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The reward for Stephen Baxter's men is a home tie against Glenavon on Saturday 9 February.
The first chance of note at Seaview came on 12 minutes and it was Linfield who failed to make it count when a Michael Carvill free kick fell to Matthew Tipton at the back post but the normally lethal finisher lashed the ball high over the bar.
Crusaders hit back with a good spell with a couple of testing moves well dealt with by the Linfield back line but Timmy Adamson did go close with a glancing header from a throw-in by McKeown on 21 minutes.
The first save of the game came on 23 minutes and Craig Hyland on his Crusaders debut did well to push away a firmly hit free kick by Michael Carvill.
Hyland was soon picking the ball out of the net as Linfield took the lead on 27 minutes and it was a real screamer from Brian McCaul which flew into the top corner.
With no one picking up the Linfield striker he and time and space to go for goal and he did so in some style to record his 14th goal of the season.
Carvill was then given a yellow card for diving as the keeper raced out to block his angled run in the box while at the other end Paul Healty rounded BJ Burns with ease but then fired his parting shot high over the bar.
The Crues were level on 37 minutes from the penalty spot after Albert Watson chopped down Adamson in front of referee Colin Burns. Watson picked up a yellow card and there was more pain for the Blues as Gary McCutcheon sent Ross Glendinning the wrong way from the spot.
The home side made a lively start to the second half and almost caught the Blues napping as McCutcheon tried to connect with a Heatley cross but his touch was too heavy. The busy Caddell got on the end of a McKeown lob into the box but Glendinning was equal to it.
Crusaders brought on another striker with Jordan Owens replacing Chris Morrow on 62 minutes but it was defender David Magowan with a thumping drive from 30 yards which Glendinning had to contend with.
The Linfield keeper made an even better save a few minutes later tipping away a shot from Robinson. Then the woodwork saved the Blues with McClean's shot clipping the bar.
The Crues were in command at this stage and it was no surprise when they took the lead on 69 minutes. Owens crossed, Heatley miskicked but the ball was rifled home by Adamson.
It was almost 3-1 for the Crues when a flowing move saw Caddell cross for Heatley but his half volley flew inches over the bar.
Substitute David Rainey should have scored when through but the keeper did well to block his shot near the end.
Linfield can have few complaints, the Crues deserved go through especially with their second half performance.
Crusaders last won the cup in 2009 but lost the last two cup finals to the Blues.
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In just his 3rd season as head coach Brian Stultz lead Riley to their first .500 season since 2000 going 5-5 before losing a heart breaker to Plymouth to end the season.
Now Stultz has the team striving to have an even better season this year.
"We have got to keep doing what we are doing and the kids have got to want it," Stultz said. "This senior class we have wants to up the senior class from last year."
This year the Wildcats return eight starters with four on each side of the ball to go along with an offensive line that is made up of five seniors.
But when you play in a conference as difficult as the Northern Indiana Conference there are always new challenges to face. For the Wildcats one of the biggest challenges is adapting to a completely different style of play from week to week.
"Every week we have a whole new thing coming, pretty much a whole new defensive style," Senior tight end and outside linebacker Jared Troxel said. "Like Penn and their different offense, Adams and their different defense, and Clay with their different defenses. You have to just study. We watch a lot of film. We have a lot of packets and walk over stuff, and just studying, keeping focus and just doing what you have to do."
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Question: If i upgrade my graphic card will my motherboard crash if those two doesn't work?
Question: How to check for a graphic card that works with my motherboard?
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NVIDIA nForce 10/100 MBps Ethernet
AMD Athlon (tm) 7550 Dual-Core processor (2)
You should be more concerned about how much wattage a new GPU would require, and how much your current power supply provides. Insufficient power is much more likely than an incompatible card.
If you JUST play league of leends, i'd recommend a cheaper DDR3 card because your setup is ancident that uses DDR2 ram and the architechture of the athlon 7xxx series is very old compared to todays dual core. I'd recommend something like an HD 6450 1GB DDR3 128 bit, it's a low powered card and cheap.
If you wanna play other games you need an entirely new PC.
This card should be sufficient. It's max TDP is 65w's and your CPU I believe is 95w's. Which means a total system power of around 180-195 on a 250w PSU you should be fine. It's actually a GDDR5 card. The other cards I was looking at(610/520HD 5450/6450) were all 64 bit cards
Just a thought to look out for. Motherboards will generally say "1x 16x PCI Express Slot."
However graphic cards nowadays use generally pci 2.0/2.1/3.0 Express Slots, so make sure both are the same for what you are getting.
Would this be compatible?
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Tim Blair –, Friday, November, 28, 2014, (1:55am)
This was the centrepiece at the Christmas party for Fairfax's Ladypages.
I'm not sure that Fairfax's Frightgals have ever made any man cry – with the possible exception of Antony Loewenstein, who won't be happy that Clementine Ford and her battleaxe battalion have misspelled both his names.
(Via Padraic M.)
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Tim Blair –, Friday, November, 28, 2014, (1:41am)
Milk bottle lids are now "contaminated waste".
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Tim Blair –, Friday, November, 28, 2014, (1:20am)
Following Phil Hughes's injury at the SCG on Tuesday, Fairfax columnist Ben Pobjie posted this:
Pobjie later deleted the post. Hurt by criticism, he now offers this remarkable excuse:
I made a tweet 2 days ago, before it was known Hughes was seriously injured. I deleted it 2 days ago when the situation became clear.
This seems implausible. Hughes received mouth-to-mouth resuscitation before he was taken from the field. Even the earliest reports indicated the seriousness of his condition. Moreover, Pobjie knows cricket, at least in sufficient amount to write the occasional freelance piece (in this item, from October, Pobjie makes a good case for Hughes to bat at three for Australia). He would presumably know, then, that any head injury caused by a ball impact is potentially serious. Yet he claims not to have been aware that Hughes was seriously injured.
No. Not buying it. The denier continues:
If anyone is seeing this tweet after the tragic news, it is only because others are spreading it in order to attack me.
This from someone who used a cricketer's injury, which proved fatal, in order to attack Tony Abbott. Own your words, Ben.
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Tim Blair –, Friday, November, 28, 2014, (1:18am)
Bolshie blather from our friends at the billion-dollar broadcaster:
ABC staff in Sydney and Melbourne have voted on a motion condemning the "brutal budget cut handed down by the Federal Government" and its management's response.
Staff have also rejected the "skills assessment matrix" process of assessing staff and vowed not to participate in "this duplicitous process" and vowed to "take any and all steps necessary to demonstrate to our employer that ABC employees are opposed to involuntary redundancy".
Beautiful. These people are channelling Fred Kite:
In Canberra, a Greens politician is worried for the future of women's sport:
The announcement earlier this week that the Federal Government would cut $254 million from the budget of our national broadcaster, along with $50m from SBS, will have a detrimental impact on local media coverage and a potentially devastating impact on women's sport, said ACT Greens MLA, Shane Rattenbury …
"It is likely that televising a number of women's sports will cease, including the W-League and the WNBL.
"This is a betrayal of women's sport, which has grown vastly in the past few decades. Many of the teams now have a considerable supporter base and substantial sponsorship deals.
"With no TV coverage, teams could struggle to attract the same level of sponsorship …"
Is Rattenbury actually arguing for the ABC to apply commercial considerations to its programming? If so, let him take it to the logical conclusion. Privatise the ABC.
(Via A.R.M. Jones and Noel G.)
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Tim Blair –, Friday, November, 28, 2014, (1:04am)
Behold the delicious cthurkey.
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Tim Blair –, Wednesday, November, 26, 2014, (3:25am)
According to Buzzfeed, ABC staff are now in a brutal tooth-and-claw battle for employment:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation management came under fire on Monday for pitting journalists against each other to fight for jobs, in what staff have internally called "a sick version of The Hunger Games".
As one commenter notes: "The Hunger Games is a book about children who must fight each other to the death. Wouldn't this be a tame version of The Hunger Games?" True, but read on:
BuzzFeed News has obtained documents showing the public broadcaster has put reporters into competitive "pools" and asked them to prove their "merit" to the organisation, challenged to hit benchmarks against their colleagues, or face the sack …
"The morale right now? Zero," one ABC News Sydney reporter told BuzzFeed.
"People knew cuts were coming but we had no idea how bad it would be or that managers would be this sociopathic."
None of us had any idea, which is why we're so upset that this isn't being televised. Come on, ABC! There's no sense setting up a brilliant reality show and then concealing it:
The dramatic events began shortly after Scott's speech to staff on Monday morning, with emails arriving in reporters inboxes telling them they had been placed in "pools" based on salary and expertise.
Each pool then had its own meeting and were told that members would be assessed against each other in a four week personal "skills audit". They would then be given, as one manager referred it: "a score on a ladder".
And the losers get booted:
At a Sydney meeting, 25 senior broadcast reporters were told that six among them would be sacked. In South Australia, 16 editors were told that five of them would go. The most brutal cuts appear to fall on the nationwide current affairs unit, where managers told a meeting of four junior producers they would be fighting for just one job.
"They are creating a culture of fear, pitting person against person, friend against friend and it's insane," one reporter told BuzzFeed News.
It's ratings gold, is what it is.
The mini tournaments will take place in every state newsroom over the next four weeks: with only the winners surviving beyond Christmas.
Only the winners survive. Perfect.
(Via jaki)
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Tim Blair –, Wednesday, November, 26, 2014, (2:32am)
This isn't an original observation, but you never, ever see an unhappy butcher. Staff at vegetarian or vegan joints, on the other hand, usually seem sad. Or too happy, in a creepy, medicated kind of way. These views are now supported by research:
Australian vegetarians might be healthier than meat-eaters but they are unhappier and more prone to mental health disorders, new research suggests …
Dr John Lang, who developed the wellness index for preventive healthcare company Alere, says the adoption of a vegetarian diet can sometimes follow the onset of mental disorders.
Makes sense.
(Via J.F. Beck)
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Tim Blair –, Wednesday, November, 26, 2014, (1:05am)
Batsman Phil Hughes began yesterday fighting to regain his place in the Australian Test cricket team. He ended it fighting for his life.
Farmer's son Hughes remains in a coma following his shocking injury at the SCG and subsequent surgery. Doctors say there will be no update on his condition for 24 to 48 hours. If you are the prayerful kind, you know how some of those hours might be spent.
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Tim Blair –, Wednesday, November, 26, 2014, (12:33am)
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(Via Futureproof)
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Tim Blair –, Tuesday, November, 25, 2014, (2:27am)
ABC managing director Mark Scott's statement to staff:
My thoughts go out firstly to those who are losing their jobs. As other companies in the media sector have found, structural change can have painful personal consequences. We anticipate that more than 400 people – close to ten per cent of our ongoing workforce – face redundancy as we adjust our activities. We regard the changes as vital to securing the long term health of the organisation but I acknowledge that is no comfort to those who may lose their positions.
Three points:
• The ABC is not a "company in the media sector". A wholly government-funded ideological and financial handbrake on the nation, yes, but a company, no.
• Cuts of just five per cent over five years do not require Scott's level of "structural change", nor do they justify Community and Public Sector Union boss Michael Tull claiming the government has "forced" the ABC "to slash one in 10 jobs from its workforce." Which leads to the third point:
• How do five per cent budget cuts become ten per cent job cuts? Maybe because the ABC is sacrificing regional funding in order to safeguard the one per cent: Sydney's wealthiest ABC tax hoovers. Just a theory. In other ABC developments, Phillip Adams wonders why no major ABC television types have appeared at recent rallies:
… the absence of ABC TV's stars remains conspicuous and curious …
Possibly they've been crowded out by the ABC's real stars: Labor leaders, Greens senators and union hacks. In Canberra, a fellow ABC fan laments his tragic "loose":
Too bad he didn't learn anything about spelling or apostrophes. "Looses" instead of "loses" is a shockingly common error. Here is another, courtesy of angry emailer Phil W.:
All bets are on Abbott being a one term leader and no amount of bias reporting from you and your mates will help him at the next election.
That would be biased reporting, Phil. Discover the difference here.
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For a few days late in their tumultuous season, the Los Angeles Kings were on the verge of a breakthrough. They were in position to win just the second division title in franchise history, and they could have hosted a playoff series for the first time in about two decades.
With two extra-time losses to the San Jose Sharks in the final three days of the regular season, the Kings slipped all the way from third place to eighth in the Western Conference, stumbling into a first-round matchup with the Vancouver Canucks, the two-time Presidents' Trophy winners.
No wonder coach Darryl Sutter chose to emphasize the Kings' positive achievements this week before they headed to British Columbia for their first two dates with the mighty Canucks on Wednesday.
''The biggest challenge was just to get into the playoffs,'' said Sutter, who replaced Terry Murray in December. ''To do, with 21 games left, what we had to do to get in, the players did an awesome job. That's why you do this. That's what it's about. (The Canucks) are the best team in the league, and we have to have some guys play above and beyond what they played in the regular season.''
The Kings realize they've got to recover quickly from those late-season disappointments to have a shot at the defending Western Conference champions, who fell one game short of winning their first Stanley Cup last June.
Yet the Kings have ample historical precedent to suggest they can knock off Vancouver: Three of the past six Presidents' Trophy winners lost their first-round playoff series, including San Jose in 2009 and Washington in 2010.
The Kings also are meeting Vancouver in the first round for the second time in three years. After Los Angeles ended an eight-year absence from the playoffs and took a 2-1 series lead into Game 4, Vancouver finished off the Kings with three straight wins in 2010.
''This time of year there's so much pressure on us to do well, but that's what we strive for,'' said Drew Doughty, the Kings' $56 million defenseman. ''That first series against them was a stepping stone for the organization. That was a lot of guys' first chance to be in playoffs, and if we get up again in a series, we've got to make sure they can't come back.''
After the Kings' unusual season, nothing would be surprising to Doughty and his teammates. After acquiring Mike Richards and Simon Gagne last summer to boost the offense, Los Angeles spent a large chunk of the regular season as the NHL's lowest-scoring team, avoiding collapse only because of an All-Star season by goalie Jonathan Quick.
''It's going to be about making sure we're a patient team and don't force things and wait for our opportunities to make plays, and when we do get them, we've got to capitalize,'' Vancouver goalie Roberto Luongo said.
Vancouver also hosts Game 2 on Friday night before the clubs travel back to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Sunday night at crowded Staples Center, where the Lakers will play the Dallas Mavericks that afternoon.
The Canucks steamed into the postseason with eight wins in their last nine games, but lost a major part of their identity when leading goal-scorer Daniel Sedin was sidelined with a concussion for that stretch. Sedin participated in Monday's practice before sitting out Tuesday, instead reportedly skating with teammates after practice.
''The last few days have been a good sign,'' Sedin's brother and linemate, Henrik, told the Canucks' official website. ''He's a positive and upbeat guy. He brings a positive attitude to the dressing room, so I think it's good.''
Los Angeles lost center Brad Richardson indefinitely when he had an appendectomy Monday, recalling youngster Andrei Loktionov to take his place.
But the Kings sound cautiously optimistic power forward Jeff Carter will return Wednesday after missing the final five games of the regular season with an ankle injury. Carter's arrival in a trade with Columbus in late February immediately revived the Kings' offense, with Carter contributing six goals and three assists in 16 games.
Until Carter's late arrival, the Kings' biggest problem all season was goals. Their 194 goals this season were second-fewest in the NHL, and 16 fewer than St. Louis, the next lowest-scoring team that still made the playoffs.
Los Angeles isn't facing the Blues' dynamite goalie tandem, or imposing Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne: The Kings must beat Luongo, the Canadian Olympic hero whose inconsistent postseason play has alternately thrilled and horrified Canucks fans.
After Boston's Tim Thomas outplayed Luongo in the Stanley Cup finals, the Kings are hoping Quick can manage the same trick leading the NHL with 10 shutouts and finishing second with a 1.95 goals-against average. The Canucks expect to need every available scorer to take control of this budding rivalry.
''A lot of guys here have a lot of hunger from last year, but we know it's a long process and we know we have to prepare for every game,'' Vancouver defenseman Sami Salo said. ''(The Kings) are a very physical team who play very well with their systems. They fight hard for every puck, and we know it's going to be a hard-fought series.''
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Last year at this time, I was soaring high with my first full-blown manic episode. I was feeling better than I've felt in my entire life. Colors were brighter, music sounded better, and my talents came out like never before. I had recently taken up painting and my work was amazing. Music sounded incredible. I swear I could hear each and every note from every individual instrument that was playing. I'm not a singer, but I sang loudly with songs and I was on key for a change. I had superpowers and was invincible. At least I thought I was. I saw the concern in my doctor's eyes when I told her I'd reached 100 mph on the highway on my way to see her. I felt the confusion my 15-year-old son had when I was babbling on and on, unable to stop talking. I chose to ignore them.
It was all spectacular! It was all phenomenal! Until it went bad. My thoughts started racing faster and faster. My mouth could not keep up with the words spinning through my head. I started stuttering and no one could understand what I was saying. My exhilaration turned into anxiety. Nothing made sense. It eventually led to psychosis and I was hospitalized for several days.
So why, when I think back to last year, I only think of the wonderful part of mania? Why don't I also immediately think of the fall? The crash? The impact it had on my family?
Usually, my mind tends to go straight to the negative aspects of a situation. Its part of the illness, but it's also just who I am. Why then, doesn't my mind immediately go to all the destructive parts of mania?
For me, the pain of mania is not what readily comes to mind. I once read a quote that made my experience crystal clear, it said, "Take your best day and multiply it by a thousand, that's mania. However, take your worst day ever and multiply by a thousand, that's the crash."
Eventually, I decided I needed to do something to stop romanticizing mania. I made a list of all the bad things that happen after the revered part of mania is over. I also made a list of my warning signs. A few warning signs I've learned over the past year, as I've been rapid cycling, are urges to drive too fast, constant cravings for alcohol, and wanting to exercise more.
You can also do this. When you find yourself wanting to stop your meds or continue on the hypomanic path, ignoring the warning signs and not seeking help, find the list and review it. Force yourself to read it if need be. If you don't think a simple list will be enough, write yourself a letter reminding yourself how unwise it is to seek out mania.
This past year hasn't been easy for me, but I'm doing my best to make a commitment to myself and my family to be the healthiest person I can be despite the challenges of having bipolar disorder. I hope you will too.
I'm a 51 yr. old menopausal woman suffering from bipolar since before my birth. I have been med free for 15months; the depression lasted 9 1/2 months, been manic (lucky if I get a total of 2-3 hours sleep a day) for 5 months! Starting my own business within a couple of months! I know the "crash" is looming and can strike at anytime, still the clarity is awesome
I am bipolar that runs mostly in manic mode. I just recovered from a huge manic crash that had me in depression for 2 weeks. I turned off all phones and isolated. I love the mania too, and its hard to remember the bad
I was diagnosed 24yrs ago and have been through the mill with finding the right meds and dosages. Eventually I was put on a great combo for me BUT the best thing I every did a year ago roughly was taking note of my trigger factors and not feeling guilty for taking myself out of situations that I knew would not be good for me even if it meant I let other people down at the time. Happy to say I function really well now.. But I guess I still live for the mania. I love the quote " I hate bipolar, it's awesome'
I have Cyclothymia and I read about Mania and haven't even experienced it in such a massive way. I experience hypomania. The fabulousness of it is usually a few days then I turn into a raging monster which then turns into numbness and guilt. On the bright side, I do realize as soon as I want to flush my meds it's time to thank them for saving my life.


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Walking into the St. Rose Auditorium Friday morning, the rich, comforting scent of baking sweet bread and the chatter of friends with many hands making light work of the task of creating over a thousand kolaches fill the air. Soon, the fall kolache bake and take will bring in hundreds of eager customers hoping to get their hands on their favorites. For many, that's poppyseed, but cherry and apricot are two other favorites.
The Double Trouble Trick Riders are kindred spirits with rodeo participants at Saturday's 8th Annual Rosewood Rodeo, to be held at Great Bend's Expo III Arena. They share a common experience because therapeutic horse riding has positively changed their lives.
Editor's note: This is the second in a series of articles celebrating the 20th anniversary of ElderCare Home Services in October. The rest will follow throughout the month.
Friends of a Russell man who died last Saturday on U.S. 281 won't use that highway when they travel to his funeral today.
More than 11 months after hunters discovered the body of 25-year-old Damon Galyardt, the Pawnee Rock man accused of murdering him is headed to court.
"Nothing will work unless you do."
CHASE - The First Bank of Chase, 509 Main Street, occupies a brick building adjacent to the Chase police department at 507 Main.
Wiping tears of mixed emotions from their somber faces, Bob and Janice Dunavan removed a small curtain and for the first time laid their eyes on the stained glass window crafted in the name of their son, Michael, who lost a fight at age 27 with his degenerative condition, Freidreich's ataxia, in January of 2008.
Each week we'll take a step back into the history of Great Bend through the eyes of reporters past. We'll reacquaint you with what went into creating the Great Bend of today, and do our best to update you on what "the rest of the story" turned out to be.
Looking for a place to retire those old tires? The City of Great Bend may have a solution.
A Russell man who was attempting to upright a motorcycle Saturday night was struck by a pickup on U.S. 281, about two miles south of Hoisington.
Great Bend Recreation Commission Director Diann Henderson has been elected to serve as president-elect and then president of the Kansas Recreation and Parks Association. Her three-year term will begin in January.
The purpose of the Wetlands and Wildlife National Scenic Byway Planning Summit last Wednesday in Hoisington was two fold, said Barton County Administrator Richard Boeckman. First, attendees wanted to tout the route's successes and, second, they wanted to identify ways to continue its relevance in the future.
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ST. JOHN - When Judith Miller lost her son to an diving accident on Feb. 15, 1994, she never imagined she would write a book.
Great Bend motorists and bicycle enthusiasts will begin to notice some new traffic signs and markings around Great Bend. The installation of bicycle awareness signs started Friday afternoon and the painting of sharrows started Tuesday, all of which should be done by today.
One task the Great Bend Recreation Commission will face in 2015 is planning the city's next public playground, which will be located outside of the Great Bend Activity Center at 2715 18th St.
Friday afternoon, the Barton Community College Spirit Squad visited Riley Elementary. They were there to reinforce this year's motivational theme, "Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow." Principal JoAnn Blevins worked with a group of hand-picked student leaders before students arrived in the lunchroom for the assembly, instructing them on how students would be seated. Then, as students arrived, class by class, her helpers jumped into action, making sure the kids stayed in straight lines with the proper amount of space between. The close quarters were necessary because the group would need plenty of room to perform.
It's been a busy year at the historic Great Bend Drag Strip said Hank Denning, president of the Sunflower Rod and Custom Association. He gave his annual report on the activities at the track during the City Council meeting Monday night.
Barton County commissioners who attended the Kansas Association of Counties annual meeting in Wichita last week came away with two overall impressions. First, the State of Kansas is in dismal financial straits, and second, Barton County is in good shape compared to most of its 105 peers counties.
Wednesday afternoon, people reported feeling the ground shake as far north as Manhattan when a 4.8 magnitude earthquake occurred near Conway Springs, located between 80 and 90 miles from the Oklahoma border, west of Wichita.
Barton Community College's music department will present the timeless holiday musical classic "A Christmas Carol" at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 21 and 22, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, in the Fine Arts Auditorium.
Live theater choices abound this weekend in Barton County. Adults seeking to quench their thirst for laughter should save at least one night for the Great Bend Community Theatre production, "Beer for Breakfast."
The holiday season is traditionally a time of joy but it also can bring heartache to those who have lost loved ones.
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With a splash of bold and bright colors, the art show "Drifting Down the Moonlit Path" will highlight the work of artist Jacquelyn Fisher throughout the month of November at Petr's Frame House, 2009 16th St. A reception will be held at 4:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 29. There is no cost and wine and cheese will be served.


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Showing talent and skill way beyond his years, 14-year old Dennis Allen of Lincoln deftly held off three former track champions en route to a wire-to-wire victory in Saturday's 100-lap Tri-Holiday race for the NASCAR Whelen All American Series Western Late Models at Stockton 99 Speedway.
Fresh off leading East Union's softball team to a Sac-Joaquin Section championship in 2004, head coach Brian Goulart was told that an incoming freshman and travel-ball ace named Erin Alvarado could soon be a Lancer.
Former East Union standout Cherie DeJesus is making her two years on the Simpson University softball team count.
One of the most anticipated events on the 2014 schedule will take place this Saturday when the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Series returns to the Stockton 99 Speedway.
Vince Bordi got his first pro victory in the Mixed Martial Arts cage after knocking his opponent Bercharis McGIll out at the 2:20 mark at the McClellan Conference Center in Sacramento Saturday.
Vincent Bordi will make his much-anticipated pro Mixed Martial Arts debut tonight, which also means he'll be collecting a paycheck for his work in the cage.
East Union graduate Jason Cortez Jr. and Nico Lozada didn't take long to get acquainted in a co-feature bout for The Titans Cage 7 event held at McClellan Conference Center in Sacramento this past Saturday.
Last Sunday's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach for the Verizon IndyCars proved to be one the most entertaining and action packed races in the 40-year history of the event.
• SUNDAY SUNSETTERS: Andrew Schneider 232-241/695, Ron Brown 243-230, Albert Cimafranca 201, Phil Maxwell 211, Mitch Spence 207, Jeff Stevens 235-235/685
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STOPCKTON - Under cool and clear weather conditions the historic Stockton 99 opened its 2014 season with a five division NASCAR Whelen All American racing Series program on Saturday night.
Manteca native Scott Speed continues to prove that he is capable of racing just about anything that has a motor and four wheels.
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• YOUTH BOWLING: AnthonyFavaloro 207/589, Alex Simnitt 119/343, Alyssa Roller 93/152, Athena Roller 93/235, Sean Frye 82/162, Jordan Bates 128/242, Jedric Uganiza 119/313, Noah Bandalan Bradley 124/308, Blake Darter 77/145, Andrew Pearson 1632/420, Tony Ries 140/375, Danny Santos 149/359, Aaron Sharafian 174/447, Noah Morrison 76/219, Gabe Onate 99/272, Zelmar Vedder 161/411
The Modesto Christian Kingsmen junior varsity downed the Ripon Knights 14-6 in Trans-Valley Youth Football League action.
Moral victories aren't going to get Lathrop any closer to its first-ever postseason appearance, but the Spartans proved to themselves and the rest of the Valley Oak League that they can compete with elite teams in last week's tough-to-swallow 14-12 homecoming loss to Manteca.
The Manteca Cowboys varsity rolled over the visiting Tracy Rampage 46-14 Saturday in DYSA action at Dino Cunial Field.
The Ripon Chiefs varsity team held off a late charge by the Linden Lions to secure a 20-14 win in Motherlode Valley Football League action.
The Manteca Jaguars junior varsity squad had its way in a 60-6 victory over the Los Banos Wildcats.
The Ripon Knights varsity broke open a tight game with 34-unanswered second-half points in a 60-20 win over the Big Valley Sabercats in Trans-Valley Youth Football action.
Mike Garcia returned the opening kickoff for a 70-yard touchdown to set the tone for the Manteca Jr. Timberwolves novice 35-19 win over host Ceres in Delta Youth Football League action on Saturday.
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Dezmin Ware stood out on both sides of the ball Sunday to lead the Manteca Jr. Buffaloes varsity to a 32-13 win over the host Merced Cougars in Cen-Cal action at Golden Valley High School.
Tarnot Singh helped keep the Manteca Jr. Timberwolves varsity undefeated in five games with an interception returned for a touchdown and a touchdown catch to lead Manteca to a 26-6 win over the Tracy Bulldogs in Delta Youth Football League action.
The Manteca Cowboys posted their fifth shutout Saturday with a 39-0 thumping of the Stagg Delta Kings in DYSA action at Dino Cunial Field.
Kyle Jacklich scored three touchdowns and five conversion kicks to lead the Ripon Knights varsity past the Tri-City Bulldogs 46-16 in Trans-Valley Youth Football action.
Ryan Dagget scored on offense and defense to lead the Ripon Chiefs varsity over the Waterford Sabercats 34-0 in Motherlode Valley Football League action on Saturday.


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The mucosal surfaces of the respiratory, gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts are covered by a layer of epithelial cells that are responsible for sensing and promoting a host immune response in order to establish the limits not only for commensal microorganisms but also for foreign organisms or particles. This is a remarkable task as the human body represents a composite of about 10 trillion human-self cells plus non-self cells from autochthonous or indigenous microbes that outnumber human cells 10:1. Hence, the homeostasis of epithelial cells that line mucosal surfaces relies on a fine-tuned immune system that patrols the boundaries between human and microbial cells. In the case of the intestine, the epithelial layer is composed of at least six epithelial cell lineages that act as a physiological barrier in addition to aiding digestion and the absorption of nutrients, water and electrolytes. In this review, we highlight the immense role of the intestinal epithelium in coordinating the mucosal innate immune response.
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- Intestinal epithelial cells and their role in innate mucosal immunity
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Cell and Tissue Research
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- 2011-01-01
- 10.1007/s00441-010-1082-5
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- 1432-0878
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- Springer-Verlag
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- Intestine
- Inflammation
- Epithelial cells
- Innate immunity
- Microbes
- Human
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- 1. Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA


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CBC Members, Children and their Guests are Invited to Attend
The Cambridge Boat Club Annual Holiday Party
Sunday, December 7, 2014 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Come gather and kick off the holiday season at this annual event. Entertainment for the children starts at 3:15 p.m., followed by a visit from Santa at 4:00. Holiday treats and beverages for children and adults will be served.
Attendees are encouraged to bring a new toy for the CBC "Toys for Tots" outreach program that distributes toys to needy Cambridge families.