtime win against West Virginia on the road and get KSU at home. It's just a feeling…
ND: Offensively, I expect that Bill O'Brien is going to test the interior of the Nebraska line by running the ball. The Huskers are yielding 183.11 yards per game rushing, which is 87th in the nation. The ability to run the ball will only make the Lion play action scheme even more effective because it will trigger the Husker secondary and linebackers close to the line of scrimmage. Despite O'Brien's "day to day" designation of Kyle Carter, I don't expect to see the TE star out on the field. Instead, look for QB Matthew McGloin utilizing the trio of Gary Gilliam, Jesse James and Matt Lehman even more heavily this weekend than he did last weekend.
When the Huskers take the field, the Lions have a significant challenge on defense. QB Taylor Martinez is a very mobile QB. But, as much as people like to talk about Taylor Martinez or RB Ameer Abdullah, the real challenge for the defense is going to be how big and how mobile this Husker offensive line is. Again, despite the "day to day" label, I think the return of Jordan Hill in this game is doubtful. This is where guys like DaQuan Jones and James Terry have to come up big. The ability to get into the backfield for the Lions is hugely important. Meanwhile, the Husker wide receivers are all excellent, excellent blockers. Last week, Stephon Morris and Adrian Amos did a fantastic job of shedding blocks and making tackles. That same skill is going to be paramount in this game as not only will their support in stopping the rushing attack of the Huskers but Taylor Martinez also likes to throw the flanker/bubble screens to his big WRs.
MH: Nirav, I agree that I think we're going to see a nice dose of the ground game and expect Zach Zwinak to carry the bulk from the outset. That is not to say we won't see a good amount of passing, but I think O'Brien realizes he needs a pretty balanced attack to keep Nebraska's defense adjusting to keep up. I agree that McGloin will have to use his tight ends, but with the confidence boost Brandon Moseby-Felder got against the Boilermakers, he and Allen Robinson give the quarterback a lot of options through the air. The key remains to protect the ball and spread it around.
Defensively, the Lions are facing a smart, speedy quarterback in Martinez. He is behind an solid offensive line that can get out to the second level and open up big holes for the ground game. This makes in imperative for the Penn State interior to matchup and control the line of scrimmage. As you mentioned Martinez is mobile, but can also be dangerous with his arm if secondaries fall asleep on him, which he likes to have them do. The defensive backs have to be ready for some big disguised pass attempts.
ND: QB Taylor Martinez is back for another year guiding the Husker offense. He continues to run the ball very effectively and is 10th in the conference in rushing. Along with RB Ameer Abdullah, the Huskers are averaging almost 270 yards per game rushing the ball. Martinez has, allegedly, drastically improved his throwing mechanics this season but I'm not really seeing it. He threw the ball well against weak competition but against teams with a pulse, he is still overthrowing receivers and throwing to the kids in the wrong jerseys. Martinez does have some really good receivers. Kenny Bell is a fast and tall receiver. Quincy Enunwa is a very big, physical WR and Kyler Reed is an excellent pass catching TE. The Huskers will throw the ball and not entirely rely on running the ball and Martinez's options are good ones.
On the other side of the ball, Nebraska has struggled stopping the run pretty much all season. They have improved in recent weeks because the secondary has become very engaged in stopping the run. Every member of the Husker secondary is big and physical. This will be the biggest group of backs that the Lion receivers have seen this season. Stanley Jean-Baptiste is a WR-converted-corner that knocks receivers off of their routes and who attacks the ball. The Linebackers are very, very average and outside of DE Eric Martin, the defensive line isn't awe-inspiring either. The defense does employ a very diverse blitzing scheme. They bring players from every direction and they get quite a bit of pressure on the opposing QB. They are averaging 2.67 sacks per game, which is 20th in the nation. Considering the issues that the Lions have had with offensive line adaption to the blitz, I expect the Huskers to attack McGloin from the first snap.
MH: Martinez is not an amazing passer, but he's dangerous enough to bait defenses into thinking run and hitting a wide open receiver with a ugly duckling. I think Nebraska's offensive staff realizes they have to mix it up on the PSU defense in order to mount some sustained drives. The fact Martinez has some solid targets makes it imperative that the corners mark up and play consistent out in the flat.
Given the focus on the run with the Husker defense, I expect O'Brien to come out working to establish the run to pull the secondary in. That should open things up a bit for McGloin and allow the receivers to find some space with their routes I do think they will toss a lot of pressure at McGloin and that will be a concern given how the offensive line struggled with that approach against Ohio State. The line has to make better reads on blitzes and McGloin has to make better reads and adjustments to his protection.
ND: DE Eric Martin is a terrific player that I think will create some real issues for the Nittany Lions. But, I am very interested to see how Donovan Smith performs against one of the better defensive ends in the conference. Smith has great feet and top-notch strength. But, we'll see how that matches up against the speed and agility of Martin.
MH: I think it's going to be interesting to see how Penn State's defensive front four handle Martinez and his line. This game is going to rely heavily on the trenches. Whoever gets the advantage there should have a significant edge in the overall contest.
ND: The ability to contain Taylor Martinez when he runs the ball will be the key to the game for the Lions. As he goes, so does the Huskers. Look for the Lions to keep a defensive player near the line of scrimmage and for the Lions to play more zone than we have seen previously as a way to prevent massive running lanes when Martinez decides to tuck the ball and take off.
MH: I just said it; trench warfare. If PSU can get pressure on the pocket and take Martinez out of his rhythm it could present some opportunities. However, he's at making adjustments and improvising, so they can't let off and the coaches have to get a spy on him. Paging Mr. Hodges.
ND: The athleticism of the Husker offensive line and the explosiveness of Taylor Martinez running the football will allow Nebraska to take control in the second half of this game and pull away.
Nebraska 38, Penn State 28
MH: This is tough game for Penn State. Call me crazy, but I think O'Brien learned a lot against Ohio State and realizes he has to open up things to have a shot at the bigger teams. I suspect we'll see this. If PSU can contain Martinez I think they can pull off a victory.
Penn State 24, Nebraska 21
Until next time,
Fight On State!


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SACRAMENTO, CA -- Members of the California State Senate used a procedural move to stop a beverage tax increase from moving forward this year. Senate Bill 622 would have imposed a penny-per-fluid ounce tax on the distribution of beverages, including soft drinks, juice and sports beverages, iced teas and enhanced waters.
Earlier this month, the California Automatic Vending Council had joined forces with the American Beverage Association and Californians for Food and Beverage Choice in opposing the proposal.
Members of CAVC, a state council of the National Automatic Merchandising Association, met with lawmakers on May 15 during their annual lobby day in Sacramento. Their message was that the legislation would harm hundreds of businesses providing vending and coffee services to thousands of Californians each day.
CAVC president Larry Atnip said [if it had passed] the bill would have resulted in higher prices for hundreds of products sold at restaurants, convenience stores, grocery stores and vending machines.


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LAS VEGAS -- World Tea Media is launching Healthy Beverage Expo, a new trade show devoted to the fast-growing category. The show floor is expected to spotlight hundreds of wellness-oriented drinks. Additionally, a planned educational program will focus on helping participants better understand and leverage the healthy drink segment.
The exposition will be held June 7-9, 2013, at the Las Vegas Convention Center and will be collocated with the 11th annual World Tea Expo, also organized by World Tea Media. The confab will cater to beverage buyers, distributors and retailers, as well as foodservice professionals, product developers, health practitioners, dieticians and scientists.
Healthy Beverage Expo drink categories include bottled water; dairy, juice and sports drinks; nutritional beverages; energy drinks and shots and herbal extracts.
Educational sessions will cover health and wellness, marketing to consumers, ingredient and drink additive developments, up-and-coming trends, healthy drinks and the school system and intelligence on sales and distribution.
"Consumers are demanding healthy beverages in the marketplace, and retail sales of these drinks – whether nutritional, functional or enhanced -- are climbing," said George Jage, founder and director of World Tea Media. "In fact, the North American healthy beverage market is just as healthy as the drinks themselves, and there's no sign of this segment slowing down ... We'll focus on product innovation, cutting-edge ideas, sales strategies, trends and new distribution channels -- all the various ways these healthy beverages can take on the world."
The collocated World Tea Expo caters to tea professionals, retailers, grocers, chefs and restaurateurs, coffeehouse owners and food and beverage manufacturers who want to learn more about the latest products, business opportunities and tea trends.


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Getting out some publicity for the upcoming film, the trailer for Sony Pictures Animation's "The Smurfs 2" was released on Monday (December 17).
The sequel finds the evil Gargamel up to his usual antics, this time creating a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence.
Continuing to conquer its theatrical competition, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" held its grasp atop the box office over the weekend of August 12-14, 2011.
The James Franco/Freida Pinto starring origins-based picture pulled in $8.1 million on Friday while garnering a $27 million take during it's second weekend of release.
Swinging into theaters nationwide, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" took over the box office by shooting to the top spot over the weekend of August 5-7, 2011.
The James Franco/Freida Pinto starring origins-based picture pulled in an estimated $19 million on opening day while trending towards a solid $54 million weekend take.
Making for the closest race in months, "The Smurfs" and "Cowboys & Aliens" ended up deadlocked at the box office over the weekend of July 28-30, 2011.
The Neil Patrick Harris/ Sofia Vergara fronted "Smurfs" film garnered approximately $12.7 million on Friday while raking in an estimated total of $36 million on its opening weekend.
The box office has been hoppin' all summer long, and this weekend brings three new, highly-anticipated films.
Stopping by for a promotional appearance, Jayma Mays was spotted arriving at Fox Studios in New York City earlier today (July 26).
The 32-year-old redhead stunner looked summer chic in a bright orange ensemble as she fielded questions from the show's three hosts.
Kicking off a huge promotional push, stars of "The Smurfs" were on-hand to ignite the start of "Smurfs Week" in New York City today (July 25).
The little blue characters have carved a place in pop culture history over the years, and "The Smurfs" are back in action with a brand new theatrical movie set to hit theaters in less than a week.


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Everyone loves chicken, and you can prepare it so many ways. Serve up easy and tasty recipes tonight.
Chicken dishes are fantastic for dinner, and these quick and easy chicken recipes can make preparing weeknight suppers a breeze. If you prefer one-dish chicken recipes, you will love our Cast-Iron Chicken Piccata, the Chicken with Potatoes and Carrots, or the One-Dish Chicken Pasta. For an easy family-size meal, dig into the Simple Whole Chicken with Roasted Broccoli-Mushroom Rice, or the Chicken Pot Pie with Bacon-and-Cheddar Biscuits. All of these chicken dishes will have you savoring supper—and saving the leftovers, if there are any. So pick a beloved easy chicken recipe, or better yet try a new one, then settle in to enjoy your new-favorite quick fix chicken supper.


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Brevard, N.C. - Bennett Hixson drove in four runs to pace six Brevard players who recorded multiple hits in the series finale against Lenoir-Rhyne as the Tornados overcame an early 5-0 deficit in recording Brevard's first SAC series sweep since the program joined the conference in 2008 as the Tornados topped the Bears 11-9.
Hixson cleared the bases with a three-run triple in the bottom of the third as the Tornados (7-7, 4-2 SAC) bounced back after allowing five Lenoir-Rhyne (3-15, 1-5 SAC) runs in the top of the second inning to take control of the contest. Brennan Daniels (1-0) pitched three innings in relief for Brevard to record the win, while Casey Smith closed out the contest, allowing one run over the final 3.2 innings for his second save of the season.
After a scoreless first inning, the Bears nearly batted around in the top of the second, sending eight batters to the plate against BC starter Tyler Lequire. Dalton Hall started the scoring, driving in Matt Rose on a base hit to straightaway centerfield and after Stephan Arcieri drew a bases-loaded walk scoring Hall, Will Whitty brought in two with a base hit to right field putting the Bears up 4-0. Lenoir-Rhyne added their final run in the frame as Rai Robinson scored Arcieri on a sacrifice fly, but the Tornados were able to escape the inning as Whitty was thrown out attempting to take second base on the play.
The first six batters in the Tornados lineup reached base in the bottom of the third inning as Brevard sent 10 hitters to the plate in retaking the lead. Eric Renegar and Tarron Robinson reached on singles, sandwiching Cody Queen getting plunked by a pitch as Brevard loaded the bases to open the frame. Zach Merriken brought the first run home with an infield single before Hixson cleared the bases with a line drive to the centerfield fence, holding up at third base to put the score at 5-4. Kramer Clark brought in Hixson with a base hit tying the contest up and chasing L-R starter Travis McQueen (0-2) from the ball game. Kameron Armacost brought in the go-ahead run with one out in the inning, scoring Clark on a sacrifice bunt down the first base line to give Brevard the lead.
Hixson and Stuart plated two more runs for the Tornados in the fourth inning scoring Queen and Robinson to put Brevard up 8-5. The Bears cut into the lead in the fifth inning as Robinson led off the inning with a double down the right field line, coming in to score on Rose's single up the middle.
The teams traded a pair of runs as Brevard brought in two in the bottom of the fifth, while Lenoir-Rhyne went through four BC relievers in the top of the sixth in keeping the score within two. Queen continued to have the hot stick on the weekend, scoring Armacost on a base hit, while Merriken sacrificed in Queen later in the frame. Robinson and Ivan Vieitez helped Lenoir-Rhyne keep pace with RBIs in the sixth inning, scoring Mike Gasque and Stephan Arcieri to keep the game at 10-8.
Lenoir-Rhyne brought the game back to within one run in the top of the eighth as Gasque and Arcieri reached base to open the inning. Whitty sacrificed the runners into scoring position and Robinson brought Gasque home with a grounder to cut the Tornados lead down to 10-9, but Smith retired the side to end the Bears threat.
A Bears' error in the bottom of the eighth helped plate an insurance run for the Tornados in the frame as Randy O'Dell drove a ball that bounced off the L-R third baseman, allowing Champ Stuart to score from second base to put Brevard up 11-9 going into the final frame.
Smith retired the side in order in the top of the ninth, with Robinson tracking down the final out, catching a fly ball in foul territory down the right field line as the Tornados recorded their first SAC weekend sweep in program history.
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Franklin Springs, Ga. - Backed by a doubles sweep, the Tornados won all six singles matches as Michelle Prata clinched Brevard's season opening win on Friday afternoon against Emmanuel, 9-0.
Brevard improves to 1-0 on the season, while the Lions fall to 2-2.
Claire Dillman and Prata teamed up to win on court no. 1, topping Christianne Tetley and Olivia Gish, 8-0, while Elise Labus and Jennifer Nyman topped Molly Smith and Madalena Fraustos on court no. 2, 8-4. Ellie Bartholomew and Lindsay Hostetter completed the doubles sweep with their 8-4 win over Kristin Porterfield and Jaclyn Klerk.
In singles action, Dillman, Prata and Hostetter took their matches in straight sets on courts 1 through 3. Dillman topped Tetley, 6-1, 6-1, while Prata clinched the Brevard victory with her 6-1, 6-3 victory over Smith. Hostetter topped Gish, 6-3, 6-0 on court no. 3 for her first win in the 2012 season.
The Tornados completed the sweep on courts 4 through 6 as Labus, Nyman and Bartholomew also set their opponents down in straight sets as Labus topped Porterfield, 6-1, 6-1 and Nyman defeated Erica Fortson, 6-0, 6-4. Bartholomew completed the singles sweep with the 6-4, 6-1 victory over Klerk.
Brevard returns to the road on Thursday, February 16th, as the Tornados travel to Cullowhee, N.C. to take on Western Carolina. First serve between the Tornados and the Catamounts is set for 2 p.m.
Singles competition
1. Claire Dillman (BCW) def. Christianne Tetley (ECW) 6-1, 6-1
2. Michelle Prata (BCW) def. Molly Smith (ECW) 6-1, 6-3
3. Lindsay Hostetter (BCW) def. Olivia Gish (ECW) 6-3, 6-0
4. Elise Labus (BCW) def. Kristin Porterfield (ECW) 6-1, 6-1
5. Jennifer Nyman (BCW) def. Erica Fortson (ECW) 6-0, 6-4
6. Ellie Bartholomew (BCW) def. Jaclyn Klerk (ECW) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Claire Dillman/Michelle Prata (BCW) def. Christianne Tetley/Olivia Gish (ECW) 8-0
2. Elise Labus/Jennifer Nyman (BCW) def. Molly Smith/Madalena Fraustos (ECW) 8-4
3. Ellie Bartholomew/Lindsay Hostetter (BCW) def. Kristin Porterfield/Jaclyn Klerk (ECW) 8-4


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WATCH: Jimmy Kimmel Learns Sia's 'Chandelier' Dance
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Jimmy Kimmel got in touch with his inner Sia on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Thursday.
The host and sidekick Guillermo decided to learn the dance from Sia's popular "Chandelier" music video – to hilarious effect.
Kimmel and Guillermo even received special training from the video's eleven-year-old star Maddie Ziegler, but there was only so much she could do.
Check out the video below!
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When Jerry Buss died, Angelenos lost the innovative Lakers owner who gave them Showtime, Lakers girls and championships. They lost a philanthropist, poker player and visionary.
Magic Johnson lost a father figure.
To Johnson, Buss wasn't just a boss, friend and business mentor, even though he was all of those things.
Buss was someone who put his trust in Magic's smile.
Johnson recalled how he knew Buss would always be there for him in the moment he told the world stunning news in 1991.
"When I announced I had HIV, we cried for hours," Johnson said "He was thinking he would lose an adopted son. He picked up the phone and started calling hospitals to make sure I had the best health care and best doctors possible.
"He'd ask, `You OK? You taking your meds?' That's when I knew this man loved me and cared about me outside winning championships and outside making no-look passes. That's who Jerry Buss was."
On Thursday, Buss' life was celebrated in a memorial at the Nokia Theatre. Buss died Monday morning of kidney failure after a battle with cancer.
It was appropriate Buss be remembered at L.A. Live, a bustling place built across from Staples Center after the arena transformed a once-downtrodden downtown area.
This is the place Buss built.
Hundreds of friends, basketball greats, owners, former players, National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern, former Lakes coach Phil Jackson, Dodgers President Stan Kasten, former WNBA great Lisa Leslie, and family gathered to remembered the man behind the legend of greatest owner in sports history.
Johnson was the last speaker. Always the best for last.
He started by saying Buss would've loved Wednesday's Lakers win over the Boston Celtics. He ended by asking that all the Lakers greats, past and present, including Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal, stand and be recognized. Their lives were all touched by Buss.
Bryant had a wonderful anecdote about when Buss called him in to his office to discuss the possibility of bringing Phil Jackson back, even after Jackson and Bryant had their issues.
"I don't know how I feel about that, Dr. `B,"' Bryant said, grimacing and contorting his body. "He just looked at me and just said, `Trust me,' and I did.
"That has taken us to a whole other level in winning another two championships. That came from his vision. He knew what he wanted to do and how to go about it; He also had that ability to convince you to follow him. That's what he did for me that day."
O'Neal had much love for Buss, too. And, of course, a funny story.
"He gave me everything I wanted," O'Neal said. "I wanted one extension, he gave it to me. I wanted a second extension, he gave it to me. I wanted a third extension, and he traded me."
And then he smiled that big smile of his.
From Jerry West, to Tim Leiweke, the CEO of AEG, Stern and longtime business partner and friend Frank Mariani - who bought a share of Buss' first apartment building in West Los Angeles - so many had great stories to tell.
Johnny Buss, one of Jerry Buss' six children, remembered Jerry for those jeans he cut off at the bottom and his business practices.
"He never had to step over anyone to get ahead," Johnny Buss said. "He surrounded himself with great people. He loved Los Angeles, and Los Angeles loved him."
He loved to party as well, and West remembered how Jerry Buss forgot his credit card one time and asked West to cover for him. West couldn't believe Buss had ordered an $8,000 bottle of champagne.
Stern, who first met Buss in 1979 when he was purchasing the team from Jack Kent Cooke, remembered the intelligent Buss who loved to read. He invited authors to Lakers games.
"He was trading tickets for knowledge," Stern said.
Randy Newman and Davis Gaines performed, and Pau Gasol spoke in Spanish - a tribute he believes Buss would have appreciated for all the Lakers' Spanish-speaking fan base.
And all with the backdrop of those 10 championship trophies Buss engineered.
Before the memorial, Leslie recalled Buss' support.
"When he came to women's basketball, he treated us first class," Leslie said. "I love the fact he was excited to have a WNBA team and really gave me my chance. He was about winning ways. When we won our back-to-back championships, he was there. He took us to Hawaii when we won."
Even a man no one knew, Greg Tomlinson, spoke. He wasn't in the program, but he told the Los Angeles Newspaper Group he was asked to speak by his good friend Jim Buss, the executive vice president, on behalf of Lakers fans.
Many criticized his speech and presence as a memorial crasher. He stood out among Lakers greats.
It was more than appropriate to have a common man speak about Jerry Buss, since Buss came from extreme poverty, earned all his successes and made time for common people. Buss wasn't stuffy at all, and you could tell right down to his cut-off jeans.
Buss was a winner.
And Johnson pleaded for the Buss family to continue to take the Lakers where Buss did: "Please Buss family, do not ever sell the Lakers and win more championships."
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Aneep Bindra, Computer Science
Thomas Hervey, Information Systems
Zachary Hullihen, Computer Science
"Lights, Camera, Motion, Action: The Dance Application of Microsoft's Kinect and Intelligent Stage Lighting"
The Microsoft Kinect is one of the premier entertainment peripherals in today's gaming scene. There are, however, many other uses for this sensor apart from the world of motion-controlled gaming. Our group will design a system which uses the Kinect's motion-tracking capabilities and will integrate it with dancers through intelligent stage lights. The lynchpin of the system will be a DMX controller which will connect the PC (and by extension, the Kinect) with the lights. These lights can then be controlled to do certain actions in response to the motion input garnered by the Kinect. This fusion of art and technology will provide for a unique and surreal performance piece.
How did you find your mentor for year research, scholarship, or artistic project?
Our group began looking for a research mentor by investigating the researcher profiles on the Computer Science research webpage. Because UMBC is a research school, we knew that it wouldn't be long before we found someone like Professor Marc Olano with a background that would fit our needs. Coincidentally, our other soon-to-be mentor Professor Carol Hess, had contacted Dr. Olano at the same time asking him if they could put together a project with dancers and an Xbox Kinect. In no time we had a project with a strong technical mentor and a dance professor mentor and a unique real-world application.
How did you know this was the project you wanted to do?
We knew that we wanted to integrate an Xbox Kinect with intelligent stage. This was the project for us because it combines development with art. After learning that we would have our own workspace we were ready to go.
Is this your first independent research/scholarship/artistic project? Do you get course credit for this work?
Yes, this is the first time that any of us have conducted independent research. No, we do not get academic credit for this work.
How much time do you put into the research?
In the summer we are working one or two nights a week for three or more hours as well as the occasional research independently throughout the week. Come the fall semester we will be working more nights each week.
How did you hear about the Undergraduate Research Award (URA) program?
Before we began the project we had heard that there was a funding program for the projects, but it wasn't until Professor Hess encouraged us to apply that we knew the details of becoming URA Scholars.
What academic background did you have before you applied for the URA?
Cumulatively, our group has more than five years of programming experience with several languages including Java, Python, C, C++ and several others.
Was the URA application difficult to do? What was the most unexpected thing?
The application was simple but the number of documents that needed to be completed and in what order was a little confusing. The most unexpected thing was how nice and formal the award ceremony was. I am sure that being able to present in URCAD will be even more amazing.


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Costochondritis is an inflammation of a rib or the cartilage connecting a rib. It is a common cause of chest pain.
Chest wall pain
Your health care provider can diagnose costochondritis by pressing on the area where the ribs meet the chest bone (sternum). If this area is tender and sore, costochondritis is the most likely cause of your chest pain. However, your doctor should make this diagnosis only after speaking with you and examining you.
Pain relievers, such as ibuprofen or acetiminophen, are used to treat costochondritis.
Costochondritis pain usually goes away in a few days or weeks.
Sabatine MS, Cannon CP. Approach to the patient with chest pain. In: Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP, Libby P, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 53.
Imamura M, Cassius DA. Costosternal syndromes. In: Frontera WR, Silver JK, Rizzo Jr TD, eds. Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008: chap 98.
Proulx AM, Zryd TW. Costochondritis: Diagnosis and Treatment. Am Fam Physician. 2009;80(6):617-620.


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SEATTLE Amazon.com has announced the launch of its Wheels Store (www.amazon.com/wheels) for automotive customers.
According to the company the store offers a variety of products from top brands like American Racing, Dip, Dale Earnhardt Jr., KMC, Mickey Thompson, Sacchi, Konig and Veloche. Customers will also be able to take advantage of the Automotive Part Finder, a powerful search tool that helps customers quickly find the wheels guaranteed to fit their specific year, make and model.
"We are thrilled to launch the new wheels store for automotive customers," said Steve Frazier, VP Amazon.com Automotive. "Our goal is to provide customers with everything they are looking for in automotive aftermarket goods. Wheels are an important addition to that selection, and we're delighted to deliver great prices and the convenience of Amazon's unique shopping experience to the wheel marketplace."


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On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 07:53:17 -0800, Jeffrey Goldberg
<jeffrey at goldmark dot org> wrote:
> This probably isn't the right list for this, but in the worst case, I
> can hope for useful pointers to where to search.
I'd recommend the excellent incidents list at Security Focus.
> I have a handful of m0n0wall log entries (8 over the course of 90
> seconds) that look like this
> ipmon[82]: 03:26:52.682133 sis0 @0:31 b 192.168.2.7,22 ->
> 220.127.116.11,46422 PR tcp len 20 60 -AS IN
> All 8 instances are the same (except for the time). Same source,
> destinations and ports.
I'd drop all outbound traffic and see what it's trying to get to. As
somebody else said, these are getting dropped because they're
duplicate packets in the session. My first reaction, since this isn't
a publicly accessible server, is that it's something other than been
owned, though of course it's possible. Treat it as if it were at this
point, to be on the safe side. I wouldn't trust any of the utilities
on the system (ps, ls, top, netstat, etc. etc.) since you might be
rootkitted. As a decent test, I'd run chkrootkit after installing it
from a trusted binary source.
If you can determine what it's trying to get out to, you should be
able to then go back to the box and determine what app is trying to do
it, and then tell from there what's going on.


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:: Human Anatomy/Physiology I- LAB
Spring 2013
@Kapiolani CC
|34073, 34074, 34075
|Credit Hours:
734-9264 (Ph)
734-9151 (Fax)
|Instructional Mode:
|01/07/2013 - 05/10/2013
|Schedule Notes:
|These ZOOL 141L lab class are conducted on the Internet and at the Kapiolani CC campus, with exams taken at community college testing centers, and independent-study physiology labs performed at the Kapiolani CC campus.
|Course Requirements:
REQUIRED TO PERFORM INDEPENDENT-STUDY PHYSIOLOGY LAB EXPERIMENTS WITH EQUIPMENT ON THE KAPI'OLANI COLLEGE CAMPUS (This lab is not recommended for neighbor island students).
|Course Prerequisites:
Credit or concurrent enrollment in ZOOL 141.
Recommended Preparation:
CHEM 100 or higher level chemistry or biochemistry; 100 level or higher course in biology or zoology.
|Course Description:
|ZOOL 141L, Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I, is a basic lab course in the structure and function of the human body which includes a study and experimentation regarding embryology, gross anatomy, microanatomy, physiology, pathology, and homeostatic relationships with regards to the following
areas: body orientation, chemical level, cellular level, tissue level, integumentary, bone tissue, skeletal, joints, muscular tissue, muscular system, nervous tissue, spinal cord & nerves, brain, cranial nerves, neural integration and special senses.
|Books may be purchased at the Kapiolani CC bookstore or ordered online at http://www.bookstore.hawaii.edu/uhkcc/home.aspx. If you do not have access to the Internet or unable to travel to the bookstore, you may also order by phone at 1-800-UHBOOKS
|Technical Requirements:
|Students must have dependable computer and Internet access; Firefox, Java, wordprocessing skills, UH e-mail access; up/downloading skills.
The Internet allows students to take a course at home using a personal computer. Familiarity with using a computer and basic Internet skills (browsing, sending e-mail, saving/sending files) is required. Students must have a computer with Internet access. Depending on the online course, students may be required to log in at a specific day and time or at anytime. Students taking an online course should always contact their instructor after registration or prior to the first day of class to get detailed information regarding the course.
Minimum Computer Hardware/Software Requirements:
Laulima Help
|Additional Notes:
|These ZOOL 141 lab sections (CRNs 34073, 34074, 3407) are conducted on the Internet. Students must have computer access with CD drive; Firefox or Internet Explorer (Safari is not recommended), Java, wordprocessing skills, UH email access; up/downloading skills.
Please be aware that the instructor does not overload and does not have a waiting list.
Please check your MyUH portal account regularly for announcements about class cancellations, UH system announcements, and or email.
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Amanda Bynes on the move
(TMZ) - Amanda Bynes has been transferred to the UCLA Medical Center for further treatment of her mental illness, TMZ has learned.
Amanda was shielded by a blanket as she was taken Thursday from the psychiatric facility in Ventura County to UCLA. TMZ is told her mom - who is now Amanda's temporary conservator - wanted the actress admitted to UCLA because it has one of the best psych facilities in the nation.
Sources tell TMZ that Amanda would have been transferred earlier but a bed wasn't available until Thursday.
As TMZ first reported ... Amanda has shown clear signs of schizophrenia, but doctors continue to perform tests to evaluate her condition.
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USC Dance Company to present two shows
The University of South Carolina's Dance Company offers up two separate showcase events Dec. 1 - 4 at Drayton Hall.
During the first half of the evening, beginning at 6 p.m., the company will perform eight original contemporary dance pieces by student and guest choreographers. At 8 p.m., following the contemporary dance showcase, Wideman/Davis Dance, the resident professional dance company at the university, will present original choreography, including "Balance," a dance theatre piece addressing the issue of homelessness in Columbia.
Tickets for both shows are $16 for the public; $14 for military, faculty and staff; and $10 for students and are available at the Carolina Coliseum box office, 777-5112.
Among the guest choreographers at the early program is New York-based Celia Rowlson-Hall, who has become an in-demand source for music and fashion video choreography and whose work has been performed at Lincoln Center Institute Clark Theater, Dance New Amsterdam and New York Fashion Week. Also to be performed are the works of guest choreographers Peter Garick, formerly of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and Hannah Lagerway, a dancer with Wideman/Davis Dance whose original works have been performed internationally.


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USC launches Office of Economic Engagement
By Jeff Stensland, firstname.lastname@example.com, 803-777-3686
Entrepreneurial spirit and creative energy can't be artificially manufactured. They have to come about organically through a willingness to take risks and desire to do things better. They can also have an infectious quality, inspiring some, but forcing everyone to take note.
That spirit and energy is alive at USC--among faculty, students, staff and business partners who want to grow.
To better harness it, USC is creating the new Office of Economic Engagement. The office, which launches in July, will be dedicated to encouraging statewide economic growth through the increased commercialization of cutting edge research; connecting new and existing businesses with university resources; and fostering an environment where entrepreneurial Gamecocks can thrive.
Why now? Consider in the last five years alone, USC has filed more than 400 invention disclosures on behalf of faculty, applied for more than 250 new patent applications with 66 US patents issued and executed 86 licenses representing 120 technologies. The USC-Columbia Incubator has graduated 31 companies and currently has 45 tenants. And there are now 28 active startup companies using university technologies, creating everything from new phone apps to fuel cell technology.
At the same time, existing companies are increasingly tapping into the intellectual capital USC has to offer. Recent examples of those include Selah Genomics, American Specialty Health and Nephron Pharmaceuticals.
The mission of Office of Economic Engagement is to coordinate and replicate those successes. Its responsibilities include:
--Serving as a liaison to connect businesses with USC's intellectual property assets;
--Acting as the single coordinating point of contact for economic development organizations;
--Coordinating with centers and institutes at USC dedicated to program-specific entrepreneurship, including the Moore School of Business' Faber Entrepreneurship Center and the Kennedy Pharmacy Innovation Center at the South Carolina College of Pharmacy, as well as strengthening research ties with existing industry, such as aerospace;
--Managing current and future Innovista district facilities dedicated to commercializing USC research, including the IdeaLabs;
--Providing mentoring and technical assistance to budding companies;
--Leading the new Council for USC Economic Engagement, a group consisting of representatives from USC's eight campus system.
USC President Harris Pastides said creation of the new office will help continue existing momentum while spreading it to other parts of the state.
"The name 'economic engagement' stems from our desire to engage with business, government and community economic development stakeholders," Pastides said. "It is my belief, that through intensified economic engagement, we will better meet the needs of South Carolinians."
To lead the new office, Pastides has chosen William D. "Bill" Kirkland to serve as executive director. Kirkland has a long record of business success, both in the corporate world (IBM, Pfizer, Collexis Holdings) and fostering early-stage start-ups as executive director and "entrepreneur in residence" of the USC-Columbia Technology Incubator.
"As the state's flagship university, USC has a special role to play in creating an environment that encourages economic growth through innovation," Kirkland said. "I know from personal experience that great things can happen when you match talented, creative people with the right businesses."
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Four of the nation's top 25 teams face off at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta this evening. Kansas, ranked 7th, matchup against #21 Michigan State before third-ranked Kentucky takes on ninth-ranked Duke.
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In past attempts, we've separated the play-by-play announcers from the analysts to create a top 10 and Bottom 5. For the first time, we will put the two together in one stealth maneuver.
The caveat, of course, is understanding Vin Scully's longtime ability (and desire) to work alone on Dodgers games for TV (Prime Ticket and Channel 9) and radio (the simulcast for three innings on 570-AM KLAC), which automatically will eliminate him from this exercise.
One easily could make a case that Scully, a capella, has enough juice to top this list. But for now, we'll stick to this two-for-one premise and see how it falls together:
1. BOB MILLER and JIM FOX, Kings TV Fox Sports West
The fact L.A. missed hearing this team of 23 seasons call the Kings' Stanley Cup playoff games from the middle of the second round all through their historic Game 6 final is testament to the quality of their conversation and teachable moments. They've had an unprecedented run in L.A. sports. "Isn't this fun?" said Miller, in his 40th season with the team, during the Kings' game Tuesday against St. Louis -- and it sound that way for the pair who've grown to be inseparable as the Hall of Fame play-by-play man with the former player.
2. JOHN IRELAND and MYCHAL THOMPSON, Lakers radio 710-AM
The retired Laker Thompson has had three partners in eight seasons with the team, but none has come off as entertaining as this tandem over the last two seasons. Considering all the time he's spent as a sports-talk show host and TV anchor/reporter, Ireland's play-calling talents have appeared to come seamless. He defers to Thompson as the most appropriate moments and also sets up his partner in ways he probably doesn't realize. "The Lakers are 11 of 22 at the (free throw) line," Ireland said during a recent game. "That's almost 50 percent," Thompson said.
3. CHARLEY STEINER and RICK MONDAY, Dodgers radio 570-AM
Steiner, starting his ninth season with the team, and Monday, beginning year No. 19, have only been in this radio rodeo together for a few years, but quickly developed a rapport that's a genuine like for each other's stories, historical references and interpretation of what they're watching. Once it was established that Monday's focus was on sticking it as the analyst and Steiner could be exclusive to radio, we've enjoyed the ride.
4. NICK NICKSON and DARYL EVANS, Kings radio 1150-AM
We know what they did last summer, with Nickson finally getting some national attention for his calls used on NHL telecasts, climaxed by his proclamation that the Kings had won the Cup. Of all the Nickson partners over the years, Evans' steady improvement has led to him rightly being added to the TV pre- and postgame, and between periods.
5. BILL MACDONALD and STU LANTZ, Lakers TV TWC SportsNet
Lantz's connection to Chick Hearn has lasted through two previous play-by-play men until it became Macdonald's turn during the team's final season at Fox Sports West and moving over to the new outlet. Lantz, in his 25th year with the team, could have been subbed out for someone more current to younger viewers. But his observations remain relevant, and Macdonald defers instead of dominates the back-and-forth, providing the right amount of energy to make this work.
6. RALPH LAWLER and MICHAEL SMITH, Clippers TV Prime Ticket
It's tough to find a more opposite duo, some find endearing. How Lawler sounds like he tolerates inane comments by Smith shows a remarkable patience. But then, here's a guy who has seen mostly losing seasons since joining the franchise in 1978 and once worked with Bill Walton.
7. CHRIS ROBERTS and MATT STEVENS, UCLA football radio 570-AM
Has it really been a dozen seasons together -- along with sideline reporter Wayne Cook?
8. CHRIS ROBERTS and DON MacLEAN/TRACY MURRAY, UCLA basketball radio 570-AM
MacLean's increased TV duties may soon leave this job fulltime for Murray.
9. VICTOR ROJAS and MARK GUBICZA, Angels TV Prime Ticket
As long as there's not a no-hitter in progress, we should be good.
10. JUSTIN ALDERSON and TONY MOSKAL, high school football Prime Ticket
When Chris McGee made a quick exit to TWC SportsNet, Alderson stepped right up into a more-than-solid role with Moskal providing the well-researched color. It's a team that should get a shot at some college games if there was a need for it.
PETE ARBOGAST and PAUL McDONALD, USC football radio 710-AM
JOHN SHRADER and COBI JONES, Galaxy TV TWC SportsNet
CHRIS FISHER and BRANDON GRANVILLE, USC basketball, 710-AM
JOHN AHLERS and BRIAN HEYWARD, Ducks TV Prime Ticket
PAUL SUNDERLAND and MICHAEL CAGE, college basketball, Prime Ticket:
TERRY SMITH and MARK LANGSTON, Angels radio 830-AM
ERIC COLLINS and STEVE LYONS, Dodgers TV Channel 9
The one we're most drawn to involves "a power affecting a person, thing or course of events, especially one that operates without any direct or apparent effort." There's an additional way of defining the word that concerns "factors believed to be caused by the changing positions of the stars and planets in relation to their positions at the time of one's birth."
Over the last half-century plus in the sports media world of Southern California, we've been blessed with a unique list of star-driven play-by-play men, somehow aligned in a galaxy to exert a gravitational pull that has affected the course of events in a young broadcasters' career.
"I always tell people that growing up in Southern California, I feel like I went to a de facto 'Sportscaster School,"' said John Ireland, in his second year of calling Lakers games on the radio. "Chick Hearn did the Lakers, Vin Scully had the Dodgers, Bob Miller with the Kings and Dick Enberg was with the Angels.
"Anyone who grew up in Los Angeles had a huge head start just by listening to those guys every night. It was invaluable. I didn't know what a bad announcer was until I left the market to start my career."
An informal poll among a handful of the hometown play-by-play men working in the business today, trying to mine the richness of Southern California influences that washed over them as they grew up, produced a remarkable Top 10 list.
Names like Buddy Blatner, Bob Starr and Fred Hessler will come up. Mike Walden and Ross Porter. Jim Healy as well -- not as a play-by-play man, but as a radio news update legend in his own right whose criticism may have influenced those in the business.
It would also be easy to include people like Al Michaels and Keith Jackson -- part of the region's heritage who made their marks on the national stage.
But if we focused solely on those who called sports in the L.A. and Orange County markets and took it back as far as the memory could go, our Sportscasting 101 honorees would have to include, in no particular order:
Chick HearnHe landed in L.A. via Illinois to call USC football and basketball in 1956, got sidetracked by a Lakers owner who needed to boost attendance during the playoffs in the early '60s, and ended up in the Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor to the utmost of his abilities in a 42-year career with the franchise.
His gift was engaging the listener with honesty, showmanship and a strong work ethic (i.e.: his incredibly long broadcasting streak), plus having a sense of humor about yourself. And never forgetting the score.
Those like Ireland, Paul Sunderland and Bill Macdonald, who grew up in L.A. absorbing Hearn's verbiage, have become a direct lineage to his legacy, trying to help fill a void over the past 10 years.
Ireland, who grew up in Newport Beach and went to UCLA, initially ventured out of state for work before circling back at KCAL-Channel 9 in 1995, and recalls his first meeting with Hearn.
"He said, 'Marge (his wife) and I were listening in the car and I think you're great -- you have a real natural enthusiasm -- don't lose that,"' said Ireland, who had been calling Clippers game on the radio at the time. "The other thing he reminded me: 'Tell the truth -- the audience isn't stupid."'
You could fill a book with Hearn stories -- as Steve Springer did in 2004, finishing up Hearn's unpublished memoirs a year after his passing.
One of the remembrances is from Isaac Lowenkron, working these days for the Clippers. He was a 19-year-old USC student who showed up early to a public appearance Hearn was making and got to spend a half hour with him soaking in advice.
"When he talked to me, there was an incredible amount of sincerity in his eyes, as if you were a member of his family," Lowenkron wrote. "It was like getting advice on writing from Shakespeare. It was like talking music with Mozart."
In the book's afterword, Bill Walton, the Hall of Fame player who has gone into the broadcasting world, may echo what most in L.A. felt:
"Chick Hearn taught me how to play basketball. He also taught me how to think about the game, ultimately showing me how to love a world that would become my life. ... The creativity, the excitement, the intensity, the exuberance, the vibrancy, the honesty, the personal touch were all delivered in a way that convinced me that he was speaking directly to me."
Vin ScullyWe discovered so much could still be learned from the Dodgers' Hall of Famer, who recently turned 85, that we did a series a couple of years ago called "The Tao of Vin." Nearly two dozen broadcasters in L.A. talked about how he influenced their careers.
Included in that was this assessment from Lou Riggs, a Santa Monica College broadcasting professor and personal trainer for professionals in the business who also does play-by-play work himself:
"I use Scully as examples of how to do it right all the time, even if so many of my broadcast students are so young -- in their teens and 20s.
"What Scully brings is class, grace, word economy, knowledge, preparation and a smooth, calming delivery. He never talks down to an audience. He brings us along for the ride -- 'pull up a chair' -- is always under control, understands the art of 'layout' when the crowd is going bonkers, brings a great sense of humor to the booth. And if he makes a rare mistake, he can kid himself about it and move on."
David Michaels, who grew up on the Westside as the brother of famed broadcaster Al Michaels and has become a top-level network sports producer, echoes what many consider to be Scully's greatest achievement: "It's the old story of the transistor radio under my pillow for those late home games when I was transported from my bed to the Coliseum or Dodger Stadium.
"Scully and Hearn were the soundtrack to our childhood and adolescence. They were great sportscasters, but more importantly, they taught us to love sports from the bottom of our hearts. Their passion and knowledge was combined with their amazing ability to make things simple."
Dick LaneThe phone number Richmond 9-5171 was drilled into your head if you grew up in the 1950s and '60s watching Lane call Roller Derby, boxing or wrestling on KTLA-Channel 5. That was the number to the Olympic Auditorium ticket office, where all those events took place.
The former vaudevillian and actor in more than 150 movies -- he played the role of Montreal manager Clay Hopper in 1950 bio-pic "The Jackie Robinson Story" -- was also the voice of the demolition derby at the old Ascot Park in Gardena.
It was Lane's phrase -- later carried on by Keith Jackson -- of "Whoa, Nellie" when Ralphie Valladares of the Los Angeles Thunderbirds would spring into action, or Gorgeous George would flip an opponent out of the ring, that most remember.
(And how did Lane come upon that? Cecil Hatfield, who skated for the Roller Derby's New York Chiefs in the 1950s, said the play of his teammate, Nellie Montague, inspired the call. Montague's real name was Nellie Wilson who skated for the Chiefs from 1952-'64. Lane referred to Hatfield as "Stretch.")
"He was an unforgettable personality and sure fun to watch," Riggs said of Lane. "A lot of 'characters' have made a living mimicking him, but I wouldn't do it myself."
Lane continued on Roller Derby calls into the mid '70s. In Lane's 1982 obituary, the Los Angeles Times headline referred to him as a "pioneer TV announcer." Indeed.
Jamie JarrinForty years after he was brought on board to do Dodgers games in Spanish for the Los Angeles listening audience, Jarrin was awarded the Ford C. Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The native of Ecuador has made Spanish language broadcasts a no-brainer when teams set up shop in L.A., opening the door for a whole new wave of broadcasting jobs.
In Curt Smith's 2005 book "Voices of Summer," Jarrin was named as baseball's all-time best Spanish-language broadcaster and rated 28th overall among them all (with Scully ranked No. 1).
Don DrysdaleA surprise pick for this list?
Consider how far he went as ex-athlete making it a broadcaster doing play-by-play, with both the Angels ('73-'79) and Dodgers ('88-'93), plus somehow going over with Dick Enberg to do Rams games ('73-'76).
He retired from the Dodgers in 1969, but he stepped right into broadcasting the next season with Montreal and Texas before coming to Anaheim.
The ease of his transition is a credit to his ability to have a comfort zone established growing up in L.A. and being exposed to the TV media. It had to have reinforced other former athletes that they didn't just have to aspire to be an analyst, but could move into the main chair if they had the chops for it.
It may not be so ironic that when Drysdale died in 1993, the torch was passed to Rick Monday, another former Dodger who had learned to do play-by-play in San Diego. Also note it was Drysdale's wife, Ann Meyers, who also broke barriers in doing play-by-play on women's -- and men's -- basketball.
Bob Miller
The Midwestern whom Hearn officially hired to transform into Hockey Hall of Famer is responsible for essentially teaching the sport to a region split between those who barely knew what ice was made of, with the others not much caring that people actually played a game upon it.
Miller's legacy will include his longtime partnerships with Dan Avey and Nick Nickson (who has since carved out his own niche on Kings' radio) and Jim Fox. But it should also be highlighted by his years of working at local sportscaster camps to help mentor future pros in the business.
"There's no better example of someone who's more approachable and generous with their time than Bob," Ireland said. "He has left a blueprint for all of us on how to act if we want to have long careers in L.A. He answers any questions, treats everybody great and his reputation is impeccable. All of us younger guys want to be him."
Rich Marotta, another of Miller's partners over the years and a San Fernando Valley resident growing up, said Miller's influence was such that "when I was first beginning as a professional in Colorado and broadcasting college hockey, I used to call my dad in L.A. and have him put the phone to the radio for a half or so to listen to Bob's play-by-play call."
Marotta was recently inducted into the Southern California Sports Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame -- a group that Miller continues to head as the tireless president.
Tom KellyFrom 1961 to 2003, the booming soundtrack of USC sports from John McKay to John Robinson came from Kelly's golden throat.
Pete Arbogast, who now calls USC football on radio, remembers as a kid he and his friend Mark Hoppe growing up in the Los Feliz area of L.A. would record Kelly's calls with a "very old and very small reel-to-reel machines and listen back to the best parts over and over. We would do our best to mimic the delivery, the timing, the emphasis and phrasing. We would memorize certain sections or plays that I can still recite to this day. Sadly, so can Mark."
Another L.A. sportscasting legend, Jim Healy, decided to make Kelly a foil on his daily radio show, referring to him as "Hysterical Harry" and play loop of Kelly exclaiming "Oh, mercy nurse!"
Was Kelly guilty of being too much of a homer? He had the pipes, and nerve, to pull it off.
In his book, "Tales from the USC Trojans Sidelines" (which I co-authored), Kelly said in his defense: "I've never had a player from another team tell me that I ignored his efforts or wasn't appreciative of his or his team's talents. No matter what color the uniform, I recognized talent and achievement. If anyone out there feels I denigrated him in any way, I guess I owe him an apology. But hopefully I won't have to apologize much."
Marotta defends Kelly's approach in "showing just how exciting the local identification of a play-by-play man with a university team could be. If it was SC sports, it was Tom Kelly with that breezy style and probably the best sportscaster voice we've ever had here. When it comes to Kelly's legacy in college sports, no one else comes close."
Fred HaneyHis calls of the Hollywood Stars and Los Angeles Angels of the 1940s in the Pacific Coast League made an impact on Riggs during his early teen years in L.A.
"I liked his comfortable, informative style -- he wasn't a homer and he sure knew what he was talking about," said Riggs.
"His broadcasting career was brief but memorable. He started as a player with the PCL Angels in 1920, played under manager Ty Cobb and the Detroit Tigers two years later, and was back with the PCL Hollywood Stars in '33. He found broadcasting in 1942, but left it to manage the Stars in the 1950s, which led to managing the Milwaukee Braves to the '57 World Series.
"He circled back to call MLB games for KCOP and NBC before becoming the first general manager for Gene Autry's Angels when they entered the American League in 1961.
"Haney's famous signoff -- "This is Fred Haney, rounding third and heading for home" -- may sound a bit too corny by today's standards, but it fit the times.
Bob KelleyThe original voice of the L.A. Rams -- he came with the team from Cleveland in 1946 after starting as a 19-year-old -- was "one of the best technical football announcers in the business," L.A. Times sports media critic Don Page once wrote in the late '50s.
Kelley also made a name for himself doing Pacific Coast League baseball games, then coming on with the Angels in their first year of 1961.
"I think Bob Kelly probably set the table for the great sportscasters in L.A.," said Marotta. "He was by himself as a standout but then the other other greats arrived."
He was only 49 when he died in 1966.
Dick EnbergHis scholarly approach may have come from his days teaching at San Fernando Valley State (before it became Cal State Northridge), but his genuine enthusiasm for what he was witnessing was infectious, be it UCLA basketball, Rams football or Angels baseball from the mid '60s to the late '70s.
You trusted Enberg when he used an "Oh, my!" to describe a play that was nearly indescribable, but also captured his wonderment. Enberg taught those who listened to him never to lose that quality.
Arbogast recalled in his college days sending a tape to Enberg for a critique.
"Enberg wrote me back on eight long legal yellow pad sheets notes he took while listening to the entire game," Arbogast said. "Gave me a lot of positive feedback and perhaps even more things that weren't so positive, but did so in a way as to suggest ways to correct the things I should. Then another list of things he liked or didn't like that I could change or not depending on how I saw them, as they related to personality over the air."
Years later, Arbogast thanked Enberg for doing that and found out that was just Enberg's way, paying it forward.
"I told him that because of what he did for me, one of my career goals was to help mentor and guide young aspiring announcers to become better," said Arbogast. "He admitted that this, too, was his goal, because someone had helped him similarly a long time ago."
Bill King
OK, so he turns the dial up on this to 11.
A Bay Area legend for doing all the big events in Oakland with his handlebar mustache, pointed gray beard and calling out the phrase "Holy Toledo!" at just the right time. But he was one of our all-time favorites for his brief time doing the Los Angeles Raiders games, swooping in with Al Davis' NFL franchise for that run between 1982 and 1994. He returned to Oakland with the Raiders, also calling A's games for 25 years, Cal, San Francisco Giants and Golden State Warriors until his death in 2005.
"Bill King was the greatest wordsmith I've ever been around," said Marotta, his broadcast partner in L.A. "His ability to paint the word picture was unparalleled. I had the great privilege of being Bill's partner for 11 years on Raiders football, and believe me, when it came to snatching the perfect phrase in the biggest moments, Bill was tops. I wish L.A. could've heard more of Bill. He was an absolute sportscasting treasure."
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GSA's $65 B. Proposed IT Contracts Include $15 B. Set Aside for Small Business Bids
April 1, 2005
Contact: Viki Reath (202) 501-1231
WASHINGTON – The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) today announced that draft requests for proposals (RFP) for two, 10-year, governmentwide acquisition contracts (GWACs) for information technology (IT) services, including a five-year base with five options, have been issued.
The proposed Alliant Small Business GWAC, valued at $15 billion, would be set aside for small businesses.Its companion, Alliant, is valued at $50 billion and would be open to all bidders. Both draft RFPs were posted online yesterday on FedBizOpps.
"These awards mark another major step in the Bush Administration's action plan to provide opportunities for small businesses, create jobs and stimulate economic development," said GSA Administrator Stephen A. Perry. "Alliant SB gives small businesses an opportunity to become government prime contractors. In addition, the increased competition will provide agencies and taxpayers with best value IT services, while supporting agencies as they work to achieve their goals to increase the number of contracts with small businesses."
As proposed in the draft RFP, the Alliant contracts would enable federal agencies to order the IT services they need, when they need them. The drafts are designed to solicit comments from customer agencies and industry. The deadline for comments is due June 3.
Consistent with GSA's 'Get It Right' initiative to achieve excellence in federal acquisitions, GSA's Federal Supply Service worked with stakeholders to develop the best approach to the Alliant contracts, taking the necessary steps up front to ensure that as many issues as possible were resolved, before the draft RFPs were issued. For more information, please visit http://www.gsa.gov/alliant and http://www.gsa.gov/sbgwac.
GSA is a centralized federal procurement, property management, and policy agency, created by Congress to improve government efficiency and help federal agencies better serve the public. It acquires, on behalf of federal agencies, office space, equipment, telecommunications, information technology, supplies and services. It also plays a key role in developing and implementing governmentwide policies. GSA's 12,000 associates provide services and solutions for the office operations of more than one million federal workers located in more than 8,000 government-owned and leased buildings in 2,000 U.S. communities.


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Bates, Susie Sweat
Birth Year : 1947
Susie Bates was born in Richmond, KY. She is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University with a B.S. in Speech Pathology and Audiology. Bates taught at the Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville, KY, from 1980-1990. She was the first African American at the school to teach daily speech classes in the classroom setting. She also developed a curriculum of basic, everyday living skills for low-functioning deaf students, including teaching the students about the causes of deafness and blindness and providing them with a means of communication. Bates was also the cheerleading coach during football season. For more information contact Susie Bates at email@example.com.
Subjects: Education and Educators, Grade Schools & High Schools in Kentucky, Deaf and Hearing Impaired, Blind, Visually Impaired
Geographic Region: Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky / Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky
Darby, (Blind) Teddy
Birth Year : 1906
Death Year : 1975
Born Theodore Roosevelt Darby in Henderson, KY, he was a blues singer and guitarist who performed in Chicago in the 1930s but was most known for performing in St. Louis. His music was recorded between 1929-1937. As a younger man he did time in a reform school and workhouse for bootlegging. He was a long time associate of Peetie Wheatstraw. He eventually lost his sight to glaucoma. For more see The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 3rd ed., edited by C. Larkin; and St. Louis Blues Musicians. View the image and listen to Blind Teddy Darby - Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues 1929 on YouTube.
Subjects: Migration North, Migration West, Musicians, Opera, Singers, Song Writers, Blind, Visually Impaired
Geographic Region: Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky / Chicago, Illinois / St. Louis, Missouri
Early Schools for Negro Deaf and Blind Children
Start Year : 1884
In 1884, the Kentucky School for Negro Deaf was established in Danville, KY, as a division of the Kentucky Asylum for the Tuition of the Deaf and Dumb. The Colored Department was managed by Morris T. Long, William J. Blount, Frances Barker, and Mabel Maris. The first African American student, admitted in 1885, was 25 year old Owen Alexander from Owenton, KY; he remained at the school for one year. He had become deaf at the age of 3 after having scarlet fever. The Kentucky Institute for the Education of the Negro Blind was located in Louisville, KY, in 1886. Both schools are listed in Adjustment of School Organization to Various Population Groups, by R. A. F. McDonald [full view available via Google Book Search]. For more about the early years of the Danville school, see volume 1 of Histories of American Schools for the Deaf, 1817-1893, edited by E. A. Fay. See also G. Kocher, "Diplomas bring tears of joy - blacks who attended from 1930 to 1955 get overdue awards," Lexington Herald-Leader, 08/04/2011, p.A1. See photo image of the Kentucky School for the Blind Colored Department Building at the American Printing House for the Blind website. See also entries for African American Schools in the NKAA Database.
Subjects: Education and Educators, Grade Schools & High Schools in Kentucky, Deaf and Hearing Impaired, Blind, Visually Impaired
Geographic Region: Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky / Owenton, Owen County, Kentucky / Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
The Family of Jack and Sallie Foster [Blyew v. United States]
Birth Year : 1868
In Lewis County, KY, during the summer of 1868, five members of the Foster family were attacked by John Blyew and George Kennard, who used a carpenter's ax and some other bladed tool to hack at the bodies of the family members. Jack, his wife Sallie, and his grandmother Lucy Armstrong, who was blind, were killed outright. Richard, the Foster's 16 year old son, took shelter under his father's body. He later regained consciousness and crawled 300 yards to a neighbor's house for help. Richard died two days later. The two youngest children were the only survivors: Laura Foster, 8 years old, hid and was unharmed, while her 6 year old sister, Amelia, was hacked about the head but lived. A posse was formed and Blyew and Kennard were arrested and indicted on four counts of murder. The court hearings began October 26, 1868, with the following evidence presented: Richard Foster's dying statements, Laura Foster's written testimony [it was illegal in Kentucky for African Americans to give testimony against whites during criminal proceedings], and the testimony of those who investigated the crimes. One of the reasons given for the murders was retaliation for the Civil War and the potential for another war about African Americans. The trial was held in U.S. Court for the District of Kentucky before Judge Bland Ballard. The prosecuting attorney was Benjamin H. Bristow, who would later become the first U.S. Solicitor General and serve as Secretary of the Treasury in the Grant Administration before becoming a Republican presidential nominee in 1876. Two years prior to the Foster family murders, Congress had passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which gave jurisdiction to federal courts for all causes, civil and criminal, affecting persons who are denied or cannot enforce any of the rights secured to them in the courts or judicial tribunals of the state or locality, where they may be. The understanding of the provisions of the act was the reason Blyew and Kennard were tried in a federal court. Their case was presented to an all-white jury [it was still illegal to have African American jurors in such cases in Kentucky]. None of the jury members were from Lewis County. Blyew and Kennard were found guilty and sentenced to hang. The case was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court as a Writ of Error. Blyew v United States was one of the first cases for the full court to analyze the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1866. Kentucky Governor J. W. Stevenson called for a special legislative session, and funds were appropriated for use in the Blyew v United States case to hire the distinguished lawyer, Judge Jeremiah S. Black, to represent Kentucky's sovereign rights as a challenge to the constitutionality of the Civil Rights Act of 1866. It was determined by the governor and many of the Kentucky legislators that the 1866 Act exceeded the authority of Congress and was an unconstitutional intrusion of authority. The U.S. Supreme Court deliberated for more than a year before rendering a judgment on April 1, 1872, that reversed the convictions of Blyew and Kennard with a 5-2 majority. Prior to the decision, the Negro testimony law in Kentucky was repealed, and Blyew and Kennard were indicted and to be tried in the Lewis County Circuit Court in 1873. In Blyew's case, there was a hung jury, and the case was then to be prosecuted in federal court. But before the retrial could take place, Blyew escaped. In George Kennard's case, he was convicted and sentenced to hard labor for his natural life. He was pardoned by Governor Blackburn in 1885 due to his health. Kennard died of senility on April 5, 1923 in Carter County, KY, according to his death certificate. John Blyew was recaptured in 1890, and the Lewis County Circuit Court convicted and sentenced him to life in prison. Governor W. J. Worthington pardoned Blyew in 1896, and Blyew, his wife Emma, and granddaughter Mary, were residing in Cincinnati, OH in 1900, according to the U.S. Federal Census. The surviving Foster sisters, Laura and Amelia, were taken in by a white family named Ruggles. It has been written that Laura, who was born around 1860, died of measles after living with the Ruggles for a few years, but according the U. S. Census, she was with the Ruggles' family as a servant up to 1880. Amelia (1862-1936), who was described as having horrendous scars on her head, was single and remained in Lewis County doing housework up until 1934 when she became ill, according to her death certificate. For more see Blyew v. United States, 80 U.S. 13 Wall. 581 (1871) [full-text at Justia.com]; R. D. Goldstein, "Blyew: variations on a jurisdictional theme," Stanford Law Review, vol. 41, issue 3 (Feb. 1989), pp. 469-566; and Race, Law, and American Society, by G. J. Browne-Marshall.
Subjects: Activists, Civil Rights, Orphans and Orphanages in Kentucky, Court Cases, Blind, Visually Impaired
Geographic Region: Lewis County, Kentucky
Gospel Troupers (Lexington, KY)
Start Year : 1952
The group, referred to as the Gospel Troupers or Troopers, was organized in 1952 with four women and three men. It was thought to be the first all-blind gospel chorus (Mrs. Jane Scott, the pianist-director, was sighted). The group members, who belonged to various churches, performed at festivals, schools, and church events to raise money for various charities in Lexington, KY. Members included Mrs. Jean Searcy Carter, who organized the group; her husband, Garfield Carter; and Hester and George Hanley. For more see "Blind Ky. Choristers Sing Gospel for Charity," in December 18, 1952 issue of Jet, p. 30 [available online with picture of group]; J. Hewlett, "George Hanley, blind musician, singer, dies at 85," Lexington Herald-Leader, 03/30/1988, Obituaries section, p. B4; and "Garfield Carter, Fayette vendor, singer dies at 87," Lexington Herald-Leader, 03/13/1997, Obituaries section, p. C2. Additional information provided by Margaret Miller of Lexington, KY, daughter of Mrs. Jane Scott.
Subjects: Musicians, Opera, Singers, Song Writers, Ministers, Pastors, Preachers, Religion & Church Work, Blind, Visually Impaired
Geographic Region: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
O'Neal, Arnetta Black
Birth Year : 1910
Death Year : 1984
O'Neal was the first African American administrator at the Fayette County Central Office of Education. She became the coordinator of elementary language arts in 1965 and retired in 1975. O'Neal began her teaching career in Richmond, KY, and later taught at the segregated Douglass Elementary School in Lexington in 1937. She would become one of the first African American teachers at a previously all white elementary school. In the community, she was a girl scout leader, and chaired the board of the Bob W. Brown Housing for the Handicapped. She was also chair of the Trinity Baptist Church Blind Buddies Program. O'Neal was born in Madison County, the daughter of John and Viola Black; the family of eight lived on East Main Street in Richmond, KY, in 1920, according to the U.S. Federal Census. O'Neal was the wife of Damon S. O'Neal. She was a graduate of West Virginia State College [now West Virginia State University] and the University of Kentucky. For more see J. Hewlett, "Educator, volunteer Arnetta O'Neal dies," Lexington Herald-Leader, 03/10/1984, Obituaries section, p.D10.
Subjects: Education and Educators, Scouts (Boys and Girls), Grade Schools & High Schools in Kentucky, Blind, Visually Impaired
Geographic Region: Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky / Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
Stone, Kara L.
Birth Year : 1929
Death Year : 1995
Kara Stone was born in Richmond, KY, the daughter of J. Lynn Stone. She was a graduate of Richmond High School and Knoxville College. After teaching for a couple of years, she joined the WACs and spent three years in France. Stone returned to the U.S. and in 1960 graduated from Eastern Kentucky University (EKU). After completing her master's degree, Stone taught at the Louisville School for the Blind; she taught in the Paris, KY, School System; and she was a history professor at EKU. While at EKU, Kara worked for Central University College (CUC) from 1967-1969. CUC was a unit inside EKU that handled only freshen and sophomore general education. In 1969, Kara Stone was hired as a faculty member at EKU. She was the first African American female teacher at EKU. A. B. Dunston completed Kara Stone's oral history in 1993; the recording is part of the African American Community of Madison County Oral History Project at Eastern Kentucky University Libraries. It has been mistakenly written that Kara Stone was the first African American to graduate from Eastern Kentucky University, and that error has been corrected in this entry. Though, she may have been the first African American woman to complete an EKU graduate program. For more information about Kara Stone, contact EKU Special Collections and Archives; see Who's Who Among African Americans, 1980-2004; and M. Bailey, "Richmond teacher has made a lasting impression," Lexington Herald-Leader, 10/10/1984, Lifestyle section, p. D1.
*Updates and corrections were made to this entry with information provided by Eastern Kentucky University Special Collections and Archives [Library Associate, Sarah Adams], 02/12/2016.
Subjects: Education and Educators, Military & Veterans, Women's Groups and Organizations, Women's Army Corps (WACs), Blind, Visually Impaired
Geographic Region: Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky / France
Williams, William "Colonel"
Birth Year : 1898
Death Year : 1973
Williams was born in Virginia. Also known as Bill, he settled in Greenup, KY, in 1922, remaining there until his death. Williams taught himself to play the guitar at the age of 10. He teamed up with Blind Blake and entertained at road gang camps in Tennessee. Once in Kentucky, he played at social parties and also at the Mountain Heritage Folk Festival, Louisville Folk Festival, and many others. For more see Blues Who's Who, by S. Harris; and Bill Williams on Blue Goose Records.
Subjects: Musicians, Opera, Singers, Song Writers, Blind, Visually Impaired
Geographic Region: Virginia / Greenup, Greenup County, Kentucky


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Packers wide receiver James Jones missed his second straight day of practice on Thursday. And head coach Mike McCarthy wouldn't make any promises that Jones will be available for Friday's practice either.
Via ESPN's Rob Demovsky, McCarthy said, "We'll see," when asked if Jones will practice tomorrow. "It's going to be close."
Jones has a sprained PCL in his right knee.
Fantasy Analysis:
At this point, Jones looks extremely questionable for Sunday's game versus the Browns. And this is all setting up pretty nicely for wide receiver Jarrett Boykin . Aaron Rodgers is going to need someone to throw to, and with Jones possibly out, Randall Cobb definitely out, and Jordy Nelson having to deal with cornerback Joe Haden , Boykin has a big opportunity in front of him. He has all of six catches in his two-year career, but he's worth flex/WR3 consideration.


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Benefits of prenatal exercise
If you had an exercise program before you became pregnant, you can continue with this in the first trimester as long as you have the all clear from your doctor. As your pregnancy goes on, you may need to adapt your program.
If you didn't have a regular exercise program before, now is the ideal time to adopt a new, healthier way of life from which you will reap the rewards for years to come. If you do start exercising now, build up gently; listen to your body and do only what feels comfortable.
Regular gentle exercise is much better than intense irregular bouts of exercise (which aren't advisable in pregnancy), since your body responds more positively to consistent, moderate exercise.
In addition to increasing your energy levels, exercise helps you maintain a positive outlook and feel confident about your changing body image. Exercise can also ease common pregnancy discomforts such as nausea, leg cramps, swollen feet, varicose veins, constipation, insomnia, and back pain. By keeping muscles strong and toned, exercise makes it easier for your body to deal with changes in posture during pregnancy. There is also evidence that increased fitness helps shorten labor and your postpartum recovery time and lessens your overall anxiety about the birth.