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Hood River Valley High School wrestlers traveled to two major tournaments since school ended for the holiday break. Last weekend the team loaded into vans and dove down to Nevada for the Reno Tournament of Champions, which is dubbed the toughest tournament in the country. After a few days break for Christmas, the team hit the road again on Thursday to compete in the Northwest Duals tournament in Hillsboro. Highlights from each are as follows.
Reno Tournament of Champions
Although the Eagles had no placers in this massive tournament, most wrestlers won at least one match and several won two; a detail Coach Trent Kroll says is praiseworthy considering how early in the season the tournament takes place and the caliber of teams in attendance.
113 pounds: Jessica Dehart, 2-2
120 pounds: Dylan Peterson, 0-2
132 pounds: Christian Marquez, 2-2
138 pounds: Texx Spezia-Schwiff, 1-2
145 pounds: Junior Rojas, 1-2
145 pounds: Chas Peterson, 1-2
152 pounds: Jeremy Fischer, 1-2
152 pounds: Andrew DeHart, 2-2
160 pounds: Kyle Weseman, 2-2
170 pounds: Ian Rand, 1-2
182 pounds: Steven Swafford, 0-2
220 pounds: Max Lane, 0-2
285 pounds: Sebastian Barajas, 0-2
At Northwest Duals:
The Eagles went 4-4 in this two-day dual-meet tournament over the weekend. Team scores and individual highlights are below. Individual recognition goes to Steven Swafford and Christian Marquez for going undefeated in the tournament.
Friday: 52-24 win vs. South Salem, 38-30 loss vs. Century, 51-28 loss vs. Sunset, 60-12 win vs. Lakeridge; Saturday: 44-27 win vs. Woodburn, 54-21 loss vs. Colony, Alaska, 43-36 loss vs. Silverton, 36-36 win vs. Cleveland.
Highlights from the tournament include Jessica DeHart finishing 4-1 at 113 pounds, Christian Marquez finishing with a perfect 7-0 record, Texx Spezia-Schwiff winning three, Chas Peterson finishing 5-2, Andrew DeHart finishing 6-1, Kyle Weseman finishing 5-2 and Steven Swafford winning seven of seven.
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January 4
Thanks for parade
To all the Hood River Valley firemen, past and present, who provide us with the annual Christmas fire truck parade, this is a thank-you letter that is long overdue.
The decorations are always beautiful and spread much Christmas spirit and joy.
My family sincerely appreciates your hard work and voluntary gift to the Valley.
Letha Buchanan
Top heavy
Exactly what does a superintendent of schools do? Does anyone out there really know?
Our last superintendent left Hood River Valley after a vote of no confidence from the school board. Due to confidentiality rules, we dumb taxpayers aren't allowed to be told the details. There's no way to know what happened. Secrets can't be defended, rumors are rampant, and the truth isn't allowed to be divulged. However, one of the assistant superintendents, with the board's approval, is now acting interim superintendent. I was at the board meeting where the board and assistant superintendent agreed that school would continue uninterrupted, with no problems presented, simply by reassigning and redistributing responsibilities within the existing staff. That is without hiring anyone until the end of the school year. The assistant superintendent has acted as interim superintendent before, when Mr. Bugge left, and should know what is needed. What isn't being done that needs done that justifies spending $90,000 to $100,000 in salary, plus benefits, and the cost of a search for a new superintendent? That amount of money would support three entry-level teachers or could be used to re-establish music programs, counseling, or any of the other things cut due to budget restraints.
If the board and administrative staff don't think they need anyone from December to June, well over half the school year, do we really need anyone at all? Based on the conversations I've had, our high school is actually doing better without a principal. So far the co-principal approach seems to be working well. If enough administrators leave, we might get back to the main objective of the schools, which is educating students.
Michael F. Fifer
Hood River
Grace and switch
Maybe a brief refresher course on American history might help. The first Thanksgiving proclamation in the New World was signed by Governor William Bradford in the Plymouth Colony in the fall of 1621. More than 150 years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence the Pilgrims observed Thanksgiving on American soil.
With the passing of time, Thanksgiving became a yearly custom among the colonies and the new nation. In 1789 George Washington issued his famous Thanksgiving Proclamation:
"Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and to humbly implore His protection, aid and favors ... Now, therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the Beneficient Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His care and protection of this country, and for all the great and various favors which He has pleased to confer upon us."
In 1864 Abraham Lincoln issued a Presidential proclamation appointing Thanksgiving Day as a national holiday.
Nothing is more right than giving thanks to God.
Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas dinner is not the turkey or ham or all the trimmings. It is coming together in love and fellowship to "render unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His care and protection of this country."
Now what is bait and switch? That is when a (greedy, self-centered, uncaring) person sells you something of great value and when you receive it, it is of lesser value and not the real thing.
The Hood River Adult Center had a meal they called Thanksgiving dinner and a meal they called Christmas dinner. We were not permitted to give thanks or even say God Bless to those around us. They wanted our (Christian) money by calling it a Thanksgiving meal and a Christmas meal.
Please, next year don't use the bait and switch, call it for what it is, a harvest meal or holiday meal, but please, please, don't insult us or offend us anymore by calling it a Thanksgiving meal and a Christmas meal.
Pastor Michael Harrington
Mountain View Baptist Church
Hood River
Grow Cooper Spur
The Hood River News continues to show support of the Cooper Spur Wild and Free Coalition. The coverage on Dec. 25, 2002, reads more like a promotional advertisement for CSWF than an article, to me.
Deschutes County just recently approved another destination resort called Pronghorn. That county has clearly seen the benefits these resorts provide. Why else would Deschutes County move forward with yet another destination resort? They already have Crosswater, Sun River, Black Butte, Eagle Crest, and the Inn at the 7th Mountain. The reason Deschutes County approves destination resorts is because they are beneficial. The new Bandon Dunes Golf Resort has also been very beneficial for Coos County, and now Bandon Dunes is proposing an expansion of that resort. Many jobs have been created and the tax receipts have increased as a result in Coos County.
Cooper Spur Mountain Resort is the perfect place for an expanded destination resort. I hope the Hood River County Commissioners have the foresight, as the Deschutes County and Coos County Commissioners have, to see the benefits that expanding Cooper Spur will have on our local economy.
Jodi Gehrman
Mt. Hood
Find 'true spirit'
There have been many stories and letters in the paper about Cascade Locks and Hood River in the last few months and what kinds of businesses are appropriate for the Gorge. There has also been a discussion about if or whether the Warm Springs Tribes should be allowed to build a resort business here. As I sit here on Christmas Eve thinking about what we ought to focus on this time of year, I wonder if we all sometimes miss the point of the holiday season. Instead of spending so much time and energy proving who is "right" and who is "wrong" on these issues, let's talk about people without jobs and no money to buy the children Christmas presents. Let's focus on the 40 percent unemployment rate on the Warm Springs Reservation and the fact that Klickitat and Hood River counties had the highest unemployment rates in Oregon and Washington last August. Regardless of where you stand on big box stores, destination resorts, or casinos, I know that nobody wants this economic hardship to continue in any of these communities one minute longer than it has to. Let's all work together to find a solution to the human suffering that exists in the Gorge and on Oregon's Indian reservations. Let's all remember the true spirit of the Holiday Season. Merry Christmas everybody!
Dorothy I. Wilson
Cascade Locks
Expansion is good
Hood River County would be well served by the jobs and the increased tax receipts that would result from an expansion at Cooper Spur.
I'm a local supplier of stone used for landscaping and fireplace construction. Believe me, if Cooper Spur were to expand like I've read in the paper, my business would not only benefit, but other local contractors such as electricians, plumbers, excavators, painters, roofers, and a host of other material suppliers and home furnishing companies would also clearly benefit for years to come. These jobs pay family wages. Many of us in Hood River County depend on local construction work to pay the bills, and we do all our shopping locally.
The new homes and other facilities at Cooper Spur would increase annual property tax payments to Hood River County. Many of the people who would own those homes would use them as weekend and holiday retreats, just as they currently do now up at Cooper Spur. This means they generally won't have their children in our schools, but will be paying property taxes nevertheless. That sounds good to me.
Other tourists and people seeking recreation will stay and spend money both up at Cooper Spur and down in Hood River. When I go to a resort like Sun River, I may eat dinner one night at the hotel, but then I'll go into town the other nights and spend money in the restaurants and shops in Bend.
We have the natural beauty that would support a successful year-round destination resort, and the Cooper Spur area is the natural place to locate a resort in Hood River County. Many eastern Oregon counties don't have the scenic qualities that we do. We should recognize our opportunity and stop this no-growth attitude. I don't believe that a resort at Cooper Spur will harm the farmer's ability to grow and sell fruit either.
Don Olmstead
Outside in?
A recurring theme stated by supporters of a destination resort is that outsiders are telling the folks in Hood River County what to do. That's rich. A Portlander is the only one begging our commissioners to let him build a resort in our county that will impact our county roads, our businesses, our property taxes, our farmland and our water supply. This would cast our business climate and prospects into the Stone Age. We have more low-wage seasonal service jobs than anything else. If we have more jobs like that, then obviously our unemployment rate will be even higher than it is now. Where will this county get that extra seasonal unemployment check money? From your property taxes? Out of your school's budget like this year? Get a grip on reality. Just because the mills closed and a bunch of windsurfers showed up does not mean you would be better off all bitter and surrounded by rich outsiders who bought hundreds of condos from a Portland contractor. What if we all made minimum wages serving outsiders weekending here? Would we be fiercely independent then? How many minimum wage workers can buy homes now, much less if condo people colonize Hood River? Choose dignity and make a career or a real job for yourself or someone else, but stop asking the commissioners to let outsiders turn you or your kid into a resort peasant.
John Wood
Hood River
January 8
Pray for soldiers
If Saddam Hussein had been deposed during the Persian Gulf War we would not now be "gearing" up for a possible war with Iraq. He was not a "nice" fellow then (or now) but those in charge of our war maneuvers did not feel it expedient at that time to "put him down." If this war takes place there is no doubt that there will be a loss of many lives, and I just read in the newspaper of an expenditure of $50-60 billion. All this wouldn't be necessary if Saddam had been deposed.
Let's pray that Saddam doesn't expose our soldiers to poison gas, as it is thought he did in the Persian Gulf War, with many of the veterans complaining of various ailments. If so, this was a dastardly deed.
Dorothy Mathison
Hood River
Yes on 28
I am convinced that most voters would be more than willing to vote yes on Measure 28 if they were aware of the following: that for just an average of $6 per month in additional taxes for the next three years, they could prevent 5,512 of our most vulnerable citizens (statewide), the developmentally disabled, from losing all their services. In addition, if Measure 28 doesn't pass, the Columbia Gorge Center right here in Hood River, which has provided employment for these citizens for 35 years, will lose its major funding and may even have to close. Voters, now that you are aware of just one of the serious consequences of a no vote, please vote yes on 28. Our most vulnerable citizens are depending on you.
Lennie Mueller
Threat to mountain
Now we are threatened with yet another local challenge to our intelligence and welfare. Clean water, agriculture, wilderness and quality of life are more important than a destination resort. Crystal Springs is some of the best water you will taste — anywhere! Valley agriculture is, you know, what will feed us when we need to eat. I think there's a clear case for agriculture being an important element to "homeland security." A positive element! Mountain wilderness — that place we can go for inspiration, decompressing and recharging, healing. How would a destination resort affect quality of life in this area versus other possibilities? Judged on evidence from other areas the answer would be "negatively!"
Superb water, agriculture, wilderness and quality of life, it should be an open and shut case. There should be no human-caused threats such as logging and resort development whatsoever allowed to our Crystal Springs water source. The citizens of this county should be up in arms over any threat to any of these amenities!
In the early 1800s, after the Louisiana Purchase, an idea took hold in the European American imagination. It is known as Manifest Destiny. This doctrine said European Americans had a right to the North American continent. The rationale was, they believed, the Native Americans did not use the land to its maximum capability. There were fortunes to be made from exploiting those lands! And that is what happened.
Today we have a contemporary scenario of manifest destiny. Agriculture is not considered the highest and best use of land, while business that makes a huge profit (a killing) for a few is. Witness across this continent the agricultural land going under malls, subdivisions, resorts, industry, pavement. In real terms agriculture is way more important than many economic exploits.
We would be wise to develop a national respect for farmers and an ethic to honor and protect agricultural land. Hood River Valley has some terrific agricultural land and farmers who know how to bring forth food from the land.
This is holy ground we live on. Let's compel our county officials to seek out intelligent economic development. We must take a long term view and work together today to preserve the clean water and environment on which the vitality of our valley depends. We would all prosper by endeavors that are actually forward looking to solving the pressing challenges of our day, so that future generations actually inherit a better world, not a bunch of junk jobs and toxic leftovers.
Keith Harding
Mount Hood
Keep water clean
The Crystal Springs Water District recently put out a special edition of their newsletter "The Water Connection" sent to its members. It is complete with a map and an explanation of where our drinking water comes from. It explains how the water source is in danger of being degraded by expansion of the Cooper Spur Ski Resort owned by Mt. Hood Meadows, Inc.
There is no reason we should permit a wealthy Portland land developer to degrade the public's lands for his own profit. The district users should not pay in any way for his huge real estate expansion or worry about our water quality because of Mt. Hood Meadows' intrusion. Just say no to Franklin Drake and his managers.
Portland would not stand for his intrusion into the Bull Run watershed — nor should we. It is the same issue whether the district serves 200 or 200,000 people. Keep our water clean for us.
Kate Mills
Mt. Hood
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Sunday 20th January 2019
Wedding Trivia:RINGRings were used as currency in the Middle East prior to the advent of coinage and were a sign of a persons wealth. In ancient times the wedding ring was thought to protected the bride from "evil spirits". Ancient Roman wedding rings were made of iron. In early Rome a gold band came to symbolize everlasting love and commitment in marriage. Roman wedding rings were carved with two clasped hands. Very early rings had a carved key through which a woman was thought to be able to open her husband's heart.


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My 12-year-old, Rose, was a gymnast for eight years. Seemingly born graceful, she was a "natural," we were told over and over. Practicing and performing made my girl come alive. Watching her learn a new move, wiping away tears when she nailed a landing at a meet, hosting team parties—it was a joy for me, too. Now, after leaving countless meets with my mascara running, it was over, sooner than either of us had imagined.
Shortly after coming in first place in her division at the state championships, she asked to quit.
Last year they got a new coach—a former Navy Seal. He really worked them. The team was winning, but three girls were injured. Seeing this, Rose suddenly lost confidence on the beam and uneven bars. We went in to talk to the coach about Rose's increasing stress and fear of getting hurt. Our intention was to—nicely—tell him to back off. But he convinced us that to fully bring out her enormous potential, she just needed a little pushing.
As the coach pushed, Rose started to bring up quitting. But her devotion to her teammates stopped her. The girls were tight as sisters—actually, maybe closer than most sisters are at that age. They were there not only for birthdays and mall trips but also for support. When a routine fell flat, they rallied with hugs and tips. Gymnasts are judged not only indvidually but as a team. And since she was one of the strongest team members, her leaving would be a big blow to their chances for making it to the championships. She couldn't bear to let her friends down.
Then Rose tore up her hand. Skin tears are common in gymnasts, but they're painful. After that, she became increasingly sullen. She kept going—the championships were just a few weeks away—but the joy was gone. Shortly after coming in first place in her division at the Pennsylvania State Championships, she asked to quit. The pressure and the fear factor at her level had just become too much.
I cried in private. Then I rallied around Rose, supporting her decision. She was growing up, and that meant making tough choices. I was proud of her for being so strong. Do I think about what might have been? Yeah. But more often I think about what is: a healthy, confident daughter—who is still surrounded by her friends from the team.


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Roberta Thomas Mafko, age 97, of Smyrna, Del., passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 11, 2012.
Roberta Thomas Mafko, age 97, of Smyrna, Del., passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 11, 2012.
Ms. Mafko attended Strayer Business College in Philadelphia, and began her secretarial career at the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. She later joined the DuPont Company, retiring from there as an executive secretary.
She sang in the Blue Rock Chorus, and was involved in fashion and modeling. She raised toy poodles; one of them became a champion. She played the piano and electronic organ. After she retired, she became an accomplished watercolorist. One of her greatest joys was hosting dinner parties for family and friends. She lived for many years in North Wilmington. She also owned homes alternately in Avalon, N.J., and Naples and Marco Island, Fla., of which family and friends have fond vacation memories.
She is survived by her son, Robert Steele of North Carolina; her daughter, Carol Child of Smyrna, Del., five grandchildren, and many great- and great-great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Thursday, April 19 at 11 a.m., at Matthews-Bryson Funeral Home, 123 W. Commerce St., Smyrna, Del., where friends may call at 10:30 a.m. A time of fellowship and light refreshments will be offered from 12-12:30 p.m., followed by burial in Fernwood Cemetery in Lansdowne, Pa.
Ms. Child and Ms. Mafko deeply and humbly thank their extraordinary friends and their Vitas Hospice team for their untiring support and caring.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Tomodachi Project helping preschool students in the coastal city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, devastated by the 2011 Japanese disaster and/or Ecological Research & Development Group, horseshoe crab advocacy and wildlife conservation, both nonprofits online at http://horseshoecrab.org.
To send a letter of condolence, please visit www.matthewsbryson.com.
Arrangements are by Matthews-Bryson Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Smyrna.


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Hooked on Themes
Dining hall themed events provide opportunities for staff's creativity to shine.
Be it a trip to Oz or the round table, themed events at college and universities always bring the fun for students and staff. Though these events often require a lot of work, they also allow for the dining services staff to pull out all the stops in implementing the theme. FSD spoke to two operators about how they created memorable events for their operations.
At East Carolina University, in Greenville, Stephanie Sumner, district marketing manager for Aramark, says the department wanted to do a theme event that was a little whisical and fun.
"Usually we do more educational events, but we wanted to do something fun and different," Sumner says. "So our production supervisor, Crystal Dunn, suggested the 'Wizard of Oz.'"
The department named the event "There's No Place Like Todd (the name of the dining hall)," and the staff did their part to carry out the theme, dressing up as characters from the movie.


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Bonnie Jean Arnett
March 5, 1952 — Jan. 2, 2011
WALKERTON – Bonnie Jean Arnett, 58, of Thorn Road, Walkerton, went to be with her Lord at 9:39 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011 in her residence after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born in Florida March 5, 1952 to Curtis and Bonnie Ropp Kindig. Bonnie worked as a laborer for eight years at A.M. General.
She enjoyed gardening, growing flowers, and had a beautiful garden pond. Bonnie's biggest joy in life was her family and spending as much time with them as possible.
Bonnie was a member of the Plymouth Wesleyan Church and the Local UAW.
Bonnie is survived by her husband, Rob Arnett; a daughter, Tina Lynn (Rick) Varga of Granger; and two sons, Scott Bonnell and girlfriend Eve English, South Bend and Jamie (Shera) Dolph, LaPorte.
Her father, Curtis Kindig, Florida, survives; and two brothers also survive her: Donnie Kindig of Florida, and Brian Ropp of Rochester. Half-sister, Gloria Labrenz also survives.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Bonnie Shiver.
Friends are invited to share memories with Bonnie's family Wednesday, Jan. 5, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
Funeral services for Bonnie will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday following visitation in the funeral home. Pastor Ed Friberg, Associate Pastor with Plymouth Wesleyan Church will officiate.
Memorial gifts may be made in Bonnie's name to Center for Hospice Care 112 S. Center St., Plymouth, IN, 46563.
Messages of condolence may be sent to the family through the funeral home's website: www.johnson-danielson.com.
Funeral Director: Kevin L. Russell ph. 574-936-2829


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Soulja Boy doesn't play when it comes to the chains, and he just copped a new piece to flex with. The chain features a diamond studded Mario holding a gun in each hand, posed and ready to blast. A bold chain for a bold man.
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Please allow me to introduce myself. I'm a man of wealth and taste.
Well … actually, I'm 0-for-2 there. But I do hope to bring a wealth of knowledge (your cue to start rolling your eyes) into this new blog on Peninsula District football. It's called "Inside the PD." Clever title, no? It was the product of several late-hour meetings on 7505 Warwick.
I've been at the Daily Press since August of 1987, and this is my third year on the PD football beat. It promises to be an interesting season with Phoebus the team to beat in Division 5, Bethel on the rise in D-6 and Hampton … well, when was the last time Hampton wasn't a player? The PD sent six teams to the playoffs last year and should again this year.
I hope to blog as often as possible, though there's no set schedule. Once the season gets going, I definitely hope to have something early in the week recapping the previous weekend and later in the week previewing what's ahead.
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The HDF challenge server (an unpatched Windows 2003 server connected directly to the Internet without a firewall in-between) is still standing yet has no protection other than HDF - this despite extensive attempts by hackers to deface it.
HDF is a disruptive new technology that PROACTIVELY protects against malware infection and hacker attack - including zero day and targeted attack. HDF has already been shown to defeat STUXNET and all malware thown at it to date.
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So closure comes, after much speculation and some huge moves, the transfer window has closed with an unbelievable final day.
Just two weeks ago Darren Bent moved from Sunderland to Aston Villa, a move at the time which many were questioning. He cost £18m plus and many thought this was a huge sum for someone who wasn't even an England regular. What Bent has though is tons of goals, spread over 5 years. His record at Sunderland was great and therefore this transfer shouldn't have raised so many doubts. Although he's not an all-round forward by any sense he scores loads of goals and Villa have needed someone like to do that for years.
With Young/Albrighton one side and Downing the other Bent should have a field day. His goal against City being a prime example of his positional play and being ready to take any chance that may come his way. The deal also seemed great for Sunderland, they had sold a want away player for a much around double the fee they paid 18 months previously and Steve Bruce, a manager who has a history of bringing some great players in wherever he goes, could reinvest. He has since used the money to bring in Stephane Sessegnon (£6m) from PSG. Read more of this post


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Mario11779 needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 5 designs submitted by 4 freelance designers.
We need a cool looking but simple website to attract catering business from pharmaceutical reps who typically buy lunches for local doctors to increase their business. The primary goal of this website is to help simplify the process of a regualar task of these busy salespeople (the pharma reps). We will implement a link to our online ordering system through this site as well.
Good To Go
You can find out more about our company and the types of design styles we like at our logo design contest at:
Our temporary corporate website is:
Pages We Need For This Site:
About Us
Order Online
Printable Menu (want this to have both HTML and PDF versions)
(the HTML version needs to be in text because we need it searchable for the search engines)
Contact Us
Site Map
Areas Served
Credit Application
Phama Marketing Tools
Other similar type websites that are primarily geared toward marketing catering towards pharma reps:
(Our site must be much much more professional and detailed than this one)
(this one is not an actual caterer but an online faciltator of catering orders for caterers.)
(another online faciltator) (we would probably like some city and neighborhood specific pages to help with SEO. They can't be tacky like they are on here. Nicely placed for both both the search engines and the site visitors)
Here's some background on Pharmacetucial Rep Marketing:
- Preferably a navy blue color scheme with alot of whitespace
- Our coprorate identity of Good To Go to be scattered throughout the site (something like Provided by Good To Go somewhere on the sidebar)
- Clean mouseover movements when hovering over link buttons for pages
- No Flash!
- No JPGS or GIFS where text will be (need to have the text indexable by the search engines.


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Join us at the Meadowvale Community Centre and Library on Wednesday mornings to practice your English and improve your English conversation skills in a relaxing, judgement-free, open environment. This will be a conversation circle where you can make new friends, improve your confidence speaking English, expand your vocabulary, and really get the most out of friendly conversation! Plus, there are more wonderful things to do in the library as well while you're there, check it out!
ICNA Relief Canada, in collaboration with Meadowvale Community Centre and Library, will be hosting this class every Wednesday from 11am to 1 pm.
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Well, do you prefer to interpret many suttas in terms of one, or one in terms of many? I prefer the latter. It's always dangerous to interpret things based on one sutta alone, because there has been editing going on in the suttas - that's a fact. Also I don't think the division there is that clear anyway. If we can get one thing out of that sutta, it's that the clinging-aggregates are a subset of the aggregates and there is no direct mention of arahant-aggregates or something like that. Should the Buddha have intended a difference between aggregates and clinging-aggregates, it's not in suffering since they are both still suffering.porpoise wrote:Not necessarily. My assumption is that the Khanda Sutta carries most weight in describing the khandas - because that's the title and subject of the sutta.reflection wrote:If the distinction was of such importance, it would have been made there also.
Here we have another quote that occurs many, many times that basically uses the same line as SN22.48 - describing the general aggregates:
But that aside, to me the difference between the aggregates isn't really useful in the practice anyway. It's more useful to see all as impermanent thus suffering.What do you think, monks — Is form etc. constant or inconstant?" "Inconstant, lord." "And is that which is inconstant easeful or stressful?" "Stressful, lord." "And is it fitting to regard what is inconstant, stressful, subject to change as: 'This is mine. This is my self. This is what I am'?"
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"Thus, monks, any form etc. whatsoever that is past, future, or present; internal or external; blatant or subtle; common or sublime; far or near: every form is to be seen as it actually is with right discernment as: 'This is not mine. This is not my self. This is not what I am.'


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On August 31, 2001, your friendly neighborhood Trivia Geek, Jay Garmon (me), was handed the keys to a so-called TechMail known as Geek Trivia. That first column was barely 200 words long, was sourced from Snopes.com, and involved some inside-baseball production trivia about The Simpsons. During the course of the next seven years, the column would grow to more than 80,000 subscribers in more than 200 countries, would twice dodge the cancellation axe, and would become the lynchpin of this, the Geekend blog.
And this is the last Geek Trivia I'll ever write for TechRepublic or the Geekend. The Trivia Geek is hanging up his spurs after seven and a half years of slinging interrogative minutia across the World Wide Web. The editorial authorities here at TechRepublic have paid me the ultimate compliment by dubbing me irreplaceable; Geek Trivia won't go on without me, so this is the final entry for the newsletter and the column under this humble masthead.
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For a small country, it's certainly crammed to the minarets with must-see sites. There's Stari Most (16th century ottoman bridge), the idyllic Kravice Falls, the bohemian-looking Turkish quarter Bascarsija, and plenty of bosanski cevapi (Bosnian style kebabs). You'll also wanna get informed at the National Museum and feel awed at the country's many mosques.
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This was a tennis clinic i organized for children from my community in the northern part of Ghana.This clinic attracted a lot of kids from the locality..Though i had not rackets but the improvised bats i made for this kids has really made this kids to love the game of tennis.Am now imaging if this kids should get a feel of proper rackets i believe they will take tennis as a long life game...
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I commend you for your hard work in helping these kids have fun with a fun sport. It is wonderful that you made wooden paddles, but I agree that they are no match for real racquets. What is the situation with child and adult racquets in Ghana? Is there a major shortage for both? I look forward to hearing back from you, Mark
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David said some nice things about me, all of them lies:
One of the criticisms that self-publishers face is that they rush their work out. Sometimes it's bad covers, or poor editing, but sometimes the book just wasn't ready to be published.
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by Janet Anderson
An outstanding art museum in our little corner of the city, Woodmere offers a full calendar of activities for residents of all ages. While the museum may be known to some people simply as a pretty mansion behind high hedges on Germantown Avenue, it is very much more.
In a city that has major art collections on view, all too often Woodmere Museum gets left in the shadow of the Philadelphia Art Museum, the Barnes and others. Yet Woodmere has a unique collection, much of it assembled by the original owner Charles Knox Smith (1845 – 1916), an intriguing individual originally from Kensington who struck out on his own to create an oil company as well as gold and silver mining companies in Mexico.
The museum opened in 1940. It is housed in Smith's Victorian mansion, to which Smith had added large exhibition spaces. In his will Smith stipulated that "said premises 9201 Germantown Avenue, together with my collection of paintings, antique rugs, statuary, vases and objects of art shall be converted into a public museum and gallery … for the use and benefit of the community in which I have lived … " And so it has been. Some of the many prominent local artists represented in the permanent collection are Violet Oakley, Herbert Pullinger, Edward Willis Redfield, Nelson Shanks, Jessie Willcox Smith, Benjamin West and N. C. Wyeth.
Woodmere encourages visitors of all ages, including children. For example, "Between Earth and Sky: Roots, Wings, and Other Things," a summer program for children, which was overseen by Assistant Curator for Education, Hildy Tow, is just one example of the many ways Woodmere reaches out to people of all ages and stages.
The three-week workshop (July 11–13, 18–20, 25–27, from 9 a.m. to noon) for 22 local students aged 8 to 16 helped them to create art for Woodmere's Children's Garden. "The children used a variety of materials — paint, metal, wood, fabric and cement among them — to create a giant beanstalk that extends from the ground to the sky," explained Rose Mineo, a Woodmere public relations representative. "They made a floating cloud of shimmering shapes and colors, fanciful creatures, wrappings for trees and lanterns. They also designed, painted, sewed, molded and constructed the project, and they will also help maintain the garden."
Woodmere offers many programs aimed at adults, but perhaps the impact that children's programs have on younger ones is the most impressive. The children not only explore their talent as painters or sculptors, but they also gain social confidence. When the museum offered the program, it was not looking for pint-sized Picassos or Mary Cassatts. The program was free. All parents had to do was deliver their children to the studio next to the Children's Garden and pick them up later.
Hildy Tow's encouragement and enthusiasm kept the children excited and eager to find out what each day's project would be. This is the seventh year Woodmere has offered the children's program. According to Tow, "Our goal has been to make this a community project. The response to this program is wonderful. It is also a unique opportunity with students from diverse neighborhoods in Philadelphia to work collaboratively and to form relationships and friendships."
To create the giant beanstalk referred to earlier, the children used long, flexible tubing which they carefully covered with paper mache, twisted a bit to create the look of a growing plant and completed with flourishes of colorful leaves. Because of weather conditions, the completed beanstalk has yet to take its intended place in the Children's Garden. It is expected to be outside by the end of August.
Another project the kids tackled was to make masks. One boy called his mask "The Spirit of Technology." A girl named Tatiana called hers "The God of Fire" while another child named Maya called hers "The God of Cats."
It's easy to see why some of the children come back year after year. The program is inventive and fun, and the kids don't have to worry about being graded. Hildy receives many thank you emails from parents of children who have participated in the program. "Thanks for giving children this unique opportunity," one parent emailed; another wrote, "Such a great program; we are thankful."
The program is open to all children who are interested in art. This summer's 22 kids were from Mt. Airy, Flourtown, Roxborough, Center City, Ambler, etc. What they all had in common was an excitement and enthusiasm for the hands-on projects they tackled. The participating students came from Hill Freedman World Academy (public middle school), Mount St. Joseph's Academy, Our Mother of Consolation, Plymouth Meeting Friends, Chestnut Hill Academy, Germantown Friends School, Friends Select, J.S. Jenks, C.W. Henry School, Erdenheim Elementary, Houston School, Green Woods Charter, Central High and Mastery Charter. This was a United Nations of local school children.
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The culmination of Bethel A.M.E. celebrating their 2014 Sisters' Month was a spectacular event! Five deserving women of Bethel were honored at a Banquet on Saturday, March 29th, in Bethel's Mary E. Dixon Fellowship Hall.
The honorees were Sister Ophelia Colston, Sister Christine Gooding, Sister Mattie Harris, Sister Jennie Drain and last but not least, Sister Ida Valentine. Each woman's biography, drew laughter, astonishment and praise from a room filled with friends and family as they received their bouquet of a dozen roses.
Congratulations and Well wishes followed after the Living Legends presentation as the servers brought out the feast! The evening was complete with remarks and the benediction by the Pastor of Bethel A.M.E., Rev. Clifton Riley. This event concluded a month long celebration that featured a "March into Spring" Fashion Show, a "Sister to Sister" Tea, a charity Golf Tournament and a Health Fair and Business Expo.
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If you don't live in a rural area of the U.S., imagine driving along a country road and a vehicle (probably a pickup) approaches from the other direction.
If it's a gravel road, you definitely won't want to take either hand off the wheel to wave, because you'll risk losing control of your vehicle and going into the ditch.
Instead, when you and the other driver are close enough to see each other, you raise one finger.
Doesn't matter which finger, but the index finger is most common. The other driver does the same. Maybe you'll smile too, but this isn't a requirement.
And that's all there is to the One Finger Wave.
Drivers from rural areas being friendly.
City Slickers who aren't used to being acknowledged, let alone greeted, by total strangers may find this unsettling.
But returning the wave - or better yet, doing it first - will keep you from being tagged "Not from around here".
My friend Lisa and I, a couple of Big City gals, were in the Land of the One Finger Wave today. Read about our adventure in a country cemetery here.
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Land of the One Finger Wave
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- En_Croute said...
The one finger wave is popular in Ireland - just get 2 minutes out of any town (where the roads immediately narrow!) and you'll see drivers raise either their index finger, or little (pinkey) finger off the steering wheel without actually lifting their hand as they squeeze by.
Here in London we've lost all that, and resort to a middle finger, or a V sign, and it's not meant as a friendly gesture!
- June 06, 2009 4:42 AM
- JamaGenie said...
Never occurred to me the one finger off the steering wheel thing is international! At least I knew the middle finger is.
What! Uncivilized people in London? Oh, surely you jest! (Just kidding - I know you aren't.)
- June 06, 2009 2:47 PM
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Let's clear the air, once and for all and without all the "we did this and we did that."
Can someone please tell me and everyone else in Warwick, what is the honest and exact total of the funded and unfunded debt for the city of Warwick at the present time? Enough of this $200 million here and $300 million there – just the figure with no explanations.
I urge the Beacon to publish the answer, with appreciation.
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Chief of Staff
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As Chief of Staff, Inman is responsible for coordinating the actions of the Institute's primary staff officers and ensuring integration of all organizational and Post operations, events and issues. His additional duties include publishing and maintaining all general orders, special orders, and memoranda, and incoordination with the offices of the Registrar and the Commandant of Cadets for official cadet files. He serves as chair of the Institute Planning Committee, composed of senior VMI executives who issue policy guidance and provide advice to the Superintendent.
Colonel Inman is a native of Trenton, Tennessee and he received his Bachelor's Degree in English from Virginia Military Institute in 1986. He also holds Masters Degrees in Liberal Arts from Louisiana State University and in National Security Strategy from the National Defense University.
Colonel Inman's military education includes the Command and General Staff College and the National War College.
His most recent assignment prior to retirement was as the Commander of the National Capitol Region Warrior Transition Brigade. In this capacity he was responsible for all Wounded, Ill and Injured Soldiers in the NCR. Other assignments include Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Cadet Command; Field Artillery Branch Chief, Human Resources Command; Commander 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery,101st Airborne Division; duty at the United States Military Delegation to NATO in Brussels Belgium; and other field artillery assignments as a company and field grade officer.
Military awards and decorations that Colonel Inman has received include the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster, and Purple Heart.
He wears US. campaign ribbons for combat duty in Iraq, Afghanistan and Desert Shield/Storm. He is also authorized to wear the Air Assault Badge, Senior Parachutist Wings, Ranger Tab and the Joint Staff Identification Badge.
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Anyway.. I did this challenge from a spontanous LD tonight (I fell asleep at 5-6pm with exhaustion and woke myself up from this LD at 10.30pm having slept throu that time). Here's my result.
Lucid dream.
(im aware that im dreaming, Ive forgot what made me aware thou and also forgot the first things i decided to do while aware). I'd probably been LD for about 10-15 mins in the dream ie already knew I was dreaming, when I suddening thought "lets do a dream challenge" and at thought of HAGARTS idea of finding out what was in my pockets. The issue was thou, I wasnt wearing anything with pockets in it so I had to go and find some clothing to wear which has pockets and put it on so I could do this challenge.
Im in a house (not like my real life house) and I think with the dream that I'd come out of when I gained awareness, it was a dream house that I myself was living in. So to find some jeans for me (ones which fit too), I thought I'd try to find a bedroom, hopefully the bedroom which was mine (I couldnt remember which it was due to the lucidity had wiped out most of the earlier dream). I go into one room and nope, its not a bedroom so walk out and enter another room, yes this one is a bedroom. Some jeans are on the floor... I pick them up to look at them but they arent going to fit me, they are my sisters. I must be in my dream sisters bedroom. With my waking mind I wonder if she has a pair of PJs with pockets.. as PJs are baggier I probably could fit in some of her PJs.
Under the bed is some drawers and I open them looking pocketed PJs and find a drawer full of nightwear. When I go throu the PJs thou, none of the long legged PJ paints have pockets but there is some shorts types one in this dream too so I start to look at them to see as they are likely to have pockets.
I start to loose the dream so it blackens and I completely loose dream sight, I need to think of something FAST before its completely gone.. hanging onto it only just (came too aware of my physical body in bed for a brief movement but then using my waking mind thought strong again of where I was in this dream and shifted back to that environment, feeling like I was in the room again (no dream sight still thou). Im needing something strong to hold me here as Im going to loose it again so Im thinking of what I should do to help me stabilize (of late lots of things Ive been trying to do to stabilise have been failing so I needed to try something new to do so). My subconsciousness at this point must of decided to help me (or Ive forgot if I consciously did this on purpose, I think I'd thought of this), my exboyfriend David appears in the dream so with waking mind, Ive decided to expose my dream body to him and ask him to touch it. He complies and this attention onto my dream body, helps drag me fully into the dream again (I was only about 5% still hanging in it before this) and I also get my dream sight back in that place. I focus strongly on David while he strokes my skin errotically to stabilize myself into the dream.
I decide stabilized enough so ignore David and just get up from my kneeling position and walk across a room, a different room thou Im in the same house (somewhere during that stabilizing process, the room I was in must of shifted). I then start to loose the dream again but this time thou its almost gone completely black.. vague images are there still. So I consciously decide I may be able to fix the image issue with turning the dream lights on in the room Im in to brighten up the dream.
I look around for lights and see a light switch point on the wall, I walk towards it. I get to the light switch but there is a new issue as I can vaguely make out in the darkened room that this lightswitch has 3 light switches in a row on the pad but they are all already in the "on" position. I think about how Im going to get this room clear and bright and decided to try something else. (I cant remember what I then decided to try.. maybe I ordered them on at that point? but it worked and I then had a clear vision of a nice bright room).
I head to another bedroom and found my dream bedroom. . I should be able to find some jeans on in here to fit me so I can check to see what is in my dream jeans pockets. I cant remember what drawer was mine in the dream so started just looking in different ones. Finally came across some jeans which would fit me. hurray!! (all this effort for a pair of jeans for HAGARTS challege haha).
Dream starts to fade again, so I instantly consciously manifest David back into the dream ask him to touch me again.. once again his touches on my dream body stabilize my dream. Im stabilized enough to then put the jeans on (he's disappointed as Im now ignoring him.. I just use my DCs but often just ignore them and this one of my ex is now emotionally reacting over it some after the second time I just used him. Im kind of amused of the DC of my ex reacting disappointed cause we havent gone sexually as far as he now wants. (intense sexual activity in a LD usually wakes me up so I wasnt going to go and do anything sexually intense as I wanted to do this pocket challenge.. and I could feel at a certain point that the sexual stimulation was in fact rather then helping me.. starting to hinder my LD making it lighter so I need to keep a balance there).
I get the jeans on but then start to loose the dream again. I know Im going to be very peaved off if I loose it after all this just when Ive finally got the jeans on, so I try to focus fast and hard on what is in those pockets (now trying to do it in haste). I put my hand in and pull out PENCILS. There is 7 white pencils (just under thumb length so basically stubs), 4 red pencils (stubs too), I think my pocket is almost emptied or empty at this point but I put my hand in willing myself to pull out more things and seems more pencils appeared in my pocket as I then pull out 2-4 brown pencils and 2-3 lead pencils (lead pencils are full sized) and 2 white pegs. I also get some kind of impression/feeling of it being there thou never seen it, that I have a medical thing in my pocket too (maybe a certificate for a medical leg??.. I assume like those amputees get.. but Im not completely sure as the thought was fuzzy).
While pulling out the objects after the first 3-4 objects and worried I may forget, I then decided with waking consciousness to sing to myself "On the first day of xmas my true love sent to me" .. and was putting the objects I was finding into the song which I was trying to use as a memory aid to remember. The singing thou it wasnt my intent for it to do this, seemed to help stabilise the dream a bit more too (so I may experiement with singing for dream stabilization in future)..
At this point (trying to remember 6 different objects with 6 different numbers now), I decide to bring myself to my physical body and get out of bed and write the dream down immediately as Ive been forgetting a lot of my dreams of late (and would be soo annoyed at myself if I forgot this one), so still singing the objects to myself, I just then open my physical eyes (I never have any issues bringing my awareness from dream to physical body)
The way there was more pencils in my pocket the second time I put my hand in.. I think would of meant that I could of put my hand in my pocket over and over with every time pulling out things.. thou there was less in my pocket the second time I put my hand in. (I would of kept going on with this if I wasnt worried about forgetting some of the symbolics as I wanted to remember number and colours and types of pencils etc).
This whole LD lasted about 40 mins LD time. I was varying from being in it very deep to almost waking up several times . Im happy I got throu the challenges of it.. from getting light on (even when there was no switch which could be used to get lights on), pulling myself back into a dream over and over and staying on task for the challenge I was trying to do till it was completed.
(its funny how a simple dream challenge for me often turns out to be more challenging then I thought it would be.. the fun thou is in the whole dream experience). Thanks HAGART, that was a good challenge


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Checking in on… the Big TenPosted by jstevrtc on February 4th, 2010
Jason Prziborowski is the RTC correspondent for the Big Ten Conference.
Three things from the past week:
- Michigan State suffers first defeat in the Big Ten – Michigan State has won a lot of close games lately, but this one wasn't close at all. Wisconsin not only had a 15 point lead at half, but they closed it out with an 18 point victory. This was Michigan State's lowest scoring night of the year with only 49 points. Durrell Summers might have turned the corner though, with 11 points, but he was the only Spartan in double figures. I admit that I didn't expect quite this level of thumping, but give it to Wisconsin and their fans. Kalin Lucas also had to leave the game with a sprained ankle, so MSU will be holding its breath to see if he is back in action soon. For those who missed the game, RTC Covered It Live: RTC Live: Michigan State @ Wisconsin
- Ohio State is turning it on – Wow, what a difference a week can make. Ohio State suffered a close loss to West Virginia, a game in which they had the lead at halftime. They clearly learned from that defeat, and poured it on, especially against Minnesota. What a contrast to the game earlier in the year when they didn't have Evan Turner, and lost by 11 on the road. They turned that around to produce a 22 point thumping of the Gophers at home. Ohio State had a very complete game against Minnesota, a great sign for them that Evan Turner doesn't need to carry the load. William Buford has been tearing it up, especially his career high 26/5/5 asst game against Minnesota. And the Penn State game was a foregone conclusion.
- Is Illinois's scheduling the result of most of its success? – Illinois is 7-3 and tied for second in the Big Ten, but who have and haven't they beaten? Fortunate for Illinois, they have had a great schedule up until this point. They have beaten Northwestern, Indiana twice, Iowa twice, and Penn State twice. They have lost to Purdue, Northwestern, and Michigan State. Essentially, they have beaten the bottom teams in the conference, and lost to two of the top teams. That doesn't bode well for Illinois, as they gear up to take on Michigan State, Wisconsin, Ohio State, and then Purdue. I don't think they are strong enough to get through that gauntlet.
Now four Big Ten teams are in the top 25: Michigan State #5, Purdue #8, Ohio State #13, and Wisconsin #16.
Power Rankings
- Michigan State 19-4, 9-1
- Purdue 18-3, 6-3
- Wisconsin 17-5, 7-3
- Ohio State 17-6, 7-3
- Illinois 15-8, 7-3
- Minnesota 13-8, 4-5
- Northwestern 15-7, 4-6
- Michigan 11-11, 4-6
- Indiana 9-11, 3-5
- Iowa 8-15, 2-8
- Penn State 8-14, 0-10
Coming Up
- Michigan State @ Illinois – February 6th – 9:00 ET – ESPN – Illinois took care of Iowa, and even with the Spartans' loss to Wisconsin, this is a big chance for Illinois to give the tournament committee a high quality conference win on which they can hang their hats, and it is a way for the Spartans to further distance themselves from the rest of the Big Ten. Illinois needs to play almost perfect to win this game, and both Mike Davis and Mike Tisdale need to step up big time. Last game was a 10 point defeat for Illinois. Let's see what happens.
- Wisconsin @ Michigan – February 6th – 4:00 ET – CBS – Michigan doesn't have a whole lot to lose at this point, so that makes them dangerous. The other thing going for them in this game is that they are playing at home. Up at the Kohl Center I would think it would be all Wisconsin, but in Ann Arbor it could be a different story as far as Michigan playing spoiler. Last game was a six point defeat for Michigan. For the Wolverines to win this game it will have to be more than the Harris and Sims show.
- Purdue @ Michigan State – February 9th – 9:00 ET ESPN – This is the biggest game in the Big Ten this year, hands down. Both of these teams are going to the tournament, now it's all about seeding. Purdue played extremely well early on this year, and then slipped at the beginning of the Big Ten, whereas Michigan State struggled a little bit early, but has been pouring it on in conference. This is eight versus five at home. This is what it's all about. I am very interested to see how Purdue does on the boards, if they're able to handle MSU's speed and power, and if they can somehow neutralize its bench.
- Illinois @ Wisconsin – February 9th – 7:00 ET – Illinois is a bubble team at best right now; the nice Big Ten record helps, but they need to build a stronger case for themselves. Clearly a win against Michigan State would make that statement, and this game would, too. Not sure just a win against Wisconsin would make a strong enough case, especially knowing that many of their wins in the Big Ten have been against lower ranked teams.
Breaking It Down
- The Spartans are back in the top five, but not for long. I have already mentioned the loss against Wisconsin, so what everyone should be watching for now is how they respond. They are at Illinois and then have Purdue at home, so they won't get much of a break to reflect on the Wisconsin loss. This loss and subsequent games will show what kind of team this is, especially if it turns out that Kalin Lucas can't play next game.
- Purdue is streaking again. Much had been made about Purdue losing three in a row, mostly because they hadn't lost any for the first eighteen games of the year. Well, guess what? They've just reeled off four in a row. They are also #8 in the land, so it's not like they are going away anytime soon. I am not completely sure that Purdue is playing its best basketball right now, but they are winning in spite of that. They gear up to take on the cross-state rival in Indiana, a matchup that right now is more symbolic in nature. They have almost another week to go before taking on Michigan State on the road, the marquee matchup in the Big Ten this year. I am hoping for a close game in Flint, but we'll see.
- Wisconsin beats up on Michigan State. It's no secret that Wisconsin is comfortable at the Kohl Center in Madison, but nobody knew exactly how comfortable until Michigan State arrived. I guess Bo Ryan didn't want to lose his undefeated record at home to Tom Izzo. Four players scored in double figures, but who really shined for me was Jordan Taylor. He had a 17/4/2 asst game against the Spartans, but what impressed me was how he stepped up when Trevon Hughes had to sit because of foul trouble. Next up they are at Michigan, a team that just suffered a pretty convincing defeat against Northwestern.
- Ohio State jumps into the rankings. The Buckeyes jumped seven spots in the past week. True, it was mostly because of their recent results, but it is also as a result of other teams slipping. I have already talked enough about Ohio State above, so I will keep it brief. They have reached the easier part of their schedule, taking on the likes of Penn State, Iowa, and then Indiana. They have to make sure not to play down to the competition.
- Where is Minnesota heading, and how did they get there? Minnesota got torched by Ohio State. It is fairly easy to see why. Lawrence Westbrook disappeared, as did Devoe Joseph, combining for only 12 points against the Buckeyes. They have provided a lot of scoring power of late, but Ohio State clearly flustered them. It is probably due to OSU's big guards, but there's something else. They need Westbrook to lead; when he does, they win, but lately he has been inconsistent. They knocked off Northwestern, but that was an exception. Losing point guard Al Nolen to academic ineligibility has definitely hurt the Gophers as well, as he led the team in assists and steals. To read the press release of Nolen's academic appeal being denied, check out here: Nolen's reinstatement appeal denied by the NCAA
- Can Illinois make the tournament? Maybe. I already wrote about who Illinois has and hasn't beaten, so this section will detail the Indiana game, and what Illinois will need to do to beat better teams. Illinois let Indiana back into the game, something they can't do against better teams. Indiana actually had plenty of opportunities to win the game, but threw away the ball in crucial spots. What is most worrisome for Illinois has to do with the two Mikes. Mike Davis and Mike Tisdale disappear in big games. Davis has been benched to send a message, and Tisdale scores against undersized teams like Indiana. They can't rely on Demetri McCamey to carry them again. He had a 19/8 asst game and the game winner against Indiana. Who else is going to step up for Illinois? The status quo won't get them to the tournament.
- Northwestern can't beat the big dogs in the Big Ten. Congrats to Northwestern for taking down Michigan. Michigan is a streaky and dangerous team, despite their overall struggles. Northwestern turned the dynamic duo of Sims and Harris into a very limited solo showing by Manny Harris and a non-existent one by DeShawn Sims. That was really a must-win for the Wildcats. It looks like the Wildcats do very well when they have a balanced scoring attack. John Shurna lit it up for 31 in their loss to Michigan State, but then had only 17 in their win against Michigan. They have Indiana at home and Iowa on the road, two games they must win to make the tournament. If you missed the Northwestern game, RTC Live was there: RTC Live: Michigan @ Northwestern
- Michigan's two man scoring squad can take care of the bottom of the Big Ten. Michigan has done well beating some of the lower ranked teams in the Big Ten and, every once in a while, surprising some of the top teams without key players. For the most part, they can't beat the top teams in the Big Ten. They lost in successive games to Wisconsin, Purdue, and Michigan State. Sure, they knocked off Iowa, but then struggled against Northwestern. I guess it is as much as you can ask for from two guys.
- Indiana still not doing the little things. Indiana lost a heartbreaker to Illinois after a solid thumping at home against Iowa. The good thing for Indiana against Illinois was they got back their characteristic energy they have been playing with all year. They also clawed away at the end on defense and forced some big turnovers on Illinois. Looking at the stats, they are similar in almost all areas except for field goal percentage. They even outshot Illinois from the charity stripe. That hasn't happened often this season. Where Indiana broke down, though, was at the end of the game. They had a chance to win, and turned it over. Verdell Jones has been a solid leader since Maurice Creek went down, but sometimes Jones takes too long to turn it on. He has scored a lot of his points during the comebacks of games, but they need him the rest of the time as well.
- Iowa's streak finally ends. I was almost joking that Iowa looked like they would be picking off Big Ten opponents in sequential order from bottom to top, but that didn't play out for the Hawkeyes. The Wolverines were just too much for Iowa in their last matchup. When you only score 17 in the first half, that's just too much of a hole to overcome. Aaron Fuller continues to be solid, but the rest of the team didn't help out. Especially the bench and their nine point contribution. The key to Iowa's victories was its rebounding, as they were hitting the boards hard. Against Michigan, a team with a four guard lineup, they were outrebounded by six on the offensive end, and by 11 overall. That's just too much Windex for a team near the bottom of the Big Ten to overcome, especially on the road.
- Penn State is still winless. Well, Michigan State had the Big Ten streak snapped, but Penn State hasn't been able to say the same for their version. Penn State is viewed as the assumed win for everyone in the Big Ten. The only thing they have going for them now is that other teams might not to take them seriously. I think that is the only reason that they were able to take the Wisconsin game to overtime, especially on the road. There is no way the same team that torched Michigan State showed up for that game. Out of their upcoming games, I think the only team that they might be able to catch sleeping is Minnesota. They had a five point loss earlier against the Gophers on the road, so maybe a home game will provide just enough energy to get them over the hump and break their streak.


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Best of show
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• Middle School (Video) - Velarde Elementary School
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• Best Middle School (Video) - Velarde Elementary School
• Best Middle School (Essay) - Mountain Elementary School
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• Best High School (Essay) - Taos Academy
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