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Great Seattle Mariners analysis on the configurations of the fences at Safeco Field in Seattle. Remember Alvin Davis, and Ken Griffey Jr.? It may be better to leave the fences where they are, invest the money into good pitching and solid defense to invest in Mike Carp or Dustin Ackley while in prime and before being courted by the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees.
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Taking a Stand against Street Harassment
"Why don't you show us what's underneath that towel, baby?"
I heard this shouted from a car of four young men, no older than 19, hanging out the window, being obnoxious. I had been walking home alone one summer afternoon after swim practice in my suburban neighborhood and immediately looked around to see if anyone else was walking near me when I realized I was alone, ashamed, and powerless. I'd like to think if I had been older, I would have been less afraid or maybe even shouted something back. But I was 13, relatively quiet, and awkwardly uncomfortable in most settings, let alone one I had just been harassed in. Back then, I never realized there was a term for what I had experienced (street harassment) nor that there was an impending movement to educate about it and eradicate it.
Meet Us on the Street, an annual week of anti-street-harassment activism, is this week, April 7–13. The campaign serves as a platform for activism, discussions, and demonstrations around the world. From Afghanistan to Germany, Nepal, the United States, and many other places, women and men are taking a stand in their communities and on their campuses against street harassment and advocating for safer spaces that are free of catcalling, groping, lewd gestures, and more. My campus leadership group WILL (Women Involved in Learning and Leadership) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, has hosted multiple events during this amazing week of activism.
We have hosted multiple Chalk Outs in which students speak out against street harassment by writing their stories in chalk on the main campus walkway that thousands of students cross daily. Simple yet powerful demonstrations like these are needed to promote dialogue about why the issue is important and what it means for women and those in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community to feel safe in public spaces.
In addition to the Chalk Outs, we conducted a survey that gauges how safe students feel on campus and the prevalence of street harassment. UMBC administration and the Human Relations Office have already asked for the results, as they have a vested interest and are committed to making campus spaces safe for everyone. Concluding the week of action, on Wednesday, April 10, Hollaback! Bmore hosted a discussion at the Women's Center to foster further dialogue about creating safer spaces, creative solutions to bring more awareness, and encouraging the involvement of more allies.
Fourteen years later, I unfortunately still experience street harassment on a weekly basis; with the weather getting warmer, it will most likely increase to a daily occurrence. However, the difference between how I felt when harassed at 13 versus now is that I can calmly and confidently flip the power balance and confront my harassers. Taking a stand is the first step to educating and influencing the behavior of street-harassment perpetrators.
Meet Us on the Street Chalk Outs in Photos
Photos by Maureen Evans Arthurs.
This post was written by National Student Advisory Council member Maureen Evans Arthurs, who was sponsored by Eileen Menton.
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LAURINBURG, NC— Five St. Andrews men's basketball players scored in double digits as the Knights defeated visiting Coker College, 76-66, in CVAC play on Valentine's Day in Harris Court. SAPC has won three straight improving to 12-10 overall and 6-9 in the CVAC while the Cobras fell to 6-16 and 4-11.
After Coker grabbed an early 7-2 lead, St. Andrews went a 17-0 run that included three 3-pointers put the Knights on top for good.
A Jason Fulwood (Cumming, GA) trey with 6:55 showing cut the Cobra deficit to 21-16 but the Knights finished the half with a 14-7 run to take a 35-23 lead into the locker room.
St. Andrews pulled out to its biggest lead of the game, 47-31, early in the second half. Coker did not give in and a Jay Farrow (Sanford, NC) lay-up cut the Knights lead to four, 56-52, with 6:48 remaining. J.C. Harris (Baton Rouge, LA) quickly put SAPC back on top by 12 with a steal and a lay-up that finished an 8-0 run.
Mark Duncan (Graham, TX) kept the Cobras in range with two consecutive late three's that sliced the lead to 71-66 with 1:46 on the clock. However, Coker would go on to miss its final three shots and the Knights sealed the 10-point victory at the free throw line.
David Truesdale (Charlotte, NC) had a game-high 19 points for St. Andrews. Will Livingston ( Charlotte, NC) bucked 14; Bryson Graves (Eden, NC) tallied 12; and Harris and Chad Eichelberger (Atlanta, GA) added 10 apiece. Harris supplied seven assists, six rebounds, two blocks and two steals.
St. Andrews won the battle of the boards, out rebounding Coker 40-26. Graves, Truesdale and Eichelberger all grabbed eight for the Knights.
Duncan led the Cobras with 17 points. Fulwood and Farrow followed with 13 and 11, respectively. Michael Pierce (Whiteville, NC) chipped in with 10 points and Jamie Jenkins (Columbia, SC) led all rebounder's with nine.
The Cobras host CVAC rival Queens University of Charlotte on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.


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Red Tide: Researchers Issue Outlook for a Significant New England Bloom of a Toxic Alga in 2010
ScienceDaily (Mar. 3, 2010) — Scientists from the NOAA-funded Gulf of Maine Toxicity (GOMTOX) project have issued an outlook for a significant regional bloom of a toxic alga that can cause 'red tides' in the spring and summer of this year, potentially threatening the New England shellfish industry.
An abundant seed population in bottom sediments has set the stage for a significant bloom of the toxic alga Alexandrium fundyense. This organism swims in the water, and divides again and again to form a "bloom" or red tide, but it also produces dormant cells or cysts that fall to the ocean bottom at the end of these blooms.
A cyst survey conducted in late 2009 shows the highest amount of cysts the team has ever measured, more than 60 percent higher than what was observed prior to the historic red tide of 2005. The cyst bed also appears to have expanded to the south, and thus the 2010 bloom may affect areas such as Massachusetts Bay and Georges Bank sooner than has been the case in past years.
This year's bloom could be similar to the major red tides of 2005 and 2008, according to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) biologist Don Anderson, principal investigator of the GOMTOX study. The 2005 bloom shut down shellfish beds from Maine to Martha's Vineyard (Mass.) for several months and caused an estimated $20 million in losses to the Massachusetts shellfish industry alone. The 2008 outbreak was similar in scale.
Although the algae in the water pose no direct threat to human beings, the toxins they produce can accumulate in filter-feeding organisms such as mussels and clams -- which can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) in humans who consume them.
In order to protect public health, shellfish beds are closed when toxicities rise above a quarantine level -- often during the peak harvesting season. Due to effective monitoring by state agencies, there have been no illnesses from legally harvested shellfish in recent years -- despite some severe blooms during that time period. There have been, however, several severe poisonings of individuals who ignored closure signs.
WHOI oceanographers Dennis McGillicuddy and Anderson, and North Carolina State University (NCSU) Prof. Ruoying He are several years along in the development of a computer model to predict the intensity and location of blooms of the toxic algae Alexandrium fundyense in the Gulf of Maine. The model is initiated from the cyst abundance maps, and simulates Alexandrium germination, growth and dispersal using each year's winds, sunlight, rainfall, tides, and currents.
Scientists are reluctant to make a "forecast" of precisely where and when the regional bloom will make landfall because bloom transport depends on weather events that cannot be predicted months in advance.
"Our research has shown that cyst abundance in the fall is an indicator of the magnitude of the bloom in the following year," said GOMTOX member McGillicuddy. "However, even if there is a large bloom offshore, certain wind patterns and ocean currents in the late spring and summer are needed to transport it onshore where it can affect coastal shellfish."
Coastal exposure to the blooms is worst for scenarios in which the spring and summer weather is dominated by strong northeast winds, which tend to drive Alexandrium cells toward the New England coast. That occurred last year (2009), when an unusual series of northeast winds in late June and early July led to closure of almost the entire Maine coast to shellfishing. In contrast, when southwesterlies dominate, the algae tend to stay offshore.
GOMTOX researchers regularly share their field observations and models with more than 80 coastal resource and fisheries managers in six states as well as federal entities like NOAA, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Food and Drug Administration.
Managers believe that a regional-scale, seasonal outlook can be useful in preparing for contingencies. This advanced warning, along with updates closer to and during the red tide season, can help state agencies prepare for monitoring red tides and assessing public health risks, and also give shellfish farmers and fishermen the opportunity to shift the timing of their harvest or postpone plans for seeding of aquaculture beds. Area restaurants may also benefit from advance warnings by making contingency plans for seafood supplies during the summer.
"Red tide is a chronic problem in the Gulf of Maine, and states have limited resources to handle it," said Darcie Couture, director of Biotoxin Monitoring for the Maine Department of Marine Resources. "When we get this information about the potential severity of a red tide season, and the dynamics of the bloom once the season has started, it gives us an advantage in staging our resources during an otherwise overwhelming environmental and economic crisis."
Ruoying He, representing scientists from the GOMTOX project, will present data and models on the projected bloom at the 2010 Ocean Sciences Meeting today in Portland, Ore.
The GOMTOX project, funded by NOAA's ECOHAB Program, is a collaboration of investigators from NOAA, WHOI, NCSU, University of Maine, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Rutgers University, the Food and Drug Administration, the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Maine Department of Marine Resources, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, and the North Atlantic Clam Association. Other support for Alexandrium studies in the Gulf of Maine is provided by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation through the Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health.
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Bally Total Fitness
Bally Total Fitness, Chicago, recently closed its Centerville, OH, club and its Englewood, OH, club, according to the Dayton Daily News. Bally spokesperson Larry Larsen told the newspaper that the decision to close the clubs came after a review of Bally's real estate holdings.
24 Hour Fitness
24 Hour Fitness, San Ramon, CA, plans to open a new club in one of Hawaii's two former CompUSA stores on Oahu, the Honolulu Advertiser reports. 24 Hour spokesperson Wendy Yellin told the newspaper the club will feature a pool, sauna and spa as well as a full-size basketball court, a cycling room and other amenities. Officials with the fitness chain have not determined whether a nearby 24 Hour will remain open, Yellin told the newspaper. This will be the first new 24 Hour built in Hawaii in about eight years, according to the report.
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World Gym International, Los Angeles, has appointed Helen Rockey as its chief operating officer. Rockey has held numerous executive positions with companies in the sporting goods industry, including Nike, Brooks and Just For Feet. The Joyce J. Cammilleri family purchased World Gym from Planet Fitness last December.


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Microsoft "has come full circle" on indies, InXile boss claims
The CEO of indie developer InXile has claimed that Microsoft has completely reversed its approach to indies on Xbox One in the space of just 90 days.
Microsoft last month reversed its policy on Xbox One indie games by deciding it would allow independent developers to self-publish digital titles on the console.
It's been happening, and I've heard from Microsoft," Brian Fargo told [a]listdaily. I used to want to publish directly on the Xbox, and it was 'OK, how many retail SKUs are you going to put out?' I always felt there was there this huge disconnect – why do I have to put products on a retail shelf in order to be on XBLA?
[Now] you're hearing Microsoft reaching out, they're saying 'Hey, we want you on the machine,' they're making the calls. You can use the hardware as a development kit, making it more accessible, because indies can't afford to buy [development kits].
It used to be that if you shipped on Sony first you could never be on the Xbox. Now they're like 'Well, we're flexible, maybe there's features...' There's a different dialog there.
They've come full circle in a matter of ninety days on every part of it, including the ability to be on the platform at all."


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U.S. appoints new ambassador to the Philippines
WASHINGTON — The United States has sworn in a veteran diplomat as its new ambassador to the Philippines as the Southeast Asian nation grapples with the aftermath of a devastating typhoon.
The Senate expedited Philip Goldberg's confirmation and he was sworn in at an early morning ceremony Thursday at the State Department.
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Secretary of State John Kerry said Goldberg will depart early next week, amid a massive U.S. aid effort for millions affected by Typhoon Haiyan that now involves more than 13,000 U.S. service members.
Goldberg said the U.S. is committed to helping its ally, the Philippines, make a full recovery.
Goldberg is a former ambassador to Bolivia, and most recently served as chief of the State Department's intelligence bureau. He replaces Harry Thomas as ambassador in the Philippines.


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Earth : Asia : South Asia : India : Southern India : Andaman and Nicobar : Diglipur
Diglipur is a town on North Andaman in the Andaman Islands of India.
A friendly, dusty little town on North Andaman. The main attractions lie not in the town itself, but this is where buses arrive and depart from. Tourist accommodation is located in the nearby village of Kalipur.
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By road
Buses run daily between Diglipur and Port Blair (10 hours), Rangat (4 hours) and Mayabunder (2.5 hours).
Buses leave from the centre of town opposite the police stand. There's a ticket booking office here from which you can book tickets on the public express bus back to Port Blair or other southern destinations. Other destinations in north and middle andaman (for instance Rangat) you buy tickets on the bus. De Luxe buses can be booked at a shop opposite the bus stand.
By ferry
Ferries come from Port Blair a few times per week and take around 10 hours. You can book ferry tickets at the administration block. It's by the Dolphin roundabout, and the ferry ticket windows are on the outside of the left hand side of the building. Ferries leave from Aerial Bay jetty, a 10 Rs shared jeep or bus journey outside of town - about 1/2 hour.
Get around
It's 30 minutes by bus from Diglipur to the Aerial Bay jetty (where ferries dock) and then another 30 minutes to Kalipur, where the "best" accommodation is called Pristine Beach resort.You can go by sea plane also from port blair to diglipur,it is going to be start very soon in April 2011.You have a daily trip from portblair to diglipur and diglipur to port blair
The Craggy Island across Kalipur beach is a little island known for fishes and corals.
Ross and Smith Islands are twin Islands bridged by pristine white sandy beach that has a swimming pool lagoon on one side and a snorkelling paradise on the other.
Mud Volcanoes could be witnessed in the green jungle of Shyamnagar and Diglipur.
A trek through primary jungle leads to Alfred Caves- a cluster of amazing 41 caves. It is a den for swiflets and fruit eating bats.
Turtles nesting could be seen in the beaches of Kalipur and Ramnagar during December- May.
Saddle Peak
.The highest peak of Andaman islands,The view of that 732 meter SADDLE PEAK is mesmerizing; one could have a panoramic bird eye view from top on trekking in midst of the rich Flora and Fauna of the Andaman's.The climb itself is great too - the path follows the beach and then cuts through the primary jungle and forest up to the top. You can buy your 250Rs/25Rs, Foreigner/Indian permit from the forestry department office at the trailhead which is open from 6am, there's no need to buy it in advance.
You can get a guide from Pristine Beach Resort (500Rs) or go by yourself. To get there follow the road through Kalipur to Lamiya Bay. At the very end of the new road (about 1/2 hour) you will find the forestry department office where you could buy your permit.Then follow the trees with the red and-yellow painted bands. The path follows the beach, so if you lose it just go down to the beach and you'll soon see it again. To cross the streams you can either wade or go down onto the beach where the outflow will be leapable. When the beach curves round to the left look for the sign on your right and then follow the red bands painted on the trees. It's difficult to get lost - there's only one path.
A Tasty good food in Pristine Beach Resort in Kalipur. In Diglipur there's the usual Indian fare.
There are a few friendly bars in Diglipur and in Kalipur.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Health Cover in KSA Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Health Cover in KSA Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Saudi Arabia View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15323 Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 11:00 am Post subject: Health Cover in KSA Having just had major surgery I wonder how many of those working in KSA have proper medical cover. I do not mean the chance to go to a MoH hospital - I mean private health cover. This is of real concern to many - or should be. How many ELI's in the KofSA pop their clogs prematurely because they did not get decent health treatment ? Back to top andrewJoined: 19 Feb 2003Posts: 38 Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 12:11 pm Post subject: health cover This is a topic I have been searching and posting on for years. Few respond and I found practically no practical advice. It is a boring topic-until..... Back to top Paul in SaudiJoined: 03 Mar 2003Posts: 404Location: Doha, Qatar Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 2:50 pm Post subject: I have decent coverage from my company, but only in the Kingdom and I presume if I come down with something really gruesome, I wold be fired. So I carry a worldwide private insurance policy. Better to die in a hospital where the doctors can lie to you in your own language. Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15323 Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2004 5:39 pm Post subject: Some employers can be totally ruthless about sacking people when ill. I am lucky - I have a good employer. Back to top Stephen JonesJoined: 21 Feb 2003Posts: 4124 Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 1:30 pm Post subject: We use the Royal Commission hospitals here. I fail to see why Scot 47 thinks government hospitals are so bad. I certainly would prefer the government health system in Jubail to the private one. Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15323 Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 5:35 am Post subject: medical cover I have not been impressed by Government Hospitals in KSA. Maybe the Royal Commission Hospitals are better ? Anyway I think the 205SR a month I currently pay for private cover is well worth it. Back to top Stephen JonesJoined: 21 Feb 2003Posts: 4124 Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 1:25 pm Post subject: I had a friend who worked in the Health Service admin around Riyadh. He was friends with his line manager, who was a great and strange guy - he was from Buraidah, had a degree in Islamic theology, spoke fluent German, smoked the best hash in Saudi, and quite unrelated to that last fact, died in a car crash a few years ago. Anyway the Health Ministry decided to get this line manager to head a Swat team for the Central Hospital (Al-Shemaizy in Riyadh). He took my friend along as part of his team. The first thing they did was a list of deficiencies (the fact that the only computer software installed were games and the odd bit of porn came on page one, that the Egyptian doctors would regularly leave patients waiting in emergency whilst they drank tea and ate falafell sandwiches came on page 2 - the fact that the air -conditioners rarely worked came on page 3 and so on). They were in their second day there, and up to page 17 in the deficiency list, when my friend's boss picked up the list and threw it on the floor in disgust, announcing that he had had enough and was applying to be transferred back to his old job. There are great differences in the quality of government hospitals. The best in Riyadh is the military hospital (I believe that they still have westerners as nurses, never mind doctors) which would be top class in Europe, and you go downhill from there. The Royal Commission Health provision is on a par with good health provision in the west. Many of our staff have chosen to have semi-serious elective surgery done here, and a couple have recovered from life-threatening emergencies. There are also private hospitals in Jubail, mainly used by employees of the factories here (both Saudis and others). They appear to be of the same standard as the private hospitals in Dammam or Riyadh, but the general consensus of opinion is that the Royal Commissions hsopitals are better, and the primary health care is much more thorough. Back to top Saudi4EverJoined: 25 Mar 2004Posts: 135 Posted: Sat May 01, 2004 4:04 am Post subject: I have had two surgeries here. a cesearean and a gall bladder removal. I survived! They were both at Government hospitals. I found the surgions to be great. The General Practictioners need to go to some seminars or something and the nurses are not like nurse in America. they are more like aids. I usually diagoise myself and then get a second opnion from the doctors. I recently had a sdevere sinus infection that went misdiagnoised by three doctors. So I went to see my surgeon (now a family friend) and he agreed with me that it indeed was a sinus infection and sent me for xrays which confirmed it and then sent me to a ENT doctor. I have visited people in the Royal Commision hospitals. Another reason why I would like for dh to work for YIC (I only saw Jubails RC Hopital) because there hospitals are very nice. I think I must have been the first american woman to have surgury in a Goverbnment hospital because I was treated like Royality. Everyone wanted to know who the American patient was. Bring your own medical books or look stuff up on the web before you go see a doctor. It is best to be as informed as you can because they do not give you much information (but they will give you drugs for everything!). If you are tird and need a break they will also admit you to the hospital for a headache if you complain enough. When I was there the place was full of maids who had tummy aches and were under observation. They seemed very happy there. 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Six Pests You Should Know
Gardening is an adventure filled with challenges, says Ron Wolford, University of Illinois Extension horticulturist.
"One of the things I really like about vegetable gardening is the challenges that occur every gardening season," said Wolford. "One of those challenges is insect pests. In my 58 years of gardening, I have encountered a number of insect pests in the vegetable garden. The following are the ones that keep coming back year, after year, after year."
The cucumber beetle is a black and yellow spotted or striped one-fourth inch long beetle. It is a chewing insect feeding on the flowers, stems and fruit of vegetables, flying from one plant to another. Cucumber beetles will attack cucumbers, muskmelon, pumpkin, squash and watermelon. Cucumber beetles also can infect plants with a bacterial wilt disease.
"The disease will show up just as fruit is beginning to form," he said. "Almost overnight the entire plant will wilt. To control the disease, you must control the cucumber beetle. Control with row covers until the plant starts to bloom."
Aphids are tiny, wingless sucking insects less than one-eighth inch long. They are slow moving and are most often found on the undersides of leaves. They range in color from light green to black. They will attack a variety of vegetable crops including beans, cabbage, squash and tomatoes.
"One sign of aphids is a clear, sticky substance they exude called 'honeydew' that you will see on leaves," said Wolford. "Ants are attracted to the 'honeydew' as a food source. Aphids suck the plant juices out of the plant causing leaves to curl and yellow. Aphids can reproduce with or without a mate.
"Scouting for aphids in your garden will help to keep populations from exploding. Aphids can be washed off plants with a strong stream of water. Insecticidal soap can also be used as a control for aphids."
Squash vine borers can be devastating to zucchini. Borers hatch from reddish-brown eggs that are laid at the base of the stem from mid-June through July. The borer is a one inch long white larvae that bores into the stems of zucchini, pumpkins and melons. This boring action cuts off the water supply to the rest of the plant causing it to wilt.
"Besides wilting, signs of a borer infestation include holes at the base of the plant with an orange sawdust-like material called frass," he said. "Control includes planting early to get a crop before the eggs hatch or covering the plant with a row cover until flowering occurs." "My favorite vegetable insect is the tomato hornworm," he said. "It would make a great monster in some low budget horror film."
Tomato hornworms can grow up to five inches long. They have orange antennas that stick out when they are disturbed. A few of them can strip a tomato plant of all its leaves in a couple of days. If you see a hornworm with what looks like eggs on its back, don't worry, that worm is the walking dead. It has been attacked by a parasitic wasp. The wasp lays its eggs in the worm, the eggs hatch and the larvae eat their way out of the worm to pupate. Handpicking is an easy and effective method of control.
Have you ever seen a white butterfly fluttering around the vegetable garden? That butterfly is the adult of the imported cabbage worm. The imported cabbageworm is a velvety green 1 1/4-inch long caterpillar.
Another common worm in the vegetable garden is the Cabbage looper, a 1 1/2-inch long smooth green caterpillar. Cabbage loopers are easily identifiable as they crawl by doubling up to form a loop. Both of these worms attack heads of cabbage and other cole crops. For control, you can either handpick the worms or cover the plant with row covers. Wolford offered some tips on controlling insects.
"A few holes in plant leaves or a few insects on a plant does not necessitate spraying chemicals," he said. "If you do use chemical controls read and follow all label directions and precautions. Contact your local University of Illinois Extension office for assistance with insect ID and insect control recommendations."
"Keeping plants healthy will help the plant to withstand insect infestations," Wolford explained. "Fertilizing, watering and weeding your vegetables will keep your plants healthy and strong, thereby helping them to ward off insect attacks."
At least every couple of days walk through the garden checking for insects. Be sure to look at the leaf surface and the underside of the leaf. Aphids are often found on the undersides of leaves and their populations can go from a handful to thousands in a few days.
"Plant flowers and herbs like sunflowers, coneflowers, dill and alyssum in the vegetable garden," he recommended. "These plants will attract beneficial insects."
Insects will hide in weeds in and around the garden. Keep the area around your vegetable garden free of weeds and after the growing season is over, remove all the weeds in the garden as these can serve as overwintering homes for insects.


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Yep. Mead and cider were not worthy of the oenophiles attention, and the AHA/BJCP welcomed them.Today there is a little shunning from the BA, as these are not legaly beer amd do not fit into the BA charter.
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Will Campbell perpetual shirt malfunction. Tim Sullivan headed out to the Cass Tech alumni 7-on-7 game last weekend and got this shot of Will Campbell doing, well, this:
He's (relatively) thin. This will make him an excellent football player. Lewan:
"The most dramatic change I've seen in a body on our team is Will Campbell," said left tackle Taylor Lewan. "His body is transformed. He was a sloppy 350 and now he's a toned down 308 kind of guy. He looks real good. His conditioning shows it. You should see him run. He's like a gazelle. It's unreal. I think Will is going to do some special things this year."
Come on, baby.
Haters. I just don't know, man. People deploy "haters" to flip criticism to the critic but surely…
From Garry Gilliam™ twitter feed with the comment
"Just in case the haters thought otherwise"
…nope. There is nothing in this world bad enough to prevent "haters" from being deployed. Yeah, Penn State football player, it's jealousy at the root of all of this.
UNC stuff. A "special faculty committee" at North Carolina has called for "an independent commission of outside experts" to review the relationship between athletics and academics at the university. If this happens expect the outside experts to exhale a slow, sliding whistle at the car wreck:
The report, released Thursday, also states staffers in the school's Academic Support Program for Student-Athletes referred players to classes in the Department of African and Afro-American Studies (AFAM). In May, the university outlined fraud and poor oversight in 54 AFAM classes between 2007 and 2011, including classes that met irregularly if at all.
That included a class last summer with 18 current football players and one former player.
"It seems likely that someone in the (AFAM) department called athletics counselors … to tell them that certain courses would be available," the report states, "it is less clear whether staff … actually contacted departments to ask about the availability of classes."
So there's that. There's playing Hakeem Nicks in 2008 when he was ineligible, and there was Butch Davis employing an assistant coach literally acting as a "street agent." UNC got a one-year bowl ban and some minor scholarship losses.
Why didn't UNC get hammered? They've subverted nearly as much to the drive of the football program as Penn State did, albeit with far less odious results. If the NCAA is ever going to get a handle on these things, plausible deniability needs to be tossed out the window.
Leave Jordan alone. It's bad enough that Roy Roundtree is 21 and Devin Gardner is 12 and I'm going to be confused but come on man let's not take a bomb to our roster:
In May, Michigan announced that Roundtree would wear the No. 21 jersey of "Michigan Football Legend" Desmond Howard next season. Shortly thereafter, the school announced it would be un-retiring and recirculating Ron Kramer's No. 87, Gerald Ford's No. 48 and Bennie Oosterbaan's No. 47 beginning this fall.
Who might those players be? Will they be announced this season? When will Hoke decide it all?
"Sometime," he said with a grin. "In the future.
"We'll see."
Come on man let's not do this. Let's give the numbers to players who have not yet established themselves as starters. Let's do this: not doing this. Come on man.
This one not so close. In other non-WH games on youtube, here's almost all of the 1991 Florida State game. Advantages: Desmond Howard and Keith Jackson. Disadvantages: Michigan loses by 20. Tread carefully:
If that doesn't tempt, 100 random Michigan touchdowns may:
Angry Iowa running back hating God is having its Exodus moment. Or it just released "Blood on the Tracks" or something. What I am getting at is: wow, that got out of hand.
Sophomore De'Andre Johnson got a ticket for "maintaining a disorderly house" because the cops didn't appreciate walking up a never-ending staircase* and then drove very fast away from police*, drawing the usual indefinite suspension. This is the fifth(!) tailback hewed down by AIRBHG this offseason alone, though incoming freshman Greg Garmon got away with a drug paraphernalia charge without a suspension.
The new QC assistant. The NCAA made a move to formalize and limit quality control staffers, albeit one that got tabled. Your move, college football coaches:
Alabama coach Nick Saban's support staff has expanded to nine "analysts." That's up from six in 2011, three in 2010 and none before then.
The money has to go somewhere.
We will fare less well on this list next year. Orson charts fun/good from the perspective of his Orsonbrain. The Big Ten:
This is because Denard. Next year… well, it'll probably be Gardner and if early returns are any indication that will be fun to the Orsonbrain as well because it will occasionally result in passes thrown ten yards past the line of scrimmage or thirty yards behind it. Our brains will probably not interpret this as "fun."
I think Northwestern gets a raw deal here since they are liable to do anything at any time no matter how big their lead is.
Goodbye, Bolden. Rob Bolden's inevitable, slow-motion transfer process seems to have come to a conclusion with an LSU visit and the notable omission of Bolden from the Penn State roster. How he'll improve LSU's football team is unclear. Tulane, maybe.
In any case, the highly-touted in-state QB recruiting class is down to Devin Gardner's one or two years at the helm at Michigan. Joe Boisture discovered he wasn't actually good at football and lasted less than a year at MSU, Bolden lost his job to a walk-on, and Gardner's been stuck behind Denard.
Um. Nebraska's going to wear alternate uniforms for their game against Wisconsin that look slightly familiar, and not just because they give off the faint air of Rollerball.
this is just a picture. don't click on it.
Ad some shoulder stripes and that's Michigan's outfit from last year's ND game. Hopefully Adidas was too busy making jerseys that don't have to be switched out at halftime to innovate this summer.
Derrick Walton doing this work business. He led his AAU team to a championship in Vegas last weekend, garnering MVP honors in the process:
Walton is aggressively moving up the 2013 recruiting ranks, and continued to impress coaches and recruiting gurus with his performance this week in Las Vegas. Before the game, Dave Telep, ESPN.com's top recruiting analyst, tweeted that Walton is being considered as a McDonald's All-American after his strong performance.
TELEP: Sprinkle that Derrick Walton name in for McDonalds consideration.
The Mustangs, who boast four Division 1-bound players, cruised through the tournament going 9-0, outscoring opponents by 17 points per game in super pool play.
Walton had 16 points, 13 assists, and one turnover in the final.
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WOODSTOCK – The new executive director of Metro Counties of Illinois said that the state's largest counties have the potential to be an "unstoppable group" in Springfield.
The McHenry County Board committee she met for the first time Thursday said they liked the idea, because Springfield has to be stopped.
The meeting between Katy Lawrence and the Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee in some ways had the air of making an acquaintance during a crisis. Committee members and County Board Chairman Ken Koehler, R-Crystal Lake, shared with Lawrence their concerns over significant legislation they say is aimed at their revenues, and whittling away local control.
"They are killing us. They have no fiscal responsibility, obviously, and they pass all this stuff that we're supposed to do," Koehler said.
Lawrence started Jan. 3 as director of the lobbying group, which represents the state's 15 largest counties, in which 82 percent of Illinois residents live. With hundreds of bills already before the General Assembly – the spring session began Jan. 31 – she said the group will focus on the most "egregious" ones that could do the most damage to county governments.
"The issues impacting county governments are just stunning," Lawrence said.
McHenry County has had more than a few grievances with Springfield as of late.
It objected last November when state lawmakers approved paying for the state's 44 regional offices of education from local governments' share of the personal property replacement tax. While it doesn't add up to much, the county fears the move could set a precedent for the cash-strapped state.
A pending bill, House Bill 4608, would make McHenry County a "pilot program" for an initiative to forbid governments from collecting property tax increases if their total assessed value decreases from the previous year.
The bill, filed by Rep. Jack Franks, D-Marengo, is a localized version of a failed attempt last year to impose the freeze on every Illinois government under the tax cap. Metro Counties was one of several local government lobbying groups that aggressively fought against it.
Metro Counties takes its stances on bills based on factors such as whether bills impose unfunded mandates, take away existing county authority, or erode counties' revenue bases. The group cannot take a position on legislation unless it is unanimous among all 15 members.
The committee also talked about educating the public about the need for a lobbyist at a time when "lobbyist" is a dirty word among taxpayers. Committee member Kathleen Bergan Schmidt, D-Crystal Lake, says she often hears about it from constituents.
"That's one thing they always cite – why are we funding lobbyists?" Bergan Schmidt said.
Koehler said that the $14,000 the county is paying this year to Metro Counties to track bills and pursue member counties' interests is actually cost effective. It would cost the county at least $50,000 plus benefits, he estimated, to hire someone to county staff to track all of the legislation affecting it.
To Ersel Schuster, R-Woodstock, the county and other governments don't have a choice.
"Who in their right mind could look at thousands of bills and make sense of all of them?" she said.
The county also has to do a better job explaining its positions on bills, said committee member Nick Provenzano, R-McHenry. He mentioned bills cited in stories from the ongoing Northwest Herald series "No More Excuses" that revealed that Metro Counties and other government lobbyists are backing numerous bills aimed at curtailing the Illinois Freedom of Information and Open Meetings acts.
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When images of the Foamposite Air Force 1 Low hit the net we just knew it wouldn't take long before a royal style colorway popped up. As expected the makeup is next on the release board following the upcoming Year of the Snake model. Much like its Foamposite counterpart the shoe features an entirely royal styled upper with a light translucent bottom to contrast the black visible Air Max midsole.
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Joint Statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
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Gender-based violence (GBV) is a fundamental violation of human rights. It is one of the worst manifestations of gender-based discrimination, disproportionately affecting girls and women, and a major obstacle to achieving gender equality. This is a global phenomenon that knows no boundaries geographical, cultural, ethnic, economic or other.
School-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) affects millions if not billions of children worldwide each year. SRGBV is defined as acts or threats of sexual, physical or psychological violence occurring in or around schools and educational settings as a result of gender norms and unequal power dynamics between genders. It includes acts of bullying, sexual or verbal harassment, non-consensual touching, rape and assault. Although both girls and boys can be targets of SRGBV, girls are the most vulnerable.
SRGBV is a critical barrier to girls right to education, not only because of its serious physical and psychological health implications, but also because it leads to the deterioration of the learning environment as a whole. The experience or even the threat of SRGBV often results in irregular attendance, dropout, truancy, poor school performance, and low self-esteem. Importantly, SRGBV is often aggravated in conflict-affected countries and during emergencies. Too often, SRGBV remains undetected, unreported, and even overlooked in school, the very social institution where children are expected to be safe, protected and empowered. Yet, teachers, schools and education systems are also fundamental in transforming practices, attitudes and values. Quality education for all can only be realized in safe and supportive learning environments.
SRGBV is a serious obstacle to reaching the Education for All (EFA) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and to achieving gender equality. As we accelerate our efforts towards meeting the EFA goals and elevate our educational ambitions for girls and boys in the post-2015 development agenda, it is critical that we maintain our commitment to gender equality in and through quality education.
On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, in support of the UN Secretary-Generals Global Education First Initiative (GEFI), the partners of the United Nations Girls Education Initiative (UNGEI) and Education International, representing the voices of more than 30 million teachers across the world, are joining efforts to end violence against women and girls as well as all forms of gender-based violence, especially within and around schools.
We call on the international community, governments, teachers unions and organizations, civil society, researchers, teachers and practitioners, donors and other partners to recognize and take action against SRGBV. This requires promoting gender equality and girls empowerment, adopting a gender responsive lens in school curricula, teacher training and student learning materials, forging multi-stakeholders partnerships, supporting country-owned integrated, comprehensive and multi-sectorial approaches, including robust reporting and monitoring and evaluation systems, and integrating of adequately resourced strategies in national education sector plans, to eliminate SRGBV. Moreover, girls, boys, male and female teachers must also be recognized as key participants in any intervention.
We call on everyone to act by joining the 16 days of Activism against GBV and to place SRGBV high on the development agenda so as to ensure that schools are safe places where all children can learn without fear. All of us can contribute to these efforts and help trigger a large multiplier effect. The present and next generations of girls and women deserve no less.


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Joseph William Frick is a personal injury lawyer serving Billings, Montana, and the surrounding areas throughout the entire state.
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38th OLAB Program Ends with a Bang• July 17, 2010 Share:
The 38th edition of the Opportunities to Learn About Business program at Wabash College came to a celebratory conclusion on Saturday with the presentation of awards at the Commencement Ceremony. See pictures from the ceremony here.
The 45 students from 11 states and Korea spent the last week learning all aspects of business, and eventually broke up into nine teams competing in the ultra-crowded cell phone market. The students made dozens of key decisions related to finance and production throughout the week, and layered in a thorough marketing strategy and advertising campaign as the week drew to a close.
Taking top honors as the Best Managed Firm was the quintet of Robbie Covington, Nicole Feinberg, Shravani Merugureddy, Evan Rhea, and Greg Timm, who received the Best Managed Firm award for their all-around achievement in the business simulation game.
"It was a very good year in terms of the finances," said Game Master Greg Shaheen, who in his non-OLAB time is the senior vice president for men's basketball operations at the NCAA. "The teams kept prices relatively high throughout the week, which made for an interesting simulation."
It wasn't all work and no play for the Labbies in this year's program. In between lectures, workshops, and the simulation, counselors planned a range of activities — from a pool party to a tie dye party.
The counseling staff selected Ervin Meneses as "Mr. Labbie" and Nicole Feinberg and Emma Hatcher as "Ms. Labbies" for their contributions to making the week successful and fun.
The team of Ben Finley, Adam Krueger, Steven Wang, Brandon Wright, and Alice Zhang captured the Tobey Award for the best all-around advertising campaign for their innovative green cell phone with its celebrity spokesman Brad Pitt.
Feinberg and Wang received the Bingo Marketing Awards for the presentations they gave Thursday morning to unfold their teams marketing strategies.
"Overall, I was exceptionally pleased with the marketing presentations and the advertising campaigns," said OLAB Director Jim Amidon. "The judges thought the quality of the presentations and campaigns was improved over recent years, and that the students really understood the power of a carefully targeted market and well-conceived ad campaign."
The students selected David Gunderman to give the Commencement Address Saturday afternoon, and the Zionsville native captured the essence of the week — of somewhat boring lectures, active workshops, and exciting activities.
Rachel Robin (right) was awarded for giving the Best Introductory Speech at this year's OLAB program, while Hannah Springer won the coveted Bull Thrower Award for giving the best PR-heavy Stockholder's Speech.
In addition to the outstanding OLAB faculty — Economics Professor Bert Barreto, Game Master Shaheen, Rhetoric Professor Todd McDorman, Economics Professor Frank Howland, and Amidon, who teaches marketing and advertising — the Labbies also welcomed two guest speakers.
Chris Cotterill, an OLAB alumnus who is the Chief of Staff for Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard led a Wednesday night workshop on ethics in business.
On Friday night, JoAn Scott, an executive at Nike headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon, led a workshop on how the shoe and apparel giant handles its marketing and advertising strategies. Scott oversees Nike's relationships with major high school athletic associations, major conferences, and the International Olympic Committee.
The students also engaged in a difficult round of labor negotiations on Wednesday with a skilled team of Wabash alumni and other lawyers, union negotiators, and bankers. See pictures of the negotiations here.
The 38th Annual Opportunities to Learn About Business program at Wabash was funded by the John B. Goodrich Charitable Trust, the D.J. Angus-Scientech Educational Foundation, The Glick Family Foundation, the Carmel Rotary Club, Indiana Sports Corporation and NCAA, the Kiwanis Club of Crawfordsville, Nucor Steel, and Wabash College.
All 45 students who participated received full scholarships to attend the program.


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Leonard Pierson, age 86 of Mankato, died peacefully, Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Keystone Community.
Leonard Pierson, age 86 of Mankato, died peacefully, Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Keystone Community. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Grace Lutheran Church in Mankato with Rev. Dr. Scott E. Olson officiating. Interment will be in the Mausoleum at Woodland Hills Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., Wednesday at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary. Visitation will continue one hour before the service at the church on Thursday. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to Grace Lutheran Church, Alzheimer Association, Mayo Clinic Health Systems Hospice Program or the donor's choice.
Leonard was born June 8, 1927 to Anton and Helen (Fanning) Pierson on the home farm near St. James. He attended country school in Rosendale Township. Leonard was united in marriage to Viola (Vi) Rose, on April 16, 1950 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Welcome. Leonard worked with Rose Construction of Welcome, road construction on Hammond Highway near St. James, farming in the Lake Crystal area, and founded LK & K Pierson Trucking Inc. of Lake Crystal in 1987. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Mankato, former member of Zion Lutheran Church in Lake Crystal, Minnesota Trucking Association and former board member of Lake Crystal Coop. Leonard enjoyed trips to Branson and Nashville. He also traveled to Hawaii, Alaska, Florida and out west. He loved to spend time with his family and coffee with friends at HyVee.
Leonard is survived by his wife, Vi Pierson of Mankato; five children, Pat (Wayne) Krosch of Vernon Center, Keith (Konnie) Pierson of North Mankato, Deb (Steve) Krosch of Lake Crystal, Kevin (Rose) Pierson of Lake Crystal, Michelle (Chris) Nichols of St. Paul; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter; sister, Evie Pierson and special friend, Sam Gilligan of Mankato; brother, Wayne (Connie) Pierson of St. James; sister-in-law, Joyce Pierson of St. James; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Leonard was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Roger, Donald, Larry Pierson; sister, Charlotte Heckman; brother-in-law Lloyd Heckman; sister-in-law, Ida Pierson.


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I have a bigger fear of centepedes, having been stung on several ocassions.
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Telephone Intervention for Caregivers of Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00692575
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 6, 2008
Last Update Posted : April 14, 2014
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|Condition or disease
|Brain Injuries
|Behavioral: Problem-solving, education based telephone counseling Other: No Intervention
|Phase 2
Caregivers and patients with TBI are recruited from the acute medical and inpatient rehabilitation units at Harborview Medical Center and the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, WA. After informed consent is obtained, information is gathered from the caregiver about his/her living situation, support systems, and the nature of the caregiving relationship. Additional information is gathered from the person with TBI about how he/she is doing cognitively, socially, and emotionally. Prior to discharge home, caregivers are randomly selected to receive either standard care (typical support and/or resources) or standard care plus problem-based telephone counseling.
The telephone follow-up group receives a telephone call from a caregiver support specialist at 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16 weeks after discharge of the patient with TBI home with the option of two additional calls. During those calls, the caregiver support specialist provides training on problem-solving skills along with education on topics of interest to caregivers of persons with TBI.
An outcome assessment is done at 6 months and 1 year after discharge home.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|153 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Single (Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Modular Scheduled Telephone Intervention for Caregivers of Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial
|Study Start Date :
|June 2008
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|September 2012
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|April 2013
Experimental: 1: Experimental
Problem-solving, education based telephone counseling.
Behavioral: Problem-solving, education based telephone counseling
Caregivers are contacted every 2 weeks for 16-20 weeks after discharge of TBI survivor home. A caregiver support specialist provides telephone counseling based on a problem-solving, educational model.
Sham Comparator: 2: No intervention
Standard of care control group
Other: No Intervention
The control group will receive standard of care, i.e., typical resources and/or supports offered to caregivers of persons with TBI.
Other Name: Standard of care
- Composite measure based on the Bakas Caregiving Outcomes Scale and the Brief Symptom Inventory [ Time Frame: 6 mos and 1 year post discharge home ]
- Caregiver community participation as measured by the PART-O [ Time Frame: 6 mos and 1 year post discharge home ]
- Caregiver employment [ Time Frame: 6 mos and 1 year post discharge home ]
- Caregiver resource utilization [ Time Frame: 6 mos and 1 year post discharge home ]
- Perceived Quality of Life (person with TBI) [ Time Frame: 6 mos post discharge home ]
- Brief Symptom Inventory (person with TBI) [ Time Frame: 6 mos post discharge home ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|16 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Family member or other person having a long-term relationship (at least one year) with person with TBI admitted to hospital and discharged home from acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, and/or skilled nursing facility within 7 months of date of injury.
- Sufficient English to permit communication without an interpreter.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Lack of a telephone.
- Lack of a permanent home address.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00692575
|United States, Washington
|University of Washington
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195
|Principal Investigator:
|Janet M. Powell, PhD
|University of Washington
|Study Director:
|Kathleen R. Bell, MD
|University of Washington
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|Responsible Party:
|Janet Powell, Associate Professor, University of Washington
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|NCT00692575 History of Changes
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NIDRR grant # H133A070032 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: NIDRR )
|First Posted:
|June 6, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 14, 2014
|Last Verified:
|April 2014
Keywords provided by Janet Powell, University of Washington:
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Wounds and Injuries
Brain Injuries
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Craniocerebral Trauma
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - At its second home meet in the past two weeks, the MIT women's outdoor track and field team finished first with 237 points. Colby College was second with 160.5, Bates College was third with 158, the University of Southern Maine was fourth with 89.5 and Husson University was fifth with 37 points.
Sophomore Veronica Szklarzewski (Chicago, Ill.) and junior Jacqueline Brew (Amherst, N.H.) kicked things off with second and third place finishes in the 100m with times of 12.77 and 13.03 respectively. Brew also competed in the 100m hurdles, coming in second place with a time of 15.38. Classmate Stephanie Birkhimer (Oneonta, N.Y.) finished directly behind her in 16.44.
The 800m was a strong event for the Engineers, who earned 20 points towards their final score. Sophomore Cindy Huang (San Jose, Calif.) finished first in 2:16.77, junior Louise van den Heuvel (Nashua, N.H.) was third in 2:19.38 and senior Brooke Johnson (Shoreham, N.Y.) was fourth with a time of 2:19.58. Johnson and van den Heuvel went on to compete in the next event, the 1,500m, finishing in first and third with times of 4:37.32 and 4:44.54.
The 4x100 relay, that was made up of Brew, Szklarzewski, Johnson and junior Jaclyn Konopka (Novi, Mich.) finished in second place with a time of 50.36, less than two seconds behind Colby. The 4x400 relay, which was composed of junior Alexandra Taylor (Harbor Springs, Mich.), Huang, van den Heuvel and freshman Isabel Crystal (Scotch Plains, N.J.) finished in fourth place in 4:09.38.
MIT performed incredibly well in the field events, taking first in six of the eight events. Sophomore Preethi Vaidyanathan (South Windsor, Conn.) came first in the high jump in 1.54m, while senior Lauren Kuntz (Pittsburgh, Pa.) won the pole vault when she cleared the bar in 3.65m and Szklarzewski won the long jump with a jump of 5.15m. Sophomore Michelle Johnson (Glendora, Calif.) won the triple jump in 10.84m, with Szklarzewski coming in second with a jump of 10.78m.
Freshman Isabella Stuopis (Amherst, N.H.) came first in the shot put with a throw of 11.97m and junior Christine Labaza (Rochester, Mich.) was second in 10.96m. Labaza placed second in the next event, the discus throw, with a throw of 36.42m. To close the meet, sophomore Tilly Taylor (South Deerfield, Mass.) won her first event of the outdoor season with her throw of 40.10m in the javelin.
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Moga's plan was even more horrifying than I expected. That man was insane. On the other hand, Kouha is a really nice and interesting guy. I loved how he got his hand on his metal vessel, haha. I'm rooting for him.
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I too also am joining the Prince Kouha fan club. I liek how he went out his way to recuite rejects of people and united them and made his own army that way. Plus his 3 maids totally care for him (doujinshi would be cool). His Djinn sounds jokes and would be nice if there was a chapter about her and their time in her dungeon. As for Moga wellll he is a bit crazy and screw him for killing Kouha army I mean we bearly got to know them and he just totally kills them all with out listening to what they had to say.
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Wow. So the magicians had a "drive people crazy" spell that turns people's rukh black? And they used it on 5th district people who were near death so they could get the most utility of them. How was Mogamett's rukh not black all this time? It looks like he snapped a bit before the revolution, just like Cassim.
Maybe I'll need to re-read to see how this "black rukh" thing works.
Edit: Oh wait. I remember. "Cursing one's fate." That's....I see. Nothing says light rukh means you don't do horrible stuff or you aren't a bit crazy. But black rukh is almost always destructive. So far.
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Welp, that was interesting. Although with the Black Djinns being used against Kou's army, the subsiquent Reim and Kou campaign should be a lot more equal, rather than with Kou having the advantage as having a full force in play.
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Yeah, Kouha is an interesting one, alright. IMO, it would be kinda cool if he joined Aladdin's side (especially now that Hakuryuu is being tainted by the Dark Side), but it's doubtful considering how brutal he already is.....
Anyway, I like how Moga's monsters made it top priority to attack the Kou army. I doubt the army will be annihilated, but I do think it would be interesting if the ambush actually crippled them to some extent.....
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One of the best chapters, I must say! Mogamett is a really sick bastard! He actually believe he has the right to toy with human' soul just because they're not special like him and his kin! At this point, he's not much different compared to Hitler. I once said that he's more like Magneto but even Magneto wouldn't do this kind of shit.
The deep hole, the 5th lv camp, the caste system and the mage's oppression, he created all those thing just so people will build up their hatred. In his mind, goi are lower than cattle, they're more like building material for him to build his magicians' country.
On the bright side, Kouha is overwhelming people with his love for the misfits, he remind me of Tyrion Lannister ( Treat most people like shit except the handicapped ). And a female Djinn for a cute shota ( could pass for a trap ) is really funny
Also, we should notice this. This seems to be the reason that Djinn now choose different kings, some of them don't want and don't believe into the theory of "one and only absolute king" anymore. And yet, none of them seems like they want to let their masters know about the truth of Dungeon, Djinn and Alma Toran.
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