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---- — The Otsego County 4-H robotics team kicked off its 2013 season Saturday with an event at the Masonic Temple in Oneonta.
The team joined thousands of high school students in 81 cities around the world participating in a webcast hosted by inventor Dean Kamen for the FIRST Robotics Competition season. FIRST stands for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. The competition kickoff marked the beginning of the season for high school students from across the nation and around the world to design and build robots to compete in an annual tournament against a field of competitors.
According to a media release, FIRST is an international, mentor-based student program that builds science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, skills for high school students by combining sports, science and technology. Each year a different game is featured, usually involving a sport court where robots compete against each other to meet an objective, such as putting balls into a basketball hoop.
During the broadcast, Kamen and the First Robotics Competition designers revealed the game and announced the rules of the 2013 ULTIMATE ASCENT competition, which will be played between two groups of three teams each. Each Alliance will compete by trying to score flying discs into goals during the two-minute, 15-second match. Discs scored in higher goals score more points. Matches will end with robots attempting to climb up pyramids located near the middle of the field.
At Saturday's event, FRC teams were shown the playing field and received kits of motors, batteries, a control system, a PC and a mix of automation components.
The local robotics team, nicknamed "RoboKronos —The Titans of Technology," was formed last year under the guidance of Cornell Cooperative Extension 4-H of Otsego County. The team will spend the next six weeks building, designing and programming robots to participate in the Finger Lakes Regional Robotics Competition on Feb. 28 and March 1-2 at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester. Last year, the local team won the Rookie All-Star Award at the Finger Lakes Regional, enabling the team to go to the World Competition in St. Louis, Mo.
For more information on the team, visit www.otsegofirst.us.


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Summary: This module introduces tree diagrams as a method for making some probability problems easier to solve. This module is included in the Elementary Statistics textbook/collection as an optional lesson.
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A tree diagram is a special type of graph used to determine the outcomes of an experiment. It consists of "branches" that are labeled with either frequencies or probabilities. Tree diagrams can make some probability problems easier to calculate. The following example illustrates how to use a tree diagram.
In an urn, there are 11 balls. Three balls are red () and 8 balls are blue (). Draw two balls, one at a time, with replacement. "With replacement" means that you put the first ball back in the urn before you select the second ball. The tree diagram using frequencies that show all the possible outcomes follows.
The first set of branches represents the first draw. The second set of branches represents the second draw. Each of the outcomes is distinct. In fact, we can list each red ball as , , and and each blue ball as , , , , , , , and . Then the 9 outcomes can be written as:
• ; • ; • ; • ; • ; • ; • ; • ; •
The other outcomes are similar.
There are a total of 11 balls in the urn. Draw two balls, one at a time, and with replacement. There are outcomes, the size of the sample space.
List the 24 outcomes: , , , ...
• ; • ; • ; • ; • ; • ; • ; • ; • ; • ; • ; • ; • ; • ; • ; • ; • ; • ; • ; • ; • ; • ; • ; •
Using the tree diagram, calculate .
This problem is a conditional. The sample space has been reduced to those outcomes that already have a blue on the first draw. There are possible outcomes (24 and 64 ). Twenty-four of the 88 possible outcomes are . .
Using the tree diagram, calculate .
There are outcomes that have on the first draw (9 and 24 ). The sample space is then . Twenty-four of the 33 outcomes have on the second draw. The probability is then .
An urn has 3 red marbles and 8 blue marbles in it. Draw two marbles, one at a time, this time without replacement from the urn. "Without replacement" means that you do not put the first ball back before you select the second ball. Below is a tree diagram. The branches are labeled with probabilities instead of frequencies. The numbers at the ends of the branches are calculated by multiplying the numbers on the two corresponding branches, for example, .
Calculate the following probabilities using the tree diagram. You draw without replacement, so that on the second draw there are 10 marbles left in the urn.
Fill in the blanks:
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There are outcomes that have on the first draw (6 and 24 ). The 6 and the 24 are frequencies. They are also the numerators of the fractions and . The sample space is no longer 110 but . Twenty-four of the 30 outcomes have on the second draw. The probability is then . Did you get this answer?
If we are using probabilities, we can label the tree in the following general way.


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MORRISON, Ill. —
The latest edition of the Wooden Shoe game between the Morrison Mustangs and Fulton Steamers was a nail-biter.
Morrison literally won the game by the skin of their fingertips on a blocked field goal. The final score was 8-7 Morrison but could have easily ended 10-8 Fulton had it not been for Mason Sitzmore getting his fingertips on the kick and deflecting it to keep the Morrison lead intact.
"Get in there and block, that's all we've got to do," Sitzmore said when asked what was going through his mind on the play.
The win was Morrison's 10th straight in the rivalry.
"We've had some good ones," Morrison coach Cory Bielema said. "Last year's was a heck of a ballgame, too."
It nearly wasn't meant to be for Morrison as Fulton turned it on during the final five minutes, starting on defense.
Morrison had pushed up to the Steamers' 4-yard line after a fumbled punt and first down. With first-and-goal, the Steamers defense bent but did not break with less than 6:00 left in the game and trailing by one. Morrison tried shoving the ball up the middle on two plays and found itself right back where it started. The Mustangs tried rolling to the left on fourth down, but the Steamers were there once again, forcing the turnover on downs.
"It was one of those moments on the goal-line plays where we'll talk about how to finish games properly," Bielema said. "If we put that in and maybe get a two-pointer, that's a two-possession game and I like our chances."
Fulton's defense was pumped coming off the field, raising the energy of the entire team despite the Steamers having 3:30 left in the game to march 97 yards down the field for a touchdown.
With their backs against the end zone, the Steamers got out of immediate trouble on a 43-yard carry from Austin Regenwether. Up near midfield, Fulton pushed the ball up to the 15-yard line with another first down from Regenwether and one each from Devin Kuehl and Jack Lemke, who got the call to fill in for injured quarterback Ethan Jones.
With time ticking down, the Steamers were hurt by a dropped snap, forcing their field goal team out onto the field. But Fulton saw the right side of the line collapse on the field goal attempt, allowing Sitzmore to come in and get his fingertips on the ball for the block to preserve the win for Morrison.
"We really stuck together on this on," said Sitzmore, who also filled in for Joey Brackemyer at quarterback and threw a touchdown pass for Morrison's lone score.
Those final five minutes of play were preceded by 43 minutes of sloppy play and mistakes by both teams.
"I thought they played really hard all the way up to the end. We just did not make enough plays to win that ballgame," Steamers coach Patrick Lower said. "It comes down to little things. We had some drops, we had some missed assignments, we had a penalty here and there. In crucial situations we just didn't make the plays."
Regenwether, who rushed for 171 yards, had his own thoughts on the night.
"We just missed our opportunities that we had," he said. "We missed plays that we should have capitalized on. We just made mistakes that we shouldn't have."
The exceptions to the mistake laden night were the scoring plays.
Fulton's first possession was a well-balanced attack orchestrated by sophomore quarterback Lemke, who was playing because of last week's ankle injury to Jones. He led the Steamers down the field with equal parts passing and running.
"I thought Jack did a really nice job; he did what he needed to do," Lower said.
The Steamers put together three first downs on the drive before Regenwether pounded the ball into the end zone from the 5-yard line. An extra-point kick from Lemke made it 7-0 Fulton.
"Our first drive of the night was just a perfect drive — 13, 14 plays. We took a lot of time off the clock, marched right down and scored," Lower said.
Morrison was held scoreless through the first quarter but put together a drive at the end of the quarter that spilled over into the second quarter and turned into a touchdown. On the second play of the quarter, Sitzmore connected with Ryan Mayberry in the left corner of the end zone to cap a seven-minute trek down the field for the Mustangs.
"It was just a fade to Ryan Mayberry and he made a nice ball on it.
The rest of the game was full of mistakes and missed opportunities by both teams. Morrison shot itself in the foot all night with penalties. At one point in the first half it got three in a row and needed 25 yards for a first down. Penalties pockmarked the victory, but for the Steamers, their issue was holding on to the ball.
Three times in a row the Steamers dropped punt returns. The first time they were able to recover the ball, but the other two times Morrison got control and great field position. A mix of their own mistakes, some Steamers luck and some solid defense kept the Mustangs out of the end zone.
Lemke also had a hard time holding onto the ball on the snaps from his center throughout the first half and one ill-timed missed snap coming on the last drive.
"I was feeling good, actually, and then missed snaps, fumbles that got me off and then come back second half worked out fine," Lemke said.
But some coaching from Jones helped Lemke avoid any real damaging mistakes.
"Ethan's a big help, really big help," Lemke said, "(a) lot of help."
Dejected as they walked off the field, the Steamers will play with a chip on their shoulder as they look to prove to themselves that they are better football players and a better football team than what they have shown in their two losses. Their next game comes on the road, against the Erie/Prophetstown Panthers next Friday night.
Bolstered by the win after a disastrous night last Friday in Orion, Morrison (2-1) goes back on the road next Friday to face another rival, Sterling Newman.
Fulton 7 0 0 0 — 7
Morrison 0 8 0 0 — 8
F— Austin Regenwether 5 run (Jack Lemke kick), 5:51
M – Ryan Mayberry 17 pass from Mason Sitzmore (two-point conversion), 11:26
RUSHING — Morrison, Sitzmore 13-60, Blacklock 8-12, Shoup 12-34, Bird 8-28; Fulton, Regenwether 16-171, Kuehl 12-44, Lemke 4-13.
PASSING — Morrison, Sitzmore 2-5-1-37; Fulton, Lemke 5-13-1-31.
RECEIVING — Morrison, Mayberry 1-17, Keller 1-20; Fulton, Sanderson 2-7, North 1-15, 2-16.


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WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) today delivered the weekly Republican address and spoke about the job killing taxes, reckless deficits and massive debt caused by the Obama/Pelosi/Reid agenda. Cantor noted that President Obama plans on imposing the largest tax increase in history at the end of the year and warned that the policies being pursued in Washington are causing an unsustainable debt. He also stressed that unless a change is made, we risk leaving our children a country worse off than we found it.
Audio of the address is available here and video of the address will be available here once the embargo is lifted at 6 AM Saturday.
Below is the text of House Republican Whip Cantor's address:
Hello. I'm House Republican Whip Eric Cantor and I have the great privilege of representing the hardworking people of Virginia's 7th District.
This week, Americans from coast to coast sent their tax payments to Washington. Your government continues to spend more and more, and that means your taxes are more and more. This has to stop – and you can help stop it.
The challenges and situations faced by families, small business people, and young workers have no doubt made this tax day particularly painful. But as painful as it was, the truth is that the actions taken by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Harry Reid and the Obama Administration are going to make the 'tax days' of the future much much worse.
President Obama has signed 25 tax increases passed by the Democratically controlled Congress into law that will cost families and small business people more than $670 billion over the next 10 years. Many of these break the President's campaign promise not to raise taxes on families making less than $250,000 a year. In the House, Speaker Pelosi and her majority have passed legislation that would result in more than a trillion – that's with a T – dollars in net tax increases.
But tax increases are the symptom. Runaway spending is Washington's disease.
The Democrats control every lever of power in Washington and they've never met a tax they didn't like or found a dollar they couldn't spend. Their economic plan? You pay, they spend, your children owe. You deserve better.
Speaking of your children, the deficits left in the wake of President Obama's agenda now stand at $1.5 trillion and will add $11 trillion to our national debt over the next 10 years. One non-partisan study reveals that to keep up with this spending, the government would have to find about half a trillion dollars each year in new revenue. That means that the tax rates on families earning slightly more than $200,000 would skyrocket to well over 70 percent.
Democrats have already made clear that more tax increases on income, capital gains and dividends are on the way. Some, including the president himself, refer to this as letting the "Bush tax cuts" expire. But no matter how he spins it, it means you'll be paying more and more. At the end of this year, Americans will face the "Obama tax increase," and it will be the largest in history. As if that wasn't enough, others, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Obama Economic Advisor Paul Volcker support a European-style value-added tax (VAT).
Higher taxes, reckless deficits, unsustainable debt and a bleak future for our kids and grandkids. We must not leave our children a country more in debt and worse off than we found it. It is our moral obligation to act now to put a stop to this.
America is at a critical point of decision making. We are a nation at a crossroads. It is up to each of us to determine what kind of country we want to be.
Down one path is the Democrats' a trillion dollar health care overhaul, a stimulus law that failed to meet expectations for job creation, the taxpayer funded bailouts of private companies, and a cap & trade policy that will impose a massive energy tax upon all Americans. All are costly policies that seize more control over the economy and of our lives. The goal? To remake America in the image of Europe.
But take hope. Down the other path is responsible, adult leadership, focused firmly on job creation and economic opportunity. We believe in a Congress that will once again listen to the people and return America to the country they know and love. We believe in a limited but effective government that provides a safety net for those who need it most, but sets no limits on opportunity or achievement. We believe that it's not enough just to talk about ending government waste. You have to take action so that we can begin to erase our deficits and free our children from our debt. And rather than putting the squeeze on our nation's job creators and entrepreneurs, we believe in a pro-growth strategy to create jobs and empower the American entrepreneur and small business people to thrive.
This is our choice.
I'm Eric Cantor, and on behalf of my Republican colleagues, we hear your concerns and we'll work hard to get Washington working for you once again. Thank you.


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|pathol Also called: renal calculus a hard mass formed in the kidney, usually composed of oxalates, phosphates, and carbonates
|mineralogy another name for nephrite
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A small hard mass in the kidney that forms from deposits chiefly of phosphates and urates. Also called nephrolith.
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To further limit fire danger from candles and jack-o'-lanterns, avoid costumes made with flimsy materials and outfits with big, baggy sleeves or billowing skirts.
When trick-or-treaters are going out at night, the worst thing is a mask that restricts their vision, the CPSC says. Parents should consider widening the eye holes on masks or use face paint instead.
Lastly, when it comes to swords, knives and similar costume accessories chose ones that are flexible and made of a soft material, not rigid or sharp.
No. 1: Prepare your kids before heading out
Remember that there is safety in numbers. If you have older kids who are going door-to-door without you on Halloween, be sure they travel in small groups, only knock at well-lit houses and never go inside houses unless a trusted adult is along.
Given that texting has practically replaced talking as teens' chosen form of communication, you shouldn't have any trouble convincing them to stash their cell phones in their costume -- Hey, vampires and zombies need to stay connected too, right? -- in case of an emergency.
It's next to impossible to stop kids from snacking from their treat bags on Halloween, but ideally you want to check their candy before they start eating it. So try to eat dinner early or give them a snack before heading out.
Finally, establish a curfew for older children and stick to it.
And when everybody gets home safe and sound, don't forget to take your cut of the candy stash. You've earned it.
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Fueled by capacity expansion and the need for improved data protection, medium-sized companies are predicted to increase their 2008 storage budgets by 10%, according to the "Midmarket Storage Update: 2007" published recently by Forrester Research.
"That's not just inflation," says Forrester senior analyst Michael Speyer. "That's new investment dollars."
With a seemingly nonstop flurry of product announcements aimed at the midmarket, it's clear there's plenty of competition for those dollars. Vendors of all sizes are aware that medium-sized businesses have smaller IT staffs and budgets, which creates a demand for increased automation and improved management capabilities.
In the midmarket, says Speyer, storage decision makers have shown they prefer a single-vendor strategy.
Sixty-four percent of midmarket companies in the Forrester Research survey purchase storage from a single vendor as opposed to 33% of larger companies. Forrester defines a midmarket company as having somewhere between 100 and 999 employees.
Dell (49%) and Hewlett-Packard (34%) were the most commonly preferred storage vendors named by the 91 North American decision-makers surveyed, with IBM (13%) and Sun (1%) rounding out the top four. When making purchasing decisions, peer reviews and recommendations--rather than resellers--topped the list of influencers, notes Speyer.
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Anyone with a passion for both and football, what more could you ask for than a spot in the annual Lancaster Elks Lodge No. 1478 Charity Golf Tournament? The annual event is Sat., Aug. 6 at Kis-N-Green Golf Course in Alden. Proceeds benefit the Trench Trophy, which honors high school football linemen, the John Gebhardt Memorial Fund, and other charities. The tournament is a four-person best ball scramble with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m.
A charitable contribution of $70 per golfer includes 18 holes with cart, BBQ hamburger and snack lunch at the turn and free beverages per cart. Another feature is the John Gebhardt Memorial Scholarship Hole Challenge on the par 3 No. 13 hole. Proceed will help curb the cost of the Elk's annual $1,000 scholarship award in honor of Gebhardt, one of the organization's original members and most generous donors. A steak dinner will be included after the tournament back at the Elks in the main hall banquet facility.
Contributions to the program book are also welcome. Ad prices are: full page: $100, half page $50 and 1/4 page $25. Also, products, etc. can be donated to earn hole sponsorship. Anyone interested in sponsoring or playing should contact Carl Kuras at Lancaster Elks at 685-1478 or e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Greek Festival continues on Sunday, June 10 from noon to 8 p.m.
Come join the region's largest celebration of Greek culture! Enjoy four days of homemade Greek food, authentic music, dancing, children's rides, and more. Don't miss this annual right of summer - bring the family and take a trip to Greece, right here in Rockland County!
For more information call the Saints Constantine & Helen Church at (845) 623-4023.


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By Ronn Rowland
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FORT GIBSON – Midway through the third and fourth quarters on Friday night, it looked as though the Wagoner Bulldogs would coast into today's consolation final of the Old Fort Classic at Harrison Field House.
However, the Hilldale Hornets would tighten things up in both stanzas but could not finish the deal as the Bulldogs beat the Hornets 61-54.
"I thought we played well the entire game, said Wagoner coach Jason Giddens. "We had to get on them for a few mistakes but overall it was a good game for us."
Wagoner (6-11) trailed 16-14 at the end of the first quarter but outscored Hilldale (5-12) 15-5 in the second to grab a 29-21 lead. The Bulldogs would go up by 11 with 1:45 left in the third only to have the Hornets cut the deficit to 44-41 at the end of the quarter.
"We had a bad second quarter and that kind of doomed us," said Hilldale coach Jeremy Rogers. "We played well in the second half but missed some free throws late at the end."
The fourth quarter was almost identical to the third as Wagoner would push the lead to 57-48 with 1:50 remaining then see Hilldale trim its deficit to 57-53 with one minute left, but that would be as close as the Hornets would get.
"We have been working the whole season on our defense," said Decarius Clark, who led all scorers with 17 points. "Tonight we had balanced scoring and played solid on defense."
Three other Bulldogs finished in double figures. Kerwin Thomas had 16 points, Jessara Fullbright had 14 points and Jacob King had 11 points and 12 rebounds, both season highs. Four players finished in double figures for Hilldale with Hunter Howe and Bill Muse Jr. tying for team-high honors with 13 points each. Hunter Harrison added 12 points and Jordan Proctor had 10 points.
Wagoner will play Eufaula, a 44-41 winner over Stigler, in the boys consolation final at 2:30 p.m. today. Cody Faries led Eufaula (9-7) with 15 points. Seth Sandlin had a game-high 17 for Stigler (6-8), which ends its run.
For anyone that had not seen the records, they would have thought the Wagoner Lady Bulldogs weren't the team that had only one win on the season.
That's because Wagoner held the Stigler Lady Panthers to a 40.6 percent shooting night in winning the second consolation semifinal in the girls' bracket, 50-37 on Friday.
"This was probably the beat game we played all season," said Wagoner coach Mike Blair, whose team improved to 2-15 on the season. "Defensively, we really stepped it up. We were able to get the ball and play inside-outside offensively. We also made some 3s early which helped us out."
The Lady Bulldogs trailed for the majority of the first quarter but grabbed a 9-8 lead and pushed it to 19-13 at halftime. The third quarter proved to be the difference as Wagoner outscored Stigler (6-10) 18-9 for a 37-22 advantage.
Kristen Robbins led Wagoner with a game-high 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting, 4 of 6 from 3-point range, while Gabby Roberts tossed in 11 points. Brook Hurst was the only Lady Panther to finish in double figures as she had 15 points, all on 3-point shots.
Wagoner advances to the consolation final and will play Stilwell, a 45-41 winner over Inola.


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Multi-level A-Frame Cabin w/ PRIVATE HOT TUB, SAUNA w/ HEATED SIDEWALK - Sleeps 8+ - 4 Bedrooms 2 1/2 baths, LARGE SUN DECK on level three - Minutes to Lake Tahoe beaches, National Forest, bike paths, cross country skiing trails, shopping, and the majestic Emerald Bay and Eagle Falls.
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• Multi-level A-frame cabin with 4 Bedrooms 2 1/2 baths, Sun Deck on level three, HOT TUB, SAUNA, fireplace, dishwasher, washer & dryer, full kitchen, cable TV, Internet
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2 Twin beds + Table & Chairs – This is the first level wet room/ski storage leading to laundry, shower and wood burning SAUNA. Room will sleep 2 if needed.
• Brand-new Coleman 6-person HOT TUB & GAZEEBO in back yard with a heated sidewalk leading from the tile shower & sauna to the HOT TUB.
• Full Kitchen w/ Dishwasher
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• Parking space for 4+ cars on property depending on snowfall
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Would You Shell Out $14 Million for a 1995 McLaren F1?
While a McLaren may never surpass the price of a rare Ferrari at auction, a 1995 McLaren F1 could fetch as much as $14 million. The current record holder for most expensive car sold at auction is a 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO racer, which changed hands for the tiny sum of $52 million USD. Is a McLaren F1 worth multiple millions? Is anyone else struggling with the fact that a 1995 vehicle is already 20 years old? This example is dressed in Marlboro white. It is believed to be the only one in this color. The auction is set to … Continue reading
Florida Man Arrested for Using Cellphone Jammer During Commute
A Florida man is being dubbed a vigilante after taking the annoying and deadly issue of distracted driving into his own hands. Jason Humphreys of Seffner, Florida, used a cellphone jammer in his vehicle for a couple of years before being hit with a very hefty fine. Yikes. Jason Humphreys of Florida became so annoyed by the cellphone yammer, he installed a jammer. It is, of course, not legal to run amok with a cellphone jammer and disrupt the service of all around you. It is legal to talk on cellphones while operating a vehicle in the state of Florida, … Continue reading
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The Ferrari Edo Competition Honors Legend Niki Lauda
Bugatti has their exclusive fleet of Legends Cars to honor various game changers of their past, and Ferrari does the same in its own way. There was the recent Ferrari Sergio car to pay homage to Sergio Pininfarina of famed Pininfarina design house, and now there is the Ferrari Edo Competition car. The Edo Competition car is to honor the legend that is Niki Lauda, racing extraordinaire and one of the most famous faces in racing history. If you are unfamiliar with Niki Lauda, I urge you to watch the movie 'Rush', which outlines his career and famous rivalry with … Continue reading
The First Philippines Supercar? Meet the Aureio Concept
What has a handmade chassis, carbon fiber and scissor doors? It is the very first Philippines supercar concept, the Aurelio. It is still a concept in its infancy, but high hopes have been attached to this endeavor as it would launch the Philippines into the supercar arena. The looks are not terrible for a brand new idea, though there is a bit of a road ahead of this little lady before she is ready to accelerate alongside the longstanding players. The Aurelio is coated in a feisty yellow and appears thirsty. At this stage in the game, the startup is being … Continue reading
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Gold or Gaudy? 1966 Ferrari 330 GT With Unique Styling Up for Grabs
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Lamborghini Aventador Fitted with New Engine Bursts into Flames
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A Terrible Lamborghini Reventon Replica Making Headlines
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2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed Annual Auction Nets $39 Million
Each year the Goodwood Festival of Speed celebrates all things automotive in festive style with a plethora of traditional events. One of those events is the annual Bonham's auto auction, which netted an astronomical $39 million USD this year! The photos are items from Bonham's auction at the FOS this year. The offerings included a variety of automobile memorabilia from decades gone by. The 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed has certainly one-upped many of the previous years. This year hundreds of supercars, classic cars, never before viewed newbies and more gathered together to illuminate an already bright event. Perhaps it … Continue reading
The McLaren 650S GT3 Hit the Goodwood Festival of Speed in Style
Perched among the throngs of supercars at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed was the luminous McLaren 650S GT3. A vision in orange and sporting all the right racing cues, the 650S GT3 was certainly in the right place to communicate speed and power. The McLaren 650S GT3 is an aggressive vision of racing. She was dressed in orange for the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed. Notice the glorious carbon fiber accents to add to the overall beast vibe. The festival was the official unveiling of the never before seen McLaren 650S GT3 supercar. She pulls up to replace the … Continue reading
Stolen Ferrari Nets $16.3 Million in England: Who Gets the Money?
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The week that was: UW coaching rumors
What a wild, wacky week is has been on the Wisconsin coaching search front. A lot of speculation, reported interviews (via sources) and a lot of knocking down of pretty much every report out there.
I might have missed some, but here's a timeline of the fun this week:
- Jacksonville Jaguars coach Mel Tucker is asked in a news conference about the Wisconsin job. Tucker said he did talk to Barry Alvarez, but there's "no news there" and "there's not an interest on my part at this time." Tucker said he was not offered the job. This remains the only known interview by Alvarez, and we only know this because Tucker was filling in for Jaguars head coach Mike Mularkey, who was ill. FYI, you can watch Tucker's comments here, just scroll to around the 14-minute mark.
- Regarding a weekend report that Boise State coach Chris Petersen would be interviewing in Madison on Monday, Boise State AD Coyle said Petersen has not informed him that he'll interview elsewhere. Plus, Petersen is in Boise not Madison. Note that in Petersen's contract, he has to give at least 24 hrs notice to the AD that he will interview somewhere else.
- Notre Dame defensive coordinator Bob Diaco - someone who has been speculated for the UW job - interviewed for the head coaching job at Temple. He would not be one of the finalists for the job.
- In a radio interview, Alvarez says he would like to have an offer extended to a coach before Christmas if things break right, but also stresses that he will not rush the process.
- It was reported that Alvarez was in Northeast Ohio, possibly to interview Toledo head coach Matt Campbell. But Campbell left for a bowl game in Boise on Monday night.
- Bowling Green coach Dave Clawson, who has been speculated as a possibility for Wisconsin by ESPN's Joe Schad, withdraws his name from consideration for the Temple job.
- Alvarez says two interviews are done and a third is in the works.
- Syracuse's Doug Marrone was another rumored to have been in Wisconsin for an interview, but I was told (admittedly not by a high-level source) that this was not true.
- SI.com's Pete Thamel tweeted "Al Golden, a favorite of Barry Alvarez, has emerged heavily at Wisconsin. Source says Golden mulling a decision today." Then, roughly a half-hour later, Thamel tweeted: "Just got word that Al Golden is flattered by Alvarez's interest but staying at Miami."
- TMJ4's Lance Allan, regarding Alvarez being in NE Ohio, tweeted "Hearing #Badgers Barry Alvarez went to Toledo to speak w/Bowling Green's Dave Clawson more than anyone."
- CBSSports.com's Jeremy Fowler, citing two sources, tweets: "Oregon State's Mike Riley to interview for the Wisconsin job this week." ... sending off a Twitter firestorm, of course.
- Oregon State beat writer Lindsay Schnell quickly followed up with "Oregon State athletic director Bob De Carolis says he has heard nothing about Riley interviewing for Wisconsin job". However, Angie Machado, the publisher of BeaverBlitz.com, wrote "So many rumors flying, but I just spoke to reliable source who said true--Riley to interview with Wisconsin. Carousel can be whacky tho."
- Campbell, in Boise for his team's bowl game, was asked about Wisconsin. His reply: "I have no comment on that. My sole focus from the time we heard about this bowl game is winning this football game."
- Oregon State beat writer for the Corvallis Gazette-Times Cliff Kirkpatrick reports "Confirmed that Riley took a phone call about Wisconsin but has not interviewed."
- Schnell adds: "You've probably heard, but Mike Riley isn't going anywhere. He has not interviewed at Wisconsin & has no plans to" and "Wisconsin was interested in Riley, but that doesn't mean it was mutual. Like we said last night, Riley wants OSU to be his last job." and "Mike Riley says he is "a little bit amused" by all this Wisconsin speculation. Also hasn't heard about Wisc being interested in Banker." [Banker being Oregon State defensive coordinator Mark Banker.]
- If you enjoy pure speculation, Athlon Sports put out this list.
So there you have it. Although Friday isn't over yet ....
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I'm reminded of the old adage. Those that think they know but don't, talk. Those that know don't talk.Hide replies
Of course, no one among us bloggers knows the inner machinations of the coaching search. However, it's fun to speculate.
It's likely that only Barry knows who's #1 on his list, and, if he has already received an accepted offer, the coach in question knows. if Alvarez is doing it right, he's being secretive and even a bit deceptive.
Why the secrecy and deception? Most of the candidates are involved in bowl prep. The quickest way to lose a potential coach is to have unprofessional leaks. Secrecy is also important to keep his choice from becoming a hot commodity for other openings, which would create a bidding war. Finally, Barry has to contend with the ridiculous UW personnel guidelines which shouldn't apply to football as it puts the program at a competitive disadvantage.
Bound by these factors, BA may make his decision sometime between Dec. 19th and Christmas, although he may need to wait if the right coach has a later bowl game. Following protocol and showing consideration to one's contemporaries will pay dividends in the long haul. Don't worry about retaining assistants, as that rarely happens during a head coaching change as new coaches usually bring along most of their former staffs.
Sit back and enjoy the ride. Speculate a little. Opine. That's why this blog exists. It's good, clean fun for fans. Meanwhile, relaxing in his office overlooking the field turf at the center of the cathedral that he anointed, or flying across the country, or coaching up the young men for the Grandaddy of 'em all, Barry knows, and that's good enough for me.
Now, for my outsiders' .1 cent's worth (Why are the prices on gas station signs always to the tenth of a cent? Does .1 cent have any real meaning in an economic transaction?):
The most obscure answer in Mr. Heller's illumination timeline above belongs to: Matt Campbell. He's likely our new head coach. He would make an excellent choice. He brings the youth some of you value, yet he is well-traveled and seemed to have the "it" factor when he conducted his famous post-game interview after his team upset Air Force in its bowl last December. He's an offensive savant and should be an outstanding recruiter at a big-time program. (Haters don't have an argument against the assumption in that sentence; it's a given.)
To the rumor meisters and investigative reporters covering this story: Isn't Toledo in northwest Ohio?Hide replies
"...illuminating timeline..."...very sorry, my friends
As for Banker, just after BA is supposedly sighted in "Northeast or Northwest(?)" Ohio, a private jet flies from Waukesha to Corvalis.
Wouldn't a hard nosed DC whose loyal head coach is willing to help him get the higher pay elsewhere that he deserves be perfect for a Badger staff led by the stunning young offensive mind of the charismatic Campbell (Remember Schurmur and Holmgren?).
HC: Campbell
DC: Banker
OC: Canada (Would his ego permit him to take it? It sounds like he would prefer to stay in Madison for professional and family reasons.)
D Line and Special Teams: Partridge (Ditto)
LB: Buh (Would make an excellent DC if Partridge moves on and Banker has his sights set higher.)
DB: Strickland
OLine: Miller
RB: Hammock
TE: Faulkner
Of course, Campbell would likely prefer to bring at least some of his present staff on board. Would this work? Some of those listed above would obviously move on. I for one am happy that the special teams by committee will likely move on to Fayetteville.
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The 83rd Legislature had several phases, the first of which was what has been commonly called the Texas lawmakers "kumbaya" session, where Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler, was able to pass legislation with bipartisan support for a bill that gives Texas beer makers an opportunity to sell their craft beyond their brew pubs.
State Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, who is running for governor in 2014, is calling on Gov. Rick Perry to remove William White, the chairman of the state's Finance Commission, following comments White made to the El Paso Times about payday lenders and the people that use them.
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One in four adults have a diagnosable mental disorder according to the National Institutes for Mental Health, which is almost 60 million Americans. For the first time, Bexar County created a mental health department, which has a $300,000 budget. The department intends to plug the holes and coordinate the resources here in Bexar County.
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As the federal government prepares for commercial use of unmanned aircraft, it has chosen six sites in the U.S. for drone safety testing.
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Democratic leaders backed by national women's groups are trying to turn that around with the election of six high-profile gubernatorial candidates in 2014, one of those being state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth.
The largest and most impressive festival in southern Colombia begins on January 2, and lasts almost a week. Dating back to antiquity, the "Black and White Carnival" has adapted and expanded over the centuries. Initially, the local indigenous population, the agrarian Quillacingas, would dance and sing at the end of the harvest to appease and honor the pagan gods.
When the San Antonio Sidney-Lanier "Voks" won the 1939 city championship basketball game, the arena erupted in violence.
How could a West Side team of Mexican-American kids from the other side of the tracks beat the dominant King William-adjacent Brackenridge Eagles? The event was too much for one Brackenridge fan to take, and he attacked one of the teenage "Voks" players. A full-scale riot broke out as "Voks" fans responded in kind.
One of the first things U.S. Congressman Joaquín Castro is hoping to accomplish for 2014 is to reinstate the country's extended unemployment benefits that expired this past weekend.
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After two weeks of controversy, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's approval rating has dropped significantly, a new poll says.
A Rutgers-Eagleton poll released Wednesday says Christie's favorability rating stands at 46 percent – compared to 43 percent who view him unfavorably -- down from a 65 percent favorable before the November election.
The drop is led by a 26-point decline among Democrats, the poll says.
Christie's job approval rating also is sliding, with 53 percent approving of how he handles the job. That's down 15 percentage points since November and well below the 66-to-73 percent approval rating he carried in the year since Superstorm Sandy, the poll says.
When asked to grade the governor, 43 percent gave Christie an "A'' or "B'' letter grade, down 16 points, and 29 percent gave him a "D'' or "F,'' compared to 18 percent two months ago, the poll says.
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Dave Perkins
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We introduce a variation of chip-firing games on connected graphs. These 'burn-off' games incorporate the loss of energy that may occur in the physical processes that classical chip-firing games have been used to model. For a graph G = (V,E), a configuration of 'chips' on its nodes is a mapping C: V → ℕ. We study the configurations that can arise in the course of iterating a burn-off game. After characterizing the 'relaxed legal' configurations for general graphs, we enumerate the 'legal' ones for complete graphs Kn. The number of relaxed legal configurations on Kn coincides with the number tn+1 of spanning trees of Kn+1. Since our algorithmic, bijective proof of this fact does not invoke Cayley's Formula for tn, our main results yield secondarily a new proof of this formula.
Keywords: chip-firing, burn-off games, relaxed legal configurations, Cayley's Formula
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For years I have searched these sites to find a clue as to why I suffer from Hypertension and Bradycardia simultaneously. As the years go by, I have not read a thread that matches my issues so I figured it was time to see if someone could shed some light.
About myself: Male - 6'0'' - 185lbs Blood Pressure: 153/101 (average based on 100 readings) Pulse Rate: 45-50 bpm (normal reading, does not fluctuate other than exercise) Diet: I eat healthy, low salt intake, drink plenty off water, little to no caffeine and always read nutrition labels. Lifestyle: I don't use recreational drugs, limited stress, no depression, walk almost everyday (no running due to losing weight rapidly. I can get down to 160lbs quick.) Medications: clonazepam 1mg once nightly; propranolol hcl 10mg twice daily (6 months)
I am a former Marine and have been diagnosed with PTSD. I go to the VA but have a hard time getting proper care. I have some social phobia due to moderate to severe facial flushing randomly. I am in good shape, hardly have any fat, sleep pretty well with the clonazepam, without clonazepam I never sleep through the night. About 9 months back, I had an X-Ray of my heart and the results stated it was larger than normal. Even after I was told my results, I have not been given a follow up appt.
I am really getting nervous about my peculiar condition. I was told a long time ago that it may pass but that has not proven true. I feel like my 20's were taken from me by always watching what I ate and often due to meds, never really partied like my friends did. I have a 6 year old and a child on the way and really want to be around for them as long as I can be. In order to do that, I need to find out the root of my condition.
Thank you for reading and I am willing to answer any question you may have.
Bradycardia is denote a heart rate less than 60. It is not a problem by itself unless you are having symptoms such as fainting, lightheartedness, not being able to catch your breath, etc.
And it is not uncommon well conditioned people to have a resting heart rat less than 60.
Beta blockers have the feature of reducing heart rate and reducing heart rate.
From the propranolol insert; "This medication should not be used if you have certain medical conditions. Before using this medicine, consult your doctor or pharmacist if you have: certain types of heart rhythm problems (sinus bradycardia, second- or third-degree atrioventricular block), severe heart failure, asthma."
But I don't know if you had bradycardia before starting the propranolol or not.
Also current studies indicate that beta blockers are not recommended as the first choice for treating hypertension unless there is also a heart condition that needs treating.
There are number of other classes of hypertension meds that should be tried before beta blockers.
Personally I found that my BP is affected by anxiety.
The social phobia and facial flushing implies that you might also have a form of anxiety. I am not sure of the details of PTSD, but I think that it might be related.
Relaxation techniques such as bio-feed back, deep breathing exercises, and meditation can help reduce BP and anxiety. They might help with the flushing and PTSD.
You might want to look for a councilor that practices relation techniques.
It seems that at some point in my military experience, I could not function around people the same as I use to. When I returned home from the service, any crowded area drove me into a panic. I have been on Xanax for as long as I can remember but about a year ago, I really wanted to try and handle my anxiety by myself and wean myself off of meds. This proved to be much harder than I thought, so I was put on clonazepam in an attempt to control it.
I've been told to try the bio-feed back by some holistic physicians but 'thinking of happy thoughts' just wasn't cutting it. I really want to find a good physician that can help me further with the holistic approach, but the VA doesn't offer that kind of treatment and without any other form of insurance, it was way too expensive to seek a private practice. I've tried yoga, meditation, etc. but all seem to help momentarily with no long-term affect.
I've always been asked if I was a marathon runner due to my heart rate, but when they ask me about the hypertension, they are amazed and stumped to find out I don't run nor exercise regularly. Once in an ER room (broken ankle), they turned off my heart monitor because it just kept setting off the alert due to my heart rate.
Honestly, I was not so concerned about my hypertension/bradycardia until I had the X-Ray of my heart. With the results showing my heart being larger than normal, I started to worry. That worry only grew when my father in law who performs sonograms on cardio patients said at my age, my heart shouldn't be enlarged unless there is an underlying problem.
Now I'm left wondering if the meds I am on is helping or hurting. Also ever wondering if I will ever see my blood pressure below 140/95 again (I can't remember the last time I had a reading than that low). I took my BP reading today for the first time in 3 months hoping it would be better... 157/105 bpm 46. That's even after being on my propranolol/clonazepam meds for 6 months. I'm just frustrated and don't want to continue this path for another decade.
Over in the Heart forum there is a doctor that does respond to some questions.
I would ask this over in that forum. http://exchanges.webmd.com/heart-disease-exchange But title it Enlarged Heart. Hypertension, and Bradycardia.
And in the message mention that you had the bradycardia before starting the beta blocker.
Since you have had the bradycardia for a while, lean, easily lose weight, and are "nervous" along with the hypertension I wonder if you might have a problem with thyroid, adrenal gland, or similar underlying disease.
From what I have heard from new stories and individuals that VA hospitals are either excellent or very bad. Is there another on that while not convenient it is possible for you to get to.
Good Luck.
I believe I have had my thyroid and adrenal gland checked before, but if so, its been since the beginning of my crusade. I will try and see if I can get a consult for those areas.
Once again, thank you!
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As revealed through his official Twitter, Cameron briefly spoke about the development time for Dragon Age 3, saying that DA3 has been in a longer development time than Dragon Age 1 or 2. To put it in perspective, he had this to say:
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It took Agnes and Sandy, but it appears the old Cockeysville distillery's days are numbered.
The old warehouse at the York Road and Railroad Avenue suffered a significant, partial wall collapse under pressure from Hurricane Sandy's high-speed winds.
The same building saw its south wall collapse in 1972 after Hurricane Agnes flooded a nearby river sending heavy logs downstream. People who know the history of the building will point to a faint line 20 feet from the distillery's base indicating how high flood water rose.
The Maryland State Highway Administration is now urging drivers to use Interstate 83, as northbound York Road lanes have been shutdown because of debris in the roadway.
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