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In this week's edition of Five Questions, PFW publisher and editor and Bears expert Hub Arkush says he thinks it's a given that Mike Martz will not be back with the Bears next season and wonders if there is a serious problem brewing between Martz and Jay Cutler.
1. Do you think the Bears are creating a disadvantage for themselves by leaving for London a few days later than the Buccaneers did?
Arkush: Honestly I have no idea. It troubles me that the Bucs, who are going to play in London for the second time in three seasons, chose to leave on Monday and spend the week there based on their experience of going late in the week last time and getting pounded by the Patriots — although they were an 0-6 team going into that game — and I really like how the 49ers have looked since Jim Harbaugh kept them in Ohio after the Bengals game in Week Three to get ready for the Eagles in Philly in Week Four. At the time I thought it was a mistake, but now it feels like he got in an extra week of training camp-style practices after the shortened preseason. That said, my sources tell me the Bears talked to some folks with the Pats and they said go as late as you can. The bottom line is I hate the whole idea of any teams having to go to London during season, but I guess that's a different question.
2. Does it matter if Jay Cutler directed an expletive toward Mike Martz Sunday night vs. the Vikings?
Arkush: No, it happens 100 times a game on the sidelines with NFL teams. It does matter if it's going on during the week or in the locker room when you're not in the heat of the action, but during a game it happens all the time. The real question is was that just Cutler being Cutler, or is there a problem with the quarterback-offensive coordinator relationship? If it's the latter, then the Bears have a very real problem they need to address immediately.
3. With Martz in the final year of his contract, do you get the sense that he and the Bears will go their separate ways after the season?
Arkush: I think that's a given. It hasn't been widely reported, but Martz apparently turned down a contract extension at the time Mike Tice was extended for two years. The bottom line is Martz is a prickly personality who doesn't seem to get along well with anyone, and the only success he's had with the Bears is when he's gone away from his system to a much more conservative one he's less comfortable with. The Bears' front office and Lovie Smith bear at least 50 percent of the responsibility for their lack of offensive success and probably a lot more than that for making no attempt to get him the athletes he needs to run his system, and Martz appears arrogant enough not to realize he is not nearly as highly respected around the league as he was four or five years ago. It will be a huge upset if he's back as the Bears' offensive coordinator in 2012.
4. Do you think offensive line coach Mike Tice would be a better coordinator for this year's team than Martz?
Arkush: No. It constantly puzzles me that as the coach of one of, if not the, worst offensive lines in the NFL, fans and media alike seem to want to honor Tice for what he's gotten out of poor talent — which by the way has been terrible offensive line play — and yet Martz is vilified as the problem with the offense even though he faces the exact same challenges as Tice. When you talk to coaches and scouts around the league who evaluate talent and systems, you'd be hard-pressed to find one who'd tell you Mike Tice is a "better offensive coach" than Mike Martz. He may be an easier guy to get along with — maybe — but he's not a better offensive mind.
5. Would the bye week be a good time to get a deal done with Matt Forté or should the Bears not cave to his request for an extension unless he lowers his asking price?
Arkush: There may be a bunch of different questions there. Yes, any day or week the Bears and Forté can get it done would be a good one because it's the only solution that will be positive for both. Of course, the Bears shouldn't just cave to Forté's asking price, but I'm not sure anyone knows what that number is and at no time has Forté or his agent made a take-it-or-leave-it demand. The problem at the moment is that while the Bears are correct — they shouldn't pay Adrian Peterson-, Chris Johnson- or even DeAngelo Williams-type money — their offer has been right around, some even suggest just below, what Frank Gore got and that offer is way too low. Forté should be right around where Maurice Jones-Drew is, which is about $17.5 million guaranteed and definitely below the silly money — $21 million guaranteed — Williams got. My understanding is the Bears' offer is around $13 million and that's actually insulting based on Forté's production. It's easy to see why he'd be upset.


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Museum staff collaborate with faculty to develop class sessions that use art from the collection and exhibitions to enrich course curricula and actively engage students. Self-guided tours in the galleries can also be arranged. Small course-related study gallery installations can be requested for a period of two to three weeks to allow for extended viewing and research. One semester advance notice is required to organize study gallery installations. These requests are honored on a first-come, first-served basis.
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The Museum is a venue for collaborations with faculty on exhibitions, symposia, lectures, projects, and programs. Recent interdisciplinary collaborations have included Associate Professor Kaja McGowan's course "Shadowplay: Asian Art and Performance," which provided opportunities for students to research and install an exhibition of shadow puppets and related works of art in the Asian galleries. More collaborations are detailed here.
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A residence is destroyed and an East Texas man jailed on multiple charges following an altercation in western Harrison County on Monday.
Police responded to a house fire on Farm to Market Road 2208 in Harrison County around 4:20 p.m. and discovered 21-year-old James Cameron standing near an engulfed mobile home. Police say Cameron had a verbal and physical altercation with his stepmother. When he Cameron struck the woman, she retreated to her bedroom, at which point the man allegedly poured cooking oil throughout the residence and ignited gasoline near the back of the home.
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Division of Anthropology Archives houses approximately 670 linear feet of archival material, dating from the 1890's to the present. The collection includes accession documentation, original catalogs, field notes, photographs, artwork pertaining to AMNH publications in anthropology, and Divisional correspondence from 1894 to the present.
Finsch Pacific Expeditions Archive (1879-1885)
During his Pacific expeditions, Otto Finsch compiled an extensive archive including an object catalog, a manuscript, photographs, drawings, and watercolor paintings. The accession file (1898-1949), documenting the purchase of the collection and the archive, includes letters between Otto Finsch, AMNH curator Franz Boas, and AMNH president Morris K. Jesup. The archive is very legibly written in German.
Laufer's Guide to the Southwest Gallery (Chinese Hall)
In 1904, objects collected by Berthold Laufer during an expedition to China (1901-1904) were installed in the Southwest Gallery (Chinese Hall) on the third floor of the museum. The exhibition illustrated the industrial and domestic life of the Chinese, their amusements, their religion, and their arts. Laufer's guide was never published. It is heavily edited by Laufer and still in galley form.
Starr Congo Expedition Field Notes (1905-1906)
American Anthropologist Frederick Starr joined the missionary/explorer Samuel Verner on a collecting expedition to the Congo from 1905-1906. He collected nearly 5,000 artifacts including musical instruments, shields, baskets, masks, stools and games that have become part of the Museum's collection of material culture from the Congo region.


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CATEGORIES Animation, Comedy, Horror, Box Office Predictions, UK Box Office, Cinematical, UK Box OfficeLast week's new releases took a pummeling from the holdovers from the previous weeks. None of last week's newbies did better than third, with Mike Judge's new comedy Extract landing way back in ninth place. Here's the top five:
1. The Final Destination: $15.3 million
2. Inglourious Basterds: $14.9 million
3. All About Steve: $14 million
4. Gamer: $11.2 million
5. District 9: $9.1 million
Four new ones this week.
What's It All About: Animated feature based on director Shane Acker's short film of the same name. In a post-apocalyptic future where humanity seemingly no longer exists, a group of rag doll-like creatures band together to survive the onslaught of machines intent on their destruction.
Why It Might Do Well: Based on the trailer this looks like an imaginative and beautifully designed film and it doesn't hurt that one of the producers is Tim Burton.
Why It Might Not Do Well: 59% at Rottentomatoes.com is a little discouraging.
Number of Theaters: 1,638
Prediction: $9 million
Sorority Row
What's It All About: A crazed killer is messily dispatching college students who were responsible for the death of a schoolmate.
Why It Might Do Well: Maybe the folks who went to see Halloween 2 are still in the mood for some slice 'em dice 'em action.
Why It Might Not Do Well: No star power and a story that looks even less original than most slasher films.
Number of Theaters: 2,500
Prediction: $8 million
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself
What's It All About: Madea, Tyler Perry's grandma with an attitude character, catches three youngsters robbing her and turns them over to their only living relative, an aunt who has trouble just taking care of herself.
Why It Might Do Well: Perry's films always seem to find their audience.
Why It Might Not Do Well: Cross dressing for laughs? Really?
Number of Theaters: 2,100
Prediction: $26 million
What's It All About: A U.S. Marshall must solve a grisly murder at an Antarctic research station before the sun sets and brings on 24 weeks of darkness.
Why It Might Do Well: Kate Beckinsale plays the Marshall with a deadline.
Why It Might Not Do Well: Take 30 Days of Night, throw in The Thing and remove the sci-fi and supernatural elements and I suspect you would have something similar to Whiteout.
Number of Theaters: 2,700
Prediction: $8 million
1. I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2. 9
3. Sorority Row
4. Whiteout
5. Inglourious Basterds
It was a tough one last week. Most of us didn't expect the holdovers from the previous week to outdo last week's new releases. Kudos to Vera for taking the high score. Here's how we all did.
1. Vera: 12
2. on8een: 9
3. Clark: 7
3. TheCritic28: 7
3. greatone: 7
3. Sebastian: 7
3. ben_wasden: 7
4. Wilson: 6
4. Ray: 6
4. David Musto: 6
5. Alex Farquharson: 4
5. Jon: 4
5. Brandon: 4
5. Garrett: 4
5. dr_endless: 4
5. Matt: 4
Post your predictions for the top five movies in the comments section below before 5:00PM Eastern Time on Friday. One point for every top five movie correctly named, two points for every correct placement, and one extra point for the top movie.


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New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith has been pulled from Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals following three quarters of poor play filled with turnovers and ineffectiveness.
Smith struggled with the Bengals defense and was unable to find his footing with a subpar group of receivers. His day ended with 159 yards passing on 30 attempts, including two interceptions, both of which were returned for touchdowns. The team managed to score nine points on three field goals before turning to Matt Simms to close out the game.
The New York Jets are coming off a big win over the New England Patriots and Sunday's game has proven to be a bizarre contrast from the team's excellent play a week ago. Defensively, the Jets have allowed Andy Dalton to have a career game, while rookie cornerback Dee Milliner has been manhandled by Marvin Jones to the tune of four touchdowns.
It's been a bad day for Jets rookies, and a bad day in general. They trail Cincinnati, 49-9, in the dying moments of the game.
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The food was exceptional. I had no problems with anything from maintenance to servers. In fact, our servers were so fun they remembered us from the first day and continued to service us outside the dining hall. They sang songs, danced an did Congo lines in the dining hall.
We met a lot of great people on the boat some a little snobby but we made the best of it cause it is a "Fun cruise" after-all.
Since then I had the chance to go back for another 5 days and be on the Carnival Ecstasy. On this trip I went with a friend, ("seemed like more couples on this trip"), and our spots were Nassau, Freeport, an Key West. In Nassau we did the Atlantis Aquarium along with our own exploring the city. Gorgeous place recommend it to everyone. Freeport on the other hand don't bother. It's more of an industry for business nothing else. Last Key West, I didn't do any tours here. It was nice to just walk around and look at the shops an historical points. I also stopped at a few of the local bars one in particular Captain Tony's. It's the oldest bar in Key West. I'm not going to spoil it because this is one place you definitely have to checkout for yourself a lot of interesting things going on in there (women bras), just to say. Although this cruise didn't have a lot of entertainment like the Inspiration I found the best bartender they had, and I still made the best of it from the previous time.
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As temperatures rise worldwide from the effect of greenhouse
gases in the atmosphere, hurricanes may become fewer in number,
according to a paper published this week in the journal Nature
Tropical cyclones and climate change," by Thomas R. Knutson
et al). However, the storms that do occur are likely to be more
potent, the paper says. The Washington Post has a summary here
Study: Warming to bring stronger hurricanes," by Seth
Borenstein, Associated Press).
The paper's ten authors make up an expert team established
by the World Meteorological Organization to provide advice to
national meteorological and hydrological services on tropical
cyclones and climate change. Their paper is based on an
extensive review of recent research into global warming and
hurricane formation, including studies on past historical storm
records as well as a selection of mathematical models designed
to project future trends.
Although the issue of global warming is politically
contentious, the discussion among experts is less so. Climate
scientists generally agree that the earth's temperature has
been warming over the past century, and that this warming is
driven in large part by "greenhouse gases," such as carbon
dioxide, dumped into the atmosphere by burning of fossil fuels.
But even among scientists who agree on the basics of global
warming, the effect, if any, of this temperature rise on
weather events such as hurricanes remains unclear.
And the Nature Geoscience expert report adds little in the
way of certainty. Hindsight, according to the authors, is less
than 20-20: the available historical data don't clearly show
any link between global warming and hurricanes in the last
century. For one thing, hurricane frequency appears to rise and
fall over many decades in a natural cycle (especially in the
Atlantic basin), making any longer-term warming-related trend
hard to spot even if it does exist, the scientists say. And the
historical storm record is spotty in any case: only recently
have satellite data or extensive ship and airplane records been
available to analyze. So, the paper reports, "it remains
uncertain whether past changes in tropical cyclone activity
have exceeded the variability expected from natural
What about specific storm effects, such as storm surge
flooding and heavy rainfall? Here again, past history offers no
clear lessons. Theory predicts that warming should lead to
heavier rains, but "a detectable change in
tropical-cyclone-related rainfall has not been established by
existing studies," the paper says. The same goes for storm
surges: "There is no conclusive evidence that any observed
changes in tropical cyclone genesis, tracks, duration and surge
flooding exceed the variability expected from natural causes,"
says the paper, and "a detectable increase in storm-surge
flooding from tropical cyclones has not been established."
What about the future? Here again, the scientists are not
sure. The team reviewed seven different climate models in their
study. However, models that seek to predict global temperature
trends do not themselves model storm patterns. So the
temperature output from the global-warming models has to be fed
into different weather-modeling programs in order to analyze
the possible influence temperature may have on weather events.
And some of these weather models are too coarse, or "low
resolution," to evaluate the likelihood of localized storms
such as hurricanes.
The results can be confusing. When the scientists put
temperature predictions from different global climate models
into any given weather-prediction model, the output is
inconsistent. Even though all the climate models predict a
general rise in temperature, they differ in their small-scale
regional and local temperature projections. And that leads to
differences in the predicted storm events — so that
the final result can be either an increase in storm frequency,
or a decrease, depending on which climate model is used to
provide the input values. Most of the various model
combinations tend to support the paper's general conclusion:
that storms are likely to decrease in number, while increasing
in power. But the uncertainties in the climate models, coupled
with the uncertainties in the storm-simulation models, lead the
scientists to have relatively little confidence in this
composite average prediction. Instead, they fall back on the
familiar phrase: "More research is strongly recommended."
But whether hurricane frequency and the associated wind
speeds and rainfall increase, decrease, or stay the same, the
scientists note, coastal communities will remain vulnerable for
reasons that are independent of weather or climate. "Recent
decades have seen very large increases in the economic damage
and disruption caused by tropical cyclones," they observe.
"Historical analyses indicate that this has been caused
primarily by rising coastal populations and the increasing
value of infrastructure in coastal areas." The authors refer to
a 2008 economic analysis of storm damage
Normalized Hurricane Damage in the United States:
1900–2005," by Roger A. Pielke, Jr., et al), which
concludes, "Such growth in vulnerability is expected to
continue for the foreseeable future, in the United States and
around the world, and without effective disaster mitigation
efforts, ever-escalating hurricane damage will be the
inevitable result."
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Richmond, VA—Employees of a local McDonald's thought quickly when a man robbed the restaurant early Sunday morning; the employees struck the man, and detained him in a storage area until police arrived.
At approximately 6:13 a.m., a man police identify as 39-year-old Keith S. Henderson of Richmond, entered the McDonald's restaurant at 821 Hull Street. Henderson allegedly brandished a gun and demanded money.
An employee struck Henderson with a metal object, knocking him down. Other employees proceeded to strike Henderson; they then forced him into a storage area and detained him there until Richmond Police arrived and arrested him.
Henderson was transported to VCU Medical Center for treatment of the minor injuries he received during the incident.
Henderson has been charged with robbery.
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Similar thread, different day. Read back to front for the best effect. www.summitpost.org/phpBB3/spantik-v-baruntse-t61296-30.html "spantik was built for high altitude technical climbing, where the baruntse was built for high altitude slogging." Pure fiction by most accounts other than La Sportiva USA marketing. The Spantik is stiffer in the ankle though and does make a better ski boot.


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Updated 12:20pm Wednesday 19th February 2014 in Sport By David Pritchard, Chief Sports Reporter covering Oxford United. Follow us on twitter: @oxfordmailoufc. Call me on 01865 425458
A PAIR of former Oxford United players were on target as a fired-up Newport County brought an end to the last remaining unbeaten away record in English league football.
Ryan Burge and Chris Zebroski struck in the final 20 minutes to inflict United's first defeat on their travels in Sky Bet League Two since April 1 - a remarkable 16 games.
On the balance of play Newport were worthy winners, but they had to come from behind after James Constable's superb early finish.
United absorbed plenty of pressure, but Newport found an equaliser in first-half stoppage time through Rene Howe.
A sublime free-kick from Burge and an awful defensive mix-up from which Zebroski profited put County on top, before Alfie Potter's late goal gave them cause for concern.
The United team sheet showed one change from the side which started Saturday's 3-0 win over Mansfield.
Josh Ruffels came into replace David Connolly as Mickey Lewis reverted back to a 4-4-2.
Pitch problems at Rodney Parade had postponed six of Newport's previous seven games and they began like a side in a hurry to make up for lost time.
Backed by a vociferous crowd they dominated the first half, with United only able to launch occasional forays forward.
Zebroski, one of three ex-United players in the County side, had the first chance after a smart lay-off from Howe. Ryan Clarke was alert to the danger, though, and ran out to smother the shot.
United had barely strung two passes together when they took a surprise lead on 14 minutes.
Dave Kitson found some space and crossed for Constable, who expertly controlled the ball and swivelled to bury a left-footed shot past goalkeeper Elliott Parish.
It was a stunning counter punch after being on the back foot, but County carried on regardless.
Clarke quickly had to tip over a header from Ismail Yakubu at a corner.
Despite the lead, United still had no real foothold in the game. James Constable was often their only real outlet and if the ball forward to him was not right, County were able to start another attack.
The playing surface was a concern in patches and ground staff even worked on it when play was stopped while Deane Smalley received treatment.
The visitors dealt with the pressure well, until first-half stoppage time.
Andy Sandell got forward and his cross from the left was only cleared to the edge of the box, where Minshull's shot was deflected by Howe past a wrong-footed Clarke.
Lewis's response at the break was to bring on Potter for Danny Rose and switching to a 4-2-3-1 system.
It did little to alter the flow of the game and Adam Chapman, another U's old boy, came within inches of a fine volleyed goal from 20 yards on 54 minutes.
Chapman was involved again on the hour, going in hard on Tom Newey, who reacted angrily. Both were booked, but it was more costly for the United defender - his tenth of the season, it means a two-game suspension.
Still Newport pressed and with 20 minutes remaining Burge put them ahead. Ruffles fouled Howe on the right corner of the area and Burge curled a shot into the far corner.
Lewis brought on Connolly for Matt Bevans with his final roll of the dice, reverting to a back three in the process.
Their hopes were dealt a calamitous blow on 82 minutes, when a breakdown in communication saw Johnny Mullins play a back pass past Clarke and gifted Zebroski the easiest of tap-ins.
The game looked over, but with three minutes of normal time remaining Potter poached a goal from close range.
It set up a frantic finish but United could not conjure a clear opening as their long away run was finally halted.
Oxford Utd (4-4-2): Clarke, Bevans, Hunt, Mullins, Newey, Smalley, Wroe, Rose, Ruffels, Kitson, Constable.
Subs used: Potter (Wroe ht), Williams (Kitson 58), Connolly (Bevans 75).
Unused subs: Henly, Long, Davies, Ashby.
Booked: Newey.
Newport (5-3-2): Parish, Pipe, Anthony, Yakubu, Sandell, Willmott, Minshull, Chapman (Porter 85), Burge, Zebroski (Jeffers 85), Howe.
Unused subs: Thompson, Crow, Jackson, Naylor, Jolley.
Booked: Chapman.
Referee: Oliver Langford (West Midlands).
Attendance: 3,757 (523 visitors).
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9:56pm Tue 18 Feb 14
YellowRose says...
10:44pm Tue 18 Feb 14
87oufc says...
I see we resorted to 118-118 and hoofing the ball straight up which more often than not resulted in opposition possession.
When we did pass the ball, Kitson set up Constable to score!?!?
Newport were really really up for the match and could have been 5-6 up with the amount of times they were within shooting distance. Thank god they continuously out passed their possession in our box, one look up and they could have scored.
I'd say the requirement for a new manager is of urgency.
Even Micky acknowledge that we didn't deserve a result. Newport are a threat and considering they still have about 3 games in hand.
12:25am Wed 19 Feb 14
Eraser says...
Newport wanted it more and yet again Clarkey kept the score respectable,
Only positive - we are unbeaten away in England! Glad that monkey is off our back now. I think the team were trying not to lose recently rather than try and win.
Onwards and upwards...
12:27am Wed 19 Feb 14
Eraser says...
12:33am Wed 19 Feb 14
dorsetyellows says...
Was kitson injured as he just wasn't up for it tonight . Need more from our midfield in the key games coming up. Adam chapman looks like a different
Player under justin edinburgh. The great run away had to end sometime, let's put this behind us and move forward .COYY.
1:10am Wed 19 Feb 14
Bis4badger says...
Sat in the ground beforehand and it brought back bad memories of the non- league grounds from yesteryear.
Not trying to make excuses but there were various dead parts of the pitch where the ball wouldn't bounce, Clarky nearly got caughtout with a through ball that rolled rather than bounced, and with the amount of sand they laid it was worse than the Kass. Which has to raise the question why the ref gave it the green light, amazed me that they were working on the pitch during stops in play, which is a first for me!!
That said, we scored 2 they scored 3.
Last point! Couldn't believe the amount of fouls that went unpunish with nothing more the a freekick, and that goes for both side. Would have made an exciting climax if Howe had have been given a second yellow for kicking the ball away twice after he had conceeded a foul and been booked for the first occurance.
7:17am Wed 19 Feb 14
adlibber says...
Points dropped in draws against lower teams could cost us dearly in the run in.
8:12am Wed 19 Feb 14
1willowsj says...
adlibber wrote:I think that's a very good point!
Lewis is not the man to get us promoted. Lenagan is taking a huge gamble keeping him in post. Lewis is Wilder MkII clueless when plan A falls over. I think we'll be lucky to stay in play offs. If Newport win their games in hand whoever slips up now will drop out of play off spot. I sincerely hope it isn't us.
Points dropped in draws against lower teams could cost us dearly in the run in.
Losing away against a team a couple of places below us, whom also have a very good home record isn't the end of the world, and I would say these sorts of results are inevitable throughout a 46 game season.
HOWEVER, consistently dropping points (usually 2) against teams below us in the bottom half of the league is where we have to point the finger!
Exeter, Bristol Rovers, York, Pompey, Accy, etc..
Our season will not be defined by last night's result. I just hope we can bounce back on Saturday before a massive month of March. THAT will define our season.
9:24am Wed 19 Feb 14
BigAlBiker says...
This was a setback, we can improve and win again this Saturday.
9:29am Wed 19 Feb 14
Richard Wickson says...
3:46pm Wed 19 Feb 14
william12 says...
3:57pm Wed 19 Feb 14
BenkiuGuasu says...
Of course it is disappointing to lose. The equaliser came at a bad time obviously.
But well done to all involved (including away support) for keeping it up for so long.
Automatic promotion is still in our hands. Build it up with yellow and blue!!!!!!!!!!!
9:17pm Wed 19 Feb 14
Eraser says...
BenkiuGuasu wrote:Unfortunately it isn't - IF the teams with games in hand win them we're 6th. So we are relying on others to slip up even if we keep winning. I do expect us to make the play-offs as THAT IS in our hands....
It was a great effort from the players and management team to stay unbeaten away for so long.
Of course it is disappointing to lose. The equaliser came at a bad time obviously.
But well done to all involved (including away support) for keeping it up for so long.
Automatic promotion is still in our hands. Build it up with yellow and blue!!!!!!!!!!!
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Phase control has been our best approximation to an ideal dimmer for more than 30 years, though chopping chunks out of mains cycles is an inherently messy business. The ease of remote operation, relative robustness, and high efficiency of thyristor (SCR and Triac) dimmers have made them almost universally acceptable for lighting control applications ranging from architectural and domestic to studio and theatre. Ironically it is the acceptability of phase control dimming which will lead to its eventual demise.
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Bytecraft, originally a lighting electronics service company, has been successful in Asian and European markets with its Bytesize IDS (Intelligent Dimming System) production dimmers for about a decade, even selling them into Japan, a feat which has been likened to exporting oil to Saudi Arabia. Its new dimmer, the 12x2.5kW Bytesize VST (Variable Sinewave Technology), is a move to retain its technological leadership in Europe as phase control dimming goes the way of the saturable reactor and the autotransformer (variac). The engineering prototypes of the VST won an award at PLASA 98 while the first production units have recently been installed as part of what will be a 192-channel system in the new studio at the Sydney Opera House.
Jands Electronics, best known for the Echelon and Jands Hog desks, recently updated all of its dimming products in line with international electromagnetic interference and safety standards. This past January, Jands announced the development of a prototype of its SWDim sine wave dimmer. Although no further development of the SWDim has been announced and the dimmer has not yet been publicly demonstrated, reliable sources say field tests of the prototype have been very encouraging.
The principle behind all of these sine wave dimmers is very simple: The incoming mains is switched on and off between 600 and 1,000 times per mains cycle (30-50kHz) with the on time (width) of each pulse being proportional to the required output power from the load, a method known as Pulse Width Modulation (PWM). The very finely chopped output is then filtered back into a continuous waveform through an inductor similar to the choke on a phase control dimmer, but very much smaller, as the pulse frequency is higher. The shape of the filtered output waveform is almost identical to the input waveform, only its amplitude is different, precisely what happens in a resistance dimmer. Bytecraft's Ted Fregon was at pains to point out that a good PWM dimmer isn't really a sine wave dimmer at all; it only puts out a modified version of whatever is put in. If you were to feed a square wave into the dimmer, that is precisely what would come out, at whatever amplitude the dimmer was set to (a real-world example of Garbage In, Garbage Out).
The semiconductor used for the high-speed, high-current, and high-voltage switching is the Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), a device which has been around for a number of years, slowly becoming available for controlling higher currents and voltages. Indeed, Rosco/Entertainment Technology has been using them for some time in their IPS modified reverse phase control dimmers. As today's IGBTs are right at the limit of their capabilities switching present load currents, it is extremely important that they are prevented from overheating, a task that has become a major preoccupation for dimmer designers.
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Once you have a dimmer that is built around a bunch of sensors and a fast processor it becomes possible to offer functions on the dimmers which until now had only been dreamed of. Bytecraft VST and Jands SWDim production dimmers have no fuses on the channel outputs, yet both offer instantaneous overload cutoff and the ability to handle indefinite dead shorts on the load with a return to full function as soon as the short is removed. Soft lamp start is available to protect both the lamp from inrush current and the IGBT from being damaged. Constant voltage or constant current (VST only) output can be specified, allowing for low-voltage loads to be run directly from the dimmer without the flicker usually found when phase control dimmers are used in this way.
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A raffle to benefit the ESTA Foundation's Behind the Scenes program was held by Columbus McKinnon Entertainment Technology (CM-ET) during the recent 2007 LDI Show. CM-ET awarded Jamie Lite, owner of Atlantic Stage Lighting of Catonsville, Maryland, with a Prostar 500 lb capacity electric chain hoist. The prize included a chain container as well.
Columbus McKinnon will donate the proceeds of the raffle to ESTA Foundation's Behind the Scenes program. Behind the Scenes helps industry members through crises such as serious illness, injury, or death by fitting each grant to the recipient's needs. Funds can be used for medical care and living expenses such as rent, mortgage, utilities, food, transportation, and child care.


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Elegant after dark, the Piper is a grecian style cocktail dress with a flattering deep v-neck. Keyhole open back with zip below waist. Banded waist tie detail. Invisible side zip. Fully lined. Falls to knee.
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- 58.4 cm / 23 in from natural waist
A lightweight silk blend with soft, fluid feel and slight stretch.
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One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple. [For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock.]
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Golf Teams Participate in Youth Clinic at Sawgrass
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – The Web.com Tour Championship starts this week and runs Thursday through Sunday at the Dye's Valley Course at the TPC at Sawgrass. The festivities aren't just limited to the tournament though. Events have been held all week as the opening round approaches, and on Tuesday, the Jacksonville University men's and women's golf teams got in on the act by helping out at a local youth golf clinic.
With members of both Dolphin teams, as well as JU alum and Web.com tour player Russell Knox there to lend a hand, a number of young players got to tee it up and receive individualized instruction at the course's driving range.
The clinic was a way for the Dolphins to give back, in addition to providing a break from the grind of daily practice. "We want to thank Web.com for their support and dedication to growing the game," said head women's golf coach Jennifer Borocz. "We thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to help with the youth clinic and support Web.com."
Knox will tee off at 12:31 p.m. in Thursday's first round. On Saturday, he'll be wearing Jacksonville gear on the course as part of the day's college theme.


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This past Tuesday, June 11th Kure Beach's newly open Oceanfront Park started their weekly Open Air Market. The Market will run weekly on Tuesdays from 8:00am until Noon through August 27th featuring original, hand-crafted works of art, prints, photography fruits, veggies, local wines, coffees and much more.
The oceanfront park is located at 105 Atlantic Avenue in Kure Beach. There is plenty of free parking and with the ocean as the backdrop this is truly a scenic shopping experience. For more information visit the Town of Kure Beach's website at www.townofkurebeach.org or follow the Kure Beach Market on Facebook.


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The toughest job I've ever loved
I spent my first two years in Zambia as a Community Health Educator in a catchment area of over 4,000 people from 35 different villages. My job basically consisted of working with counterparts at the area clinic and with seven Neighborhood Health Committees, each made up of about 15 people from different zones in the catchment area. I assisted in forming the committees and then trained three of them in basic health care (malaria, HIV/AIDS, water and sanitation, child health and nutrition, family planning, TB, and maternal health). These committees were then responsible for teaching the rest of the villagers the skills I had passed onto them. I also helped conduct needs assessments in several villages and found that access to clean water and latrines was a major problem, especially in the more remote villages. Together with the committees, we wrote a proposal to the Zambian government which funded the building of a bore hole and the construction of over 30 latrines and bathing shelters. We also held seminars on fixing and maintaining the borehole and the importance of clean water, latrines and bathing shelters (no point in building them if people don't understand why they should use them or know how to fix them when they break!). After my 27 month contract was up, I decided to extend for another year. I moved into the closest town and focused more on working with local NGOs and the Ministry of Health. Over the course of a year, I saw an HIV/AIDS organization grow from 10 members to over 300. I saw people who refused to believe they were sick, get tested for HIV, start ARVS and begin giving testimonies to others who used to be in their position. I saw a women's group begin a new Income Generating Project and help send orphans back to school. I also saw the Ministry of Health form a strong relationship with and gain a better understanding of Peace Corps and how we could work together to improve the area communities. As the first volunteer in the area, my work with the clinics, the health committees and the NGOs was only a small part of my job. Most of my time was actually spent introducing the community to Peace Corps and getting the community used to living with a muzungu (foreigner/white person). I did this by holding meetings in all of the surrounding areas, going to churches, schools, football games, and most importantly just being around to talk to, and listen to, people. This was not easy. Ahhh…. Integration.


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Mission Statement
The Determination of Need Program (DoN) promotes the availability and accessibility of cost effective quality health care services to the citizens of Massachusetts and assists in controlling health care costs. DoN was established by the Legislature in 1971 to encourage equitable geographic and socioeconomic access to health care services, help maintain standards of quality, and constrain overall health care costs by eliminating duplication of expensive technologies, facilities and services. DoN receives applications from health care facilities planning substantial capital expenditures or substantial change in services. It is the responsibility of DoN to evaluate proposals and make recommendations to the Public Health Council members who then approve or disapprove the expenditures and/or new services. Applications are reviewed using specific standards and guidelines.
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Sangre de Cristo Mountains > West Spanish Peak > Climber's Log
West Spanish Peak Climber's Log
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|First Summit
Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2014
|First big mountain climb. Great weather. Climbed traditional route from West Spanish Peak Trailhead. Left trailhead and 8AM, treeline at 9:15AM, summitted at 11:15AM, arrived back at trailhead at 1:30 PM. Last 1500 vertical feet are steep and rocky. Great climb though. Ready for a 14er.
|Posted Jul 27, 2014 4:51 pm
|Brian Kalet
|2 Peaks
Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2014
|With 11594.
|Posted Jun 14, 2014 5:59 pm
|West Spanish
Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2013
|This peak was a treat. Those dike formations are incredible and of course only appreciated from above. My eight month old puppy and I were on the summit by 7:45 and we had the place to ourselves for an hour. This was her first summit over 10k.
|Posted Jul 29, 2013 6:01 pm
|Ya Betcha!
Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2012
|Hiked with the fat dog (Rambo), he made it look easy. 120 pound lab and he flew right up it! I didn't fly, but did it in 2.5 or so hours, counting a couple of stops to water Rambo.
|Posted Jul 28, 2013 10:07 pm
|Been Looking at this for a while
Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2013
|Standard route from Cordova pass. Easy route finding. A good first summit of the season. Two hours flat from car to summit. The dikes are amazing!!
|Posted Jun 10, 2013 9:05 pm
|w/ ranger
Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2012
|steep but quick
|Posted Dec 28, 2012 5:01 pm
|SW ridge route
Date Climbed: Dec 1, 2012
|Climbed the SW ridge route from Cordova Pass with Shawn and our dogs. Nice day! It was supposed to be windy across most of the state, but we found a pretty good spot today. Encountered more snow on the road from Cuchara Pass than we did on the route - both were essentially snow free. The restroom was locked, and the fee station had no envelopes.
|Posted Dec 1, 2012 11:23 pm
|Another awesome 13er
Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2011
|This is one of the prettiest areas in Colorado. A great trip to both Spanish Peaks. I even found fossils in the saddle.
|Posted Oct 22, 2012 5:20 pm
|W Spanish
Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2012
|Posted Sep 19, 2012 4:20 pm
|West Spanish
Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2012
|Both Kessler and I had a cold and as mentioned on the Mt Lindsey log we decided to spend some time outdoors rather than stay home and infect everyone.
We got a late start for West Spanish Peak and didn't leave the trailhead until 9:15 AM. We made our way as quickly as we could up the mountain and summited at 11:35 AM, which wasn't too bad considering that Kessler is 10 and we both had colds. It was slightly windy on top, but not nearly as much as the day before. It was still a bit hazy from the forest fires as well.
We met two other people on the summit (one of which we passed on the way up) and ate a good lunch before heading back down. We made our way quickly down the mountain since it was a long drive back home.
It was a nice little trip.
|Posted Sep 19, 2012 4:09 pm
|First 13er -West Spanish Peak
Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2012
|This was my first attempt at climbing any mountain, but have been vacationing in Cuchara for years and the massive mountain could not be ignored. We left the trail head at 7:20 and got to the treeline at 9:00, taking time for brunch. The attack to the summit was daunting. It took us 2.5 hours to summit, being passed by a couple of others. As noted by prior poster, stay left as you near the top. We veered off to the right and got dicey with a lot of loose rocks. The walk down was equally as challenging for the knees/thighs as opposed to the lungs. It was quite an accomplishment for for this flat lander and my daughter to turn 15 tomorrow. Incredible hike, wonderful views, awesome challenge!
|Posted Jul 12, 2012 8:12 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2011
|The setting, the geology, and the abrupt rise of the mountain -- from the plain below, and then from the point where the real climb begins above the treeline -- make this a special hike.
|Posted Apr 13, 2012 1:51 pm
|great hike
Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2011
|beautiful hike!
|Posted Feb 1, 2012 4:57 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2011
|What a beautiful beast of a mountain! We got 3/4 the way up the west ridge and were chased off by rain! And it was only 8:30 in the morning-It was still spectacular to stand on the shoulder of this giant! I will be back...
|Posted Oct 5, 2011 12:15 am
|fun hike
Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2011
|3 middle aged gals (2 being flatlanders from wi) summited in 2.5 hours, and made the trip down in 1.5 hours. Great hike and enjoyed the challenge and great views!
|Posted Sep 18, 2011 8:58 am
|Jeremy Hakes
Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2011
|What a great peak! Unique rocks. Very, very, very quiet camping at the pass as well.
|Posted Sep 5, 2011 6:33 pm
|Made it
Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2011
|Started from Cordova Pass around 9:30am, reached treeline around 10:30am, summit at 12:30pm and back to car at 3:30pm. Smoke from the NM fires made things a bit hazy. While heading down it got cold, windy and ice pellets fell heavily at times. Descending the talus felt numbingly slow as I wanted to get out from being a lightning rod. Also the cell service is great throughout the climb.
|Posted Jul 4, 2011 11:50 pm
|From Cordova Pass
Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2003
|Posted Jun 25, 2011 7:43 pm
|Mystical Area
Date Climbed: May 29, 2011
|Hiked up West Spanish Peak over a Memorial Day holiday with my dad and Doug Nash. The stories of how the Spanish Peaks came into being were quite interesting. Extremely windy on top, but the completely dry trail helped my companions. This was an unforgettable day for me.
|Posted Jun 20, 2011 12:22 am
|First summit
Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2010
|I'm thinking now that this was a bad mountain to try a first summit of. Oh well, I made it with determination of my friends. Plesant drive and hike through the trees up to the mountain, then the real assent begins. It is a very peaceful area.
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In January, Jose Mella, 55, of Miami noticed a blister on the bottom of his right foot.
Diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in the mid 90s, Mella knew that simple foot wounds could develop into something serious. But he bandaged the blister and hoped home care would heal it.
Six surgeries, several months in a wheelchair and two amputated toes later, Mella says he is grateful to be alive.
Diabetes is the leading cause of non-traumatic lower limb amputation in the United States, and foot ulcers open sores or wounds precede 85 percent of diabetes-related amputations, according to the American Podiatric Medical Association. About 15 percent of diabetes patients develop a diabetic foot ulcer. Of those, 6percent are hospitalized due to infection or other complications.
I didnt go in fast enough, Mella said. I tried to cure it at home, and it got infected.
Mella saw a doctor a couple of times to have the wound cleaned. When he started to feel ill, he was sent to South Miami Hospitals emergency room, where he was diagnosed with a bacterial infection. Over several months, he endured six surgeries to clean out the infection, amputate two toes, and cut out infected bone.
They said I was fortunate I survived, Mella said.
Early intervention is key to saving diabetics from amputation, said Dr. Howard Umansky, a Miami-based podiatrist. Umansky is founder of Mobile Health Inc., which provides home visits to podiatry patients who have trouble getting to a doctor, and the Diabetes Rural Outreach Project, or DROP, a telemedicine program to monitor diabetes patients in rural areas.
About 60 to 70 percent of diabetics will develop neuropathy, which is a loss of sensation, Umansky said.
When that happens, it is very easy for them to develop a wound on their foot. They step on something, or they cut themselves, and they wont know it, because theyve lost feeling, he said. Once they develop a wound, the infection can turn into an ulceration, which is an open wound. Many times they still wont know it, and that ulceration will proceed to gangrene, then youre looking at amputation. If we can catch any of those things at the earliest stage possible we can prevent it from happening.
With DROP, patients use smartphones to take and email pictures of foot wounds to medical personnel to be monitored daily, if needed, Umansky said. Smartphone apps also can be used to measure the depth and skin temperature around a wound.
The earlier we can detect it, the earlier we can treat it. If we treat it, we can prevent gangrene, and we can prevent amputation, Umansky said.
Mella said his medical care, which included cleaning out the wound, intravenous antibiotics and hyperbaric treatments to deliver pressurized oxygen to the wound site, was critical to his survival.
A bacterial infection, commonly known as a flesh-eating bacteria, had kicked in, Mella said. The hyperbaric oxygen helped a lot, because its a known combatant of this type of bacteria. Oxygen kills it.
Dr. Rodney Benjamin, medical director of hyperbaric medicine at South Miami Hospital, where Mella was treated, said hyperbaric treatments are reserved for the worst cases, those that are non-healing for a long period of time typically six weeks and for deep ulcers, Stage 3 or 4 ulcers that have gone right through the soft tissue and are approaching bone.
Hyperbaric treatments work by forcing oxygen into the tissue and creating an environment where new blood vessels can form, promoting circulation.
It is used as a treatment in addition to traditional wound care, plus treating infection, improving nutrition, and off-loading taking the patient off his or her feet to take pressure off of the surfaces, Benjamin said. All of the factors that can be reversed, are reversed.
Mella was started on hyperbaric treatments a few days after he entered the South Miami Hospital emergency room. He continued for 30 days, and noticed that the tissue on his feet looked really clean, meaty red healthier, he said.
Benjamin said hyperbaric treatment is a complex way to do something very simple, which is to deliver oxygen to cells. Oxygen is a fuel, and the cells dont function very well without their fuel.
Hyperbaric treatment is safe, with few side effects, Benjamin said. The biggest problem people have is clearing their ears, the same as when you fly, because of the pressure changes. He said it is an underused therapy, likely because patients dont know it exists.
Hyperbaric is covered by Medicare and most insurance plans, but not by Medicaid, Benjamin said. A typical treatment plan would be daily, Monday through Friday, for 90 minutes. Most patients need 30 treatments, he said.
It is difficult to quantify, but there is a significant improvement in healing, and improvement in limb salvage, Benjamin said. What we are really interested in is Can we provide coverage of the ulcer so the wound is protected? and Can we save the limb?
The treatment is not necessary in every case, he said. Most patients get outpatient wound care and are fine.
This is for the severe foot wounds, the ones that get bad and dont heal and expose bone and need operations to drain pus, stuff like that, Benjamin said. This is not for the average, I stood on a push pin and got a hole and what should I do? Its for the serious foot wound.
Regardless of the size or severity of a foot wound, diabetes patients who spot one need to get prompt medical attention, Umansky said. And they need to check their feet every day, including between the toes and the bottom of each foot.
Early detection is so important, he said. Its really the key.
Mella said hes lucky the infection stopped where it did. Though it cost him his livelihood he had to leave his manufacturing job because he couldnt walk he recently started a job at a call center. And he is grateful his situation isnt worse.
I just lost a couple of toes, versus losing a limb, or losing my life, Mella said. I thank God and my doctors for a much better outcome.


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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Vincent Jackson - #83 - WR
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|2005, 2nd round, 29th pick by Chargers
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Bucs WR Jackson replaces Lions' Johnson in Pro Bowl
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The Falcons came up short against the Bucs in a game where they nothing to gain, and the Panthers rallied against the Saints in Week 17.
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The Falcons couldn't gain momentum for the playoffs as Josh Freeman threw a touchdown pass to Mike William and the Buccaneers beat Atlanta 22-17.
Thursday's 60-second rant: Extending Freeman is dicey issue
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NFC South Spin cycle: Falcons earn top seed, Bucs keep sinking
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Bradford, Jenkins lead Rams past Buccaneers
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Bucs again will be looking for secondary help
Our sources believe the Bucs will be focusing on addressing their secondary in free agency and the draft for the second year in a row.
Jackson has been added to the NFC Pro Bowl, replacing Detroit's Calvin Johnson, who broke the NFL's single- season record for reception yards in 2012.||||||| Jackson led the Bucs with career bests of 72 receptions and 1,384 yards after signing with them as a free agent last winter, helping numerous fantasy owners to tremendous showings in their leagues along the way.
Jackson caught seven passes for 108 yards during Sunday's 28-13 loss to St. Louis.||||||| Jackson turned in his fifth 100-yard effort although he couldn't find the end zone. The ninth-year pro leads the Bucs with 69 receptions for 1,334 yards and eight touchdowns and has been everything the team envisioned they were getting when he signed a five-year, $55.55 million contract as a free agent after spending eight years with the San Diego Chargers.
Jackson caught six passes for 81 yards but was held out of the end zone on Sunday against New Orleans.||||||| Jackson has declined somewhat as a scoring threat as the season has progressed. He caught five touchdown passes in Tampa Bay's first six games but has scored only three times in eight games since.
Jackson hauled in six receptions for 131 yards and a touchdown during Sunday's 23-21 loss to Philadelphia.||||||| With 1,145 receiving yards, Jackson is 23 away from setting a new career high. His receiving TDs are tied for seventh in the league.
Jackson had six catches for 94 yards and a touch in Sunday's win over Carolina.||||||| V-Jax has sisx TDs in his last seven games.