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So I called the dealer to get the part number for my AC/Climate control unit under the stereo and they gave me: 15054697. The dealer told me they cannot get it because it is in such short supply that the only way they could get it is for insurance purposes like a flood/fire/ wreck, etc. (Some how I find it hard to believe). There are roughly half a million trucks/suburbans, etc that use this part number that were manufactured. Unless this unit is particularly bad going out.
So then I turned to our friend google. There are a few on fleabay, Rock auto does not carry it and it does not look like any third parties make it either like Air or Dorman.
So how do I get ahold of one of these?
GMpartsdirect says they have it for $95. I attempted to call the GM employee service parts warehouse to see what they say about having it in stock. There is something going on with their phone line so I could not get thru.
1995 Silverado 4x4
6" BDS Suspension Lift-3" Body Lift-Add A Leaf in rear -Trailmaster SSV Shocks-Duel Steering Stabilizer Kit -AirAid Cold air intake-
4.56 Gears with Detroit Auburn Locker-Pro-Comp Traction Bars with duel shocks-Aluminum Skid Plate Kit-38.5" x 16.5" Mickey Thompson Baja Claws-Constant Dropping fuel gauge
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2002 Silverado ext cab 2wd (Sold)
2003 Yukon XL (Totaled)
Thank you Pikey, If you can get through and get any more info out of Gm/Delco, where ever this control unit comes from, that would be great. Worst case, I guess I can get it from GM Parts direct.
The funny thing is I want to make sure it is the right one, there are so many of these that "look almost identical" except for minor differences. I think this is going to be one of those headache parts :-(
PM me your vin#. When I get thru to SPO I can just give them the vin and they will give me the correct part number (the part that if left the factory with). They close at 4:30 est today. So, if I don't get thru I will try again tomorrow
I spoke with GM SPO this morning. According to GM the part number that for the control unit that matches your VIN is 19244873. Just like the dealer told you GM SPO can't get it unless it is a case of fire or theft. That is ridiculous!! I did find it here: http://www.gmpartseast.com/parts/gm-...3_control.html but, who knows if they can get it? Sorry, wish I had better info
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The above image is the design logo I created for my story title back in 2012, a red heart over the letter I in the word sleeping and a yellow crown over the letter P in the word prince.
Written by: Daniel Carmona
Once upon a time there was a prince, by the name of Logan. As a child he gave to others only to find out that so many of the children were after one thing, to gain anything of value from him because he was the prince.
As the prince got older, he had hoped that by the age of adolescence most of these kids would change and see their ways. To his disappointment it never happened. Again as an adult he had hoped that at least one of them would have matured to learn that the stuff they wanted were material things to replace emptiness inside them; they could not fill with things of value, like gold. What their hearts lacked was love, but again it never happened.
Till one day he got an idea, to disguise his handsome young face, with a black mask he covered his eyes, and wore black robes. Out he went on a search to test and find a man in his kingdom to be his king. He was unsuccessful because what these men lacked was love. On The day before his twenty-fifth birthday, which would be the day he was to accept the crown to become king. His dirty-blonde haired friend Novak convinced Logan to give up his crown as future king, in exchange for his everlasting love. Only to find out that Novak had a disguise of his own, he, unlike Logan was really looking for a princess to be future queen.
The next day while the servants went back and forth inside the castle gathering and preparing what was needed for the celebration. Prince Logan decided to sneak out, with his black mask and robes; he walked through the halls down the stairs passing several people who gave him odd looks. He walked for what seemed like hours, not sure where he was going or what he was looking for, but came upon a forest. Feeling lonely in his ordeal, he rested on a rock, and noticed a shiny bronze hour-glass necklace. He put it on and flipped it over, watching the sand pouring down. As he got up to go back to the castle, the timer had ended and out of thin air, in a whirl-wind of silver dust, appeared before him floating in midair, a jester. He had a wolf mask over his face, and the lower torso of an orange-mermaid fish tail. In his left hand he held a staff which looked like a claw holding a red heart.
Logan gazed at him in shock and bewilderment. When he asked who might you be?
I am the jester of time; I guide those when guiding is needed. Unlike a genie I can grant you four wishes, your hopes have been dashed, and in your heartache, my prince I will grant you four wishes.
The prince thought for a second, in a moment of desperation, he said.
"I wish to sleep forever."
With a swirl of his staff in front of Logan appeared a bottle.
"Here is your wish, the potion of eternal sleep, from this day on you will be known as The Sleeping Prince."
He grabbed it and drank it as if dying of thirst. Leaving only one drop of the potion, he then realized he had made a mistake. What would his future be like, but he could not take his first wish back. The jester was unable to undo wishes, because words like many things in life could not be taken back once they were said. But the prince was clever and said.
"I wish that only a man with true love in his heart may wake me up, with a simple kiss. That person I will award my crown, and he will be my king and I his prince."
A second bottle with a red-winged heart engraved on it appeared, and he drank the potion of true loves kiss.
"My third wish is to never age until that day comes, so I can then enjoy my life".
Thus a third bottle appeared, and he felt younger as he drank from the potion of eternal youth.
"My last wish is to test the intentions of those who try to find me."
At last, a fourth bottle appeared and He drank the potion of protection. Within seconds out of the bottle came out six ghost-like animals. A white bird, a brown bear, a silver wolf, and three orange tigers, the animals went to different parts of the forest. At the top of the mountain cliff nearby, a white tower appeared. He was now getting tired and sleepy, as his whole body started to pull apart into white light, before disappearing and reappearing inside the tower. Here he saw a bed; he dropped the four bottles before lying on the bed and falling asleep.
Thirty-two years flew by, with no sign of a hero to wake up this prince. Till one day a man with light-brown hair, and rugged good-looks by the name of Drexel, came across this forest looking for water. Drexel did not know it yet, but he was walking around a king without a crown. Walking into the forest he stumbled upon a cage, containing very rare type of a white colored bird. He thought about the fortune he could make. After seeing the bird struggle helplessly, the man felt sorry, so he set it free. Anyone who bought it from him would just put it back into a cage, and animals were meant to be free. The bird flew happily and sat on his left arm; Drexel smiled, seeing the bird open its wings thinking it would fly away.
"Go on, fly away, and be free."
He nudged the bird a bit trying to make it fly away, but instead it flew and sat on his shoulder and started tweeting. So Drexel kept walking and started whistling along. On the ground in his path, appeared a road of stairs leading to the top of the mountain, he followed it to where it ended coming to halt before what looked like a lake. There was no way to reach the other side as it was a huge distance. He walked close and drank some water, when he heard the moan of a bear that seemed to be stuck between two trees. He thought for a second, and did not want to cross the river as his clothes would get wet, and it was now dawning. So he decided he couldn't help the poor bear. After walking away, he could not get the bear's moan out of his head. So he took off his clothes and his red cape, while carrying his sword on his back he swam to the end of the lake. He noticed the bird flying across the lake with ease, finally landing on a tree branch the bird stared in direct eye contact at him swimming. Drexel simply gave a sigh, because he had no wings. Once getting out of the water, he took hold of the sword, and slowly approached the bear. He then swung at one tree, striking it as hard as he could several times. The bear was released;and gave out a huge roar!! which caused Drexel to stumble backwards. The bear then stared at him laying on the floor, before walking away. As Drexel got up, the bird landed on his right shoulder, and stayed there as he swam back across the lake. While half way trough the lake, the forest floor trembled as he noticed new stairs, on the ground before him. The moon now slowly appearing in the night sky, as he wondered up the stairs.
Drexel then came across a silver wolf, the wolf howled at the moon in the night sky. He sensed sadness in the wolf's howl. But a wolf could not tell him in words what was wrong, something that he had taken for granted in years past. With the ability to speak, unlike the wolf, he could tell someone he loved them but never did. He slowly came closer to the wolf but the wolf gave an angry look, he sat down and waited to see if it would come to him, in the meantime he built a small fire and rested for a bit. He decided to howl along with the wolf and it came closer, He patted the wolf, till it slowly fell asleep. At that moment it dawned on Drexel that he was getting older, having worked most of his life; he had never taken the time to find the prince or princess he had hoped to find one day. Behind him he heard the ground move and the path of stairs had extended.
The bird pecked at Drexel's neck as if saying we need to move on. He fallowed the path that kept extending, eventually turning into a beautiful long marble bridge which led to the white tower. Finally reaching the towers entrance, just eight feet away, he saw three tiger statuettes, at both sides of the entrance and one in front of it. Only the tiger at the front came to life roaring angrily at him as it ran towards him, He took his sword out. Drexel swung the sword sideways, when the tiger stood up on its two feet biting down at the center of the sword, with one paw on each end, now both pushing forward on it. Drexel strongly pushed as hard as he could trying to fight him off, when he noticed the tiger's legs were on fire, in seconds half its body was burning so bright, lighting up the forest as if it were day.
Drexel pushed forward struggling to fight him off but every minute that passed he felt weaker and weaker. He noticed his reflection on the sword as the moonlight shown on his face; he saw himself aging rapidly second after second as his hair slowly went from light-brown hair to silver gray.
He now knew to fight this tiger meant he'd have to die. He was running out of time, each second that he breathed heavily, the tiger got stronger, and the sword got hotter to hold onto. Why was this tiger so angry, he thought quickly, till finally it hit him the way a comet hits a planet. It's in the nature of a tiger to be fearless, so the man decided as stubborn as the tiger was that he'd back away, he let go of the sword and fell backwards. He then felt his strength and his youthfulness coming back. The tiger still holding the sword in its mouth dropped it, gave out a huge ROAR!!! Drexel got up, picked up the sword and took a look at his reflection, he was back to normal but his hair remained silver just like the moon, a scar from making a choice right before death.
The tiger then turned back into stone, Drexel walked to the towers entrance as it slowly opened, walking deeper to a second door, entering to see a room with a sleeping prince.
Drexel walked up to The Sleeping Prince, even with the mask he recognized who it was, happy to see him, he said to himself.
Drexel was 10 years old when Logan had been betrayed by Novak. On the side of the bed where Logan slept, was a long bench. He held his hand and tried to wake him up, confused as to why he wouldn't wake up, he looked around the floor and picked up the potion of eternal sleep. He drank the last drop. It had a sweet taste; feeling exhausted he sat down on the bench and rested his head on Logan's chest with one arm around his waist till finally falling asleep.
Drexel slept for several days, in those several days he walked around dreams where he saw years past of Logan's life. Dream after dream Drexel started to fall even more in love with Logan. He was sad to find out that when he tried to hug Logan he was unable to alter anything. Logan could not see nor hear him, Drexel's heart was left yearning in a dream, he sang to him in hopes of getting his attention the way that birds sing to their mates. The last day of these dreams he walked into the castle to see Novak and Logan. While Logan looked at himself in the mirror trying on the king's crown, Novak said to him.
"You're much too short to be king, I can be a better king to this kingdom then you will ever be, give me the crown and I promise to show you true love."
Drexel saw how happy Logan seemed at this, as he handed Novak the crown. Later that day he also overheard Novak boasting about how gullible Logan was and how easy it was to control someone who had a yearning for true love. Drexel felt an even deeper love for Logan and at the same time felt anger towards Novak. He followed Logan the next day into the forest. He heard noise coming from behind him, but too eager to see why Logan was sleeping, he did not turn around to see who else was there on that day.
"The second bottle will allow a person with true love in their heart; to break the spell from your eternal sleep, your eternal mistake. Simply by giving you a true loves kiss. This is the only way to destroy the spell from the first bottle and that person will be awarded your crown."
In a sudden moment Drexel woke up with a headache. Coming to the realization that he had been dreaming and seeing what was stored in Logan's memory. The white bird flew in excitement, Drexel might be the one. A few moments later Drexel heard a voice singing to him from the halls.
"Here he sleeps, here he's lain, and the days are turning into years."
"There's no time to waste."
"Give him your hand; Give him your love, and a true loves kiss."
"There's something lying in your heart, other men don't have."
"Bring back Logan's crown."
"Kiss the prince."
"You might just be the one."
Wanting to kiss Logan then and there, hoping he could break the spell, Drexel sang.
"Love lies dormant in his heart"
"I'll bring back his crown."
"I will kiss the prince."
"I will be the one."
Drexel then proceeded to walk out the towers entrance now filled with light. Back in the kingdom, a guard who had been looking up at the tower, rushed to see Novak. In shock that someone had managed to enter the castle. Previous princes and princesses, messengers and guards, peasants and servants, had all tried many years ago to enter the tower, but many failed and the few who got to the tigers never came back.
"King Novak!" said the guard.
"Someone has entered the tower!"
Even though many people tried to reach the white tower, and failed, there was only one other person who had ever entered it before Drexel.
To be continued…..
To the reader, thank you very much for reading the introduction to the book "The Sleeping Prince". I appreciate everyone who has taken the time to read it. I am currently still working on the rest of this book, the full story will remain sleeping for a while, but for any future updates of when it's done and awake, like "The Sleeping Prince" on Facebook. Thank you for your support.
1) http://www.facebook.com/loganscrown

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RENO, NV - The semi rollover on eastbound I-80 is now cleared.
NHP says it happened around 4:30 this morning on eastbound 80 near Mustang, and for a time, it blocked both lanes. But drivers were able to go around on the shoulder/on ramp.
No other vehicles were involved, and no one was hurt.
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With wreaths laid throughout Lexington Center, the parade wounds its way back to Cary Hall, where essays were read, flowers were handed out and service songs played.
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Oakley Athletes Place At Grand Prix of Qatar
The five-month wait for the start of the 2010 MotoGP World Championship came to an end on Sunday evening at the Grand Prix of Qatar. An eventful opening race at Losail did not let fans down. Oakley's Jorge Lorenzo placed second and Oakley's Andrea Dovizioso took third.


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I write about business and women's leadership.
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The New Leading Ladies
Laura Lang: Named new CEO of Time Inc. in November and will officially begin in January.
Ginni Rometty: After 30 years at IBM, named its next chief in October, becoming the first woman to lead Big Blue in its 100 years.
Gracia Martore: In October, tapped to lead Gannett as its newest CEO.
Jill Abramson: As Executive Editor of the New York Times, in September became the first lady of the Gray Lady in its 160-year history.
Deanna Mulligan: Began as CEO of life insurance provider Guardian in July.
Christine Lagarde: Took over as chief of the International Monetary Fund in July.
Debra Reed: Started as chief of Sempra Energy in June.
Ann Curry: Taking over for Vieira, stepped into the spotlight as co-anchor of NBC's Today show in June.
Denise Morrison: In June, promoted from COO to CEO of Campbell Soup.
Beth Mooney: As KeyCorp's new CEO and chairman, in May became the first women to head a top-20 bank in the U.S.
Industry and government asks and expects a lot from leaders.
Choosing to take the appropriate measures to advance careers or get off the leadership train is a significant decision. Ultimately, the right decision for one woman may be entirely wrong for another.
After spending time in the corporate world, many women choose to open their own businesses so they have more control over their time and life.
I can't help but think that as a CEO, to get fired over the phone is just WRONG. Does that happen to male CEO's. Conversely, it is great to see women not only getting great jobs, but doing a great job and staying in great jobs.


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I know it's unrealistic in a lot of ways, but does anyone else but me see Tim Lincecum as a possible trade target for the Twins?
It occurs to me the Giants may need an outfielder like Denard Span, even if they win the World Series with Gregor Blanco and Angel Pagan manning left and center frequently.
That also assumes the rumors the Giants will make him available are true, but I also don't see there being a ton of potential trade partners since he's due $22 million next year.


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10) Blunt Footnote: Climate Mitigation Gone, Climate Adaptation The New Game
By way of footnote, any hope of progressing climate mitigation through a US-China deal has now totally gone. This will purely be a world of climate adaptation to reduce the worst impacts of climate change. 2C stabilisation no chance; 450 parts per million by 2017, probably so. Where the relative costs fall will be down to mother nature on that one.
… Silver Linings?
But fear not, there's a silver lining here and it's the reasonable chance that the IEA is totally wrong. The report spends very little time looking at shale oil decline rates, some of which have dropped to around 20-40% of original production. Nor does it look at the quality of the geology that's left in America once the juiciest plays are gone. As for political risk, that doesn't appear to exist in America, (no doubt BP could add a nice chapter for the IEA on that score). Then you get onto break even prices. The IEA genuinely seems to think we'll only be consuming 99.7mb/d by 2035, up from around 90m/b today. If that's so, we'll be swimming in the stuff. Production would need to be so cheap in the U.S. it's basically free. Rex Tillerson can forget losing his shirt from cheap shale gas; he'll be down to his y-fronts once China has stripped America bare through relentless liquid investments.
Get the picture; energy gains are great, but everyone should be very careful what they wish for, most of all the IEA, whose political capital frankly doesn't extent that far these days beyond Washington and Paris. And certainly not in Ankara, if the locals are much to go by…
Sorry to be a hater again, but #1) I rely on STRATFOR for serious geopolitical analysis and #2) your colleague Gordon Chang has got you beat as the only China expert worth listening too at Forbes
———" America will become the largest producer of oil and other liquid fuels on Earth by 2020; it will be entirely self-sufficient by 2030; and a net exporter by 2035. Boom. Epic stuff."———–
Oil?——fat chance of that happening if you ask me.
"other liquid fuels"?——I think we already produce more than anyone else.
What about gaseous fuel? Natural gas. ,methane, CH4?
We can do anything at all that can be done with oil with "other liquid fuels"(like ethanol, biodiesel) or CH4. We can make them from a wide range of feedstocks—-and even what is considered waste products. And we often get co-products that have economic value as well in the production process. And biofuels are extremely low in toxicity and environmental risk. We can make as much as we need—–and we can do it over and over and over again as long as we need them, without destroying ourselves or the environment in the process.
I think we should be leading producers of biofuels and natural gas.
Use the "other liquid fuels" and CH4 and there is no need for the petroleum.
Three points worth noting.
The IEA's presentation on Monday did note that US breakeven figures would be much higher than oil production from Saudi or Iraq, although that didn't seem to include those countries' budgetary needs.
The other thing the WEO said is that the US' output does surpass Saudi in 2017 but it peaks in about 2020 and by 2025 the balance of power shifts from non-OPEC to OPEC producers.
As important to the IEA predictions as additional US oil production is the reduced demand, driven largely by increased fuel efficiency. Birol said of the 6 million bpd reduction in imports 55% came from extra production, while 45% came from reduced consumption.
Agreed, big question about how OPEC will respond. Judging el-Badri's performance at Oil and Money yesterday – http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/11/13/opec-warns-iea-us-oil-forecast-may-hit-investment/ – suggests the group is not going to go quietly into that good night.
Good observations Ed.
The key to thermal efficiency[the amount of work output/thermal energy input] with internal combustion engines is compression. The higher the compression, the greater the efficiency. The octane rating is the number that determines the amount of compression it is possible to obtain before pre-ignition(knock) begins to occur. Knock is when the fuel ignites before the cylinder reaches TDC and places back pressure and stress on the engine. If it gets bad enough, the engine can explode.
Regular gasoline has an octane rating of 85-87, ethanol has a comparative octane rating of ~115. This translates into a maximum compression of about 9.5 to 10:1 for gasoline—and a compression limit of 24:1 for ethanol. We can double the thermal efficiency of the current internal combustion engines that we use. We could power the largest SUV with a 4 cylinder engine the size commonly used in the small economy cars, have more power than the large V8s and up to double the mileage per BTU of fuel used.
We've been doing this for over 100 years. That is why the Indy racers have been using alcohol base fuels exclusively for 50 years. The entire Indy 500 is run without burning one drop of gasoline—-it is simply too inefficient to compete.
I am trying to understand why you dismiss the fifth fleet so hastily. First, the GCC is more than pleased to have the fleet situated as a counterweight to Iran, and so its presence is not currently awkward for the State Department. This discussion is not relevant until the day China has proven blue water capabilities. I suspect that your hypothesis is: Why would the GCC want the 5th fleet present if China (which has a bigger stake in GCC oil) could do the same job?
My response is simple: blue water capabilities are not indicative of similar capacities to protect GCC interests. I think that the 5th fleet is more than just a gatekeeper at the straights, it is an important piece of a much larger regional commitment which includes various bases, intelligence sharing, arms sales, and a proven ability to conduct large-scale military operations in the region. Blue water capacities are one element of what is a hugely multidimensional relationship between the GCC and the US. It's a relationship which will take more than just energy investment from the Chinese. The Chinese will have to demonstrate a proven ability to project power and a steadfast commitment to the GCC.


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)" to find a copy of Trilinos. Many useful variables are available that can be used in your CMake files. For example, the fully constucted link line for linking against Trilinos libraries is available, as well as the path(s) to Trilinos header files, and the set of compilers and compiler flags used to build Trilinos. This capability can also be used to find individual Trilinos packages. For more information on how to use this capability and what variables are available, please see the documentation in Trilinos/cmake/README.Find_Trilinos or at http://trilinos.sandia.gov/Finding_Trilinos.txt. - Trilinos_ENABLE_ALL_OPTIONAL_PACKAGES is ON by default The default for Trilinos_ENABLE_ALL_OPTIONAL_PACKAGES was changed from OFF to ON. Optional package features will now be available by default, however it will take more time to compile and link Trilinos in most cases. If optional features are not of interest, the variable can be set to OFF manually. More information: Trilinos website: http://trilinos.sandia.gov =============================================================================== Package Release Notes: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Epetra Epetra provides initial support for OpenMP. The Epetra_CrsMatrix class supports OpenMP parallel sparse matrix-vector multiply and sparse matrix-multivector multiply (the Multiply() and Apply() methods). The Epetra_MultiVector and Epetra_Vector classes support OpenMP parallelism for all computational functions. The Epetra_CrsMatrix, Epetra_MultiVector, Epetra_Vector and Epetra_CrsGraph classes supports parallel data placement (when not constrained by user-provided data) to improve non-uniform memory access. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mesquite* MESQUITE is a linkable software library that applies a variety of node-movement algorithms to improve the quality and/or adapt a given mesh. Mesquite is designed to address the following commonly encountered mesh optimization problems: * Untangle meshes, * Provide local size control, * Improve angles, orthogonality, and skew, * Increase minimum edge-lengths for increased time-steps, * Improve mesh smoothness, * Perform anisotropic smoothing, * Improve surface meshes, adapt to surface curvature, * Improve hybrid meshes (including pyramids & wedges), * Smooth meshes with hanging nodes, * Maintain quality of moving and/or deforming meshes, * Perform ALE rezoning, * Improve mesh quality on and near boundaries, * Improve transitions across internal boundaries, * Align meshes with vector fields, and * R-adapt meshes to solutions using error estimates. Mesquite improves surface or volume meshes which are structured, unstructured, hybrid, or non-comformal. A variety of element types are permitted. Mesquite is designed to be as efficient as possible so that large meshes can be improved. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Optika* The Optika package provides trilinos users with easy access to GUI input methods for their programs. Optika gives developers the tools they need to quickly obtain information from their users, while still implementing a robust GUI. The general work flow of a program utilizing the Optika package goes something like this: 1. Determine what inputs are needed from the user 2. Create a list specifying these inputs 3. Execute the GUI with the getInput() function to obtain the inputs specified in step 2 4. Proceed with the rest of the program with the given user inputs An alternate work flow is also available. In this work flow, the developer specifies a custom function along with the inputs. When the GUI is executed, it stays active for the entire duration of the program. Every time the user clicks a button, the custom function is called with the current input values. If you think Optika might be useful for your application, we encourage you to take a look at some of the examples included with the Optika package. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Piro* Piro is a new package in Trilinos 10.2 that is striving to be the single unifying layer above all nonlinear solver, time integration, optimization, and UQ packages. Piro wraps the typical usage of NOX, LOCA, and Rythmos solvers, for applications that present themselves using the EpetraExt::ModelEvaluator abstraction. These solvers all inherit from the same base class, which can in turn be fed into the analysis packages. Piro wraps the black-box mode usage of optimization and UQ analysis libraries, including Moocho and Dakota, under a single call that takes a Thyra::ModelEvaluator and a parameter list. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PyTrilinos PyTrilinos.NOX notes: Updated the wrappers so that the Jacobian can be specified using the NOX.Epetra.Interface.Jacobian base class. To get this to work required that the directorin %typemaps for Epetra_Operator used by NOX.Epetra.Interface.Jacobian be updated to downcast the Epetra_Operator argument to our best guess at the derived class. Such a downcast had already been written for the EpetraExt ModelEvaluator, so code was moved around to make it more generally accessible. This uncovered a memory management bug that took some time to track down, but the result now is much more stable memory management all-around. The new capability is demonstrated in serial in example script exNOX_2DSim. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STK* STK (Sierra Toolkit) contains capabilities intended to support massively parallel multi-physics computations on dynamically changing unstructured meshes. The primary capability in the STK package is the mesh database which supports creation and manipulation of mesh entities (nodes, elements etc) and computational field data defined on the mesh. STK also contains sub-libraries that support geometric proximity searches, assembly into linear-systems, etc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Teuchos (*) Default debug enable of RCP node tracing: Setting Teuchos_ENABLE_DEBUG=ON now sets Teuchos_ENABLE_DEBUG_RCP_NODE_TRACING=ON by default. This is a more strict type of checking that will catch more errors. (*) Known breaks in backward compatibility: - The type Teuchos_Ordinal has been changed from int to ptrdiff_t by default. On 64 bit machines, this will be 'long int' instead of 'int'. This can be changed back to int by configuring with -DTeuchos_ORDINAL_TYPE:STRING=int. - The size_type typedef in Teuchos::Array has been changed from size_t to Teuchos_Ordinal which is now ptrdiff_t, a signed integer which is *not* int on a 64 bit platform. See the argument for this in Bugzilla bug 4253. - The size_type typedef in Teuchos::ArrayView and Teuchos::ArrayRCP has also been changed to Teuchos_Ordinal to be consistent with Teuchos::Array. - The size_type typedef in Teuchos::Range1D has been changed to Teuchos_Ordinal. - Removed Teuchos_exit.h with the TEUCHOS_EXIT(...) macros. These were a bad idea and where never used in Trilinos. Hopefully no external Trilinos user made use of these either. - Non-member functions related to RCPNode tracing have been collected into a new static class Teuchos::RCPNodeTracer. Given that no user code should ever be calling these functions in production code this should not affect most users. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thyra (*) Added deprecated warnings. When using GCC, the g++ compiler will now emit warning messages when client code uses deprecated types and functions. The developer of the client code should change over to use non-deprecated code because the deprecated code will be removed when Trilinos 11.0 is put out. (*) Deprecated the use of all raw C++ pointers. All use of raw C++ pointers is now deprecated in all functions and classes. For the most part, if a raw pointer was being used in function foo( ..., T*, ... ) the new function prototype is foo( ..., const Ptr &, ... ). A good way to convert from a raw C++ reference T& to an Ptr object is to use Teuchos::outArg(...) or Teuchos::inOutArg(...) depending on the nature of the argument. To convert from a RCP to a Ptr use the function RCP ::ptr(). (*) Refactored the Thyra::LinearOp[WithSolve]Base interfaces: - LinearOpBase: Removed double templating. Now requires overridding opSupportedImpl(...) and applyImpl(...). This is a break in strict bacward compatibility but making these functions pure virtual was needed to make sure the interface is implemented correctly. Interface should be 100% backward compatible for external clients through depreicated functions. - LinearOpWithSolve: Removed double templating. Now requires overridding solveImpl(...). Interface should be 100% backward compatible for external clients through depreicated functions. Also, the new solve[Impl](...) function only takes a single SolveCriteria object and only returns a single SolveStatus object to simplify usage. - Removed SingleScalarXXX node classes. There is not need for these anymore now that double templating is gone. - Removed SingleRhsXXX node subclasses. These classes just make the intheritance hierarchy deeper without providing a lot of value. - ExampleTridiag[Serial,Spmd]LinearOp subdclasses refactored to directly inherit from LinearOpDefaultBase and use the Detached[Spmd]VectorView classes to get vector data. (*) Explicit template instantiation: Thyra now fully supports explicit template instantiation. This results in code that builds much faster and can avoid internal compiler error on some platforms. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tifpack* Tifpack contains preconditioners that operate on the templated linear-algebra objects provided by the Tpetra package. Tifpack preconditioners support using the same integer and floating-point types that are provided by Tpetra, including extended-precision types from the QD library. Tifpack is intended to replace the capabilities in the existing Trilinos Ifpack package, but only a few preconditioners are supported for this initial release. Preconditioners provided at this time are Relaxation (Jacobi, Gauss-Seidel, Symmetric Gauss-Seidel), Chebyshev, ILUT and RILUK. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tpetra/Kokkos - Experimental support for CPU multi-threading on *nix via ThreadPool (Pthreads) and cross-platform via Intel TBB. - Experimental support for NVIDIA GPUs via CUDA/Thrust. - Support for explicit instantiation of Tpetra classes for scalars float, double, complex and complex . - Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements. - Minor interface changes to improve accessibility and extend functionality. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TriKota* TriKota is a new package in Trilinos 10.2. TriKota is a convenience package that builds the Dakota framework underneath Trilinos as if it were another Trilinos package. Dakota contains a wide array of algorithms for optimization and UQ. TriKota provides adaptors between the Trilinos (ModelEvaluator) interface to the Dakota interface, and wraps the typical library-mode usage of Dakota in a convenience class and some simple example problems. Information on the capabilities of the Dakota framework can seen at: http://www.cs.sandia.gov/dakota/index.html. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Zoltan v3.3 - Added a local ordering method based on Hilbert Space-Filling Curves for ordering data within a processor to improve cache performance. - Simplified Zoltan_Order interface. - Added an example that uses Zoltan's migration functions. - Added the capability to test a new mesh partitioning model in zdrive using hypergraph partitioning. - Applied several code and documentation bug fixes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Authorities say a West Texas woman died
while hiking in the New Mexico desert, apparently because of the
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Why is Wikileaks wrong?December 8th, 2010
According to Wikileaks, Pak's army is obsessed with India and Indian army. They know that conventionally they're no match for us. And therefore they're producing nukes and supporting terrorists. Saudi Arabia too is sponsoring terror groups operating in India. China is also indirectly helping Pak based terror groups and Narendra Modi was one of their targets after 26/11. Hillary Clinton thinks that we are 'self appointed front runners' for UNSC seat and America does not know how to stop Pakistan from supporting terrorists. WOW! Fantastic! Can we all laugh now?
Tell me people, except for Hillary Clinton's misplaced sense of awareness which revelation was a secret even before Julian Assange created a world wide uproar by uploading US cables and memos? If anyone is taken by surprise by these revelations it just reflects how poorly we actually read a situation, me included. If our intelligence agencies say that they did not know any of this, I can only pity them. For their information, I would even not be surprised if Chinese are also supplying arms and ammunition to these terrorists.
But let's take a more pragmatic view of things. How do you expect any govt official or ambassador to react to any information that he may receive which needs to flow through him to his govt? Well, he's supposed to add his free and frank opinion on the subject, keeping in mind the interests of his own country, and then forward it to his bosses. In all these cables that's what these diplomats seem to have done. If they say that Sarkozy is surrounded by yes men, well then, that's their reading of the situation. Similarly, if US commanders felt that British troops were 'not upto the task of securing Helmand in Afghanistan', that too is their reading of the way things were at that point of time at that place. What's so wrong with that? Actually, whats wrong is that this should not have come out in the open. That's what is wrong with all this.
Likewise, what do you expect our Indian ambassador to have written to our govt here in Delhi during the Lankan army's onslaught on LTTE last year? I'm pretty much sure he would've said that Lankans were killing people in cold blood. What do you expect our Indian ambassador in Myanmar to have written about the recent elections held there? There's little doubt about the fact that he'd have said that elections are completely rigged. Similarly, what about our ambassador to China? Wouldn't he tell our govt that he doesn't trust the Chinese govt one bit? Likewise, in Nepal too our ambassador would be giving feedbacks to our govt about their current impasse over choice of PM and direct links between Maoists in India and some prominent politicians of that country. I'm dead sure they would be doing all that and more. Thats their job. Thats what they're paid for. Just imagine how embarrassing it would be for our country as a whole if all this were to come out in the open. And you can be rest assured that every country in this world has similar damning cables and internal memorandums which they cannot afford to be out in public domain. Just that that Assange has targeted only US for 'attack' or possibly has had access to only their cables, till now.
The world today has a very precariously balanced world order which has been been upset by the disclosure of these cables. International relations are built over decades and any breakthroughs achieved are a result of hard diplomatic parleys which these revelations have tried to undermine and destroy in a matter of a few hours. Take for instance the cable which says that Saudis want Americans to bomb Iran's nuke facilities. Now, it was no real secret that Wahabi Saudi Arabia has no love lost for Shiite Iran but they would not say it in so many words for obvious reasons. But after this disclosure whatever little leeway Saudis had with Iran is gone. Take another revelation of certain Arab leaders trying to reach out to Israel. After this, in which direction do you think will this dialogue head towards? Only downwards, in case you were wondering.
Even the revelations about Pakistan do us no good. Do any of you feel that after this Americans will have any more leverage over Pakis? Absolutely not. If anything, it is the Pakis and terrorists who will be laughing at the predicament of Americans, that despite knowing everything America can do sweet f***all about it, and will get more emboldened in their nefarious designs. Sadly, our media has been downright stupid and immature to have neither thought nor debated this through. For them, Pakistan's involvement in terror activities is still BREAKING NEWS.
Yes, the truth must prevail, but it must not be revealed, at least in diplomacy and in military operations. That's because the world does and should go by officially stated positions of various govts, be it the issue of Iran's nukes or America's fight against terror. Pertinent to mention that diplomats try to maintain a world order, as they perceive it, by having such conversations with each other, which are a major factor in arriving at the officially stated positions of various countries. And therefore, what goes on behind the scenes as shown in these cables should not matter at all. How does it matter what internal wranglings of these diplomats and officials have been to arrive at those decisions? How does it matter that Hillary Clinton does not really support India for a permanent seat at the UN as long as the official position of US is to the contrary? Just that that I may now think twice before ordering the Clinton platter at Bukhara restaurant in Taj in Delhi, if and when I have the money to do it.
To those who are scoffed at the idea of Americans spying on UN officials, all I'd say is that Americans may be justified in doing so. Just as Indians would be justified in snooping on UN officials deployed in the valley to see what kind of report do these people send to UN, especially in situations like the stone pelting protests in which a hundred or so civilians were killed. Though I'm not really aware whether our agencies are doing it or not but they'd be perfectly justified in doing so, if and when they do it. At the same time India cannot afford to let this come out in the open either. All such actions taken to further your national interests are justified. And they're not just governed by ethics alone. If it was only ethics which mattered we should've attacked Sri Lanka for killing so many innocent Tamils in 2009 but we didn't because it was not in our interest, at that point of time. Who knows, had it been before Indira Gandhi was killed, may be we would've, for good or for worse.
All these leaked papers, coming as it does from a self professed hacker who comes from a broken home and who has had no formal education in life, goes to show how a good environment at home in early years along with proper education hold you in good stead all through your life. They make you a good law abiding citizen of your country and the world who knows what his actions will lead to. Otherwise how would Julian Assange explain publication of social security numbers of American soldiers, technical details of an American device which prevents bombs from going off and list of websites and installations which are vital for America, not to mention his threat of giving out technical details of a thermo nuclear bomb? Al Qaeda would pay thousands of dollars for such information which he has given for free.
All this makes me doubtful about the whole aim of this exercise which seems to be to not just embarrass America but compromise it. On top of it he's asking for donations to keep on doing this. An American official was so right in saying that if all this is not against the law, the law needs to be changed. In my opinion Assange has not done this for any good of this world but was used by certain vested interests to embarrass America. One person alone would really not have the resources to get access to confidential information and take on the entire might of US.
Lastly, I wonder how many of you think that these revelations have done any good to the world in general. Apart from having a good laugh at the expense of Americans it is only the bad guys who would benefit from Wikileaks. No one else. Do give this issue a thought before you guys make up your mind whether these revelations come within the purview of freedom of speech or have in fact only harmed us in more ways than one.
Before I sign off for today a word about Barrack Obama. Though I've not really been the biggest fan of American policies in the past my heart still goes out to him. With two wars, a lousy economy and not so bright future prospects, these revelations couldn't have come at a worst possible time. It appears that he'll keep on paying for the wrongs of Bush(s) and Clintons. No other US President has had such a bad deal in recent times. Oh by the way, if Sarah Palin is reading this- she shouldn't have bothered. I know she would 'refudiate' all of this.
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The 17-year-old Harrison County boy seriously injured in a vehicle collision in downtown Georgetown on Wednesday afternoon has been identified as Spencer Dauphinee.
Floyd County Sheriff's Department Maj. Jeff Topping said the boy remained in University of Louisville Hospital's internal care unit Wednesday night with a "closed-head injury" and internal injuries. Dauphinee was the only occupant in a Pontiac passenger car that was struck by a fully loaded semitrailer about 3:45 p.m.
The juvenile had pulled onto Ind. 64 from Greenville-Georgetown Road when the semitrailer made impact, Topping said.
First responders had called to have the juvenile air lifted to U of L Hospital, but because of the inclement weather or a delay in the helicopter's arrival, the juvenile was transported by ambulance.
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I get questions about this free fishing system frequently so this week I thought I would share a portion of the elimination process involved. This part deals specifically choosing a water body to fish.
If you line up three of these traits with a water body, there's a good chance you can catch your dream fish there. Line up four or more and it is a place worth investing some time.
1. History---A water body with a history of producing big fish of the variety you prefer is an obvious for what you are looking to accomplish. If you find an area with either a consistent history of producing monster fish in line with a recent history trending toward big fish you are in good shape.
If an angler wanted to catch a 25-plus inch speckled trout he could study East Matagorda Bay and find out it has produced a whole lot of those in the past. However, when looking at recent history it would become obvious that fishery has declined in trophy production in recent years and chances of catching a fish of that size are not as great as they could be.
If you looked up the Lower Laguna Madre near Port Mansfield you would find out there is a rich history of big trout production and recent trends due to our next factor show it producing more than ever. This is the kind of area that fits perfectly into a F.L.E.X. scenario.
2. Management---An area not managed for big fish will not consistently produce big fish. There is simply too much intelligent angling pressure out there to make this possible in most of the continental United States. Guides in eastern Louisiana are constantly advertising trophy speckled trout with photos at sports shows and on the websites. Big fish are not uncommon there but they are not nearly as prevalent as they are on Lake Calcasieu.


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DANVILLE — A Vermilion County man died at the scene of a traffic accident west of Danville early this morning.
The Illinois State Police responded to the crash around 1:45 a.m. today on Hungry Hollow Road, less than a half-mile east of Vance Road.
Preliminary reports indicate the driver, Travis T. Schoonover, 19, of Oakwood, was driving east on Hungry Hollow Road in a 2010 Kia Forte.
According to state police, Schoonover failed to negotiate a curve in the road and veered off the roadway on the north side. The vehicle entered the ditch and collided with a tree, ejecting Schoonover.
Schoonover was pronounced dead at the scene. Reports indicate he was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
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Update, 3 a.m.: U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta conceded the race with Carol Shea-Porter after the final numbers for New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District came in:
"I would like to congratulate President Obama, Governor-elect Maggie Hassan, Congresswoman-elect Anne McLane Kuster and Congresswoman-elect Carol Shea-Porter on their victories.
"What's important in these races is the future of New Hampshire. I am committed to continuing my support of our constituents and a collaborative vision for a stronger America. I called Carol Shea-Porter early this morning. We had a great conversation as I pledged to her my commitment to transition the congressional office with integrity and respect."
Update, 2:30 a.m.: Carol Shea-Porter took the stage for a short victory speech shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday morning when the race between herself and U.S. Frank Guinta, R-Manchester, was called in her favor.
"In 2006, I said this was not a solo performance, this was a choir," Shea-Porter said she and her supporters learned at the Portsmouth Country Club in Greenland that she defeated Guinta.
CNN called the race for Shea-Porter around 1 a.m. after projecting that she had a 49 to 46 percent edge in votes.
"My pledge is to work very hard for everybody in a bipartisan manner to solve the problems that we're facing," Shea-Porter said at the podium with her husband, Gene, her daughter, Kathleen, and her campaign manager Naomi Andrews.
It was a long night for the contenders in the First District Congressional race. As results filtered in from around the state, Shea-Porter and Guinta flip-flopped as the leader of the race.
Her supporters cheered when they saw she was up 100 votes at 10:30 p.m., despite remaining locked in a tight race with Guinta.
"I feel really good. It was a really good campaign and the message was solid," Shea-Porter said as the night progressed. "I am grateful for all of the support."
Shea-Porter's left her optimistic for the future.
"We can do this," Shea-Porter said. "Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart. We're going to get this job done."
At Murphy's Taproom in Manchester, the night ended somberly around midnight. Guinta appeared for a few minutes shortly before midnight and spoke to those collected at his official headquarters. Patch did not arrive in time to hear his remarks.
However, Kevin Smith, of Litchfield, who ran against Ovide Lamontagne in the gubernatorial primary, called the race "razor thin" and conceded that it had "clearly been a very good night for the Democrats.
"I don't think we'll know the winner until the very last votes are counted," Smith said.
Wayne MacDonald, chairman of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee said shortly before the race was called for Shea-Porter that he thought the Republicans in New Hampshire made a valiant effort.
"We did everything we could," MacDonald said.
Given how close the race was, MacDonald suggested that there could be a recount.
"Guinta can and should ask for a recount," he said.
MacDonald and Merrimack Town Councilor Bill Boyd both expressed surprise at both how close the race was and at the fact that Guinta was losing.
Boyd said he was disappointed, and he didn't get it.
"There's obviously something underlying there," Boyd said.
Boyd said Shea-Porter aligns herself with Nancy Pelosi and favors more taxes and more intrusion into people's personal lives.
"I think Frank Guinta has represented our district very well," Boyd said. "Call me biased, I am biased."
He said it's disheartening that Guinta's message of lower taxes, less spending and lower debt didn't resonate with the voters in CD1.
"I guess we need to figure out a way to say it's not good to spend our way into debt," Boyd said.
In Portsmouth, supporter were excited to see their candidate rising slowly above Guinta.
Lee-Ann McQuilken of Portsmouth believed that Shea-Porter needed to win Manchester to defeat Guinta, a former Manchester mayor. "Winning Manchester helped her before and winning Manchester would help her again," she said.
Jackie Cali-Pitts of Portsmouth, fresh off her win for the House District 30 over Republican Kevin Kervick, also felt optimistic about Shea-Porter's chances. "I believe Dover and Durham will push Carol over the top," she said. "Guinta shouldn't count on his pension yet."
Mike Schwartz of Rye brought his daughter, Lilia, 8, with him to Shea-Porter's election night party. He, too, liked what he was seeing in terms of Shea-Porter's progress, especially in Rochester where she won a majority of the Lilac City's wards.
"I'm certainly optimistic. She's the type of candidate who represents all of the people of New Hampshire," he said.
Original story: The Associated Press has called a very close race between U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta, R-Manchester, and Carol Shea-Porter, D-Rochester, in favor of Shea-Porter.
Shea-Porter, who served in the U.S. House from 2006-10, was unseated by Guinta in 2010, when Republicans took over majority control of the House.
But on Tuesday night, Shea-Porter has reclaimed her seat in what Kevin Smith called a "razor-thin race." Smith ran against Ovide Lamontagne in the gubernatorial Primary in New Hampshire this year.
Shea-Porter's win, on the back of Annie Kuster's win in the Second Congressional District and Maggie Hassan's win for Governor means that New Hampshire is the first state, ever, to have an all-female Congressional delegation and governor. They join U.S. Sens. Kelly Ayotte, R-Nashua, and Jeanne Shaheen, D-Madbury in leading New Hampshire.
Patch will have more on this story shortly.


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Those back-to-school forms are anything but convenient, but now the district offers a more convenient way of accessing them online.
The forms may be downloaded on the district's website. Click on "Parents," then "Parent Forms" and lastly, "2012-2013 Parent Forms Packet."
The form is also attached to this post as a .pdf to print.
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2013: Appeared in 25 games for the Brown and Gold including 15 starts as a sophomore...tallied two hits, scored twice, drove in a run, and stole a base at Wright State (Mar. 23)...doubled and scored in a pinch-hit appearance versus Milwaukee on March 30th...was inserted into the starting lineup during the Youngstown State series (Apr. 12-14) and promptly went 7-for-11 with three runs batted in, two runs scored, a double, two walks and two sacrifices...walked, scored, and had an RBI at Western Michigan (Apr. 16)...knocked in a career-high three runs versus Roosevelt (Apr. 17)...was called on to pinch hit versus Milwaukee on May 4th where he ripped a run-scoring double and later scored...drove in a run, laid down a sac bunt, and was hit by a pitch versus Youngstown State (May 17)...corked a pinch-hit double in Valpo's NCAA Regional finale versus Austin Peay (Jun. 2)...finished the season with a .292 batting average, .333 on-base percentage, and slugged at a .369 clip.
2012: Played in nine games for the Crusaders including three starts...recorded a sac fly in his second collegiate at-bat against Campbell on Mar. 10th...received a start the next game against the Camels and went 2-for-3 with an RBI...walked and scored a run against Winthrop on Mar. 12th.
Prep: A two-year letterwinner for the Kingsmen ... two-time All-Northern Indiana Conference Second Team member ... Indiana Crossroads North Team Selection in 2010 ... team Most Valuable Player as a senior ... earned Sportsfest Baseball Most Valuable Player honors as a senior.
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Visit in Wauwatosa and observe the customers. It's like an anthropological study in indulgence. Some take their time to make a single selection. Some know exactly what they want and choose quickly.
Many times those sweet savory morsels are enjoyed immediately. Some customers are obviously stockpiling for delayed gratification. And of course, at this time of year there is plenty of chocolate bought for gift-giving.
Owner Lori Presser-Murphy admits the holidays are great for business, but she's hard-pressed to name a time when chocolate isn't in season.
"Maybe summer, but our ice cream bars hand-dipped in our chocolate, or the ice cream turtle bars that are hand-dipped in caramel and chocolate and covered in roasted, salted pecans are very popular."
Presser-Murphy built this business from a hobby she loved.
"I use to make peanut brittle from a recipe of my mother's," she said. "I'd give it away as gifts to friends and family. People would tell me I should sell it."
She bought a tempering machine for melting chocolate and started dipping – chips, pretzels and graham crackers – everything, she said. Eventually, the operation moved into a church basement. She started to sell her confections to area markets and at craft shows. That was 22 years ago.
Seventeen years ago, Presser-Murphy selected the site of her shop on North 68th Street. The Wauwatosa resident thought she made a good choice.
"With next door, customers come in either before dinner to get a little something to tide them over while waiting for their table or afterwards for a little something sweet."
The shapes of things to come
One day, a customer came in and asked if she could make chocolates that looked like tools – wrench, screwdriver, hammer – for a gift. Presser-Murphy bought some molds and her niche was born.
She makes chocolates in the shapes of – well you name it and she probably has it; and if she doesn't, she'll find a way to make it. The shop's themed chocolates seem almost unlimited, from sports, including Packers and Badgers, and musical instruments to chocolate shapes that signify various occupations.
Say it with chocolate – "get well," "good luck," "good bye," "good riddance" – of course, in chocolate that sentiment doesn't seem quite as harsh.
Presser-Murphy uses fine domestic Wilbur Chocolate from Lititz, PA. She loves to play around with different flavor combinations, like the chocolate-covered caramels sprinkled with sea salt.
"I make chocolate every day. For the holidays, we have candy cane truffles that are so good," she said.
Seasonal items can get to be so popular they become daily fare. "Our chocolate-covered strawberries were seasonal at one time. Now we make them every day because our customers come in for them."
Her favorite is the peanut butter dream cup in both dark and milk chocolate. Yes, she eats chocolate every day, too.
A good staff and a quality product have kept customers coming back, she said.
"Many of our customers are regulars and they have their favorites – dark chocolate almond clusters, cherry cordials and our truffles." Truffles also have seasonal flavors from pumpkin to raspberry.
Satisfied customers
Presser-Murphy greets Karen Vernal with a hug. The Wauwatosa resident has been a customer for more than 20 years. Vernal selected chocolates to give to her clients this time of year. On this day, she leaves with a beautifully wrapped tray with an assortment of chocolates for a dinner party she's attending.
They may be no downside to selling chocolate. Here customers are never in a bad mood; and if they are when they step inside the door, that soon changes.
Chocolate seller Ashley Growth offers her sympathies to a young woman who tells her she wants to send a 2-pound box of chocolates to her boyfriend who couldn't be with her at Christmas. Oddly, the young woman didn't seem to mind, as she was also treating herself to an indulgence.
"That's what I love about this business," Presser-Murphy said. "We are creating something so delicious and perfect and special for our customers."
Ultimate Confections offers specialty chocolates for wedding and event favors and fills special requests.
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Veterinary checks of the Best of Breed (BOB) winners in each of the 15 high profile breeds were introduced at Crufts 2012, which took place at the NEC in Birmingham 8-11 March.
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) welcomed this move as a positive step by the Kennel Club (KC) to improve dog health and welfare in the show ring. The initiative will continue at all championship dog shows.
Six of the fifteen high profile BOBs failed their veterinary checks and were not represented in the group judging – bulldog (utility group), Pekingese (toy), Clumber spaniel (gundog) mastiff (working), Neapolitan mastiff (working) and Basset hound (hound).
Commenting, Harvey Locke, Past President of the BVA, said:
"This initiative by the Kennel Club is to be applauded. It is a huge step forward in tackling the health problems in pedigree dogs as a result of their exaggerated conformation. The KC deserves the support of the veterinary profession and dog welfare organisations at this time.
"We also pay tribute to the two BVA members who were chosen to carry out the veterinary checks after responding to our open letter in Veterinary Record asking for volunteers.
"They have performed their duties in a highly professional manner and have certainly set an example to the show vets who will be carrying out these checks at future championship shows.
"What has happened at Crufts this year should act as a catalyst for all vets in practice. Firstly, to be more proactive in educating their breeder and owner clients on the health consequences of breeding dogs for extreme conformation. And secondly, to ensure that any caesarean sections and surgical procedures to correct conformation problems performed on KC-registered dogs are reported to the KC."
The 15 breeds have been identified by the Kennel Club as having particular health problems often due to poor conformation as a result of having been bred with exaggerated characteristics. The veterinary checks ensure the BOB winners are not suffering as a result of their conformation, such as eye problems, skin disease, lameness or breathing difficulties, which should have been identified by the judge.
The open letter asking for veterinary surgeons to volunteer to carry out the vet checks appeared in Veterinary Record on 4 February 2012 (Volume 170, Issue 5).
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2010-11 Men's Basketball: Alfred University
November 22, 2010
Penn College captured its first win of the season with a 61-59 nailbiter against Alfred
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The Pennsylvania College of Technology men's basketball team just edged out Alfred University 61-59 in non-conference action. Junior Leroy Joiner (Williamsport) notched a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead all scorers. The win breaks the Wildcats' four game losing streak and improves the team to 1-4 overall.
With just :04 seconds left and the score 60-59 in Penn College's favor, Joiner would hit one from the charity stripe to give the team the two point lead. Alfred would not be able to get a shot off to try to send it into overtime.
The Wildcats started off hot allowing only two points from Alfred in the first ten minutes. They would be up 28-7 in the eighth minute. Senior Greg Solyak (Lititz) would sink nine in the run. The Saxons would charge back though and bring it to within two with two minutes left before going into the break down 34-31.
In the half, Penn College would shoot 51 percent from the field. Solyak would finish the game with 19 points and seven rebounds.
Out of the break the Wildcats hit two quick jumpers to get some breathing room, but Alfred would not go away keeping in to within four for the first 10 minutes. Joiner would hit a three in the 5th to give the Wildcats their largest lead of the half at 56-45.
The Saxons would counter with a 10-0 run to bring it to within one with one minute left.
As a team Penn College shot 49 percent from the field and 58 from the line (7-12).
Next up, the Wildcats will host Penn State Hazleton on Wednesday, December 1 at 8 p.m.


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The Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland had just marched 99 yards to take a fourth-quarter lead, and it was up to Marshall to either respond or succumb.
"These kids never flinched," coach Doc Holliday said. "The one thing I like about this group is that it didn't matter."
With standout quarterback Rakeem Cato leading the way, the Thundering Herd scored two touchdowns in the final 12 minutes to pull out a 31-20 victory Friday.
Cato went 28 for 44 for 337 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. The most notable part about his performance was that he saved the best for last.
Marshall (10-4) trailed 20-17 before Cato brought them back. After directing a 63-yard march to put Marshall up 24-20 with 12:05 left, Cato clinched it with an 8-yard touchdown throw to Gator Hoskins with 3:42 to play.
Cato had a brilliant season before this game, throwing for 3,579 yards and 36 touchdowns. But this performance — on a national stage against an Atlantic Coast Conference foe — served as the perfect finish.
"I tell the guys all the time, 'Big-time players make big-time plays in a big-time game, and this was a big-time game,"' Cato said.
He had plenty of help. Hoskins had six catches for 104 yards and two scores, Tommy Shuler caught nine passes for 68 yards and a touchdown, punter Tyler Williams pinned the Terrapins inside the 10 four times, and Marshall's underappreciated defense played a huge role.
Maryland (7-6) scored only one touchdown after halftime, and A.J. Leggett followed Cato's final TD pass with an interception to set off a celebration among the huge gathering of Marshall fans among the crowd of 30,163.
"It's a great way to send the seniors out," Holliday said.
Making its first bowl appearance under third-year coach Randy Edsall, Maryland closed out its association with the ACC by falling to the runner-up in Conference USA. The Terrapins will join the Big Ten next year.
Despite the loss, Maryland had its first winning season since 2010 and finished with more victories than in Edsall's first two years combined.
"I think this season really helped us as we leave the ACC and enter the Big Ten," Edsall said.
Brandon Ross rushed for 116 yards for Maryland, and C.J. Brown went 14 for 24 for 197 yards. Although the Terrapins amassed 391 yards, they converted only two of 14 third-down tries.
"We kept hurting ourselves with penalties, little things that were not helping us on first and second down which were creating unmanageable third downs," Brown said. "There wasn't anything they did that we hadn't seen before."
After a whirlwind first half that produced 30 points and 24 first downs, the teams settled into a defensive struggle in the third quarter. Each of the first four possessions ended in punts, but on the last one Marshall pinned the Terrapins on their own 1.
In the same situation earlier in the game, Maryland ran three times for 2 yards and punted. This time, the Terrapins put together a 17-play drive that included a pair of fourth down conversions and lasted for 7 minutes, 44 seconds. The 99-yard march ended with a 2-yard pass from Brown to tight end Dave Stinebaugh, giving Maryland a 20-17 lead with 14:56 left.
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Ozomatli's tunes used to be the paradigm of multicultural musical fusions, joyous and irreverent reflections of the schizophrenic Los Angeles that gave birth to the band. But styles are neatly separated in Ozomatli's long-awaited second album (due Tuesday), most of which is divided into tracks that fall clearly into either hip-hop or Latin territory.
And even though Ozomatli is closely associated with the Latin world, it is the hip-hop material that steals the show. MC Kanetic Source does a fine job of replacing Chali 2na, the band's original rapper, and guest appearances by members of De La Soul and the Black Eyed Peas add verve to overwhelmingly funky jams such as "1234" and "Vocal Artillery." The latter's ominous piano line and massive beat are particularly effective.


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Tresha Stamper said she is passionate about the Kelly B. Todd Center and Walk because it gives her son Jody — and others afflicted with disorders such as cerebral palsy — an opportunity to have a good time.
"It's a day just for them," Stamper said. "It gives them a chance to be typically developing kids for a change. Also, the families can get together and share experiences."
The Kelly B. Todd Walk is an annual event that is used to raise awareness and educate the community about the Kelly B. Todd Cerebral Palsy and Neuro-Muscular Center. Sponsored walkers traverse the trail around Civitan Park, and then spend the day engaging in fun activities.
Stamper's son, Jody, raised $1,300 for the Walk this year. Before he and his brother Zack started running down the trail, Jody said his fundraising strategy was simple.
"I go to my grandpa," Jody said. "I tell him I need money for the walk, and he gives it to me."
Stamper said it was a little more complicated than that, and there were many donors from the Inola, Pryor, and Claremore area.
In addition to playing on brand new park equipment provided by Civitan Park, the kids were able to have their faces painted, participate in carnival style games, play on inflatables, and enjoy snow cones.
Pat Pack, the event coordinator, said the event gives children with disabilities an opportunity for interaction,
"There are so many people who have helped with this," Pack said. "We have a wonderful board and staff, full of compassionate people."
The center was started when a Muskogee family realized the need for a kid-friendly physical therapy location after having a son born with cerebral palsy. As a result, more than 3,500 children have gone through the center, most for long-term therapy.
Staci Anderson, a walk participant, said her daughter Reagan raised almost $700 in two weeks this year.
"We have awesome friends and family," Anderson said. "Reagan has an unspecified connective tissue disorder, and her doctor referred us to the center in Muskogee. The staff there has become like our family."
Reagan, 4, was joined by her twin brother Ruger, and three other brothers and sisters. She won a bouncy ball at the flip-flop roulette wheel run by the Fort Gibson High School football team.
The threat of rain didn't stop walkers and attendees from showing up, with 100 people participating in the walk and around 500 coming overall. In her welcome address, Pack thanked those who took the chance of getting wet.
"We are grateful to the Lord for the rain," Pack said. "But we are also thankful that it has held off for a while."
Pack said that Muskogee has a lot of choices when it comes to giving to non-profit organizations, and she was thankful for all the support the center receives.
"When the economy is down, it's tough for people to give as much," Pack said. "Muskogee has a wonderful attitude toward our cause, and I believe God will provide for us."
You can help
If you are interested in participating in next year's walk, other events, or if you would like to donate to the Kelly B. Todd Cerebral Palsy and Neuro-Muscular Center, visit www.kbtoddcpcenter.org.