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Welcome to Hyperion Records, an independent British classical label devoted to presenting high-quality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twenty-first.
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Sometime in the winter of 1985 I was covering a basketball game at Williams High School. That was back in my sports writing days. I hadn't been with the Times-News for very long — a couple of months on the outside.
I was approached in the lobby by a rail-thin kid who had the brass to walk right up and say, "You need to do a story on me."
"Cool, but who are you?" I replied.
He didn't skip a beat.
"My name's Darryl Cheeley," he said. "And you need to do a story about me."
He seemed pretty sure of himself. I smiled, noted the name, and moved on after I offered a "We'll see."
As it turned out, the kid was a sophomore at Williams and wasn't really on the Times-News sports department's radar yet. But he was, indeed, one of the better players on the Williams junior varsity team. I figured he would be someone to watch and soon. And while I didn't do a story on him that night, I ultimately wrote several stories in which he was a prominent figure, starting a few months later when he took the field in the fall for what would be a state championship run by the 1985 Williams High football team. He was a receiver for that 12-2 squad that capped the season with a 7-3 win over Forest Hills.
Darryl Cheeley was a two-sport standout at Williams, but was impossibly skinny for football at a higher level. Basketball was his game anyway and by the time he was a senior he was among the best players in the league and one of two player-of-the-year candidates. He was recruited by Georgia Tech and Wake Forest — signing with Bob Staak's Deacons. He was at Wake a year. Didn't play much. Got in 19 games and scored a total of 21 points for the season.
Not very Cheeley-like numbers.
Later he transferred to East Tennessee State University. While there he was arrested for a crime in Burlington he didn't commit. After the bogus charges were dropped, he finished his college eligibility at North Carolina A&T. He had a respectable career there, leading the team in assists in 1991-92 and in '92-93. His season total of 150 assists in 1991-92 is fourth best all time for the Aggies. He had a few big scoring outbursts, too. Those Don Corbett-coached A&T squads were top-heavy with people Cheeley knew. Thomas Garner of Eastern Alamance was there at the time, as was his former conference player of the year rival Dana Elliott of Bartlett Yancey.
I looked up some of this stuff because Darryl Cheeley called me Tuesday out of the blue. I hadn't seen or heard from him since 1988. He told me he's worked for the last 13 years in child protective services in Greensboro. He has a wife of 16 years, two daughters and a 12-year-old son. "Who's just like me, he even wears No. 21," Darryl said. He now coaches an AAU basketball team that's doing pretty well. He also coaches a youth football team. Most of his young players wind up at Ragsdale High School, he told me.
"I want to give something back," he said. "I want people to know that you can have some trouble in life and still get where you need to be."
Darryl says he shows the stories written about him from his high school days to his son. "Some of those stories have your picture on them," he pointed out.
"We talk about you all the time when my old friends get together, the things you covered. You, coach (Tommy) Cole, coach (Tommy) Spoon ... you're part of the reason I'm where I am now. You helped me make it happen," he said.
I wasn't sure exactly what to say to this voice from my past that I couldn't place. He's not the young kid anymore, but he still has the same kind of electric energy that made him fun for a young sports writer to talk to. I can still visualize him streaking down the middle of the Burlington Stadium field, hand towel flapping, and his No. 21 jersey draped over his coathanger frame.
On the basketball floor, I have more vivid memories. One was the night at Elon's Alumni Gym when he torched eventual state 3A basketball champion Bartlett Yancey for 30-plus points in a district tournament game for the ages. He was a one-man show taking on a powerhouse team that evening. He fell just short in one of those blow-for-blow encounters that left everyone gasping for air when it was over. Bathed in sweat, he staggered back to the dressing room in that wide gait, the last player to leave the floor.
The player he reminded me of is one I would see years later. A player with heart much larger than his frail-looking body and talent to match his courage on the floor. I'm thinking Alan Iverson.
Tuesday, I was taken aback by his call. Whatever role I might have played in guiding him to this point in his life is overstated at best. I'm just a guy who wrote about high school sports, after all. But I am awestruck that he would think so, and take the time to call and talk about his life. It made my day and my year.
I knew early in the conversation that he was also angling for a story. But it's a story I'm happy to tell. He wants me to come see his team and meet his son. He wants to connect some dots in his life and let the folks in Burlington know that Darryl Cheeley is making something of himself.
And I don't need to ask who he is anymore.
Madison Taylor is editor of the Times-News. Contact him at email@example.com.


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PORTLAND - Newly released court documents provide some new details into the deadly shooting rampage at Clackamas Town Center.
They include where the suspect got the gun and who alerted police.
The night before the shooting, the suspect hung out with friends who said Jacob Roberts complained he needed a gun and needed to get out of town.
The next morning, one of those friends woke up to find his AR-15 semi-automatic rifle missing. Police said Roberts had taken it.
Roberts opened fire in the mall lastTuesday, killing two people and injuring a third before taking his own life.
A search warrant in the case described the fast-moving investigation. Officers said early on they got a tip from the shooter's roommate that Jacob Roberts may be the gunman.
He told police Jacob had been acting 'weird' and talking about moving to Hawaii and selling his possessions on Craigslist.
He also found a box of ammunition in the suspect's home. Police were able to confirm Roberts' identity through a family member because the 22-year-old had a specific tattoo on his left arm.
Complete Coverage: Gunman, 2 victims dead in Clackamas Town Center shooting
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MADRID, Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP NEWSBYTE — To support partners in the development of cloud-based packaged applications, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today unveiled the SAP NetWeaver® Cloud Applications Partner program. This new program gives partners full access to the SAP NetWeaver® Cloud service. It offers a comprehensive set of enablement tools, benefits and support that will help them to quickly and efficiently develop, market and sell cloud applications that meet customers' needs. The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE® NOW + SAP® TechEd, being held as a co-located event in Madrid from November 13-16.
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The program delivers a cost-effective starter package of platform resources and development licenses, including access to a rich and vibrant community of developers, specific enablement and partnership life-cycle management.
"The launch of this new partner program will help SAP to garner even more support from the ISV and developer community for SAP NetWeaver Cloud," said Darren Bibby, vice president, Channels and Alliance Research, IDC. "This will help build on SAP's cloud platform vision by providing key building blocks for developers to create powerful applications in the cloud."
Additionally, the program offers the ability to gain SAP certification for applications integrated with SAP NetWeaver Cloud, as well as the opportunity to market and sell these cloud applications on SAP® Store, the online marketplace from SAP for cloud, mobile and other enterprise-ready applications.
The program is easy to join with low annual fees. Participating partners will particularly benefit from access to the SAP NetWeaver Cloud Applications Partner Center. This comprehensive portal is designed to simplify the partnership experience in all life-cycle phases. Software vendors interested in the program can find detailed information on the partner center portal, including instructions on how to sign up.
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Tobramycin, Trough, Serum
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Tobramycin is an antibiotic used to treat life-threatening blood infections by gram-negative bacilli, particularly Citrobacter freundii, Enterobacter (all species), Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, Providencia stuartii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Serratia species. It is often used in combination with beta-lactam therapy.
A tobramycin minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of <4.0 mcg/mL is considered susceptible for gram-negative bacilli, while a MIC of >8.0 mcg/mL is considered resistant.
Toxicities include ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity. This risk is enhanced in presence of other ototoxic or nephrotoxic drugs. Monitoring of serum levels, renal function, and symptoms consistent with ototoxicity is important. For longer durations of use, audiology and vestibular testing should be considered at baseline and periodically during therapy.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Monitoring adequate clearance of tobramycin near the end of a dosing cycle
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
Goal levels depend on the type of infection being treated. Goal trough levels should be <2.0 mcg/mL for conventional (nonpulse) dosing. Prolonged exposure to trough levels exceeding 2.0 mcg/mL may lead to toxicity.
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
No significant cautionary statements
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
<2.0 mcg/mL
Clinical References Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Hammett-Stabler CA, Johns T: Laboratory guidelines for monitoring of antimicrobial drugs. Clin Chem 1998;44(5):1129-1140
2. Moyer TP: Therapeutic drug monitoring. In Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry. Fourth edition. Edited by CA Burtis, ER Ashwood, Philadelphia, WB Saunders Company, 2006
3. Wilson JW, Estes LL: Mayo Clinic Antimicrobial Therapy Quick Guide. Mayo Clinic Scientific Press and Informa Healthcare USA, 2008


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Women's Soccer Signs Seven to Join Lady Falcons in August 2012
March 15, 2012
MISENHEIMER, N.C. Pfeiffer University head womens soccer coach Elijah Denton has announced the addition of seven newcomers to join the Lady Falcons soccer program in the fall of 2012. Heather Black, Stephanie Hardig, Kimberly Olvera, Arianna Papaj, Mary Kathryn Pasour, Mandi Roan and Katlyn Stevens will all dawn the black and gold starting in August.
Black will join the Lady Falcons after completing her senior season at Sun Valley High School in Indian Trail. Black is a two-time all-conference performer being selected to the all-region team a year ago after being named defensive MVP. Black has played her club soccer with MUFC 93 Navy and is also involved in the schools FFA program.
Hardig, hailing from Statesville, is a multiple sport star that will help anchor the Lady Falcons back line in 2012. Hardig picked up Statesville High Schools Greyhound Award last year in soccer and was named defender of the year in 2010 for the Triad Elite Soccer Club. Hardig has also played for Twin City Soccer and lettered in basketball and cross country. The senior is involved off the field/court in Spanish Club, Senior Mentors, Venture Club, Girl Scouts and Young Life.
Olvera enters Pfeiffer as a four-year varsity starter at Rocky River High School in Charlotte. Olvera led the Ravens as a two-year captain on the field while involving herself in both the yearbook and newspaper staffs along with the Tru, Pep and Optimist Clubs. The midfielder has played her club soccer with MUFC 93 White.
Papaj will join sister Brittany on defense coming in from St. Joseph High School in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. A three-sport star, Papaj has four years of varsity soccer, two years of varsity basketball and one year of varsity track all under her belt entering the Village. Her time in club soccer was spent with CFC Arsenal.
Pasour will begin her collegiate career after a successful campaign with Kings Mountain High School in Bessemer City. On the midfield, Pasour was an all-conference selection a year ago, two-year team captain and defensive MVP. Off the pitch, Pasour spent time with the Beta Club, National Honor Society and the band program among many others.
Roan transfers into Pfeiffer from Butler Community College after playing at Birdville High School. From North Richland Hills, Texas, Roan has racked up awards as a two-year captain of the Lady Hawks. In both high school and college ball, Roan has been named twice to all-conference and all-region teams while succeeding in the classroom landing on the Deans Honor Roll and Whos Who list among high school students. Roan played her club ball with DFW Tornado 92.
Stevens rounds out the early list of newcomers from Milton, Georgia and Milton High School. Playing with Georgias ODP State Team, Stevens has also played with GSA 94 ECNL. Off the field, Stevens involves herself with DECA and FCA.
The Lady Falcons are slated to begin the 2012 season with a pair of matches at Queens taking on Carson-Newman and Clayton State on August 31st and September 2nd.


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Inside you will find stories, short poems, lists, palindromes, visual treats, and random observations. Some parts are happy, some sad-ish, some silly, some serious, some crunchy, some with a soft center.
You can open the book up anywhere and read. So the beginning could be the end, and the end could be the beginning. But I guess the middle is always the middle. . . .
P.S. aren't Paul's drawings the best?!
About the Author
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During the Civil War there were several chaplains who were not only men of God but also participated in skirmishes and battles. These ranged from regular chaplains such as the Rev. David C. Kelly who ministered to the men of Nathan Bedford Forrest's command to Chaplain Lorenzo Barber of the 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters to General Leonidas K. Polk, a Lieutenant General in the Army of Tennessee. This talk by Kenny Rowlette will focus upon these and other less known chaplains who dealt with the inner struggle of being "men of God who went to war." Biographical info and archival images will bring to life the stories of these unique men who found themselves on the fields of battle fighting with the very men they ministered to back in camp. Also there will be a brief look at the official non-combat role of US chaplains since the Civil War.
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Amazing Tile Floors
Choosing the best flooring for your home can be a daunting task. You'll need to take a good look at each of your rooms and decide what your budget and décor will require with regard to carpet or a hard surface flooring material. But once you've decided which rooms will look best with hard flooring, we hope our photo gallery guide to tile flooring will help you get acquainted with what options are out there. One tip to get you started off the bat is to never use glazed tiles for moisture-laden floors like bathrooms or kitchens, since the tiles can become very slippery. Another fun tip is that you can always use leftover tile to spice up a portion of your walls.
Linoleum Tiles
Linoleum Tiles: Linoleum tiles are the classic choice for the least expensive and most practical tile flooring that you can get because they are easy to install yourself and have many style, texture and color options. You can even find linoleum tiles that look like wood, quarry or other types of tiles.
Bamboo Tiles
Bamboo Tiles: Bamboo tiles are becoming a popular hard surface alternative to hardwood floors due to the increasing price of hardwood flooring, but also because of its eco-friendly benefits. Bamboo flooring is cheaper and better for the environment because bamboo is a plentiful resource that grows quickly and can be harvested with minimal impact to the environment. This kind of flooring is also highly resistant to moisture and is easy to clean, as well.
Cork Tiles
Cork Tiles: Cork tiles are another alternative to hardwood floors. Cork is made of water-resistant cells that separate the outer bark of certain trees (like cork oak) from the delicate interior. Once a tree is 25 years old, the cork bark can be stripped every 8 to 14 years thereafter. So the same tree can provide multiple harvests, which is much better for the environment than chopping down an entire tree for one harvest of hardwood flooring. Cork tiles can give floors a unique, casual look with their attractive texture and interesting shape options, such as triangle and hexagon cuts.
Stone Tiles
Stone Tiles: Popular stone tiles usually includes marble or granite. However, we recommend you look into slate tiles because while marble or granite tiles can look elegant and quite beautiful, they also stain easily and can be slippery. Therefore, marble and granite use should be limited to low-traffic areas so that they have more of a chance of staying clean. Slate flooring is not as slippery or easy to stain as other types of stone flooring due to its mildly rough surface and protective sealants. Slate flooring is available in gray, black, green, red, orange, brown and blue and often has veins of color running through the tile.
Vinyl Tiles
Vinyl Tiles: Vinyl tiles are affordable and popular, but you need to watch out for texture if you're looking for a low-maintenance floor. Some vinyl tiles are made with tiny indents as part of their patterning, which can trap dirt and require a lot of scrubbing with elbow grease to get clean. If you decide to go with vinyl tiles and want to avoid this problem, make sure you look for vinyl tiles with an enhanced urethane coat finish made specifically to keep vinyl clean with minimal sweeping and washing.
Glass Tiles
Glass Tiles: Glass tiles add a luminescent quality to any room and can be professionally stained into a myriad of colors. (Safety tip: You should avoid using glass tiles in the kitchen, bathroom or other areas prone to water moisture or spills because they can get quite slippery when wet.)
Metal Tiles
Metal Tiles: Metal tiles add a smooth, contemporary look to your home and can be cut into a variety of shapes and sizes. The River Rock Pattern Mosaic Stainless Steel pictured above is just one example of the creative looks you can achieve through the use of metal floor tiles. These tiles are great for areas prone to mess because they are easy to clean and extremely durable. Metal tiles are also a good investment for homeowners looking for a do-it-yourself solution to better flooring because they are easy to install with the use of adhesive and grout.
Porcelain Tiles
Porcelain Tiles: Porcelain tile is made from a mixture of clay, and other materials heated to extremely high temperatures, which makes it much stronger than standard ceramic or even granite tiles. It is non-pourous and therefore great for areas that must be hygienic, such as kitchens and bathrooms. Another great quality of porcelain is that it can be made to emulate many different natural stones in a variety of colors.
Terrazzo Tiles
Terrazzo Tiles: Terrazzo tiles add a unique look to any room. These tiles are made by setting marble or granite chips in concrete and then polishing the finished product to create a sleek, mixed look. Check out Wausau Tile for a vast selection of Terraazzo tiles and decoration ideas.
Quarry Tiles
Quarry Tiles: These elegant tiles are very durable and work well for large indoor and outdoor spaces, as pictured with the above Quarry Tile by Daltile. This kind of tile is great for high traffic areas because it provides great traction and can be laid down in several different ways to provide greater or lesser degrees of abrasiveness. Quarry tiles require precision with cutting and installation and will therefore work best for homeowners working with a larger budget and access to professional contractors.
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Groovy uses a similar syntax to Java although in Groovy semicolons are optional.
This saves a little typing but also makes code look much cleaner (surprisingly so for such a minor change). So normally if one statement is on each line you can ommit semicolons altogether - though its no problem to use them if you want to. If you want to put multiple statements on a line use a semicolon to separate the statements.
If the end of the line is reached and the current statement is not yet complete it can be spanned across multiple lines. So for things like method parameters or creating lists or for complex if expressions you can span multiple lines.
Multiple assignments
The previous code snippets showed some examples of assignments, but Groovy also supports multiple assignments.
In Groovy 1.6, there is only one syntax addition for being able to define and assign several variables at once:
A more meaninful example may be methods returning longitute and latitude coordinates. If these coordinates are represented as a list of two elements, you can easily get back to each element as follows:
And you can also define the types of the variables in one shot as follows:
For the assignment (with prior definition of the variables), just omit the def keyword:
If the list on the right-hand side contains more elements than the number of variables on the left-hand side, only the first elements will be assigned in order into the variables. Also, when there are less elements than variables, the extra variables will be assigned null.
So for the case with more variables than list elements, here, c will be null:
Whereas in the case where there are more list elements than variables, we'll get the following expectations:
For the curious minds, supporting multiple assignments also means we can do the standard school swap case in one line:
The characters "//" begin a comment that last for the rest of the line.
The characters "/*" begin a comment that lasts until the first "*/".
The character "#" is not a comment character.
Method calls
Method calling syntax is similar to Java where methods can be called on an object (using dot) or a method on the current class can be called. Static and instance methods are supported.
Notice that the return statement is optional at the end of methods. Also you don't need to specify a return type (it will default to Object in the bytecode if none is specified).
Optional parenthesis
Method calls in Groovy can omit the parenthesis if there is at least one parameter and there is no ambiguity.
It is also possible to omit parenthesis when using named arguments. This makes for nicer DSLs:
Named parameter passing
When calling a method you can pass in named parameters. Parameter names and values are separated by a colon (like the Map syntax) though the parameter names are identifiers rather than Strings.
Currently this kind of method passing is only implemented for calling methods which take a Map or for constructing JavaBeans.
Passing closures into methods
Closures are described in more detail
Closures can be passed into methods like any other object
Though there is some syntax sugar to make calling methods which take a closure easier. Instead of specifying parenthesis, you can just specify a closure. e.g.
The above code is equivalent to the previous code, just a little more groovy. If a method takes parameters you can leave the closure outside of the parenthesis (provided that the closure parameter is the last parameter on the underlying method).
The above code is equivalent to the following (but just neater)
Important Note
Note that when using the neater syntax for specifying closures either without parenthesis or by specifying the closure after the parenthesis, the closure must start on the same line. i.e. the { symbol must be on the same line as the method call statement. Otherwise the parser interprets the { as a start of a block.
For a in depth description of what kind of method signatures Groovy supports see the Extended Guide to Method Signatures
Dynamic method dispatch
Groovy always uses dynamic dispatch, even if a variable is constrained by a type. The type of the variable only ensures that the variable is at least of that type and avoids you assigning a String to for example int. Dynamic method dispatch is often referred to as dynamic typing whereas Java uses static typing by default.
These are described in more detail in the Groovy Beans section.
To access properties you use dot with the property name. e.g.
The above uses a special bean called Expando which allows properties to be added dynamically at runtime.
An Expando is a Map which behaves as a dynamic bean: adding new key/value pairs add the equivalent getter and setter methods, as if they were defined in a real bean.
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The public university's mission is to...create public value?
Around the country Extension organizations are using the public value approach to make a case for public funding for Extension programs and, in some cases, for the organization as a whole. But, can the public value approach help make a case for public higher education funding, generally? This was--understandably--a topic of conversation yesterday when I taught a short workshop for the Public Higher Education Advocacy Professionals, who held their annual conference here at the University of Minnesota.
One answer is that the public value of a state university is the sum of the public value from everything the university does: teaching and granting degrees, outreach education, research, athletics, art performances, continuing education, public engagement, community service, etc. The "public value message" for the university is the [rather thick] catalog of messages for all of the programs in each of these categories.
A more satisfactory answer--and the one I think university advocates are seeking--would convey the public value of the institution in a single, compelling, all-purpose statement. To me, this sounds like a mission statement for the university, with the stipulation that it focus on public value: how the university benefits those who do not have direct contact with the university. The institution's public value statement answers the question, as if posed by a state resident with no access to university resources, "What are you doing for me?"
A short web search reveals that some public university mission statements already include the answer. Below I excerpted from mission statements the pieces that sounded the most like public value messages:
"[The university's teaching prepares students] to contribute fully to society as globally engaged citizen leaders...[The university's research] make[s] make a positive difference, both locally and globally...[The university's outreach and public engagement] lead to a better quality of life for individuals and communities, at home and around the world."
"Oregon State University promotes economic, social, cultural and environmental progress for the people of Oregon, the nation and the world."
"The mission of Kansas State University is to foster excellent teaching, research, and service that develop a highly skilled and educated citizenry necessary to advancing the well-being of Kansas, the nation, and the international community."
Many public universities see their missions as generally making the state--indeed, the world--a better place. As long as that "betterment" extends to people without direct contact with the university, the institution has accomplished its public value mission, as well.
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Israel Dagg says that the All Blacks will expect the unexpected when they travel to Soccer City for Saturday's showdown with the Springboks.
The Boks produced their most balanced performance of 2012 in last Saturday's hammering of the Wallabies. The forwards were at their fearsome best, while the backs used that platform to devastating effect. The kicking game was also on point, ensuring the hosts won the territorial battle.
Bok coach Heyneke Meyer said after that victory that the players are starting to understand and execute the game plan. They are starting to play the game in the right areas, and then create and finish try-scoring opportunities once in opposition territory. It is not, as Meyer confirmed again on Monday, as if the game plan has changed.
Be that as it may, the All Blacks have taken note of the Boks' five-try display at Loftus Versfeld. Dagg described the showing as 'exciting' and said it was clear that the Boks are now playing with more attacking intent. Dagg said that this will make the Boks doubly dangerous this Saturday, as the hosts will also use the kick-chase tactic at some stage.
'We just have to expect the unexpected,' the All Blacks fullback said.'They were great in that game against the Wallabies with ball in hand, but I'm sure they'll try and Test us with a few high balls. In that respect, we will be prepared. We pride ourselves on our high-ball skills.'
When assistant coach Ian Foster was asked if he thought the Bok game plan had changed, his reply suggested that one player has certainly made a difference to how they attack.
'They have a different guy at 10,' said Foster. 'They were looking to play with more width against Australia. I think it's going to be a traditional South Africa vs New Zealand Test, but they will throw a few different things at us on attack. But we won't change much with regards to our own plans.'
Flyhalf Johan Goosen is expected to start his second Test this Saturday, and the All Blacks will certainly look to target the 20-year-old. Foster played down the suggestion that the visitors would gun for one opposition player specifically, although he admitted that the South African flyhalf channel can expect a great deal of traffic.
'He's got a good all-round game, but he is still finding his feet in international rugby. We've got our own game plan and we will highlight one or two areas where we want to attack. Obviously a No 10 at this level is expected to make a lot of tackles. So hopefully if we attack well we can expose him in a one-on-one situation.'
Much of the All Blacks' attacking success, and the Boks' for that matter, will depend on the performance of the forwards.
Some of the All Blacks are still feeling the effects of a brutal encounter with Argentina, with Luke Romano and Conrad Smith sporting some ugly facial cuts. But that physical encounter has not diminished the appetite for a physical fight nor the will to win in South Africa, as senior statesman Keven Mealamu confirmed.
'The Boks are playing with a lot of energy, and we saw that when we played them in Dunedin,' Mealamu said. 'We will be prepared for that [physicality].
'Beating the Boks in South Africa is not an easy thing to do. Not many teams can do it. It's always the Test you look forward to as a player, so we will definitely be up for it this Saturday.'
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Lisle, Ill. (Sept. 27, 2013) – Each year, The Morton Arboretum's trees are a prime stop for area leaf-peepers, as many of the Arboretum's 4,200 varieties of trees begin changing from green to a palette of vibrant reds, oranges and golds. Ed Hedborn is the Arboretum's official Fall Color Scout and reports on the Arboretum's color each week during the season.
For the latest fall color updates from the Arboretum, call the Bloom 'n Color Hotline at 630-719-7955.
September 27-October 3
The first glimpses of fall color are now apparent at The Morton Arboretum. Hints of reds are showing on some sumacs, poison-ivy vines and Virginia creepers in sunny locations. American ashes (especially 'Autumn Purple') are showing purple coloring on the tops and west sides of their crowns. The buckeyes are turning yellow and even dropping their leaves, largely due to the drought. Extra color is showing in woodland areas with various fall blooming asters in shades of white and blue, plus goldenrods and white snakeroot. Warm, bright sunny days and cool nights should help start our color change season get started.
Heading to The Morton Arboretum? Here are the best spots to look for fall color.
East Side:
- Visitor Center & Parking: Early hints of red are starting to appear on the maples.
- Meadow Lake: Grasses are turning shades of coppery reds, purples and browns and setting seed.
- Northern Illinois & Midwest Collections: Buckeyes starting to turn yellow, Kentucky coffeetrees with some yellow.
- Frost Hill: Sumacs in the Northern Illinois Collection are just starting to turn red.
- Maple and Oak Collections: Some Freeman maples and hackberries are turning paler green.
- East Woods: Fall asters are carpeting the forest floors with white and blue blooms. Yellow goldenrods and white snakeroot are popping out. Watch overhead as a few oaks and walnuts are starting to drop their fruits.
- Appalachian and Asian Collections: Flowering dogwoods are showing hints of purple in their leaves.
- Sumac Collection: The staghorn sumacs are starting to show their red.
West Side:
- River Bridge area & Ozarks: Peking lilac leaves are starting to lighten as Cottonwood leaves are turning yellow and brown and beginning to drop.
- Founder's Grove: Another great destination to see the white and blue asters, yellow goldenrods and white snakeroot.
- Alternate Route/Lake Marmo: Look up to see red leaves, as the sugar maples begin to change to the north of Lake Marmo. Find hints of purple on dogwoods along the Marmo return road.
- Main Route: Most trees are still summer green with white and blue blooming fall asters, yellow goldenrods and white snakeroot in the wooded areas.
- Schulenberg Prairie: Grasses are ripening and beginning to change color, and the prairie is another destination for white, blue and purple fall asters.
About The Morton Arboretum
The Morton Arboretum is an internationally recognized outdoor tree museum on 1,700 acres. Plant collections, scientific research and education programs support the mission to plant and conserve trees and other plants for a greener, healthier and more beautiful world. Designed with natural landscapes, the grounds include the award-winning, four-acre interactive Children's Garden, the one-acre Maze Garden, plus specialty gardens, 16 miles of trails and nine miles of roads. Visitor experiences include the open-air tram ride, guided walks, Arbor Day celebrations, concerts, art shows, Fall Color Festival, and special exhibits. The Arboretum welcomes more than 800,000 visitors annually and serves more than 35,600 members. Located 25 miles west of Chicago in Lisle, Illinois, the Arboretum is open daily 7 a.m. until sunset. Learn more at mortonarb.org.
Admission Rate
Nonmember admission rates to The Morton Arboretum are $12 for adults ages 18-64 ($8 on Wednesday), $11 for seniors ages 65 and over ($7 on Wednesday), $9 for children ages 2-17 ($6 on Wednesday) and free for children under age 2. Parking is free with admission.


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Glenwood beat DHS 31-18 on Saturday after leading 23-9 at the break.
A large crowd lent support to both sides in a match which saw DHS take the game to their stronger opponents by keeping ball in hand and launching promising attacks on the hosts' try line. Glenwood's defence stood firm, making tackles count and keeping the visitors at bay.
Glenwood drew first blood when flanker Aalwyn Janse van Vuuren crashed over and flyhalf Fred Zeilinga kicked the conversion.
DHS countered with a series of forages into Glenwood's half, making use of the strong wind at their back by launching territorial kicks deep into opposition territory.
An early penalty was missed by DHS but a long-range effort soon after from fullback Mbembe Payi reduced the deficit to four points. Glenwood then added another three points with a regulation penalty in front of the poles.
DHS continued to attack, testing Glenwood's defence, which was not found wanting. Credit must go to DHS for running the ball from deep inside their own half and, on a few occasions, it was the final pass not going to hand that proved costly.
Making use of the wind, DHS adopted a game plan of searching for territory with long, ranging kicks which unfortunately were overcooked in many instances, the ball bouncing over the dead ball line, resulting in Glenwood gaining territory and probing forward from the resulting scrum.
Another DHS penalty from flyhalf Brandon Cope took the score to 10-6 and a series of DHS transgressions close to their tryline allowed Glenwood to add two further penalties and stretch the lead to 16-6.
On the stroke of half-time, Glenwood's powerful forwards set the platform with a strong drive at DHS's line and they were rewarded with a try to outside centre Ben Axten-Burrett. Zeilinga added the conversion.
Soon after the restart, DHS clawed another three points back and the sides headed for the change rooms with Glenwood enjoying a comfortable 23-6 advantage.
Glenwood struck first with another penalty early in the second period, which was followed by a good period of play from DHS who, although unable to score tries, applied constant pressure which saw Glenwood give away numerous penalties. These were converted by DHS who were suddenly back in the game at 26-18.
But Glenwood finished in style, with the forwards again driving hard and enabling the backs to run the ball which saw inside centre Dean Moolman crash over in the corner. Zeilinga's conversion drifted wide.
The final whistle signalled another win for Glenwood, although DHS can hold their heads high for never lying down and playing with pride.
In other KZN results at the weekend, Affies beat Maritzburg College 32-20 at College, Kearsney beat St Stithians 17-10, Westville lost 21-10 in an away clash to KES and the surprise result of the weekend was Northwood beating Michaelhouse 13-11.
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Are you looking to add some holiday cheer to your home but don't want the hassle of putting up lights? Adding a decorative flag to your home is an easy way to add some holiday spirit.
Decorative flags come in an assortment of styles and themes. You can choose the style and scene that best suites your home.
Displaying a decorative flag is relatively easy. Unlike the U.S. flag, which requires certain etiquette be followed, decorative flags can be displayed when and where you'd like them. A common place to display a decorative flag is in a flag holder that's attached to the side of your home.


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Column: Olympic champion Schmitt struggles away from pool
Allison Schmitt seemed like the happiest person at the pool.Associated Press
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Syrian government army, Hezbollah pound Homs for third straight day
Government forces pounded rebel positions in Homs with air strikes and artillery shells for a third day, AFP reported.
Opposition-aligned watchdog the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that a woman and two children were killed in an air strike on the Old City of Homs on Sunday. Attacks resumed on Monday.
"The shelling of Homs rebel areas continues, and it is fierce," Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP.
"But the army has made no advances. They haven't been able to take any new areas back."
The group also reported that the Lebanese militia Hezbollah was present and fighting in areas of Homs.
"Clashes raged on the edges of the districts. The army and (pro-regime militia) National Defence Force lost 32 men in two days," Abdel Rahman said on Monday.
"We can confirm now that Hezbollah is taking part in the fighting on the Khaldiyeh front, and that they are using the (majority Alawite neighbourhood of) Zahraa as a rear base," he added.
Homs is strategically important due to its central location and reputation as the 'centre of the revolution.'
At least 93,000 people have died since the Syrian uprising began in March 2011 according to the latest UN report, although the opposition-aligned Observatory reported last week that 100,000 have died during the 27 month conflict.
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The real truth is that the Syrian Military has made tremendous gains in squashing the paid "rebels" and security key cities all over Syria. Many of the names of the southern locations people would not know. They are working to secure Damascus and Aleppo too. At the same time, Obama, the Zionists, France and the UK with the Mideast Mob countries are planning to send more money and arms to the increasingly crazed "rebels".


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Fanny Littmarck | September 4, 2014
We've blogged about how you can save time setting up your electromagnetic models by using symmetry, anti-symmetry, and periodic boundary conditions. Today, we'll show you a model that takes advantage of axisymmetry — a conical horn antenna model.Read more ⇢
Mark Fowler | August 6, 2014
Last month, my colleague Alexandra Foley introduced an RF modeling example that uses periodic boundary conditions. Another RF model that can be created with ease by taking advantage of periodic boundary conditions is the Frequency Selective Surface, Periodic Complementary Split Ring Resonator model.Read more ⇢
Alexandra Foley | July 9, 2014
There are two types of anechoic chambers — acoustic and radio frequency (RF). Here, we explore how periodic structures can be used to help quickly model an RF anechoic chamber by reducing the complexity and computation time of the model.Read more ⇢
Jennifer Segui | June 19, 2014
It's likely that you've heard or read about many of the exciting discoveries in particle physics research at Fermilab. Powerful particle accelerators, including the Booster synchrotron with its unique ferrite-tuned RF cavities, consistently bring the lab to the forefront of discovery. Upgrading the 40-year-old Booster RF cavities will enable them to produce and sustain particle beams at even higher intensities… but will they overheat? Learn how the engineers at Fermilab address this important design challenge.Read more ⇢
Fanny Littmarck | May 20, 2014
We like to feature a certain waveguide model in our RF and microwave heating webinars because it illustrates the concept in a way that is easy to understand. Here it is again, serving as a quick intro to modeling RF and microwave heating.Read more ⇢
Amelia Halliday | May 9, 2014
RF coil technology is ubiquitous throughout the world and serves as a major component of technologies, from medical equipment to wireless connectivity. It is important to ensure that the coils contained within these devices transmit information from a source to its destination properly.Read more ⇢
Walter Frei | March 25, 2014
It is well-known that you can use the RF Module to compute the impedance of lossless transmission line structures, such as coaxial cables of uniform cross section. But did you know that you can also compute an effective impedance for waveguides with non-uniform cross section? Let's find out how!Read more ⇢
Fanny Littmarck | March 14, 2014
Branch line couplers, a type of 90-degree or quadrature hybrid coupler, are popular because they are simple to fabricate and easy to design. They are passive devices commonly used in single-antenna transmitter systems and I/Q signal splitters/combiners. Let's look at the basics of how this type of coupler works and some of its important design aspects.Read more ⇢
Lexi Carver | March 12, 2014
Have you ever wondered why boaters wear polarized sunglasses? It's because sunlight reflecting off the water is primarily polarized in one direction, and polarized sunglasses will block this component of the reflected light, thus reducing glare. To understand why this is, we can use COMSOL software. This example solves the governing Maxwell's equations using the RF Module or Wave Optics Module to simulate light incident at an angle upon a dielectric medium, and the solution shows agreement with analytic solutions.Read more ⇢
Walter Frei | January 17, 2014
We often want to model an electromagnetic wave (light, microwaves) incident upon periodic structures, such as diffraction gratings, metamaterials, or frequency selective surfaces. This can be done using the RF or Wave Optics modules from the COMSOL product suite. Both modules provide Floquet periodic boundary conditions and periodic ports and compute the reflected and transmitted diffraction orders as a function of incident angles and wavelength. This blog post introduces the concepts behind this type of analysis and walks through the […]Read more ⇢
Alexandra Foley | December 30, 2013
Not too long ago, my colleague Jennifer wrote a blog post about the Cross Cancer Institute, and the research being conducted there into the design of a new device for treating cancerous tumors. The device, known as the Linac-MR, is revolutionary due to its ability to both image and treat cancer cells simultaneously — a capability that had previously been regarded as near impossible due to the conflicting physics interactions involved. Such a device would allow for extremely precise radiation […]Read more ⇢
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Wednesday Oct 29, 2014 | 9:23 pm
Ebola, Senate control and apologies all part of final Senate debate
In their final debate, Sen. Susan Collins and Shenna Bellows went back and forth Wednesday over the tone of the campaign, the implications of a Republican-controlled Senate and whether Maine's Ebola quarantine was justified or political posturing. Both Collins, a Republican, and her Democratic challenger were poised yet assertive during the sit-down debate hosted by WCSH's Pat Callaghan. Perhaps the most striking disparity of the night was in response to […]CONTINUE READING
Wednesday Oct 29, 2014 | 2:37 pm
Collins and Bellows to face off one last time tonight after four lively debates
Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democrat Shenna Bellows will square off one last time tonight during the final televised debate before Election Day. If the four previous debates are any indication, tonight's event should be spirited and fast-paced. The debate will be aired live on WCSH6 in Portland from 7:30 to 8 p.m. This is Bellows' last chance to challenge Collins face to face – something the Democrat has done repeatedly […]Continue Reading
Monday Oct 27, 2014 | 1:57 pm
Environmental super PAC releases ad featuring former Cutler supporters who now back Michaud
A super political action committee funded by a New York billionaire released a new ad in the Maine governor's race that features testimonials of former Eliot Cutler supporters who say they now support Democrat Mike Michaud. The PAC, NextGen Climate Maine, debuted the ad on a rolling Jumbotron in Portland's Monument Square on Monday with a number of Michaud supporters in attendance. Several Eliot Cutler supporters also were there and called […]Continue Reading
Monday Oct 27, 2014 | 11:40 am
Maine more politically engaged that most states, survey finds
Maine is the 6th most politically engaged state, according to a new survey conducted by WalletHub, a personal finance social network. Maine came in behind Massachusetts, Colorado, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Washington, D.C., which is not a state, ranked 4th. West Virginia ranked last. The survey (which can be see in full here) looked at six different metrics, including voter registration and turnout as well as political contributions and spending. One […]Continue Reading
Monday Oct 27, 2014 | 11:10 am
Another poll shows LePage & Michaud neck and neck, Cutler way back and 21 percent undecided
An online poll of the Maine governor's race released Monday showed what a lot of public polls released over the last few months have shown: Democrat Mike Michaud and Republican incumbent Gov. Paul LePage locked in a close race. However, the YouGov poll, sponsored by CBS News and the New York Times, also had independent Eliot Cutler below 10 percent and showed that more than one in five Maine voters […]Continue Reading
Thursday Oct 23, 2014 | 1:34 pm
Are anti-Poliquin mailers on abortion correct? The answer isn't simple
For more than a month now, the Maine Democratic Party has been sending mailers to homes in the 2nd Congressional District with one message: Republican Bruce Poliquin wants government to regulate women's bodies. The claims in the mailers are cloudy, but that's largely because of unclear past statements from Poliquin. The party won't say how much money it has spent on the mailers or the types of voters they went to, but there have been […]Continue Reading
Thursday Oct 23, 2014 | 1:32 pm
In $236K radio ad buy, pro-Michaud super-PAC says: A vote for Cutler helps LePage
A political action committee funded by billionaire investor and philanthropist Tom Steyer on Wednesday disclosed it has purchased more than $236,000 in radio ads across the state opposing the reelection of Republican Gov. Paul LePage. The financial filing by NextGen Climate super-PAC, which seeks to bring climate change to the forefront of U.S. politics, is the single largest expenditure in Maine for the group, which has committed to spending $50 […]Continue Reading
Wednesday Oct 22, 2014 | 12:17 pm
RGA ad says state is "Open for Business"
The Republican Governor's Association has released a new television advertisment touting the business expertise of Gov. Paul LePage. The ad stars a woman identified only as Carolyn of Scarborough, who tells viewers that she is an independent who believes in the changes in regulatory process initiated by LePage. In addition to 17,000 new jobs, the reforms "sent a very important message that this was a state that was open for […]Continue Reading
Tuesday Oct 21, 2014 | 4:26 pm
Collins, Bellows spar in first debate
Democrat Shenna Bellows went on the offensive against Republican Sen. Susan Collins on Monday night during the first of five debates in the U.S. Senate race as she attempts to make headway against the popular, three-term incumbent. The two sparred over the minimum wage, equal pay for women, energy, President Obama's Affordable Care Act and Collins' voting record during an hour-long debate hosted by WAGM in Presque Isle. The link […]Continue Reading
Tuesday Oct 21, 2014 | 9:44 am
Bellows, Collins offer competing economic and jobs plans
The focus of Maine's U.S. Senate race has turned to jobs and job creation as Democrat Shenna Bellows unveiled an "economic plan" while Republican Sen. Susan Collins released a new ad and touted her own jobs plan. The plans outlined Friday by the competing campaigns were aligned on several non-controversial areas, such as increased investment in workforce training and on the development of cutting-edge renewable energy technology that would benefit Maine. […]Continue Reading