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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (June 20, 2013) – Former Dobyns-Bennett standout Chris Cook (Kingsport, Tenn.) said having the chance to play collegiate baseball close to home was an opportunity he couldn't pass up, and the two-way player made his dream a reality as he signed his national letter of intent to play for East Tennessee State University starting this fall.
Cook, a multisport athlete for the Tribe, lettered in both football and baseball, while his father Donnie was inducted into the ETSU Hall of Fame back in 2002 as he was an All-American football player for the Bucs from 1979-82.
"We are thrilled to have Chris Cook join our baseball program at ETSU," said head coach Tony Skole. "Our staff is excited to have another great player from tradition-rich Dobyns-Bennett High School and coach Ryan Wagner's program. Over the last couple of years, Chris has been one of the top athletes in the state. His accomplishments speak for themself. Being a football guy myself, I loved watching Chris play quarterback and then seeing all those intangibles on the gridiron transfer to the diamond. Chris's athleticism will allow him to be able to do a lot of things for us as he can play any infield position, he has tremendous speed, and he can also perform at a high level on the mound. Our fans are going to really enjoy seeing Chris compete. Chris is a magnificent student-athlete, and will be a welcome addition to our baseball family and campus community at ETSU."
Cook brings a winning pedigree with him to ETSU has he helped guide Dobyns-Bennett to consecutive Big 8 Conference and Region 1-AAA titles. With his success at D-B and the Bucs most recently winning the Atlantic Sun Championship, the title run helped play a factor in Cook's decision making with the Blue and Gold.
"Winning the A-Sun championship really had an impact on my decision," said Cook. "I know they are a competitive bunch and Coach Skole is a really good coach. After I took my visit, I thought it was a good fit. I felt ETSU was the right place for me."
During his last two seasons with the Tribe, Cook hit over .440 with 29 doubles, seven triples, 10 home runs, 100 runs scored, and 66 RBI, which led to the two-way player receiving back-to-back first team all-conference accolades. In 2012, Cook was named the District 1-AAA Most Valuable Player as he led D-B to the district tournament title. Meanwhile, as a pitcher, the 6-foot, 1-inch, 185-pound right-hander went 6-3 with a 2.35 ERA for the Tribe.
Prior to making the move to shortstop his senior season, Cook spent time as a second baseman.
"Hopefully I can get some playing time in the middle infield, along with get the opportunity to pitch some at ETSU," added Cook.
Meanwhile, Dobyns-Bennett head coach Ryan Wagner knows Cook can make an impact to the Buccaneer program.
"Chris is another player that will definitely add to the program at ETSU," added Wagner. "Chris's hard work and dedication will allow him to hopefully see time on the field very soon for the Bucs."
Cook becomes the seventh player to join ETSU's 2013 recruiting class and the second Kingsport product, joining Sullivan South's Jamin McCann.
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Information from Steve Wilmoth at TriCitiesSports.com was used in this report.


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The Otavalo/Las Lagos bus company will drop you off at the bus terminal in Otavalo.
There is a small bus terminal northeast in town along calle Atahualpa & Jacinto Collahuazo and busses leave for Quito (2,5 hours) every 10 minutes.
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Taxies will take you anywhere within town for $ 1,00.
You could have a better chance to do your shopping, if you arrive here early or leave late. But keep in mind that you may regret that you have bargained too hard with those indigenous people who work very hard to make their living.
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Around Otavalo Most people just visit Otavalo for the day on Saturday when the market is at its biggest. For those wanting to stay longer, or have had their fix of market and are looking for something to take up a few hours, there are number of options.
To the North of Otavalo (15 to 30min walk) is a small but pretty Waterfall. Walk North along Bolivar, after the hospital turn East and walk until you cross the old railway line. Follow the next cross road North. Eventually you go over a small creek. Follow the road round to the right up the hill. You will then see a sign to the Las Cascadas. Follow this through the gum (eucalyptus) trees, and you are there.
You can hike to the top of the two surrounding Volcanos. Imbabura can be done in a day, with a car taking you to about 3,500m asl. Cotacahi is probably best done over night. Both are normally surrounded in cloud, with Cotacachi often getting snowfall as a result of its extra altitude. A number of the small tour agencies in the town operate tours, and are quite affordable.
There is a special (to the local indigenous population) tree on the ridge separating Otavalo and San Pablo, which has amazing views to San Pablo, the Lake and Volcan Imbabura. To get there, walk east along Garcia Moreno and follow over the hill. Once up the top, you will have to walk a little North before sighting the tree in order to aim for it. Best way, is just to aim for the highest point.
Near the lechero, you'll find the Condor Park, a rescue center for Raptor birds, including of course the Andean Condor. Flight shows with several birds twice a day. You also have a magnificent view on the surroundings of Otavalo. closed on Mondays.
A series of lakes (3700 m) 17km (uphill) south of Otavalo, in an extinct volcano, which are very beautiful. The best way to get there is to take a taxi (~US$14 return - with four hours there). The locals do not recommend going on a weekday as this may be dangerous (robbed of all possessions including clothes). Weekends are considered safe given the greater numbers of visitors (which aren't many).
West of Otavalo at the base of Volcan Cotacachi and near Cotacachi Village. It is an eco reserve, with a lake in the crater of the volcano. Very pretty, with a lovely, but reasonably long, day walk around. Great views to Volcan Imbabura and Otavalo can be seen from there. To get there take a taxi to Cotacachi village and hire a taxi from there.
Each of the small villages around Otavalo and Ibarra general specialise in a particular craft. Cotacachi specialises in leather goods.
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by thefourthman » Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:05 pm
Don't know, don't care. If people aren't already reading the book, this page inside the book is probably not going to do it. It would be better served in the trade. If people are reading it, like me... it looks like wasted space, regardless of whether it actually took away from the pages or not.
It was a bad decision and should not be repeated in the future. Save your kudos for the bookstore set, let the comic shop guy do his job and tell people about awesome books.
by Punchy » Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:06 pm
To be fair, most books put a good quote on the cover, it's just that this book has so many it needs 2 pages!
Maybe it was because the book is about literature, and most novels have a few pages of press in the start? Another nod?
by Garofani Spruzzo » Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:09 pm
Most novels don't.
by Punchy » Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:10 pm
Most of the ones I read do, maybe it's different in the UK.
by thefourthman » Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:11 pm
I have no problem with the websites, but they don't fill you in and I don't collect any more so going back to issue four isn't an option, because I sold out. A better writer would have accomplished his task of cueing my memory and not bored me to death with blog posts.
This book felt like there were rules until this issue and now it feels like those rules were thrown out the window. Actually, more to the point, it felt like there were rules being revealed and in this one they are thrown out.
I can't believe you of all people are telling me to look at how magic is treated in other comics... it only matters how magic is treated in this issue.
by thefourthman » Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:12 pm
okay. I was wearing a pink gingham apron with ruffles.
by thefourthman » Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:13 pm
don't it matters not. I am glad that I held off from reviewing this for BF, I would have had to reread the first five issues and researched that god forsaken poem and it would have just been too much fucking work.
by Punchy » Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:14 pm
But Magic isn't supposed to have rules! It's magic.
I never got the sense that there were rules before this issue, we've seen some pretty out there stuff, that water hand, the never-ending staircase, and none of it was explained.
Things are just as mysterious as they were in #1, just because rules haven't been shown, doesn't mean there aren't any.
by thefourthman » Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:14 pm
stop reading series books. Those are the only books I see it in... or fuckers like Patterson where it doesn't matter if the book is part of a series, they are all the same.
MMPB do not equal most books.
by Punchy » Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:16 pm
Some proper Literary novels I've read have it.
And even if it is just for Series novels, then surely it's even more apt for The Unwritten? It's a series isn't it?
by Garofani Spruzzo » Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:18 pm
Interesting. Most of my UK lit is older than you, so I don't know. Here, mainly gaudy paperback reprints might put that stuff in the front, but typically publicity blurbs will be placed on the back cover or less commonly on the jacket interior. But the more a book is reprinted, the more of that stuff builds up--so later mass-market pb printings occasionally load up the front of the book.
I was looking around the room here to see if any of the too-many books feature that, but I'm surrounded by mostly early printings at the moment. But if UK reprints feature that at the front I could buy that, since Mike Carey is British.
Still didn't like it, though.
by Punchy » Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:19 pm
Maybe it's because I'm cheap and don't by first print hardbacks, and wait until the books have been around for a while. But I've read novels with like 5 pages of quotes.
by thefourthman » Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:20 pm
I'm not talking about the magical representation. I am talking about the actual magic that makes the book happen, the spells that Tommy and the folks from the society cast.
I'm sorry but Carey reverted to his most base writing here and just threw everything in.
What really appealed to me with the first five issues was that he was being methodical with the narrative. He used the first issue to develop Tom as a semi-celebrity due to the books. Then the second issue made you question what was real. The the third and fourth dealt with the house and the fifth with Kipling (which went a long way for defining the magic, read it again...) the magic in that issue is deliberate, the magic in the issues previous, deliberate, here it is literally all over the place. My biggest problem is with Frank, where the fuck has he been this whole time. It all may have supposed to have been mystery Frank's disappearance, the tat's disappearing and reappearing, the fucker at the end with his kids, instead it just pissed me off.
I will give this book another issue. But to be honest it kind of feels like House of Mystery where it has just gotten out of hand.
by Punchy » Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:22 pm
I think House Of Mystery is a great book.
I really don't see any difference between the Magic in this issue, and previous instalments.
They said Frankenstein's Monster had been asleep in the Villa, but he was awoken by the events in #4.
by thefourthman » Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:22 pm
sure, and I would have no problem at all with those two pages being in the trade paperback. In the comic they just piss me off from the get go. (However, y the time I got to France I was ready to love the book again only to watch my goodwill be squandered even further)
Carey has proven himself time and time again to be a shitty writer to me and that is why I stay the fuck away from Lucifer. That much of him would drive me batty.
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The American holiday of Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching, and the traditional Thanksgiving dinner centering around a roast turkey looms over us. If you're planning on roasting a turkey, it's probably time to start thinking about buying one. (Thawing a large frozen turkey could take a whole week.) "Designer" turkeys can cost as much as $10 a pound while some supermarkets will sell you a turkey for less than $1 per pound. But what do you look for when buying a turkey?
Fresh or Frozen
Fresh turkeys
are turkeys that are quick-chilled to 40°F (4°C) or lower and have been stored at a temperature greater than 26°F (-3°C). This means, it is possible that the turkey could be partially frozen (if stored for a while). They should kept in the refrigerator after purchase and cooked within two days.
Frozen turkeys
are turkeys that have been frozen in a blast freezer and are kept at 0°F (-18°C) or lower. The turkey is frozen quickly enough that ice crystals don't form (so no damage occurs during thawing). Frozen turkeys are packaged tightly in plastic to prevent freezer burn and can be stored in the freezer for long periods of times (over a year if necessary). To thaw a turkey, move it from the freezer to the refrigerator and allow about 5 hours for each pound of turkey. A 12 pound turkey will take a little over two days to thaw while a large 20 pounder will take about four days. Once the turkey has thawed, you can keep it in the fridge for up to two days before cooking. Refreezing a turkey reduces the quality because ice crystals will form during the slow freezing process (tearing the tissue of the turkey apart).
Both fresh and frozen turkeys produce excellent results when roasted properly. In general, fresh turkeys cost more than frozen, so I use frozen turkeys.
Basted or Unbasted
Basted turkeys
have been injected with a sodium-based solution to increase the juiciness of the bird. Flavor enhancers, fat, broth, or stock can also be injected into the turkey. In the United State, it is required by law that labels must include a statement identifying the total quantity and common name of all ingredients in the solution. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) website provides this example: "Injected with approximately 3% of a solution of _____________ (list of ingredients)."
In general, basted turkeys are more juicy (when roasted directly), but have an off taste. For the best turkey, buy an unbasted one and brine it for a few hours before cooking. Don't brine a basted turkey since they already have a heightened salt content.
Fryer/roaster turkeys
are young turkeys usually less than four months old. These are generally between 4 and 8 pounds (1.8 and 3.6 kg) and are very tender.
Young turkeys
are between 4 and 7 months of age. They are sometimes referred to as young roaster turkeys and are also very tender. I recommend using either fryer/roaster or young turkeys for roasting.
Yearling turkeys
are around 12 months old. The skin and meat are moderately tender and can still be roasted well.
Mature turkeys
are over fifteen months old and should not be used for roasting since they will produce fairly tough meat.
To figure out how much turkey you need to roast, use the 3/4 pound (1/3 kg) per person rule of thumb. A ten pound turkey can be expected to feed 12 to 14 guests.
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Free range
free roaming turkeys
must be allowed access to the outside while being raised. This does not affect the taste of the turkey.
turkeys are female turkeys and generally are 15 pounds (7 kg) or less.
turkeys are male and are typically more than fifteen pounds. The sex of the turkey has no bearing on flavor, texture, or tenderness.
Kosher turkeys
are turkeys that have been prepared under Rabbinical supervision. Often, they are sold with a layer of salt coating the turkey increasing juiciness and saltiness. These turkeys do not need to be brined, but soaking them in water may increase their tenderness by increasing water content prior to cooking.
Minimally processed turkeys
are supposedly minimally processed. However, processing can include traditional processes for preparing meat such as smoking, roasting, freezing, drying, and fermenting. Generally, this isn't an issue when buying a turkey for roasting because they all be minimally processed.
Although there does not yet exist a man-made turkey, there are
Natural turkeys
. Natural turkeys do not contain artificial flavors, food coloring, chemical preservatives, or any other artificial ingredient. In the U.S., the label must explain the use of the term "natural" (for example, no added colorings or artificial ingredients; minimally processed). Natural turkeys generally have the best flavors without the chance of the turkey tasting artificial. They also cost more.
The label "
no antibiotics
" can be used when the turkey producer proves to inspectors that the turkeys were raised without antibiotics.
Although the U.S. government prohibits the use of hormones when raising turkeys, the label "
no hormones
" can still be found on some turkeys. According to the USDA, the claim "no hormones added" cannot be used on the labels of poultry unless it is followed by a statement that says, "Federal regulations prohibit the use of hormones."
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Thanks Michael! Since some friends and I are being abandoned by our families for Thanksgiving (the fate of a college student...) we're thinking about doing it ourselves - this'll help.
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Hey Michael I have been reading your site for a while and I have to say I love it! I tried out the peanut toffee recipe and I have to say it was soo good. I'm never buying toffee again! Hey, how about putting up a picture of you and your wife one of these days. I'd love to see who the master is behind this site!
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:43 pm
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I completely disagree on the point of the affect of free range/roaming turkeys/birds not having a positive affect on flavor. I've been buying free range turkeys & chickens for a little over 20 years. I don't have to quote news articles or related. This is direct experience from myself, family & friends I've cooked for over the years. I also find it too bad that you'd choose price versus quality. Don't you question yourself when you spend top dollar for Nikon's superior quality optics & camera bodies, then you go buy a grocery store frozen bird? Ick, the thought makes me cringe. Do yourself, your family and your body a favor and find yourself a decent bird for this holiday season. Quality of food matters.
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:43 pm
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I believe you must have mistyped your statement regarding "designer" turkeys costing upwards of 10 dollars a pound. Please cite your references for this. At that price my turkey would cost $220.00.
I've just came back from El Cerrito Natural grocery and they're selling Diestel free range birds for $1.98 per pound.
I called Andronico's Market in Berkeley on Solano, 510-524-1673. They're going to stock Willie Bird free range for about $2 to $3 dollars per pound. They are known for being a high priced grocery store.
Rick's Quality Meats in El Cerrito is now taking orders for Martinelli's natural turkeys for $1.99 per pound. 510-233-9390.
Please go to
and notice the special for this holiday season, an entire free range turkey MEAL for 8-10 people coming in just under $100.00, that's $120.00 under your estimation for my turkey only.
If your taste is for a certain bird, that's just fine with me. But please don't post incorrect, misleading information and possibly ruin someone else's holiday season.
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:44 pm
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no where does michael say free range or free roaming turkeys or the turkeys you purchase are the designer turkeys he talked about at the top of the post.
i'd like to see an example of a $10 a pound turkey myself, but you're the one claiming designer = free range.
And Michael -- there are man-made turkeys now. I would put tofurkey down as a man-made turkey.
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:44 pm
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re: "designer" turkeys?
While most turkeys can be purchased below $6 per pound, there are occassionally turkeys that sell for almost $10 per pound. These are usually marketed towards people who want to have a "real" turkey and often claims of being "the orginal breed of turkey" are associated with these obnoxiously high priced turkeys. I've never seen a turkey cost more than $150 though. I don't think anyone should ever pay those prices for a turkey - especially since excellent turkeys are available mail order for reasonable prices.
The statement was meant to show the large delta between cheap and expensive turkey possibilities, not to claim that you'd be able to find a $0.50/lb. turkey or a $10/lb. turkey unless you looked really, really hard.
re: Fresh vs. frozen
Fresh turkeys are juicer and more tender than frozen turkeys if you do not brine your turkeys. Since, I recommend brining turkeys, the frozen turkeys come out as juicy, tender, and flavorful as a fresh turkey. When properly prepared, fresh and frozen are interchangable.
re: Free range
A turkey's access to the outdoors does not have an effect on the turkey's flavor or texture. Feed mix does make an effect and often times a free range turkey will be fed in such as a way as to promote a bolder flavor. This stronger flavor (which some people like and others do not) has often been attributed to allowing the turkey to roam. This is not the case. A caged turkey with the same feed mix will provide the same flavor. For me, free range is more of an ethical question than a food quality issue.
Having said all that, I usually purchase frozen, minimally processed, natural turkeys at slightly less than $2.00 per pound.
I have heard from several people that the Heritage turkey from Mary's Turkeys is one of best turkeys you can get and it's a reasonable $4 per pound at my local market.
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:44 pm
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re: Clarification on the mail order comment
Before anyone jumps on me about not supporting local turkey farms, I said "...excellent turkeys are available mail order for reasonable prices" but should have said "...excellent turkeys are available locally and by mail order for reasonable prices". I was thinking someone would pay a lot of money for a turkey if they thought they couldn't get something good locally, but was suggesting that if that was the case, just mail order a moderately priced one instead.
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:45 pm
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Michaels quote from the post:
"Other labels
Free range or free roaming turkeys must be allowed access to the outside while being raised. This does not affect the taste of the turkey."
It's right up there, go see.
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:45 pm
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Yup, well I guess we'll have to leave it at agreeing to disagree. I can live with that. There's just too much written information supporting free range meat having better flavor both on the web and from the rancher's themselves. Sure they need to make a living and promote their business, but there are so many inherent problems with caged animals. Stress, bad blood flow through the muscles and disease. I haven't had a Foster Farms or Albertson's bird in years, brined or no, I ain't gonna bite. That cheap meat ain't good for ya neither. I can live with 1.98 a pound for a fresh one.
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Location: Austin, TX (USA)
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:46 pm
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We're not comparing apples to apples here. A frozen turkey is just as good as a fresh turkey when both are prepared properly. A frozen Albertson's turkey should not be compared to a fresh Diestel's turkey because the Albertson's turkey probably uses inferior feed and most likely has had an accelerated growth rate. Many turkey farms produce both fresh and frozen turkeys and these turkeys are equivalent.
When I said frozen, I meant "all things being equal" a frozen bird == a fresh bird (when properly prepared). I was examining each aspect of turkey buying separately.
Sorry for the confusion.
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:46 pm
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Yeah yah know, that clears up a lot.
See, my freezer is used for ice cream & ice cubes & meat ingredients for stock. I'm not a fan of the frozen meat. Although, that isn't to say I haven't done it or received decent results from frozen meat.
But when someone says they got themselves this great frozen turkey from the grocery store it turns my stomach.
When I choose my meat, I attempt to find something that is out of the crate good. As with chickens, rub with evoo & kosher salt. Then roast. The meat should stand on its own goodness. I really don't want to have to dress it up, brine it to get it to taste right. To taste better yes, but not to make it as good as the bird sitting next to it for a dollar more per pound.
See, I pay a bit more per pound but have to do less work to get it to taste right. I do cheat a bit though, I admit. I cook the bird 2/3 the way through upside down. The last 30 for browning the breast. Crazy juice, no tenting of the foil and the quality of meat flavor is right there.
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:47 pm
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My goodness, I can see the effects of all these analytical people on this website after reading all these comments. I have to say "give the website owner a break" and I'd also have to say "advertising" on their dime is despicable. I buy meat from a co-op and grocery store meat because you've got to do what fits your budget, schedule, etc. No one can ever convince me that fish tastes good, it's disgusting, so couldn't someone like grocery store turkey better than a snob turkey? Florida mother p.s. the purpose of the article was clear and it provided good information without slant. Thanks
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:47 pm
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Is a turkey receipe just around the corner? Would love to see one since I plan on cooking Thanksgiving turkey for my friends soon.
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Wow, never been accused of being analytical before, spiffy.
Turkey Pot Pie with tender flaky crust.
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Non-Profits, SCC Generate over $305,000
Matt Kenseth left New Hampshire Motor Speedway with the win in the SYLVANIA 300, but he wasn't the only one celebrating another win at the Magic Mile. A total of $305,620 was generated over the three-day race weekend for local non-profit organizations and the New Hampshire Chapter of the Speedway Children's Charities.
That brings the grand total to over $595,000 between the July Camping World RV Sales 301 and September SYLVANIA 300 NASCAR weekends.
"You can't replace the commitment and dedication of our volunteers," said Jerry Gappens, executive vice president and general manager of the speedway. "We lean on so many different people and organizations when it comes to race weekend, and there's no way that the largest sports and entertainment facility in New England runs as smoothly as it does unless everyone works together."
A total of 80 organizations were represented at the speedway, and thanks to the hard work and dedication of those volunteers, over $201,000 in revenue was generated.
During each major event weekend, the Magic Mile leans on teams of enthusiastic fundraising organizations to assist, including helping with parking, cleaning, ushering and much more. In return, the speedway donates money to each group that goes toward the non-profit organization their representing.
September volunteers included members of Pease Air Force Base and Hanscom Air Force Base; colleges from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont; Miss Rockingham and Miss Lakes Region Scholarship Programs; Lions Club, Order of the Eastern Star (Masons), Knights of Columbus, ROTC, Granite State Flight 53 - Order of the Dandelions, town recreation groups, cheer and dance troupes, roller derby and local women's organized hockey teams.
Checks ranged from $269 to over $8,880 for each group.
The SYLVANIA 300 NASCAR weekend also proved successful for the New Hampshire Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities. Thanks to such events as the Laps for Charity, Speedway 5K, SYLVANIA Lobster Fest, Memorabilia Auction, Ride of a Lifetime and the Red Bucket Brigade, the SCC raised over $104,000 for local children's charities and groups.
New Hampshire Motor Speedway and the SCC will make a donation to local non-profit organizations as part of its fourth annual grant distribution presentation in December.
Volunteers are encouraged to participate during event weekends. For more information on becoming a NHMS volunteer please visit http://www.nhms.com/speedway/fundraising/.


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"The Chew" welcomes a week of guest co-hosts with chef Curtis Stone, Yvette Nicole Brown, Nia Long and chef Michael Lomonaco in the kitchen cooking up some summertime favorites. On Friday, June 20,Michael Symon's wife, Liz, and her best friend and wife of chef Bobby Flay, Stephanie March, join as guest co-hosts.
Listings for the week of June 16-20 (subject to change; weekdays, 1 p.m. on ABC):
Monday, June 16 - "We Heart Burgers" - Guest co-host chef Curtis Stone; actress Yvette Nicole Brown; two families square off in a burger battle; recipes for the perfect burgers, toppings and sauce.
Tuesday, June 17 - "Are You Ready For The Summer?!" - Actress Nia Long; lemon balsamic shrimp and summer couscous; a light and refreshing watermelon fizz cocktail.
Wednesday, June 18 - "Crispycrunchycool" - Nia Long creates a mouthwatering crab dish; a visit to the Beverly Hills home of Alex Hitz; recipes for the perfect, savory bagel crackers and baba ghanoush.
Thursday, June 19 - "All Steak, All The Time" - Chef Michael Lomonaco guest co-hosts and shares his recipe for adobo-rubbed rib steak with creamed kale au gratin; Carla Hall and Clinton Kelly make easy and flavorful steak quesadillas with salsa verde and steak croquettes.
Friday, June 20 - "Extra Value Friday: Buds 'N' Suds" - Liz Symon and Stephanie March guest co-host; beer-braised bratwurst sandwiches with onion rings; decadent and delicious chocolate root beer pound cake; tips for drinking and enjoying sparking wine.
Featuring celebrity chefs Mario Batali, Michael Symon, and Carla Hall, entertaining expert Clinton Kelly and health and wellness enthusiast Daphne Oz, "The Chew" is a leap forward into a delicious new kind of lifestyle series. Follow "The Chew" (@thechew) and hosts Mario (@mariobatali), Michael (@chefsymon), Clinton (@clinton_kelly), Carla (@carlahall) and Daphne (@DaphneOz) on Twitter.


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"Bears of the Last Frontier: Arctic Wanderers"
In early November, Chris Morgan travels to the North Slope town of Kaktovik where each year polar bears struggle for extended periods on dwindling fat reserves, waiting for the opportunity to hunt on sea ice. In late spring, he is on the north slope of the Brooks Range, where grizzlies wait for the thousands of caribou that migrate through. Part 3 of 3 G
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4 rescued after car lands in pond in Danville
4 rescued after car lands in pond in Danville
DANVILLE, Va. —
Four people were rescued Friday morning after a car landed in a retaining pond.
The crash happened around 11:30 a.m. in the 400 block of Riverside Drive.
The 58-year-old driver from North Carolina and the 69-year-old front passenger from Danville were treated at hospitals. The other two passengers were extracted as well.
A 1997 Chevrolet Lumina was going east on Riverside Drive when it somehow turned right into the driveway for Riverview Dental Care, Danville police said. The car traveled over some curbing and went into the pond.
The car sustained about $5,500 in damages. The accident is still under investigation.


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The State of Minnesota, in cooperation with colleges throughout the state, offers students the opportunity to get a head start on their college education through the Post-Secondary Enrollment Option (PSEO). PSEO is designed to encourage academically qualified high school students to consider completing high school requirements at the college level. By enrolling in classes at Crossroads College, students can complete both high school and college credits at the same time through this state-funded program.
Costs for tuition, fees, and books for Minnesota residents enrolled in non-sectarian PSEO courses at Crossroads College are covered by the State of Minnesota. This program has helped thousands of students get a jump-start on college careers while earning high school credit. It allows them to apply college credits to their high school diplomas. Students choosing to take part in our Ministry related courses would be responsible for the books used for those courses, but not the cost of the class, as we offer students enrolled in the PSEO program the opportunity to take ministry related classes for free.
Crossroads seeks to accept students who have a strong Christian commitment, who are ready for the rigors of college work, and who have the maturity and social skills needed to be successful in the college setting. All these elements are weighed when Admissions reviews applicants for admission to the PSEO program.
To be eligible for the PSEO program at Crossroads College, students must:
If you would like to live on campus, you must complete a PSEO Residency Application. This cost is the responsibility of the student. Crossroads does not have an on-campus food service program, so food cost and preparation are the responsibility of the student.
PSEO students will receive college credit for courses they pass according to the usual standards of the college and are subject to the college's policies regarding dates for adding or dropping classes.
The Crossroads College schedules and calendar differ from the high school schedules and calendars. Students enrolled simultaneously at Crossroads and high school must meet the requirements of both schedules, such as attending Crossroads classes even if the high school is on break. PSEO students are also required to attend all Fall Orientation sessions. Students or their parents are responsible for transportation to the Crossroads campus.
Costs for tuition, fees, and books for Minnesota residents enrolled in non-sectarian PSEO courses at Crossroads College are covered by the State of Minnesota. It is our desire to introduce students to ministry related courses with the hope that they then continue on in their ministry related field here at Crossroads College. Therefore, PSEO students may enroll in ministry related courses through Crossroads College at no cost to the student. However, those accepted to live on campus would pay the regular housing cost of $2,075 per semester.
The Admissions Office of Crossroads College will accept PSEO applications through August 1st for the Fall semester and December 1st for the Spring semester. Students considering this option are encouraged to begin the application process as soon as possible.


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UK men would stay out of bed for 50in plasma telly
Hot widescreen action worth six months' shaglessness
Electrical retailer Comet has confirmed what those of us who boast enormous plasma tellys already know - that when it comes to getting your rocks off nothing beats a bit of hot bloke-on-widescreen action.
A survey by the retailer asked 2,000 Brit chaps what would convince them to give up rumpy-pumpy for six months, and no less than 47 per cent said that they'd skip a shag for a 50-in plasma, Reuters notes.
And just to prove how desirable large displays are, a quarter of pollees reckoned they'd give up smoking to slump in front of a throbbing 50-incher, the same percentage who said they'd eschew chocolate for half a year for the privilege.
Quite what would make the couch potatoes' other halves agree to six long months of voluntary chastity is not noted, but we suspect it might involve an unlimited quantity of choc-based products and a written contract stating they are not legally obliged to watch Arsenal versus Chelsea on their hubbies' crowd-pleasing equipment. ®


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Library History
It was 1934, the middle of the Great Depression. Money for life's necessities of food, clothing, and shelter was hard to come by. Money for luxuries or entertainment was out of the question.
That did not stop one Kalona woman.
Mrs. E.J. (Amy) Hesselschwerdt believed in books and set about establishing, in the midst of hard times, Kalona's first library.
With the help of two friends, Fred E. Bourgeois and Mrs. Willis (Cleola) Grady Gingerich, she went out and solicited the entire town for funds and books. Space was provided in the old Legion Hall, upstairs from Charles Strickler's electrical shop just east of today's Snair Hardware store on B Avenue.
And the books came.
Attics, basements, closets, and shelves were emptied as the townspeople answered that first committee's request. When they finished, the Kalona Public Library was launched with a grand total of 907 assorted volumes. Mrs. Hesselschwerdt became the Library Board's first president (a position held until her death on February 15, 1963) with Mr. Bourgeois as secretary-treasurer and Mrs. Gingerich the first librarian.


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Train seat availability for all 3 trains that run from Barauni Jn to Kathua can be found in above table.
Fare for trains from Barauni Jn to Kathua is Rs 330 in None (GN), Rs 1590 in Third AC (3A), Rs 2330 in Second AC (2A) and Rs 590 in Sleeper (SL) in general quota. Tatkal ticket fare and premium tatkal fare in this route starts from Rs 2010 in Third AC (3A), Rs 2855 in Second AC (2A) and Rs 760 in Sleeper (SL).
- RAC is considered as confirmed for evaluating confirmation chances.
Colors under confirmation chances mean following:
- Red - Not likely to confirm.
- yellow - Difficult to say if this will confirm or not.
- Green - Very likely to confirm.
- Seat availability and berth status functionality may not be available between and .
- Disclaimer - Trainman is in no way affiliated to Indian Railways, therefore some times, the information shown may not be accurate. Trainman also does not claim 100% accuracy on any prediction done for waitlisted tickets.
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Discussion in 'The Anthony Cumia Show' started by Mark Mayonnaise, Nov 27, 2012.
I fucking hate Jim Norton and I hope that faggot dies on Christmas morning in front of his family
Thread restored since it's on topic.
Fuck you
FUCK that was for Oderus not Dawg
did he rape your grandma?
How DARE you cuse at Dawg. What's wrong with you??
how do you cuse at someone? is this an O&A thing?
Cheri makes typos when she gets mad
oh, then she mad a lot
this whole forum is like a Pussah2 beacon
Bar hijack already.
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"Reunion: The Remaining Time" (再会 残された時間, Saikai Nokosareta Jikan) is episode 182 of the original Naruto anime.
As Sumaru, the rest of the Star trainees and Naruto's teammates arrive, Akahoshi takes Sumaru hostage and forces Natsuhi to hand over the star. Neji examines Natsuhi and reveals that she could die if she uses her star chakra technique again. After Sumaru awakens, he speaks with his mother, who reveals that while she knew that she had to leave him behind to spare him the pain of becoming an exile, she regrets leaving him. While Naruto and Lee insist on going after Akahoshi, Neji says the mission is over and they, as they cannot betray a client. That night, Natsuhi goes to the star temple to steal the star, but is killed by Akahoshi and his men. Sumaru, following with the Naruto and Team Guy and Hokuto, senses her death and flies to the temple. Akahoshi declares himself Fourth Hoshikage and orders his ninja to kill the Konoha shinobi, Sumaru and Hokuto if they set foot in the village.


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Youth Hostel Rijeka
We are located in the east part of town Pecine which is 5 minutes by bus from the city centre (15 minutes on foot).
The building is surrounded by a park and a playground. It is very close to beautiful beaches, parks, tennis courts, a volleyball court and a scuba diving club. Near the hostel there are grocery shops, cafes and a newspaper stand as well as a large shopping centre.
Almost every room has its own shower and WC.
You can find vending machines for warm and cold drinks and snacks.
Rates do not include the local tourist tax (residence fee) which is 7.00 kuna per person / day.
Hostelling International membership card required. For non-members additional membership fee will be charged upon arrival at reception (10.00 kuna person/night)
*All reservations are valid until 18:00.
For later arrivals please notify the hostel either by phone or by e-mail . If not the reservation will be canceled.
The rest of the amount can be paid either in Croatian money Kuna or by cards VISA, MASTERCARD, MAESTRO.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- Free Breakfast
- Child Friendly
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Telephone/Fax Facilities
- Hair Dryers For Hire
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- No Curfew
- Non Smoking
- Outdoor Terrace
- Pet Friendly
- Reading Light
- Towels For Hire
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
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We are located at the eastern part of the city, named Pecine, approximately 1,5 km from the city centre / main bus station for international lines or 2 km from the railway station. The entrance to the hostel is accross the bus station.
At the exit of the railway station (on the right side) there is a bus station for the eastern part of the city. Catch the bus line number 1. Take off at the 7th bus stop.
The bus stop is on the sea side (line number 1). Take off at the 5th bus stop.
We suggest that you buy a 2-way bus ticket (ZONE 1) outside the bus (at a newspaper shop). In the bus you can only buy a 1-way ticket which is more expensive. The price of a 2-way ticket is 15,50 kuna and a 1-way ticket costs 10,00 kuna.
FROM THE AIRPORT RIJEKA / KRK (Omialj)
The airport company organizes transport from the airport to the city centre (main bus station Zabica). The price of a ticket is 20 kuna.
When you arrive to the city centre, drive towards Split. When the road splits, left leading to Trsat and right leading to Split, continue toward Split. The hostel is some 500 meters from the detour.
There is a bus stop by the Rijeka harbour. Get off the bus number 1 on the 4th bus stop.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Freshman Billy Evans received his first award from the North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) following his selecting as the New England Division Rookie of the Week. Hailing from San Diego, Calif., the 6-4 outside hitter amassed 35 kills, a .309 hitting percentage, seven blocks, and three aces in three matches for the Engineers.
Evans led off the week with 16 kills, three blocks, and an ace in a tough five-set loss to Endicott College. He racked up nine kills, a .615 hitting percentage, three blocks, and two aces against conference foe Daniel Webster College and then totaled 10 kills in a sweep of Mount Ida College.


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Ballot Measure Filed to Make All State Tax Hikes to Expire
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Initiative promoter Tim Eyman has filed a ballot measure to make all Washington state tax hikes expire after a year.
The one-year limit would go away if state lawmakers pass a constitutional amendment to require a legislative supermajority to raise taxes and eliminate tax breaks.
If passed by the Legislature, the amendment would need a simple majority of voters.
The initiative, filed Wednesday, comes in the wake of a Washington Supreme Court ruling in February. That ruling found that a previous Eyman-promoted initiative requiring a legislative supermajority to pass a tax increase violated the state's constitution.
The initiative would also put non-binding advisory votes on each tax increase passed by the Legislature on the ballot. And it would require that lawmakers' votes to increase taxes be listed below their photographs in state-issued voters' pamphlets.


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At Risto Sports, we received the most incredible email from a customer. Our customer wrote that their Risto weightlifting shoes survived an F3 tornado. Having no other shoes to wear, they wore these shoes for what appears to be days for 12plus hours at a time.
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I just wanted to let you guys know how amazingly built your shoes are. My wife and i were in Woodward, Oklahoma last week visiting her parents when the tornados hit. We were all in the house when it hit, but we survived. My Ristos were the only shoes I had left and had to wear them while I sifted through the rubble. I never thought I would be wearing OLY shoes 12 plus hours a day but they were still comfortable. I just wanted to let you guys know you definitely make a quality product that can make it through an F-3 tornado, and multiple hours of wear. Needless to say I'll be buying me some new OLY shoes, and they will definitely be from you.
Ive also attached a couple pictures.
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|Woodward, OK April 2012 Tornado, damage to house customer stayed in
|Risto Cobra weightlifting shoes which survived
|Risto Cobra shoes which customer wore for over 12 hours a day, to clean rubble


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Professor Safrin earned her J.D. from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley and her B.A. magna cum laude from Pomona College. She clerked for Chief Judge Mary M. Schroeder of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and was an associate at the San Francisco law firm of Hanson & Bridgett. For eight years she was an attorney-adviser at the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State. There she served as legal counsel for the Bureau of Oceans, International Environment, and Scientific Affairs, where she helped negotiate treaties and international instruments pertaining to biotechnology, biological diversity, and marine pollution. Prior to that, she served as legal counsel for diplomatic law and litigation and as legal counsel for African affairs. She is a recipient of several Department of State awards for outstanding service.
Prior to joining Rutgers in September 2002, Professor Safrin was an Open Society Institute Fellow and a visiting scholar at the Environmental Law Institute in Washington, DC. Her publications include "Chain Reaction: How Property Begets Property" (2007) in the Notre Dame Law Review; and "Hyperownership in a Time of Biotechnological Promise: The International Conflict to Control the Building Blocks of Life" (2004), which was awarded the American Society of International Law Francis Deak Prize, and "Treaties in Collision: The Biosafety Protocol and the World Trade Organization Agreements" (2002), both in the American Journal of International Law.


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Musth - What is elephant "MUSTH"?
Peter Apps in his book Wild Ways1 describes elephant musth beautifully: "Musth (an Urdu word for the rutting behaviour of Asian elephants) is driven by a surge in testosterone, the male hormone.
The signs that an elephant bull is in musth are obvious to both human observers and other elephants. His temporal gland swells up and secretes a sticky fluid that stains the sides of his face. (See photograph by Elizabeth Stene below) He massages the glands with his trunk and rubs them more frequently on trees. He waves one ear – perhaps to waft the smell of his temporal gland secretion towards other elephants. Instead of urinating backwards between his legs with his penis partly extended he continually dribbles urine with his penis sheathed. The urine stains his penis green and splashes onto his hind legs, and it has a powerful odour. He walks with his head high and chin tucked in, his ears tensed and spread. As he walks he swings his head in time with his paces in a definite swagger. He kneels to tusk the ground, and throws logs around.
A bull does not come into musth until he is at least 25 years old. Between 25 and 35 his musth periods lengthen from a few days a year up to one and a half to three and a half months, until at 40 to 50 he is coming into musth for four to seven months each year. As age takes its toll he becomes unequal to the demands he faces and his musth periods shorten and come less often and more irregularly.
A musth bull covers vast distances in his search for sexually receptive cows. Those he finds he guards from other suitors. He becomes extremely aggressive and will vent his feelings on animals other than elephants, and on man and his works.
Elephant cows prefer musth bulls as mates and when she is on heat a cow advertises her condition by the smell of her urine and loud, subsonic calls in order to attract a testosterone-boosted suitor."


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April 8. 7600 block Crittenden Street. Complainant states that an unknown person entered home and stole one bottle of white wine and one TD Bank debit card.
April 9. 100 block Rex Avenue An unknown person took a black briefcase and a Lenovo laptop computer from his gray 2012 Toyota.
April 11. 8000 block St. Martin's Lane. Complainant states that between 9:30 a.m. on April 10 and 8 a.m. on the 11th, an unknown person gained entry to church parish house and took a Dell laptop and a Hoover vacuum cleaner.
April 13. 8100 block Seminole Avenue. Complainant states that an unknown person broke glass pane to garage door and stole a black bike with rack on it. Reported at 9:45 p.m.
Summary — Four crimes for the week: three burglaries and one theft from vehicle.
Town Watch. Keep doors and windows locked.
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First-year Lipscomb men's golf coach Will Brewer isn't wasting any time in re-branding the program.
Monday and Tuesday the Bisons will be in Westlake Village, Calif., for the North Ranch Intercollegiate, a 12-team tournament featuring some of the top programs in the nation.
"It is really exciting for us as a team and university because we are going to be competing against three or four of the top teams in the country right out of the box," Brewer said. "We are going out there to play on a beautiful golf course with one of the highest, if not the highest, level of competition the university has ever competed against in golf.
"It is a great opportunity for us to see great talent and measure ourselves against that talent. It will also help our RPI."
The Bisons are coming off a successful fall campaign with two seconds and a third.
"We need more exposure," Brewer said. "We need to re-brand our program and it is going to be a better brand if we go to tournaments like this."
The Bisons have spent a great deal of time practicing outside despite temperatures in the 30s and 40s on most days.
"The guys tell me they are more prepared for this event than they have been in the past both mentally and physically," Brewer said. "We have been limited by weather that has been cold and wet. We have been limited a little by facilities. But we have gone through the process of trying to prepare the best we can."
One of the key areas of emphasis for Brewer has been to bolster the confidence of his players. He wants them to build off of their success this fall and realize fully what they can do as players.
"We want them to step up out there and say, `hey, I'm prepared'," Brewer said. "The holes are the same size on every golf course. The players on the other teams put their pants on the same way we do.
"They are just like us. They are doing everything that we do every day. Yes, it is sunny California. Yes, the teams in the tournament are very talented. But all we have to do is go out and give our best effort on every shot and I will be satisfied."
Brewer is quick to point out that the team is growing, maturing and getting better with each passing week. This tournament, regardless of where the Bisons finish, is another step in that growth pattern.
"Our expectation level is not to compete on a day-to-day basis with teams like USC that are ranked eighth in the country," Brewer said. "But we are on the stairway and the path to get to that point.
"I don't know how long it is going to take to get there. But this team is excited and prepared after a good fall to compete well."
Brewer has high expectations for the team, but he is particularly interested in how sophomore Paul Kleine- Kracht and senior Alex Cox perform in this tournament.
"Alex realizes that he has about eight weeks left and then he starts his career," Brewer said. "He has spent a lot of time working and he has made a few little adjustments in his putting and his overall game. He is a lot more confident now.
"Paul has a lot of good work habits. If he doesn't try too hard he will have a good event."
Brewer also likes the improvements he has seen from senior Blanton Farmer, junior Ryan Terry and junior Dustin Wilder.
"I feel confident about the whole team," Brewer said. "They focused on their weaknesses and they got better in the fall. They know they have the opportunity to play well.
"They see the structure. They see the importance of repetition. We try to put them in a competitive situation every day. I think they believe they are better now. Hopefully, everything will culminate this spring at the conference championships."
TOURNAMENT: North Ranch Intercollegiate
COURSE: North Ranch Country Club; Westlake Village, Calif.
PAR/YARDAGE: Par 71, 6,753 yards
DATES: Monday-Tuesday, February 25-26, 2013
CO-HOSTS: Pepperdine and USC
Sunday (February 24): practice rounds
Monday (February 25): 36 holes, shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. CST
Tuesday (February 26): 18 holes, tee times off No. 1 and No. 10 at 9:30 a.m. CST
TEAMS SCHEDULED TO COMPETE (12): Pepperdine, USC, Arizona State, Brigham Young, Liberty, Lipscomb, San Diego, San Diego State, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, and Western Kentucky.
RESULTS: Live scoring at www.golfstat.com.


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Your pullets getting picked on? Wondering what makes a hen happy? Questions from backyard flockkeepers just keep pouring in! Here is the second installment of Chicken Chat.
Q: Any advice on our pullets? They hide in the coop ALL DAY LONG, and appear only to eat and drink when I close the door so that they have free rein in the coop. The big girls are so mean!
A: Give them time. You could try setting them out among the big girls in a cage for a few hours a day. But really it just takes time.
Follow-up: All right — we'll try to be patient. The pullets must be bored out of their skulls.
A: Just remember how tiny those skulls are. They don't require much entertainment. Throw them some extra handfuls of something tasty when you feed them and they'll be thrilled.
Q: Someone just asked me how you can tell chickens are happy. If they're not they won't lay as much, right?
A: I think you can tell a lot from their general health and physical comfort. They also know when they are safe from predators. Those are two conditions of their well being, I'd say. Their laying rate is dependent on lots of things — weather, light, diet, breed, and age, for starters — so I don't think you can really count on that as an indicator of hen happiness.
Q: My next-door neighbor gave me some eggs from his chickies, and the one I prepared this morning (softboiled) had a very tangy and unpalatable taste. I only ate one bite and threw out the rest. Do you think it was something the chickens ate, or was the egg spoiled? It smelled fine, so I'm hoping no GI distress lies around the corner.
A: It's said that if you let your chickens eat pungent foods such as cabbage and garlic and onions that it will flavor the eggs. We have kept these foods out of our birds' diet and have never had strange-tasting eggs (at least to my palate). You might ask your neighbor if they've had any of those things in their diet.


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America's bizarre love affair with unfunny "comedies" reared its ugly head again this weekend as the sequel that no one should have wanted, Grown Ups 2 hit theaters and did better than the first one did.
With $42 million Grown Ups 2 topped the $40 million debut of 2010's Grown Ups, but that wasn't enough to unseat last weekend's champ, Despicable Me 2. The animated sequel added $44 million to its now $229 million total and is within easy shot of topping its predecessor's $251 million domestic total. Some predictors expect it to finish above $350 million to be one of the summer's highest grossing films.
There was a lot of excitement and buzz (or at least a lot of advertising) around Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim, but surprisingly little of it translated into box office performance. With just $38 million domestic and a grand total of $91 million when you add in international sales, it's hurting in the Kaiju-sized shadow of the movie's $200+ million production and advertising budget.
But low openings are nothing new for del Toro. In fact, despite the disappointing third place debut for Pacific Rim, it's the highest opening for anything he has directed to date.
There was little new excitement this weekend for The Lone Ranger which cemented its place as a summer sinker. The movie has brought in $119 million so far against its $215 million production budget, dropping over 60% from last week's earnings and slipping from second to fifth place.
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How to create your own chat bot in 10 clicks
Bot Libre allows anyone to create their own chat bot, or virtual agent for free, including free hosting, even for commercial bots.
You can create your own bot, and embed it on your own website, or mobile app. You can create bots for fun, for business, for customer support, or for someone to talk to. Bot Libre bots require no programming, and can be trained using several methods. Bots can be trained by importing FAQ's, scripts, and chat logs, reviewing and editing responses in our chat logs interface, through conversations with you and other people, or from listening in on live chat. Bot Libre bots support advanced artificial intelligence to learn and comprehend language. They start out fairly dumb, but the more your train them, the smarter they become. Bots can also be scripted and programmed using AIML, and the Self scripting language.
To create your own bot follow the following 10 steps:
Click 1 - Bot Libre!
First go to the Bot Libre website.
Click 2 - Sign Up
You can browse and chat with public bots anonymously, but to create your own bot you must create an account by clicking Sign Up. Creating an account is free and easy. To create an account you only need to enter a unique user ID and a password. Your name and email are optional, if you wish to remain anonymous, you may do so.
Click 3 - Create Account
Click 'Create' to create your account.
Click 4 - Create Bot
To create a new bot click Create from the top banner. You can give your bot a name and description. The name must be unique and can contain spaces, special characters, and is case sensitive.
The bots you create on Bot Libre belong to you. When you create a bot you can specify the license you wish to share it under. If you allow other users to 'fork' your bot, you release your bots content to them under your bot's license. Also, if your bot learns from the users it interacts with, they must understand they are releasing their interactions under your bot's license.
You can create a bot from the default template, or select one of the other predefined templates. Your bot will start as a clone of the template bot, and replicate its entire memory (brain). You can also allow your bot to be 'forked' and used as a template to other bots, or you can browse other public bots and choose to fork your bot from them.
You can add tags to your bot, to help classify it, and help other users find it. Some relevant tags include 'fun', 'business', 'help', and 'avatar'. The tags are entered as a comma separated list.
You can create either a public bot that will be accessible by other users, or a private bot that will be accessible only by you. You can control the users that can access and administer your bot.
You can choose if you want your bot to learn as it interacts with other users. If you disable learning, then your bot will only learn from its administrator when you 'correct' it, from chat logs you upload from the 'Chat Logs' page under 'Admin', or from AIML and Self scripts you add from the 'Scripts' page. Caution should be used in allowing learning, as other users may teach your bot offensive responses. Bot Libre provides a profanity filter, but it cannot catch everything. If you are creating a bot for business, such as for customer service, then you should disable learning.
You can choose if you want your bot to attempt to comprehend language. Comprehension is very advanced, and when enabled allows your bot to program itself base in the conversations it has. You can view the code it creates for itself from the 'Scripts' page under 'Admin'. Your bot will only use comprehension when learning.
Click 5 - Create
Click 'Create' to create your bot.
That's it, your done, and we still have 5 clicks left.
You can now chat with you bot by clicking 'Chat'. To find your bot again click 'Search' and search for it in 'my bots' (be sure to sign in first).
When you select your bot, you can 'Edit' it to change any of its information. You can change your bot's picture or choose an animated avatar from the 'Avatars' page under 'Admin'. You can also connect your bot to Twitter, Facebook, or email, or have it join an IRC chat room. You can import chat logs, or words from Wiktionary, or data from Freebase. You can browse the internal structure of your bots memory. If your are an advanced user, you can program or script your bot using AIML or the Self scripting language. You can view your bot's log.
To link to your bot you can select it and copy its URL from your browser, this is its unique URL. You can also embed your bot on your website or blog, you can learn how from the embed page under Admin.
That's it, have fun creating your bots. If you have any questions you can contact email@example.com, or chat with the Help Bot


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Rubber Stamping Polymer Clay Beads
Make Your Own Beads with Polymer Clay and Rubber Stamps
Isn't it funny how you sometimes start out in one craft and end up going back to it years later? I used to be into rubber stamping–on paper–so this Rubber Stamping Polymer Clay Beads project from Making Polymer Clay Beads by Carol Blackburn was definitely one that caught my eye. It had been so long since I used my rubber stamps that I had to run out and buy a new ink pad!
I'm going to work on this project in the next couple of weeks. I'd love to know if anyone else decides to try it too. It would be fun to share our photos on Beading Daily.
Where Do You Get Your Inspiration?
"Where do you get your inspiration?" is one of those questions that artists, designers, and other creative types get asked a lot. I'm sure it's a question that Lori Peterson, the lampwork artist who created the floral beads in this week's featured project (Afternoon Tea by Sandi Wiseheart), has been asked before. After viewing Lori's website (loribeads.com), I felt confident I could easily answer the "inspiration" question for at least some of her work! (That's Lori's dog, "The Puppy," in the second photo.)
Three Wireworking Tips from Easy Wire
Are you working on your challenge project yet? November 2 might seem far away, but it will be here sooner than you think!
Coming on next week: More projects from Easy Wire and Step by Step Wire Jewelry, photos of work by Beading Daily readers, bead embellishment tips, a new poll, and more!
Michelle Mach is the editor of Beading Daily. This morning she woke up with an idea on how to finish her pearl necklace that she's been working on for a few weeks. Oh happy day!


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The University of Connecticut and Webster Bank have signed a major sponsorship deal that will help the school fund its planned basketball practice facility, The Associated Press reports.
Neither side would release the financial details of the marketing package, but said Thursday it will make the bank a top sponsor of the school.
In addition to the basketball center, the deal also involves community programming, media, hospitality, and venue signage. The bank also will be allowed to use the school's image for branding, promotions, and marketing.
The school says the deal affects the entire university with a major focus on athletics and the Alumni Association.
The school has been trying to raise about $40 million for the planned Basketball Development Center, which they plan to build next to the Gampel Pavilion arena.
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GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - With their brightly colored fabrics filled with animals and landscapes, Guatemala's indigenous had long used textiles to tell stories and share their visions of the universe. In modern times, however, those same fabrics made their wearers targets for discrimination, marking them as part of the country's poor and indigenous.
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) � With their brightly colored fabrics filled with animals and landscapes, Guatemala's indigenous had long used textiles to tell stories and share their visions of the universe. In modern times, however, those same fabrics made their wearers targets for discrimination, marking them as part of the country's poor and indigenous.
Now, embroidered Mayan textiles known as huipiles are undergoing a revival in some of the country's finest boutiques as they become a haute couture fixture. Young Guatemalan designers are using them for everything from evening gowns and purses to handmade shoes sold as far away as Dubai.
For many here, the widening use of huipiles fits a wider embrace of the country's indigenous roots, with musicians, designers and even politicians adopting Mayan languages and themes. That's also happening in other countries with strong indigenous traditions, such as Bolivia and Mexico, where such clothing and culture are overcoming long-held societal stigmas.
For Adela Qel, a 45-year-old Kaqchikel indigenous woman wearing a huipil in the rural region of Sacatepequez, that acceptance in the fashion world reflects her own pride in the bright clothing.
"It doesn't bother me that they use the typical clothing because if they like it, I can't be mad about this," Qel said. "I am proud of my dress."
The fabrics come in dazzling colors, interwoven in bands and geometric patterns, often worn as tunics or dresses. In Guatemala's design houses, that's translated into pumps, ties and purses that stand out from the usual sober colors displayed in high-end stores.
The Maria's Bags label has seen surprising success with its indigenous-based designs, with the label selling its purses in Bloomingdale's department stores around the world.
Eduardo Figueroa, a high-couture designer, said modernizing the Mayan designs helps non-indigenous people appreciate this ethnic fashion. Already, some of the new creations have been seen in the wardrobes of Guatemalan political figures and celebrities. And Guatemalans living in the United States and other countries have particularly embraced the designs, perhaps as a cure for their nostalgia for home.
Figueroa, for one, won international recognition for the bright orange gown with a spray of floral design at the shoulders he designed for Guatemala's contestant at Miss World 2012. The outfit was rated as one of the contest's best by fashion designer and Project Runway judge Nick Verreos.
"I am inspired by color and Guatemalan textiles are rich in color," Figueroa said. "There were people who would tell you that they thought that traditional textiles were just for cushions and tablecloths, but I tell them that they can be used in many ways."
Shoe designer Karim Corzo said the new trend also meant an economic boost for the communities who have long made the fabrics.
"They allow us to give work to the women who weave them and sell them," Corzo said.
Guatemalan rapper Tzutu Baktun Kan saw a larger cultural move toward his country's indigenous roots, harkening back to the first millennium when present-day Guatemala sat in the heart of the Mayan empire.
"What we are trying to do is strengthen the Mayan languages that little by little are not being spoken," said Kan, who performs in the indigenous language of Tzutujil. "We want to open more spaces that break the ties of racism."
Not everyone, however, is embracing that heritage.
Eduardo Ortiz, a high-couture clothing designer, said he doesn't use traditional Guatemalan textiles because they aren't his style and because he thinks some Guatemalans won't accept them.
"Some people think they will look too indigenous with this type of clothing," the designer said.
Under Spanish colonial rule, indigenous Guatemalans were forced to use traditional outfits specific to the region they lived in so the authorities could better identify them. Over the years, the embroidery of those outfits became a unique means for self-expression, with the designs incorporating elements such as the Mayan calendar and images of conjurers who people believed could take animal form, said Alvaro Pop, a United Nations expert on indigenous cultures.
"The Mayans took all their world views and their oral traditions and expressed their thoughts and ideas on their outfits," Pop said.
In more recent decades, the weaving on such fabrics became more modern with more colors mixed into the designs.
"When you are outside of the country you think it's beautiful but by modernizing these traditional textiles we are getting Guatemalans (in the country) to wear them," Corzo said.
That doesn't mean the new fashion comes cheap. A pair of high-couture shoes runs from $50 to $150 while a gown can cost between $300 and $800, with the price, according to the designers, a result of the exclusive designs and quality of the handmade products.
Eventually, Pop said, some of that money should go back to the communities, which are among this impoverished country's poorest and most marginalized. One of their greatest remaining possessions, he said, is their millennia-old culture.
"Ethnic fashion is a trend around the world but we have to be very careful to not simply infringe on the copyright of the indigenous creators of the textiles," he said. "Each textile they make is absolutely unique, they don't make it twice and that intellectual property should be paid for too."