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Kim Kardashian is obviously the fakest thing on the planet aside from Joan Rivers' nose. We all are aware of this and count it as fact.
Reportedly, she was looking for a quickie divorce from husband of 72 days, Kris Humphries, but she can't always get what she wants! Ha.
The duo might have their dirty divorce laundry strewn about for public consumption, if their divorce gets televised. Kim filed for divorce based on irreconcilable differences, while Kris wants an annulment. That's likely due to the fact that an annulment would invalidate their prenuptial agreement and he would be allowed to discuss her fakeness with the world.
Isn't that something that we already know, though? Do you want to hear the dirty details? Or are you realistic in the idea that everything Kim does is for money or fame?
Kris also wants to prove that Kim only married him for the sake of reality television ratings and had no intention of staying married to him. In other words, she's a fake and she faked the whole thing. Duh.


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Today, I shall write this entry with pride, as I… haz made
fine dining style!
in my pajamas!
*gleams and twirls around*
(Maybe I should starting calling myself chef in pjs…)
Sexy, isn't it?
Yes, I know!
Francis the dog taught me how to make this!! Isn't he the sweetest? (and a cute accent to go with it too!)
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So here are the ingredients that you'll be needing to make Hamburg steak (a.k.a. Hanbaagu)!
- It's bout the size of 2 clenched fist for minced beef and the size of a small clenched fist for minced pork, if you happen to not have a scale at home.
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Gathered your stuffs? Alrighty then, it's cooking time!
Begin by mixing milk into panko to create a thick mixture. Set aside.
Mix in a pinch of black pepper, 1/3 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg powder to the minced meat.
Mix! Mix! Mix! with your hand so that you could sniff them later on before you go to bed.
(Nutmeg trip!!)
I happen to have some nutmeg seeds at home so I ground mine instead. It smelled so good and gives a really unique taste to the meat!
Here's how a nutmeg seed looks like after its shell's been cracked open.
After mixing in the spices, add in the panko mixture, an egg and the fried onion and continue mixing until all the ingredients are well mixed.
Divide the meat mixture into six equal portions, shape them into 1½ inches thick patties.
Pan fry them! :D *sizzle sizzle*
Then you're done!
Garnish with fresh salad and Ponzu* sauce.
Dig in!!! :D
And yeah.. I only made this fine-dining-sized because it was already 11pm and I can't afford a full on serving of this!
But for tomorrow's lunch, it'll be full on Hamburg Steak!!!
Woo Hoo!
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*Ponzu sauce is a variation of Japanese soy sauce (Shoyu) that has a citrusy taste to it. It goes amazingly well with the Hamburg steak and salads too!!

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After some toiling, we here at Stephenson and Duess are pleased to bring you our first full video tutorial. This is the video compliment to the "Makin' Bacon" posting from last week and its about…well…making bacon. We're quite excited to be bringing you videos here and we're working towards making these tutorials a regular feature.
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Before last June, the liquor store up on 15th around 70th specialized in absinthe. Granted, I couldn't afford most but the bottom end, but I like to have a choice. Now they are closed and most stores are going to have either no absinthe or just one. Anybody know a place not too far that has an ok selection with one or two affordable brands?
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[294] Metaplastic Breast Carcinomas Are Enriched for ALDH-1 Positive Stem Cells in Non-Glandular Elements.
Yanhong Zhang, Kathy Toy, Celina G Kleer. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Background: Metaplastic breast carcinomas are distinct aggressive form of breast cancers characterized by areas of non glandular differentiation, which may be squamous/spindle and/or sarcomatous. Understanding their pathogenesis would result in more effective treatments. Recent studies have shown that cancer cells undergoing epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) exhibit stem cell-like characteristics and more aggressive properties. ZEB1, a potent inducer of EMT through E-cadherin transcriptional control, confers a stem cell phenotype in immortalized human mammary epithelial cells. However, the relevance of these studies to human metaplastic breast cancer has not been demonstrated. We hypothesized that metaplastic breast carcinomas may be enriched for EMT markers and express the cancer stem cell marker ALDH1.
Design: Double staining immunohistochemistry was performed to determine the expression of EMT markers E-cadherin and ZEB1; and single staining for breast cancer stem cell marker ALDH1 in 27 primary metaplastic breast carcinomas. E-cadherin expression was classified as normal (membranous staining) or aberrant (negative or reduced expression). ZEB1 staining was scored as positive (any nuclear expression) or negative, and ALDH1 staining as positive (any tumor cell with cytoplasmic staining) or negative, as previously reported.
Results: Of the 27 metaplastic breast carcinomas 20 had squamous and/or spindle areas, and 7 had heterologous elements (6 chondroid and 1 osseous). An associated glandular component was seen in 11 tumors. Detailed analysis of each individual component revealed ALDH1 positive cells in 62% of the spindle and squamous component, and in 75% of the heterologous elements. In contrast, ALDH1 positive cells were rare in the glandular component (9%), Fisher exact, p=0.0017. E-cadherin was aberrant in all metaplastic components while it was normal in the glandular areas. A significant correlation among aberrant E-cadherin, positive ZEB1 and the presence of ALDH1 positive stem cells was observed in over 90% of the spindle areas and heterologous elements (Chi Square test, p<0.05).
Conclusions: Our data show for the first time that metaplastic carcinomas are enriched for ALDH1 positive cancer stem cells, specifically in the metaplastic components, not in the glandular areas. ZEB1, an E-cadherin transcriptional repressor and inducer of EMT, may play a critical role in E-cadherin downregulation and in the increase of ALDH1 positive cancer stem cells detected in metaplastic breast carcinomas.
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I love DC Banks on Tuesday at 8:50. Last night was a different cast, especially the blond actress(just below DC Banks). What's going on with this series? Is it over, will it return? Really want to know. Thanks. E. V.
I love "Treasures of New York"! Each episode makes me realize over and over how my childhood and the rest of my life have been ennobled by the people who cared to develop art in the subways and create the beautiful grand building of the American Museum of Natural History.
I saw something interesting on the NYC Parks show tonight. A statue in Pelham Bay Park was labeled "Excelsion". It didn't make any sense to me. The NYS motto is "Excelsior". Was it a sculptor's error?
The program on the FDR Memorial barely mentions that the park is located on a wonderful island with a community of 14,000 persons living here. We have a history
dating back many centuries and 6 landmark structures. Come visit this wonderul
island from the south end FDR Memorial to the charming Lighthouse Park on the northern tip. You will not be disappointed.
I have yet to figure out what FDR had to do with this sliver of an island in the East River? Yes, they named the island after him…but was there any PERSONAL connection to FDR? Did he ever step foot on this island? I am sure this park is a lovely tribute to FDR and constructed with love and care….buy again, why and what's the connection? Sort of like Mt. Rushmore, which only had a connection to TR….but at least that is interesting just in its sheer brazen boldness of sculpting a mountain, therein lies the twist and selling point.
To pay homage to FDR on a island in the East River that happened to be named after him? I would rather take the drive to Hyde Park.
he was governor of new york also
Does anyone know who wrote the music for the Stanford White episode? Specifically the piano piece that was played while they discussed White's death?
Very Interesting
I just watched the Stanford White biography today what a great creative mind he was, now when I walk into those NY buildings that I always admired so much for its beautiful ornate interiors, I know who was the man responsible for my delight.
KUTE puff piece about Barnard. No focus on most of the real issues that make it great institution. Boo!
Just watched the Barnard program. I hope the world has changed since I was in HS and am so thankful that there are still educators who understand how life-transforming it can be to attend an all-women school. It really changed my life. I was free to wear my glasses without being teased thus could finally read the equations on the blackboard and show I knew the right answers. I no longer worried that if I seemed too smart it would make my boyfriend feel diminished. It was so liberating to me intellectually. I have two graduate degrees from Columbia and had a highly successful career. I have two sons but if I had a daughter I would totally encourage her to go to a college like Barnard. PS: I did not attend Barnard so please know my comments are genuine.
The program about Columbia University contains inaccuracies about Langston Hughes that border on the dishonest. Hughes attended Columbia for only one year, 1921-1922, after which he voluntarily and permanently left the school. He did not find Columbia to be nurturing. The film cites his poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" as a product of his stay at Columbia and states that it was published while he was there. Columbia, however, had NOTHING to do with the poem, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers." was composed shortly after Hughes graduated from high school in June, 1920, and was published in THE CRISIS in June, 1921 — well before he enrolled. To cite Hughes or the poem as an example of Columbia's alleged excellence as an educational institution is to distort history.
I am by no means a Hughes scholar or expert, but I imagine that Mr. Hughes was must have been already been enrolled in Columbia by June 1921 if he was attended the engineering school from 1921 – 1922. Granted this is an argument of semantics.
However, I cannot imagine that any malfeasance or intentional misrepresentation was intended. I believe the filmmakers were just trying to highlight the breadth of Columbia's alumni across its 250+ year history.
Judging from the courses Hughes took in 1921-1922, as reported by Arnold Rampersad on p.52 and p.58 of his biography of Hughes, which appear to be standard freshman courses, he was not in fact enrolled in the engineering school. Be that as it may, he was in Mexico during the 1920-1921 academic year and arrived in Manhattan for the first time on September 4, 1921 (ibid, p.50). He did not like most of his instructors; he did not like Columbia.
Whether the misrepresentation was intentional or not, it represents a carelessness with the facts that ill behooves anyone associated with an august academic institution. Given that the clear intent of the film was to puff up Columbia's reputation, the entire Hughes segment should be removed
The Columbia segment is a real puff piece.
Disappointed by the lack of mention of The School of General Studies. The inclusion of nontraditional students (those who are returning to college after a period of time..usually working) is a huge part of Columbia's "inclusion". Students with past careers in the arts, business, world traveling, government, the military, and a host of others add to Columbia's character. Importantly, and related to this, Columbia is far-and-away the most accepting Ivy League institution for military veterans. The program makes a big to-do (rightly so) of the protests against militarization of the 60s but then fails to note that nearly 600 veterans are now students at Columbia University, thanks to the post 9-11 GI Bill. Columbia School of General Studies' support of veterans has been a great benefit to reintegration and success of post Afghanistan and Iraq veterans.
In the Columbia episode, during the opening of famous Columbia graduates, did the narrator call Madeleine Albright, "the first woman head of state"? That's an uncommon way of decribing the Secretary of State. I've never heard anyone call that position, the head of state.
Also I found the protest about the gymnasium construction in the 1960's hilarious, considering that the students portesting were attending a school that sits of on land that takes up 6 city streets by and between two avenues in a congested part of the city. How many of those acres are enjoyed only by privileged ivy league students and not the community.
What makes that protest highlight even more ironic is when the current Columbia president later in the program has been pushing to have President Obama's Presidential Library built near campus. i wonder if that will also take away precious land from the Harlem community, or will that be ok?


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For rewards for honor I suggest not sure how the points works, so these points given are based off the number of people that have chosen the kind of honor to give you. Based on the highest honor you have. 10- 2 win IP bonus 20- 4 win IP bonus 25- 1 free 1350IP or lower champ 30- 1 day IP bonus 40- 3 day IP bonus 50- 10 win IP bonus 55- 1 free 3150IP or lower champ 60- 20 win IP bonus 70- 7 day IP bonus 80- 14 day IP bonus 85- 1 free 4800IP or lower champ 90- 50 win IP bonus 100- 30 day IP bonus 105- 1 free 6300IP or lower champ edit: these numbers may look small, but remeber this is the number of PEOPLE that have given you honor points in 1 field
You know.. this seems very very familiar... hmmm
Hey Lyte, and sorry if you have answered this before, but don't you think that this is a little too intense? I mean, now I can't even click the play button because I am worried if I am even worthy, what if I finish a game and I wasn't given any honor. I'm not sure I can't handle that kind of abuse. I have been practicing being honorable my whole LoL career because it is important to me that everyone has a good time, but now I'm just not sure anymore. Please help.
omg soooo happy something for me ^^ when will be able to see it in our profile and well be able too know who give it to us?
The Harlequin
Is matchmaking ever going to take into account how positive players are in order to increase the chances of being in a team with people who are as nice as you? I wouldn't need rewards if that was implemented.
Looks like Dota 2 became a bigger threat! First watching games live now commends on dota 2 are honor in LoL
Wise Squirrel
Lead Social Systems Designer
The Honor Initiative just banned 3 players for excessive abuse of the system. A piece of advice: Don't openly give your opponents wins by intentionally feeding for Honor. That's just not Honorable.
What happens when I'm trying to be helpful (to gain honor) but the person/people I'm helping think I'm being a jerk and report me? I play in an extremely low skill elo (myself included) where you get reported for saying ANYTHING helpful. IF I try to utilize the system then I can see it going very badly for me.


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Recently, I've gotten the chance to discover the world of consulting through the eyes of Mary Winn Miller, a management consultant who works as an Engagement Manager for McKinsey Consulting, one of the premier consulting firms in the world. She also happens to be someone who I call a mentor, friend, and lately, "boss". This is consulting as she sees it.
In your own words, what is consulting to you?
To me, consulting is impact. I am a consultant because I want to make a difference in the world. The word "impact" means everything from helping organizations achieve tangible, bottom-line financial impact… to less tangible, and in my mind more meaningful social impact: helping the leaders and teams in organizations reach their full potential, and helping companies serve customers in a way that adds real value and meaning to their lives.
How did you become interested in consulting?
I didn't know what consulting was until my senior year of college, when I attended an information session. I was struck by the thoughtfulness and kindness of the people, and I was attracted to the opportunity to work in a variety of industries on some of the world's toughest problems. As an engineering major, I always believed I would become an engineer, but I never liked the idea of having to "narrow" my career so early in life. As I learned about the case interview process, and began practicing case interviews, I developed a real affinity for the type of work consultants do. I also found my fellow consultants to be interesting people that shared my values and were multi-disciplinarians at heart.
What is a typical day in the life of a McKinsey engagement manager?
There is rarely a typical day – consulting requires an ability to quickly adapt to changing information! I will give you my schedule for one day this week to give you a feel:
8am: Fly from my home in Boston to New York City; answer e-mails and review documents from my team on the flight
9:30am: Taxi ride to the office; informational call with the Education practice to learn about how the Firm is impacting K-12 education
10:00am: Check-in with my two analysts to align on success for our client this week
10:30am: Live problem solving session & white-boarding time with my analysts to align on decision-making rights
11:30am: Walk to client for an interview with an Executive Leader of the company to understand how she would improve decision-making at all levels of the organization
2:30pm: Walk back to the office with the Engagement Director on the study to debrief the interview and align on next steps
1:00pm: Lunch
1:30pm: Check-in with team: share interview notes and review progress
2:00pm: Schedule remaining Executive interviews; answer e-mails; send a note to the leadership team to share how the interview went and what success looks like for this week
2:30pm: Write document & key questions for problem solving time with the senior directors on our engagement tomorrow
3:00pm: Problem solving time with our Engagement Director and governance expert
4:00pm: Chai latte break (critical!)
4:15pm: Call with an expert on Financial Services governance structures & strategic planning processes; we want to make sure we are bringing the best knowledge to our client
5:00pm: Call with an expert on Asset Management to make sure we are coming up with the most important decisions required to run this business
5:30pm: Align with the team on insights from the expert calls & problem solving sessions
6:00pm: Send latest decision rights to Visual Graphics to convert from Excel to Power Point over night
6:30pm: Call with the Boston Office retreat planning team
7:00pm: Check-out with the team; what did we accomplish today? What are our goals tomorrow? What is our latest answer and how do we feel about it?
7:30pm: Walk to hotel; order food; answer remaining e-mails
8:00pm: Gym
8:30pm: Dinner
10:30pm: Sleep
What is your favorite thing about being a consultant?
I have three favorite things: the pace (moving fast is a ton of fun), the challenge (constant learning and growth is one of my core values), and the people (I find that the people share the value of a "caring meritocracy" which I find deeply inspiring and engaging).
What is your least favorite thing about being a consultant?
Traveling Monday through Thursday can be tough. I appreciate that as I get more senior, I have more control over my schedule, and can prioritize developing a local client base. This was tougher for me to do earlier in my tenure.
What advice would you give to undergraduate students who want to go into consulting?
Your freshman and sophomore years, I would focus on creating an outstanding academic record, and finding one or two organizations that you really believe in–and contributing to them in some sort of significant way. Join organizations that you genuinely believe in; don't join things or take on roles to try and "check a box." True passion shines through. Your junior and senior years, start to practice case interviewing. There are plenty of great books that will help, but the best thing you can do is practice frequently and with a wide variety of people.
What is the craziest thing that has ever happened to you as a consultant?
Planning and directing a 100-consultant musical at our office retreat in Puerto Rico. I am a huge advocate of the arts – particularly theater and dance – and love directing shows. Being able to direct 100 very talented people was a blast; seeing the senior leadership of our office dance to "Gangnam Style" and "Moves like Jagger" was a pretty crazy, awesome moment.


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Editor's note: This is part of an ongoing series about the people and events that have shaped the 200-year history of New Albany. Read all installments by clicking on the bicentennial link under the "seasonal content" header at newsandtribune.com
Swathing the side of an old two-storey brick building along Market Street, a giant four-paneled painting the size of a billboard continues to command attention.
Swirled with pinks, blues and whites, the artwork, which is part of the New Albany Art Project Bicentennial Series, began as a way to pay homage to local artist George W. Morrison. Although in a different style, the piece conceptualized by painter Boris Zakic attempted to find some common ground with New Albany's notable 19th Century portraitist.
"What brings the shared histories of Morrison and painters of today together, I believe, is the moment at which the artists mirror themselves in their initial gestures, as if witnessing their own becoming in the paint," Zakic said in a recent magazine insert produced for the series.
The fact that Morrison's legacy lives on even today is testament to not only the great popularity he witnessed during his lifetime, but the fact that he was also exceptionally talented. Of course, like many memorable New Albanians, the painter wasn't born a Hoosier. In 1820, Morrison entered this world as a Baltimorean. Several sources state that here he received his first formal training in the arts; with some believing he studied under the famed Maryland artists Rembrandt and Raphael Peale.
As was the custom of the time, a young Morrison packed up his brushes and easel and made his way out west to Connersville. One year later in 1840, the 20-year-old had for reasons unknown migrated to New Albany. Eventually a pretty local girl by the name of Lydia Maynard would catch his eye and his heart. Living their lives overlooking the Ohio on a robust property in Silver Hills, the couple had two children, a boy and a girl. Both went on to become artists themselves.
Yet, unlike his children, back when a young Morrison arrived in New Albany, no family support existed for him. Undeterred from his aspiration, he opened a studio and began to promote his business.
"He announced his arrival with a small advertisement in the New Albany Gazette and invited the public to examine specimens of his work at his studio on Main Street near Bank," said a transcript from a 1970's radio program about Morrison from The Historical Society and posted on the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library's website. "The public liked what they saw, for commissions began coming in and many of the portraits he painted are still prize possessions of New Albany families."
For more than 50 years, the city's most famous artist did what he did best — he painted. Many prominent citizens of the age had their portraits done by Morrison. Owning the paintings back then represented more than just a fine appreciation for the arts. Possessing a framed piece meant you also had the affluence to afford to commission one. Even now, the paintings allow today's viewers an insight into what well-off Victorians found important.
"Morrison had a knack of instilling his subjects with appearances of tranquility, making the finished product of each portrait appear inviting to viewers," said David Condra in a transcription of a 2012 talk he gave entitled "George Morrison: New Albany's 19th Century Portrait and Landscape Artist." "The face is the focal point of each portrait, with hair and clothing commanding attention as well. Hair, clothing, jewelry painted in a subject's portrait created a visual biography of that person, such as socio-economic status and cultural values."
Perhaps his most famous painting was that of New Albany resident and Indiana's 11th governor, Ashabel P. Willard, which still hangs in the Statehouse. To better understand Morrison's style without traveling to Indianapolis, check out the NAFC Library. His works dot the hallways near the Indiana room. Four pieces damaged by vandals also remain in storage.
In addition to portraits, the local library has preserved some of Morrison's landscape paintings. His view from Silver Hills inspired him to create a fantastic aerial view of New Albany, complete with riverboats sailing — and even one sinking — down the Ohio. Due to the prevalent river trade with the South, it's been rumored that his paintings have been found as far away as New Orleans. For a time, the artist spent winters in the bayou city. But eventually, times would change for both the city and its famous inhabitant.
"Following the Civil War, New Albany's economic boom ceased because of the decline in trade with the South," said Estill Curtis Pennington in the book "Lessons in Likeness Portrait Painters in Kentucky and the Ohio River Valley 1802-1920." "While Morrison's portrait commissions dwindled in the face of competition from photography, he continued to be an active landscape and still-life painter whose work was much in demand."
Painting well into his final years, sometimes with the use of a photograph to guide his work, Morrison died in December 1893 and was interred on his Silver Hills estate. Later, his body would be moved to Fairview Cemetery.
While always painting for the wealthy citizens of New Albany and gaining commercial success, the man whose obituary chronicled him as quiet and reserved in his manners would never become affluent himself. But money couldn't have bought the artist his enduring legacy or the lingering historical significance of his paintings, something a local newspaper covering one of his landscape paintings hinted out more than 150 years ago.
"Twenty years hence this picture will be invaluable — when generations yet to be born will gaze with astonishment at the rapid growth of a city destined to become the great commercial emporium of the West, which is now but in her infancy," said a reporter from a March 1853 edition of the New Albany Daily Ledger. "We hope all will go and see it."
Note: A special thanks to everyone at the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library's Indiana Room for help with researching this and other topics. Each and every worker there is such a great asset to our community in their own right. If you have a chance, stop by their historical archives and see all the wonderful local books and documents they preserve.


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By: ASHLEY SCOBY
Syracuse chipped and chipped away but didn't crack the No. 10 Kentucky Wildcats in the Round of 32 on Monday. Kentucky, playing on its home court for the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, withstood several Syracuse runs to take away a 64-59 victory and a spot in the Sweet 16.
The Sweet 16 berth is Kentucky's third in a row – the first time in school history the Wildcats have put together that kind of post-season streak.
That streak was in jeopardy early, though, as the Orange would never let Kentucky get comfortable. The Wildcats held a 40-29 lead with 15:51 remaining, and looked to be on its way to another large-scale victory like their 106-60 one over Wright State in Saturday's first round.
But Syracuse did what it had done over and over again in the first half, and that was cut Kentucky's lead and deflate cushion after cushion that the Wildcats created.
"I woke up feeling the W. I really did," said Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman. "Every time we thought we turned the corner, they got a steal … They got an offensive rebound."
After Kentucky gained its 11-point lead by the first media timeout of the second half, Syracuse started its pattern of runs. Off three straight Briana Day baskets and a couple of Brianna Butler free throws, Syracuse cut it to five points at 42-37 with 13:38 remaining.
But Kentucky's Jennifer O'Neill nabbed a steal on the defensive end and assisted on a Makayla Epps bucket. A Jelleah Sidney putback got the Wildcats' lead back to nine.
Rachel Coffey was the Orange player that would have something to say about that Kentucky cushion next, though. She hit a layup with 12:02 to go, then a three-pointer at 11:53 to sneak within 46-44 of Kentucky.
"I think the three Rachel had hit for us really showed us that we could really do this thing," Butler said. "I think it increased our intensity and made us go even harder. I think it was a pivotal moment for us."
For Kentucky, that same play did not faze its routine.
"I honestly don't even remember when they cut it down to that amount of points," said senior Kastine Evans. "I think we were really just focused on getting out and pushing. That's something we've always focused on, don't necessarily worry what the score is. Just keep running and pushing the pace."
That pace was favorable for the run-and-gun Wildcats, who forced 23 Syracuse turnovers and scored 21 points off them. When Kentucky shot 21 of 58 from the field, and missed several point-black shots at the rim, grabbing those steals (15 for the night) and loose balls was crucial.
"I'm so proud of the players on a night where clearly the ball wouldn't go in the basket for us and we didn't always make the best decisions, that they were able to create and force 23 turnovers and get them at crucial times down the stretch," Mitchell said.
Once Coffey hit her three-pointer, two Bria Goss free throws s gave Kentucky breathing room, as would be the case multiple times throughout the night. Her two foul shots at the 10:34 mark got Kentucky's lead back to four, which was then built to 10 with the help of an O'Neill three-pointer, Evans jumper and two more Goss foul shots.
By the final media timeout, Syracuse had cut the Wildcats' lead in half once again thanks to jump shots from Butler, Day and Alexis Peterson.
Goss hit three more free throws down the final stretch, and finished 11 of 12 from the line. Her foul shot with 18 seconds on the clock set the final score of 64-59, and gave Kentucky the chance to finally exhale.
"She (Bria) is always up for any role we ask her to take," said senior Samarie Walker, who led Kentucky in rebounding with seven boards. "She's the hustle player and plays with a lot of heart and that's something I look up to."
Goss, who finished with 17 points, had six of those in the first half, when the Wildcats struggled from the field, shooting 10 of 32. DeNesha Stallworth paced Kentucky in that first period, scoring in double figures with 10.
The see-saw quality of the second half was a reflection of what happened from the opening tip on. After playing to a 14-14 tie, Kentucky went on a 12-4 run in the next 7:29 to take a 26-18 lead with 4:35 until halftime.
With a Janee Thompson layup, Kentucky took a double digit lead at 30-20, which Syracuse promptly cut in half with a Butler three-pointer and a Peterson steal and layup.
The Orange's tendency to close every margin came on a night where they were missing their leading scorer, Brittney Sykes, who injured her knee in Syracuse's first round contest against Chattanooga. While Syrcause certainly could have used Sykes' scoring, her absence inspired her teammates.
"Because their (Syracuse's) player did get hurt, they were going to come out and play hard for her," Evans said. "I think that's what any team would do."
That increased intensity fell just short, though, as the Orange could not stop Kentucky from making its third Sweet 16 appearance in as many years.
The third-seeded Wildcats will play Saturday, March 29 against the winner between the No. 7-seed Cal and No. 2-seed Baylor.
For complete coverage of the No. 3-seed Kentucky women's basketball team in the NCAA Tournament, including live coverage from South Bend this weekend, follow @WildcatHoops1 on Twitter, or visit wildcathoops.com.
Wildcathoops.com also has final stats and video from tonight's Kentucky victory.


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C++ is one of the most used programming language in the world since like 25+ years.
My first job as programmer was in C++ and I coded in C++ everyday for nearly 4 years. Now I do mostly PHP, but I will forever cherish this C++ background.
C++ has helped me understand many "under the hood" features/behaviors/restrictions of many other (and different) programming languages like PHP and Delphi.
I'm a full time programmer for 7+ years now and since I have a quite varied programming background I often get questions by "newbies" as where to start to become a "good" programmer.
I think C++ is one of the best language to start with because it gives you a real useful experience that will last and will teach you how things work under the hood. It's not the easier one to learn for a newbie, but in my opinion it's one that will reward in the long term. I would like to know your opinion on this matter to add to my arguments when I guide "newbies".
After this introduction, here's my question :
Is C++ (one of) the best language to learn at first nowadays?
Since it's subjective, I've marked this question as community wiki.
EDIT: This question is not about why Java (or C# or any other language) is better than C++ to start with, it's about what's make C++ a good choice or not a good choice to learn as one of your firsts languages. For example, for me C++ made me understand how the memory works. Now today in many languages everything is managed by the garbage collector and some people don't even know that. I'm glad I know how it works underneath and I think it can help you to write better code.


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MISSOULA - Montana State seniors Latisha Adams and Rachel Semansky made the most of their final regular-season game in Dahlberg Arena as the duo hit crucial buckets down the stretch to lift the Bobcats to a 58-49 win over Montana, Saturday afternoon in front of 4,128 Lady Griz faithful.
For Semansky and Adams, the victory marked the third in four tries on their rival's floor.
"We love this environment, and once we settled in, I thought our defense really dictated the game," Semansky said. "We have great team chemistry and really played for each other."
Montana State (13-4, 7-1) fought back from an early seven-point deficit in the opening half to take a 30-25 lead at intermission as Adams nailed a 10-foot floater at the buzzer.
"We only shot 30 percent in the first half," said MSU head coach Tricia Binford. "Our defense has been our bread and butter. We were able to get to the line and knock down some shots."
Montana (11-5, 5-2) pulled to within 34-32 following a Kenzie De Boer layup at the 15:03 mark of the second stanza, before the Bobcats rattled off a 13-1 run capped by a Lexi Dawkins jumper. The MSU streak was also highlighted by a deep 3-pointer via Adams from the right baseline.
"Tish has really been sensational for us, especially in conference play," Binford said. "She has really embraced the senior leadership role and she just lets the game come to her."
The Lady Griz made one more run at the Bobcats as UM scored 11 unanswered points to pull to within 47-44 on a Katie Baker bucket. Again, Adams had the answer for Montana State connecting on an eight-foot shot off the glass to end a Bobcat scoring drought that lasted four-minutes, 17-seconds.
"I thought we did a nice job keeping our composure when Montana made their run," Binford said. "And, when it came crunch time, Tish hit a clutch basket."
A pair of Baker free throw tosses kept UM within three-points with 4:28 remaining, before Semansky pushed the margin to 51-46 with 3:25 left. Montana State received a huge gift as Emily Allen nailed a wide-open triple from the left wing to give the Bobcats an eight-point advantage at the 2:03 mark. The 3-pointer was Allen's first of the season.
De Boer responded with a trey of her own to whittle the Bobcat lead to five-points with 1:41 remaining, but Adams and freshman Lindsay Stockton each converted two charity tosses, apiece, down the stretch to secure the win.
"We talk about it being a team effort all the time," Binford said. "Kalli (Durham) hits free throws in the first half, Jackie Elliott got us two good offensive boards, Rechel Carter played great defense and got us a big rebound, and you can go right down the bench."
Adams finished the game with a team-high 13 points, while Durham also hit double-digits with 12 points, including a five-of-seven effort from the line.
MSU ended the contest shooting 33 percent from the floor, while holding Montana to 30 percent and forcing an uncharacteristic 19 Lady Griz turnovers.
UM held a slim three-rebound advantage under the glass. Semansky posted a team-best nine rebounds, while Ashley Brumwell pulled down seven.
Each team went to the line 18 times with the Bobcats outscoring the Lady Griz 15-8 from the stripe.
The win on the Dahlberg hardwood gives MSU an 8-1 road record this season, and more importantly, gives the Bobcats sole possession atop the Big Sky Conference standings.
"We love playing on the road," Brumwell said. "We get along so well that we just play for each other no matter what the environment might be like."
Montana was paced in the loss by Baker with 23 points and 12 rebounds.
Montana State will play at Weber State next Thursday night in Ogden, Utah.
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Wheatland, N.Y. - The railroad tracks are now clear following the train derailment in Wheatland.
On Monday, twenty cars hauling road salt derailed, spilling five to ten tons of road salt.
According to the Department of Environmental Conservation, all but three cars have been removed from the accident site and staged at a nearby location.
The hopper cars have been secured and covered with tarps to prevent any salt discharge or stormwater runoff from the rains.
The DEC also said salt and impacted soil will be hauled away for disposal but there was no impact to Oatka Creek


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AVSA.org just posted a new DVD in its "STORE".
It is African Violet Trailers - Making Them Do What I Want Them to Do. Price $19.95 I had the pleasure - together with our GardenWeb friend DragonFly - to be on this presentation. It is something - and tons of slides on "how to". Dr. Price sure knows how to grow trailers - he takes the top AVSA awards - and he has 53 of them. I think it is a great DVD to have and it can be an excellent program to show on the club meeting. May be even split it to 2 parts - a lot of information. Irina |
Here is a link that might be useful: AVSA store
Follow-Up Postings:
- Posted by lathyrus_odoratus (My Page) on Fri, Aug 28, 09 at 19:44
I saw this just last night and I'm tempted....but I hate to spend $19 for something I can't see first! With a book, I can tell if the content is solid and the writing is good. With a DVD, you don't know if the person knows how to explain things. Irina, you've worked with him on this. If you didn't know anything, do you think he explains things in a way a novice can understand? Is he thorough? |
L.O. - i didn't work with him - I was at the same Trailer program that Dr. W.Price presented in Reno - and now is put on DVD. He is THE best gesneriad grower of the time, period. Something like if he would shake my hand - I wouldn't wash it for a month at least - to preserve THE GREEN TOUCH ;-)) The program includes 100 some slides - and looks like - I take this trailer starter - next slide - that what needs to be removed - 2 weeks later - now I remove this - 3 weeks later - here it is again - and that's what needs to be done...You basically do not need comments - it is all photographed through from the day one to the day you take it to the show. The problem with them trailers - you actually need to sculpt them all the way through. You cannot just take the one that lookes nice on your shelf - remove spent flowers - and take it to the Show to get The Best ribbon. I tried - and I see the leaves I need too remove - and oops - now it has gaps. A lot of trailers grow really nice - most of Rob's do - without intervention. But not to the extent of the perfection. Dr. Price got an Award for Trailer collection in AVSA in Reno - and they were standard trailers. I remember 2 - really beautiful Senk's longifolia variegated white one - something with White Egrets in the name - and old Tinari's one - with VERY long sticking out petioles. In any other hands this thing would look like a crazy mop. Yes - even a novice will understand. I would say it was the best Program of the Convention. Irina |
- Posted by lathyrus_odoratus (My Page) on Sat, Aug 29, 09 at 17:18
Sounds like a ringing endorsement! |
Aha - and I am going to purchase it for the club. Irina |
"He is THE best gesneriad grower of the time, period. Something like if he would shake my hand - I wouldn't wash it for a month at least - to preserve THE GREEN TOUCH ;-))" Irina, I know EXACTLY what you mean! He hugged me at the airport in Tulsa when we were leaving the 08 convention. I waited until he was walking away and not looking and quickly rubbed the 2 plants I was bringing home "for luck". Yup, I'm a real dork sometimes. :-D |
- Posted by dragonfly2008 (My Page) on Sun, Aug 30, 09 at 9:53
I absolutely agree with Irina and Mermaid. Dr. Price's plants are second to none - and I have heard that he grows most of them in natural light! His plants are quite frequently featured in the AVSA magazine, and often on the cover as well. I have been growing violets for decades and have never seen trailers grown as beautifully as his are. You should see his other gesneriads as well. Wow - he sure has a magic touch. Wonder what his soil mix is? Should have asked him when I had a chance at convention. Next year.... |
Dragonfly - hi - we need to start saving money fro the Gesneriad Convention in Vancouver. The barbeque at Bill Price's is part of the program. We can see all the trailers (53). But they say that Vancouver is NOT cheap. Irina |
- Posted by lathyrus_odoratus (My Page) on Mon, Sep 21, 09 at 2:14
Irina, I haven't finished this yet, but so far this item isn't by Dr Price. It's an old slide presentation called Classic Trailer Program, that was presented by Bev Promersberger. I don't have time right now to go through it all, but I wasn't expecting this... |
- Posted by lathyrus_odoratus (My Page) on Mon, Sep 21, 09 at 4:09
I stayed up anyway to finish this. To anyone who is planning on buy it, you might want to reconsider. 1. It doesn't have any content by Dr Price that I can find It certainly wasn't worth twenty bucks; if I could, I'd get my money back. |
Lath - there is one by Bev Promesberger - I do not have it, and there is one coming by Dr. Price - and it has Reno 2009 on it. My apologies for deceiving you. I was sure it was the one. Irina |
Lath - can you send me a personal email - may be I will get it off your hands - since it is my fault. Thing is - we need to support AVSA and buy stuff from them. The money is tight - and they already decided to shrink their beautiful AV magazine to a much smaller size. Irina |
- Posted by lathyrus_odoratus (My Page) on Mon, Sep 21, 09 at 15:44
Irina, it sounds like the new one is not available yet from what you are saying and that you were excited about the new one, but not aware that it wasn't out yet. The website is probably what is deceiving because it doesn't tell you enough information to make an informed decision. All it would have taken is for them to give me a description of it. |
I spoke to AVSA regarding this DVD, and was told there is no DVD on trailers by Bill Price. She didn't know if there was one in the planning or not. Barbara |
- Posted by lathyrus_odoratus (My Page) on Mon, Sep 28, 09 at 3:14
Irina, I sent you an email last week; not sure if it went through. I am waiting for AVSA to get back to me. Barbara, I thought I understood Irina to say that she both saw the original program given by him but also saw the actual DVD. Irina, did I get that right? |
Nope - it didn't make it. Since I do not want to publish my email here - what I would recommend - is - go to gloxiniagesneriadgrowers.org - and send me an email through CONTACT option - it will go to me. I saw an original DVD - and I heard during the convention that Bill Price's presentation would be available eventually. So - when I saw the CD disk with this program - I thought - great - it is here. Now I think it was a personal gift from Dr. Price. I will try to find out how and when it will be possible to get it. I. |
- Posted by lathyrus_odoratus (My Page) on Tue, Sep 29, 09 at 18:30
I talked to AVSA today; they do not know when it will be out. They said it was being worked on, but the office manager did not have a date. |
I got contacted by AVSA manager too - and the information is the same. Bill Price's CD is not ready yet, but it is coming. My apologies for deceiving everybody. As soon as the real deal will be available I will make sure that we all know about it. The CD I saw was really a personal gift from Dr. Price and was not for distribution. Once more I want to say that we all need to support AVSA, there is a lot of interesting stuff in their Store and our purchases help to keep them going and AV magazine to have color photos. Irina |
I just got back from the New York State African Violet Society's show in Albany, NY. Yesterday I attended Bill Price's presentation on trailers. It was fantastic!! After the presentation, I went up to him and asked him about this DVD. He said Yes, there is one in the making, and he hoped it would be done in time for the AVSA national convention in Raleigh, but couldn't promise it. So, now we know for sure it isn't out there, it will be out there, and it will be great when it is out there! He shared not only his wealth of knowledge, but he brought enough crowns or leaves for each of the 50 attendees to select three items. That was a lot of baggie work! And he actually grows over 250 trailers. I don't know if they are all different hybrids; I wish I had asked him. Barbara, still basking in the glow of a successful trip |
Barbara, I share in your glow, having just finished planting up the multitudes of leaves from the show. Very exciting weekend indeed. Can't wait for the DVD as I have some scary examples of "trailers gone wild". I'm just a little afraid to go pruning away at it like he did. yikes! Donna |
- Posted by nwgatreasures (My Page) on Wed, Oct 28, 09 at 21:23
Donna, did you plant today? I'm curious if you follow the astrological planting schedule printed in the AVM. What are your thoughts? Dora |
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Christian Dupuis on SpringSource Tool Suite
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Meyer, though, points to examples around his own subdivision of how the town is still picking up the tab for developers' chintziness. Berthoud is paying a third of the cost of a public park when the developers could have been required to fund all of it; three years in the making, the project is still a patchwork of grass, weeds and piles of dirt. The town is also paying to correct problems in a retention pond for storm runoff and is in the process of building a $10 million sewer-treatment plant to replace a facility that's over capacity and out of compliance with state regulations.
"I don't think taxpayers should subsidize private business," Meyer says. "All of these needs could have been forecast, and the developers should have been required to pay for the additional services. When we made them bring their own water with them, did they run out of town screaming? No way."
Anderson decided to spearhead the petition drive for a growth cap after attending board meetings and seeing the growing slate of development applications. "It was overwhelming," he recalls. "Some of the projects were fairly small, but one of them was going to be 700 homes. I started getting concerned about sewer capacity and schools."
A 5 percent limit per year on new housing permits seemed reasonable to Anderson; in most years, Berthoud's annual growth rate has been less than 5 percent, and as the town grows, the total number of permits available would increase, too. He collected 243 signatures in a day and a half, more than enough to put the matter to a vote.
But building permits are a major revenue source for Berthoud, which has only a modest commercial base, and real estate and retail interests mounted a strong challenge to the measure. In the heated campaign that followed, the pro-growth faction painted a dire picture of how Berthoud would fare under a growth cap: a stagnant town with dwindling revenues, unable to afford a recreation center or pay the interest on the bonds for the new sewer plant, hemmed in by the megaburbs of Longmont, Loveland and Johnstown.
Critics of growth caps like to evoke the example of Boulder, where strict growth controls helped drive up housing costs and send homebuyers into the ghastly, high-density nowhere of Superior's Rock Creek development ("The Sprawlful Truth," January 14, 1999). "With a growth cap, you have fewer neighbors, and the neighbors you have are richer," says Steve Wilson, the homebuilders' spokesman. "Those are the two benefits. In a regional sense, there's no benefit. It's a sprawl generator that puts more people on the highway for longer distances."
But Anderson and Meyer argue that Boulder is a special case of demand outstripping supply by a wide margin; other towns, including Golden and Westminster, have stricter growth caps, with no appreciable hike in housing prices. Noting that the Berthoud area has a wide array of housing stock, from manufactured housing to modest patio homes to rural subdivisions trumpeting country manses "from the mid-$600,000s," Anderson asks, "Where's the lack of housing?"
Hindman, who's no fan of growth caps -- "They create a lot more problems than they solve," he sighs -- says it's too early to tell what impact the cap will have on Berthoud. But that hasn't stopped its critics from blaming the cap for recent economic woes, including a precipitous drop in housing permits this year and hikes in sewer rates to help finance the new plant.
"The growth cap has meant no growth," declares mortgage broker Gassner, who's leading the crusade to overturn it. "Without the growth, we don't have any revenues for a recreation center, for sewer, for many other services."
Gassner says his petition has the support of "a majority of business leaders" in town. Unless the cap is repealed, he warns, developers and their lenders will shun Berthoud in favor of more accommodating communities.
Meyer counters that Gassner's claims are overblown and unsubstantiated. The temporary drop in housing permits -- only twelve were issued in the first five months of this year -- is the result of one developer's death and the lag time involved in the local approval process of various projects, he says. The sewer rate hike was inevitable because the board was overly optimistic in its projections about permit revenues available to finance the new plant. As for the notion that bankers or developers are now shunning Berthoud, "I challenge those people who say that to give me one example," Meyer says. "There's not been one developer who's pulled their plans for development here."
But the cap did throw a wrench into one proposed development that the town is counting on to bring in millions in density transfer fees and sales-tax revenues -- the 4,200-acre project on the highway. For years, local planners regarded the property as a long-term prospect for development; in studies of the northern I-25 corridor, the area was identified as a future "gateway" to Berthoud. But the long view started to shrink as other towns near the interstate began to engage in flagpole annexations to snap up prime highway locations. The actions of Johnstown, in particular, which grabbed a property southwest of the Berthoud interchange, shook Berthoud's leaders out of their complacency.


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Not to be confused with an earlier Vendome Cinema which was located on the Avenue Louise. The current Vendome Cinema is located at Chaussee de Wavre near Porte de Namur(Naamsepoort) at Brussels Upper Town. It opened as the Le Roy Cinema by Mrs Peggy Heuze-Fol as a single screen in 1939. From 1941 until 1943 it operated as a Soldatenkino for the occupying German army. In 1943, it returned to Le Roy Cinema name and was re-named Vendome Cinema in 1992, after the earlier Vendome Cinema had closed.
The Vendome Cinema was converted into a 3-screen cinema in 1992, and additional screens were added in 1995. It now has seven auditoriums and shows arthouse films. The cinema is French so ask if they have subtitles or original versions if you don't speak French.
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In my day – 1979 – this was the Leroy with three screens…From my understanding they merged with the Vendome on the much posher Avenue Louise which had at the time 4 screens…back in 79 the Vendome was primarily arty and French product with the occasional American picture – saw Norma Rae there
The Leroy handled a lot of mainstream United Artists, Paramount and Fox product and the main screen was the place to see things like Deer Hunter, Alien, Moonraker, Escape from Alcatraz and Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings (my Xmas evening movie)…also saw Manhattan and a reissue of Breathless in the smaller screen
The current Vendome appears to do mostly arthouse product and is in roughish commercial street
The Vendome Cinema, photographed in February 2009:
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At least no one could Steal one-sheets.don't think I have ever seen them THAT high.
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Post Shipment Financing is a loan facility from Commonwealth Bank that provides upfront financing to sellers (suppliers) after delivery or shipment of the goods and have not received payment from the buyer / issuing bank.
The seller (supplier) must sign the credit agreement and general conditions of trade finance transactions in PT. Commonwealth Bank
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Did you ever do anything you knew was wrong or that you regretted? I know I have. I also know that if I am truly sorry and ask God for forgiveness He will forgive me. The problem is that until recently I wasn't "living" what I believed.
I would pray and ask God to forgive me. I would lay it all at the alter. Then when I was done, I would take it all back off the alter and carry it with me until it burdened me again. I would repeat this cycle daily.
Romans 4:7-8 says ""Blessed are those whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the one
whose sin the Lord will never count against them"
Once I am forgiven it won't be held against me! Why I never grasped this concept before is beyond me, but I can't tell you how freeing it is! Jesus died on the cross to take away my sins. He paid my debt in full! It is an amazing feeling to know you are forgiven.


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text: Been a while since I heard some new kuduro sounds. I loved kuduro music and was pissed when all the white people stopped caring and it became hard to find and gauche to play in the club. But now it's been around long enough not to be trendy and people perceive you as trying to be trendy if you play it. They will just see you as being a dope ass DJ who drops crazy global bass music. If you don't know this kid Morrison (or MRRSN it's not really clear) yet you should because even he's part of that whole crazy crew of Dutchmen killing the global and tropical bass sounds. RGGD is a DJ squad from the Netherlands, and they linked up to drop this take on Immorales' "Ga Los." This track is fire.


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- Color: Tan/Yellow/Fawn
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- Size: Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
- Sex: Male
- ID#: Richmond, VA
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I am already neutered, housetrained, and up to date with shots.
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Henry is a high energy, but an incredibly loving teenager. Henry needs an active family that can set consistent boundaries as he is a punk (but a cute punk!) that tries to push the rules to get his way. With some continuous reinforcement he is going to be a great dog! He just needs someone that can give him all the love he so clearly deserves.
Please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com if you are interested in fostering or adopting Henry! Our adoption fee is $300. $75 of the adoption fee is refundable if proof of completion of obedience class is demonstrated within 3 months of adoption. Each of our pups goes to their forever family up to date on vaccines, spayed/neutered, microchipped, current on flea/tick/heartworm preventative.
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- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Richmond already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Richmond breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Labrador Retriever/Shepherd (Unknown Type) breeders who help with Labrador Retriever/Shepherd (Unknown Type) rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Richmond paves the way for another one to be saved.


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Hi every one.
I am a tropical gardener stuck in a zone 3 :-( I have to move to a warmer climate!!!! Me and my husband are trying to decide were we would like to live once he finishes school next year. We were thinking about Hawaii. I've been spending a lot of time researching the different areas but what you can learn on the internet is limited. Could you recommend some nice small cities or villages, at as high elevation as possible ,with rich soil, were it would not be to difficult to find a large amount of acreage for sale. Also if any one knows of any web sites with lots of well labeled photos of the different cities and villages of the island could you give me the link? Thanks,
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I'm not sure where you've been looking, but I'm planning a move next summer to the Hilo area... Hawaiian Paradise Park, Puna Area... You might try starting there. I have so much info that the next step is to buy an acre lot for $60,000 or so and build the house. I'm building it myself so I do have a few more options than buying a house. Do some research. Orchidland, MountainView, just start, and you will find alot of answers. Check Foodland, or Safeway for food prices... Zip codes to use is 96749, 96825. 96825 is on Oahu but the prices are pretty much the same. Try Konaweb forum for some answers. |
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Posted by Howie on 12/25/2008, 9:20 pm, in reply to "New game to stimulate the board: Simpsons Youtube H-O-R-S-E"
i don't think i had ever seen that bit before and it's hilarious.
i'll put up another moe gag to challenge.
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[660] MGMT (O6-MethylguanineDNA Methyltransferase) Is Inactivated in a Significant Subset of Distal Esophageal Adenocarcinomas: Implications for Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy.
Mikhail Lisovsky, Mari Mino-Kenudson, Joel Lefferts, Elizabeth Courville, Bassem Zaki, Laura N Calvo, Ted S Hong, Gregory J Tsongalis, Gregory Y Lauwers, Amitabh Srivastava. Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH; Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Background: Epigenetic silencing of DNA-repair gene MGMT by promoter methylation compromises DNA repair and sensitizes tumors to alkylating chemotherapeutic agents. Temozolomide is an alkylating agent shown to be effective in MGMT-methylated pancreatic endocrine tumors and glioblastomas. Loss of MGMT expression is a surrogate marker of MGMT promoter methylation. The goal of this study was to ascertain the prevalence of MGMT loss in distal esophageal adenocarcinoma (EA) using immunohistochemistry, and to determine whether the immunohistochemical findings correlate with MGMT promoter methylation status.
Design: The study group consisted of 62 patients (mean age 62.4 yrs, M:F = 53:9), all of whom were treated with neoadjuvant platinum-based chemoradiation regimen followed by esophagectomy. MGMT expression was evaluated immunohistochemically in the pretreatment biopsies using monoclonal anti-MGMT antibody (Novus Biologicals). Nuclear staining was graded semi-quantitatively for extent (focal <25%; diffuse >25%) and intensity (weak, moderate, strong). Cases were then scored as 0 (negative), 1 (focal weak), 2 (focal moderate-strong), 3 (diffuse but weak-moderate), and 4 (diffuse strong). MGMT promoter methylation was analyzed using nested methylation-specific PCR. Immunohistochemical findings were correlated with MGMT promoter methylation status and with post-treatment T and N stage in esophagectomy specimens.
Results: Immunohistochemistry performed on pre-treatment biopsies showed complete (score 0) or near complete (score 1) loss of MGMT staining in 14 and 3 cases, respectively (17/62; 27%). Score 2 was present in 3 (5%) cases, score 3 in 12 (19%) cases, and score 4 in 30 (49%) cases. DNA from 8/17 biopsies with loss of MGMT staining was subjected to methylation specific PCR and all 8 (100%) showed promoter methylation. In contrast, 4 of 6 (67%) cases with strong MGMT expression (score 4) showed no methylation, while 2 of 6 (33%) were methylated (p=0.015). Loss of MGMT staining did not correlate with post-treatment ypT and ypN stage in esophagectomy specimens.
Conclusions: A significant subset (27%) of distal esophageal adenocarcinomas shows complete or near complete loss of MGMT protein expression, which correlates with promoter methylation. Immunohistochemical assessment of MGMT may be helpful in selecting patients for future trials to assess the value of alkylating agents in neoadjuvant therapy of EA.
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I agree that kids will be more attached to the mobile screens rather than TVs like past generations. This is exactly why the International Center for Professional Development's new initiative The Swivet Zone is so important for shifting kids' interests in science and tech fields. Swivet is a Youtube comedy that tells the stories of high school students and how they apply what they learn in the classroom to their lives. This hilarious show casts Hollywood actors, and is subliminally used as a learning tool.
A committee of science educators planned the content for the series and the plan is to take it to high schools nationwide as an educational tool to promote STEM education. The first season was filmed in locations in the United States, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The second season will be filmed in Washington, D.C.
I'd love to get feedback about the show. You can watch old and new episodes at http://www.swivetzone.com.


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Pam MacKinnon directs the play, which examines how a Chicago neighborhood changes over the course of 50 years.
The Broadway production features the entire original cast from the play's Off-Broadway premiere at Playwrights Horizons: Crystal A. Dickinson, Brendan Griffin, Damon Gupton, Christina Kirk, Annie Parisse, Jeremy Shamos and Frank Wood.
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Lowell's Aaron Hamm puts up a shot during a game against Morton on Friday, December 7th, in Lowell. | Scott R. Brandush~Sun-Times Media
Northwest Crossroads Conference
As of 12-12-12
NCC Overall Scored-Allowed
Munster 0-0 4-0 58.0 39.5
Griffith 0-0 2-1 58.0 44.0
Kan. Valley 0-0 3-2 47.8 47.8
Hobart 0-0 1-3 44.5 58.8
Highland 0-0 0-4 47.3 59.8
Friday, Dec. 7
LOWELL 54, Morton 38
Kankakee Valley 55, Morgan Twp. 42
Saturday, Dec. 8
ANDREAN 75, Merrillville 74 (OT)
Boone Grove 62, Highland 56 ;Morton 51, Griffith 46
Hobart 49, Gavit 48 ; Munster 47, East Chicago 29
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LOWELL at Hobart
ANDREAN at Kankakee Valley ; Highland at Griffith
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Kankakee Valley at HANOVER CENTRAL
Munster at Penn, 5 p.m. JV, 6:30 pm
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Crown Point at Griffith ; Knox at Kankakee Valley
Munster at Lake Central
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Updated: December 11, 2012 1:54PM
LOWELL — When you have trouble winning close games, the immediate solution is to win a game by a lot.
That's what Lowell (1-4) did last Friday as Zach Van Hook scored 30 points in a 54-38 victory, the Devils first win of the season.
Van Hook, who has scored 140 points in Lowell's first five games, led a Lowell attack that increased the lead all night.
The Devils led 44-27 after three quarters over a Morton (0-5) sqaud that has played all year without leading scorer Rayan Elabed, who is ineligible until next month at least.
Lowell junior guard Billy Barker scored 14, including four three-point baskets, as the Devils got into the win column after four losses by a combined total of 22 points (including three losses by a combined total of eight points) to start the season.
Van Hook scored 39 in a 53-49 loss at Gary West Side on Nov. 27.
Lowell lost a 42-29 halftime lead earlier last week and fell 73-70 in overtime to Gavit on Dec. 4.
Shalon Bell was 7-of-8 from the line in the fourth quarter and overtime to boost the Gladiators (2-1).
The Devils will play at Hobart (1-3) Friday night with the junior varsity game beginning at 6 p.m.


text: Statesman News Service Kolkata, 16 December The state government has decided to set up rehabilitation centres in the city for old sex workers and abandoned girl children of sex workers. Mr Subrata Mukherjee, state panchayat minister, said a pilot project has been floated to set up rehabilitation centres for distressed sex workers. If everything goes as planned then two such centres will come up soon. He said initially around 100 aged sex workers and 50 girls will be accommodated in the rehabilitation centres. "Many girl children of sex workers loiter on the roads as they have no one to look after then. These children will benefit under the project," said Mr Mukherjee. The government is yet to identify areas where the rehabilitation centres will come up. Various NGOs will select aged sex workers and girls to be sent to rehabilitation centres. However, questions are being raised over what will happen to the abandoned sons of sex workers. The state government had decided to set up a rehabilitation centre for aged and distressed sex workers somewhere in Rashbehari a few months ago. The project, however, was scrapped following objections from local people. Mr Sovandeb Chattopadhyay, the state government's chief whip, had intervened and informed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee about the problem. Miss Banerjee had assured to take necessary steps and find an alternative place to set up the centre. Today, finally the state panchayat minister announced that two rehabilitation centres would be set up in the city.