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A dozen top-10 finishes in national championship action - including a pair NCAA titles - led the Florida athletics program to its second consecutive second-place finish in the 2012-13 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup.
A dozen top-10 finishes in national championship action - including a pair NCAA titles - led the Florida athletics program to its second consecutive second-place finish in the 2012-13 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup. The finish matches Florida's highest ever in the annual all-sports rankings and marks Florida's fifth consecutive top-four finish in the rankings. Two NCAA titles highlighted Florida's finishes, as seven teams placed among the nation's top five.
Florida is the only program to finish among the nation's top 10 in each of the last 30 national all-sports standings. The Gator program also was second in 2011-12 and 2009-10 and tied for second in 1997-98.
The Learfield Sports Directors' Cup, presented annually by the nation's athletics directors, recognizes the schools with the best overall sports performances in an academic year. Points are awarded based on finishes and participation in 20 NCAA Division I sports. Stanford received its 19th consecutive Directors' Cup at the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) convention earlier this month. UCLA was third followed by Michigan.
The 16.5 point margin between first and second is the closest in the 21-year history of the Directors' Cup.
Florida's 12 top-10 national team finishes in 2012-13 equals the third-highest in school history, as at least 10 Gator teams have turned in top-10 finishes in each of the last 12 seasons. The program's record of 14 top-10 finishes came in 2009-10.
Gymnastics and men's outdoor track & field claimed NCAA titles in 2013. Florida became the fifth program to win a NCAA team title at the national championship held in April in Los Angeles. The Gator men's track & field claimed a share of its second consecutive NCAA Outdoor title with three event wins on the final day- triple jump, 4x100- and 4x400-meter relays.
The complete list of Florida's 2012-13 top-10 teams includes:
- Gymnastics (No. 1)
- Men's Outdoor Track & Field (No. T-1)
- Men's Indoor Track & Field (No. 2)
- Women's Tennis (No. T-3)
- Men's Basketball (No. T-5)
- Lacrosse (No. T-5)
- Softball (No. T-5)
- Men's Swimming & Diving (No. 6)
- Women's Swimming & Diving (No. 6)
- Soccer (No. T-9)
- Volleyball (No. T-9)
- Football (No. 9 AP)
"What a season for the Gators. There was so much to celebrate right from the beginning of the fall all the way through the final competition of the spring. It was certainly fun to see the Gator gymnasts raise their first NCAA title trophy and the men's outdoor track & field team claim their second-straight championship," Florida Athletics Director Jeremy Foley said. "To finish second in the Directors' Cup requires many Gator teams to advance and perform well in NCAA Championship action. We certainly appreciate and applaud the effort shown by our student-athletes and coaches as they compete among the nation's best."
In Southeastern Conference action, Florida equaled the record with eight league crowns in 2012-13 action (men's basketball, women's cross country, gymnastics, soccer, softball, men's swimming & diving, women's tennis and volleyball). UF has now has a total of 213 SEC titles since the league began in 1932 and 116 of those SEC titles have come under Foley's watch. In addition, the lacrosse team won its third consecutive American Lacrosse Conference title in just the program's fourth year. Florida swept the Halifx Media Group Southeastern Conference All-Sports Titles for the 13th time in 2012-13.
Individually, 16 Gators claimed a total of 10 NCAA individual titles in 2013. Junior Eddie Lovett won the 60-meter hurdles and sophomore Marquis Dendy took the indoor long jump title. At the NCAA Outdoor meet, three event titles went to the Gators on the meet's final day. Senior Omar Craddock claimed his second consecutive NCAA triple jump title. Antwan Wright, Hugh Graham, Jr., Leonardo Seymore and Dedrick Dukes won the 4x100-meter relay title. The team title was sealed with Florida's 4x400-meter win by Najee Glass, Graham, Jr., Dukes and Arman Hall.
Junior Elizabeth Beisel, a two-time Olympic medalist at the 2012 Games, took the 400 individual medley win at the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships. The quartet of Pawel Werner, Sebastien Rousseau, Marcin Cieslak and Dan Wallace combined to win Florida's second NCAA 800 free relay title of the last three years. At the NCAA Gymnastics Championships, freshman Bridget Sloan took both the all-around and balance beam titles. Junior teammate Alaina Johnson became the first Gator to claim the NCAA uneven bars crown with her win.
Florida was also successful away from the athletic arena in 2012-13. A total of three UF student-athletes earned Capital One Academic All-America honors and Beisel was named the 2012 Capital One At-Large Academic All-American of the Year. Of the top 10 programs in the 2012-13 Learfield Sports Director's Cup Standings, Florida is one of seven to post a NCAA Graduation Success Rate of 82 percent or higher in 2012.
Gators by the Numbers
- 2 NCAA team titles (gymnastics and men's outdoor track & field) marks the fourth consecutive season of multiple team titles for the Gator program.
- 12 top-10 national finishes by 2012-13 teams.
- 9 conference titles by the Gators in 2012-13, including 8 Southeastern Conference wins (equals league record).
- 10 Gators picked up conference player of the year/athlete of the year awards
- 4 Gators named Capital One Academic All-Americans, including one Academic All-American of the Year.
- 82 percent Graduation Success Rate for UF, as reported last fall in 2012 NCAA Federal Graduation Rate Data. Of the top 10 programs in the 2012-13 Learfield Sports Director's Cup Standings, Florida is one of seven to post a GSR of 82 percent or higher in 2012. All Gator teams are in good academic standing in latest Academic Progress Report released earlier this month by the NCAA.
- $73.9 million contributed since 1990 by the UAA to UF to fund academic endeavors, including $6.4 million in 2012-13.
- More than 1 million fans attended 176 home events in 2012-13. Five UF teams ranked among the nation's top 10 in attendance.
- 324 student-athletes participated in 2,864 hours of community service in 2012-13, partnering with 24 local schools, four civic organizations and 27 non-profit organizations.


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Day Four wrapped up SQL Pass 2005. As a first time attendee to this event, my head was swimming by the end of today with the amount of information I've had to process. I am exhausted yet ready to get back to work and deploy some of the lessons I've learned this week. Most importantly, I'm ready to get home to see my wife and son after a four-day absence.
The conference this week was a big success, at least for me. Despite a couple of bad sessions and a few administrative problems, the conference was well worth the time and money invested here. After twelve breakout session and a full day preconference course, along with three different social events, I can say that I've learned much and have met some interesting and qualified people.
I'm very much looking forward to deploying SQL Server 2005. Even more, I'm excited about attending next year's PASS conference in Seattle. See you there!

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Jerry Duane Barham, 66; Melissa Loman, 33, arrested
Shawnee pastor arrested in federal child porn investigation
Jerry Duane Barham, 66; Melissa Loman, 33, arrested
A federal investigation centered on child pornography has resulted in the arrest of a Shawnee pastor and a woman, FBI agents confirmed.
On February 1, FBI agents arrested Shawnee residents Jerry Duane Barham, 66, and Melissa Renee Loman, 33. Barham is the pastor at Grace Fellowship New Testament Church in Shawnee, investigators confirmed.
There are very few details because the affidavit is sealed. It will not be unsealed until formal charges are filed, investigators said. Both suspects are expected to be charged with producing child pornography, they said.
KOCO Eyewitness News 5 stopped by the church for comment , but it was closed.


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Chapter Ten: Proposals for New Project
Chapter Eleven: Research Conclusions of Global and China Potassium nitrite Industry
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Google's upcoming Android event might have been cancelled, but details of their new Nexus devices continues to leak out. Today the guys at Brief Mobile posted a brief video of the Nexus home screen. The preview is only a couple seconds long, but this anonymous source has access to the device and we expect a couple more videos will be shared over the coming days.
New details from the hands-on report include:
- Screen may be IPS. It was my mistake yesterday writing "Super AMOLED." We fixed that in our article and sent out a Twitter update about the correction. Our source claims the screen reproduces colors akin to the HTC One X and looks "gorgeous."
- Camera takes "excellent" pictures, according to the source
- Back of the device feels like a faux brushed metal
- It's extremely light and thin
Anyone care to guess what the Nexus 10 will retail for?


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The Masters Did Not Need Tiger For Thrills & Chills
~ Amy Lignor
There were three very awesome things that occurred at The Masters this year – two came from people twenty and under, and one stellar moment came from a trio of men who haven't seen the age of twenty in a while, but have green jackets all over their houses.
At the very start of this tournament, more and more people – on T.V. and in the newspapers – talked about Tiger Woods, and how it was such a shame he would not be playing because of his surgery. Woods, Woods, Woods…it was going to be unfortunate for the tournament, and even the fan count might go down because he is the popular one to cheer for…again.
However, when the balls flew into the air, it did not take long for people to forget Tiger Woods was not a presence on the glorious eighty-degree days, as sheer excitement, inspiration and thrills began.
The trio of well-known men with green jackets galore were the icons – Palmer, Player and Nicklaus. They own 13 jackets between them, to be exact, and they also wore smiles and sent those ceremonial tee shots into the air to open the 78th Masters, almost as well as they did long ago. They smiled, they hugged, and it actually gave you goosebumps seeing the literal brilliance of golf stand together once again. Tiger who?
When it comes to the two younger surprises that offered thrills and emotion, we have a toddler, and a young man who would have been the youngest player to ever win the Masters (stealing one of Tiger's titles), if he had pulled out a better third day. Either way, didn't matter, the kid is in and he is one of the best people have ever seen.
What he could not do was stop the Bubba train. Bubba Watson is beyond emotional when he plays. You root for that man with everything you have because you know he wants it. He wants it for his family, his fans, his friends, and to show the world that he is also still quite young and is not nearly done. Watching Bubba stand up after that 18th hole and the tears start flowing as a very young golf star – Caleb, his adopted son – ran to him to give ole Daddy a great big hug – was amazing. That was the moment that should be on all magazines and newspapers this morning, because that was the moment when Bubba positively glowed.
This is Bubba's second Masters title. The tides changed in the final round, where that twenty-year-old man was crushing spirits and causing fans to gape most of the time. Bubba came out and took control. His final round included three birdies on the front nine which sent him to earn a three-shot victory. Bubba was awesome, but Caleb, his little boy who could not be there when Daddy won his first one in 2012, because he was being born – was the youngest man to take the show.
The second youngest, a tad bit older than Caleb, was Jordan Spieth, a Texan with fire, ability, talent, and a calm exterior. He kept his passion in check and, boy, did he show a peek at a career coming up that will be one of the most amazing to watch. He was Watson's co-leader at five under, and finished in second place, tied at five under with Jonas Blixt.
He did have a moment in the sun all by himself. Watson actually fell behind the young Texan by two shots early on Sunday, but those birdies brought them to a tie, before Bubba pulled ahead by two shots with yet another birdie at No. 9.
This was Spieth's very first Masters, and he did exceedingly well. Completely calm through all of it, on Sunday he began like a rocket – two birdies on his first four holes to build that two-shot lead. But Bubba – perhaps his passion, craving, or need to make it up to Caleb because he couldn't be there the first time around, just would not go away. He did stumble, made a few mistakes but, thankfully for him, so did Spieth. It was literally a back and forth race between the youngest ever and a man who has already proven he can look good in 'green'.
Spieth may be heralded by some after this as the true 'Harry Potter' of golf. Mark my words, advertisers are already pounding on his agent's door. The kid was like magic out there, and almost became the first player since Fuzzy Zoeller did it in 1979, to win in his very first start at Augusta National. Even though that record remains with Fuzzy after all this time, it does not matter. Golf has received a new 'wizard' that they can watch grow, and cheer for every step of the way.
Soon….who knows? Maybe Caleb will be out there giving Dad and Spieth a run for their money.
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Arizona is in the grips of a dangerous heat wave that could send temperatures soaring to 118 degrees by the weekend in Phoenix, creating ripe conditions for wildfires and forcing the Border Patrol to ramp up efforts to rescue immigrants succumbing to the stifling heat while crossing the border.
The temperature in Phoenix is expected to climb through Saturday, when forecasters say the heat could set a new record. The record high for the same date in June is 117 degrees set in 1994, said meteorologist Mark O'Malley of the National Weather Service in Phoenix. The forecast for this coming Saturday currently is for 118 degrees.
"We'll certainly be challenging records this week," O'Malley said Tuesday.
The heat wave comes with a strong high-pressure system expected to build over the entire western U.S. and which will be centered over northern Arizona at its peak on Friday, the weather service says.
O'Malley said temperatures will soar through the week across Arizona, New Mexico, California, Nevada, Utah and into parts of Wyoming and Idaho, where forecasters are calling for triple-digit heat in the Boise area through the weekend.
"It's going to cover a large portion of the western United States," he said.
Officials say extra personnel have been added to the Border Patrol's Search, Trauma, and Rescue unit to assist with increasing numbers of rescues throughout the summer months as migrants crossing rugged terrain succumb to heat, exhaustion and dehydration. Several bodies of immigrants have been found in the last week in Arizona, and agents in the Tucson sector rescued more than 170 people from the desert during a 30-day stretch in May and June.
"June is the deadliest month for migrants in Arizona. It is consistently the month where most migrants die here," said Border Patrol spokesman Andy Adame. "Absolutely it's a crime to enter the United States illegally, but the penalty for that crime shouldn't be death."
O'Malley said the weather system won't help with wildfires - either ones already burning or new ones that might pop up.
"Given we're going to have low humidity and extremely hot temperatures, and everything is already dry out there, for any fire that is ongoing or new ones that start, this could be very problematic," he said.
Temperatures in mountainous northern Arizona also are expected to approach all-time highs. The forecast in Sedona calls for the temperature to hit just one degree under the June 1990 and July 1995 records of 110 degrees.
Associated Press writer Felicia Fonseca contributed to this report from Flagstaff.


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mtomato wrote:Too bad I can't appreciate the awesome music if I move around the windows a lot.
Alt+tab to a web browser, and the music is gone.
Alt+tab back to the game, and still no music.
Edit: That doesn't seem to be the case in the dungeons... most of the time.
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Luongo feeling flushed heading into Olympics
"The toilets."
That was Roberto Luongo's answer when asked what he was most looking forward to in Russia now that his focus has shifted to the Winter Olympic games.
Not the exquisite caviar. Not the balmy Sochi weather. Not the home-brew vodka the locals boast about.
Not even the opportunity to potentially stop native son Alexander Ovechkin with a gold medal on the line.
None of those.
"The toilets."
That's what Canada's defending gold medal goalie wants to see.
We're guessing he's seen the photos from the athlete's village of multiple toilets being placed in the same cubicle.
Or the pics of the loo that is facing a set of three chairs, presumably so that an audience can watch one, um, strut his or her stuff.
Or perhaps he caught wind — no pun intended — of the half-a-loo that was built into the wall, one that you couldn't open the lid on, let alone sit on.
Whatever Luongo's fascination with the Olympic plumbing stands to be, it was an interesting turn of phrase from the veteran goalie, whose Vancouver Canucks had just lost 3-1 to the Maple Leafs about 20 minutes earlier at the Air Canada Centre on Saturday night.
Because, right now, his Canucks are going down "the toilet."
And all of Canada hopes the Olympic team isn't going to do the same.
The Canucks have lost seven consecutive games. They have dropped eight of nine, 11 of their past 14. This team is a train wreck with a conductor in John Tortorella who blamed himself and his coaching staff for his team's collapse.
As a result, watching his goalie equipment being packed away in three spiffy red-white-and-black Team Canada leather hockey bags must have come as a welcome sight for Luongo, whose focus now shifts on helping his country defend its Olympic title.
Will he be the starter? The gut feeling of those close to Team Canada is that the Montreal Canadiens' Carey Price is more likely to get the nod, although there is a school of thought that these two will split Canada's first two games in order for coach Mike Babcock to determine who has the hot hand.
Despite having lost five consecutive games, Luongo can hardly be blamed for all of the Canucks' woes these days.
He hasn't played poorly by any means, although his game seems to have suffered a bit ever since he returned from an ankle injury last month.
In any event, he is accustomed to being surrounded by a lack of respect, even though he won a gold medal with Team Canada back in 2010. Indeed, there are still critics who claim Canada captured the title despite Luongo's efforts, not because of them.
To underscore that point: When asked by the Toronto Sun prior to Game 1 of the 2011 Stanley Cup final against the Boston Bruins if he was relieved to no longer hear the naysayers ask "What's Roberto Luongo ever won?" Luongo replied: "I still do."
Welcome to Roberto Luongo's world. At times, you get the impression he wouldn't be surprised if he was blamed for global warming. Such has been the extent of the Bobby Lou bashers over the years.
For his part, Luongo doesn't let it bother him. He just wants another gold medal, whether he starts or not.
"Just enjoy it man — that's how I approached it four years ago and that's how I plan on approaching it this time around," Luongo said.
"This isn't about Roberto Luongo. This is about Team Canada and doing whatever it takes to help your team and your country win a gold medal.
"When we get there, we're all wearing the same logo and we're all pulling in the same direction for the country."
Perhaps the only time Luongo became irked all night is when he was asked by a Vancouver reporter if he felt he was technically sound heading into the Sochi Games. That query caused him to leer at the ink-stained wretch for several seconds.
"I don't know bud," he finally replied. "I haven't won (in a while) so that's not how you want to go into it.
"I'm not going to get down on my self. Just going to do my best and let the chips fall where they may."
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Between the dating show and The Nerdist I honestly don't recall anything he did, but I enjoyed his stand-up special more than I thought I would, and his new show Midnight I find funny actually. TD, he's sometimes all that's holding it together. Look at the way he clearly had more than enough of Manson. Tell me with a straight face you thought he handled that poorly.
I think next week will be an hour long episode about what the Governor and his cronies have been up to since they left. S those waiting for the Rick/Darryl confrontation will most likely have to wait two weeks.
The theory floating about was Bob was a plant from Woodbury, but Woodbury sent all their able-bodied people to the prison... Unless Bob was someone new he picked up along the way, or something along those lines.
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Atelopus patazensis
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Atelopus patazensis Venegas, Catenazzi, Siu-Ting & Carrillo, 2008
|Taxonomic Source(s):
|Frost, D.R. 2017. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA Available at: http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Critically Endangered A2ae; B1ab(iii,v) ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group
|Luedtke, J.
|Catenazzi, A., Angulo, A., Jahuanchi, J. & Rodriguez, L.
|Jarvis, L.
Listed as Critically Endangered because of a drastic population decline, estimated to be more than 80% over the last ten years, inferred from the apparent disappearance of most of the population, perhaps linked to chytridiomycosis and/or a combination of mining activities and the chytrid fungus; and because its extent of occurrence is estimated to be much less than 100 km², all individuals are in a single location, and there is a projected continuing decline in the quality of its habitat and the number of mature individuals in northwestern Peru.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|This species is known only from the type locality (and single threat-defined location): Quebrada Los Alisos, in the vicinity of Pataz, Pataz province, region of La Libertad, in an inter-Andean valley of the northern portion of the Cordillera Central in northwestern Peru, at an elevation of ca 2,500-3,000 m asl (Venegas et al. 2008). Its extent of occurrence, though unquantified, is estimated to be less than 100 km2.
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|Live adults and tadpoles could be observed at the type locality until 1999; that year a total of three live adult individuals, five recently deceased individuals and several decomposing bodies were found (A. Catenazzi pers. comm. November 2010). Surveys conducted in 2000 failed to detect adult Atelopus patazensis and only a single tadpole was found in a small pool along the main stream channel (Venegas et al. 2008). More recently (July 2010), extensive surveys were able to locate two individuals of this species again (L. Rodriguez pers. comm. July 2010; J.C. Jahuanchi pers. comm. November 2010). No further adult individuals have been observed since this date, although there is an unverified sighting of one adult individual in 2012 at Llacuabamba, approximately 40 km south of Pataz (A. Catenazzi pers. comm. March 2013).
|Current Population Trend:
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|The species inhabits montane environments dominated by bunchgrass and scattered shrubs. It breeds in streams. A female was found to contain 348 eggs (Venegas et al. 2008).
|Terrestrial; Freshwater
|Use and Trade:
There are no reports of this species being utilized.
|Major Threat(s):
|Individuals collected in 1999 have tested positive for the presence of chytrid fungus. In addition, there was a mining concession in the near vicinity of the stream at the time of earlier surveys (Venegas et al. 2008), and there are currently informal mining activities that introduce mercury into streams (A. Catenazzi pers. comm. November 2010), as well as domestic waste in the stream itself and on the stream banks (J.C. Jahuanchi pers. comm. November 2010). A report by the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines (Ministerio de Energia y Minas 1997) indicates that heavy metal concentrations exceeded standard concentrations in the nearby localities of Parcoy and Laguna Pias. While Parcoy may be more heavily impacted than Los Alisos due to a greater concentration of larger mines and subsequent runoff (A. Catenazzi pers. comm November 2010), the report acknowledges that there is potential for further spread of water pollution. It is likely that these threats have increased in recent years (A. Catenazzi pers. comm. March 2013).
|Conservation Actions:
|No conservation actions are currently in place for this species, but there is an urgent need to protect the species' type locality and habitat from degradation and alteration caused by water pollution. More information on this species' distribution, population status, natural history and threats is needed, which would help in the establishment of a monitoring programme to assess and track population status and trends, in the screening for presence of chytrid fungus, and in investigations into whether this species may be amenable to captive breeding efforts, to assess the species' capacity to withstand and adapt to ex situ conditions.
|IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2013. Atelopus patazensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T158467A43475921. . Downloaded on 22 September 2018.
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1st round - (WR) Cordarrelle Patterson 6-3 205 lbs. Tennessee: Patterson is a big playmaker, but also seems to be a prima donna. Once he is in the NFL will he be a knucklehead, like Cowboys WR Dez Bryant, or will he live up to his potential? Patterson's risk/reward may have him falling to us in the 1st round. Wilson to Patterson could easily the best QB to WR tandem in the NFC West.
2nd round - (TE) Ryan Griffin 6-6 247 lbs. UConn: Griffin is an athletic TE with great size, also a very effective/willing blocker. He can stretch the seam with his speed, he has good hands, and good body control to catch off target passes. He is highly underrated and I believe his stock will rise after the senior all-star games & NFL combine. Coach Carroll likes two TE sets, Griffin and Zach Miller would give us the ability to run those sets more often.
3rd round - (WR) Chris Harper 6-1 230 lbs. Kansas St: Harper has unusual size and toughness for the position; his size and toughness are similar to that of former Arizona Cardinal WR Anquan Boldin. He is not the quickest or fastest, but he is a gamer. Harper catches the ball with his hands, not a body catcher. Harper's nick name is "The People's Champ" and I think he will quickly become a fan favorite with his style of play.
4th round - (CB) Dwayne Gratz 6-0 198 lbs. UConn: Gratz has enough size that Coach Carroll likes in CB's, yet is still quick enough to cover a slot WR. He has experience playing a lot of press man coverage at UConn. I believe Gratz would start as the nickel CB and he could start as a boundary CB if either of our starters were to go down with an injury.
5th round - (OLB) Randell Johnson 6-4 230 lbs. Florida Atlantic: Incredibly athletic pass rushing LB, similar type of player to UCLA LB Anthony Barr. Johnson had a back injury and is just now getting back to form which is why I have him falling to the 5th round. Johnson is only a junior and may not come out, but if he does declare he could be a late round steal. He has
6th round - (C/RT/OG) Ivory Wade 6-4 310 lbs. Baylor: Wade was a Center his senior year and he has a lot of starting experience at RT and some at OG. Wade would be a swing player for us and could bring good value this late in the draft.
7th round - (RB/KR/PR) Kerwynn Williams 5-9 193 lbs. Utah St: Williams holds the WAC record for career kickoff-return yards and I think he would compete to start as a kick returner & punt returner. Williams does not fit the type of RB that Coach Carroll likes, but he would only be a 3rd string seeing a limited number of reps at RB during the season.


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If you have paid mortgage interest for a second home, the amount you can deduct may be limited. A second home can include any other residence you own, and treat as a second home. You do not have to use the home during the year. However, if you rent it to others, you must also use it as a home during the year for more than the greater of 14 days or 10 percent of the number of days you rent it, for the interest to qualify as home mortgage interest.
If all of your mortgages fit into one or more of the following three categories at all times during the year, you can deduct all of the interest on these mortgages:
* Mortgages you took out on or before October 13, 1987 (called grandfathered debt).
* Mortgages you took out after October 13, 1987, to buy, build, or improve your home (called home acquisition debt), but only if throughout 2017 these mortgages plus any grandfathered debt totaled $1 million or less. (The limit is $500,000 if you are married filing separately.)
* Mortgages you took out after October 13, 1987, other than to buy, build, or improve your home (called home equity debt), but only if throughout 2017 these mortgages totaled $100,000 or less ($50,000 or less if married filing separately) and totaled no more than the fair market value of your home reduced by (1) and (2).
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Shoppers cash in during Mississippi's sales tax holiday
Shoppers can save 7 percent on some clothes, shoes
Mississippi's annual sales tax holiday kicked off at 12:01 a.m. Friday and ends at midnight on Saturday.
For retailers, it is one of their busiest times of the year.
As in previous years, shoppers can save 7 percent on certain clothes and shoes that cost $100 or less per item.
Many shoppers were at the stores early to cash in on deals.
"I figured the early bird catches the worm, so it's best for us to get up here early," said shopper Dion Lewis.
Lewis said she has five kids to outfit for school.
"I did save. I feel good about it. I kept on counting and watching, so I was like, 'OK, let me see the receipt then,'" Lewis said.
Lewis said when all was said and done she expected to save about $200.
There are some items that aren't on the tax-free list.
"Backpacks, because he goes through two backpacks, maybe three backpacks a year. So, I think they should be included," said shopper Pam Crockett.
Sixteen other states have sales-tax holidays, with some going beyond back-to-school products to include tax exemptions for hunting and hurricane seasons and energy-efficient appliances and equipment.
Alabama's eighth annual sales tax holiday for school-related items runs Aug. 2-4 and allows savings on certain school supplies, computers, books and clothing.
Louisiana's sales tax holiday will be Aug. 2-3 and includes most all personal property -- electronics, school supplies, clothes and the like -- but excludes vehicles and meals.


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YARRALUMLA, Australia, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Lydia Ko, a 15-year-old amateur, fired a 10-under-par 63 Thursday in taking the lead in the first round of the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open.
The tournament is the first event on the 2013 LPGA schedule.
Ko owns wins in three professional tournaments, including last week's New Zealand Open. She had 11 birdies, an eagle and three bogeys in her round Thursday for a one-stroke lead over Mariajo Uribe, who had seven birdies and an eagle in shooting 64.
Jiyai Shin is third at 8-under 65 while Lee Mi-hyang, Rebecca Lee-Bentham and Ayako Uehara are tied at 7-under.
Ko, opening on the second nine of the Royal Canberra Golf Club, hit her first shot into the trees and ended up with a bogey but then reeled off four consecutive birdies and capped the spurt by dropping in a 100-yard wedge shot for an eagle at the par-5 15th.
She had another bogey at 16 but closed the side at 6-under 30 with two birdies. Ko added four birdies over Nos. 2-6 and went bogey-birdie in her final two holes of the first round.


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The government strictly controls internet access and internet cafes have all been shut down.
Roaming agreements are in place with some international phone companies, however mobile phone coverage is mostly limited to Ashgabat. Remember to activate global roaming with your service provider before leaving home.
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The Tragic Gap: Between Idealism and Cynicism
How to move from what is to what we know to be possible.
Parker Palmer talks about how to find balance between the extremes of a cynical world view that leaves no space for hope or change and an overly optimistic approach that does not recognize the grave challenges we face as such. Both extremes lead to inaction.
Yet when we learn to live in that "tragic gap," we recognize the challenges and are moved to action.
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Congressman Brian Higgins released the following statement today:
"Peace Bridge progress has been discussed for decades without substantial results. Often, stagnation can cause frustration to boil over, but at the same time that heat can be the impetus to progress.
"The past several weeks have involved meaningful discussion between leaders passionate about our communities and eager to do what's best for the binational region. I was proud to work with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Canadian Ambassador Gary Doer, U.S. Ambassador David Jacobson and Canadian Consul General John Prato, who are to be commended for their direct involvement in the rigorous dialogue, which will result in progress not seen at the Peace Bridge in years.
"With this agreement, we solidify over $140 million in projects, which will support over 2,500 construction jobs over the next three years. Projects will include: construction of the customs house, plaza improvements, pre-inspection, an improved gateway connection, (and) neighborhood improvements in the area of Busti Avenue. Finally, Western New Yorkers will see people working and progress happening at this pivotal border crossing.
"Since 1927, the steel span crossing the Niagara River has connected the people and economies of Western New York and Southern Ontario. This weekend, we celebrate the 26th annual Friendship Festival, which marks the close alliance shared between the United States and Canada since the end of the War of 1812. Now, over two centuries later, we have a renewed commitment to strengthen that bond by facilitating a stronger bridge between our two countries that will forever be connected by peace."


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No one wold fault you for thinking, at first glance, that the Arrinera high-powered supercar was in fact a Lamborghini. It certainly borrows heavily from the famed Italian automakers, but as the old maxim states; imitation is the highest form of flattery, so you really can't fault our Polish friends for their eye-catching efforts.
The first thing you notice about the Arrinera is its distinctly sleek exterior; with its squared off intakes scissor doors and intricate rear lights. The car itself is comprised of Kevlar and carbon fiber which sits on top of a tubular steel frame, keeping it light and nimble without interfering with the 638 horsepower and 6.2-liter supercharged V8 Engine.
At this time there is no word on cost or production, but here is hoping this one makes it out onto the road.


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Tucked in among huge trees on a wooded hill, the Otter Creek Inn bed and breakfast beckons with a warm welcome. This spacious 6,500 square-foot three-story English Tudor is decorated in an inviting country-Victorian décor; filled with casual elegance, antiques and collectibles. The one-acre wooded lot is located within the city limits; conveniently located near restaurants, shops and all the many activities happening in the Chippewa Valley area of Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, and Altoona, Wisconsin.
Whether you're looking for a winter getaway, a summer getaway, a romantic evening, or traveling on business, the Otter Creek Inn has much to offer. Each of the six guest rooms has a private restroom with shower, whirlpool, wireless Internet, CD Player, TV, and VCR. Many guest rooms also have a gas fireplace and a mini-refrigerator. A full breakfast is served every day of the week; and the breakfast menu allows a choice of entrees, serving times, and breakfast in bed!
The Otter Creek Inn has been in business since 1987. The innkeepers, Shelley & Randy Hansen, are experts at making you feel welcome, while still providing you privacy to rest and relax. The next time you travel Wisconsin, consider an alternative to an Eau Claire hotel and visit the Otter Creek Inn - one of the finest Wisconsin bed and breakfasts - located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.


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nolefan5311 wrote:How do I get to the sea cells? Are some of the sea cells starting positions as well? Do I need to go through the targets? And for this to be like the game, shouldn't the targets be able to attack ship cells on the OTHER side of the map (ship cells one way attack targets on their side of the map, which can bombard all ship cells on opposite side of map). I think the only attack option across the map should be bombard, just like in the game. I take control of the target on my side of the map, and bombard ship cells on the other side (which then can't be taken back, like your latest suggestion suggest). Also, if you plan on having any sort of decay or killer neutral on the targets, that needs to be mentioned in the legend.
Regardless, this is pretty close to the stamp, so I will go ahead and sticky it.
I overlooked this comment before, but I like this idea. I will change the targets to torpedoes and have them be on the same side. Then they will bombard only across the board.
I like the idea of a killer neutral on the targets/torpedoes too. I will lower the neutral and make it reset.
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Bohemia, N.Y. (PRWEB) February 11, 2013
On February 11, 2013, Bellucci Premium olive oil responds to an Olive Oil Times article by Nancy Flagg regarding the announcement of two New York olive oil seminars leading up to the New York International Olive Oil Competition.
According to The Olive Oil Times article, "Culinary professionals, food industry executives, aspiring chefs and journalists will learn more about olive oil than they thought possible during two seminars running alongside the New York International Olive Oil Competition in April."
The article mentions that those who attend the seminars will be exposed to some of the finest olive oils and become educated and savvy olive oil consumers through a program that offers olive oil kitchen secrets by renowned chefs.
According to the article, "The seminars will be held on Tuesday, April 16th and Thursday, April 18th at The International Culinary Theater in Soho. After the seminars, participants will dine in The International Culinary Center's restaurant, l'Ecole, on a menu designed especially for the event by chefs at the venerable school."
Natalie Sexenian, Marketing Manager for Bellucci Premium extra virgin olive oil, offers her comments on the news of the approaching seminars. "These seminars sound like a wonderful experience for consumers and a great event for olive oil," said Sexenian. "This seminar, which will shine light on the benefits of olive oil and how it can be used in the kitchen, will hopefully pique the interest of olive oil lovers. I believe it will be a wonderful event for chefs and food lovers alike."
Bellucci Premium Toscano extra virgin olive oil uses olives that are grown on the beautiful landscapes of Tuscany, and maintained by 3rd and 4th generation farmers. Bellucci offers three different types of oil, including an organic option, that offers a mild peppery flavor and fruity undertones that will satisfy any palate. The third type of oil Bellucci offers is the world's finest Italian extra virgin olive oil, grown only by Italian growers in many different regions of Italy.


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More Node Negative Patients Surviving Breast Cancer: Findings Reported at 2010 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Largest aromatase inhibitor TEAM trial reveals huge strides in breast cancer treatment
Dec 11, 2010, 10:00 EST
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Dec. 11, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Stephen Jones, M.D., medical director for US Oncology Research, co-chair of the US Oncology Breast Cancer Research Committee, and physician at Texas Oncology-Dallas, participated in the TEAM (Tamoxifen Exemestane Adjuvant Multinational) study that included nearly 10,000 patients over a five-year period. More than 2,000 of the nearly 10,000 patients studied were treated within the US Oncology system. Dr. Jones presented the compelling study results today during a poster discussion at the 33rd Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), an international scientific symposium for interaction and exchange among basic scientists and clinicians in breast cancer.
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The study titled "Competing Causes of Mortality vs. Breast Cancer Mortality at 5-years among 9766 postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive early breast cancer treated on the TEAM study of adjuvant hormonal therapy" revealed fascinating findings.
"The TEAM trial is the largest aromatase inhibitor trial ever conducted, and it is now mature," said Dr. Jones. "At the SABCS, we have several important posters and poster discussion papers. In the one I presented, we demonstrated marked progress in the overall treatment of breast cancer so that in nearly 10,000 women followed for five years in this trial, the odds of dying from breast cancer were just slightly higher than from other unrelated causes. In fact, in node negative breast cancer, the odds of dying of other causes were greater than the risk of death from breast cancer. This is truly global progress against breast cancer as this trial was conducted in nine countries."
More compelling findings from the TEAM trial will be revealed later today as posters:
Discontinuation during tamoxifen in the sequential arm of the TEAM trial of adjuvant endocrine therapy in postmenopausal women with hormone-sensitive early breast cancer: the effect of IES results and subsequent therapy
Cornelis J. H. van de Velde, Elysee T. M. Hille, Daniel Rea, Caroline Seynaeve, Annette Hasenburg, Jean-Michel Vannetzel, Robert Paridaens, Christos Markopoulos, Yasuo Hozumi, Dirk G. Kieback, Lina Asmar, Jan Smeets, Johan W. R. Nortier, Peyman Hadji, John M. S. Bartlett, Hein Putter, Stephen E. Jones.
Effects of exemestane or tamoxifen on bone health within the Tamoxifen Exemestane Adjuvant Multicentre (TEAM) trial: a meta-analysis
P. Hadji, L. Asmar, J.G.H. van Nes, T. Menschik, A. Hasenburg, J. Kuck, H. Nortier, S.E. Jones, M. Ziller
Dr. Jones is one of several internationally recognized investigators affiliated with US Oncology Research who participated in studies that are being presented, discussed and displayed Dec. 8-12. Other leading investigators also participated in the following studies that will be displayed as posters at the conference:
Impact of the Number of Prior Chemotherapy Regimens on Overall Survival (OS) among Subjects with Locally Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer Treated with Eribulin Mesylate: Results from the Phase III EMBRACE Study
Blum JL, Twelves CJ, Akerele C, Seegobin S, Wanders J, Cortes J.
Meta-analysis of patients with triple-negative disease from three randomized trials of bevacizumab (BV) and first-line chemotherapy as treatment for metastatic breast cancer (MBC)
J O'Shaughnessy, G Romieu, V Dieras, M Byrtek, A-A Duenne, D Miles.
Survival Outcomes With Eribulin vs. Treatment of the Physician's Choice (TPC) in Heavily Pretreated Patients with Locally Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer in North America, Western Europe, and Australia: Results of the Phase III EMBRACE Study
C. Twelves1, D. Loesch2, J. Blum3, L. Vahdat4, K. Petrakova5, X. Durando6, S. Seegobin7, C. Dutcus8
Many clinical studies led by US Oncology Research Network physicians were also predominantly featured at numerous conferences held around the world, including the annual congress for the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), the annual meeting for the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition.
Those studies, along with more than 30 published manuscripts, featured forward looking clinical research topics that are helping advance cancer care today and discover improved therapies for the cancer care of tomorrow. For a complete list, please contact US Oncology at 281-863-1000.
About US Oncology
US Oncology, Inc. is the nation's leading integrated oncology company. By uniting the largest community-based cancer treatment and research network in America, US Oncology expands patient access to high-quality care and advances the science of cancer care. Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, US Oncology is affiliated with 1,400 community-based oncologists, and works with patients, hospitals, payers, and the medical industry across all phases of the cancer research and delivery continuum. By promoting the use of innovative technology, clinical research, evidence-based medicine and shared best practices, US Oncology improves patient outcomes and offers a better patient experience. For more information, visit www.usoncology.com.
About US Oncology Research
US Oncology conducts clinical research through US Oncology Research, its wholly-owned subsidiary and the nation's largest community-based cancer research network. US Oncology Research has experienced investigators and dedicated research nurses who specialize in Phase I through Phase IV oncology clinical trials. US Oncology Research serves more than 90 sites in 200 locations managing more than 200 active trials at any given time. The research network has enrolled nearly 47,000 patients in more than 1,100 trials since inception in 1992 and has contributed to the development of 43 cancer therapies approved by the FDA. For more information call (866) 216-5053 or visit www.usoncology.com/oncologists.
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This map of Montague, Massachusetts, in 1871 caught the town at a crucial stage of its existence. Then, the town's population was almost evenly distributed between the three major centers: Montague Center, Millers Falls and the Turners Falls/Montague City corner. The character of the town changed dramatically in the years immediately following 1871. The manufacturing center of Turners Falls grew dramatically in the 1870s, prompted by its ready access to rail lines, its proximity to a navigable section of the Connecticut River, and the abundance of water power the river afforded. To its east, Millers Falls also grew in size and by comparison, Montague Center would remain a rural village. Its hilly eastern half then, as now, remained very rural, although logging in the late 1870s and 1880s would deforest much of it; forests have since grown back.
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YONKERS, N.Y. -- Here's a look at what's open and closed in Yonkers on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Post Office : U.S. Post Offices nationwide will be closed and there will be no mail collection/delivery.
Libraries : All branches of the Yonkers Public Library will be closed and will reopen Tuesday morning.
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Fortenberry wins 5th term representing Eastern Neb.
Republican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry has won re-election in Nebraska's 1st congressional district.
The incumbent Fortenberry defeated Democrat Korey Reiman on Tuesday for a fifth term in office.
Fortenberry was a heavy favorite, having won the 2010 general election with 71 percent of the vote.
The Republican emphasized the need to reduce federal spending and replace the federal health care law. He opposes abortion rights.
Reiman is an attorney from Lincoln. He campaigned on protecting Medicare, stopping efforts to defund Planned Parenthood and helping the nation's veterans. He also supported the federal health care law.
The district encompasses much of the eastern quarter of Nebraska, including Lincoln, Fremont, Norfolk, Beatrice and South Sioux City.


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What Are EMR Vendors Planning for ICD-10?
John Lynn is the Founder of the HealthcareScene.com blog network which currently consists of 10 blogs containing over 8000 articles with John having written over 4000 of the articles himself. These EMR and Healthcare IT related articles have been viewed over 16 million times. John also manages Healthcare IT Central and Healthcare IT Today, the leading career Health IT job board and blog. John is co-founder of InfluentialNetworks.com and Physia.com. John is highly involved in social media, and in addition to his blogs can also be found on Twitter: @techguy and @ehrandhit and LinkedIn.
I remember when I first started my job at a healthcare facility 5+ years ago, I ran into these codes they called ICD-9. Yes, this was all very foreign to me, but I learned quickly the meaning of ICD-9. I also learned quickly that the EMR vendor which had been selected (before I was there) didn't provide a list of ICD-9 as part of their EMR software (they do now). They did provide an upload feature and so we exported a list out of our old PMS, cleaned them up a little and then uploaded them into the new EMR. Not a fun or effective process even that way.
Obviously, we've come a long way in five years. There are plenty of free lists of ICD-9 codes around the net that people can use, manipulate and add to their EMR software pretty easily.
However, I couldn't help but wonder what solutions were being offered for EMR vendors planning for ICD-10. Yes, EMR vendors do have until October 1st, 2013 (which has been moved back a bunch of times so let me know if it's been changed again) and so maybe EMR vendors aren't concerned about it yet. Although, I'm guessing that many have already put a lot of thought into preparing for ICD-10.
My question for EMR vendors is, how are you planning to handle the ICD-10 codes? We're talking about going from 14,315 diagnosis codes to 69,101 diagnosis codes. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), AHIMA, the American Hospital Association, and 3M Health Information Systems have put together some General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs) that I believe try to do some mapping between ICD-9 and ICD-10. However, like translating a language there's rarely a one to one match. With 4+ times as many codes there couldn't be. So, certainly there's the question of how you're going to make the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 coding?
Although, at a simpler level, how are you planning to get the almost 70k ICD-10 codes in your system? Does anyone know of a database of these codes that's available for EMR vendors? Is each EMR vendor going to try and create their own? What's happening in this regard?
And maybe the answer is….ask us once we're done dealing with stage 1 meaningful use. ICD-10 isn't until stage 2 or stage 3 meaningful use.


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Krysten Ritter Got a New Job
As an assistant.
It's only been a few weeks since ABC canceled Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, and Krysten Ritter has already found a new home. THR reports that she'll be starring in NBC's Assistance, a sitcom adaptation of a play by Bachelorette screenwriter Leslye Headland. This time, Ritter will play a more traditional working girl: Nora, who — as the title suggests — makes a living as an assistant to a demanding entertainment industry boss. So, now that Ritter is set up, can everyone please devote their energy to finding a new gig for James Van Der Beek? We really don't want to see him disappear again.


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Volume 78 / Number 7 - July 16 - 22, 2008
West and East Village, Chelsea, Soho, Noho, Little Italy, Chinatown and Lower East Side, Since 1933
Community's ship finally comes in on pier walkway
By Albert Amateau
Lower East Side residents and visitors have a new waterfront promenade and event space with spectacular views.
Known to old-timers as the "banana pier" because it was where United Fruit Company landed Chiquita bananas, Pier 36 is part of the long East River pier complex that extends from Clinton to Jackson Sts. where the Department of Sanitation and the Office of Emergency Management occupy the pier sheds.
In a quest to open up the East River waterfront to the public, Community Board 3 and the Mayor's Office of Community Affairs, working with Sanitation and the city Economic Development Corporation, were able to free up the promenade on the waterside of the pier sheds.
"Now it's a people's pier," said Tom Parker, a member of Community Board 3 and of the board's Arts Task Force.
A Department of Parks sign on a fence marks the promenade entrance on Montgomery St. and a blue arrow painted on the pavement, with blue waves painted on the Jersey barriers, lead to the promenade.
"We opened on May 22 for the Brooklyn Bridge fireworks when we had 30 or 40 people," said Susan Stetzer, C.B. 3 district manager. "On July 4 we had about 300 people watching the fireworks. But it's still the best-kept secret in town and we're working to let people know that it's open."
The 16-foot-wide promenade stretches 1,200 feet along the river and ends just north of one of the city's four Olafur Eliasson public-art waterfalls. In fact, if the wind is blowing right, you can feel the spray from the one on Pier 35, just south of the newly opened promenade. Across the river, you can see the waterfalls at the Brooklyn Bridge and, off in the distance, you can see the Governors Island waterfall.
There are picnic tables and sun umbrellas along the promenade, and soon there will be more.
"We hope to have yoga classes, tai chi and arts classes here on Fridays and Saturdays," Parker said. Serious about the arts program on Pier 36, the community board has hired an intern, Elizabeth Laytner, a recent Tufts University graduate, to coordinate it. Laytner can be reached online at email@example.com.
"We've had a lot of inquiries about a graphic arts program, and we hope to have a line of easels along the riverfront for painters," Parker said. "Elizabeth has been talking to someone who can bring a group of 60 people to give a hula hoop demonstration."
"We're not sure yet, but we hope to have Greenmarket farmers here on weekends," Stetzer added.
The Pier 36 promenade will be open until Oct. 5 this year. Meanwhile, E.D.C., which controls the Pier 35-42 complex, is negotiating with Basketball City for a lease of the O.E.M. shed. The community board has voted to recommend approval of the Basketball City lease with the understanding that the promenade will again be open to the public after Basketball City completes the conversion of the O.E.M. shed, Stetzer said.
"It's a great resource for the Lower East Side with its diverse population," Stetzer said of the new promenade. "There are 164,000 people in the Community Board 3 district, according to City Planning."
The public program on Pier 36 became a reality as a result of the close cooperation of the board and the Community Affairs Unit of the Mayor's Office, the Seventh Police Precinct, the Department of Parks and Recreation and other city agencies, Stetzer said.
"Lolita Jackson is Community Board 3's best friend," she added, referring to the Manhattan director of the Community Affairs Unit, who worked closely with the board to open the Pier 36 promenade.
The community board also has been getting great help on the project from Michael Murphy, assistant commissioner of Sanitation and Kevin Barry, Sanitation's district director of operations, who is in charge of the department's facility on the pier, Stetzer said.
"It's been a real partnership with all the agencies," she said. "But the community is leading the program."
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew will visit Greece on Sunday to discuss the euro zone country's economic reforms and Europe's policies to support recovery, the Treasury said on Wednesday.
Lew will visit Athens after attending the Group of 20 gathering of finance ministers and central bankers in Moscow this weekend. Greece's debt crisis has roiled the euro zone and raised doubts about the currency bloc's future.
Greece's international lenders last week approved another chunk of bailout aid to the country but said Athens must keep its promises on public sector reforms to get the cash.
Lew's visit to Athens, where he will meet with the prime minister and finance minister, comes before Prime Minister Antonis Samaras meets with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington on August 8.
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This simple and easy chicken recipe enhances the flavors of the perfect avocado with homemade avocado oil pesto and fresh lemon!—Kitchen Tested
Serves: 6-8
tablespoons chopped cilantro (or parsley)
cloves garlic, crushed
cup avocado oil
cup unsalted peanuts
pieces of dark meat chicken
- Squeeze the juice of half the lemon in food processor. Set aside the other half of the lemon for cooking with the chicken. To optimize the amount of juice that you can squeeze from the lemon, roll it back and forth a few times under the palm of your hand to get the juices flowing.
- Crush the garlic by placing the whole unpeeled clove under the flat side of a large wide knife and, using the palm of your hand, press the blade down on the clove, crushing it and splitting the skin. Peel the garlic, discarding the skin, and add that to the processor.
- Add the chopped cilantro and peanuts to the food processor and chop until all ingredients are combined.
- With the food processor on, slowly drizzle in the avocado oil until combined.
- Pour over chicken and rub under the skin of the chicken, add slices of the lemon around and bake uncovered for 1 hour at 375 degrees.
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This Week In Island History
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago
From the Newport Journal, March 14, 1913
The men at work on the electric light poles are making good headway and from present indications the company will be ready to furnish current before the contract date, July 1.
The firemen's debating society held forth at Station 1 Monday evening. The question, "Resolved, that a certain standard of educational and property qualification should be necessary to vote," was won by the negative. The affirmative side was weakened by nonappearance of several of the debaters, while the negatives were out in full force.
Owing to the short time before the opening of the summer business, Mr. Horgan has decided he will cover the new Thorndike with a flat roof, instead of the gambrel as first proposed. This is regarded as unfortunate, as a flat roof will hurt the appearance of the building, whereas the gambrel would make a handsome structure and add to the appearance of the approach to the town.
75 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, March 10, 1938
At the Jamestown Board of Trade meeting it was voted that the secretary get in communication with Mr. Thorndike of the N.Y.N.H. and Hartford Railroad Company to ascertain information regarding transportation between Kingston and Newport.
From the Newport Daily News, March 17, 1938
James Howard Bowen II has been appointed local chairman of the General Wildlife Federation by the state director. Any of the local organizations wishing to participate in the National Wildlife Restoration week activities may do so by communicating with the local chairman.
50 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, March 12, 1963
How much does it cost the state to make up the James- town Ferry deficit? This is a lively subject of dispute between Francis G. Dwyer, chairman of the state Turnpike and Bridge Authority, which is seeking the construction of the Newport Bay Bridge, and John B. Foley, Jamestown Bridge manager, who is opposed to any move by the authority to build a bridge.
Town Solicitor Daniel J. Murray told the Town Council last night that he and Sen. Francis R. Costa are working to clear the title to town-owned property on Taylor's Point through the state legislature. He indicated that close to $25,000 in back taxes are due on the property.
From the Newport Daily News, March 13, 1963
Bills creating a commission to study and recommend solutions of the flooding situation on Beavertail Road were introduced in both branches of the General Assembly yesterday.
An amendment to the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority Act, that would give Jamestown the toll-free Jamestown Bridge it seeks and also eliminate the need of a statewide referendum on the Newport Bay Bridge construction, was introduced by Newport legislators in the General Assembly today.
25 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, March 14, 1988
Talks will resume this week in a dispute between the state Department of Transportation and the contractor for the Jamestown Bridge replacement span, a lawyer for the state said this morning.
From the Newport Daily News, March 18, 1988
Legislation submitted by Rep. Norma B. Willis would give Rhode Island voters the last word on what the new Jamestown Bridge should be named.
15 years ago
From the Jamestown Press, March 12, 1998
Monday the town started using water brought over from North Kingstown through the emergency pipeline that was built by the National Guard after the summer drought of 1993, when North Pond reservoir almost went dry.
Cluster home plan approved for Mackerel Cove Heights. The road is long for developers in Jamestown, as James and John Quattrochi can attest. They have been at their 9-acre Mackerel Cove Heights project now for over 10 years. The original plans for the development showed a swimming pool and tennis courts, which the planning board felt was inappropriate. The present plans are much different.
The Friends of the Conanicut Battery received a grant last week that will enable them to get rolling on the renovation of the Revolutionary War-era fort off Battery Lane.
10 years ago
From the Jamestown Press, March 13, 2003
Ten years later, the band plays on. On Memorial Day in 1993, the Jamestown Community Band debuted at the annual parade.
A divided Town Council decided to hire Volmer Associates to design a proposed highway barn at Taylor Point. As of yet, there is no budget figure or cost predictions associated with the project.


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"Ev-uh-body dress out today. Ev-uh-body."
I can still hear the deep, gravelly voice of Billy Henderson booming through the locker room at Eastwood Junior High School. I wouldn't be surprised if it still echoed there in the Veterans Memorial Parkway campus that today houses American Christian Academy.
"Ev-uh-body dress out today. Ev-uh-body."
I can still hear the deep, gravelly voice of Billy Henderson booming through the locker room at Eastwood Junior High School. I wouldn't be surprised if it still echoed there in the Veterans Memorial Parkway campus that today houses American Christian Academy.
Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if you could have heard it over at Leland Lanes when Billy bellowed orders to us students back in those days, walking through the locker room dressed in shorts, a T-shirt and wearing a whistle around his neck.
That's how physical education class began every day for me and my classmates for two years. Coach Henderson said everybody (or "ev-uh-body," as he pronounced it) was going to dress out, and nobody with anything less than a signed doctor's excuse was going to argue about it.
Of course, he was Coach Henderson to me then, and he remained Coach Henderson to most who knew him until the day he passed away, last Sunday, at age 89. Later, as a sports writer, I got to know him a little bit better as Billy Henderson. The guy who seemed so intimidating to a junior high school kid turned out to be a nice fellow, one with a kind smile and, often, a good story.
I didn't learn until much later that he was an All-State football player at Tuscaloosa High School, that he played football at the Citadel, for the Coast Guard (earning All-Service honors) and later played baseball at the University of Alabama. Nobody ever told us eighth- and ninth-graders that he had been drafted by the Chicago Bears of the National Football League, or even that he had coached Post 34 to its first American Legion baseball state championship.
I knew, as did others, that he had been a successful coach at Tuscaloosa High, where he coached teams to state championships in football and basketball, and that he served as a referee in football and basketball at all levels. When I began covering Alabama football, I found out that he also officiated at UA practices.
Mostly, though, what we knew about Coach Henderson in my junior high days was he was a tough old bird. But he was never mean, at least not to us students. And while you knew you were going to dress out come heck or high water, you also found out that you were going to learn a little bit about toughness if you were in Coach Henderson's class.
If a scuffle broke out on the playground, Billy Henderson wasn't the type to send you to the principal's office, and he wasn't going to call your parents. Instead, he'd blow his whistle and break it up, and then walk into his office and return with a pair of old, oversized leather boxing gloves. The students would circle around and Coach Henderson would lace those gloves on the combatants and let them go at it until they couldn't go any more.
A few noses got bloodied and a few kids got knocked to the ground. Coach would help them up and tell them to get back at it. I found myself in that circle a couple of times, and we went at it until everyone knew it was over and the fighters were too tired, and beat up, to want to fight anymore.
Usually, after this experience, the fighters ended up being friends, or at least respectful enough of each other and sufficiently exhausted to decide that whatever the beef was, it wasn't worth fighting over again. Coach would help us off with the gloves and that was that. He never had any harsh words or warnings: once it was over, it was forgotten and we went back to the activity of the day.
In today's softer, easier world, a coach like Billy Henderson probably couldn't get away with that kind of thing. He was from the old school, and understood that sometimes lessons learned the hard way were better remembered.
Another thing I can tell you is that nobody ever took better care of their lawn than Billy Henderson. I remember that he was a constant presence with his lawn mower as we passed his house on the way home from school in our car pool. I would swear that he mowed that lawn half a dozen times a week. It spoke to his pride, and to how he cared for his family.
"He not only mowed his lawn, but a lot of the neighbors that couldn't do theirs, he would mow their lawns, too," said Cecil "Hootie" Ingram, the retired University of Alabama athletics director, who gave Henderson's eulogy. "He did things all the time that other people never knew about to help people."
Ingram played baseball for Henderson and knew both sides of the man — the intimidating coach, and the nice guy.
"I guess Billy came along and started coaching when I was probably a junior in high school," Ingram said. "It wasn't a big gap between his age and our age, but he had that unique ability to understand us and mix in with us, but he was also pretty demanding. A lot of people try to be buddies with their players and it doesn't work. He had the ability to do both."
Henderson and Ingram played together on a baseball team that won a national amateur championship against a team led by Al Kaline, who went on to Hall of Fame greatness with the Detroit Tigers. Many years later, when Ingram was working in the Southeastern Conference office, he was put in charge of officials for a couple of years. One of those officials was Billy Henderson.
"I told that group that I didn't want the assignment," Ingram said, "but the only good thing about it is it's the first time I've ever been able to give Billy Henderson orders."
Most who knew Coach Henderson — be they players or physical education class students — knew him as the guy who barked orders, but there was more to him than that.
"He was just a happy-go-lucky guy who loved life and loved people," Ingram said.
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"Not really a big deal." That's how Full-Blown Events co-founder Dave Judy described his company's staging of back-to-back press events for Subaru of America and Mitsubishi Motors, N.A. April 9th at the New York International Auto Show.
As anyone who has ever been involved in the production of such events knows, however, the feat actually was a rather "big deal," requiring the design and equipping of two separate staging venues, the coordination of two separate crews and the stage management and direction of the two events-held within one hour of each other!
Mitsubishi's event was first on the schedule at New York City's Javits Convention Center and involved the introduction of its left-hand drive iMiEV electrical vehicle, the new 2010 Lancer Sportback Ralliart and the top-of-the-line Outlander GT compact crossover.
Barely an hour later, Subaru was up with its introduction of the all-new 2010 Legacy All Wheel Drive Sedan and a surprise reveal of the 2010 Outback, the car maker's mid-size wagon/crossover SUV vehicle.
Both events featured product videos, reveals and executive presentations complete with graphics and speaker support material. Supervision of these elements was handled by clients' executive producer Mike Hansen whose long-standing working relationship with FBE made it possible to "rely on FBE with complete confidence for all the technical and logistical services associated with these events," according to Mr. Hansen.
FBE co-founder Peter Twill noted that the timing of the events came as somewhat of a surprise to his team. "We'd signed on for both events before the press event schedule had been released, so the timing was a bit of surprise for us. But handling these kinds of unexpected developments is really what separates the men from the boys in our business."
Mr. Judy sited three factors that he believes enabled FBE to produce both events so close together and with "absolutely no glitches."
"First of all, there's experience. We've done so many of these events, and others like them, the entire production process is really second nature to us. Second, there's our intimate working relationships with our crews and sub-vendors. We've all been together so long, everyone just intuitively knows how to work with each other."
Lastly, Mr. Judy cited what he calls the "FBE way," stating, "We've worked all over the world with all kinds of clients in all kinds of situations. But at heart, we're California guys. We just don't get rattled! We know every problem has a solution, one we've probably even come up with before. It's the FBE way-we're in full control, all the time."
The two New York press events, wrapped up FBE's auto show production season, which also included Subaru's concept vehicle introduction at the Detroit International Auto Show, January 11th at Cobo Center.
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Full-Blown Events (FBE) provides production management and technical design services to clients and experiential marketing firms for a wide range of live events. As a value-added service, FBE can also supply sound and video equipment from its own inventory to offer end-to-end event execution solutions for all types of venues. Company founders Dave Judy and Peter Twill bring to bear over 40 years of combined experience in production management and technical implementation for projects in such diverse industries as automotive, music and entertainment, pharmaceuticals, and real estate. To contact FBE, please call 714.507.2407, or visit gofullblown.com


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