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High school football, referring to the American code in the United States and the Canadian code in Canada, is one of the most popular interscholastic sports at high schools in both countries. [...] Larger schools (especially those with successful programs) can often draw attendances in the thousands, even for regular season games, and in some cases may play the game at a college or professional stadium to accommodate the expected large crowds. [...] High school football, also known as prep football or preps football, dates back to the late 19th century, concurrent with the start of many college football programs. [...] In all states, the HS football season will have ended by late December, but the recruiting process by which colleges offer scholarships to high school seniors often starts in the summer, before the school year and football season begin. [...] Thus, homeschooled Tim Tebow, who was one of the top quarterback prospects in the nation, was able to play for the nationally ranked public Nease High School. [1]

How come no love for Galveston Ball in the wake of them moving to 4A for the first time. [2]

In Ontario, high schools play in Bowl games similar to college football in the states, the difference being is that these bowl games are determined by geographical location as oppose to a team’s record, there are five bowl games for five different geographical regions, the Northern Bowl, the Golden Horseshoe Bowl, the National Capital, the Western Bowl and the Metro Bowl. [...] At the smallest schools, particularly in rural communities or smaller private schools, variations on the game using six, eight, or nine players per side instead of the traditional eleven (or twelve in Canada) are encountered. [...] Though the playoff scheme and number of teams eligible varies, regional champions will compete in elimination playoff rounds ‘ in a tradition borrowed from pro football rather than college ‘ to determine a state champion for each size classification. [1]

By registering on TexasFootball.com you’ll get instant access to exclusive content and printed magazines. [3]

In some states, such as Florida, state law allows homeschooled students to compete in interscholastic athletics for their local school district. [...] Homeschooled students may also participate in high school football through independent or freelance teams, which compete against small private (or in a few cases, public) schools. [...] Some publications and internet sites release nationwide rankings based on polls or mathematical formulas which take into account various factors like average margin of victory and strength of schedule. [1]

No other state is churning out QB’s like it. [3]

It will be our second year in the flex bone which should be viable to our team chemistry. [2]

Sources:
[1] High School Football - Wikipedia
[2] Highschool ” Texas Football
[3] Dave Campbell’s Texas Football

A “Blue Moon” is the name given to the second full moon in a calendar month. [1]

Double planet and binary planet are informal terms used to describe a planet with a moon that may be large enough to be considered a planet in its own right. [2]

Double Moon is the term used to refer to Sailor Moon and Sailor Chibi Moon. [3]

The encounter will culminate on August 27th when Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles of Earth and will be (next to the moon) the brightest object in the night sky. [4]

This quantity is simply the relationships between the masses of the satellite, its planet and the Sun combined with the distances between the satellite and its planet and the Sun. [2]

This month and next, Earth is catching up with Mars in an encounter that will culminate in the closest approach between the two planets in recorded history. [4]

While the Soviet Union ’s Luna programme was the first to reach the Moon with unmanned spacecraft, the United States’ NASA Apollo program achieved the only manned missions to date, beginning with the first manned lunar orbiting mission by Apollo 8 in 1968, and six manned lunar landings between 1969 and 1972′the first being Apollo 11 in 1969. [5]

The saying “Once in a Blue Moon” means a rare occurrence, and predates the current astronomical use of the term, which is quite recent. [...] A misinterpretation of this led to a Sky and Telescope Magazine “Star Quiz” in July 1943 followed by an article in March 1946 which stated that the second full moon in any calendar month was called a Blue Moon (attributed to the 1937 Maine Farmers’ Almanac), and this definition has now become part of the language. [1]

One unofficial definition requires that the objects orbit a center of gravity, the barycenter, that is above both their surfaces. [2]

The prevailing hypothesis today is that the Earth’Moon system formed as a result of a giant impact: a Mars -sized body hit the nearly formed proto-Earth, blasting material into orbit around the proto-Earth, which accreted to form the Moon. [5]

We’ve written many times about this on Universe Today. [4]

The Moon’s current orbital distance, about thirty times the diameter of the Earth, causes it to be the same size in the sky as the Sun’allowing the Moon to cover the Sun precisely in total solar eclipses. [5]

A commonly accepted cutoff point for deciding between a planet-satellite or double-planet system is based on the location of the barycenter of the two objects (that is, the center of gravity). [...] In particular, with the exception of the Earth-Moon and Pluto-Charon systems, all satellites in our Solar System have masses less than 0.00025 (1/4000) the mass of the host planet or dwarf planet. [2]

Sources:
[1] Blue Moons
[2] Double planet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[3] Double Moon - WikiMoon
[4] Double Moon | Universe Today
[5] Moon - Wikipedia

WASHINGTON — Glenn Beck says it’s just a coincidence his Restoring Honor rally on Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial will take place on the anniversary and at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. [1]

Beck’s decision to speak on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on the anniversary of the “I Have a Dream” speech leads to countermarches by social activists and civil rights leaders. [2]

WASHINGTON - Glenn Beck says it’s just a coincidence his Restoring Honor rally on Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial will take place on the anniversary and at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. [3]

“This is going to be a moment that you’ll never be able to paint people as haters, racists, none of it,” Beck says of the event featuring Sarah Palin and other conservative political and cultural figures. [4]

Some civil rights veterans are skeptical. [1]

WASHINGTON — Glenn Beck says he didn’t intend to schedule Saturday’s “Restoring Honor” rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial on the anniversary of the Rev. [5]

The rally, on the 47th anniversary of King’s plea for racial equality is drawing a strong reaction — and several counter-rallies — as the nation looks toward November’s elections. [6]

Civil rights leaders aligned with Democrats are recoiling at the Fox News superpundit’s plan to gather his faithful on the same steps where King delivered his iconic call for racial justice. [5]

“Dr. King never had to ask anyone to leave their signs and guns at home,” said Benjamin Todd Jealous, president of the NAACP. [4]

The rally, on the 47th anniversary of King’s plea for racial equality is drawing a strong reaction - and several counter-rallies - as the nation looks toward November’s elections. [1]

Beck, a popular figure among tea party activists and a polarizing Fox News Channel personality, is headlining the event, and Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and a potential 2012 president candidate, will be a prominent speaker. [6]

Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally, with former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin among the scheduled speakers, will take place on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, 47 years to the day after Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech there. [...] Yes, if I’m going, if I’m going to Jeremiah Wright’s church,” referring to President Obama’s controversial former pastor in Chicago. [2]

Sharpton’s National Action Network planned a “Reclaim the Dream” rally featuring Education Secretary Arne Duncan, National Urban League president Marc Morial and Martin Luther King III. [4]

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. [5]

Sources:
[1] Beck To Rally On Anniversary Of King’s Speech - Entertainment …
[2] Glenn Beck’s plans for rally on a hallowed date and spot …
[3] Glenn Beck Rally on Anniversary of Martin Luther King’s …
[4] Beck plans rally at Lincoln Memorial on anniversary of King’s …
[5] Glenn Beck event on Martin Luther King Jr. speech anniversary …
[6] Glenn Beck not apologizing for timing of big rally at Lincoln …

IDOC is the leading practice management and development organization with one core goal in mind for members: Provide the independent optometrist the tools, knowledge and resources to make their practice extraordinarily successful. [1]

As a division of iDOC-TLC, iDOC Corp was established to take their clients’ document management needs to the next level. [2]

IDoc, short for Intermediate Document, is an SAP format for transferring the data for a business transaction. [3]

IDOC provides our members with the help to grow your practice into a thriving business like never before. [1]

This suite of services provides a full range of business, medical and legal options, including digital imaging, digital to paper conversion, objective and subjective coding, and digital forensics. [...] This cutting-edge software is fused with iDOC Corp’s fully managed online repository to bring you our Managed Hosting Solutions, providing you with instant access to your documents, anytime, anywhere. [2]

For example, if the IDocs are customised that way on a particular server, then a user of SAP R/3 system creates a purchase order; this is automatically sent via an IDoc and a sales order is immediately created on the vendor’s system. [3]

We have also included numerous law firms such as Carrington, Coleman, Sloman, Blumenthal, LLP, Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP, and Bracewell & Guilliani, LLP, among our satisfied clients. [2]

It also includes advanced functionality like reporting on key business indicators (e.g. total order value) contained in an IDoc and the capability to add or remove segments. [...] WikiProject Computing or the Computing Portal may be able to help recruit an expert. [3]

Evident is the fastest, most robust legal software on the market today. [...] With established roots in litigation support since 1995, iDOC Corp’s visionary management team has paved the way to the future, bringing document management into the digital age. [2]

If you do not see content loading here your browser does not support iframes. [4]

Because of the flexibility and transparency of IDoc technology, some non-SAP technologies use them as well. [...] Both serve the purpose of data exchange and automation in computer systems, but IDocs go further. [3]

Sources:
[1] Welcome to IDOC | Independent Doctors of Optometric Care
[2] Secure Online Document File Management and Storage & Data …
[3] Idoc - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[4] Indiana Department of Corrections

The UFC 118 weigh-ins take place Friday at the TD Garden in Boston, and if you can’t be there in person, you can watch the video live right here at MMAFighting.com. [1]

BOSTON — MMA Fighting was on the scene at the TD Garden in Boston for Friday’s UFC 118 weigh-ins. [2]

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The most intriguing issue will be the weight of James Toney, who has been as light as 157 pounds and as heavy as 237 pounds in his boxing career. [1]

Get MMA Videos By Email - Subscribe Now! [3]

Take an MMA class with one of the most energetic athletes in the sport - Clay Guida. [4]

In the main event, lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and challenger B.J. Penn will both have to make the limit of 155 pounds. [1]

Get the latest MMA news, results, analysis and commentary with live coverage of all UFC, Strikeforce, WEC and other events. [2]

We’ll find out on Friday afternoon whether he got himself into decent shape for his UFC debut against Randy Couture. [1]

For a city steeped in sports history, finally Boston will get to witness world-class mixed martial arts in its own backyard. [...] Edgar vs. Penn 2 and Couture vs. Toney, Boxing vs. UFC. [4]

Meanwhile, James Toney came in at 237 pounds, while Randy Couture weighed 220. [2]

The weigh-in starts at 4 PM ET (replay will be available in the evening) and the video is below. [1]

If you already have a FanHouse log-in, enter it and your password. [...] If you have a password (or an AOL/AIM screenname), log in under the other tabs. [2]

Sources:
[1] UFC 118 Weigh-In Video — MMA Fighting
[2] UFC 118 Weigh-In Highlight Video — MMA Fighting
[3] UFC 88 Weigh In Results Video | MMA Videos
[4] Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)