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MEETING THE AGGIES ON A DIFFERENT HOLIDAY?: Thanksgiving has usually meant Texas and Texas A&M. But there's speculation the two rivals could meet on a different holiday, well, Jan. 4 (New Years-ish) in the Cotton Bowl.
That projection is drawing a mixed reaction from players.
Junior safety Adrian Phillips and senior running back Jeremy Hills both kind of liked leaving things the way they ended last year.
"We closed it out exactly the way we wanted to close it out," Phillips said of ending the century-long series with the Aggies.
Added Hills, "We ended that with the first, the most and the last. That chapter is done for me."
But Alex Okafor is sensing the fans want the matchup.
"That's what the people want," Okafor said. "I just want to be in the best bowl game we can go to. If it's the Cotton Bowl, then bring it on."
Players said it's definitely different preparing for a Thanksgiving night game without the opponent being the Aggies.
"It's a little weird," Okafor said. "But I don't feel sorry for A&M. We still have the big-time game on Thanksgiving, and they are the ones missing out."
MY TAKE: Okafor is maybe my favorite player on this year's team. The guy has gotten so comfortable in his own skin. Compared to where he was a couple years ago, when Will Muschamp moved him inside to DT, and he was losing confidence by the second, Okafor is a completely different person.
He's a baller now. And he's letting his personality show. Nice to see.
AGGIE SUPPER NOW 'SENIOR SUPPER' … HEX RALLY CONTINUES: Mack Brown detailed why those traditions for the Texas A&M game will continue even without the Aggies.
"We decided that we'd keep things like they've been, so instead of the Aggie Supper, a traditional supper on Sunday night before the Aggie game, we changed that to Senior Supper, because it's the seniors' last home game.
"Last night, we had over 35 ex letterman come back and speak to the team. Dan Neil was the guest speaker. So that tradition will continue. There was a lot of talk about do we continue to have the Hex Rally. We asked a lot of students and asked our players. They were just about unanimous they wanted to keep that tradition.
"I felt like it should continue as the Hex Rally, because it's to create spirit for the game by putting a hex on the opponent, regardless of who it is.
"Our first game was in 1893 against the Dallas Football Club, and that was on Thanksgiving. We beat them 18-16, and that was a big game for us from what Bill Little told me. He was there."
MY TAKE: It will take time for people to get used to the Hex Rally not placing a hex on A&M and instead trying to put the voodoo on TCU or Tech or whoever comes to Austin for Turkey in the future. But Mack's right about realignment screwing up a bunch of traditions, and I think it's cool he gave some thought about keeping it and the "Senior Supper."
So many former Longhorns have lived and loved those experiences. Give future Longhorns the same chance to live it. It will be different. But in time, it will be its own unique deal.
THANKSGIVING IN AUSTIN HERE TO STAY?: Mack Brown would like Texas to keep playing on Thanksgiving and would like the Longhorns to always play the game in Austin, since the campus is used to such a tradition.
That decision will ultimately be made with the help of TV executives.
But Mack gave his thoughts on not facing the Aggies this week.
"Realignment has changed history and changed traditions, which I don't like," Brown said. "But it's fact, it's real and it's happening. And when A&M left our league, and the decision was made that the two teams would not play anymore, I wanted to still play on Thanksgiving.
"I think it's a great time to play for many, many reasons, and I'm really excited we're playing an old Southwest Conference rival and foe who has done a great job in the BCS the last few years. So they are a prominent foe nationally.
"I think the same people will watch this game who would watch the A&M game. When I was asked about playing on Thanksgiving, I said yes, because you are the college game that night, so everyone watches it.
"I said I would like to play an old Southwest Conference opponent if we could, because our fans like that. And they'll be excited about it. And No. 3, I love that the kids can go home on Friday and Saturday and actually have a Thanksgiving, because most coaches and most players don't even have a Thanksgiving while preparing for a game.
"It still showcases a lot of great high school players from the state of Texas, and it still showcases the passion at this place and at TCU, and I think it will be a great game."
MY TAKE: This will all just take some getting used to. But Mack's points about playing on Thanksgiving are right. Unique showcase but more competition for football-watching eyeballs with the NFL now on NBC on Thanksgiving night as opposed to the NFL Network.
TCU D, PASS RUSH NO JOKE: Horned Frog DEs Stansly Maponga (6-2, 265), a junior with 3 sacks, and true freshman Devonte Fields (6-4, 240), who is third in the Big 12 with 8 sacks, are expected to be the best edge rushers Texas will face this season.
Maponga grew up in Zimbabwe until he was 8, playing rugby and soccer and chose TCU over Oklahoma and Arkansas. He's TCU's active career leader in sacks with 14.5 and 22 tackles for loss. But Fields is closing quickly.
In his true freshman season, Fields already has 8 sacks and 15.5 tackles for loss.
When I asked Mack Brown if he recruited Fields, all he said was, "Yes," and then moved on to the next question. Hmmmm.
****TCU's defense is strong up front, ranking No. 7 nationally in rush defense (98.4 ypg).
****TCU held K-State to just 12 first downs, 260 yards and a season-low 23 points while forcing two turnovers.
****In a 39-38 double OT victory at West Virginia, TCU held WVU to just 338 yards and 3.8 yards per snap.
****In a 56-53 triple OT loss to Texas Tech, TCU allowed the Red Raiders just 71 yards on 27 carries - 47 of which came on one run. Tech's other 26 rushes totaled 24 yards.
****Only two teams - Baylor, 432; and Oklahoma State, 471 - have topped 400 yards on TCU.
MY TAKE: This was a defense in transition after losing MLB Tanner Brock, TCU's leading tackler last season, and starting DT D.J. Yendrey and CB Devin Johnson and CB Ty Horn.
And thanks to the emergence of sophomore MLB Joel Hasley, who leads the team in tackles, Fields and sophomore DT Chucky Hunter and redshirt freshman DT Davion Pierson, this front seven is growing up fast and growing up talented and well-coached.
Patterson does a great job on the defensive side of the ball. And it doesn't matter if he's got young players or not.
Look at that front seven: sophomore MLB (Hasley) ; true freshman DE (Fields), redshirt freshman DT (Pierson), sophomore DT (Hunter) and junior DE (Maponga).
MACK BROWN REFLECTS ON OU: There were a lot of questions today about what changed after the Oklahoma game to allow Texas get on a four-game winning streak that now has UT with a chance to share the Big 12 title and earn a BCS berth by winning out.
"We've played poorly against Oklahoma the past two years, and we have to go back and look at why," Brown said. "That's not the players. That's on the coaches if it's two years in a row."
MY TAKE: My initial thought when he said this was, 'Duck.'
ALL ABOUT TRUST: Adrian Phillips said it was pretty tough to watch some of his early film from this season. He said he was trying to do too much.
With so many new faces on the defense, Phillips said there was penchant to try to make sure plays didn't break in places they shouldn't. But that resulted in Phillips getting out of place and taking bad angles to tackles.
It took a while, he said, but the defense now trusts each other that each player will do his job and his job only.
"I'm letting the plays come to me now," Phillips said. "We've just taken a lot more pride in our work. We decided after that stretch we were going to be the dominating defense on the field, and I think we're headed in that direction."
MY TAKE: Phillips was trying to help make up for mistakes being made up front and ended up making some of the worst mistakes and losing confidence.
It's amazing what a domino effect that can be. He said the physical practices since the OU game have really helped everyone reconnect with a more aggressive attitude and to be more accountable.


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OCEAN CITY – The City Council turned down a Boardwalk musician's plea to perform in front of a downtown restaurant that has warmly welcomed him, due to a law that provides for no exceptions.
In a letter addressed to the Mayor and City Council, Boardwalk performer Augustine DiGiovanna stated on June 27 while he was playing his steel drum on the Boardwalk on the fence line in front of the Mug and Mallet an Ocean City police supervisor informed him he was no longer allowed to play in that location due to restrictions placed on street performers.
He added that in the past with the permission and encouragement from the owner and staff of the Mug and Mallet he has played his steel drum on many occasions.
Ocean City has passed an ordinance placing regulations street performers must abide by while performing on the Boardwalk. The code includes designated areas, mainly street ends, the artists must perform in due to complaints received in the past caused by observers creating crowds that are intrusive to the traffic of the Boardwalk and surrounding businesses.
DiGiovanna said that he has never received any complaints from any surrounding businesses of the Mug and Mallet, including the Plim Plaza Hotel and the Ocean Gallery, nor does he collect crowds around him while he performs that would impede pedestrian or vehicular traffic. He provided the council with a long list of the benefits as well as a letter of support from the owner of the Mug and Mallet, Shannon Westlund.
"What I would like to do is be allowed to play my steel drum standing on the Boardwalk immediately in front of the fence at the Mug and Mallet restaurant," DiGiovanna said. "The Mug and Mallet restaurant has allowed me to play there and it's the only place on the Boardwalk where I can plug in to power my electronic equipment that I need to play."
Councilwoman Margaret Pillas discussed different options with DiGiovanna in order to work out an area for him to perform without having to make an exception to the ordinance. She suggested him moving just a few feet away from the Mug and Mallet to the street end adjoining the restaurant, running an electric cord to the street end, or asking permission for him to join the Plim Plaza Hotel's deck that is directly on top of the Mug and Mallet since the restaurant sits below the Boardwalk.
"In the past, we have encouraged street performers to go to the end of the streets so they don't interfere," she said. "So everybody can play nice up there between the merchants and the police force and everybody has a territory, and everybody can do business."
None of her suggestions worked for DiGiovanna because the street end does not supply an electrical outlet in which he needs in order to perform. DiGiovanna said he asked many businesses along the Boardwalk, including the adjoining Plim Plaza Hotel and Ocean Gallery if he could connect to their electric outlets and they have all responded with a confident "no", but Mug and Mallet enthusiastically has said "yes".
"I don't know why their answer was so definitive, I didn't see any point in being confrontational or antagonistic," he said.
Council President Jim Hall asserted that if the Mug and Mallet desired to have DiGiovanna perform to attract business to the restaurant then they would figure out a way, for example make room for him to play his drum within the property line.
"The Mug and Mallet may allow you to be out on the Boardwalk but it's not their Boardwalk," he said. "They could do away with one table and put a block there, that would solve the problem."
Mayor Rick Meehan pointed out for DiGiovanna to entertain within the restaurant's limits would create another issue with its liquor license.
"If you have entertainment, it has to be approved in conjunction with your liquor license if it's on your property," he said.
Councilman Lloyd Martin felt that if there is a business on the Boardwalk that invites a performer to perform in front of their establishment then there is no reason why the town should fight it.
"I don't see why we wouldn't approve this because you're not blocking them, the business wants you there, you're in need of their electric, and then it gives the opportunity for another street performer to be at that street end," he said.
The conversation came to a standstill when the council looked to City Solicitor Guy Ayres for input. Ayres said there are no provisions within the city code to allow for exceptions.
"We would love you down there but get onto their property [Mug and Mallet] and you're safe," Jim Hall said. "If they want you there, they can make accommodations to get you on that property."
DiGiovanna concluded by asking the council to take into consideration in the future to amend the ordinance concerning street performers and the locations their allowed to perform within.
"It seems to me to not allow businesses to have performers, like myself, if they want is counterproductive to what the ordinances are about," he said. "I hope that you would revisit the idea that some businesses may want certain accommodations … there may not be any provisions in the ordinance now but I hope you would consider that there could be reasons where exceptions could be made."

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It Takes Love to Live
The prequel to Hero and Fortune Favors the Brave, it starts the night before Fleur and Bill's wedding and continues through to the events in Hero.
Chapter 3 In Queue
Excerpt for my wonderific readers:
So can I have this dance? Harry asked Ginny after Mr. Weasley had disappeared.
Why not?
Ginny placed her hands on Harrys shoulders, and looked at the ground when Harry put his hands on her waist. She bit her lip, willing herself not to blush as Harry started to move them around the floor. Ginny looked up into his eyes and smiled slightly. This is nice, she thought. This song was nice, too. Maybe this was why her parents danced around the kitchen together when they heard it because it was nice? Ginny looked up into his face again, and felt his hands twitch, as if to pull her closer. Oh yeah, it was nice.
All too soon, the song ended. Ginny looked into Harrys face as if to see what he was thinking. He was looking back at her, with a hard look she hadnt seen before. He slowly started to lean in. Ginny closed her eyes and tried to make herself taller. Then then
The Time of Their Lives
A light R/Hr fic about the first time they went to Hogsmeade.
How does Charlie break to his parents that he's going to Romania?
Everyone believes Harry is going to die, except for Ginny, who knows the true meaning of a hero. Will she be right?
Fortune Favors the Brave
A sequel to Hero and my submission for the July Banner challenge. Ginny goes to Harry's funeral and hears touching words from a dear friend.
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If everyone could please give a rep point to CoolClyde for helping me with my rotations while I'm away on business.
He's a good dude for sorting me out.
gracias for reptitude, couldn't stand seeing the Brown Rapids ship of Porky Pirates go down in China, with so much Gay Love to give.
after seeing Landry tonite and having him on my watch list, figured it was time to add the man, but NOOOOOO, iSayUghh, my mortal enemy this week in fantasyland, beat me to it. arghhhhhh! ughhhhh!
some good matchups this week, will the Musketeer break the broken coq? idk!
will Crazy's Pirates hand the Multiple Scorgasmics their first loss? idk!
will Rady's Hot F*cking Mice bust their tiny little nuts to another win? idk!
anywhichway it goes, go Knicks!
Damn...Musk has been a ****ing monster this week.
Disappointed in Keith...I gave him my talent and he refuses to use it and is getting spanked by Rady. KBlack to me are the Nuggets...and I'm the Knicks. I will keep an eye on my ex-Coquis.
Could we see a toppling of the two undefeated's this week? I think so!
An interesting week of matchups, with the two undefeated teams in a slugfest for maintaining perfect,
Cool and myself, the 4th and 3rd highest scoring teams in the league in an intense inter-division battle,
And the mysterious rise of Rady and his mice, battling the newly minted royalty of he KBlack squad, though perhaps not at the behest of adding a little CHOKE to that newfound KING'dom.
I'm not out of it yet.
Got the lead back right thanks to my international squad of Rubio, Splitter and Ibaka and a god awful preformance by Westbrook.
Kobe hasnt played yet and Musk's Lamarcus Aldridge hasn't neither .... their preformances will determine the lead.
I refuse to lose!
Most exciting week so far!!
Well this thing is just ridiculous to be honest. I set my entire lineups and saved them all on Sunday for the rest of the week, come and check in today to realize a lot of my players haven't even been playing :S
Do you have to log in every day to make sure the rosters are set because this is just weird?
Your lineup looks fine to me and should not change unless you make a trade or you wave/sign a player..
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text: The credits at the top of the cover say "Johnson/Balboni," so presumably the writer is the same but the interior artist is different. And I think some people are expecting too much from the cover art. It's not meant to be a formal technical diagram, it's just meant to be a piece of artwork conveying the impression of being a technical diagram, as part of an illustration for a story centered on Scotty.


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Winter Storm Nemo slammed the East Coast over the weekend, dumping multiple feet of snow across New England. The blizzard set an all time snowfall record for Portland, Maine, (31.9 inches) while New York, Massachusetts and New Hampshire also received north of 30 inches.
We don't want to trivialize the severity of the storm, but Nemo did offer an opportunity for the hardcore shredders to brave the roads for some fresh East Coast pow. A few buddies and I tracked Nemo straight to Stratton Mountain in Vermont to carve it up. Heavy winds prevented the full powder buildup we were hoping for, but I'll take packed powder out east any day. We mostly stayed in the glades since the tree cover blocked the wind to trap the best snow. And it's a good thing that meant soft landings too.
We were cruising through Shredwood Forest when my friend Matt, who's (usually) a gnarly skier and had stomped a few tricks earlier in the day, tried to throw a backflip off a rock, between two trees. The landing was a little rough.
And because I'm such an awesome friend, I turned our three camera angles into animated GIFs of this epic wipeout. Because what kind of person would I be to hog all the enjoyment?


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|The number of described species on the planet is about 1.9 million, with ca. 17,000 new species described annually, mostly from the tropics. However, taxonomy is usually described as a science in crisis, lacking manpower and funding, a politically acknowledged problem known as the Taxonomic Impediment. Using data from the Fauna Europaea database and the Zoological Record, we show that contrary to general belief, developed and heavily-studied parts of the world are important reservoirs of unknown species. In Europe, new species of multicellular terrestrial and freshwater animals are being discovered and named at an unprecedented rate: since the 1950s, more than 770 new species are on average described each year from Europe, which add to the 125,000 terrestrial and freshwater multicellular species already known in this region. There is no sign of having reached a plateau that would allow for the assessment of the magnitude of European biodiversity. More remarkably, over 60% of these new species are described by non-professional taxonomists. Amateurs are recognized as an essential part of the workforce in ecology and astronomy, but the magnitude of non-professional taxonomist contributions to alpha-taxonomy has not been fully realized until now. Our results stress the importance of developing a system that better supports and guides this formidable workforce, as we seek to overcome the Taxonomic Impediment and speed up the process of describing the planetary biodiversity before it is too late.
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Update June 8 3:30pm
University leaders are reacting to news that UTC Chancellor Roger Brown has decided to retire.
Here is the release from UT President Joe DiPietro:
After a successful career in higher education including a dynamic and productive seven years at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chancellor Roger Brown informed me earlier today of his plans to retire.
I have enjoyed working with him since 2006, when he and I both were chancellors. As chancellor, Roger has done an excellent job leading UT Chattanooga and ensuring its success in fulfilling a mission that is vital to the city, the region, and the state.
He is a proud UT alumnus, and his rapport with the community has established a solid foundation for future opportunities. I know community leadership will join us – both in reluctance to see him go and in wishing Roger the very best going forward.
June 8 1:30pm
Here is the information released by email to UTC staff Friday afternoon:
Dear Campus Colleagues,
As all of you know, this has been a tremendously difficult year for me personally, and yet, throughout all of the ups and downs, Carolyn and I received so much love and support from our campus and community families. You will never know how important this has been for me.
And that is why I wanted to make sure you received this announcement from me personally as soon as I was able to let you know that I have decided to retire from the position of Chancellor of this wonderful campus.
It has truly been a privilege to work at UTC and to be welcomed in the hearts of so many. From the beginning, Carolyn and I felt the friendship and warmth from both the campus and the community. As many of you know, we had already begun to make arrangements to retire and make Chattanooga our home, and I certainly plan to still do so.
With the search for a new provost already in the hatching stage, this year already promised to be a busy one. After talking to President DiPietro, we have agreed that the search for a new chancellor should take precedence so that the new leader can have input into the selection of a new provost. With that idea in mind, I anticipate that President DiPietro will name a chancellor search committee soon with the hope of having a new chancellor in place in spring 2013. I have agreed to remain in place until a new chancellor can be sworn in or until March 31, 2013.
Given this timetable, I suspect that a provost search for this campus will begin a little later than earlier reported, perhaps mid-fall semester, with the thought being that final provost candidates could be identified soon after a new chancellor is selected. This would allow for President DiPietro's wish that the new chancellor be involved in the provost selection.
I realize that this announcement comes while many of you are away for the summer, and I wish I could tell each of you individually, but that is just not possible.
In closing, there is still much to be done this year. All indications point to another record enrollment this fall. Construction projects are spread across campus. Our retention rates are improving. New academic programs have launched and others are in the works.
I appreciate all you do for our students and I pledge to do everything in my power to keep the Chattanooga spirit of achievement strong as I prepare to relinquish the reins to a new leader in the spring.
We shall achieve!
Roger Brown


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Groupon Triples Its Losses
Groupon is getting ready to go public, so naturally the online discounts startup has ratcheted up the rate at which it is bleeding cash, posting a $103 million quarterly loss, triple the loss for the same period last year. If tech bubble investors demand growth at any cost, Groupon will damn sure give it to them.
Groupon managed to grow quarterly revenue tenfold from last year to $880 million, according to an SEC filing. But its losses exploded alongside sales because the company hired 1,000 new employees in the quarter. The company's future shareholders should hope Groupon does a better job holding down workers' crappy pay than it has done for top executives.
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Oliver leaning toward pitching next season
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
ARLINGTON -- Left-handed reliever Darren Oliver is 41 and he is a free agent. Although he hasn't made a definitive decision about next year, Oliver sounded on Tuesday like someone who really wants to pitch next year. Put it this way: He is strongly leaning that way. "After what happened this year, that leaves a bad taste in my mouth," Oliver said. "I don't think I want it to end like that." Oliver has spent the past two years with the Rangers and still lives with his wife, Melissa, and their two sons in Northeast Tarrant County. Ten of his 18 years have been spent with the Rangers, the team that originally drafted him in the third round of the 1988 First-Year Player Draft. He wouldn't mind ending his career with the Rangers. "I don't see why not," Oliver said. "Why wouldn't I? I'm going to leave the door open." The Rangers had two left-handed relievers in the playoffs. Michael Gonzalez was the other, and he is also a free agent. Michael Kirkman is still on the roster, but left-handed relief will be an area that the Rangers need to address this winter. Oliver was 5-5 with a 2.29 ERA in 61 games for the Rangers this year as their primary left-handed setup reliever. Starter or reliever, it was his lowest ERA for one season in his career. Opponents had a .280 on-base percentage, which was also the lowest of his career. He has now pitched in the playoffs for six straight seasons, including the Mets in 2006 and the Angels in 2007-2009. His 30 postseason appearances are tied for 17th all time. He was on the mound in Game 6 of the World Series last Thursday in St. Louis. He took over in the 10th inning with a 9-7 lead but gave up two singles to left-handed hitters, and the Cardinals rallied to tie the game. They won it in the 11th and then won Game 7 on Friday night. "There are so many scenarios that go through your mind about what could have happened," Oliver said. "The bottom line is we lost. We got beat. The scenarios give you a headache when you try to think about it. It stings. It's going to sting for a while for a lot of guys, not just myself. That was a tough one to take. "You try not to think about it, but then you wake up in the middle of the night and you can't help but think about it. As the days go by, it gets better. I woke up on Saturday and the sun had come out. But it's weird how it ended so abruptly." He does not want his long and successful career to end abruptly like this.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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An ambitious and startling debut novel that follows the lives of four women at a resort popular among slaveholders who bring their enslaved mistresses
wench \'wench\ n. from Middle English "wenchel," 1 a: a girl, maid, young woman; a female child.
Tawawa House in many respects is like any other American resort before the Civil War. Situated in Ohio, this idyllic retreat is particularly nice in the summer when the Southern humidity is too much to bear. The main building, with its luxurious finishes, is loftier than the white cottages that flank it, but then again, the smaller structures are better positioned to catch any breeze that may come off the pond. And they provide more privacy, which best suits the needs of the Southern white men who vacation there every summer with their black, enslaved mistresses. It's their open secret.
Lizzie, Reenie, and Sweet are regulars at Tawawa House. They have become friends over the years as they reunite and share developments in their own lives and on their respective plantations. They don't bother too much with questions of freedom, though the resort is situated in free territorybut when truth-telling Mawu comes to the resort and starts talking of running away, things change.
To run is to leave behind everything these women value mostfriends and families still down Southand for some it also means escaping from the emotional and psychological bonds that bind them to their masters. When a fire on the resort sets off a string of tragedies, the women of Tawawa House soon learn that triumph and dehumanization are inseparable and that love exists even in the most inhuman, brutal of circumstancesall while they are bearing witness to the end of an era.
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"Drawing on research about the resort that eventually became the first black college, Wilberforce University, the novel explores the complexities of relationships in slavery and the abiding comfort of women's friendships."
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I built a filter graph in directshow and can get the video feed started, but it seems that teh images I am reciving from the sample grabber are delayed 6 seconds behind when the events actually take place. That is, if I stick my hand in front of the camera, the image of my hand doesnt appear until 6 seconds later. I used the SetSyncSource(NULL) method to make all teh filters run as fast as possible, btu there is still the 6 second buffering delay. The source filter is created by -
Code:IBaseFilter *pSrc; hr = pGraph->AddSourceFilter(L"http://192.168.0.115/img/video.asf", L"Source", &pSrc);
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DUBAI, U.A.E., 1st January 2012: Emirates, one of the world's fastest-growing international airlines, celebrated the New Year in a 'big' way by becoming the first airline to operate a scheduled Airbus A380 service to Malaysia.
The airline's flagship, operating as EK346, piloted by Malaysian national Captain Kwong Yung Ling arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on Sunday afternoon to a traditional welcome of a water canon salute.
Joining Captain Kwong on the flight deck for the first flight was First Officer Abdulaziz Alusaimi from the United Arab Emirates.
"We have been eagerly awaiting the start of our Airbus A380 service to Malaysia, a country that we have been operating flights to since 1996. I am sure that this historic milestone in both Malaysian aviation history and in the Emirates story will further strengthen ties between Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates, in addition to promoting trade and tourism opportunities between the two nations," said Richard Jewsbury, Emirates' Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, Far East & Australasia.
"The start of 2012 will be a busy time for Emirates, in addition to launching our A380 aircraft on one of our three daily non-stop flights between Dubai and Kuala Lumpur, we are also expanding our network to include Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro in South America from 3rd January and Dublin in Ireland from 9th January, opening up more opportunities for Malaysian travellers and businesses," added Mr Jewsbury.
The 489 seat A380 operates as EK346 departing Dubai at 04:05 hours and arriving in Kuala Lumpur at 14:55 hours on the same day. The return leg, EK347, will depart Kuala Lumpur at 19:30 hours arriving in Dubai at 22:30 hours also on the same day.
Emirates' A380 service arrives in Dubai at a convenient time giving passengers the options of onward connections to any of Emirates' expanding list of over 116 European, Middle Eastern, African and American destinations.
About the Emirates Airbus A380
The Airbus A380 is the most environmentally advanced commercial aircraft in the sky. The A380 burns up to 20% less fuel per seat than today's next largest aircraft. Low fuel burn means lower C02 emissions and the A380 produces only 75g of C02 per passenger km, almost half of the European emissions target required for cars manufactured in 2008.
The Emirates A380 uses the Engine Alliance GP7200, which will save a further 500,000 litres of fuel per aircraft per year than other engine alternatives which is a key environmental benefit.
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Business Class passengers can relax in seats that convert to flat beds up to 79 inches (two metres) long, whilst those travelling in Economy Class can stretch out in seats with a pitch of up to 33 inches.
Passengers in all classes can enjoy Emirates' award-winning ICE (information, communication, entertainment) Digital Widescreen inflight entertainment system, which features over 1,200 channels of on-demand.
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CINCINNATI – Although Edward Mujica hasn't started a game since 2004, in low Single-A, the Padres kicked around the idea of moving Mujica into the rotation for several months.
The thought becomes reality Saturday night at Petco Park as the 25-year-old from Venezuela moves into the slot formerly manned by homer-challenged Josh Geer.
"We want to build Edward up and see if we have a starting pitcher in the making," Padres manager Bud Black said yesterday.
"It's time to explore that option with him. Mujica has three good pitches and a good delivery. I like the size, I like the arm. A lot of factors line up.
"He has a strong body with a good, repeatable delivery. He's also a strike thrower who goes 90 (mph) and above."
Mujica, who Monday night worked a season-high three innings in relief of Geer, will get at least three starts. He will be limited to 45 to 65 pitches Saturday night and could be relieved by Geer.
Mujica threw a season-high 38 pitches Monday in the second-longest outing of his major league career. The only hit and run charged to him was a solo homer by Jonny Gomes.
"I'm excited," said Mujica, who got a hint about what the Padres might be thinking one day last month.
"(Pitching coach Darren) Balsley asked me one day about my windup and how I would approach a start."
But Mujica didn't know something was actually up until Balsley told him after Monday's outing that he would be throwing a bullpen session yesterday.
"Why?" wondered Mujica, who said the reason became known yesterday when he was called into Black's office 3½ hours before the game.
Signed as a starter by Cleveland in 2002, Mujica made 34 starts in the Indians system before being moved to the bullpen in 2005.
"They told me they needed a closer in high Single-A and I was the guy," said Mujica, who has made 235 consecutive appearances out of the bullpen, including 44 this season for the Padres (2-4, 3.29 ERA).
"I had always been a starter. I've always wanted to be a starter."
Geer understands
Mujica's promotion represents a demotion for Geer, who is 1-7 with a 5.96 ERA and has given up a major league-high 27 homers in 102 2/3 innings.
Geer has lost six straight decisions and the Padres are 5-12 in his 17 starts. Opposing hitters are batting .288 against Geer. Forty of the 73 runs he has allowed have come on home runs.
"Maybe this is the best thing for me," said the 26-year-old Geer, who made two relief appearances earlier this season. "I've been struggling. It's going to be a little bit of an adjustment, but I'd rather go to the bullpen than the minor leagues."
Needy signs
James Needy, the 6-foot-6, 205-pound Santana High pitcher drafted in the sixth round in June, has signed with the Padres.
Needy, 18, was 9-4 with a 1.14 ERA in his senior season at Santana. He had 87 strikeouts in 79 innings. Needy signed with the Padres rather than go to USD on a baseball scholarship.
Needy was the 174th player selected in the draft. He was the 33rd player signed by the Padres, who have yet to sign their Nos. 1 (center fielder Donavan Tate), 2 (center fielder Everett Williams) and 4 (right-handed pitcher Keyvius Sampson) picks.
Moorad talks in Del Mar
Padres CEO Jeff Moorad will be the guest speaker today at the weekly meeting of the Del Mar Rotary Club.
The meeting begins at noon in the Fellowship Hall of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 334 14th St., Del Mar. The public is invited. The cost is $15 for lunch and to hear the speaker.
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I'm not gonna lie. After you posted ALL the methods, I was all like, dafuq, f!ck this sh!t, tl;dr, ain't nobody got time for that! So I was waiting on Scorps to comment and then I'd just add a little something here and there xD
But I just had this great idea. Fun tests!! Something of a puzzle to test each method like, imagine you want to eat a banana from a tree, but you can't reach there, using water, what would you do? etc. A bit like the essay I made you guys do about being on an island with cannibals and having to use your element to survive.
Some would be easy, like, for instants how could you knock someone from a distance. easy: Method 1 blasts, from example. But a bit more complicated, how could you hit something from behind a wall, if you had your legs tied up, and were only able to make small hand motions like handseals? A little bit more tricky, suggestion: Use a Method 2 Stream to rise you over the wall by pressuring it against the floor, and then a Method 1 Blast to hit the object.
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Fire destroys rural Akeley home
A rural Akeley woman lost her home in a fire Wednesday afternoon that spewed black smoke into the air that was visible for miles.
Jody Burnet Dunham said she didn't know how the fire started shortly after 2:30 in White Oak Township in eastern Hubbard County.
"I hope they find out," she said. "I came home and they were in my driveway."
"They" were the Akeley Fire Department, which called in neighboring Nevis under a mutual aid agreement when the fire spread through the structure and threatened to ignite a large propane tank in the yard.
The state fire marshal has been called in to investigate.
Only a charred shell remained of the sprawling one-story home.
"There were no pets inside; no plants, fortunately," Dunham said.
Neighbor Luanne Schroeder said she wasn't sure who called the fire in to emergency personnel.
"Some guys were out working in the field and saw the smoke," she said. "When I realized it was Jody's I called her. She was in the driveway."
Dunham, who works seasonally in Minneapolis and was headed back there when the fire broke out, was on her cell phone calling her insurer and canceling appointments in Minneapolis.
Firefighters didn't know the cause and wouldn't speculate at the scene.
Nearly 20 firefighters responded from both departments. They were still dousing the blaze at 4 p.m.
Tankers made numerous trips back into Akeley to refill their water.


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Carmageddon for Android to launch on May 10, free for a day
0. phoneArena posted on 08 May 2013, 02:11
After launching on iOS in late 2012, the once-popular classic video game Carmageddon is now scheduled to land on Android as well. And it's coming soon, very soon – on May 10, to be more specific, so mark the date in your calendar, especially if you want to get the game for free...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. quadrazeus (Posts: 359; Member since: 03 May 2013)
Accept it: When it comes to games, App Store is way ahead of the Play Store.
4. boosook (Posts: 1442; Member since: 19 Nov 2012)
This is not so true anymore. Today, Apple released the list of the 25 most downloaded apps ever, and guess what? They're all available on Android as well. Apple still retains an advantage, most games are still released for iOS before Android, but this happens less and less frequently and situations like this, where a game is released for Android two years after it was released for iOS, are not frequent anymore, not for new games at least. Take Real Racing 3 for example (one of the most awaited games lately...): it came out almost at the same time. With the number of android tablets rising, especially 7'' tablets which are perfect for gaming, the difference between app store and play store is destined to disappear.
5. quadrazeus (Posts: 359; Member since: 03 May 2013)
Firstly, I'm talking about games, not apps. So you're point of the most downloaded apps is invalid.
Secondly you talking about Real Racing 3? How about CSR Racing? The top grossing app made it to android an year later. Temple Run is another example. I can tell you a lot of iOS exclusive games.
Sword and sworcery- Game of the year (iOS exclusive)
Ridiculous Fishing - Game of the year 2012 (iOS exclusive)
Slayin', Pixel People, SpaceTeam, Sky Gamblers, Punch Quests, Mikey Shorts, and many more! These are some of the top paid games at present and guess what? All of 'em are iOS exclusive.
12. gmracer1 (Posts: 646; Member since: 28 Dec 2012)
lmao! Nice list of L@m3 games xD
7. quadrazeus (Posts: 359; Member since: 03 May 2013)
Not to forger Infinity Blade and Infinity Blade II.
There's an article at Wikipedia on iOS exclusive games made up of 75 pages. Lol!
8. quadrazeus (Posts: 359; Member since: 03 May 2013)
9. boosook (Posts: 1442; Member since: 19 Nov 2012)
Well, I'm not saying that iOS doesn't have an edge on Android, I'm saying that things are changing, as the market share of Android tablets is rising and catching up. Temple Run, you say? That's true for TR1, but TR2 for Android has been released just 10 days after the iOS version. Btw, Punch Quest is not exclusive anymore... it has just been released for Android! ;-)
2. avin007 (Posts: 139; Member since: 28 Feb 2013)
Nobody proposed a contaradiction here...........Who did u want to tell it to??
3. quadrazeus (Posts: 359; Member since: 03 May 2013)
I am making myself accept this fact.
6. breathlesstao (unregistered)
"There has also been some discussion as to how we will be handling making the Android version free for the first 24 hours. This will be dealt with in the following way (resulting in 3 versions of the App being available):
Carmageddon PROMO – The FULL game for FREE (only available May 10th for 24hrs)
Carmageddon – Full game
Carmageddon FREE – Demo version of the game
After the first 24 hours of its release, the PROMO version of the game will be removed from Google Play and will no longer be available. Subsequently, the PROMO version will be unsupported because we have no way to update the title once it's taken down.
This isn't how we would have wanted to do this but it's the only choice. It's not possible to change an app from free to paid on Google Play. So, in the unlikely event that players experience problems with the PROMO version, the solution will be to either download the FREE (demo version) version, or "upgrade" to the FULL paid version. This will only cost you £1.49 and for that, you'll be getting the full benefit of support and updates for the lifetime of the game."
13. Decapitat3d (Posts: 7; Member since: 15 Apr 2013)
I was actually just about to ask about this. Thanks for the info.
10. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
Should've been left in the past.
There are hundreds of games on Android that are actually worth a download.
This atrocious relic isn't one of them
11. rizevnarastek (Posts: 349; Member since: 06 Sep 2012)
I loved Carmagedon when I was a kid back in the day... Can't wait to try it out on my phone.


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Just a quick post with my first few pics from Vegas.
Flying into Vegas
Living area of the suite
Wet bar in the suite
Just a quick post with my first few pics from Vegas.
Flying into Vegas
Living area of the suite
Wet bar in the suite
The Definitive Guide to Online Poker Cheating The complete (and updating) list of all the types of online poker cheating, scams, and other types of naughty behavior.
Proof Online Poker is Rigged One can hardly read any poker forum without running across individuals claiming that this or that site is rigged. Usually they are humiliated with the forum .experts. rudely telling them that the reason they.re losing is because they aren.t good poker players. I.m sad to say that I used to be one of those .experts.. I was one of the doubters until I actually caught one site cheating.
Why Online Poker Is Not Rigged In this post I will attempt to address every argument I.ve ever heard regarding online poker being rigged. Mind you, I do work for a company that develops online poker software but my motivation is not to convince people to trust *my* employer.s software, rather it is to have a central place where people can point misinformed message board and blog posters who think somebody is pulling something on them.
Motivations For Rigging Online Poker I.m not sure whether it.s funny or sad that even after my post on why online poker is not rigged, I still get people emailing me trying to convince me otherwise. The funny/sad part is that despite the fact that I.ve all but called people who make that claim without hand histories or other empirical evidence idiots I continue to receive 1 . 5 emails a week telling me some bad beat story and QED, online poker is rigged. So with that in mind, I.m going to expound a bit on some new points as well as clarify previously made points.
PokerBot Pro - Another Online Poker Scam Pauly emailed me this link the other day and I just can.t help calling the guy on his bullshit. He's certainly not the first person to make such absurd claims but he happened to be the one I decided to pick on.
Online Poker Tells Many players will tell you that online poker tells either don.t exist or are difficult to judge. That's a load. All the online pros know the tells but it's some sort of unspoken rule never to let others in on it. Well, that ends right now! I will share with my loyal readers 5 of the top online poker tells that they (and we know who *they* is, don.t we?) don.t want you to know about.
The Wisdom of Bonus Whoring One of the common topics you.ll see mentioned in the poker blogosphere is bonus whoring. Of course, bonus whoring is the act of playing on a particular site in order to take advantage of a reload or some other type of promotional bonus. Many people chase bonuses from site to site and even include bonuses in their monthly win/lose figures. The more I've thought about it though, the more I.m beginning to question the wisdom of bonus whoring.
Seeing The World Through The Eyes of a Fish Have you ever been left scratching your head trying to figure out why your opponent played the hand the way he did? I certainly did so I found a fish and hooked him up to the USB port on my computer and did the same to myself. The results of this experiment are below:
The Ultimate Secret to Winning Poker I'm going to let everyone in on the biggest secret in poker; there is no secret! You can quit looking for that special book, video, website, etc. that.s going to turn your game around and make you into the next Phil
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|Operational Guidance Note: Syria
|United Kingdom: Home Office
|Publication Date
|10 November 2011
|Syrian Arab Republic
|Kurd | Opposition | Political groups | Political parties | Political situation | Prison or detention conditions | Public health | Rejected asylum-seekers | Unaccompanied / Separated children | Women-at-risk
|Citation / Document Symbol
|OGN v5
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|Operational Guidance Note: Syria
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|United Kingdom: Home Office, Operational Guidance Note: Syria, 10 November 2011, OGN v5, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/4ebbb9a02.html [accessed 21 January 2018]
|This Operational Guidance Note (OGN) supercedes the previous OGN on the Syrian Arabic Republic.
|This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.


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Lucille Thompson (Lucille Irwin at the time) was a student nurse in 1934 when Mercy Hospital celebrated its 50th anniversary. (The first Mercy was built in 1882, but thats another story.)
The profession she entered was on the cusp of major change. Although health-care workers knew about germs and how diseases are transmitted, there was no consistently effective cure for most infections. Many surgical procedures were not done because the risk of infection was greater than the condition requiring surgery. People were routinely hospitalized for common infections, or often died from a simple staphylococcal infection.
When Thompson began her career, needles were used, cleaned and sharpened by nurses each shift. Rubber gloves were patched and sterilized before surgeries. Sulfa was used for the first time on a Durango patient in 1937. Penicillin became available after World War II.
Thompson saw great changes and advancements in her four decades of nursing. Change is still happening, but nurses integral role in health care has not. Thats why theres National Nurses Week, an annual celebration that began Sunday and will end on the birthday of Florence Nightingale, Saturday, the founder of modern nursing.
Lucille Thompson was born in 1914, and lived and worked in the San Juan Mountain region most of her life. She ended her nursing career as the infection-control nurse at Mercy in the 1970s. A lot had changed since 1934. Antibiotics were common enough that penicillin resistance was a concern.
Today, every blood and wound culture that grows bacteria has a report that shows which antibiotics still effectively treat it. Needles and surgical gloves were single-use items in the 1970s, and still are today. In fact, needles and syringes are designed to prevent accidental needlesticks and blood exposure to health-care workers. And gloves are now made of a variety of materials for safety and effective protection.
Thompsons first job as a Mercy graduate, before taking her nursing boards, was 12-hour night shifts in the newly built Taylor Hospital in Ignacio. She was the only nurse in the hospital for all but two hours of the shift. She left to join the Womens Army Corps in 1938 but had to quit when she married.
She worked weekends at the old Community Hospital in the Gable House in the 1950s, then in pediatrics at the old Mercy Hospital. She later taught for 13 years in the Mercy School of Nursing and then did hospital training for Mercy employees.
A friend recently brought me a cardboard box full of old American Journal of Nursing magazines dating from the 1930-40s. Thompsons name was on one of the periodicals. The journal has been around since 1900 and was the only nursing journal for many years. It was interesting to compare these old issues, when Thompson was a young nurse, with todays journal.
Even the physical appearance is dramatically different. The old American Journal of Nursing had a drab green cover with stark black lettering and no illustrations. Journal articles explored such topics as newer anesthetic agents, use of anti-pneumococcal horse serum for the treatment of pneumonia, and how to warm intravenous infusions.
But half the scientific articles were written by physicians, and some of the ones written by nurses focused more on domestic skills than scientific research. Tools available for nursing research in the 1930s were primitive (a hot water bottle was used to warm the IV infusion). But it showed nursing was not just an art, but a science.
The cover of todays American Journal of Nursing is colorful and generally shows a nurse with a patient or family. Sometimes, the nurse is a man. Often, the picture evokes a sense of compassion and understanding. Recent Journal articles have focused on emergency treatment for hypothermia, a critical look at using central venous pressure monitoring to guide fluid therapy, and complications of surgery for obese patients.
All of the articles are written by nurses, with credentials ranging from an associate degree to a doctorate. The Journal leaves room for nostalgia (celebrating the 50th anniversary of coronary care units) and compassion (Tea with Miss Elsie a home health nurse respects a patients dignity).
The ads were very different in the 1930s, and reflect some of the stereotypes of the time. Calf-length white poplin uniforms cost around $3, woolen capes could run as much as $25, and footwear with less than a 2-inch heel was not advertised.
Two-thirds of the advertisements were related to clothing. But then, nurses uniforms were white, and there were no washer/dryers. Todays journal has few advertisements for the colorful scrubs and none for the running shoes commonly worn by todays clinical nurse. They are pretty evenly divided between educational opportunities (from universities to e-learning classes) and work/travel jobs in places ranging from the exotic (foreign) to the challenging (understaffed, inner city or North Dakota).
Thompson died more than 20 years ago. What would she think of her profession and the American Journal of Nursing if she were with us today? She would probably miss the crisp white uniforms and starched caps she had always known. They were emblematic of the profession. But she spent a lot of her career as an educator, as well as a caregiver. I think she would embrace the balance of art and science that nursing has become.
Guy Walton is infection control preventionist at Mercy Regional Medical Center. Reach him at email@example.com.


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The vacancy, left open after former board member Keith Stokes resigned, is open to any registered voter living in Zone 2 in Dardanelle. Applicants will be reviewed and one will be appointed to serve on the board for the remaining three months of Stokes' term before the September school board election.
All school board seats will be up for election in September due to rezoning requirements that resulted from the 2010 U.S. Census, Dardanelle Superintendent John Thompson said.
Stokes served on the Dardanelle School Board for almost eight years before resigning at a May 21 board meeting.
"There were a lot of rewarding and very challenging experiences," Stokes said. "Any time you're dealing with kids, you see a lot of success stories — it's always very rewarding."
Stokes, who previously indicated he was not going to run for re-election in September, said he considered stepping down in September due to an increased workload outside of his school board responsibilities, but decided to stick with it through until May so he could be a bigger part of his daughter's graduation on May 20.
"I had a co-worker retire in April and I was going to resign then, but my daughter really wanted me to hand her her diploma, so I stayed on until May so I could do that," he said.
While Stokes' resignation allowed for the hiring of his daughter-in-law at one of the schools, he said it was not a reason for his departure from the board. Thompson said Lori Stokes — a Dover teacher who was hired to teach fourth grade in Dardanelle — was one of 15 candidates interviewed out of a group of 58 applicants, and the principal and teacher who conducted the interviews recommended her to Thompson.
"The principal made the recommendation to me and I took it to the board," Thompson said. "It was legal and above board."
To express intent to fill the Zone 2 school board vacancy, contact Thompson's office at (479) 229-4111 or visit the office at 209 Cedar St. in Dardanelle.


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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions came to a close on Sunday, and during the process the second breakout star of the summer was completely uncovered. First Anthony Davis came out of nowhere from Chicago, and now it is Ryan Arcidiancono from the greater Philadelphia area who has emerged in a huge way.
Arch is on the mark
Coming into the weekend Ryan Arcidiancono wasn't exactly a household name even in the most loyal recruiting circles. The Langhorne, Pennsylvania native hadn't been seen much on a national level, but now he is primed to become one of the absolutely premier players in the 2012 class.
The first thing that stands out about Arcidiancono is size for the position. At 6-foot-4 he is bigger than most of the players guarding him, and he is able to use that to his advantage. Arcidiancono showed an ability to get into the lane and finish over interior players using a floater combined with his good size. Then on the perimeter Arcidiancono has a super quick release and with his height his pull-up jumper is nearly impossible to defend.
Against Indiana Elite, the Pennsylvania Playaz were overmatched in the paint, but Arcidiancono was single handedly keeping his team in the game. Arcidiancono went for a total of 32 points and did it in super impressive fashion. He hit pull-up 25 footers, scored close to the rim off the bounce, and then hit in the mid-range. Beyond the scoring Arcidiancono is a solid defender who uses his athleticism and long arms to keep offensive players in front of him.
On top of that, Arcidiancono is a complete player on the offensive end. He looks to set up teammates and has excellent court vision. Right now his team's best chance to win against high level competition is if Arcidiancono is scoring, and he knows this, but when it is time to get the others involved he does an excellent job of it.
Overall there isn't much at all not to like of his game. He was firing on all cylinders all weekend long, and though his Playaz team lost to Indiana Elite, Arcidiancono simply proved that he belonged in the discussion as one of the best floor generals in the 2012 class.
Champions Crowned
At the beginning of the tournament not many people would have picked the Long Island Lightning to come home with the 17-and under championship, but that is exactly what happened. The Lightning did it with good talent, but more than anything it was toughness, intensity, and teamwork that got it done for them.
Led by point guard Kareem Canty and scoring guard Derrick Gordon, the Lightning flat out got things done. Canty is a combo guard who has good court vision and can really score off the dribble. Gordon, who was the MVP, is just an excellent player. He has a strong frame and is capable of shooting it from the outside as well as getting to the rim. He played very well all weekend long, and Gordon had over 20 points to lead the way in the championship.
Along with those two in the backcourt, the Lightning got big production from Kuran Iverson and Kamari Murphy. Iverson is just flat out special. The 6-foot-8 forward can shoot it from deep, handled the ball like a guard, and is a very good athlete. The upside on him is absolutely through the roof, and he showed it on the way to the title. Murphy is an excellent athlete who is active. He hit from the mid-range and was a factor blocking shots and rebounding. Overall it was an excellent performance from Murphy giving the Lightning some inside-outside balance.
In the 16-and under division it was the Atlanta Celtics that came away victorious. The Celtics were without Jordan Price, but Jordan Adams and Shaquille Goodwin did damage all weekend long. Adams is stuck in-between positions right now at the shooting guard and small forward, but he can really score. He paced the Celtics with his ability to put the ball in the hoop using his basketball IQ and general crafty play. Goodwin is just an active and athletic power forward who is a beast. The Celtics always seem to a have a player in that mold, and Goodwin is a taller version of former Celtic standout Terrance Shannon. Goodwin can really rebound, and just knows how to finish with explosion and strength. Those two were the main reasons why the Celtics nipped CP3 in the 16-and under finals.
At the 15-and under level it was Team United out of Charlotte that came away with the win, and there were two big reasons why. True center Kennedy Meeks and guard Sanderius Thornwell were both enormous in the win. Meeks is just a great looking prospect long term. Right now he is about 6-foot-8 and he needs to get into better shape, but at about 250-pounds, Meeks has the tools. He showed the ability to shoot out to three point range, has catcher's mitts for hands, rebounds out of his area, and plays hard every possession. Thornwell is an athletic wing who can really handle the ball. His overall skill level needs work, but as evidenced by his MVP performance his combination of size and athleticism isn't seen often at the 15-and under level.
Other notable performances
One player who just continues to improve is Frank Kaminsky. The Illinois Wolves center is growing into his body and gets better every time out on the floor. He is now showing range beyond the three point line, and his rebounding continues to improve. As he gets stronger he will continue to gain notoriety. There is no doubt he will have his pick of high-major schools before it is all said and done.
Though he struggled in an afternoon loss to the Long Island Lightning, Tracy Abrams was excellent in a morning win for the Illinois Wolves. Abrams had it working in a variety of ways. He was hitting shots from the outside, and used his strength to really give Tyler Lewis problems when going to the rim. On top of that Abrams is a definite competitor who is more than willing to defend.
During an absolute dismantling of the Atlanta Celtics, Jordan Tebbutt was a monster for Pump 'N Run Elite. The small forward from Oregon was too big for the Celtic guards and too quick for the forwards. He is a physical specimen who scores inside and out, and Tebbutt had over 20 making the Celtics look very bad in the process.
Helping out Tebbutt was athletic wing Amir Garrett. Garrett is a small forward who isn't the most skilled, but he is very long, is a good athlete, and plays every possession like it is his last. He made play after play for Pump 'N Run. He hit the glass, gave energy, and just set the tone for Pump 'N Run as they cruised to a 30 point win.
Class of 2013 small forward Deonte Burton is no doubt an athletic freak. He is a terror when in transition where he can use his strength and explosive athleticism, but in a championship loss to Long Island Lightning some of the flaws were exposed. He isn't much of a threat outside of 15 feet, and at 6-foot-5 that is an issue. Still Burton can get buckets because of how athletic he is, and he does play hard, but the skill set on the outside is going to have to come along.
Power forward Darnell Harris has some tools to work with. He is 6-foot-7 and can really shoot the ball from deep. Harris hit several threes and overall was a solid looking prospect, but he isn't a good rebounder for his position and isn't an above the rim guy. Still his ability to pick and pop makes him a matchup problem for defenses.
In Indiana Elite's game against the Pennsylvania Playaz, Arcidiancono opened up the most eyes, but don't discount what D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera did for the winning team. Smith-Rivera battled foul trouble in the first half, but scored 16 in the second half and seemingly was able to score at will. His strength and feel for the game are uncanny, and that allows him to finish in ways around the rim that not many guards can. Also Smith-Rivera's deep jumper is looking much improved.
In a big win for the Memphis Magic Select, Andre Hollins had it working. The shooting guard has a lightning quick release on his sweet three point jumper, but he is more than just a shooter. Hollins can score it some off the bounce and is a very intense defender. On top of that he is a solid passer and someone who simply knows his role. Overall in the win Hollins was clearly one of the best players on the floor.
The state of North Carolina is loaded with a lot of young talent, and Anton Gill is one of the best around. He is a smooth shooting guard who right now is excellent going to the rim. Gill is capable of finishing with either hand off the drive, and is a solid shooter from deep. As a 2013 prospect he definitely impressed.
School Lists
Ryan Arcidiancono has offers from St. Joe's, Rutgers, and Rice. He is also hearing from Wake Forest, Penn State, Notre Dame, Syracuse, and Temple.
Shaquille Goodwin says he has interest from Miami, Florida State, Auburn, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.
Along with being a good player, Andre Hollins is an excellent student. His school lists consisting of offers from Stanford, Harvard, Ole Miss, Cincinnati, Penn, and Memphis speaks to that commitment in the classroom.
Early on Kennedy Meeks has heard from South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Miami, Notre Dame, and Florida State.
Sanderius Thornwell mentioned Ohio State, South Carolina, Clemson, East Carolina, Arkansas, and Charlotte.
Frank Kaminsky has offers from DePaul, Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, and Northwestern. He is also hearing from Xavier, Indiana, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Ohio, Southern Illinois, Cal, and Oregon State.


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30th Ocean City Shark Tourney Set for Next Week
OCEAN CITY- The 30th Annual Ocean City Shark
Tournament gets underway next week, and with the action off the coast of the
resort suddenly heating up, there should be no shortage of excitement at the
Hundreds of offshore anglers will chug out to the canyons
off the coast next week in search of sharks of all species and sizes. A decent
number of sharks were weighed during Mako Mania last weekend and quite a few
more were released, setting the stage for what should be a strong Ocean City
Shark Tournament again this year.
From modest beginnings back in 1981, when just 11 boats
and 33 anglers competed in the inaugural event, the tournament has grown over
the years to become one of the premiere shark tournaments on the east coast.
Most of sharks caught during the tournament are safely returned to the sea with
just a small percentage actually weighed at the scales.
The Ocean City Fishing Center just across the Route 50
Bridge in West Ocean City is the host of the annual shark tournament and the
marina will be turned into headquarters for the event with weigh-ins each day
from 3:30-7:00 p.m. Crowds of fishing enthusiasts and curiosity seekers will
cram into the marina each day for the chance to see a big shark weighed at the
scales, and the entire facility is turned a celebration of fishing, food, music
and fun with activities for children included.
Last year's event was highlighted by a new state record
876-pound mako caught by Jim Hughes and the crew aboard the "Nontypical," which
was in the midst of a remarkable summer fishing season that also included
winning the Mako Mania tournament a week earlier and catching the first white
marlin of the season off the coast of Ocean City.
The new state record 876-pound mako stunned the big crowd
at the Fishing Center to take the tournament's top prize. The previous state
record mako, a 766-pounder caught way back in 1984, had stood the test of time
for 25 years before the "Nontypical" crew shattered the record during last
year's Ocean City Shark Tournament.
While the primary goal of the tournament is to bring the
largest shark in several categories into the scales for a shot at the thousands
of dollars in prize money at stake, most of the sharks caught during the annual
event are tagged and released so their movements can be studied and a greater
understanding of the magnificent creatures can be ascertained. Marine
biologists often set up shop at the marina during the event to take samples and
further study the small percentage of sharks that actually make it to the


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On dugout railings and predictions
Dempster's injury, Wolf's clairvoyance highlight quotes
Here are some of the notable quotes from around Major League Baseball this week:
"There are a lot of guys who are banged up. I'm just really slow, so it looks worse."
- Josh Bard, Nationals catcher, on playing with a strained groin. (Washington Post)
"Look, I don't make the future happen. I just predict it."
- Randy Wolf, Dodgers pitcher, who forecast a 13-inning game prior to Sunday's 13-inning win over San Diego. (Los Angeles Times)
"Guys evolve all the time. Frankie Rodriguez [of the Mets] used to be fastball-slider, now he's a fastball-changeup guy, pretty much. It doesn't have to be a dramatic move. But you've got to give yourself a little wiggle room. You just have to go out there and find it. You try everything, and you search, but it boils down to you go out there and you make good pitches."
- B.J. Ryan before he was suddenly released by the Blue Jays. (Toronto Star)
"It's definitely special. The fans have been unbelievably supportive of me since I came to Milwaukee. It's one of the reasons I signed a long-term deal. It's that much more meaningful being voted in by the fans. It's also special to have an opportunity to share it with [teammate] Prince [Fielder]. He's been such a big help in my career, has provided unbelievable protection [in the lineup]. He's well-deserving."
- Ryan Braun, Milwaukee left fielder, commenting on being voted into the starting lineup for the National League All-Star team. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
"It's awesome. I'm pumped about the selection and getting to go to St. Louis and be a part of everything. Just the honor of being an All-Star is enough for me."
- Justin Upton, Arizona right fielder, who is hitting .300 with 14 home runs and 19 doubles. (Arizona Republic)
"I'm not going to stop playing my game because I got hurt. I'm not going to change anything that helps us win games. That's the way I play. Hopefully, I'll deflect or roll off the wall rather than trying to go through it."
- Josh Hamilton after being activated from the disabled list Monday night. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
"I think he is an All-Star. There's a couple other guys I think are All-Stars, too, and it's just about numbers. But who knows? If this thing shakes out in the next 10 days or whatever it is and injuries do occur, there is a possibility that he may pop up at some point. I think J.P. has pitched well enough to be on this All-Star team."
-Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon talking about Rays reliever J.P. Howell, who ranks in the top five among American League relievers in appearances, strikeouts and ERA. (Tampa Tribune)
"At times in the past, I think he's lost confidence in his offensive ability, and I've told him, 'There's one thing you can do, and that's hit. Don't let anybody tell you otherwise.'"
-Braves manager Bobby Cox on infielder Martin Prado, who won NL Player of the Week honors after batting .577 with nine extra-base hits and six RBIs. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
"It's an honor. From my heart for all the fans, players, it's something that motivates you to keep getting better. A lot of players from other teams show me a lot of respect, and that's something you have to appreciate."
- Hanley Ramirez, Marlins shortstop, on his selection for a second straight start in the All-Star Game. (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
"He has no fear. Nothing gets to him. That's why we can put him anywhere -- ask him to catch or play third or first, and he'll just do it."
- Giants manager Bruce Bochy on the special talents of Pablo Sandoval. (San Francisco Chronicle)
"I'm going to get on six different e-mail addresses and vote for Figgy. What he's been doing is awesome."
- Torii Hunter on his plans to vote for teammate Chone Figgins, one of the five players vying for the final All-Star spot. (Los Angeles Times)
"I've seen a lot in a short period of time. He made some great plays defensively in [Sunday's] ballgame. At the plate, against both righties and lefties, he's shown an athletic swing and some patience. He's given us some great at-bats."
- Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu on outfielder Ryan Langerhans. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
"I know I can play at the big league level. I know I can be on the big stage. At the same time, I have to put together a great season. Last year was solid, but I think I can do better, and I think this organization knows that."
- Lastings Milledge, now on the Pirates, on striving to improve each season. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
"I'd love to get back before the year's over, but I want to make sure I do what's best for me to have an opportunity to play and be ready and let myself know I'll be ready for next year, too. I want to get every opportunity I can to be ready for this year if I can. If not, then I'll be ready for next year."
- Detroit Tigers pitcher Jeremy Bonderman, limited to one start this season with soreness behind his rotator cuff, who started throwing again this week. (MLB.com)
"I'm not bunting anymore. I'm telling Tony [La Russa] I'm not bunting anymore. I'm done. I get hit every time I do."
- Kyle Lohse, Cardinals pitcher, who has been hit three times this season, including once this week in a Minor League rehab assignment, when attempting to bunt. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
"I guess it's what I get for making fun of the guys who go on the DL for burning their faces in the suntan booth."
- Ryan Dempster, who suffered a fractured toe while climbing over the dugout railing on Sunday. (Chicago Sun-Times)
"This year, probably more than other years, I think I've been able to keep hitters guessing a little bit. I've used all my pitches enough that there isn't any count that they don't think I'll throw a different pitch. So I've been able to work ahead, for the most part. Any time you can work ahead of hitters, they are usually going to be on the defensive."
- Joe Nathan, Twins closer, who had 22 saves and a 1.35 ERA through Tuesday. (MLB.com)
"I have to have four-seam command to pitch here. I can't go out there and be all over the place and solely rely on my sinker."
- Aaron Laffey, Indians pitcher, on what he knows he needs to do to stick in the Major Leagues. (MLB.com)
"My arm feels good, and my mechanics are repeating. If I'm going to bring that game out there every time, I'll take my chances with that."
- Adam Wainwright, after tossing 8 1/3 innings of shutout ball in St. Louis' 5-0 win over Milwaukee on Tuesday night. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
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Thu Feb 28
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- Source: Immigration Advocates Network > IAN Nonprofit Resource Center
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What do you do when you are representing a husband and wife in a family-based immigration case, but the wife calls to say her husband is abusing her? How do you respond when you suspect that your client may have submitted a fake document with her asylum application? Do you agree to help your client appeal a waiver denial when you've never done an appeal before? Legal advocates routinely encounter situations like these -- and turn to legal ethics rules for guidance. In this three-week e-learning course, you will learn about the sources of legal ethics rules, and to whom they apply. We will examine in detail some of the most important legal ethics rules, including the duty of confidentiality; issues around conflicts of interest among clients; the duty of candor to the tribunal; and the duty of zealous representation. This course is intended for anyone who practices immigration law -- attorneys, accredited representatives; and non-accredited staff. The course instructors are CLINIC attorneys Jennie Guilfoyle and Susan Schreiber. The course starts on February 7 with access to the e-learning course website and week one assignment. Once you receive your user name and password, you may participate in a variety of activities for self-directed learning, including reading assignments, exercises, sample case files to review, quizzes, and discussion questions. The course will be interactive, with opportunities for online and real-time discussion among students, and between students and instructors. The course also includes three webinars conducted on consecutive Thursdays at 2:00 P.M. EST starting on February 14. Each webinar lasts approximately ninety minutes, and is recorded and posted on the course website after the webinar is conducted. Although we encourage participants to attend the live webinars each week, you will be able to listen to and view a recording of any webinar you are unable to attend whenever you choose to do so.
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This is an introduction to ethical issues in immigration law practice. Basic familiarity with immigration law vocabulary and the ways in which an immigrant may gain legal status is assumed. For a detailed course outline, including the dates and times of the live webinars, click here. Course participants are required to attend or view recordings of the course webinars in order to receive a course completion certificate at the end of the course.
- $165 per person for CLINIC affiliate agencies
- $190 per person for other nonprofit agency staff
- $290 per person for private attorneys and staff
Register at http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e6m3apose92248a7&llr=rqfkgteab. The training is for the staff of Catholic Charities and other community-based organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status, and attorneys and legal staff of private law offices. If you are registering as staff of a community-based organization, you must fax a copy of your IRS 501(c)(3) letter designating your agency as a nonprofit entity to CLINIC at (202) 635-2649 to the attention of Andres Abella. Your registration will be confirmed upon receipt of this letter. If you are an attorney, please include your state bar number. Payment is by credit card only. Please be sure to register under the correct category and for the correct training. All registration changes or cancellations are subject to an administrative charge of $70.00. Please note that CLINIC can only issue refunds for an e-learning course until one week prior to the first day of the training. Please provide the full name and a working email address for each individual taking this course. We will communicate with each registrant via email only, so it is very important that we have the correct name and email address for each registrant listed on the registration form. Space is limited. The deadline for registration is February 4 or sooner if registration is filled. For registration information contact Andres Abella at firstname.lastname@example.com. For questions about the course content, please contact Susan Schreiber at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- CLE Credit Comments: CLINIC is authorized by the State Bar of California to provide minimum continuing legal education (MCLE) trainings. E-learning participants are eligible to claim 1.5 hours of MCLE credits per webinar for the webinar component of our e-learning immigration law courses. If you are an attorney licensed in another state, please check with your state bar to determine whether this training qualifies for MCLE credit.