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Phones 4u goes into administration as final operator EE pulls out14 September 2014
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California Attorney General Kamala Harris held a conference call today to explain her decision to leave national settlement talks with lenders over potentially illegal mortgage and foreclosure practices.
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My post on the implication for the Orthodox Church of Novak's understanding of capitalism (for the original post, click here) has inspired an interesting, if not always edifying, conversation over at the American Orthodox Institute Blog where I cross posted the piece (for the post and comments, click here).
As I mentioned on the AOI blog, my interest in Novak's work is not a technical interest (I am not primarily interested in how his understanding compares with who other scholars view capitalism) but on the anthropological vision that he says contributes to the extraordinary success in capitalism (or a free market approach to the economy) is raising the standard of living for the vast majority of people on the planet.
This all came to mind when I read Matt Cavendon's post ("Sowell and Benedict XVI on Economics and Culture") on the Acton Institute's blog, Powerblog. Cavendon makes, I think, a point similar to my own, when he argues that both Pope Benedict XVI and the economist Thomas Sowell challenge us to look at the human meaning of cultural and economic structures. For both men, development (whether economic for Sowell or more vocation for Benedict) is not divorced from culture because human beings are foundationally social beings. Our success and failure is not simply private but more often then not shared. And so, Cavendon observes, "cultures that insist on rigid boundaries between certain types of people will not be able to enjoy the fruits of everyone's creativity and productivity. " He uses, as an example, the
Afrikaners (people of Dutch descent in South Africa) under apartheid, . . . , believed that it was unacceptable for native Africans to hold many jobs. Instead of letting Africans develop the gifts that God gave them and sharing with them in prosperity, the Afrikaners chose segregation. South Africa was poor under apartheid: neither Afrikaners nor native Africans advanced economically.
Likewise, I think, in the Church. If we do not allow people to develop the gifts–spiritual, intellectual, or cultural–that God has given them, then the whole Church suffers a a real impoverishment in not only from the immediate lost of these undeveloped gifts but also a more long term loss.
This more long term loss is akin to JFK's phrase a rising tide lifts all boats. In foster the development of your gifts (and again, economic, intellectual, cultural or spiritual) I enrich both you and the whole community of the Church of which you are a member. This greater wealth brings with it not only more opportunities for you but for me as well and so by not fostering your gifts I impoverish us both.
Following Benedict's analysis Cavedon next turns to critical and appreciative analysis of American culture. As with any culture
there are some aspects of American culture that honor the common good and that promote real development. Our tradition of liberty in the context of morality honors the dignity of the human person. Our beliefs in free action unrestricted by the government give people the free choice that makes virtue possible. Our distaste for unjust privilege and belief in the equality of all people make social mobility a deeply-entrenched value.
At the same time, we are not always our best selves as Americans. And so together with our great strengths we must also frankly acknowledge that
America also has a history of exclusion. African Americans were held in slavery for hundreds of years here, and only recently did they gain full legal rights protected by the government. At various points, Mexicans, Chinese, Jews, and other immigrant groups have been treated brutally by Americans unwilling to open society to people with new gifts to offer. Secularism also poses a grave threat to authentic development: without values and morals guiding people's free choices, liberty becomes license and freedom can become an excuse for depravity.
Rightly Cavedon turns not only to the Church as the basis of his critic of American culture, but also (if only implicitly in this post) to contemporary thought (in this case Sowell's writing in economics). In doing this I think that he has not only offered useful insights in the intersection of economics and the Gospel, but also offered a model of engaging the contemporary world that is applicable for the Orthodox Church's witness.
While certainly central to our engagement is the truthfulness of what we say to the world. But the truthfulness of our words are, I think, undermined if we are not willing to first look at ourselves. I spent two days last week at a meeting of Orthodox Christian urban parishes. While some of these parishes are doing well, people love each other, the Gospel is being preached both by word and through an active life of philanthropic engagement, other of these parishes are slowly (or not so slowly) dying. Taking a hint from Cavendon I can't help but wonder if the difference between the experience of the two types of parishes is found precisely in the strengths and weaknesses he outlines as part of American culture.
This isn't to set some parishes up as heroes and others villains. It is rather meant to suggest that what might make the difference between a living parish and a dying one isn't to be found in the particular parishes ability to see itself and those outside the community as gifts from God?
Well, as always, your comments, criticisms and questions are not only welcome but actively sought.
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Lenovo continues its trend in making affordable and very capable systems with the IdeaPad Y410p. The system offers a bit more portability for those that still want high performance for demanding work or even PC gaming. It also offers flexibility that many other systems lack with its Ultrabay which can swap out the optical drive for additional graphics or storage.
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At some point the Kentucky cheerleading team is going to finish somewhere other than first. But that day is not today, nor does it looks it's coming anytime soon.
For the third straight year and the 14th time in the last years 16 years, the Kentucky cheerleading team has won the Universal Cheerleading Association national championship. UK captured its unprecedented 18th crown Sunday night at the 2010 College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championships at the Walt Disney Resort in Orlando, Fla.
The national championship, the most in Division IA, raised an already unmatched bar of dominance even higher. The Cats won with a score of 96.517, defeating second-place Alabama (89.517) and third-place Central Florida (88.517), both of which were led by coaches with UK ties.
"Each one we win is just as special as the first one," UK cheerleading head coach Jomo Thompson said via cell phone Sunday night from Orlando. "It is great to see the kids work so hard and accomplish a goal. We did what we set out to do: win another national title."
But will winning it all ever get old? Apparently not for the eighth-year head coach, who has captured six national titles as coach of Kentucky.
"No, it never gets old," said Thompson, who also captured 12 championships in all (three as a member, three as an assistant and six as head coach). "I enjoy winning. I'm a very competitive person. I want to collect as many rings as we can get, and so does everyone else in this program. That's something that we strive for every year is to bring another one home. If we get second or third, we're not satisfied with that. We want first place."
Complacency is often what tears down even the best of the best dynasties. When you win it so much, what's the motivation the next year?
That's the year-end struggle Thompson and his squad must battle each and every year. Yet, amazingly, it's never knocked them off their pedestal of dominance.
"It's important to keep the kids motivated because you don't want to ever get complacent," Thompson said. "What we do is we try to top the year before. We try not to worry about the competition. We just try to do better than the year before. Our goal next year is to do better than the year before."
It's a matter of beating the tradition, not the competition - toppling some of the all-time great UK teams.
"You're standing on the shoulders of the people before you," Thompson said. "When you're done with the program, that's your time. That's when people look back towards you. You helped create that lineage and that legacy, so try to keep those people before you proud. And when it's their turn to step away and have someone to step in their shoes, they'll experience that same pride and joy seeing the University of Kentucky carry on."
Thompson said they achieved near-perfect routines last year and in 1997. The decorated head coach said he'll have to go back and review this year's tape before comparing it to some of the best UK teams, but he sounded fairly certain Sunday night that this routine might have topped them all.
"We really upped the level of difficulty with pyramids, tumbling, creativity wise and I think the kids just did an awesome job of bringing it together," Thompson said.
What might have made 2010 even more special is that unforeseen adversity the Cats had to overcome. Three key members of the team came down with what Thompson described as a "stomach bug" over the weekend, but thanks to the help of trainer Meghan Newlin, all three were able to take part in the national championship routine.
The Cats' first title came in 1985 and they won eight straight from 1995 to 2002. UK lost out on first place in 2003 and 2007, but it still remains the only squad to win three, four, five, six, seven and eight national championships in a row.
And what makes every championship so special is what goes on behind the scenes to get there. While most of Big Blue Nation only sees the award-winning Cats when they're on the sidelines of UK's athletic events, there is tireless recruiting, long hours of practice and unmatched routines that must all come together for an unbeatable recipe of success.
"It starts with recruitment," Thompson said. "You look for people that are talented and have that competitive drive. They have to be able to come here and compete because we function in a pressure cooker. All of the kids come in being the best of the best from where they're from when they get to this program. Now they have to work even harder here to stand out. I think that helps to elevate our level of competitiveness and things that we're able to execute."
It might not be their first title and it almost certainly won't be their last, but winning the national championship will never get old.
"It's still sweet," Thompson said. "It doesn't matter how many times you win. When you win again, it's just as good as the first time."
The UK dance team, under the new direction of first-year head coach Dawn Duncan Walters, finished fifth at the national championships in the pom category, two spots higher than last year's finish in the jazz category.
Winning never gets old: Cheerleading team captures 18th national title
At some point the Kentucky cheerleading team is going to finish somewhere other than first. But that day is not today, nor does it looks it's coming anytime soon.
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Way to go, UK cheerleaders!
I really agree with this
"Each one we win is just as special as the first one," UK cheerleading head coach Jomo Thompson said via cell phone Sunday night from Orlando. "It is great to see the kids work so hard and accomplish a goal. We did what we set out to do: win another national title."


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An overwhelming demand for the $1,300 Razer Edge Pro Windows 8 gaming tablet has forced the company to shut down preorders for the device. Razer CEO Min-liang Tang broke the news over the company's Facebook page this week.
"We've had to stop taking pre-orders for the Razer Edge Pro as the preorders have gone beyond our foreseeable manufacturing capacity (i.e. all stock is sold out for the months to come)," he said. "We're doing all we can to get manufacturing lines up and running so please bear with us. We're doing everything we can to get more units out in the coming months. We appreciate the patience."
The $1,000 base Razer Edge model is still available to preorder, though stock is "very limited," according to Tan. Preorders for both Razer Edge models opened on March 1.
The base version runs on Windows 8 and includes a 10.1-inch touch screen, an Intel Core i5 chip, an Nvidia GT 640M GPU, 4GB of RAM, and a 64GB solid state drive. The Pro model features a faster Core i7 chip, 8GB of RAM, and either 128GB or 256GB SSD.
Various peripherals for the Razer Edge will also be available upon launch later this year. Most relevant to gamers is the Gamepad controller, which is now an optional feature for the device. This add-on (pictured above) features two controllers with backlit action buttons and analog sticks. This peripheral will retail for $250.
Other peripherals available for the Razer Edge are a keyboard dock ($200), a docking station ($100), an extended battery pack ($50), and a 65-watt power adapter ($50).


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1971 Ford Falcon - Thumper From Down Under
This Four-Door Falcon is Australian for Fast
We know that Ford is number one Down Under. That's why we were glad to hear from Kyron Wright of Alice Springs, Australia. He is the proud owner of this Australian-issue '71 Ford Falcon XY GT. Kyron was originally after the two-door version of the XA GT, made famous in the movie Mad Max, but when this four-door turned up right near his home, the possibilities were too good to ignore. Kyron bought the car and began down the long road to restoration.
The path was fraught with the usual difficulties plus a few unusual ones. Consider the freshly rebuilt 351 Cleveland 4V engine. It had been reinstalled into the Falcon GT while the car was left at a shop. During that time, water somehow found its way down the carburetor throat-the result was a hydraulically locked engine. The ensuing squashed bearing and bent connecting rod were replaced with fresh parts. For another bad break, somehow the engine stand let go and the 351 ended up on the floor. Luckily, the only damage was a dented oil pan and some bent pulleys.
Despite these out-of-the-ordinary setbacks, work proceeded on Kyron's cool Falcon. The process of the restoration took the better part of four years. It was unusual that the entire roof would need replacement, but it was the only way to repair the damage left by a homemade sunroof. Alice Springs Crash Repair helped in getting the body panels squared away. Although the car had little rust owing to the dry conditions in central Australia, there was a significant amount of bodywork that would require attention. Once the car was nice and straight, a new coat of Yellow Ochre, which is the original color, was applied.
Kyron says he has a lot of people to thank for staying with him during the course of his fantastic Ford adventure. They include his buddy Cliff Glover, Bob Tanner at Alice Crash Repair, Adelaide Custom Engines, GT Performance of Melbourne, and Chris Milton Engine Development. Most of all, Kyron wants to thank his wife for her patience during the long pull toward the Falcon's completion. As for us, we're impressed with the way our Australian friends carry the Ford hobby forward.


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An irate inmate at the County Jail downtown tore a metal telephone wire out of the wall in a holding tank and slashed three Sheriff's deputies with it Friday night, injuring all three.
John Lee Hall, 30, of the 2900 block of Coronado Avenue in San Diego, will face three counts of assault with a deadly weapon for the attack on the three deputies, who were attempting to subdue him after he had torn another telephone off the wall in the jail cell for newly arrested inmates, according to Sgt. Steve Maxin of the Sheriff's Department.
Hall had been brought to the jail by San Diego police officers on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, authorities said.
Injured in the 10:05 p.m. fracas were Sheriff's Deputies Joseph Mendoza, who required 15 stitches in his right arm and hand; Ramon Homan, who received six stitches in the small finger of his right hand; and Robert Pe, who suffered scratches. All three were treated at UC San Diego Medical Center.


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Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies
Spring 2015 - Call for User Proposals
The Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) is a Department of Energy, Basic Energy Sciences Nanoscale Science Research Center jointly operated by Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories. CINT's objective is to foster scientific discovery enabling the integration of nanoscience concepts and structures into the micro and macro worlds. As a National user facility, CINT provides access to its staff and capabilities for nanoscale science research at no fee to approved users for non-proprietary research. Proprietary research may be conducted under a full-cost recovery agreement. Please see the new proposal template for this call.
Who can be a CINT User – Individuals and teams from industry, academia, and government institutions are invited to submit proposals to conduct research at CINT. Foreign National users can work at CINT if their visit is planned with sufficient lead-time.
What is available – A user proposal is a concise statement of research that requires access to the technical expertise or capabilities at the CINT Core and/or Gateway Facilities. Prospective users should visit the CINT website to learn about the technical staff, capabilities, and science thrusts prior to preparing a user proposal. Collaborations with CINT scientists are welcome but are not required to access the capabilities. CINT cannot provide financial support to users.
**NEW for 2015** Proposal Template - CINT user proposals are evaluated by external reviewers based on six specific proposal elements. Proposals lacking any of that information will be at a competitive disadvantage for access to CINT. In order to ensure that your proposal contains all the expected information, we have provided the following template. We now require prospective users to download the template, enter the text/figures, and then upload a pdf version of your completed 2-page proposal.
All CINT User proposals are expected to explicitly contain the following six elements within the 2-page limit:
- What is(are) the main scientific question(s) being addressed in this user project including the connection to nanoscience? (suggested length – 200 words)
- Briefly describe the state of research in this area and how your work is advancing the field. (Suggested length – 150 word
- What is(are) the expected impact(s) of this user project? (Suggested length – 150 words)
- What specific work will be performed at the user's institution in preparation for, or in support of, the proposed CINT work? (sample preparation, complementary characterization, calculations)
- What specific tasks will be performed by the user(s) in conjunction with CINT? For each task, include task duration, expected task outcome, requested instrument(s) and CINT staff engagement. (This should be the longest and most detailed section.) Key References
How to apply –Access to the technical expertise and/or capabilities at the CINT Core and/or Gateway Facilities is obtained by submitting a CINT User Proposal. This is a concise statement of research that you desire to perform at CINT. Please read the Proposal Guide to preparing a CINT User Proposal.
Proposal Selection – Proposals will be internally screened for safety/feasibility and prioritized by an external review panel based upon scientific merit and suitability for CINT. Approved proposals will have an 18 month duration. An executed user agreement between CINT and the user insitiution(s) must be in place prior to starting the approved project. For no-fee access, the project results must be published in peer-reviewed technical publications in order to comply with Federal requirements. Continuation proposals will be considered if prior progress is satisfactory.
Scientific expertise at CINT - CINT encourages user proposals that expolit the scientific expertise of our staff, who are organized into the following four Thrust areas. Prospective users are encouraged, but not required, to consult with the relevant CINT scientists prior to submitting a user proposal to better understand the capabilities available and ensure project feasibility.
- Nanoscale Electronics and Mechanics
This thrust focuses on understanding and controlling the electronic and mechanical properties of nanoscale materials and their integration into nanosystems. Research activities include electronic, thermal and structural properties of nanowires and nanowire heterostructures, Si/Ge nanowire synthesis, elastic and fracture properties of nanoporous and heterogeneous nanoscale materials, high-mobility 2D GaAs based materials and interactions of low dimensional systems, quantum computing in silicon or GaAs based semiconductors, coupled mechanical systems, coupling of mechanical and electronic properties, nanomanipulation and integration of nanowires, and investigation of materials interface properties. This research is supported by an effort in high resolution electron beam lithography and nanofabrication.
- Nanophotonics and Optical Nanomaterials
This thrust addresses the overall scientific challenge of understanding and controlling fundamental photonic, electronic and magnetic interactions in nanostructured optical materials fabricated using both chemical and physical syntheses. Research topics include metamaterials, (nano) plasmonics, photonic bandgap materials, excited state carrier dynamics in nanomaterials, colloidal synthesis of semiconductor, noble metal and magnetic-metal nanostructures having controlled shape (anisotropy) and surface chemistry (reactivity), as well as hybrid, multifunctional (e.g., magneto-optical, electro-optical, and multi-ferroic) nanomaterials comprising semiconductors and metals. Bottom-up assembly approaches, polymer-assisted thin-film growth techniques, pulsed laser deposition, and lithographic methods are commonly employed tools.
- Soft, Biological and Composite Nanomaterials
This thrust focuses on solution-based, "bottom-up" approaches for development of integrated nanomaterials. Synthesis, assembly, and characterization of soft or biological components and the integration of these components across multiple length scales to form functional architectures are of interest. High-level topics include the intersection of materials science with biology, the interfacial science of soft and composite materials, active- and self-assembly methods, interaction of nanomaterials with membranes and other reconfigurable matrices, soft/hard/bio composite materials, systems integration, and advanced characterization techniques.
- Theory and Simulation of Nanoscale Phenomena
This thrust focuses on understanding of the fundamental nanoscale phenomena that underlie integrated nanomaterials. Classical and quantum methods are applied to determine the properties and structure of nanoscale materials and systems. Topic areas of specific interest include molecular electronics, electronic inhomogeneity, local and ultrafast spectroscopy, interfacial interactions on the nanoscale, interactions between nanoparticles and self-assembly of nanoparticles.
Discovery PlatformsTM: CINT offers prospective users the opportunity to exploit a CINT Discovery PlatformTM in their user project. CINT Discovery PlatformsTM are novel modular microlaboratories-on-a-chip for research.
Other User Facilities – In addition to CINT capabilities, prospective users may also request access to neutron diffraction, small-angle scattering and reflectivity at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (http://lansce.lanl.gov/) and/or short-pulse and high-magnetic field capabilities at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (http://www.lanl.gov/orgs/mpa/nhmfl/). User proposals involving CINT and these user facilities should be clearly identified to ensure a coordinated review.
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December 30, 2004 4:00 AM PST
XXX, on a small screen near you
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Cell phone talker's arrest stirs etiquette debateSeptember 28, 2004
Supreme Court keeps Net porn law on iceJune 29, 2004
Cingular phones steered away from pornMay 14, 2002
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predicted, once it becomes easily available.
"I don't know that there's any way to control that," said Whitmore, who offers etiquette training to business executives at her Protocol School in Palm Beach, Fla. "People need to be mature and consider how other people are going react. But some people are probably going to find this entertaining and use it at the wrong time."
Although rare, incidents of unwanted porn viewing have already been registered over the use of in-car DVD players, and some state and local governments have responded with local statutes banning displays of obscene movies in automobiles.
In February, a man was arrested in Schenectady, N.Y., for publicly displaying offensive material after police saw him viewing an adult movie titled "Chocolate Foam" in his vehicle, the Associated Press reported. In July, Tennessee enacted the first state law barring the display of obscene movies from a car. In addition, the City Council in Flint, Mich., this year passed a measure that would impose a $500 fine on drivers who play pornographic movies in their cars, according to a staffer.
Apple declined to comment for this story. Playboy did not return phone calls seeking comment.
The big guns are gun-shy
Wary of potential problems, U.S. wireless carriers such as Sprint are shying away from selling adult content for now, even as they beef up their wireless Internet capabilities and expand services for delivering rich media such as video. Sprint this month agreed to a $35 billion merger with Nextel, a deal that will create the third-largest wireless carrier in the United States.
"The content standards we apply are the same as those that are used for over-the-air television broadcasts," a Sprint representative said. "We are very conscious of Sprint as a brand, and we are not looking at offering that kind (adult) of content."
Eugene Volokh
John Walls, a spokesman for the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association, said the group is working to craft a ratings system, similar to those used for movies and video games, that would be available for wireless content. He couldn't say when that system would launch.
"We are aware of (wireless adult content) and we are certainly taking steps to address it," he said. "Content rating is a top priority for us."
Walls added that several software filters are available on the market to block inappropriate wireless content.
Legal experts said public viewing of porn on a mobile device does not raise novel issues of law.
"If someone were to flip open a magazine on a bus or an airplane, it would raise exactly the same issue," said Eugene Volokh, a constitutional scholar at UCLA who has written extensively on the First Amendment. "This is a case of exposing someone to material that they don't want to see."
No federal law bars such display, Volokh said, but some states might bar the practice, for example, under statutes meant to prevent harm to minors.
Volokh added that he believes attempts to rein in public display of porn on cell phones could run into a roadblock because the Supreme Court has never given a clear and unambiguous definition of obscenity--the standard for prurient speech that does not qualify for protection under the First Amendment and thus is most vulnerable to censorship.
"There is probably some room for regulation here," he said. "But the Supreme Court has never narrowly defined what counts as obscene."
Beyond the law, Volokh said he believes the problem of public porn on cell phones may be overstated, due to deep-seated social restraints that will make it more of a theoretical than practical concern.
"In practice, almost no one is ever arrested for this sort of thing," he said. "People just don't feel comfortable flipping through Playboy on the commuter train."
And if someone does offend? Approach someone in authority or move away, advises etiquette consultant Whitmore.
"You never know how someone is going to react," she warned. "Sometimes things can turn violent. So the moral is: Don't ever get into a confrontation, if you can help it."
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- Too much
- This is just going to get our current fascist right wing adminstration to curtial more of our rights. Not that they need much of an excuse to spew their venom out on america, but Playboy should be smarter then this.
Besides, Playboy is hardly porn, but still not necessary while wating for a bus/subway or whatever.
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Abel Update: My family has found me!
Abel is a handsome ten year old waiting on the shared list for a family. He came into care as a newborn and is diagnosed with OI. He is unable to walk and get around in a wheelchair. He is a very hard working boy, putting a lot of effort into his studies, he cries if he does not do as well as he had hoped to. He has been in foster care and has had several bone fractures. An American therapist works with him weekly and he reportedly is improving with these therapies. He is gentle and cute. He can get along well with other children, he has many friends. He is rarely ill.
Mary is an adorable child who has been diagnosed with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). Due to her condition she cannot walk alone and needs the assistance of a wheel chair. Mary came into care only 2 days after being born. In 2007 Mary was sent to live with a foster family. Mary likes music and singing. She especially likes playing with other children. She gets along very well with others. Mary has good communication abilities and is a quick learner. She loves singing to the other children and is well liked by her caretakers. Mary is an active and open child with a contagious smile! She is waiting for a family or single mama to call her own, she is on the shared list.
Benjamin is a sweet 8 year old boy who was found at the age of two. He has undergone surgery and casting, reportedly healing well from these procedures. He has waited on the shared list for a family for a long time and his file is quite old, an interested family could easily ask for an update to include recent pictures. His file states he has normal cognitive development.
Sweet little Caleb is now nine years old. His file is also very old and could really use an update. His file states he has: deformed thorax, scoliolosis, dysostosis, old catagma on the top of left femur, cyrtosis of right femur. He was found at the estimated age of two. He is a well-behaved, lovely and sensible little boy. He has a ready smile, loves to know new things and is easy to understand new things. Since his own physical limitation, the functions of his lower limbs are not that good and he is not able to walk, run and jump as other normal children. However he would sit along with caregivers and listen to the stories. He often is praised by the teachers for his sweet behavior. Caleb waits for a family or single woman to adopt him on the shared list.
Dennis is 13 years old and has a history of meningocele and osteogenesis imperfecta. The orphanage reports: "He has good mental development. With our teaching and rehabilitation, his physical status, attention, memory, ideation, imagination and the development of will, personality and character are improved. With the rehabilitation training, he can take water with a glass, feed himself, make some things in various forms with plasticene, and turn around sitting in the wheelchair." He also waits on the shared list for a family to make them their son.
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President Obama and bipartisan Congressional leaders pictured at a meeting earlier this week have their work cut out for them to come to agreement on stemming government red ink. White House Photo/Pete Souza
President Barack Obama's fiscal commission did its work: Now it's time for the president and Congress to step up to the challenge.
The commission passed a plan to shave $4 trillion from the federal deficit by 2020, with approval from 11 of the commission's 18 members today. That fell short of the 14 votes needed to send the plan to Congress, but the fact that a bipartisan majority of the commission voted for it was noteworthy.
More than 60 percent of commission members voted yes—surpassing the threshold needed to beat a filibuster in the Senate, said Senator Kent Conrad, the North Dakota Democrat. "I believe we've crossed an important hurdle here," said Conrad, one of five senators to vote for the plan.
Obama himself congratulated the commission and acknowledged that deficit cutting would have to be a combined effort of Democrats and Republicans.
"I don't doubt our ability to meet this challenge, but our success depends on our willingness to engage in the kind of honest conversation and cooperation that hasn't always happened in Washington," Obama said. "We cannot afford to fall back on old ideologies, and we will all have to budge on long-held positions. So I ask members of both parties to maintain an open mind and a commitment to progress as we work to lift this burden from the shoulders of future generations."
Conrad described the federal government's looming debt crisis as "the greatest challenge to our country going forward" other than terrorism.
"I think people really believe that this is the moment of truth," said Erskine Bowles, a former White House chief of staff for President Bill Clinton who co-wrote the plan with former Senator Alan Simpson, a Republican from Wyoming.
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Antonio Ruberti settled into his new office in Brussels last week. He is the first European Commissioner for Research to have carried out research-conducting systems analysis in electronics- and the first to have been his country's research minister.
As a scientist, Ruberti wants to create an integrated structure from Europe's fragmented research arrangements. He wants more cooperation between universities, and between the Commission and other research agencies. He also wants more scope for scientists to manage their research. As a politician, Ruberti knows that achieving his goals will be an uphill struggle.
The former electronics engineer will not be running the Commission's projects on information technology and telecommunications. That task falls to the industry Commissioner, Martin Bangemann (This Week, 2 January). Ruberti will be responsible for the rest of the Framework research programme and the Commission's projects on education. In Italy, he was the first minister for both research and ...
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Rated the belt as average because I a think it is my mower that may be the problem. Belt slips off from time to time even though this is the correct belt for my mower.
This belt works very well.
it was easy to put on and use. not much more to say.
Craftsman replacements belts is much better than other belts
Good quality product and made in the USA!!! The previous reviewer said they were made in China but the packaging clearly says made in the USA.
After a wast of time at sears saying that they could not find the belt we walked out angry and disappointed. After some trial and error we found that a 1/2inch by 100 belt fits the tractor perfectly and only cost $22.00 at ************** and the quality was much much better, than the crap Sears belt. DONT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THE SEARS BELT IT IS TOTAL JUNK!
These belts are always missized so make sure you take in your old belt to size the new one against
these replacement belts are made in china they break easy and/or strech out i had to take mine back i wish they would get them made by gates belts someone with a name rather than the cheapest way and they can make 300 percent profit


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The Linux Users' Group of Davis (LUGOD) will be holding the following meeting:
March 19, 2012
7:00pm - 9:00pm
"Attaining Critical Mass with Java EE"
Brian Lavender
Maybe you tried Java. You found it slow or you found it complex and
encumbered with XML. The good news is that Java EE (formally known
as J2EE) has been evolving. The good news is that configuration
by convention and annotations has simplified many of those
complexities. Perhaps now is the time to take a new look.
We will look at using both doing web pages using JSF, Web Beans with
Context Dependency Injection, and JPA. We will explore using both
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PCC Taste October 2013
what's inside > October 2013
From our recipe box
Stews & Brews
From creamy to chunky, spicy to savory, we've got stews to satisfy, plus pairing recommendations from our beer experts.
Cooking with pumpkin
The fresh, sweet flavor of pumpkin is a beautiful match for both desserts and savory dishes. Get tips on how to use it.
What's cooking: 3 easy menus
Embrace autumn with three different menus that highlight the season's best.
Pumpkin products that please
Discover nine of our favorite pumpkin items, from chips to coconut milk, and celebrate the preeminent flavor of fall.
In season: mushrooms
Get pointers on storing, cleaning and cooking mushrooms. You'll find a selection of cultivated and foraged fresh mushrooms, including chanterelles, at PCC.
What to do in October
Embrace the month and all it has to offer with pumpkin painting parties, suggestions for fondue and more.
Also in this issue
- What's in store for fall — Bagged apples for farm-to-table education, Halloween treats, Morning Glory Chai, kids vitamins and fall favorites in the PCC Deli.
- PCC bulk spotlight: liquids — Buying bulk liquids is both a breeze and a bargain.
- Toast every day — Need ideas for a quick, healthy, creative breakfast? These tasty toast toppers are a great way to go.
- Ask the nutritionist — Salmon, easily the most iconic food in the Northwest, likely will become the first ever genetically engineered animal for human consumption.
- Peak season: winter squash — Varied in color and often wacky in shape, winter squash is versatile and chock-full of flavor.


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Feb. 5, 2005
Orono, Maine - The Holy Cross men's indoor track and field team was defeated by Maine, 105-72, on Saturday, Feb. 5.
Junior Robert Leader (Leominster, Mass.) placed first in both the 200 and 400 meter dash with a times of 22.74 and 50.31, respectively.
The Crusaders' 4x440 yard relay time, consisting of junior Patrick Jones (Danvers, Mass.), seniors Brendan Kearney (Haddonfield, N.H.) and Sean Flood (Clive, La.) and freshman Michael Ricotta (Cross River, N.Y.), finished first with a time of 3:31.95
In the 500 meter dash Kearney came in second with a time of 1:07.82. Rounding out the field was freshman Sean Murphy (Shrewsbury, Mass.) and junior Thomas Picanco (Cameron Park, N.Y.), who placed third and fourth with time of 1:11.50 and 1:15.43, respectively.
Placing second and third in the 800 meter run were juniors Michael Yatco (Williston Park, N.Y.) and Thomas Serveo (Westfield, Mass.) with times of 2:03.04 and 2:07.59, respectively.
Junior Daniel Ryan (East Hempstead, N.H.) cleared 1.73 meters to place second in the high jump, while newcomer Kevin Dowd (Broad Brook, Conn.) came in third, jumping 1.73 meters. Dowd also placed second in the long jump and triple, leaping 5.98 meters and 12.60 meters, respectively.
Sophomore Nicholas Carr (Concord, Mass.) placed second in the weight throw, heaving 15.95 meters.
In the pole vault freshman Conor Meikle (Newport, R.I.) finished second clearing 3.96 meters, as junior Thomas Farrelly (East Northport, N.Y.) cleared 3.05 meters for third.
Senior John Nieskens (Peterborough, N.H.) finished third in the one mile run with a time of 4:24.92. He also placed third in the 1,000 meter run with a time of 2:41.14.
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Keeping things cool is better for the fish
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Dazed and Confused!
I thought that I had this all figured out. It appears that I do not.
I've been adding some foot well lighting to my Ram. I have the lights mounted where I want them, well close enough based on available places to do so.
I have 'em all wired up, with the exception of terminating the final wire in the little panel on the left side of the dashboard.
(This is the harness that I'm looking to tap into)
Fortunately I didn't tap into anything permanently. I just sort of pushed the wire into the hardness so it was pretty snug. Unfortunately both the yellow AND the yellow white wires appear to be hot at all times.
I've been wracking my brain for the past two hours trying to figure out how to find the proper circuit. If I open the door to test the wires with my meter, the dome light comes on. I haven't been able to figure out how to leave the testing lead connected AND the door closed so that it'll time out.
I'm not sure if this thread is a plea for help, or merely a rant. I will of course welcome any and all suggestions.
I'll post pics of the install if I ever figure out which wire I should be tapping into.
It appears that the problem was my inability to distinguish the difference between the yellow wire and the yellow/ white wire. It's working now.
Below are some really bad install pics. I think judging by the quality of the photos, I'd better stick to driving trains, rather than photography.
This is the passenger side. I enclosed the LED that I had purchased in some wire loom. This made it easier to work with, and I tacked it the other side of the blower motor with double sided tape. I'm not sure if it's good tape or not, it's what came on the back of the LED.
Here is another angle of the same side.
This is the driver side. It tacked up under the steering column. It seemed to be the best place to keep it out of the way. You can just see the black wire loom that I have on that one.
Here is a better look at the wire loom, and it shows how I have the wires tucked up out of the way behind the kick panel for the center console. You can also see the cord for the extension I ran to my lower glove box to power my GPS when the need arises.
Nice mod, reps for sharing :smileup:
I managed to snap a few more pics, these are at night. They also don't do it justice. When I get back home I'll try to take some pics that are taken with a real camera, instead of with my phone.
Here's a one of the driver's side.
Here's the passenger side.
My wife isn't real fond of the outcome, as she says it makes it look like the floor of the truck is covered in blood. I disagree, I'm quite please with the results, if not the pics.
Sweet, I have the same setup but they are blue, but I put them so they turn on when the engine is running, they are also way toned down so they light up the foot area without bothering the eyes when driving, you only notice them when you look down and being blue on Black unless there is something on the floor you don't notice them.
Not trying to steal the thread, nice setup, sweet install, great mod.:smileup:
Very nice, thanks for sharing!
Question for ya.. how did you connect power to the passenger foot well? I can see exactly where I want to mount lights and the driver's side seems straight forward since it's right next to the panel and wire looms I need to tap into. My issue is how and where to run the passenger side wire through the center console to tie it in with the driver's side.
I removed my lower glove box, which is just a matter of pushing in on either side so the little divots are out of the way. It then folds down and it can then be easily removed.
Once the glove box is out of the way, you can see that there is a void of sorts behind the center console. I used an old straightened out coat hanger as a fish tape. Once I had pushed the coast hanger through the back of the console, I taped the wires from the passenger side light to the coat hanger and pulled it back through to the driver's side.
Pull out all of the slack, and tie up and secure the wires coming off of the passenger light. I then tucked as much as I could down behind the carpet where it can't be seen.
I had previously ran a power accessory extension cord over to the lower glove box to power my portable GPS (I didn't like it plugged into the center console). I ran the power wire for the passenger side light basically through the same space. If you look closely at the pic below, you can just make out the red wire running along side the coiled extension cord.
I'm currently out of town, but when I return (tomorrow or Tuesday) I will try and get a few additional pics of how I did things. Just let me know if this is something you'd be interested in.
Huh, had no idea that space was there. I've had the glove box out many a time showing friends that my Ram does, in fact, have a cabin filter and have never noticed that before. Cool. I suppose I will be getting my trusty hanger out again.. haven't used it since passing the Big Rig wires through the firewall. Thanks for the info and insight! :smileup: I look forward to your additional pics. Much appreciated!
Sweet! Nice job, looks great.
Here are a few more pics Kai. I was able to take a few, now that I'm back home.
This is just a general shot of the glove box, once it was removed. Notice the coiled power extension cord sticking out of the void that was previously mentioned.
This one is pretty much the same thing, just zoomed in a little tighter.
This is from inside the glove box opening, looking towards the center console. There is a nicely sized void that allow for the passing of wires from one side of the truck to the other.
This is from the driver's side. It's sort of a revisit of the pics that were posted previously. It does show where the void emerges on the driver's side, and where I have my coiled cable coming out. You can also just see the red wire that I ran for my passenger side light. The other bundle of wires I'm not sure where they go, or what they do. To me they were merely a convenient place to tie everything off with some tie wraps.
Hope the further pics help clarify what wasn't a very clear picture for you.
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By Robert E. Quinn
A graduate student joined me in teaching a half-day retreat for the staff or our Executive Education Program at the Ross School of Business. They asked us to do the retreat around the theme of legacy. A legacy is that which a person leaves behind. I invited the graduate student to run the session with me because he is doing his dissertation on the topic of legacy.
In the first exercise of the day, we asked participants to identify the two people who left the greatest positive legacy in their lives. Then we put them in groups and ask each person to tell a two-minute story about each person they had selected—a total of 12 stories for each group. They spoke in gratitude of the parents, coaches, teachers, friends, and others. After that, we asked each group to make sense of the 12 stories and tell us how it is that a person leaves a positive legacy. Their insights were inspiring.
At the end, we asked for any final observations. One woman said, "Legacy matters. Because of what they did for us, we are better than what we would have been. Because of that, they are still alive in us. They live in us."
I was quite taken by this. At the end of the morning, I asked the doctoral student what he learned. He referred to this woman's remarks. He was captivated by the notion that the people who left a legacy are still alive in us. He said that much of the legacy literature comes from the notion that people want to leave a legacy because of the fear of death. This is an understandable argument.
But it occurred to me that there was more to it. Maybe some people evolve to the point that they no longer fear death, I suggested. Perhaps there are a few people who contribute to others not because they fear death, but because they seek to create life.
At the end of the morning, in the final exercise, we asked each individual to look far ahead, to when they might leave the organization. What did they want their legacies to be? After all the personal legacies were posted, everyone took sticky notes and wrote a few comments of feedback on each of the statements.
The interesting thing was how emotionally positive the final exercise was. It became an exercise of love. The people were rejoicing in each other. They were also expressing confidence in both each other and in the organization as a whole. They were all more alive.
I am grateful to have been part of a very sacred professional experience, and I am grateful for the power of legacy.


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The naira continued its downswing against the United States dollar at the interbank for the third consecutive day as it fell by 90 kobo to close at N158.90 to a dollar, as against the N158 to a dollar it stood on Tuesday.
While some experts attributed the development to increased demand for the greenback by offshore investors who sought to reduce their exposure to the domestic market, others hinged it on rise in demand for the dollar by oil importers.
In all, data obtained from Financial Market Dealers Association (FMDA), showed that the local currency dropped by a total of N1.05 in the last three days.
On the other hand, at the Wholesale Dutch Auction System (WDAS), yesterday, the local currency closed at N155.69 to a dollar, the same value it was on Monday.
But the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) increased the volume of dollar supplied to the 19 banks that participated in the auction to $200 million, from $150 million on Monday.
In his opinion, Emerging Markets Strategist, Standard Bank Plc, Samir Gadio, said the naira primarily came under pressure because of increased forex demand from offshore investors that sought to reduce their exposure to the Nigerian market as well as profit-taking by investors.
Gadio revealed that the apex bank had intervened in the interbank market on Tuesday; a move he said, helped in reversing intraday losses on that day.
"The central bank has been virtually out of the interbank market in 2012 and the proactive intervention would indicate that it is somewhat worried about the sudden jump in $/N and will attempt to prevent the build-up of further negative pressure," he explained, in an interview with THISDAY.
On her part, the Sub-Saharan Africa Economist, Renaissance Capital (RenCap), Yvonne Mhango, who also spoke in an interview with THISDAY, said the risk against the naira was gradually building up because some of the fuel importers that did not import the petroleum product, had commenced importation.
"That suggests that we are going to be seeing increased demand for forex and we could see a slowdown in the build-up of the forex reserves we have seen since the beginning of the year," Mhango added.
Commenting on the rise of inflation rate to 12.9 per cent inflation in April, Gadio said the market as well as the apex bank had anticipated the increase.
"In fact, the most likely scenario is still that investors will be gradually positioning for an attractive duration trade going forward given the forthcoming shift to a more accommodative monetary policy stance later this year (if dollar/naira stability is ensured) and a decline in inflation post-third quarter 2012.
"The main intermittent upside risk to bond rates may actually come from the switch auctions planned by the Debt Management Office and designed to exchange liquid on-the-run instruments for off-the-run short term securities, although even this possibility is ambiguous in light of the intrinsic demand for fixed income instruments amid a limited pool of investable assets in Nigeria," he added.


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Game 14: Saturday, April 12 vs Binghamton
Memorial Field || Durham, N.H. || 12 pm
The Game
The UNH women's lacrosse team (6-7 overall, 1-1 America East) continues its stretch of conference games Saturday, April 12 at home against Binghamton University (6-6, 0-2). Game time at Memorial Field is 12 p.m.
The Series vs. Binghamton
New Hampshire has won all 12 lifetime meetings against Binghamton and that includes six home games. Whereas the last two road games have been close – one- and two-goal margins – the past two games in Durham have been decided by seven and nine goals; the 16-9 win in 2012 marked the Wildcats' smallest margin of victory in six home games vs. the Bearcats.
Last year at the Bearcats Sports Complex, the Bearcats led 8-6 at halftime and 11-7 midway through the second half; UNH scored five consecutive goals to take a 12-11 lead, but the home team tied the score with 57 seconds remaining; Taylor Hurwitz, who entered the game at the start of the second half, made a save with 21 seconds to play and Jenny Simpson scored with one second on the clock to give the Wildcats a one-goal victory. Laura McHoul led the offense with nine points (2g, 7a). UNH recorded the edge in shots (34-19), ground balls (21-10) and draw controls (14-12). Binghamton goalie Erin McNulty made 16 saves.
The State of New Hampshire
UNH enters the weekend with a 6-7 overall record that includes 1-1 in America East and 3-4 at home, which includes 0-1 in conference home games... The Wildcats will make their season debut at Memorial Field against Binghamton on Saturday; at the other two home venues, the 'Cats are 2-2 at Bremner Field and 1-2 at Cowell Stadium... New Hampshire went 1-1 last week with a 19-9 loss at Boston University (04/02) and 8-2 conference win at UMBC (04/05)... UNH recorded 19 ground balls each of the last two games against Boston U. and UMBC; it is tied for the team's third-highest total this season.
'Cat Nips
Junior midfielder Laura Puccia extended her goal-scoring streak to nine games with two goals at UMBC last Saturday; during the streak, she has tallied 27 goals and four assists for 31 points... Junior attack Kayleigh Hinkle scored a career-high four goals and tallied two assists to match her personal best of six points at UMBC; Hinkle was also credited with a career-high four ground balls... Hinkle has a seven-game points streak during which she has scored a goal every game; she has a point in 12 of 13 games this season... Senior midfielder and captain Molly Gaffey recorded career highs in both assists (three) and points (four) at UMBC; she also had a personal-best four caused turnovers and matched her high of three ground balls... Senior defender and captain Jamie DePetris tied her career highs in both ground balls (four) and caused turnovers (three) at UMBC... Junior goalkeeper Taylor Hurwitz recorded 12 saves – and an .857 save percentage – at UMBC to mark the sixth time this year she reached double digits in saves.
Defensive Clamps
New Hampshire limited the UMBC Retrievers to two goals April 5 at UMBC Stadium. Backboned by goalie Taylor Hurwitz, the Wildcats shut out UMBC the final 53:13 of the game. UNH had not held a conference opponent to less than five goals since April 2009 (17-4 win vs. Vermont). The last time the 'Cats held a conference opponent to as few as two goals was April 2006 (18-2 win vs. Binghamton).
A Celebration of Centuries
Three Wildcats – juniors Laura Puccia and Kayleigh Hinkle as well as sophomore Laura McHoul – are approaching century milestones. Puccia, who recorded her 100th career point with the last of her five points March 14 against Fairfield University, currently has 97 career goals. Both Hinkle and McHoul are approaching the 100-point milestone. McHoul has 95 points (35g, 60a), followed closely by Hinkle at 94 (48g, 46a).
Conference Call
Laura McHoul leads the America East conference (through April 8) in assists per game (2.08) and is sixth in points per game (3.54). Taylor Hurwitz is atop the conference leaderboard in saves per game (9.08). Laura Puccia is the top-ranked 'Cat in goals per game at No. 5 (2.75); Puccia is also No. 3 in draw controls (3.58 per game), No. 10 in points (3.17 ppg) and No. 8 in shots (5.08 per game). Kayleigh Hinkle is among the conference leaders in both assists (No. 9, 0.92 apg) and draw controls at No. 5 (3.08 per game).
In conference-only games, Hinkle has tallied nine points (5g, 4a) in two games. She is followed by McHoul (2-4-6), Rachael Nock (5-0-5) and Molly Gaffey (2-3-5). In two America East games, Hurwitz is 1-1 with an 8.50 GAA and .541 save percentage.
National Numbers
A pair of Wildcats entered the week among the national leaders. Taylor Hurwitz is No. 5 in saves (118) and No. 13 in saves per game (9.08), and Laura McHoul is No. 8 in assists as well as 13th in assists per game.
Quadruple Double
Junior attack Kayleigh Hinkle is the only Wildcat who has recorded double digits in goals (23), assists (12), ground balls (12) and draw controls (40). She is on the verge of reaching double digits in another statistic – Hinkle currently has eight caused turnovers.
Climbing the Ranks
Sophomore Laura McHoul has already climbed into the program's top 10 career assist list. She supplanted Ilana Cohen (52) at No. 8 with the last of her three assists March 23 at Drexel, which increased her career total to 53. McHoul jumped to No. 5 (60) with the last of her three assists April 2 at Boston U. – Maud Kernan, Laurie Leary and Megan Mangano had been tied at No. 5 with 59. Immediately ahead of McHoul is Liz Brickley at No. 4 (67).
Last year as a freshman, McHoul finished with UNH's second-best single-season assist total of 33. She has 27 assists this season, which ranks No. 6 with Shaunna Kaplan (2010), Karen Geromini (1987) and Kernan (1993). Ahead of that quartet is Katie Leland at both No. 5 (29 in 2006) and No. 4 (30 in 2004), as well as Laurie Leary at No. 3 (32 in 1984). The single-season benchmark of 35 was established by Geromini in 1986.
Junior Kayleigh Hinkle is on the verge of entering the top 10 career assist list. She has 46 career assists and will tie Kelly Blaney at No. 10 with three more helpers.
Get the Ball
Senior defender and captain Jamie DePetris leads the team in both ground balls (25) and is caused turnovers (11). Cori Rees, another senior defender and captain, ranks third in GB (19) and is tied for second with nine CTO. Juniors Laura Puccia and Kayleigh Hinkle rank 1-2 in draw controls with 43 and 40, respectively, to account for 83 of UNH's 131 draws (63.3%).
Giving Assistance
UNH has recorded 71 assists on 105 field goals (goals not scored on a free position), which calculates to 67.6%. In comparison, the opposition has 45 assists on 95 field goals (47.4%). The Wildcats recorded a season-high 10 assists on 11 field goals at Iona College (March 10). In two games last week, the 'Cats tallied seven assists on nine goals at Boston U. and six assists on eight goals at UMBC.
Seeing Double
New Hampshire is 4-1 when scoring in double digits and the Wildcats are 1-6 when the opposition scores at least 10 goals. The only loss when UNH netted double figures was a 15-12 decision to Vermont (March 29 at Cowell Stadium).
Single-Season Highs
Senior defender Jamie DePetris has bested her single-season highs in both ground balls (25) and caused turnovers (11); her previous single-season bests were established last year in both GB (18) and CTO (10)... Cara Dowdle, another senior defender, has 13 ground balls and nine caused turnovers in 2014; in her first three years as a Wildcat, she compiled 12 GBs and nine CTOs... Senior midfielder Molly Gaffey has also had a breakout year with 10 goals, six assists, 15 ground balls and seven caused turnovers; she entered the '14 season with career numbers of seven goals, two assists, 19 GBs and eight CTOs... Junior attack Kayleigh Hinkle has single-season bests of 23 goals, 40 draw controls and eight CTOs... Junior midfielder Rachael Nock has scored double digits in goals for the first time in her career; she had nine tallies as a freshman and sophomore... Sophomore attack Laura McHoul has scored 19 goals this season to surpass her rookie total of 16.
Scouting the Bearcats
Binghamton University (Binghamton, N.Y.) enters Saturday's matchup at UNH with a 6-6 overall record that includes 0-2 in America East and 2-4 on the road; the Bearcats, who have lost three straight (and been outscored 50-12) since a 9-8 win against Quinnipiac on March 23, are 0-1 in conference road games. Last weekend, Binghamton lost 16-3 at home to Stony Brook.
Brianne Arthur is the leader in goals (31) and points (37); she also ranks third in ground balls (18). Sophia Racciatti has a team-high 12 assists and ranks second in both goals (17) and points (29). Angela Vespa (15g, 8a) has also eclipsed 20 points this season.
Valerie Denapoli leads the Bearcats in ground balls (27) and is third in draw controls, as her 23 is just two behind the top spot occupied by Alex Fisher.
In goal, Erin McNulty has started 11 of 12 games and played 449:31 of a possible 720:00; she has a 5-6 record with a 12.28 GAA and .410 save percentage. Kara Pafumi has played in eight games (one start) and played a total of 196:42; she is 1-0 with a 10.68 GAA and .375 save percentage.
Binghamton opened the season 4-1 and scored 10+ goals – including 17, 19 and 20 goals. Since then, the Bearcats are 2-5 and have scored 10+ goals twice.
GAME NOTES: Women's Lax Returns Home to Battle Binghamton (April 12)
Game 14: Saturday, April 12 vs Binghamton


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