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NASHVILLE (Jan. 23, 2010) - Flying high after a last-second win over Lipscomb on Thursday night, the ETSU men's basketball team will look to keep the momentum rolling when the Buccaneers complete a two-game road swing through the Music City Saturday against Belmont. Tip is set for 5:15 p.m. inside the Curb Event Center.
The Bucs, who now stands 10-9 overall, 6-2 in Atlantic Sun play, are currently tied with Campbell for first place in the league standings. A year ago, ETSU took two of three games with the Bruins, even ending Belmont's season with a victory in the semifinals of the A-Sun Tournament.
Even with the wins last year, the Bruins still hold an 8-3 record over the Bucs since ETSU joined the A-Sun in 2005-06. The rivalry has only grown as both teams have consistently battled at the top of the league standings.
For more on Saturday's game, click on the game notes link above or read the game notes located below.
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With a dramatic last second victory in its last game, the ETSU men's basketball team once again finds itself tied atop the league standings ... The Buccaneers hope to defend their first place position when they complete their Nashville road swing today against Belmont ... The Bucs, 10-9 overall, 6-2 in league play, have only one once inside the Curb Event Center in the last four years ... ETSU is currently 6-2 inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center this season, but is just 4-7 on the road this year ... Preseason All Atlantic Sun Conference pick Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) remains doubtful for the Belmont game after having missed the Bucs last 10 contests, and is likely headed toward a medical redshirt season ... In Smith's absence, junior forward Tommy Hubbard (Boston), along with junior guards Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) and Micah Williams (Manchester) have stepped up their games � In fact, Hubbard has posted double-doubles in eight games this season ... When he was picked A-Sun Player of the Week on Nov. ,30, he posted a career best 32-point effort against the Razorbacks and a game-high 25-point effort in the victory over UNF ... Meanwhile, Tubbs posted a career best 29 points against CofC and 21 against Arkansas, to go with nine rebounds ... Currently, Hubbard and Tubbs lead the team in scoring, with Hubbard averaging 14.4 points per game, and Tubbs pitching in 13.0 a contest ... Williams is the only other ETSU player averaging double figures with 11.1 a contest.
The series against Belmont
The Bucs and Bruins have met 16 times in their histories, with the series tied 8-8 ... The Bucs were a perfect 5-0 against Belmont prior to 2005, when ETSU joined the Atlantic Sun Conference ... Since that time, ETSU is 3-8 against Belmont ... In fact, three of those games have gone to overtime, with ETSU going 1-2 in those contests, ... The last meeting between the two was an 88-74 ETSU win in the semifinals of the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament.
Last time against Belmont
NASHVILLE (March 6, 2009) - Led by a game-high 30 points from senior guard Courtney Pigram (Memphis), the ETSU men's basketball team finally ended Belmont's three-year run of Atlantic Sun Conference championships with an 88-74 victory over the Bruins in the semifinals of the General Shale Brick A-Sun Championships at Allen Arena ... On his way to his 30 points, Pigram eclipsed the 2,000-point mark for his career, moved past Keith "Mister" Jennings to stand third on the ETSU all-time scoring list, and became just the second player in A-Sun history to record 2,000 points for his career. Pigram was joined in double figures scoring by senior forward Kevin Tiggs (Flint, Mich.) with 21 points, junior guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) with 19, and sophomore forward Tommy Hubbard (Boston) with 11 ... Despite possessing the top two scoring offenses on the A-Sun, both the Bucs and Bruins got off to slow shooting starts to begin the game and the score stood at just 10-9 with 11:58 left before the intermission. From there, the lead changed six times until the Bucs took a 16-14 edge and extended their advantage to 10 points at 34-24 on a Pigram 3-pointer with 1:56 left in the half ... Belmont was able to regroup from there and collect the final five points of the half to make the score 34-29 at the break. ... The second half opened with an 8-0 ETSU run that made the score 42-29 with 17:43 left, but Belmont immediately answered with its own 13-2 burst to get the game back to two points at 44-42 with just over 14 minutes left in the game. ... Despite a pair of mini runs for the Bucs midway through the half that pushed the lead out to as many as 10 points, the ETSU advantage remained just two points at 72-70 with 3:16 left in regulation. However, from there the Bucs made five straight defensive stops.
Last time out
NASHVILLE (Jan. 21, 2010) - Sophomore guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis) hit a 3-pointer from the right corner with .4 seconds left to give the ETSU men's basketball team a thrilling 71-69 victory over Lipscomb in Atlantic Sun Conference action inside Allen Arena ... Jones came off the bench to play the point guard position and scored 17 points, but none were more important than the last three. Trailing 69-68 with 3.4 seconds left and the Bucs inbounding under their own basket, Jones dished the ball into fellow sophomore Isiah Brown (Miami), who tossed the ball back to Jones for the game winner. ... The Bucs' defensive efforts were impressive, especially holding the league's leading scorer Adnan Hodzic to two points in the first half and a total of 13 for the game. Hodzic entered the game averaging 21.5 points, while his Lipscomb team began the night averaging 80.6 points a contest ... While Jones scored 17, junior guard Micah Williams (Manchester) netted a game-high 18, junior guard Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) had 13, Brown scored 11, and junior forward Tommy Hubbard (Boston) added 10. Brown also picked up 10 rebounds to collect his first double-double of the year ... The first half got off to an inauspicious start for the Bucs, as the Bisons hit on five of their first nine shots from behind the arc to build a 19-8 lead with 11 minutes left before the intermission. However, the Bucs responded with an impressive offensive run of their own, as Jones came off the bench to hit a pair of 3-pointers and eventually score eight points to spark the ETSU offensive attack ... In all, the Bucs' defense would hold Lipscomb to just one made 3-pointer over the next seven minutes and went on a 20-3 run to lead 28-22 with 4:29 left in the half. ETSU would ultimately outscore Lipscomb 29-11 over the final 11 minutes of the half and held a 37-30 edge at the break ... After the break, Lipscomb used the first eight minutes to slowly whittle away at the Bucs lead and managed to tie it after back-to-back 3-pointers by Michael Teller made it 47-47 with 11:32 left. The game was still tied at 52-52 when the Bucs went on a quick 7-0 run to make it 59-52, but Lipscomb responded with an 8-3 run thanks to five more points from Teller to get within two at 62-60 with 3:49 left ... Lipscomb continued to pressure and eventually took the lead with a 7-4 spurt that was capped by a layup from Josh Slater to make it 67-66 with 1:47 left in the game. It was the first lead for the Bisons since the 5:24 mark of the first half, but the Bucs regained the lead on a layup by Hubbard with 50 seconds left, only to have Slater hit a pair of free throws with 20.9 second left to make it 69-68 ... That set up the heroics by Jones.
Troubles "A Bruin"
A quick look at the last four year's results for ETSU and there's no doubt the Bucs have had trouble with Belmont ... The Bucs are 3-8 against their A-Sun in-state rivals since joining the league in 2005 ... Three of those games were won easily by Belmont, with the Bucs owning a 30-point blowout win over Belmont in Johnson City last year ... The other seven have been tight affairs, with three going to overtime and the Bruins hitting 3-pointers in the final seconds of two of those games to win ... Here is a breakdown of those meetings
Date Result Site
Dec. 1, 2005 Belmont 88, ETSU 85 (OT) Johnson City
Feb. 26, 2006 Belmont 99, ETSU 78 Nashville
Jan. 2, 2007 Belmont 75, ETSU 74 (OT) Johnson City
Jan. 25, 2007 ETSU 80, Belmont 70 (OT) Nashville
March 3, 2007 Belmont 94, ETSU 67 * Johnson City
Jan. 17, 2008 Belmont 86, ETSU 83 Nashville
Feb. 14, 2008 Belmont 87, ETSU 75 Johnson City
March 7, 2008 Belmont 69, ETSU 65 * Nashville
Jan. 19, 2009 ETSU 87, Belmont 57 Johnson City
Feb. 14, 2009 Belmont 76, ETSU 73 Nashville
March 6, 2009 ETSU 88, Belmont 74 * Nashville
* -- Game played in A-Sun Tournament
Jones steps up at the point
Coming off the bench to play the point guard position in the Bucs' last game against Lipscomb, sophomore guard Jarvis Jones answered in a big way with a career high 17 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer with .4 seconds left in regulation ... Jones polayed 23 minutes in the game and was 3-of-4 from 3-point rnage.
New-look zone defense powers win streak
Since developing a new, attacking-style zone defense, the Buccaneers have won four of their last six games ... The stats back up the zone's effectiveness, especially while winning three straight games from Dec. 21 to Jan. 9, as ETSU has held opponents to 35 percent shooting from the floor and just 59.3 points per game ... In addition, the Bucs are also outrebounding opponents by more than seven boards a game in that stretch.
Smith status still in doubt
Though he has played in four games this season and most recently scored a season high 14 points against UAB (12/4), senior guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) continues to battle nagging injuries ... This has left his status for the rest of the year in doubt, and in fact, he is likely headed toward a medical redshirt season.
Williams bringing more offense to the table
Junior guard Micah Williams (Manchester) has worked his way into the starting lineup thanks mainly to back-to-back strong efforts on the offensive end ... Against North Georgia, Williams posted a career high 22 points in leading the Bucs to the win, and he followed that effort with an 18-point night against Murray State ... He has scored in double figures in seven of his last nine games ... Currently, Williams is one of three Bucs averaging double figures scoring this year with 11.1 points per game.
Hubbard steps up game, averaging near double-double
Much has been written and reported about junior forward Tommy Hubbard (Boston) and his efforts to improve his offensive game, and those strides have led to some solid numbers ... Already considered one of the best defenders in the A-Sun, Hubbard posted a 32-point and 10-rebound effort in the win over Arkansas and dropped in another game-high 26 in the win over UNF ... He currently leads the Bucs with 14.4 points per game and 8.5 rebounds a contest ... while he has posted double-doubles in eight of the last 17 games, his efforts began to pay off on the offensive end against Chattanooga back on Nov. 17 ... Setting career bests for points (26) and rebounds (13), Hubbard collected his first career double-double against the Mocs ... In addition, he hit his first 3-point shot in three seasons with the Bucs, and didn't stop there -- ultimately finishing with four long-range bombs on the night.
Record setting night from the arc for Bucs
Hitting on 11-of-14 shots from 3-point range against Arkansas, the Bucs put their name in a multiple of record books ... First, those numbers set a new school record for 3-point field goal percentage in a game with a 78.6 percent mark, breaking the previous record of 66.7 percent which had been done three times previously ... In addition, it was the best shooting effort in the "nation" this season for teams taking more than 10 shots in a game ... And it was the best percentage by a team in the A-Sun since Nov. 28, 1999 when UCF was 11-of-14 in a game against South Carolina state.
Sollazzo to honor Coy with number change
When ETSU's rising sophomore forward Seth Coy (Montgomery, Ind.) was tragically killed in a car accident this summer, it left the entire Buccaneer community with a deep sense of loss ... As is often the case, those that are left to mourn have looked for ways to remember the Bucs' 6-foot-11 "Gentle Giant." ... For sophomore guard Adam Sollazzo (Tampa), who was Coy's roommate, the answer was simple ... Changing his jersey number from No. 20 to Coy's No. 43, Sollazzo will play the 2009-10 season to honor his friend and have that memory with him each night.
Home Sweet Dome
Since the 1996-97 season, the Buccaneers are an amazing 134-41 inside Memorial Center, good for a winning percentage of 77 percent ... The Bucs had won five straight at Memorial Center during the 2006-07 season before a loss to Belmont (1/2) ... The Bucs then rattled off 10 straight at home to stand at 15-1 on the Memorial Center floor that season, but fell to Belmont in the championship of the A-Sun Tourney... In 2007-08, the Bucs were 11-2 at Memorial Center ... In 2008-09, the Bucs were again 11-2 at home ... This season, ETSU is 4-2 in the Dome and 1-0 in Brooks Gym.
Big questions surround Bucs entering 2009-10
With the loss of seniors Courtney Pigram and Kevin Tiggs -- one of the most dynamic offensive duos in the country -- the Bucs have a lot of questions to answer on the offenisve end of the floor this season ... Having averaged 78.1 points a game a year ago, which ranked 21st nationally in all of Division I play -- ETSU has lost 44.0 of those points to graduation when one includes now departed senior Greg Hamlin in that trio ... In addition to the losses on offensive, the Bucs' 13-man roster includes just eight players who have experienced actual floor time in college ... The other five players are either true freshmen, redshirt freshmen or walk-ons.
Big questions surround Bucs entering 2009-10
With the loss of seniors Courtney Pigram and Kevin Tiggs -- one of the most dynamic offensive duos in the country -- the Bucs have a lot of questions to answer on the offenisve end of the floor this season ... Having averaged 78.1 points a game a year ago, which ranked 21st nationally in all of Division I play -- ETSU has lost 44.0 of those points to graduation when one includes now departed senior Greg Hamlin in that trio ... In addition to the losses on offensive, the Bucs' 13-man roster includes just eight players who have experienced actual floor time in college ... The other five players are either true freshmen, redshirt freshmen or walk-ons.


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June 27, 2011, 05:43:19 PM »
Hello - I'm a 24 yr old New Yorker who, after about two years in the work force, is looking for a career change. I worked in financial services and truly loved it. I am considering a career as either an Intellectual property lawyer, a securities lawyer, or an Estate planning lawyer, with the latter being my first choice. Is it normal to have such a specific goal right off the bat? I plan to have an open mind as I'm sure I will learn about plenty of other career options and types of law during my studies.
With that question aside, I have another - my UGPA is U.G.L.Y. (2.83 EEEK!!!!!) and I have yet to prep for/take the LSAT. I was an English Rhetoric and Composition major with a Minor in philosophy who generally did pretty well in subjects I was interested, such as core classes and the occasional Yoga/Self Defense class (not lying). Now that I'm older and (hopefully) more mature, do you think it's possible for a good school to overlook my sheisty UGPA if I can manage at least a 165 on my LSAT??
Also, do you think someone with my educational background will have difficulty absorbing study material and basic concepts for the LSAT?
Looking forward to any responses. Thanks in advance.
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From what I know/have heard, law schools generally weigh the LSAT heavier than your UGPA. That being said, your UGPA is still very important, especially when trying to land a nice scholarship, and when trying to get into a good school. Check out
and you will be able to see who was accepted where and with what UGPA/LSAT combination.
The LSAT is the great equalizer. A 165 is a very ambitious goal and I commend you on setting your standards as such. But just remember, if you haven't taken a practice LSAT yet, you really don't know where you will end up. I believe the average LSAT is around a 148. The most important thing about the LSAT is practice, practice, practice, as there is no real substantive facts on it. You need to develop good strategies, as it is really a test about taking tests, in a sense. I studied English as an undergrad, and that helped with the arguments and reading comprehension section, but it did jack for me with the logic games (which happened to be my downfall). Your background appears to provide you with a good foundation for easily understanding the concepts that the LSAT tests you on, but, as I said before, it is the great equalizer, and it's impossible to predict if you will be a good LSAT test taker until you start actually answering questions and applying the LSAT strategies to real questions under timed conditions. Look online, or just go to Borders or Barnes & Noble and flip through an LSAT prep course book and see what it is like.
I apologize for not giving you a definitive answer yes or no if your background will prepare you for the LSAT or not, but realize that, unlike medical school, law school doesn't demand a certain background for 1L students, so in theory, any one with any sort of background is just as prepared as the next person. I have friends who scored high with English backgrounds, engineering backgrounds, and poli sci backgrounds. I have also had friends with the same backgrounds score very low. It's all about practicing the questions over and over again and getting a feel for the test itself. And remember, although they say the LSAT is a good indicator of how you will do in your first year of law school, for the most part that's a load of crap. I didn't do as well as I would have liked, but hit the top 10% in my 1L year. Now I am currently studying for the bar examination, and it makes the LSAT looks like child's play haha. Good luck with your future!
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That was an incredibly helpful and informative post! I really appreciate you taking the time to write that out for me. I seem to be okay on the logic games, but for me, I think practicing is going to be huge so I can think quicker. I feel that with such a low UGPA, the only hope for me is to get an awesome LSAT. I think I have a plan in mind and have already set a meeting with a law professor to discuss my options and whether or not this is the right move for me. I want to go into this as prepared as I can be. I never applied myself during college, but I feel Law school would be such a different thing - I know I could be great if only I put the building blocks in place and give it my very best. I know I've got some LOOOOONG years ahead of me, starting with intensive studying for the LSAT, and I really appreciate your added scope.
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The Laredo Municipal Band, Laredo's first citywide band housed at Texas A&M International University, will present its debut concert Monday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the University's Center for the Fine and Performing Arts Recital Hall.
The show, hosted by veteran band director Elmo López Sr., will be free and open to the public, said Dr. David Manuel García, TAMIU director of bands.
Concertgoers can expect to hear the band perform paso dobles, marches by Karl King and John Philip Sousa, and novelty works such as "The Only Tune the Band Knew Was Auld Lang Syne." Other symphonic selections include Vaughn-William's complete "Folk Song Suite" and Fred Kepner's "Cuban Fantasy," written for the U.S. Air Force Band.
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Monarchism in Mid-1780s Massachusetts?
As I noted a couple of days ago, in 1779 a group of gentlemen began meeting annually in Milton to celebrate the birthday of George Washington.
On 10 Feb 1784, the day before the "birth of the illustrious General WASHINGTON, is to be celebrated as usual, at Milton," the Independent Ledger printed many verses of a song written to the tune of "God Bless America." Here's the opening.
AMERICANS rejoice,Those words don't fit the tune we all know as "God Bless America," but even Irving Berlin hadn't been born yet. I bet in 1784 people were supposed to sing those lyrics to the melody of "God Save the King." Though the tune was now about "America," these verses were all about Washington.
While songs employ each voice,
Let trumpets sound.
The thirteen stripes display,
In flags and streamers gay
'Tis WASHINGTON'S birth day,
Let joy abound.
From scenes of rural peace,
From affluence and ease,
At freedom's call;
A hero from his birth,
Great Washington stands forth,
The scourge of George and North,
And tyrants all.
A couple more years, and Boston's schoolboys had their own celebration, whether conceived by their teachers or by themselves. The 15 Feb 1786 Massachusetts Centinel reported:
Last Saturday, being the anniversary of the birth-day of GEORGE WASHINGTON, Esq; the day was noticed here by a discharge of cannon, &c. A circumstance which then occurred, being singular, may deserve notice—About 10 o'clock, the scholars of the several publick schools in town, to the number of two or three hundred, proceeded into State-Street, where they testified their respect for the day, on which was born the Deliverer of their Country, by repeated huzzas; after which they returned to their several schools.That became an annual event.
Colonial Americans really shared only two holidays in the years leading up to the Revolution. The Puritans of New England made a point of not celebrating Christmas. Thanksgivings varied from one colony to another. Saints' days, such as the feasts of St. Patrick and St. Andrew, had ethnic implications. But everyone up and down the Atlantic seaboard celebrated the birthdays of King George III and Queen Charlotte. Militia units paraded, cannon fired, flags flew, and gentlemen gathered to drink toasts.
For obvious reasons, those royal holidays went away after independence. But less than three years later, Americans started to bring back the same rituals to celebrate Gen. Washington's birthday. They even sang new lyrics to "God Save the King" about him.
Furthermore, those celebrations grew after Washington stepped down from his official position. In the mid-1780s he was no longer the commander-in-chief of the army, and he wasn't yet part of the national government. These tributes were entirely for the man, not the office. No wonder his critics would complain about creeping monarchism.
(Washington's Birthday postcard above courtesy of Dave, via Flickr.)


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Wireless AC750 Dual‑Band Easy Router
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The dlinkgo GO-RT-AC750 Wireless AC750 Dual-Band Easy Router is an affordable yet powerful wireless networking solution which combines the latest high-speed 802.11ac Wi-Fi specification with dual-band technology and fast Ethernet ports to deliver a seamless networking experience. The increased range and reliability of wireless AC technology reaches farther into your home, and the GO-RT-AC750's advanced security features keep your network and data safe from intruders.
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The GO-RT-AC750 Wireless AC750 Dual-Band Easy Router uses the latest high-speed wireless technology to bring you lightning-fast Wi-Fi speeds of up to 750 Mbps, and increased range. Enjoy streaming media, Internet phone calls, online gaming, and content-rich web surfing throughout your home. In addition, 10/100 fast Ethernet ports give you solid, dependable wired performance for devices such as smart TVs, media players and gaming consoles. The built-in Quality of Service (QoS) engine allows you to prioritize important traffic to ensure that your favourite applications are receiving optimal bandwidth.
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The GO-RT-AC750 Wireless AC750 Dual-Band Easy Router features dual-band wireless, allowing you to operate two concurrent, high-speed Wi-Fi bands for ultimate wireless performance. Surf the web, chat, and play online games on the 2.4 GHz band, while simultaneously streaming digital media on the 5 GHz band. What's more, each band can operate as a separate Wi-Fi network, giving you the ability to customize your network according to your connectivity needs. You can even configure a guest zone to give visitors Internet access without giving them access to the rest of your network.
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Device Interfaces
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Winners Named in Moody's Mega Math Challenge 2010
Winners Named in Moody's Mega Math Challenge 2010
Top teams are just weeks away from sharing $100,000 in scholarships
The 2010 census may just be getting started, but the judging in this year's Moody's Mega Math Challenge is almost complete. More than 530 teams of high school students submitted solutions to the problem, "Making Sense of the 2010 Census: To count or not to count, that is the question," and after undergoing an extensive judging process during the past month, papers submitted by the following six teams have been selected to contend for the top awards, which range from $2,500 to $20,000:
Academy for Advancement of Science and Technology, Team #25, Hackensack, NJ
High Technology High School, Team #249, Lincroft, NJ
Immaculata High School, Team #161, Somerville, NJ
Maggie Walker Governor's School, Team #365, Richmond, VA
Montgomery Blair High School, Team #141, Silver Spring, MD
Princeton High School, Team #122, Princeton, NJ
These top teams, whose papers have the distinction of being in the top one percent of all solutions submitted, will make formal presentations at Moody's Corporation headquarters in Manhattan on April 28, when the judges will learn the identities of the students and the schools they represent. Each team will have 20 minutes to present its solution paper and answer questions from the panel of judges, who will then deliberate one last time and rank the teams in the final winning order. Following this deliberation, The Moody's Foundation, which funds the Challenge, will announce the winners and award the scholarship prizes.
For the first time, an additional category of prizes will be awarded to teams whose papers were among the top 12 that underwent in-depth, specific discussions by judges, but missed making it into the top six. These six teams, listed below, will receive Finalist Team Prizes of $1,500 each for this very noteworthy distinction.
Essex High School, Team #213, Essex Junction, VT
Governor Livingston High School, Team #294, Berkeley Heights, NJ
Staples High School, Team #328, Westport, CT
Stuyvesant High School, Team #504, New York, NY
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science, Team #32, Alexandria, VA
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, Team #527, Princeton Junction, NJ
In addition, teams representing the following 31 schools will be awarded Honorable Mention Team Prizes of $1,000 each:
Barnstable High School, Team #418, Hyannis, MA
Bethlehem Central High School, Team #492, Delmar, NY
Career Center High School, Team #622, Winston-Salem, NC
Centennial High School, Team #134, Ellicott City, MD
Conrad Weiser High School, Team #129, Robesonia, PA
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Team #451, Jacksonville, FL
Emmaus High School, Team #576, Emmaus, PA
Falmouth High School, Team #196, Falmouth, ME
Grafton Memorial Senior High School, Team #166, Grafton, MA
Greater Hartford Academy of Math and Science, Team #30, Hartford, CT
Greater Hartford Academy of Math and Science, Team #31, Hartford, CT
Hamburg High School, Team #613, Hamburg, NY
Hicksville Senior High, Team #513, Hicksville, NY
Jensen Beach High School, Team #125, Jensen Beach, FL
LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, Team #597, New York, NY
Livingston High School, Team #174, Livingston, NJ
Maggie Walker Governor's School, Team #370, Richmond, VA
Matawan Regional High School, Team #94, Aberdeen, NJ
Middlesex County Academy, Team #163, Edison, NJ
New Canaan High School, Team #117, New Canaan, CT
North Brunswick Township HS, Team #296, North Brunswick, NJ
North Miami Senior High School, Team #607, North Miami, FL
Portsmouth High School, Team #144, Portsmouth, NH
Ridgefield High School, Team #476, Ridgefield, CT
Sayville High School, Team #17, West Sayville, NY
Staples High School, Team #329, Westport, CT
The Wheeler School, Team #131, Providence, RI
Unionville High School, Team #404, Kennett Square, PA
Upper Dublin High School, Team #367, Fort Washington, PA
Westborough High School, Team #595, Westborough, MA
Westfield High School, Team # 101, Westfield, NJ
"I was very impressed with the significant progress that these high school students were able to make in addressing the important and complex mathematical questions related to the census -- the very same issues that will receive a great deal of attention in Washington and the state capitals during the coming year," said Lee Seitelman, professional consultant and Head Judge for the Challenge. "It is remarkable that they were able to accomplish so much work in just 14 hours."
This year's problem called for students to use their math know-how to evaluate U.S. Census Bureau figures and methods in order to make recommendations to Congress for undercount adjustment, the best method for apportioning the U.S. House of Representatives, and the fairest way to draw Congressional districts. For all aspects of the problem, teams were required to quantify their findings using mathematical modeling techniques, develop and defend their models, and justify their conclusions.
"The Challenge has a reputation for posing problems that are both timely and engaging and this year's topic is no exception," said Michelle Montgomery, Project Director. "That these young kids were able to achieve such a high level of mathematical sophistication in their solution papers is a testament to the quality of our high school students and their teachers."
Judging for the Challenge is rigorous, meticulous, and impartial. There are no passing grades and numerical scores are not assigned. Over five dozen Ph.D.-level applied mathematicians spent a combined 1,000+ hours in March and early April judging the competition before reaching a consensus on the 43 winning teams based on the creativity and quality of the papers' assumptions, math model, testing methodology, and summary.
"This year's Challenge problem was particularly wide ranging. Many of the teams reviewed and evaluated available analyses, and suggested modifications that would add value to current approaches; many also analyzed the implications of their changes," commented Challenge consultant and Director of Judging Ben Fusaro. "The most successful teams were those that developed models based on original ideas and those that considered unique ways to solve the census undercount and apportionment issues."
To see if your local high school participated in the M3 Challenge go to /pdf/2010_partic.pdf.
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Additional information about:
The Challenge
Now in its fifth year, Moody's Mega Math Challenge is an Internet-based math competition open to high school juniors and seniors living in the 18 states along the East Coast. It spotlights applied mathematics as a powerful problem-solving tool, as a viable and exciting profession, and as a vital contributor to advances in an increasingly technical society. Funded by The Moody's Foundation and organized by SIAM, it challenges students, working in teams of three to five, to solve an open-ended, realistic, applied math-modeling problem focused on a real-world issue in just 14 hours using only free and publicly available resources. This year, 531 teams participated in the competition, an increase of about 37% over last year. Scholarship prizes total $100,000 in 2010.
The Sponsor
The Moody's Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to supporting a variety of nonprofit education, health and human services, civic, and arts and culture programs. Established by Moody's Corporation in 2001, the Foundation's primary area of giving is secondary and higher education with a focus on mathematics, economics and finance. Further information is available at: http://philanthropy.moodys.com. Moody's is an essential component of the global capital markets, providing credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that contribute to transparent and integrated financial markets.
Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO), an essential component of the global capital markets, provides, credit ratings, research, tools, and analysis that contribute to transparent, and integrated financial markets. Moody's Corporation is the parent company of Moody's Investors Service and Moody's Analytics, encompassing Moody's non-ratings businesses. With revenues of $1.8 billion in 2009, Moody's employs approximately 4,000 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 27 countries. Further information is available at www.moodys.com
The Organizer
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), headquartered in Philadelphia, serves and advances the disciplines of applied mathematics and computational science by publishing a variety of books and prestigious peer-reviewed research journals, by conducting conferences, and by hosting activity groups in various areas of mathematics. It is an international society of over 13,000 applied and computational mathematicians and computer scientists, as well as other scientists and engineers. Members are researchers, educators, students, and practitioners from 90 countries working in industry, government, laboratories, and academia. The Society, which also includes nearly 500 academic and corporate institutional members, SIAM provides many opportunities for students including regional sections and student chapters. Further information is available at www.siam.org.
Awards and Recognition
2009 ASAE Associations Advance America (AAA) Award of Excellence
2008 Excellence Award, Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP)
2006 Graphic Design USA's American Inhouse Design Award


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Twenty-Four Hours
Twenty-Four Hours has featured work from many Austin-based writers and comics artists including: Tim Doyle (Amazing Adult Fantasy), Ben Snakepit (Snakepit), and Ben Brown (Words Words Words, So New Media, as well as prose-poet Annie LaGanga.
In earlier issues, Twenty-Four Hours also featured fiction and poetry from writers around the country. There have also been interviews with writers such as Neal Pollack and, more recently, Aaron Cometbus.
In Dec. 2011, he combined his other two zines, Noise Noise Noise, and Teach, with Twenty-Four Hours, widening its focus to include comics and music, as well as literary and cultural concerns.
Twenty-Four Hours #1 (2001): Levi Asher of Litkicks.com Interview, Rex of PTBH! zine Interview, Fiction by Eric Johnston, Mary Lochner, Josh Medsker, Zine Reviews by Josh Medsker. Cover by Brendan Price.
Twenty-Four Hours #2 (2002): B.Bottom Smooth Interview, The Hornacle Interview, Zine Reviews by Josh Medsker
Twenty-Four Hours #3 (2003): Neal Pollack Interview by David Erlewine, Fiction by Jef Burandt and Carla Darocy Hultberg.
Twenty-Four Hours #4 (2004): Fiction and Poetry by: Melissa Checker, Brian Daly, Laura Bini Carter, Kristin Vinck, Jeff Somers, Adam Martin, Joshua Hultberg and Carla Darocy Hultberg.
Twenty-Four Hours #5 (2004): Stephen Duncombe on Zines, Ben Snakepit Interview by Jessica Champion. Cover by Brendan Price.
Twenty-Four Hours #6 (2010): The Hookah Girl/Margo Dabaie Interview.
Twenty-Four Hours #7 (2011): Annie LaGanga Interview, Jonathan Kambouris's Last Meals Project, Too Much Coffee Man's Shannon Wheeler, Aaron Cometbus Interview.
Twenty-Four Hours #8 (2011): Anya Kamenetz: Edupunk
Twenty-Four Hours #9 (2011): Starting from Anchorage- Poems by Josh Medsker. Cover by Aaron Morgan


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The Russian-born artist Vasily Kandinsky believed his time was one of spiritual crisis. "The nightmare of materialism…[has] turned life into an evil, senseless game," he wrote, and Western culture "awakening after years of materialism [is] infected with the despair born of unbelief, of lack of purpose and aim." With religion, science and morality unmoored, an increasing number of people distrusted the adequacy of science to answer deeper questions, Kandinsky believed, and so they had begun to seek "inner knowledge."
Sound familiar? The diagnosis comes from Kandinsky's book On the Spiritual in Art, written in 1911 in tones at once prophetic and poetic. "Literature, music and art are the most sensitive spheres in which this spiritual revolution makes itself felt," he wrote, envisioning spiritual regeneration through the arts.
For the first 30 years of Kandinsky's life, these views would have seemed improbable to his family and friends. Born in Moscow into a prosperous family, Kandinsky enrolled at 19 in the University of Moscow to study law, economics and statistics. In 1892 he married his cousin Anja, graduated from the university and began doctoral work in economics, but abandoned it two years later. Two major experiences in 1896 affected him deeply: seeing one of the paintings in Monet's "Haystacks" series and hearing a performance of Wagner's "Lohengrin." For the rest of his life Kandinsky pursued the goal of a pictorial art that would resemble music, which he considered the greatest and most abstract of the arts—"the best teacher," he called it.
"Every work of art is a child of its time," Kandinsky wrote. And of its place as well, he might have added. The splendid "Kandinsky" exhibition now at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York (through Jan. 13), which includes several extraordinary loans, highlights the places where the artist lived.
Kandinsky moved with Anja to Munich in 1896 to study painting. Within five years he helped to establish the Phalanx artists' association. While teaching there, he became close to one of his young students, Gabriele Münter, for whom he left his wife in 1904. The earliest pictures shown here are quick plein-air sketches documenting his travels with Münter through Europe and Tunisia. They settled for a year in Paris, where his work culminated in "Colorful Life" (1907), a nostalgic recreation of medieval Russia. The painting's stippled brush strokes and brilliant colors recall the Neo-Impressionist and Fauve artists Kandinsky had seen in Paris.
Returning to Munich in 1908, Kandinsky and Münter took an apartment in Schwabing and discovered the village of Murnau in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps. Kandinsky's Murnau scenes, generally realistic but increasingly abstract, show a childlike, lyrical freedom with color and composition. Billowing white clouds over rolling hills in "Landscape Near Murnau With a Locomotive" (1909) would be cartoonish if they did not sing so. And the Guggenheim's famous "Blue Mountain" (1908-9) melodically combines the chivalry of its three riders on horseback—Kandinsky's recurrent symbol for artistic courage and innovation—with a canticle to nature that burns with gemlike color.
Gradually Kandinsky's style became less representational and fell into three categories that he distinguished by their association with music: "impressions," based on real-life subjects; "improvisations," drawn on spontaneous and unconscious images from his inner life; and "compositions," based on multiple previous studies. As his work became more visionary, dark hints of cataclysmic and even apocalyptic events emerged.
When you come upon "Picture With a Circle" (1911) from the Georgian National Museum in Tbilisi and exhibited for the first time in the United States, the round forms delineated only by color, with black lines whiplashing through neighboring mists of rainbow tones, simply astound—like a vision of creation. ("The creation of the work of art is the creation of the world," the artist wrote in his Reminiscences of 1913.) Still more powerful is the "Painting With a Black Arch" (1912) in which an initiate may see the arc as recalling part of a horse's harness, though anyone can revel in the harmony of form and color.
The climax of this fertile period in the artist's life, and for me the high point of the entire exhibition, is the set of four panels commissioned by Edwin R. Campbell for the foyer of his Park Avenue apartment in New York. Sometimes interpreted as a four-seasons suite, the canvases are better read as pure abstraction, miraculously combining balance and movement, a riotous range of color with each tone retaining its value, forms defying definition and lines springing as if from nowhere and ending as suddenly. A sense of upward movement prevails: Might not this weightless world float at any minute into the sky? There is no illusionist or perspectival space, but there is a sense of depth, as cool colors recede and warm ones move toward you. Symphonic is not too great a word for this marvelous wall.
With the outbreak of World War I, Kandinsky left Germany and made his way through Switzerland back to Moscow. Uprooted, and his relationship with Münter unraveling, he found it difficult to paint and so worked mostly on paper. In 1917, he married Nina Andreevskaya. After the October Revolution, the state expropriated the apartment building Kandinsky had inherited, and the family often went hungry and cold. Their only son died at the age of 2. The work of two artists then dominant in Russia made the spiritual, intuitive Kandinsky increasingly uncomfortable: the strict geometrism of Kazimir Malevich's Suprematism and the mechanical utilitarianism of Vladimir Tatlin's Constructivism. But Kandinsky still managed to create memorable canvases like "Moscow I" of (1916), a small, celebratory and surprisingly representational depiction of the city he had always called home [see cover], and "Overcast" (1917), a turbulent collision of intensely colored forms, large and small, with a typical contrast of threatening darkness and promising light.
Shortly after Kandinsky and Nina moved to Berlin in 1921, the architect Walter Gropius invited him to Weimar to teach at the Bauhaus. The next 11 years were happier and more productive for him, even though the school's geometric and rationalist functionalism also tended to constrain his expressive nature. Teaching, organizing exhibitions and writing, the artist enjoyed the collegial atmosphere and especially his reunion with his old friend Paul Klee. (In the superb collection of 60 works on paper that accompanies the exhibition, the first wall has a series of Kandinsky watercolors that might well have been by Klee.)
When Solomon R. Guggenheim and his wife, Irene, accompanied by his art advisor Hilla Rebay, visited Kandinsky in 1930 at the Bauhaus's new location in Dessau, he bought four works from the artist, including "Composition 8" (1923) [see p. 19]. (Ultimately, Guggenheim would buy over 1,500 of the painter's works.) Standing before the painting today, you can almost sense the triumph Kandinsky must have felt on completing this cosmic vision. Here geometry has become musical, playing across the canvas from lower left to upper right, from bottom to top. A black, eclipse-like circle in the upper left corner echoes the apocalyptic hints of Munich and the severity of Moscow. For Kandinsky the circle suggested the fourth dimension, and its many floating appearances in "Composition 8" prolong the painting's resonance.
The critical view has been widely held that Kandinsky's work declined after 1914, and certainly after 1921. This is especially true of his final years in Paris, for which he and Nina, appalled by the advance of National Socialism, abandoned Germany in 1933. Still there are wonderful paintings here, playful surprises as well as a vision of hope in a desperate time. "Reciprocal Accord" (1942), his last large-format painting, combines playfulness and gravity. It was fittingly displayed on an easel next to his coffin when he died in 1944 at 78. Ihope visitors to the Guggenheim will make up their own minds.
Was Kandinsky deceived that art could regenerate the times? Of course. And it is difficult even to say what he meant by "spiritual." His psychology was rudimentary, affirming the unity of body and soul but suggesting only barely what "external" and "internal" mean. The "inner necessity" on which he insisted—the artist's ineluctable call to express the spirit of the age, in service to "the cause of art" enduring beyond time and space—calls for, but fails to provide, the concrete distinctions that would justify the terms "temporal" and "eternal." The highly informative catalogue gives only glancing clues as to how Kandinsky might have been influenced by Russian Orthodoxy. His commitment to "the spiritual," though, is likely to resonate widely. In this way he poses a question for the many churches that are reaching many members to only pallid effect. On reaching the top ramp of the Guggenheim, museumgoers can ask themselves if their own procession before this great artist's work was not a little like prayer—in which we lose ourselves in wonder. To whom else shall we go?
View a slide show of images from the Guggenheim's Kandinsky exhibit.
A very nice article that should be read by all those who struggle to integrate the world of Art into their Faith.I have known Russians and many Slavs and they represent for me very well the sense of Absence that is all around us.Unlike Latinos who represent for the main part Presence.But this can sometimes be superficial and the moment of the Incarnation is lessened in impact when it is not related to the preceeding absence.The Presence of Christ ,is something Kadinsky seemed to feel and that is only possible by the feeling of the absence.Thank you it is good to read things such as this and I will keep an eye out for Kadinsky.
LIKE SOME OF THE GREATEST PIONEERS IN ART I DESCRIBE MY SELF AS A THEOSOPHIST AND THROUGH ART I SEEK TO FIND A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE i.e. MANDALAS, KOLAMS, MATRICES, TALISMANS et al ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES.


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GRANDE PRAIRIE — Mounties in northern Alberta say human remains have been found at a waste management facility they had been searching as part of a homicide investigation.
RCMP say the remains were found Saturday at the Aquatera Waste Management site in Grande Prairie.
Courtney Breanna Johnstone, 26, of Grande Prairie was reported missing on Jan. 30.
While RCMP charged a man with her death last week, officers hadn't found her body.
Police say they're still working to confirm the identity of the remains and an autopsy is anticipated early this week.
Shane Gregory Babitsch, 21, of Grande Prairie has been charged with first-degree murder.
His next court appearance is March 12 in Grande Prairie.
Police say they are continuing to investigate.
Officers had been searching the waste site since Feb. 11.
Mounties said in a news release last week that the search was "methodical and arduous," noting that they faced challenges such as cold weather, snow and dangers that included industrial and medical waste as well as toxic gasses.
They said their investigation was helped by the fact Johnstone's family and friends were quick to report her missing.


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Nathan Myhrvold's Intellectual Ventures Using Over 1,000 Shell Companies To Hide Patent Shakedown
from the incredibly-lame dept
Now, for years, Myhrvold tried to avoid the term "patent troll," by claiming that IV had never actually sued anyone. Two years ago, though, it seemed clear that the company was on the verge of breaking out the lawsuits. However, the company still hasn't been directly linked to a lawsuit. Late last year, though, some eagle-eyed reporters noticed that IV patents were showing up in lawsuits, but those lawsuits were from different companies. Reading between the lines, it became clear that IV had decided to protect its brand name by getting other companies or creating those companies itself, giving the patent to those other companies that no one had ever heard of, and having them sue. This is a very common practice among patent hoarders. They set up shell companies for their lawsuits, that often make it difficult to track back who actually owns what patents. It's all a shell game to extort more money.
The NY Times is now running yet another profile (they do this every two years or so) of Myhrvold and Intellectual Ventures that covers the usual bogus claims by Myhrvold about how he's creating "invention capital," with very little skepticism. However, it does reveal one interesting tidbit that we had missed. Last year, a research firm released a report highlighting that Intellectual Ventures has up to 1,110 shell companies, with which it can hide its activities. No wonder IV can pretend it doesn't sue anyone. It can simply hide behind its shell companies.
It's hard to find anything in Myhrvold's activities that actually contribute to any innovation, but you can see billions of dollars being siphoned away from actual innovation -- the kind that brings real products to market -- and see it being fed into what appears to be a giant shakedown scheme that is trying to pull as much money out of the system as possible before Congress wakes up and realizes it needs to fix an incredibly broken patent system.


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All persons affected by rules establishing water quality standards and effluent limitations shall promptly comply with the rules: Provided, That:
(1) Where necessary and proper, the secretary may specify a reasonable time for persons not complying with the standards and limitations to comply with the rules and upon the expiration of that period of time, the secretary shall revoke or modify any permit previously issued which authorized the discharge of treated or untreated sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes into the waters of this state which result in reduction of the quality of the waters below the standards and limitations established therefor by rules of the board or secretary;
(2) For purposes of both this article and sections 309 and 505 of the federal Water Pollution Control Act, compliance with a permit issued pursuant to this article shall be considered compliance for purposes of both this article and sections 301, 302, 303, 306, 307 and 403 of the federal Water Pollution Control Act and with all applicable state and federal water quality standards, except for any standard imposed under section 307 of the federal Water Pollution Control Act for a toxic pollutant injurious to human health. Notwithstanding any provision of this code or rule or permit condition to the contrary, water quality standards themselves shall not be considered "effluent standards or limitations" for the purposes of both this article and sections 309 and 505 of the federal Water Pollution Control Act and shall not be independently or directly enforced or implemented except through the development of terms and conditions of a permit issued pursuant to this article. Nothing in this section, however, prevents the secretary from modifying, reissuing or revoking a permit during its term. The provisions of this section addressing compliance with a permit are intended to apply to all existing and future discharges and permits without the need for permit modifications; and
(3) The Legislature finds that there are concerns within West Virginia regarding the applicability of the research underlying the federal selenium criteria to a state such as West Virginia which has high precipitation rates and free-flowing streams and that the alleged environmental impacts that were documented in applicable federal research have not been observed in West Virginia and, further, that considerable research is required to determine if selenium is having an impact on West Virginia streams, to validate or determine the proper testing methods for selenium and to better understand the chemical reactions related to selenium mobilization in water.
(4) The Legislature finds that the EPA has been contemplating a revision to the federally recommended criteria for several years, but has yet to issue a revised standard.
(5) Because of the uncertainty regarding the applicability of the current selenium standard, the secretary is hereby directed to develop within six months of the effective date of this subdivision an implementation plan for the current selenium standard that will include, at minimum, the following:
(A) Implementing the criteria as a threshold standard;
(B) A monitoring plan that will include chemical speciation of any selenium discharge;
(C) A fish population survey and monitoring plan that will be implemented at a representative location to assess any possible impacts from selenium discharges if the threshold criteria are exceeded; and
(D) The results of the monitoring will be reported to the department for use in the development of state-specific selenium criteria.
(6) Within twenty-four months of the effective date of this subdivision, the secretary shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine of this code which establish a state-specific selenium standard that protects aquatic life. Concurrent with proposing a legislative rule, the secretary shall also submit the proposed standard and supporting documentation to the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The secretary shall also consult with and consider research and data from the West Virginia Water Research Institute at West Virginia University, the regulated community and other appropriate groups in developing the state-specific selenium standard.
(7) Within thirty days of the effective date of this section, the secretary shall promulgate an emergency rule revising the statewide aluminum water quality criteria for the protection of aquatic life to incorporate aluminum criteria values using a hardness-based equation. Concurrent with issuing an emergency rule, the secretary shall also submit the proposed revisions and supporting documentation to the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
(8) The secretary shall, within ninety days of receipt of any completed request for a site specific water quality criterion, approve or deny the request. Any denial or approval of an application shall detail the specific basis for the denial or approval and any revisions needed to the application. Any denial or approval of a request may be appealed to the environmental quality board pursuant to section twenty-one of this article.


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Lipscomb was defeated by No. 70-ranked UNF 7-0, leaving them with a conference record of 0-3 and 4-8 overall.
The Lady Bisons came up short in doubles play, losing the doubles point in straight matches.
After taking the lead early, Elizabeth Keevil and Mackenzie Bishop fell at No. 1 doubles to Berkenbrock and Castro 8-4.
At No. 2, Kara Jackson and Danielle Hansen had the same outcome, falling to Aguirre and Day 8-4.
Julianne McMeen and Carlina Jow came up empty handed, losing to Holton and Krook 8-0 at No. 3.
The doubles losses sent Lipscomb into singles play with a 1-0 disadvantage.
Bishop put up a tough fight at No. 1, but unfortunately could not pull out the win against A-Sun Conference player of the week, falling to Berkenbrock 7-5, 6-3.
At No. 2, Keevil struggled to find her rhythm against Castro, losing 6-0, 6-1.
With a 3-0 deficit, the Lady Bisons struggled to keep UNF from clinching the match.
Hansen could not change Lipscomb's luck, falling at No. 3 to Day 6-1, 6-0.
Jackson lost at No. 4 6-2, 6-0 to Krook, while Jow fell at No. 5 to Aguirre 6-1, 6-2.
McMeen also came up short, losing 6-0, 6-1 to Holton at No. 6.
The Lady Bisons finished the match scoreless, losing 7-0 in their second face off with a nationally- ranked team.
"We had our chances to win the pro-set at number one doubles but let it slip away from us," coach Kristin Lusk said.
The Lady Bisons will face Jacksonville in another conference match on Sunday morning, March 14. The match, rescheduled from Friday due to rain.
1. Berkenbrock/Castro (UNF) def. Keevil/Bishop (LU) 8-4
2. Aguirre/Day (UNF) def. Hansen/Jackson (LU) 8-4
3. Holton/Krook (UNF) def. McMeen/Jow (LU) 8-0
1. Berkenbrock (UNF) def. Bishop (LU) 7-5, 6-3
2. Castro (UNF) def. Keevil (LU) 6-0, 6-1
3. Day (UNF) def. Hansen (LU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Krook (UNF) def. Jackson (LU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Aguirre (UNF) def. Jow (LU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Holton (UNF) def. McMeen (LU) 6-0, 6-1
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The Meaning of the Dow's 200-Day Average Violation
The stock market's 200-day moving average has now been decisively broken. But should you sell? Mark Hulbert joins Markets Hub to discuss. Photo: Reuters.
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... I ... so it is the Dow not had a very who ... last week or so ... in fact it along with the Nasdaq that has now moved below ... its two-day meeting at which a lot of technical analysts believe you take a critical level ... with the block public from of what she thought to a Sabine about what whether or not paying attention to that Cigna which some see as a reason to sell when in fact be ... an effective way to manage to falling ... twenty months ... morning ... so when you can put a pretty rigorous study of of of of this is of a hypothetical portfolio ... of if you did in fact follow the signal ... and and and sell once we break below these levels ... what would happen ... write down what what you come up with ... what turned out to see what ... their long term I went back to two hundred and fifteen or sixteen years back to when the Dow was treated and upgraded hundreds ... it turned out that if you were to spell every time they these delicate drop below that of the day moving average ... that was the effect is that you would have beaten a buy and hold while mobile as being in cash a lot of time but ... that ... would be the big bucket of that but no ... matter how were for the last couple of decades ... have been a major exception to that rule but the real question is ... statistically as well as from an investment or to different ... churches was the last ... couple but it does this to your exception or whether something ... fundamentally change ... to have a market top of the pit with names that the ten day moving average and that was all in all ... well twenty oh for your thoughts on that didn't you think that has been fundamental to Tucson to ... by sector has been in the camper shell on that day it hasn't worked ... that day he went to church to be entertaining the possibility that it has been to fundamental change right ... I get a number of different academic should look to undergo a ballot and ... interesting may not be academic to ever ... have a reputation percent over the fiscal imbalance with it doesn't work ... they actually think it does work that they can it be nice to see ... the ... they had a good thing that that that the possibility of me for one ... minute that so many people to follow the two hundred day moving average ... because the temperature Craig ... Herkert ... and that that that is basically kills the good of a pickle today we have to many people trying to fall into the kicker ... it doesn't work don't remember are the last time that happened when it last week ... was our last challenge and the market almost immediately after dropping ... below the dividend that the givers turnaround ... and the kids are in and out of the three months ... fifteen or sixteen percent ... say I didn't really dusty to graduate with a typical analysis of generals that it's the more people to buy into it ... the less effective is effectively becomes that needs to have those two on buying into it ... to to be elements what those might look rich in this was that with a ... letter describing ... yet ... you're ... right about that phenomenon generally entered the irony ... pretty much indicated that there is it that indicated that into a typically pay off the kitchen to clean up and get to go ... on about that that the people they okay the last decade have


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'Tiger From Madras' Retains World Chess Title
BERLIN (AFP) — India's Viswanathan Anand successfully defended his world chess champion title Wednesday against Russia's Vladimir Kramnik in Bonn, Germany.
The "Tiger from Madras", 38, won the match in the 11th round, which finished in a draw. The two players drew seven times in a contest that started October 14. Anand sealed three victories while Kramnik managed just one.
"Vladimir pushed me into giving my all. I've given one of my best-ever performances here in Bonn," Anand said.
"I tried everything, but it just wasn't enough. Life is like that and defeat is part of it," the defeated Russian said.
Kramnik finished second to Anand last year, followed by Israeli Boris Gelfand when eight of the world's top chess brains met in Mexico for the competition.
The Indian, who learned to play the game at the age of six, distinguished himself as a youth for his chess acumen. At the age of 13, he won the junior title in India, and at 16, the senior chess title.
He first won the FIDE world title in 2000 after which he was dubbed as "the Indian meteor."
As champion, Anand walks away with a first prize of 600,000 euros (775,000 dollars). Next year, he will face either Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov or the Russian-American Gata Kamsky.
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Finding Kalman A Holocaust survivor inspires her family to connect to relatives they never met. Focusing on her brother, Kalman, Anna recounts tales of a mischievous boy who tried to escape the Warsaw ghetto with her. Her daughter, an artist, devours the stories and paints his portrait over and over again.G
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180 Days: A Year Inside An American High School This two-part special offers a first-hand view of what happens in a school that meets the needs of the most challenged students in new and sometimes non-traditional ways. Cameras go inside a Washington, D.C., school where only seven percent of students are deemed "proficient" in math and only 19 percent in reading. Principal Tanishia Williams Minor is determined to improve the odds for her students. Part 1 of 2G


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Monday September 26, 2011
King Juan Carlos of Spain and Prince Albert have made a joint appearance at Monaco's Yacht Show.
Both keen yachtsmen, the royals perused over 100 super yachts with an average length of around 45m.
Over 30,000 visitors paid a trip to the annual event which attracts the rich and famous from all over the globe.
The Spanish king was a member of his country's sailing team for the 1972 Olympics in Munich and is frequently seen at the helm of the royal yacht Bribon.
Earlier this year the historic vessel took part in it's final race after 38 years of service.


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1 1/4 cup milk
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg
12 slices thin white sandwich bread, crusts removed
1/3 lb sliced smoked ham
1/3 lb sliced turkey
8 slices Swiss cheese
Dijon mustard
butter for the pan
berry jam
confectioners' sugar
Whisk together the batter ingredients. Set aside. Place four slices of bread on a clean surface. Spread a thin layer of mustard on each. Layer with a slice of Swiss and top with a few slices of turkey. Top with a slice of bread.
Spread with a thin layer of mustard, top with a few slices of ham and then top with a slice of cheese and the remaining slices of bread. Melt butter in a skillet. Pour the batter in a shallow bowl and dip each side of the sandwich in batter. Cook one at a time, covering briefly if needed to cook the sandwich through. Cook one side then carefully flip the sandwich using tongs and cook until golden. Use the tongs to hold the sandwich vertically and cook each side.
Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and serve with jam to dip.


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Kids' face mask
by Elijah K.
This pattern is a reply to a-to-z's request for a kids' face mask.
Materials List
Medium-weight yarn, any color
size I-9 hook (5.5 mm)
Finished Size
variable, depends on your kid's face size
3 cm – 4 rows of sc, 5 sc
Try it on constantly as you work.
The Pattern
Chain until 4 times the width of the your child's nose is reached, plus one extra chain.
1-Sc into 1st ch from hook, and across row to 1 ch from the end, sl st.
2-Ch 1, repeat row 1 across row.
3+4-Ch 1, repeat row 1 across rows, but in place of sl st, sc 2 into next st.
Repeat row 4 as needed, if the distance between the bottoms of the nose and the eyes is larger.
1-Ch 1, {sc into each sc} until 3 sts' width from corner of eye, hdc 2, dc, ch width of eye, sk however many sts to make a good eye hole, hdc, sc width of between the eyes (minus the hdc's), hdc, ch eye width, dc, hdc 2, sc same number of sc's in { }'s, which should be to the end of the row.
2-Ch 1, sc in each sc, sl st in each hdc, dc, and each ch, across row.
A-Ch 1, sc in each st across row.
B-Ch 1, sc in each st across row, sc2tog at ending 2 sts.
C-Ch 1, sc2tog, sc in each st across row, sc2tog at ending 2 sts.
Repeat rows A, B, and C in a random pattern to fit your kid's forehead, starting with A right after the eyes.
You and your kid have fun!
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Chimes Junior Honorary Society records, 1979–2016 | Morse Department of Special Collections
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Scope and Contents: The Chimes Junior Honorary Society records include scrapbooks and other records related to the activities of the group from 1979 to 2016. Subjects include society activities such as meetings, banquets, Parents Day, Family Day, service projects, and special events. Box 1 contains scrapbooks from 1979–1980, 1981–1984, 1996–1997, 2000–2001, 2002–2003, and 2011–2013. Box 2 contains scrapbooks from 1985, 1989–1992, and 1997–1998, along with parents weekend planning records from 1989–1993 and publicity chairman records. Box 3 contains scrapbooks from 1998–2000 and 2013–2014 along with membership rosters from 1999–2016.


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Looking for Anime with Emotional Struggle (Like Claymore)
So I was a huge fan of Claymore and to a lesser extend Heroic Age. I love the epic nature of these series and how you truly get lost in not the action or fighting but the emotional story behind the characters.
With Claymore I really like how while they all get viewed as monsters to such an extent they start believing that themselves that you see the human nature and find them (especially Clare and Theresa) expanding that part of them. I am looking for Anime that has that same feel, the emotional concept of overcoming society.
It's hard to describe what I am really looking for all I know is that Claymore really resonated with me and it wasn't due to the violence and action but with the nature of the characters themselves.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
If you like emotional story and epicness, then you can't go wrong with Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann and Gunbuster - Aim for the Top! (and its sequel too) They're mecha anime with great action (especially the former) and emotional story. The former is a relatively new anime and the latter is an old anime (just to have a variation). Oh, yeah, don't forget to check out the Macross series and Gundam series too. There's a LOT other titles to recommend, but I'll leave the honor to other posters.
Obelisk, checking out ^_^.
Seirei no Moribito is a good bet, as is Junni Kokki ("Twelve Kingdoms"). In the sci-fi realm Noein and Dennou Coil might be good fits, too. These are all adventures with good characters. Kemono no Sou-ja Erin is another possibility, but with a young heroine.
The #1 most comparable anime here is probably Berserk. Berserk is a lot like Claymore--dark, a medieval setting with monsters/fantastic elements, extremely epic, and completely hooked into the emotional struggles of the characters. It's a real classic. The anime is basically a flashback arc, the manga continues it and is still being serialized.
Another great one is Blue Gender. You could compare the two main characters to Clare and Raki, and it gets really epic. It's also complete. Watch a couple of episodes and you'll see quickly how it resembles Claymore.
Thanks for all the posts. It looks like I have some stuff to work through but please keep the recommendations coming (I am actually reading through the Manga now for Claymore) but need some good new Anime for when I finish Chobits which I am kinda meh on.
If you want anime with a real emotional struggle that most people can relate to - "Welcome to the N.H.K". But I'd avoid it if you are in a serious depression.
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Now that the fog of yesterday is starting to lift a bit, there are some really fabulous longer pieces coming out about the brothers Tsarnaev (Tamerlan and Dzokhar).
For the best in biographical details, you can't beat the Boston Globe's story on them.
That story includes this mysterious nugget.
Gym owner Allan said that Tamerlan had once introduced him to an American, Brendan Mess, whom Tamerlan described as his best friend.
Two years ago, Mess and two other men were brutally killed in a Waltham apartment where they were found by police with their throats slit and their bodies covered with marijuana. The murders remain unsolved.
Tsarnaev hadn't been to Allan's Wai Kru Mixed Martial Arts centre in years, instead going to another nearby boxing gym.
Until this month.
Allan, who is currently travelling in Thailand, said he got an e-mail within the past week saying Tsarnaev showed up at the gym acting rude and disrespectful, using other people's equipment, walking on the mats with his shoes.
The other great piece is by The New Yorker's David Remnick, who fits their story into the broad sweep of Chechen history in Russia.
Gregory Shvedov, the editor of a Web site based in Moscow called Caucasian Knot, visits the Caucasus regularly and studies both the jihadist movement and the Russian government and military's draconian behaviour in the region. He was hardly shocked that two ethnic Chechens, raised largely in the U.S. but with a strong attachment to their homeland, might carry out such an act on a "soft target" like the marathon. "These days there are social networks, and people make their decisions from them," he said from Moscow. "I would not be surprised if they had another life over social media. What kind of videos are they watching? What kind of lectures and YouTubes about jihad?" If Tamerlan did what he is suspected of doing, he might not have got his education, or instructions, entirely through digital means. On January 12, 2012, he flew from New York to Moscow, a regular target of Chechen rage; he didn't return until seven months later.
Read the full Globe story here and the New Yorker piece here.
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Robotic bird flies at Pack Expo 2012
Dynamic demos have become a popular draw at technology shows, often presenting attendees with useful innovations. A case in point was the recent showing at Pack Expo of Festo Corp.'s "SmartBird"—a bionic, lifelike herring gull replica capable of autonomous flight via remote control. Development of SmartBird is a continuation of the company's work that emulates nature, with the potential to yield new solutions translatable into industrial products.
The study of nature to derive insights into more efficient control technologies has been ongoing at Festo for some time. Part of the company's Bionic Learning Network, such development projects are intended to yield new approaches and solutions for automation. The SmartBird project had the objective to "decipher the flight of birds in an energy-efficient technical adaptation of the natural model," according to Festo. It represents a two-year development with university partners.
SmartBird implements true ultra-lightweight construction: Polyurethane foam skin was applied over a carbon-fiber skeleton to yield a model weighing 0.45 kg (about 1 lb). The replica has a 2-m (6.6 ft) wingspan and 1.07-m torso length, making it substantially larger, but less than half the weight of an average male herring gull. SmartBird can take off, fly, and land autonomously with wings that beat up/down and also twist for better flight efficiency. The inner portion of the dihedral (gull) wings provides lift, while the outer torsionally flexible part supplies thrust.
Flight power comes from a brushless servo motor that produces wing flapping motion through a gear and lever mechanism. There is also head and tail motion, provided by two brushless digital servo units. Miniature servo motors at the wing tips provide torsion for wing warping. This allows directing the wing's leading edge into a positive angle of attack during the upward flapping stroke, then changing to negative angle of attack for a brief part of the stroke cycle to enhance thrust. An onboard electronics unit, using a 32-bit microcontroller, synchronizes the various wing, torso, and tail movements. Wing flapping frequency is variable for speed control, but the flapping motion has constant amplitude.
Power requirement is 23 W for takeoff and 12 W in flight, supplied by a lithium-polymer battery. SmartBird is controlled by a small remote radio unit within the sight range of about 2 km. Maximum flight speed is 40 km/h (nearly 25 mph) and ceiling height is 500 m.
SmartBird was first shown at the Hannover Industrial Fair in 2011 and is one of four prototype birds in existence worldwide. An anecdotal note: During one of SmartBird's numerous outdoor flight demos, a flock of seagulls reportedly become curious about SmartBird and proceeded to swarm and squawk around this "strange relative."
Among potential benefits expected from this project are advances in understanding flow behavior, remote condition monitoring in real time, energy efficiency, and lightweight design of products, Festo noted.
– Frank J. Bartos, PE, is a Control Engineering contributing content specialist. Reach him at email@example.com
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'Battlestar Galactica' actor Richard Hatch dead at 71
'Battlestar Galactica' actor Richard Hatch dead at 71
Richard Hatch died on Tuesday after losing his battle with pancreatic cancer, according to family sources.
TMZ says the "Battlestar Galactica" actor's family confirmed his passing at the age of 71.
Hatch was born in Santa Monica, California, according to IMDB, in 1945.
"Richard Hatch you made our universe a better place We love you for it. Rest In Peace my friend @SoSayWeAll the Admiral!" tweeted Edward James Olmos.