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Since entering the UFC on the premiere of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), Mike Swick has been on a quest to capture a world title — a journey that's required a great deal of sacrifice.
After moving up in weight to secure a spot as a light heavyweight on TUF, Swick debuted in the UFC by living up to his nickname "Quick" — earning a 20-second knockout of fellow contestant Alex Schoenauer at the TUF 1 Finale in April 2005.
He then dropped back down to middleweight and created fits for his 185 opponents, earning three more first round stoppages before out-pointing former number one contender David Louiseau at UFC 63: "Hughes vs. Penn" in September 2006.
A hard-fought unanimous decision loss to perennial contender Yushin Okami — the only blemish on Swick's record since 2004 and his first loss inside the Octagon — led to his decision to drop again in weight, this time to 170 pounds, despite the fact that the move (at the time) was from a significantly thinner division to arguably the most stacked division in MMA.
Facing criticism for the move, Swick proved his doubters wrong, earning the judges' nods over Josh Burkman and Marcus Davis, before making "Quick" work of Jonathan Goulet and, most recently, Ben Saunders at UFC 99: "The Comeback" in June of this year.
His 9-1 run inside the Octagon earned him a shot at the title, provided he could first best fellow slugger Martin Kampmann, a dangerous Thai boxer coming out of the Xtreme Couture camp. It was scheduled for this Saturday's UFC 103: "Franklin vs. Belfort" in Dallas, Texas, Swick's home state.
The fight had all the makings of an all-out war, with the winner being granted a title shot against reigning welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre. But a concussion suffered at the end of his training camp forced Swick off the card. It was a devastating blow to the American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) product.
With Kampmann now slated to face British rising talent Paul "Semtex" Daley — which will not be for a title shot — Swick has been left in a state of limbo as he recovers from his concussion. Physically, he'll be ready to fight as early as October; however, the UFC has been busy trying to book the remaining cards in its 2009 schedule.
With no known number one contender in store for GSP, and with qualifier match-up currently scheduled, Swick is forced to wait until something, or someone, becomes available.
We caught up with Swick to ask him if he's heard from the UFC about what's next in store for the welterweight division's title picture, see how his recovery is going and to find out who he'd like to fight next, assuming he could land on a card later this year.
And yes, he mentioned Matt Hughes.
Let's get to it.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): First, I was sorry to hear about the injury. The Kampmann fight had all the makings of a fantastic fight. How devastated were you to learn you'd have to pull out of the fight?
Mike Swick: Ah, pretty devastated, man. It meant a lot to me to fight in Texas and to fight in front of the Texas fans, not to mention that I really wanted to fight Kampmann and it was a great fight. I was very excited about it.
I trained really hard. I trained for about 12 or 14 weeks for this fight — pretty much ever since the Saunders fight. So it sucks when you go through all that, you're excited, you go through medicals, you're getting everything set up, and then you have to cancel that close to the fight.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): It's my understanding that you were tripped up while sparring and hit the back of your head against the mat pretty hard. Can you walk us through what happened?
Mike Swick: Yeah, I was sparring, and I got leg-swept, and the way I was angled, my legs just flew up and I landed on the back of my head right on my neck/head area on the bottom of the ring. It jarred me pretty good.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): So did you have to go see a physician who refused to clear you for the fight, or did he just recommend that you not do that?
Mike Swick: Well right after, I kept sparring. I sparred two more rounds.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): Oh, gee.
Mike Swick: I never even had a concussion before — I didn't really know or experience a concussion before — so I sparred two more rounds. And then immediately following sparring, I noticed that a headache was coming on pretty serious, and then I got really nauseous, so I was throwing up.
You know, when it's your head, you don't really play around. So Javier (Mendez), my head instructor, called in a specialist to come in and check me out. She diagnosed me with a stage 2 traumatic brain injury concussion … They told me that they didn't recommend me fighting …
I had two doctors check me out. I went and got another (opinion), because I wanted to keep fighting. I kept training. I wanted to fight, I wanted to try to get through it.
Seeing the doctors — as far as someone wanting to fight — it didn't really help seeing a doctor, because they're definitely not going to want to be responsible and let you fight. But on the flip side, they were right. When you have an issue like this, it's probably not good to get punched in the head a bunch of times.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): (Laughs) Yeah.
Mike Swick: They started explaining the long-term damage and the seriousness of it, and it sounded pretty serious. Again, I've had no experience with having a concussion. I've never had one before. So, I didn't know much about it. But they made it sound pretty bad if I got hit again.
So I ended up training still and seeing if it would work out, and seeing how I felt each day. The headache lasted for like a week, on and off for like a good week. I still don't feel … here and there 100%. I'll still get that foggy kind of weird-head feeling, headaches here and there.
I got another opinion from another doctor, who also gave the recommendation to not fight. They basically said, they're recommending me not to fight, but if I chose to … pretty much, in other words, if I chose to go against them and fight anyway, it would kind of be their legal responsibility to make a statement that they didn't clear me.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): Sure.
Mike Swick: It got to the point where it was evidently clear that I'm not going to be able to fight. Because even if I was to push through and train all the way to the fight and show up in Texas, it's going to get out to the commission that I had a concussion and wasn't going to get cleared, and they'd stop it right there.
There's no way the Texas commission would let me fight if they knew that. So I'd have to basically lie to them. And then of course, the two doctors I've already seen who feel responsible would say something. So it just all became apparent when we called the UFC that it's just not going to happen, there's just no way. All it takes is for one of them to make a call.
It would be even more problematic for the UFC and for the fight card if I kept it on the DL all the way to the event and then canceled like a day or two in advance and then (Kampmann) wouldn't have an opponent.
Even though it's a bad situation now, it's a bad situation for me, but it would be a lot worse situation for everyone else if we waited. So we went ahead, and (AKA manager) Bob Cook told (UFC matchmaker) Joe Silva about it and made the decision to pull me from the fight.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): So has the UFC told you what they plan to do about the title shot situation? I mean obviously Kampmann isn't fighting for the title shot now that he has a different opponent. Have they explained to you at all what's going to happen with that?
Mike Swick: They haven't explained anything to me. No. I haven't really contacted them too much. I've been kind of doing my own thing, just trying to get my mind off of everything.
It's pretty depressing when you train so hard, you really want to fight bad, it's your home state, all your friends and family are there, and then you gotta back out. So I feel bad because I wanted to fight for the fans, I wanted to fight in general, and I think it was a great match-up.
Obviously the reward for winning is huge, but I also felt bad for the UFC. They advertised the fight a lot and put a lot into it … and then obviously for Kampmann too. He prepared for me for 10, 11 weeks or whatever, and then I backed out, and he had to get a new opponent.
So not only do I feel bad for myself, I feel bad for all the problems that it's caused. I'm just trying to get my mind off of it and working in my shop here in San Jose, a couple days, just relaxing, staying up with cardio before I head back to the gym and get ready for my next fight.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): There was talk online that you had stated that you would be ready to go as early as 104 or 105. Do you know what's next for you in terms of a potential match-up?
Mike Swick: Yeah, if there was any possibility of being on the October card, I would have been ready. I'm in great shape now. I took almost a week off and just did a little bit of cardio and just rested my body — not only for my head, but my body has been pretty beat up from training too from this amount of time. So I'm giving it the adequate rest.
I'm going to start back training again this week, and then full on next week. If I were for sure going to be able to fight in October, I'd be back full-throttle and going at it, I'd be totally ready for that fight and in great shape.
But the way it's looking, I'd be lucky if I got on November or December's card. So I just have to focus on my technique and wait to hear. I really hope something comes soon, because I'd like to know who and when I'm fighting.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): Is that because the cards are getting booked up already, or is there another reason? I mean the fight cards from the looks of things seem to be filling up pretty quickly. There are a few slots left that haven't been confirmed in November and December, but obviously the UFC has probably been working to fill those slots since before your injury.
Mike Swick: Yeah, I'm sure there's a lot of stuff like that. That's the thing, man, the cards are just filled up. I know Joe Silva, like you said … if I can't fight, I can't fight. He'll put me in as soon as he can, but he doesn't know.
The cards are filled up. He books those cards so far in advance. Even though there's some fighters that don't seem to have opponents, maybe they're working opponents out for them, they've already kind of verbally agreed, I don't know.
It's hard to say who's really available. I mean from the looks of it, it looks like Hughes is available. He's signed a six-fight deal and hasn't booked a fight yet. So I'm really hoping he's available, and I'm really hoping the UFC calls any day now and asks me to fight Hughes.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): Well that's something else that I had read. You've expressed interest in this fight for a while now, as has your teammate, Josh Koscheck. I spoke with Koscheck a couple days ago*, and I asked that question: why hasn't the UFC approached any of the AKA guys about a potential Matt Hughes fight, considering so many of them seem to be interested in it.
*[Editor's Note: The Koscheck interview will be posted later this week].
I don't want to put words in your mouth or anything like that, but do you get the impression that Matt Hughes isn't interested in this fight?
Mike Swick: (Laughs) What did Koscheck say, I'm curious?
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): He said … I want to make sure I get this right … he said he doesn't think that Hughes wants to be a stepping stone for one of the AKA guys. Clearly he expressed confidence that the AKA guys, whoever would be matched up with him — whether it's you or Koscheck or Fitch — would clearly be winning that fight. So he implied that Hughes was not interested in taking the fight.
Mike Swick: Yeah, I don't know. I put it out there after the Saunders fight that I really wanted to fight Hughes, and I didn't hear anything back. After the Saunders fight, in the ring and at the post-fight conference I mentioned Hughes — that I really wanted that fight — (but) they never got back to me about it.
And then it turned out to be Kampmann. You know Kampmann's not as big of a name as Hughes, but I was excited about the fight. I think he's a great fighter, and for all the fans who watch the sport, they know who he is, and they know he's a very tough, dangerous opponent. He's pretty high ranked, considering his win over Carlos Condit. I was excited about that fight as well.
But yeah, I never got anything back on the Hughes fight. Then again, now it appears that he doesn't have an opponent, and I don't have an opponent, and pretty much every welterweight in the UFC is booked right now. I can't think of hardly any welterweights that don't have fights coming up that are top ranked. So it just makes perfect sense that we'd fight each other, but I haven't heard anything back.
I put it out there a few times here and there. You know, I'm not one to pick my opponent, so I feel awkward asking for specific opponents, because that's Joe Silva's job, but I want it to be out there that I'm definitely willing to take it and excited about it if it happens.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): One quick question about Saunders: Ben Saunders is a pretty big welterweight. I figured going into that fight that his size might present some problems for you, but it didn't seem to at all. My question is, did his size present any problems for you, and if not, did you use specific training partners who are big guys going into that fight to sort of help you with that?
Mike Swick: You know the size isn't the issue. I spent my whole career fighting 205 pounders and 185 pounders. The thing about it is, I don't think there're any welterweights out there as strong as my training partners.
Me, Fitch and Kos, we train together, and I think we're stronger than most welterweights out there. It's not very often that … or it's never been that we went out there and felt like anyone really out-powered us, especially in the welterweight division.
So I'm used to strong training partners. Aside from Fitch and Kos, I got middleweights and 205-pounders who are really big and strong as well. So we're kind of used to that in the gym.
So size definitely wasn't an issue. I think (Saunders') reach was a little bit with his kicking. He landed a couple good kicks. His legs were pretty long, he could connect with them from pretty far out. I think as far as his length, that made a difference, I think. It gave him an advantage in the kicking aspect.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): Well the win over Saunders puts you at a 4-fight win streak, you're 9-1 inside the Octagon, with six finishes, five of which came in the first round.
When you first decided to drop to welterweight, a lot of people criticized the move — at least online, I don't know if they said anything to your face — saying that they didn't think you would be able to compete against the division's quicker wrestler-types. But now, before the injury, you were getting ready to fight for the number one contender qualifier position.
How did the criticism make you feel at the time, if in fact you were aware of it, and how does it feel now that you've legitimized your move to 170?
Mike Swick: Well the criticism came because of the Burkman fight. It was just the timing of that fight. The public doesn't know a lot of things. There's a lot of things the public doesn't know about fighters and what goes into fights and what can happen, and different things that change aspects of fights.
It just happened to be a very bad timing on that one, because it was my very first fight at welterweight. So I think it sent up a bunch of red flags that maybe the move was a bad move and that I wasn't adjusted to the weight. But it really didn't have anything to do with that. There was just a lot of other variables that came into play. It was a learning experience, and I became stronger and learned from it.
But as far as the move, I feel absolutely great at 170. I think it's the best division for me, I feel fast, strong and explosive. I'm almost the same size as I was at middleweight, except now I'm not looking across the ring and fighting guys that are 200 pounds. The guys are actually my size, so it caters to me.
I feel my speed still upholds really well at the lighter weight. It isn't an issue to where these guys have lightweight speed or anything. My speed still carries over and gives me an advantage in that aspect as well.
It just turned out to be a great move. I'm doing everything I can to prove that I deserve a title shot and that this is the best weight class for me. So I'm just trying to do that with each and every fight that I fight.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): Do you expect that you'll have to face Kampmann one day down the road, whether that's to get a title shot, or after a title shot. Do you still expect that the UFC one day is going to schedule you with that fight?
Mike Swick: For sure, man. I definitely expect the fight, and I want it, I want to fight all the top guys at welterweight. So unless Kampmann loses to Daley, for sure we're going to fight somewhere down the line, and that's what I want. I want to fight all the great guys throughout my career.
But I've been plagued with Kampmann. I've had to back out twice from an injury.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): Against Kampmann?
Mike Swick: I mean I didn't back out against Kampmann from an injury, but at the beginning of scheduling that fight they wanted it too soon, and I was healing up from a broken foot. So I didn't back out of the fight, but I just couldn't take the fight because it was too soon. My foot wouldn't have time to heal.
So that was the first time (laughs), and then we get scheduled again, and I get through the entire fight camp, and then out of the blue have a concussion for the first time in my life. So it's kind of like (laughs) I don't know, it's like he jinxed me or something.
I don't know, that's the only time that's ever happened where twice I had an opportunity to fight somebody and it didn't work out both times, and not because either one of us didn't want to, but because of injuries or concussions and stuff like that. I guess it's going to be that much better when we actually do make it into the Octagon together.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): Both you and Kampmann seem to have such exciting stand-up games — I mean both of you are well-rounded everywhere, but when the fights stay on the feet between the two of you, those seem to be the most exciting fights.
What I find interesting is that George St. Pierre has relied fairly heavily on his wrestling in his recent fights — his ground and pound. We haven't really seen a lot of the old kickboxing GSP in his recent fights. So I was wondering how you felt a guy like yourself, or even Kampmann, how a fight against GSP would go? Would you expect sort of a sprawl-and-brawl type of fight?
Mike Swick: Well if I fought GSP, I'm quite certain that he would go for the takedown. So it would be avoiding the takedown. I feel like my ground game is good, and I feel very strong in that area, but it's not the fight I would want as far as fighting Georges St. Pierre. I think the fight that the public wants and the fight that I want obviously is the same, and that's for us to go out there and bang toe-to-toe.
But I'd obviously have to prepare for GSP going for that takedown. He's become so good at getting that takedown and timing it, he's winning fights — he's winning fights easily — just because he's timing the takedowns perfectly and taking the guys down, holding them a little bit, getting some ground and pound, and that over and over doing that just wins the fight.
I think that's why we're seeing it more because it's an effective strategy that's working against everybody and it's giving him win after win after win. So if we get that fight, we're going to work on every aspect of avoiding that takedown and mixing things up.
And we might surprise people how we fight him. I got some really good training partners in there, and I train with some really good wrestlers. I don't have a college wrestling background, but for the past five years, I've trained with some of the best wrestlers in the world.
I have a decent takedown defense, I feel it's one of my strongest aspects. So kinda like in the Burkman fight, avoiding that takedown, I think it's one of the better attributes I have as far as my defense. I think it would hold up pretty well against Georges St. Pierre.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): Okay, last question before I let you go. You're one of the better fighters when it comes to marketing yourself and understanding the role that merchandising can play. From your Swick-Fu line and your blog, to the "Real Quick with Mike Swick" segments to being a sponsored player on Full Tilt Poker, you've established yourself as a well-rounded competitor with crossover appeal.
Obviously this has benefits beyond just getting a good fan base. These steps you take now could lead to bigger gigs down the road, such as a career in broadcasting, or just to secure financially your retirement.
How much are these projects a conscious pursuit to take advantage of your current popularity and get your name out there and market yourself in a variety of ways, versus, say, you just doing whatever comes natural, whatever projects interest you at the time?
Mike Swick: You know, it's about sacrifice. I've sacrificed a good part of my life to get where I am today as far as training and competing and stuff. I've given up a lot of weekends, a lot of parties, a lot of drinking, a lot of eating what I want.
I've given up a huge part of my life in order to get where I am today. Just because I am where I am and fighting in the UFC and living my dream isn't a sign to stop and quit sacrificing. So now that I don't have to work a full-time job and I have a lot more time to dedicate to fighting, I don't just stop the sacrificing and train my four to six hours a day and then just sleep or watch TV.
I pretty much work from the second I wake up to the second I go to bed. Training consists of about four to six hours a day, and I pretty much spend every other second of the day working on marketing, working on business stuff, promotional stuff.
I think it's a sacrifice that in the long run will pay off. Just during this last fight camp, I formed two corporations, one for Combat Life, which is a clothing brand that I started, and one is for a screen-printing shop here in San Jose. We've actually been building … we have a 4,500-square-foot facility located in downtown San Jose, which is headquartering my clothing line and is a full-fledged screen-printing shop open to the public, which will be open I guess in October.
I formed the corporations, I've been working on setting this whole thing up, and I've been here pretty much everyday for a month or so building. I've been actually helping out, hanging sheet rock, working with the guys, planning and buying furniture and all the equipment.
So it's the sacrifice that I'm making when I'm young to be able to have the security when I'm older for my kids and my family. So I don't really have any free time unless I travel. Now that I've started this new corporation, I'm probably not even going to be traveling too much.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): Well I think that's great. Guys like you and Couture and Koscheck — he has the Mar Clothing line, of course — it's guys like that who are really giving a good name to MMA. To all those people who don't know any better and think that fighters are just thugs or something, you guys are really establishing yourselves as great role models.
Mike Swick: Cool, man. Thanks
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): Well, Mike, I really appreciate you taking the time, truly I do. I wanted to give you a chance to thank any sponsors.
Mike Swick: Yeah, I'd like to thank all my sponsors and all my fans for the support. All the emails and tweets that have came in since pulling out of the fight have been real supportive and have made it a lot better for me. Again, I'm sorry about backing out of the fight, I know that a lot of people really wanted to see that fight, but I really didn't have a choice, and all I can do is come back stronger and put on a great performance in the next one.
Please check out my Twitter page, which has all the updates about my new companies, the print shop, the clothing line, all the stuff as far as who my next opponent is, what I'm doing, I'm going to have everything posted on there. So that's the best way to find out what's going on with me.


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Nickie J. Antonio is a state representative for the 13th Ohio House District. She was first elected to the statehouse in 2010. She represents residents from the city of Lakewood and parts of the West Side of Cleveland.
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News: Timbaland Connects W/ Rockstar For "Beaterator" Game
Wednesday, Mar 11, 2009 5:25PM
Grammy-winning producer Timbaland is reportedly on board to help provide a variety of beats and music for an upcoming Beaterator Playstation Portable (PSP) game.
The move will take the popular online program to fans' mobile devices.
Rockstar Games hopes Timbaland knows the way to reach the top of the video game charts. In a conference call yesterday, Rockstar parent Take-Two announced--in association with the proven hip-hop producer--Beaterator for PSP. The original Beaterator is no Ableton. It's more like a stripped down version of Acid or Garage Band. And it's unclear how much of a rhythm game the PSP port will end up being. Still, it's another exclusive making its way to the handheld. (Ars Technica)
Timbaland previously expressed his feelings on working with the company responsible for games including the Grand Theft Auto series.
"I've always been a huge fan of Rockstar and love playing their games," Timbaland said in a statement. "I'm thrilled to be partnering with them and making music for Beaterator. I cannot wait to get this in the hands of our fans!" (Playstation Joystiq)
Rockstar Games founder Sam Houser also spoke about the collaboration with the renowned producer.
"We launched a web-based version of Beaterator on our own website and people really embraced it," he said in a statement. "That inspired us to build and create something very interactive and unique. Having Timbaland involved in the game is a real honor and only adds to our excitement about the title." (Press Release)
Scarce details have emerged since the announcement with no signs of a release date.
Built from the foundation of Rockstar's widely-acclaimed original web version of Beaterator, Beaterator for PSP system is both a powerful portable music mixer with robust beatmaking features, as well as a highly-addictive collection of rhythm games and challenge modes - all in the palm of your hand. Featuring original music and built-in sound kit produced by Timbaland exclusively for Beaterator. (Beaterator)


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Gadget Show Live 2012 tickets now on sale!
Our huge gadget packed event is returning next month at the Birmingham NEC and more tickets have been released! Gadget Show Live 2012 is set to be bigger and better than ever before – basically it will be the best tech playground ever!
Gadget Show Live 2012 will run from Wednesday 11th April to Sunday 15th April 2012 with opening hours of 9am-6pm on each day.
To find out more information and to order tickets for this eagerly-awaited event, click on the link below.
Keep it right here for more news on Gadget Show Live 2012!
Doors open for Gadget Show Live 2011
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davidpirouet05 October 2011
Gadget Show Live, is back, hope to go, for, 2012, I like the posts on facebook.Report as inappropriate
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Harvey Redfern 10 October 2011
3rd comment love the show!Report as inappropriate
carl bird10 October 2011
Have tried to order tickets for gadget show live 2012, have gone through the link only to get service unavailable. Please help?Report as inappropriate
Anonymous10 October 2011
tried 2 get tickets.......wont let me!Report as inappropriate
James10 October 2011
Fourth comment! Is it just me or what cause the FIND OUT MORE AND ORDER TICKET link is not working! Might just be the sudden rush of people wanted to get tickets! Cant wait for it though!Report as inappropriate
Paulette10 October 2011
how much are tickets to the gadget show live? thanksReport as inappropriate
Anonymous12 October 2011
Just bought my tickets to gsl 2012, this will be my 3rd year there but first time in premium super theatre seats, so excited i can't wait! :DReport as inappropriate
Ben13 October 2011
Got my tickets when they started selling them, can't wait to go.Report as inappropriate
Mark Sant14 October 2011
After registering at least twice to be informed before these tickets would go on sale, the only email i recieved says most have already gone.... Now the site keeps crashing of the tickets which I'm told are still available, come up as unavailabe and I'm asked to make another choice.......then it crashes! :-((Report as inappropriate
Mark Sant14 October 2011
This is getting beyond annoying now, been trying for the last 2 hours! I've got so much I have to do on this, the only day I have off! Surely there must be a phone number we could use instead!!!Report as inappropriate
Mark Sant14 October 2011
Make that 4 hrs now! I get to the order page now and then, when I do and I try to ordered the tickets that should be available, either a message comes on the screen to say there's a problem with my order and that I should try to order a different day or time.... or the page freezes completley! real cutting edge tech eh!Report as inappropriate
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rebecca glover15 October 2011
Hiya was wondering how much the tickets are xxReport as inappropriate
Anonymous18 October 2011
Got 5 tickets for the last day, Christmas prezzies for my nephews had great time last year I'm sure it is going to be even better this year :))))Report as inappropriate
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you roceReport as inappropriate
Sarah hiscott24 October 2011
Hi gang , Just wanted to know how much tickets are for two people as I can't find it online . Yours sinerely SarahReport as inappropriate
kevin websdale24 October 2011
just bought my tickets for GSL, was having same problem as others have reported by using the link on GS webpage - no problems at all if you go direct to the NEC webpage -- www.thenec.co.ukReport as inappropriate
Kade Beadman24 October 2011
Well I am booking my tickets next week!!Report as inappropriate
clare richardson31 October 2011
yes can not wait to it opansReport as inappropriate
A Whitehouse01 November 2011
I have ordered two adult and one child gadget show tickets for entry and standard theatre on Friday at 4.30. The money was taken but no etickets so I have nothing to print as suggested. Can you help please. Transaction for the value of: GBP 70.91 Description: The Gadget Show Live 2012 From: Upper Street Events LimitedReport as inappropriate
charlotte smith04 November 2011
why cant i get more info on this?i need tickets!!!!! ;)Report as inappropriate
fizzzzzzzzzzz07 November 2011
i have got premium tickets this year whooooooo!!!!!!!Report as inappropriate
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booked ticket cant waitReport as inappropriate
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Cant wait.Report as inappropriate
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emily claydon13 November 2011
I can't get anywhere with the "find out more and order tickets" link :( really wanted to buy tickets for my dad's christmas present. Are there any other ways to buy tickets, perhaps a phone number?Report as inappropriate
Nadir14 November 2011
I hate that gadget show live is always in April, I always have exams really close to that time which means I can't go :(Report as inappropriate
fizzzzzzzzzzz14 November 2011
looks awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Report as inappropriate
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i cant wait till i goReport as inappropriate
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have not received tickets yetReport as inappropriate
luke astill21 November 2011
really looking forward to using my VIP tickets at the event and meeting some of the presenters :DReport as inappropriate
Jason Bradbury22 November 2011
All tickets are SOLD OUT?! (LOL)Report as inappropriate
the finlay russell blog06 December 2011
i have been nagging my dad for moths and then for my birth day he told me he got VIP pas's on the day they came out so going in the VIP longe get in this is finlay russell for the finlay russell blog from finlay ps! i am doing a blog in 2012 on the live show on youtube sea you later gadget lover's and gadget show live loversReport as inappropriate
Anonymous07 December 2011
just got my ticketsReport as inappropriate
Conor McGill10 December 2011
GO TO BELFAST IN 2013!!!! PLEASEReport as inappropriate
Rubie12 December 2011
Jason Bradbury is hot. Me and all my friends think so. xxReport as inappropriate
Rubie12 December 2011
Are they all sold out? I have been wanting to go since the first one. My Dad keeps promising we're gunna go, but we never do. It's so upsetting. D;Report as inappropriate
Anonymous13 December 2011
How much are the ticketsReport as inappropriate
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superfredcrome29 December 2011
just about to order my tickets i cant waitReport as inappropriate
Anonymous07 January 2012
soo exided too go cant waitReport as inappropriate
Gadgetlover6609 January 2012
When is the date for the exhibition?Report as inappropriate
jason09 January 2012
this will be my 4th time to the show it is so great i always watch it when it is on the tv and i am going this year with my daught she likes to watch it with me to thanks if u read my comment j.keogh ??????Report as inappropriate
Mark Colfer-Henderson09 January 2012
I really hope that the tickets for Deaf / Disabled people are on reserve until much closer to the deadline, as it seems silly to flood the area in where we need to be closer with able bodied people first. Really impressed to see a signer there!Report as inappropriate
dan10 January 2012
anoyed now coz my dad was going to get me tickits for my birthday but my birthday is in may errr so angryReport as inappropriate
Mark Colfer-Henderson13 January 2012
Hoping to get a reply from service or anyone for that matter in regards to disabled tickets. I'm just twiddling my thumbs at the moment. As would be pointless to arrive if I can't get anywhere near the signer :/Report as inappropriate
Tristan14 January 2012
got tickets 4 my christmas altho they wernt premium im still happy im going if any of u could post good stands to go to that would be greatly appreciatedReport as inappropriate
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Veggie-Packed Strata Recipe
This is a wonderful, colorful casserole that everyone enjoys. I'm sure you'll be hooked on it after one bite, too.Jennifer Unsell, Vance, Alabama
- 2 medium sweet red peppers, julienned
- 1 medium sweet yellow pepper, julienned
- 1 large red onion, sliced
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 medium yellow summer squash, thinly sliced
- 2 medium zucchini, thinly sliced
- 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 6 eggs
- 8 slices bread, cubed, divided
- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Swiss cheese
- In a large skillet, saute peppers and onion in 1 tablespoon oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain; pat dry and set aside. In the same skillet, saute the yellow squash, zucchini and mushrooms in remaining oil until tender. Drain; pat dry and set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, cream, salt and pepper until smooth. Beat in eggs. Stir in vegetables, half of the bread cubes and Swiss cheese. Arrange the remaining bread cubes in a greased 10-in. springform pan. Place on a baking sheet. Pour egg mixture into pan.
- Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 60-70 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; remove sides. Cut into wedges. Yield: 8-10 servings.
Originally published as Veggie-Packed Strata in Casserole Cookbook 2001, p204
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Last week, United Way staff and volunteers from across the state visited the Indiana statehouse to add our voices to support for bipartisan legislation to improve early child care and education. HB1036 outlines basic health and safety standards such as safe conditions, group sizes, nutrition and daily activities for child care providers accepting taxpayer-funded payments. HB1004, the pre-K bill, is not directly connected but does increase access to early childhood development tools for Hoosier families.
Indiana United Ways have made HB1036 a priority because it goes a long way to clarifying child care options and criteria for families. The child care landscape is confusing to say the least, with a network of licensed/unlicensed categories with widely varying standards. Homes caring for fewer than five unrelated children and registered ministries are not required to be licensed. Unlicensed providers that do NOT accept the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) are not required to have specific child care training, staff/child ratios, minimum square footage, or fire code requirements.
CCDF is a federal subsidy that helps families who are unable to afford child care that is needed for parents to be able to take training and enter the workforce. Last year, Indiana spent $178 million in CCDF, including a state match of $33 million, with more than $32 million going to unlicensed providers, 27 percent of the children served by CCDF.
The bill would impose standards for child/staff ratios that mirror those of licensed providers and require basic training for staff in topics such as safe sleep, child abuse and neglect detection, first aid and CPR. It also requires working communications devices (usually a phone) on the premises, reporting of serious injuries/death, and would allow the providers to access the state's immunization registry. The bill does not require any facility changes for fire codes, doorways, exits, lighting or fire suppression, nor does it address square footage requirements, primarily out of consideration for associated costs.


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AT&T LG Encore The All Touch phone Reviews
AT&T just recently selling the new AT&T LG Encore all-touch phone, targeting mainstream users looking for an affordable touchscreen phone. The AT&T LG Encore offers a 3-inch touchscreen with a 240 by 400 pixels resolution, 3-megapixel camera with video recording, and a microSD memory card slot supporting up to 16GB cards. The Encore's homescreen can also be customized.
The AT&T LG Encore, the company's latest touch screen feature phone, offers plenty of multimedia features in a pleasingly small form factor. The Encore measures 4.2 by 2.1 by 0.5 inches (HWD) and weighs 3.7 ounces. It's small and svelte for a touch screen device, even when parked next to an iPhone 4 or Samsung Captivate. Despite the tiny size, the Encore includes a 3-inch plastic resistive touch screen with 240-by-400-pixel resolution. AT&T calls the Encore a world phone, though that's only partially true. Calls sounded fine through an Aliph Jawbone Icon) Bluetooth headset. The side-mounted microSD card slot accepts 16GB cards; my SanDisk card worked fine. The video player stumbled on 320-by-240-pixel files that give similar Samsung phones no trouble..


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MADISON (WKOW) -- First responders in our area are giving back this September 11, in memory of those who lost their lives 12 years ago.
Madison Fire Department and Madison Police Department hold a friendly competition every year, to see which team can get more people to donate blood in honor of 9/11 victims.
The "Never Forget" blood drive is a reminder of the dire need for blood donations following the attacks, and the overwhelming response it generated from the American public.
"You don't have to wear a badge to be a hero, you can just roll up your sleeve, give blood and you're gonna save three lives," says Lori Karst, with Madison fire.
If you missed a chance to help the fire and police teams with their Battle of the Badges blood drive, you can still donate at the American Red Cross east and west donation centers through next Wednesday.
MADISON (WKOW) -- In the immediate aftermath of September 11, images of tens of thousands of Americans lining up to give blood flashed across television screens.
Twelve years ago, the unprecedented turnout created a blood surplus. This is not the situation today, according to the American Red Cross. Representatives for the Badger Chapter say they're experiencing a blood shortfall.
To honor of the men and women who lost their lives during the Pentagon and World Trade Center attacks 12 years ago, local police and firefighters are patriotically offering up their own blood to help others in need and hosting a blood drive at the Blooming Grove Fire Department.
On Wednesday, from 7:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., local police and firefighters will have a competition at the Blooming Grove Fire Department to see who can give the most.
27 News Reporter LiLi Tan will be live at the Blooming Grove Fire Department this morning in the 6:00 a.m. hour of Wake Up Wisconsin. She'll be speaking to firefighters about changes they have made since the 9/11 attacks to better protect us here, as well as aspiring firefighters about how the events inspired them to want to serve.
The Madison Public Safety, Never Forget Blood Drive is on Wednesday from 7:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Blooming Grove Fire Department at 1880 S. Stoughton Rd.


text: A source close to me has told me that after speaking with Avery Johnson that Avery Johnson wants New Orleans to rid Chris Paul from New Orleans and rebuild the team through draft picks etc... I don't know if Avery Johnson is really considering this option but he said it according to my source. With there being all the rumors of Avery Johnson being the new New Orleans coach it seems plausible that this could happen. If it happens what does Houston do. I think Aaron is a better fit for Houston but acquiring Chris Paul could open up a shitload of trade possibilites. ( sorry for the use of profanity) Daryl Morey's potential is limitless. Could acquiring Chris Paul this be the key to getting a star or do you think we could move Aaron to the SG position or trade him. Please comment. I don't want to see Aaron go but neither did I want to see Carl go and the trade that Daryl worked out was beastly and I don't regret doing it at all yet Aaron is different and a top three point guard. Could Chris Paul turn into a injusry nightmare like T Mac. Please comment even if Houston wouldnt acquire him Chris Pual moving would create a power shift.


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In any disaster or critical event, there are four groups of survivors. Although individuals in all these groups are likely to have traumatic stress reactions, there are important differences between them. The groups are:
- Immediate victims of a disaster.
- Rescuers on the scene — this would include paramedics, law-enforcement officers, firefighters and other first responders.
- Relatives and friends of those killed or severely injured in a disaster.
- Doctors, counselors and therapists who work with the first three groups of victims after a crisis.
Initially our crisis intervention training was directed at helping individuals who had experienced a life-threatening situation, whether they were physically injured or not, who were showing post-traumatic stress reactions. Much of what I have discussed to this point has been focused on these immediate victims.
Though symptoms will vary with the individual depending upon his or her background, they usually include nightmares, flashbacks or the vivid reliving of the event, increased sensitivity to sound and sight and highly generalized anxiety. Many victims will have physical symptoms such as sleeplessness, stomach upset, muscle tension and headaches. As I have stressed it is normal for anyone who was in a situation where he or she could have been severely injured or killed to show these types of symptoms for a period of time after the event.
If these victims receive no treatment, many will go on to develop a post-traumatic-stress disorder. The symptoms become chronic and interfere with the individual's ability to live a normal life. Efforts to avoid thoughts associated with the trauma lead to overuse of alcohol or drugs, avoidance of anything that reminds them of the event and a feeling of detachment from others.
The person's experiences during the disaster will influence the strength and number of symptoms: How long they were in the life-threatening situation, the severity of their injuries, how prepared they were for the event, effectiveness of rescue efforts and whether the disaster was man-made or natural. Man make disasters such as terrorists' attacks may have more potential to create post traumatic stress reactions as there is usually no preparation for the impact, and they are highly life-threatening. Earthquakes are similar in lack of preparation for impact. All of this suggests the post-traumatic reactions are likely to be widespread and intense.
A natural disaster that builds more slowly where its effects can be anticipated such as floods result in many fewer cases of post-traumatic-stress. I was allowed to examine the interview data on individuals who had experienced the
flood of 1993 that resulted in the loss of much property and found that the
number of post-traumatic stress reactions was not much larger than the expected
base rate among people who have not been exposed to the disaster. That is there very few new cases. I suspect a
flash flood would be more like a tornado or a hurricane in its negative effects.
Some personality factors that influence the response are previous experience in coping with danger, the number of other life pressures, age and religious beliefs.
After a crisis, the world is no longer a safe place for the traumatized person. It will not be safe until some understanding and predictability can be restored to his or her worldview. For many people, the world will never seem safe again.


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I had posted a rhetorical question after the Game 2 Loss, where I felt that the writing was on the wall. In spite of the fact that the 2008 Cubs had the best NL record, a deep pitching staff, huge run diferential, and "all that veteran experience", plus Playoff experience, many of you saw as "can't miss" indicators of a World Series appearance. I have World Series tickets (worthless now), as some of my fellow Season Ticket holders have.
However, with the prospect of now looking at essentially the same team who have been swept two years in a row - in 2009 - and that these players for whatever reasons cannot finish the deal - how many of you would be in favor of blowing it up and going younger?
Keep the pitching intact. Keep a couple of veterans who are gamers: Reed, Fontenot, A-Ram, DeRosa as a backup only, Soto - and just trying to deal everyone else.
Personally, I am tired of being crushed so brutally two years in a row. These are NOT the players who can win here. Perhaps the D-Backs method is the way. Speed, better D, clutch hitting in the Post Season...Perfect example: the "veteran" Evan Longoria...
The Rays sucked. Got many 1st round draft choices. Great trades. I would have to think they would be competitive for several years to come. And, in their first ever Playoff game, did THEY choke???
I am for blowing it up and looking at some other ways. Anyone else?


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Kelli Mahoney is an experienced Christian Youth worker and published writer.
Kelli has been working with Christian Teens for almost as long as she has been a Christian. She started out at a leader with the Senior High Ministry at Calvary Church in Naperville, Illinois and eventually worked at the Administrator for the NXT, or Senior High Ministry. Kelli also has significant experience working with troubled teens through her work in Juvenile Probation and mental health counseling.
Kelli got her first Bachelor Degree from Illinois State University in August 1993. She returned for a second Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice Sciences, which she received in August 1994. She recently completed a Master's in Public Administration through the University of Illinois at Springfield's online program.
By Kelli Mahoney:
Are you a Christian teen? Are you the parent of a Christian Teen or a youth worker? Well, my goal for this site is to give you all the resources and advice you need whether it is your walk you are concerned about or you need advice about Christian and non-Christian friends. The Christian Teens site is about discovering more about faith, Christianity, and being an adolescent.
Christian teens will find that there is a lot of information about living out your faith at home, school, and in your social life.
Parents will find advice about raising Christian teens from behavior to encouraging your Christian teen in their faith.
Finally, youth workers will also find resources to help them in understanding Christian teens and activities that help them grow in their faith.
- Cornerstone Church
This is where Kelli currently attends church.
- Calvary Church in Naperville, Illinois
This is the church where Kelli worked as a Senior High Administrator.
- NXT Senior High Ministry
This is the site for the youth group in Naperville, Illinois. You can find out more at this link.
- War Week
War Week is the annual missions trip to inner-city Detroit. Find out more information at this link.


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The Sawyer SP161 - Water Filtration System - 2 Liter provides clean drinking water in emergency and disaster situations. This Sawyer water filter can purify 2 liters of water in only 1.5 minutes. The Sawyer water filter system can reduce harmful contaminants in water down to 0.10 absolute microns, and includes a 2 liter nylon dirty water dispenser.
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He is a good teacher, easy to understand, But I had to drop his class because he was VERY disrespectful, I hate it.
he's very easy
I don't know why everyone complains about this guy. Yes he can be impatient at times, but I would be too if I had to teach the student in the class I was in. As long as you do the work and participate, you will do well. He is a cool guy and always crackin' funny jokes throughout class. He makes the best of it!
i loved him ... per a week... is o hard with him, he gets frustrated when u dont understand! he doesnt repeat. his quiz and test are with 50 questions, i had the whole class in B and at the end i didnt present the last HW and i fail with an F , not even with a D.... DONT TAKE HIM
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Very sarcastic, I had to drop his class. Did not learn anything.
In terms of knowledge and professionalism he is the best. He push you to learn and he is really well-prepared. If you wanna learn some real grammar, he is your guy. Also, he usually makes classes enjoyable. I had fun with that class and I definitely learn something.
teaching grammar, he is just the best, he explains everything clearly!! if u ask something he explains it thousands times. Just dont play with him cause he is very delicated. As a writing teacher, he is the best option bcause if u know how to make esays he would tell u "that's the way my son writes!" so thats good bcause u try to do ur best!!
He is a really good teacher,I loved his classes!!
he is just the best
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Despite extensive practice this week and optimism from his head coach, Saints RB Reggie Bush is inactive for Sunday's game vs. the Seahawks.
Bush broke his fibula in Week Two and said Friday that he expected to play. Julius Jones will get the start at running back for the Saints with Pierre Thomas still out with an ankle injury.
S Darren Sharper and TE Jeremy Shockey are also inactive.
The way we see it
The Saints' running game has struggled since Week Three and it has hampered the offense at times. Getting Bush back would have been a big boost, but the Saints are big favorites against Seattle. He should be back for the Thanksgiving game against the Cowboys, and Thomas could be ready for that game as well.
Fantasy Spin
If you need a back at this point in the day Sunday, snag Jones, as he will be getting the bulk of the carries, although the Seahawks have a solid run defense. And apologies to Bush's owners who were excited for him to finally return.


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Minnesota Timberwolves Assist Distribution
At Hickory-High I created a series of graphs showing how each team's assists per games are divided among distrbutors and shooters. This link will take you to the Timberwolves' graph. No surprise, Rubio and Ridnour are handing our plenty of helpers. Love and Beasley have been the main beneficiaries. You can check out the rest of the league here. I'd love to hear feedback. Easy to read? Interesting? Useful?


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SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. – A witness has come forward claiming to have seen a missing Bedford County teacher walk into her ex-husband's home on the day she disappeared.
Twenty-five-year-old Shelley Mook has been missing since she left Harris Middle School in Shelbyville around 3 p.m. on Monday, February 28.
From the beginning, authorities believed Mook then went to her ex-husband's home to drop of their daughter. Now, a witness account provides confirmation.
Authorities have not released any additional information and have not named Mook's ex-husband, Tyler, a suspect.
Shelley Mook was supposed to meet a maintenance man at her new apartment in Murfreesboro after dropping off her daughter on February 28 but never made it.
Her car was found burned out in Rutherford County later that night.
Shelley Mook's family is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to her return.
Anyone with information should call the Bedford County Sheriff's Department at 931-684-3232, the Rutherford County Sheriff's Department at 615-904-3049 or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 615-744-4000.
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(08/01/12) - A Saginaw little league team will be representing the state of Michigan this week in a Great Lakes Regional tournament in Indiana.
And if they win that game, they'll be moving on to the Little League World series.
This is a first for this age group in the Saginaw area.
"I'm nervous, but at the same time excited, to play other states and represent Michigan," said Reed Schnepf, a member of the team.
Their coach says they've won districts three years in a row, which is a feat in itself. But this is the first time a Saginaw 12-year-old age group team has made it this far.
"We've been doing a lot we practice every single day, we work really hard and take ground balls and do a lot of hitting," said Kameron Munoz, a member of the team.
If they win regionals this weekend, the regional finals will be broadcast on ESPN; then they could be off to the Little League World Series.
That's something these boys have been dreaming of.
"You watch all the MLB players on it and it's like, oh I just want to be there and do that, and now we have the slight chance to do it," Schnepf said.
And parents couldn't be prouder to see their sons work so hard.
"It is unbelievably cool, these guys are a great group of kids, they won the state championship two years ago and so it's good to have a chance to turn around and do it again," said Mike Kalandyk, whose son is on the team.
The boys leave Thursday at 8 a.m.
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Actually, they found me! I received an email in early june from the admissions office wondering if I would be interested in becoming one.
If you are really interested though, I would suggest emailing Aundra Weissert, as she is my boss. :) Her email is: aweissert2(at)washcoll.edu
unfortunately, i was having so much fun on saturday that I didn't get very many pictures of birthday ball. well, i say "unfortunately" but isn't it a good thing? to be enjoying yourself so much and to be so caught up in the moment, you don't even think to take pictures because you know that it will stick in your memory for years?
a couple of weekends ago, i meth two wonderful girls named holly and julie, and let me just tell you they are two fantastic amazing wonderful people. i kinda love 'em a lot. anyway, we spent most of the day together. starting with the lacrosse game against Goucher, i chilled with them and some of the KA brothers (pretty cool guys) and we enjoyed the sunshine and clean air of a winter giving hopes for spring. after the second half, we shifted from the bleachers to the hillside and there's really only one word that sums up how fun that was: puppies. a lot of people that bring their dogs and there are a lot of dogs that are only ten weeks old and the cutest freaking things ever.
moving forward, after the game, julie and I brought our stuff to holly's room and then went to hang out at talbot. I made tea (and got some weird looks from some of the brothers) and we grabbed chinese before heading back to get ready.
the dance itself was spectacular. the decorations were amazing, the dj was on point, and i was there with people that make me happy.
can't wait for next year!
p.s. realised that this is has been in my drafts for about a week, so sorry for the late post. :\
hahhaahahaha. no it's not. it's very real. i have two papers due tomorrow that happen to be large portions of my grades. and callbacks tonight. and a performance piece to present tomorrow. and callbacks tonight. did i say that already? and french to study for.
the research paper might just kill me.
fuddy meers and losing my keys and blitz ball, breakfast for dinner and movie night… busy busy weekend to say the least. it feels weird to say it, but as much as I groan about the start of a new week, it's nice to have structured days. my routine is significantly more specific than it was even a few weeks ago, so it's nice to know what I'm doing and when. working for aundra in the office has also been wonderful, because it's an every day consistency, and hopefully one that will continue into next semester, seeing as my schedule is virtually the same.
which leads me to… registration.
i have no problems with stressing about advising or knowing what classes I want to take. for some reason, I tend to know what I want and have a gut feeling and I go with it and things work out. but when I landed the second to last spot for registration (1:30) i was worried that I might not make it into the classes I wanted. my advisor (dale daigle, only one of the coolest people ever) assured me that I would have no issues, but I was still concerned. i didn't really have any back up classes and the other classes i wanted to take either weren't offered this semester or were already filled. my worries were in vain though, because I got all four of the classes I wanted (schedule post to follow).
work's been pretty good too. I've been stuffing envelopes and handwriting inserts and filing, pretty mundane stuff, but I love talking to the other people in the office. and really, I enjoy it. I spend so much time handwriting things into notebooks, so it's not all that different.
anyway, I should finally be getting a new phone wednesday or thursday, and I'll be able to post more photos and blog more consistently and actually communicate with people, so that'll be nice.
any one of my friends who's spent time with me at night (and to be fair, a decent amount of strangers) knows that I have this kind of… infatuation with the stars. now, I'm not to good at picking out constellations (yet) but really just the mere sight of them is just so moving. and like, we have stars in northern virginia, but there's also enough light pollution that there aren't all that many. so when I came to chestertown, which is a little bit in the middle of nowhere, even with the well lit campus, the stars are so numerous and so beautiful, sometimes I just stand there.
now this had a point, because the past three or so days, my love affair with the stars has led to some interesting encounters. on wednesday, for example, lily, caitrin, and i decided to go to mcdonalds but after we got food, we just kept driving. the music was going and we were singing and it was a beautiful night and soon enough, we wound up at a little beach (don't ask me where) and we got out of the car and sat on the cold sand and stared up at the sky. the waves lapped at the shore and that was really the only noise. until a car came up rumbling with some bass thumping music and we didn't want to find out who it might be. so we hightailed it back to the car and drove back. at that time it was only about 10:00, so i wandered around campus until I found a dark enough spot and lay down on the brick and called my brother, while stargazing. a couple people asked to make sure I was okay, and when I was, they told me to have a good night.
last night was another one of those stories. there were a decent amount of people stumbling about in their costumes and I wasn't quite ready to go back to my dorm yet, so I found a spot, again on the brick path (because the brick is less wet than the grass) and lay down to watch the stars and listen to music. a fair number of people checked to make sure I wasn't passed out or almost passed out, but my coherency and insistence that I was fine meant that they left me alone. until one of my friends came over and then was joined by a decent number of people. i figured I'd been stargazing long enough and I'd seen a shooting star, so that was nice.
whoo. stars. i love them.
8:00 - wake to weed wackers going off outside, promptly roll over and continue sleeping
9:30-10:05 - give up trying to sleep and get up, hunt around for the pieces of daytime halloween costume, and emerge as hermione granger
10:10 - grab a coffee from java george and make my way over to the library to help highschool brother with english assignment (via email)
10:30 - run into audrey and play catch up
11:26 - realise that class starts in forty minutes and say a quick goodbye
11:30-12:45 - intro to creative writing class. critiques go well enough, wish that there were more comments on my story, but shrug off. collect revisions.
12:50-1:20 - eat the foodstuffs with lily and katelyn
1:30-2:36 - give blood! (with the Blood Bank of Delmarva)
2:50-4:00 - pander around on my laptop, do the facebook and the tumblr
4:00-4:20 - grab stuff for jessica's halloween costume, let her borrow tardis dress, cardigan, ribbon, and tights, know she's going to look fabulous.
4:30-5:15 - french lab. learn about the french school system. fun stuff.
5:20-5:45 - get ready quickly. panic because the original halloween costume is simultaneously too big and too small. get creative and go as vampire instead of captain america.
5:45 - take some pictures with ashley, roommate accidentally locks room and have to call RA to let back in.
5:50 - go over to Reid to see if Lily wants to grab dinner. lily isn't there. chill with caitrin then leave to go eat because blood loss makes you woozy like that.
6:00-6:45 - eat the foodstuffs. chicken and pizza. no vanilla ice cream though.
7:15 - head over to gibson and wait until the doors open at 7:30.
8:00-10:20 - watch asylum (senior thesis) but feel a little lightheaded.
10:20 - don't feel well, drink some water and sit on the steps outside for some fresh air. feel kind of sick and faint. nice lady offers me candy (twix) and pumpkin cookie, both are in sealed packages and she says to promise I'll eat them.
10:25 - i do.
10:30 - make way (slowly) back to dorm, but it's really hot because the heat's on (???) and the open window isn't enough. sit on dorm porch for fresh air and try to study french.
11:00 - need more fresh air and still feeling lightheaded. figure a walk will help.
11:26 - horribly horribly wrong. so wrong. worst idea ever. sit next to a tree and almost pass out because i'm stupid stupid stupid and need more sugar and hydration.
11:30 - someone comes over and asks if I'm okay. I'm not. they have me drink half a peach snapple and walk me back to my dorm. (v. good person)
11:36 - charlotte makes me sit in my dorm (sit, not stand) and eat an apple and drink water. stays until the apple is gone and most of my water. we talk about registration. I start to feel better.
12:00 - go to sleep but it's still ridiculously hot. seriously. the air conditioners shouldn't be taken out until thanksgiving break. (take note)
okay so halloween is one of my favourite holidays, nestled below christmas and a rung above valentine's day.
this is mostly due in part to the fact that halloween is about two things: costumes and candy. one could argue it's also about scary things but i like to ignore that because i'm rational and like most rational people i do not enjoy being scared.
because one of my favouritest halloween traditions is dressing up, I'm going to be posting my #ootd for the next week, because I've decided that up until halloween, I'm going to wear subtle costumes that could be a costume, but could also be just a cute outfit. stay tuned!
okay so this is from a while ago (last open mike night) but here's me and some of my really lovely friends. open mike night's always a blast and I'm really excited for the next one.
(left to right: me, lily, devon, courtney)
but strangely…. not for virginia.
last weekend I went on a trip to some… less rural parts of maryland, namely towson and baltimore. I was invited by my lovely friends lily and caitrin, and honestly, we had so much fun.
and even though I was only gone for a day and a half, I was really struck by how much I missed campus, by how much I missed home.
because it is 12:15 at night, after my first full day back in virginia since school started, and while I missed the little things like my local coffee shop, wifi that connects automatically, and getting decent thai food, there isn't too much about home that I really missed. And right now there are quite a few things that I really miss about campus. I miss my friends being a stone's throw away. I miss the mattress topper on my bed. I miss fritz. I miss the cozy blue light that ze leaves on while I'm starting to fall asleep and ze's still tumbling. I miss complaining about the food. I miss my classes. I miss middle porch. I miss all the stars… I miss a lot more things than I thought I did.
here at home the list is pretty short. I went and saw a movie at a nice theatre, drank some good coffee, saw some friends, and saw my family. I'm excited to go to a proper mall, and I'm excited for church, but that's kind of it.
maybe it's luck, or maybe it's just me, but I'm glad I found a place that feels like home.
okay so maybe "dying" is a bit dramatic, but i've been without my laptop for almost a week. im pretty sure i've forgotten how to function. see peter (yes i named my laptop. my phone's named gwen, they're adorable) and i are attached at the hip. l mean literally. he's pretty much always in my bag and my bag is a shoulder bag so my laptop sits on my hip. get on my level.
anyway, that's why I haven't really been blogging.
a couple updates:
- I started drinking my coffee black because I'm too lazy to buy milk
- my french teacher made us nutella crepes so we could "experience french culture"
- I went to dover yesterday and bought parts for my halloween costume and also a raccoon sweater
- one of my global theatre teachers freaked out when she saw my one direction notebook and we fangirled for a bit
- homecoming was a blast man. super fun.
- i took a three hour nap on monday
I'll probs come up with more later.


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New Changes at the UVA Health System
The UVA Health System strives to continually expand in all of our missions − patient care, education and research. To support this, we are actively engaged in improving our physical facilities, recruiting and retaining excellent faculty and staff, expanding our clinical programs, strengthening our recognized centers of excellence, and streamlining our processes for health care delivery.
The new five-story, 150,000-square-foot Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center provides state-of-the-art therapies and comprehensive cancer care to patients and their families − all under one roof. In 2012, the new Stem Cell Transplantation Unit opened and is having a significant impact on advancing the clinical, educational, and basic science programs in the Division of Hematology-Oncology.
The UVA Transitional Care Hospital is located at the University's Northridge Medical Park, just a few miles from the main University Hospital. This 40-bed, all private room facility allows for a focus on long-term complex medical issues that require a longer length of stay than is typical at acute care hospitals. Staffed by Department of Medicine Hospitalists, this specialized setting provides unique learning opportunities for trainees in health care.
The opening of the new North Unit Expansion of the University Hospital in 2012 added 72 ICU-capable private patient rooms and dedicated education space. The UVA Health System uses EpicCare, an electronic medical record (EMR) in use at more than 50 U.S. academic medical centers. A team representing all clinical areas selected this program for its usability and comprehensive documentation of a patient's medical history and treatment.
The new 85,000-square-foot Claude Moore Medical Education Building serves as the central portal to the UVA School of Medicine and provides novel technologies and flexible teaching spaces to support innovative medical instruction. The facility includes specialized multimedia classrooms and Learning Studio, video-equipped exam rooms for analyzing student-patient interactions, and a Medical Simulation Training Center for honing skills.
NIH support for medical research at UVA has grown significantly, and we are keeping pace with quality laboratory space. The 150,000 square-foot MR5 Biomedical Engineering and Medical Science Building and the 102,000 square-foot MR6 Carter-Harrison Research Building house laboratories for more than 700 researchers and technicians in biomedical engineering, pathology, cardiovascular sciences, cancer, immunology, allergies and infectious diseases.


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With a winter storm likely on the way, it doesn't seem possible that cherry blossoms will soon be blooming. But if you have friends and family coming to Chantilly soon to visit, to see the area's famous cherry blossom trees, you'll want to jot down the peak dates on your calendar.
The peak bloom is just weeks away for the cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin in D.C., where the famous trees that ring the water are expected to be at their fullest from Tuesday, March 26-Saturday, March 30, organizers of the National Cherry Blossom Festival announced Monday.
The trees were a gift from Japan 100 years ago in 1912. The official start of the festival is March 20, running until April 14.
Fairfax County residents may want to take a look at options beyond the crowded Tidal Basin. If you want to see what Fairfax County has to offer in celebration of horticulture, take some time to visit the locations described below.
Garden Tours
River Farm: 7931 E. Boulevard Dr., Alexandria, Va. 22308
A former estate located on 25 acres of gardens and lawns alongside the Potomac River south of Alexandria, River Farm serves as the headquarters of the American Horticultural Society (AHS). It is also open to the public for various community events, children's programs, weddings and special occasions, as well as general visits. Admission is free. (Be sure to call ahead: (703) 768-5700; the AHS Web site says River Farm is open beginning in "early April.")
Meadowlark Botanical Gardens: 9750 Meadowlark Gardens Court, Vienna, Va. 22182
More than 100 cherry trees surround the 95-acre complex which also includes a garden with seasonal blooms. Part of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, there is an admission fee to enter Meadowlark, which you can check here, although children under age 6 are admitted free. Admission to the park closes at 5:30 p.m. during March, 6:30 p.m. in April. A special tip from the garden: Check out the daffodils near the Woods Gazebo and Lake Carolyn irises and cherry trees.
Green Spring Gardens: 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria, Va. 22312
Green Spring Gardens offers an array of trees, plants and flowers that were donated to Fairfax County in 1970 by the Straight family, who purchased the land in 1942.


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P.K. Dubey, G.B. Adams, III, M.J. Flynn, "Instruction Window Size Trade-Offs and Characterization of Program Parallelism," IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 431-442, April, 1994.
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Detecting independent operations is a prime objective for computers that are capable of issuing and executing multiple operations simultaneously. The number of instructions that are simultaneously examined for detecting those that are independent is the scope of concurrency detection. The authors present an analytical model for predicting the performance impact of varying the scope of concurrency detection as a function of available resources, such as number of pipelines in a superscalar architecture. The model developed can show where a performance bottleneck might be: insufficient resources to exploit discovered parallelism, insufficient instruction stream parallelism, or insufficient scope of concurrency detection. The cost associated with speculative execution is examined via a set of probability distributions that characterize the inherent parallelism in the instruction stream. These results were derived using traces from a Multiflow TRACE SCHEDULING compacting FORTRAN 77 and C compilers. The experiments provide misprediction delay estimates for 11 common application-level benchmarks under scope constraints, assuming speculative, out-of-order execution and run time scheduling. The throughput prediction of the analytical model is shown to be close to the measured static throughput of the compiler output.
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#7 Softball Earns 50th Win
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
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ST. LEO, Fla., - The #7 FGCU softball team battled to improve their record to 50-4 in a 10-inning pitchers' duel Wednesday night. FGCU took game one 1-0. The second game of the doubleheader was cancelled with the score tied 3-3 in the bottom of the fourth due to severe weather. Rachael Edinger (Lakeland, Fla.) picked up her 24th win on the season striking out 13 batters and allowing only one St. Leo hit in ten innings. Edinger improves her record to 24-0. The Lions threatened in the bottom of the 4th when Alison Flynn recorded the only hit on a single to shortstop. Erin Brunt then bunted and drew a throwing error advancing Flynn to third. Edinger struck out Christina Van Tassel while Brunt stole second. Ally Maddox popped up to shortstop followed by a walk for Ashley Urbanik to load the bases for the force out at home to end the inning. Jessica Gary (Naples, Fla.) scored the game-ending run due to the international tie-breaker in the top of the 10th. Gary was placed on second to start the inning and moved to third on a sacrifice by Roz Tyre (Lake City, Fla.). Rachael Homan (Vero Beach, Fla.) singled to right center to score Gary and the winning run. The Lions attempted to rally in the second half of the inning but came up short. The Lions fall to 27-17 while the #7 Eagles improve to 50-4.
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Book argues harm outweighs small number of lives saved, and accuses mammography supporters of misconduct
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Breast cancer screening can no longer be justified, because the harm to many women from needless diagnosis and damaging treatment outweighs the small number of lives saved, according to a book that accuses many in the scientific establishment of misconduct in their efforts to bury the evidence of critics and keep mammography alive.
Peter Gøtzsche, director of the independent Nordic Cochrane Collaboration, has spent more than 10 years investigating and analysing data from the trials of breast screening that were run, mostly in Sweden, before countries such as the UK introduced their national programmes.
Mammography screening: truth, lies and controversy, from Radcliffe Publishing, spells out the findings of the Nordic Cochrane group for laywomen, rather than for scientists.
The data, Gøtzsche has maintained for more than a decade, does not support mass screening as a preventive measure. Screening does not cut breast cancer deaths by 30%, it saves probably one life for every 2,000 women who go for a mammogram. But it harms 10 others. Cancerous cells that will go away again or never progress to disease in the woman's lifetime are excised with surgery and sometimes (six times in 10) she will lose a breast. Treatment with radiotherapy and drugs, as well as the surgery itself, all have a heavy mental and physical cost.
"I believe the time has come to realise that breast cancer screening programmes can no longer be justified," Gøtzsche said. "I recommend women to do nothing apart from attending a doctor if they notice anything themselves."


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American Bar Association
Law Exempting Lawyers from 'Red Flags Rule' Makes ABA Suit Moot, DC Circuit Says
Posted Mar 4, 2011 11:52 AM CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
An ABA suit challenging application of identity theft regulations to lawyers is moot as a result of an exemption granted by Congress last December, a federal appeals court has ruled. The ABA had lobbied hard for the congressional action.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled (PDF) today.
The ABA had filed suit in 2009 after the Federal Trade Commission said lawyers should be considered creditors under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act and were subject to so-called "red flags" rules to protect consumers from identity theft. The FTC reasoned that lawyers were creditors because they extended credit by billing for legal work after it is done.
According to the D.C. Circuit, the legislative history of the new law "confirms Congress' intention to bar the regulation of lawyers based solely on deferred billing practices." The decision notes "hypothetical possibilities" raised in supplemental briefs that the FTC may still try to regulate lawyers under the amended law. But such speculation doesn't give rise to a live dispute, the appeals court said. It remanded the case to the district court with instructions to dismiss it as moot.
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October 5, 2005
Valdosta - They're only three years old, but these pre-schoolers are taking in valuable lessons that can save their lives. "We teach them how to get out of a house, stop, drop and roll, and those type things," said Captain John Baty.
Thirty-nine children were killed in fires in Georgia last year, and two recently died when their mobile home in Brooks County burned. Valdosta firefighters want to make sure these kids don't become one of those statistics. "They're going to be able to pass the message onto their parents," said Baty.
Messages like always having a smoke detector in their home, preferably in every bedroom. And if they awake to a fire, remembering to touch the door and check for heat. "If the doors are hot, you have fire on the other side, if its cool, then they'll proceed to the front door," said Williams.
And instead of running out, crawl and stay low. "They need to get below the smoke," said Lt. James Williams.
Firefighters say the best way parents can keep their kids safe from a fire is to have a family emergency plan, and practice it at home, just like they practice fire drills at school. It should include a staging area, the parents should stress very strongly for the kids to stay out once they get out," said Williams.
"You need to have two ways out and make sure they have a meeting place," said Baty.
Simple lessons that if put into action properly, can mean the difference between life and death for your family.
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