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Phoenix water isn't known to be the tastiest or best. It's actually ranked #53 in a recent study of Best City Water. And if you live in Phoenix or have ever been here and tasted the water then you know full well why I have a drinking water purification system.
When CycleGuy and I bought our house almost 13 years ago one of the first things we did was call Kinetico and have them come out and install a reverse osmosis (R/O) drinking water system and a water softener. Nothing too crazy for most Phoenix homeowners. Most people I know have an R/O system.
About every two year we've had the filters replaced. I'd call up the Kinetico people and have them come out. When we had the system installed that's what they said to do. And so I did.
Remember, that was long before the internet. Well before it was posible to shop around and find some other company to do this same thing. Also, there is only one Kinetico authorized company in Phoenix.
Fast forward to last month. When our filters need changing our system stops. It won't allow for water to continue to flow through if the filters can not do their job. Sounds like a great plan, huh. I think so. I don't want to drink nasty water.
I went to the files and grabbed the invoice from the last time, getting ready to call. Then I saw how much I paid for the tech to come out for what amounted to about 15 minutes – $212! (pick up your jaw from the ground!)
Yes, in my foolish state I paid $212 for water filters. I was incensed! The filters were actually only $75, but the trip charge was $125! One Hundred and Twenty Five Dollars! To come out to my house, turn two holders, take out the spent filter cartridges and put in the new ones. All in about 15 minutes. That's the equivalent of $500/hr! I'm a lawyer and I don't charge that kind of money. I must be in the wrong business.
This time, though, I said NO WAY! I'm smart. I can figure this out. So I pulled out my owners manual to find out what filters I need. But that wasn't helpful. I was going to have to open up the cartridge holders. After about 30 minutes and spraying myself, under the sink, and half the kitchen with water I got the cartridges. Phew! It was not as easy as I thought it would be.
Thankfully the internet is full of all kinds of companies. I found Water Filters Online and searched for my cartridges. It took me about 20 minutes. I checked and double checked and triple checked that I was getting the right filters. There are two filters of different size so I didn't want to get the wrong one and my system not work.
The filters arrived in about a week and my crazy idea would be put to the test. Could I do this myself? And in the process save myself money? I knew I could. I believed that I'm smart enough to put in two water filters!
It took me about 10 minutes to get the water filters in and then figure out what I'd done to turn off the R/O system so I could turn it back on. If I'd remembered what I'd done to turn that contraption off it probably would have taken all of 3 minutes. But no! I'm there with my head under the sink turning all these turny-things hoping not to spray myself.
I DID IT! Once the air cleared the system I had water. Black water, but water nonetheless. I wasn't worried about the black water because it's a carbon filter and that's normal. I knew that would happen.
An hour later and having spent only $45 I had clean drinking water again! I was so proud of myself for believing I could do this. I'm relatively handy around the house. But I'd read the owners manual and the directions for changing the filter and it's very confusing. I had watched them do this many times that I knew if I could find the filters I could probably do it. And if I couldn't then at least I'd have the filters and they could just come change them out.
It sounds hokey, but a little confidence sure helps. Now, I had $170 extra money that I could use toward something else.
Do you think you can tackle a project and save a few bucks instead of calling a service person? I bet you can!


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Ross School of Business – U of M
The school of business is vastly different from my time spent there in the 1960s, Today there are 3400 students in the school….perhaps 500 when I attended. The business school has significantly expanded due in part to contributions from Stephen Ross (a 1962 classmate….though I probably did not know him at that time).
The U of M School of Business is always ranked high….I was fortunate to be a graduate.
I would not recognize the facility today….it has almost no resemblance to the building of 1962. What I do recognize is something that has not changed. The law library in the next block over from the business school and where I spent most of my study time.
While it is important to expand and have modern facilties….somethings need to stay the same.

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Advantix Air-Conditioning Empire Built on Ice and Salt: Karin Kloosterman, Israel 21c, July 31, 2013
Israeli Bionic Contact Lens Will Help Blind People 'See': ISRAEL21c, July 31, 2013
The Israeli Company that Wants to Put a 3D Printer in Every Home: Avner Meyrav, NoCamels, July 16, 2013
"The very notion of Palestinian preconditions before even reaching the negotiating table, to enter a process in which they would be the potential beneficiaries – is utterly absurd. But when it involves the release of some of the most vicious terrorists of our time, it becomes obscene. And that obscenity has been made possible by none other then the U.S. Secretary of State." —Dani Dayan, a businessman and chief foreign envoy of the pro-settler Yesha Council, commenting in a blog for the Times of Israel. (Times of Israel, July 28, 2013)
"This is an indescribably difficult decision to make – it is painful for the bereaved families, it is painful for the entire nation and it is also painful for me, "I believe it is of the utmost importance for the state of Israel to enter a diplomatic process. This is important both to exhaust the possibilities of ending the conflict with the Palestinians and to establish Israel's position in the complex international reality around us." — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in an open letter to the Israeli public justifying the Israeli government's decision to release 104 Palestinian Arab prisoners with "blood on their hands". This is being done as a gesture to the Palestinian Authority in an effort to restart peace talks, despite opinion polls showing that over 84% of Israelis oppose releasing terrorists as a precondition to talks. (National Post, July 29, 2013)
"If there is no majority for the proposal [in the cabinet], it doesn't only mean that we refuse to release the prisoners. It means that we refuse to renew negotiations and that Israel will be blamed…. Not only does it let the Palestinians get to work at the UN immediately, it could also absolve our relatively few friends in the international community who are still standing alongside us and casting a veto at the UN or blocking boycotts. That doesn't mean I think there's a great chance to achieve a final-status agreement with the Palestinians…but we want to preserve Israeli's international status and prevent it from suffering a diplomatic and economic blow." — Gideon Sa'ar, Israel's Interior Minister, commenting on the decision by the Israeli government to release 104 Palestinian Arab terrorists with "blood on their hands" as a gesture to the Palestinian authority in an effort to restart peace talks. (Ha'aretz, July 31, 2013)
"In a final resolution, we would not see the presence of a single Israeli – civilian or soldier – on our lands." — Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority, in a briefing to mostly Egyptian journalists, upon the announcement of the resumption of peace talks with Israel. (Jerusalem Post, July 30, 2013)
"The President of the Palestinian Authority said he doesn't want to see any Israelis on his land. Bad things happen when good people are silent. Good people need to act." — Naftali Bennett, Jerusalem and Diaspora Minister, who is responsible for the government's efforts to battle anti-Semitism, attending a conference of a Knesset caucus on anti-Semitism.
"To this day, people ask me if I think anti-Semitism is a good thing, because it brings people to Israel. What ignorance and lies! For every one person who makes aliya because of anti-Semitism, 10 assimilate. Anti-Semitism and delegitimation of Israel lead Jews to distance themselves from Judaism and Israel. Anti-Semitism is enemy number one of Zionism." — Natan Sharansky, director of the Jewish Agency for Israel, while attending a conference of a Knesset caucus on anti-Semitism. (Jerusalem Post, July 30, 2013)
"Releasing prisoners came as a result of choosing a bad option over a worse option… We reached the decision to avoid the worse [option]. Many strategic considerations, which may be revealed in the future, stood behind this, and hence we must go forward with a release of pre-Oslo prisoners. These are murderers. This is a challenge to justice, to law and to bereaved families, and I hear their voices. We are embarking on this maneuver responsibly, with good judgment, and we'll be able to provide an answer to security aspects… I know who these prisoners are, how many they are, what they did, [and] when they did it." — Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, speaking at the IDF's absorption base for new draftees at Tel Hashomer. (Jerusalem Post, July 30, 2013)
"We were always ready to enter into negotiations with the Palestinians without pre-conditions….We support a solution based on two states for two peoples, a Jewish state of Israel living side-by-side in peace and security and mutual recognition with the Palestinian state. It was not the Palestinian position. The Palestinians had a number of pre-conditions. They were not willing to live in a situation of mutual recognition. We recognize the Palestinians as a people endowed with the right of self-determination. They don't recognize the Jews as a people yet with the right of self-determination. When we say 'Jewish state,' what does it mean? It means that the Jewish state is permanent and legitimate. We're not interlopers. We're not trespassers. We're not a transient state. And it also means there'll be an end of claims and end of conflict. There are about 193 states in the world. Most of them are nation states; the Bulgarians, the Hungarians, the Germans….It's very common, certainly in Europe. And there's nothing anomalous, nothing unusual about the arrangement which we're seeking." — Michael Oren, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S., in an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria on Sunday. (CNN, July 28, 2013) —
"The parties have agreed to remain engaged in sustained, continuous, and substantive negotiations on the core issues, and they will meet within the next two weeks in either Israel or the Palestinian territories in order to begin the process of formal negotiation….Our objective will be to achieve a final status agreement over the course of the next nine months." — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry after two meetings between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in Washington on Tuesday [July 30] (State Department, July 30, 2013)
''We did not agree to that [basing negotiations on the 1949 armistice lines]. Israel rejected the Palestinian demand for this as a precondition for talks." — a senior Israeli official.
"Endless negotiation is good for the Americans. They can point to success in bringing the sides to the table and keeping them there. Netanyahu can avoid U.S. pressure and shows he's engaged in the peace process. Abbas can continue to be fed with money, prisoner releases and other things and maintain the survival of the PA.'' — Ghassan Khatib, a former PA minister, saying that the negotiations will in practice continue for some time, albeit without a peace deal.
"They have zero chances of reaching an end of conflict, end of claims agreement. 'The positions are too far apart on narrative issues like the future of holy places and the right of return'." — Yossi Alpher, former director of the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies. for Palestinians. (Christian Science Monitor, July 29, 2013)
"The Palestinians throughout the course of this year have been making clear that if they couldn't see progress on the peace front, that their intention would be to seek other elevations of their status, whether at the UN or other international organizations. So it's no secret that one of the motivating factors, I think for everybody, was to avoid that sort of train wreck….With this process moving forward, the risk of a clash at the UN or elsewhere is reduced or eliminated….It would be fair to say that you are likely to see Israeli settlement continue." — a senior White House official said Wednesday [July 30]. (Ha'aretz, July 30, 2013)
"I'm not particularly optimistic because I think that the heart of the matter is that the maximum concessions that this government of Israel would be prepared to make fall far short of the minimum requirements that Abu Mazen [Mahmoud Abbas] will insist on….So it may be possible to keep the talks going, which is a good thing, but I find it very hard to believe that they will reach an agreement." — Martin Indyk, former U.S. ambassador to Israel and the new special U.S, envoy to the negotiations recently announced by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, in an interview with Israel Radio last year. (Weekly Standard, July 31, 2013)
"The law does not require us to make a formal determination as to whether a coup took place, and it is not in our national interest to make such a determination. We will not say it was a coup, we will not say it was not a coup, we will just not say." — a "senior official" from the White House to The New York Times, clarifying the U.S. response to the military takeover in Egypt. (Israel Hayom, July 29, 2013)
"Yes, we do indeed want to break the [Muslim] Brotherhood's neck because that is good for Egypt, the region, and (not least) ourselves. Islamists can do more damage within the political process than outside it….Islamists have a history of using the political process for their own ends, and not of being tamed by it. No tolerance for the intolerant. Just as fascists and Communists are not legitimate players in a democracy, neither are Islamists. No matter how smooth-talking, they remain autocrats who disregard the popular will. Better that they be excluded entirely from participatory politics." — Daniel Pipes, Director of the Mid East Forum. (Mid East Forum, July 29, 2013)
"Jordan is like a soft mould, it's not like Egypt where Islamists had influence before Mubarak fell. Jordan is easy to direct anywhere its next leader will take it – if he is secular, Jordan will turn secular, if he is an Islamist, Jordan will turn into another Afghanistan, so it's basically what the outside world wants to make out of it, and its future will depend on which country will invest more money or send its media reporters to cover the events to come." — Samer Libdeh, an Amman based Palestinian-Jordanian writer and former Washington Institute Fellow, in conversation with Mudar Zaharan, a Palestinian-Jordanian columnist residing in the UK. (Jerusalem Post, July 24, 2013)
"It's bleak. The military is only willing to talk about the future, not about yesterday or the day before. They turned the page on Morsi." — an Egyptian mediator involved in talks between the military and the Muslim Brotherhood aimed at resolving the political crisis crippling Egypt. (International Herald Tribune, July 21, 2013)
"The way they interpret it, everyone in the Wehrmacht was just like in the American Army or the Canadian Army or the British Army. They forget the most important point. People in this army were thugs and murderers who almost brought down Western civilization." — Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder of the Wiesenthal Center, commenting on the a recent issue of Der Landser, a weekly German pulp magazine, that recently portrayed the feared Waffen-SS as just a bunch of good natured soldiers doing their jobs. (International Herald Tribune, July 29, 2013)
POLL: MAJORITY OF ISRAELI JEWS OPPOSE PRISONER RELEASE AS GESTURE TO PALESTINIANS— (Jerusalem) The majority of Israeli Jews are against releasing Palestinian prisoners with blood on their hands as a gesture to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of the resumption of peace talks, according to a Smith Research poll conducted on Wednesday for terror victims organization Almagor. The poll of 500 Israelis representing a sample of the adult population found that 80 percent of secular Jews said they were against releasing these Palestinian prisoners, while over 95% of conservative and orthodox Jews objected to such a gesture. (Jerusalem Post, July 25, 2013)
'YA'ALON ORDERS FREEZE IN PERMITS FOR EU PROJECTS IN WEST BANK' — (Jerusalem) Israel has severed cooperation with the European Union in Area C of the West Bank in response to new measures the EU has taken against settlements. Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon ordered the IDF's civil administration to cease cooperation in joint projects with the EU, The Jerusalem Post has learned. This means that the IDF will refuse to grant new permits or renew existing permits for EU construction projects in Area C, which is territory under Israeli civil and military control. It also will not issue or renew any documents that EU personnel might need for travel in the West Bank or into Gaza from Israel. In addition, IDF offices in the West Bank, such as the civil administration and the office of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, will no longer hold working meetings with EU officials or personnel. Some of the EU-led projects in the West Bank include a program to train Palestinian Authority police officers in basic and advanced policing skills, and a waste removal program. Neither will receive Israel's cooperation any longer. (Jerusalem Post, July 25, 2013)
ISRAEL RELEASES IMPROVED DEFENCE EXPORT FIGURE OF USD7.5 BILLION FOR 2012 — (Jerusalem) Israel exported military materiel and services valued at USD7.5 billion in 2012, a sharp increase over 2011's output of USD5.8 billion, according to figures from the Israeli Ministry of Defense's (MoD's) Defense Export and Defense Co-operation Agency (SIBAT). The figures confirm Israel's position as a top-10 global exporter based on output over the last five years. National military exports have more than doubled over the last decade from USD3.5 billion in 2005. The fall in 2011 was something of an anomaly, given that the 2012 total was broadly comparable with exports of USD7.4 billion in 2010. The Asia-Pacific region accounted for the bulk of output in 2012 (USD4.5 billion). (IHS Jane's Defence Weekly, July 23, 2013)
TURNOUT LOW FOR ISLAMISTS' MARCH IN EGYPT — (Cairo) The Muslim Brotherhood had called for a million people to rally on Tuesday to restore Mohamed Morsi as president, but the turnout in Cairo was perhaps tens of thousands and no large demonstrations were reported elsewhere. (The National-UAE, July 31, 2013)
AL QAEDA IN IRAQ SCORES BIG —(Bagdad) Jailbreaks are common in Iraq, but the brazen assaults on the prisons at Abu Ghraib and Taji last week are in a class by themselves. The attacks freed perhaps as many as 800 militants, who are now sought by Interpol as a "major threat" to global security. The attacks showed the fearsome and growing strength of Al Qaeda in Iraq, seemingly on the decline only a few years ago. Al Qaeda in Iraq, an affiliate of Al Qaeda, waged a virulent insurgency that brought the country to the brink of civil war in 2006 and 2007, then suffered major defeats at the hands of Iraqi tribal groups and American troops. It has since rebounded and is believed largely responsible for a surge in daily bombings that have killed an estimated 700 people this month alone. (New York Times, July 29, 2013)
TALIBAN MILITANTS ATTACK PAK PRISON; FREE 250 ULTRAS —(Peshawar, Pakistan)
Heavily-armed Taliban militants disguised as policemen attacked a high-security prison in northwest Pakistan, freeing nearly 250 militants and killing 14 people after a fierce gunfight with security forces. During the attack on Central Prison in Dera Ismail Khan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering the restive South Waziristan area, the militants killed six policemen, six Shia prisoners and two private security guards, he said. "Five more policemen and two civilian were injured in the attack," said deputy commissioner Amir Khattak. Officials said that at least 247 prisoners were missing after the attack and a search for the fugitives continued who were suspected to be taken away by the militants. Tehrik e Taliban Pakistan has claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that over 100 militants, including several suicide bombers, participated in the massive jail break. (MSN News, July 30, 2013)
IN SYRIA, SIGNS OF CIVILIAN MASSACRE —(Bayda, Syria) The chain of events that led to one of the Syrian war's worst mass killings started when government forces came to this village and arrested Hassan Othman on charges of instigating rebellion. Mr. Othman, a 31-year-old with a wife and two children, was severely tortured, according to a cousin's account. He confessed to Syrian authorities that rebels secretly operating in Bayda had hidden arms there, say residents, local security officials and opposition activists. Within days, Syrian forces had shelled and swept this village and a nearby area in an offensive that left some 300 people dead, most of them civilians, according to residents, activists and rights groups. The campaign, many of these people said, exemplified the scorched-earth counterinsurgency strategy employed by the embattled Damascus government. (The Wall Street Journal, July 30, 2013)
LIBERAL WEBSITE FOUNDER GIVEN 7 YEARS AND 600 LASHES IN SAUDI ARABIA — (Jedda) Raif Badawi, founder of the Free Saudi Liberals website in Saudi Arabia, has been sentenced to seven years in prison and 600 lashes after angering Islamic authorities by urging Saudis to share opinions about the role of religion in the country. According to Saudi newspaper Al Wattan, a judge in the Red Sea port of Jedda imposed the sentences but dropped charges of apostasy, which would have brought the death penalty. (AP-The Age-Australia, July 31, 2013)
KENYAN LAWYER TAKES STATE OF ISRAEL, JEWS TO HAGUE OVER JESUS' DEATH — (Nairobi) A Kenyan lawyer has filed a petition with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, suggesting that the trial and crucifixion of Jesus Christ was unlawful, and The State of Israel among others should be held responsible, Kenyan News outlet the Nairobian reported on Friday. Dola Indidis, a lawyer and former spokesman of the Kenyan Judiciary is reportedly attempting to sue Tiberius (Emperor of Rome 42 BC-37AD), Pontius Pilate, a selection of Jewish elders, King Herod, the Republic of Italy and the State of Israel. "Evidence today is on record in the bible, and you cannot discredit the bible," Indidis told Kenyan Citizen News. (Jerusalem Post, July 30, 2013)
REPORT: HIZBULLAH BURYING HUNDREDS OF ITS FIGHTERS IN SYRIA — (Beirut) Moayyed Ghazlan, a member of the Syrian National Council general secretariat, told CNN Arabic on Wednesday [July 24] that his organization has discovered a number of mass graves in which Hizbullah buried its fighters following each battle with the rebels in order not to return the bodies for official burial in Lebanon. Their purpose "is to hide the true extent of casualties from the fighters and rebels in Syria." An EU decision this week to include Hizbullah's military wing in the European list of terror organizations is widely viewed as a direct consequence of the group's decision to to send troops to Syria. (Times of Israel, July 25, 2013)
BULGARIA NAMES TWO SUSPECTS IN BURGAS BUS BOMBING— (Sofia) The Bulgarian authorities have released the names of two people believed to be involved in the Burgas bus bomb terrorist attack last year that killed five Israelis and their Bulgarian bus driver, according to the Bulgarian news agency Focus. The two were identified as 32-year-old Australian citizen Meliad Farah, also known as Hussein Hussein, and 25-year old Canadian Citizen Hassan El Hajj Hassan. In the days around the attack, the suspects had been noticed in Ruse, Varna and Nesebar, the Sunny Beach resort, and in the village of Ravda, according to the report. (Jerusalem Post, July 25, 2013)
MK REGEV: PLASTIC GUNS THREATEN PUBLIC SECURITY— (Jerusalem) Plastic guns made a comeback in the Knesset, with Knesset Interior Committee chairwoman Miri Regev (Likud Beytenu) saying Wednesday that they threaten public security. Earlier this month, Uri Even, a Channel 10 reporter, snuck a plastic gun made with a 3D printer into the Knesset earlier this month and sat a short distance from Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu with the gun in his hands. Experts on 3D printing brought a printer to the Knesset to show Regev how it works, and explained that there is very little supervision of how the technology works, because the materials used can easily be found online. It takes about 20 hours to print the pieces of a plastic gun. (Jerusalem Post, July 31, 2013)
IDF LEADS THE WAY IN GENDER INTEGRATION — (Tel Aviv) Representatives of foreign militaries are increasingly seeking guidance from the IDF in facilitating gender equality and preventing sexual harassment, as Israel's military is recognized as one of the world's most advanced in this regard. The office of the IDF Women's Affairs Advisor explained: "Service for women is required, and therefore we strive to expand equal opportunities for recruitment and placement, and to empower women's [military] service through a variety of roles." The IDF stands out among the world's militaries for the high representation of women in its ranks. 34% of those serving are women, including 23% of all officers and non-commissioned officers. 92% of the IDF's jobs are open to women. (Israel Defense Forces, July 25, 2013)
Advantix Air-Conditioning Empire Built on Ice and Salt: Karin Kloosterman, Israel 21c, July 31, 2013—The Israeli inventors took their ice-skating rink technology and put it into efficient air-conditioning systems used by businesses across the world. The Advantix approach is new. Instead of drip coolers that create wastewater, a salt solution absorbs water from the air. When the solution gets too dilute, heat from the machine's engine gets pumped back in to evaporate the excess water. Therefore, the process is constantly renewed inside the system.
Israeli Bionic Contact Lens Will Help Blind People 'See': ISRAEL21c, July 31, 2013—Much in the way Braille allows people who are blind to "see" the written word, a bionic contact lens invented by Israeli researcher Prof. Zeev Zalevsky "presses" images onto the surface of the eye to help the brain decipher through touch what the wearer is looking at.
The Israeli Company that Wants to Put a 3D Printer in Every Home: Avner Meyrav, NoCamels, July 16, 2013—Dotan Koskas and Yariv Nachshon's tiny factory is located in a shed of a backyard in Giv'at Shmuel, Israel. Next to the cluttered assembly station, the owners relentlessly operate two 3D printers, which are also the factory's only "workers." It is more a workshop than an actual factory, an old-school garage startup, but from this little shed Koskas and Nachshon hope to deliver Israel with a new prophecy: a 3D printer in every home.
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Maybe, just maybe, Dundee United have reached their rock bottom and this will be the night the bounce back began.
Without a league win since the second of January, the Tannadice club's promotion hopes had been fading pretty much week on week – to such an extent that pessimists were even suggesting they could slip out of the play-off places.
The title may still be a long shot but this victory showed that there is fight left in Csaba Laszlo's team and that in Matty Smith they could well have a gem of a player.
After Thomas Mikkelsen had cancelled out a Dom Thomas opener the forward, celebrating his 21st birthday, struck twice early in the second half to clinch the three points for United.
This was just the first of 13 games in 47 days but the win in Dumfries certainly represented an encouraging start to their hectic end of season schedule.
Following the defeat to Livingston over a fortnight ago, out went Scott McDonald, Grant Gillespie and Emil Lyng from the starting line-up, with Smith, Paul Quinn and Mikkelsen coming in.
There was no debut for Bilel Mohsni, with clearance not coming through in time for the former Rangers man to be available. William Edjenguele was in the squad but only on the bench.
Queens were first to threaten with less than a minute on the clock.
A cross from the left was hung up at the back post for Thomas to attack. His header didn't have enough power or height on it to trouble Harry Lewis, though.
After seven minutes dangerman Stephen Dobbie tried his luck from 25 yards out. Again, however, Lewis wasn't properly tested.
There hadn't been a lot happening in the other box in the early stages but that changed on 14 minutes when Mark Durnan picked out Mikkelsen with a pin-point long diagonal ball. Had the striker's finish matched the centre-back's delivery it would have been 1-0 to United but the left foot volley was kept out by the feet of keeper Jack Leighfield.
Instead, a few minutes later it was 1-0 to Queens.
Thomas had the ball under his control and Quinn back-pedalling as he weaved his way towards the 18-yard line and the left foot curler which followed was a stunning finish that gave Lewis no chance.
United's reply was swift and their equaliser equally impressive.
The ball into the box for Mikkelsen was nothing special but the centre-forward's speed of thought and power to roll Callum Fordyce created space for a shot, which flew into the back of the net off the underside of the crossbar.
Just after the half-hour mark Thomas again worked his way into a shooting position but this time Jamie Robson got tight to him and blocked his effort.
A John Rankin long-range shot is a familiar sight to United fans but their keeper was nearly caught out by one and only just scrambled across his line to turn it past for a corner.
On 35 minutes the visitors' cause was helped when an injured Dobbie had to be replaced by Ross Fergusson.
Seconds later Mikkelsen won them a free-kick in a good position, 25 yards out and central. Billy King took it but couldn't get his shot past the Queens wall.
With five minutes left of the first half Thomas attempted a carbon copy of his goalscoring shot but this time he started it too wide of Lewis's far post and it never had a chance of finding the bottom corner.
United had to see out the last few minutes before the break with 10 men after Durnan went down the tunnel to get a head wound seen to. The former Queens man was back out for the start of the second half, though.
The first two goals of the game were excellent but Smith's, which gave United the lead three minutes after the re-start, probably topped them.
After controlling the ball well, the youngster shifted it on to his right foot and by the time Leighfield knew what was coming the rocket from 25 yards out was past him.
The confidence was returning to a United side that had lost its last three matches and a nice switch of play from right to left ended up with Robson striking a crisp shot that flew over.
The Tangerines had a two-goal advantage on 58 minutes, with Smith grabbing his second of the night. This time it was a poacher's finish from close range after a King corner.
There was some good fortune for United when substitute Derek Lyle had a goal chalked off for offside after he had followed up a Joseph Thomson shot that Lewis couldn't hold.
Late pressure from the hosts came to nothing and Smith almost claimed a hat-trick a minute from time.
Queen of the South – Leighfield, Marshall, Fordyce, Brownlie, Rankin (Derek Lyle 65), Thomas, Dobbie (Fergusson 35), Thomson, Jacobs, Mercer, Dykes (Murray 65). Subs not used – Curtis Lyle, Cameron, Todorov, Bearman.
Dundee United – Lewis, Murdoch, Scobbie, Durnan, Quinn, Mikkelsen (McDonald 74), King (McMullan 83), Stanton, Flood (Slater 87), Robson, Smith. Subs not used – Mehmet, Edjenguele, Gillespie, Chalmers.
Referee – Alan Muir.
Attendance – 1,480.
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There are ten things you should know about this online newspaper, the Patriotic Vanguard. Ten things that should help you understand who we really are. Even though we have other pointers, these ten should do for the moment. As time goes on, as it surely will, you get more information about us. Here we ago:
1. The Patriotic Vanguard was created on July 30, 2005 by Gibril Gbanabome Koroma, a Sierra Leonean journalist/interpreter/translator/creative writer in exile in Vancouver, Canada. It's part of a media company registered in Canada called Afri-Can publications. Afri-Can Publications also publishes Afri-Can magazine and carries out other media activities including public relations. Gibril later invited other Sierra Leonean journalists in exile in several countries to join him to present authentic and accurate news and analyses of their country to counter the often negative, inaccurate and biased information/misinformation from mainstream Western media.
2. All the journalists and writers/contributors in the Patriotic Vanguard including the publisher himself are volunteers. That's the first thing we tell our recruits. The paper is not based in Freetown, Sierra Leone, where potential advertisers are based and online advertising is still in its nascent stages in that country. All Patriotic Vanguard staff abroad have day jobs and other sources of income separate from the newspaper itself. Their work is therefore a patriotic national sacrifice, a reflection of their love for their country.This is a very hard and difficult commitment in today's world; it's not for the weak or faint-hearted but for men and women of high moral and humanitarian values expecting nothing and never looking back. They are special people going way back to ancient Africa and ancient Greece to give just two examples in World History. Profound thanks from management to them. We also thank ourselves for having the fortitude to lead by example.
Reporters and writers writing from Sierra Leone make an even bigger sacrifice. PV is the only Sierra Leonean newspaper with this kind of model and philosophy (volunteerism) but that will be modified when the headquarters moves to Freetown.
3. The Patriotic Vanguard is a kind of training school for young and inexperienced journalists in Sierra Leone and other parts of Africa and the world. We train journalists on the job; sometimes they are not even aware they are being trained. Most of our reporters and contributors are today editors, publishers, government appointees and so on. Those living out of Sierra Leone have risen in their various countries as formidable community leaders and players in both the private and public sectors. We are proud of them.
4. The Patriotic Vanguard supports the current political party in power (APC) and the current government in Sierra Leone but we always do everything possible to reflect fairness, objectivity, accuracy and stringent morality and ethics in whatever we do and publish. Every newspaper or media organ has some kind of political philosophy or ideology influencing its product. The essence is how to maintain a balance, how to avoid dogmatism and outright bigotry.
5.The Patriotic Vanguard is a valuable source of information for scholars, government agencies, international journalists and other interested parties. The paper is quoted and sourced all the time by writers from around the world. The editor/publisher and staff is often contacted for information on Sierra Leone and invited to conferences and conferences around the world.
6. Stories and analyses in the Patriotic Vanguard are often reproduced or reprinted by other newspapers in Sierra Leone frequently without acknowledgment. We do not mind, we are happy to help our brothers and sisters back home.
7. The Patriotic Vanguard, in its present form, depends on donations from friends and well wishers but most of the funding comes from our own pockets. It will however be inaccurate to say we do not need help at this time while preparing to move our headquarters to Freetown where the advertisers are, where the action is. The Canadian office will of course remain open but the main office will be in Freetown. Some people think we make a lot of money from Google ads. That's a million miles away from the truth as anybody that understands how that system works will tell you.
8. The Patriotic Vanguard is always courted by politicians, business gurus, non-governmental organizations, community and civil activists and many others for coverage and promotional publications.
9. PV currently is currently run like a non-profit although it's registered as a commercial enterprise. There will be some changes soon but our decade-old humanitarianism and patriotism will remain a central pillar of our activities.
10. We love our country first and foremost and will do everything to keep it together as a nation and work extremely hard to make it become one of the most prosperous and stable countries on earth. That's a promise.


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I can't stop shitting my pants because of this recipe. It's day three, there's blood, and I'm super dehydrated. Someone please send help!
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I can't stop shitting my pants because of this recipe. It's day three, there's blood, and I'm super dehydrated. Someone please send help!
Jordan, are you okay. This recipe worked great before my colonoscopy. Maybe you altered the recipe?
I don't understand this recipe. Is the blend we are to take the juice that the plums and dates were cooked in or is it the actual dates and plums that we are eating?
He's just trolling you
Did anyone have trouble drinking this recipe? Does it make you go too much or was it controllable?
If there's blood yoy need to be checked out.you may have hemmroids or something more pressing going on.I suggest you stop.
Drink more!
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Did you only take a teaspoon? And how are you feeling now?
call your Doctor and tell him what you did. It's simple. He will tell you what to do.
A lot of people who post this stuff are not doctors. And they will post something that perhaps worked for them. It doesn't work for everyone. If your dehydrated drink more water, a lot, but always err on the side of caution. Ask you doctor, Eat more fiber, have a healthier lifestyle. And if you need to poop in 2min then you have a medical problem see a doctor.
Wow I hope everything turned out fine😉
Actually if you are DEHYDRATED you should be consuming ELECTROLYTES NOT just water…instead fresh lemon juice in clean water etc
I don't get the recipe. What is the blend. Is it now the water? Or am I to blend the dates and plums and take a tablespoon of that. It isn't clear.
I was confused by this also Pam. I don't know if you're suppose to drain the dates and plums from the water after they've stewed or blend them with the heated water and drink it? If anyone could please clarify that I would appreciate it.
After it cools take a tablespoon of it in the morning before breakfast. That's what I read.
Just to clarify that this recipe is using dry plums and dates or the fresh ones? Thank you!
Pls what is plums I know of the date? Thank you
Where are you from Anne?
Prunes are what we call dry plums in Australia hope this helps
Plums or prunes?
Also plze read 6 serious side affects of prunes.the first is don't heat it above 100degrees as it becomes poison
This was the most confusing and ill explained recipe I have ever seen.
I'm on a low residual diet.My Colon ruptured in 2014 I'm afraid this maybe too much fiber for me
Ok so I made the mixture… And I'm just as confused as the rest do I just drink the water that the dates and prunes were boiled in or eat them too??
How much is 150 grams?
Hahah these comments are hilarious!
Can't believe people can't understand simple instructions
I thought the instructions were clear! It's so sad that these folks are so slow to understand these instruction! Or, maybe they could be coming from an associated source, because for sure there are not that many people that are that easily confused interested in the Sam recipe! Not possible! Just saying!
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Thank you
150g of each is equal to approximately 14 Plums and 14 Dates, if that helps any.
Thank you
The way I read the recipe you cook the chopped plums and dates in boiling water till mixture becomes thick.
Why are y'all going on about prunes they are not even mentioned in the recipie
Because Hussain refered to "dry plums" in the comments. You may not have seen this? He meant fresh plums as the recipe states, I think. The confusion arose between dried plums (ie prunes) and fresh plums. That comment conrtadicted the recipe depending on your colloquial names for certain fruits.
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I want the contents of my bowels gone….not my actual bowels!!!
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The way I read the recipe you cook the chopped plums and dates in boiling water till mixture becomes thick.
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I really appreciated the reply's it clarified how many pieces of fruit to boil I'm going to try this
I loved the comments they let me know how many pieces of fruit to boil.
Seriously i took 2 tbsps but nothing happened
Same here… nothing!
I have increased amount daily and still nothing!!
I laughed so hard at these comments that I shit my pants
Oh. My. Lord. I can't believe some of you. Seriously common sense is what you need to use. This is not a hard recipe, y'all are Making it harder than it is. 🤣😂 I'm flabbergasted.
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The mixture we have for you today is a powerful natural laxative that you can easily prepare at home. It contains prunes, a fruit rich in fiber that will improve your digestion and treat problems such as constipation. Here's how to prepare it:
150 gr. of dates
150 gr. of prunes
5 cups of boiled water
Bring the water to a boil, then add chopped dates and prunes and simmer the mixture for 10-15 minutes. Leave it to cool down afterwards and then you can start consuming it. Take a tablespoon of the remedy on an empty stomach in the morning. You can have it alone or mixed with yogurt or cereal.
Another great way to treat constipation is to put a few plums in water and leave them to soak overnight, then consume them in the morning.
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I was confused because you used grams and not cups. I was trying to find the conversion. In the process I came across this blog and became more confused because people were saying you meant prunes not plums. Then they were saying prunes were not dried plums. Wow! That confused me more. Then I saw the recipe again on the blog. And someone said to use 14 of each. So now, this is what I am sure about: use 14 dates cut up, use 14 dried plums (or prunes) not sure which. I'm in California and I've always thought dried plums were prunes, but someone said prunes are sweeter than dried plums. So I guess I'll have to do some more research on the internet to figure that out. Unless you can enlighten me. The people who are amused and surprised at how we can get such a simple recipe confused don't understand the nuances of language. Many countries have different names for the same thing. Yet many countries mean different things. Also, the United States has not converted to the metric system so when a recipe is given only in metric we Americans have to turn to the internet to convert it. The conversion is not always the same it depends on what the ingredient is. i.e. flour measures differently than dates. So, bottom line are prunes the same as dried plums?


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Tariy, Days 4 & 5: The Turtle and Trujillo
Here are a couple of pictures so you get a better idea of what the exterior of the compound looks like.
Maycol and I have become pretty effective at flagging down vehicles by now. I have to say that our best technique, although I don´t really recommend it, is to just lie in the middle of the road and wait for a car to stop.
From Sechin we headed out to a beach about half an hour away from Casma on the western coast of Peru called La Playa de la Tortugas or Turtle Beach in English. The beach was pretty empty being that it was a weekday and also the evening. We walked around and admired the beautiful setting, the beach being wedged between two large mountains. The beach itself is small and looks like a turtle hence its name. We strolled the peaceful beach and sat down to drink some Brahman at a small restaurant while we waited for some transportation to bring us back to Casma.
That night was our last in Casma and we celebrated it by going out with my cousins to a discoteca. We toasted the night away with 12 jars of beer and danced the night away. I was surprised how many people were out considering it was a weekday. But if Peru is known for one thing it is its love of partying.
In the morning we caught a small collectivo to Chimbote, a town about two hours away from Casma and a transportation hub. From there we took a larger bus to the city of Trujillo, arriving in the afternoon.
I´ll leave it at here for now, I´m leaving for Huacachina, Pisco and Ica tomorrow. I´ll try to post some birthday pictures and continue from Trujillo over the weekend, Chau!


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Jenny Whitehead
About me
During the Coronavirus period all sessions are online or by telephone.
My approach
Whatever your circumstance I hope you will find me warm and welcoming. I aim to understand where you are coming from and, as you are ready, to help you fathom out best way forward. I am trained in various methods of counselling so together we can choose which is most helpful and comfortable for you. We may find different approaches work from one session to the next, or you may prefer that we stick with the one you find most helpful. I am a christian and I welcome clients of all faiths or none.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the misery of depression which has hi-jacked who you really are or have you begun to believe that you will never ever feel any better as you drag yourself through the exhausting challenge of just getting through the day? Maybe taking time out with me to learn some tools and clear your head could be really beneficial in helping you find an ounce of motivation again and believe in your ability to fight it and get back to being you.
Are you burnt out by meeting everyone's needs but your own or by impossible work demands or an unhealthy work environment and are wondering why you feel lifeless or permanently wound up? Or maybe you are just aware that stress is creeping up on you faster than you would like to admit. Have you forgotten how to be compassionate to yourself? Are you trying to ignore the fact that maybe those extra aches and pains and health issues could be being exacerbated by mounting stress? Maybe I can help you work out how to prioritise your own wellbeing step by step, and at your own pace, realising that it is beneficial to others as well as yourself.
If you have lost someone or something special in your life and you are feeling lonely and stuck with the searing pain which you feel no one can understand perhaps you would benefit from the chance to talk with a caring person who is not a close family member or friend? I help you to cherish your memories, process the pain and begin (when you are ready) to make little plans for a different future you did not choose.
What to expect
At the first session I aim to put you at ease and do an informal assessment getting to understand you and your current difficulties. At the end of that session if I believe I can help you and you are happy to work with me and my approaches then I usually suggest committing to a further 5 week block, but this is of course up to you.
It would be a privilege to journey with you in the counselling room. Just taking time out to clarify your thoughts, make sense of what is going on for you and make changes or begin to move on can be all you need to feel a little sense of joy or calm return to you.
Training, qualifications & experience
BSc (Hons) Psychology Degree Stirling University 1993
Graduate Certificate in Counselling Skills, University of Abertay, Dundee 2013
Diploma in Christian Counselling Vital Connexions, Glasgow July 2015
I am also a wife, mother of two grown up children and a part time Primary School teacher (for 24 years) so I have plenty of life experience which I believe can be just as valuable as my counselling qualifications.
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It is a requirement of all individual and organisational members of COSCA to abide by its Statement of Ethics and Code of Practice and be accountable to the Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
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Therapies offered
£45 per 50 minute session payable on or before the appointment please.
If you are currently unemployed due to ill health or have financial strain due to the Covid 19 outbreak I am happy to discuss a concession should you require it.
Cancellation policy applies as per contract which you will receive at the first appointment.
Further information
Come for an initial assessment and decide if you are happy with what I can offer you and trust me to work with you I usually suggest committing to a six week block of sessions for maximum benefit for you but this is entirely negotiable. If I feel I cannot help I will try to find someone who can.


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Just in from the Broomfield Police Department: Thomas Holloway, 53, from Boulder has been arrested following a couple of incidents last night. According to the BPD, Holloway is suspected of firing two shotgun blasts through the door of his estranged wife's Summit at Flatirons apartment. No one in the apartment was hurt. But police later found the body of Holloway's stepfather, who lived in the same complex. He'd been shot to death. Check out the BPD release and an interactive graphic of the area below:
Homicide Investigation
Location: Summit Apartment Complex, 200 block of Summit Blvd. Date and Time Reported: Monday, June 28, 2010, at about 8:13 p.m.
Case Report #: 10-3607
On Monday, June 28, 2010, at about 8:13 p.m., officers responded to a report of gunshots at the Summit Apartment Complex in the 200 block of Summit Blvd. Initial information indicated 53 year old, Mr. Thomas Holloway of Boulder attempted to contact his estranged wife at her residence in the complex. After failed attempts to make contact, Mr. Holloway used a shotgun to fire two holes into the front door and fled the area. Neither of the occupants inside the apartment were seriously injured.
Officers later learned Mr. Holloway's step father lived in the same complex. While checking the safety of the step father, officers gained entry into the residence and discovered an elderly male with an apparent fatal gunshot wound.
Boulder Police Department Officers later located Mr. Holloway at his home while searching for him on a related incident and placed him in custody. He is currently being held at the Boulder County Jail and faces pending charges from the Broomfield Police Department for the incident in the City and County of Broomfield.
Further investigation is ongoing.
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Fri, 5 September 2014
This happy hour podcast is with my friend Laura Kelley. Laura and I have never met in person, but we've been friends on the internet for a while.
Laura is so stinking sweet and one of those people that I love to see her family. She blogs about her family, her craftiness, and all in between. I have used her for many gift ideas. I love all the name pillows that she's making these days! Hello baby shower gift!
Direct download: Laura.Kelley.HH16.FINAL.mp3
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State Board of Education strips 'Mexican-American Studies' name from elective
AUSTIN — Four years after Texas refused to embrace a "Mexican-American Studies" course in a state with a booming Latino population, the State Board of Education tentatively agreed Wednesday to usher in standards that will make the class easier to provide as a high school elective statewide.
But in a move that sparked a fresh backlash, the board voted to change the program's name to "Ethnic Studies: An Overview of Americans of Mexican Descent," after one member objected to using hyphenated terms to describe people.
"I find hyphenated Americanism to be divisive," said member David Bradley, a conservative Republican from Beaumont who proposed the name change.
Member Lawrence Allen, Jr., a Houston Democrat, said he opposed stripping the course of its original name.
"So many people can't embrace just the concept of just 'America' by itself because it seems to be that America is exclusively for whites," said Allen, who is African American.
The board approved the name change on a 10-4 vote, with four of five Democrats opposed.
The board then voted 14-1 for proposed standards to create an elective modeled after a Mexican-American Studies course taught in Houston. Allen was the lone vote against.
Dozens of people gave impassioned speeches before state education officials urging them to embrace a Mexican-American Studies elective course in Texas, a move advocates hope would pave the way for future discussion about encouraging other ethnic studies classes.
The State Board of Education will decide whether to adopt official standards proposed by The National Association for Chicana & Chicano Studies Tejas Foco Committee on Implementing Mexican American Studies in PreK-12 Education, largely mirroring standards used to teach the course in Houston.
Board Member Pat Hardy, a Republican from Fort Worth, bristled after the testimony, telling reporters, "To try and bully the board into doing something because they feel like they've been downtrodden kind of bugs me."
The Latino population is booming in Texas with more than half the state's 5.4 million school-aged-children coming from Mexican or Latino backgrounds. However, the State Board of Education opted four years ago not to establish official standards for a Mexican-American Studies course, leading teachers and researchers to build a road map for the class from scratch.
"Texas has a sad and tortured past of having to be here at venues like this at every critical juncture to argue for facts, to argue for history, to argue for inclusion, and to argue for the value and the beauty of diversity," Rep. Celia Israel, an Austin Democrat who belongs to the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, told a crowd of people gathered to rally for the standards before the board meeting.
Instead of approving the elective in 2014, the board known for strong political divisions asked for Mexican-American studies textbook proposals. That request would spin off into a controversy over an error-ridden text that referred to Mexicans as lazy that the board rejected. In all, the board rejected the only two book proposals publishers proposed.
MORE: Professors: Mexican-American history textbook is 'offensive'
Advocates for the class say adopting official state standards will help students from Mexican and Latino backgrounds perform better in school by having them connect with stories of people who share their backgrounds. Advocates also say the move will signal to publishers that Texas has a market for Mexican-American studies texts.
"The story of Texas has left a lot of people out and I think this that this an opportunity for the board to put those diverse stories into those classrooms so students see people who are like them in our history and understand how those people have shaped the state that we have today," said Dan Quinn of the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal-leaning watchdog of the state board.
Research out of Arizona has shown students who take MAS courses have higher graduation rates and score better on standardized tests.
Dozens of people gathered outside the Texas Education Agency building in Austin waving signs and stressing the course helps Mexican-American students connect with their history, and allows students of all races to understand Mexican-American culture.
Clara Perez, 15, fought tears as she told the crowd how the MAS class she took in eighth grade at KIPP Camino Academy in San Antonio helped her find her identity.
"I'm not white. I'm not Mexican. I'm Mexican-American," she said wiping tears from her cheeks.
The lack of textbooks or approved education standards hasn't stopped Houston Independent School District and other schools from teaching Mexican-American Studies. In the 2016-2017 school year 454 students took a MAS course here, according to the National Association of Chicana Chicano Studies committee focused on teaching Mexican-American Studies.
Advocates say Texas would be only the second state to implement the elective. Arizona had offered the course for years, although the Legislature banned the course because it was "designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group." Late last year, a federal judge permanently barred the state from banning the class.
The board is expected to vote tentatively Wednesday whether to approve state standards that closely mirror HISD standards. A final vote is expected Friday.
Andrea Zelinski covers politics for the Houston Chronicle. Follow her on Twitter and Facebook. Send her tips at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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All previews: click here for the full 2019 NCAA tournament schedule
Virginia Tech Hokies
Seed: 4
Record: 25-8
Conference: ACC
Liberty Flames
Seed: 12
Record: 29-6
Conference: Atlantic Sun
Date: Sunday, March 24
Time: 7:10 pm Eastern
Location: San Jose, CA
Region: East
Channel: TBS
Two teams from Virginia compete 3,000 miles from home. At least we don't have to worry about assigning any home court advantage.
Virginia Tech Liberty
Power Ratings
Strength: #11 Strength: #87
Pomeroy: #11 Pomeroy: #57
Offense: #12 Offense: #52
Defense: #20 Defense: #89
Other Measures:
Tempo (Pomeroy): #337 Tempo: #349
Schedule Strength: #52 Schedule Strength: #311
Consistency: #71 Consistency: #85
Consist. Modifier: #9 Consist. Modifier: #83
2nd half season: #17 2nd half season: #108
Last 6 games: #5 Last 6 games: #56
Road Strength: #12 Road Strength: #82
Injury Modifier: #12 Injury Modifier: #92
Virginia Tech looks more like a 3-seed by estimation of the power ratings. Meanwhile Liberty is rated fairly highly by power ratings based on per-possession stats, as well as the LRMC, but not Strength. Their tempo is very slow, even slower than Virginia Tech's. But on an efficiency basis they don't match up well when on offense or defense.
It's interesting that Strength and Pomeroy are in agreement on Virginia Tech but so far off on Liberty. Liberty ranks better on a per-possession basis because their slow play keeps margin of victory lower. But theoretically that should happen for VT as well, as they are almost as slow as Liberty.
- Wins vs. tournament teams (7): (16)Gardner Webb+28, =(13)Northeastern+28, =(3)Purdue+6, =(9)Washington+12, (8)Syracuse+22, (1)Duke+5, =(13)Saint Louis+14
- Losses to tournament teams (6): @(1)Virginia-22, @(1)North Carolina-21, (7)Louisville-8, (1)Virginia-6, @(4)Florida St.-OT, =(4)Florida St.-OT
- Other losses (2): @Penn St.-1, @Clemson-8
Overview: Virginia Tech quietly had a great season; they weren't even too heralded at 14-1, probably because they had lost to Penn State and the win over 3-seed Purdue didn't look impressive yet. They lost big games to North Carolina and Virginia and were written off as 2nd-rate. But their next three wins were incredible, especially the 47-24 humiliation of North Carolina State (they say it was non-conference SOS, but I think it was that game that kept the Wolfpack out of the tournament). The Hokies lost to Virginia again, then they beat Duke—but without Zion, doesn't count right? They lost two of their last four (both were overtime losses to 4-seed FSU). So no one really expects much from Virginia Tech. If you look at their chart, they're playing high-level, consistent basketball—the kind that allows you to make a deep tournament run.
The Hokies are in the top ten nationally in field goal shooting, and nearly top 25 in turnovers on defense. They also force teams to take long shots (50% of opponent attempts are threes) and use a long time trying to penetrate the zone. Nickeil Alexander-Walker leads four players in double figures (that's with Justin Robinson back in the lineup, as expected) with 16.6 ppg. Alexander-Walker had 20 points in VT's 66-52 win over Saint Louis.
- Wins vs. tournament teams (2): (14)Georgia St.+26, =(5)Mississippi St.+4
- Losses to tournament teams (0): none
- Other losses (6): @Vanderbilt-9, @Georgetown-10, @Alabama-9, =Austin Peay-9, Lipscomb-20, @North Florida-5
Overview: In the pre-conference season, Liberty beat the only tournament team they played: 14-seed Georgia State, and did so handily, 78-52 (game 8). They failed at three attempts at beating a major-conference foe, losing to Vanderbilt, Georgetown, and Alabama before finally scoring a win at UCLA, 73-58 (game 15), which drove the nail into Bruin coach Steve Alford's job-coffin. It also sparked the Flames to a win streak as the Atlantic Sun season began. The Flames lost badly to Lipscomb, probably still the conference's best team, but they deserved the NCAA bid after beating them on the road twice (games 27 and 34).
Liberty waits a long time for the right shot, and they usually make it; they're the #12 shooting team in the nation, and the 2-point shot is their forte, not the 3. They're also great at free throws (top ten in nation). Forward Scottie James is the team's leading scorer (13.1 ppg) and rebounder (8.8), the Flame beat Mississippi State 80-76 led by Caleb Homesley's 30 points: 5 twos, 5 threes, and 5 free throws.
Game Analysis: Liberty was able to use their half court game against a Mississippi State team that plays a bit fast. Liberty plays so slow it makes people cry. But Virginia Tech plays almost as slow themselves; they'll be right at home defending for 19 or 20 seconds on average.
Liberty will find themselves shooting a log of threes against the Hokies, like everyone else, when they'd rather shoot twos (they're in the top ten in percentage there). They'll make some shots, but so will Virginia Tech. It might be like a chess game: who can wait for the best shot? Maybe they should have one of those timers they use for chess instead of a shot clock.
Vegas Line:
Virginia Tech by 8 1/2
Power rating: spread
Virginia Tech by 12.4
Game-comparisons: % Chance to win
Virginia Tech: 83.5%
Liberty: 16.5%
Vegas has the game a lot tighter than our Strength power rating; so does Pomeroy (8 points), as noted before, Pomeroy's possession-based system is more favorable to Liberty. But it should add favor to Virginia Tech, another slow team, too. But only Liberty seems to be getting that boost.
We give the Hokies a 5 in 6 chance of winning. 4-seed vs. 12-seed matchups aren't common, but the 12-seed wins 1/3 of the time, so maybe giving Liberty some extra credit is in order. In this case, however, we're dealing with a very high-rated 4-seed.
Bottom line: Virginia Tech won't get impatient playing Liberty's pace, they'll thrive in it. And they're better at it. Please win, Hokies, I want to get that damn commercial out of my head.
Final prediction: Virginia Tech 69, Liberty 56
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The model number is 8003037.
The raw USB device information is:
The instructions for the device: http://www.thesource.ca/sitelets/gadgetree/downloads/8003037_om_en.pdf
It comes with a mini-CD for installing drivers for Windows XP.
The designed use of the device is to flash different colours based on various email incoming alerts.
It's a basic USB device. There are several cross-platform projects, most implemented in Python, since USB device driver support is extensive in Python. One such project is https://github.com/konker/dreamcheeky_notifier
If you are using Linux, you can control the device using the /sys/devices/..
If you do a search for a handler call "green" such as find /sys | grep green, you should find where the device is located.
On my system I get /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.1/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.0/green. For the device, there should be inputs blue, red and green. Each input represents the lighted value for that colour. The value accepts input values from 0-255. In actuality, each colour has effective values from 0-100, 0 representing off and 100 representing maximum light intensity.
Either through a Python script using the PyUSB device driver, a developer's open-source offering or by controlling the colours manually with the device driver, you can use the device for an infinite number of applications. You can essentially use the device as a multi-coloured LED that you can turn off or flash different sequences or colours based on a set condition. The controlled intensity makes the LED very visible.
You can control the device by echoing the value 0-100 into a combination of blue, red and green. You'll need to first give your user ability to write to the device (sudo chmod 666 blue; sudo chmod 666 red; sudo chmod 666 green). Then a simple echo 50 > blue would set the device to exhibit the blue colour on the LED with half intensity.
Here are two videos displaying the sequence demonstrated in the script below:
Here is a video demonstrating the transitions from 0 to 100:script: test.sh
When you take the device apart, you see it's essentially a multi-coloured LED attached to a simple logic board.script: transition.sh
For my application, I further cut the cable near the USB plug and near the logic board. I then used a pair of scissors (carefully!) to splice away the shielding cable from the connector. I then shaved away the shielding cable from the cut ends, spliced off the 4 wires, and soldered the two ends back together. Heat seal tape over the solder joints (to avoid wires of different types from contacting eachother) and then heat seal tape over the bundle so that I'm left with a logic board connected to the USB connector by a short set of wires. I then slid this into one of my raspberry pi lego cases, providing a multi-coloured LED that I can use to view various conditions on the pi (this pi runs as a headless server pi, so there is no screen attached, making it difficult at times to quickly check on things). I use the LED programmed in a bunch of different scripts to visually display statuses to me, so I can visually see the status by looking at the unit.
A simple system LED as easy as pi ;)


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LUMIC-Imaging and flow cytometry
Responsable : Dr. Didier Chatenay • Responsable Tech. : Dr. Susanne Bolte is the strategic manager of LUMIC 20% CRC: E. Devevre 100% IBPS: S.Bolte 80% phot., M. Trichet 100%, Electr. IdV. S. Fouquet100%, L. Riancho 100% Cyto IFM: T. Irinopoulou 100% photon. C.Difuentes-Diaz 100% Electr. HUEP-SA: A. Munier 100% cytoplasme, R. Morichon 100% Phot. HUEP-Tenon: P. Frère, 100% PITIE: C. Blanc 100% ICM: B. Gurchenkov 100% ICAN: F. Deknuydt 100% IMPMC: I. Esteve 100% MEB-FEG JM Guigner 100%
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LUMIC is the UPMC network of 11 cellular imaging and flow cytometry core facilities. The facilities are located at the following research centers, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers (CRC), Institute of Biology Paris-Seine (IBPS), Institut de Cardio-metabolisme et Nutrition (ICAN), Institut du Cerveau et de la Moëlle épinière (ICM), Institut de la Vision (IDV), Institut du Fer à Moulin (IFM), l'Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC), Laboratoire Jean-Perrin (LPJ) and at the medical school Pierre et Marie Curie (Pitié Salpêtrière, St. Antoine and Tenon hospitals). The key attributes of LUMIC is to bring together biologists, doctors and physicists by integrating facilities of the faculties of biology, medecine and t physics and providing technical support for fundamental and translational research in a large number of domains of biology and medical sciences.
Our facilities are equipped to analyze samples from the molecular to the whole organism level and with Angstrom to millimeter resolution. We provide an integrated offer of equipment and know-how to investigate minerals, lipids, proteins and their interaction partners, microorganisms and their association with minerals, cells, tissues, organs and whole embryos of mouse, chicken, Drosophila, zebrafish, ascidies, C. elegans, Xenopus and plants.
The methods employed are photonic and electron micoscopy, flow cytometry and cell sorting, mass-cytometry, multiplex analysis and molecular interaction studies. Our service offers include sample preparation, data acquisition, data processing and analysis in 4 core areas:
-Fluorescence imaging from the molecular level to the whole organism, imaging of live and fixed cells, tissues and small organisms.
-Live cell imaging, analysis of molecular dynamics in live cells (FRAP, FLIP, photoactivation and photoconversion FDAP), calcium imaging, biosensors
-Confocal super-resolution
-Macroscopic imaging
-Photomanipulation (photolesion and optogenetics)
-Spectral imaging (confocal microspectroscopy)
-Raman confocal imaging
-TIRF/PALM and STORM and single particle tracking
-molecularinteractions, FRET, FLIM
-Development of data analysis workflows
-Clarification of samples for confocal, two-photon and lightsheet microscopy
-Confocal and two-photon imaging of tissues, organs and embryos
-Light sheet microscopy
-Data visualization, processing and analysis with IMARIS and ARIVIS, Deconvolution (confocal, two-photon, spinning disc, wide field), Segmentation, development of spatial analysis in 3 dimensions (co-localization, tracking, ramification), 3D-reconstructions, virtual slides
-3D tomography in electron microscopy: electron tomography and cryo-electron tomography in TEM, serial milling in FIB/SEM and array-tomography in SEM
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM):
-Conventional sample preparation and observation in TEM: ultrastructure, immunocytochemistry and negative contrast
-High pressure or plunge freezing, freeze-substitution
-Cryo-microscopy in TEM
-Correlative light electron microscopy
-Chemical mapping and spectroscopy in TEM or in STEM-in-SEM with High Angle Annular Dark Field (STEM-HAADF),
-Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (XEDS),
-Electron Energy Loss Spectrometry or imaging (EELS/EFTEM)
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM):
-Conventional sample preparation and observation in high resolution SEM and cryo-SEM
-Conventional imaging in secondary or backscattered electrons
-Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and mapping (XEDS)
-Sample preparation: critical point drying, ion beam milling, freeze-fracturing and freeze-etching, metal coating.
Focus Ion Beam-SEM:
Sample preparation for TEM and Scanning-Transmission X-Ray microscopy (STXM), serial milling
- Multi-parametric flow cytometry (15-18 markers), data acquisition
- Tools for multi-parametric flow cytometry data analysis (Softwares and « know how »)
- Cell death, Cell cycle and Calcium Flux analysis by Flow Cytometry
- Cell sorting (P2 security level available on 2 sites, enrichment by automated magnetic cell sorting and FACS sorting, microparticles, rare events, cloning devices for up to six populations simultaneously).
-Analysis in mass cytometry (Cytoff, up to 30 markers), data treatment and cluster analysis (SPADE)
- High-multiplexing platform (detection/quantification of secreted proteins or protein from cell/tissue lysate).
- Development of Multiplex detection kits.
- Spectral imaging of multiplexed biomarkers in brightfield or fluorescence.
- Virtual multiplexing: image registration of immuno-labelled serial sections, including registration of virtual slides.
- High throughput brightfield or fluorescence imaging of tissue slides (slide scanner).
- Image analysis, including analysis of virtual slides and Tissue Micro Arrays
- Real Time Cell Analyzer (xCELLigence) ?
-xCELLigence Real Time Cell Analyzer MP and DP technology (real time analysis of cell adhesion, proliferation, invasion and migration by impedance-metry)
Moyens et equipements
Because the LUMIC network brings together biologists and physicists, we offer a particularly broad range of high-end microscopes and expertise. A number of complementary up-to-date photonic devices (12 confocals, 4 multiphoton microscopes, 9 spinning disc microscopes, a TIRF-microscope and a PALM/STORM microscope, 4 video-microscopes, 3 macroscopes, 4 laser-microdissection devices, 6 high throughput microscopes, 3 of them coupled with microfluidics and 6 light sheet microscopes, with two of them being prototypes for live imaging) are available for cellular imaging of living and fixed samples.
Flow cytometry and cell sorting can be carried out on 7 multilaser flow cytometers, 6 cell sorters, with one of them in P2-confinement and one in P3-confinement. A mass-cytometer is accessible. This apparatus is one of two equipments accessible in an open access facility in the region. 2 Luminex Multiplex analysis systems, a Real Time Cell Analyzer (xCELLigence MP and DP) as well as a Biacore system for molecular interactions are also available.
Concerning electron microscopy, we provide a unique instrument park. We have made the strategic decision to place a novel High resolution FESEM purchased by IBPS on the IMPMC-site in order to foster synergies between biologists and physicists. Our facilities are thus equipped with 2 Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM) for imaging at room temperature or cryo and chemical analysis (EDS) and 1 FIB/SEM for serial imaging or sample preparation for TEM or STXM. Furthermore, it includes 4 Transmission Electron Microscopes (TEM) to observe standard sections of samples (80-120 kV with tungsten or LaB6), or to perform electron tomography or cryo-TEM and chemical analysis (EDS & EFTEM) at conventional and high resolution (200 kV with LaB6 or FEG). These instruments are associated to sample preparation equipment that covers a large spectrum of applications in EM applied to biological or material sciences (cryofixation, ultramicrotomy, freeze fracturing, polishing, critical point drying, metal coating), allowing to characterize raw materials and molecules and to investigate their applications in materials, environment and health.
Leica TCS SP5 AOBS, inverted, Hybrid detector, resonant scanner, 2005, upgraded 2011 (IBPS)
Leica TCS SP5 AOBS, upright, hybrid detector, 2007 upgraded 2011 (IBPS)
Olympus FV1000, upright, 2007 (ICM)
ZEISS, LSM710, inverted, 2009 (CRC)
Olympus FV1000, inverted, 2009 (IDV)
Olympus FV1000, upright, 2010 (IDV)
Leica TCS SP5 AOBS, upright, Hybrid detector, 2010 (IFM)
Olympus FVi10x, inverted, 2011 (IFM)
Leica SPE, upright, 2011 (IBPS)
Olympus FV1200, inverted, 2014 (IDV)
Leica TCS SP8 AOBS, inverted, hybrid detector, 2016 (ICM)
Olympus FV1200, upright, GaAsP detector, 2016 (ICM)
ZEISS 710 NLO, upright, GaAsP detector, 2009 (ICM)
Leica TCS SP8 MP5, upright, Hybrid detector, resonant scanner, 2011, upgraded 2016+2018, (IBPS)
Leica TCS MP5, upright, Hybrid detectors, resonant scanner, 2011 (IFM)
3I, upright, resonant scanner, Holography, GaAsP-detectors, 2016, (ICM)
Upright Spinning disc microscope Roper/Leica, 2004, (IDV)
Inverted Spinning disc microscope Roper, Metamorph, 2008, (IBPS)
Inverted Spinning disc microscope/Leica, 2008, (IFM)
Inverted Spinning disc microscope Roper/Leica, 2008, (UMS-StA)
Upright Spinning disc microscope Roper/Leica, 2010, (IDV)
Upright spinnnig disc microscope with FRAP-photoactivation, 2013, (IBPS)
Inverted microscope Olympus IX83 + DSD2 (Andor) (Tenon), 2014, upgraded in 2017, (Tenon)
Inverted Spinning disk microscope Andor Leica Yokogawa X, 2016, (ICM)
Upright Spinning disk microscope Yokogawa W, 2017, (ICM)
LAVISION Biotech Ultramicroscope with far-red laser, 2011 (IDV)
LAVISION Biotech Ultramicroscope, 2017, (ICM)
LAVISION Biotech Ultramicroscope, 2018, (IFM)
PhaseView Lightsheet, 2019 (IBPS)
Fluorescence/brightfield slides scanner,Hamamatsu, 2010, (IDV)
Fluorescence/brightfield slides scanner, Axioscan Z1, Zeiss, 2015, (CRC)
2 lightsheet microscope prototypes (besselbeam setup) and (rotational setup), 2015-2018 (IBPS)
Raman Confocal Microscope and Raman Tweezers, 2013, (LJP)
3 optical microscopes couples with Microfluidics devices, 2014-2016, (LJP)
Lightsheet prototype with isotropic resolution currently under construction, 2019, (LJP)
Automate immunhistochimie Dako, 2010, (UMS-StA)
Tissue microarray, 2001, upgrade 2011, (UMS-StA)
Automated IHC/ISH research slide staining system Ventana Discovery XT, Roche, 2015, (CRC)
Automated IHC research slide staining system DAKO AS48L, 2017, (CRC)
Automated IHC research slide staining systemLeica Bond RX, 2018, (CRC)
Automated embedding system Leica ASP300 + Histocore Arcadia, 2017, (CRC)
Automated Multispectral Imaging Microscope, Vectra, PerkinElmer, 2016, (CRC)
Multispectral Imaging Microscope, Mantra, PerkinElmer, 2015, (CRC)
High through-put cell imager, BD Cell Signaling Pathways 855, Becton Dickinson, 2011, (CRC)
Laser Microdissection microscope, AS-LMD, Leica, 2005, (CRC)
Laser Microdissection PALM Zeiss, 2005, (UMS-StA)
Laser microdissection Arcturus, 2015, (IBPS)
Laser microdissection Leica DM6500B , 2010 (IDV)
Transmission electron microscope (TEM) CM100 Philips equipped with a CCD GATAN Orius camera, 1996, (IFM)
Transmission electron microscope Jeol 1010, 100kV and MégaViewIII camera (Tenon), 1997 et 2007, (Tenon)
Transmission Electron Microscope JEOL JEM 2100F 200kV + Gatan GIF 2001 + Gatan US4000 CCD camera + STEM-HAADF+BF+ Jeol XEDS detector + cryo-TEM devices + tomography, 2003, (IMPMC)
Scanning Electron Microscope Zeiss Ultra 55 + Bruker Quantax XEDS system, 2006, (IMPMC)
Focused Ion Beam Zeiss Neon 40EsB + Bruker Quantax XEDS system + Atlas 3D Tomography Module, 2006, (IMPMC)
Transmission Electron Microscope JEOL JEM 2100 200kV + Gatan US1000 CCD camera + STEM&
8209;BF + Jeol XEDS detector + cryo-TEM devices + tomography (bright field), 2007, (IMPMC)
Transmission electron microscope JEOL JEM 2100 80 - 200kV + Gatan Gif Tridiem camera + tomography and cryo-TEM devices, 2007, (IBPS)
Transmission electron microscope Hitachi 120kV, 2010, (ICM)
High resolution FESEM (GeminiSEM 500, Zeiss) with STEM detector, cryo-stage (Leica microsystems- and Atlas5 Array tomography (Zeiss), 2015, (IBPS)
Freeze fracturing apparatus and coaters Baltec BAF400T and ACE600 with VCT100 (Leica Microsystems), 1994 and 2015, (IBPS)
HPM 100 High pressure freezing machine (Leica Microsystems), 2010, (IBPS)
Flow cytometer analyser, LSR II, Becton Dickinson, 2006, (CRC)
Flow cytometry analyzer LSRII (Becton Dickinson), 2007(UMS-StA)
Flow cytometer analyzer FC500 (Beckman Coulter), 2005 (IDV)
Analyseur-Sorter 5 lasers confinement L2, 2007, (UMS-PS)
Flow cytometry analyzer Gallios (Beckman Coulter), 2011, (UMS-StA)
Cell sorter MoFlo-Astrios standard (Beckman Coulter), 2011, (UMS-StA)
Analyseur 5 lasers, 2011, (UMS-PS)
Flow cytometer cell sorter, ARIA III, Becton Dickinson, 2012, (CRC)
Flow cytometer cell sorter, Influx, Becton Dickinson, 2013, (CRC)
Flow cytometer Miltenyi MACSquant Analyzer 10 ,2013,(ICAN)
Cell sorter Beckman Coulter MOFLO Astrios eQ , 2014, (ICAN)
Automatic Magnetic cell sorter, AutoMacs, Miltenyi, 2014, (CRC)
Cell sorter S3 + hotte de protection, 2018, (ICAN)
CYTOF II upgraded in Hélios, 2014, (UMS-PS)
High-multiplexing platform, FLEXMAP3D, Luminex, 2013, (CRC)
Magpix Multiplex system, 2013, (ICAN)
Magpix Multiplex system, 2015, (IDV)
Biacore 3000 (GE Healthcare) , 2008, (IBPS)