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For up-to-date information about California vascular plants, visit the Jepson eFlora.
Annual, perennial herb, shrub, tree, vine, monoecious or dioecious
Stem generally branched, sometimes fleshy or spiny
Leaves generally simple, alternate or opposite, generally stipuled, petioled; blade entire, toothed, or palmately lobed
Inflorescence: cyme, panicle, raceme, spike; flowers sometimes in clusters (dense, enclosed by involucre, flower-like in Chamaesyce, Euphorbia ), terminal or axillary
Flower unisexual, ± radial; sepals generally 35, free or fused; petals generally 0; stamens 1many, free or filaments fused; ovary superior, chambers 14, styles free or fused, simple or lobed
Fruit: generally capsule
Seeds 12 per chamber; seed scar appendage sometimes present, pad- to dome-like
Genera in family: 300 genera, 7500 species: ± worldwide especially tropical; some cultivated (Aleurites , tung oil; Euphorbia subsp.; Hevea , rubber; Ricinus )
Reference: [Webster 1967 J Arnold Arbor 48:303430]
Many species ± highly TOXIC.
Annual, perennial herb, shrub, tree, monoecious or dioecious; sap clear or colored
Stems generally erect
Leaves generally simple, cauline, alternate; hairs generally stellate
Inflorescence: spike or raceme, generally terminal
Staminate flower generally pedicelled; sepals generally 5; petals 5 or 0; stamens 850(300), filaments free, bent inward in bud; nectar disk generally divided
Pistillate flower: pedicel short or 0, becoming longer in fruit; sepals generally 5, entire to lobed; petals generally 0; nectar disk entire; ovary 3-chambered, styles 2-lobed or toothed
Fruit spheric or 3-lobed, smooth or tubercled
Seeds 1 per chamber, smooth to ribbed or pitted; scar appendaged
Species in genus: 9001000 species: tropical, warm temp, worldwide
Etymology: (Greek: from resemblance of seed to a tick)
Recent taxonomic note: This genus now considered to include Eremocarpus
Shrub or subshrub, < 1 m, dioecious; hairs stellate, scale-likeSee the CNPS Inventory for information about endangerment and rarity.
Leaf: petiole 14 cm; blade 28.5 cm, narrowly elliptic to linear-oblong, tip rounded to obtuse, margin entire
Inflorescence: raceme
Staminate flower: pedicels 15.5(7) mm; petals 0; stamens 1015, filaments hairy
Pistillate flower: pedicel < 2 mm, 47 mm in fruit; sepals ± 2 mm, entire; styles 2-lobed, lobes 2-forked
Seed 6.57 mm, smooth
Ecology: Sand dunes
Elevation: < 100 m.
Bioregional distribution: se Sonoran Desert (se Imperial Co.)
Distribution outside California: Arizona, nw Mexico
Flowering time: MarMay
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VLC for Windows 8. A native app, fully featured and fully open source. Play all your files, streams and optical media.
This project's goal is a fully featured port of VLC media player to the new Windows 8 User Experience. A second release will also add support for Microsoft's Surface tablets.
VLC media player for Windows is currently installed on about 100,000,000 devices worldwide. The existing version runs on Windows 8's desktop mode, and is available only for Intel-based PCs. This new port will be natively integrated within the new User Experience and will also support ARM-based tablets in a subsequent release
Similar to the desktop version of VLC media player, you will be able to play all files, all your discs and all your network streams. All of that in a native, beautiful and easy-to-use interface.
In contrast to the built-in media player, VLC for Windows 8 we intend to add support for DVDs and VCDs out-of-the box as well as unencrypted Blu-Rays. All the features known from our current releases will be retained like a full fledged equalizer, video filters and superior support for subtitles.
We will pursue a fully-compliant app for submission to the Windows Store in order to reach as many users as possible, and to provide a consistent installation and update experience.
This fundraiser is run to allow experienced core members of the VideoLAN team to work on this new port full-time. We expect an initial release within three months after finishing the fundraiser. This would not be possible to do with volunteers.
A successful fundraiser will also allow us to hire professional designers to build a beautiful and clean user interface.
Any code touching the user interface created within this endeavor will be licensed under the GNU General Public License Version 2 or later (GPLv2+), possibly with an exception for the Windows Store if needed.
Low level libraries and contributions to VLC's existing code base will be licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1 or later (LGPLv2.1+) following the recent developments in the VLC project.
VLC for Windows 8 will be brought to you by Geoffroy Couprie, Jean-Baptiste Kempf, Rafaël Carré, Ludovic Fauvet, Felix Paul Kühne, and Kellen Robert Sunderland with help from Kieran Kunhya. You can find details in the biography section.
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VLC for Windows 8 will be developed by experienced core members of the VideoLAN team working full-time to achieve the best result in the shortest possible time.
Prior to starting this fundraiser, we created prototypes with working video and audio playback of local files to make sure that this project is actually feasible.
The biggest challenge of this endeavour is the integration of our current workflow based on GNU tools with Microsoft's native development toolkit. Our prototypes were easier to interleave than we anticipated.
We expect minor issues with the sandbox included in the WinRT runtime, which might hinder the inclusion of our existing LUA scripts for YouTube, Vimeo, … integration. However, we are confident to solve these once we have actually started. While our optical media playback code should work as is, it may be prevented to do so by Windows RT's sandbox. It is yet to be found out whether it is permissive enough or not.
A goal of this port is the inclusion in the Windows Store. While we think it is feasible, there is a significant number of forbidden API calls, so in theory, VLC for Windows 8 might not be applicable for the store. We will do our best to achieve a successful publication on the store, so side loading isn't needed.
VLC for Windows 8 will be licensed under both the GPLv2+ and the LGPL2.1+ depending on the respective code functionality. It is still subject to thorough checks whether these licenses are compatible with the Windows Store's terms of service. Publication on the store depends on the results of this investigation.
For file system IO and network access, the development of a low level library might be needed due to the re-written APIs provided by Windows RT. This potential library will be shared with any interested party, so other open source applications will benefit from our work.
The initial release of VLC for Windows 8 will run on x86-based devices. Support for the ARM architecture will be added in a subsequent release, since this will involve further development work. The amount of work needed to tackle this subproject can hardly be estimated at this point. However, we are confident to get this done based upon our prior experience on competing ARM based platforms like Android and iOS.
A major hurdle for us is to take VLC for Windows 8 and get it to run on ARM based Windows RT devices. This is because there is currently no stable toolchain available that supports all the features we need in order to cross-compile the libVLC library for Windows RT. While Microsoft provides its default development environment, it is not of much help to us at the lower libVLC level, which uses advanced features of the C language as well as custom, hand written assembly code. Both of these are incompatible with Visual Studio, so we will be required to adapt a mingw-w64 derivative for this purpose. This is feasible, since this is what we used for the past 10 years to provide VLC on Windows, but it will take time.
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While other students were still enjoying the last few days of their winter break, a group of student leaders came back to campus early to help welcome the newest students to our UW-Superior community.
The week of January 18th, Weekend of Welcome (WoW) team leaders learned about group dynamics, facilitation, and diversity. This training helps them to work with small groups of incoming students in order to provide them with a special and welcoming experience. According to Lead Student Anna Amys, "A liberal arts education places a lot of attention on diversity and our campus truly embodies this, so it is important that our team leaders are aware of the hate words and stereotypes that can be offensive not only to our international students, but to our domestic students as well."
But training is not all work. Although they cover lots of information, it is also a fun experience. The team leaders get to know each other better through teambuilding activities and by hanging out during the training and WoW activities. The team leaders that assist with WoW participate because they want to share their UW-Superior experience with the new students. Lead Student Suzie Chung sums up the experience well, "Getting to meet the new students and helping them love UWS like I do is such a wonderful opportunity."
Once the incoming students arrive to participate in Weekend of Welcome (WoW), they attend a number of educational sessions to learn about the various resources and services available to them at UW-Superior. However, it's also a week of fun activities to get them excited about being part of the campus life. Activities included bowling at Incline Station, MWC Fun Night, as well as laid back activities such as game night in the residence halls and making signs to cheer on the men's basketball team. During Friday's Explore the Twin Ports activities students either went swimming at The Edge Waterpark in Duluth or cheered on the men's hockey team at the Amsoil Arena.
The Weekend of Welcome (WoW) program is important for a number of reasons. As Lead Student Anna Amys says, "I think WoW is a great program for incoming students because it allows them to kick off their first semester here in a fun fashion while introducing them to all of the resources we have here on campus and allowing them to form connections with other students, both new and returning, that will hopefully stay with them during the remainder of their time here."
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Date: Tuesday, 10/18/2011
Time: 9:00 pm
Venue: West End
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Type: Collection of short films
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Review by Sean Bugg
ONE OF THE wonderful things about the return of Reel Affirmations is the return of the Men's Shorts program, where you can catch some of the most creative and entertaining moments in gay film. Unlike some past festivals, this 20th edition is of consistent quality, although it seems to suffer a bit from bipolar disorder.
On the happy side is Couples Therapy (), where a not-particularly-bubbly man is increasingly perturbed with his boyfriend's incessant retelling of the same joke about Twitter, and takes the issue to their counselor: ''You're always on, and it's never off.'' ''I'm effervescent! I've been told.'' It's a quick, tight, and laugh-out-loud story that will feel familiar to anyone who's been in a mixed introvert/extrovert relationship.
On the morose side is A Day in the Country (), which opens with a Scandinavian man filming his lover being topped by a man role-playing a doctor (complete with external cum shot, for those keeping track). The amateur filmmaker doesn't want to pay a cab for their guest to return to the city, so it looks to be a three-way kind of evening. But see-sawing jealousy ultimately means different. Also opening with anal sex is Regrets (), the title of which is a hint. Also a hint: a trick that looks like a creepier version of Dexter with 15 dead cell phones in his bedroom dresser. Like the opening sex, not subtle.
The Sergeant () in question is a Serbian military veteran having an internet hook-up with a nervous 20 year old. You know that awkward hookup you had once where the guy obviously had some issues you couldn't quite figure out but that set all your alarms screaming? Yeah, that's this one. Squared. Requited () is a reasonably interesting story of a gay man torn between settling the issues of his unrequited high school love and the current love staring him in the face. Of course, if he'd stop talking for a minute he might figure out the right course of action. But he can't shut up. Overall, it's kind of like listening to Morrissey.
Finally, if the musical episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer makes you squeal, then you'll be singing a Swedish chorus for Baldguy (). If a punchline elaborately constructed around a frankly looks-ist denouement makes you fume, you'll sing once the credits roll.
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Festival Venue:
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For individual tickets and festival passes, visit www.reelaffirmations.org. Standard Festival Passes are $150 and Six Pack Passes are $60. Both allow for entry to any of the films except special events and opening and closing nights. Tickets may be purchased online, at the box offices, or at Universal Gear (1529 14th Street NW, WDC).
For more information, pick up a copy of the Reel Affirmations 20 program guide, or visit www.reelaffirmations.org, or call 202-349-7358.


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Get to know Florence and Venice on a 4-night tour from Rome! With guided tours of each city plus plenty of free time to relax, the package is perfect for experiencing the best of these two incredible Italian cities. An additional visit is also included to Pisa for a walking tour of Cathedral Square, seeing the UNESCO-listed Leaning Tower of Pisa and Duomo di Pisa. Four nights of 3-, 4- or 4-star superior hotel accommodation– two nights in both Florence and Venice – is included plus transport by coach or train from once city to the next.
The tour finishes in Venice, making it an ideal option if you want to spend longer in one of the world's most romantic cities.
- Multi-Day Trip
- Breakfast included
Florence and Venice are two of Italy's cultural giants, with more beautiful architecture, monuments and simple appeal than most other European cities put together. While your guide shows off their individual delights on city walking tours, you'll also enjoy ample free time to enjoy even more of them. Activities and entrance fees are payable at your own expense, but if you're a fan of museums, then Florence's Accademia and Uffizi galleries are well worth a visit. Although Venice has fewer museums as its Tuscan counterpart, the city itself makes up for it, and exploring its canals and atmospheric streets is like taking a step back into time. Admire its handsome Gothic churches dotted around the canals, or perhaps take a gondola ride to explore the city in a way that only befits Venice (own expense).
Between visits to these two cities, an additional trip to Pisa is included so you can see the UNESCO-listed Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Please note: The listed price does not include a city tax, payable at the time of hotel check-in. The tax is required by the hotels and is not within our control.
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See one of the top attractions in Florence: Duomo
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Departure Point:Central Rome
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Return Details:Concludes on Day 5 at your Venice hotel
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5-Day Italy Trip: Florence, Pisa and Venice
- Hotel pickup from selected hotels in Rome
- Transportation by train (Rome to Florence and to Venice)
- Entrance fee to Uffizi Gallery
- Pisa walking tour
- Transfers from/to train stations
- Professional guide
- 4 nights of hotel accommodation
- Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
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- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Hotel drop-off
- City tax
- Gondola Ride
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- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 15 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
- One piece of luggage per person is permitted on this tour
- Adult pricing applies to all travelers
- Hotels are subject to availability at time of booking. In the rare event that the mentioned hotel is unavailable, you will be accommodated in another centrally located hotel of the same star rating
- If your hotel is not centrally located, please be at the meeting point at 7:30am
Itinerary:Day 1: Rome – Florence (L)
Leave Rome by train and travel north out of the Lazio region into the rolling hills of Tuscany. Your destination is the Tuscan capital of Florence -- the city considered as the birthplace of the Renaissance! After checking in to your hotel, set off on a city tour to see Florence's highlights with your guide. You'll take in Florence Duomo, seeing its distinctive orange dome dominating the city skyline, before heading inside its museum to see Michelangelo's The Deposition – a sculpture that's often referred to as the 'third Pieta.' See Florence Baptistry with its Romanesque architecture and then pose for photos in front of Giotto's Campanile – a magnificent bell tower in the heart of Piazza del Duomo.
Visit the square considered as the heart of the city -- Piazza della Signoria -- to see the grand Palazzo Vecchio, as well as a copy of Michelangelo's David sculpture that stands outside the Accademia Gallery. After taking very nice pictures of the Gallery, get ready to enter to Uffizi Gallery. Stop for lunch in a local restaurant, and then send the rest of your afternoon at leisure. Maybe take a stroll along Florence's famous bridge – the Ponte Vecchio – and explore the neighborhood of Oltrarno neighborhood on the other side of the River Arno.
Overnight: 3-star Hotel Machiavelli Palace, 4-star Cellai Hotel or Hotel Atlantic Palace, or 4-star superior Hotel Calzaiuoli or Hotel de la Ville in Florence
Day 2: Florence – Pisa (B)
After breakfast in your hotel, get ready to go to Pisa meeting your guide at 8:45am at the meeting point (reach the meeting point on your own). You will travel to the nearby city of Pisa – roughly an hour's drive west of Florence. Enjoy a walking tour of the center, taking in the main monuments of Cathedral Square (Piazza dei Miracoli). Explore inside Duomo di Pisa, and see the Baptistry, Campo Santo and of course, the square's crowning glory – the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Pose for obligatory pictures in front of the famously lopsided tower, and then learn about the Romanesque architecture of the equally enchanting Duomo, standing just next to it. Return to Florence by coach and spend your night doing whatever you please.
Overnight: 3-star Hotel Machiavelli Palace, 4-star Cellai Hotel or Hotel Atlantic Palace, or 4-star superior Hotel Calzaiuoli or Hotel de la Ville in Florence
Day 3: Florence – Venice (B)
Enjoy breakfast and then spend your morning at leisure. Check out of your hotel in the afternoon, and then enjoy a hassle-free transfer to Santa Maria Novella Station for your train to Venice. The train is the quickest method of transport between the two cities, so after boarding your train, sit back and relax, watching the Tuscan countryside flash past you on your 2-hour journey.
After arriving at Venice Santa Lucia Station, hop aboard a transfer boat and travel to your hotel in style. Check in to your hotel and then spend the rest of your afternoon and evening at leisure.
Overnight: 3-star Hotel Capri, 3-star superior Hotel Villa Igea, 4-star Hotel Principe or Hotel Carlton Grand Canal, or 4-star superior Hotel Savoia and Jolanda in Venice
Day 4: Venice (B)
Relax over breakfast in your hotel and then meet your guide in the center of town at Piazza San Marco (St Mark's Square) for your morning city tour of Venice. As you explore by foot, your guide will show off Venice's highlights while regaling you with little-known facts and history about the city. Admire Doge's Palace, from where the doges of Venice once ruled, and then head inside St Mark's Basilica (Basilica di San Marco) to see Italian Byzantine architecture at its finest. Dripping with gold and ornate mosaics, the cathedral came to symbolize the wealth and power of 11th-century Venice.
Head back outside and stop for photos by St Mark's Campanile – the cathedral's iconic, red bell tower – and learn about the three interconnecting buildings next to it that are known collectively as the Procuratie. Go off-the-beaten tourist trail on a visit to Campo Santa Maria Formosa, where buskers play music and locals browse market stalls, and then wander over to Santi Giovanni e Paolo -- a large church known locally as the 'Pantheon of Venice.' Other top attractions seen include Marco Polo's House, where the intrepid explorer once lived, and Malibran Theatre (Teatro Malibran) where Marco Polo's family palace once stood.
Return to your hotel and spend the rest of your afternoon and evening, sightseeing independently or simply relaxing.
Overnight: 3-star Hotel Capri, 3-star superior Hotel Villa Igea, 4-star Hotel Principe or Hotel Carlton Grand Canal, or 4-star superior Hotel Savoia and Jolanda in Venice
Day 5: Venice (B)
Check out of your hotel after breakfast, finishing your tour in Venice.
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The jackpot for Friday's drawing had been $400 million, but because so many tickets were sold, the jackpot size was increased to $425 million just before the drawing.
While $550 million won't make you among the richest 400 people in America, you will be richer than, for example:
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At $550 million, this stands to be the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot in history.
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Before we get to specific statements with regard to a free energy magnetic motor, we should explain a few things. As a child you probably played with a couple of magnets and found that they would repel each other, in essence that is what a magnetic motor means.
It is a motor that contains magnets that are repelling each other thus creating movement, and movement is energy. If you think of a magnet you know that it has some north seeking poles and of course it also has south seeking poles. Surely you remember learning in school that unlike poles attract and like poles will repel each other? Well, you now have the preliminary basics of understanding how energy can be created using magnets.
Explain More About A Free Energy Magnetic Motor
Using the child's magnets for yet another experiment, let's say that you have five doughnut shaped magnets. The hole is big enough to string the five magnets down an ordinary pencil. Depending on the poles of the magnets you put on the pencil, you can actually create a floatation that anyone who does not know those are magnets will find it difficult to explain. It may be a cute parlor room trick, but it truly shows off how strong a magnetic field can be, even with a child's magnetic toy. This is because even though you know nothing about physics, you know that what makes a magnet do what it does is that it is composed of both electrons and atoms.
OK, So Why is It Called A Free Energy Magnetic Motor?
Well, it's certainly not because you can get one for free, it has nothing to do with cost whatsoever, what free refers to in this case is free energy. Granted if you are a scientist you won't agree with that statement, as magnetic energy certainly does not fit the parameters of free energy for a number of reasons, the most obvious being that magnets do lose their magnetic power over time although strong magnets would definitely last a human lifetime. We learn in school that energy is definitely not free, and that is because what is taken such as energy is then put elsewhere.
So Why Bother With A Free Energy Magnetic Motor?
It is thought that a true free energy motor based on magnetic power could solve the energy crisis even more so than utilizing solar or wind, or even tidal energy. Today we have heard of many creators of magnetic motors, and there are indeed working models of same. For a while there, there were unsubstantiated claims of having created such, but since then it has definitely been proven to exist. Taking ourselves, as humans, away from dependency on foreign oil is becoming a reality, albeit very slowly but it is coming forth.
In fact, scientists feel that perhaps as early as 2013 the world will begin to drive totally gas and oil free automobiles thanks to such things as these magnetic motors we have been discussing. Once we completely solve the free energy magnetic motor question, I wonder if we will then move onto the perpetual motion machine?


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Soccer Wall Art
Is there a soccer fan in your home? Score big points with this easy wall décor. Vary the size and number of discs of STYROFOAM™ brand foam to make it as large or small as you like.
Designed by Kathleen George for The Dow Chemical Company
Material List
- STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam Discs: 6-inch x 1-inch (9)
- Acrylic Craft Paint: Black
- Stiff Paintbrush
- Scrapbook Paper: Soccer Themed
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Thick White Craft Glue
- Straight Edge
- Toothpicks
- Cardboard Strips: 16-inch x 1¾-inch (3, optional)
- Ribbon of choice: ½-inch x 18-inch
- Straight Pins (2)
Project Instructions
Step: 1
Paint the edges of each 6-inch foam disc with black, extending paint to cover ¼-inch around the top edge of each. Let dry.
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Trace the 9 discs onto the reverse side of the scrapbook papers. Cut out circles.
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Adhere papers to fronts of discs using a thin, even layer of white craft glue. (Note: Papers may appear wavy at first, but will smooth out as the glue dries.)
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Arrange discs in a 3 x 3 grid as shown, using a straight edge to make sure they're square. Spread glue on end of toothpick and insert ½ way into each edge that adjoins another disc; spread glue on other end of toothpick and on edge of discs. Push discs together.
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Optional: For additional support, glue a 16-inch x 1¾-inch strip of cardboard behind each row of discs.
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Pin and glue the ends of the ribbon to the back for a hanger.
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PHILADELPHIA —Allen Iverson made an appearance on the floor before the game, cupping his ear and hugging and high-fivin' his way to center court to deliver the gameball.
Julius Erving, sitting in a suite, made a towel-waving cameo on the video board between the first and second quarters.
The 76ers went all out to pay homage to the past Wednesday night during Game 6 of its Eastern Conference semis, but perhaps nothing provides more of a throwback feel to a glorious era gone by than these simple words — Sixers. Celtics. Game 7.
That's what we're headed for on Saturday night in Boston after the 76ers' rousing 82-75 series-tying win in Game 6.
The Sixers would like to turn back the clock again, precisely 30 years to May 23, 1982 when a star-crossed team featuring Erving stunned the Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals in old Boston Garden.
Regardless of what happens this Memorial Day weekend, these Sixers and this improbable postseason run have rekindled interest in pro basketball in this town.
And the way the crowd — in full throat from the opening warmups until the confetti-blasting finale — also brought back memories of the sizzle of the Iverson and Erving eras.
Matter of fact, this series has stirred the bad blood that always flowed between these bitter rivals.
Somewhere Wilt, Red, Johnny Most and Dave Zinkoff were smiling on this night as 20,403 fans either roared or groaned on every possession and anybody wearing green was subjected to disparagement.
At the very least, the victory provided an extension of a breakthrough season for the 76ers, who are not only overshadowed by the other three major professional teams in this town, but sometimes don't even generate the buzz of the Big Five programs in their own sport..
This plucky, resilient squad that still lacks a bona fide star, first generated buzz with their series win over injury-ravaged Chicago and now have extended the Celtics to the limit.
Can they plunge them into the Charles River?
Certainly, just getting there is not satisfactory enough.
"I want more," said feisty Sixers coach Doug Collins, whose mere presence has provided relevancy for this franchise over the past two seasons. "We're going to get greedy. We want more, we've fought, we've worked, we've grown so much."
He doesn't want the growth to stop now.
Not after the Sixers completely outclassed the Celtics in the fourth quarter and appeared to be the superior team.
Even Boston coach Doc Rivers made some concessions.
"They're athletic, young and very fast, and they play with a lot of energy," Rivers said. "That's why the regular season against them was hard and that's why this series has been hard. They have a quickness advantage on us and we understand that."
At a time when you expected the Celtics' edge in experience would will them to a series-clinching win, the Sixers refused to let it happen.
Instead, Boston looked like a team hanging on, shooing just 33.3 percent from the field and committing 16 turnovers.


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Independence Patriots entered their Southwestern 4A showdown at Ardrey Kell feeling as though no one gave them a chance to knock off the unbeaten Knights on their field.
Independence, No. 13 in the Observer Sweet 16, dominated the first half and took a 35-0 lead before settling for a 35-7 win Friday over No. 15 Ardrey Kell.
"We can't play any better than that (first half)," Patriots coach Bill Geiler said. "I like the role of underdog and that's what we were tonight, according to everyone but these kids."
It was intense even before the game, as the teams had to be separated during pregame warm-ups.
When the game started, Independence (5-1 overall, 2-0 SW4A) scored on its second possession when Jason Connella completed a 29-yard fade pass to Dequan Barnes for a touchdown.
Independence's second possession was all Isiah Robinson. The junior running back ran the ball on all five plays, gaining 80 yards and scoring on a 30-yard run with one minute, 22 seconds left in the quarter for a 14-0 Independence lead. Robinson finished with 224 yards rushing on 23 carries.
The score was still 14-0 until late in the second quarter when Independence put the game away. Connella threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Workpeh Kofa with 2:45 left to extend the lead to 21-0, then the senior quarterback hit Barnes for a 12-yard score with 19 seconds left in the quarter for a 28-0 lead.
Ardrey Kell (4-1, 1-1) looked to have a bit of life when it returned the kickoff to the Patriots' 28, but Adonis Alexander picked off quarterback Nathan Turnbow on the final play of the half and returned the pick for an 80-yard back-breaking touchdown. In the first half Independence outgained Ardrey Kell 277 yards to 78.
There was some drama late, as Independence's Kofa and Ardrey Kell's Johnny Moore were ejected with a minute remaining after getting into a fight. Then Connella threw a pass into the end zone on the next play instead of taking a knee. The pass was incomplete and Independence then ran out the clock.
That's common sense stuff and shouldn't have happened," Geiler said. "We don't coach that and don't condone it."
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Relationship Rules You Can Break
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By Natasha Burton
Many of the "rules" concerning relationships tend to over-generalize—and play up the guilt factor—by suggesting that all couples should be doing X to be successful. However, each relationship is different, so the advice rarely applies to everyone. With this in mind, here are ten bendable rules to get you from dating to settled down and beyond, while also strengthening the other important bonds in your life.
Rule To Break #12 of 11
Don't call him after a date. Traditionally, men steered the romantic course: They asked you out, they solidified if you were indeed "going steady," they proposed marriage. While men are still typically the ones getting down on one knee, following up after a date to thank the guy for taking you out is not only polite, but it also shows him that you're interested. Besides, if a simple post-dinner call scares him away, then he's not the type you want spend much time with anyway.
Rule To Break #23 of 11
Withhold physical contact to keep him wanting more. Talk about outdated (and sexist). This rule relies on the idea that women should play games with men in order to keep them interested—not "give them what they want" too early. While some men may lose respect for women eager to jump into this aspect of a relationship, recent research from the University of Iowa shows that having sex early on doesn't destroy a budding relationship between those who are looking for a committed relationship.
Rule To Break #34 of 11
You should have girls' night once a week. We all know a woman who drops her friends the moment she gets into a relationship, and most would agree that this behavior is unhealthy. But making time with the ladies mandatory takes the fun out of it. Planning a bigger event, like just-us-girls weekend getaway, can be more effective than trying to meet a quota.
Rule To Break #45 of 11
Friday night has to be date night. Similarly, setting strict rules on when you spend your time with your guy won't do your relationship any favors. Unless you already have set plans on the night in question, don't whine to your boyfriend, "But Friday's date night," if he tells you he wants to hit up the driving range or grab a beer after work with his buddies. Remember: quality over quantity.
Rule To Break #56 of 11
Don't move in together until you're engaged. This rule is based on the old-fashioned notion that no man will buy the cow when he can get the milk for free. While cohabitating used to be labeled as a precursor to divorce down the road, the most recent research on the topic, from the National Center for Health Statistics, shows that couples who lived together first have almost the same success rate as those who waited to move in until after they tied the knot.
Rule To Break #67 of 11
You must walk down the aisle. While many still believe that getting married legitimizes and solidifies a romantic relationship, particularly in religious communities, the tradition began as a property exchange (hence the father "giving away" the bride). The necessity of marriage continues to shift with the times. According to the latest census report, married couples represent less than half of the U.S.'s total population, indicting that people are waiting longer to wed or choosing to be together without marrying at all.
Rule To Break #78 of 11
You have to be completely independent from your parents before you commit to someone else. While being self-sufficient is ideal, in today's slow-to-revive economy, roughly 40 percent of twentysomethings have moved back in with their parents at least once, and many couples are forced to ask their 'rents for loans, even a place to stay, before they can stand on their own. As long as you both don't expect your family to support you forever, there's nothing wrong with getting a little help.
Rule To Break #89 of 11
Your spouse should be the only one you confide in, about everything. Psychologists and marriage therapists largely agree that over-relying emotionally on your marriage can damage it. "It's not realistic or even healthy to expect your spouse to meet all of your needs," says Susan Pease Gadoua, LCSW, on PsychologyToday.com. While more intimate issues are best kept within the confines of your bond, having a pal or mentor to discuss, say, your career goals, can relieve you and your spouse of sole responsibility for each other's inner lives.
Rule To Break #910 of 11
Always put your children first. Experts maintain that having a strong marriage will greatly benefit your kids' lives. So, bending this rule doesn't necessarily mean that you need to put your marriage before your kids; rather, it encourages you to continue to make your relationship with your spouse a priority after your children are born. Think of it as putting your family—spouse and kids—first, a move that will benefit everyone.
Rule To Break #1011 of 11
You can never talk negatively about your mother-in-law. OK, this is a tricky one, we know. But if you and your MIL clash, then you may need to constructively discuss the issue with your husband in order to create a better family situation. There comes a time in every man's life where he needs to honor the woman he married over the one who gave birth to him, whether that means standing up for you or having a frank chat with her in private.


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- Democrats are moving America forward while Congressional Republicans admit they want to take us back to the "exact same" failed policies of Bush that drove us into the ditch.
- Congressional Republicans are protecting Wall Street, Big Oil, health insurance companies and corporations who use tax loopholes to ship U.S. jobs overseas -- voting against investments that put Americans to work building roads, bridges, broadband, wind turbines, and solar panels that will help America lead the world -- and voting against tax cuts for small businesses to help create hundreds of thousands of local jobs.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat (Missouri) - Report: High speed rail would boost St. Louis economy
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A new report puts clear numbers and a clear vision on how high-speed rail will boost the Midwest economy, reduce highway and airport congestion, reduce dependence on oil, and protect the environment.
A completed Midwest high-speed rail network will create 57,000 permanent jobs and support 15,200 jobs during the ten years that it would take to construct the project.
In January, the Obama administration announced that 31 states will receive a portion of $8 billion in funding to build and plan for high-speed rail under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Midwest received funds totaling $2.7 billion for rail projects in six states. $1.1 billion has been allocated to upgrade the St. Louis to Chicago line, and $31 million has been allocated for improvements for the route from St. Louis to Kansas City along the I-70 corridor.
'I strongly support the upgrading of existing rail lines across Missouri and the establishment of a high-speed rail corridor between St. Louis and Chicago. These initiatives will create thousands of new jobs, promote energy efficiency and bring new economic development to many communities,' said Congressman William Lacy Clay, MO-01. [9/21/10]
The Hill - Biden: 'Science is back in the White House'
Vice President Joe Biden used a roundtable discussion with university presidents about stimulus research grants on Tuesday to promote the administration's renewed commitment to investing in scientific research.
The purpose of the gathering was to draw attention to the more than $18 billion included in the Recovery Act for university research. Biden said the research funds were among the most critical parts of the stimulus and key to the nation's economic competitiveness. [9/21/10]
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U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo) announced the award Tuesday of a grant of $276,465 from the federal stimulus bill to help the Ability Center of Greater Toledo reach out to people with disabilities in its seven-county region.
'It's important that people understand what the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has done and how it helps the community in which we live,' Miss Kaptur said.
The two-year grant will allow the agency to hire two full-time minority outreach coordinators and increase services to children and young people, the Kaptur office said. [9/21/10]
KGO ABC-7 (California) - Local officials say stimulus funds well spent
San Mateo County spent $2.9 million of its stimulus dollars to subsidize salaries for businesses…
… it also spent another $2 million on food and other assistance for the poor.
Of the $15,860,000 San Mateo County received, 377 jobs were created, but 30,785 clients received services.
…stimulus money meant they could put off some of those cuts.
'Really the best example I can give is sort of the school classroom, which is if there hadn't been stimulus money, maybe the teacher was teaching the class with 35 kids, if with the stimulus money that teacher is teaching a class with 30 kids, that's the difference,' [Patrick] Murphy [Chairman of the Politics Department, University of San Francisco] said. [9/20/10]
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Governor Bredesen announced the state has received a large grant to improve the sharing of medical information easier.
The 11.6 million dollar grant, available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act- will help pay for technology that will ease the transfer of important health-care information electronically, amongst health care providers, while making it safer as well. [9/22/10]
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