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Wheelbarrows help you cart around heavy items when working on your lawn and garden or tackling bigger projects in and around your home. They are constructed with durable materials, such as steel or a heavy-duty plastic blend, making them strong enough to carry almost any load.
A wheelbarrow commonly includes a sloped tray, one wheel, two steel legs and two handles. Its design helps it keep stable while being loaded and makes it relatively easy to maneuver when full. And when you're ready to empty its contents, the end of a wheelbarrow is slanted so the tray can be conveniently tipped out.
There are some differences in how wheelbarrows are constructed. Many builders and landscapers prefer a steel wheelbarrow or a contractor wheelbarrow because of their strength and durability. However, many residential models, including poly wheelbarrows, can be just as durable, but weigh less and are corrosion-free.
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As state and Stoughton school officials prepare to collaborate on a $1 million high school building feasibility study, one school committee member said there are other capital construction needs in Stoughton as well.
On July 30, the state School Building Authority�s board of directors voted to extend an invitation to Stoughton school officials to collaborate on the feasibility study.
"I am glad that Stoughton was one of the towns that they voted for to conduct a feasibility study," school committee member Joe Soares said.
However, he said, "there are a lot of buildings in Stoughton that need to be rebuilt. We need a new South School. Our buildings are very old."
"I am definitely not against a new high school, but our town has limited resources and the right decision has to be made on which building (projects) make sense," he said.
Stoughton School Committee Chairman Erdem Ural said the anticipated year-long study will establish whether it would be better for the town to build a new high school or renovate. The estimated cost of a new high school has been pegged at $80 million.
"This is just another step toward achieving our goal," Ural said of the feasibility study. "It is important, but it was expected."
Currently, 3,651 students attend Stoughton schools. About 1,000 students are enrolled at the high school in grades 9-12.
Superintendent Marguerite Rizzi described the feasibility study as part of a "process" and the next phase in the town�s capital spending pipeline.
"It is a process. It is a big step I expected would happen," Rizzi said.
Rizzi said the town submitted a formal letter to the SBA that included a statement of interest outlining the district�s facilities need as well as a statistical profile of the district.
School officials say the renovation or reconstruction project would need to provide for a stable enrollment population of about 1,100 students over a period of 10 years.
Town Meeting voters last year authorized a $1 million appropriation for a high school building feasibility study. The SBA is expected to provide 58 percent reimbursement to the town for the cost of the study.
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As state and Stoughton school officials prepare to collaborate on a $1 million high school building feasibility study, one school committee member said there are other capital construction needs in Stoughton as well.


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BPI Celebrates 20 Years
The year 1993 was a big one for the Building Performance Institute, better known to all of us as simply BPI. It was the year they started, and the year that 35 building performance professionals gathered to develop a set of principles for the industry.
In 1993, BPI was established under New York State's NYSTAR program with a mandate to create a Building Performance Field Manual. Three years later, in 1996, BPI was incorporated and officially issued its first certifications that went to energy auditors and installation personnel.
As BPI celebrates its 20th birthday this year, they can proudly say that they've played a vital role in the quality of work done in this industry. Today, BPI-certified professionals in all 50 states, U.S. territories, and seven foreign countries hold more than 42,000 active certifications. As of December 2012, BPI had 216 test centers and more than 150 energy efficiency programs that required BPI nationwide. Additionally, roughly 600 BPI-accredited contracting companies perform work that adheres to the organization's third-party Quality Assurance Program.
Along the way, BPI has also played a big role in the pages of Home Energy—most recently when the organization launched the Home Energy Professional Certifications. It's likely, however, that you also read "Moving Forward with Building Performance," an article authored in 2005 by then-executive director of BPI, Courtney Moriarta.
In her article, she wrote about changes in the industry and what we had learned so far. She also stated, "We at BPI are working to take the building performance movement to the next level. But we are not doing this alone. It is only through the cooperative efforts of our partnerships with technical experts, trainers, program sponsors, government, and the building science industry at large that we can realistically effect change of any significance." That sentiment is still largely a part of BPI's mission. In a news release about their 20th year, today's chief executive officer Larry Zarker says, "[BPI's] achievements are possible due to the heroic efforts of so many impassioned contractors, trainers, program managers and others, whose dedication and perseverance has made it possible to accomplish what could only have been described as a dream in the early 90s."
There's no doubt that a lot has changed in home performance since 1993, and we here at Home Energy want to congratulate BPI on 20 years of forward motion. We also greatly look forward to continued collaborations and shared successes in an industry that has learned a lot and continues to learn from one another—all toward a shared goal of quality and comfort.
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Anyone born on or after June 1, 1975, must complete the hunter safety course before purchasing a Florida hunting license.
Students who have taken the online course and wish to complete the classroom portion must bring the online completion report with them.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Freshman midfielder Maddy Acton fired the game-winning goal in double overtime to send the eighth-ranked Duke women's lacrosse team to a thrilling 10-9 NCAA First Round victory over No. 17 Princeton Friday evening in front of a crowd of 1,250 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
With the win, the Blue Devils improve to 13-5 (2-3 ACC) and advance to Sunday's second round, where they will face No. 8 seed Navy at 12 p.m. The Mids won their first NCAA game in program history in Friday's earlier game in Annapolis, topping Monmouth by a 12-6 score to move on to the second round.
"It's a shame someone had to lose that game," said head coach Kerstin Kimel. "I thought Princeton played great. I'm really proud of our kids … We talk about it being a team, and people had to step up in the absence of others. I thought we did a great job of that."
Acton, junior Maddy Morrissey and sophomore Taylor Trimble finished with two scores apiece while sophomore Kerrin Maurer led the squad with four points (1g, 3a). For Princeton, Slifer, McMunn and Charlotte Davis totaled two goals each in the loss.
Maurer paced the Blue Devils to a fast start early in the first half, assisting Trimble and Acton on a pair of early goals and netting one of her own 10 minutes into the contest. However, the Tigers answered each Duke score and following an unassisted mark by Morrissey, went on to take a two-goal lead at 6-4 on a tally by leading scorer Erin McMunn.
A free position goal by Trimble with 7:13 remaining in the period pulled the Blue Devils back within one, but McMunn found the back of the net again for Princeton to give the Tigers a 7-5 advantage at the break.
Freshman goalkeeper Kelsey Duryea posted three saves in the first half and senior defender Lauren Martin registered two caused turnovers. Duke won the ground ball battle, 8-5, in the first 30 minutes of play but Princeton led in shots (14-13) and draw controls (10-3) heading into the second stanza.
"Throughout the game, we constantly were making adjustments," Kimel said. "I thought the team did a really good job implementing them, out of stoppages of play – timeouts, halftime – and then communicating them."
Junior Molly Quirke fought her way inside for a score four minutes into the second period to kick off a 3-0 run by the Blue Devils. Morrissey chipped in her second goal of the evening, tying the game at 7-all, and sophomore Erin Tenneson added a tally with 15 minutes to play to give Duke its first lead since 16:19 in the first half.
The Tigers evened up the score again at 8-8 before junior Sydney Peterson recorded her second goal of the season on an assist by Maurer with eight minutes left on the clock, pushing momentum back in Duke's favor. The Blue Devil defense held Princeton scoreless for nearly 10 minutes in the meantime before the Tigers' Erin Slifer notched the equalizer at the 2:50 mark, bringing the score to 9-9. Neither squad broke through for the remainder of regulation, sending the game into overtime.
After Princeton won the first draw in overtime, Duke forced the Tigers into a turnover as Morrissey drew a charge. The junior midfielder had a look at the goal a short while later, but missed just wide, forcing a second 'sudden death' overtime period. Acton provided the dagger just 45 seconds into the second overtime to propel the Blue Devils to the 10-9 victory.
"I expected this to be a tight game," Kimel said. "Tonight, being able to pull it out on such a big stage, I'm really proud of this group … I'm thrilled that we get to move on and play another day."
For the game, The Blue Devils outshot Princeton, 25-20, while the Tigers held a 17-5 advantage at the draw.
Quirke tallied a team-high three draw controls and Duryea and sophomore Gabby Moise picked up three ground balls each as Duke won the category by a 16-11 margin. Duryea also registered six saves in the net, and her counterpart, Caroline Franke of Princeton, posted four.
The Blue Devils improved their program record to 18-15 all-time in NCAA Tournament contests and 12-3 in the first round with the win.


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The Alumni Association held its annual GVSU Alumni Golf Outing on July 19, 2014. It was a picture perfect day at the Meadows Golf Course on the Allendale campus where 82 golfers and 16 volunteers participated in the festivities. After playing the 18-hole scramble, the group headed over to the Alumni House for a post-game feast. Dozens of prizes were handed out and gifts were awarded to the top three performing teams. Save the date for the Homecoming Alumni Golf Outing on October 11, 2014 at the Meadows.


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Altova has announced the 2014 release of its MissionKit desktop developer tools and server software products.
MissionKit 2014 products now include integration with the validation and processing capabilities of RaptorXML, support for Schema 1.1, XPath/XSLT/XQuery 3.0, and support for new databases.
New features in Altova server products include caching options in FlowForce Server and increased performance powered by RaptorXML across the server product line.
"We are excited to be able to extend the hyper-performance delivered by RaptorXML Server to developers working in our desktop tools. This functionality, along with robust support for the very latest standards, from XML Schema 1.1 to XPath 3.0 and XSLT 3.0, provides our customers with the benefits of increased performance alongside cutting-edge technology support," said Alexander Falk, President and CEO for Altova.
RaptorXML Server is high-performance server software capable of validating and processing XML — the same hyper-performance engine that powers RaptorXML Server is now fully integrated in several Altova MissionKit tools, including XMLSpy, MapForce, and SchemaAgent.
Altova says this development will deliver fast validation and processing of XML, XSLT, XQuery and XBRL. RaptorXML was built to support the latest of all relevant XML standards including, XML Schema 1.1, XSLT 3.0, XPath 3.0, XBRL 2.1, and others.
XMLSpy 2014 includes support for XML Schema 1.1 validation and editing. The latest version of the XML Schema standard, 1.1 adds new features aimed at making schemas more flexible and adaptable to business situations, such as assertions, conditional types, and open content.
All aspects of XML Schema 1.1 are supported in XMLSpy's graphical XML Schema editor and are available in entry helpers and tabs. Support for XML Schema 1.1 is also provided in SchemaAgent 2014, allowing users to visualize and manage schema relationships via its graphical interface. This is also an advantage when connecting to SchemaAgent in XMLSpy.
Coinciding with XML Schema 1.1 support, Altova has also released a free, online XML Schema 1.1 technology training course, which covers the fundamentals of the XML Schema language as well as the changes introduced in XML Schema 1.1.
Support for XPath in XMLSpy 2014 has been updated to include the latest version of the XPath Recommendation. XPath 3.0 is a superset of the XPath 2.0 recommendation and adds powerful new functionality such as dynamic function cells, inline function expressions, and support for union types. Full support for new functions and operators added in XPath 3.0 is available through intelligent XPath auto-completion in Text and Grid Views, as well as in the XPath Analyzer window.
Support for editing, debugging, and profiling XSLT is now available for XSLT 3.0 as well as previous versions. Readers are asked to also note that a subset of XSLT 3.0 is supported since the standard is still a working draft that continues to evolve. XSLT 3.0 support conforms to the W3C XSLT 3.0 Working Draft of July 10, 2012 and the XPath 3.0 Candidate Recommendation. However, support in XMLSpy now gives developers the ability to start working with this new version immediately.
As with XSLT and XPath, XMLSpy support for XQuery now also includes a subset of version 3.0. Developers will now have the option to edit, debug, and profile XQuery 3.0 with helpful syntax coloring, bracket matching, XPath auto-completion, and other intelligent editing features.
According to Altova, "XQuery 3.0 is, of course, an extension of XPath and therefore benefits from the new functions and operators added in XPath 3.0, such as a new string concatenation operator, map operator, math functions, sequence processing, and more — all of which are available in the context sensitive entry helper windows and drop down menus in the XMLSpy 2014 XQuery editor."
Starting with Version 2014, Altova server products are powered by RaptorXML for faster, more efficient processing. In addition, FlowForce Server now supports results caching for jobs that require a long time to process; for instance, when a job requires complex database queries or needs to make its own web service data requests. FlowForce Server administrators can now schedule execution of a time-consuming job and cache the results to prevent these delays.
Database-enabled MissionKit products including XMLSpy, MapForce, StyleVision, DatabaseSpy, UModel, and DiffDog, now include complete support for newer versions of previously supported databases, as well as support for new database vendors:
- Informix 11.70
- PostgreSQL versions 9.0.10/9.1.6/9.2.1
- MySQL 5.5.28
- IBM DB2 versions 9.5/9.7/10.1
- Microsoft SQL Server 2012
- Sybase ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) 15/15.7
- Microsoft Access 2010/2013


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In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Cooper Lighting Inc., of Peachtree City, Ga., is warning consumers that nearly 600,000 Regent 500-watt halogen bulbs may pose a fire hazard if used in torchiere floor lamps or other indoor residential fixtures. These 500-watt light bulbs generate very high temperatures compared to incandescent and lower wattage halogen bulbs and can start a fire if they come in contact with curtains, clothes or other flammable material. These bulbs are intended for use in outdoor work lights and flood lamps.
While Cooper has not received any reports of fires or injuries, the CPSC is aware of at least 290 fires and 25 deaths since 1992 involving halogen torchiere floor lamps.
Current packaging for the Regent 500-Watt Halogen Bulb, with model numbers WM500Q and BP500Q, does not contain the recommended warning label of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The label should read, "Warning: Fire Hazard! Do Not Use In Torchieres Or Other Indoor Residential Fixtures." Cooper has asked retailers to add the label to bulb packaging currently on store shelves and new 500-watt halogen bulbs will contain the label.
Wal-Mart, Lowes and smaller retail outlets nationwide sold these 500-watt halogen bulbs between January 1999 and October 2002 for about $4.
Consumers currently using these 500-watt bulbs in a torchiere or indoor residential fixture should remove them immediately. Consumers can continue to use the 500-watt halogen bulbs in work lights, flood lamps, and similar outdoor fixtures. For more information, consumers can contact Cooper Lighting at (800) 954-7145 anytime or log on to the company's Web site at www.cooperlighting.com.
To meet the current Underwriters Laboratories standard, halogen torchiere floor lamps must be equipped with a protective glass or wire guard and have a halogen bulb that is 300 watts or less.
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Zenith Electronics Corp., of Lincolnshire, Ill., is voluntarily recalling to repair about 80,000 large-screen, analog projection televisions manufactured between 1995 and 1998. This recall is an expansion of a 1998 recall program involving 111,000 projection television sets. A tear in a gasket can cause coolant fluid to leak from the picture tube assembly. This can cause smoking, charring, and electrical arcing inside of the television, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Since 1998, Zenith has received 45 reports of incidents involving coolant leakage, causing smoking or charring with the televisions, including four cases where minor property damage occurred outside of the unit. No injuries have been reported.
The projection televisions recalled in this expansion and the earlier program have 46-60 inch screens and were manufactured from April 1995 through July 1997, and August 1998 through November 1998. The date of manufacture can be found on the white label on the back of the set. These televisions were manufactured in Mexico. Projection televisions manufactured after 1998 are not included in this recall.
Major appliance and department stores nationwide sold these televisions from about April 1995 through April 1999 for between $1,200 and $2,800.
Consumers who have one of these televisions should immediately contact Zenith at (800) 777-5195 anytime to arrange for a free inspection and repair. Consumers also can visit the company's dedicated Web site at www.projorecall.com.
In cooperation with CPSC, Zenith conducted a recall beginning in 1998, in which they notified owners of the television sets covered by the program, which resulted in 61,000 units being repaired. This notice is intended for consumers who did not participate in the first program or have one of the 80,000 televisions being added to the 1998 program.


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Riding the Thunder by Deborah MacGillivray
Publisher: Dorchester
Genre: Contemporary, Paranormal
Length: Full
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: Best Book
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A Storm's Coming...
It was all part of the plan. While his brother was in Scotland dethroning the Lady of Falgannon, Jago Mershan was headed to Kentucky. There he would do his share in avenging his father on the Montgomeries. Only, there was a monkey wrench in the works.
Just looking at his alleged enemy's granddaughter made Jago think of his classic black '67 Harley Electra Glide, a motorcycle with clean lines and sleek curves that promised the ride of a man's life. Asha was all woman--and the only woman for him. He'd bet she could go from zero to one hundred in the blink of an eye...and not even her claims of paranormal happenings in the diner she ran could put him off. He knew magic: He had a special name for the sights, the sounds, the tastes and smells of that perfect ride. There might be a storm coming, but it was one of passion, and together he and Asha would be...
Second in the Seven Sisters of Colford Hall series sequel to The Invasion of Falgannon Isle.
So, this story was nothing like I expected. I figured there would be humor (there is) and unusual characters (there are) and a convoluted, yet interesting plot (yep...it's there, too!), but I didn't expect a ghost story. Or a murder mystery.
Deborah MacGillivray has packed this book full of a little bit of everything! Even better, it's well written and edited.
From the moment Jago Mershan rides into Kentucky, he's a little off-center. The entire place is like a moment out of the sixties, from the diner with its haunted jukebox to the drive-in theater.
But when Asha Montgomerie starts reliving the past through the eyes of teenager who died back in 1964, things get a little dicey. And when someone tries to kill them both, Jago determines to find out just what the heck is going on in the little back water town.
He's quickly adopted by everyone there, including the Cat With No Name who no one has ever seen before, so he feels a little guilty about the nefarious plans his family has to ruin the Montgomerie family as payback for an old debt.
I loved this book even more than the first in this series. With layer after layer of mystery and intrigue as well as a secondary romance between Asha's brother, Liam, and Netta, I didn't want to stop reading! The best part of this book, though, has to be the colorful supporting cast of characters--each so incredibly unique, yet believable, that I'm ready to pack up and move to Kentucky.
Deborah MacGillivray has consistently impressed me with her work, and has earned a place on both my keeper shelf and my auto-buy list. I can NOT wait until the next book in this series comes out. I'll be first in line to get a copy.
Do yourself a big favor and pick up the books in this series the minute you can. You won't be disappointed.


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What the...Wow...Crap...I dunno what to say. Tom, you will be forever upheld in the minds of many. What always made you and your company so great is that you care about the opinions of the people using your products. You will not be forgotten.
What the...Wow...Crap...I dunno what to say. Tom, you will be forever upheld in the minds of many. What always made you and your company so great is that you care about the opinions of the people using your products. You will not be forgotten.
*dusts off AO account
Just want you to know that we, the people in my region of the paintballing world, appreciate your engineering developments in the sport. Thanks, and good luck.
EDIT: I'm not the Southern Comfort guy that shot you in the back at the Risk It All game by the way. I wasn't even there, so please don't chastise me.
Good luck Tom...and thank you.
But what I do I do because I like to do.
hmmm....if it wasnt for fireblades post i wouldnt have known. i would first like to thank you first EVERYTHING that you contributed to the sport, second thanks for letting me part of the ao groupies at the toys for tots event in Georgia
i almost feel out of my chair seeing this, but I knew it was coming. They way you talked in thread as well as in Georgia tipped me off. Good luck in everything you do, appreciate how you helped me.
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countdown on devilmag day........ill let you now
Though I never got to meet you in person this comes a a big shock as well as many others here have said
I hate to see you go but hopefully you will find a field that you are entusiastic about and hopefully you will still beable to get out to the fields and play
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miss ya dont be a stranger in here
somebody better archive the important threads
Since I don't see a lot of questions in the thread...
So, TK... Why are you calling it quits? Did it stop being fun? Is there an incident that triggered it?
You think you'll be doing something else? Moving to a different industry? Do something completely different? Stare at the sky? Dig up bones? Find a way to support those industries?
Need a jack of all trades computer guy?
Shaun Nelson --- old, fat, slow.... did I mention lazy? I ate all the pies
I disable .signatures Apparently you do not.
Good luck. My prayers are happening for you and your family.
Thanks, Brent "RamboPreacher" Hoefling, CPPA founder
Here is my user feedback thread. and my online jottings
well, have fun with whatever you decide to do, your still a baller at heart
Mr. Kaye,
I first spoke with you back in 1991 when I was trying to get ahold of an automag. I finally begged two out of you and one of those is still the main gun of a man who has grown to become one of my best friends, much as the technology of your company has. In the nearly 14 years since I started using your products I've passed up many a chance to attend an event you were at, and now I find I regret it. Please attend the next Shatnerball so I can fly out and shake your hand one time before you go.
Thank you,
Ben Ramirez
Proud owner of CF00533 (Level 5)
Proud owner of XT00014 (X-mag)
Proud member of Southwest Voodoo
Good luck & be sure to come back & visit!
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Definately extra lube. I keep two bottles at all times. Can't leave home w/o your lubricant.
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I... uh... I can't find the words. I guess, good luck sir. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to own something which is at such a high level of quality. Maybe AGD isn't in great fiscal shape, but a man and an organization who has touched and influenced as many people as you and your company have is most definately a profound success in my book. You will always be a part of paintball...
I really hate to see you go, truely a titan as has already been pointed out.
So will it be pretty much business as usual at AGD? Specificly will everyone still have a job? I cannot stress enough how awesome the people you have there are, especially Marcia. She went leagues above her calling to help me out with a stupid credit card and I only have a Sydarm right now because of her. Everyone else there that I have ever delt with have been as great. These people care about what they are doing as much as you do Tom. I hope Dave shares that same quality; in fact I must assume it since he was your VP.
Also, will you keep everyone here posted about your new venture? I'd love to see what happens when you manage to combine a telescope and T-rex thigh bone!
Hell, will you still at least visit the board? I remember when this place was just a little owners group with a background image ripped off a porn site. And I remember when it disappeared for a while and another owners group had to be built to hold us all over. And then AO was resurected by none other than the very company whose product it was created to discuss. That was a fresh move for a manufacturer and a good one by the looks of this place. I'd hate to see that fade away now, it's much too soon.
Aww, crap. I just checked to make sure and it isn't April 1st. I think it's starting to sink in now. I'll be wearing black tommorow. Good luck Tom, and know that you won't be forgotten by anyone if I have anything to do about it.
Wow, I was the third person to view this thread 4 hours ago when it started, there weren't any replies, now it's all blown up to 4 pages.
Still can't think of anything to say.
Tom, you and AGD have been an awesome company, have always approached things from a logical perspective, and have had a good and honorable reputation, both as a company and a person. I hope Dave can fill your shoes as a replacement.
Your approach to paintball innovation has been nothing short of spectacular, and I regret never making a serious attempt at meeting you. Your methods of designing paintball gear echoes what I look for, quality, dependability, and simplicity of design.
Own: stock '94 original Spyder, Used Nelspot 007, Phantom stock class
"Some of us thought you had gone insane. Verdict still pending on that one."
-Vegeta, aimed at Tom Kaye
Mercury Musings to meself:
If someone takes a paint-gun apart and modifies every scrap of it, does it matter what gun they had in the first place?
No, it does not matter.
Simplicity is proven over technological breakthrough.
Too bad we can't smack sense into everyone. Why, think of how easy learning would be.
Aiming is a good thing.
For all you have done for the industry. You have brought engineering to an industry that is based on hype. You are an inventor and an innovator, I hope your new aspirations make good use of these skills. Also, thank you for bringing me out of the hype and forcing me to use the scientific method when thinking about my purchases and pursuit of equipment. You saved me quite a few dollars and embarrassing moments. One of my favorite quotes (Pardon me if I paraphrase) "You finally get it to work and they ask for it in a different color." Please don't fade into obscurity, at least enjoy the passion you help raise from infancy from time to time. While I don't have any right to demand anything from you, don't abandon the child you helped to bring into the world. While it is going through some very difficult teen years right now, when it does finally mature, you need to be there for the acknowledgement of wisdom and love. You will be sorely missed. Your sanity was always refreshing. May you impact your next passion as heavily as you did this one and not lose sight of another quote you gave (Don't pursue paintball because it is paintball, pursue something because you love doing it.)
Dear Tom ,
You have created many MAGnificent paintball markers over the years. You have brought out some of the best markers in our lifetime and we thank you for that. We are sad to see you move on , but also happy for you and hope you enjoy what ever you deside to do from here on out. Tom , we will always miss you and when we are playing paintball with our automags we will think of only one name.....Tom Kaye
Team Magfiea
Tom, I will never forget you.
It all started with Doobie shortly after we got married in 1992:
"Tom Kaye, AGD, Mags, Paintball, Tom Kaye, AGD, Mags...Tom, Tom, Tom...."
I will NEVER forget your name Tom!! This is all I heard when I knew nothing of the sport...None of it made sense and none of it mattered.
Until...I picked up my first marker in 1998 on Doobie's Birthday...I was hooked.
When I first met you I still knew little of you, but as I got to know you, Tom, I grew to admire you. Not only are you a legend in paintball with all your contributions to our great sport, but you are one of the most facinating, most intelligent people I've ever met. I've loved hanging out with you and hearing your stories, your views on paintball, H2's, Dinosaurs, the war, etc... All extremely amazing. I probably speak for most people here on AO...
Tom, you are my hero!!
You are what paintball is all about. I'm glad you hung around as long as you did, so that I had a chance to get to know you. Thank you for everything Tom, and good luck in the future.
Your friend always,
Thanks Tom for everything. Good luck.
I am deeply saddened by this surprising and sudden news. Tom, your contributions to paintball will always be remembered. We all thank you so much for everything that you have done for paintball. I wish you a prosperous and happy retirement.
Now I am on a mission to purchase a Classic Automag...
Tom Kaye Announces Retirement - 12/8/04 - A date which will live in infamy.
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Thanks so much for everything you've done TK. Paintball & all of us owe you our gratitude Good luck with whatever you choose to do in the future.
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That's it, the end times have arrived!
Tom, you could always start a cable show: "The Dinosaur Hunter".
Take care
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You continue to expect that things will be the same but in reality the old days of paintball are gone forever. The general paintball public hasn't put it all together yet. They dont understand that AKA is done making guns forever. That Odessey who brought you the best loader ever is now hovering at bankruptcy. WGP just gave up the whole upper end marrket in favor of a spider clone. Glen Palmer is going to retire to another country. Tippmann is now controlled by the functional equivalent of a superpower and the best Bob Long can do is come out with a new look every month.
How could odessey being going under...dont they make halos? Halos are one of the most popular hoppers...and they came out with a marker too. This stuff confuzes me.
I had a chance to meet you about 2 years ago at a PSP Press Conference in Chicago. My partner and I had dinner with you and Bob Mcguire.
It was a great honor to be able to spend time with you after the press conference, you open the doors to your office and gave us the grand tour into AGD as well as your personal hobbies.
It is sad to see someone that has invested so much of his time and efforts into creating the foundation of our great sport.
I wish you and your family all the best in your new ventures.
Tom you said in your post "I am proud to have contributed in my small way. "
I just have to say your contributions are no means small, Only you and some close people to your self truly know all the items that you have had your hands on for the beginning developments for other companies.
You truly have done Paintball a great job!
Take care,
Jason Robertson
Paintball Wilderness Inc.
You may think you have only touched the mag crowd, but...
Never in my paintballing experience have I owned/shot/held a mag. Nevertheless, I owe you just as much as any other paintballer out there.
I have a relative, Steve Peirson, who lives in Chicago, a motorcycle guy, that said he knows you, and that something of AGD is 10 min away from his house. I was hoping to visit you when I visit Chicago the next time, but I may never get to meet you.
I owe you so much, and I cannot ever repay you for what you have done for the sport.
I bow before you.
Mr. Kaye,
I'm sorry to hear you're retiring, but like most people, I understand. I'm very relieved to hear you'll be attending more Shatnerball events. I had planned on attending this year's only to find out I would be deployed while it was being held. I have my mind set on attending next year's so I can shake your hand and thank you for all you've done for the sport. And I'll try not to let Ben (Bunkerhugger) bug you too much
Jared Steffen
It's hard to think of what to say except good luck on your endeavors.
It was a pleasure for Deb and I to meet you and wish you every success.
Flying the unfriendly skies.
Thanks for all you have done for me & the industry. I started playing in the early 90's & remember spending $600 on my first gun ever, a new Power Feed Automag with a 18V Shredder on top. That gun kept me hooked on paintball for many years. That gun is long gone and I moved on to Angels but I still visit here everyday. Something about your first Mag you never forget. The contributions you have done to the industry can't be measured. Good luck with your next venture.
"Start someone a fire and they stay warm for a night. Set someone on fire and they stay warm for the rest of their life."
Won's favorite Chinese proverbs:
Man with hand in pocket feel cocky all day.
Foolish man give wife grand piano, wise man give wife upright organ.
Man who fish in other man's well often catch crabs.
I just heard the news. I am truly saddened by the news of your retirement. You introduced an incredible and unique gun design to the players, and have been an excellent example of what a "paintball industry person" should be. Know that you have a case of paint (or two) and admission for you and a friend waiting for you at any and every event I do. This offer doesn't expire until you do.
Thank you, Tom, for all you've done for me, and for the sport we both love. I've enjoyed all the times we've spent talking, and I'm still pimping the he|| out of Tac One Automag #2 (or is mine #1 and TB's #2?)?
Anyway, keep in touch and take care.
Kerry "Viper" Rosenberry
Event Director
Viper Paintball
I'll be there.I cannot stress enough how awesome the people you have there are, especially Marcia.
I wish Tom the very best as he goes off on his new tangent.
Hey, is there a law against posting the names of deadbeat customers on the internet?
Good luck! You will be greatly missed.


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Oxford, N.C. - It's fast-growing and drought-tolerant, producing tons of biomass per acre. It thrives even in poor soil and is a self-propagating perennial, so it requires little investment once established.
To people in the renewable fuels industry, Arundo donax - also known as "giant reed" - is nothing short of a miracle plant. An Oregon power plant is looking at it as a potential substitute for coal, and North Carolina boosters are salivating over the prospect of an ethanol bio-refinery that would bring millions of dollars in investment and dozens of high-paying jobs to hog country.
But to many scientists and environmentalists, Arundo looks less like a miracle than a nightmare waiting to happen. Officials in at least three states have banned the bamboo-like grass as a "noxious weed"; California has spent more than $70 million trying to eradicate it. The federal government has labeled it a "high risk" for invasiveness.
Many are comparing Arundo, which can reach heights of 30 feet in a single season, to another aggressive Asian transplant - the voracious kudzu vine.
More than 200 scientists recently sent a letter to the heads of federal agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency and the Departments of Agriculture and Energy, urging them not to encourage the commercial planting of known invasives like Arundo.
"Many of today's most problematic invasive plants from kudzu to purple loosestrife were intentionally imported and released into the environment for horticultural, agricultural, conservation, and forestry purposes," they wrote Oct. 22. "It is imperative that we learn from our past mistakes by preventing intentional introduction of energy crops that may create the next invasive species catastrophe particularly when introductions are funded by taxpayer dollars."
Mark Conlon, vice president for sector development at the nonprofit Biofuels Center of North Carolina in Oxford, hates the comparison with "the weed that ate the South."
"There's no market for kudzu," says Conlon, who is among those promoting a proposed $170 million, 20 million-gallon-a-year ethanol project here, and Arundo's role in it. "There's no reason to manage it. It was thrown out in the worst places you can think of and left there."
His message about Arundo: It'll be different this time. We can control it.
But Mark Newhouser, who has spent nearly 20 years hacking this "nasty plant" from California's riverbanks and wetlands, has his doubts.
"Why take a chance?" he asks.
Even pond scum tried
The back wall of the North Carolina biofuels center's lobby is dominated by a large timeline, beginning with the General Assembly's 2006 recognition of the state's potential as a biofuels leader.
The display ends with a panel declaring "10% in 10 Years" - meaning that by 2017, a decade after the center's creation, officials hope companies here will be producing the equivalent of a tenth of the liquid transportation fuels consumed in the state annually, or 600 million gallons of renewable biofuel a year.
"An extraordinarily audacious goal," W. Steven Burke, the center's president and CEO, says proudly.
Near the middle of the timeline is this: "November 2011: 50-acre energy grass propagation nursery established with Arundo donax."
The center's staff has explored a variety of biofuel raw materials, from food crops like corn, sugar beets and industrial sweet potatoes, to cottonwood and loblolly pine trees. Even pond scum - or duckweed. All were either hard to raise in quantity, too expensive or more valuable for other uses.
The staff also studied so-called "energy grasses" - giant Miscanthus, coastal Bermudagrass, switchgrass. Out behind the center, farming director Sam Brake planted test plots of four varieties of sorghum.
But for hardiness, ease of cultivation and maintenance, and, above all, yield per acre, none comes even close to Arundo donax.
"Wow! Exclamation point," says Burke, who, in his matching gray suit and shirt and with his snow-white hair and beard, evokes the evangelical preacher.
Believed to have sprung from the Indian subcontinent, Arundo has spread around the globe. Europeans have been using it for centuries in the production of reeds for woodwind instruments.
Like kudzu, which came to the United States as part of Japan's exhibit at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Arundo arrived here in the mid- to late 19th century. And also like kudzu, Arundo was once touted as a perfect crop to help stem erosion. In California and Texas, farmers, ranchers and government workers enthusiastically planted it along waterways and drainage ditches. Shallow rooted, the canes would break off and move downstream, starting new stands.
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In banning it, California, Nevada and Texas have said the plant crowds out native species and consumes precious water.
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Perhaps we Americans should re-study the reign of Hitler in Germany.
Dear Editor:
Perhaps we Americans should re-study the reign of Hitler in Germany. Hitler persuaded or intimidated the churches to take care of their churches and he would take care of Germany and the people. The few who spoke up against him were imprisoned or murdered. When the trains were pulling cattle cars filled with Jewish men, women and children to their deaths, the churches only sang louder to drown out their cries! In Pennsylvania, U.S.A. an abortion doctor is on trial for the murder of babies who survived a botched attempt of abortion based on charges of a Grand Jury investigation. Furthermore, the Grand Jury was aghast when they inspected his facility. Blood and filth everywhere and strewn with severed hands, feet and body parts of murdered babies! Our major news sources are not reporting the truth. Wichita's old abortion facility is re-opening with a doctor from Chicago flying in to perform the abortions. Why? Because no Kansas doctor would agree to perform the abortions. God bless our Kansas doctors!
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I posted something on Facebook that may have made no sense to anyone on Facebook. So, I thought I would expand on it here.
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Veterans Day 2011– To all of those US Coast Guard crew members of CG Ron 3, as we prepared to get underway for our tours in Vietnam. I thank the crew of the CGC Halfmoon (WHEC-378) that we each did our duty to return home and for making a difference for those who we supported, especially the Soldiers and Marines who we provided cover for and the Navy ships that provided us with what we needed to do our assigned tasks.
The above is the Coast Guard Squadron 3 outboard of the USS Jason.
I was in the Coast Guard from 1964 to 1968 with most of my time on board the Coast Guard Cutter Halfmoon (WHEC378). In April 1967 we left Staten Island, New York for "an extended cruise". After joining 2 other Coast Guard Cutters from the east coast, we journeyed to Hawaii. There we joined two other cutters.
There has not been two many times when 5 Coast Guard Cutters are in convoy across the Pacific from Hawaii to the Philippines.
From there we spread out to various assignments off of the Vietnam coast.
I wanted to Thank the crew of the CGC Halfmoon for all of the tasks that each of us had to do just to keep this "old" ship, some would have called it a rust bucket, running.
But our task was at least two-fold, 1) to do off shore support for the troops on the land, and 2) small boats, or river boats providing them with Fuel, Food, Films, Mail so that they could do their job.
TheCGC Halfmoon was 311 feet long. This let us get closer to the shore then the much larger navy ships.
This was a "82 footer" coming alongside for fuel. This cutter was running up and down the nearby river.
Now, the CGC Halfmoon doesn't carry that much extra supplies, so we went further off shore to catch up with the Navy to take on Fuel, for ourselves and for sharing, for Ammo, for us and for sharing, Food, mail, and of course Movies.
We could pull up next to a Navy vessel, in this case the USS Arlington, to take on supplies. Some times it included transferring of people.
After taking on our supplies, we would return to the our positions off the coast of Vietnam.
I wanted to send Thanks to all of the crews of these ships for being away from families and friends, to work together to help keep our freedom.
The above was our traditional military warship returning from a WAR on January 22, 1968, fireboats and all.
To the Officers and Crew of the USCGC Halfmoon. Thank you. Job Well Done
HR Worthington – RM1


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Nebraska City used a pair of clutch special teams plays to grab a 12-7 season opening home win over the Auburn Bulldogs on Friday night.
Nebraska City used a pair of clutch special teams plays to grab a 12-7 season opening home win over the Auburn Bulldogs on Friday night.
Auburn took the initial lead of the game with an eight-yard touchdown pass at the 4:51 mark of the second quarter.
The Bulldogs led 7-0 at the half.
Nebraska City emerged from the halftime locker room and went on a 60-yard drive that consumed nearly eight minutes off the clock before Jay Sornson scored on a four-yard run. The point after was blocked and Auburn retained the lead at 7-6.
The Pioneers took the lead midway through the final quarter when Auburn tried to pin the Pioneers deep in their own end with a quick kick. The Bulldogs lined up as if they were going to go for it, but, upon taking the snap, the quarterback pitched it to his halfback who then attempted a kick.
That kick was blocked by Nebraska City's Logan Riege and Andrew Christiansen scooped up the loose ball and returned it 74 yards for a score. A point after run by Nebraska City failed and the Pioneers led 12-7 with 7:04 left to go in the game.
Another special teams play sealed the deal in the fourth quarter when Nebraska City punted and Auburn fumbled. For a moment, it appeared that Jake Pierce had scooped up the fumble and gone in for a touchdown, but flags were on the field and officials huddled to determine what the outcome of the play would be.
The officials ruled that Nebraska City was not allowed to return a muffed punt, thus wiping out the touchdown. As it relates to penalties, it was ruled that Auburn had committed a pre-fumble clipping infraction. Nebraska City was charged with a post change of possession clipping penalty.
Nebraska City declined to accept the penalty for Auburn's clipping violation. The clip against Nebraska City was enforced, but Nebraska City was allowed to retain possession.
With little time left on the clock and with Auburn out of timeouts, Nebraska City was able to run out the clock and secure its 12-7 win.


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The Dred Scott Decision
March 6, 1857
The Dred Scott Decision
On March 6, 1857, the US Supreme Court handed down what turned out to be the Court's greatest mistake. In a 7-2 decision, the Court ruled: 1. persons of African descent cannot be, nor were they ever intended to be, citizens under the US Constitution, 2. Congress cannot ban slavery in the territories; the Missouri Compromise is unconstitution, 3. the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment prohibits the federal government from freeing slaves brought into federal terrtories.
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney thought the decision would settle the question of slavery once and for all. He was wrong. The Court's ruling only added fuel to the fire.


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Flushing, N.Y. – Senior Henrique Cunha and sophomore Raphael Hemmeler advanced to the semifinals of the doubles draw at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships on Friday during the second day of play at the Billy Jean King Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.
Cunha and Hemmeler, the 16th-ranked duo in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's preseason rankings, upended the eighth-ranked tandem of Chris Camilone and David Holiner of Texas, 8-4. The win is the Duke duo's first victory of the season against an opponent ranked in the top 10. In addition, Cunha and Hemmeler picked up their 10th victory of the fall season, improving their record to 10-1. The second-seeded pair will now move on to face Virginia's third-seeded duo of Jamere Jenkins and Mac Styslinger in the semifinals Saturday.
In his quarterfinal singles match, Cunha edged 33rd-ranked Martin Giron of UCLA in three sets, 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-3, to reach the semifinals for the second consecutive year. After dropping the first set in his round of 16 singles match 4-6, Cunha, the top-ranked player in the country, responded by taking the next two sets to defeat Adrien Berkowicz of Tyler Junior College, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Cunha will face Jenkins, the second-ranked player, on Saturday.
The semifinals in singles and doubles are scheduled to be played Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. Fans can follow live scoring at http://www.itatennis.com.
Friday's Results:
No. 1 Henrique Cunha (Duke) def. Adrien Berkowicz (Tyler JC), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 1 Henrique Cunha (Duke) def. Martin Giron (UCLA), 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-3
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Nebraska Opens 2013 in Lincoln
No. 7 Nebraska vs. No. 9 Air Force
Date: Saturday, Jan. 12
Start Time: 8 a.m. CST
Location: Lincoln, Neb.
Venue: NU Rifle Range
The seventh-ranked Nebraska rifle team opens the second half of their season this weekend in Lincoln, hosting a match against No. 9 Air Force on Jan. 12 at 8 a.m. CST. The Huskers will look to bounce back in the rematch after falling to the Falcons in November by a score of 4,650-4,622. NU will have the advantage of competing in their home range this weekend, hosting Air Force at the NU Rifle Range.
NU boasts a 19-6 all-time advantage against Air Force and will aim for their 20th win in the series this weekend. AFA is in its sixth season under former Nebraska head coach Launi Meili.
The Huskers sit at 8-3 at the midpoint of their season, with two of those losses coming from top-five teams (No. 2 TCU, No. 3 Kentucky). NU will look to make a strong push in the second half of their 2012-13 campaign as they aim to qualify for the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2010.
Scouting the Air Force Academy Falcons
Head Coach: Launi Meili (Sixth Year)
2012-13 High Score: 4,650 (vs. Nebraska, 11/17/12)
2012 NCAA Finish: N/A
The Air Force Falcons hold a 1-0 advantage over the Huskers after toppling NU 4,650-4,622 on Nov. 17. The Falcons won the All-Service Academies President's Cup for the first time in 12 years in November, firing a 4,639 to defeat Army, Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard. Air Force holds additional wins over UTEP, Ohio State and Akron this season, bringing them to a record of 10-4 and a ninth-place national ranking. Head Coach Launi Meili is in her sixth season at the helm of the Air Force program.
Huskers Fall Short Against Air Force
The Nebraska rifle team came up short against Air Force in their final match of 2012 on Nov. 11, falling by a score of 4,650-4,622. The Huskers (8-3, 2-1 GARC) scored their lowest output of the season against the Falcons (10-4) in the loss.
Senior Janine Dutton led NU's declared team competitors in both disciplines, firing a 581 in smallbore and a 586 in air rifle. Freshman Magdalena Mical posted career-bests in air rifle (589) and smallbore (578) to lead all competitors in combined competition.
The Huskers began the day on the smallbore range, finishing with a team total of 2,293 points. Dutton's mark of 581 led Nebraska's declared team, with Denise Martin adding a 574 and Katelyn Woltersdorf picking up a 573. Air Force led the Huskers after the first discipline, posting a score of 2,303.
Nebraska displayed uncharacteristic struggles on the air rifle range as the day continued. NU totaled 2,329 points on the afternoon, nearly 10 points below their season average in the discipline. Dutton's 586 was tops for Nebraska's declared competitors, followed by a 585 by Sunny Russell and 581 from Kelsey Hansen.
Air Force wrapped up their season-best performance with a score of 2,347 on the air rifle range, bringing their final score to 4,650. The Huskers finished with 4,622 points on the afternoon.
Nebraska Takes Aim at NCAA Championship Berth
With an 8-3 record and a No. 7 ranking nationally, the Nebraska rifle team is in strong position to qualify for their first NCAA Championship since 2010. Under the leadership of first-year head coach Stacy Underwood, the Huskers own a season average of 4,637.6 and a top-three score average of 4,642, placing them in the top eight nationally. NU will look for at least one more strong performances this winter to boost their three-score average before their NCAA Qualifier on Feb. 17.
NCAA Championship team berths are determined in a two-step process. The NCAA considers the three highest regular season combined scores with no more than one match at a given site. The average of those three scores is then added to the results of the team's performance at its NCAA Qualifying match. That number determines the teams that qualify for the championships, with the top eight teams earning a bid to shoot in Columbus, Ohio in March.
Dutton Firing Way to Top-Notch Season
Now at the halfway mark of her final season at Nebraska, Janine Dutton is putting together her finest season yet with the Huskers. The Eagle River, Alaska native has five individual titles to her name this season and is shooting well above her career averages in both disciplines. Particularly notable is Dutton's performance in smallbore: the senior is averaging a score of 576.9 in the discipline, over ten points above her career average prior to this season. A two-time NRA Honorable Mention All-American in air rifle, Dutton's season average of 587.6 in the discipline is over two points above her career average as well.
Freshmen Make Strides
With half of a season of competition under their belts, the freshmen on the Nebraska rifle team have made strides in their first year with the Big Red. Alexandrea Lorentz, Marissa Major, Denise Martin and Magdalena Mical have all made improvements in the first part of their season and have competed for spots in the NU lineup.
Lorentz has shown her capability as an individual competitor in NU's meets this season, holding the fifth-highest average in smallbore at 568.3. A competitor from West Anchorage High School and the Borealis Bullseyes, Lorentz contributed to team finishes of second in 2010 and fifth in 2012 at the Junior Olympics in the Precision Team Championship.
Arriving at Nebraska from the Arvada Rifle and Pistol Club in Arvada, Colo., Major has continued to adjust to the competition level of collegiate rifle. She shot her best score of the season against Air Force on Nov. 17, firing a 578 in air rifle en route to a combined score of 1,145. Major finished first in the NRA Junior Three-Position Air Rifle Precision competition before joining Nebraska.
Martin has been a crucial part of Nebraska's declared competitive team, earning a pair of individual titles in the Huskers' upset of Alaska-Fairbanks early in the season. A three-time Washington state champion and a member of the USA Shooting team at the 2010 International Shooting Sports Federation Junior World Championships, Martin is Nebraska's No. 2 shooter in combined scoring average (1,158.9) and air rifle (584.7). Martin became only the second Husker this season to break the 590 mark in air rifle on Nov. 11 at Ohio State.
Mical had her breakthrough performance of the season on Nov. 17 against Air Force, firing her way to marks of 578 in smallbore and 589 in air rifle for a combined total of 1,167. That score was good to give Mical her first combined title as a Husker. Mical finished first in smallbore at the 2011 Florida Junior Olympic Qualifier and was a 2011 Junior Olympic National qualifier as well as the 2010 Florida Metric Prone State Champion.
Nebraska No. 7 at Intersession Break
Nebraska earned a No. 7 national ranking in the CRCA rankings, released during the 2012 intersession break. The rankings were compiled based on the average of the top three scores submitted to the CRCA. The 8-4 Huskers hold wins over Alaska-Fairbanks, NC State, Ole Miss, Ohio State, Nevada and UTEP this season.
The West Virginia Mountaineers reclaimed the No. 1 spot nationally over the break, with defending national champion TCU coming it at No. 2 and Kentucky taking the No. 3 spot. No. 4 Alaska-Fairbanks and No. 5 Jacksonville State round out the nation's top five. Other GARC teams appearing in the rankings include No. 6 Army, No. 10 Memphis, No. 11 Ole Miss and No. 14 NC State.
Up Next for the Huskers
The Big Red will hit the road next week for Morgantown, W.Va., to take on top-ranked West Virginia. The Huskers will face the Mountaineers on Jan. 19 at 7 a.m. CST (8 a.m. EST) at the WVU Rifle Range, with free live stats available at Huskers.com.
West Virginia is undefeated this season, holding a perfect 9-0 record that includes a pair of wins over the fourth-ranked Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks. The Mountaineers' top score this season came on the road against the Nanooks, where WVU fired their way to a combined mark of 4,719 on Nov. 17. West Virginia is led this season by defending NCAA air rifle champion and senior Petra Zublasing.
Stacy Underwood Named Nebraska Rifle Coach
The Nebraska rifle program entered a new era on May 24, 2012 as the team announced former Husker shooter Stacy Underwood as its new head coach. Underwood arrived at Nebraska after spending five years as an assistant coach under Coach Harry Mullins at Kentucky. During her time at Kentucky, Underwood helped the Wildcats to a 48-8 record and five top-five NCAA finishes. UK won the 2011 NCAA Championship while adding one GARC Championship title and two GARC regular-season crowns during Underwood's tenure. Underwood also assisted in the development of 26 All-Americans while at Kentucky.
Prior to her coaching career, Underwood competed for the Nebraska rifle team from 2003 to 2007. She was a four-year letterwinner for NU and a two-time NRA All-American. Underwood was named the GARC Senior of the Year in 2007 and also earned All-GARC honors in air rifle and combined. A team captain in 2004-05, she helped the Huskers to a third-place NCAA finish that season and a fifth-place finish in 2007.
Underwood graduated from the University of Nebraska in 2007, earning a bachelor's degree in education. She added a master's degree in kinesiology and health promotion from Kentucky in 2009.


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Bertha Ruth Crawford, 98, of El Dorado, died Tuesday, Nov. 13 at Lake Point Nursing Center in El Dorado.
Bertha Ruth Crawford, 98, of El Dorado, died Tuesday, Nov. 13 at Lake Point Nursing Center in El Dorado. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado. Interment will follow in Sunset Lawns Cemetery.
Bertha Ruth Crawford, daughter of G. B. and Nina (Cain) Beard, was born on Sept. 11, 1914 near Atlanta, Kan. She was united in marriage to Paul W. Pennock on Sept. 25, 1937. After his death she was married to Corby Crawford. While Paul was in the service she had numerous jobs doing housework for people. She worked at Boeing and Beech and Hogues Grocery Store. After his service Paul farmed so she helped with the farming and had also worked almost 11 years at Susan B. Allen Hospital, first as an aide then nearly nine years in the X-ray department.
Ruth was a member of Susan B. Allen Hospital Auxiliary and First Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her two husbands, her parents, five brothers and two sisters. She leaves to mourn one sister and many nieces, nephews and great-nieces and nephews.
Memorials to her memory for Fairview Baptist Church may be left at Carlson Funeral who are in charge of the services. Condolences to the family can be left at www.carlsoncolonial.com.


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Italy - 111 100 200 - 6 10 0Justin Morneau (4-for-5) and Jason Bay (2-for-2, 2 BB) had six of Canada's seven hits. But that, along with Votto's double -- one of three straight "Baltimore dongs" that gave the home team its runs -- was the offense from the northern bats. The final 17 Canadian hitters managed one hit.
Canada - 000 200 000 - 2 7 1
Poor starting pitching from Perkins (2-3-3-4-2) -- who also made a fielding error on an easy comebacker on his second pitch of the game -- set the tone for the evening.
I liked the PA announcements being made in two languages; it reminded me of seeing games in Montreal. Hearing Valentino Pascucci's name six or so times from the Italian announcer was a delight!
WBC: Italy vs Canada, 6 PM
Both teams are 0-1, so in this double-elimination tournament, the loser of this game is out of the WBC. It's crunch time for Canada.
Tonight's winner will meet Venezuela tomorrow night -- and the winner of that game will play the US on Wednesday, with a guaranteed spot in Round 2.
Manager Ernie Whitt will send 6-5 right-hander Vince Perkins (an 18th-round draft pick of the Blue Jays in 2000) to the hill. He has no big league experience.
Globe and Mail:
"We have all the confidence in the world in Vince, that he can give us at least three strong innings or go through the lineup twice," Whitt said.Hmmmm. For a guy in whom he says he has "all the confidence in the world", Whitt is setting the bar a bit low, no? Three good innings? (Then again, the guy has not pitched higher than AA.)
The 27-year-old right-hander played independent ball last season with the Camden Riversharks and Joliet Jackhammers and then signed a minor-league contract with the Chicago Cubs.
Perkins said his arm is finally rounding into shape after Tommy John elbow ligament-replacement surgery in 2006 and he is excited about the upcoming challenge.
"My arm has never felt better," he said. ...
Scott Diamond, a 22-year-old lefty who pitched for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Class A, Atlanta) last year, will likely follow. Then, as Whitt says, "it's whatever it takes to win a ball game."
We need Jason Bay & Co. to lead us to victory; no more walks, Bay, we need a doung or two! (Steve Green, a 31-year-old AAA vet now with Pawtucket, is also on Canada's roster. Old friend Lenny DiNardo is in Italy's pen.)
MLB lists Dan Serafini, a 35-year-old lefty with no current major league affiliation, as Italy's probable starter. (He was born in San Francisco.) He has pitched in the majors -- for six teams over seven seasons between 1996 and 2007. (His best BR comp? Vaughn Eshelman!)
Jon Lester starts against Pittsburgh this afternoon with this lineup behind him:
Mike Lowell is excited to play tomorrow.
Nick Green, 2B
Jed Lowrie, SS
Josh Bard, DH
Jeff Bailey, RF
Brad Wilkerson, CF
Chris Carter, LF
Paul McAnulty, 1B
George Kottaras, C
Gil Velazquez, 3B


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Posted on June 18, 2012
There are a few misconceptions out there about how this here Book Fair is run, and I'd like to go over a few of them, because it is in June and July that these things seem to get most in the way. I'm not picking on you, mincemeat muffin, and I'm not screaming at you for getting it wrong. I am perfectly, perfectly calm. However….
We do not want any bookcases, thank you. Nor do we build our own (tip of the hat to the lady who brought me plywood, thinking I could use it. I'm selling it someone for a garden project, so you could say I DID use it.) Your bookcases, nice though they might be, do not fold up like the ones we use, and I would have t think of a place to store it during the 50 weeks of the year we wouldn't be using it.
We are pretty well supplied with bookends. We have a goodly number of the highly useful if undecorative flat metal ones, and a sufficient amount of he really big ones for holding up art books. Unlike bookcases, you CAN send these along if you feel like it. The decorative ones with horses or sailing ships or globes on them we will sell, and the rest we will add to stock.
(One of the things about our basic American liberties is that no two varieties of the flat metal bookends really fit together properly: everyone makes the same design in a personal size. This means that after a year in storage they have almost welded together instead of sliding out of each other as intended. If you should ever have this problem, I have found the best way to separate these things is to drop them on the floor—hard. Not only does it jar them apart, but it lets them know you're not fooling around.)
We collect all year round. This means we do NOT insist that you rush your books over to us NOW. In fact, if you can hold off, I wish you would, because our marketing for the Book Fair is shifting into high gear and this somehow makes half the metropolitan area think now is the time to bring in donations. I moved 400 boxes of books just last week, and when I'm moving 'em, I'm not pricing and packing 'em.
When we said we don't want textbooks, that means in June, too. I know the semester's over and you need to do something with those books you'll never read again. (A thousand voices—they sounded like professors—just cried out "What do you mean 'again'?") Have you considered using them in craft projects? There was a store on Michigan Avenue until recently that felt books made for decorative Borders.
We sort, price, and pack all year round. Some people—rather nice people with gleams in their eyes—ask me if I don't need people to price books for me in June. Combined with the tendency to rush donations to me, that would make my life complete: hundreds of books for me to haul and new, unskilled labor.to do the brainwork. It isn't that we can't see you'd be great at it, deep-fried cranberry: now is just not the time.
The Book Fair is indoors. The rookies all seem to assume we either hold the Book Fair in the park or in the parking lot. Heat and humidity are not good for books. Nor are they especially prime for records, tapes, discs, or Book Fair workers. I am dubious about its effect on customers, for that matter: some of you have been out in the sun to long as it is. We are indoors, pomegranate curry, where there is air conditioning. Yes, I know Brandeis did things differently, but I went there and the heat was intense. (See, they had these big tents…oh, you got that one. It's just that you didn't laugh at he Border's joke and I wondered…oh, you got that one as well. You could sneer a bit, so I can keep track.)
You do not need to know the meaning of the word "Quasquicentennial" to get into the Fair. Believe me, we'll teach you that before you leave.


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Victoria Cox of Evans City and Justin Kennedy of Herman were united in marriage July 14 at Faith Country Chapel in New Castle. The Rev. Russ Van Nest officiated. A reception followed at the New Englander in New Castle.
The bride is the daughter of Dave and Sandi Cox of Evans City. Parents of the bridegroom are Jeffrey and Janice Kennedy of Butler.
The honor attendants were Pamela and Heather Cox, both of Evans City. The bridesmaid was Diana Cox of New Brighton.
The flower girl was Lydia Kennedy of Cochranton.
Performing the duties of best man was Nathan Schultheis of Prospect. Ushers included Jordan Kennedy of Butler and David Cox of Evans City.
The ring bearer was Aiden Schultheis of Prospect.
The bride is a 2007 graduate of Butler High School and a 2011 graduate of Indiana (Pa.) University.
She is employed by the Lowery House as a meaningful pursuits coordinator.
The bridegroom graduated from Knoch High School in 2005 and from The University of Northwestern Ohio in 2007.
He is employed by Carl R Smith/ P R S Transit of Saxonburg as a mechanic.
Following a honeymoon trip to Hawaii, the couple is making their home in Herman.


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DEAR ANNIE: My friend "Horace" is 75. He spends a lot of time with "Loretta," a childhood friend who is experiencing some dementia. It is getting to the point where Loretta doesn't remember how to do many of the things she used to be exceptional at, and of course, it makes her frustrated and agitated.
This gal is a widow with children, and her husband left her a profitable business. The children have never liked any of the guys she's dated, but they tolerate Horace because he is now her unpaid caregiver. The only other person who is around the house is a part-time secretary for the company.
The kids recently had a letter drawn up to notify Horace that he should not expect anything from Loretta's estate when she dies. He is well-off already, so that doesn't matter. The kids otherwise keep a hands-off approach when it comes to their mother. They deny that she suffers from any dementia, and we doubt her doctor is aware of it — her kids won't report it, and Loretta says nothing because she is afraid they will put her in a nursing home.
Loretta feels lost when Horace isn't around. It is also getting more difficult to calm her down when she becomes agitated. I am concerned about Horace because I think the kids are taking advantage of his devotion. If something should happen to her, I can see them blaming him. He is already losing sleep over her episodes, and I know her condition worries him. How can Horace protect himself, as well as Loretta, without upsetting the kids? — M.
DEAR M: Could Horace accompany Loretta to her next doctor's appointment and discuss her dementia? (He also could write to the doctor, explaining his concerns.) It would be best if Horace could convince Loretta's children to pay more attention to her care, letting them know that she needs more than he can provide. If she can no longer live alone, it would be preferable that the kids hire a caregiver or place Loretta in an assisted-living complex or continuing-care facility where someone will check on her before she burns down the house. She still could retain some independence. Horace also can contact the Eldercare Locator at 1-800-677-1116 and ask about available resources.
DEAR ANNIE: Is there a polite way to tell family and friends that you don't want a Christmas gift? My wife and I are getting up there in years. If we need or want something, we buy it. All we really want is quality time with our family members, not useless gifts. — SALEM ORE.
DEAR SALEM: It is perfectly OK to tell your family and friends that this year you'd like nothing more than a gift of their time. Don't make comments about how useless their material gifts would be. Say only that at this point you cherish visits with the important people in your lives. If these same people choose to buy you something anyway, please accept it graciously, say thank you, and then donate it to charity.
DEAR ANNIE: "Young and Stuck's" husband mirrors the distancing behavior of my husband, which led to our divorce. Now, more than 60 years later, I have read of similar behavior in descriptions of concussion victims, particularly athletes in contact sports.
At the age of 16, my husband played high school football and had two concussions. As he grew more distant in our marriage, I noted his glassy, fixed stare and flat expression. After our divorce, he married several more times and went through bankruptcy. "Stuck" needs to get her husband in for a neurological exam and find a good counselor for herself. — ALSO STUCK AND POOR
Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to email@example.com, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.


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Scammers claim to be working for Wilson; demand payment to avoid arrest.
The Adair County prosecuting attorney is asking residents to be alert for a telephone scam being reported by some in the community.
According to a press release, the "scammer" calls individuals - sometimes up to 10 times a day - and informs the person if a certain dollar amount is not paid by the end of the day, a warrant will be issued for the individual's arrest. The scammer will state they have spoken to the prosecuting attorney, state Matt Wilson's name, and indicate Wilson is ready to issue the warrant.
The scammer is seeking credit card information and wants to record statements from the individual providing other private information.
Wilson wrote in a press release that "my office will not call individuals who have bad checks" and that his office would send formal letters with financial information enclosed.
"We will not actively call an individual who has bad checks in our office," Wilson wrote.
Wilson also stated the scammers are attempting to solicit payment on checks written more than three years ago. The state cannot prosecute anything older than three years.
"I strongly suggest that anyone who receives these threatening phone calls, contact my office directly," Wilson wrote.
Wilson suggests attempting to get as much information from the scammer without providing them information, and contacting his office.
"We will then work with the local and State authorities to try and stop this harassment," Wilson wrote.


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You can expect to see more microtransactions like those found in Dead Space 3. According to Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen, the company has decided to build some aspect of small convenience payments into all of its games going forward.
Presenting at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference, Jorgensen talked about digital sales of games and content. "The next and much bigger piece is microtransactions within games," he said. "We're building into all of our games the ability to pay for things along the way, either to get to a higher level, to buy a new character, to buy a truck, a gun, whatever it might be, and consumers are enjoying and embracing that way of the business."
Jorgensen did note, though, that the success of the microtransaction model is very much based on the game itself. "So The Simpsons [Tapped Out], for example, is a free-to-play game, leverages, obviously, The Simpsons TV show, and you pay all along the way. Last quarter, we did over $25 million in Simpsons business alone," he said. "So there's an opportunity there, probably smaller opportunity on a per title basis than something like a FIFA or a Battlefield."


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LOWELL -- After being acquitted last month in the 1969 "cold-case" murder of 15-year-old John McCabe, Michael Ferreira's legal problems aren't over as prosecutors decide whether to try him for allegedly lying to a grand jury probing the murder after the case was reopened.
In Lowell Superior Court on Tuesday, a status hearing on Ferreira's perjury charge was given a further status date of April 10.
Prosecutors must decide whether to try the 59-year-old Salem, N.H. man for allegedly lying to the grand jury about his whereabouts on the night of Sept. 26, 1969, when McCabe, of Tewksbury, was bound with rope, his mouth and eyes taped shut, then left in a Lowell field, allegedly to teach him a lesson for flirting with the wrong girl.
McCabe was found dead the next morning. A state medical examiner ruled the cause of death was asphyxiation caused by strangulation.
During a two-week trial last month, a Middlesex Superior Court jury found Ferreira not guilty of first-degree murder. With the verdict, defense co-counsel Stanley Norkunas described the perjury charge as "moot" and expects the charge will eventually be dropped.
Ferreira has two co-defendants -- Walter Shelley, 61, of Tewksbury, and Edward Allan Brown, 61, of Londonderry, N.H. -- whose cases have not been resolved.
Shelley is charged with first-degree murder. His next court date is April 10 for a status hearing. No trial date has been scheduled.
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LOWELL -- It was a very white wedding.
Kathryn Jussaume, 30, of Lowell, and Jason Destroismaison, 32, of Tyngsboro, had planned their wedding for seven months. They picked a heck of date.
The-still-bubbling bride said she woke up Saturday morning and couldn't see her mailbox. Snow was drifted so high it looked like there was an extra car in her driveway, but there wasn't.
"I started to get a little bit nervous," Jussaume said Saturday afternoon. "But Jason was cool as a cucumber."
By 1:30 p.m., the couple had checked with all their vendors and the wedding was still a go, but not without a few hitches.
The bride said her snowblower broke Saturday morning, so she started to shovel on her wedding day.
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She said she waved down a passing plow and told the driver it was her wedding day.
"He said, 'It's your wedding day? Move over,'" Jussaume said. "It was so nice. He plowed us out."
The wedding was set for Merrimack College in North Andover at 3 p.m.
"Jason, my husband-to-be, said as long as you're there, I'm there, and if the priest is there we'll be just fine," Jussaume said. "We've had so many people who were so wonderful today."
It promised to be quite a memorable ceremony, as long as the bride was visible in a white dress on such a white day.
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Friday might have felt more like a Monday for the Maple Woods pitching staff, as the Crowder Roughriders battered them for eight runs in game one, and 15 in game two while securing a sweep of the four-game series at Roughrider Field.
Friday might have felt more like a Monday for the Maple Woods pitching staff, as the Crowder Roughriders battered them for eight runs in game one, and 15 in game two while securing a sweep of the four-game series at Roughrider Field.
At 26-4 overall, 9-1 in Region 16 and ranked No. 2 in the nation — the Roughriders trail only Lamar (Colo.) Community College (27-6) in the rankings — Crowder battered Monarchs' starter Grant Woods for seven runs on eight hits in game one as they cruised to an 8-5 victory. They answered in game two by smacking Monarchs pitchers Brad Boegel, Ryan Deckard and Zack Riley for five, six and four runs, respectively in a 15-3 win.
Whether it was a hard-hit ball in the gap, or a slapped single through the infield, the Roughriders found a way to get on base all day. And when they got on the bases, the wreaked havoc.
"Of all the good things we did (Friday), I think the one thing, if I could pick one thing we did better than we have all year, was we went first to third on hit balls more than we've done in previous years, probably," Crowder Coach Travis Lallemand said. "Being able to go first to third as opposed to stopping at second is just a huge deal. We swung the bats well and we did a lot of things well, but more impressive to me was the way we ran the bases."
With a calm and collected approach, the Roughriders went mad at the plate, especially in game two where they had 21 hits through six innings. Chris Scroggins, Tony Sandifer and Matt Burgess each had three hits, while Burgess doubled and drove in four RBIs. Cody Althouse, Ty White, CJ Webster and Ryan Lazo picked up two hits each, while Tyler McKinzie and Jordan Dey had a hit apiece. Althouse, White and Dey drove in two runs each.
As evidenced by their eight extra-base hits, the Roughriders weren't getting fooled at the dish. Burgess, Feddersen, Scroggins, Sandifer and White each had a double, and Lazo had two. Dey, however, had the big swing of the day, connecting on his first homer of the season, a two-run shot to left field.
Those five runs in the first and eight more in the third were more than Roughriders' starter Preston Tarkington would need. The righty would allow five runs (four earned) with on five hits with four strikeouts and three walks. Reliever Jake Barnes, a Neosho High School product, struck out the side in relief in the seventh.
The Roughriders were also efficient in game one as they scored eight runs on eight hits. After a scoreless first, they jumped on Woods with five runs in the second, one in the fourth and two more in the fifth. The Monarchs plated three in the third off Crowder starter Jon Woodcock, and later added two more in the sixth.
Sandifer led the team with two hits, including a double, and two RBIs, while Lazo and Webster added doubles and White popped a triple. Althouse drove in a pair of runs on a hit, while Burgess, and Feddersen also had a hit apiece.
"I think our depth showed (Friday)," Lallemand said. "We were pretty calm and pretty consistent through the day, and that's what we preach as coaches. The kids want to be able to go out and prove it on the field."
Crowder is back in action on Monday at Connors State in Warner, Okla., for a nine-inning game at 2 p.m.