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The Lenti-X Provirus Quantitation Kit allows you to rapidly determine the copy number of integrated lentiviruses (proviruses) present in a mixed or clonal population of transduced cells. The kit includes a genomic DNA purification kit, and all the reagents required to conduct 200 TB Green-based qPCR reactions using either the calibrated control template or purified cellular genomic DNA.
By quantifying the number of lentiviruses that have integrated into the nuclear DNA of your target cells, you can precisely determine the real titer (i.e., effective titer) of your lentiviral supernatant stock and use this information to infect cells with greater precision and more highly defined MOI (multiplicity of infection), allowing you to predict how many viral genomes will integrate into your cells. You can also use this method to calibrate other titration methods which measure virus content in packaging cell supernatants but do not measure functional integrative titers in your target cells.
When using lentiviral vectors to deliver transgenes into target cells, expression levels increase with increasing MOI because more lentivirus copies integrate into the nuclear DNA of the cells. Also, for a given virus prep, its effective MOI across different target cell lines can vary widely depending on each cell line's individual susceptibility to lentivirus infection. The Lenti-X Provirus Quantitation Kit allows you to assess the results of your transductions in any cell line, independent of expression level, and can be used to ensure consistent transductions across different cell lines or when using different virus preparations.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's tax plan is facing a crucial early test of its support among Kansas legislators.
The Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee is scheduled to meet Tuesday to debate a bill containing the governor's tax proposals. The legislation would revise the state's sales and income tax laws further after last year's massive individual income tax cuts.
Brownback's goal is to position Kansas to eventually eliminate personal income taxes. His plan calls for phasing in a second round of cuts in individual income tax rates over the next four years.
But the governor and lawmakers also must stabilize the budget. Brownback wants to end two popular income tax deductions for homeowners and cancel a decrease in the state sales tax scheduled for by law for July.

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This document gives instructions for building Perl for RISC OS. It is complicated by the need to cross compile. There is a binary version of perl available from http://www.cp15.org/perl/ which you may wish to use instead of trying to compile it yourself.
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These days I'm glad we are going forward and not backward. You get real used to indoor plumbing and electricity. What if you got used to it and then had to go backward, what a thought!
These days I'm glad we are going forward and not backward. You get real used to indoor plumbing and electricity. What if you got used to it and then had to go backward, what a thought!
Time magazine in August talked about 2012 being the driest year in recent memory. My parents were married in 1933 and that was a record breaker for heat. First, they worked in the strawberry fields and then took off in the afternoon to be married, caught a ride to Texas where my dad had been promised a job. The stories shared by my mother make it seem like a routine, expected agenda for the day but it's still painful to listen to.
Time reports our recent 'drought' is reviving memories of the Dust Bowl in the '30s, but while farmers are the first victims of drought, a lot has changed since dispossessed Okies fled parched Midwestern farms for California during the Great Depression. They assure us that farmers today have been doing pretty well: high crop prices, fed in part by growing incomes in overseas markets like China and by mandates for corn ethanol, helped U.S. farm income reach a record $98.1 billion last year.
There are a lot of things today that we take for granted. A senior friend of mine was nearly crippled in the last years of her life because of the pointed toes that the shoes in her day demanded. Today you look around and you see good, healthy walking shoes and, of course, we long ago threw out her corsets and girdles.
Before Social Security seniors who had no children to move in with frequently landed in what was a "poor house." Today there is no excuse for any senior citizen to be without a roof, without a means of warmth in the winter, cool in the summer, and food on the table.
It is easy to take for granted a lot of progress that we have made. In our country education is free, food is available — it may be necessary to conform to certain regulations but it is there if one is in need. Sometimes we need to be reminded of the progress made in this country.
If you need a reminder, drop in at the McDonald County Historical Museum at 302 Harmon St. in Pineville. The museum can offer you several sources as a reminder of yesterday. If you would like to check out the museum (closed for winter, to be open in the spring) you may write to P.O. Box 572, Pineville, 64856.
Or, if you are downtown in Pineville on a Saturday, you may be lucky enough to catch some of the volunteers who are restoring the grand old courthouse on the square, to be renovated in to our future museum. Another avenue is to go to www.mcdonaldcohistory.org. Also, keep in mind that calendars for 2013 are available, just an $8 donation, this year featuring churches of McDonald County. Older calendars, of the bridges and waterways, of our local athletes, and of local schools are available (for a little while anyway) at discounted prices.
In the meantime, think about the progress made by this country and just be glad we aren't traveling back in time.
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Ga. Lawmaker Wants to Outlaw Obscene Photoshopping
A Democratic state representative from Georgia was thrown into the media spotlight on Friday for his strange campaign to make Photoshop a crime if it used inappropriately, Fox News reports.
Meme-makers across the Internet should fear State Rep. Earnest Smith, one of two co-sponsors of a bill that would make it illegal to Photoshop someone into an obscene image. Smith is supporting the measure after he became a victim of (not very good) Photoshop tomfoolery himself. The image Smith is upset over shows his head Photoshopped on a porn star's body and of course, it went viral.
"No one has a right to make fun of anyone. It's not a First Amendment right," Smith told Savannah Now, a Georgia news site.
The bill, co-sponsored by Pam Dickerson, would slap a $1,000 fine on anyone who "commits defamation when he or she causes an unknowing person wrongfully to be identified as the person in an obscene depiction."
The bill was first introduced a year ago after a teenage girl became the victim of obscene Photoshopping and the two Democrats decided to support the measure, Fox News reported.
British tabloid newspaper the Daily Mail named Andre Walker as Smith's Photoshopper. "Rep. Smith needs to grow some thick skin if he's going to be an elected official," Walker wrote on his blog."Trust me when I say the altered photograph shown above was not the worst I could have done.
"I pasted a picture of Smith's head onto the body of a male porn star," Walker added. "The first Amendment to the Constitution of the United States protects all forms of speech, not just spoken word. It attempts to regulate speech and I doubt it would stand up in a court of law. I cannot believe Rep. Earnest Smith thinks I'm insulting him by putting his head on the body of a well-built porn star." Walker made a similar Photoshop image of Dickerson.
Web Piles on Smith
Apparently, a lot of people agree with Walker that the First Amendment actually allows citizens to ridicule public officials. Not only that, but most people seem to believe that making fun of people is a tradition as old as the country -- older, actually. The colonists loved to make fun of King George III in ribald tavern songs that branded him as a drunken tyrant.
"There is a lot of First Amendment protection for pictures and speech," Peter Swire, a professor of Internet law at Ohio State University told ABC News. "Politicians have been the subject of cartoons for as long a we have had cartoons; calling it photoshopped doesn't change that."
Swire noted that, in a landmark 1998 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Christian right-wing leader Jerry Falwell when he sued Hustler magazine for an article that savaged his imagined first sexual experience.
Smith's own hometown paper, the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, in a blistering editorial, "It's hard to believe, even in a state that gave rise to U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson -- who once worried the island of Guam might tip over -- that an American citizen would be so ignorant of our rights. It's mind-boggling to think that people who help write our laws are that out to lunch.
"Must we? Really? Must we refute the representative's asinine assertion?" the editorial continued. "Americans have a fundamental right to mock others. It's an integral part of free speech; ridicule and satire simply cannot be boiled out and separated from free speech. It's impossible."
But perhaps the last word on Smith came from an anonymous lawmaker, who told Fox News, "He's the conductor of his own crazy train."


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LOWELL -- She was a popular adjunct math professor at Middlesex Community College who was known for her warm smile and her passion for running.
He is a 44-year-old Wilmington man who had been suffering from depression since losing his 22-month-son to kidney failure in 2008.
At 11:45 a.m. on Feb. 21, 2011, the paths of 51-year-old Kim Forte and Charles McNeil Jr. crossed with a fatal result.
Prosecutors allege that McNeil, of 5 Lloyd Road, was driving a Nissan Sentra south on Main Street in Wilmington when his car veered off the road near Glen Road, hit and killed Forte, of Wilmington. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
McNeil was charged with motor-vehicle homicide (operating under the influence of drugs and reckless operation) and operating under the influence of drugs (second offense.)
An 11th-hour agreement on the morning of the trial Monday resulted in a tentative agreement for a change of plea. The plea change is scheduled for Tuesday in Lowell Superior Court so that Forte's family can attend.
McNeil faces a minimum sentence of 2 1/2 years in prison up to a maximum of 15 years in prison.
Defense attorney Michael Pinelli, who represented McNeil during his 2011 district court arraignment, said his client has been suffering from depression since losing his 22-month-old son, Declain.
McNeil spent four days at a mental hospital before the fatal accident, Pinelli said. McNeil allegedly told police that on the morning of the crash, he had taken the prescribed anti-depressant Zoloft and anti-anxiety drug Vistaril, Pinelli said.
McNeil was leaving McLean Hospital in Belmont as an outpatient and was going home when the accident occurred, Pinelli said.
In her obituary, Forte was described as someone who married her high-school sweetheart, Louis J. Forte, with whom she was married for 30 years, and had a son, Timothy.
She worked as a dental assistant in 1983 after moving to Wilmington, earned an associate's degree in math from MCC and her bachelor's degree in math from UMass Lowell.
At the time of her death, Forte was teaching at MCC and pursuing her master's degree in math.
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Spectators here in Decorah were treated to two well played baseball games, but unfortunately for Norse fans, the Knights of Wartburg College posted victories of 3-1 and 5-4 in 10 innings.
In game one, a couple of Norse errors in the fifth frame led to two Knight unearned runs that proved to be the difference in the ball game. Luther took a 1-0 lead in the third when Andy Briggs drove in Mitch Knippenberg with a single to left. The Knights added an insurance run in the sixth.
Blake Peterson picked up a tough loss going the distance on the mound. Peterson allowed four hits, walked three and struck out two.
Zach Hendrikson, who was 2-for-5, drove in two of Luther's runs. Eric Pittman also had two hits going 2-for-4.
Alex Byom was credited with the loss in relief. Byom took over with two outs in the seventh. He allowed one run on four hits, walked one and struck out one.
The two losses drops Luther's Iowa Conference record to 9-15, 13-19 overall. Wartburg secured the regular season title and is now 20-4 in league play, 31-7 overall.
The Norse will wrap up the regular season schedule this Friday and Saturday, May 3-4 when they will host Central College for a four-game series.
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Guy the Flys Rare Glimpse of T.O. Perfection
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If gold cannot be pure, and people cannot be perfect, perfection is impossible for any football team, even the Tom Osborne-coached 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers that steamrolled previously unbeaten Florida, 62-24, in the Fiesta Bowl. Few outside Nebraska's inner sanctum saw that juggernaut rolling into Tempe, Ariz., but 'Guy the Fly' Ingles did, and his reasoning relates to an experience that sticks out in his heart and mind more than any other from Nebraska football's glory days. Perhaps Ingles will discuss it when more than 400 players and their guests huddle up Friday night at Lincoln's Embassy Suites Hotel to honor a Hall-of-Fame coach at his retirement dinner. Husker players and athletic department staff also will salute an athletic director for putting their alma mater back on the right track.
Please understand that Guy Ingles has considerable credibility. He was the fourth-leading scorer on Bob Devaney's 1970 national championship team, and Osborne was his position coach on that team and throughout his Husker career as a split end. Osborne even hired Ingles, a three-sport standout at Omaha Westside High School, to be an NU graduate assistant coach for two years (1971-72), then an assistant freshman coach for three years (1973-74-75) and finally the head freshman coach for three more years (1976-77-78). From 1968 to '78, Ingles witnessed some incredible football achievements, but never one more impressive than taking his then 12-year-old daughter, Bailey, to the next-to-last Fiesta Bowl practice in Lincoln before the Huskers departed for Arizona.
"It was the best football practice I ever saw. Nothing even comes close to what we saw that day," Ingles recalled. "There were 75 offensive plays that day and only one 'run-it-again' play. They were in full pads with officials and there was no motion, no fumbles, no offside, no dropped pitches or dropped passes. There was nobody yelling, no missed audible by the quarterbacks and the backs were running the ball 30 to 40 yards down field against one-on-one coverage that would later shut down Florida's passing game. Our defensive teamwork was so good that Charlie McBride could have taken a nap."
Talented Team Practiced with Clocklike Precision
After watching the almost perfect NU football practice and then watching the Huskers dismantle the Gators in Tempe, Ingles saw perfection like he'd never seen before or since from any college football team. "When I saw that win, I just kept thinking back to that practice," Ingles said. "We had the best coach, the best system and the best tandem of quarterbacks in college football. We had the strongest and most mobile offensive line and two of the three best I-backs in the history of the program, plus five or six of the best defensive players who ever played at Nebraska."
Looking back, Ingles regrets never sharing the greatness he saw with the man who coached him and then hired him as a coach. "I've never had the opportunity to share that experience with Coach Osborne, but what we saw that day was the most consistent, quietly confident, experienced team, which had superlative coaching. It was, by far, the most 'together' and physically superior team I ever saw up close. We saw that team perform at its absolute peak."
I asked Osborne Tuesday if Ingles was accurate in the way he defined Nebraska's pursuit of perfection. Osborne, of course, learned long ago that when you aim for perfection, you discover why it's a moving target. He also knows what Vince Lombardi once declared – that even though perfection is unattainable, you can catch excellence if you chase perfection. Does Osborne remember that nearly perfect practice? "I don't remember everything," he said, "but I do remember how focused that team was leading up to the Fiesta Bowl. They could not have been much focused than they were."
Ingles Complemented The Jet's Impressive Stats
Ingles was a fairly focused player himself, almost matching Johnny Rodgers' receiving totals in that 1970 national championship season when he was a senior and "The Jet" was a sophomore. Rodgers had 39 catches for 710 yards and seven touchdowns and Ingles had 36 catches for 625 yards and eight touchdowns. Ingles had a knack for delivering when needed most. He caught a touchdown pass in Nebraska's 21-21 tie with Southern Cal that season and scored in clutch situations against Colorado and Oklahoma. In the 17-12 win over LSU in the national championship Orange Bowl game, Ingles caught two passes for 22 yards.
Osborne "was and is a better human being and leader than he was a football coach," Ingles said. "He had the combination of a superior offensive football intellect, an unbelievable work ethic and the organizational ability to do it the same way, every day, for all 11 years as an assistant and 25 years as a head coach." Osborne "could really throw" and Ingles remembers how tough it was catching passes from him in a quick turnaround drill. "He wasn't able to get it by me," he said. "I didn't have any drops."
To be perfect in that drill was Ingles' way to reflect the habits of his position coach. "Win or lose, Tom was the same way in every meeting, every practice and every event," Ingles said. "He always stuck to his values, and that helped him become more personable as the years went by."
Ingles Family Will Celebrate Anniversary No. 40
Ingles and his wife, Jeanette, are getting close to celebrating their 40th anniversary. Daughter Bailey, who saw that almost perfect practice with her dad, became a swimmer at Nebraska and now teaches fourth grade in the Westside School District. Her older sister, Brandy, and husband Joe had a baby girl in mid-January – the first grandchild in the family. Brandy is the director of Compliance for the Creighton Athletic Department and Joe works with College World Series, Inc.
Guy "The Fly" Ingles is retired, but looking for a new challenge after being an executive with the Omaha Nighthawks in the United Football League. Ingles' passion is golf, and he continues to have a love for his alma mater.
He remembers hugging Osborne in the locker room after Nebraska won its first national championship and how his position coach did not seem to be that overjoyed by the moment. "As the years have gone by, I've often thought about how much Coach Osborne loved the process and the preparation of being an assistant coach in those early years and how he's become a good friend and a supporter since," Ingles said.
Relationships Emerge from Process, Preparation
Ingles believes the process and the preparation have been trumped by the relationships that have emerged from Osborne's years as an assistant to Devaney and his 25-year stint as Nebraska's head coach. Friday night's agenda between coaches and players at the Embassy Suites is private and simple. "I just want everyone to see each other and have a good time," said Osborne, who wants to thank every player for being there just as much as they want to thank him and every assistant who served with him.
Osborne knows perfection is unachievable but he came closer to it than any modern-day major college football coach. He ended his career as a head coach with another "perfect" 1997 national championship season, capped by a 42-17 drubbing of Peyton Manning-led Tennessee. That marked win No. 60 in his last 63 games as head coach.
Someone once said that the closest to perfection a person ever comes is when he fills out a job application form. Thankfully, Osborne, now Nebraska's Athletic Director Emeritus, is well beyond that. That's why he's just going to enjoy the moment, appreciate the players coming back for a reunion of sorts and hope they all see some elements of perfection in a team that will play eight home games in a 12-game 2013 regular season. One thing is certain. Ingles and every other Husker in the stadium Saturday will understand that the Spring Game is just a preview of what's to come, and here's hoping that in the pursuit of perfection, the Huskers catch just the right amount of excellence to contend for a Big Ten Championship.
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Huntsville residents passionate about their community...
There was a great turnout Tuesday afternoon at the Huntsville Community Center of concerned residents that are passionate about their community. Community Center to discuss the U.S. Post Office located in downtown Huntsville. Although many residents attending the meeting felt it was just a formality as "their minds were already made up".
Manager of Post Office Operations Cindy Bolles led the discussion. A resident of the small town of Higbee since 1978, Bolles has 30 years of service with the U.S. Post Office. Forty-two post offices report to her and it has been part of her "job" to lead meeting like the one in Huntsville. She talked about the historical challenges of the U.S. Postal Service and what changes would be seen at the Huntsville Post Office. She stated that making practical business decisions across the country would result in the savings of one-half billion dollars annually.
What will change at the Huntsville Post Office? Window service will decrease 30 minutes per day, Monday through Friday. The meeting was not set to announce the closing of the Huntsville Post Office, but to find which six hours per day, Monday through Friday, local residents would prefer it be open. It will remain open their regular hours on Saturday and the 24-hour lobby service will remain as well. She added that only 275 people responded to the survey sent out to local residents.
Several residents spoke up and said their "choice" was not listed on the survey.
Representative Tim Remole was among those asking questions Tuesday afternoon. "Did they take it into consideration this is the county seat?" asked Remole.
"No." Bolles stated what determines the number of hours a post office is open is simply two things – revenue and delivered volume.
County Clerk Will Ellis stated that the money spent has increased, but Bolles said the Huntsville mail volume has decreased. Bolles tried to explain how volume and revenue is determined for each post office. Besides Randolph County Commissioners, several representatives from the Randolph County Court House, located just across the street from the post office were in attendance. The local post office is well used by offices within the courthouse and the importance of later hours was mention during election time.
Bolles also explained that Huntsville will not have a "full-time" postmaster, but the part-time individual will have full benefits. Besides reducing hours in U.S. Post Offices around the country there are a number of other cost saving avenues being considered.
"I may be talking myself out of a job," says Bolles, "but I want the Postal Service to sustain."
Another discussion included the Clifton Hill post office, which is also in Randolph County, but will be under the umbrella of the Salisbury post office. Does that make sense when Salisbury is in a neighboring county?
For Huntsville residents, it is not (totally) about the 30-minute reduction of time, but the feeling that this step is just the beginning of a greater loss in the future.
Former Moberly Postmaster and Huntsville resident Richard Skaggs stood at the front of the room and invited people to stay after Bolles ended her visit. One of the things Skaggs addressed was how local residents can make their feeling known. Bolles told the group they could not go to the headquarters at Washington D.C., but Skaggs did give residents ways to contact Missouri representatives and senators with their wishes. "Congress does make the rules the post office must abide by," says Skaggs, "so that is why it is important to contact your officials."


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The accident was first called in at approximately 8:50 p.m. It involved a silver Honda sedan that had rolled over, according to scanner traffic.
Emergency dispatchers confirmed that Lafayette police are on the scene. It is unclear at this point if anyone was injured in the accident.


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It's been about 5 years since I last used my X-Valved Minimag with ULE trigger. I recently replaced and oiled the powertube and on/off o-rings.
I'm getting a bad leak down the powertube and tried changing the L10 carrier to a smaller size. 1.5 seems to be the best when test fitted but it still leaks. Right now it's on size 1 and it still leaks. The spring is medium (red) and there are two shims used in the powertube tip.
I know it's the powertube because it pretty much stops leaking when i hold the trigger back.
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The award is presented by the Orbis Pictus Committee Chair during the Books for Children Luncheon at the NCTE Annual Convention each year. Although only one title is singled out for the award, up to five Honor Books are also recognized.
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Constantine village trustee Gary Mathers said Monday he would have a recommendation at the next council meeting for how to handle a continuing problem with the depletion of the village sewer fund.
Mathers is chairman of the village's ad hoc sewer committee. One option he mentioned was raising residents' water bills a second time.
In a memo to the council, Mathers stated in March 2012 the council increased the combined water-sewer bill to village customers by 40 percent, at the recommendation of his committee in response to a 55 percent sewer rate increase to pump sewage to the Three Rivers' clean water plant.
Following the water plant cost increase, the village was faced with an additional $30,000 monthly tab for its sewer bill, depleting its sewer fund.
"The committee with help from Fleis & Vandenbrink Engineering has worked diligently to recently arrive at a rate more in line the village's needs," Mathers said. "Even with the 40 percent increase to the citizens, we continue to lose money each month."
Trustee Kathy Piper inquired if ongoing discussions between village attorney Scott Smith and clean water plant representatives would resolve the issue.
Village manager Mark Honeysett said discussions were only in the "fact finding stage" with one more meeting planned in March.
"We hope to get a better understanding how they arrive at their rates, which would certainly help, but any negotiating with Three Rivers has not begun yet," Honeysett said.
He added that while recent "cured-in-place" pipe lining by Pro Form had helped, it had not cut down the flow enough to make a significant difference.
"We're still losing money every month from our sewer fund," Honeysett said. "The original 40 percent increase was intended only to staunch the flow of money."
The council voted unanimously to schedule a public hearing at 7:05 p.m. Feb. 18, during the next regularly scheduled council meeting for public comment.


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The tentative contract agreement reached on November 6 between the DOE and the UFT, comes almost a full year before the current contract expires. Within two days it was rushed through the negotiating committee and the Executive Board and brought before the UFT Delegate Assembly. Most delegates had little chance to take a hard look at the details of the contract or inquire into the many questions that it raises. They certainly weren't given any time to consult with their school chapters. Why the rush? Did the UFT leadership want to get the contract signed, sealed and delivered before members had a chance to read between the lines and discover what may be lurking behind the "great gains" portrayed by the UFT and the news media?
The City is Flush
During previous negotiations we have grown accustomed to the mayor crying about the city's poverty, but let's take a look at the current fiscal condition of the city:
In the fiscal year that ended in June, the city had a budget surplus of $3.5 billion after predicting at the start of the year that there would be a shortfall of over $7 billion. For the current year the mayor expects a small surplus but come June the likelihood is that it will be much larger if the last few years serve as a guide to how accurate the mayor is in his estimates.
The stock market has risen greatly this year and this will enable the city to greatly reduce the amount it must contribute to meet its pension obligations.The Campaign for Fiscal Equity's (CFE) lawsuit will certainly be settled shortly as a result of the recent election results. This will provide the DOE with additional school funding of more that $1 billion a year.
In these circumstances we should expect our union to bargain for a contract that would start to make up for lost ground economically and at a minimum relieve some of the pain foist upon us as a result of the last contract. So how does this proposed contract measure up?
Scraps From The Table
Despite the rosy financial picture for the city, the UFT leadership has agreed to raises that do not come close to even meeting the rate of inflation.
Raises of 7% over two years
The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation, has risen 5.2% in the first nine months of the year in the NYC metropolitan region
No raise during the last 18 months of the contract
Lump sum payment of $750 to be paid in January
A cynical person might conclude that getting a lump sum payment ten months before the old contract has expired could be a means of getting swift approval of the contract or that this payment will be made just a couple of months before the citywide UFT leadership elections take place. Perhaps they could save the city some time and money and just send the checks out along with the ballots.
The decision on whether or not to approve the proposed contract must be made with all the facts in front of us, but right now there is a lot that is not known. In the current tentative agreement we are being asked to reach a decision before all of the facts are known. Let's remember that we have still not gotten the 25-55 year retirement that was supposed to have been won in our last contract. Will the 7% raise turn out to be much less?
For the first time in UFT history a clause has been inserted into the agreement which specifies that negotiations will take place with the city and its unions with the aim of reducing health costs to the city and that the resulting agreement will not be voted on by the membership. In the past the Municipal Labor Council has negotiated changes to health insurance by tinkering with co-payments and deductibles, but the fact that this is being put into the contract for the first time implies that what is now going to be discussed will result in far greater impact to the membership. The mayor has made it very clear that he intends to force city workers to pay a much larger share towards the cost of providing our health insurance. We must keep in mind that the demand on the Transit Workers Union (TWU) was for them to pay 1 1/2% of their salary towards the cost of health care each year. If that becomes the new pattern for all of the unions we will lose a significant chunk of the 7%.
In the press release issued by the mayor's office announcing the agreement, there was a section talking about the increases being provided to the UFT Welfare Fund and the initiation of a new five-year longevity increase. The section was preceded by the following: "in order to address specific needs, the UFT generated internal funding to provide the following benefits." What does this mean? Are there agreements that have been made that we will find out about later?
Our union leaders are playing on our fear of something worse to get us to take the money and run. But UFT members must ask why Randi Weingarten and Mayor Bloomberg are in such a rush to have this contract - negotiated in a questionably short time – written into stone long before the expiration of the old one.
No Fightback For The Givebacks
Our union leaders, who don't work in the schools, have turned their backs on the increasingly difficult working conditions and loss of rights that union members have to face for the foreseeable future since there is NOTHING in the contract that deals with the tremendous givebacks. The approval of this contract will mean that we will live under our present conditions for three (instead of one) more years until October, 2009. These include a longer school day (which has not benefited our students) and school year and the stripping of protections against excessing or unsatisfactory letters in the file. It does nothing to give us weapons to fight back against abusive administrators. It does nothing to protect the thousands of us that will possibly face the closing of our schools that are deemed to be "failing" so they can be reorganized - the old staff excessed and left on their own to find other jobs or become day to day subs despite the number of years worked in the system. There is not a teacher in NYC that is safe from this happening to them. To add insult to injury, the new contract calls for the DOE to offer buyouts to those people who have not found a job after a year as a day to day sub. The price has not been set and will be left to some third party to decide. Can you imagine the pressures that will confront a teacher in that situation to accept the offer even if it means giving up their chosen career? The UFT puts this forward as a gain instead of the threat it is to every UFT member's job.
Diminished Expectations
It is a union's job to fight for better working conditions, not roll over and play dead like they have with this contract. It is only because the expectations of UFT members are so low as a result of the last few contracts and the abuses they have faced throughout the system without any noticeable protection from the UFT that this contract is being viewed as acceptable. It is a sign of how weak and mismanaged this union really is. Do we really trust that this leadership will fight for us in the next contract?


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ok, here's some pics of my gun, it's finished for now, i may throw on a warp feed and or sluggo/centerfeed no rise (sorry for the lack in quality)
1st pic... the whole set up
ok, here's some pics of my gun, it's finished for now, i may throw on a warp feed and or sluggo/centerfeed no rise (sorry for the lack in quality)
1st pic... the whole set up
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that's it for now guys...hope ya like
any ideas on anything else i can do to it?
minimag, 12in All American, rico 2k, x-valve, intelliframe, 68/3000 crossfire, 32* flame drop and for grip...i think that's about it, if i forgot something, you can see it there
ok, this didn't work the 1st time, trying again
#4, why they call me the jester
bring it on mofo!
So pretty
Hows your ricochet work for you?
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sooooooo chrome....mmmmmmmmmmmm
I would get a no rise or a sluggo...either one but no warp. Lookin great!
Good Traders: MrMag, RogueFactor, LawFox32,Daroach,magsRus,donggie,irbodden,SIGSays, lopxtc
BAD TRADERS: Jezus/TheEmagGuy
very very sexy markers...im almost there...
Now get rid of that Ricochet POS and get yourself a nice HALO B........................
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my rico actually serves me quite well for the moment, it does its job well....feeds. Although i have thought about at some point in time getting a halo, but i'm not sure, if i get any feeding issues, well then i know i'll have to upgrade now won't i? the only thing is i have some what of a hard time shelling out 120 bucks on nothing more than a hopper. yes i know it's no ordinary hopper, but still, when it comes down to it, it's just a hopper.
Get yourself a warp to go with that grip frame and never get a hopper shot again...
Heros get remembered, but legends never die.
Long live the MAG!
get some paint and go play
um, hehe!
ahh shiz, i need an updated pic. that one is so old. i got so much now, i got, MORE CHROME!!!!
Ya he will...last practice I shot a guy with a warp right on the warp and hopper top. They dont lower your profile any more, all they do is ADD stuff to put on your gun. The only way it lowers your profile is if you only come out of one side, and that is a bad habit and will lead to your elimination quite often...Personally I would stay away from warps, and yes I have owned one and used one...also, about your gun, I would recomend an on/off for your cradle...they are always handy.Originally posted by Xero
Get yourself a warp to go with that grip frame and never get a hopper shot again...
soon to come: omega rail. and uh.. ithink it'll be done then? if i ever go no warp i'm getting no rise and making it fit on classics
squid, how could you possibly say warps dont lower your profile?
it DOES. the warp mounting goes in front of your chest, just BLOCKING your chest. it moves the hopper from the top so you can go up top for a sec, or angle your gun better out of a bunker...
wow, bringing up threads from the past are we? my gun has changed a little since these pics, it looks like it's been assimilated by the borg (hey, what do you know, Tom Kaye was borg genral) i have the vibrating reload alarm, and intellifeed coming out of my hopper into my grips
that's coming by the end of the week , along w/ a slide checkOriginally posted by -=Squid=-
I would recomend an on/off for your cradle...they are always handy.
I too am almost done heh not really!
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thats hot man... thanx for all the tips over aol!
Still selling the emag?LMK.
A Flatline hahahah
A Warp and a Warp body
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i feel left out, and i don't think mines as good. i love it though.
That is slick I hope to finish mine and puting a pic of it on so stay tuned.
jester u could get a freak so u would have the ultimate bore sizing but thats just me not to mention they have cool fronts and backs to match
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5 Stats Your Next Client Must Hear
Energy auditors and retrofitters know that it's hard to sell the benefits of energy efficiency to homeowners. But the truth is that energy efficient upgrades save homeowners money, help sell homes quicker, and yield a higher profit when on the real estate market.
Because it's not always easy to explain industry ratings and scores to homeowners, auditors need to be armed with statistics to help convey their message. I've compiled six statistics that show the importance of energy efficient renovations and how I've seen them work in the field. Feel free to use them the next time you visit a client.
A note: All certified homes referred to below are defined as those carrying Energy Star or LEED for Homes designations, or Earth Advantage home certifications.
1. Existing homes with certificates from third-party companies for sustainability and energy efficiency sold for 30% more than similar houses without certificates, according to a study by the Earth Advantage Institute.
One of our customers tracked their utility usage before and after their improvements and used the numbers as a selling point for their home. They did so by providing interested buyers with a printed copy of a Residential Energy Report that outlines our audit findings.
2. Certified homes spend 18 days less time on the market than non-certified homes, according to a study by the Earth Advantage Institute.
We have worked with homebuilders to consult for new construction homes to get them certified as Energy Star Rated. This helps homeowners by shortening the period of stress that occurs while a house is on the market.
3. 90% of people believe that energy efficiency is important when buying or selling a home, according to a study by the National Association of Home Builders.
While appraisers are not driving demand yet, we feel the local utility rebate programs in Columbia, Missouri for energy efficiency improvements are helping. In the mix of housing stock, we're finding a wide range of homes that have a need for some efficiency improvements.
4. From the same study, 72% of people say that energy efficient features would sway their decision to purchase a home.
The down economy is causing people to stay in their homes longer than they did a decade ago. Since most people can't afford to move into a nicer home, we've found they are looking for ways to invest money into their current home. Many energy efficiency improvements have a payback of 5 years or less and provide greater comfort to the residents.
5. 61% say that they would be willing to pay $5,000 up front in order to save on utility costs later.
We have noticed that anyone who has had improvements made to their old home are almost guaranteed to have an audit performed on their new home once they move. Energy efficient homes speak very loudly to people that have seen and felt the difference it can make.
Scott Schnelle is an energy auditor with EnergyLink, a company that helps mid-Missouri homes achieve peak performance through energy efficiency installations.
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Flocks of pink flamingos will soon appear around town as a way of raising money for a club�s philanthropy projects.
For its second year, the Hillsdale Hide and Seek Child Study group is bringing back its flamingo fundraiser during the months of April and May as a fun way to make money for the various organizations it supports.
�It really took off last year, so we wanted to bring it back,� club president Emily Amburgey said.
The child study club formed in 1969 and has continued with between 20 and 25 members since. The group of mothers meets monthly to educate, learn and share.
�We�re moms who stay at home or work and have grade-school-age children,� Amburgey said. �We try and think of clever ways to raise money and we have several fundraisers a year.�
Chairperson Gayle Gambill said she hoped the club would make a good amount of money to be put back into the community to benefit local children�s programs.
The women have donated to area organizations benefiting children such as the Hillsdale Community Library, Domestic Harmony and St. Peter�s Free Clinic, to name a few.
�Thanks to the sense of humor and support of the community, donations have also been made to Spark House, Imagination Library, summer reading programs, the Ladies Beautification League, One Step Ministries and Kimball Camp,� Amburgey said.
When least expected, members place flamingos in the yards of friends that supporters paid to have �flamingoed.� Each flocking is by donation only. People can donate $20, $50 or $100 to flock someone. Gambill said members would like to keep the flocking local as driving long distances is not preferred.
Each of the flocks have a note explaining how a friend of theirs paid to have them �flamingoed� in support of the fundraiser. Also, the note lets them know that if they pay the group a donation, the flock will be removed and sent to the yard of any friend that they choose by flocking it forward.
?This fundraiser continues to feed on itself as the flamingos migrate from victim to victim, Gambill said.
To get the fundraiser started, flamingos appeared on Gambill�s lawn this week much to the amusement of her son, Brahm, 6, and friends Ethan and Abby Amburgey, ages 7 and 5. They found the bright pink plastic birds to be something worth investigating, but were told not to ride them or remove them from the ground.
Starting the first week in April, the birds will migrate to neighborhoods and businesses all over town. The flock of 15 will hope to raise another $1,000 or more this year. Last year, earnings came in at $1,021, Amburgey said.
�We would like to continue into May if we have enough requests,� she said.
Flamingo fundraiser to assist local charities


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Keene New Hampshire Family History
For your convenience, here are Keene, New Hampshire, family history resources currently being sold on eBay. These are live auctions. Click on any of the links for more information.
If there are no listings above, it could be a bug in the program. I recommend clicking over and searching for "Keene New Hampshire family history" or "Keene NH genealogy" or "Keene Irish family history" or whatever suits your fancy. You might be surprised at what you find. The variety of local family history tools being auctioned every day on eBay is amazing.
If there's still nothing, your best bet is to contact your local Keene public library, or Keene used book stores.
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Billy and Christian join Jeff and Garnett in the studio for this week's show. A look back at the Halo: Reach campaign as played solo as opposed to cooperatively gets things started in Whatcha Been Playin? GoldenEye also gets a brief reassessment before yielding to Marvel vs. Capcom 3. There's time to catch up on your comments during the Warning and the open question of how intimidating the competitive nature of some games can be to players who just want to have fun. The Front Page closes this week's show with a full slate of new game and DLC announcements from Double Fine's Sesame Street kinect game to a da Vinci-themed add-on for Assassin's Creed Brotherhood.
Weekend Confirmed Ep. 48 - 02/18/2011
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Weekend Confirmed comes in four segments to make it easy to listen to in segments or all at once. Here's the timing for this week's episode:
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In the Featured Music break this week it's "Hangman" from Room 16. They are a straightforward rock band from Scotland who like playing music with guitars in it. Room 16 has been making music for better or worse for about 3 years now and has had the pleasure of gigging across the country. Their line up consists of singer Ewan McCall, guitarists Andrew Gordon and Adam Gatherer, bass player Kyle McLellan and drummer Ronan McLellan. Hangman was written by Andrew Gordon with additional lyrics from Ewan McCall.
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Huskers Open Spring at Lady Puerto Rico
The Nebraska women's golf team opens its 2013 spring season at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic in Rio Mar, Puerto Rico, Feb. 10-12.
The Huskers will play three rounds over three days on the par-72, 6,191-yard layout of the The River Course (Greg Norman design) at the Rio Mar Beach Resort in a tournament hosted annually by Purdue. Nebraska's five-player lineup will take on a talented 15-team field in Puerto Rico that includes Big Ten brethren Purdue, Northwestern, Michigan and Indiana, along with SEC foes Alabama, Auburn, Arkansas and Kentucky. Iowa State and Texas Tech from the Big 12 join SMU, TCU, NC State and Kent State in rounding out a loaded tournament field.
The tournament will tee off on Sunday, Feb. 10, with 18 holes beginning at 6 a.m. (CT), before playing Monday's second round at 6 a.m. Tuesday's final round begins with a shotgun start at 5:30 a.m. (CT).
Katelyn Wright leads the Husker lineup. The junior from Incline Village, Nev., produced a pair of top-five finishes and four top-20 showings while producing a team-best 75.13 stroke average in the fall.
Cassie Deeg added three top-20 showings in the fall, including a 10th-place finish at the Missouri State/Payne Stewart Memorial. The true freshman from Hugo, Minn., ranked second among the Huskers with a 76.33 fall stroke average.
Junior Steffi Neisen added a 78.53 stroke average during the fall, while redshirt freshmen Morgan Smejkal (Columbus, Neb.) and Jackie O'Doherty (Lincoln, Neb.) were also regulars in the NU lineup in the first half of the Huskers' season.
Live scoring for the tournament will be available at GolfStat.com.
Lady Puerto Rico Classic
Location: Rio Mar, P.R.
Host: Purdue
Course: The River Course
Par-72, 6,191 Yards
Start Times (All Times Central)
Sunday, Feb. 10 - 6 a.m. (18 holes)
Monday, Feb. 11 - 6 a.m. (18 holes)
Tuesday, Feb. 12 - 5:30 a.m. (18 holes)
Nebraska Lineup
1. Katelyn Wright
2. Cassie Deeg
3. Steffi Neisen
4. Morgan Smejkal
5. Jackie O'Doherty
Lady Puerto Rico Classic (15 Teams)
Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Indiana, Iowa State, Kent State, Kentucky, Michigan, NC State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, SMU, TCU, Texas Tech
Live Scoring: www.golfstat.com
Young Huskers Hoping for Strong Spring Campaign
Nebraska's young roster consists of three freshmen who will begin their first spring seasons in the Husker lineup in Puerto Rico.
True freshman Cassie Deeg produced a solid start to her first season at Nebraska by producing the team's No. 2 stroke average during the fall. The Hugo, Minn., native competed in all 15 rounds in the lineup, and produced a trio of top-20 finishes. Her 76.33 stroke average trailed only junior Katelyn Wright among the Huskers.
Redshirt freshmen Morgan Smejkal and Jackie O'Doherty joined Deeg, Wright and junior Steffi Neisen in Nebraska's top five throughout the fall. Smejkal managed an 81.00 stroke average over 15 rounds, including a tie for 21st at the Chip-N Club Invitational. O'Doherty produced an 81.53 average with a season-best tie for 41st at the Missouri State/Payne Stewart Memorial.
Wright produced a breakout fall campaign by leading the Huskers with four top-20 finishes. Her 75.13 stroke average was nearly four strokes better than her sophomore campaign when she played all 33 rounds for the Huskers.
Neisen is looking to return to the level of play she showed as a freshman and sophomore. Neisen has played in 80 consecutive rounds to open her career in the NU lineup, producing a 76.89 stroke average through her first two years. In the fall, she managed a 78.53 average.
Former Husker Sheils Earns Cactus Tour Win
Madeleine Sheils captured a tournament title in her first event as a professional golfer, winning the season-opening event at Club West on the Cactus Tour on Wednesday, Jan. 30.
The native of Boise, Idaho, fired three straight even-par rounds of 72 on the 6,077-yard layout at Club West to finish the 54-hole event at 216.
Sheils entered the final round in third place at 144, two shots back of Caitlin McCleary and one stroke behind Sadena Parks in a 23-player field. Sheils closed the tournament with a one-stroke victory over Parks, who managed a two-over 74 in the final round to take runner-up honors.
Sheils graduated from Nebraska in December of 2012, after competing as one of the top Huskers on the course for four seasons from 2009 through 2012. Prior to graduation she earned a spot in the final stage of qualifying at LPGA Q-School. She bypassed the final stage to graduate, but did secure her Symetra Tour card.
Wright Named Big Ten Golfer of the Week
After producing the best tournament performance of her career, Nebraska's Katelyn Wright captured her first Big Ten Golfer-of-the-Week award on Oct. 11.
The junior from Incline Village, Nev., carded a career-best 217 over three rounds on her way to a career-best tie for third at the Price's "Give 'Em Five" Invitational in Las Cruces, N.M., Oct. 8-10.
Wright opened the tournament by matching her career best with a 71 on the par-72, 6,319-yard layout of the New Mexico State Golf Course on Oct. 8. She added a second-round 74 on Oct. 9, before closing the tournament with an even-par 72 in the final round to finish at one-over-par for 54 holes. Her tie for third in a 76-player field marked her first career top-five finish.
Wright, who is in her third year in the Nebraska lineup, has shot 77 or better in 13 of her 15 rounds this season.
Neisen, Wright Expected to Lead Huskers in 2012-13
The Nebraska women's golf team is one of the youngest in the Big Ten and the nation in 2012-13. Returning starters Steffi Neisen and Katelyn Wright lead a nine-player Husker roster that is without any seniors. The remainder of the roster consists of seven freshmen, including four true freshmen and a trio of redshirts.
"This year looks to be a rebuilding year on paper, with only two returning starters and no other players with collegiate experience," Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. "But the potential is there for us to become a pretty good team. Steffi and Katelyn will need to provide strong leadership on and off the golf course to help our young team grow and develop."
Neisen has plenty of experience to draw upon as she assumes the role of a leader. The junior from New Prague, Minn., was in the NU lineup for 65 consecutive rounds in her first two seasons. She completed her sophomore season with Nebraska's No. 2 stroke average (76.67) in 2011-12. Her year included a school-record round of 66 at the Mountain View Collegiate on March 23. She notched three top-10 tournament finishes on the year, including a tie for second at the Alamo Invitational, Oct. 30-Nov. 1, when she fired a career-best 214 over three rounds. She closed her second year in Nebraska's starting lineup by tying for 25th at the 2012 Big Ten Championships.
A standout in the classroom and in the community, Neisen was honored as a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient, while also earning academic All-Big Ten honors. She also captured NGCA Scholastic All-America recognition for the second time.
Wright was also in the starting lineup throughout the 2011-12 campaign. The junior from Incline Village, Nev., competed in all 33 rounds for the Huskers and continued to shave strokes off her game as the season progressed. She started slow and battled some health issues in the fall, but came on strong in the spring.
"I'm really excited to see what Katelyn will do this year. She has the ability to not only be our most improved player, but also one of the most improved in the Big Ten," Krapfl said. "When you take a multi-sport athlete like Katie was, it takes a couple of years to catch up with those players who only played golf. But when that athlete breaks out, great things can happen. With Katie's work ethic, she has put in the time it takes and is ready to break out."
Redshirt Freshmen Making Impact in Second Seasons
Second-year Huskers Jackie O'Doherty, Morgan Smejkal and Cassidy Stelzmiller all redshirted in their first seasons in Nebraska's program in 2011-12.
O'Doherty and Smejkal competed in Nebraska's top five at each of the Huskers' fall tournaments, while Stelzmiller played as an individual outside NU's lineups three times this season.
O'Doherty, a two-time Nebraska Class A state champion at Lincoln East High School, was a three-time Class A all-state pick in golf. She was also a member of the 2011 Four State Team and the 2010 Nebraska Junior Golf All-Star Team. She was also a competitive swimmer and posted better than a 4.0 GPA at Lincoln East.
"Jackie is a a great student with a wonderful personality and a good work ethic. She has good length, a solid golf swing and possesses a strong competitive side," Krapfl said. "She is coming off a hand injury that had her sidelined much of the summer, but it may be a blessing in disguise because she was forced to only work on her short game. It is going to be a battle between the freshmen to see who emerges into a prominent role in the lineup, but I would not be surprised if Jackie captures one of those spots."
Smejkal, a Columbus, Neb., native, was a two-time Class A all-state selection and produced a pair of top-five finishes at the state tournament. She was also a member of the Nebraska Junior Golf All-Star Team in 2009 and 2010, and she was a member of the 2010 and 2011 Nebraska Four State Team. She was also an outstanding basketball player who set Columbus High's three-point record.
"Morgan was recruited as an athlete with potential to develop into a college-level golfer, and she has embraced that goal," Krapfl said. "We have had quite a few hard-working athletes in my tenure, and Morgan's work ethic is right up there with the best. You've got to love a kid who gives it her all in everything she does. Not only that, she has also embraced what being a great teammate is all about. Morgan has good length, is meticulous in her thought process and hates to lose. As soon as she can get away from thinking too much and just play, she could develop into one heck of a player."
Stelzmiller was a highly regarded recruit from Placerville, Calif., who had success as a junior player competing in several major events, including the Women's Trans.
"We headed into last season thinking Cassidy could help us right away, and even though I think she could have, I'm glad she elected to take the year off and develop her game. It is exciting to think of how far she can progress in the next four years," Krapfl said. "She has excellent length and a great touch on the greens. With a year of maturity, we are hoping for big things from Cassidy."
Deeg Leads Four True Freshmen on NU Roster
The final ingredients to Nebraska's 2012-13 team come from four true freshmen, including two international players. The freshmen will all be given an opportunity to compete for positions in the lineup.
Cassie Deeg has made an immediate impact. The Hugo, Minn., native owns three top-20 finishes, including a 10th-place showing at the Missouri State/Payne Stewart Memorial, Oct. 15-16.
Deeg captured the 2011 Minnesota state title while helping Stillwater Area High School to runner-up team finishes in both 2011 and 2012. She added a third-place individual Class 3A finish in 2012, and was also the Minnesota Women's Match Play runner-up.
Another true freshman with an excellent chance to contribute early is Hannah Luebke. One of the top young golfers in Germany, Luebke became the first European player to sign with the Huskers since Catha Fogelberg (Sweden) in 1997-98. A native of Stuttgart, Luebke is the second German to join the Huskers in history, following in the footsteps of Shirin Hornecker (Munich), who played for Nebraska from 1996 to 1998. Luebke finished second in the BWGW International Match Play and third at the German Youth National Championships. At 6-foot-1, Luebke was also an All-German performer as a middle blocker/outside hitter on the volleyball court in both 2009 and 2010. Luebke was limited during the fall by a back injury, but did compete in six rounds as an individual outside of NU's lineup. She managed an 83.00 stroke average over six rounds.
Huskers Continue to Set the Pace in the Classroom
Nebraska leads the nation with 61 NGCA Scholastic All-Americans since 1989, including two in 2012. Madeleine Sheils capped her outstanding career on and off the course as the fourth four-time NGCA Scholastic All-America award winner in Husker history. Sheils joined Jackie Beste, Allison Stewart and JC Stevenson as four-time Husker NGCA Scholastic All-Americans.
Sheils was joined on the 2012 NGCA Scholastic All-America squad for the second straight year by Steffi Neisen. The junior from New Prague, Minn., takes aim at her third straight award in 2013.
Overall, Nebraska owns one of the richest academic traditions in all of collegiate sports with a nation-leading 302 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans across all teams and all sports. NU also led the nation with 16 NCAA Top Eight Award winners.


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