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Major Highlights for the Week
Wednesday July 1, 1863
At daybreak, Confederates of Lieutenant General Ambrose Powell Hill's corps moved forward along the Chambersburg Pike searching for Union forces near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. About four miles west of the town, Confederates collided with Brigadier General John Buford's Federal cavalry pickets. By 8 a.m., two Confederate brigades deployed across the Chambersburg Pike, at first opposed by Buford's dismounted cavalry, and then by Major General John F. Reynold's First Corps troops, who engaged them along Willoughby Run, McPherson's Ridge, Herr Ridge and at an Unfinished Railroad Cut. At the Railroad Cut, a demi-brigade led by Colonel Edward Fowler of the 14th Brooklyn N.Y.S.M., led his regiment and the 95th New York to rescue other regiments from the brigade and an artillery battery that was cut off from the main force. They received assistance from the 6th Wisconsin Infantry who received the surrenders of approximately 300 Confederates.
Reynolds was shot and killed by an accidental discharge while on McPherson's Ridge.
By the afternoon, two divisions of Major General Oliver O. Howard's Eleventh Corps moved through town and attempted to repulse Confederates on Oak Ridge, to the north and west of the town. Howard's troops were unable to hold the position and were swept through town to Cemetery Hill and Cemetery Ridge. Because of this, the First Corps was forced to retreat so they would not be outflanked.
Federal reinforcements arrived overnight allowing the Federal line to stretch from Spangler's Spring and Culp's Hill to the north, along Cemetery Ridge to Little Round Top on the south. The Confederate line stretched from the town south along Seminary Ridge to face the Union army.
Confederate General Robert E. Lee set up his headquarters for the Army of Northern Virginia in the morning, while Federal Major General George G. Meade arrived from Taneytown to set up the Army of the Potomac's headquarters shortly after midnight.
Thursday July 2, 1863
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG – Day 2
It was a long day of struggle, death, and then years of controversy. Confederate General Robert E. Lee ordered Lieutenant General James Longstreet's corps to attack the Federal left while Lieutenant General Richard Ewell's corps was to drive on the Cemetery and Culp's Hills, but there were delays. Longstreet opposed the plan and the Confederate troops were reshuffled.
For the Federals, Major General Daniel E. Sickles, commanding the Third Corps, believed that the Confederate line threatened his flank, so he moved forward without permission to the Peach Orchard, Devil's Den and along the Emmitsburg Road, forming an exposed salient. Major General Gouverneur K. Warren, the chief engineer for the Army of the Potomac, found the rocky crest of Little Round Top unoccupied by Federals and gathered brigades to defend it. After a bitter, heavy fight that involved a bayonet charge by the 20th Maine Infantry Regiment, the Federals were able to secure the heights.
Late that afternoon, Longstreet's entire line went into action against Sickles's exposed corps at the Wheatfield and Peach Orchard. Second Corps commander, Major General Winfield Scott Hancock, ordered Colonel William Colvill to send his 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment into a charge against Confederates led by Brigadier General Cadmus Wilcox. The charge was successful, though at great cost to the regiment, and succeeded in buying valuable time for the Federal's to shore up their lines.
During the late evening hours, a Confederate attack by major General Edward Johnson's division gained and held some of the lower works on Culp's Hill, but were unable to gain the Hill due to the strength of the Federal Twelfth Corps with assistance from some First Corps regiments, including the 14th Brooklyn N.Y.S.M.
Friday July 3, 1863
In a little white cottage on Cemetery Ridge, Major General George G. Meade met with his corps commanders shortly after midnight to discuss the future of the army. It was decided to stay at Gettysburg and await the Confederate attack. Meade ordered more fortifications built on Cemetery Ridge and brought troops there from Culp's Hill and elsewhere. Guns were moved up. There was a dawn artillery duel at Spangler's Spring heavily and often, and eventually the Southerners retreated.
About 1 p.m., a thunderous artillery duel opened. Confederates began, answered by eighty Federal guns. For two hours the shelling continued. Believing the Union line to be weakening, the Confederates prepared to attack. Approximately 15,000 Confederates moved through the artillery and musketry fire across one mile of open fields and the Emmitsburg Road. When they reached the reinforced Federal lines near a Copse of Trees, units were broken and battle flags fell with the men. The Confederates retreated across the trampled fields to a sorrowing commander. The Battle of Gettysburg was now over.
The casualty figures were astounding. During the three-day battle, the Federals engaged approximately 85,000 men and sustained 3,155 killed; 14,529 wounded and 5,365 missing for a combined loss of 23,049. The Confederate strength was around 65,000 with 2,592 killed; 12,709 wounded and 5,150 missing for a total of 20,451.
Saturday July 4, 1863
On this Independence Day, Vicksburg, Mississippi was formally surrendered to Federal Major General Ulysses Grant, ending nearly two full months of a siege. About 29,000 Southern soldiers laid down their arms and marched out of the sorely tried city. A quiet Union army observed their departure Grant himself entered Vicksburg and watched the Stars and Stripes replace the Confederate flag on the courthouse. Naval vessels on the Mississippi River shrilled their whistles in celebration.
From Seminary Ridge in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, a long wagon train of wounded and supplies began to head towards the Potomac River and back to Virginia in late afternoon. This was followed by Confederate infantry and artillery, pelted by the heavy rains that hit the area after the great battle. Federal Major General George G. Meade took this occasion to rest his weary Army of the Potomac, despite urging from Washington that he should lead his army in pursuit of the retreating Confederates.
Sunday July 5, 1863
The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia moved towards Hagerstown, Maryland in retreat from the Gettysburg Campaign, while Lee's wagon trains went by way of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Federal Major General George G. Meade's force again did not follow, although there was skirmishing by cavalry at Smithsburg, Maryland; Green Oak, Mercersburg, Fairfield, Greencastle, Cunningham's Crossroads and the Caledonia Iron Works, Pennsylvania.
In Mississippi, following the surrender of Vicksburg, there were engagements at Birdsong Ferry and Bolton as Federal troops under Major General William T. Sherman once more turned toward the capital at Jackson and Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston's army.
Monday July 6, 1863
Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army continued to withdraw following the Gettysburg Campaign. Light fighting occurred at Boonsborough, Hagerstown and Williamsport, Maryland. There was still no major Federal pursuit in sight.
In Mississippi, Major General William T. Sherman, with a sizeable portion of Major General Ulysses Grant's army, continued on towards Jackson to seek out General Joseph E. Johnston's elusive Confederates. Fighting at Jones's and Messinger's ferries marked the day's campaigning.
At Huntington, Indiana, the Knights of the Golden Circle, a Copperhead group, forced their way into the depot and seized guns and ammunition.
Tuesday July 7, 1863
Confederate General Braxton Bragg's Army of the Tennessee was now encamped around Chattanooga, Tennessee, after losing most of the state of Federal Major General William S. Rosecrans's Army of the Cumberland.
Federal forces reoccupied Maryland Heights on the north bank of the Potomac River at Harper's Ferry. Skirmishing broke out at Downsville and Funkstown, Maryland, as well as at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. It was all part of the aftermath of the Gettysburg Campaign.
In Mississippi, skirmishing increased with fighting at Queen's Hill and near Baker's Creek, as well as farther north of the Vicksburg area at Ripley and Iuka.
Where Minnesota Regiments were the week of July 1-7, 1863
1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry – Participated in the Battle of Gettysburg.
2nd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry – Participated in Rosecrans Tullahoma Campaign in Middle Tennessee until July 7, 1863.
3rd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry – Participated in Siege of Vicksburg until July 4, 1863.
4th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry – Participated in Siege of Vicksburg until July 4, 1863.
5th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry – Participated in the Siege of Vicksburg until July 4, 1863.
6th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry – Participated in Brigadier General Henry H. Sibley's expedition in Dakota Territory until September 12, 1863.
7th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry – Participated in Brigadier General Henry H. Sibley's expedition in Dakota Territory until September 12, 1863.
8th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry – Marched to Fort Ridgely for duty until June 5, 1864.
9th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry – Participated in Brigadier General Henry H. Sibley's expedition in Dakota Territory until September 12, 1863.
10th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry – Participated in Brigadier General Henry H. Sibley's expedition in Dakota Territory until September 12, 1863.
1st Regiment Minnesota Cavalry "Mounted Rangers" – Participated in Brigadier General Henry H. Sibley's expedition in Dakota Territory until September 12, 1863.
Brackett's Battalion of Minnesota Cavalry – Participated in Rosecrans Tullahoma Campaign in Middle Tennessee until July 7, 1863.
1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery – On duty during siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, until July 4, 1863.
2nd Independent Battery, Minnesota Light Artillery – Participated in Rosecrans Tullahoma Campaign in Middle Tennessee until July 7, 1863.
3rd Battery, Minnesota Light Artillery – Participated in Brigadier General Henry H. Sibley's expedition in Dakota Territory until September 12, 1863.
2nd United States Sharpshooters, Company A – Participated in the Battle of Gettysburg.


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College Football Preseason Top 25: Every Coach Should Follow Lane Kiffin's LeadAugust 13, 2012
If you're a college football fan then you have kept up with the Lane Kiffin-USC-coaches' poll drama. The head coach, when interviewed, said that he would not vote for USC to be the top team; it would later be revealed that he did vote for USC at No. 1. The ensuing fallout included him talking about how the question was phrased, as USA Today reported:
"We have less players than everybody else," Kiffin said. "So looking at it from the outside, I wouldn't (vote USC No. 1). Did I? Yeah, I did. That's not based off of 75 vs. 85. That's based off of (USC players) Matt Barkley, T.J. McDonald and Robert Woods and Marqise Lee. When everybody has the same record, I can't go into a meeting with our players and have them say, 'You put that team and that team ahead of us.' That's why I did that."
Folks will hate on the Laner, as they are want to do. He's an easy target for a gang of people who already dislike him. However, he makes a good point—if you don't think your team is the best, why should your players?
Thanks to the Kiffin controversy, the University of Southern California stepped up to defend their coach. The fact that his confidential vote was released caused a stir, and the university made sure to point that out, as Inside SoCal details:
"The fact that the leadership of the American Football Coaches Association, which tasks USA TODAY to administer its poll, joined with the poll administrators from USA TODAY to decide to breach that confidentiality by providing to a reporter a coach's vote in its preseason poll is disappointing and attacks the integrity of the poll. Further, that the reporter who was given this information represents the very organization that conducts the poll is a conflict of journalistic interest.''
Well now. We've got a "conflict of journalistic interest" on our hands now. Interestingly enough, prior to the revelation of Kiffin's vote, everything was good. Now that their coach has been embarrassed, the poll itself should not be operating as it is.
In response to the entire ordeal, Lane Kiffin gave up his voting duties, or rights if you choose to call them that. ESPN reports that Kiffin relinquished his duties over the weekend.
Honestly, more coaches should be following in Kiffin's footsteps. Certainly, he and USC arrived at the decision after a somewhat embarrassing ordeal. However, if you get the right answer, even by accident, it still counts.
The coaches' poll is a joke. Very few media members or fans are watching all of the games on a week-to-week basis. Media members and fans have infinitely more time than the coaches who vote in the coaches' poll. There are not enough hours in a day, and if there were more hours, those coaches would spend them on finding a way to beat their next week's opponent, not watching random teams that they will never play.
Throw in the fact that the poll itself is inherently biased, as CBS Sports points out more than once, and you've got a perfect storm for shutting it down. That is, unless you're USA Today. The coaches poll is a big deal for the national paper. It still counts in the BCS formula.
Since the poll isn't going to take care of itself, the coaches should do what's right. Dump their votes. Opt out of the madness. We already know it is the national SID poll—end this charade of coaches being informed and voting.
Coaches, give up your vote. It's the right thing to do.

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Dec. 24, 2016 had been feeling bad for only a couple days. Some rectal pain (that I thought was a hemorrhoid) and a side ache, just feeling blah and pale. Went to a local urgent care center where they did a blood test, chest and abdominal x-rays, and rectal exam. No hemorrhoids found, blood results were normal, x-rays normal except for "a lot of stool." In short, constipation, which has been a recurring issue for me over 20 some years. Put me on laxatives, and once everything got moved out I felt MUCH better, almost back to 100%. They told me to follow up with my GP later.
* Prior to this, I had felt the mild rectal discomfort and side pain for a couple weeks perhaps.
Jan. 2, 2017, followed up with my regular GP. They said I had a LOT of abdominal gas and a very active gut. No blood in stools and they were regular sized. He said with my history of occasional constipation and they way this condition came on he did not believe it to be cancer. He put me on mag citrate pills and probiotics to help get my gut back in gear.
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On the med school front: BUSM news
Jay Coffman, a clinical specialist in peripheral vascular disease, was recognized for his contributions to the medical profession with the establishment of the Jay and Louise Coffman Professorship in Vascular Medicine.
Coffman is a recognized expert in patient-oriented research into the effects of drugs on vascular disease and has published extensively on Raynaud's disease. He has served Boston University Medical Center for nearly 50 years as a member of its house staff, chief medical resident, head of the section of vascular medicine, and associate chief of the department of medicine. His laboratory has been funded continuously by the National Institutes of Health for more than 30 years.
"The establishment of the Jay and Louise Coffman Professorship in Vascular Medicine sends a very positive message both near and far," says BUSM Dean Aram Chobanian, provost of the BU Medical Campus. "Jay's many years of valuable contributions as a physician and scientist will have lasting significance to the School of Medicine and its research in vascular disease."
Richard Cohen, BUSM professor of medicine, physiology, and pharmacology and experimental therapeutics and head of the vascular biology unit of the department of medicine, has been named the first incumbent of the Jay and Louise Coffman Professorship in Vascular Medicine.
Cohen, a former clinician scientist and established investigator of the American Heart Association, is known for his research on the role of the endothelium in vascular function and the influence upon its function of disease, most notably diabetes. Recently, Cohen's laboratory has investigated the regulation of calcium levels and ion channels and transporters in vascular smooth muscle by the vasodilator nitric oxide, and the interference in the normal actions of nitric oxide in diseased blood vessels by oxygen-derived free radicals.
Mark S. Klempner was recently appointed assistant provost for research at the BU Medical Campus, vice chair for research in the department of medicine at Boston Medical Center, and the Conrad Wesselhoeft Professor of Medicine at BUSM. Klempner will be responsible for developing collaborative research themes and programs across the Medical Campus and closer scientific program relationships with BU's Charles River Campus.
Klempner is an internationally recognized authority on infectious diseases whose research focus is on Lyme disease and on new high-technology methods to identify microorganisms found during space travel. He is the author of more than 250 articles and has received numerous national and international awards for his research. Klempner maintains a clinical practice in both general internal medicine and infectious diseases.
Chemical education discussed at BU
Ten members of the Jungchemikerforum (Young Chemists Group) of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (German Chemical Society) and accompanying faculty mentors visited BU for an International Chemical Education Program from April 27 through May 4. The purpose of the visit was to encourage scientific and personal contacts between young chemists in New England and Germany. The German chemists participated in several events at BU, which were organized by Morton Hoffman, a CAS professor of chemistry and chair-elect of the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society (NESACS), and Amy Tapper (GRS'02), a doctoral student in chemistry and chair of the Younger Chemists Committee of the NESACS.
WBUR wins top national honors for news
The Radio and Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) recently awarded WBUR-FM Boston six of seven Edward R. Murrow Awards for outstanding achievement in electronic journalism in large markets in New England.
The Murrow Awards were presented to WBUR in the following categories: continuing coverage ("Big Dig"), feature reporting ("Boswell Sisters"), news series ("Marshall School Series"), sports reporting ("Quiet May"), investigative reporting ("MCI Shirley Prison"), and Web site (www.wbur.org). WBUR also captured four regional awards from the Associated Press: enterprise ("The Marshall School Series"), short-form newscast ("Morning Edition"), use of sound ("Chinese New Year"), and news/talk ("Big Dig").
WBUR reporter Jason Beaubien's series on the Marshall School won a total of four awards, including two national honors.
Chelsea High School student awarded in Science Fair
Almir Velagic, a student at Chelsea High School, won third place in the Massachusetts Region IV Science Fair. Velagic's was one of nine projects entered from Chelsea High School and one of two to place in the top 10 out of 200 projects exhibited. He advances to this month's Massachusetts State Science Fair and was chosen as an alternate from Region IV to represent Massachusetts in the International Science and Engineering Fair in San Jose, Calif. Velagic was awarded a four-year, full-tuition merit scholarship to BU, which is reserved for the strongest applicants from Chelsea High School.
Velagic began work in September 2000 on his project, entitled The Magical World of Fiber Optics: Optimization of Optical Fiber Tip Size and Angle for Coupling Light. He carried out his research under the guidance of graduate student Jen Dobson (ENG'04) in the BU Photonics Center laboratory of Bennett Goldberg, CAS professor of physics, and M. Selim Unlu, ENG professor of electrical and computer engineering.
Farid Hussaini from Chelsea High School received the 10th-place award for his project on the mixing behaviors of granular objects. Hussaini has also been accepted to BU.
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The Women's United Soccer Association's Boston Breakers kicked off the season with a matchup with the Atlanta Beat at BU's Nickerson field on May 5. The Breakers lost 1-0 before a home field crowd of 11,714.
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SFA Alum Stewart Lane and Bonnie Comley get their day
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino proclaimed April 20 Stewart Lane and Bonnie Comley Day in appreciation of their support of Boston's budding actors. Lane (SFA'73), a New York City producer, playwright, and director, and his wife, actress Bonnie Comley, recently made a $100,000 endowment gift to the School for the Arts to permanently name and support BU's Senior Actors Showcase in New York City. This is the first endowment the School for the Arts has received for the 20-year-old showcase, which is comprised of monologues, scenes, and songs designed to feature the commercial potential of students in the School for the Arts theatre arts division. Showcase venues were added in Boston in 1998 and in Los Angeles in 1999.
For most students in the theatre arts division, the Senior Actors Showcase is their first chance to perform before professionals in the entertainment industry. The showcase fills a crucial gap between the conservatory-style educational environment at SFA and the professional entertainment industry.
"It is imperative for anyone who wants to have a career on stage to have access to New York," says Lane. "I am very happy to fund this showcase. It is so important for seniors to become known to casting directors, theatrical agents, and producers in America's theatrical hub."
Lane has been involved in all aspects of the theater for almost 30 years. If It Was Easy, a show he cowrote, directed, and produced, debuted in July 2000 at the 7 Stages Theatre in Atlanta and was nominated for the American Theatre Critics Association Best New Play Award. Lane has won two Tony Awards and produced several off-Broadway shows. Comley has appeared in a number of theater productions, recently starring in If It Was Easy.
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Winners of the 2001 Lawrence G. Blackmon Student Book Collecting Contest were announced on May 2 at the annual meeting of the Friends of the Libraries of Boston University. First prize of $500 went to Nick Montfort (GRS'02) for a new media collection, second prize of $400 to Sharon Hussong (LAW'02) for a collection of works by and about Sylvia Plath, third prize of $250 to Cecily Dyer (CAS'03) for a collection of Cummington Press books, and fourth prize of $100 to Sean Morris (CAS'01) for a collection of books by and about Immanuel Kant. The emerging collectors prize of $200 was awarded to Carolyn Leahy (CAS'02) for a collection on medieval and modern Catholic women's spirituality, and an essay prize of $200 was won by Nick Montfort for his essay entitled Searching the Web's Past: The Importance of Early Online Records for New Media History.
Since 1967, the Friends of the Libraries has sponsored a book collecting contest open to all BU students in the undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools. It was devised to stimulate students "to pursue the gratifying and exhilarating experience of creating a collection of books" and has been endowed by Lawrence G. Blackmon, a bibliophile and private collector, who is president and CEO of Microdot, Inc. Blackmon avidly collects rare books, specializing in 18th-century literature.
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FOXBORO -- It's the rarely-talked-about secret of sports. Yes, history is made with heroic performances. But it's also made with never-to-be-forgotten gaffes.
The New England Patriots' dynasty is alive today because of one those gaffes.
The Pats are headed to their fifth Super Bowl in 11 years, and their seventh overall, because Baltimore kicker Billy Cundiff shanked a 32-yard field-goal attempt with 15 seconds to play. The kick would have tied the score and sent the AFC Championship Game into overtime; instead, it sends the Patriots to Indianapolis in two weeks to face the New York Giants in a rematch of Super Bowl 42.
And how close did the Pats come to not going to Indianapolis at all? Pretty close.
"I sucked pretty bad today," quarterback Tom Brady told the Gillette Stadium crowd during the postgame awards ceremony, "but our defense saved us."
Brady's right. He and the offense left lots of points on the field, settling for three field goals on drives that reached the Baltimore 11-, 17- and 6-yard lines. They had a chance to put the game away not once, but twice in the fourth quarter, and failed both times:
-- On the first, after a Brandon Spikes interception gave them possession on their own 46 with 7:22 left and a chance to run down the clock, Brady inexplicably went for a touchdown on the very next play. His heave in the general direction of Matthew Slater was tipped by Bernard Pollard to teammate Jimmy Smith, who made a tumbling catch in the end zone and then got up and returned it 39 yards to the Baltimore 38.
-- On the second, they failed to convert a third-and-four from their own 39 with 1:53 to play, forcing a punt and giving Baltimore the ball for a drive that nearly -- nearly -- won the game. In fact, it would have won the game had Ravens receiver Lee Evans not had a potential game-winning touchdown pass go through his hands in the corner of the end zone with 22 seconds left (thanks in no small part to Sterling Moore, who slapped it out when Evans touched the ball).
And yet they survived. Thanks not to what they did, but to what Cundiff failed to do.
"You got to make plays under pressure in this league," said coach Bill Belichick, who's now been the beneficiary of a missed kick -- remember the Bills' Scott Norwood against the Giants, when Belichick was New York's defensive coordinator, in the 1990 Super Bowl? -- twice in his career. "It's not the first time it's happened."
It was a strange way for such an emotional, evenly-played game to be decided. But the Pats will take it.
"Obviously, it was a draining game," said Belichick, "but great to come out on top like we did. All the credit's got to go the players. They went out there and played their hearts out, and sometimes good things happen when you do that . . .
"That's what I like about this team. They're tough, they're competitive. They don't get down on themselves."
There was lots to get down about, especially early on.In the bizarro world first quarter, Brady had a much-deserved 35.8 passer rating -- 7-for-12 for 57 yards with an interception, and a raft of poorly thrown balls (including a missed touchdown when he airmailed a delivery to a wide-open Rob Gronkowski at the Ravens' 5) -- but his defense held Baltimore to minus-14 yards on its first three possessions, enabling New England to escape with a 3-0 lead.
Stephen Gostkowski accounted for the points with a 29-yard field goal.
But the interception -- an acrobatic, tumbling snare by Ladarius Webb at the Ravens' 30 on a pass intended for Julian Edelman -- led to Baltimore's first score, a 20-yard field goal by Cundiff that tied the game at 3-3 early in the second quarter.
With the passing game stuttering, Brady and the Pats turned to the run. BenJarvus Green-Ellis, who carried only twice (for 11 yards) in the first quarter, gained 13 yards up the middle on the first play of the Pats' next drive, and never stopped. He wound up running the ball on 5 of the drives's 10 plays, for 35 yards, and put New England in front, 10-3, on a seven-yard dash off right guard.
The Ravens, however, answered right back as Flacco -- 11-for-16 for 162 yards in the first half (and who would have had better numbers had he been able to take advantage of the numerous times he had receivers open behind the hapless New England secondary) -- got his team deep into Patriot territory with passes of 20 yards to Evans and 37 yards to Anquan Boldin. He eventually capped the drive with a six-yard touchdown pass to Dennis Pitta, tying the game at 10-10.
Gostkowski put the Pats back in front, 13-10, with a 35-yard field goal late in the second quarter, and added a 24-yarder on the first drive of the third quarter to make it 16-10.
But the field goals were a symptom of a problem the New England offense hadn't had all year: Failing to convert opportunities in the red zone. The first Gostkowski field goal came after the Pats stalled at the Ravens 11, the second when the Pats stopped at the Ravens 17, and the third -- most maddeningly -- after they had reached the Ravens 6.
And Baltimore took advantage of the points New England left on the field. The Ravens went 78 yards in 11 plays for the go-ahead TD, exploiting a season-long New England defensive weakness -- inability to get off the field on third down -- along the way. Flacco completed a 13-yard pass to Evans on a third-and-11, an eight-yard pass to Pitta on a third-and-six, and a 29-yard touchdown pass to Torrey Smith, who broke a tackle by Moore short of the first-down marker and raced home down the right sideline, with 3:38 left in the third quarter.
The Ravens had a chance to build on their 17-16 lead when Danny Woodhead fumbled the ensuing kickoff and Emanuel Cook recovered on the New England 28. The Ravens eventually reached the 9-yard line, but this time the defense made a big third-down play -- an 12-yard sack of Flacco by James Ihedigbo -- and forced Baltimore to settle for a 39-yard field goal by Cundiff and a 20-16 advantage.
"Our defense really made some huge plays today, very important plays," said Brady.
Then it was time for the Patriots offense to morph back into the Patriots offense.
It started with a 23-yard Brady-to-Gronkowski pass that threw panic into the heart of Patriots Nation when Gronkowski appeared to suffer a serious ankle injury at the end of the play. He was limping heavily as he was helped off the field and into the clubhouse, but he would return before the end of the drive.
From there, the Pats marched downfield until they had a second-and-goal from the 1. Brady appeared to run it in for the go-ahead score; the replay, however, showed his knee was down before he reached the end zone. Green-Ellis was stuffed on third down, leaving it up to Brady again. He leaped over the line and into the end zone for the go-ahead TD with 11:33 left, making it 23-20 New England.
It was the end of the scoring. But not the end of the excitement.
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Massive 'dog Cummins wants to bet on himself, doesn't have money to do it
LAS VEGAS — Within a week, the MMA world learned the story of Patrick Cummins, a former training partner of Daniel Cormier's who used the vast power of social media to campaign his way into a fight with the world-ranked opponent. They also learned of the coffee shop job which he lost in the course of accepting a Dana White phone call on company time. If you can look past that whole two-time former All-American wrestler thing, he is in many ways an ultimate underdog story, a down-on-his-luck, should-be-contender who gets an unexpected chance.
And when we say down on his luck, we mean it. During media interviews, Cummins was asked about the huge odds stacked against him. He opened at +575, and incredibly, he's been bet up to around +800.
In other words, no one is taking a long shot on the long shot. Not even himself. But in his case, he has a valid reason. Given the opportunity to pocket some extra cash as an underdog, FOX Sports asked Cummins if he planned to visit the Mandalay Bay sports book in hopes of multiplying his winnings.
"I would love to. I just don't have any money," he said with a laugh. "I'm an underdog kind of guy. That's my background. I come into everything as the underdog, and I'm always surprising people, so I'm looking forward to it. I feel comfortable there."
Things have been apparently extremely rough financially for Cummins, who said he had to sell his car recently to make ends meet. And despite his employer firing him, he said he held no ill will for them and recently heard from them regarding all the attention surrounding his tale.
I'm an underdog kind of guy. That's my background. I come into everything as the underdog, and I'm always surprising people, so I'm looking forward to it.
- Patrick Cummins
"They've been great," he said. "I told them there's no hard feelings. That's kind of the way it goes. And I also thanked them for the opportunity to work for them. Because without them, who knows what I'd be doing right now. I was about as broke as you could get. So, no hard feelings."
The UFC generally doesn't guarantee any fights on a contract, but in cases where newcomers step up to compete on short notice, a loss in their first fight is usually not counted against them. Cummins, who signed a multi-fight deal, insists that he's "here to stay."
The former Penn State wrestler only picked up MMA about four years ago, though he'd tinkered around with various elements of the sport after training with old wrestling buddies who'd already transitioned into fighting. The whole thing came rather easily to him, he said, until finally he reached a point where he realized he needed to chase it.
The media part has seemed to come pretty easy to him, too. Cummins showed no traces of nervousness or unease, and seemed to enjoy the limelight and the attention paid to him by both media and fans. He stopped to sign autographs and take photos both before and after his interview, and during an open workout, playfully asked the fans what he should be doing.
Part of his ease in the moment is because he says the environment does not seem so foreign to him, having competed at high levels and in front of major crowds. Part of it is because he has always seen this day coming, even if he could barely afford to make it here.


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While it's apparent there's a drug addiction and drug abuse problem in Southeastern Ohio, U.S. Congressman Steve Stivers (R-15th District) is trying to help remedy the problem and held an Opiate Roundtable meeting Tuesday morning in Lancaster.
Public officials, law enforcement, and other state, county and city officials from throughout Southeastern Ohio gathered to discuss the issues and concerns of the rampant epidemic plaguing communities on a day-to-day basis.
"This is an epidemic that's not going away and we realize there is a need to combat the problems before they get worse," Stivers said. "I'm hoping through the roundtable sessions we can come to some sort of understanding of the problems and decide on the best method of deterring it before it gets worse."
"We are losing a generation," stated Hocking County Sheriff Chief Deputy Dave Valkinburg. "We are losing the next generation of taxpayers, employees and productive citizens -- all due to drug addiction."
While everyone agreed with Valkinburg, Fairfield County Prosecutor Gregg Marx stated that one of the issues is severe under funding of law enforcement throughout the state.
"There's not enough law enforcement officers to enforce the laws," Marx said. "We also need stronger sentencing for convicted drug addicts."
Throughout the two-hour session, Stivers interacted with those in attendance in hopes of gaining more knowledge about how to combat the ever-growing problems faced daily by law enforcement, prosecutors and judges.
"Out of the people I see in my court every day, there are at least 80 percent who have opiates in their system," stated Hocking County Municipal Court Judge Fred Moses.
"We are in desperate need of a jail, but need funding in order to build it," he continued. "We don't have but five bed spaces for women in our jail in Nelsonville, so I have to turn people back out onto the streets. This is something I live with every day."
Moses told the panel of 30 attendees, "There's not a public restroom in Hocking County that someone hasn't died of an overdose in or shot up in. We don't have the funding we need to support the programs to help these people or available space to send them to jail."
"Just last week a young lady that I was going to put on the Vivitrol program shot up in a bathroom on Georgesville Road and died," Moses continued. "We just received a grant from the 317 Board that will be used for the Vivitrol program and she was the next one we were going to put in the program."
"This is stuff I live with daily," he said. "It's sad."
Deputy director of the Ohio High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program, John Postewaite, concurred that there is a dire need for more funding to be funneled throughout Southeastern Ohio.
"Drugs are coming down either 23 or 33 into our communities," Postewaite noted. "Addicts can now buy heroin for $7 a balloon because it's being brought into our communities in vast amounts, making it an easy market."
Fairfield County Sheriff Dave Phalen spoke to the panel regarding how most crimes of theft are drug-related. "Most addicts steal to support their drug-addiction habits," he said.
"And locking up everybody doesn't work, it only adds to the issue," Moses said.
"You can't tell a county with no money and no jail, "Here they are they're yours, deal with them,'" Phalen noted.
One member of the panel suggested cutting off the demand and supply and finding a treatment program for those who have addiction problems. However, without funding and the means of hiring more law enforcement officers, this is not possible.
Postewaite also questioned the legality of medical marijuana, "What is medical marijuana? It's just marijuana. There's nothing medical about it."
After bouncing ideas back and forth, Stivers determined there are several areas of concern that need to be addressed, including:
* Internet cooperation with Canada and Mexico, as this is a major source of the drug supply coming into Ohio.
* Internet pharmacy suppliers -- it was determined a lot of addicts purchase illegal drugs online.
* Advertising pharmaceuticals on television, radio, Internet, and other media outlets -- advertising of these products could lead to addiction.
* Treatment programs -- there is a dire need for funding for more treatment programs in the state.
* Funding for special unit law enforcement agencies.
* Integrating information into electronic medical records for easier access to medical professionals, law enforcement, etc.
* Underfunding of law enforcement and mental health issues.
* Dealing with funding for treatment in rural communities.
* Laws and rules on dosage issues.
While the issues and concerns of drug addiction appear to be limitless, Stivers wants to dig deeper into the problems plaguing Southeastern Ohio, and will be offering other roundtable sessions in the near future.
"I believe it's urgent we keep on top of the drug-addiction problems in the area and do what we can to stop this growing epidemic," Stivers said.
Drug addiction is not uncommon to Southeastern Ohio. Actually, it has become such a problem that law enforcement and court systems have been overwhelmed with drug-related cases on a daily basis.
"Legislation did kill the pill mills," said Moses. "But now we have been treating addicts with Suboxone and it's become addictive."
Suboxone has become a new drug of choice and it's one of the major drugs sold by pharmaceuticals to treat opiate addiction, he noted. Moses feels the best treatment program offered is Vivitrol, which is an opioid receptor antagonist used in the treatment of alcoholism and opioid addiction.
While nothing was resolved and there are no concrete answers to help deter drug-addiction throughout Southeastern Ohio, the panel walked away with more knowledge of the outlying problems of not only Hocking, but also Perry, Fairfield and Ross counties.
Stivers goal is to bring all agencies together to work on a mass plan to combat the everlasting opiate epidemic in Southeast Ohio.
Representatives from Stivers office, as well as Sen. Troy Balderson's office, Adena Hospital in Chillicothe, the U.S. Attorney's Office, state representatives and the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy also attended the meeting, in addition to representatives of Hocking, Perry, Fairfield and Ross counties.
Source: http://www.logandaily.com/news/stivers-holds-opiate-roundtable-in-lancaster/article_82e49436-afd5-5875-8f68-efdcb2e8ebed.html?mode=jqm


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Two days ago I was so distraught and upset I did the only thing a son would do in a situation like that; I sought out my Mother. I wouldn't exactly call myself a momma's boy but I certainly do hold a special place for her in my heart. Regardless if we get along or not…I still love my Mother unconditionally.
I fought and argued with my Mom about as much as any other kid. But whenever I needed her support, she seemed to always lend an ear even if she wanted to or not. When my ex-fiance left me two years ago with a mound of fucking debt, I called my mother. It felt more like I was interrupting her more than anything with my problems though. I didn't feel that connection as I once did when I was younger. It felt like she was just brushing off the problem with words she thought I wanted to hear.
I called my mom a lot when I was in basic training. Mostly tearful conversations of me missing her and wanting to come home. And she'd always tell me to pull myself up by my boot straps and get my ass back into the game. Tough love, I suppose. I could feel the love through the phone. She genuinely cared about me and was worried about my making it through basic training in one piece. What mother wouldn't worry..? It's basic fucking training. A bunch of kids running around with guns.
One fateful evening while I was stationed in Germany in 2001, I called home and my mom kind of gave me attitude over something stupid. Like, she didn't have time for her son. I called a lot, as I recall, from Germany to home always asking for shit. And I think one day she just got tired of her son asking for shit. She hung up on me and when I called back I gave her an earful. No mother wants to hear her only son call her a bad mother.
Since then our mother/son relationship has suffered. I got out of the service for a brief eight months in 2003 and I struggled with bills the entire time. I was always asking my parents for money and then when the war kicked off in the Middle East, I think I was the first single male in line at the Everett recruiting station. I can't remember if my mom cried that time or not.
Now…I'm sort of in the same boat. Except I'm not struggling with bills. Or asking anyone for money. This time I'm asking for emotional support. Really, from anyone that wants to take that task on. I'm lonely, depressed, unsure of my future and most of all, alone. I really don't have my own place I can call home except my little P.O box at the post office and my storage shed down town where I keep my motorcycle:
I suppose holding down two jobs kind of gives me something to do and a little cash to throw around…but it's not the end all to my problems. I'd still be this miserable even if I had $80K a year. Well, maybe a little less miserable but you get my point.
Two days ago when I called my mother (I called twice) and even though she didn't answer, she never called back. I suppose I wouldn't call me back either because roughly 8 months ago her and I had another falling out sort of like the one back in 2001. It was brutal. Lots of cuss words, insults…you know. And when I think back on all of that, I never apologized for either yelling match. Neither did she, but that's not the point. There's no real closure for either of us on either issue and some of that is probably still causing a lot of the tension, anger, and hatred today. I don't hate my mother by any means…but I can sense the lack of love.
When I arrived at my mother's house I was in tears and I just wanted a hug from her. I needed that mother/son bond. I needed that physical touch to make me feel like I mattered in life and when she wasn't at home, I was lost. If she had have been home I may have been able to go to work and function like a normal human being. And if she had have been home I was ready to ante up an apology and put to rest some of this tension between us:
Mom, I love you, first and foremost, and I know I haven't been the best son or even come close to how I should have turned out. I don't blame you for my short comings and I certainly don't harbor any ill-feelings to you or Dad for how my life is shaping out. You and Dad created your own and have done a good job. I'm not hateful for what you worked your ass off for.
I just wanted to come over here and see your face one last time…and hug you. I wanted to apologize for my horrible words to you in 2001. It eats at me every day, maybe not as much as it eats at you, but it still does. And as far as I'm concerned, I was in the wrong eight months ago when we had that falling out too. I was upset over the email you sent me, I didn't give you a fair shot at explaining yourself and over the years I've never given you a fair shot at explaining anything. You deserve better than that. Mom, I love you, always. Don't forget that.
And then I'd have been on my way.
Two days ago, I wanted to die. But I'm still here on planet Earth and that says a lot about who's in my life, and who's here for me. I've become sort of a hermit in my days, aloof from society and detached from the real world and friends. I keep to myself more so now than I ever have. And I think that sort of brings out the worst in my depression. I'm a people person by nature. I love being in the social atmosphere and chumming around…but at the same time…I hate it.
You gotta have friends in this life to make it.
You gotta have people you can count on to survive.
And you gotta make sure those people who are supporting you know that you give a shit about them.
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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] 30 years, 17 films together, Bernard Sasia, editor chief, takes Robert Guédiguian, its characters and their images, disassembles what was assembled and without Robert, tells of Robert, of assembly, of creation in the shadow, love of cinema. By the magic of assembly, Ascaris, Darroussin, Meylan become heroes assembly. They shake replica above films and years. Marseille and film Guédiguian are the background of this adventure of a tribe of film, a human adventure. You can watch Robert sans Robert online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in French at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2013.
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Bernard Sasia.
90-minute film (full movie) directed by Bernard Sasia and Clémentine Yelnik.
The original audio of Robert sans Robert has dialogues in or French, it was produced in France.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2013.
Marc Bordure.
This film was produced and / or financed by Agat Films & Cie, Orange Studio, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) and Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Without commercial breaks, the full movie Robert sans Robert has a duration of 90 minutes; the official trailer can be watched in streaming on the Internet. You can watch this full movie free in English or French in movie TV channels, renting the DVD or with VoD services (Video On Demand player, Hulu) and PPV (Pay Per View, Netflix).
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Ireland bucks trend as yields fall under 10pc
Bond market
IRELAND continued to buck the bond market trend last night when borrowing costs fell to levels not seen for months.
Over the past week Ireland's debt has outperformed the rest of the bond market, sparking rumours of a big investor, or investors, placing bets that this country will not default on the loans.
Ireland's yield, or theoretical cost of borrowing over 10 years, fell to 9.96pc yesterday, down a quarter of a per cent in a single day and more importantly continuing a two-week-long trend.
It was the first time Irish bond yields ended a day below 10pc since the start of May and reached the lowest level since April.
Yields fall when the price paid for actual bonds goes up -- lowering the return for investors.
Traders said Irish yields fell yesterday because the European Central Bank (ECB) was in the market buying Irish and Portuguese bonds in the afternoon, putting a floor under prices. That was part of an effort to bolster demand for government bonds in general.
However, traders and analysts told the Irish Independent that Irish government debt was enjoying a rally even before the ECB intervention.
It has led to speculation that a big fund, or funds, has been buying Irish bonds.
Bond trader Ryan McGrath, of Dolmen Securities, told the Irish Independent that Irish bonds started to outperform the market at the end of last week and continued to hold up into this current week in spite of the crisis elsewhere.
ECB chief Jean Claude Trichet yesterday upped the pressure on struggling countries to embrace austerity, insisting that is " absolutely clear" that economies will not recover if they allow budget deficits to continue unchecked. The comments heap further pressure on the Government to make good on its commitment.
Irish Independent


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MODELING and SIMULATION Modeling and Simulation Terminologies
Components of a System
Types of Simulation and Models
Steps in Simulation Process
Advantages and Disadvantages of Simulation Simulation of a system is the operation of a certain model derived from realistic setups or events. Model
a representation of a system under test
amenable to manipulation which would be impossible, too expensive, or not practical
model operation can be studied, and from this, properties concerning the behavior of the actual system can be inferred SYSTEM a group of objects that are joined together in some regular interaction or interdependence towards the accomplishment of some purpose. static - a system that does not vary with time (e.g. location of a building)
dynamic - one that varies with time (e.g. evolution of man) Entity - object of interest in the system
Attribute - property of an entity
Activity - represents a time period of specified length
State of a system - collection of variables necessary to describe the system at any time, relative to the objectives of the study.
Event - instantaneous occurrence that may change the state of the system
Progress of the system -studied by following the changes in the state of the system INTRODUCTION TO COMPONENTS OF A SYSTEM: is the process of designing a model of a real system and conducting experiments with this model for the purpose either of understanding the behavior of the system or evaluating various strategies for the operation of the system. What is a model? a representation of an object, a system, or an idea in some form other than that of the entity itself
a description of a system intended to predict what happens if certain actions are taken
modeling is a way of thinking and reasoning about systems
TYPES of MODEL:
Physical, Mathematical and Process SIMULATION USES OF MODEL study system behavior in the design stage, before such system is built
communicate a system design
predict the performance of new system under varying sets of circumstances
answer "What if" questions about the real-world system ROLE OF A SIMULATOR A simulator is a computer program which mimics both:
the internal behavior of a real-world system
the input processes which drive or control the simulated system
The simulator output is a set of measurements concerning the observable reactions and performance of the system.
Measurements are only estimates of what the real-world measurements actually are/ would be When do we simulate? Appropriate:
gain knowledge about improvement of system
the system as yet does not exist
experimentation with the system is expensive, too time consuming, too dangerous or is inappropriate
Not appropriate:
problem can be solved by common sense
problem can be solved analytically
easier to perform direct experiments
cost exceeding savings
resource and time are not available Discrete vs. continuous systems DISCRETE SYSTEM state variable change only at discrete set of points in time CONTINUOUS SYSTEM state variable changes continuously over time Model of Taxonomy and Alternatives input variables are random thus producing random outputs
several runs must be made to get an accurate performance estimate no randomness, all future states are determined once the input data and initial state have been defined.
have constant inputs and produce constant outputs.
will always produce the exact same outcome no matter how many times it is run Types of Simulation Models Monte Carlo Simulation - described system is both stochastic and static
Continuous Simulation - used to model systems that vary continually with time; system modeled are dynamic but may be either deterministic or stochastic
Discrete-Event Simulation - used to model systems that are assumed to change only at discrete set of points in time (corresponding to state changes); system modeled are dynamic and almost invariably stochastic
Combined Discrete/Continuous Simulation (Hybrid) Considerations The choice of simulation should be based on the following:
function of the system
characteristics of the system
objectives of the study STEPS IN DEVELOPING A DISCRETE-EVENT MODEL determine the goals and objective
build a conceptual model
convert into a specification model
convert into a computational model
verify and validate
iterate if necessary MODEL LEVELS Conceptual very high level, usually theoretical concepts discussion
what are the state variables, which are dynamic, and which are important?
How comprehensive should the model be? MODEL LEVELS Specification on paper
may involve equations, pseudocode
How will the model receive input? MODEL LEVELS Computational a computer program
general-purpose programming languages or simulation languages are used
actual implementation of simulation Steps in Simulation 1. Problem formulation
2. Setting objectives and overall project plan
3. Model conceptualization
4. Data collection
5. Model translation
6. Verified?
7. Validated?
8. Experimental design
9. Production runs and analysis
10. More runs
11. Documentation and reporting
12. Implementation Example: Simulation of a Queuing System Setup of a queuing system Calling population (finite, infinite) - customers. This can be adults, babies, pets and so on...
Nature of arrival - arrival times. Fast arrival times mean that the queue will be full at a faster rate.
Pattern of service - service time. This depends on the employee providing the service and the kind of transaction to be made.
System capacity - total customers that can be served at a given time.
Queuing discipline: FIFO, LIFO, etc.
State of system: number of customers in the queue, server (idle, busy)
An event cause an instantaneous change in system state
arrival of a customer (arrival event)
completion of service (departure event) ARRIVAL EVENT DEPARTURE EVENT EVENTS occur at random (initiates real life)
time to mark the occurrence of events are usually randomly generated
inter-arrival (or arrival) times and service times are determined (generated) from the distributions of these random variables Example: Simulation of Queuing System % server is idle = total idle time / total simulation time
average waiting time = total waiting time / number of customers Advantages of Simulation time can be compressed or expanded to allow for speedup or slow-down of the phenomenon
operating performance of new hardware designs, physical layouts, etc. can be tested prior to full-scale implementation
new policies, operating procedures, information flow, etc. can be explored without disrupting ongoing operation for the real system
answer "what if" question DISAdvantages of Simulation model building requires special training
simulation modeling, execution, and analysis can be time consuming and expensive
hidden critical assumption may cause the model to diverge from reality
model parameters may be difficult to initialize
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Introduction to Modeling and Simulation
MODESIM - Week 1
Astrud James Mendozaon 14 January 2014
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