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Atwell wishes there wasn't such a high cost to competing in club and says she would have enjoyed the challenge of continuing. But Atwell also doesn't look back. |
"I am very blessed that I got to enjoy four years of high school gymnastics. It is the greatest experience and still is the greatest experience of my life," Atwell said. |
Atwell credits Tamayo with enriching her high school gymnastics experience. On the team's Senior Night on Jan. 26, Atwell said she gave Tamayo flowers, but skipped the speech. |
"I couldn't even talk about her on Senior Night because I would have bawled my eyes out. The thought of leaving her is like the thought of graduating and leaving school," Atwell said. |
Tamayo has similarly glowing things to say about Atwell, who she says "put Heritage on the map." Tamayo hopes the Timberwolves can help cap Atwell's career by qualifying the team for state this year. Heritage went to state in 2002 and 2003. |
Atwell became a champion in vault and floor because she's a powerful dancer with incredible will. To illustrate Atwell's determination, Tamayo said that during Atwell's freshman year, she suffered a hard fall on the balance beam during competition. Tamayo told Atwell to take off the rest of the meet. |
"She looked at me like I was crazy. Then she went over to floor and got a 9.5," Tamayo said. "You have to want it, and she wants it. She is so determined, nothing stops her." |
Vault is a natural for gymnasts with power, so it works well for Atwell. But she believes floor is her best event. |
"I love to dance, I'm powerful and I'm energetic. It's one of those events I can have fun at and do well at the same time," Atwell said. |
As much as Atwell is focused on winning a fourth state title in vault and floor, she would like to do well in a couple of events that have escaped her. Foremost is balance beam, an event that has bedeviled Atwell throughout her career. She made it to state in beam as a freshman, then suffered falls the past two years d... |
"My nerves just seem to get me," Atwell says of beam. |
The test of a truly elite gymnast is all-around, which compiles scores of the four gymnastics events: vault, floor, beam and uneven bars. Atwell has made it to state once in all-around, finishing 14th last year. |
Tamayo and Atwell admit bars is her challenge. It's an arms-driven event, and Atwell says she has a bad shoulder. Still, Atwell has a lifetime best of 37.75 -- out of a possible 40 -- in all-around. A score equal to that at state would place Atwell among the top three, if not win state. |
If ever there was a season when Atwell was capable of winning more than two state titles, this one is it, she says. |
"I am at my best this year." |
Three years ago, the world learned that 19 Kids & Counting star Josh Duggar molested five underage girls – four of whom were his sisters – when he was a teenager and used the website Ashley Madison to cheat on his wife. And, even though the family’s media empire remains mostly intact, fans have not gotten over the majo... |
The Hollywood Gossip is reporting that despite the revelations that her husband used the internet to find mistresses and sexually violated some of his sisters, Anna is still very much with the father of her five children, and even posted a tribute to him on Instagram for his 30th birthday. |
“Happy Birthday Josh! I’m so thankful for the 30 years of life God has given you – I love you!” Anna wrote for a birthday photo caption. |
But, fans did not receive the message well and were quick to tell her that she should have left Josh a long time ago. One user called him a “pervert,” while another wrote that Josh is a “sick son of a b****,” and told Anna to take her kids and run. |
To make things worse, a source close to the family recently revealed that Anna seems miserable and Josh doesn’t seem like someone who would be much fun to be married to. |
The insider says that Josh had a well-known history of “pervy” behavior long before the scandal broke, and he stares at every girl he meets like she is an object. |
The source added the most of the Duggar boys are very respectful to women, but Josh has never been, and when he was younger, his parents reprimanded him often for his wandering eye. |
TLC and the Duggar family have mostly kept Josh out of the spotlight since the 2015 scandal. The network canceled 19 Kids & Counting before launching the spin-off Counting On for the married Duggar children. |
But Josh and Anna are nowhere to be found on the family’s reality show, and the Duggars rarely feature him on any of their social media. |
The former Washington lobbyist did go to a faith-based rehab for a while, but eventually returned to Arkansas with his wife, and she eventually got pregnant and gave birth to baby number five. |
After a two-year absence from social media, Anna Duggar is back on Instagram sharing updates about her life and kids, but as long as she mentions anything about her husband, she will continue to receive backlash from fans, because there is no indication that they will forget about Josh Duggar’s wrongdoings anytime soon... |
New episodes of Counting On will return to TLC later this summer. |
Jimmy Fallon carried on the Late Night host tradition, handing off the legendary plastic pickle to his successor Seth Meyers during Meyers’ appearance Tuesday on Late Night. The pickle was passed on to Fallon from Conan O’Brien when Fallon took over Late Night in 2009. O’Brien had received it from David Letterman‘s sta... |
Here’s Fallon talking about the pickle on February 24, 2009 when he first started Late Night. |
May 31, 2003 Anti-globalization protesters in Geneva, Switzerland, start fires and smash windows ahead of G8 talks in neighboring Evian, France. Tight security has kept protesters out of Evian. Most of Geneva will be shut down Sunday, with 25,000 law enforcement officers on hand. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Gu... |
May 31, 2003 The massive German Parliament building in Berlin has the perfect lawn for sports, but government officials won't play along with recreation efforts. NPR's Emily Harris reports. |
May 31, 2003 Iranian leaders reject U.S. assertions that their nation sponors terrorism. But on the streets of Tehran, young people are impatient for reform and sport western styles in clothing and music. But even the rebels aren't interested in U.S. interference. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Ivan Watson. |
May 31, 2003 Russian President Vladimir Putin greets President Bush and many other world leaders as the city of St. Petersburg celebrates its 300th anniversary. The jubilee offers many present a chance to repair diplomatic ties frayed by the war in Iraq. NPR's Lawrence Sheets reports. |
May 31, 2003 Tribal fighting in Congo has claimed at least 400 lives in the past month, and the situation is deteriorating. A French-led U.N. peacekeeping force is headed for the African nation, and British troops may join them. Congo's government has shown little capacity to restore order. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and... |
May 31, 2003 President Bush's European tour begins with a visit to Auschwitz. He says the Nazi death camp offers a grim example of why free nations must take up arms against evil. Mr. Bush moves on this weekend to St. Petersburg for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Don... |
May 30, 2003 The Pentagon expands its approach to searching for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, with help from U.S. allies. A senior U.S. military commander in Iraq says the intelligence his forces received on Iraqi arms prior to the war was "wrong." Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten, NPR's Michele Norris and former CIA an... |
May 30, 2003 Leszek Budrewicz, a major figure in Poland's Solidarity movement, is now homeless in the city of Wroclaw. The story of the maverick poet and journalist traces major trends in the past two decades of Polish history -- including a growing gap between rich and poor. NPR's Emily Harris reports. |
May 30, 2003 A meeting of Islamic states in the Iranian capital of Tehran ends with a denunciation of terrorism -- but also a rebuke of "unilateralism" that appeared directly aimed at the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Ivan Watson. |
Islamic States Decry Terrorism, Chide U.S. |
May 30, 2003 Rwandans vote overwhelmingly for a new constitution, paving the way for the first multi-party elections in the central African nation since its independence in the 1960s. The new constitution sets down the rules for presidential and parliamentary elections and also puts tight controls on political partie... |
May 30, 2003 Thirty-one U.S. soldiers have died in the past month in combat and accidents in Iraq -- nine in the past week. Analysts say ongoing security challenges may force the Pentagon to keep a larger number of U.S. troops in Iraq, and for longer than originally anticipated. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports. |
May 30, 2003 Mexico launches a major sting operation against "coyotes," those who smuggle illegal immigrants across the border into the United States. More than two dozen people are arrested and hundreds of persons detained. The operation comes after the deaths earlier this month of 19 immigrants trapped in a truck i... |
Newark’s Liberty International Airport was temporarily closed after an engine caught fire and passengers were evacuated. Five minor injuries were reported. |
United Airlines Flight 1579 was taxiing down the runway Tuesday night when the tower notified the crew that one of their engines was on fire, according to a statement from United Airlines spokesman Jonathan Guerin, WPIX reported. |
“The crew immediately deployed the slides and evacuated the aircraft. At this time we have a report of only one minor injury. Customers are being transported back to the terminal. We are working to get our customers to San Francisco as soon as possible,” Guerin said. |
There were 124 passengers on the flight and seven crew members on the San Francisco-bound flight, according to CBS News. |
Emergency crews from the Port Authority Police Department were able to extinguish the flames and the Boeing 757 was towed off the runway. The airport reopened by 10:45pm according to the airport’s Twitter account. |
#EWR has reopened after earlier incident of plane with apparent engine fire. Reports of 5 minor injuries. Expect delays remainder of night. |
The airport confirmed five people suffered minor injuries due to the incident. |
Gross domestic product grew 2.2% in the fourth quarter of 2018, coming in less than the estimated 2.6% and serving as yet another sign of a looming economic slowdown. This is also less than the third quarter's GDP growth, which totaled 3.4%, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. |
The latest GDP numbers are in, and the results look positive. Fourth-quarter GDP beat expectations and grew at a 1.4% seasonally adjusted annual rate, according to the Commerce Department’s report. |
The GDP, the value of everything a nation produces, showed a significant markdown this fourth quarter compared to the 3.9% increase last spring, according to Market Watch. The economy expanded at a 2.4% clip last year, the same as in 2014, the Commerce Department said. The U.S. hasn’t topped 3% growth since 2005. |
Private construction spending offset declines in public construction outlays, with spending on construction ticking up in January 0.1% despite the weather. |
New home sales maintained a downward trajectory in December, falling 7% below November’s revised rate of 445,000 unit sales to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 414,000 units. But this is still 4.5% above year earlier levels. |
It took deep discounts to get shoppers into stores this past Christmas season, and cold weather and online shopping cut into what gains they could get to foot traffic. Retail sales should be down by 0.1-0.5%, market watchers say, with the the lag in auto sales being the albatross. |
Residential construction spending was up to an adjusted rate of $346 billion in November, while public construction spending outlays dropped. |
A slowdown in multifamily starts weighed down the entire construction market last month, causing housing starts data to fall below August projections. |
U.S. consumers continue to hold back on their spending. While they are acquiring some big ticket items, other products such as building materials, clothing and sporting goods are not in high demand. |
The seasonally adjusted homeownership rate slipped to 65.1%, the lowest since the fourth quarter of 1995, the Commerce Department said. |
Pictures of Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. |
Steve Smith Sr. won't retire as planned. He wants to play for the Ravens in 2016. |
From the moment Steve Smith Sr. was helped off the field, his arms draped over the shoulders of two athletic trainers and a towel over his face, there was a strong confidence within the organization that the veteran wide receiver’s playing days weren’t over. |
Smith took to his Twitter account Wednesday to confirm what everybody had long suspected: he is rehabbing his Achilles with the intention of coming back with the Ravens to play in his 16th NFL season. |
“Obviously anybody who bleeds black and purple is excited,” Ravens rush linebacker Elvis Dumervil said. |
His announcement comes more than four months after he said that the 2015 campaign would be his last and about eight weeks after he blew out his Achilles after catching a pass in a Nov. 1 victory over the San Diego Chargers. Smith had surgery and has begun the rehabilitation process, which he hopes will have him ready f... |
Smith’s announcement didn’t come as a surprise to many of the Ravens. In fact, the wide receiver had already told several teammates, including wide receiver Kamar Aiken and cornerback Jimmy Smith, that he was planning to return next year and play out the final year of the three-year, $10.5 million contract that he sign... |
Smith, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, was in the midst of another strong season when he was injured. Despite the fact that he played in just seven games this year, Smith is second on the team in receptions (46) and receiving yards (670) and he’s tied for third in touchdown receptions (third). |
When he announced his pending retirement on Aug. 10, Smith said he wanted to depart the NFL while he was still healthy and playing at a high level. He cited a desire to spend more time with his family as the primary reason. Smith and his wife, Angie, have four kids and their oldest son, Peyton, will be a freshman socce... |
However, Smith said in his tweet that he had gotten the blessing from his friends and family to play another year. |
Smith will return to the field ranked 11th all-time in receiving yards (13,932), and 15th in receptions (961). One more productive season would certainly enhance his Hall of Fame chances, though Smith has long said that’s not the reason why he’s still playing. |
The timing of his announcement is big for the Ravens front office, which has several key decisions to make following the season. There is a lot of uncertainty at the receiver position as injuries have forced Smith, 2015 first-round NFL draft pick Breshad Perriman, Michael Campanaro and Darren Waller to miss all or much... |
Aiken has shined in their absence and Chris Matthews, Jeremy Butler, Daniel Brown and return man Kaelin Clay have received opportunities to play. However, the return of a healthy Smith, along with the possible addition of another wide receiver through free agency of the draft, would elevate the group. |
Ravens receiver Steve Smith celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the New England Patriots during the 2014 AFC divisional playoffs at Gillette Stadium. |
Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. catches passes before the game. |
British heavyweight champion Tyson Fury tells upcoming opponent Wladimir Klitschko that he is on a "personal mission" to rid the division of a "boring" boxer. |
The pair fight for the Ukrainian's world heavyweight titles in Dusseldorf, Germany on 24 October. |
Fury, 26, is unbeaten in 24 fights while 39-year-old opponent Klitschko has not lost a bout for 11 years. |
HD Tune Pro gives us accurate read, write, and access time results. It is now considered a must-have application for storage device testing. |
We shouldn't run into any issues today with the Samsung 840 EVO mSATA 120GB when it comes to read performance. This drive should actually be brilliant when reading both sequential and random data. On the sequential side: at QD1, we achieved an average read of 440 MB/s with the 64KB block size. |
When writing 64KB blocks, we see how write performance can drop off with sequential data. Let's look at the actual trace to see what's happening. |
Here we see Turbo Write caching the write, but unlike the 1TB model, the 120GB capacity size has a very small SLC like buffer area. When we get through the SLC area, the 64KB sequential write performance drops down to between 140 and 150 MB/s. |
In this test, we use the 128KB block size, and run the test after a consumer appropriate level of random writes. This is where things get funky. We didn't hit the drive very hard with random writes, but the performance still dropped below 50 MB/s for the final 1/3 of the test. |
Beloved Rochester drag performer, "RuPaul's Drag Race" alum, and "celebrity housewife" Mrs. Kasha Davis (Ed Popil) will this week perform her original one-man/woman autobiographical play, "There's Always Time for a Cocktail." Filled with music, anecdotes, and party games, the play tells the story of Popil's youth in Sc... |
"There's Always Time for a Cocktail" will be presented on Wednesday, January 23, at 8 p.m. at JCC CenterStage, 1200 Edgewood Avenue. $20 general, $18 JCC members, and $15 students. 461-2000; jcccenterstage.org. |
This research focuses on the relation between color and psychological functioning, specifically, that between red and performance attainment. Red is hypothesized to impair performance on achievement tasks, because red is associated with the danger of failure in achievement contexts and evokes avoidance motivation. Four... |
Source: "Color and psychological functioning: the effect of red on performance attainment." from J Exp Psychol Gen. 2007 Feb;136(1):154-68. |
There's something about the color red. I've posted on its effects a number of times: here, here, here, here, and here. |
Former CAA comedy touring agent Andrew Skikne has formally set up shop at UTA. |
Skikne’s hire brings to 11 the number of CAA agents who have relocated to UTA in the past week. At CAA, Skikne worked with Nick Nuciforo in the touring and booking department, specializing in comedians such as Tig Notaro. |
Nuciforo and four other top CAA reps jolted the biz by moving en masse to UTA as partners on March 31. Nuciforo now heads UTA’s comedy touring department. In addition to 11 agents, UTA has hired two CAA coordinators who worked closely with the defectors, along with nine assistants. |
Skikne had been with CAA since 2012. He previously worked for the music booking firms Kork Agency and the Agency Group. |
The shuffle with Nuciforo and Skikne comes at the same time that Rob Prinz, head of UTA’s comedy department, and music agent Nikki Wheeler, announced their move to ICM Partners. |
In fact, Prinz and Wheeler’s move had been in the works for months. As of Monday, Prinz is a partner at ICM and co-head of its worldwide concerts division. |
Idaho Today: Debi Lilly gives tips on how to decorate the perfect table for the holidays! |
Idaho Today: 43INC featuring Kristin Armstrong! |
Idaho TODAY: CapEd's Read to Rise Summer Reading Program Takes off! |
State police at Ebensburg are investigating threats of violence at Central Cambria Middle School, even through it was determined there was no active threat in the facility. |
Full-time school resource officers, present at the school, requested state police assistance in the investigation. A state police news release said multiple agencies are involved in the ongoing investigation. |
State police also commended the middle school staff, “specifically Officer Nate Stohon and Principal Chris Santini for acting quickly on behalf of the students of CCMS,” the release said. |
A crash early Tuesday led to charges against an Altoona woman. |
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