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One day when Nelson Mandela was nine years old, his father died and he was sent from his village to a school far away from home, to another part of South Africa. In Johannesburg, the country's capital, Mandela saw fellow Africans who were poor and powerless. He decided then that he would work to protect them. When the government began to keep people apart based on the color of their skin, Mandela spoke out against the law and vowed to fight hard in order to make his country a place that belonged to all South Africans.
Kadir Nelson tells the story of Mandela, a global icon, in poignant verse and glorious illustrations. It is the story of a young boy's determination to change South Africa and of the struggles of a man who eventually became the president of his country by believing in equality for people of all colors. Readers will be inspired by Mandela's triumph and his lifelong quest to create a more just world.
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natural formations are as awe-inspiring or intriguing as a cave. The
deep, dark recesses immediately conjure up images of adventure, mystery,
terror, robbers and pirates.
At Cave-In-Rock
in southern Illinois, you can experience this fascination for yourself.
Sitting atop the high bluffs overlooking the scenic Ohio River, the
heavily wooded park is named for the 55-foot-wide cave that was carved
out of the limestone rock by water thousands of years ago. Trails
winding along the riverbank offer river scenes including riverboats and barges.
history of this imposing natural phenomenon is filled with colorful and
provocative tales. Yet the wild stories connected to this geological wonder lack
verifiable, historical documentation. Nonetheless, popular local lore
surrounding Cave-in-Rock's pioneer days still includes fanciful tales of
river piracy and ambush attacks upon early, unsuspecting Ohio River
travelers. The fact is, piracy and other crimes attributed to Cave-in-Rock
outlaws were, indeed, known to occur on both the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers between the late 18th and early 19th centuries. But there is no
historical evidence Cave-in-Rock ever actually sheltered criminals beyond
what might be considered brief stopovers.
first European explorer to encounter the cave was M. de Lery of France, who in
1729 called it caverne dans Le Roc. It was a conspicuous curiosity frequently
mentioned by later travelers in diaries and journals. Following the
Revolutionary War, this immense recess came to represent a waypoint and
natural shelter for people traveling along the Ohio River. Although
Cave-in-Rock itself might never have been a home for outlaws during this
period, anyone floating along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers in the late
1700s and early 1800s would have faced risky and uncertain passage for hundreds
of miles. Criminals in the sparsely populated frontier were known to prey upon
people floating their goods toward New Orleans and other river
of the most ambitious of these ruthless malefactors was Samuel Mason. Once an
officer in George Washington's Revolutionary Army, Mason was known to
dispatch his cohorts out onto the river to befriend unwary and bewildered
travelers with offers of help and guidance. As part of the ruse, these henchmen
would disable victim's boats or force them ashore, where the hapless pilgrims
would be robbed, or worse. Victims did not always live to tell their
the early 1800s, following the demise of the Mason Gang, the even more
notorious Harpe Brothers, a pair of killers fleeing execution in Kentucky, also
preyed upon victims in the Cave-in-Rock region. Again, no historical
documentation exists linking this conspicuous landmark with the Harpe Brothers.
Yet popular lore continues to link the crimes committed by Mason,
the Harpe Brothers and all river outlaws of the day with the famous
Cave-in-Rock. It's a reputation that led to a Hollywood movie being filmed at
the site. The cave served as a backdrop for a scene in the1962 movie "How The
West Was Won." In the scene, ruthless bandits used the cave to lure
unsuspecting travelers to an untimely end.
river piracy and other crimes remained a risk for boaters floating past
Cave-In-Rock and anywhere in pioneer America, by the mid-1830s the quickening
westward expansion of civilization and the steady growth in the local
population and commerce had destroyed or driven out the "river rats." Beginning
in the mid-1800s, the cave not only served as temporary shelter for pioneers on
their way west, steam-powered riverboats were known to dock below the cave as a
tourist attraction for passengers. Throughout the 19th century, this remarkable
geological feature was an important landmark, prominently displayed on maps
from the period.
1929, the State of Illinois acquired 64.5 acres for a park that since has
increased to 204 acres. The well-wooded, 60-foot-high hills and the rugged
bluffs along the river - commanding expansive views of the famous waterway -
became Cave-In-Rock State Park.
In the words of Illinois historian John W. Allen, "Today only the natural
beauty of the historic spot remains, clothed in mystery. In the hollow silence
of the cave that echoes the peaceful cooing of doves, a visitor can let a vivid
imagination run riot."
Cave-In-Rock Restaurant
and Lodging features four duplex guest houses with eight suites, each
accommodating up to four people comfortably. The suites contain deluxe
baths, a dining area and wet bar, a large bedroom/living room and a private
patio deck overlooking the Ohio River. One suite is accessible.
The Lodge operates on a seasonal basis. Contact the Lodge
at (618) 289-4545.
The full-service restaurant
is gaining a reputation for fine southern-style cooking and has plenty
of homemade specialties on the menu. Sunday dinners feature fried chicken,
roast beef with all the trimmings, southern fried catfish, marinated chicken,
shrimp, steaks and a full short-order menu along with homemade
desserts. Hours are daily 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
For more information, call (618) 289-4545 or write Cave-In-Rock Restaurant
and Lodging, Cave-In-Rock, IL 62919.
In addition
to the natural splendor of the cave itself, the park contains two established
hiking trails of moderate difficulty, plus numerous unmarked trails for
exploration and appreciation of tranquil forests and inspiring views.
For the day visitor,
ample parking is provided by five separate lots. There are three developed
playground areas for children; and shaded picnic areas situated throughout
the park provide tables and grills,
Four large picnic shelters are available for group gatherings.
and Fishing
A pond is available
for fishing, and the Ohio River provides excellent fishing, boating and
water sport opportunities. The river can be accessed directly from two
boat ramps with adjacent parking on the western edge of the park.
The site superintendent and park rangers can provide details on fishing
licenses and the rules and regulations for fishing and boating on the
On the scenic north side of the park are camping accommodations
with 34 Class A sites that rent for $20 a night, and $30 a night on holiday weekends/weekdays (Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day). Each is equipped
with electricity and can accommodate units up to 60-feet long. Twenty-five
Class B/S tent sites also are available for $10 a night, and showers,
restrooms and dumping stations are present in both camping areas. Contact
the site superintendent or campground host for camping permits and information.
Accessible sites also are available. Grills are furnished
at each campsite.
For a different view
of Cave-In-Rock, consider a boat ride down the Ohio River. Be sure to
visit the Golconda Marina located on the river
near Golconda at Lusk Creek. A full-service marina, Golconda offers overnight
moorage with 100 slips available, both covered and open. Slips have electric
and water hookups. There is a marina service and repair, boat lifts, fuel,
sanitary pump outs and dry storage. Multiple free launch ramps are available,
along with parking for trailers and cars, a snack shop, gift shop, and
bait and tackle shop.
Local Attractions
Cave-In-Rock State Park is located in the eastern section of the adjoining Shawnee National Forest. Within a 25 mile radius of Cave-In-Rock State Park are the popular USDA attraction of Garden of The Gods, Pounds Hollow Recreational Area, Rim Rock Trails and Tower Rock Recreational Area. These attractions offer visitors opportunities for hiking, camping, picnicking, fishing, and aquatic activities such as swimming and boating activities.
Located 1 mile north of Cave-In-Rock State Park is the Hardin County Golf Club which is open to the public during the summer months. It is a beautiful 9 hole course offering full facilities for the golfer and tee times are available by calling (618) 289-4587.
Another popular attraction is the Shawnee Queen tour boat which ports out of the Golconda Marina three times daily and offers a daily 3-hour cruise on the Ohio River from Golconda to Cave-In-Rock. Reservations can be made by calling (618) 683-5875. Visitors are treated to the scenic Ohio River and all the attractions along the way, as pointed out by the professional tour guide.
Located at the river front at Cave-In-Rock is the Cave-In-Rock Ferry, providing transportation to the adjoining state of Kentucky. Visitors may cross on the ferry to Kentucky at no cost to visit the adjoining Amish Country approximately 2 miles south on Kentucky Hwy 91 and Marion, Kentucky, a quaint town known throughout the area for it's antique shops, country dining and southern country hospitality.
Located on Illinois Hwy146 15 miles west of Cave-In-Rock is the village of Rosiclare, home of the Hardin County Fluorspar Museum, a must-see for visitors to this area. Hardin County, where Cave-In-Rock State Park is located is known as "The Flourspar Capital of Illinois." Flourspar is a mineral known for its beautiful colors and its mineral value as a catalyst in the production of steel.
Visitors also may visit the Village of Elizabethtown 12 miles west of Cave-In-Rock on Illinois Highway 146. One community attaction is the historic Rose Hotel, a popular Bed & Breakfast. The "Rose" was opened in 1812 by the founder of Elizabethtown, the James McFarland family, and is the oldest hotel in Illinois. Fine dining may be enjoyed while in Elizabethtown at the River Restaurant, located on the riverfront.
Cave-in-Rock State
Park is located on the Ohio River in Hardin County, Illinois. To reach
the park from the northern parts of Illinois, proceed south on I-57 exiting
at Marion, IL, on highway 13 east. Go east through Marion and Harrisburg
to the intersection of Illinois 1 and 13. Turn south 22 miles on highway
1 to Cave-in-Rock State Park. From the south, take highway 90 from Marion,
KY., and cross the Cave-in-Rock ferry and follow directional signs to
the park entrance. From the southeast take I-24 west from the I-24 bridge
to exit #16, then go 38 miles east on Illinois highway 146 to the park.
From Southern Indiana, proceed through Evansville, IN traveling West on
highway 62 and Illinois highway 141 to Illinois Rt. 1, then go south 36
miles to Cave-in-Rock State Park.

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As an underlying tenet, the course emphasizes refining individual communications skills necessary to the field of information systems security, control and assurance.
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RALEIGH — It took a while, but the wheels started turning at the end of the second quarter for North Carolina State when junior David Amerson intercepted Boston College quarterback Chase Rettig and returned it 55 yards for the score, setting the Wolfpack in motion on the way to a 27-10 victory in Saturday's regular-season finale.
With 27 seconds remaining before halftime, Rettig dropped back to pass and found the waiting arms of Amerson on the left sideline. The interception was Amerson's fifth of the season, moving the Wolfpack to 5-0 on the year when he has an interception.
"I just jumped my man looking for work," Amerson said. "I saw the receiver coming across and our linebacker had him covered pretty good, so I was just going to try and help make the tackle. I saw him throw the ball and it was tipped and I reacted to the ball and tried to get in the end zone."
The swing gave the Wolfpack an 11-point lead instead of a four-point edge going into the break with N.C. State (7-5 overall, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) starting the second half with the ball.
"That was huge for our momentum," senior quarterback Mike Glennon said. "To go up 11 points compared to four and to get the back, that was big for us."
Boston College (2-10, 1-7) pulled within four after a 4-yard touchdown run from junior running back Rolandan Finch with 5:18 to go in the third quarter. The Wolfpack responded with a methodical 11-play, 72-yard drive that ended with Glennon finding senior receiver Tobias Palmer for an 8-yard touchdown on a slant across the middle.
On the first play of the Eagles' ensuing drive, freshman defensive back Juston Burris found the ball in his arms after Rettig threw a pass into triple coverage that bounced off the hands of his intended receiver. Two plays later, the Wolfpack put a knockout blow on the Eagles with a 25-yard touchdown pass from Glennon to Palmer.
The second score to Palmer put Glennon in a spot alone in the program's record. He became the first quarterback to throw for 30 or more touchdowns in multiple seasons while at N.C. State. Last season, he finished with 31. He sits at 30 this year with a bowl game still to be played.
"It's pretty neat with all of the history here," Glennon said. "That's something pretty special. I don't think I really have any other records with Philip (Rivers) and Russell (Wilson), so I'll take that one."
What's even more impressive about the record is that he did it having been the starter for only two years after waiting behind Wilson.
"I knew what I was capable of doing," Glennon said. "Of course, there's a little doubt because you don't know how things are going to play out, but I just worked hard and kept my mind straight. I knew what I was capable of doing here."
Freshman running back Shadrach Thornton rushed for 105 yards on 28 carries, making it three straight games in which he has eclipsed 100 yards.
"They're a really tough team to run against and they always have been," N.C. State coach Tom O'Brien said. "They hit him pretty good but he still ends up with 100 yards."
While the game marked the end of the season for the Eagles, two players marked their names in Boston College program history.
Though he only completed 16 of 45 passes and was intercepted three times, Rettig became the fourth signal-caller in school history to throw for 3,000 yards in a season. He joined Matt Ryan, Doug Flutie and Glenn Foley.
Junior receiver Alex Amidon caught three balls for 35 yards to became the school's all-time single-season receptions leader with 78. He previously had broken the record for total receiving yards in a season Nov. 10 against Notre Dame.
O'Brien is 2-4 against his former team, winning two of the last three in the series. He spent 10 seasons coaching the Eagles.
"It's big to beat them," O'Brien said. "I haven't done it very often, but two of the last three years. I'm only counting the last three years."
N.C. State is bowl-bound for the third straight year. With a winning season guaranteed, the Wolfpack awaits its bowl selection hoping it has risen in the pecking order.
"I hope it does but you know bowls," O'Brien said. "They don't look at anything but what they want to look at and what this is, I'm not sure."
-- EXTRA POINTS …: O'Brien has been on the same sideline with Boston College coach Frank Spaziani for 26 years off and on. On coaching against Spaziani, he said: "It's hard before and after the game, but once the game starts, it really doesn't matter. It doesn't matter the whole week as you prepare to play because we're on the sideline. We're too old to play. We'd get hurt if we tried to do anything. Still, the good thing for me now is I don't know any of the players, and none of them are there that I recruited." … Finch finished with 144 yards on 19 carries. He played in five games this season, finishing with 446 yards and one touchdown.


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Editor's note: This article originally appeared in the July 2009 issue of New England Hockey Journal.
Keith Aucoin isn't unfamiliar with the whole championship celebration thing.
In high school, Aucoin won a Division 1 state title with Chelmsford (Mass.). In college, he tallied 238 career points over four years at Norwich University in Northfield, Vt., leading the Cadets to their only Division 3 national title in 2000.
While Aucoin cherishes the championship memories he made during his amateur days, the feeling he received inside the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa., last month is something he will never forget.
Aucoin's empty-net goal, coming with 21 seconds remaining in Game 6 of the American Hockey League's Calder Cup finals, not only sealed a 4-1 win for his Hershey Bears, but locked up the franchise's league-record 10th Calder Cup.
For Aucoin, it was validation. Eight years of hard work. Eight years of sacrifice. Eight years to wait for his first professional hockey title.
"I don't think it's sunk in yet," he said. "But I can't wait for it to kick in because I've been in this league for eight years now, so to do it after eight years felt really good."
Aucoin was one of more than a dozen players with New England ties who celebrated championships this season, either in the U.S. or overseas.
The 30-year-old veteran forward played his first game in the AHL for the Lowell Lock Monsters in 2001, potting six goals and 10 assists in 30 games. The following season he played 78 games for the Providence Bruins, where he racked up 74 points.
Stints in Cincinnati, Memphis (of the Central Hockey League), Providence and Lowell over the next three years turned Aucoin into the prototypical professional hockey league journeyman.
Then, in 2005, the Carolina Hurricanes organization called. And it was with the Hurricanes – and their AHL affiliate, the Albany River Rats – that Aucoin found some stability. In three years with the organization, Aucoin was able to play 53 games with the big club and 103 with the River Rats, which included a career-high 99 points with Albany in just 65 games in 2007.
"They gave me my first chance to play in the NHL," Aucoin said. "It's a great group of guys and a great coaching staff, and they really improved my game. I owe them a lot.
"But (after the 2008 season) I knew they were going to go in a different direction and I was OK with that; that's all part of the business."
As free agent last summer, Aucoin wasted little time in deciding on Hershey, the AHL affiliate of the Washington Capitals.
"It was an easy decision," he said. "I knew when I signed we would have a good team. There's a lot of tradition in Hershey, and I knew we'd have a good chance to win. The guys that are here are great and it made (the transition) a lot easier on me."
Aucoin potted eight goals and added 21 assists in his first 20 games with the Bears before the Capitals requested his services in early December. Aucoin suited up for three games with the injury-plagued Caps, where he went pointless with five shots on goals and a plus-2 rating. He would be called up again at the end of March and went on to finish the season in Washington, playing the last nine games.
The brief stretch didn't come without highlights, however. He recorded his first assist as a Cap on March 16, scored his first goal as a Cap on April 1 and even picked up a power-play goal on April 5 against Atlanta – a goal assisted by 2009 NHL MVP Alexander Ovechkin.
"I have a really good picture of him passing the puck to me when I scored the goal," Aucoin said proudly. "Everyone knows what kind of player he is and that makes it that much more special."
But when the NHL season ended, so did Aucoin's time in Washington.
"I was happy with how I played and I showed them what I could do," Aucoin said. "They were really close to the salary cap and had a couple guys coming back (from injuries), so I knew there was a good chance I was going to be sent back down.
"But I was with Hershey for pretty much the whole year, so to get sent back down to a team you've been with all year, I was OK with that because I knew we were going to have a chance at a deep playoff run."
Aucoin helped the Bears to a 4-0 sweep of the Philadelphia Phantoms in the first round of the Calder Cup playoffs, and then facilitated a narrow escape in the second round when Hershey fought back from a 3-2 series deficit to defeat the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in seven.
Round 3 saw the Bears take down Providence in five games. And then there was Hershey's six-game ouster of the AHL's top overall team, the Manitoba Moose, in the Calder Cup finals, capped off by Aucoin's empty-netter.
"Scoring that goal was really awesome," said Aucoin, who ranked fifth in playoff points with 18. "We were up 3-1 and I thought we were playing really good, but I knew it wasn't going to be over until that final buzzer. (Manitoba's) a good team and were coming at us pretty good, but as soon as I shot it I knew it was going in and I saw the bench erupt and it finally kicked in that we were going to win it."
After the customary pig pile and handshakes, Aucoin and the Bears each took their turn hoisting the Cup.
"It was a lot heavier than I thought it was going to be," Aucoin said. "But, to finally put it over my shoulders and celebrate was pretty fun. … The ultimate dream is to win the Stanley Cup and now that I have this one, hopefully next year I'll have a chance to do it with Washington."
If history's any indication, that appears to be only a matter of time.


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Teammate Matthew Boykin played the role of Jim Valvano. He was looking for somebody, anybody, to hug as tears rolled down his cheeks.
About 25 yards down the field stood Concord's Keenan Black, his head lowered. No words could ease his obvious pain.
When the winners and losers are both in tears after the game, it must have been a great one.
Indeed, Havelock's 21-13 victory over the Spiders in Saturday's state 3A championship game in Raleigh had all the drama and excitement that the Rams' previous 15 games lacked.
After all, Havelock had run through its previous opponents with ease, sometimes barely working up a sweat. But Concord would be different.
The Spiders had revenge on their minds. After all, they lost last season's state title game to the Rams and didn't want to lose again. They also had a much better team than the previous year, coming into the title tilt with an unblemished 15-0 record.
As the game unfolded on a soggy Carter-Finley field, it became quickly apparent that the outcome would rest on the last play of the game. And on that play, with Concord down 21-13 and desperately trying to solve Havelock's stout defense for a touchdown and the chance to tie the game on a two-point conversion, Black came precious feet short of the end zone.
Just like that, it was over.
As Havelock celebrated its third consecutive state championship, my thoughts turned to Concord's players. I could not imagine having played all season long, working as hard as football players do, only to come just feet short of potentially reaching the ultimate goal of winning a state championship. The Spiders pushed the Rams to the brink and deserve credit. I hope they're remembered for the great season that they had, not the one loss they suffered in their final game.
Because Concord proved such a worthy adversary, victory tasted that much sweeter for the Ram coaches and players.
"With the game coming down to the final play of the game the way it did, I think it makes winning a state championship and winning a third one in a row that much more special," Havelock coach Jim Bob Bryant told me.
Special is a good way to describe it. Special is 16-0. Special is three consecutive state championships. Special is the bond that the players share. Special is Scott, and Boykin, and Taylor Woods, and Andrew Ramirez, and, Maurice Harris, and the rest of the Havelock Rams.
What a game, and what a team.
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We have tested the Olympus PEN EP3, the latest 4/3 camera by Olympus, and the first results show that its sensor performance is pretty much the same as for the Olympus PEN EPL2 and Olympus E5.
Nevertheless, comparing it to the upcoming Sony NEX C3 should be interesting, as they are both in the EVIL (Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens) camera category.
Olympus PEN EP3, a good micro 4/3 sensor already familiar to us
Tests show that the new Olympus EP3 provides measurements similar to the previous Olympus models. In spite of its good results, we still encountered some old problems:
Olympus PEN EP3 vs Olympus PEN EP2 vs Olympus PEN EPL2
Color sensitivity measurements vary slightly, and while this difference shouldn't be noticeable on natural images, it is precisely this difference that explains the gaps between the DxOMark scores of the 3 models.
See the full comparison here: Olympus PEN EP3 vs Olympus PEN EP2 vs Olympus PEN EPL2
Olympus PEN EP3 vs Sony NEX C3
Now this is an interesting comparison: Olympus PEN EP3 vs Sony NEX C3.
At first sight, this comparison is rather unfair, as the Olympus sensor is smaller; however, as we said earlier, they are both EVIL cameras — a category of interchangeable-lens cameras that some photography enthusiasts and professionals rely on for every-day use to take everywhere, without the bulk and weight of DSLRs.
They are both EVIL cameras; what are their main differences?
The Olympus PEN EP3 and the Sony NEX C3 follow two different schools of industrial design. Sony prefers to use DSLR-sized sensors in its EVIL offerings, and therefore must also use DSLR-sized lenses. This gives the NEX series small bodies but rather big lenses.
The Olympus/Panasonic school or 4/3 format uses smaller sensors for consequently smaller camera bodies, which then require obviously smaller lenses. Keep these small camera/lens combinations in mind if size is a deal-breaker for your next camera.
We will have to wait for the measurement results for the other announced models (PEN EPL3, PEN EPM1 and Panasonic GF3) to have a broader view of the technical improvements for this micro 4/3 camera.
Other interesting EVIL camera comparisons:
Olympus PEN EP3 vs Panasonic GF2
Olympus PEN EP3 vs Samsung NX100
Compared to the high-end Fuji X100 compact camera:
Compared to the best high-end compacts available:
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Olympus PEN EP3 vs Nikon P7000 vs Samsung EX1
Olympus PEN EP3 vs Panasonic LX5
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In digging a little further Clarence was inducted into the WKU Hall of Fame in 2007. However here's a list of their all-time top scorers, of which he doesn't appear. (Courtney Lee must've been amazing in college to finish 2nd and 11th in all time points! Is #12 Art Spoelstra related to Eric?) He's not on their top rebounding list either. Did Glover transfer into WKU from somewhere?
Here's a video tribute I found for their run to the Final Four. A couple things to look for (Artis Gilmore at 1:30; also it appears the game against Jackonsville was a close one. Check out the screen at 3:23- I got goosebumps!)
Apparently Clarence pretended to tie his shoe and then stood up to catch the pass and make the game winning shot. Is this anywhere online? We need to see this! Straight out of the Harlem Globetrotters book! All I could find of it was this audio clip here: http://www.hilltopperhaven.com/audio/index.html. If you scroll down the page you can listen to the announcing. It's actually done terribly. The announcer doesn't even explain what Clarence did.
Clarence would graduate from WKU and was picked by the Celtics at #10 overall in the 1971 draft. (It's interesting to see McDaniels on both lists above. He was picked in the same draft as Clarence, but chosen with the 23rd pick.) Red Auerbach was very high on drafting Glover:
He reminds me of Tom Sanders except that he's bigger and quicker. Adolph Rupp told me he's the quickest big man he's ever seen. He should help us against the more physical teams such as Phoenix and Atlanta which give us trouble. He's also a guy who can take the good forwards on defense.
However he was also strongly pursued by the Carolina Cougars of the ABA but opted to sign on with the Celtics mentioning better competition and better money.
The Celtics are probably counting on me for rebounding but they've also told me they want me to shoot some more.
He'd only play that 1 season for the Celtics, wearing #28 and appearing in 25 games. Why was Clarence's playing career so brief? He had a really rough go-round in his time in Boston Was he rushing things? Possibly. After his unimpressive rookie year he spent some time with the Hartford Chiefs of the Eastern League (I have absolutely no idea what this league was, or what it consisted of. I obtained this reference from an old Boston Globe article by Neil Singelais). When he came back for his second season he was amongst 18 guys fighting it out for 12 spots. Auerbach, who had been very down on Glover's fundamentals, was still quite optimistic about him:
Glover appears to have poise now and he's improved 200 percent on his outside shot, but he still needs improvement. What bothered me about Clarence when he first joined the team was that he was strung like a violin which is out of tune and always busting. He was releasing the ball for a shot too soon after getting it on the fastbreak and blowing layups. I don't mind a couple of mistakes but he was making too many.
It appears that Clarence at first stuck around the Boston area after his playing career. In the likeness of Mark Acres and Fred Roberts, Clarence has gone the educational route. He first taught high school and was the Div III basketball coach of the year. He has been an assistant principal in the Kentucky Public Schools since 1995, and is currently the assistant principal at Farnsley Middle School. He was also a co-founder of the Frenchburg Academy, a year-round school for high school dropouts. He received his graduate degree from Butler. You can email him at: email@example.com.
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I'm all for people reading and discussing rather than going ~warblewarblewarblewhaaaaaaa!~
It's time to change, people. As a fan base, we can't be sitting around spewing ignorance.
"Aime la vérité, mais pardonne à l'erreur." - François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire)
Proclaiming that the posters are ignorant and should "get informed" does little to no good. Perhaps clear posts and supporting evidence for your dissenting opinion would be a bit more productive.
Ad hominem?
Look it up.
I have plenty of clear posts to my credit. That wasn't the point of my comment and if you were informed juuust a little, you'd know how offbase your claims are.
It's ok. You saw a post under yours and got offended. Understandable, but it was not directed at you specifically.
The suggestion stands, regardless
I hate how people are like, why did we resign him..
I mean would you rather wait a few months and then see him balling on the floor, or give him away for absolutely nothing.
That said, I can only imagine this 10% number being legit right after he had surgery, like most human beings. If he played with a weak quad during those last 7 games, we would have noticed a Gordon that moves as slow as Vazques. Basketball is a physically demanding sport. Moreso at the NBA level and even more so as an elite athlete. A quad that weak is obvious to the eye while playing this sport.
I think anyone with any experience playing the sport and having gone through any type of muscle atrophy knows the 10% number is laughable at bes, no matter how you want to interpret it. Even 65% right now would be a stretch if he's been keeping that schedule for the past MONTH. Those are car accident, reconstructive surgery numbers.
He's had leg problems for a couple years now. It would not surprise me one bit if he hasn't done any leg workouts in that time. It does take about 6 months for muscle to lose significant strength.
Don't you understand it's all just part of tankinator 2: tankment day
Sometimes you do address the points, which is fine and good. However, even in your post where you do actually give your opinion, you end it with asking that we "let the grown ups talk," which reinforces this tired sense of elitism. Even if it's just part of your shtick, it comes off as immature, and it's certainly not a good way to argue with someone.
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My case has been made, and I'm not arguing. I'm not undermining the arguer rather than their argument, which would be fallacious. I'm just saying some.people.are.acring as if they.have enough facts to discuss things coherently whem they do not. That's fine. Most people lack the capacity to discuss most medical things. They just don't try to, unlike here
I'm done arguing and telling people that they need to educate themselves about the injury.
I really don't care how tedious people think I am or my ways are. There are larger issues, and this idea that repeating the same dogma over and over is superior to adjusting to reality is one of them.
"Medical staff sucks." Drivel. Changing staff, same issues. Players go elsewhere, same issues. Or, it was a covered trade demand. The PR is inaccurate, but that's why they call it PR, not journalism or reporting.
The percentages are likely qualitiative measures of his quad's stability or pain state. This is common.
The pattern of continual delay is the larger fact here and should not be lost in dicing up their words for 'clues' to anything.
Out 2 years with a sore knee
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The relevant bits:
"Since Davis' presence has the biggest effect on the team's play of those that have played this season, let's investigate this latest class of injuries. A stress reaction is like a stress fracture without a fracture (maybe); the most severe stress reactions result in a fracture. The cause of these is repetitive stress, and often follows dramatic increase in stress, such as a change in training regimen. The injury presents as acute localized pain during activity that increases even after the activity has stopped. The treatment is essentially rest, but it can be aided by a walking boot (the cool kids call this a pneumatic walker or cam walker, depending). These boots are clever little gadgets that can aid in a number of ways, starting with the redirection of forces away from the sole of the foot, aiding in healing of stress reactions. Strengthening the affected area can help prevent future injury. 8 weeks seems to a glass-half-full recovery period for typical sort of stress reaction in the ankle, with 16 weeks being the glass-half-empty counterpart. The extent and location of Davis' injury and how well the treatment takes will determine if he can beat the 8 week `typical'."
"Davis' ankle injuries started against the Thunder on Friday, November 16. Then, he had 2 other issues with it between then and Monday, all associated with intense activity. Finally, on November 20, it was disclosed that he has a stress reaction in that ankle, summarized here. It's also pointed out that he sprained that ankle in an early workout with the team. These should not be directly related as the one was a soft, connective issue injury and the other is an issue with bone.
Davis believed the issue was fine on November 19, but was held out starting the next day.
Just 5 days later, it was indicated that the time frame was one to two weeks after having been listed as day-to-day. This timeframe was upheld as of the most recent Thunder game.
It was reported that the boot was off, but the context was temporary . . . it was off at that moment. There was no intense weight being put on that ankle, just his normal weight. Davis wore the boot Saturday night at the Thunder game.
So, the no big deal was downgraded to day-to-day, and this was further downgraded to 1-2 weeks out, and one week has passed with no evidence of a return to the complete range of physical activity needed to compete in an NBA game. So far, the most pessimistic outlook based on the team's reports is about 3 weeks from the start of treatment. Typical ranges for healing this kind of injury start around 8 weeks, but this can depend on a number of factors unknown to Hornets247 at this time.
Also Jim Eichenhofer has this from Monty:
At least a week away from us even thinking about ramping up his conditioning, let alone playing
which bolsters the above. As noted in the link above, the training regimen increasing at an appropriate rate, once the patient is to a certain point, is key. This is starting to look more `typical' than the hoped for two weeks.
The other major injury this team is facing is that to Eric Gordon. Gordon joined the team while they were Los Angeles to face the Clippers.
He're what we learned there:
Monty and Eric got re-acquainted before the game
Gordon joined the team at 6:40 in the first quarter
Gordon sat on the second row behind the bench initially
Something is missing. When something does not make sense, it could be that some facts are incorrect, but it could be that some are missing, and this seems like the latter is at least partially to blame.
Consider that Monty Williams talked to Chris Paul for months (at least) after he was dealt to the Clippers when they worked together for only a season. Why is this star player with the same amount of common employment any different? Why did I have to say common employment and not "working together?"
Consider that the bench Eric Gordon did not go is where he works. That's his place of employment. Then consider that he did not sit there for nearly half a quarter. As exciting as a game is, it should not be surprising that he was excited at the end of an exciting game. What is surprising it that he didn't join his coworkers while they were working, and held himself apart. That is, it's surprising until you realize we may be missing some information. Then, that act itself becomes information.
The 4-6 week time frame for Gordon's return has been entered. If one interprets 4 weeks to be a month and 6 weeks to be one-and-a-half months, then the clock has just started ticking. But wait! Just one week ago, there was no timetable for the return? Really? It's not 1-3 weeks?
Again, there is something missing here."
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This is really a disgrace and embarrassing. He is really stealing money away from the Hornets. He's only played a handful of games without a legitimate injury. If I were Tom Benson I would seriously consider bringing him to court to get my money back or talk to the league about some kind of punishment or refund.
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TREBLINKA - OUTLINE FOR A MOVIE PLOT (suggestions, ideas, criticism welcomed)
MAIN CHARACTERS: Naomi Silver (pen name, Treblinka - journalist)
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(Two actors needed for Naomi and Wolf: 1944 Naomi is 17, Wolf is 21. 2006 Naomi is 79, Wolf 83).
LOCATIONS: Treblinka death camp, Germany - 1944; Buenos Aires, Argentina - 1948; Tehran, Iran - 2006
PLOT OUTLINE: (initial sketch)
Naomi Silver, pen name, Treblinka, is a writer-activist famous for her promotion of the conspiracy theory that the Holocaust never happened. Sent to the Treblinka death camp 1943-44 she was freed by the Allies in 1944. Naomi does not speak for 18 months after Treblinka, and when she does speak she has no recollection of the death camp. Several years later, having emigrated to Argentina in 1948, she falls in with a group of Nazi ex-patriots who are attempting to hide from Zionist Nazi hunters, and who are publishing pamphlets and writing news articles purporting that the Holocaust is a myth.
Wolf-Dieter Oting, German SS officer 1941-44 is responsible for the arrest of Naomi and her parents, physicists David and Zelda Silver - all sent to Treblinka where David and Zelda are gassed. Oting, perversely attracted to the 16-year-old Naomi, connives to be posted at Treblinka where he saves her from death and arranges for her to work as a model for his artist-mistress Gerda Lemke. Abused and terrified by this couple, Naomi withdraws further and further from reality.
After the Allied 'Victory in Europe', Eisenhower is so incensed by what he sees at the death camps that he deliberately starves to death 800,000 German POW's. (see James Bacque's 'Other Losses'). We see Oting in one of these Allied death camps, exposed to the pouring rain, ankle deep in mud, gnawing on his daily ration of half of a raw potato). He escapes with the help of Gerda Lemke and her influential friends (her father is Helmut Lemke, a jolly and prominent German industrialist responsible for the wartime production of the gas used at Treblinka). After a nerve-jarring trip overland to Lisbon, Wolf-Dieter Oting manages to
bribe the captain of a Liberian freighter and gain passage to Buenos Aires, where he is later joined by his mistress, Gerda Lemke.
In 1950, age 23, Naomi attends a gallery opening in Buenos Aires and is mystified to see a likeness of herself in several of the paintings by Lemke, dated 1943. She meets the artist and Oting, without recognizing them, and is seduced into their circle of Nazi expatriots. In 1953 Gerda Lemke is seized by Israeli Secret Police and held as 'bait' in their attempt to catch Oting. Oting, no longer interested in Lemke, flees to the Middle East with Naomi.
In 2006 we see the odd couple as favorite guests of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - Oting is 82, and Naomi is 79. Ahmadinejad is taking them on a tour of one of Iran's underground facilities for the production of portable nuclear weapons. Later, at a lavish dinner party in Tehran, Ahmadinejad introduces them to some teenage suicide bombers, and jokes about how much oil he is selling to the US.
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Bled Castle, Ljubljana Castle, Predjama Castle and Celje's Old Castle are must-sees in any visit to Slovenia. All four are among the most popular destinations in the country, and with good reason, but there are many other beautiful castles to see.Read more
Slovenian towns are decorated by luxurious urban buildings, usually converted into public buildings. Palaces are mostly in coastal towns, especially Koper. The Praetorian Palace, with its late-gothic-renaissance façade is among the finest Slovenian palaces and houses a museum. The Manzioli Palace in Izola and ...Read more
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There are many well-preserved manor houses on the outskirts of towns and in the countryside, the former residences of feudal lords without fortifications. Most date from the baroque period, and are decorated by surrounding parks or gardens. Štatenberg is one of the most beautiful in Slovenia. Betnava and ...Read more
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Architecturally, Slovenia is a very varied country, and it maintains and renovates its centuries-old heritage. In many towns, mostly medieval town centres connect to more modern buildings. The most outstanding Slovenian architect of the 20th century was Jože Plečnik, who worked in Ljubljana. In villages and the ...Read more
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Open-air museums allow you to learn about the architectural specialities of the countryside. The largest museum of this kind is in Rogatec, which shows the typical architecture of eastern Slovenia. The open-air museums at Pleterje Carthusian monastery and near Semič are also renowned. The Soča region is a real ...Read more


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1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers wrought stainless steel fittings for pressure piping applications.
1.2 Several grades of austenitic stainless steel alloys are included in this specification Grades are designated with a prefix, WP or CR, based on the applicable ANSI or MSS dimensional and rating standards, respectively.
1.3 For each of the WP stainless grades, several classes of fittings are covered, to indicate whether seamless or welded construction was utilized. Class designations are also utilized to indicate the nondestructive test method and extent of nondestructive examination (NDE). Table 1 is a general summary of the fitting classes applicable to all WP grades of stainless steel covered by this specification. There are no classes for the CR grades. Specific requirements are covered elsewhere.
1.4 This specification is expressed in both inch-pound units and in SI units. However, unless the order specifies the applicable "M" specification designation (SI units), the material shall be furnished to inch-pound units.
1.5 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. Within the text, the SI units are shown in brackets. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in nonconformance with the specification.
1.6 This specification does not apply to cast steel fittings. Austenitic stainless steel castings are covered in Specifications A351/A351M, A743/A743M, and A744/A744M.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
AWS Standards:A5.11 Specification for Nickel and Nickel-Alloy Welding Electrodes for Shielded Metal Arc Welding A5.14 Specification for Nickel and Nickel-Alloy Bare Welding Rods and Electrodes A5.4 Specification for Corrosion-Resisting Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Steel Covered Welding Electrodes A5.9 Specification for Corrosion-Resisting Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Steel Welding Rods and Bare Electrodes
ASNT:SNT-TC-1A (1984) Recommended Practice for Nondestructive Testing Personnel Qualification and Certification
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A351/A351M Specification for Castings, Austenitic, for Pressure-Containing Parts
A743/A743M Specification for Castings, Iron-Chromium, Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Corrosion Resistant, for General Application
A744/A744M Specification for Castings, Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Corrosion Resistant, for Severe Service
A751 Test Methods, Practices, and Terminology for Chemical Analysis of Steel Products
A960/A960M Specification for Common Requirements for Wrought Steel Piping Fittings
E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
E165 Practice for Liquid Penetrant Examination for General Industry
ASME Standards:ASMEB16.11 Forged Steel Fittings, Socket-Welding and Threaded ASMEB16.9 Factory-Made Wrought Steel Butt-Welding Fittings
MSS Standards:MSSSP-25 Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings, Flanges, and Unions MSSSP-43 Standard Practice for Light Weight Stainless Steel Butt-Welding Fittings MSSSP-79 Socket-Welding Reducer Inserts MSSSP-83 Steel Pipe Unions, Socket-Welding and Threaded MSSSP-95 Swage(d) Nipples and Bull Plugs MSSSP-97 Integrally Reinforced Forged Branch Outlet Fittings--Socket Welding, Threaded and Buttwelding Ends
ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code:SectionIX SectionVIIIDivisionI
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Body Story is an educational science series focused on the human body and the biological processes it undergoes during distinct life events. The series has been praised equally for its educational content, impressive visual graphics, and engaging human stories. Produced by Wall To Wall for the Discovery Channel, episodes 1-3 were released in 1998 and episodes 4-7 were released in 2001. - Youtube User: Flixwest
Lesson plan is based on a discover video. "Program Description: It hurts to get stung by a wasp, but itâs dangerous if you happen to be allergic to them. Learn why a sting may be just a pain to one person but cause an extreme histaminic responseâand even deathâin another." - Discover Education.
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Describes the current state of the Southern Sea Otter and efforts to explain declining population levels. The answer to the problem lies in the interplay of multiple factors giving students a real world conservation problem.
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Covers new work with DNA looking at control of DNA expression and the inheritance of acquired characteristics. It also addresses the bigger issue of how scientific theories change as new knowledge is acquired.
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As far as I can tell, the most recent stable versions of LibXML/LibXSLT/LibEXSLT do NOT support xPath 2.0 / XSLT 2.0 transformations. The only support for XSLT 2.0 that I've found is in Java's SAXON processor (http://saxon.sourceforge.net/).
Using SAXON or AltovaXML by using their JAVA bindings could prove to be a difficult task to do, and .NET seems to be buggy (at least for me). However, I've made a class that uses SAXON or AltovaXML from the command line. AltovaXML could also be used with COM, provided it's registered as a COM component.
You can download my wrapper from:
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The Durham Region public health department was reluctant to talk about the sexual behaviour at the end of Courtice Road, because the police are investigating the issue.
Glendene Collins, manager of community and resource development at the health department, referred This Week to several best practices documents the public health units use when trying to reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
The sexualityandu.ca document, although aimed at helping female patients avoid STIs, defines unsafe sex as never using condoms with one or more casual partners, or five or more unprotected acts in the past three months. Clinicians are told to primarily focus on encouraging existing positive behaviours and preventing a shift from safe to unsafe sex, and discuss strategies for responding to a partner who will not use a condom.
CLARINGTON -- Complaints about a Courtice waterfront trail where men meet for anonymous sex are reduced -- although it's unclear whether the spot has become less popular or whether regular police patrols are making the interactions more discreet.
"We get calls for suspicious cars. People parking down there late at night -- 1 or 2 in the morning -- they're obviously not there to walk their dogs," said Inspector Rolf Kluem.
Insp. Kluem was quick to stress that the sexual preference of the people using the space at the south end of Courtice Road is not of any interest to police. If the sexual activity is discreet, police check to make sure all participants are willing and might suggest the activity be moved to another location.
It is an offence to engage in sexual conduct within a public place with an "intent or wanton indifference" to offend someone else. Issues arise if someone there for a walk witnesses an indecent act or sexual exposure or is approached by an individual looking for a sexual partner.
"It's the cross-over of uses. Some people are down there and think it's their area. Other people use it for a separate use. We sort of mediate that," said Insp. Kluem.
The gravel parking lot, next to the shoreline and trail, is what's called a cruising area, said the inspector, where men meet and engage in anonymous sexual activity.
"People who would use cruising areas are very, very deep in the closet," said Antoine Elhashem, vice president of Pride Durham. "They could be married, they could be not 'out' at all."
The Courtice area is identified on social media sites that highlight gay cruising spots. Reviews date back to 2006, and vary from warnings about "breeders and their offspring" using the space as a park, to recommended times to meet "older horny guys".
"This is a great place in the morning or after work for hookups. I never leave disappointed," said the most recent review from March 2012.
Mr. Elhashem said the people who use cruising spots may feel unaccepted by society or their families and so feel they can't come out. They try to hide their feelings and behave as if heterosexual, even getting married and having children.
"That's not doable. You can't bury it. Your feelings will explode out of you," said Mr. Elhashem.
He said, in women, that often manifests in divorce and coming out later in life, and in men the pressure is sometimes relieved in cruising spots such as the one in Courtice.
Mr. Elhashem said cruising is not really part of the gay community.
"The gay people are out. They go to gay clubs and bars and bookstores and they go to Pride. We don't even know who (the men using cruising sites) are. They're not part of the gay community."
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The first time I met Daniel Oropeza, he was exhibiting his work at a garden show at South Coast Plaza.
The atrium was thronged with people, but most stopped cold at his sculptures. The dragon in particular was impossible to ignore. People posed for photos.
Today, his magical dragon is for sale in Santa Fe, N.M., exhibited outside a gallery on a busy intersection where people continue to stop and take pictures.
His work is that unusual. Oropeza blends steel, copper and glass in ways you've never seen before.
Everything he creates is a product of his own mistakes.
"Everybody told me I did everything wrong. I went from one mistake to the next – and all my mistakes were art."
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If his Costa Mesa studio were cologne, it would smell of man space embellished by top notes of cluttered garage. It's a place where materials are melted, not a place to look for objects of beauty. And then you look closer and realize he has joined them together.
There's a framed sculpture, a Day of the Dead, which looks dull until he lifts it so the light shines through the glass. There are pieces of glass and copper in a random pile. Oropeza, 57, explains he's experimenting with his version of a stained-glass window.
Then you see the horse.
It's a mélange of textures, colors and shapes that is unmistakably the head of a proud stallion with a wild mane, although Oropeza isn't sure if it's a horse for sea or land.
"It has an organic elegance," he says, explaining how the head is powerful and oceanic at once.
He will show it off Wednesday at Kéan Coffee in Newport Beach and Thursday at La Bottega Dell Acquaforte Gallery during the Laguna Beach Art Walk. Then he'll pack it up for a Santa Fe gallery.
His major pieces sell for five figures, and his work has been appraised at $1,000 per inch. The income isn't reliable, so he remains a hairdresser in the morning and artist in the afternoon.
Oropeza started in 1987, when he and his ex-wife began sharing custody of their daughter. He adjusted his work hours to his daughter's school hours. After school he began messing around with painting and woodworking.
One thing led to another. He became interested in welding, but didn't really know how. He ended up fashioning steel beads.
"I thought I had gone too far, but then I heard a voice telling me that I had not gone far enough."
He began to stack one steel drop upon the other until they became a structure. His dragon wears a robe composed of steel beads. Oropeza spent one year and three months making it.
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The LED rundownMarch 22, 2013 2:16 pm | by M. Simon, Technical Contributor | Articles | Comments
The life of a light-emitting diode (LED) isn't as simple as some advertisers may lead you to believe. Manufacturers offer numbers like 100,000 hours as the expected lifetime of high-powered LEDs, but those numbers reflect calculations done using optimum conditions and specification points.
Soldering and other toolsMarch 22, 2013 9:17 am | by M. Simon, Technical Contributor | Blogs | Comments
I don't have a lot to say today. I'm busy on the bench building things. But I have come across a few good tools and soldering helpers, so I thought I'd provide a few links. Harbor Freight has a couple of good items. Yes. I know it is easy to buy junk there, which is why I thought I'd mention these two items.
Green energy piratesMarch 15, 2013 9:26 am | by M. Simon, Technical Contributor | Blogs | Comments
I got an e-mail from a friend recently railing against what he called (loosely translated by me) "Green Energy Pirates". Let me quote one sentence from his e-mail. "There is a whole slew of companies that move from subsidy to subsidy globally and then abandon 'green projects' when the subsidies dry up."
Array fracking extracts oil safely and effectivelyMarch 8, 2013 12:27 pm | by M. Simon, Technical Contributor | Blogs | Comments
It looks like we may have more available oil than we thought, thanks to a new procedure called array fracking. What does that mean? It means that the oil boys are drilling the oil holes closer together. And since fracking is about horizontal drilling, that means the wells are parallel to each other.
A bug in the drone warsMarch 7, 2013 12:52 pm | by M. Simon, Technical Contributor | Blogs | Comments
A new element is being added to the drone wars: Micro Drones. You can watch a five-minute video by the Air Force that looks at the development of M.A.V - Micro Killer Drones. Done in the usual dominating voice that the people promoting superior military technology seem to like for their videos.
A drag on windpowerMarch 1, 2013 5:02 pm | by M. Simon, Technical Contributor | Blogs | Comments
ECN recently published an article from Eurekalert! on the limits of large scale wind power. I thought it might be a good idea to go to the source to find out if the posted article reflected the actual paper. The first thing I found without any effort at all (it was in the abstract) is that the Eureka people got the previous maximum-estimated wind source number wrong.
Software patents are evilFebruary 28, 2013 10:08 am | by M. Simon, Technical Contributor | Blogs | Comments
I was planning to write about software patent trolls and was entering "software patents" in my search engine when it offered the suggestion "are evil" to complete the phrase. I'll buy that. So to encourage more traffic here, that is the title of this post. Yes. I have been blogging for quite some time.
Hydrogen fuel cells get a liftFebruary 27, 2013 9:16 am | by M. Simon, Technical Contributor | Blogs | Comments
I was reading one of the logistics magazines I regularly get and found out something amazing. By about 2020, roughly 80 percent of the lift trucks in America will be powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The fuel cell advantage is constant voltage output and longer continuous run time.
Finding a needle in the solutionFebruary 19, 2013 9:01 am | by M. Simon, Technical Contributor | Blogs | Comments
Back in 1968 when I was just starting out as a very junior engineer, I worked for Chromatronix designing sensors for and building High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) equipment. In those days, "High Pressure" was 500 psi going up to 1,000 psi with research on 3,000 psi equipment well underway.
Is the atmosphere a giant steam engine?February 7, 2013 11:40 am | by M. Simon, Technical Contributor | Blogs | Comments
As a former Naval Nuke, I was intrigued by a recent paper on climate. It looks at atmospheric circulation in terms of water vapor condensation. A steam engine if you will. The paper claims that winds are driven by the condensation of water vapor, and the resultant variations in local atmospheric pressure that the condensation causes.
Not so very coolJanuary 31, 2013 10:31 am | by M. Simon, Technical Contributor | Blogs | Comments
A recent press release at ECN, NTU research embraces laser and sparks cool affair, prompted me to go looking for the source of the report, which was an article in Nature Magazine. The article explains a lot of things. One of those things is that the cooler is not the panacea described in the press release.
Speaking of speakersJanuary 25, 2013 9:14 am | by M. Simon, Technical Contributor | Blogs | Comments
The Consumer Electronic Show (CES) has been in the news at ECN, but boy was I surprised when my home town paper featured a CES story on its front page this past week. The story was mainly about Prescient Audio, a local company that has designed a new type of bass driver that will reduce the volume such drivers take up in cars.
U.S. energy usage and Jevons' paradoxJanuary 18, 2013 11:21 am | by M. Simon, Technical Contributor | Blogs | Comments
ECN recently published a piece slamming Texas for passing a law that "allows Texans to make and sell the old-fashioned inefficient kind of bulbs". The author further states that the goal of the national law Texas is opposing "was to lower U. S. energy usage." It will do no such thing. It will increase electrical usage. We have known this since Economist William Jevons discovered the principle in 1865.
Are we running out of wind?January 15, 2013 8:53 am | by M. Simon, Technical Contributor | Blogs | Comments
The first mate gave me a heads-up about about the state of wind energy locally. Gamesa USA is pulling out of a proposed wind farm development in Ogle County, Illinois. saukvalley.com reports....
Delving into superconductorsJanuary 14, 2013 8:29 am | by M. Simon, Technical Contributor | Blogs | Comments
Ever since Polywell Fusion caught my attention, superconducting magnets have been a large side interest of mine. I keep track of papers published in the field through IOP Science - Superconductor Science and Technology. They post a list of papers every month which are freely available for personal use for the first month after publication.
What is wrong with programming?January 2, 2013 8:32 am | by M. Simon, Technical Contributor | Blogs | Comments
Poul-Henning Kamp, "one of the primary developers of the FreeBSD operating system", has written a long screed about the current state of programming. He discusses Eric Raymond's The Cathedral and the Bazaar (Eric chimes in with a comment) and has this critique of the Bazaar....
Designing just for funDecember 20, 2012 3:58 pm | by M. Simon, Technical Contributor | Blogs | Comments
I'm in the process of designing and building a 10 MHz time/frequency receiver to pick up the WWV signal and to see if I can accurately reproduce the signal frequency for general lab calibration purposes. Yes, there are better ways to get accurate frequency calibration.
Exploring the potential of watch crystalsDecember 14, 2012 9:14 am | by M. Simon, Technical Contributor | Blogs | Comments
Watch crystals are amazing devices. Typical 32KHz clock crystals are very stable in frequency if you can keep them close to their turnover temperature. If you can hold the crystal to within 1 degC of the turnover temperature, it is +/-.04 ppm from the frequency at turnover.
UN looks for an Internet "fix"December 6, 2012 3:45 pm | by M. Simon | Blogs | Comments
Quite a few of the member states (colloquially known as "Dictators 'R Us") of the UN want to change the rules of the game. The Internet Game. They want to be able to shut down Internet traffic at will. And they want to do it legally. Whatever that means in the context of nations. Anyway, here is what they ( the miscreants) are proposing.
"Sustainability" is inherently unsustainableNovember 29, 2012 9:50 am | by M. Simon | Blogs | Comments
I recently came across a site (no link will be provided for reasons that will be obvious shortly) that proposed that engineers design products for sustainability (how long is that?). They also propose going one better for really advanced products. Those would be products that pose no risk to society.
Long lines on a PCBNovember 28, 2012 12:17 pm | by M. Simon | Blogs | Comments
On a list I belong to (which prefers to remain anonymous), there has been a long discussion on how to terminate lines on a PCB that uses parts with fast rise times. Of course, circumstances vary and it depends on the rise time, but for rise times on the order of one nanosecond (TTL, AHC, LVC, etc), a resistor from 22 to 50 ohms in series with the source seems to work well.
Giving thanksNovember 21, 2012 9:12 am | by M. Simon | Blogs | Comments
M. Simon, freelance writer extraordinaire, shares some of the things he's thankful for this holiday. "A few of the things I'm thankful for this holiday. In quasi random order": Atoms, electrons, protons, neutrons, Isaac Newton, Michael Faraday, Thomas Edison and his assistant Nikola Tesla....
The future of nanotechnology is nowNovember 16, 2012 8:57 am | by M. Simon | Blogs | Comments
I count several popular science fiction writers as friends. I share a political/whimsey blog with one of them, Sarah Hoyt. I was visiting Sarah's personal blog, and the question of the future of nanotechnology — given the upcoming fiscal cliff — came up in the comments. Sarah was of the opinion that the technology would be delayed indefinitely.
It's about time: Timing and frequency issues in engineeringNovember 13, 2012 9:30 am | by M. Simon | Blogs | Comments
Time and timing have been long term interests of mine. Especially so since I got my start measuring tenths of a nanosecond in 1967. I was looking around the www for information on time and frequency and came across a group of amateurs interested in time standards. One of the favorites of these amateurs is buying surplus rubidium clocks on ebay and bringing them to life.
Companies I enjoy doing business withNovember 9, 2012 9:20 am | by M. Simon | Blogs | Comments
My very old Ungar 8800 soldering stand had a cracked ceramic iron holder from decades of use/misuse. So I went looking for Ungar on the www. They are no longer with us. But I found that they are now owned by Weller....


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Below are a number of useful videos, case studies, and other resources for students covering a range of academic integrity issues.
Samford University's definition of cheating, and information on the consequences of doing so.
A publication by McGill University that explores academically dishonest scenarios in an engaging way.
Another resource from McGill University that examines behaviors many students wouldn't necessarily see as academically dishonest.
Professor Bill Taylor addresses students specifically, setting standards for both his students and himself.
Students at the University of Windsor discuss why they cheated and what the effects have been.
A resource from Ryerson University that discusses common misconceptions about cheating.
A resource from Saint Leo University that explores student and faculty perspectives on plagiarism.
The Mann Center maintains a continuously updated, online collection of resources, including teaching materials, scholarly journals, books and other useful information on ethics and ethical leadership. Located on the website of the University Library, this collection includes books and other useful resources on academic integrity.
The Samford Communication Resource Center provides personal assistance to students who need help with citation, as well as other services designed to help students excel honestly in the classroom.
An interactive resource provided by the University of Texas that helps students understand plagiarism.
A series of animated videos designed to help students recognize academic dishonesty and avoid it.


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George Lister MD
Jean McLean Wallace Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Departments & Organizations
Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and Physiology
Office of Student ResearchCellular & Molecular PhysiologyPediatrics: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- B.A., Brown University, Providence, RI, 1969
- M.D., Yale University, 1973
Selected Publications
- Lister G: American Pediatric Society 2009 Presidential Address-The Complexity of Pediatric Education in the 21st Century: What Can We Do? Pediatr Res 2011; 69:567-572.
- Lister G: Mentorship: lessons I wish I learned the first time. Curr Opin Pediatr. 16(5):579-84, 2004.
- Ramanathan R, Corwin MJ, Hunt CE, Lister G, and CHIME: Cardiorespiratory events recorded on home monitors: comparison of healthy infants with those at increased risk for SIDS. JAMA 285:2199-2207, 2001.


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Khayat shares insights, motivation in memoir
Why did Robert Khayat make the choices and decisions he did when he served as chancellor of the University of Mississippi from 1995 to 2009? Editor Don Whitten takes a look at Khayat's memoir, "The Education of a Lifetime," that's out this week and shows how Khayat's upbringing helped shape him into the person who led his alma mater to unprecedented heights and accomplishments. (September 9, 2013, Page 4A)


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No. 11 Men's Lacrosse Wins Low Scoring Contest; Improve to 5-1 On The Season
March 15, 2014
MISENHEIMER, NC – In a low scoring contest, the No. 11 Pfeiffer men's lacrosse team (5-1) defeated visiting Lake Erie (0-3) by a final score of 6-4 at NE Lefko Field on a warm and sunny Saturday afternoon. Each team recorded their lowest scoring total of the season, but the Falcons came out victorious thanks to 12 saves from Hayden Kirk and a strong defensive showing.
The Falcons only scored multiple goals in the fourth quarter, while Lake Erie was shut out in the first period. Pfeiffer took a 1-0 lead with 10 seconds left to play in the opening quarter when Elliot Gilbert made a great one-on-one move and beat the goalie.
Robert Hope gave Pfeiffer a 2-0 lead just 1:45 into the second period, but the Storm would answer. Macgregor Johnston and Robert Pelkey scored in succession to tie the game at 2 with 8:50 to play in the half. Defense ruled the rest of the half as neither team was able to convert.
Each team scored once in the third period; Pfeiffer's coming from Matthew Michaeli and Lake Erie's off the stick of Austin Bishop, to set up the crucial fourth period.
Pfeiffer was able to take advantage of two Lake Erie penalties and converted with the man advantage at the 8:05 mark to take a 4-3 lead. Tucker Hammock found an open James Shepherd in front of the goal to give Pfeiffer a lead they wouldn't relinquish. Hope put Pfeiffer up two at the 5:29 mark with his second score of the game, but the Storm answered 34 seconds later to cut the advantage to one.
Steven Tilmon's unassisted strike with 2:03 to play secured the victory for Pfeiffer who improves to 3-0 at home this season.
For the game, Pfeiffer held a slight 31-30 lead in shots and a 30-24 advantage in ground balls. Khalid Stukes won 8-of-14 face-offs on the afternoon and was credited with four ground balls. Tilmon paced the Falcons with five ground balls on the day, while David Lehman forced three turnovers.
Johnston accounted for two goals for the Storm and goalie Nicholas Simonetti fell to 0-2 on the season as he allowed six goals and made 11 saves.
Pfeiffer returns to action on Saturday afternoon when they host Seton Hill at 1 p.m.


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Hombre (Paperback)
John Russell was raised as an Apache, and even served as a member of the tribal police. Now the time has come for him to leave the San Carlos reservation far behind and live again as a white man. The stagecoach passengers he's traveling with want nothing to do with this man they call "Hombre," forcing him to ride in the boot with the driver. But they change their tune when outlaws ride down on them. Suddenly they all must rely on Russell's guns and his ability to survive in the desert. They shunned John Russell, and now they must follow him . . . or die.
About the Author
Elmore Leonard has written more than forty books during his highly successful writing career, including the bestsellers Road Dogs, Up in Honey's Room, The Hot Kid, Mr. Paradise, Tishomingo Blues, and the critically acclaimed collection of short stories When the Women Come Out to Dance. Many of his books have been made into movies, including Get Shorty, Out of Sight, and Be Cool. Justified, the hit series from FX, is based on Leonard's character Raylan Givens, who appears in Riding the Rap, Pronto, the short story "Fire in the Hole," and Raylan. Leonard is the recipient of the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN USA, and the Grand Master Award of the Mystery Writers of America. He lives in Bloomfield Village, Michigan.
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