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TPC Sawgrass
Stadium Course
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course
Yards: 7,215 as per the scorecard
Par: 72 (36-36)
Greens: Mini-verde Bermudagrass; 4,500 square feet on average
Stimpmeter: 12.5'
Rough: Bermudagrass at 2.5"
Bunkers: 93
Water Hazards: 24
Course Architect: Pete Dye (1980)
Purse: $9,500,000
Winner's Share: $1,710,000
FexExCup Points: 600 to the winner
Defending Champion: Matt Kuchar held off Rickie Fowler, Zach Johnson, Martin Laird and Ben Curtis by one shot to win his first PLAYERS.
Dates: May 9-12
Notes: 145 man field will NOT include Scott Langley after Derek Ernst's win last week at Quail Hollow. He is now the first alternate.
History Lessons
THE PLAYERS began in 1974. This is the 32nd edition of THE PLAYERS at TPC Sawgrass.
There have been 28 different winners in 31 events heading into this season. The only multiple winners in this event are Hal Sutton (1983, 2000), Fred Couples (1984, 1996), Steve Elkington (1991, 1997) and Davis Love III (1992, 2003).
No player has ever defended their title.
Only Hal Sutton (1983) and Craig Perks (2002) have won THE PLAYERS in their first attempt.
Adam Scott, the 2013 Masters champion, is the youngest winner at THE PLAYERS as he won the 2004 title at 23 years, 8 months and 12 days. It was only his 41St TOUR event, a record number of events by any PLAYERS champion.
Of the 31 champions, 15 have won a major championship.
There are 10 former champions in the field this week.
Matt Kuchar 2012
K.J. Choi 2011
Tim Clark 2010
Henrik Stenson 2009
Sergio Garcia 2008
Phil Mickelson 2007
Adam Scott 2004
Davis Love III 2003, 1992
Tiger Woods 2001
Justin Leonard 1998
Only K.J. Choi (T21) in 2011 and Phil Mickelson (T24) in 2007 are the only two players since 2000 to finish outside the top 16 in GIR. Strike your balls well this week, gents.
In 2013 10 of the 18 stroke-play events this season the 54-hole leader (or co-leader) have gone on to victory. This is the SIXTH week in a row where the 54-hole leader(s) have not held up their end of the bargain as Phil Mickelson faded to third and Nick Watney leaked to T10.
The winners on TOUR have been Johnson (28), Henley (24), Gay (41), Woods THRICE (37), Mickelson (42), Snedeker (32), Merrick (30) Kuchar (34),Thompson, M (27) Brown (29), Streelman (34), Points (36), Laird (30), Scott (32), G-Mac (33), Horschel (26) and Ernst (22). The young folks (30 and younger) now have eight victories; the 30-somethings have nine victories, and the "old folks" (40 and up) have their two wins. This week's "great hope" for the Old folks was 54-hole leader Mickelson.
Rank and File
As of Monday morning, 46 of the top 50 in the OWGR are playing this week. All 30 of the top 30 OWGR and FedExCup leaders are playing this week. Based on the prize pool, they should be!
Of Course
TPC Sawgrass was designed by renowned architect Pete Dye in 1980 and became the full-time home of THE PLAYERS in 1982 as Jerry Pate took home the trophy. Each year, this tournament boasts the best field and largest paycheck on TOUR and this year is no different. As I mentioned before, 45 of the top 50 players in the OWGR are here this week and they competing for prize purse of $9.5 million. That's some coin and part of the reason it is described as the "fifth major".
After ranking 19th out of 49 courses used last season on TOUR, TPC Sawgrass presents a very interesting challenge to players and caddies alike. Over the 30-plus years, only four players have won multiple championships and NOBODY has gone back-to-back. This is strange because the same course is used year in and year out. This is strange, yet interesting all at the same time because they use the same course each season. Take a look at the winners, for example. Woods, Mickelson, Scott and DL III are guys who are household names who hit it a mile. Tim Clark, K.J. Choi and Fred Funk, all winners in the last 10 years, always hit first. Kuchar and Garcia can compete anywhere with their short games. Any style, any year is possible at this course and that's what makes this field, because of its depth, impossible to project and why multiple victories are rare around Ponte Vedra.
Here's what's going to be needed this week to have a chance to test your nerves on the final four holes come Sunday. Players will have to be able to work their golf ball both ways off the tee and from the fairway. Dye mixes in plenty of doglegs for tee shots and approach shots so neither a fade nor a draw is preferred this week. The greens aren't very large on average so if players are not premium iron players, their short games must be on point. As we have seen on many Dye courses already this season, players must be comfortable pitching, chipping, putting or using hybrids from off the green into pin placements that make you think. Once on the greens, the Stimpmeter will be running over 12' so those who struggle with the putter might struggle in general if they are not hitting it close.
The good news for the players is birdies are usually the order of the day here as the average winning score over the last 10 years has been just a tad over 13-under-par. The lowest score was 271 by DL III in 2003 and the highest score was Garcia's 283 in the wind in 2008. Birdies on the first 16 holes will be necessary and avoidance of bogeys on Nos. 17 and 18 will secure steady rounds. Pete Dye's courses tests the patience of veteran players and caddies, let alone young up-and-comers. He tricks your eye; he tests your accuracy and he provides plenty of risk-reward. This is one of my favorite tournaments on the season due to its unpredictability and usual decent theater on the weekend.
Let see who's going to factor this week.
Top 10, Plus TWO
It's quite a large event this week so we'll swell it up a bit
Lee Westwood: For the second year in a row, he sits atop my rankings for THE PLAYERS. He now has 10 tournaments under his belt here and his game is peaking right now. After T10 at Houston, he hit the top 10 again at Augusta (T8) before staking his best finish of 2013 with T4 last week at Charlotte and that was with 72-72 weekend. Known as one of the premium ball-strikers going, his short-game has improved this season as well as he's eighth in scrambling and 63rd in total putting. His best finishes here are T4 (2010), T5 (1998) and T6 (1999).
Luke Donald: He missed three of his first four cuts here but his one make was T2. Donald will be playing his 11th PLAYERS in a row and has finished sixth and T4 in his last two outings at Sawgrass. He's made 37 of his last 40 cuts on TOUR and finished T3 at Pete Dye's Harbour Town the week after the Masters. His short game and accuracy off the tee have paid the bills here over the years.
Jim Furyk: The Ponte Vedra Beach resident has played this course once or twice so he knows every bounce, hop and bobble that is out there. He's also one of the most accurate drivers of the golf ball around and that doesn't hurt either. He's made 13 cuts in a row and 14 of 17 lifetime at Sawgrass. Ten of those 14 made cuts have resulted in T30 or better.
Tiger Woods: He only has one top 10 in last 10 appearances after his 2001 victory but he does have three wins in 2013 and has been striking the ball awfully well. He's leading the TOUR in strokes gained-putting and scoring. I'm going to stop typing now.
Justin Rose: In five stroke-play events this season his worst finish is T25. His worst rounds were 74 and 75 on the weekend at Augusta that led to said T25. He's first in sand save percentage, second in total driving and sixth in GIR. It's shocking that he hasn't had better success at Sawgrass as he's looking for his first top 10 in his 10th start.
Graeme McDowell: Another great player who has struggled to crack the code at Sawgrass, GMAC learned a valuable lesson in 2011 when he led after 54 holes only to fall apart with 79 on Sunday. His accurate tee ball will put him in plenty of A positions to attack pins and if he misses greens, he's No. 1 on TOUR in scrambling and No. 6 in strokes gained-putting. He's coming off a win at Harbour Town his last time out.
Rory McIlroy: He led the field in GIR last week in Charlotte but was almost dead last in putting. He'll be excited to see hot, fast greens this week and should enjoy the challenge of a course that has eaten his lunch. He's never broken par in three attempts and hasn't made the cut in those three attempts either. If his ball-striking was that good in those conditions last week, I'll be anxious to see how well he hits it in perfect weather.
Phil Mickelson: Howdy, Phil! You can't possibly play great two weeks in a row, can you? ANSWER ME! Since he won here in 2007 his best finish is just T17. He hit it so well last week it was almost criminal that he lost. I have no idea what he'll do this week as per usual but I am just as curious as you are. #phrakenconfused
Sergio Garcia: He's coming off his worst stroke-play event of the season, T16 at Wells Fargo, in six events. The 2008 champ is making his 14th start and has three top 10s in those events. He's 50th in GIR and 10th in strokes gained-putting. I would have bet those numbers were reversed but it has led him to third-best on TOUR in scoring.
Matt Kuchar: The defending champion has banged out 10-for-10 this season and has six top 25s on top of his victory at the WGC-Match Play. His ball-striking numbers are off this year but his scrambling and putting have picked up the slack to grind out four top 10s.
Adam Scott: Some of you will feel that's he's too low here but all he did the last time out was win the Masters. He did the full media circuit and bent an elbow or two (who could blame him? Not me!) so I'm not sure where he is on the golf course. The 2004 champ has too much talent to omit but I doubt his feet have touched the ground since the playoff at Augusta. He leads the TOUR in scoring and par five scoring so he also has that going for him, which is nice.
Keegan Bradley: The only blemish on his season was his third round 82 at the Masters. He also has five top 10 finishes and 7 total in the top 25 in 10 weekends this year. He's the complete player as he rates favorably in most categories to check in at 15th in the all-around. I like the fact that he's been at par or better in five of eight career rounds here (two events only).
Don't Overlook
These guys just missed out above
Billy Horschel: Well, I mentioned above that players teeing it up here for the first time in competition don't have a chance. That is the rule. There is an exception for every rule, right? Horschel is the exception. His ball-striking and putting have been unbelievable for a month now so I don't see why it would let up. The Jacksonville Beach resident has probably knocked a few around here in a non-tournament setting so it's not like he's just seeing the course for the first time this week. He's seventh in total putting and 24th in GIR. Oh, he leads the TOUR with 23 cuts made in a row.
Kevin Streelman: He was having himself a steady tournament here last year before a final round 78 dropped him to T51. In 2011 he was T19 and he's finished T6 and T3 in his last two outings of 2013. He also won in March in Tampa on a ball-strikers course. He's 15th in ball-striking, 13th in total driving and 25th in total putting and is in the middle of the best run of golf in his career. What am I missing?
Jimmy Walker: I can't get enough of him and I'm not getting off this week and here's why. In 10 rounds in the last three years here, Walker has played seven of them UNDER par. That's the good news. The bad news is the three bad rounds have been the "final" round of the week. His 74 on Sunday last year saw him finish T35. His 77 in 2011 saw him MC after an opening round 69. His 75 in 2010 on Sunday took him to T26. And he's having a career-type year this year. Sold, again.
Brandt Snedeker: After WD before WGC-Cadillac at Doral, Snedeker has only his Masters performance to show for his four starts. His T6 at Augusta was another near miss but his two MC leading into that event and his T59 the week after has me concerned. Also, since his T12 finish at TPC Sawgrass in 2007, he's only posted one round under par in four events that all resulted in MC. His overall body of work for the last 18 months gives him the benefit of the doubt here.
Nick Watney: Forget it and move on should be Watney's theory arriving at TPC Sawgrass this week. Forget SUNDAY, that is. He played excellent golf is tough conditions for 52 holes last weekend to create a two shot lead over Mickelson heading into Sunday. If he focuses, and he should, on that, he'll be fine this week. His T17 in 2010 and his T4 in 2011 back that up. He's now hit eight weekends in a row and his last three have been T10, T15 and T13. He's 27th in total driving, 12th in ball-striking and 11th in GIR.
Webb Simpson: I'm always impressed when a guy ranks 150th in total driving yet is in the top 50 in GIR (44th). Imagine if Simpson found a fairway or two this week? He's also 22nd in scrambling and 37th in total putting so he has the full package to contend this week after an off-week on his home course. He would be ranked higher but only has been under par in two rounds of 10 in his career.
Bill Haas: He left me hanging in Group A last week but thankfully I have a short memory. He's three of six here including T25 last year after a posting a first round 68. That's 11 shots lower than his opening round last week. Maybe my memory isn't so short. Haas will hit plenty of GIR to make be a nuisance again this week. He has hit the top 25 in eight of 10 weekends this year.
Dustin Johnson: A wonderful wild card this week as Johnson is coming off a wrist injury that forced him to miss the festivities at Quail Hollow last week. His last three stroke play events have been T13 at Augusta, T4 at Houston and T12 at Doral. After MC with 73-80 in 2008, DJ has rebounded with three weekends in a row. He missed last year with a bad back. Johnson game travels and if he's healthy, he could be a major factor. He's down here because of the injury concern. He remarked via his Twitter account that it was nothing serious, just precautionary.
Charl Schwartzel: He's made 13 cuts on the bounce but it never seems like he's playing unless it's a loaded field. This week, he fits right in. In six events on TOUR, he's worst stroke play finish was T25 at Augusta. He hits it a mile and can absolutely putt it. This will be only his fourth time (1 of 3; T25) at THE PLAYERS (2011, 2010 and 2007) and he hasn't played since the Masters so that gives me pause in a field this loaded.
Tim Clark: Here's what I really like about Clark. He's fired 76 in his last two tournaments and has finished T11 (Masters) and T24 (RBC Heritage). The 2010 champion will have no problem grinding it around Sawgrass if necessary. His driver and short game have proven to be the answer here before and his form entering the tournament should only reinforce that theory.
Bo Van Pelt: In his last 12 rounds around Sawgrass, BVP has been over par exactly twice. The strange part is he's only made the weekend in two of those four years. Needless to say he's comfortable around here and he's coming off his best finish of 2013 with T6 last week at Quail Hollow. His well-rounded game has and should flourish here again.
Off the Beaten Path
Either "horse-for-course" or guys off the radar
D.A. Points: With a massive field lined up, don't forget the man who has absolutely torn it up in recent weeks. Guys will pass on him for "sexier" names but you should be ready to pounce because hot golf is hot golf, period.
Kyle Stanley: After back-to-back weeks inside the top six it's time to take a look to see if Stanley has rediscovered the form that made him so successful early doors of 2012. He's moved back to the Washington-state area from where is he is originally from and he looks to be settling down on the course as well. I don't like that he's only been around here twice in one tournament but I do like hot golf and hot ball-strikers this week.
Ben Crane: Horse-for-course has three rounds over par in the last five years at Sawgrass and finished T4, T5 and T6 from 2010-2008.
Peter Hanson: He's played this event twice, both in the last two years, and has seven rounds of par or better in finishes of T15 and T19. He hits it a mile but his strength is on the greens where he finds himself ranked 20th in total putting. He's WD twice this season, once at Bay Hill and his last time out at Harbour Town.
Zach Johnson: It just goes to show you what kind of "off year" that Zach Johnson is experiencing if the only place I can fit him in this week is the "Horses-for-Courses" section. As well has he usually drives, chips and putts, it has been frustrating for gamers waiting for him to fire in 2013. The next few weeks will tell us where his game is at because this is where he made his move last year. He's almost automatic at Sawgrass but his season up to this point suggests ANYTHING can happen this week. At THE PLAYERS he's seven of eight with six results being T32 or better. This year, his best full-field, stroke play result was in JANUARY, T23, at the Humana.
Martin Kaymer: Well, here's a bit of a stretch based on current form but I cannot deny his play at Sawgrass. Kaymer, as you know, NEVER makes this column, but after finishes of T15, T19, T34 and T55 he has to, in some form, this week. He's been better every year since his first and would be worth a punt this week at 100-1 or better.
Henrik Stenson: The 2009 champ has never finished worse than T23 in the five times he's made the cut here in seven tries. Wow. Included in that is also a T3 in 2006 and T10 in 2008. His T18 at Augusta should do nothing to scare you away this week. Neither will his total driving numbers (first) nor his GIR numbers (first).
David Toms: In his last four tournaments here the wily veteran has finished T10, second, MC and T9. His only top 25 this season in eight events was T13 at the Masters, another quite large event. His driver and putter will be his tools of choice this (and every) week.
Aaron Baddeley: He's made six of nine cuts here and hit the top 10 with T6 in 2011 and T9 in 2009. There are plenty of other guys out there who cannot claim two top 10s in four years. If he can find any fairways or greens this week, watch out.
John Rollins: He's hit the top 25 seven times in nine weekends in 2013 and he's 19th in ball-striking on TOUR. He's playing for the 11th time in a row at THE PLAYERS and has T25 (2012) and T13 (2010) finishes in two of his last three.
Pat Perez: He's quietly made seven weekends in a row and four of those have been T32 or better. He played well on a tight course in Tampa as he finished T7 there and he finished T25 here last year. He has the experience and the game.
Take It Deep
Long shots
Bud Cauley: Jacksonville native has played this track quite a few times. Hey, the name of the column is sub-titled "long shots".
Brendon de Jonge: He played all four rounds at par or better in his third try here last year for T15. This is a large step-up in class.
Russell Henley: Another pup who just might have enough game to make a run late on a Sunday. He's closed one deal already this year but it's his inexperience which finds him on this list.
Thorbjorn Olesen: He showed up at Bay Hill for the first time and was T7. He showed up at the Masters for the first time and was T6. He also played the quite easy TPC Louisiana and did not make the cut.
Robert Allenby: Whoa! He was T27 last week and has had plenty of experiences with decent finishes here so be on the look out! MAXIMUM risk, even HIGHER reward!
Pack Lightly
Charles Howell III: He's tried 11 times and his best finish is T32 in 2003. His next best finish was T53 in 2006. He's missed the cut in seven of 11 starts. I have now guaranteed him a top 25 for this week.
Hunter Mahan: I cannot endorse him, sorry. T73, MDF, MC and MC in his last four don't get me going. If he falls into last round of my live weekly draft, I MIGHT take a look. He'll be back but there are too many players this week to take a chance at him early. I'm not overpaying this week.
David Mathis: He was T15 here last year in his first start. I'll chalk it up to beginner's luck as he hasn't made a cut in his last eight events in 2013. His best finish of the year is T41 at Sony. Yikes.
S.Y. Noh: Just say Noh this week. And probably next. And probably the week after that. Sean Foley's stuff takes time to grow.
Padraig Harrington: Belly putter or no belly putter? I mean, how can you possibly hitch your wagon to a guy who's not sure what kind of putter he's using? Not me.
Bubba Watson: He said via his Twitter that he has not been feeling good about his golf swing for the "last few tournaments". He said he must "keep grinding and quit playing scared." He made two cuts in five tries and his best finish is T37. This ain't the place to sharpen up the game.
Ryan Palmer: He's missed six of seven cuts. His best finish is T75. He has two rounds under par.
Rookie of the Week Last Week
I keep an eye on the youngin's each week to see who is making the most noise.
Sony: Russell Henley WIN
Humana: David Lingmerth P2
Farmers: Brad Fritsch T9
WMPO: James Hahn T16
AT&T: James Hahn T3
NTO: Luke Guthrie T21
WGC-Match Play: Russell Henley 2nd round
Honda: Luke Guthrie 3rd
WGC-Cadillac: Russell Henley T28
Puerto Rico: Jordan Spieth 2nd
Tampa Bay: Jordan Spieth T7; Shawn Stefani T7; Ben Kohles T7
Arnold Palmer: Ben Kohles T14
Shell Houston Open: Robert Streb T22
Valero Texas Open: Ben Kohles T37
Masters: Russell Henley MC (not many to choose from last week!)
RBC Heritage: Russell Henley T6
Zurich Classic: D. H. Lee T8
Wells Fargo Championship: Derek Ernst WIN
HTOC: Steve Stricker (2nd; $665,000)
Sony: Charles Howell III (T3; $324,800)
Humana: Tim Clark (MC)
Farmers: Rickie Fowler (T6; $204,350)
WMPO: Jason Dufner (MC)
AT&T Pebble: Hunter Mahan (T16; $94,250)
Northern Trust: Bill Haas (T3; $343,200)
WGC-Match Play: Charl Schwartzel (T33; $46,000)
Honda: Lee Westwood (T9; $156,000)
WGC-Cadillac Championship: Matt Kuchar (T35; $68,500)
Tampa Bay: Jim Furyk (T7; $148,892)
Bay Hill: Sergio Garcia (WD after three rounds)
Shell Houston: Jimmy Walker (T50; $14,838)
Valero: Cameron Tringale (MC)
Masters: Phil Mickelson (T54; $18,320)
RBC Heritage: Luke Donald (T3; $336,400)
Zurich Classic: Bubba Watson (T15; $102,500)
Wells Fargo: Webb Simpson (T32; $37,073)
THE PLAYERS: Nick Watney
GolfChannel.com Fantasy Challenge
Wells Fargo Classic
(I play as "Glass" for ALL fantasy games)
Mike Glasscott (Rank: 3,448; $10,649,797)
Group 1: Tiger Woods
Group 2: Jim Furyk
Group 3: Jimmy Walker
Group 4: Stewart Cink
Ryan O'Sullivan (Rank: 4,022; $10,443,851)
Group 1: Luke Donald
Group 2: Sergio Garcia
Group 3: David Toms
Group 4: Jonathan Byrd
Ned Brown (Rank: 3,612; $10,581,623) "Pure Spin"
Group 4: Lucas Glover
Rob Bolton (Rank: 6,713; $9,699,532)
Group 3: Kevin Streelman
Group 4: Bryce Molder
Ned said, "…
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Tiger Woods- One of the toughest questions this week is do you try and save a start on him? Seeing that he already a three-time winner this season, I think the way to go is to put him on the roster and then try to keep him on the bench.
Phil Mickelson-- He played well last week and led the tournament until a bogey at the 71st hole. His hot hand should carry over this week and I'll try to use him the entire tournament, unless it's clear that Woods is going to finish in the top 3.
Sergio Garcia, Brandt Snedeker, Tim Clark
Luke Donald-- After a bit of a slow start to the season, he is playing better of late with a T4 at Tampa and a T3 at the RBC Heritage. He has played well in the last couple of PLAYERS with a T4 in '11 and a sixth place last year.
Steve Stricker-- He is playing in only a handful of events this season, but in the five events he has played so far he has three top 5 finishes.
Bo Van Pelt-- Van Pelt has played well recently and he notched his first top 10 of the year last week at the Wells Fargo when he tied for sixth place. His recent record at THE PLAYERS is pretty good with a T4 in '10 and a T7 last year.
Jim Furyk-- Furyk recorded a T7 in Tampa and T3 at the VTO, then he added a T25 at the Masters. His T42 at the Heritage was a bit of a disappointment, but he had played a pretty heavy schedule going into the tournament, so I'm not going to give that showing much weight.
Matt Kuchar, Nick Watney, Peter Hanson, Zach Johnson, David Toms
Adam Scott-- He earned his first Major last time out and he hasn't played since then. Scott is a past champion at THE PLAYERS and I'm assuming that his form is somewhat like it was at Augusta.
Henrik Stenson-- I've used quite a few starts on Lee Westwood and Charl Schwartzel so I'm going to use Henrik Stenson instead. He has a very nice record of three top 10s in seven career starts at THE PLAYERS including a championship in '09.
Lee Westwood, Charl Schwartzel, Ian Poulter, Jason Day
"Pure Spin"
Points last week: 191
Points this year: 3,016
Overall Ranking: (319; 99th percentile)
Coming Wednesday
And the analysis doesn't end here. Rotoworld's Rob Bolton and I will be co-hosting a one-hour live chat WEDNESDAY at NOON ET. We will be breaking down the field at the THE PLAYERS Championship and answering your questions. Simply return to the golf home page to join in on the chatter. Don't forget to follow Rob (http://twitter.com/RobBoltonGolf) and Glass (http://twitter.com/GlassWGCL) on Twitter.


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Huskers Shoot Down Redbirds in Home Opener
Lincoln, Neb. - The Nebraska men's tennis team won four singles matches and one doubles match in their home opener Friday against the Illinois State Redbirds at the Nebraska Tennis Center.
The duo of Dusty Boyer and Bradford Zitsch pulled out the team's lone doubles victory against Illinois State's Erik Brunskog and Rolondo Torrellas, 8-4.
In singles play the first win of the night came from Sebastian Florczyk. He knocked of the Redbirds' Rodrigo Oliveira 6-2, 6-1. Eric Sock rolled past ISU's Jacob Wilson 6-3, 6-3, while Andre Stenger defeated the Redbirds' Jakub Eisner 7-6, 6-3. Tom Blackwell provided the team's final singles win against ISU's Torrellas, winning 6-2, 6-4.
Playing in the No. 1 spot in the lineup, Marc Herrmann dropped a hard-fought battle to the Redbirds' Alexander Pelaez, while Dusty Boyer lost in a tie breaker to ISU's Erik Brunskog 5-7, 6-4, 0-1.
The Huskers will face off against Oklahoma State Sunday 10 a.m. at the Nebraska Tennis Center.
Nebraska vs. Illinois State
Nebraska Tennis Center
Friday, Feb. 1, 2013
1. (ISU) Alexander Pelaez/ Muddappa Appanervanda def. (NU) Andre Stenger/Sebastian Florczyk 8-7
2. (NU) Dusty Boyer/ Bradford Zitsch def. (ISU) Erik Brunskog/ Rolondo Torrellas 8-4
3. (ISU) Jakub Eisner/ Michael Sellitto def. (NU) Marc Herrmann/ Brandon Videtich 8-3
1.(ISU) Alexander Pelaez def. (NU) Marc Herrmann 7-6, 6-3
2.(ISU) Erik Brunskog def. (NU)Dusty Boyer 5-7, 6-4, 0-1
3. (NU) Andre Stenger def.(ISU) Jakub Eisner 7-6, 6-3
4. (NU) Eric Sock def. (ISU) Jacob Wilson 6-3, 6-3
5. (NU) Tom Blackwell def. (ISU) Rolondo Torrelas 6-2, 6-4
6. (NU) Sebastian Florczyk def. (ISU) Rodrigo Oliveira 6-2, 6-1
Order of finish 3, 2, 1 4, 6, 3, 2, 5, 1


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Several World War II veterans were in Hannibal's 2013 Veterans' Day parade on Saturday, Nov. 9.
Several World War II veterans were in Hannibal's 2013 Veterans' Day parade on Saturday, Nov. 9.
Some were riding in vans provided by the nursing homes where they reside. Others were in individual cars.
One greeting the crowd from the back seat of a convertible was Babe Rouse, a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
A large group of veterans rode motorcycles in the parade, some including the youngest generation of their family.
Numerous businesses added flags to their vehicles, as did individuals driving their Corvettes and other special cars.
The parade watchers were not only honoring the veterans in this year's parade, they were remembering their family members who had served the country many years ago.
Among them were Sarah Hathaway and her children, Emma and Noah. Both of Sarah's grandfathers were veterans of World War II. They were the late Robert (Bob) Stone and the late J.D. McGowan.
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Who's the person that inspires you the most? Hint: if you say anyone other than you it's the wrong answer. Others may motivate us, support us, raise us, and guide us, but ultimately we're the ones who inspire ourselves to do the things we thought we couldn't do or be the person we thought we'd never be again.
Who's the person that inspires you the most? Hint: if you say anyone other than you it's the wrong answer. Others may motivate us, support us, raise us, and guide us, but ultimately we're the ones who inspire ourselves to do the things we thought we couldn't do or be the person we thought we'd never be again.
This is a personal philosophy of mine that I have passed on to clients, friends, and strangers seeking my advice about their personal fitness and health goals. One thing I've learned over the years is that even though others push us to be better, it's the change we see in ourselves that inspires us to go the distance. The New Year's Resolutioners understand this all too well. The number one reason why folks give up on their health and fitness goals every year is that they don't see the change they thought they'd see in a roughly short amount of time.
I bring all of this up now because of the season we're in. Summer is practically here. Memorial Day weekend marks the coming of summer. The time when a plethora of men and women scramble around to get themselves ready for the beach, ready to walk around shirtless or with t-shirts and shorts. Many will fall short of the summer bod goals though, and like the yearly procrastinator, just put off their goals till another season or another year.
So how does one find the inspiration in themselves to proceed further and not give up? For this I can only provide my own experience. First, treat each day as a new day. Understand that change takes time. Even if you're an obsessive person, you will understand the importance of patience. Second, when walking a path of change always look forward, do not look sideways. Nothing will distract us more than worrying about how Tom and Jane lost those 20 pounds or how Maryann suddenly looks so youthful, or why Dave ironically hasn't changed a bit in 20 years. None of that is your concern when you're traveling your own path of change and evolution. It's just distracting and ultimately defeating when you're constantly measuring your own successes with those of others.
I've had this talk with many over the years, including my own clients. It always astonishes me how efficient the change in a person happens when he or she remains focused, vigilant, self-empowered, and disconnected to the successes of others around them. To reign this philosophy home I included some journal photos, or "Before and After" if you prefer, of two of my clients, who not only listened to my advice, but specifically took it to heart.
Changing our eating habits, physical activity, and lifestyle is challenging, but never impossible. Every big step begins with a small one, and it's these small steps that take us over the finish line of any goal we set for ourselves. It's the small steps that help us savor the sweet moments of victory each time we see a difference in ourselves or feel better than we have in years. It reminds us that we're human, but not weak, and certainly not defeated. Be inspired to understand your own power.
Michael Shaw is the owner of Shaw Fitness, a member of the Maryland Advisory Council on Physical Fitness, a certified fitness trainer, sports performance nutrition specialist, and a model coach and agent. He can be reached at www.michaelroyshaw.com.


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Luke sent you PM.
Luke sent you PM.
1 tac-rail ule milling from me
1 am/mm rail beta milling from C_losjoker
Last edited by bumbabeef; 09-09-2012 at 10:20 PM.
Luke I will ship Monday I may ad 2 more rails To my original order
-am beta rail
-am ultra light
Paid and packed.
Ok guys I'm shutting this one down.
I'll get payment info out tomorrow on the new orders.
Payment sent...
Luke I'm trying to get more funds so I can send in more rails I'll send payment tonight and ship monday
It looks like there will be plenty of raw metal after this. Would anyone want to see if we could find an anodizer willing to do a batch of gloss black? I'm assuming most will have it ano'd gloss black and it might make things simpler for Luke to ship most of them to one guy, and it will probably be cheaper in the long run.
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why waste a slug,Originally Posted by river031403
he can mill straight from billet.
you got a better idea he didnt offer milling a from a blank piece of aluminum for that priceOriginally Posted by knownothingmags
My in-box is clear and I'm back home. Send me the info. I'll get the rail sent Monday.Originally Posted by luke
very true.Originally Posted by river031403
Rassin ,Frassin, frassen ,ratten! Found the thread too late to get in on this! Is it possible that you'll do this again in the near future? I really wanted a teth w/ TK's signature.
I took the road least traveled...now where the hell am I ?
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Dam wedding this weekend missed this deal!!!! I was planning to get one done!!!
Sorry guys I had to shut it down...
My rail is in the mail!
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Sent out at noon today.
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Great job guys!!!! Props to luke for stepping up. $460 is a great number
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Rob Kimmons
TRAINING: We had some of the worst weather during this training camp so because I missed days being snowed in, I hit two a days everyday that I wasn't stuck in the house. I missed probably six days of training because of the blizzard and bad road conditions so I made up for that by increasing my strength and conditioning from 2 times a week to 4 times. On a normal training day I go into strength and conditioning around noon and leave just before 2. After I eat and rest I go into practice at 6 and train there till 8 or 830. I hang out with my family after that and get ready for the next day to do it all again.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I have always been really competitive. I graduated high school and missed wrestling. I got in many street fights before I started living for Jesus. I started training under Steve Crawford in 2000 in jiu-jitsu. Had my first unsanctioned fight three days later and was hooked.
Do you have any heroes? Jesus. Not many people would lay down their life for people who cursed them and spit on them. My Dad. I hear the horror stories of a lot of people's childhoods and I was certainly lucky to have a great family life. My dad is a great guy who busts his butt for his family and never complains about having to do it. He was a great role model and helped shape me into who I am. When it comes to fighters, Wanderlei Silva. I tried to fight just like him when I started.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It means I accomplished a dream. I said I was going to do this when I was fourteen. I feel blessed because only a small percentage of people get to make a living doing what they dreamed of doing.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Yes, I went to the community college but dropped out and got certified as a personal trainer instead.
What was your job before you started fighting? I worked as a painter, tree trimmer, laborer, factory worker, warehouse worker, personal trainer, Alarm system salesman, and other stuff too. I hated pretty much all of it. I didn't become a fighter, I was born one. God formed me in the womb to bust heads.
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? I was 15-0 (13 knockouts 2 submissions) as an amateur fighter. I held three titles, one at heavyweight, one at light heavy and one at middleweight.
Specific accomplishments in pro competition? I won the World Series of Rumble welterweight title, the American Bushido Grand Prix Championship (16 man tourney), and the defunct IFO welterweight championship.
Ranks in any martial arts styles: 3rd degree black belt in American Jiu-jitsu.
Favorite grappling technique: Whatever my opponent gives me.
Favorite Striking technique: Elbows
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Gearbox Software snatched up the rights to Duke Nukem and committed to finishing Duke Nukem Forever. It seemed likely that the developer was pushing that elephant out of the room so it could create its own Duke games, so it comes as no surprise that Stauss Zelnick, CEO of publisher Take-Two, is planning for more entries in the franchise.
"We don't really talk about it in detail but you will see future Duke IP coming from this company," Zelnick told Forbes. Though Gearbox officially owns the IP, Take-Two has a strong relationship with the developer, having published both DNF and Borderlands (through their 2K subsidiary).
Zelnick also addressed the adult content in Duke Nukem, saying products like it and Red Dead Redemption aren't marketed to children. "That said, when we put something out I stand behind it, I will not compromise," he said. "What is there left to be said? I'm sorry if you don't like it. Don't consume it."
If you want to see what this version of Duke hath wrought, a demo is available now. On the other hand, if you'd rather just read about the game, check out our review.


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A commentator writes that JFK was not, in fact, making a mistake because the notion of the "Global South" is a meaningful and understood concept, and it's not strictly a geographic description in that sense. But I'm going to side with Randall on this one: JFK didn't say "the global south," he said "the whole southern half of the globe," which strongly implies the literal southern hemisphere. And try as I might to defend JFK, Asia, the Mideast, and much of Africa are pretty clearly in the Northern Hemisphere. So I'm comfortable saying JFK made a mistake. At the least, he could have been clearer.
But it's just that: A mistake. Using too literal a phrase, or saying "southern" instead of "lower" (in the sense of lower income). Maybe he meant to say "the southern half of the globe, and asia..." etc. Or maybe he was just writing without looking at a map, and he thought the equator was farther north than it is. Whatever. He listed the regions he was talking about, so it's not like this is unclear.
The question is, why on earth make a comic about this now? This speech is nearly 50 years old. This line is not famous, and as far as I can tell, this speech is not famous. It's not his Ich Bin Ein Berliner speech, which contains the far more memorable and far more amusing error. It's not his inaugural address ("ask not what your country can do for you...") or anything relating to Cuba. He doesn't say we'll be on the moon within the decade. In fact, I fail to see what is really historically significant about this speech besides the fact that he made a small error. Which means, in short, that this comic is nitpicking a five decade old speech.
So then you wonder: Why this speech? It's not like presidential mistakes are all that rare. Sometimes they're absurdly common. Sure, if this speech had been given yesterday, I could see it being a sort of current event thing. It would make the comic outdated quickly (like this one) but it would sure make more sense than it does now. Hell, at least the last comic that said "people refer to world geography in funny ways" is going to stay relevant for a little while.
In conclusion: I do not have a clue what would be going through someone's mind to make them draw a comic like this.
Also: And this is true for many many situations, not just comics: acknowledging that your creation has a terrible flaw - in this case, being 50 years late - does not make that flaw acceptable.


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Keyboard instruments > Piano solo
Frédéric Chopin
Editor: Ewald Zimmermann
Fingering: Hans-Martin Theopold
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Roman Polanski's successful film "The Pianist" has focused attention on the Nocturne in c sharp minor by Chopin. Our edition presents the work in two versions. One derives from the handwritten copy which was owned by Chopin's sister Ludwika. The other is a noticeably different original version found in Chopin's original draft, now preserved in the Chopin Museum in Valldemosa (Mallorca).
It is your turn to play the music from "The Pianist". This reasonably priced edition is extracted from the volume of complete Chopin Nocturnes (HN 185).
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The levels of difficulty of the piano music published by G. Henle Publishers
|Bach, Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, nos. 4 and 5
|Bach, Well-Tempered Clavier I, no. 1 Prelude C major
|Beethoven, Piano Sonatas op. 49,1 and 2
|Grieg, Lyric Pieces op. 12, no. 4
|Schumann, Fantasy Pieces op. 12, no. 1
|Chopin, Nocturnes op. 27, nos. 1 and 2
|Beethoven, Piano Sonata op. 10, no. 3
|Beethoven, Piano Sonata op. 81a
|Schumann, Toccata op. 7
Guide to the levels of difficulty
"I don't know what 'difficult' means. Either you can play or you can't" – this was the rather terse comment by the great violinist Nathan Milstein, on being asked about the unbelievable difficulty of Niccolo Paganini's Caprice no. 1.
The relativity of the evaluation of difficulty in music immediately becomes clear. Yet I gladly take up this great challenge, presented to me by G. Henle Publishers. For I am aware of how useful a guide like this can be, both from my own experience as well as that of many colleagues. In particular so as to be able to identify "appropriate" works. For example for music teachers, who teach at very different levels, from beginners to those preparing for music conservatories, but also for all those interested amateurs for whom this guide is intended.
After careful deliberation I have settled on nine levels of difficulty, which I have divided into three groups: 1–3 (easy), 4–6 (medium), 7–9 (difficult). A number of parameters have been considered when assessing the level of difficulty. I have not just looked at the number of fast or slow notes to be played, or the chord sequences; of central importance are also the complexity of the piece's composition, its rhythmic complexities, the difficulty of reading the text for the first time, and last but not least, how easy or difficult it is to understand its musical structure. I have defined "piece" as being the musical unit of a sonata, or a single piece in a cycle, which is why Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier" Part I comprises a total of 48 levels of difficulty (each prelude and fugue is considered separately), Schumann's Sonata in f sharp minor op.11 only has a single number. My assessment is measured by the ability to prepare a piece for performance.
While assessing the pieces, it became clear that the medium level of difficulty (4–6) is the trickiest. Now and again this means that a piece is judged as a "3/4", even if it only deserved a "3" as far as piano technique is concerned. An example of such a "borderline" case (easy/medium) is Schumann's "Scenes from Childhood" op. 15 Von fremden Ländern und Menschen or at the other end "6/7" part of Bach's "English Suites". And of course within a main category there are also "from-to" evaluations (e.g. 7/8).
Any evaluation of art or music will always be subjective, even if the aim was to be objective. Despite the fact that I have endeavoured to be as careful as possible, I am all too aware that the results of my work can be called into question, and am therefore grateful for any suggestions you might have.
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- Apr 15:
- Ex-Boulder cop Christian McCracken sentenced to 90 days jail, 10 years probation
- Feb 11:
- Ex-Boulder cop Christian McCracken takes plea deal in attempted-murder case
- Nov 26:
- Judge: Statements by ex-Boulder cop Christian McCracken allowed at attempted-murder trial
- Aug 24:
- Judge refuses to reduce sentence for Treven Hunter in assault of ex-Boulder cop
- Aug 23:
- Ex-Boulder cop charged with attempted murder opposes his assailant's early release
- Aug 16:
- Christian McCracken, charged with attempted murder, resigns from Boulder Police Department
- Jun 28:
- Attempted murder case against Boulder cop will go to trial
- May 29:
- Boulder cop Christian McCracken, charged with attempted murder, working on plea deal
- May 11:
- Boulder cop Christian McCracken charged with attempted murder in stalking case
- May 10:
- Christian McCracken, Boulder cop facing attempted-murder charge, re-arrested on drug counts
- May 3:
- Treven Hunter sentenced to 2 years for assault on Boulder cop now facing charges
- Aug 10:
- Boulder police: Man assaulted cop after refusing to pay $3 bar tab
The Boulder police officer facing felony stalking and harassment charges is accused of retrieving two of his own guns from work while on medical leave, then threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend and one of her friends -- both police dispatchers -- before shooting himself, according to a police report released today.
Broomfield police arrested Officer Christian Dale McCracken, 32, of Frederick, on suspicion of stalking, a class 5 felony, and harassment, a class 3 misdemeanor, just after midnight Saturday after being alerted by the Boulder Police Department.
The ex-girlfriend, a 27-year-old Boulder police dispatcher who lives in Broomfield, also went to investigators Friday. She and McCracken had been friends for several years and occasionally dated during that time. More recently, she helped care for McCracken while he was on inactive duty due to a head injury.
According to the report, she told police McCracken recently began to behave erratically and appeared "disconnected from reality."
Reached this afternoon, the woman declined to comment.
Last August, McCracken suffered a concussion after being assaulted by a suspect he was trying to apprehend on the University Hill. Treven Hunter, 23, pleaded guilty to third-degree assault on a peace officer, and is scheduled to be sentenced in Boulder on Thursday.
In March, the dispatcher told police she received a call from McCracken asking to end their relationship. A short time later, though, he began calling her to try and get back together. Despite telling him she did not want to resume the relationship, the woman told investigators she received five to six phone calls or 10 to 20 text messages a day from McCracken, as well as Facebook posts.
In April, she began receiving messages from McCracken that led her to believe he was following her, according to the report. He would make comments about where she had been with a friend -- also a Boulder police dispatcher -- and the nature of their relationship.
Last Thursday, the woman said, McCracken began pounding on her door while she and the other dispatcher were inside after going out to dinner. He accused her of cheating on him with the other dispatcher, and later called her and told her that her friend "better watch his back," according to the report.
Several other Boulder police dispatchers and officers then began telling the woman that McCracken often would ask them questions about her whereabouts and that they saw him hanging around the police station. Several also said McCracken accused them of conspiring against him.
On Friday, Boulder police called the woman to tell her that McCracken had retrieved two of his own guns that he kept at the police station while on medical leave, according to the report. McCracken then told his roommate -- a fellow Boulder police officer -- that he was going to shoot the male dispatcher in front of his ex-girlfriend, kill her and then go up into the mountains to commit suicide.
The roommate convinced McCracken to go to Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette to be evaluated. Broomfield police, having been contacted both by Boulder police and the ex-girlfriend, arrived at the hospital to arrest McCracken on Friday night.
The woman informed investigators that McCracken told her that he had stalked and plotted to kill his ex-wife after their break-up several years earlier. He also told her he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder after a tour in the Middle East while in the Marine Corps.
She said he told her both these things before his head injury.
Speaking generally, Melissa Wolack, a speech and language pathologist at Boulder Community Hospital's Mapleton Rehabilitation Center, said concussions can cause changes in mood and behavior. They also can cause people to misjudge situations and fail to see the consequences of their actions.
"It can also impair their problem-solving ability," she said. "They misconstrue situations or fail to properly assess situations. They can be impulsive, and they don't behave rationally."
Boulder police Chief Mark Beckner on Monday said Boulder police conduct internal investigations whenever an officer is charged criminally. Internal discipline is not dependent on a criminal conviction. McCracken is on suspension, but he has not been on active duty as a police officer since his injury last summer.
Beckner had declined to discuss the allegations against McCracken.
McCracken remains in custody in Broomfield on $100,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in court Thursday.
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The biggest thing dominating news at the capitol this week is the reply by house speaker Tim Jones and budget chairman Rick Stream to Gov. Nixon's attempts to prevent the legislature from overriding his veto of HB 253.
The biggest thing dominating news at the capitol this week is the reply by house speaker Tim Jones and budget chairman Rick Stream to Gov. Nixon's attempts to prevent the legislature from overriding his veto of HB 253.
The governor has consistently painted himself as a proponent of lowering our tax burdens and allowing Missourians to keep more of their hard earned tax dollars. Even his inaugural address and his State of the State address were filled with rhetoric about overhauling our tax system to make it more fair for hardworking citizens. We then took it upon ourselves to craft a tax bill that for the first time in 92 years would allow a break for taxpayers.
Out of nowhere, the governor now is resorting to political stunts and fear mongering in order to prevent this well-deserved tax cut for Missourians and Missouri business. I find it even more outrageous that the governor has fabricated a false choice pitting the tax cut against funding for education. He is making this pitiful argument while the state has a surplus of hundreds of millions! We can benefit from a reduced tax burden without jeopardizing the record levels of funding we are providing to education.
Inaccurate projections are being used to mislead us about the true impact of HB253 according to Rick Stream the budget chair. He states that the real truth is our state is experiencing a healthy level of growth and Missourians deserve to have a portion of their hard earned dollars returned to them in the form of a tax cut.
The real figures show that at the end of fiscal year 2013 we had collected $742 million more dollars than in FY 2012 and had a sustained growth of 10.11 percent. If you believe the governor's scare tactic, he would have us believe that we are teetering on the edge of a fiscal cliff. Bologna! How can you spend $6 million on an airplane you don't need then tell the citizens you can't give them a tax break? He makes reference to provisions in the Federal Marketplace Fairness Act, which is something that in all probability will not even be enacted. Even if it is enacted, the Missouri Constitution specifically states that it could not harm the tax process in current law.
In an attempt to bully the legislature, the governor has withheld needlessly $400 million. This measure in a time of excess is an overreach of his constitutional authority. He knows, however, that by the time the Supreme Court rules, the harm will be done.
What he is threatening is a withhold of $400 million from education and social services. Now just how in the heck do you justify taking money away from education because you're afraid that a tax break will take money away from education? I might be fairly new to this politics business but even a novice can see that there is a flaw in that thinking! The truth is that there are safeguards built into the proposed new law that require the state to have at least $100 million dollars in growth before the tax breaks take effect. The people of the state of Missouri sent us to office to take the kind of bold steps forward that the most significant tax cut in nearly a century would provide. I voted for the tax reduction bill during session and I sure intend to vote to override the veto.
I've gotten a lot of support for my plan to hold a child abuse hearing in the district. We are working on the format for the meeting and I would be glad to hear some suggestions. We could have a "listening post" type of session where we hear from a number of folks pertaining to their experiences. The whole idea for the first year was to gather as much information from around the state as possible, then start looking for solutions to the problem areas. We have had some great meetings with department heads so far, but I think it's time to start hearing from foster parents and adoptive parents as well. I'll share the plans for the October meeting with you as soon as we formalize them.
"Food For Thought" this week: If you have to get your parents' permission to go on a field trip or take an aspirin in school, BUT NOT to get an abortion.... you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
Until next week, I am and remain, in your service.
Bill Lant represents the people of Southwest Missouri in the Mo. House of Representatives. Contact him locally at 437-8223 or at his Jefferson City office at (573) 751-9801 or email him at email@example.com.


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Looking ahead,I hope it is on Dorsey's agenda to extend A.Smith's contract this offseason. He has a year left, but I want to lock him up now, before he hits the market. If he has a whole year like the last half if this year, then he is going to command a contract like Flacco got. Right now, I think we can get him for a lot cheaper, and he probably would be happy at this point with a long term deal knowing he is the undisputed #1 QB.
As close as our salary cap is now, I cannot imagine how tight things would get for us with a huge QB contract. There are a lot of teams that are going to be struggling to sign FAs with the huge contracts they have to give to reliable QBs.


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|Possibly Martha Ann Willson
1832 - 1905
In these photos, Walter and Mary Frances were young, so maybe they are wedding portraits. Since the Jollett family seemed to like a different photographer, I am reasoning that maybe the Davis family ordered the portraits and that they preferred Star.
I even Googled "B. C. Coldorn" and got "Do you mean Cold Corn?"


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'Keep The Lights On' Scores With Indie Spirit Awards
The nominations for the Independent Spirit Awards, which have evolved into the hipster's Oscars, were announced today. Leading the nominations are two features by Indie mainstay directors, David O. Russell ("Silver Linings Playbook") and Wes Anderson ("Moonrise Kingdom"), both films received five nominations, including Best Feature and Best Director.
There was also a strong showing by "Keep The Lights On," Ira Sachs' personal story about a gay relationship in a free-fall, with four nominations: Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Male Lead for Danish actor Thure Lindhardt.
According to the Associated Press, nominees are chosen by panels of film professionals, which gauge contenders on such criteria as uniqueness of vision; original, provocative subject matter; how economically they were produced; and percentage of financing from independent, non-Hollywood sources. Eligible films typically range from tiny-budgeted movies shot for $500,000 or less to productions that cost as much as $20 million.
The awards are much more low-key than the Oscars, given out in a large tent in Santa Monica the day before the Academy Award ceremony. Presented by the cinema group Film Independent, the Spirit Awards will be handed out on Feb. 23, 2012. The Spirit Awards show will air that night on IFC.
In the Best Male Lead category, Lindhardt will be competing against Jack Black ("Bernie"), Bradley Cooper ("Silver Linings Playbook"), John Hawkes ("The Sessions") Matthew McConaughey, ("Killer Joe") and Wendell Pierce, ("Four").
McConaughey also scored a Best Supporting Male nomination for the surprise indie hit (despite its starry cast, it cost $7 million) "Magic Mike" where he played an aging owner of a Tampa strip club. He is up against David Oyelowo, ("Middle of Nowhere"). Michael Péna, ("End of Watch"), Sam Rockwell, ("Seven Psychopaths") and Bruce Willis, "Moonrise Kingdom").
Unlike the nominations for Male Lead, those for Best Female Lead are largely unknown actresses. The only well-known name is Jennifer Lawrence ("Silver Linings Playbook"), who crossed the line into stardom earlier this year with "The Hunger Games." She competes against Linda Cardellini, ("Return"), Emayatzy Corinealdi, ("Middle of Nowhere"), Quvenzhané Wallis, ("Beasts of the Southern Wild") and Mary Elizabeth Winstead, ("Smashed").
A similar dynamic occurred with the Best Supporting Female nominations with Helen Hunt receiving an accolade for "The Sessions" where she played a sex surrogate. She is up against Rosemarie DeWitt, ("Your Sister's Sister"), Ann Dowd, ("Compliance"), Brit Marling, ("Sound of My Voice") and Lorraine Toussaint, ("Middle of Nowhere").
Also worth noting is the nod given "Perks of Being a Wallflower" for Best First Feature, missing, though, was a noms for Ezra Miller as the wise-ass, out high school senior in that film and Logan Lerman as the title-character, a high school sophomore recovering from an emotional breakdown.
Films that showed up on LGBT Film Festival circuits that received nominations include a Best Original Screenplay for Jonathan Lisecki ("Gayby"), the lesbian drama "Mosquita y Mari" for the John Cassavetes Award (given films made for less than $500,000) and David France's acclaimed documentary about ACT-UP "How To Survive A Plague," given a Best Documentary nomination. Also in that category is out director Kirby Dick's powerful look at sexual abuse in the military "The Invisible War."
Below is a complete list of nominees:
Best Feature
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Keep the Lights On
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook
Best Director
Wes Anderson, Moonrise Kingdom
Julia Loktev, The Loneliest Planet
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Ira Sachs, Keep the Lights On
Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Best Screenplay
Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom
Zoe Kazan, Ruby Sparks
Martin McDonagh, Seven Psychopaths
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Ira Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias, Keep the Lights On
Best Female Lead
Linda Cardellini, Return
Emayatzy Corinealdi, Middle of Nowhere
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Smashed
Best Male Lead
Jack Black, Bernie
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Thure Lindhardt, Keep the Lights On
Matthew McConaughey, Killer Joe
Wendell Pierce, Four
Best Supporting Female
Rosemarie DeWitt, Your Sister's Sister
Ann Dowd, Compliance
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Brit Marling, Sound of My Voice
Lorraine Toussaint, Middle of Nowhere
Best Supporting Male
Matthew McConaughey, Magic Mike
David Oyelowo, Middle of Nowhere
Michael Péna, End of Watch
Sam Rockwell, Seven Psychopaths
Bruce Willis, Moonrise Kingdom
Best First Feature
Fill the Void
Gimme the Loot
Safety Not Guaranteed
Sound of My Voice
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Best First Screenplay
Rama Burshtein, Fill the Void
Derek Connolly, Safety Not Guaranteed
Christopher Ford, Robot & Frank
Rashida Jones and Will McCormack, Celeste and Jesse Forever
Jonathan Lisecki, Gayby
John Cassavetes Award
(for feature made for under $500,000)
Breakfast with Curtis
Middle of Nowhere
Mosquita y Mari
The Color Wheel
Best Cinematography
Yoni Brook, Valley of Saints
Lol Crawley, Here
Ben Richardson, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Roman Vasyanov, End of Watch
Robert Yeoman, Moonrise Kingdom
Best Documentary
How to Survive a Plague
Marina Abramovi?: The Artist Is Present
The Central Park Five
The Invisible War
The Waiting Room
Best International Film
Amour (France)
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Turkey)
Rust and Bone (France/Belgium)
Sister (Switzerland)
War Witch (Democratic Republic of Congo)
16th Annual Piaget Producers Award
Nobody Walks
Prince Avalanche
Stones in the Sun
19th Annual Someone to Watch Award
Gimme the Loot
Electrick Children
Stella Artois Truer Than Fiction Award
The Waiting Room
Only the Young
Robert Altman Award


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Huskers Hit the Road for Showdown with Iowa
No. 13 Nebraska (10-4, 4-3) vs. No. 2 Iowa (16-1, 6-0)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, Iowa • Sunday, Feb. 10 • 2 p.m.
Series History: Nebraska trails, 8-22-2
Last Meeting: Iowa won, 24-9, on Jan. 13, 2012, in Lincoln, Neb.
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Following a dramatic win in the final match at the NU Coliseum, the No. 13 Nebraska wrestling team travels to Iowa City, Iowa to face the No. 2 Hawkeyes on Sunday at 2 p.m.
The match will take place at Carver-Hawkeye Arena and will be available through online streaming on the Big Ten Digital Network. A video subscription to BTDN is required to view the match through the link above. Live stats are on TrackWrestling.com. Twitter updates will also be available throughout the meet by following @HuskerWrestling.
Last Friday night, the Huskers jumped out to an early 11-0 lead over Michigan State before the Spartans responded to take a 19-17 lead into the final match. Redshirt freshman Austin Wilson (165) delivered for NU by pinning Nick Proctor in 3:45. Wilson's second pin of the season gave the Huskers a 23-19 victory, their 10th of the 2012-13 campaign.
The Huskers and Hawkeyes have faced off 32 times in their histories, with Iowa holding a 22-8-2 advantage. Nebraska lost the most recent meeting on Jan. 13, 2012 in Lincoln, Neb., by a 24-9 margin.
Following the road trip to Iowa City, the Huskers will compete at the NWCA National Duals, Feb. 17 and 24, with the site to be determined. On March 9-10, Nebraska will make its second appearance at the Big Ten Championships in Champaign, Ill. The 2012-13 season will conclude at the NCAA Championships, March 21-23, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Wilson will start at 165 pounds for the Huskers following his clutch performance against the Spartans. He is 24-9 on the season and will be making his 11th dual start.
Seniors Josh Ihnen (184) and Ridge Kiley (141), who were honored as part of Senior Night festivities last Friday night, will appear in the NU lineup. Both wrestlers won their matches against Michigan State.
Juniors Shawn Nagel (133) and Caleb Kolb (197) are expected to start against Iowa in their respective weight classes. The Huskers forfeited at 133 pounds against the Spartans, but Kolb picked up his 14th win of the season at 197 pounds.
Four sophomores will start for Nebraska on Sunday afternoon: Jake Sueflohn (149), James Green (157), Robert Kokesh (174) and Spencer Johnson (HWT). Sueflohn and Johnson will look to bounce back following losses, while Green and Kokesh seek to take down top-five opponents.
Freshman Eric Coufal will make his 12th start of the season at 125 pounds.
A full recap will be available on Huskers.com following the dual.
Last Time Out: Wilson's Pin Caps Final Dual at Coliseum
No. 13 Nebraska trailed heading into the final match on Friday, Feb. 1 at the NU Coliseum against Michigan State, 19-17, before redshirt freshman Austin Wilson pinned Nick Proctor. Wilson's fall gave the Huskers a 23-19 victory over Michigan State.
Nebraska improves to 10-4 on the season, with a 4-3 record in Big Ten duals. The Spartans fall to 4-10 and 0-6 in Big Ten competition.
Wilson (165) faced a 2-0 deficit in the second period against Proctor before a takedown that led to the pin in 3:45. The NU Coliseum crowd of 1,742 erupted following the win, which propelled the Huskers to victory. Wilson improves to 24-9 with a 7-3 record in duals. He picked up his seventh consecutive win dating back to last weekend's third-place finish at the Grand View Open.
Sophomore Robert Kokesh (174) extended his winning streak to 22 with a 19-3 technical fall over Michigan State's Jordan Wohlfert. Kokesh, who is ranked No. 3 by InterMat, improves to 27-1 with the win and 13-1 in dual competition. The technical fall was his fifth of the 2012-13 campaign.
Josh Ihnen, who was one of five Huskers honored as part of the Senior Night festivities, continued the NU momentum with a 6-1 decision over John Rizqallah at 184 pounds. Ihnen, who is ranked eighth by InterMat, moves to 19-3 on the season. He picked up the 92nd victory of his career with the win.
Junior Caleb Kolb extended the Nebraska lead to 11-0 with his 4-1 decision over the Spartans' Nick McDiarmid at 197 pounds. Kolb snapped a five-match losing streak and improves to 10-14 overall and 5-9 in duals.
The Huskers suffered three consecutive losses at heavyweight, 125 and 133 en route to a 13-11 Spartan lead. Sophomore Spencer Johnson (HWT) was tied with No. 7 Michael McClure, 2-2, in the third period before a McClure takedown. The Spartan junior added a point for riding time en route to a 5-2 decision for his 26th win of the season. Johnson drops to 2-3 with the loss.
Freshman Eric Coufal fell by a 14-1 major decision at 125 pounds to Brennan Lyon. The Huskers took an 11-7 lead into intermission, where gold medalist Jordan Burroughs and Athletic Director Emeritus Tom Osborne were honored. The Huskers forfeited the first match following the break at 133 pounds, giving Michigan State a slim 13-11 lead.
Senior Ridge Kiley (141) responded with an 8-2 decision over Nick Trimble to regain the lead in the dual, 14-13. The Spartans struck back at 149 pounds as Dan Osterman pinned No. 7 Jake Sueflohn in 2:55. Sueflohn, a sophomore, suffered his fourth loss of the season and drops to 8-3 in duals. Michigan State took a 19-14 lead into the final two matches.
No. 6 James Green (157) won a 5-2 decision over Ryan Watts to give the Huskers hope before Wilson's pin ultimately secured the win. Green improves to 16-2 on the season and 9-1 in duals.
Scouting the Iowa Hawkeyes
No. 2 Iowa is 16-1 on the season with a 6-0 record in Big Ten duals. In their most recent outing, the Hawkeyes took down then-No. 1 Penn State at home, 22-16, on Friday, Feb. 1. Iowa has won four consecutive matches dating back to an 18-12 loss at then-No. 2 Oklahoma State on Jan. 13. The Hawkeyes will face No. 8 Illinois on Friday night before their dual against the Huskers in Iowa City on Sunday.
Iowa has two top-ranked wrestlers and an additional undefeated grappler ranked No. 2. Senior Matt McDonough (125) and junior Derek St. John (157) are a combined 31-0 and both ranked first in their respective weight classes. Junior Tony Ramos (133) is 17-0 and ranked second by InterMat. No. 4 Mike Evans (174), No. 6 Bobby Telford (HWT) and No. 8 Mark Ballweg (141) round out the top 10 wrestlers for the Hawkeyes. Additional ranked competitors for Iowa include No. 13 Nick Moore (165), No. 14 Ethen Lofthouse (184) and No. 19 Nathan Burak (197).
Iowa is coached by Tom Brands, who is in his seventh year as head coach of the Hawkeyes. He holds a 127-11-1 record at the school and a 144-31-1 record in more than eight years overall.
Kokesh at 22 Straight Wins and Counting
Sophomore Robert Kokesh (174) has won 22 consecutive matches heading into Sunday afternoon's dual against No. 2 Iowa. In seven of his last eight matches, Kokesh has faced top-20 opponents, including No. 3 Matt Brown of Penn State, who he took down in a 10-7 decision. Kokesh has defeated four additional ranked opponents during the stretch. Against the Hawkeyes, Kokesh will face No. 4 Mike Evans, who is 12-2 on the season.
Kokesh captured the Midlands Invitational title and Cliff Keen Invitational crown during his run. His last loss came on Nov. 16 against Logan Storley of Minnesota.
Kokesh is 27-1 on the season with a 13-1 record in duals. He leads all starters with eight pins. The Wagner, S.D. native also has five technical falls and six major decisions. Kokesh was named Big Ten Co-Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 2.
Kiley Emerging at 141
Senior Ridge Kiley has started the last nine duals at 141 pounds after sophomore Skylar Galloway started four of the first five. Kiley appeared in the NU lineup for the opening match of the season against Northern Colorado on Nov. 10. He also wrestled at 149 pounds against Wyoming on Nov. 11.
Kiley is 13-7 on the season with an 8-3 mark in dual competition. He holds a 3-4 record against ranked opponents and has appeared in InterMat's top 20 several times this season. Kiley posted a seventh-place finish at the Cliff Keen Invitational, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, compiling a 4-2 record in the process.
Galloway is 7-5 with a 2-3 dual record. Kiley is expected to start at 141 pounds on Sunday afternoon against Iowa.
Johnson Stepping In at Heavyweight
Sophomore Spencer Johnson moved up from 197 pounds to heavyweight this season and has competed for the Huskers in their last five duals. Johnson is 4-4 with a 2-3 dual record.
Following a 1-1 showing against Michigan and Northwestern, Jan. 11-12, Johnson won a crucial 3-1 decision over Illinois' Chris Lopez en route to a Nebraska victory on Jan. 18. Last Friday, Johnson fell by a 5-2 decision to No. 7 Michael McClure of Michigan State.
Manning Closing In On 200 Career Victories
Nebraska Head Coach Mark Manning is three wins shy of the 200th of his career. Manning, who is in his 16th year as a head coach, holds a 197-93-5 record. He has spent over 12 seasons with Nebraska, where he is 174-69-3. Prior to coaching the Huskers, Manning spent three seasons with Northern Iowa, compiling a 23-24-2 record with the Panthers.
The Huskers have three duals remaining in the 2012-13 season, including Sunday afternoon's matchup with Iowa.
Ihnen Climbing Up Wins List
Senior Josh Ihnen (184) is eight wins shy of the 100th of his career at Nebraska. Ihnen holds a 92-36 record in more than three years with the Huskers. He is 50-21 in dual competition. This season Ihnen is 19-3 overall with first-place showings at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open and the Cliff Keen Invitational. He has an 11-3 record in duals and a 7-3 mark against ranked opponents.
Last season Ihnen earned All-America accolades following a 26-8 record. He went 16-3 in duals and posted eight major decisions in his junior season. As a sophomore in 2010-11, Ihnen went 28-10 with a 14-5 dual record. During his redshirt-freshman season, he compiled a 19-15 record, going 10-10 in duals. In both 2010 and 2011, Ihnen fell one match short of a top-eight finish at the NCAA Championships before finishing eighth in 2012.
Huskers in the Rankings
Nebraska has four wrestlers ranked in the top 15 of the latest InterMat poll, released on Feb. 5. Sophomore Robert Kokesh achieved the highest ranking on the team. He is second at 174 pounds following a 19-3 technical fall over Michigan State's Jordan Wohlfert. Fellow sophomore James Green is No. 6 at 157 pounds after his 5-2 win over Ryan Watts. Jake Sueflohn dropped four spots to 11th at 149 pounds after being pinned by Dan Osterman of Michigan State. Senior Josh Ihnen is eighth at 184 pounds. He posted a 6-1 decision last Friday night.
The WIN Magazine rankings were released on Feb. 4 and feature the same four Huskers in its poll. Kokesh leads the way at third, but Green is not far behind at No. 6 in his weight class. Ihnen rounds out the top 10 at seventh, while Sueflohn is No. 12.
In the Amateur Wrestling News poll, released on Feb. 5, all four Huskers achieved top 10 rankings. Kokesh jumped to No. 2 after being third last week. Green held his No. 6 position from a week ago. Ihnen held on to the No. 7 ranking and Sueflohn dropped to 10th after being No. 8.
As a team, Nebraska is ranked in the top 15 of the InterMat, WIN Magazine and NWCA/USA Today Coaches rankings. The Huskers are 13th in the InterMat poll, 12th in WIN Magazine and 13th in the NWCA poll.
Kokesh Earns Weekly Big Ten Honor, Jan. 2
Sophomore Robert Kokesh earned Big Ten Co-Wrestler-of-the-Week accolades with Northwestern's Jason Welch, the conference announced on Wednesday, Jan. 2.
Kokesh took home the Midlands Invitational title at 174 pounds on Sunday, Dec. 30, winning six matches to extend his winning streak to 17 and improve his record to 22-1 on the season. The Wagner, S.D. native outscored his opponents 46-7 and added two pins to extend his number to eight on the season. He won two more of his matches by major decision and one by technical fall in addition to his pins.
Kokesh earned the 50th win of his collegiate career in Saturday's quarterfinals and now has 52 as a Husker. He led the Nebraska wrestling team to a tie-for-15th place finish at the Midlands Invitational with the individual crown.
Kokesh was the last Husker to win Big Ten Wrestler of the Week when he took home the honor on Dec. 13, 2011.
Sophomores Showing Leadership
Sophomores James Green (157), Robert Kokesh (174) and Jake Sueflohn (149) are three of Nebraska's four nationally ranked starters in InterMat's latest poll. The trio of sophomores are all in the top 15 of their respective weight classes and all qualified for the NCAA Championships last season.
Green is 16-2 on the season with a 9-1 mark in dual competition. Kokesh is 27-1 and leads all starters with eight pins this season. He is 13-1 in duals and has won 22 consecutive matches. Sueflohn has a 17-4 record in 2012-13, which includes an 8-3 mark in duals.
Fellow sophomores Skylar Galloway (141), Brandon Wilbourn (157) and Spencer Johnson (HWT) have also appeared in the NU lineup this season. Galloway is 7-5 with a 2-3 dual mark, while Wilbourn is 11-3 with a 2-1 dual record and Johnson is 4-4 with a 2-3 record in dual competition.
The sophomore class leads the team with 36 individual dual victories from six different starters. The seniors are 20-10 on the season with four different Huskers appearing in the lineup. The two juniors who have competed have compiled an 11-16 record. The redshirt freshmen have started two different wrestlers and have won nine matches. Three freshmen have started and earned one victory.
Against the Spartans, the seniors led the way with a 2-0 record. The juniors and redshirt freshmen each went 1-0, while the sophomores compiled a 2-2 record. The freshmen went 0-1. NU forfeited its match at 133 pounds.
Huskers Add Three Wrestlers for 2013-14
Nebraska Head Coach Mark Manning announced the signing of three wrestlers on Wednesday, Nov. 21, who will join the Huskers in 2013-14.
Anthony Abidin, Dix Hills, N.Y. (Nassau/Half Hollow Hills East/Calhoun) - 133/141
Abidin joins the Huskers after winning the NJCAA national title at 133 pounds as a freshman in 2012. Wrestling for Nassau Community College, Abidin finished the season ranked 12th following a 28-4 season before making a run to the championship match where he won a 7-4 decision over Iowa Central's Brandon Wright. Abidin will redshirt this season at Nassau and have three years of eligibility left with Nebraska.
Before Nassau, Abidin wrestled at Half Hollow Hills East High School in Dix Hills, N.Y. As a senior, he went 36-1 en route to the state crown at 125 pounds. Abidin recorded 21 pins, five major decisions and four technical falls during 2011. Abidin also wrestled at Calhoun High School.
Colton McCrystal, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) - 133
McCrystal comes to Nebraska with experience at Sergeant Bluff-Luton in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, where he won the Class 2A state title at 126 pounds as a junior last season. McCrystal compiled a 22-1 record during the season with 11 pins. He is currently ranked No. 20 in the InterMat national rankings at 132 pounds with a 143-8 mark entering his senior season. McCrystal earned a pair of runner-up finishes at the state championship as a freshman and sophomore, competing at 103 pounds in 2010 and 112 in 2011.
Pat Downey, Baltimore, Md. (Oviedo/North County/Loch Raven/Mount St. Joseph) - 184
Downey is a two-time Maryland state champion who is set to join the Huskers in 2013-14. He won his first state title as a sophomore at 160 pounds for Loch Raven, capping an undefeated 35-0 season. As a junior, he compiled a perfect 34-0 record en route a second consecutive state title, this time for North County at 171 pounds. As a freshman, Downey earned a sixth-place finish at 145 pounds while wrestling at Mount St. Joseph.
In addition, Downey won the silver medal at the 2012 FILA Junior World Championships in September. He has spent the last two years at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. He will have four years of eligibility at Nebraska.
Huskers Working Through Challenging Schedule
Nebraska has faced a rigorous schedule this season with three duals remaining as well as the Big Ten Championships and NCAA Championships. The Huskers have wrestled against six teams that are currently ranked in the NWCA/USA Today Coaches Poll, released on Feb. 5. Nebraska will face its seventh ranked opponent on Sunday at No. 2 Iowa.
NU has already wrestled against No. 3 Penn State, No. 4 Minnesota, No. 8 Illinois, No. 18 Wisconsin, No. 19 Michigan and No. 21 Wyoming. The Huskers have victories over the Fighting Illini, Wolverines and Cowboys, but have losses against the Nittany Lions, Golden Gophers and Badgers.
In addition, Maryland and Northwestern were ranked when Nebraska faced them earlier this season. NU lost to then-No. 18 Maryland on Dec. 16 at the Grapple at the Garden, but took down then-No. 18 Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., on Jan. 12.
On March 9-10, Nebraska will make its second appearance in the Big Ten Championships in Champaign, Ill. Last season the Huskers produced four top-five finishers. The 2012-13 season concludes March 21-23 at the NCAA Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. Last year Nebraska finished 21st with 28 points. James Green (157) and Josh Ihnen (184) earned All-America honors, as eight Huskers qualified for the 2012 NCAA Championships.
BTDN to Feature Huskers Eight Times
Nebraska will be featured on Big Ten Digital Network for the final time this season in Sunday afternoon's showdown against No. 2 Iowa.
The Huskers were featured on BTDN for their home matches against Minnesota, Arizona State, Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan State as well as their road matches against Northwestern and Penn State.
Nebraska was televised on Big Ten Network for its 20-19 victory over Michigan on Jan. 11. The second day of the Big Ten Championships, March 10, will also be televised on BTN.
For information on the BTN and BTDN wrestling schedules, go to the BTN/BTN2Go/BTDN Olympic Sports TV schedule page.
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Canadian authorities have killed a wolf that wandered from Washington state into British Columbia more than a year ago, an official of for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says. The wolf had been attacking cattle.
British Columbia authorities killed the wolf Jan. 27, said Donny Martorello.
Martorello said the wolf, a young male, left Washington's Smackout Pack in northeastern Stevens County more than a year ago and went to east-central British Columbia.
Martorello said the Washington department is not involved in the case.
"For wolves, once they cross outside of our jurisdiction, they are no longer Washington wolves," he said. "As soon as it crossed over, it became a British Columbia resident wolf."
The department is working with British Columbia authorities to get the wolf's tracking collar back, Martorello said.
In 2013, the state estimated between 51 and 101 wolves were in Washington. The department releases its annual report in early March.
Martorello said the past year was relatively quiet for wolf-livestock problems, with a calf killed in northeast Washington in August and a dog injured in March. Several October incidents are under investigation but there are no new developments involving livestock, he said.
"It's a quiet time of the year, most of the livestock are off the range in terms of grazing allotments, getting geared up for calving fairly soon," he said.
Martorello said it's likely more wolves will spread across the state, calling them "great dispersers." The department has established more than 12 positions around the state to work with producers to prevent conflict, he said.
"Certainly we'll have new packs on the horizon and more potential for overlap with producers," he said.


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A lawyer from Manchester, N.H., who has strong connections to an anti-gay Christian law group, was arrested Friday on child pornography charges, the Concord (NH) Monitor reports.
The FBI arrested Lisa Biron, who is associated with the Alliance Defending Freedom, a group of Christian lawyers that works against LGBT rights, after she took a teenage girl to Canada, convinced her to engaged in sexual acts and filmed it. FBI agents interrupted a hearing that involved child porn found on Biron's computer and arrested her on federal charges of transportation with the intent to engaged in criminal sexual activity, possession of child pornography and five counts of sexual exploitation of children.
When FBI agents searched her home they discovered 200 rounds of ammunition, according to prosecutor Helen Fitzgibbon. Two witnesses claim that they saw Biron with marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy. The attorney also accused her of threatening the individual who turned her into police for possessing child porn. Biron allegedly texted the man that he would have to watch his back "FOR EVER."
According to the authorities, a man told police that he saw child porn on her computer. After officiers received a search warrant, a forensic search was completed on her computer. She was then arrested once investigators discovered the pornographic materials.
The Alliance Defending Freedom describes itself as a "servant ministry building an alliance to keep the door open for the spread of the Gospel by transforming the legal system and advocating for religious liberty, the sanctity of life, and marriage and family." The organization's website also has a section that explains its fight against gay marriage. It has helped in the fight to defend California's Proposition 8.
Biron is scheduled to face a jury in January. If convicted, she could be sentenced anywhere from 10 years to life in prison.


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Did Crennel just win the job as Head Coach with a win over GB?
As much as I hate the guy, did Muir actually do a good job with the game planning?
I liked Haley, but after this game, he obviously didnt have the heart of the team or the offense planning done correctly.


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'South Pacific' will be performed during college's 75th anniversary celebration.
Auditions for Pratt Community College's next show 'South Pacific' will be held Jan. 16 and 17.
Auditions are open to community members, as well as PCC students and staff. Anyone over the age of 13 can audition.
Those wanting to audition should show up at Carpenter Auditorium on Jan. 16 or 17 at 7 p.m. and be prepared to sing, act and dance.
The show will take place April 12, 13 and 14 in coordination with PCC's 75th Anniversary celebration.
"We chose a classic show since the show falls on the 75th anniversary of the college," said Misty Beck, director. "We wanted to choose something that had a long standing tradition in music theatre like the college has in Pratt."
For more information about the auditions or the actual show, please contact Beck at email@example.com.
PCC's performing arts department has numerous opportunities for students to get involved through theatre productions, vocal music and instrumental music. There are two vocal music groups for students to participate in, along with the band groups Beaver Jam and the theatre department, all of which perform multiple times throughout the year. For more information contact email@example.com.


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ROCKFORD — Guilford had the higher seed and home-field advantage for Saturday's first-round 6A playoff game, but Cary-Grove had the muscle up front.
That was all that mattered as the Trojans ground out a 28-17 win over the Vikings. The Trojans, who were the ninth seed with a 6-3 record, gained 294 yards rushing on 49 carries. Most of the damage was done by fullback Tyler Pennington, just a freshman, who gained 109 yards on 26 carries simply by running straight ahead.
"We kind of knew coming into the game that (Cary-Grove) had a big offensive line," said senior linebacker and running back Delano Clanton. "They have at least one (Division I college prospect in Trevor Ruhland) and they came out hard. That didn't surprise us. This was a playoff game."
While Cary-Grove was breaking holes open on offense, its defensive line was just as effective. Clanton found few running lanes for the Vikings, who were seeded eighth with a 7-2 record. Clanton ended up leading Guilford with 60 yards on 19 carries, mostly on sheer effort. While the Trojans had nine running plays of 10 or more yards, the longest run by a Viking all day was nine yards.
But that nine-yard run did make the game interesting — briefly.
Cary-Grove scored touchdowns on its first two possessions and was leading 14-3 when it drove to Guilford's 11. A holding call helped the Vikings stop Cary-Grove on downs, and then Vikings quarterback Nino Musso hooked up with Sedric Jones Jr. for a 57-yard pass to Cary-Grove's 17. On fourth-and-2 from the 9, Musso faked to Clanton and then raced into the corner of the end zone to cut the lead to 14-10 with just 1:41 left in the first half.
The Vikings couldn't hold the momentum. Cary-Grove responded with a 58-yard touchdown drive, aided by two personal foul calls on Guilford, in less than a minute to push the lead to 21-10 at halftime.
"We just had a mental collapse," Clanton said.
In the second half, Guilford's defense was more effective, holding Cary-Grove to 141 yards in the final two quarters. But the offense couldn't capitalize, gaining just two first downs on four possessions before Musso connected with Jones for a meaningless 7-yard touchdown with less than a minute to play.
"We knew (Cary-Grove) was going to be patient and take the three- and four-yard runs," said Guilford coach Mel Gilfillan. "We did a decent job. We said if we could hold them to 28 then we could maybe outscore them. We just couldn't move the ball."
Musso did complete 14 of 25 passes but for just 120 yards.
Still, it was an encouraging season for Guilford. Cary-Grove made the 6A title game in 2012, while the Vikings were finishing 3-6 and missing the playoffs for the second straight season. In 2013, the Vikings tied for second in the NIC-10. It marked the fourth time the school had finished second (1995, 2004, 2007 were the others) since its 1982 team went undefeated and won a state title.
"We have to keep getting better and get more kids out and get more kids involved," said Gilfillan.
Guilford's playoff roster had 25 seniors on it. The team will return 17 juniors and five sophomores also were active for the playoffs.
"(The Rockford School District) is making some improvements here, building us a new weight room and field house. Hopefully, that will generate more enthusiasm."


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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Redshirt junior Cale Hammond captured the first singles title of his career Sunday as the Blue Devils wrapped up the final day of competition at the Wake Forest Fall Invitational, hosted by the Demon Deacons at the Wake Forest Tennis Center.
Hammond took the first set of the B2 singles championship match against UNC Wilmington's Santtu Leskinnen, 6-4. The Tulsa, Okla., native then edged his opponent in a second-set tiebreaker, 7-6 (3) to win the draw. With his 4-0 run in the tournament, Hammond improved to 7-3 overall in fall singles action.
Sunday's final round of singles also saw sophomore Josh Levine vie for an individual title. Levine advanced to the A1 title match with three straight wins, but fell to Max Kan in two sets, 6-3, 7-5.
In the backdraw of the B1 bracket, freshman TJ Pura won the consolation final, edging UNC Charlotte's Alex Calott by scores of 6-7 (1), 6-1, (10-7). Meanwhile, sophomore Daniel downed Randy Phillips of UNC Greensboro, 6-3, 6-4, to place seventh in the A2 draw.
Hammond and Levine teamed up in doubles to take on Wake Forest's duo of Kan and Aws Laaribi. Despite a strong effort, the Blue Devil tandem suffered an 8-5 setback in B doubles bracket third-place match.
Duke's pair of Pura and McCall also took to the courts Sunday, posting an 8-5 victory over Nolan Bauer and Nicky Kunz of Wake Forest in the A draw fifth-place contest.
The Blue Devils resume fall tournament play this week when they co-host the ITA Carolina Regional Thursday, Oct. 17-Monday, Oct. 21 at the Cary Tennis Park in Cary, N.C.
Wake Forest Fall Invitational
A1 Final: Max Kan (Wake Forest) def. Josh Levine (Duke) 6-3, 7-5
A2 Seventh Place: Daniel McCall (Duke) def. Randy Phillips (UNCG) 6-3, 6-4
B1 Consolation Final: TJ Pura (Duke) def. Alex Calott (UNCC) 6-7 (1), 6-1 (10-7)
B2 Final: Cale Hammond (Duke) def. Santtu Leskinnen (UNCW) 6-4, 7-6 (3)
A Fifth Place: TJ Pura/Daniel McCall (Duke) def. Nolan Bauer/Nicky Kunz (Wake Forest) 8-5
B Third Place: Max Kan/Aws Laaribi (Wake Forest) def. Cale Hammond/Josh Levine (Duke) 8-5