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SOURCE: Strategic Storage Trust, Inc. (SSTI)
April 04, 2014 13:11 ET
Same-Store Revenues Increased 9.1%; Same-Store NOI Increased 17.2%; Cash Flows From Operations Increased 102%
Same-Store Revenues Increased 9.1%; Same-Store NOI Increased 17.2%; Cash Flows From Operations Increased 102%
LADERA RANCH, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 4, 2014) - Strategic Storage Trust, Inc. today announced operating results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2013.
"Strategic Storage Trust, Inc. continues to achieve strong results in 2013. Same store net operating income increased 17.2% for the year," commented H Michael Schwartz, CEO of Strategic Storage Trust, Inc. "Our investment strategy is designed to provide investors with current income through highly occupied stabilized assets, augmented by growth provided through lease-up and development opportunities. Our continued growth coupled with our ability to operate our portfolio with more efficiencies has contributed to our success in 2013 and bodes well for the future."
Key Highlights for the Year Ended December 31, 2013:
Key Highlights for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2013:
Capital Transactions:
On October 28, 2013 we obtained a revolving loan from KeyBank for borrowings up to $75 million (the "KeyBank Revolver"). The initial amount funded at closing was $71 million, $45 million of which was used to pay off the outstanding principal amount under our previously outstanding Second Restated KeyBank Credit Facility, thereby releasing the 12 properties that were serving as collateral for the Second Restated KeyBank Credit Facility, and approximately $26 million of which was used to partially fund the acquisition of the Knoxville Portfolio. In January 2014, the aggregate loan commitment was increased to $100 million. The KeyBank Revolver has an initial term of three years, maturing on October 25, 2016, with two one-year extension options subject to certain conditions. Payments due pursuant to the KeyBank Revolver are interest-only for the life of the loan and had an initial interest rate of approximately 1.7%. The interest rate on the KeyBank Revolver is variable, based on our selection of one of the two index rates available to us and our total leverage ratio. The $45 million interest rate swap originally purchased in connection with the Second Restated KeyBank Credit Facility will remain in place through December 24, 2014, thus fixing the rate on the $45 million at approximately 2.4% through such date. The KeyBank Revolver is secured by cross-collateralized first mortgage liens or first lien deeds of trust on 21 properties.
Quarterly Dividend:
Our board of directors declared a distribution for the first quarter of 2014 of $0.001917808 per day per share on the outstanding shares of common stock (equivalent to an annual distribution rate of 7% assuming the share was purchased for $10 and approximately 6.5% assuming the share was purchased for $10.79).
About Strategic Storage Trust, Inc.:
Strategic Storage Trust, Inc. ("SSTI") is the first self storage REIT in the public non-traded REIT marketplace. SSTI is one of six publicly registered self storage REITs in the United States and is one of the fastest growing self storage REITs nationwide. The SSTI management team is comprised of industry veterans with extensive institutional experience in the acquisition and property management of self storage properties. Since the launch of SSTI in 2008, the company's portfolio of wholly-owned properties has expanded to include 125 properties in 17 states and Canada that are being branded as SmartStop® Self Storage. The portfolio includes approximately 79,000 self storage units and 10.4 million rentable square feet of storage space.
For more information about SSTI, please call 949-429-6600 or visit www.strategicstoragetrust.com
The information herein should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports and other information filed with, or furnished to, the SEC.
To view our properties and locations or to find a nearby storage facility, visit www.smartstopselfstorage.com
This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identifies by our use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," or other similar words. Because such statements include risks, uncertainties and contingencies, actual results may differ materially from the expectations, intentions, beliefs, plans or predictions of the future expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and contingencies include, but are not limited to: uncertainties relating to changes in general economic and real estate conditions; uncertainties relating to the implementation of our real estate investment strategy; uncertainties relating to financing availability and our ability to access additional capital; uncertainties relating to the closing of property acquisitions; uncertainties related to the timing and availability of distributions; and other risk factors as outlined in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. This is neither an offer nor a solicitation to purchase securities.
As discussed in the "Results of Operations" section contained in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, our net loss and MFFO for the three months and year ended December 31, 2013 have been significantly impacted by our acquisition of the Homeland Portfolio and additional debt we incurred to purchase such properties. The information below should be read in conjunction with the discussion regarding the Homeland Portfolio acquisition in Results of Operations.
(1) The improvement in MFFO between the three months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 is primarily the result of the following:
The improvement in MFFO between the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 is primarily the result of the following:
(2) Relates to the noncontrolling interest in our consolidated joint venture and the noncontrolling interests in our Operating Partnership. The noncontrolling interest holder's share of our consolidated venture's real estate depreciation was $56,000 and $56,000, respectively, for the three months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, and $225,000 and $225,000, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.
(3) In evaluating investments in real estate, we differentiate the costs to acquire the investment from the operations derived from the investment. Such information would be comparable only for publicly registered, non-traded REITs that have generally completed their acquisition activity and have other similar operating characteristics. By excluding expensed acquisition related expenses, we believe MFFO provides useful supplemental information that is comparable for each type of real estate investment and is consistent with management's analysis of the investing and operating performance of our properties. Acquisition fees and expenses include payments to our Advisor and third parties. Acquisition related expenses under GAAP are considered operating expenses and as expenses included in the determination of net income (loss) and income (loss) from continuing operations, both of which are performance measures under GAAP. All paid and accrued acquisition fees and expenses will have negative effects on returns to investors, the potential for future distributions, and cash flows generated by us, unless earnings from operations or net sales proceeds from the disposition of other properties are generated to cover the purchase price of the property, these fees and expenses and other costs related to such property.
(4) This represents the difference between the stated interest rate and the estimated market interest rate on assumed notes or seller notes issued, as of the date of acquisition. Such amounts have been excluded from MFFO because we believe MFFO provides useful supplementary information by focusing on operating fundamentals, rather than events not related to our normal operations. We are responsible for managing interest rate risk and do not rely on another party to manage such risk.
(5) These amounts primarily relate to transactions with our non-U.S. functional currency entities. The amounts are the result of fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and the Canadian dollar. Such amounts have been excluded from MFFO because we believe MFFO provides useful supplementary information by focusing on operating fundamentals, rather than events not related to our normal operations. We are responsible for managing hedge and foreign exchange risk and do not rely on another party to manage such risk.
Non-cash Items Included in Net Loss:
Provided below is additional information related to selected non-cash items included in net loss above, which may be helpful in assessing our operating results:
Net Operating Income ("NOI")
NOI is a non-GAAP measure that we define as net income (loss), computed in accordance with GAAP, generated from properties before corporate general and administrative expenses, asset management fees, interest expense, depreciation, amortization, acquisition expenses and other non-property related expenses. We believe that net operating income is useful for investors as it provides a measure of the operating performance of our operating assets because net operating income excludes certain items that are not associated with the operation of the properties. Additionally, we believe that NOI is a widely accepted measure of comparative operating performance in the real estate community. However, our use of the term NOI may not be comparable to that of other real estate companies as they may have different methodologies for computing this amount.
Funds from Operations ("FFO") and Modified Funds from Operations ("MFFO")
Due to certain unique operating characteristics of real estate companies, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, an industry trade group, has promulgated a measure known as funds from operations, or FFO, which we believe to be an appropriate supplemental measure to reflect the operating performance of a REIT. The use of FFO is recommended by the REIT industry as a supplemental performance measure. FFO is not equivalent to our net income (loss) as determined under GAAP.
We define FFO, a non-GAAP measure, consistent with the standards established by the White Paper on FFO approved by the Board of Governors of NAREIT, as revised in February 2004, or the White Paper. The White Paper defines FFO as net income (loss) computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains or losses from sales of property and asset impairment writedowns, plus depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures are calculated to reflect FFO on the same basis. Our FFO calculation complies with NAREIT's policy described above.
The historical accounting convention used for real estate assets requires straight-line depreciation of buildings and improvements, which implies that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Diminution in value may occur if such assets are not adequately maintained or repaired and renovated as required by relevant circumstances or other measures necessary to maintain the assets are not undertaken. However, we believe that, since real estate values historically rise and fall with market conditions, including inflation, interest rates, the business cycle, unemployment and consumer spending, presentations of operating results for a REIT using historical accounting for depreciation may be less informative. In addition, in the determination of FFO, we believe it is appropriate to disregard impairment charges, as this is a fair value adjustment that is largely based on market fluctuations and assessments regarding general market conditions which can change over time. An asset will only be evaluated for impairment if certain impairment indications exist and if the carrying value, or book value, exceeds the total estimated undiscounted future cash flows (including net rental revenues, net proceeds on the sale of the property, and any other ancillary cash flows at a property or group level under GAAP) from such asset. Testing for impairment is a continuous process and is analyzed on a quarterly basis. Investors should note, however, that determinations of whether impairment charges have been incurred are based partly on anticipated operating performance, because estimated undiscounted future cash flows from a property, including estimated future net rental revenues, net proceeds on the sale of the property, and certain other ancillary cash flows, are taken into account in determining whether an impairment charge has been incurred. While impairment charges are excluded from the calculation of FFO as described above, investors are cautioned that due to the fact that impairments are based on estimated future undiscounted cash flows and that we intend to have a relatively limited term of our operations, it could be difficult to recover any impairment charges through the eventual sale of the property. To date, we have not recognized any impairments.
Historical accounting for real estate involves the use of GAAP. Any other method of accounting for real estate such as the fair value method cannot be construed to be any more accurate or relevant than the comparable methodologies of real estate valuation found in GAAP. Nevertheless, we believe that the use of FFO, which excludes the impact of real estate related depreciation and amortization and impairments, assists in providing a more complete understanding of our performance to investors and to our management, and when compared year over year, reflects the impact on our operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates, operating costs, general and administrative expenses, and interest costs, which may not be immediately apparent from net income (loss).
However, FFO or Modified FFO ("MFFO"), discussed below, should not be construed to be more relevant or accurate than the current GAAP methodology in calculating net income (loss) or in its applicability in evaluating our operating performance. The method utilized to evaluate the value and performance of real estate under GAAP should be considered a more relevant measure of operational performance and is, therefore, given more prominence than the non-GAAP FFO and MFFO measures and the adjustments to GAAP in calculating FFO and MFFO.
Changes in the accounting and reporting rules under GAAP that were put into effect and other changes to GAAP accounting for real estate subsequent to the establishment of NAREIT's definition of FFO have prompted an increase in cash-settled expenses, specifically acquisition fees and expenses, as items that are expensed as operating expenses under GAAP. We believe these fees and expenses do not affect our overall long-term operating performance. Publicly registered, non-traded REITs typically have a significant amount of acquisition activity and are substantially more dynamic during their initial years of investment and operation. The purchase of properties, and the corresponding expenses associated with that process, is a key feature of our business plan in order to generate operational income and cash flow in order to make distributions to investors. While other start-up entities may also experience significant acquisition activity during their initial years, we believe that publicly registered, non-traded REITs are unique in that they typically have a limited life with targeted exit strategies within a relatively limited time frame after the acquisition activity ceases. Our board is in the process of determining whether it is appropriate for us to achieve a liquidity event (i.e., listing of our shares of common stock on a national securities exchange, a merger or sale, the sale of all or substantially all of our assets, or another similar transaction). We expect to achieve a liquidity event within three years, which is generally comparable to other publicly registered, non-traded REITs. Thus, we do not intend to continuously purchase assets and intend to have a limited life. The decision whether to engage in any liquidity event is in the sole discretion of our board of directors. Due to the above factors and other unique features of publicly registered, non-traded REITs, the Investment Program Association, or the IPA, an industry trade group, has standardized a measure known as modified funds from operations, or MFFO, which the IPA has recommended as a supplemental measure for publicly registered, non-traded REITs and which we believe to be another appropriate supplemental measure to reflect the operating performance of a publicly registered, non-traded REIT having the characteristics described above. MFFO is not equivalent to our net income (loss) as determined under GAAP, and MFFO may not be a useful measure of the impact of long-term operating performance on value if we do not ultimately engage in a liquidity event. We believe that, because MFFO excludes acquisition fees and expenses that affect our operations only in periods in which properties are acquired and that we consider more reflective of investing activities, as well as other non-operating items included in FFO, MFFO can provide, on a going-forward basis, an indication of the sustainability (that is, the capacity to continue to be maintained) of our operating performance after the period in which we are acquiring our properties and once our portfolio is in place. By providing MFFO, we believe we are presenting useful information that assists investors and analysts to better assess the sustainability of our operating performance now that our offering has been completed and our portfolio is in place. We also believe that MFFO is a recognized measure of sustainable operating performance by the publicly registered, non-traded REIT industry. Further, we believe MFFO is useful in comparing the sustainability of our operating performance now that our offering has been completed and we expect our acquisition activity over the near term to be less vigorous, with the sustainability of the operating performance of other real estate companies that are not as involved in acquisition activities. Investors are cautioned that MFFO should only be used to assess the sustainability of our operating performance now that our offering has been completed and we expect our acquisition activity over the near term to be less vigorous, as it excludes acquisition fees and expenses that have a negative effect on our operating performance during the periods in which properties are acquired.
We define MFFO, a non-GAAP measure, consistent with the IPA's Guideline 2010-01, Supplemental Performance Measure for Publicly Registered, Non-Listed REITs: Modified Funds from Operations (the "Practice Guideline") issued by the IPA in November 2010. The Practice Guideline defines MFFO as FFO further adjusted for the following items included in the determination of GAAP net income (loss): acquisition fees and expenses; amounts relating to straight line rents and amortization of above or below intangible lease assets and liabilities; accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on debt investments; non-recurring impairments of real estate related investments; mark-to-market adjustments included in net income; non-recurring gains or losses included in net income from the extinguishment or sale of debt, hedges, foreign exchange, derivatives or securities holdings where trading of such holdings is not a fundamental attribute of the business plan, unrealized gains or losses resulting from consolidation from, or deconsolidation to, equity accounting, and after adjustments for consolidated and unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures, with such adjustments calculated to reflect MFFO on the same basis. The accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on debt investments, unrealized gains and losses on hedges, foreign exchange, derivatives or securities holdings, unrealized gains and losses resulting from consolidations, as well as other listed cash flow adjustments are adjustments made to net income (loss) in calculating cash flows from operations and, in some cases, reflect gains or losses which are unrealized and may not ultimately be realized.
Our MFFO calculation complies with the IPA's Practice Guideline described above. In calculating MFFO, we exclude acquisition related expenses, the amortization of fair value adjustments related to debt, gains or losses from debt defeasance, realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign exchange holdings and the adjustments of such items related to noncontrolling interests. The other adjustments included in the IPA's Practice Guideline are not applicable to us for the periods presented. Acquisition fees and expenses are paid in cash by us, and we have not set aside or put into escrow any specific amount of proceeds from our offering to be used to fund acquisition fees and expenses. Acquisition fees and expenses include payments to our Advisor and third parties. Acquisition related expenses under GAAP are considered operating expenses and as expenses included in the determination of net income (loss) and income (loss) from continuing operations, both of which are performance measures under GAAP. All paid and accrued acquisition fees and expenses will have negative effects on returns to investors, the potential for future distributions, and cash flows generated by us, unless earnings from operations or net sales proceeds from the disposition of other properties are generated to cover the purchase price of the property, these fees and expenses and other costs related to such property. In the future, if we are not able to raise additional proceeds from our distribution reinvestment plan offering or other offerings, this could result in us paying acquisition fees or reimbursing acquisition expenses due to our Advisor, or a portion thereof, with net proceeds from borrowed funds, operational earnings or cash flows, net proceeds from the sale of properties, or ancillary cash flows. As a result, the amount of proceeds available for investment and operations would be reduced, or we may incur additional interest expense as a result of borrowed funds.
Further, under GAAP, certain contemplated non-cash fair value and other non-cash adjustments are considered operating non-cash adjustments to net income (loss) in determining cash flows from operations. In addition, we view fair value adjustments of derivatives and the amortization of fair value adjustments related to debt as items which are unrealized and may not ultimately be realized or as items which are not reflective of on-going operations and are therefore typically adjusted for when assessing operating performance.
We use MFFO and the adjustments used to calculate it in order to evaluate our performance against other publicly registered, non-traded REITs which intend to have limited lives with short and defined acquisition periods and targeted exit strategies shortly thereafter. As noted above, MFFO may not be a useful measure of the impact of long-term operating performance if we do not continue to operate in this manner. We believe that our use of MFFO and the adjustments used to calculate it allow us to present our performance in a manner that reflects certain characteristics that are unique to publicly registered, non-traded REITs, such as their limited life, limited and defined acquisition period and targeted exit strategy, and hence that the use of such measures may be useful to investors. For example, acquisition fees and expenses were intended to be funded from the proceeds of our offering and other financing sources and not from operations. By excluding expensed acquisition fees and expenses, the use of MFFO provides information consistent with management's analysis of the operating performance of the properties. Additionally, fair value adjustments, which are based on the impact of current market fluctuations and underlying assessments of general market conditions, but can also result from operational factors such as rental and occupancy rates, may not be directly related or attributable to our current operating performance. By excluding such charges that may reflect anticipated and unrealized gains or losses, we believe MFFO provides useful supplemental information.
Presentation of this information is intended to provide useful information to investors as they compare the operating performance of different REITs, although it should be noted that not all REITs calculate FFO and MFFO the same way, so comparisons with other REITs may not be meaningful. Furthermore, FFO and MFFO are not necessarily indicative of cash flow available to fund cash needs and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) or income (loss) from continuing operations as an indication of our performance, as an alternative to cash flows from operations, which is an indication of our liquidity, or indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs including our ability to make distributions to our stockholders. FFO and MFFO should be reviewed in conjunction with other measurements as an indication of our performance. MFFO may be useful in assisting management and investors in assessing the sustainability of operating performance in future operating periods, and in particular, after the offering and acquisition stages are complete and net asset value is disclosed. FFO and MFFO are not useful measures in evaluating net asset value because impairments are taken into account in determining net asset value but not in determining FFO and MFFO.
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Fox's Chris Wallace Advances GOP's False Medicare Talking Point
Research ››› ››› DAVID SHERE
Fox's Chris Wallace repeated Congressman Paul Ryan's false accusation that the Obama administration is guilty of "raiding $716 billion from Medicare to pay for Obamacare." In fact, the Affordable Care Act strengthens Medicare by cutting waste, extending the life of the trust fund and reducing costs for seniors.
Wallace Repeated GOP Attack That Obama Is "Raiding $716 Billion From Medicare"
Wallace Forwarded Ryan Attack That Obama Administration Is "Raiding $716 Billion From Medicare To Pay For Obamacare." Discussing Ryan's speech at the Republican National Convention, Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace repeated Ryan's criticism of the Obama administration, including the false claim that "the real threat to Medicare comes from the Obamacare and the fact that they're raiding $716 billion from Medicare to pay for Obamacare":
WALLACE: [Ryan's speech] was as cogent as coherent as searing an indictment of the Obama record as you have heard from the critics; obviously, his supporters are gonna disagree. But it was an indictment with a bill of particulars.
WALLACE: Medicare, which I think he really stood on his head. Of course, a lot of people knew Paul Ryan as the man in those ads who supposedly pushed Granny in a wheelchair up a hill and then off a cliff. He said, no, the real threat to Medicare comes from the Obamacare and the fact that they're raiding $716 billion from Medicare to pay for Obamacare. [Fox News, America's Election HQ, 8/29/12]
Paul Ryan: Medicare "Is Being Sacrificed" To "Pay For A New Entitlement." From Ryan's speech to the Republican National Convention:
RYAN: And the biggest, coldest power play of all in Obamacare came at the expense of the elderly.
You see, even with all the hidden taxes to pay for the health care takeover, even with new taxes on nearly a million small businesses, the planners in Washington still didn't have enough money. They needed more. They needed hundreds of billions more. So, they just took it all away from Medicare. Seven hundred and sixteen billion dollars, funneled out of Medicare by President Obama. An obligation we have to our parents and grandparents is being sacrificed, all to pay for a new entitlement we didn't even ask for. The greatest threat to Medicare is Obamacare, and we're going to stop it. [Huffington Post, 8/29/12]
In Fact, Ryan Medicare Claim Is Misleading And Not Very True
PolitiFact: Ryan Medicare Claim "Gives A Very Misleading Impression." A PolitiFact fact-check of Ryan's claim that Obama "funneled" $716 billion out of Medicare "at the expense of the elderly" found that "[t]his gives a very misleading impression." PolitiFact continued:
In fact, the law limits payments to health care providers and insurers to try to reduce the rapid growth of future Medicare spending. Lawmakers said they hoped the measures would improve care and efficiency. Those savings, spread out over the next 10 years, are then used to offset costs created by the law (especially coverage for the uninsured) so that the overall law doesn't add to the deficit. Ryan's statement is exaggerated and we rate it Mostly False. [PolitiFact, 8/29/12]
New Republic's Jonathan Cohn: Medicare Claim Is "Not Very True." In a piece for National Public Radio titled, "Who's Raiding Medicare? Not Obama," New Republic senior editor Jonathan Cohn wrote that a Mitt Romney campaign ad claiming that Obama "has cut $716 billion from Medicare" to "pay for Obamacare" is "not very subtle" and "not very true." Cohn added that "if somebody here is raiding Medicare, it's not Obama." [National Public Radio, 8/16/12]
Affordable Care Act Cuts Payments To Hospitals And Insurance Companies -- Not Benefits To Seniors
Wash. Post: Affordable Care Act Would Not "Change The Basket Of Benefits That Patients Have Access To." The Washington Post's Sarah Kliff pointed out that it's "worth noting that there's one area these cuts don't touch: Medicare benefits." From the post:
The Medicare Advantage cut gets the most attention, but it only accounts for about a third of the Affordable Care Act's spending reduction. Another big chunk comes from the hospitals. The health law changed how Medicare calculates what they get reimbursed for various services, slightly lowering their rates over time. Hospitals agreed to these cuts because they knew, at the same time, they would likely see an influx of paying patients with the Affordable Care Act's insurance expansion.
The rest of the Affordable Care Act's Medicare cuts are a lot smaller. Reductions to Medicare's Disproportionate Share Payments -- extra funds doled out the hospitals that see more uninsured patients -- account for 5 percent in savings. Lower payments to home health providers make up another 8.8 percent. About a dozen cuts of this magnitude make up the green section above.
It's worth noting that there's one area these cuts don't touch: Medicare benefits. The Affordable Care Act rolls back payment rates for hospitals and insurers. It does not, however, change the basket of benefits that patients have access to. [The Washington Post, 8/15/12]
ABC News: "The $716 Billion In Cuts Do Not Affect Benefits For Today's Seniors." ABC News reported that the $716 billion in cuts the Obama administration proposed to Medicare "do not affect benefits for today's seniors" and that instead, "reduce provider reimbursements and are intended to curb waste, fraud and abuse." [ABC News, 8/18/12]
FactCheck.org: Affordable Care Act "Stipulates That Guaranteed Medicare Benefits Won't Be Reduced." FactCheck.org noted that the Affordable Care Act "does not slash the current Medicare budget by $500 billion. Rather that's a $500 billion reduction in the future growth of Medicare over 10 years":
As we have written many times, the [Affordable Care Act] does not slash the current Medicare budget by $500 billion. Rather, that's a $500 billion reduction in the future growth of Medicare over 10 years, or about a 7 percent reduction in growth over the decade. In other words, Medicare spending would continue to rise, just not as much. The law stipulates that guaranteed Medicare benefits won't be reduced, and it adds some new benefits, such as improved coverage for pharmaceuticals.
Most of those savings come from a reduction in the future growth of payments to hospitals and other providers (not physicians), and a reduction in payments to private Medicare Advantage plans to bring those payments in line with traditional Medicare. (MA plans have been paid more per beneficiary than traditional Medicare.)
And it assumes they actually happen. There's good reason to think that some of those reductions won't be implemented. The law calls for cuts in the future growth of reimbursement payments to hospitals and other health care providers -- that accounts for $219 billion of the Medicare savings in the law. But Congress has consistently overridden similar scheduled cuts in payments to doctors. [FactCheck.org, 6/28/12]
The Affordable Care Act Extends The Life Of The Medicare Trust Fund
Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services: "Without The Affordable Care Act, The HI Trust Fund Would Expire ... In 2016." In a press release announcing its 2012 Medicare Trustees report, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services wrote that "[w]ithout the Affordable Care Act, the HI Trust Fund would expire ... in 2016":
The Medicare Trustees Report released today shows that the Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund is expected to remain solvent until 2024, the same as last year's estimate, but action is needed to secure its long-term future. In 2011, the HI Trust Fund expenditures were lower than expected.
Without the Affordable Care Act, the HI Trust Fund would expire 8 years earlier, in 2016. The law provides important tools to control costs over the long run such as changing the way Medicare pays providers to reward efficient, quality care. These efforts to reform the healthcare delivery system are not factored into the Trustees projections as many of the initiatives are just launching.
"The Trustees Report tells us that while Medicare is stable for now, we have a lot of work ahead of us to guarantee its future," said Acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner. "The Affordable Care Act is giving CMS the ability to do this work, with tools to lower costs, fight fraud, and change incentives so that Medicare pays for coordinated, quality care and not the number of services." [Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 4/23/12]
NY Times: Health Care Law Extended Medicare Solvency By Eight Years. The New York Times reported that "[s]ince the passage of the health care law, known as the Affordable Care Act, the Medicare trustees have shifted the projected date of insolvency to 2024 from 2016":
The Congressional Budget Office and the chief actuary for the Medicare and Medicaid programs, Richard S. Foster, have concluded that the $500 billion in savings would extend the solvency of Medicare's hospital insurance trust fund. Since the passage of the health care law, known as the Affordable Care Act, the Medicare trustees have shifted the projected date of insolvency to 2024 from 2016.
Mr. Foster, in this year's report by the trustees, wrote that "the Affordable Care Act makes important changes to the Medicare program and substantially improves its financial outlook." [The New York Times, 7/6/12]
The Affordable Care Act Reduces Costs For Seniors
ACA Closed the Medicare "Donut Hole," Saving Seniors Thousands Of Dollars On Prescription Drugs. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, in a paper describing the effects of Ryan's plan, wrote that the Affordable Care Act closed "the gap in Medicare prescription drug coverage that many seniors experienced once their annual drug costs exceeded $2,840." The Center also noted that "five million Medicare beneficiaries have saved more than $3.2 billion, according to the Department of Health and Human Services." [Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 3/28/12]
ACA "Eliminates Cost Sharing For Recommended Preventative Services Covered By Medicare." From Health Affairs and the Robert Johnson Wood Foundation:
As of January 1, 2011, the new law will also require coverage for a new annual wellness visit under Medicare and eliminates cost sharing for recommended preventive services covered by Medicare. Additionally, the new law gives state Medicaid programs financial incentives to cover preventive services for adults and supports initiatives to improve public understanding of the benefits of lifetime preventive services. [Health Affairs, 12/29/10]
NY Times: Restoring Medicare Cuts "Would Immediately Add Hundreds Of Dollars A Year To Out-Of-Pocket Medicare Expenses For Beneficiaries." From The New York Times:
While Republicans have raised legitimate questions about the long-term feasibility of the reimbursement cuts, analysts say, to restore them in the short term would immediately add hundreds of dollars a year to out-of-pocket Medicare expenses for beneficiaries.
Marilyn Moon, vice president and director of the health program at the American Institutes for Research, calculated that restoring the $716 billion in Medicare savings would increase premiums and co-payments for beneficiaries by $342 a year on average over the next decade; in 2022, the average increase would be $577.
Beneficiaries, through their premiums and co-payments, share the cost of Medicare with the government. If Medicare's costs increase -- for instance, by raising payments to health care providers -- so, too, do beneficiaries' contributions. [The New York Times, 8/22/12]
Moreover, Paul Ryan's Budget Includes Same Cuts
Wash. Post: "Paul Ryan's Budget Keeps Obama's Medicare Cuts. Full Stop." The Washington Post's Ezra Klein noted, "Since the Romney campaign wants to run against President Obama's cuts to Medicare, it's something of a problem for them that Paul Ryan's budget includes those very same cuts to Medicare." From the post:
What they're doing is switching between two questions very quickly. The first question is: "How much money are you cutting from Medicare?" The second question is: "How much overall deficit reduction is contained in your plan?" And the second question isn't getting answered.
Here's what everyone agrees on: Ryan and Obama include the same cuts to the Medicare program itself. So if you're an insurance company participating in the Medicare Advantage program, you're getting the same cut no matter who wins the election. So the answer to the first question is, "the same amount as the Obama administration." [The Washington Post, 8/14/12]
ABC News: Ryan Endorsed Medicare Cuts In His Budget Plan. From an ABCNews.com Political Punch blog post:
One way or another, Barack Obama, Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney all have supported the $700 billion in cuts to Medicare spending now in place under the Affordable Care Act.
But you wouldn't know that by listening to the current debate.
The Romney-Ryan campaign in its latest TV ad assails Obama for approving the cuts in 2010. "Obama has cut $716 billion dollars from Medicare," says the narrator. "The money you paid for your guaranteed health care...is going to a massive new government program that's not for you."
Voters might be left with the impression that Romney and Ryan have both opposed the cuts. The truth is that Ryan himself endorses them in his signature budget plan -- the same plan Romney has said he would sign as president if it reached his desk.
Those Medicare savings -achieved through reduced provider reimbursements and curbed waste, fraud and abuse, not benefit cuts - appear in the House Republicans' FY 2013 budget, which Ryan authored. [ABCNews.com, 8/14/12]
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Seventy million people in 39 states are at high risk from earthquakes. People in all states, however, are at some risk. Earthquakes can cause buildings to collapse, disrupt utilities and trigger landslides, avalanches, flash floods, fires, hazardous materials spills, tsunamis, and volcanoes. Since 1840, more than 900 earthquakes have been felt in Washington. Approximately 1,000 earthquakes occur in Washington State every year.
Floods are the most common and widespread of all natural disasters and can occur nearly anywhere in the United States. The sheer force of just 6 inches of swiftly moving water can knock people off their feet. Cars are easily swept away in just two feet of water.
Flooding along rivers is a natural and inevitable part of life. Some floods occur seasonally when winter or spring rains, coupled with melting snow, fill river basins with too much water, too quickly. Winds from intense offshore storms can also drive water inland and cause significant flooding. Escape routes can be cut off and blocked by high water.
The National Weather Service will issue a "flood potential outlook" when forecasts indicate that significant heavy precipitation may occur that would either cause flooding or aggravate existing high water or flooding. The "flood potential outlook" is generally issued 36 hours or more before the potential event. Persons along rivers should stay tuned to weather forecasts and be prepared to take action if necessary.
A "flood watch" is issued when meteorological conditions raise the threat of flooding, but occurrence is neither certain or imminent. A "flood watch" is generally issued 12 to 36 hours before the potential event. Persons along rivers should be prepared to take whatever actions are necessary and monitor the latest weather forecasts for potential flood information.
A "flood warning" is issued when flooding is expected within 12 hours or is in progress. Forecast crest information is provided for specific communities or areas along main stem rivers. A general flood warning is issued covering geographical areas beyond main stem rivers. Persons along these rivers should take action to protect lives and property immediately.
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During a flood:
Remember flood waters can be extremely dangerous. The best protection during a flood is to leave the area and go to shelter on higher ground.
The State of Washington has experienced many violent windstorms: The Columbus Day Storm, November 1981 Windstorm, Inaugural Day Storm, and most recently, the Windstorm of 1995. These storms have damaged homes, businesses, and public utilities and have left thousands without power for several days.
The Inaugural Day Storm of 1993 caused widespread damage from Longview to Bellingham. The effects of this storm were significant:
The Windstorm of 1995 was forecast well in advance by the National Weather Service. This early warning gave state and local emergency management offices, utility companies, communities, governmental offices, schools, etc. time to prepare and brace for the winds that arrived. Because this pro-active approach was taken, injury and property damage were minimized.
What to do before and during a windstorm:
If a windstorm is forecast in your area, stay tuned to your NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Weather Radio, or local radio or television station for weather reports and emergency information.
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Special emergency preparedness instructions must be given to citizens in our community who are members of special-needs populations or are participating in activities being conducted at facilities where large groups of people are congregated.
This information prepared by the Washington State Military Department, Emergency Management Division
NOAA Radio
NOAA Weather Radio is a service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) of the Department of Commerce. NOAA Weather Radio provides continuous broadcasts of the latest weather information directly from the National Weather Service offices across the country. Weather messages are taped and run in a cycle lasting on an average of four to six minutes, and are updated frequently throughout the day. The NOAA Weather Radio network broadcasts from over 400 FM transmitters across the country on seven frequencies in the VHF band, ranging from 162.40 to 162.55 MHz above the commercial FM band. Fourteen NOAA Weather Radio stations broadcast in Washington.
During severe weather, the National Weather Service can interrupt the routine weather broadcasts and air special flood, weather watch, warning, or advisory messages. Specially designated warning receivers can be activated. Such receivers either sound an alarm indicating that an emergency exists, alerting the listener to turn the receiver up to audible volume, or, when operated in mutated mode, are automatically turned on so that the warning message is heard. "Warning Alarm" receivers are especially valuable for homes, businesses, schools, hospitals, public-safety agencies, and news media offices.
Under a January 1995 White House policy statement, NOAA Weather Radio was designated the SOLE government operated radio station to provide direct warning information into private homes and businesses for both natural disasters and nuclear attack. This includes hazardous conditions that pose a threat to life and safety, both at a local and national level.
NOAA weather radio broadcasts are made on one of seven high-band FM frequencies ranging from 162.40 to 162.55 MHz. These frequencies are usually not found on the average radio, but require a specially built receiver to pick up the broadcasts.
NOAA weather radio broadcasts can usually be heard as far away as 40 miles from the antenna site, often further. The effective range depends on many factors, including height of the antenna, terrain, quality of the receiver, and atmospheric conditions.
NOAA Weather Radio in Washington and Surrounding Areas:
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New York: Hitting harder and moving more explosively than ever, Rafa Nadal raised the bar of men`s tennis another notch during his defeat of Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open final on Monday.
In the short term, it now looks just a matter of time before the Mallorcan powerhouse returns to the top of the world rankings; more significantly, Roger Federer`s record of 17 grand slam titles is no longer a speck on the horizon.
Nadal`s 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1 victory over Djokovic at Flushing Meadow took the 27-year-old`s major haul to 13 and the nature of it suggested he is again set to take a stranglehold at the top of the men`s game.
Djokovic threw everything at Nadal during the latest enthralling chapter in their rivalry and for a while during the third set he looked to have gained the upper hand only for Nadal to steam past him and claim a second U.S. crown.
Who would have thought it at the start of the year?
When Lukas Rosol sent Nadal`s tennis world spinning off its axis at Wimbledon in June last year, it seemed the wear and tear on the Spaniard`s knees had finally caught up with him and he did not hit a ball in anger for seven months.
Yet since re-emerging at a low-key claycourt tournament in Chile in February, the Spaniard has been virtually unstoppable, winning 10 titles, including an eighth French Open, and proving that his knees can withstand the pounding of hardcourt tennis.
When he returned from his injury lay-off it seemed reasonable to assume his main focus would be the French Open.
Yet Nadal, who once used to look slightly less menacing on faster hardcourts, has added spice to his serve and extra speed to his forehand to turn himself into the concrete king with Masters titles in Indian Wells, Montreal and Cincinnati before his rampage in New York.
Worryingly for his rivals, Nadal`s fabled defensive skills have been embellished with more firepower.
His forehand has lost a little of the loopy topspin that used to wear down opponents and a slightly flatter, more net-hugging adaptation has been in evidence which enables him to attack much earlier in rallies.
The left-handed serve has been a revelation too.
Nadal held 88 consecutive service games at the U.S. Open before the semi-final in which Frenchman Richard Gasquet managed one break of a delivery that, while not as fast as some, is deadly accurate and heavy with spin.
Djokovic did break it three times but an irresistible Nadal always had an answer as he roared to victory.
As ever, Nadal refused to get drawn into the numbers game after his latest career milestone, saying simply that 13 was already "more than I ever dreamed of", but those who have watched his latest comeback are more emphatic.
"If he stays healthy, he can easily win four or five more slams, no question about it. To me, he`s better than ever," seven-times grand-slam champion John McEnroe told the BBC.
"It`s amazing how badly he wants it. I`ve never seen anything like it. Let`s hope he stays healthy because it will be great for our sport."
McEnroe`s sentiments were echoed by another former U.S. Open champion, Boris Becker.
"Nadal has performed at an unbelievably consistent level throughout the year, every match he has played he`s been close to perfection," the German told Sky Sports.
"I thought Roger`s record would never be broken but the man from Spain is getting awfully close. The more he plays and puts on shows like tonight, the closer he`s going to get. If Nadal stays healthy until he`s 30 he`s going to get to 17."
Peerless on clay, Nadal, fitness providing, could feasibly take his French Open haul to 10 or more and after his showing on hardcourts this year he could have several more title runs in Australia and New York.
Wimbledon is problematic, coming so soon after the claycourt season, as it proved this year when he lost in the opening round to Belgian Steve Darcis.
Few who witnessed his display against Djokovic will be surprised if this time next year, Nadal has already surpassed Pete Sampras`s 14 majors and is closing in on Federer.


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The following people were arrested on felony charges by law enforcement agencies in Davidson County, and, unless noted otherwise, were either placed in the Davidson County Detention Center or released from custody and are scheduled to appear in Lexington District Court on the date given:
• David Lee Carithers, 19, of 1409 Fuller Mill Road, Thomasville, was charged with felony possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, possession of marijuana up to one-half ounce, felony maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/place for controlled substance, carrying a concealed weapon, simple possession of a schedule II controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, $25,000 secured bond, Feb. 27, Thomasville.
• Billy Cathan Hailey, 34, of 3799 S. N.C. Highway 150, was charged with two counts of misdemeanor larceny, two counts of obtaining property by false pretense and larceny of a motor vehicle, $8,000 secured bond, Feb. 25.
• Kevin Lamar Hill, 36, of 621 Cox Ave., Thomasville, was charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver marijuana, possession of marijuana more than one-half ounce, possession of drug paraphernalia and maintaining a vehicle, dwelling or place for controlled substance, $25,000 secured bond, Feb. 27.
The following larcenies more than $1,000 were reported to the Davidson County Sheriff's Office and the Lexington Police Department:
• Miscellaneous jewelry valued at $7,000 was reported stolen from a home on Sidney Ellis Drive in Linwood between Jan. 16 and 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.


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Leonard Maltin to MC and Special Guests Include Dick Van Dyke and Ashley Brown, Star of Broadway's Hit Musical Mary Poppins Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 6 p.m., at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion's Grand Hall in Downtown Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Children's Chorus (LACC) honors the remarkable legacy of legendary composer and beloved American musical storyteller Richard M. Sherman (Beverly Hills) and LACC advocates and benefactors Mary Blodgett and Carlton Calvin (San Marino) at its annual fundraiser, Gala Bel Canto, on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 6 p.m., at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion's Grand Hall in downtown Los Angeles. LACC and esteemed special guests, including Dick Van Dyke, star of such iconic films as Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and Broadway star Ashley Brown, who played the title role in the hit stage version of Mary Poppins, present heartfelt tributes musical and otherwise to the evening's illustrious honorees. Film critic and historian Leonard Maltin serves as emcee for the evening, which includes a sumptuous three-course sit-down dinner by Patina, exquisite wines and a dazzling live auction. Proceeds benefit Los Angeles Children's Chorus' artistic, educational and scholarship programs.
Gala Bel Canto committee members are Chair Ann Sunshine (Pasadena), Rashmi Bansal (La Canada), Elissa Johnston (Los Angeles), Vena Bennett Luthey (Pasadena), Dianne Magee (Pasadena) and Andrea Greene Willard (San Marino).
Richard M. Sherman and his late brother Robert were one of Walt Disney's most successful songwriting teams, having amassed numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards from a total of nine nominations. Over five decades, The Sherman Brothers wrote some of the most beloved songs in motion picture history. Music from such classic films as Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, Parent Trap and The Aristocats, among many others, along with It's A Small World (After All) – one of the most widely performed and translated songs on earth – represent a monumental body of work that continues to touch the lives of millions each year. The brothers' work finds continuing popularity through stage plays presented around the world, and a second CD of Richard's personal piano compositions has recently been released. The spirit, joy, creativity, and generosity evident in the Sherman's work have inspired children's love of music for generations. These same principles have influenced 27 seasons of LACC choristers.
LACC parents Mary Blodgett and Carlton Calvin make the world a better place for children through their indefatigable community service, inspired leadership and generous philanthropy. Mary's commitment to the arts led her to LACC's Board of Directors in 2006, where she has since championed a choral music experience for all children. Among her many significant accomplishments, Mary spearheaded the effort to create and fund LACC's Young Men's Ensemble for boys with changing voices, now in its fourth year. Since 2001, Carlton's company Razor® USA has been a major supporter of children's causes. Through their vast breadth of support, Mary and Carlton have helped to secure the Chorus' strength and artistic vibrancy for generations to come.
Gala tickets are $350 per person with special sponsorship packages available. The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, which is one of the theatres at the Music Center, is located at 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90012. For tickets and information, please call (626) 793-4231 or visit www.lachildrenschorus.org.
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Described as "astonishingly polished," "hauntingly beautiful," and "one heck of a talented group of kids," LOS ANGELES CHILDREN'S CHORUS is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost children's choirs. Founded in 1986 and currently led by Artistic Director Anne Tomlinson, LACC performs with such leading organizations as LA Opera, LA Phil, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, LA Master Chorale, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Pasadena Symphony and POPs and Calder Quartet. The chorus' roster includes more than 400 children aged 6-18 from more than 55 communities across Los Angeles in six choirs and a program of First Experiences in Singing classes and ensemble for young singers. LACC has toured North and South America, Africa, China and Europe, and produced the world-premiere of Keepers of the Night, an opera by Peter Ash and Donald Sturrock. The chorus appeared on LA Master Chorale's Decca recording A Good Understanding, and Plácido Domingo's Deutsche Grammophon recording Amore Infinito ("Infinite Love") and, in 2011, gave the U.S. premiere of Esa-Pekka Salonen's Dona Nobis Pacem. The subject of a trilogy of documentaries by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Freida Lee Mock, LACC is featured in the Academy Award-nominated Sing!, about a year in the life of the choir; Sing Opera!, documenting the production of LACC's commissioned family opera Keepers of the Night; and Sing China!, chronicling its groundbreaking tour to China just prior to the Beijing Olympics. LACC has performed with John Mayer on NBC's "The Tonight Show" and was featured on Public Radio International's nationally syndicated show "From the Top," among other credits.
ASHLEY BROWN recently reprised her title role in "Mary Poppins" on Broadway for which she received Outer Critics, Drama League and Drama Desk nominations for Best Actress. Brown also starred as Mary Poppins in the national tour of the hit musical, for which she garnered a 2010 Garland award for "Best Performance in a Musical." Brown also played the role of Belle in "The Beauty and The Beast" on Broadway and starred in the national tour of Disney's "On The Record." She recently starred as Magnolia opposite Nathan Gunn in Francesca Zembello's "Showboat" at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and is returning this spring to star as Laurey in "Oklahoma." Brown has appeared with numerous orchestras, including the Boston Pops, the New York Philharmonic, The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra at Disney Hall, the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall, the Philly Pops, the BBC orchestra, opposite Josh Groban, the Cincinnati Pops, Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Seattle, Fort Worth, Houston and Vancouver symphonies. She also recently made her solo concert debut at The Kennedy Center as part of Barbara Cook's Spotlight Series, and has appeared in New York City at such prestigious venues as Feinstein's at the Regency and Birdland. Other projects include a star turn at the La Jolla Playhouse in a production of "Limelight," "Sound of Music" at the St. Louis MUNY, for which she garnered a Kevin Kline award, and her own PBS special called, "Ashley Brown: Call Me Irresponsible," which received a PBS Telly Award. Brown's album of Broadway and American Songbook standards is available on Ghostlight/Sony.
Gala Bel Canto Emcee LEONARD MALTIN is one of the most recognized and respected film critics of our time. He recently completed his 30th season with the long-running television show, Entertainment Tonight. An established author, he is best known for his annual paperback reference, Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, a perennial best-seller. His companion volume, Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide, focuses on movies made before 1965, going back to the silent era. Among his other books are The Best 151 Movies You've Never Seen, The Disney Films and Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons. His weekly program Maltin on Movies on ReelzChannel features reviews and interviews. He also previews movies-on-demand on Comcast and appears regularly on Turner Classic Movies. A prolific freelance writer, Maltin's articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The London Times, Smithsonian, TV Guide and Esquire, among others. He has taught at the USC School of Cinematic Arts for fifteen years. Additionally, Maltin frequently lectures on film and was a member of the faculty of New York City's New School for Social Research for nine years. Maltin created, hosted and co-produced the popular Walt Disney Treasures DVD series and has written a number of television specials, including Fantasia: The Creation of a Disney Classic. In 2006 he was named by the Librarian of Congress to join the Board of Directors of the National Film Preservation Foundation and has also been honored by the American Society of Cinematographers, Anthology Film Archives, The Society of Cinephiles and the Telluride Film Festival. In 1997 he was made a voting member of the National Film Registry, which selects 25 landmark American films each year. Perhaps the greatest indication of his fame was his appearance in a now-classic episode of the animated series South Park. He holds court at www.leonardmaltin.com and shares his life, and his love of movies, with his wife Alice and daughter Jessie.


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All proceeds from the event, which included a 142-mile motorcycle ride, a poker game, dinner and door prizes, go to the chapter's therapy fund to provide counseling services to local children who need help.
"All of the money that we raise here locally we use in our therapy fund," said Leonard Cobb, Red Rock BACA chapter president. "In case there are some of our kids that don't have insurance and can't afford therapy we'll cover the cost of that."
Those participating in the ride gathered at the Shell station on Spanish Trail Road on Saturday. Cliff Cannon and Cindy Bergsma from Spanish Valley are not members of BACA, but they decided to participate because of the work the group does with kids.
"I think BACA has a really good mission and I wanted to support them," Cannon said.
Before the ride began, a musical duo on tour from Soap Lake, Wash., provided entertainment in the parking lot of the gas station.
Danika Nolton, 12, and her music teacher, Gary Johnstad, heard about the BACA event and wanted to show their support.
Before the ride began, each rider drew a face card – part of the poker run – and wrote down the card on an entry form. At other stops along the route, the riders chose more cards, until they had picked up a five-card poker hand. The individuals who had the highest and lowest poker hands received prizes.
The motorcycles traveled south on U.S. 191, stopping at Wilson Arch and at the top of Harts Draw before heading on to Monticello, through La Sal and back to Moab.
"We don't want to ride above anyone's comfort zone," Cobb said. "It's an open ride to the public [and we might get] some people who aren't used to riding with larger groups, or some people who really don't know a lot of these people and they might not be as comfortable. So we'll take it nice and slow and let everybody be comfortable and [it'll] be an easy ride."
The ride ended at the Watering Hole bar at Zax restaurant in Moab. The restaurant's management heard the group needed a venue and volunteered to host the BACA event.
"We loved that BACA reached out to us and were looking for a host spot, and we're happy to host them at the tavern," said Shik Han, manager at Zax. "This is the first year getting involved with them and the cause, and we hope that it's a long-standing relationship... We hope that we make this an annual thing and that it gets bigger and better every year."
The poker run returned to Zax at approximately 5:30 p.m. Many participants commented on the beautiful scenery throughout the ride. Rod Asay, a Moab resident, has been a longtime supporter of BACA. He said he enjoyed the ride, noting that the BACA members were courteous and friendly and made the trek fun.
The Red Rock Chapter of BACA was started in 2007. The group received their full BACA charter in 2008 and their patches a year later.
BACA is a nonprofit group that reaches out to abused children. To become a BACA member an individual must submit fingerprints and undergo an FBI background check. Potential members also must have been supporters of BACA for at least two years and must receive the unanimous vote of the chapter's board. The Red Rock chapter has seven patch members and five supporters, group members said.
For more information, contact the Red Rock chapter at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Light Air Puts John Arendshorst In Charge Of Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Series
12 December 2010
Miami, Fla. - (2010 Dec. 11) - Only one race was held today at the 2011 Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Series hosted by the Coconut Grove Sailing Club (CGSC), due to very light air conditions. John Arendshorst, from Holland Mich. onBlink 20/20 is seated in first place overall. "Today was interesting. I supposed the toughest thing today was trying to locate the wind, because there was very little of it." said Arendshorst after racing. "My team is fabulous. Boat speed was really important. The conditions were very challenging, but a beautiful day nonetheless in Coconut Grove."
Mary Anne Ward on M&M Racing (one of two lady helms competing this weekend) is in second place and nineteen-year-old Ryan DeVos on Volpe is third.
After a brief postponement, the first race got underway with a bearing of 045 and distance of .75 nm. At the start, Arendshorst, Erik Post on Vaya Con Dios and DeVos fought for pin end position. Arendshorst won the start playing the left side shifts on the upwind beat to round in first. DeVos took second and Ward was third. The first downwind beat severed the fleet in half with the leaders pulling away, slowly but surely increasing their lead. A change of course at the gate signaled that the breeze had shifted once more and a shortened distance was implemented. Ward came from the right, match racing Arendshorst for the lead as they approached the mark. Arendshorst edged out Ward to keep the lead, reaching for the finish downwind as the breeze further diminished to win. Ward was second and DeVos settled for third.
It was quite apparent with the disappearing breeze that getting another race in might be difficult. "It was a tough day with the breeze. I think we still delivered a fair race though." said PRO Bruce Golison. "Tomorrow, if the weather guys are right, it will be completely different. They are calling for 8-10 in the morning and building throughout the day. Our goal is to try for four races."
Back at the club, the beer, beverages and camaraderie flowed freely. Michael Kiss was formally recognized as the 2010 Audi Melges 20 Sailing Series Champion. CGSC formally welcomed Marc Hollerbach and Kiss as new members of the club. Harry Melges, III was awarded an honorary CGSC membership by the commodore for his continued support and contributions to the sport of sailing.
Racing will commence at 10 a.m. EDT Sunday, December 12.
TOP TEN RESULTS (After 1 Race)
1.) John Arendshorst, Blink 20/20; 1
2.) Mary Anne Ward, M&M Racing; 2
3.) Ryan DeVos, Volpe; 3
4.) Tony Tabb, Elevation Racing; 4
5.) Marc Hollerbach, Fu; 5
6.) Russell Lucas, Shimmer; 6
7.) Tom Ritter, Tramp; 7
8.) Sid Gorham, Funner; 8
9.) Michael Kiss, Bacio; 9
10.) Erwyn Naidoo, Bohica; 10
Full Results
View Photo Gallery
The second Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Series event happens on February 12-13, 2011. Event No. 3, will be held in conjunction with the famous Bacardi Miami Sailing Week on March 10-12, 2011. More than 20+ boats are expected at each event so, save the dates and be there!
The Audi Melges 20 is red-hot in Europe. A ton of boats have been sold as the International fleet looks to usher in another great year of racing on the Audi Melges 20 Sailing Series circuit. Four fantastic events will take place throughout the spring, summer and fall months, culminating at the first European Championship on September 29-October 2. View The Entire 2011 European Schedule
Full race reports, interviews and photo galleries will be posted online each day after racing. Stay tuned to the Official Audi Melges 20 Web Site, the Official Audi Melges 20 Blog, Melges.com and Melgeseurope.com for all the latest details. You can also friend the Audi Melges 20 on Facebook, follow on Twitter and/or subscribe to the Official Audi Melges 20 You Tube Channel.


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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Release 6.x -- Installing Web Conferencing
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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Release 6.x > Web Conferencing > Installing and Upgrading
This information describes how to complete a new installation of Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing. It does not describe upgrades.
Note: Before reviewing this information, read the System Requirements. All installations of Release 6.x require at least one Cisco MCS and a supported version of MCS OS 2003 software.
Basic Installations
- Preinstallation Tasks: Web Conferencing
- Installation Tasks: Web Conferencing
- Postinstallation Tasks: Web Conferencing
Installations Allowing External Access
Installations with Load Balancing
Silently Installing the Cisco Unified Presenter Add-In on End-User Computers
This section describes how to use an automated distribution system, such as the Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), to remotely distribute and install the Cisco Unified Presenter Add-In.
By default, the system prompts end users to download and install the Cisco Unified Presenter Add-In the first time that they try to share content during a meeting. However, to simplify the process for end users, you can silently install the Cisco Unified Presenter Add-In onto their computers by using the following switches:
- SILENT - Does not display the wizard or the background window but does display the installation progress window.
- VERYSILENT - Does not display the wizard window, the background window, or the installation progress window.
Before You Begin
Ensure that all end users have installed the Adobe Flash Player.
Cisco Systems does not provide technical support for automated distribution tools.
- Download the Cisco Unified Presenter Add-In file called Setup.exe from the home page of the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Server.
- Upload the Cisco Unified Presenter Add-In file to your corporate distribution software site.
- Run the executable by entering setup.exe /silent
- To test the switch, do the following:
- Click Start > Run, and enter <path_to_setup.exe> /silent.
- Verify that no user prompts appear on the end user machine.


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In a near-blinding downpour, the Hendricken football team didn't look the least bit uncomfortable on Friday night.
As its opponent, Tolman, struggled to take care of the ball, the Hawks thrived, using a dominating defense and an efficient offense to rack up 21 early points on their way to a 28-7 victory over the Tigers.
Hendricken stayed unbeaten at 4-0 and 3-0 in Division I, while Tolman fell to 1-3 and 0-3 in its first year in D-I. The Hawks are tied atop the league with La Salle, while 2-0 Cranston East sits a half-game back.
As a team with an offense predicated on outside running and throwing the ball, Tolman couldn't seem to adjust to the first-half rain. Hendricken, meanwhile, was ready for the moment.
"We did a script yesterday, game situations," Hendricken senior captain Marco DelVecchio said. "We had somebody squirting the ball with water, all day. We were definitely prepared for the rain, and I think we play better in the rain."
That was never clearer than over the first 12 minutes, when the Hawks played almost mistake-free while the Tigers were the polar opposite.
On Tolman's first drive of the game, it lost two yards on the first three plays and then turned the ball over on downs when punter Andrew Soares couldn't handle the snap. The result was a 16-yard loss, giving Hendricken the ball just 25 yards from the end zone.
And on the first play of the drive, the Hawks' Remmington Blue went untouched through the middle and up the right side for a 25-yard score. Bobby Lineberger's extra point made it 7-0 just 1:47 into the game.
"I think the weather helped us more than it helped them," Hendricken head coach Keith Croft said. "I think they like to run a little more East and West, have a little more of a passing game. They've got some good athletes. Our defense came to play to start the game, gave our offense a little momentum and we kind of built on it."
On Tolman's next possession, it lost four yards before quarterback Brandon Dunlap threw an interception to DelVecchio on third down.
Again armed with good field position, Hendricken couldn't capitalize as quarterback Patrick Gill fumbled the snap exchange and the ball was recovered by the Tigers.
But the Hawks didn't wait long to regain momentum.
After three plays netted the Tigers minus-13 yards, they lined up to punt a second time and again botched the snap. Hendricken pounced on Soares, who recovered the ball on his team's 1-yard line.
Gill jumped over the line on the very next play for a 1-yard score, and Lineberger made it 14-0.
"They weren't happy with Coach Croft yesterday, but I said 'We're going to squirt their hands, get the ball wet,'" Croft said. "I don't know if it helped much, but I think it took away the excuses."
Tolman went three-and-out on its next possession, losing nine yards in the process before successfully getting off a punt for the first time.
Hendricken took over on its own 47-yard line, and two plays later – on the first play of the second quarter – Gill found DelVecchio wide open behind the defense for a 53-yard touchdown. Lineberger added the extra point, and Hendricken was up 21-0.
"They blitzed all game," DelVecchio said. "So coach was like, 'I'm going to run you out on a corner.' I ran the corner, and I had to slow down for the ball a little bit. It was a perfect pass, and a touchdown."
In building that three-touchdown lead, Hendricken's defense led the way. The Hawks held Tolman to a staggering minus-58 yards of offense on its first four possessions, while forcing an interception, two turnovers on downs and a punt. They also picked up five sacks – they had seven on the day – during that span.
"The gameplan was contain," DelVecchio said. "Contain the quarterback, contain the running backs and stop it with our front five. Luckily our perimeter helped out too."
Tolman found its groove before the half ended, though, getting a 38-yard touchdown pass from Dunlap to Justin Otis with 7:40 left in the first half, and the Hawks went into halftime up 21-7.
After Hendricken turned the ball over on downs in Tolman territory to open the second half, the Tigers drove down the field, hoping to make it a one-possession game.
Multiple long runs, including a 30-yarder by Darnell Walls, set Tolman up with first-and-10 at Hendricken's 22-yard-line.
A first down run netted the Tigers three yards before they lost a yard on second. On third down, Dunlap rolled out to his right but DelVecchio tripped him up for his second sack of the game.
One play later, Dunlap's fade attempt to Mamour Samb fell incomplete, and the Hendricken offense took over on downs.
"You had kids like Marco and Jarrid [Witherspoon] saying, 'They're not getting in,'" Croft said. "Those kids are veterans, and they've been through these battles before. Even when they break off those big plays, once they start getting near the goal line they just feed off each other. They play a lot better."
Hendricken ended up punting on that possession, but Tolman punted on its next drive – with DelVecchio tipping the punt – and Hendricken took over on its own 43-yard-line.
Three plays later, Blue burst through the middle for his second touchdown of the game, this one a 35-yarder, to put the game on ice with 5:53 to play. Lineberger converted his fourth extra point to provide the winning margin.
"Tolman has some great athletes," DelVecchio said. "They have a lot of speed, they have a lot of size. This was definitely a circled game for us. We wanted to be more physical, and we knew that they had a close game with La Salle. We wanted to come out here, get the lead right away and finish the job."
Blue led all rushers with 99 yards on the day, while Gill threw for 73 yards. Tolman was held to just 50 total yards.
Next up for the Hawks is Cranston West, which is coming off a 27-17 loss to La Salle and is currently 0-3 in D-I.
That game will be played on Friday at 7 p.m. at Cranston Stadium.
"My last message to them when we broke was, 'Guys, throw the records out, this is a team that you're battling with for a playoff spot," Croft said. "'You have to win these games.' The rest of our schedule, we're battling everyone for a playoff spot."


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Saturday, January 29, 2011
How many children did Jacob have?
How many children did Jacob have? 15?
Answer from Pastor Bob:
Jacob (whose name was changed to Israel) had 12 sons (see Genesis 29:31 -30:24 and 35:16-19.) He also had one daughter who was named, Dinah (Genesis 30:21), and there are references to other daughters, but they are not named (Genesis 37:35; 46:7). Thus he had more than 13 children, but we do not know the exact number. The 12 sons formed the twelve tribes of Israel.
Often, the two sons of Joseph (Jacob's grandsons) are each counted as a tribe. They were Ephraim and Manasseh. But the priestly tribe of Levi, which lived in cities and had no land, is left out of the count to keep the number at 12 tribes assigned portions of the Promised Land.
NOTE: Thanks to Pastor Donnie Brannen for pointing out the plural "daughters" in Genesis 37:35 and 46:7, which I missed and had to add here later.
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May I ask about the reference to Zilpah in Genesis 46:18, that says this. These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls. The 30th chapter of Genesis notes how Jacob went into her. And these children were direct offspring of Jacob. And also the Bible references Bilhah in Genesis 46:25 These are the sons of Bilhah which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven. Counting all these children, it looks like Jacob directly sired 36 children, and the 12 tribes comes directly from Rachel and Leah.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 3, 2013 at 9:49 AM
The numbers seven and 16 refer not only to Jacob's children with Bilhah and Zilpah, but their grandchildren as well. If you count Dan and Napthali, plus their sons, it adds up to seven. If you add Gad and Asher, plus their sons and daughter Serah, it adds up to 16.ReplyDelete
Although Jacob sired children in excess of 13, there is no Biblical indication it was as many as 36. There was no word for grandson back then remember, so even grandsons are called sons. If you do the math of mentioned offspring in Genesis 46 it should clear up your question, Clarinda.
Thanks for this article - I felt sure that Jacob had other daughters, besides Dinah, that had simply been left of the list of descendants/children in the bible because they were female. I've always felt it was sad that the only daughter of Jacob that gets named is mentioned only because she was the centerpiece in a tragic string of events. Atozinco.ReplyDelete


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By Rob Schabert, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information
CHARLESTON, Ill.. – Tennessee Tech faced the best team in the Ohio Valley Conference and second-ranked in the nation Saturday. The Eastern Illinois Panthers, in fact, could be one of the best teams ever in the OVC.
Eastern Illinois (8-1/5-0 OVC), directed by quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, rolled up 552 yards of offense and also scored twice on long punt returns in handing the visiting Golden Eagles a 56-21 loss on O'Brien Field.
Garoppolo was 33-for-50 for 399 yards and four touchdowns. Erik Lora caught 12 passes for 119 yards and three of the scores, while Keiondre Gober had five catches for 129 yards and the other score.
The Golden Eagles (3-7/0-5 OVC) answered with 281 yards of total offense, including 183 passing yards and three touchdowns by redshirt freshman quarterback Jared Davis, who came off the bench in relief of starter Darian Stone. Krys Cates had three catches for 32 yards including a 15-yard TD, while Eric Belew grabbed two passes for 72 yards, both resulting in touchdowns.
Malcolm Mitchell led the Golden Eagle defense with nine tackles, while Jay Rudwall added eight stops. Sophomore Patrick Prewitt got the ball twice on turnovers, first on an interception that led to Tech's first TD, followed by a fumble recovery that set up Tech's second score.
Shepherd Little had a 75-yard punt return in the first quarter that made it 21-0, and in the third quarter, Lora broke loose for an 80-yard punt return to make it 49-7.
The Golden Eagles play their final road contest of the season next week when they visit Southeast Missouri on Saturday. Kickoff in Houck Stadium is set for 1 p.m.
* EIU (7-1/3-0 OVC) has the top-ranked offense in the nation, directed by senior quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who ranks first in the country in total offense and passing.
* Tech's strength this season has been its defense, so the Golden Eagles are hoping to find a way to slow down the high-powered Panthers on their home field. Tra'Darius Goff and Marty Jones rank first and second in the OVC in tackles, and will be called upon Saturday to make a difference.
* One aspect of the contest where Tech (3-6/0-5 OVC) has a distinct advantage is in the kicking game. Placekicker Zach Sharp has been perfect on his PAT attempts and is 7-for-10 in field goals. Punter Chad Zinchini leads the OVC and ranks second in the nation in punting average.
* The Golden Eagles are clad in the white uniforms with the Eagle trim that were unveiled last year at Oregon. Tech is wearing the new metallic purple helmets.
* Tech's game captains are Seth McDonald, Cory McDonald, Jerry King and Lamar Moore.
* Tech wins coin toss and defers to second half.
* After giving up one first down, the Golden Eagles force a turnover. Austin Tallant hits Garrapolo for the sack and forces the fumble, and Jimmy Laughlin recovers in EIU territory.
* Tech offense doesn't move, and Chad Zinchini's first punt is 40 yards. EIU stars at it's own 19 following a short return by Erik Lora.
* Panthers strike first as Garoppolo hits Lora with a fade to the corner of the end zone for a five-yard touchdown. The PAT makes it 7-0 with 9:03 to play in the first quarter. The drive covered 81 yards in 10 plays and took 2:40.
* Golden Eagles begin at their own 34 following a kick return by Cody Forbes. Stone weaves and bobs, and avoid several tackles for a 12-yard gain and Tech's initial first down of the game. Fourth-and-one at the EIU 46, and Zinchini enters to punt. The kicks hits one-yard deep into end zone for a touchback.
* EIU faces fourth-and-two and converts at the Tech 25. Big plays by linebacker Jay Rudwall halt the Panthers on back-to-back plays, and forces the Panthers into a fourth-and 14 situation. They choose to go for it, and Garoppolo finds Lora with a strike over the middle for a 29-yard touchdown. PAT makes it 14-0 with 2:15 remaining in the first quarter. The scoring drive is 80 yards and takes 13 plays, using 4:21 off the clock.
* Garoppolo is 14-for-18 for 185 yards and two TDs in the first quarter.
* Golden Eagle offense loses yardage and Zinchini is asked to punt. This time he unloads a 57-yard kick, but Shepherd Little brings it back all the way for a 75-yard return and touchdown. That makes it 21-0 with 35 seconds to go in the first quarter.
* Stone picks up three yards on the final play of the quarter. Total offense after one period: EIU 181, Tech -2.
* Stone hits Jordan Smith for a 15-yard completion and first down in EIU territory at the 42. Zinchini's punt hits at the one and Tech narrowly misses downing it before it goes into the end zone.
* Garoppolo's pass over the middle is tipped by two Tech defenders, but floats into the hands of Keiondre Gober, who takes in untouched 79 yards for a touchdown. PAT makes it 28-0 with 11:17 to play in the half. 80-yard scoring drive in two plays. When things are going well.......
* For the fourth time in the game, EIU kicks off short. The Panthers have yet to kick deep to Ladarius Vanlier.
* Luke Woodason makes a spectaculr defensive play, leaping in front of the receiver on a long pass, and makes what appears to be an interception. When he crashes to the turf, however, the ball is jarred loose and rules an incomplete pass. Woodaso is injured on the play, and helped off the field by Tech's medical staff. He appears to be holding his arm and walking on his own.
* On the very next play, Patrick Prewitt leaps and makes a one-handed interception of Garoppolo's pass, and returns it 20 yards to the Panther 15.
* Jared Davis takes over at quarterback, and on his first snap steps up in the pocket and fires a strike over the middle to a wide open Krys Cates for a touchdown. Zack Sharp's PAT makes it 28-7. Sharp has now scored 187 career points, pulling to within three points of Ryan Weeks in eighth place in career scoring. Davis now has seven TD passes and five interceptions. It was Cates' third TD grab of the year.
*Third-and-five, but Golden Eagles called for offsides when Jordan Johnson thinks the center moves. Johnson absolutely LEVELS the center. First down EIU.
* Golden Eagles not backing down. Johnson with a tremndous hit on the ball carrier for the tackle. Third-and-five again for EIU. Rudwall knocks down the pass intended for Lora, and EU will punt for the first time, this from the Tech 45. Vanlier FINALLY gets the ball in his hands but only by making a fair catch at the Tech 10.
* Davis hits Vanlier on a short pass, and he races 18 yards and out of bounds at the Tech 28. Tech faces third and six at the 32. Davis' pass falls short of his intended receiver, and Zinchini will punt into the wind. His kicks sails over Lora's head, but the receiver goes back and fields it. Tech has him trapped along the sidelines, but somehow he breaks free and goes all the way for a touchdown.....but wait. A flag. Holding on the return back at the 40, so it's marked at the EIU 28.
* Bad snap sails off Garoppolo's hand, but right into the hands of ruingback Taylor Duncan. On the next play, another bad snap. This time, Garoppolo retreats and fields it, then throws it out of bounds, forcing a fourth down and EIU punt.
* Punt fools Vanlier as he calls for a fair catch, and he awkwardly tries to catch it at eye level. He fumbles, and EIU recovers at the Tech 29.
* Long pass down the middle and Drake lays out for the catch at the back of the end zone, but cannot hang on. Third and eight for the Panthers at the 27, and Laughlin breaks up the pass attempt. Cameron Berra enters to attempt a 45-yard field goal. Bad snap, and holder Scott Weatherford throws it deep, incomplete.
* With 2:07 to play, Golden Eagles forced to punt. Zinchini kicks it out of bounds at the EIU 26, for a 45-yard kick. He has now kicked seven times for a 45.3 average.
* Garoppolo throws deep down the right sidelines, and defender Demario Donell falls down, leaving Gober all alone to make the catch. However, he comes down out of bounds, preventing a 72-yard TD. EIU must punt on fourth-and-eight. Illegal shift on EIU, and the five-yard penalty is added at the end of the kick, which was 34 yards.
* Tech uses the middle screen, the play that worked so well for EIU in the first quarter, and Davis finds Bush for a nine-yard gain. Tech calls timeout with 40 seconds remaining. Ready to go...but now EIU calls timeout.
* Nie catch by Cates for a gain of seven. Roughing the passer called at the end of the play for 15 more yards, and Tech has the ball at the EIU 30. Davis scrambles, finds Gannaway for 10-yard gain and first down at the EIU 20 with 23 seconds left. Again, Davis avoid rush, steps up and fires a pass that he somehow drops in between defenders at the three...and it's dropped.
* Big pressure, and two tackles have Davis.....but he escapes and throws it away to avoid a huge loss. Nine seconds left. Davis scrambles for a gain of 12, and gets out of bounds with just under one second left at the EIU seven. Chris Harris will attempt a 24-yard field goal, and the kick is.....wide left. Halftime.
* After a 21-yard punt that went off the side of his foot and out of bounds, the Panthers begin at the TTU 37. Seven plays later, Garoppolo tosses a fade on fourth-and-two, and Lora grabs it at the sidelines for a five-yard TD.
* EIU puts together another scoring drive, this time moving 70 yards in eight plays, with Taylor Duncan running the final 16 for a touchdown. With 7:45 to play in the third, EIU leads 42-7.
* Zinchini's punt is 51 yards to the EIU 20, and Lora looks for his blockers, breaks through to the right side and goes 80 yards for his second PR touchdown of the game. PAT makes it 497 with 6:26 to play in third quarter.
* One of the craziest plays in Tech history. Colton Belew catches a pass from Davis and is racing along the sidelines for a 31-yard pickup, when the ball is knocked from his hands. His cousin, Eric Belew, picks it up and takes it another 39 yards down to the EIU 16. Davis made a great play to avoid the rush, then threw a perfect pass just over the defenders for the original completion. Cousin-to-cousin for a total of 73 yards.
* Fourth-and-four and EIU sends an all-out rush, flushing Davis and all he can do is throw an off-balance pass that falls incomplete and Tech comes up empty in the red zone.
* EIU takes over at the Panther 12. On third-and-one, Tra'Darius Goff forces a fumble by Duncan and Prewitt recovers, his second turnover recovery of the game after his first-half interception.
* After a four-yard rush by Isaiah McKinney, Davis is hit hard as he tries to pass and it goes incomplete. Third-and-six at the EIU 17. Davis fires one toward the goal line and Steve Wilson makes an impossible catch in double coverage at the two. First-and-goal. False start, and five-yard penalty to the seven. Pass into the end zone to Jordan Smith is incomplete. Second-and-goal. TOUCHDOWN. Davis finds Eric Belew in the end zone, then a personal foul as Robert Haynes hammers Davis after he delivers the touchdown pass. The 15-yard penalty will be assessed on the kickoff. Harris makes the PAT and its 49-14 with 12:08 remaining.
* Harris' kcik oes through the end zone, and EIU starts at the 25. Tech defense forces a fourth-and-five, and Garoppolo finds Jeff LePak along the sidelines for a first down pickup at the TTU 33. First-and-10 at the TTU 21, and Little takes a handoff around left tackle, untouched to the end zone. With 9:57 remaining, it's EIU 56, Tech 14. The drive went 75 yards in 12 plays, and took 2:06.
* Right now, EIU has 536 yards of total offense and Tech gas 234.
* Davis pressured and throws, pass deflected, and headed for a sure interception before James Normand knocks it down. There is no such stat, but Normand should get credited for a pass defended defended!
* End of the day for Garoppolo, who leaves the game with 399 yards and four touchdowns. Backup Ben Krol is at quarterback. Tech holds, and forces a punt.
* WIde open receiver over the middle and the pass is dropped. Fourth down, and Zinchini will punt for the 13th time. He drops one that is downed at the EIU three-yard line. The 13 punts ties the school record for most punts in a game (Zinchini had 13 at Oregon in 2012).
* Golden Eagle offense will get another chance as the defense holds for a trhee-and-out. Weatherford to punt out of his own end zone. Snap bounces to kicker, and his kick goes off the side of his foot and out of bounds at the 22, for a 13-yard kick. Tech has it first-and-10 at the EIU 22.
* Davis scrambles and gains seven to the EIU 15. Oops. Another false start. Second-and-eight back at the 20. Davis wrapped up, but gets away. Nobody open and he throws it away to avoid the sack. Third down. SHovel pass to Annoor and he's tripped for a loss as he catches it. Fourth down and 14. Long pass to the corner of the end zone, Eric Belew goes up and fights it away for the TOUCHDOWN with 2:04 remainingin. Harris' PAT makes it 56-21.
* Davis has thrown for 183 yards and three touchdowns.
* Tech's three scores have come on short drives of 15, 22, and 21 yards. Twice after Prewitt got turnovers, and once after a short EIU punt.
* EIU goes into victory formation and takes a knee as clock is in final minute.
* Ball game over.
* Tech's next game is at Southeast Missouri on Saturday, Nov. 9.


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Lindsay Lohan & James Deen: New 'The Canyons' Trailer!
Lindsay Lohan and James Deen kiss in the new 1950s themed teaser trailer for their upcoming flick The Canyons.
The film is about "the dangers of sexual obsession and ambition, both personally and professionally, among a group of young people in their 20′s and how one chance meeting connected to the past unravels all of their lives, resulting in deceit, paranoia, cruel mind games and ultimately violence."
The Canyons, which was written by Bret Easton Ellis and directed by Paul Schrader, also stars Nolan Gerard Funk, who will have a guest gig on Glee this season.
"The Canyons" – 1950′s Teaser Trailer