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July 23, 2011 - To use a widely known line from the movie Forrest Gump, summer basketball "is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get". The pair of games last night at D.C. Nike Pro City proved that adage correct.
Looks can be deceiving - With the game not starting on time due to a lack of DC Assault players - they initially only cobbled together five players by borrowing Tim Prowitt (Amherst) from their opponent Team Symonds and having coach Chris 'Fat Cat' Cole (formerly of New Mexico State) don a jersey - most thought DCA had no chance. It looked dire for the guys in blue, despite several players showing up late.
Though they would eventually fall 69-64, DCA had its chances, three times coming within one point in the last three minutes of play. Leading the charge was a trio of unheralded players; , Anthony Hubbard (21 points) and Raymar Watson (12 points), along with recent Rutgers student-athlete Robert Lumpkins, who also dropped 21.
Hubbard, an offensive minded guard attacked the rim consistently, while Lumpkins, a spot up shooter that can also finish through contact, did just that. Watson picked his spots, slashing to the cup where he made things happen. The trio played virtually every minute of the game.
Having graduated from New Mexico State and played for Rutgers last year Lumpkins is looking to play professionally.
Team Symonds' coach, long term DC area hoop figure Curtis Symonds is experienced - he's had a Pro City team for 11 years while also worked in the sport professionally - and as such used wholesale substitutions and his entire bench to wear down DCA. Georgetown's sophomore center, Moses Ayegba led the squad with 18 points, all scored around the rim or at the charity stripe; DCA had no answer for the strong post player. George Washington's Brian Bynes, a junior guard, ran Symonds' show while also scoring 10 points.
Cole et al tried to get the victory though: After reinforcements like former George Mason swingman Isaiah Swann and previous National Christian/collegiate guard Demetrius Landy, Cole, who had a couple of nice passes in the game returned to the bench. Down the stretch with victory possibly in hand, he could be heard saying "You guys don't know each other. You have to pass".
They almost made it happen.
Vets get it done - A. Wash/Madness is one of the most veteran teams in Pro City play, having maybe one present collegiate player in their ranks. Most of their players ball for professional teams across the globe, and the team, is a perennial Pro City title contender and defending champion.
DCX on the other hand, boasts all college players, including Georgetown's Henry Sims and Markel Starks, plus Jamal Olasawere and Andre Cornelius of Long Island U. and George Mason, respectively. Despite their relative youth, DCX is a plucky bunch, willing to challenge any and everybody.
They did so to A. Wash/Madness last night, down only four at the half. Interesting matchups were everywhere, with Starks battling Croatian league guard Brian Chase tooth and nail, while Sims took on ex-Syracuse big man Arinze Onuaku and Los Angeles Laker second round pick, Ater Majok . The competition got heated.
But in the second half experience and depth won out, as A.Wash/Madness extended their lead, eventually winning 65-56. Chase was crucial in the victory, finishing with 26 points and effectively blowing the game open with a pull up three pointer that pushed his team ahead 50-39. His squad played with a sense of purpose and calm that only experience brings.
"It was just controlling the game" said Chase of his role. "My job is to control everything going on…score if I have to. Just win the game".
He had help: recent Chinese league pro Chris Matthews finished with 12 points, Onuaku had 10, and Jeff Allen, who played four years at Virginia Tech, dropped seven.
In the second half, Chase clamped down on Starks (12 points), a sophomore guard, while Sims, the senior center, finished with 11 points - none in the second half after a first stanza in which he was a force in the paint, on the boards and scoring.
Chase, 29, who spoke highly of Starks (see the Premium Court message board) said generally of upstart competition "When you've been around a long time...people think I'm older than I am. They want to build a name against me".
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Today's latest headlines from across the Atlantic:
We start off in the NBA, where the San Antonio Spurs moved out to a 2-1 lead against Miami in the Finals.
Kawhi Leonard had a career game, hitting 29 points as the Spurs stormed to victory at the home of the Heat. Game 4 takes place tomorrow with Miami and Lebron James looking to bounce back.
To baseball, where Manny Machado has been handed a 5 game ban by MLB officials.
The Orioles third baseman intentionally threw his bat at Oakland pitcher Fernando Abad and has been handed a fine to go along with the suspension for his actions.
Finally to the NFL, where Cleveland Browns head coach Mike Pettine has no problem with Johnny Manziel's partying.
The coach said he wasn't concerned by his player's actions after the rookie quarterback was pictured at a pool party floating on a blowup swan while chugging from a massive bottle of champagne.
It's a good life for some.
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Oct 31, 2012The puzzles are varied in both variety and difficulty and simply exploring each level can be its own reward. Anyone searching for a collection of brainteasers that are a bit different from the norm should consider giving this one a look.
Oct 30, 2012Featuring terrific graphics with dynamic lighting and simple puzzles, Shardlands is a short adventure with a lot of promise.
Dec 5, 2012Shardlands is one of those games that intrigues you when you start playing, and never really stops.
Nov 20, 2012If you crave action and faced paced gaming, this might not be for you, but for everyone else Shard offers almost meditative gameplay that feels really relaxing to play.
Oct 31, 2012A beautiful adventure-puzzler that doesn't need combat or flashy gimmicks to enhance its slow-burn appeal.
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Ok, so Flia asked if I would review Alan Wake. I haven't yet opened the game, I've only had it for 3 or 4 years.
I decided to outsource the review to some American idiots I found on youtube.
Here ya go Flia!!
I dare anyone to make it through this whole clip. ANY ONE!
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CCU Soccer tops College of Charleston
Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:11:10 GMT —
The Coastal Carolina men's soccer team scored three first half goals to score a 3-1 win over the College of Charleston on Tuesday night in Conway. Head coach Shaun Docking picked up his 201st career victory in his 15th season guiding the CCU soccer program.
The Chants got on the board as Tevin Skyers flicked a ball with his right foot into open space and delivered a right foot kick to the far side of the net. It was Skyers 3rd goal of the season. Just three minutes later in the 27th minute, Henrik Robstad intercepted a ball from a C of C defender and delivered a low liner with his left foot from 20 yards out to the right side of the net. Uchenna Uzo closed out the scoring for CCU. The College of Charleston scored its lone goal in the 41st minute. There was no scoring in the second half.
Coastal Carolina improves to 7-1-2 on the season and are currently on a four game win streak. The Chanticleers are ranked 17th in the coaches poll (recognized as the NCAA's official national poll) and ranked 16th in the SoccerAmerica.com Top 25.


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I can't stress enough how huge yesterday's win was for the Dolphins. Taking into account how badly they got out of the gates in the first two years under Sparano, and how daunting the schedule is about to become in the next 8 games, I was on record saying Sunday was a must win.
Sure, it wasn't the blow out some fans were looking for, but at the end of the day, it counts as a win just the same. Honestly speaking, I would have been more surprised if the Dolphins took it to the Bills by two or three touchdowns, than if they were upset. It's just a tough place to go in and get a W, and it's been that way for years for Miami, regardless if they are the better team, or not.
But really, and I'm not saying this to insult the Bills, the Dolphins were a play or two away from running away with that game. They didn't cease those opportunities obviously, but at least they squeaked out a win in a game that they were clearly the superior team, and didn't win a game in which they were outplayed.
Anyway, more on that in a second, let's get to the positives and negatives from Sunday's win. I'm the type of guy who likes to get the negatives out of the way first, but if your the opposite, you can always skip ahead to the positives and come back to the negatives, or completely bypass the negatives if you don't want them to spoil the victory.
Offense was too conservative: Whether it was Dan Henning's play-calling or Chad Henne's decision making, it was pretty evident that the offense was extremely conservative. I mean, a three yard completion on third and five, numerous check downs, and really only one deep ball, kind of prevented the Dolphins from pulling away, and gave the Bills a chance to win the game in the fourth quarter. That could have been the plan, though, with the Dolphins possessing an early lead, and with the defense playing so well. Henning may have decided he's just going to let the defense hang on to the win, and not risk a turnover that would have compromised that. Make no mistake, though, he's going to have to take the leash off Chad Henne, and let the offense come out of it's shell as the Dolphins begin their most important stretch of the season.
Six mistakes nearly cost Dolphins: There were six mistakes that allowed the Bills to hang in there until the end, and kept the outcome in doubt until the final whistle. Without them, the Dolphins probably win that game convincingly. Of course, I'm sure Bills fans could point to plays where they made mistakes that cost them too. But when evaluating the Dolphins' performance, Carpenter's kickoff out of bounds and his missed field goal, Brandon Marshall's dropped/Chad Henne's under-thrown 40+ yard bomb, Tyrone Culver's blown coverage on 4th and 11, and the two dropped interceptions by Jason Allen and Benny Sapp that would have undoubtedly been returned for touchdowns, left some points on the field and surrendered 10 more to the Bills.
Poor clock management: Is anyone else a little puzzled by the Dolphins' clock management towards the end of that game? What was the purpose of snapping the ball with over 10 seconds on the play clock in a one score game with under three minutes left? If they would have waited until at least five seconds or less, they wouldn't of had to run that 2nd and 5 play before the two-minute warning. Speaking of that play, what in the world was Henne thinking? The running game was pounding the rock right down the Bills' throats. There was no need to audible to a pass there. Simply run the ball, get to the two-minute warning, and if you want to take a chance at sealing the deal with a first down, do it on third down.
How about that run defense?: Some may point to C.J. Spiller's preseason performance as fool's gold. Not me. I believe Spiller, Jackson, and Lynch provide the Bills one of the most dangerous trios in all of football. That also means I'm completely sold on the Dolphins' run defense. They contained the edge, made sure tackles, refused to concede holes up the middle, and overall, only allowed 50 yards on the ground and 2.9 yards per carry. It may be early, but it could already be safe to say Randy Starks is a true nose tackle, and the Dolphins now have all the pieces to the puzzle in their front seven.
How about that pass rush?: Karlos Dansby set the tone early, sacking Trent Edwards from the blind side on the game's first series. The Dolphins only sacked Edwards twice more, but it was clear the pass rush was forcing him into some hurried decisions and he never really looked comfortable out there after that first hit. Word is, the Dolphins only gave us a glimpse at their new defensive playbook because they were winning their individual battles, and didn't need to unload all of Nolan's exotic looks. That should scare opposing offenses out there, but it won't just yet. If they can play this well defensively against some of the top tier teams on the slate in the coming weeks, though, this defense won't be flying under the radar for much longer.
Running game began to get going: Ronnie and Ricky didn't exactly have their way on the ground, but combining for over 120 yards is about where we expect them to be week in and week out. I still didn't see many holes out there, as Ronnie and Ricky were often times breaking tackles and making plays out of nothing, but the offensive line is only going to get better once they begin to establish some continuity.
Small Talk
-Numerous reports said Jared Odrick suffered a bone bruise yesterday and was limping badly after the game. Today, though, Armando Salguero reported Odrick went in for an MRI on his foot. Hopefully this is purely precautionary and nothing serious, because Odrick played a fine game yesterday and looked the role of long term answer opposite Langford.


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Joe Allen has been named as the Welsh Footballer of the Year for 2012.
Liverpool's No. 24 held off competition from Gareth Bale and former Swansea teammate Ashley Williams to pick up the accolade.
The FAW awards, which are voted by journalists and broadcasters covering the 12 months from October 2011 onwards, were presented in Cardiff on Monday night.
Tottenham star Bale won the award two seasons in a row in 2010 and 2011, but was denied a hat-trick by Liverpool's midfield ace.
It was also a double award for Allen, as he picked up Swansea City's Player of the Year award for 2011-12.
"The last 12 months have been incredible for Joe and he's made huge strides," Wales manager Chris Coleman said. "He was born to play for a club like Liverpool and excel.
"I saw him grow up at Swansea. You could see the talent he had, and it's brilliant that he's showing just how much he has.
"He's a great character, very humble, and someone who never gets carried away."
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Even as baseball officials are finalizing a new rule designed to protect catchers from home-plate collisions, they are hearing dissent from a group they didn't originally expect: From catchers themselves.
In the Toronto Blue Jays' camp Wednesday morning, catcher Dioner Navarro made it clear he wasn't a proponent of the new rule, even though he was carried off the field on a stretcher as recently as last August, following a collision with the Philadelphia Phillies' Chase Utley. When the conversation turned to the new rule, which is expected to be made official shortly, Navarro replied, succinctly: "I don't care. We're still going to get crushed."
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A presentation at a conference held by in-game ads firm Massive revealed that Infinity Ward's next shooter will be a direct sequel to its 2007 hit, and will be called Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, dispelling rumours that perhaps the franchise might next time out visit the future after this year's instalment returned to the historic setting of WWII.
It was also confirmed that the next Tony Hawk's title will do away with the joypad entirely, instead favouring some kind of skateboard accessory. And that isn't just for Wii and DS either – both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions will support the peripheral too.
The publisher also revealed that its UK studio Bizarre Creations is working on a new James Bond title that is not tied in to any existing movie or story. The developer is also hard at work on a new racing IP, which was described as a cross between Mario Kart and Forza Motorsport – so probably quite like the studio's now Microsoft-owned Project Gotham series.
Guitar Hero 5 was also name-dropped, though little information was revealed about the title.
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After New York, Paris and Menlo Park, Facebook will open its next artificial intelligence research lab, its first in Canada, in Montréal, and invest $7-million in the city's AI community.
The French multinational will invest $780 million in Québec to expand its operations, open two new studios and hire 1,000 people by 2027. This is the company's most ambitious growth plan since it first arrived in Québec 20 years ago.
The company announced a $30-million investment to retrofit its Lachine plant with state-of-the-art equipment and boost its productivity. An important milestone in the company's history in Montréal, according to Robert Fleury, Vice-President for Eastern Canada.
Are you thinking of locating your business in Québec? Get a good overview of Québec's tax system and great tax credits in this brochure produced in collaboration with Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton.
Together, the two French companies will invest nearly $30 million in their Québec facilities, with financial support from the Québec government. These major projects announced at the International Paris Air Show - Le Bourget will be carried out in collaboration with Investissement Québec.
How does Pfizer's Saint-Laurent plant manage to stay competitive, even within its own group? By innovating! Pfizer encourages all its employees to implement two innovative ideas a year. An interview with Luc Charette, Director of Operations Management.
The Québec Life Sciences Strategy aims to attract $4 billion in private investments to the province by 2022.
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates plans to invest $202 million to establish a centre of excellence in satellite manufacturing in Montréal to produce next-generation satellite systems.
P&WC produced its 100 000th engine in Longueuil, Québec, this month, a testament to the manufacturer's rich history of innovation in Canada and long-established commitment to investing in R&D.
Paris-based ICT company Praxedo will set up its Canadian subsidiary in Montréal to accelerate its global expansion in North America.
The Austrian manufacturer of high-class interiors for business and private jets will invest $20 million to set-up a new production facility in Montréal by the end of 2017.
Bus manufacturer Nova Bus will increase its production capacity by next September, creating over 200 jobs at its Saint-Eustache and Saint-François-du-Lac plants in Québec.
The 2017–2018 Québec budget, provides for an additional $125 million to promote the development of the innovative manufacturing sector, $100 million to create a super-cluster for artificial intelligence research and $5 million to enhance Investissement Québec's international business development activities.
GE Canada is set to launch three new automation projects at its aircraft engine component manufacturing facility in Bromont, Québec.
The French bakery, which belongs to Le Duff Group, will invest $40 million to double the size of its Boucherville plant, increase its production capacity by 80% and create some 60 jobs.
The subsidiary of German cabin interior specialist Vartan Aviation will ramp up work on new aircraft programs in Greater Montréal and create 35 new jobs.
Siemens will invest $110.6 million at its Dorval plant to design aeroderivative gas turbines as well as $22 million to implement an Industry 4.0 expertise platform in collaboration with Investissement Québec and other partners and an integrated training system for the workplace inspired from the German dual model.
The World Economic Forum in Davos gave Investissement Québec President and CEO Pierre Gabriel Côté the opportunity to meet with over a dozen leaders of multinationals and take part in announcements on investments of close to $640 million for Québec.
Over the next four years, the world's leading steelmaker will upgrade its installations in Québec's Côte-Nord region.
Swiss engineering firm ABB chose Montréal for its North American Centre for Excellence in e-Mobility, which will focus on developing energy-management solutions for electric buses and trains.
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Beloved Canadian food writers and long-time friends Rose Murray and Elizabeth Baird have teamed up to create an all-new cookbook filled quintessential and delicious Canadian recipes – Canada's Favourite Recipes. This gorgeous hardcover book with full colour photographs is not only a treasury of classic Canadian recipes but a visual cornucopia of home-cooked food.
It's sure to be on the wish list of many a Canadian foodie this holiday season!
Rose and Elizabeth, with other fine chefs from all across the country, present over 125 recipes for best-loved Canadian dishes. Many of the recipes are accompanied by personal anecdotes and recollections from the contributors about how the recipe came to be, the origins of the ingredients or the importance of the dish in their family traditions, culinary heritage or home regions.
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With easy-to-follow instructions, recipe variations as well as background notes on ingredients and methods, Canada's Favourite Recipes is a must-have book for anyone who wants a treasure trove of Canadian recipes, either to master Canadian cuisine, or just as a feast for the eyes.
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National Geographic Learning, part of Cengage Learning and a provider of quality educational materials for the K-12, higher education, adult education and ELT markets, today announced the signing of an agreement with Nowa Era, a part of Sanoma, to expand their partnership to include the development of Polish language science and history programs for primary school. This agreement enables Nowa Era, the largest school publisher in Poland, to use National Geographic articles, photography, illustration and video in science and history programs for primary school in Poland and to carry the National Geographic Learning brand on those programs. Additionally, Nowa Era will begin publishing Explorer Magazine for the Polish primary school market. Explorer Magazine is one of the leading educational magazines in the United States education market.
Since 2009, Cengage Learning and Nowa Era have collaborated to produce English language learning materials for the Polish school market with great success. The newly expanded relationship will further leverage world-class National Geographic content and Nowa Eras position in the Polish school market. Additionally, National Geographic Learning acquires the translation and adaptation rights to materials developed under this agreement for customers outside the Polish market.
National Geographic Learning content brings science and history to life for students. Its great stories of exploration and discovery will help us to reflect the excitement and joy of learning, motivate students and bring them success. said Magdalena Duszynska-Walczak, President of Nowa Era.
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Originally Posted by MFWalkoff OK, this has been bugging me ever since I saw the episode (and you're gonna think I'm crazy).
After Carla served her dish at the benefit, this woman commented that although she loved Carla, she didn't care for the dish: http://picturehoster.info/images/772...8659168083.jpg
The moment I saw her, I knew I'd seen her before. After a minute or so, I realized that this was the same woman who delivered that classic line from season 5's Restaurant Wars: "I liked it! It amused my bouche!" http://picturehoster.info/images/926...1405785489.jpg
WHO IS THIS WOMAN? Does she work for Bravo? Is she a friend or loved one of Tom or Padma? Is she just a lucky, connected New Yorker who shows up at all the right benefits? I really need to know now! :lol Dang it if she didn't pop up in another episode, Season 5's Christmas AmFAR Benefit challenge! http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/...ady-12days.jpg
Don't know why this eats at me so... who is she!!?? :lol


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Amanda Seyfried, Megan Fox, Naomi Watts, Amy Adams, Kim Kardashian, Jessica Chastain. The list of celebrity A-listers riding the new hairstyle wave is endless. And for good reason. The glamorous side-swept look featuring soft curls (first made popular in the 1940s by screen siren Veronica Lake) is easy on the eye — and easy to recreate!
It's also the perfect solution for when you want to wear your hair down but the occasion calls for a something fancier.
In the video, Us Weekly Beauty Director Gwen Flamberg explains step-by-step how to recreate the look at home. The key? A super-deep side part.
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With the December 21st deadline looming large, our extra-terrestrial amigos have been upping their game with several Mayan-themed crop circles as of late. The incredibly detailed patterns and shapes are popping up across the British countryside in an attempt to either alert us to the coming disasters, or just rub it in our faces. Here's just a few Mayan Crop Circles with analysis from experts in the field, and our smartass Ancient Mayan correspondent Pakal. [BoxTitle]Quetzalcoatl[/BoxTitle]
Known as the "Quetzalcoatl headdress," this beauty popped up in 2009, just outside Silbury Hill in Southern England. Noting its similarity to the Aztec ruler Montezuma's head piece, it gained national attention. The design itself houses several dots and wedges that represent unique and intentional numerical values, that could possibly be interpreted to mean upcoming cosmic events.
Karen Alexander, a so-called enthusiast of such phenomena, rambled incoherently to The Telegraph, "It appears to be a warning about the world coming to an end when the calendar does. For the ancient Maya, reaching the end of a cycle was a momentous event, so we are taking this crop circle very seriously as an indicator of a possibly huge event in 2012."
Pakal's Take : Hey, Karen, I bet reaching the end of your cycle is a pretty momentous event too.
Wiltshire Field had one surface in 2004, this one given the dubious title of the "Doomsday Crop Circle" by local media. This giant wheel of Mayan symbols includes the symbol for a jaguar snout, which represent a portal to the underworld. Other interpretations include that the wheel serves as sort of "Calendar Clock," in which the months are counting down to 2012. The center of the layout shows a collapsing sun, and thus the termination for the age of the Fifth Sun.
Pakal's Take : Yeah, they were throwing those jaguar snouts all over the place. Honestly, I think it could've used a few more turtle vaginas.
[BoxTitle]Galactic Allignment[/BoxTitle]
This 2005 doozy hails from Wayland's Smithy, and no I'm not making up these ridiculous names. According to experts, this pattern is an attempt to convey the galactic allignment. That essentially means the allignment of the December solstice sun in relation to the Galactic equator. This event occurs once every 26,000 years, and was penciled in as the ending of the Mayan Calendar.
Pakal's Take : I'm very flattered you've taken our astrological studies so seriously, I'm hoping you adopt our policies regarding human sacrifice and hallucinogens as well.
[BoxTitle]Six Knots[/BoxTitle]
The Woolstone Hill circle is considered one of the most intricate and complicated designs ever made. Also emerging in 2005, the design would take incredible skill to replicate with anything except alien laser beams. The circle actually makes use of the Sun-Venus calendar, which the Mayans used alongside their Long Count calendar. Six of the knots or collapsing cubes along the interior square are identical, and thus could translate to the coming of the Sixth Sun, or the end of days.
Pakal's Take : This looks waaaaay cooler on Peyote.
[BoxTitle]Planet Location[/BoxTitle]
Playing along with the theme of Galactic allignment, this bad boy was an effort to illustrate the orbit and location of the planets in relation to the sun. Although a few planets and moons are missing, some folks claim this circle has a greater importance.
Pakal's Take : Don't give me any of this Pluto isn't a planet anymore bulls%#t. Seriously, I'm a Scorpio, and that really screws up the whole home planet bit.
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From West Woodhay in 2011, here's a diagram to help you see the meaning behind some of the numbers. The outlining shape for the path of circles is that of the "feathered serpent," which is a common mythical creature among Meso-American cultures. The circles themselves work as a Venus-Sun calendar, accurately predicting the alignment of these with earth to the day.
Pakal's Take : This one also works as a code for picking the winning Powerball numbers. Good luck, mortal fools.
As detailed above, this Windmill Hill circle also utilizes spheres to outline the Mayan calendar. Taking into consideration cycles of the moon, by assigning dates to the smaller trailing circles, we are able to accurately place a full moon on the date that corresponds with the largest interior circle. Thus, while not directly alluding to the coming apocalypse, we can see the crop circles using the Mayan Long Count Calendar to predict cosmic events.
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Hello. When was the MRI done? What is the nature of the mass in the brainstem? Have you consulted with a neurosurgeon?
2011,mra,the neurologist was at our local va hospital,but she never maded him another appt.he seemed to have slipped through the cracks.no he has not has f/u.
Well, the tortuous VB artery is likely longstanding, and would be an unusual source of your husband's symptoms.
The mass, on the other hand, is probably the culprit. It needs to be better characterized. The prognosis depends on the type of tumor, the size, the location, and how fast it is growing. If the original MRA was done in early to mid 2011, it should be repeated now to look for change.
I would suggest you make a follow up appointment with your previous neurologist, or a new one, and inquire about a consultation with neurosurgery.
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Family of Tyler Clementi Will Start Center at Rutgers U.
The family of Tyler Clementi, the Rutgers University freshman who committed suicide in 2010, will start a center in his name at the university to help new students adjust to college, The New York Times reports. Mr. Clementi, who had told his parents he was gay shortly before leaving for college, jumped off the George Washington Bridge after his roommate spied on him and another man with a Webcam, then wrote about it on Twitter. Mr. Clementi's parents, Jane and Joseph Clementi, will announce the new center at Rutgers on Monday. The Tyler Clementi Center will conduct research on transitioning from home to college, youth suicides, cyberbullying, and how students use new technologies.Return to Top


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Casino operator Genting Singapore has plenty of chips to play after raising over $1.8 billion since February. That's led to speculation an up to 4.5 billion Australian dollars (US$4.7 billion) bid for ASX-listed Echo Entertainment may be in the cards.
Echo, which owns the just revamped The Star casino in Sydney, is widely viewed as a sitting duck since its was spun out of Tabcorp last year. It has a reasonably open share register, with Australian gaming and media tycoon James Packer its biggest holder with a 10% stake.
Although Packer's investment in February sparked a sharp rally in Echo's shares, Macquarie analyst Gary Pinge reckons Genting Singapore, a subsidiary of Malaysia's Genting Bhd, could still afford to pay a decent premium for the company, which also owns Jupiters on Australia's Gold Coast and casinos in Brisbane and Townsville.


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I bought a used 2008 HHR panel from McDonalds GM on State Street in Saginaw, Michigan
The car was advertised with Keyless entry, had a nice chrome trailer hitch, and a spare tire when I test drove it.
Mr. Charles Wyche is head of internet sales and which is where I first noticed the Panel for sale.
Hi Mr. Wyche,
I picked up my HHR on Tuesday, 9th October. I like it very much. Nice bunch of guys at the dealership.
One problem I have is with the Keyless entry. The car was advertised with Keyless entry. Upon delivery I was given just one key,
no keyless entry remotes
. I asked why and they said thats why you got a discount price. Well that was the first time I was aware of it. Also, when I test drove the car there was a trailer hitch and chrome ball with it. I didn't notice until I arrived home that the trailer ball was missing.
All in all I had a good experience at the dealership.
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Yesterday I discovered I had no spare tire in my HHR recently purchased from your dealership. I can't believe that! They took the spare tire! I am 70 years old and this is the first time I bought a car and didn't get a spare with it.
That means they took (1. the Keyless entry remotes; (2. the chrome trailer hitch ball and bar: (3. the spare tire.
I am 70 years old with health issues, I had a triple heart bypass, I have diabetes and COPD. If they took all of the above I am wondering about the Airbags!
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I am a retired GM worker. I worked at the Buick in Flint, Michigan for 31 years. Being a retiree I am entitled to free legal services. It won't cost me anything to see what people will think about a dealership that would sell an older person an automobile and covertly remove the spare tire and the other items.
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- 4 cups heavy cream
- Sea salt and cayenne pepper
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Life After DeathBy Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
Job continues where he left off at the end of the previous chapter:
"A person is only on Earth for a short time. I'm like a slave, toiling away, waiting for a rest, or like a hired servant, waiting for his wages. I have been given this life of trouble. At night, I lie awake waiting for sunrise, but during the day I can't wait for night because of all my afflictions. My life zooms by quickly and I don't expect much out of it. A person who sees me now will not see me again because when a person is dead and buried, he's never coming back." (The Talmud in Baba Basra 16a points out from here that Job denied techiyas hameisim, the revival of the dead in the post-Messianic era.)
"And so," said Job, "I won't shut up. I'm bitter and angry and I'm going to voice my complaints. You think you can silence me? You think that sleep will ease my pain? My dreams are full of the horrible things I endure during the day. I would rather be dead than live this life. So leave me be, because it's all pointless."
Job asks G-d why He should pay attention to something as insignificant as man. (David expressed a similar sentiment in Psalm 8, but with a very different intention; there, the reason is to praise G-d.) Job wants to know why he deserves such unrelenting torment. "Even if I did sin," he says, "which I didn't, but let's just say, how could it hurt You, G-d? Why did You create me just to torture me? Why don't You forgive whatever it was that angered You? Soon, I'll be dead and gone."


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Coach Mike Barnow of the Westchester Track Club says preparing yourself for solitary racing comes down to understanding pace. "As soon as the gun goes, off, you have to have some sort of realistic pace. You have to have an intuitive sense of what you are running," he says. To practice pace recognition, he advocates occasionally training alone on a measured course and applying landmark recognition—knowing where you need to be pace-wise and comparing your watch to your location.
Specific to instilling pacing discipline, Barnow proscribes 14-minute out-and-back repetitions to his athletes. He starts one large group comprised of runners of all abilities at the same time. Naturally, the faster runners go farther; the group breaks up. After 7 minutes, no matter where they are, the runners turn around and return to the start. "That's a real good way for individuals to practice pacing," Barnow says.
Paige Higgins of Team USA Arizona/McMillan Elite is the only marathoner in her group. Naturally, she finds herself alone a lot in training. She advocates trying to minimize distractions when training--distractions like listening to music. She admits she's never run with an iPod. In her opinion, iPods don't allow you to hone the "mental toughness" required when caught in a race with no one around you. She recommends "just being out there with your body" on your long runs. She concurs with Barnow's belief that it all comes down to knowing your body and teaching your legs to remember your goal pace. Often, she doesn't look at her watch during her runs; she resists the "temptation" and just "gets out there as completely undistracted as possible."
At last year's Chicago Marathon, where she ran a personal best 2:33:06 and finished eighth, Higgins put her solitary training practices into use. She ran with the lead pack through halfway and then, in her words, the pace "just exploded." Knowing that going with the pack would have been a mistake, she decided to let them take off without her. This turned out to be a wise decision since she ended up running exactly the same split for the second half of the marathon—entirely alone.
According to Higgins, it was her keen understanding of pace and countless miles running alone that allowed her to keep focused on that day. Instead of worrying about being caught in no-woman's land, instead of panicking, she turned her attention to picking off people in front of her. "That really worked for me," she admits.
Other athletes, such as 2:30 marathoner and Olympic trials runner-up Magdalena Lewy Boulet, do other things in training to race well alone. According to Higgins, Lewy Boulet conducts some of her workouts on the treadmill. "I know that she find those workouts highly beneficial," Higgins offers. (To listen to a podcast of Lewy Boulet describing her treadmill training, go here.)
If you want to no longer fear the inevitable empty pockets in a race, consider applying some of these techniques in your next workout. It's never too late to teach yourself how to race well on your own.


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A question for others interested in participatory economics and/or participatory government.
I've been hearing about this group that calls itself The Coffee Party. They claim to be a movement that hopes to get thousands of small groups of people together to talk about politics without the usual shrill ideological name-calling. Has anyone else heard about this or know anything about the it? Is this an example of participatory government starting to take form or just more politics as usual?


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Prince Charles Not Harrys Real Father; Ex Diana Lover Keeps Silents Because of Death Threats From Royal Family
'Prince Harry is the toast of NYC this week. Throngs of folks have lined the streets of Manhattan to greet Britains popular prince with open arms. Little do they realize that Harry could soon be stripped of his royal title because hes not the biological son of Prince Charles, an IUC investigation has revealed.
A longtime employee of Harrys mother Princess Diana told IUC that the Royal Family was involved in a massive coverup to hide the fact that Dianas ex lover James Hewitt is the Harrys real father. According to the source Prince Philip threatened Hewitts life if he didnt go along with the coverup. They made him lie about the timeline, the source told IUC.
Prince Philip told Hewitt he would destroy him if it ever leaked out. Its impossible that Charles is Harrys real father. Hewitt was on the scene as Dianas lover two years before Harry was born. Diana stopped having sex with Charles years before Harry was born. Harry looks exactly like Hewitt".'


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|Callicott, Kenneth
|Stern, Norman
|Hiett, Kelli
Submitted to: Trade Journal Publication
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/30/2005
Publication Date: 11/30/2005
Citation: Callicott, K., Stern, N.J., Hiett, K.L. 2005. Recovery of genotypic information fro non-cultivable campylobacter jejuni isolates. Poultry Science, 84:1530-1532. Interpretive Summary: The most frequent cause of bacterial food poisoning in developed countries is Campylobacter jejuni. Because Campylobacter is found not only in farm-raised poultry but also in wild birds, studies on the dynamics of this bacterium must rely on shipments from one lab to another. Unfortunately, these shipped isolates often arrive in a non-cultivable state; in our current study of Campylobacter in the Icelandic poultry industry, almost half of all isolates shipped from our Icelandic collaborators arrived non-cultivable. Traditional practice within the field has been to discard these samples. In this paper, we describe a simple method of extracting DNA from the non-cultivable bacteria for use in molecular typing. This technique may allow other researchers to gather as much data as possible on this bacterium, and the increased knowledge of the biology of Campylobacter will allow the poultry industry to implement the best possible interventions to reduce the exposure to the consumer.
Technical Abstract: Isolates of Campylobacter jejuni shipped internationally often arrive in a non-cultivable state. We describe a polymerase chain reaction-based methodology whereby phylogenetic information can be recovered from non-cultivable C. jejuni stored in Wang's transport medium. The robustness of this methodology was initially tested using five strains of C. jejuni isolated from various sources associated with poultry production. These strains were stored in Wang's transport medium before being subjected to one of five treatments designed to render the stored cells non-cultivable: prolonged storage at room temperature, prolonged incubation at 42C, multiple rounds of freezing and thawing, boiling, or contamination with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27853). This method resulted in high molecular weight DNA appropriate for PCR. An approximately 400 nucleotide amplicon from the flaA gene and an approximately 800 nt amplicon from 16S rDNA were readily obtained, and a 1.5 kb section of the flaA locus was amplified from about half of the samples. These results indicate that this method may be useful for strain typing schemes based on PCR amplification of Campylobacter DNA, including flaA short variable region (flaA SVR) sequencing, multi-locus sequence typing (MLST), and flaA PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphisms (flaA PCR-RFLP). By using this method, isolates unrecoverable from 'Wang's' can still be used to provide phylogenetic information for epidemiological studies.


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Studying Breast Cancer Risk in Women Who Are BRCA1/BRCA2 Mutation Carriers
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RATIONALE: Studying samples of DNA in the laboratory from women who are BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers may help doctors learn more about cancer and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
PURPOSE: This research study is looking at breast cancer risk in women who are BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers.
|brca1 Mutation Carrier brca2 Mutation Carrier Breast Cancer
|Genetic: DNA analysis Genetic: mutation analysis Genetic: polymorphism analysis Other: laboratory biomarker analysis Procedure: evaluation of cancer risk factors
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|Genetic Modifiers of BRCA1/BRCA2-Related Breast Cancer Risk in BRCA1/BRCA2 Mutation Carriers - CIMBA 5
- Identification of potential genetic modifiers of breast cancer risk
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|April 2008
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
- To identify potential genetic modifiers of breast cancer risk by contributing data and genetic information obtained from women who are BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers enrolled in clinical trial GOG-0199 to an international consortium of clinical cancer genetics investigators (CIMBA).
OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study. Patients are stratified by study, country of residence, ethnicity, and birth cohort. Joint analyses of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers are further stratified by mutation.
Previously collected DNA samples are analyzed for genetic variants in selected candidate genes (rs16942 in BRCA1, rs2237060 in RAD50, "SNP3", and rs2241193 in IGFBP5). The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data from this study and selected demographic, clinical, and epidemiological data obtained from the baseline questionnaire administered in the GOG-0199 study are submitted to the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA-Associated Cancer (CIMBA) Central Database. The epidemiological and SNP data contributed to the Central Database are then distributed to the investigators responsible for analysis of a particular SNP or set of SNPs from a candidate gene or genetic pathway.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
- Known positive BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carrier
- With or without a personal history of breast cancer prior to enrollment in clinical trial GOG-0199
Currently enrolled in clinical trial GOG-0199 AND meets the following criteria:
- Completed baseline questionnaire (BQ-199)
- Provided information on prior breast cancer history, including date of diagnosis
- Provided complete data from the DNA analysis on the genetic variants of interest
- Signed an approved informed consent and authorization permitting release of personal health information
- Hormone receptor status not specified
- Menopausal status not specified
- See Disease Characteristics
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00897455
|United States, Maryland
|Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Trials Referral Office
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892-1182
|Contact: Clinical Trials Office - Warren Grant Magnusen Clinical Center 888-NCI-1937
|Study Chair:
|Mark H. Greene, MD
|Clinical Genetics Branch
|Michael Birrer, MD, PhD
|NCI - Cell and Cancer Biology Branch
|Phuong Mai, MD
|Clinical Genetics Branch
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00897455 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|May 9, 2009
|Last Updated:
|March 22, 2011
Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
breast cancer
BRCA1 mutation carrier
BRCA2 mutation carrier
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Breast Diseases
Skin Diseases
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Just ask any woman and she'll tell you: Men don't listen.
Or, just check a recent Wall St. Journal poll.
The online poll asked readers this question… "Should men get PSA tests to screen for prostate cancer?"
Results: 640 said "Yes," while 392 said, "No."
This shows that SOME men listen. At least 392, anyway.
But that large majority of 640 is troubling. They haven't been listening. And they really need to understand that the PSA era is over.
More importantly, it's VITAL that all their doctors get this message.
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Four years ago, the US Preventive Services Task Force issued a recommendation for older men. The task force said men over the age of 75 should not receive PSA screening.
Earlier this year, a USPSTF panel updated that recommendation.
The new guideline: No PSA for any man of any age.
This isn't news to any doctor who's paying attention. I first told you about serious PSA reservations nearly a decade ago.
The task force offered three stark details in support of the panel's recommendation…
- About one man in 1,000, diagnosed by PSA, will avoid prostate cancer death
- Unnecessary follow up tests and treatments harm many men
- Some follow up tests and treatments can cause fatalities
Simple, right? The benefit/risk ratio balances to the risk side. It's unacceptable. But no matter how convincing the numbers may be, some health professionals still cling to the test.
The American Urological Association recommends PSA screening, beginning at age 40. The American Cancer Society suggests age 50, and a few years earlier for men at high risk. Those recommendations aren't likely to change until the screening itself changes.
Fortunately, change is in the works.
Recently, the FDA approved two new prostate cancer screening methods. One test is called Pro-PSA. It measures three different PSA levels. Another test, known as PCA3, detects a gene that's commonly present in prostate cancer patients.
Early trials of these tests are encouraging. But remember… PSA was the accepted standard for many years. Now it's all but scrapped. So it may be years before we know for sure if either of these contenders is the real thing.
"Vote: Should men get PSA tests to screen for prostate cancer?" Wall St. Journal, 9/10/12, blogs.wsj.com
"Screening for Prostate Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement" Annals of Internal Medicine, Published online ahead of print 5/21/12, annals.org
"Task force discourages use of prostate cancer screening test" Angela Townsend, Cleveland Plain Dealer, 5/21/12, cleveland.com
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With the historic logging town of Falk in the background, the Timber Heritage Association and the Headwaters Forest Reserve, Bureau of Land Management, will co-host an event to celebrate oral histories of persons who worked in the timber industry.
On Saturday at 1 p.m., Timber Heritage Association oral historian Renée Ross and Headwaters Reserve Ranger Julie Clark will join narrators who recorded their memories for the THA compilation "Voices of the Timber Industry." Ross will describe the project and Clark will give an account of the reserve's compilation of logging history in the area, with a focus on early Falk residents Paul Mazzuchi, Lewis Olsen and Carolyn Bugenig.
The event will take place at the Headwaters Education Center, which is reached via a half-mile walk on a level, paved trail from the parking lot at the end of Elk River Road, southeast of Eureka.
"Voices of the Timber Industry" grew out of a perceived need to add in-depth accounts to the historical record of logging in the area. The 15 recordings and transcriptions document wide-ranging personal experiences in the industry, including steam-era logging, millwork, forestry management, trucking, environmental perspectives and accounting. Locals such as mill owner George Schmidbauer and Three Points Logging owner Ernest Theuerkauf add their stories to the ongoing project.
Historical photographs, logging equipment and copies of the oral history transcriptions will be on hand for viewing at the Headwaters Education Center in the reserve.
Ross brings her expertise to the project with two other major oral history compilations in her résumé.
One is a compilation of 30 recordings of people who worked in the largest underground copper mine in Arizona, and the other is a collection of 25 recordings of men and women who worked for the Union Pacific Railroad.
"Voices of the Timber Industry" was funded by a grant from Cal Humanities. Jerry Rohde, local historian and former president of the Humboldt County Historical Society, was the humanities adviser for the project.
To reach the site, take the Herrick Road exit south of Eureka and from the east side of the freeway overpass, turn right onto Elk River Road. Follow it all the way to the end, about six miles.
Park at the trailhead and walk to the Headwaters Education Center. Parking is limited, so carpools are encouraged.


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AlterG treadmills allow users to run at a specified percentage of full weight bearing. Originally designed for astronauts, the treadmills have become popular among professional athletes in many sports as a way to speed recovery from injury. Alberto Salazar has broadened use of it to healthy runners; his Nike Oregon Project athletes do some of their running on AlterGs as a way to accumulate more mileage with reduced impact forces.
Bryant did not specify at what percentage of his body weight he ran on Monday.


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KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Michigan State men's soccer team tied Western Michigan, 2-2, on Wednesday afternoon in Kalamazoo, Mich. The Spartans held a 2-1 lead in the final minutes of the second half until the Broncos tied the game in the 86th minute. With the tie, MSU stands at 8-5-1, while WMU holds an 8-6-2 record.
Michigan State got on the board early as senior forward Jordan Gruber (Beverly Hills, Mich.) scored his eighth goal of the season in the fifth minute. Junior midfielder Steve Doster (Frankfort, Ill.) took a shot that the Bronco goalkeeper saved, but the ball bounced right to Gruber at the far post where he capitalized on the opportunity. The goal ties Gruber for the team lead with senior forward John Minagawa-Webster (Monroe, Mich.).
Western Michigan tied the score on a Ryan Goldman goal in the 19th minute. The game remained tied until halftime, although MSU held a 9-4 advantage in shots.
In the second half, MSU continued to fire shots at the Bronco goal. For the half, MSU had eight shots, but WMU goalkeeper Ian Spooner made five saves. The Spartans finally broke through at 74:59 when junior midfielder Ryan McMahen (Munster, Ind.) took a pass from freshman forward Kenzo Webster (Monroe, Mich.) and put it on goal. Spooner got a hand on the shot, but it still managed to trickle over the goal line.
MSU held onto its lead until Mikey John-Williams scored a tying goal at 85:04. On the play, he one-timed a volley just over the head of Spartan sophomore goalkeeper Jason Tillman (Brighton, Mich.) from 30 yards out.
In two overtime periods, MSU outshot WMU, 5-3, but Spooner made three saves to preserve the tie.
Michigan State will return to action on Sunday, Oct. 31, when the Spartans host Wisconsin at Old College Field at 1 p.m.
Scoring Summary 1. 4:10 (MSU) - Gruber (Doster) 2. 18:11 (WMU) - Goldman (Okroy) 3. 74:59 (MSU) - McMahen (Webster) 4. 85:04 (WMU) - John-Williams (Teixeira)


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Steven Stamkos' recovery from a broken leg continues to improve.
Stamkos hit the ice in Tampa this morning not wearing a red jersey, but a yellow one. That means he's cleared to take light contact in practice and putting him on pace to return soon.
Seeing is believing so here he is on the ice:
Steven Stamkos taking faceoffs against Tyler Johnson during #tblightning morning skate pic.twitter.com/KCRjt6KWVB
— Erik Erlendsson (@erlendssonTBO) January 25, 2014
Stamkos in yellow jersey (limited contact), he had hoped to take that step today. pic.twitter.com/rsE29tFtri
— Joe Smith (@TBTimes_JSmith) January 25, 2014
Here's Steven Stamkos' light contact, with Marty St. Louis. pic.twitter.com/WlPDamP9QZ
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If you believe The Sporting News, the Los Angeles Clippers' recent struggles (losers of six out of their last eight games) have done nothing to dampen their belief that they can win an NBA championship this year.
The outlet reported last night that multiple sources confirmed that the Clips were trying to put together a deal to land Kevin Garnett. The Sporting News also said that the heart of the deal would revolve around a package of Eric Bledsoe and Caron Butler for KG.
A few things to consider here – ESPN reports this morning that their sources tell them that no talks have taken place between the two teams, but dropped this: "There are those within the Clippers organization who are intrigued by the idea of adding Garnett and others who don't like it because of the two years and $23.5 million remaining on his contract after this season."
Not only that, but KG also has a no-trade clause that he would have to waive for the deal to go through. Garnett spends a lot of time in L.A. in the offseason, so it's not like he'd have to come to grips with moving somewhere completely crazy to him. Though we have seen multiple times in print in recent weeks as general NBA trade rumors have swirled that KG is particularly "resistant to change."
For the Celtics, they seem to have stayed away from the panic button yet after losing Rajon Rondo for the season. It helps that they keep winning even without him, potentially lulling the team into thinking that they can make a run without Rajon. At some point that magic has to run out though and tough rebuilding questions will need to be answered. Moving Garnett and that $23+ million contract seems to be the most likely place to start. And getting back a young, dynamic PG in Bledsoe has to be awfully tempting.
Here's the full Sporting News article.
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Wilhelmsen Ships Service Acquires CMU
Wilhelmsen Ships Service has acquired Compañia Maritima Unitor (CMU) in Chile. The new company, operating as Wilhelmsen Ships Service (Chile) SA, continues to offer the full range of Unitor products that were previously supplied through CMU. The company's capabilities include warehousing in Valparaíso and it is able to deliver a wide range of safety products, marine chemicals, welding equipment and other associated marine products to all of Chile's main ports.
Wilhelmsen Ships Service in Chile is headed by General Manager, Alejandro Gajardo, who has been in charge of CMU for the past 10 years. Wilhelmsen Ships Service is also retaining all personnel that were formerly part of CMU, building on the strong reputation that the company has built up over the years.
The new company also has an infrastructure for providing safety and liferaft services, which will soon be available once the personnel have been through Wilhelmsen Ships Service's own certification and approval process.
Wilhelmsen Ships Service will remain at the existing premises in Valparaíso and customers will not experience any disruption to the trade relationships that are in place. The new company will be bringing the full range of Wilhelmsen Ships Services products and service offers to the maritime market in Chile.
In addition to Chile, Wilhelmsen Ships Service already has a presence throughout South America's west coast in Peru, Ecuador and Colombia, complementing its presence on the east coast in Brazil and Argentina, plus Venezuela in the north.


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When Mommy decides to surprise Cassie with a newly painted bedroom, she is careful to put Marley in the garage before she gets started. But as soon as her back is turned, Marley ventures into the house to "help." By the time he's done, the messy dog is in need of a little help himself!
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Alienware's M18x, Part 1: NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 580M in SLIby Dustin Sklavos on October 3, 2011 11:50 AM EST
Stuffing in the Kitchen Sink
While I will readily admit I fell in love with the Alienware M17x R3 while I was testing it, using the M18x has left me feeling a bit cold. That may seem unusual given that stylistically it's virtually identical to the M17x R3 (much less the rest of the Alienware mobile lineup), but hear me out.
At first glance the M18x is simply a bigger M17x R3, and many of our remarks on that unit apply here. There's an added rubber accent to the lid near the hinge, and the number of exhaust vents on the back has doubled to cope with the increased thermal load of running an overclockable CPU and a pair of 100-watt GPUs. With the increased fan size, the M18x is also thicker than its "little" brother, and Alienware makes use of the extra chassis height by adding an ExpressCard/54 slot (something I wish they'd included with the still meaty M17x R3).
Where things get hairy is when you open the M18x. The screen is still 1080p, but at 18.4" that suddenly seems ever so slightly less impressive than at 17.3". The slight decrease in PPI isn't really a huge issue since getting better than 1080p is still fairly difficult even on desktops, and 1080p at 18.4" on a regular desktop monitor is next to impossible to find. You'll notice the keyboard and media controls above it are also identical to the M17x R3, but unlike the M17x, there's no 3D display option. We're not sold on 3D by any stretch, but 120Hz panels are still a benefit (all else being equal), and with 580M SLI the M18x can viably handle stereoscopic 3D gaming; you'll have to go with an external 3D display for such use.
Having had a chance to play with the M18x and M17x R3 a bit more, though, I do have a fairly major complaint with the design of the chassis. The average user is going to want to rest his wrists on the palmrests above the speakers, but the problem is that the contour there is a hard edge that digs into your wrists a bit. You'll have to adjust your posture and approach when you use the keyboard to prevent these from becoming painful.
My other issue with the keyboard, however, is specific to the M18x, and I can see this being hotly disputed by a couple of users in the comments. For the record I'm not a fan of keyboards that have gaming shortcut keys which line up with the sides of the keyboard proper, like Logitech's G series; I still cling fervently to my Microsoft/Razer Reclusa despite the fact that it's out of production. The reason for this is that when I need to hit the Control key, I just let my hand drift to the bottom left of the keyboard and I'm good. Likewise, with the Escape key, I drift to the top left. In my muscle memory I know the keyboard by both the classical home row, but also by the borders. My point is that when working with the M18x's keyboard, I found myself routinely hitting the gaming shortcut keys when I wanted one of the normal keys because they throw the whole keyboard off-center.
And then there's the sheer size of the M18x. For my personal computing needs I use both a 17.3" Alienware M17x R3 (I confess, I picked one up for myself after the last review) as a mobile workstation and my 11.6" ThinkPad as a netbook/writing system, and the distinction works out beautifully. I can understand the need for big notebooks, yet the M18x seems too big by any measure. I've felt that way about Clevo's X7200 notebooks, but the feeling really gets hammered home when you can look at the M18x and then the M17x R3. The M18x is huge, adding two pounds on top of the already portly M17x R3, and despite the support for dual-GPU configurations and insanely fast extreme edition processors I still feel like the extra mass is beyond the pale.
Of course, many of these are matters of taste and your mileage may vary. You're not going to find configurable gaming shortcut keys on most other gaming laptops, and the keyboard is still light years better than anything you'll get on a Clevo. And say what you will about the lighting, but until you've played with it and decided you were going to be the only BMF walking around with a laptop that glows violet, you can't truly say it's tacky.
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JarredWalton - Monday, October 03, 2011 - linkThere's a reason Crysis 2 didn't make our list of games to benchmark, and it won't be on the updated list at the end of the year either. Reply
yelped - Monday, October 03, 2011 - linkThanks for the quick and honest reply. Reply
Filiprino - Monday, October 03, 2011 - linkTruth be told, apart from brick walls and some other things, I had a hard time finding big differences between DX11 and DX9 versions, but my GTX460 took the hit. Reply
NikolaPublicola - Monday, October 03, 2011 - linkSeriously Sli on a mobile platform is not viable, I feel sorry for people spending this much money, and despite having solid FPS getting a jerky gaming experience.
Anand can you please add Micro stutter benchmarks.
Even a desktop card such as a 6990, struggles with enough memory bandwidth top avoid micro-stutter, I therefore can't see how a mobile solution could be anything but worse, of course I could be wrong which is why I would really like to see a benchmark analysis. Reply
Dustin Sklavos - Tuesday, October 04, 2011 - linkMicro-stutter is next to impossible to actually benchmark; the entire industry struggles with it at pretty much every level. Reply
Evil_Sheep - Tuesday, October 04, 2011 - linkThe reviewer talks about the M18x like there is such a thing as too much power. Well nobody lusts after a 1000hp V12 Ferrari because they actually need to get 0-60 in 3.2s. Practicality and sensibility are thrown out the window in the market's stratosphere: that is, frankly, the main draw. Reply
slacr - Tuesday, October 04, 2011 - linkThe first page mentioned it would rival many a desktop, yet the closest thing to a desktop found in the benchmarks is the desktop CPU in the Clevo. How does it stack up to an i7-2600k with say a 6950 or 560Ti? Reply
JarredWalton - Tuesday, October 04, 2011 - linkYou'll have to compile the scores yourself if you want to see a chart, but we use the same benchmarks for desktops as on laptops (only at 1080p standardized). Here's the latest system review, with some very high-end systems, but there are also some lower spec GPU configs:
It generally places just below the SLI GTX 470 setup Dustin tested, and slightly lower than the SLI GTX 560 Ti config as well. A few games score lower than expected, but the M18x is faster than most single GPU desktops -- at least until you add the GTX 580. Reply
Bolas - Thursday, October 06, 2011 - linkWhen can we see the continuation of this article, part 2?
I would love to read about the Radeon 6990m Crossfire performance. Reply
Blibbax - Friday, October 07, 2011 - linkA lot of people are talking about CPU and GPU overclocking as one of the benefits of this laptop. Is the power supply and cooling system up to the challenge? Reply


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Nexon America adds a pet system and also new magic skills to the fantasy life in the latest updates. This isn't brand new, but the press release Nexon America sent us is. So it's worthy to be posted!
You can now chose between having a dog, two different cats, a fox and also a wolf. Pretty neat, if I were to chose I would love to have a fox. Wolf comes second and cat third. What can I say, I love cat-like pets, then again a Fox is a mix.
Pet cards can be purchased through the Nexon Cash Shop and you can name your pet. Pets are faster then humans and they attack swifter as well. They also level up and have their own skills. Cats have magic, while a wolf is more melee-based. There's even further benefits such as expanded inventory.
Along with this, there's more additions planned for Mabinogi which include a brand new dungeon, boss monster and the chance for players to get their hands on a high level magic spell, the Thunder spell.
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10 indicted in pot grows on public lands
September 3, 2010
A federal grand jury has indicted 10 defendants for operating large marijuana grows on public land in three different counties, said U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner.
The four cases, which are unrelated, are the most recent indictments during the 2010 harvest season involving armed growers using public lands. The U.S. Attorney's office has charged approximately 80 persons this year with marijuana cultivation offenses.
In one of the cases, four armed men were charged with growing marijuana near Cache Creek in Yolo County.
Leodegario Gomez Juarez, 26, Jose Ivan Solorio, 24, Rodolfo Ochoa Aburto, 30, and Albaro Ochoa Aburto, 28, all Mexican nationals, were charged with cultivating and conspiring to cultivate marijuana on public land in Yolo County in July and August.
According to a complaint filed in the case, at dawn on Aug. 9 law enforcement agents raided a complex of marijuana gardens on Bureau of Land Management lands south of Cache Creek. In the garden they allegedly found more than 3,000 marijuana plants, each approximately 5 feet tall. A common system of non-BLM trails connected the gardens, and a common irrigation system connected many of the areas.
Agents found a tent near the trail and on a nearby tree a bandolier containing ammunition, according to the filed complaint. Agents cut open the tent and allegedly found Solorio, Rodolfo Aburto, and Juarez with four loaded firearms. Albaro Ochoa Aburto was in a different part of the garden and was apprehended when he attempted to flee. In a tent nearby, officers found a loaded shotgun.
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– Maximiano Gonzalez Almanzar, 58, was charged with cultivating marijuana plants in the Lassen National Forest at a grow where more than 21,000 marijuana plants were eradicated, and 1,000 pounds of processed marijuana were seized.
– Francisco Arellano-Rodriguez, 27, of San Jose, was charged with cultivating marijuana in the Plumas National Forest in a plantation where law enforcement officers eradicated more than 5,000 marijuana plants at this location.
– Leonel Favela, 24, Justino Santos, 18, Benito Santos, 25, and Julian Gutierrez, 24, all Mexican nationals, were charged with marijuana cultivation on land administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in the Rumsey Canyon area of Yolo County.
According to court documents, agents identified the grow and conducted an operation to eradicate the marijuana plants. Agents seized the grow July 27, and arrested the four defendants, who allegedly were found fleeing a central campsite surrounded by approximately 7,674 marijuana plants. After securing the area, agents found 29 pounds of processed marijuana, and approximately 60 pounds of marijuana hanging from ropes to dry.
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Permohonan Kursus Perguruan KPLSPM 2012
Permohonan Kursus Perguruan KPLSPM 2012
First of all congratulation to all the SPM 2011 candidates who scored well in the exam. Thumb up to you guys some more who willing to become an educator as career.
There are various field that you can participate, and thus the requirement for each field is actually slightly different. For example your English scored A in SPM, but you are advised not to apply for a math teacher position with your Math D in SPM.
Before I go forward, let's see whether you meet the requirement or not for this Permohonan Kursus Perguruan KPLSPM 2012 or not.
Basic Eligibility Requirements :
- Citizens of Malaysia
- Not more than 20 years on June 30 2012 that's born on or after June 30, 1992
- Candidates must be physically and mentally healthy
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Scientists ready the X-37B unmanned orbital vehicle. The U.S. Air Force is using the space plane for unknown purposes.
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The X-37B sat in a silo earlier today.
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As evening set, the super-high tech craft launched in about as stealthy fashion is possible when using an Atlas V rocket.
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Is the X-37B the future of space flight? Maybe, but the Air Force sure isn't saying
The X-37B's curious tale began in 1999 when NASA contracted Boeing's Phantom Works (Calif.) division to build an
space airplane. The project was transferred to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in September, 2004. The NASA X-37A was redesigned in 2006 by a secret U.S. Air Force research unit, completing the current design, dubbed the
X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV)
The craft was recently completed and has a 4.5 meter wingspan with a length of 8.9 meters. It comes equipped with kerosene and hydrogen peroxide fuel tanks, an experimental bay, a large navigation "brain", and likely other more secret components.
Thursday night the OTV hurled into space in what appeared to be a
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from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The X-37B OTV was carried on an Atlas V rocket, a relatively inexpensive rocket that has an extremely reliable track record.
What's it doing in space? Your guess is as good as anyone else's. And guesses tend to range from "deploying spy satellites" to "maintaining spy satellites".
Speaking to reporters, Gary Payton, Air Force deputy under secretary for space systems, confessed that there was indeed a secretive launch. He comments, "Well, you can't hide a space launch, so at some point extra security doesn't do you any good."
The OTV will remain in orbit for nine months and then will make a landing at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. So is it doing something with spy satellites? Payton would only guardedly remark, "On this flight the main thing we want to emphasize is the vehicle itself, not really, what's going on in the on-orbit phase because the vehicle itself is the piece of news here."
Payton didn't exact make any bold predictions of success either. He comments, "In all honesty, we don't know when it's coming back for sure. It depends on the progress we make with the on-orbit experiments and the on-orbit demonstrations."
The X-37B project is the culmination of undisclosed hundreds millions in defense spending. Will all that investment be worth it? Only a select handful of Air Force and government officials will be privy to the knowledge to make that assessment.
If there's one thing that's one clear about the X-37B project, it's that it aims to take a different approach to space exploration and utilization. And it makes it clear that the U.S. isn't ready to
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