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|Michael & Susan Dell Foundation — Urban Education
Dell Scholarships for College-Bound High School Seniors — $20,000 to complete your higher education over the course of six years.
|Jan 15
|Unlike many other college scholarships, the Dell Scholars Program recognizes academic potential and determination
in students that have a definite need for financial assistance. The Dell Scholars Program is available to
students participating in approved college readiness/college access programs. If your school/area has a program
that you believe meet the criteria below, please submit the informational request for your program to be
reviewed for inclusion in the Dell Scholars Program.
|High School Seniors
|Internships and Summer Jobs
|Biomedical Internships
|International Study Abroad
|Hispanics, Latinos
|Nationally Coveted
|College & Graduate School
|Engineers & Computer Sci.
|Medical School
|Ethnic Groups & Studies
|Minority Health
|High School Students
|Public Health
|Library Studies & History
|Biology & Environmental Sci.
|Cancer Research
|Media Communications
|African Americans
|Physical Sciences & Math
|Free Scholarships
|Native Americans
|Social Sciences
|Arts & Humanities
|Imagine America Foundation — Education Scholarships
Scholarships for College Bound High School Seniors
|Dec 31
|Each year, every high school in the United States and Puerto Rico may nominate up to five graduating seniors
to receive an Imagine America scholarship.
|Civil Air Patrol — Scholarships
Academic Scholarships for CAP High School Seniors — Up to $5,000
|Dec 31
|Academic scholarships to support cadets pursuing their undergraduate education.
|Harvard University — Financial Aid
Harvard Financial Aid Initiative — Potentially worth over $60,000/year.
Nov 1
Jan 1
|Admission to Harvard is based on achievement and promise without regard to financial need; the financial paperwork
is handled separately, and applying for financial aid does not jeopardize a student's chances for admission.
The application fee normally associated with admissions can also be waived. Harvard College does not award
merit nor athletic scholarships. All scholarships are based on demonstrated financial need. Ninety percent
of American families would pay the same or less to send their children to Harvard as they would a state school.
|Boettcher Foundation
College Scholarships for Colorado High School Seniors — Over $2,800/year
|Nov 1
|Selection criteria include superior scholastic ability, evidence of leadership & involvement, service to
community, and school outstanding character.
|Ron Brown Scholar Program — Prospective Applicants
College Scholarships for African-American High School Seniors Who Intend to Pursue Undergraduate Degrees Full-Time — $10,000 annually for four years, for a total of $40,000
|Jan 9
|The Ron Brown Scholar Program seeks to identify African-American high school seniors who will make significant
contributions to society. Applicants must excel academically, exhibit exceptional leadership potential, participate
in community service activities and demonstrate financial need.
|U.S. Army ROTC — Scholarships
Four-Year College Scholarships for High School Seniors
|Jan 10
|The high school Four-Year Scholarship is for high school students planning on attending a four-year college program.
Students agree to accept a commission and serve in the Army on Active Duty or in a Reserve Component (Army
Reserve or Army National Guard).
Nursing College Scholarships for High School Seniors
|The Army ROTC program offers two-, three- or four-year scholarships for undergraduate nursing students.
|U.S. Navy/Marine Corps NROTC — Full-Scholarship Opportunities - Offering up to $180,000 for tuition plus a host of other advantages
Four-Year College Scholarships for High School Seniors
|Jan 31
|If you are interested in a collegiate scholarship program that not only pays for school but also generates some
of the country's most capable leaders, start by looking into the NROTC Scholarship program.
Four-Year Nursing College Scholarships for High School Seniors
|Jan 31
|Available to students interested in pursuing Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (BSN).
|Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation
Scholarships for Residents of Northern New Mexico — Up to $7,500 per year for four years.
|Jan 16
|Any permanent resident of Northern New Mexico who is enrolling in or currently attending an accredited post-secondary
educational institution is eligible to apply.
|Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
MITES Program for High School Juniors
|Feb 1
|The MITES Program is a rigorous six-week residential, academic enrichment summer program for talented high school
students who are interested in studying and exploring careers in science and engineering.
|Edison International
College Scholarships for Students in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM).
|Feb 1
|Edison Scholars is designed to help minority, low-income and under-represented students in Southern California
pay for college studies in STEM fields, helping them develop skills and knowledge they need to thrive in
the workforce of the future. As Edison Scholars, the students may also be eligible for summer internships
at Edison and can get paired with professionals at our companies for mentoring and guidance throughout the
students' years on campus.
|George Snow Scholarship Fund
College Scholarships for High School Seniors in Palm Beach and Northern Broward Counties, Florida, USA.
|Feb 1
|The primary mission of The George Snow Scholarship Fund is to provide educational grants to the deserving young
people of Palm Beach and Northern Broward Counties, Florida, USA. The Fund offers a variety of scholarships.
|American Meteorological Society — Scholarships and Fellowships
AMS Freshman Undergraduate Scholarships — Up to $5,000
|Feb 3
|The scholarship program is open to all high school students and designed to encourage study in the atmospheric
and related sciences.
AMS Minority Scholarships — Up to $3,000
|Feb 3
|The scholarships help support the college educations of minority students traditionally underrepresented in the
sciences, especially Hispanic, Native American, and Black/African American students, who intend to pursue
careers in the atmospheric or related oceanic and hydrologic sciences. Minority students who will be entering
their freshman year of college in the fall are eligible to apply.
|National Honor Society — Scholarships and Awards
National Honor Society Scholarships for High School Seniors
|Jan 30
|The National Honor Society Scholarship program is a nomination process. Students cannot apply directly to NHS
and nomination forms cannot be sent to students or parents by the national office. Nomination procedures
must be obtained through the high school NHS Chapter Adviser. Only currently affiliated NHS chapters may
participate in the program. Members [students] who are seniors in good standing are eligible to be nominated
by their chapters to compete in the NHS Scholarship Program.
|Davidson Institute for Talent Development
Davidson Fellows Scholarships — $50,000, $25,000 and $10,000 Scholarships to Extraordinary Young People, 18 and under
|Feb 14
|For young people under the age of 18 who have completed a significant piece of work. Application categories are
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Literature, Music, Philosophy and Outside the Box. Davidson
Fellows are honored every year in Washington, D.C. with Congressional meetings and a special reception. The
Davidson Institute is looking for students whose projects are at, or close to, the college graduate level
with a depth of knowledge in their particular area of study. This scholarship is not geared toward students
at the novice level.
|Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library — Scholarship Programs
GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarships — $10,000 scholarship renewable for up to an additional three years - up to $40,000 total per recipient
|Jan 4
|The GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program rewards college-bound students who demonstrate exemplary leadership,
drive, integrity, and citizenship with financial assistance to pursue higher education. Awards are for undergraduate
study only, and may be used for education-related expenses, including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room,
and board. In addition, Scholars are invited to participate in a special awards program.
Reagan Presidential Foundation Scholars Program
|Feb 20
|The Reagan Presidential Foundation Scholars Program awards Ventura County, Calif., high school seniors who exemplify
outstanding leadership skills and personal character with a total of $50,000 in scholarships annually. Each
recipient will receive an amount ranging from $2,000 to $10,000 in college scholarships and will attend an
awards ceremony in Simi Valley, California. The two highest monetary awards each include a $500 grant that
the recipient will give to the teacher of their choice.
|Japanese American Citizens League — Internships and Fellowships
National Scholarship Program
|Mar 1
|The National Scholarship and Awards Program offer scholarships to students at the entering freshman, undergraduate,
graduate, law, financial need and creative & performing arts. All scholarships are one-time awards. Every
applicant must be an active National JACL member. JACL Membership is open to everyone of any ethnic background.
All who meet eligibility criteria are welcomed and encouraged to apply.
|Google — Explore Scholarship Opportunities
The Generation Google Scholarship — $10,000 U.S. or C$5,000 Canadian dollars
|Mar 2
|Applicants must be high school seniors who intend to be enrolled in or accepted as a full-time student at a university
in the US or Canada OR be enrolled in or accepted for enrollment in a baccalaureate in Computer Science,
Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related program. To be eligible to apply, applicants must
be a student from an underrepresented group in computer science (African American, Hispanic, American Indian,
or Female).
|SAE International Foundation — Scholarships Program
Scholarships for High School Seniors — Up to $6,000
|Mar 15
|These scholarships encourage academic excellence and help students around the world to pursue their passion for
|QuestBridge — College Prep for High School Juniors & Seniors
College Prep Scholarships
|Mar 22
|The QuestBridge College Prep Scholarship gives outstanding low-income high school juniors an early advantage
in college admissions. College Prep Scholars are uniquely prepared to gain admission and full scholarships
to top-tier colleges through QuestBridge. The majority of College Prep Scholars are selected as Finalists
for the QuestBridge National College Match program.
Quest for Excellence Awards
|Mar 22
|The Quest for Excellence program is an innovative initiative for talented, low-income high school juniors and
seniors, and serves as a powerful complement to the College Prep Scholarship and National College Match programs.
Quest for Excellence Awards are designed to enhance educational exploration for qualified juniors and seniors
with a range of backgrounds and interests.
National College Match
|Sep 27
|The QuestBridge National College Match helps outstanding low-income high school seniors gain admission and full
four-year scholarships to some of the nation's most selective colleges. If you are a student who has achieved
academic excellence in the face of economic challenges, we encourage you to apply to the National College
Match. QuestBridge's partner colleges offer generous financial aid packages that cover 100% of demonstrated
financial need, making them very affordable for low-income students.
|Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund (FEEA)
Scholarships for Current Civilian Federal or Postal Employees and Their Dependent Family Members
|Mar 28
|FEEA sponsors the only merit-based scholarship competition program open exclusively to federal employees, their
spouses, and their children--rewarding hard workers through our merit-based program.
|Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) — Scholarship Programs
Scholarships for Graduating High School Seniors — Up to $5,000
|Apr 26
|To qualify, you must be of Hispanic Heritage; have a minimum of 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) for high
school students; plan to enroll full-time in an accredited not-for -profit 4 year university or graduate
school during fall of scholarship cycle year, and be U.S. Citizen, Permanent Legal Resident, DACA or Eligible
Non-Citizen (as defined by FAFSA)
HSFinder — Scholarships for Latino Students
|Scholarships can play an important role in helping you pay for college. They are free money that you can apply
for — and they don't have to be paid back.
|American Federation of Teachers — Scholarships
Robert G. Porter Scholars Program — $1,000 to $8,000
|Mar 31
|Open to graduating high school seniors who have at least one parent or legal guardian who is an American Federation
of Teachers member. For accomplished high school students who show outstanding service to their community
and an understanding of the role unions can play to create a more just society.
|National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
College Scholarships for Legally Blind Students — $3,000 to $12,000
|Mar 31
|Scholarships to recognize achievement by blind scholars.
|Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute
College Scholarships — $7,000 over four years
|Apr 1
|The Mitchell Institute awards a scholarship to a graduating senior from every public high school in Maine. Students
must be maine residents enrolled in a four-year degree program at a college or university in Maine
|National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation — Scholarship Program
Academic Scholarships for High School Seniors — $2,500
|Apr 23
|This scholarship is for students who will be first-time freshmen including graduating high school seniors, GED
graduates and high school graduates enrolling in college for the first time.
|Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
Milton Fisher Scholarship for Innovation and Creativity — Up to $20,000
|Apr 30
|This scholarship is not a traditional scholarship focused on rewarding academic achievement and financial need.
Its specific goal is to reward and encourage innovative and creative problem solving. The Scholarship aims
to honor these students and to help make their higher education goals more accessible. Open to residents
of all US states who will be attending college in NY or CT and also to residents of NY or CT who will be
attending college anywhere in the United States. Applicant must be (a) a high school junior, or (b) a high
school senior, or (c) any person entering an undergraduate degree program* in the fall after the application
deadline or the following spring, or (d) a student in the first year of an undergraduate degree program.
|Shawn Carter Foundation — Scholarship Fund
College Scholarships — $1,500 to $2,500
|Apr 30
|All high school seniors, undergraduate (2yr or 4yr) college students, and students at vocational or trade schools
are eligible to apply. All applicants must be US citizens, 25 years old or younger, and have a minimum GPA
of 2.0.
|American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers — Scholarships and Grants
High School Senior Scholarships — $3,000
|May 1
|Available to college freshmen enrolled full-time in an undergraduate pre-engineering or engineering technology
program leading to a bachelor's degree in a course of study that traditionally has been a preparatory curriculum
for the HVAC&R profession.
|Army Scholarship Foundation
College Scholarships for High School Seniors — $500 to $2000
|Apr 15
|The Army Scholarship Foundation awards one-year financial scholarships (not grants or loans) on an annual basis
to qualified and deserving students.
|Omega Phi Beta Sorority
Reach for the Gold College Scholarship
|May 26
|Targets a woman of color who is a college-bound senior.
|GOGO Charters
Scholarships for first-generation U.S. citizens (born outside the US), refugees, or immigrants (legal documentation is not required)
|Jul 5
|The amount awarded per recipient is $10,000 per academic year, split evenly between each semester. Scholarships
may be used for tuition and fees at any accredited public, private, or community college or university. Each
academic year a new recipient will be selected; past recipients are not be eligible to receive award more
than once.
|Fundación Toyota
Becas universitarias para estudiantes residentes en Puerto Rico
|Jun 2
|El propósito de estas becas para estudiantes universitarios es promover el desarrollo académico en disciplinas
que contribuyen con la protección del medioambiente, tales como:, antropología, arqueología, biotecnología
industrial, ciencias agrícolas/agronomía, ciencias ambientales, ciencias o biología marina/oceanografía,
ciencias marinas, ecología/forestaría, ecoturismo, geofísica, geografía, geología/ciencias terrestres, horticultura/botánica,
ingeniería ambiental (civil-química-mecánica), manejo ambiental, meteorología, microbiología, tecnología
ambiental, zoología/manejo de vida silvestre.
|Siemens Foundation — Programs
Siemens Math, Science and Technology Competition for High School Students — Up to $100,000 College Scholarships
|Sep 19
|The Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology recognizes remarkable talent early on, fostering individual
growth for high school students who are willing to challenge themselves through science research. Through
this competition, students have an opportunity to achieve national recognition for science research projects
that they complete in high school.
|Hispanic Heritage Foundation — Youth Programs
Youth Awards in Leadership, Sports, Arts, Literature/Journalism, Academic Excellence, Science and Technology, and Mathematics for Hispanic High School Seniors
|Oct 2
|The Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards honor young Latino leaders with grants for their college education or to fund
a community service effort the student will plan, oversee and sustain.
|Golden Door Scholars — Scholarships
Scholarships for Undocumented Students (DACA and TPS) — Up to four-year tuition and room & board
|Oct 15
|Golden Door Scholars provides scholarships for DACA students and scholarships for undocumented students. Students
may be high school seniors or recent graduates. Preference will be given to high school graduates from states
that require undocumented students to pay out-of-state tuition. Golden Door scholarship recipients receive
up to four-year tuition and room & board scholarships to DACA and TPS students from tuition lock-out
states all over the country
|Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation — Scholarships
Four-Year College Scholarships for High School Seniors — $20,000
|Oct 31
|Seniors in high schools throughout the United States who meet the eligibility requirements may apply each year
for achievement-based scholarships.
|National Eagle Scout Association (NESA)
College Scholarships for Eagle Scouts Graduating High School and Entering College — Up to $50,000
|Oct 31
|NESA academic scholarship applicants must be Eagle Scouts graduating high school and entering college in the
year for which they apply for a scholarship.
|Jack Kent Cooke Foundation — Scholarships
College Scholarships for High-Achieving High School Seniors with Financial Need — Up to $40,000
|Nov 14
|High-achieving high school seniors are eligible for this scholarship. Recipients are awarded up to $40,000 per
year to complete their bachelor's degree, in addition to opportunities for internships, study abroad, and
graduate school funding.
|Elks National Foundation — Scholarships
Most Valuable Student Scholarships for High School Seniors
|Nov 27
|The Elks National Foundation will award four-year scholarships to the highest-rated high school senior applicants.
Two first-place awards of $50,000; two second-place awards of $40,000; and two third-place awards of $30,000.
The remaining 14 finalists will receive awards of $20,000. The 480 runners-up will receive fifth-place scholarships
of $4,000.
|Daniels Fund — Scholarship Program
College Scholarships for High School Seniors
|Nov 13
|The Daniels Scholarship offers funding to deserving students in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, or Wyoming who are
at risk of not being able to afford a college education.
|Shofur National Scholarship
The Shofur National Video Scholarship
|Nov 30
|The Shofur National Video Scholarship covers one student's full tuition, for four years, at any accredited public,
private, technical college or university in the United States. DACA students can apply. Applicant must be
a graduating high-school senior or current college student.
|Burger King McLamore Foundation — Scholars Program
Burger King Scholarships for Graduating, College Bound High School Seniors — Up to $50,000
|Dec 15
|Scholarships for current high school seniors who will be enrolling full-time in the fall of the scholarship year.
|U.S. Air Force AFROTC — Scholarships
Four-Year College Scholarships for High School Seniors
|Dec 1
|The Air Force ROTC High School Scholarship Program provides three- and four-year scholarships in three different
types to high school seniors.
Four-Year Nursing College Scholarships for High School Seniors
|The Nursing Scholarship program is operated on a noncompetitive basis - those who meet the qualifications are
awarded the scholarship and do not meet a scholarship selection board.
|Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society — Scholarships
All-USA Community College Academic Team
|Dec 1
|The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors the All-USA Community College Academic Team. In addition, The Coca-Cola
Foundation, along with The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation recognizes the New Century Scholars. Fifty students
will be named Gold Scholars, each receiving $1,500 scholarships, fifty students will be named Silver Scholars,
each receiving $1,250 scholarships, and fifty students will be named Bronze Scholars, each receiving $1,000
scholarships. A state may have multiple Gold, Silver, or Bronze Scholars. All scholars will also receive
special medallions.
Coca-Cola New Century Scholars
|Dec 1
|Scholarships for students in community colleges. The student receiving the highest All-USA Community College
Academic Team application score in each state is named a Coca-Cola New Century Scholar and represents his/her
state at the New Century Scholars Presidents Breakfast at the American Association of Community Colleges
|Milken Family Foundation
College Scholarships for High School Students in Los Angeles County, New York City, and Washington, D.C.
|Dec 11
|Scholarships for exceptional young men and women based on their academic performance, community service, leadership
activities and triumphs over obstacles. With the help of college counselors and other educators at high schools
in Los Angeles County, New York City, and Washington D.C., the Milken Scholars Program identifies outstanding
students who will graduate by June of 2015. These students are nominated for the Program based on the following
criteria: Minimum grade point average of 3.6 (unweighted) or 90% in all academic high school subject areas;
Minimum composite SAT I Reasoning score of 1850 with results submitted for Critical Reading, Math, and Writing,
or a minimum ACT score of 28 (This score may be a combination from multiple sittings); Active participation
in community service activities; A record of leadership; Financial or Other Obstacles; Admission to a four-year
college or university prior to final selection; and United States Citizenship or Permanent Residency.
|AXA Foundation
AXA Achievement℠ Scholarships for High School Seniors — $10,000 to $25,000
|Dec 15
|The AXA Achievement℠ Scholarship offers college scholarships to high school seniors who have demonstrated
outstanding achievement in their activities in school, the community or the workplace.
|U.S. Department of Education — Student Aid on the Web
Pell Grants — Up to $5,815
|Jun 30
|A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, does not have to be repaid. Undergraduate and vocational students enrolled
or accepted for enrollment in participating schools may apply. Pell Grants are awarded usually only to students
who have not earned a bachelor's or a professional degree. To be eligible for a Pell grant, you must also
meet the general federal student aid eligibility requirements. To apply for a Pell grant, you must complete
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
College Scorecard
|You can use the College Scorecard to find out more about a college's affordability and value so you can make
more informed decisions about which college to attend.
FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid
|Submit electronically the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). All students interested in financial
aid for college will need to complete this form.
Direct Student Loans
|Students and parents can explore the site for information about the Direct Loan Program, including helpful publications
and tools to help manage their Direct Loans.
Presidential Scholars - the Most Distinguished High School Seniors
|The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program recognizes and honors some of our nation's most distinguished graduating
high school seniors, including students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative and performing
|NYS Public Universities Tuition-Free for Families Making Up to $125,000 Per Year
Excelsior Scholarship
|July 21
|The first-in-the-nation plan will be phased in over three years, beginning for New Yorkers making up to $100,000
annually in the fall of 2017, increasing to $110,000 in 2018, and reaching $125,000 in 2019.
|National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) — National Merit College Scholarships
College Scholarships for High School Seniors — $2,500
|The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships.
|Ventures Scholars Program
High School Students Interested in Pursuing Math- and Science-Based Careers
|As a high school Ventures Scholar, you are provided with a variety of services. Your name will be shared with
the Ventures Scholars Program Consortium, a membership of over 200 member colleges and universities interested
in helping you achieve your career goals. You can learn about math and science careers simply by contacting
the member professional associations. All Ventures Scholars can download their personalized certificate of
recognition. Some of the member institutions request the certificate when granting fee waivers to Ventures
Scholars. Most Ventures Scholars include their certificate along with the college application. You will receive
a biweekly e-mail newsletter for high school Ventures Scholars that provides continuously updated information
on a broad array of topics and resources about the college planning process and VSP consortium members.
|Posse Foundation
College Scholarships for Public High School Seniors who live in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York and Washington, D.C.
|Posse identifies public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential who may be
overlooked by traditional college selection processes. Posse extends to these students the opportunity to
pursue personal and academic excellence by placing them in supportive, multicultural teams—Posses—of
10 students. Posse partner colleges and universities award Posse Scholars four-year, full-tuition leadership
|Florida Department of Education — Student Scholarships Grant Program
Florida Bright Futures Scholarships for College
|The Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program rewards students for their academic achievements during high school
by providing funding to attend postsecondary education in Florida.
|Georgia HOPE and Zell Miller Scholarships
Zell Miller Scholarships — Up to $5,000
Hope Scholarships — Up to $3,000
|Georgia's HOPE Scholarship is available to Georgia residents who have demonstrated academic achievement. The
scholarship provides money to assist students with their educational costs of attending college in Georgia.
|College Board — Pay for College
Search for scholarships, internships, grants, and loans that match your education level, talents, and background.
|Locate scholarships, internships, grants, and loans that match your education level, talents, and background.
|Distinguished Young Women — Scholarships
College Scholarships for High School Senior Girls
|A scholarship recipient must be enrolled in her chosen field of study at an approved school or institution by
the fall term following her high school graduation unless a deferment is approved by the Foundation's board
of directors.
|First (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) — Scholarship Program
College Scholarships for High School Seniors — Up to $40,000+
|FIRST scholarships enable students to pursue majors and careers in engineering, computer science, science, math,
design, aeronautics, and many other fields.
|Horatio Alger Association — Scholarship Programs
Scholarships for College Bound High School Seniors — Receive up to $21,000 for college
|For students in financial need who are currently in their senior year of high school and graduating in the spring.
|Key Club
Scholarships for High School Seniors
|While Key Club International is no longer distributing scholarships on an international level, Kiwanis International
will participate in matching district scholarships administered by local Key Club districts.
|National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates (NAMEPA)
Scholarships for First-Year and Transfer African American, Latino, and American Indian Engineering Students
|NAMEPA offers both national and regional scholarships for African American, Latino, and American Indian students
who have demonstrated potential and interest in pursuing an undergraduate degree in engineering.
|Scholarship America
Scholarships from Scholarship America
|Scholarship America is a national education service organization that mobilizes support for students getting
into and graduating from college.
|Tiger Woods Foundation
Earl Woods College Scholarships for High School Seniors
|The Earl Woods Scholarships are awarded to academically-successful, graduating high school seniors who have demonstrated
financial need and a proven commitment to community service.
|University of Arkansas, Fort Smith — Financial Aid
|Scholarships and grants are types of funding you receive for your education that you don't have to pay back.
The difference between the two is that scholarships are usually based on academic merit, while grants are
usually based on financial need.
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Coffin Bone Fractures
- Oct 18, 2017
- Intermediate
- Topics:
Standardbred racehorses are prone to coffin bone wing fractures.
Photo: Photos.com
Most horse owners pick up quickly on visible changes to their horses' hooves. Thrush, cracks, and punctures are issues easily detected and (hopefully) treated. But what happens when injuries occur to structures hidden within the hoof capsule?
The three bones inside the horse's foot, for instance, can fracture just like any other bone in the body. The coffin bone, the lower end of the short pastern bone, and the navicular bone, which sits behind the coffin bone, articulate together in the coffin joint. Of these three bones, veterinarians say the coffin bone is what horses fracture most commonly.
Reasons for Fracture
The horse's hoof capsule is designed to protect the bone; the outside horn is hard and immobile, and the sole is tough and resilient. Sometimes, however, this protection is inadequate.
While it's hard to pinpoint precursors to coffin bone breaks, the primary cause of any foot fracture is excessive impact. "This could be from landing on a rock, or jumping and coming down hard, perhaps with a twist," says Alicia L. Bertone, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, Trueman Chair in Equine Clinical Medicine and Surgery at The Ohio State University. "It's typically a high-impact injury."
Another reason for fracture could be predisposition; researchers have shown that there are certain risk factors for various areas of fracture. "For instance, Standardbred racehorses are prone to wing fractures," Bertone explains. "The coffin bone looks somewhat like a horseshoe. Toward the back, one of the 'wings' may fracture off."
Further, cumulative strain can be a culprit in coffin bone stress-type fractures, from speed and repetitive impact rather than a one-point-in-time blow.
Diagnosing a Fracture
Paul Goodness, senior member of a group farriery practice based in Round Hill, Virginia, says coffin bone fractures that do not involve the joint can be tricky to diagnose because the clinical signs (lameness, heat, increased digital pulse, etc.) mimic many other foot conditions. You can suspect a coffin bone fracture right away, however, in any previously sound athlete that comes up lame immediately after exertion, Bertone says.
Generally, veterinarians use nerve blocks and radiographs (X rays) for diagnosis, but Goodness says clinicians might use nuclear scintigraphy, MRI, or a CT scan to pinpoint difficult-to-see fractures. Most owners, however, don't jump right to these more advanced diagnostic tools because of the expense.
Another diagnostic challenge is that sometimes radiographs won't reveal a coffin bone fracture (especially hairline or stress fractures) until five to 10 days post-injury, after osteolysis (dissolving of bone) occurs at the fracture site, creating the dark line that is visible on radiographs, Goodness says. But if the horse suffers a fracture down the front of his coffin bone, diagnosis is fairly straightforward. "These horses will be acutely lame, even at a walk," Bertone says. "There will be heat in the foot, an increase in digital pulses to the foot, and the foot will show positive to a hoof tester examination putting pressure on the foot. These telltale signs would warrant X rays," which she adds confirm diagnosis in 80% of these cases.
Nathaniel A. White, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, professor of surgery at Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, in Leesburg, says it's best to radiograph the lame foot immediately, rather than after doing any other diagnostic tests such as nerve blocks. "If it's a stress fracture that hasn't separated yet, we don't want to do a nerve block and jog the horse—because there is a risk of having the bone separate and become fractured," he explains.
"The horse should have very limited activity so that you don't continue to cause a problem."
Dr. Nathaniel A. White
The primary goals for treating a coffin bone fracture include immobilizing the bone, reducing inflammation, and limiting the horse's activity until the fracture heals.
Shoeing/Casting If the bone has not yet separated, treatment generally consists of hoof support using a special shoe such as a bar shoe, says White. This protects the hoof wall and prevents it from flexing and expanding when the horse places weight on it.
Bar shoes with clips and rim shoes are two forms of hoof support when horses fracture the coffin bone.
Photo: Courtesy of Paul Goodness.
"If the fracture goes into the coffin joint, a bar shoe with clips around the hoof is recommended," White says. "An alternative is a rim shoe filled with acrylic all the way around the foot, to give even support around the entire hoof—the goal is to stop hoof wall movement and use the hoof as a cast (so the joint is immobilized and the fracture can heal). A fiberglass cast can be applied on the hoof initially, to protect it, but a shoe is used for long-term support."
If the coffin bone is broken into several pieces, there are few treatment options besides attempting to support the foot in a stabilizing shoe. "These (coffin bones with multiple fractures) can heal, but it depends on the amount of joint damage," says White. The more fractures affecting the joint, the lower the horse's prognosis for recovery due to the chances of arthritis (joint inflammation) developing.
Reducing inflammation "If the horse is in a lot of pain, anything to make the foot more comfortable is helpful," says White. Pain-relieving tactics include daily icing and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (such as phenylbutazone or firocoxib) drug -administration.
Veterinarians frequently inject the coffin joint with hyaluronic acid (HA, which plays a role in joint lubrication) to reduce inflammation. However, "corticosteroids are not recommended for acute fractures because they can inhibit healing (i.e., they mask the pain enough that the horse continues loading the leg normally)," he adds.
Resting the horse Depending on the severity of the fracture, White suggests putting the horse on stall rest and possibly introducing some hand walking. "The horse should have very limited activity so that you don't continue to cause a problem," he says. "Stress fracture cracks can take three or four months to fully heal. The horses may be sound in a month or two, but if exercise is started too soon this may create a repetitive problem at that site."
It's best to be conservative and have your veterinarian review the healing process. White says regular MRIs to evaluate bone activity, which is evidence of remodeling, can help accurately monitor progress.
If the fracture is a complete break, the horse needs stall rest for two to three months, White suggests. Then if there is no lameness, have your veterinarian radiograph the foot to assess healing and determine if the horse can be turned out. "These fractures can take a long time to heal, often requiring a minimum of six months," White says. "During turnout the foot is kept in a supportive shoe with clips or acrylic support all the way around the hoof wall. Sometimes a pad is placed under the shoe to protect the bottom of the foot."
And even if your horse appears sound post-stall rest, a fracture line can sometimes still be seen on radiographs or scintigraphy for up to 22 months. This continued remodeling is yet another reason to take recovery slowly.
Surgical repair When a fracture splits the coffin bone in half from toe to coffin joint, a bone screw across the fracture can provide more stability as it heals, White says. Screws can also help stabilize large fractures at the extensor process, which occur when a piece of bone pulls loose at the top front of the coffin bone where the tendon attaches.
Removing bone chips Chip fractures in the coffin joint at the extensor process—small fragments that are not attached to the tendon—can be removed with arthroscopic surgery. In this procedure the veterinarian inserts a tiny fiberoptic video camera through a roughly one-quarter-inch-long incision to view and remove chips.
Neurectomy In some cases lameness does not resolve completely with other treatments and the veterinarian might perform a neurectomy—cutting the nerves at the heel, which is also called nerving. "This may decrease or eliminate pain from arthritis and is a way to get some of these horses back into exercise when other treatments haven't worked," says White.
Bertone has performed neurectomies on many Standardbreds with wing fractures. "After being given 60 to 90 days in rim shoes, with anti-inflammatory treatment, we can nerve them and they go back to the racetrack sooner. The fracture may not be fully healed at that time, but they seem to continue to heal. It appears that racing while the foot continued to heal didn't make any difference in the final healing," she says.
Facing These Fractures in Foals
Coffin bone fractures in foals heal swiftly (often with just a month of reduced activity) and generally veterinarians give these patients a good prognosis. "Most foals simply have wing fractures or solar margin fractures," explains Paul Goodness, senior member of a group farriery practice based in Round Hill, Va. "In these instances we generally don't do anything special if they can be confined for three or four weeks and are not running and playing at pasture. If we can keep them quiet, with minimal activity, and leave the foot alone, these foals generally heal well. But if they have to be turned out, we must come up with some kind of tiny shoe to help immobilize that foot."
Young animals generally heal much faster than adults, mainly because their bones are still growing. But this also means the tiny supportive shoe the farrier might put on the foal must be replaced frequently with a larger one. "A rule of thumb when we have to apply a cast or shoe (to a foal) is to remove and replace it every two weeks," Goodness says. "If you leave one on too long it will do long-term damage by restricting hoof growth."
Heather Smith Thomas
Because they don't affect the joint, nonarticular wing fractures and rim fractures normally heal well. There is no associated risk for arthritis development, and the horse can generally return to full soundness.
"Depending on the horse's use, about 50-60% of (all) coffin bone fractures will heal with resolution of lameness," says White. Supportive shoeing might help prevent lameness once the horse returns to work.
Fractures affecting the joint, such as a crack down the front center of the bone, take longer to heal and come with more lameness issues. "When these heal, the two pieces tend to form a fibrous union rather than a bony union," says Bertone. "Several studies have shown that it takes a minimum of 11 months rest, followed by a slow return to activity (to heal). It can be difficult to get these fractures to heal to where the horse might have a chance to be athletic again."
Generally, the limiting factor is how much arthritis develops in the joint, she notes, which depends on how displaced the pieces are. "It also depends on whether there is fragmentation of bone in the joint," she says. "A sliver or chunk of bone in the joint can be detrimental. If a person doesn't rest the horse long enough before trying to get back into work, this type of fracture may not have a chance to heal. Those horses have more risk for arthritis."
Overall, time and good fortune play a part in prognosis. "There is some luck involved, based on how the fracture was created," says White. "In any fracture that occurs acutely (with sudden lameness), the sooner it can be looked at, and a decision made regarding treatment, the better."
Take-Home Message
Always suspect a fracture should your horse become suddenly lame. Work with your veterinarian to obtain a diagnosis before assuming it's a stone bruise or abscess, because treatment for these problems are counterproductive for a fracture. Your vet and farrier can help you devise a plan for managing a fracture to give your horse the best chance for optimal recovery.
About the Author
Heather Smith Thomas
Heather Smith Thomas ranches with her husband near Salmon, Idaho, raising cattle and a few horses. She has a B.A. in English and history from University of Puget Sound (1966). She has raised and trained horses for 50 years, and has been writing freelance articles and books nearly that long, publishing 20 books and more than 9,000 articles for horse and livestock publications. Some of her books include Understanding Equine Hoof Care, The Horse Conformation Handbook, Care and Management of Horses, Storey's Guide to Raising Horses and Storey's Guide to Training Horses. Besides having her own blog, www.heathersmiththomas.blogspot.com, she writes a biweekly blog at http://insidestorey.blogspot.com that comes out on Tuesdays.
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Cindy McGovern and Karla Brown?
Original post made by Mark, Bonde Ranch, on Sep 12, 2010
Comments (45)
a resident of Vineyard Hills
on Sep 12, 2010 at 5:46 pm
As a long time resident of Pleasanton, I am truly amazed when I see a me first attitude run for the City Council. Karla Brown on her website mentions the ridge and we all know how that is going to turn out and a little mentioned PGE project that she fought to stop going through the same neighborhood as the afore mentioned ridge.
In 2002, Karla was one of a small neighborhood group that blocked corporate giant PG&E's plans to install an untested powerline technology, through a Pleasanton neighborhood.
What Karla failed to mention is that the PGE project was forced to move to Vineyard Ave causing large traffic jams along one of the busier stretches of road and the gateway to our wine country. It also cause noise and dirt pollution to the houses along that same area. I don't remeber Karla speaking up to help those neighborhoods affected. Additionally the change cost the project to rise which we all know who foots the bill.
Karla, thanks for making my decision so much easier. I want a council person who represents the needs of its citizens not just herself.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 12, 2010 at 6:12 pm
Mark, Amazed --
I am right there with you. I will not vote for Karla because of the Oak Grove disaster and the tens of millions her NIMBY attitude has cost us all. I will not vote for Cindy, although I have supported her in the past, for the simple fact that she and Karla are now a block. I will not vote for Fred Watson because he does not understand the separation between church and state, and is a puppet of Dr. Melson.
That leaves me with Hosterman, Thorne and Cook-Kallio, and I am just fine with that.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 12, 2010 at 8:30 pm
I moved here about 25 years ago from a town that had a city council with a majority of Karla Brown types. Our mayor even stated "There will not be a single shovel of asphalt laid in this town while I'm mayor."
I'm unsure who will get my votes, but I'm sure it will not be Karla Brown. And, if Cindy is a supporter of Ms. Brown's positions it does reduce my choices.
a resident of Birdland
on Sep 12, 2010 at 9:05 pm
A vote for Karla Brown is a vote for, well, Karla Brown. She is not out for the best interests of Pleasanton. Her two self proclaimed victories are for two NIMBY projects. Both of these cost Pleasanton millions of dollars. As for Cindy McGovern, I tell my kids they become a part of the people they associate with. Cindy McGovern, shame on you...as Mark said, you used to be better than this.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 12, 2010 at 9:14 pm
Someone who knows all the facts about Karla Brown needs to make them available to the community.
I am just reading this and told my spouse we are NOT voting for Karla or Cindy.
The entire community needs to be aware of how dangerous electing someone like Karla Brown would be: she would protect her neighborhood at the expense of the rest of Pleasanton, don't allow her to do so, please!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 12, 2010 at 9:47 pm
Like they say, it's the lesser of the evils, and a process of elimination. It is SO easy this time. The gridlock & land issues of the past, & Karla (supposedly a Repub) obviously is a threat to progress...is really more of a luddite stuck in the past....clueless to the Republican principle of 'private property rights'. So if she doesn't respect or value the basic rights of freedom, I could not possibly vote for her. She and Cindy have teamed up, so thosed two are OUT. Then Watson must be kept at arms length in any form of city services...where PERSONAL religious beliefs have NO place...simply not welcome and dangerous for the city.
All things considered, since I believe in limited government, I don't want basic freedoms (like any and all personal rights) violated, I don't want narrow, selfish, zealots with locked-in, closed-minded attitudes about a modern community...forced to accept what they push on us, yet prevented from things WE want ! Those above are all not acceptable and not worthy. It's Jerry Thorne for me, and apparently Cook-Callio, & yes, Jennifer too.
a resident of Country Fair
on Sep 12, 2010 at 10:37 pm
I have never read such biased comments in this forum. It was the voters of Pleasanton who stopped the Oak Grove development--not Karla Brown. A second vote was necessary because we had a deaf city council. The majority of us appreciated council members and others in the community who objected to city council actions which ignored the wishes of the people. Go ahead and get hysterical about council candidates, but the people of Pleasanton will look at ALL the candidates and make up our mind as to who we think will represent us, the voter, the best.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 12, 2010 at 10:51 pm
Wrong! Only 54% of the people who voted agreed with Karla Brown and Ayala, that is about 10,000 voters.
I voted in favor of the development. The people who voted against it did not even understand it: ask my neighbor, who blindly put a sign on her yard, voted and then found out the facts and is now sorry she was fooled by Brown et al.
Karla Brown seems like a selfish, self-serving person and we should not have someone like that serve in any public office, since she will look only after her own interest, regardless of the cost to the city of Pleasanton.
The Lins will build, and I hope they put low income housing in that Oak Grove area, Karla deserves that and more.
And Susie, without Karla and Kay, you would NOT have been able to vote for anything, as there would not have been anything on the ballot to vote for.
Lins: please consider suing Karla Brown and Kay Ayala and their group directly.
a resident of Bonde Ranch
on Sep 13, 2010 at 7:11 am
As Robert indicated, Karla Browns two self proclaimed major accomplishment are direct NIMBY. If anyone thinks Karla will represent PLEASANTON you're wrong. I know her, have experience with her, Karla is for Karla and got a taste of some power with Oak Grove and now wants more. The vote is yours, Pleasanton, but Karla Brown is a dangerous candidate and not worthy of a council position.
a resident of Country Fair
on Sep 13, 2010 at 7:36 am
The last time I checked, 54% is a majority. And, please don't disparage those voters as being ignorant and misinformed just because they didn't agree with you. Vote as you will, and let me do the same.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Sep 13, 2010 at 7:47 am
Stacey is a registered user.
The joke was made on another thread that an initiative should be made to restrict Karla Brown from the use of her home until legal fees are paid. The joke illustrates the absurdity of arguments like yours about 54% voting against Oak Grove. You should be equally comfortable with a majority of Pleasanton voting to restrict Karla from the use of her home. "Majority rules" is merely a method of determining the winner of an election and does not determine the accuracy of whether or not an issue was being heard by the Council nor does it determine which course of action is the best to take. Perhaps the reason the Council wasn't listening, as you say, was because voting against Oak Grove was the WRONG thing to do.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Sep 13, 2010 at 8:17 am
My spouse and I will be voting for both Cindy McGovern and Karla Brown because they are aligning themselves with the desires of the MAJORITY of Pleasanton voters. Both Karla Brown and Cindy McGovern are smart women who have the voters of Pleasanton in mind and not the developers and "selfish" business interests that threaten to undermine our small town.
Everyone in politics gets their interest in the field because of a particular cause that affects their immediate circle of influence. You can fault pretty much EVERY politician for having an "agenda."
I blame Jennifer Hostermann and the other two council members who voted with her for costing our City money in legal fees and wasted effort by supporting wealthy developers who want to deface our ridgelines against the MAJORITY of Pleasanton citizens' wishes. Hopefully, those same voters will come out to oust the Council members who haven't been listening to them!
a resident of Kottinger Ranch
on Sep 13, 2010 at 8:42 am
While Cindy McGovern has been wonderful for our school board I dont believe she has the vision to lead our city through difficult times. In addition, it is important that we elect council members with experience as well. To install someone like Karla Brown who has so little experience, who doesn't look at the big picture of things if it affects her home and neighborhood will be a disaster at best. We need a council who will represent the interests of all of Pleasanton not just her own neighborhood. For the record 54% of those who voted on Measure D is not the majority of Pleasanton! Just those who voted. Come November we will have to see who the new majority vote will go to and I hope its still Jennifer Hostermann!
a resident of Downtown
on Sep 13, 2010 at 8:44 am
Gary Schwaegerle is a registered user.
Well, this should be as Refreshing as Spring Air. Finally an Election
with the positions & values of the Candidates fairly clear. Do a little research on each compared to your Values and tell a friend to tell a friend and get out and VOTE. Your vote makes a difference
Cheers Gary Schwaegerle
a resident of Del Prado
on Sep 13, 2010 at 9:26 am
Thanks for educating me about some of the folks running this season, as I haven't delved into this yet...I agree the voters were not properly informed on the Oak Grove development and I will not vote for someone who promoted the Save Our Hills campaign which suggested the misrepresentation that voting for Oak Grove would destroy our Ridges...Yes, this is going to cost us greatly and it is because the majority of voters were misinformed...Thumbs down for me on Karla Brown at this point...who is she running against?
a resident of Pleasanton Heights
on Sep 13, 2010 at 10:04 am
It is very clear that Karla Brown does not have a clue what is best for Pleasanton. A vote for Cindy is a vote for Kay Ayala. These three have cost the city millions of dollars with their referendum on the Oakhill project.
Re-elect Jennifer, Jerry and Cherle.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 13, 2010 at 10:28 am
54% may technically define a majority but when you look at the incredibly pathetic voter turn out, it's a small number of the total community. Kay and Karla just did a better job making sure those aligned with their NIMBY attitude got out and voted. They counted on voter apathy and it paid off for them. Unfortunately, it's the rest of the community that will pay and pay for their selfish behavior. But shame on them for not letting their voice be heard.
As for Jennifer... she's not much better given the council's track record of late. But as someone said, it's about the lesser of 2 evils...
a resident of Pleasanton Heights
on Sep 13, 2010 at 11:52 am
I hate to sound condescending but yes, the 54% of the votes against Oak Grove (IMHO) were mislead & lied to. The simple tag line of their campaign slogan "Save OUR Hills" in itself a lie. They are not OUR hills, they are private property, legally purchased & zoned for residential development & until anyone can tell me how this is in any way not a direct infringement upon the rights of private property owners I will continue to call you out on this!
I cannot tell you how many mis-informed people & have spoken with that when asked about what Ridge lines Oak Grove was going to be built on thought that there would be homes at the top of the Pleasanton Ridge, above Castlewood, not in the area above Kottinger Ranch. At that point, "ANY" ridge in their opinion worked to their advantage.
Karla Brown was complicit & in part a designer in this scheme & made no effort to correct the public's misconception of the scope of or impact that Oak Grove would have created & she totally ignored any regard to the benefits of the open space park or tax revenues that it would have generated.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Sep 13, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
The Oak Grove development agreement would have made them OUR hills.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 13, 2010 at 1:50 pm
Someone earlier said it all: "A vote for Karla Brown, is a vote for....Karla Brown!" And, a waste of a good vote!!!
Her self-centered approach to matters that affect all of Pleasanton residents is NOT what we need on our Council! In fact, we don't need that in Pleasanton. If you'd like a good Realtor, Karla, I'd be happy to refer you to one!!!
The same goes for anyone who aligns themselves with Karla. Unfortunately, that includes Ms. McGovern. Cindy at one time was a good public representative, but sadly that is no longer true. It's good to see that the majority of people reading this blog are investigating the FACTS, and not caving in to the HYPE --
Brown and McGovern = one giant step BACKWARD!!!!!
a resident of Kottinger Ranch
on Sep 13, 2010 at 3:38 pm
I consider Karla the lesser of three evils. I voted for the 51 home development on the Lin property because I thought it was a good deal for the adjacent neighborhood as well as Pleasanton as a whole. While I disagreed with Karla on this issue, what I really did not like about Hostermann and Cook-Kallio is the following.
1) They accepted developer money and pushed this project through, bypassing the Planning Commmission.
2) They responded to an earlier citizen initiative, by introducing a competing initiative on the ballot using their powers as council member instead of gathering signatures like their opponents did. (They lost on this).
3) When the latest initiative won in the courts and was qualified for the ballot, they forced it onto an early special ballot costing the taxpayers something like $95,000 to keep this controversial issue off of the November ballot when they would be running for reelection.
4) They introduced partisan politics to Pleasanton with their strong support from far left groups and other affiliates of the Democratic Party. Pleasanton politics is not the better for this action.
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While I don't expect to agree with everything our council does, I expect them to treat the citizens of this wonderful town with some respect. Except for Cindy McGovern, the current occupants of power on the council have done the opposite. I want them out.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Sep 13, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
"bypassing the Planning Commmission."
The Planning Commission was not bypassed. That Commission turned down the EIR, which means they effectively turned down the entire project. An appeal was made to Council. Local government provides for a system of checks and balances between the different commissions and staff actions. These appeals are normal.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Sep 13, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
P.S. Partisan politics came to Pleasanton far earlier than this Council.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 13, 2010 at 5:11 pm
This post and the first ten responses are by the same person .... someone in the Hosterman, Cook-Kallio, and Thorne camps. They have been using the PW as an on-line propoganda tool, and have been for years (Oak Grove, Staples Ranch, etc. etc. etc.).
If the people of Pleasanton want to get educated about the candidates, this is the LAST place you should turn.
a resident of Canyon Creek
on Sep 13, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Did you somehow hack the server this forum is hosted on, get the IP addresses of the posters, then hack their ISPs to find out they're the same person?
Or did you just make all that up?
a resident of Birdland
on Sep 13, 2010 at 5:51 pm
Propoganda-Maybe everyone is just figuring out your pal, Karla!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 13, 2010 at 7:35 pm
The Sad thing was that Karka and her group told voters that the Pleasanton RIDGE was at risk, leaving every voter to believe they were talking about the ridge on the east of Pleasanton (ie: above Foothill).
That campaign was full of misinformation.
Sorry Karla and Cindy....neither gets my vote - although I have voted for Cindy many times in the past.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Sep 13, 2010 at 9:11 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
Readers can believe Propaganda or not, but should know that the PW monitors and removes posts if they originate from the same IP.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 13, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Hmm, let's see now...
- The Lins are never to be trusted as they've proven over and over agains.
- Yes, the Council has disappointed a lot of Pleasantonians. And...
- Yes, Cindy Mac continues to deserve tremendous respect for her overall record.
- Even if we do finally defeat the Lins and keep the ridges safe..
- Would it be a surprise if yet another court overturns that? No, it wouldn't! That said...
- See the first comment above about the Lins..
- If it's true that Ms. Brown is that self-centered about anything in our great city and Cindy Mac is aligned with Karla, then that is very disappointing and should be considered by all undecided Pleasantonians come early November.
- Even with all the legal fees, for those that are so Anti-Jennifer, you might want to take a deeper good look at the city's budget to see if it is still balanced as it has been throughout the entire Hosterman Era and before that, the entire Pico Era, both of which covered the previous Presidential Administration (as in Bush 43's) and not this one....
- No wait! This page is for bloggers of all stripes, especially some of those with lazy opinions that just want to rant and have nothing to back up their complaints (sounds like most pundits) with, let alone a willingness to get up off of their seats and do something about the issues that bother them most!
- Yes, we all love free speech and we must defend it to the almighty, even for the worst of us, but what's wrong with loving accountability for all actions and words?
We Pleasantonians should consider ourselves very lucky to live in the city we live in. Still, no Oakland suburb - regardless of all the rants on this page and elsewhere around the city - has the camaradarie and care about its citizens more than Pleasanton does. While it's a shame that our example hasn't resonated with the Eastbay Anchor City over the hills on Westbound I-580, we still continue to inspire and make a big difference to a lot of people within our city limits. I find it just as fun if not more to read about the positive aspects of Pleasanton than to read about personal attacks - honest (the Registered Users), hypocritical (I man up!), or hateful ("Pastor" Jones-like).
I still thank all fellow Pleasantonians for continuing to keep our city among the best if not THE best in the Eastbay! Oh, and if Ms. Mac is unable to achieve her Top-Of-The-City dethronement goals, then no matter how any of us feel about the other contender, I hope that we increase our respect for our current mayor as if she does win, she will have the chance to match the longest uninterrupted tenure in our city's history. And because she's had far more professional than unprofessional moments with a solid work ethic to boot compared to the other 8-year leader (albeit R.I.P. just the same), any superlative that would come up about Madame Jen would be justified. Fortunately for Cindy and the Mac attacks, the biggest mayoral race our city has ever had is still very much up for grabs with 52 days left to campaign. Good luck to all!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 13, 2010 at 9:57 pm
For a long list of reasons, Jerry Thorne is always my first sure choice. For any others, the criteria is, since we do NOT elect by 'district' or 'special neighborhoods' in Pleasanton, I want a clear thinking, principled person with the OBJECTIVITY to carry out the tasks based strictly on what is good for Pleasanton.....ALL of Pleasanton !! No favored neighborhoods & special interests.
And Karla certainly cannot possibly be a real Repub or anybody else who doesn't know or honor the basic principle of freedom of private property rights. Because of Karla & Cindy's tunnelvision, I just couldn't vote for either. And the other guy sounds creepy if he wants to bring in religion to local issues...simply a red stoplight for me ...a no go. ...use an intellectual process of elimination.
(also, I was so outraged when I heard a special thank you to all the students at Foothill who helped carry out the con of lies about Oak grove...I am outraged at our students being USED'. First they are not the educated taxpaying property oweners. So I will oppose ANYbody ever on any issue that could stoop so low. Dishonest manipulation. I resent they used them to scare everybody along Foothill. The more I think about that, the madder I get. It will never be Cindy or Karla for anything,..ever. I want a council that is big enough to represent ALL of Pleasanton,k which certainly is NOT either of them.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 13, 2010 at 9:57 pm
For a long list of reasons, Jerry Thorne is always my first sure choice. For any others, the criteria is, since we do NOT elect by 'district' or 'special neighborhoods' in Pleasanton, I want a clear thinking, principled person with the OBJECTIVITY to carry out the tasks based strictly on what is good for Pleasanton.....ALL of Pleasanton !! No favored neighborhoods & special interests.
And Karla certainly cannot possibly be a real Repub or anybody else who doesn't know or honor the basic principle of freedom of private property rights. Because of Karla & Cindy's tunnelvision, I just couldn't vote for either. And the other guy sounds creepy if he wants to bring in religion to local issues...simply a red stoplight for me ...a no go. ...use an intellectual process of elimination.
(also, I was so outraged when I heard a special thank you to all the students at Foothill who helped carry out the con of lies about Oak grove...I am outraged at our students being USED'. First they are not the educated taxpaying property oweners. So I will oppose ANYbody ever on any issue that could stoop so low. Dishonest manipulation. I resent they used them to scare everybody along Foothill. The more I think about that, the madder I get. It will never be Cindy or Karla for anything,..ever. I want a council that is big enough to represent ALL of Pleasanton,k which certainly is NOT either of them.
a resident of Danbury Park
on Sep 13, 2010 at 10:11 pm
Hosterman has been a solid, good Mayor for our City. I've emailed her several times, and always received a thoughtful answer. Pleasanton is in good hands with this council, but especially with Hosterman in the lead.
a resident of Birdland
on Sep 13, 2010 at 10:16 pm
You think Karla and Cindy can get bigger signs? Yes,that should help! Bigger signs, everywhere! Oh, I'll vote for them, now!
a resident of Castlewood
on Sep 13, 2010 at 10:20 pm
I can't vote, but seriously, the Karla/Cindy signs are silly. Reminds me of when Kay put up those huge monstrocities on the Bernal Property - were they 10 feet high? More? That was her first run against Hosterman. Kay's revenge against Jennifer, all over again.
a resident of Del Prado
on Sep 13, 2010 at 10:29 pm
I have been thinking these thoughts for months - never did I think the entire community would share the same outlook re this election for mayor and councilmembers. I'm not exactly politically savvy, but its clear to me that the current council is working just fine. And, these others, with this Karla Brown candidate, are just not good for Pleasanton. I see the Mayor everywhere and I think she is doing a superb job of representing me and my family.
a resident of Del Prado
on Sep 13, 2010 at 11:08 pm
Did you see Karla at the podium last week? Talk about self-serving - you are so right!
a resident of Downtown
on Sep 14, 2010 at 9:28 am
Karla Brown is a case study in NIMBYism and hypocrisy. I find it interesting that she can oppose a limited development like Oak Grove, when she lives in Kottinger Ranch, a development that is 10x larger than Oak Grove and was far more destructive to Pleasanton hillsides.
a resident of Bonde Ranch
on Sep 14, 2010 at 9:46 am
Yes, Karla=Nimby. If elected maybe she can change the name of Hearst Drive to Nimby lane. Of course all of Kottinger Ranch are supporting the Nimby candidate.
a resident of Pleasanton Heights
on Sep 14, 2010 at 12:24 pm
I don't get it...
The wacky, left-wing, environmentally conscious mayor of ours now supports building development on open space land & the rights of private property owners to choose their direction in which they can profit by said development.
Not very "left-wing" if you ask me.
Conversely the supposed "Tea-party" candidate & council hopeful takes a stand directly against these issues, puts herself on a local stage to tout her accomplishments & the right-wing CINO's (conservatives in name only) all seem to fall in lock step behind her & her.
Not very "right-wing" of her if you ask me.
Just my .02
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 14, 2010 at 12:50 pm
"Readers can believe Propaganda or not, but should know that the PW monitors and removes posts if they originate from the same IP."
It is a simple matter to spoof that. Google "IP proxy". But maybe you know that already.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Sep 14, 2010 at 4:01 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
That won't accomplish it. If you use such a thing, all your schizo posts will still be from the same IP.
a resident of Mohr Park
on Sep 14, 2010 at 5:47 pm
Nosy Neighbors said: "the supposed "Tea-party" candidate & council hopeful"
FYI, the official Tea Party candidate, as promoted by the Pleasanton Tea Party on the "home" page of their website, is their "very own" Executive Board member Fred C. Watson. Web Link
Until they kicked off his campaign Mr. Watson was listed as their Director of Security; now he's just their Lead Volunteer. So much more innocuous.
Too bad we don't know where Mr. Watson stands on Oak Grove . . . or any other Pleasanton issue.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 14, 2010 at 6:45 pm
I asked Mr. Watson the question regarding where he stood on the Oak Grove question last Saturday. He was down on Main St., along with the other candidates, glad-handing all the Farmers Market shoppers.
His response was not satisfactory, in my opinion. He said that, first and foremost, he believes in the "rule of law", and in this case he said that meant that the legal documents signed by the city and the representative for the Lins were the guiding principles in the case. He indicated that he had spent considerable time reading the various meeting minutes, correspondences, filing, etc., and felt he had a firm grasp of the issue.
When my husband asked what he thought about all the subsequent legal action, he repeated the answer about "rule of law". Two more questions later and we were still getting the "rule of law" response, which was essentially non-responsive.
He seemed like a nice guy, but I was left with the impression that he was not an original thinker. I also was turned off by his campaign table which included tee shirts printed with patriotic images and biblical quotes, which seemed an inappropriate mix of church and state.
a resident of Sycamore Heights
on Jun 29, 2012 at 10:04 am
What a bunch of tangents. Tired of taking your life in your hands to cross Stanley? Are you all happy with the traffic we have now? Would you like additional development so we will have more. I don't see a problem with someone who is willing to call a halt to further development until the current problems with overcrowded schools, too much traffic downtown and through the neighborhoods, and a runaway city budget that is yet to face the pension liabilities we are going to share.
It is time to solve the problems we have before we develop more.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jun 29, 2012 at 10:05 pm
Too bad Karla was a NIMBY, so I couldn't vote for her. Cindy is a zealot meddler to the extreme...obsessed...crazy. She has zero business stalling, lying, coniving,and continuing to interfere with the East side, as she is leaving. She continues to believe only HER opinion matters....just a giant blockhead, stacking the Eastside committee with her clones. I'd say Foothill opinions are not welcome regarding the East side.
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Peponis: There's worse things in game than shoulder charge
CANTERBURY chairman George Peponis is adamant the NRL has a greater priority than outlawing the shoulder charge to safeguard its players from unnecessary punishment - the former Test skipper believes the four-man tackle is an even greater blight on the sport.
Peponis, a medical practitioner in the inner west who also captained the 1980 premiership-winning Bulldogs, admitted he held mixed views about the league's stance on shoulder charges. However, he was relentless in his condemnation of the gang tackle.
''I think there were other aspects of the game that should've taken a precedence over the shoulder charge,'' he said. ''My pet hate is the third and fourth player coming in to a tackle late while two other defenders are holding the ball carrier up and they hit him in the back.
''That to me is a blight on the game. It's something that never used to happen - you have two players holding the player up and he gets hit in the back. It is dangerous, and it is something that should be outlawed before the shoulder charge or anything else for that matter.''
The NRL's decision to ban the shoulder charge angered players, and supporters, alike with social media going into meltdown when the ruling was announced early in the week. While NRL officials have agreed to meet the Rugby League Professionals Association to discuss the change, it appears unlikely it will reverse the call.
The players also want the league to quickly clarify what would constitute a shoulder charge in the new era, saying they need to know if a front-on tackle in which the shoulder connects with the ball carrier first, was deemed dangerous.
Peponis said he could see both sides of the shoulder charge issue and said safety over the spectacular was a fine line for the code's administrators. ''There is a lot of debate about it and I can see the pros and cons on both sides,'' he said. ''If I put my medical hat on, I'd say it was a good idea but as an ex-footballer there is nothing more exciting than seeing a good, old-fashioned shoulder charge - as long as it doesn't go wrong. It's something that has very little room for error, it can be dangerous … a shoulder charge to the face or head, it can do terrible damage … and I can appreciate the NRL's view. But when I take off my medical cap and speak as an ex-footballer, and a keen fan, it is something exciting to watch.''
The ban on shoulder charges will have big ramifications for Roosters recruit Sonny Bill Williams, who made a name for himself as an expert of the brutal art during his stint with the Bulldogs which ended abruptly in 2008.
Williams was sin-binned during last year's Rugby World Cup semi-final against the Wallabies for a shoulder charge on Australian opponent Quade Cooper.
Another player who will be put out by the rule change is Warriors forward Ben Matulino.
His shoulder charges had the ability to create to swing a game's ebb and flow.
In 2012, only 71 (less than two per NRL round) of the 142,355 tackles made during the season were deemed ''shoulder charges'' while only 17 per cent of those resulted in contact with the head of the player with the ball.
Many in the game, including Warriors team doctor Dr John Mayhew, have applauded the move. It has been banned domestically in New Zealand for years. There has, however, been widespread dismay - even anger - from the NRL's player ranks.
What does Matulino make of it all? Like a prize gunslinger without his trusty pistols, the biggest, most eye-catching, weapon in the Kiwi prop's arsenal has now been removed. The humble 23-year-old isn't one to get all bitter and twisted, but he's certainly ''angry'', make no mistake.
''It was a big part of my game, and pretty much the only thing I could bring to the team,'' he said.
''It's my one trick gone. I don't chuck the cut-out balls, or do the big steps. But I've just got to adapt to the game, and do what Matty [coach Matthew Elliott] tells me to do.''
Teammate Manu Vatuvei is more vocal. The giant winger reckons the NRL should come down harder on those few bad eggs who make the worst tackles; that heavy suspensions for the worst tackles should be in place instead of removing what the shoulder charge brings to league.
''Ben Matulino - he's the type of person that can control that. He's got an awesome technique,'' he said.
After reviewing footage of Matulino's tackling style, Elliott believes his star prop could be fine. ''Someone asked me about Ben the other day, so I went and looked at some of his tackles [on video],'' the former Raiders and Panthers boss said. ''He's not actually shoulder charging - he's tackling where he hits with his shoulder.''
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Suppan laments one bad pitch in loss
Brewers starter misses location on Burrell's big homer
By Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
The shot that swung momentum heavily in favor of the Phillies came off the bat of Pat Burrell, whose three-run homer in the third inning highlighted his team's 6-2, series-clinching win Sunday in Game 4 of the best-of-five National League Division Series.
In a game-changing turn of events, the Brewers opted to intentionally walk slugger Ryan Howard with two outs and Shane Victorino on second base after he doubled. Five pitches later, Burrell took Suppan deep with a blast that seriously damaged Milwaukee's chances of evening the series.
"I thought we had a good game plan," said Suppan, who was tagged for five runs on six hits in three innings. "You always want to stay out of crooked innings. That was a tough deficit right there.
"I didn't make my pitch right there. Solo home runs are solo home runs. The three-run home runs are different. That's something that you are always trying to avoid."
The tough part of that sequence is Suppan and catcher Jason Kendall had a brief meeting at the mound to discuss strategy right before Burrell gave his team a comfortable cushion. The count was 2-2 and the Brewers had been constantly showing Burrell pitches away. So to change things up, the Brewers' pitcher and catcher talked about throwing Burrell up and in.
Kendall positioned himself on the inside part of the plate, and Burrell crushed Suppan's 88 mph fastball, which caught too much of the plate.
"We were trying to elevate a little more. We didn't do it. Stuff happens. That's baseball," Kendall said. "We pretty much made one mistake. That was it. The bottom line is they played a better series than we did."
Suppan isn't questioning his rationale. It was just an ill-timed pitch.
"He hit the pitch I wanted to throw, but he hit the location I didn't want to throw it," Suppan said. "We stayed away with that cutter I threw down and away, down and away."
In his brief conversation at the mound with Kendall, Suppan said, "I think we have up and in right here."
Kendall responded: "Absolutely."
"I probably overthrew the pitch," Suppan said afterward. "I did overthrow the pitch, and I threw it down the middle. He's got a lot of power."
Suppan got in more trouble in the third inning when Jayson Werth followed up Burrell's homer with a home run to center, as the Phillies went back-to-back to grab a 5-0 lead.
Jimmy Rollins opened the game with a home run off Suppan.
Brewers manager Dale Sveum firmly backed the decision to start Suppan, who had his struggles this past month. In September, he was 0-3.
A hero on the Cardinals' 2006 World Series title team, Suppan made his 10th career postseason start. Even though he had a rough September, the veteran had a knack of stepping up in big games.
"I don't think there was any question of him starting," Sveum said. "He got the rest he usually does, and one pitch difference, he's out of the inning and it might be a different ballgame.
"Obviously, you'd like to have that one pitch back that changed the game around."
Leading into his three-run homer, Burrell singled off Suppan in the second inning on an outside pitch that was slapped past first baseman Prince Fielder.
Burrell added a solo home run off Guillermo Mota in the eighth inning.
Suppan last faced the Phillies on Sept. 14 at Citizens Bank Park. That day, he also struggled, giving up six runs in 3 2/3 innings.
"They seem to put some good at-bats against me and do some damage," Suppan said. "My goal was to stay in as long as I could and keep us close. I didn't reach that goal."
Joe Frisaro is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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a resident of Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde
on Sep 27, 2013 at 1:30 pm
This Almanac article reporting on the Ramona Road repair in the Los Trancos/Vista Verde area left out some important information about how the work was funded and initiated. In 2011, the Los Trancos County Water District (LTCWD) commissioned a geotechnical survey to study the soil conditions under the road and recommend repair solutions. However, over the following two years, the Water District's efforts to engage the San Mateo County Department of Public Works (DPW) in fixing the road to their recommendations resulted in no action.
Due to the severe rains at the end of December 2012, soil erosion put the edge of Ramona Road in peril, along with portions of Alpine Road. At a community association meeting, a group of concerned local residents formed an ad hoc committee, named "Save Alpine and Ramona Road" (SARR) to initiate action by the DPW in early January 2013. Local engineering experts in the community, Ross Edwards and Mario Wijtman, provided DPW with the technical reasons for the type of structure that would ensure a long-term solution. Funding, however, was the main issue. SARR worked with Supervisor Don Horsley, his Chief of Staff, John Maltbie, and Jim Porter, Director of Public Works, who approved the repair recommendation to receive emergency funding. Their action put the project on a fast track to identify a contractor to provide a design-build solution. Work began July 1 and twelve weeks later a new retaining wall was in place, preserving the utilities under the roadbed and providing a safe road for the community.
I believe it is important to recognize the efforts of SARR and the community volunteers who got the repair work completed. Your readers should understand the full story of how this long-standing safety issue was resolved through the efforts of a wide number of citizens and agencies working together.
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Tom Gilbert for Nick Schultz was a deadline deal for the Edmonton Oilers you could put down to a lot of things.
Shuffling the deck chairs.
Change for the sake of change.
A deal for the sake of at least doing a deal so nobody could say you did nothing to try improve, now or for the future, of a 29th place hockey team.
But before it was anything else, it was a hockey deal.
An actual, our-player for your-player, same-position, same-age, same-salary trade of two players who were well-liked by their teammates. And a trade of two players who nobody in either market rumoured to be going anywhere.
"There are not many of those anymore," said Tambellini.
"It was refreshing. You are not able to do that much these days. You are usually either a buyer or a seller. There are only so many times you can make a hockey trade," he added.
"This was not a salary dump or dumping a player that we didn't appreciate or we didn't value," said Minnesota GM Chuck Fletcher. "You're trading a good player for a good player. That's always difficult. We felt going forward we needed to … add a little bit more puck-moving ability to our back end."
The trade of a 29-year-old Oiler making $4 millon in each of the next two years for a 29-year-old making $3.5 million for two more years for the Wild hardly has the sizzle of Tambellini's triumph trading Dustin Penner, for a first-round draft choice that turned into Oscar Klefbom in addition to Colten Teubert and a second-round pick this June.
Tambellini didn't manage to unload Nicolai Khabibulin.
He didn't manage to move Cam Barker or any of the other players he brought here who don't look nearly as good as on his resume as the Penner deal.
But you can make a case he traded away an offensive defenceman who, even having his best year, had lost his place on the team totem pole with the emergence of Jeff Petry and the return to health of finally-playing-without-pain again Ryan Whitney.
Gilbert, you'd have to say, is the better hockey player of the two. But Schultz is the more consistent of the two.
"What he brings is something we don't have enough of, a dependable, very fit, very experienced defenceman, one who has really good experience internationally," said Tambellini of the native of Strasbourg, Sask., who played for Team Canada in two world juniors and three world championships.
"I love the poise he brings. We're getting a player with a lot of poise in a lot of different situations. We have to get better in big moments. He understands a lot of the different parts of the game and a lot of the looks of the game. His compete level is hard. He's a match-up type of guy that plays against a lot of the top lines. And as you've heard today from his former teammates, they look to him as a warrior-type guy who competes extremely hard.
"He can complement an offensive defenceman. He plays both sides, left and right. That is important as we grow our back end. He can play with a defensive pairing such as Ladi Smid against top lines or complement an offensive puck-moving defenceman like Ryan Whitney. There's great flexibility with him."
Schultz, however, brings no offence. Zero.
The Wild are getting a guy who plays big minutes and produces some points. Who knew the Minnesota Wild were interested in offence?
In the end, when you look at the big picture, though, it looks like a mostly wasted trade deadline for the Oilers and a whole lot of other teams in the NHL, especially the one Jay Feaster generally manages 300 miles south of here.
And with no interest in Nikolai Khabibulin or any of the other suspects, there were were no extra bullets to give to head scout Stu MacGregor for an NHL Entry Draft loaded with defencemen.
While the Oilers decided to sign Ales Hemsky for $10 million over two years because they couldn't do better than a second-round draft pick for him, you have to wonder what deadline day might have brought when Nashville gave up their first rounder and a fourth rounder for Paul Gaustad, who has seven goals and 17 points for Buffalo.
Then again, maybe the Oilers can do better than that when they trade Hemsky at this time next year.
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Discussion in 'Star Trek - The Original & Animated Series' started by benhur11, Nov 5, 2013.
What did Kirk just say to Klingon Commander Kor that made him smile?
"Go climb a tree." But only because you couldn't actually say "go fuck yourself" on '60's era television.
"Go climb a tree." is what Kirk actually said and Kor smiles in response. I'm not making it up.
I think "go climb a tree" has much more style, and it doesn't sound like one is losing one's cool. The alternative is vulgar and uncreative.
Maybe BenHur was intending a captions thread?
I agree. I've always prefered it when TV shows and movies use alternative phrases to imply a cuss rather than using the real thing. Adds a nice degree of stylization to the dialogue and the characterization as well: Kirk's angry about the situation, but he's maintaining control of himself.
Kor: Either you help me or you oppose me, you have no other choice. You're either for me or against me!
Kirk: If that is the choice, then I am against you.
[dialogue from Ben-Hur, 1959]
Major issue of mine, this 'need' to stick in obligatory swearing. It reminds me of younger days, when some stupid kid would say of a comedy album of HBO special, "It's funnier, it's got all the swears." as if it were some major plus in and of itself.
I get it: kids will blast loud music, because mom or dad would say "Turn it down.". Ergo, "Watch your language" becomes a force-field to block one from freedom of expression. I am a strong proponent of content being 'restricted', for a) the very creative reasons Metryq mentions, and b) no rules creates a free-for-all. Swearing, like salt, should be used sparingly.
Kirk's "Let's get the hell out of here" at the end of City on the Edge of Forever, mild-sounding though it be, has impact because he rarely speaks that way. Maturity is knowing when not to say something, not to just say it.
Sorry, I'm getting carried away. I'll stop now...
They had to fight to get that "hell" on the air too.
Regarding the pic at the top of the page, I know they're just regular creases that any human could have, but ever notice how that image of Kor right there kinda implies the Klingon forehead ridges that would come later?
Hmmm, I knew a TV engineer who'd call that the "tailwind spec," like someone magnifying the pattern on a 'scope and tapping the ripple vanishing in the noise at the far end of the signal and saying, "See? Up to 900 horizontal lines!"
Excellent correlation!!!
I believe you, I was laughing at the second part of your reply.
KOR: Smug? I put the MUG in smug.
Ah. I didn't realize there was a picture. A lot of picture-sharing sites are blocked here at work.
iirc Kirk was also smiling when he said "Go climb a tree."
"Smile" actually comes up alot in this episode.
KOR: Good. You will be taught how to use it. Where is your smile?
KIRK: My what?
KOR: The stupid, idiotic smile everyone else seems to be wearing.
KOR: I need your obedience. Nothing more. Will I have it?
KIRK: You seem to be in command.
KOR: Yes. I am. I shall need a representative from among you. Liaison between the forces of the occupation and the civil population. Smile and smile. I don't trust men who smile too much. You, Baroner, you're the man.
KIRK: Me? I don't want the job.
KIRK: Is that's all you can do, smile?
AYELBORNE: You are free, Captain.
KIRK: I want to know how I'm free, and why.
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CLARKSVILLE - The University of the Ozarks men's soccer team defeated Louisiana College for the eighth straight time Friday, cruising past the Wildcats 4-1 in Clarksville.
The Eagles (5-4-1, 2-2-0 American Southwest Conference) never looked back after Brandon Cain scored his third goal of the season in the 9th minute off an assist from Jason Owens.
Ryan Skelly scored on a header in the 30th minute on a Darren Clark assist to give Ozarks a 2-0 advantage. Louisiana College (2-7-0, 0-5-0) managed a goal in the 38th minute to bring the score to 2-1.
However, Ozarks' Brandon VanCleave chipped a shot over the Louisiana College keeper's head in the 60th minute to give the Eagles a 3-1 cushion. Jared Gordon set up the shot with a nice assist.
Gordon then scored his team-leading fifth goal of the season in the 67th minute on an assist from Clark.
Ozarks dominated the shots column, owning a 26-3 advantage. Cain had a team-best seven shots, including five on goal.
Gordon cranked out 5 shots of his own, and Ozarks goal keeper Brian Sarber had one save.
Lady Eagles 3, Lady Wildcats 1
Heather Dryden broke open a 1-1 tie with a goal in the 63rd minute to propel the Ozarks women's soccer team to a 3-1 victory over Louisiana College on Friday.
Ozarks (5-3-2, 2-2-0) trailed 1-0 after Louisiana College's Hannah Haddock scored in the 19th minute - but not for long. Laura Spruiell found the back of the net in the 24th minute to tie the game 1-1 of an assist from Amanda Bohon.
With the score tied 1-1, Dryden scored her third goal of the season to give Ozarks a lead they would never relinquish.
Kristyn Shinn added a goal in the 80th minute to secure the victory.
Ozarks recorded 17 shots on the day, while holding the Lady Wildcats (1-5-1, 1-4-0) to just three. Dryden paced Ozarks with six shots, four on goal.
Ozarks goal keeper Olivia Fisher had one save. Louisiana College keeper Carla Lambert had seven.
Both Ozarks teams were scheduled to host Mississippi College on Saturday. Results were unavailable at press time.