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In general, project directors (unspecified type/general) are responsible for the overall success of a project. They guide the activities of various project members, coordinating the different parts of the project toward a unified goal. Project directors must accomplish this task within the constraints of budget, time, and personnel limitations.Read More...
Before a project starts, the project director reviews the desired outcome of the project and strategically plans how to achieve the goal with available resources. The director breaks the project into phases, planning the staffing and funding for each. As the project progresses, the director monitors the ongoing success and adjusts planning accordingly.
Project directors must possess several key qualities. Leadership is an important aspect of the role, including navigating project team members through changes and guiding the group toward goals. As part of this, project directors must have excellent teamwork skills. Project directors solicit group members for input and incorporate suggestions to better meet the project's goals. Project directors must also be able to effectively work with clients, representing the entire group (or company) and acting as a spokesperson. This requires excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
For the most part, project directors work full time in an office environment. Educational and experiential requirements differ depending on the project manager's field. For example, in manufacturing, most project directors have a bachelor's degree in engineering along with related work experience that includes management and finance. In other fields, project directors often have business or management degrees, along with experience working in the field.
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Project Directors do not often transition into VP of Operations roles. The role averages $122K per year. Given that the median pay is $59K, it may be surprising to find that a Non-Profit Executive Director is the most common role for Project Directors to subsequently assume on their way up the ladder. Transitioning into a Project Management Director role — which pays $119K — is also typical for Project Directors, though less common by comparison.
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Looking forward to the 2013 NFL Draft? Here's our first first full-first round 2013 NFL mock draft post-Super Bowl XLVII edition.
1. Kansas City Chiefs: Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M
Most mock drafts around the web project Geno Smith to the Kansas City Chiefs. But there will be other options for Andy Reid and this new regime at quarterback.
2. Jacksonville Jaguars: Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah
Star Lotulelei the star senior defensive tackle racked up three forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries (T-2nd in the nation) and four pass breakups. The Jaguars are searching for more playmakers, Lotulelei is a low-risk, high-reward prospect that will greatly improve this defense in the trenches.
3. Oakland Raiders: Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M
The Raiders must bolster their front four and with Lotulelei off the board, they take DE Damontre Moore.
Moore unleashed absolute havoc on the opposition this past season, as the 6-4, 250-pound athletic freak led the Aggies in total tackles (80), solo tackles (54), sacks (12.5) and tackles for loss (20.0). He'll have a huge impact for a team that racked up only 25 sacks last season.
4. Philadelphia Eagles: Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama
Chip Kelly chooses the top prospect from Nick Saban's crop in this draft class.
Philly finished 29th in points allowed in 2012, and when the Eagles added Nnamdi Asomugha via free agency, he was seen as a key piece to the "Dream Team." However, his two-year tenure with the team has been nothing short of a nightmare.
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie is also expected to exit in 2013 NFL Free Agency.
A consensus first-team All-American, Dee Milliner finished with 51 tackles, 18 pass deflections and two interceptions in 2012 and looks to help turn Philly's secondary into the type of young, aggressive group of pass defenders we see in Seattle.
5. Detroit Lions: Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State
Plan B for the Lions' first-round choice looks to be a DE with Kyle Vanden Bosch not returning in 2013. Bjoern Werner is also the top prospect on Detroit's draft board here. He'll help strengthen Detroit's defense to defend the run better and get to the quarterback quicker.
6. Cleveland Browns: Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia
When the Browns went with Jabaal Sheard and Phil Taylor in the first two rounds in the 2011 NFL Draft, it became clear Cleveland was leaving the door open to possibly run the 3-4 system in the future. Jarvis Jones is an extremely explosive and very physical complete prospect at the outside linebacker position who has a knack for finding the football.
He finished with a total of 13 tackles, four sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in one of the Bulldogs' biggest games of year against the Florida Gators. He has a history of spinal stenosis, which could do slight damage to his draft stock, but Jones would make a momentous impact in the Browns' defense from the moment he steps onto the field.
7. Arizona Cardinals: Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia
Geno Smith finally hears his name called as the seventh pick overall. The Cardinals are arguably the most QB-needy team entering the 2013 NFL Draft and Smith is seen as the top prospect at the position in this draft class.
However, there will be a slight learning curve for Smith when he makes the shift to a pro-style NFL offense. He may be the most prolific and accurate passer in his school's history as the only QB to throw for more than 4,000 yards at WVU (and he did it twice).
But the competition will be much different in the NFL. A very confident player with above-average athleticism, Smith has been a pocket passer throughout his career and should develop into a natural leader.
8. Buffalo Bills: Ezekiel Ansah, DE/OLB, BYU
Ezekiel Ansah is a star pass rusher who's soaring up draft boards after his stellar showing at the Senior Bowl. He'll fit right in with the team's disruptive defensive linemen.
Alternative: It may seem unlikely that the Bills will pull the trigger on the signal-caller from Syracuse who is projected to get drafted in the second round, but it's important to remember just two years ago that Jake Locker (No. 8 overall) and Christian Ponder (No. 12 overall) were each considered second-round prospects entering the 2011 NFL Draft.
Don't buy that nonsense that the team isn't interested in Ryan Nassib. Teams put out misleading information on purpose every year during draft season. However, he may not even be in consideration this early on due to the drop in his draft stock from the Senior Bowl.
9. New York Jets: Barkevious Mingo, DE/OLB, LSU
Gang Green certainly can use an overhaul in its 3-4 scheme. Barkevious Mingo is an extremely explosive pass rusher who excels with regards to strength, toughness and run defense.
His stats may not have been staggering this past season, but he belongs in the first half of the first round and is an ideal fit for Gang Green. He also plays to the whistle and addresses an important piece to the Jets' puzzle—at least on defense.
10. Tennessee Titans: Chance Warmack, G, Alabama
Chance Warmack comes from the confides of the top team in college football and is the top interior lineman in this draft class. He has displayed the lateral agility to slide and anchor to handle powerful bull rushers very well. Warmack will improve pass protection for Jake Locker and give Chris Johnson more wiggle room and lanes to exploit.
He's considered deceptively light on his feet given his massive frame and is equally effective in meeting and rejecting linebackers at the second level and driving defensive tackles off the ball.
11. San Diego Chargers: Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan
Eric Fisher is a fiery competitor. He breaks down well in space to contain speed rushers. An All-American offensive tackle that started all 13 contests at left tackle for Central Michigan, Fisher anchored an offense that averaged 6.2 yards per play and nearly 400 yards per game.
He'll do a stellar job protecting the left side of the line for veteran signal-caller Philip Rivers. The team surrendered 49 sacks in 2012 and finished 27th in rushing, 24th through the air and next-to-last in total offense. A premium offensive lineman will help to improve production.
12. Miami Dolphins: Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee
The Phins' prime priority this off-season is to find a No. 1 receiver for Ryan Tannehill. In 2012, the team's receivers racked up a combined total of three touchdowns. Cordarrelle Patterson brings elite size and athleticism to the position.
13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Johnthan Banks, CB Miss. State
Tampa Bay must bolster its secondary right away on draft day. Johnthan Banks may be seen as a slight reach by some, but there were plenty of people that thought several of the draft selections by Seattle and San Francisco over the last two years were a reach as well. Banks capped of his 2012 campaign at Mississippi State with the maximum honor, the Jim Thorpe Award.
Banks made 59 tackles, four interceptions and one forced fumble this past season with the Bulldogs. He is a very physical corner and an excellent tackler who has the ability to get into the backfield quickly without playing outside his position.
14. Carolina Panthers: Sharrif Floyd DT, Florida
Floyd had a big junior season with the Gators, and showed versatility that could make him an outstanding big body for the Panthers in the NFL.
Floyd has the ability to anchor well while keeping his hips low. He has long arms allow him to disrupt his blocker's assignment and having a good first step and decent speed doesn't hurt.
15. New Orleans Saints: Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri
The New Orleans Saints need to bolster their defensive line. Sheldon Richardson comes out of college early and his stock is fluctuating—mostly in the forward direction. He's very quick off the snap and his terrific upper body strength allows him to push through the line with ease.
16. St. Louis Rams: Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma
St. Louis selects the top offensive lineman available here. Lane Johnson was a leader on Oklahoma's O-Line and is just a few years or so removed from playing quarterback at junior college. He has massive upside and awesome athleticism at 305 pounds and plenty of evaluators believe his best football is ahead of him as he heads into draft day.
17. Pittsburgh Steelers: Sam Montgomery, DE/OLB, LSU
Sam Montgomery is a steal to kick off the second half of the first round and is an ideal fit in the Steelers' 3-4 scheme. He'll help to continue to add more balance between veteran leadership and young blood to the defense as the days appear to be numbered for James Harrison and Larry Foote. Montgomery made 18.0 sacks and 31 tackles for loss in his college career at LSU.
18. Dallas Cowboys: Barrett Jones, OL, Alabama
While the Cowboys could consider looking to name a new franchise signal-caller in the near future, this team needs to get tougher in the trenches. Defensive tackle is obviously an option with Josh Brent's potential legal bind and Jay Ratliff's recent DWI, but Big D can't go wrong with Barrett Jones, a very versatile leader who has been the anchor of a stellar offensive line at Alabama.
Jones has experience at center, guard and tackle and looks to provide an immediate impact for Tony Romo and Co.
19. New York Giants: Dion Jordan, DE/OLB, Oregon
Big Blue pursues "Plan B" with the best offensive tackles off the board and goes with the best player available: Dion Jordan was recently chosen as a finalist or the Butkus award, which is given each year to the best linebacker in the country.
Jordan racked up a total of 44 tackles, including 5.0 sacks and a whopping 10.5 tackles for loss in 2012. He has a rare combination of size and athleticism for a player at his position, making him dangerous in the open field in coverage and when he pursues the quarterback.
He has well the quickness that will allow him to match with tight ends and the explosive first step to cause havoc for the opposing quarterback and other ball carriers at the next level.
20. Chicago Bears: Manti Te'o, ILB, Notre Dame
The speculation and scandal surrounding Manti Te'o may never end and probably turned some teams' interest away immediately, but anyone as talented as Te'o can only fall so far. Moreover, all it takes is for one team to be willing to pull the trigger for a guy to go in the first round. But there will be a handful of teams looking to Te'o that pick after the Bears on April 25.
Marc Trestman chooses the heir to Brian Urlacher at inside linebacker. Some suggest Te'o's performance in the BCS National Championship could also hurt his stock, but this is a Top-5 talent who chalked up a total of 324 tackles (157 solo stops), 28.5 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks, six pass breakups and a pair of forced fumbles in his college career at Notre Dame.
21. Cincinnati Bengals: Kenny Vaccaro, SS, Texas
Kenny Vaccaro recorded 92 tackles, six knockdowns and a pair of interceptions at Texas in 2012. He's clearly the top safety is this draft class and his blend of size, speed and athleticism to be a star at strong safety in the NFL. He'll help to bolster the Bengals in the secondary.
22. St. Louis Rams: Keenan Allen, WR, California
The Rams don't have a problem on offense when it comes to getting decent production from several weapons.
Brandon Gibson, 25, finished second on the team with 51 catches for 691 yards and five scores in 2012. Chris Givens racked up 42 receptions for 698 yards and three TDs. And tight end Lance Kendricks caught 42 passes as well for 519 yards and four scores in his second season. Danny Amendola led the team with a total of 63 receptions.
However, no receiver racked up at least 64 catches, 700 yards or six scores. The team had the same problem in 2011. Brandon Lloyd led the team with 51 receptions for 683 yards and five TDs in 11 games.
Keenan Allen, a speedy, tall target from comes from the confides of California, looks to be exactly what the doctor—and quarterback Sam Bradford—ordered. Allen's athleticism is impressive, but his ability to make defenders miss and run through tackles is what's particularly eye-catching about his game. He also possesses great vision once the ball is in his hands.
23. Minnesota Vikings: Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia
Christian Ponder needs an extra weapon to throw to offense and with Percy Harvin possible exciting this off-season the team needs someone to fill in in the role quickly and Tavon Austin has the experience to do it.
Austin may not be the sizable receiver they may be looking for but he's simply amazing. Recently he was presented the Paul Hornung Award is given to the most versatile player.
Austin averaged 230 all-purpose yards per game, he finished his career with 288 receptions 3413 receiving yards and 29 total touchdowns. The connection between Geno Smith in West Virgina was absolutely inseparable and astonishing to watch.
If Austin can connect with Ponder like he did with Smith in college he will be in the league for a long time and make Vikings receiver core stronger.
24. Indianapolis Colts: D.J. Fluker, OT, Alabama
Andrew Luck had a tremendous rookie season, but he was sacked 41 times. In order to sustain his immense success, he will need better protection from the offensive line. D.J. Fluker will be one of the best offensive tackles available this April.
He finished his college career with 36 starts under his belt at Alabama. He'll help open things up in the running game for Vick Ballard and allow Luck to have more time to throw with his enormous frame and length he uses to immerse rushers.
25. Seattle Seahawks, Kawan Short, DT, Purdue
This past season Seattle failed to force pressure up the middle, they simply need a weapon to get in the backfield to attack the opposing quarterbacks. This was noticeable in the playoff game against the Falcons when their defense just could not slow down Matt Ryan.
The Seahawks have a good defense but imagine if they can even be more powerful one.
Short totaled 42 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, six sacks, four PBUs, four blocked kicks, two fumbles recovered and one forced fumble. Something Pete Caroll would love to have that mentally and physically tough enough on the front stage.
26. Green Bay Packers, Jonathon Cooper, G, North Carolina
Cooper moves well when pulling on the edge and when mirroring pass rushers. Cooper shows smooth, coordination as an athlete with fluid footwork and striking balance, by continuously getting to the second level and blocking thoroughly on the move. And will become a valuable asset on the line for the Packers
With the Tar Heels he played an important role in the Carolina's running game, which averaged 193.8 yards per game.
27. Houston Texans, Alex Ogletree, ILB, Georgia
Houston still hasn't found the special defender to team up with Brian Cushing. Brodie James is simply not the answer to the inside linebacker position. The Texans need to find someone that will complement Cushing making a hefty package.
Texans need to stop ignoring this position and fix it. Olgetree would be an excellent move to Houston to play next to Cushing and provide insurance in the event Cushing might suffers an injury again.
28. Denver Broncos, Jonathan Jenkins, DT, Georgia
The Broncos can use a loads help on the interior part of their defensive line. The teams have the pass-rushing now they need a big body in the middle of the defensive line and they get that with Jonathon Jenkins.
Jenkins made an excellent impression on the Bulldogs, appearing in 14 games and earning seven starts. He registered 28 tackles, including six tackles for loss and three sacks last season. Jenkins has the potential to be a nose tackle in 3-4 schemes and a legitimate two-down 4-3 defensive tackle or whatever John Fox wants to run.
29. New England Patriots, Jonathan Hankins, DT, Ohio State
The Patriots need to continue adding youth to have more versatile pass rushers. Absence of depth and a play-maker next to Vince Wilfork becomes the primary need to fix. Having a big body that can push the pocket, penetrate and play in multiple defensive alignments is exactly what they need .
Standing at 6-3, 322 pounds, Johnathan Hankins is a powerful defensive tackle and immediately improves the Patriots' front four. Hankins excels against the run and has the ability to read plays and the direction of the blocks well to collapse running lanes. He has a knack for utilizing his heavy hands and combination of size, strength and quick feet to penetrate past double teams to get to the ball carrier.
30. Atlanta Falcons, Tyler Eifert TE, Notre Dame
Atlanta can use protection for Matt Ryan upfront but they decide to go in a different direct and provide another target for Matt Ryan where he may just need it most the tight-end position up for grabs due to the end of incredible career to the great tight-end Tony Gonzalez.
Therefore, the Falcons select the top tight end in the 2013 class Tyler Eifert. Listed at 6-foot-6, 251 Eifert arguably plays even taller with a striking vertical leap and ability to high point passes in traffic. For Notre Dame he became their primary sideline and red-zone option in 2012. He paced the run-first Irish in receptions (44), yards (624), and touchdowns (4) . Look for him to stride in the new Bears offense.
He excellent hands in run blocking situations as well and isn't afraid to take care of the defenders in his way this will make him very productive at the next level.
31. San Francisco 49ers, Eric Reid FS LSU
The 49ers are in the Super Bowl and have two Pro Bowl safeties in Donte Whitner and Dashon Goldson, . But Goldson, could be out the door since he wants a long-term contract and will not take the franchise tag going into the 2013 season. Adding some youth to the secondary is exactly what San Francisco needs. Therefore, Jim Harbaugh and company select free safety Eric Reid.
Reid should be selected pretty early in the draft process and looks to be one of the top prospects at his position in this draft class, but he will not likely see any action on day one. Expect this star safety to hear his name called in the second round as teams search for a smart play-maker in the backfield of the defense. Nevertheless, Chad Reuter compares this safety to former 2011 seventh overall selection Mark Barron. He possesses the size, athleticism, intelligence, and toughness to be an impact player and could surprise a team come draft day.
32. Baltimore Ravens, Kevin Minter ILB LSU
The question may already be answered for the Super Bowl Champions, they select hear someone who is born a leader on defense has lots of versatility and motivation to get things right. They just may need to replace one of the greatest linebackers that ever played the game and it won't be easy.
Minter emerged as one of the top leaders of the LSU defense in 2012 and one of only four SEC defenders to record triple-digit tackles, finishing with 111 stops. He also led the team with 13.5 tackles for loss, adding three sacks, five pass breakups and an interception.
Day to Day things are changing leading up to the Draft and more than likely, like in previous seasons there will be more than one quarterbacks taken in the first round regardless of what scouts and analysts are saying.
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The plaque at the base of the Statue of Liberty reads: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" These lines are from the poem "The New Colossus," written by Emma Lazarus in 1883. There is also a plaque with this same quote at the Statue of Liberty Museum.
Three U.S. presidents have died on Independence Day, July 4th: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. These were the second, third and fifth presidents, respectively.
The stars on the American flag each represent a state. On June 14, 1777, the first Flag Act stated, "that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation," according to USA Flag Site. As of May 2014, the American flag has 50 stars.


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Custis Trail
The Custis Trail is a hilly, 4 mi (6.4 km) paved bicycle trail in Arlington County, Virginia that extends from Key Bridge at Rosslyn westward to the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail.[1][2] It connects at its east end to the Mount Vernon Trail, which continues east and south along the Potomac River to Mount Vernon and at its west end to the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail, which continues northwest to Purcellville, Virginia.
The Custis Trail was built alongside Interstate 66 (named the Custis Memorial Parkway in Virginia east of the Capital Beltway).[3] The trail opened in the early 1980s at the same time that the highway did. The trail connects to the Key Bridge into Georgetown near the southern end of the Capital Crescent Trail, and to the Mount Vernon Trail, which provides access to three Potomac River crossings into downtown Washington, D.C. (the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, the Arlington Memorial Bridge and the George Mason Memorial Bridge (see: 14th Street Bridge)).[2]
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- ^ "Custis Trail". Bike Washington. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ a b "Arlington County Bike Map" (PDF). Bike Arlington. Arlington, Virginia: Arlington County Department of Environmental Services. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
- ^ "Arlington Virginia List of State Roads". Environmental Services. Government of Arlington County, Virginia. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
Coordinates: 38°53′14″N 77°07′03″W / 38.887242°N 77.117378°W
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Daniel McCutchen Tagged With Loss in Pirates-Cubs Match
Chicago got 1 inning of work from Jeff Samardzija en route to a 7-6 victory over Pittsburgh on Thursday at PNC Park.
The Cubs were a +144 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 8.5.
Chicago got 4 innings from Rodrigo Lopez, who gave up 6 earned runs on 7 hits, while striking out 0. Jeff Samardzija earned the victory, while the Cubs got 2 RBIs from Carlos Pena in the win.
Pittsburgh got a 7-inning outing from James McDonald in the loss. He gave up 4 earned runs, 0 walks and 4 hits in his time on the mound, while Garrett Jones had 2 hits in the loss for the Pirates.
The battle of the bats favored Pittsburgh as they had 10 hits, while Chicago only had 8.
Carlos Marmol pitched the final 1 inning for the save. He struck out 1 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.
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2009 NFL Hall of Fame Finalists
Posted: 01/06/2009 - Bruce Smith, Rod Woodson first-time HOF finalists
Posted: 01/06/2009 - Bruce Smith, Rod Woodson first-time HOF finalists
Posted: 01/06/2009 - Four first-year eligible players, John Randle, Shannon Sharpe, Bruce Smith, and Rod Woodson, are among the 17 finalists who will be considered for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame when the Hall's Board of Selectors meets in Tampa, Florida on Saturday, January 31, 2009.
Posted: 01/06/2009 - The Colorado Rockies announced today that the club has acquired right-handed pitcher Jason Marquis and cash considerations from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for right-handed pitcher Luis Vizcaino.
Posted: 01/06/2009 - Denver Nuggets All-Star Carmelo Anthony will miss at least three weeks with a fracture to his shooting hand but won't need surgery.
Posted: 01/06/2009 - Air Force sophomore Jacques Lamoureux was named the Atlantic Hockey Association Player of the Week for his performance in four games last week. The award is his third of the season and the seventh weekly honor earned by an Air Force player this season.
Posted: 01/06/2009 - Former WIdefield Gladiator and current San Diego Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. The California Highway Patrol says Jackson failed sobriety tests shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday on state Route 52, west of Interstate 805. Jackson's blood alcohol level was unknown.
Posted: 01/06/2009 - The Nuggets' All-Star forward scored 21 points and had a season-high nine assists Monday night despite injuring his hand in the third quarter of Denver's 135-115 win over the Indiana Pacers.
Posted: 01/06/2009 - Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith is due to appear in a New Jersey municipal court next week to face traffic summonses stemming from a car crash that killed a friend in 2007.
Posted: 01/05/2009 - The injury-riddled Colorado Avalanche will be without forward Ian Laperriere and defenseman Adam Foote when they travel to Nashville for a game against the Predators on Tuesday night.
Posted: 01/05/2009 - Raheem Morris' interviewing skills could make his promotion to defensive coordinator in Tampa Bay a moot point. The Buccaneers' 32-year-old secondary coach and defensive whiz moved up his interview 48 hours and met with the Denver Broncos about their coaching vacancy Monday.
Posted: 01/05/2009 - The Denver Nuggets take on the Indiana Pacers Monday Night at the Pepsi Center.
Posted: 01/05/2009 - Mike Shanahan could sit out this year's season and look for a prime NFL coaching job in 2010.
Posted: 01/05/2009 - The Denver Broncos take a breather today before interviewing three more candidates to replace coach Mike Shanahan.
Posted: 01/04/2009 - It's the first time in 61 regular season and playoff games the Wild have held Colorado scoreless. The Avalanche have lost three in a row
Posted: 01/04/2009 - The Palmer High Grad had 17 points -- including seven in the decisive second-half run -- for the Eagles
Posted: 01/04/2009 - A day after interviewing Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo in New York, the owner of the Denver Broncos met Sunday with New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels in the Boston area
Posted: 01/04/2009 - The Super-Bowl winning coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2006, Cowher took himself out of the running as a candidate for all NFL jobs including the vacancy in Denver
Posted: 01/04/2009 - Carmelo Anthony scored 22 points, including a layup with 56.5 seconds left, and the Denver Nuggets blew a 26-point third quarter lead before recovering to beat the New Orleans Hornets
Posted: 01/04/2009 - Air Force was led by Matt Holland, who was the only Falcon in double figures, with 17 points
Posted: 01/02/2009 - Utah earns respect for the Mountain West Conference becoming the first team from a non-BCS conference to win two BCS bowls
Posted: 01/02/2009 - Rick Nash converted a penalty shot as part of a three-goal second period, lifting Columbus to its second straight win at the Pepsi Center this season
Posted: 01/02/2009 - Carmelo Anthony's 3-pointer from the corner with 0.1 seconds left burries Oklahoma City
Posted: 01/02/2009 - Bowlen and chief operating officer Joe Ellis will meet in New York with Steve Spagnuolo, who has been the Giants' defensive coordinator the past two seasons
Posted: 01/02/2009 - The Colorado Avalanche will face the tough task Friday night of trying to get the puck past rookie goalie Steve Mason when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Posted: 01/02/2009 - Center Deividas Busma's tip-in just before the buzzer gave Idaho State a 62-61 overtime win Thursday night over the University of Northern Colorado.


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COSTA MESA — When the taco truck blaring "La Cucaracha" would roll down his street, Allan Mansoor thought less about lunch and more about the song's title, "The Cockroach." He felt the so-called "roach coaches" were proliferating and changing the character of his once-peaceful neighborhood.
Same goes for the push-cart vendors who rang their bells as they peddled "helados." And the slouches who would leave beer bottles in the alley.
When he started protesting about this at City Hall, Mansoor just wanted one thing for his Westside neighborhood: quiet.
Now that he's the mayor of Costa Mesa and running for the state Assembly, he looks back on those quality-of-life issues that made him mad enough to get involved and, in 2002, sparked his political career.
"A person's home should be peace and quiet," said Mansoor, 46. "You can get away from life, from your boss. It's your castle."
That may explain why Mansoor lets his public castle, City Hall, get so rancorous. He has taken on some of the day's most controversial issues, from illegal immigration to public employee pension reform, and exposed himself to public scrutiny. Much of the criticism comes from the political left, while a quieter conservative majority continues to take his side on election days.
Adopting the reserved demeanor of a former cop, he lacks the charismatic, outsized personality of many controversial figures, making him something of a firebrand sans the fire, those who know him say.
"He carries a quiet authority," said Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, a fellow Republican who represents neighboring cities, including Newport Beach and a fraction of Costa Mesa. "He expresses his beliefs with a calm assurance and dignity, without anything to prove personally."
Mansoor's guarded, quiet manner leaves many guessing about his character. Is he simply a law-and-order politician — a former Orange County deputy sheriff whose reserve served him well guarding the county jail — or is there something under the surface?
More than a dozen interviews with his colleagues, allies and detractors reveal a faithfully conservative politician with divisive views and a firmly middle-class background. Many, after knowing him for years, still can't tell you much about him — as a person.
Councilman Eric Bever, who often votes with Mansoor on major city issues, put it bluntly: "There's not a lot of personality there."
The defining issue: Illegal immigration
The most controversial issue Mansoor has addressed is illegal immigration. Long before Arizona passed Senate Bill 1070, he introduced his own measure in 2005 to have Costa Mesa police officers check the immigration status of suspects.
Mansoor attracted national attention for that, and did the same in April when he announced that Costa Mesa would not tolerate illegal immigrants. It isn't a "sanctuary city," he proclaimed, but a "rule of law" city. In both instances the City Council, save for one or two members, followed Mansoor's lead and passed the measures.
A hard-line, though ceremonial, stance against illegal immigration is remarkable for a city with a heavily-Latino Westside, including many immigrants, legal and illegal. They have shaped Costa Mesa's identity for decades.
Some, including Mansoor, welcome those who immigrated here through the proper process. But he would like to see those lawbreakers deported.
Critics denounced Mansoor for releasing his "rule of law" proposal during the primary races, right after Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer introduced her state's bill. They also complained that the proclamation was nothing but grandstanding, as it had no enforceable provisions.
At the time, the national news outlets were lapping up everything on immigration. Fox News featured Mansoor on multiple segments. In his trademark dark suit, he explained that it "sets the tone on policy" and that he would soon introduce more specific rules.
Years earlier, Mansoor advocated for closing a city-subsidized day labor center, where many immigrants found work, and he benefited from the same sort of attention.


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A senior Hamas leader called for a third intifada, including suicide bus bombings in Israel.
Hamas Jerusalem bureau chief Ahmed Halabiyeh on Tuesday called for new, violent action against Israel, saying that "we must renew the resistance to occupation in any possible way, above all through armed resistance." He called for "a third intifada to save the Aksa Mosque and Jerusalem."
The call came in response to the approval for construction of thousands of apartments in eastern Jerusalem and the E1 area near Ma'aleh Adumim.
Also on Tuesday, Defense Minister Ehud Barak told a conference that Israel is "on the verge of a third intifada," Ynet reported.
"If we continue to refuse peace, we will be dealt a painful blow that will affect all aspects of our lives," he said.
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So the KGB assembled a group of young women with an aptitude for languages.
According to the aptitude Chronology report, she was also diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.
Others say Wong is smart, and has an aptitude for understanding foreign policy.
early 15c., "tendency, likelihood," from Middle French aptitude (14c.) or directly from Late Latin aptitudo (genitive aptitudinis) "fitness," noun of quality from Latin aptus "joined, fitted" (see apt). Meaning "natural capacity to learn" is 1540s; that of "quality of being fit (for a purpose or position)" is from 1640s.


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Vegetarian Delight
29 Apr 2010
|Creamy peanut butter
|2 Tablespoon
|Low sodium soy sauce
|1 Tablespoon
|1 1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Vegetable oil
|2 Teaspoon
|Thinly sliced carrot
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Chopped onion
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Chopped broccoli florets
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Chopped cauliflower florets
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Chopped zucchini
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Frozen corn kernels
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Chopped red bell pepper
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|1 Clove (5 gm), minced
|Cooked brown rice
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
|1 Ounce (About 14)
1. In small bowl, combine peanut butter, soy sauce, 1 tablespoon water, and honey until blended; set aside.
2. In large skillet or wok, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add carrot and onion; cook, stirring frequently, until onion is translucent, about 2 minutes.
3. Add remaining ingredients except rice and cashews; cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are tender-crisp, about 3 minutes. Add peanut butter mixture and cook, stirring constantly, until just boiling, about 2 minutes. Stir in rice and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes. Transfer to
heated serving dish and arrange cashews on top.
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Quake 2 is another classic from id software.While not modded quite as much as it's predecessor or Q3A, it is still a blast to play and the mod's on offer are bundles of fun. Just step into Quake 2 Rocket Arena, armed with the new and almighty rocket and rail gun and you will be gibbing for hours on end.If you dig fast paced action, then load up the good ole Quake 2, fire up a mod or two and have some fun!
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An excellent Single player FPS
This is my first quake, i play it when i was ten years old.
I still remember when i blown up an enforcer's head. My onli reaction was scream IT STILL ALIVE!!! and the rest was just shoot to his dead body xD
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Quake II was for me the very pinnacle of a great FPS. Quake I had the slow medieval ambience and spooky nine inch nails provided soundscapes but the lost marine storyline of Quake II took the game leaps and bounds further.
From the very offset there is no let-up in action, you were sent to fight and even though the mission has now gone to hell, fight you must.
The landscape and wealth of visual treats the gaming environment provides never gives up and it is clear to see that most other FPS's (half-life) included looked to quake to as the basis for a thrilling and involved gaming landscape.
The ubiquitous arsenal of weapons is never really better kitted out than any other game and, as always, the shotgun (or rather super shotgun in this iteration of the quake universe) should be the discerning strogg-smashers choice of weapon.
But let us not forget the amazing force of the now reverential 'rail-gun', this thing turns your enemies to goo at the simple click of a mouse, pure gory brilliance! Past this should you find it there is fun-yet-mostly-useless BFG (That's big effin' gun to you and I) which packs more punch than Mike Tyson's home-made chilli sauce but is about as palatable.
The enemies are varied, strong and often difficult and their AI is surprisingly advanced for a game of this age.
In essence this is (you'll notice I'm attempting to ignore the Doom franchise) the quinticential godfather of FPS, great visuals, good story, awesome arsenal. What more could you want?


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General Discussion « Darkfall: Unholy Wars
Nope just the forum.
AV shut down forums
General Discussion « Darkfall: Unholy Wars
Originally posted by uidCaustic
Why did you copy and paste that from the refund thread? How does the forums being down for scheduled maintenence mean they are scamming anyone? Your post was wrong in that thread as well as in this one.
Perma Banned For Wanting Refund
General Discussion « Darkfall: Unholy Wars
Originally posted by asmkm22
While I agree every single MMO out there does this if you try to dispute a charge without going through the game company. I did it once on World of Warcraft as they charged me an extra month after I had told it to cancel. The bank refunded it, and my account there was banned as well. So it has nothing to do with a small company trying to be petty.
Also the OP didn't try to get a refund from AV via support ticket, as they are allowing refunds up until release and have seen people that have gotten one after submitting a support ticket. So all this talk about offering other channels of refund, and ranting about how a small company handles business is completely moot.
Lotro feels like a good game - after all
General Discussion « Lord of the Rings Online
Originally posted by hockeyplayr
I am returning as well and this time I hope to max out a toon. I played a long time ago before the F2P and only got up to around level 30 back then. However me and a friend saw The Hobbit and he just bought a new PC and is now downloading the game. He has never played a MMO before so I figured this would be a good game to start on as it is good at sucking a player in and is not to fast paced or anything. Hopefully you are able to play most of the game for free with only spending a little cash at the end, though that is probably not true. I guess I am a "Premium Player" when I check my account, and am not sure what that means. I also purchased the game and Mines of Moria back when I played so hopefully I still have access to those zones.
was going to try this out but....
General Discussion « Mortal Online
Originally posted by Biskop
I may give it a shot while I wait for UW, I noticed the beta is free to play though limited which is odd. Is that going to be F2P when it releases?
Why the Crickets?
General Discussion « Darkfall: Unholy Wars
I played DF1 for about a year and I like the direction of the new game honestly. I am not sure why so many vets are so butt-hurt over a few safe-zones as it will keep new players around to learn the game and play to end-game. Of course there are some issues, but they will be fixed as stated in last Q & A.
was going to try this out but....
General Discussion « Mortal Online
Originally posted by Biskop
I may give it a shot if DFO flops, but I find it hard after playing DFO to ever return to a game with no full looting as that just adds to much to the gameplay.
Also what is AoW? At first I thought you meant AoC, but noticed after re-reading you said AoW.
was going to try this out but....
General Discussion « Mortal Online
Originally posted by Biskop
That wouldn't happen if there was a AAA sandbox title like one of these, unfortunately that will probably never happen. The last good one was back in UO. I have to say though I still love DFO with it's flaws, the peristence bug and server crashes will be fixed before they launch the game obviously so bringing that up is pointless. I would assume most of the issue lies with the debug client and not the release client.
Breathtaking video
General Discussion « PlanetSide 2
Great video, though I do agree the snipers need some tweaking. I find it very annoying to spawn, and walk to a ledge and die within 2 seconds of standing there(or in a field). You have to constantly be moving to avoid it.
Windows 8 issues
General Discussion « PlanetSide 2
Originally posted by Shaike
lol this, have people not figured out to skip every other Windows OS yet? People amaze me at what they throw money at...
Old DFO player question about UW
General Discussion « Darkfall
Great news, I posted this a little quickly without looking at their blog they stated that there lol:
I will definently resub when it launches and will keep an eye on it now! Hopefully they fixed the issues and learned a lot for this new version.
Old DFO player question about UW
General Discussion « Darkfall
As a returning player from DFO(stopped about a year ago) will I have to pay for the client of Unholy Wars? It was stated a long time ago that would not be the case for 2.0, but they changed the name again and the announcement I read makes it seem that way :(. After all the crap we went through you would think you just needed to resub and patch and play...
[poll] Was it ready?
General Discussion « Guild Wars 2
Glad I didn't pre-order and I will wait a while for some patches and anet to be fixed. People that still pre-order are only supporting sub-par development cycles and it saddens me. The terminology of alpha, beta, and retail have changed drastically over the last 5-10 years and is only kept going because of players that support such nonsense. I will buy the game when it is release ready, and this further supports my reason to not pre-order any game anymore. As long as idiots keep pre-ordering games sub-par releases will keep taking place and only get worse(this goes for any game on PC and even some console games now like BF3). Hopefully in a month or so the game will be where it should be on a release and I will then purchase it. To many people have been corrupted to a good release lately and compare this game to disasters such as AoC, Rift, WoW and other releases in the past 5-10 years. This has been a progression since WoW released and has only gotten worse since people pour money into pre-ordering anything that sounds somewhat interesting.
no micro element?
General Discussion « End of Nations
Originally posted by ricefarmer
SC1 was much slower paced than SC2 is what I am talking about, I got into SC1's ladder and rated well. Skill is not clicking around on the map to dodge and kite units(that can be obtained from td games), it's the overall strategy of taking resources, where to expand, what to upgrade, what to build, when to attack, when to defend, etc. SC2 turned this into a twitch game which most RTS players do not want. I tried SC2 and played if for about a month online before quitting due to the extreme fast paced/no micro management involved with that. I never mentioned Warcraft 3 but as I said older strategy games had it and meant Warcraft 3 as well.
Sounds like your reading comprehension is pretty low...
I am Kinda disappointed: how is this a MMORTS
General Discussion « End of Nations
Originally posted by zevni78
I never played SG but this game is fun even though it's not what I expected. I will be playing at launch and glad it exists. I can see both points of view.
End of Nations alpha
General Discussion « End of Nations
Originally posted by Vaross
Why did you move this and not delete it? It's a breach of the NDA regardless if it's positive feedback...
no micro element?
General Discussion « End of Nations
Originally posted by Gudrunix
This, I prefer slower RTS games and miss them. Very glad EoN is going back to how they should be. SC2/etc is way to fast paced and I don't find it near as fun as the older SC1 or Warcraft series due to lack of micro-management and less strategy.
I am Kinda disappointed: how is this a MMORTS
General Discussion « End of Nations
"A total persistent sandbox RTS, with elements of browser stratagy mmos may seem like a great idea, but there are clearly technical problems, or it would have been done outside of the limited browser games by now. Trion may be basing this game on a previous game from over 10 yrs ago, but it hasn't been done anywhere else since, and provides some unique features for most players. I would recomend you give this game a serious try, and see if the level of tactics is enough for you."
Honestly there is another game that has peristent worlds with hundreds of players(well use to, now it's dwindled down to small numbers). It's called Artifact and use to play that as a kid, so it has been done in the past and is possible. I like EoN but I as well was actually expecting large persistant worlds since I came from Artifact and never played SG.
A Mature Player would never Pay or Play this game...
General Discussion « League of Legends - Clash of Fates
Honestly I have a kid and play this game each night for a few hours. I have never once been banned, every now and then I have to go AFK during a game to do something for my son but it has never caused such an issue. You can go AFK for a minute or two and not have any issues in the game so the topic is pointless. I am a single parent and have no issues playing the game. Don't start a game if you can't finish it as I understand why others get mad this happens to me a lot and ruins a game if even one player goes AFK or leaves. This is not a typical online game where you can leave freely and it not effect your team, with such a small amount of players in each game every player matters in the outcome. I just read the OP post and did not read the other pages of posts so I may be off-topic at this point, but basically I am disagreeing with the OP.
On the topic of surrendering I have honestly only had this problem on a few ocasions. If the match is obviously lost as long as you speak up before clicking the surrender vote most will vote for the option to surrender. So far out of the games I have played that will obviously lose 70% of the time I am able to click surrender and it passes. Also 20% of the times it does not pass I explain to others it's not possible to win and generally by the second or third surrender vote the match is over.
I highly doubt you were ever banned if you did not leave a game or go AFK either, you obviously did go AFK according to your original post and thus cause the ban considering the point your trying to get across. In most normal online games it would be ridiculous for such a ban however in a game like this every player counts being only 3v3 or 5v5 in matches. Obviously anyone would be pissed off after the 10th game played in the 5v5 match and they lost just because one or two people went AFK or left the game. So why should the game not punish you because of such an action? If you don't like that fact, then simply leave and play any other game on the market that you can leave when you need to(funny thing; If you leave any MMO during PvP your character will die as effect of the 10-20 second logout rule).
Ahri is my most fun Champion to play with... What's yours?
General Discussion « League of Legends - Clash of Fates
Twitch so far, I can pop out of stealth and gank people. Usually getting a doublekill or triple kill later in the game, can't beat getting player kills lol.


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Eolas faoi dheiseanna atá ann obair dheonach a dhéanamh
Eolas faoi phoist, fiontraíocht, tréimhsí oiliúna, agus obair shaoire
Deiseanna oideachais agus oiliúna ar fud na hEorpa
Do thuairim faoin bpolaitíocht agus faoin tsochaí a nochtadh, agus páirt a ghlacadh i nDialóg Struchtúrtha
Na healaíona agus siamsaíocht, eolaíocht agus nuálaíocht ar bharr do mhéar agat
Gach a mbaineann le do shláinte coirp, do shláinte mheabhrach agus le spóirt
Na cearta agus na seirbhísí a dhéanann slán sábháilte thú
Aithne a chur ar an domhan mór atá lasmuigh den Eoraip
Eolas praiticiúil faoi chúrsaí taistil san Eoraip
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will host the "Your Europe, Your Say" event in Brussels, from 26-28 March 2014, where you can take part in a real-life debate to negotiate and eventually agree on a resolution that could leave a lasting impression on Europe. The first step is to convince your teacher to register your school via the online registration form before 30 November (midnight Brussels time).
After registration has closed, one school from each of the 28 EU Member States will be picked at random, to take part in the simulation. The selected schools will then choose three students in their pre-final year of secondary education (16-17 years) to represent them, as well as an accompanying teacher. If you are one of these three lucky students you have to make sure you are able to express yourself in English or French. The EESC will pay for you and your teacher's travel and accommodation expenses.
"Your Europe, Your Say 2014" will focus on the 2014 European Elections. Under the campaign slogan 'act, react, impact', EU citizens are being encouraged to choose who will represent them for the next five-year term. This is a very important issue for Europe, affecting you, your friends, your parents and your school. So you should have your say!


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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi students, business seek to clean hydraulic fracturing wastewater
CORPUS CHRISTI - The Eagle Ford Shale boom is built on water.
It takes millions of gallons to pry open tight rock formations and force the oil and gas deposits to the surface that have pumped billions of dollars in revenue into local coffers.
That is hydraulic fracturing, and what happens to the wastewater — mostly injected into storage areas underground — has investors rushing to find ways to recycle it to ease future water needs and save money.
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi's Coastal Bend Business Innovation Center has become part of that new frontier in the shale oil and gas revolution, with academia and entrepreneurship joining forces for a creative solution to a side effect of the boom.
Hydro Enviro Clean, a business startup in the innovation center, had a job for the graduate student team of J.D. Henshall, Chelsea Childress and Minh Dang.
The company has an exclusive option to pick up a patent for a way to clean heavy metals from hydraulic fracturing's wastewater.
The first step was analysis. The students defined the market for the product, identified suppliers and looked at other factors of feasibility.
Proving it was feasible. The next step was the actual test for their client.
They took a half-gallon of untreated wastewater from a hydraulic fracturing job in Karnes County — deep black, almost like coffee — and loaded with chemicals and metals. The team added a half-teaspoon of flour-like, organic and biodegradable powder to the water.
Within a few hours, the water gradually lightened as the powder began capturing the metals and sending them settling on the bottom of the flask.
After more time, the liquid turned into a beer-like shade of amber. The product dissolved 90 percent of the metals in the water with what's left sinking to the bottom.
The process can take up to two or three days to complete, depending on the amount of chemicals in the water and how much product is used, they found.
The deposits that settled out of the mix can be disposed of properly or through some other use, Henshall said.
The hook is this: hydraulic fracturing is the driving force behind the boom that has reinvigorated the South Texas oil patch and become an economic boon.
The process can cost companies about $7.5 million per well, said David Fonseca, business development specialist with the Innovation Center. The Hydro Enviro Clean process can eliminate about one-third of those costs, according to the group's projections.
Through the tests, 20 percent to 50 percent of a mixture can be reused, Henshall added.The next step is looking at ways to commercialize the product, including duplicating the lab results on a larger sample and tweaking the product to maximize its efficiency, Henshall said.


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BackgroundLong afternoons on the boardwalk knocking over milk bottles and eating cotton candy invariably end at the arcade for a few hundred games of skee ball. After pumping in quarters for hours you might be rewarded with a 99 cent teddy bear, but that's not the point -- the point is to roll the ball into the hoops, over and over again, until madness fills the air, mingling with the smell of corn dogs and taffy as stiff as asphalt. Welcome to the Jersey Shore. You got a problem with that?
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- Developer: RESET Games
- Publisher: Chillingo Ltd.
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A system for sensing vaginal conditions or for affecting vaginal or body conditions in a mammal. The system includes a portable probe unit and a separate controller unit, both of which include two-way communication devices to both transmit signals to, and receive signals from, each other, wirelessly and in real time. The substantially smooth and sealed outer surface of the cylindrical body of the probe unit has a rounded end and is dimensioned to permit comfortable and repeated insertion into, removal from, and containment entirely within a mammal's vagina. The probe body has a device substantially flush with its outer surface and configured to deliver electrical pulses, receive electrical pulses, sense or sample vaginal conditions and/or deliver medication. Signals to the probe unit comprise control and programming signals acting as a feedback loop configured to start, stop and/or alter activity of the substantially flush device of the probe unit, either automatically or manually, for sensing vaginal conditions or for affecting vaginal or body conditions.
1. A system for sensing vaginal conditions or for affecting vaginal or body conditions in a mammal, comprising:
a portable probe unit, said probe unit comprising a substantially cylindrical body having a substantially smooth and substantially sealed outer surface with a rounded end and so dimensioned as to permit comfortable and repeated insertion into, removal from, and containment entirely within a mammal's vagina; means substantially flush with the outer surface of the body of the probe and configured to accomplish at least one of delivering electrical pulses, receiving electrical pulses, sensing or sampling vaginal conditions, and delivering medication; a programmable microprocessor; memory; a battery; and two-way communication means with antenna and adapted to both transmit signals to a controller unit and receive signals from said controller unit wirelessly and in real time; and
the controller unit comprising two-way communication means adapted to both receive signals from said probe unit and transmit signals to said probe unit wirelessly and in real time, wherein said signals to said probe unit comprise control and programming signals acting as a feedback loop configured to start, stop, and/or alter the activity of said substantially flush means of said probe unit, either automatically or manually, for sensing vaginal conditions or for affecting vaginal or body conditions.
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This application is a divisional application of Ser. No. 10/007,393 filed Oct. 26, 2001.
The present invention relates to a system for transducing vaginal conditions, affecting vaginal or body conditions and/or stimulating perineal musculature and nerves. The present invention also relates to a method for accomplishing these functions.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,515,167, Hochman, discloses a self-contained stimulation device that was programmable, prior to use, using control buttons on the surface of the device itself. Signals could also be emitted from the device to an external unit for processing. The drawbacks of this known device include the inability to alter its operation during use. In addition, this known device is not very ergonomic due in particular to the surface control buttons that are necessarily present on the device for its programming and operation.
Other vaginally insertable probes are also known, such as the fertility probes of U.S. design Pat. No. 393,311 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,916,173, both to Kirsner. U.S. Pat. No. 4,753,247, Kirsner, discloses a probe that is connected by wires to an external housing containing batteries and electronic circuitry.
Prior known devices fail to provide a system that can provide stimulation, deliver medication, and/or obtain physiological data intravaginally, via a wireless 2-way communication and in real time.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an ergonomic system and method that will allow, in a wireless manner and in real time, the transducing of vaginal conditions, the affecting of vaginal or body conditions, and the stimulation of perineal musculature and nerves in the human or other mammalian vagina, and in particular allows for real time remote control and/or programming of the intravaginally contained probe/transceiver unit.
This object, and other objects and advantages of the present invention, will appear more clearly from the following specification in conjunction with the accompanying schematic drawings, in which:
The system of the present invention comprises: a separate, portable, non-implanted, intravaginally containable (i.e. in situ yet removable) combination probe and transceiver that is provided with means for sensing vaginal conditions, delivering signals or medication, and/or stimulating perineal musculature and nerves, wherein such probe unit is provided with 2-way wireless real time communication means for transmitting information that is transduced and for receiving control and programming signals; and a separate combination controller and transceiver that is provided with wireless means for sending signals to the probe unit and for receiving signals therefrom, wherein a wireless signal feedback loop is provided between the controller and probe units and external devices, networks and databases.
The combination probe and transceiver is, in particular, a pre-programmed unit. The programming of this unit can, however, be altered. As indicated, 2-way communication is provided between the probe unit and the controller unit, which can be a hand-held unit, but could alternatively or in addition be a PC or other similar computer unit.
The probe of the inventive system contains no wires or similar external means or surface controls, and is therefore comfortable to use.
When the probe unit of the inventive system is used as a stimulation unit, women are provided a safe, easy and convenient way to strengthen and tone their pelvic muscles without professional intervention or special training.
In addition, or alternatively, the probe unit of the inventive system can be provided with solid state transducers or other sensor means that would be able to identify, for example, sexually transmitted pathogens, cancerous changes in the cervix and vaginal environment, metabolic abnormalities, physiological markers of the fertility cycle, and other physiological information. It may also be possible in this way to identify diseases by DNA sequences or by disease-specific molecular odors. The inventive system thus affords the ability of being able to provide the earliest possible diagnosis and treatment of pathological conditions, since it is now possible with the inventive system to obtain intracorporeal physiological information without the need for parenteral or invasive sampling. In other words, physiological information can be wirelessly tracked and monitored, allowing observation and supervision of metabolic and fertility activities, among others. This can even be done from a remote site, since the diagnostic data can be wirelessly transmitted to local hubs, local area networks, personal computers, and the internet. Thus, the inventive system can provide sophisticated diagnostic data to the user, to her physician, and to internet-hosted diagnostic services. Of particular significance is that this transfer of information is accomplished in real time.
Further specific features of the present invention will be explained in detail subsequently.
Referring now to the drawings in detail, the inventive system, which is designated generally by the reference numeral 20 (
Although, as indicated previously, the inventive system 20 has numerous applications, including sensing or transducing vaginal conditions, affecting vaginal or body conditions, and/or stimulating perineal musculature and nerves, the system will now be explained in conjunction with use as a stimulation system.
When the system 20 is used as a stimulation system, the combination probe and transceiver unit is characterized as a stimulator unit. In one specific embodiment of the present invention, such a stimulator unit is less than 1 inch in diameter and less than 4 inches in length. The end 24 of the unit 21 is rounded to facilitate vaginal insertion. The opposite end of the unit can be provided with, for example, an eyelet 25 to which a cord or similar device can be attached to facilitate removal of the reusable unit. The body of the unit is provided with at least one electrode ring 26 (two such rings are shown in the embodiment illustrated in
The operation of the combination probe and transceiver in its function as a stimulator unit will now be described by way of example. To begin a session, a woman would remove the hand-held combination controller and transceiver (the control unit) 22 and the stimulator unit 21 from the holder or case 28 (see
The stimulator unit 21 can operate entirely automatically by being preprogrammed. For example, the unit can start at a low level of about 2 volts, can hold this voltage for approximately 30 seconds or any other desired period of time, and can then automatically ramp up to, for example, 5 volts. The stimulator unit 21 could also be operated manually by the control unit 22, or the control unit could be used to override the programmed stimulator unit 21. For example, the hand-held control unit 22 can be used to increase the stimulation strength in small steps until a user feels the muscles contract. This would be accomplished by using the Increase button 31. Should the woman feel any discomfort, she can decrease the strength of stimulation by pushing the Decrease button 32, or can turn the system off by pushing the OFF button 30. The system can be programmed to run for a specified period of time, for example in fifteen minute cycles, after which it will automatically shut off. The stimulator unit 21 can then be removed.
During a session, which, as indicated above, could run for approximately 15 minutes, the stimulator unit 21 is programmed to follow a pattern of several stimulation cycles, each of which is followed by a rest period with a repeat of the set of stimulation cycles and rest periods. The stimulation patterns are the well known Kegel patterns. The stimulator unit 21 can be programmed so that it will automatically ramp up to the setting of a previous use; in other words, the stimulator unit and/or the control unit 22 is provided with a memory.
To accomplish the various functions of the system 20, namely of the control unit 22 and the stimulator or combination probe and transceiver unit 21, these units are provided with a number of components (see
The control unit 22 and the probe unit 21 can also be provided with wireless means to transmit signals to or receive signals from external devices, networks or databases, including a PC which may be located in a doctor's office, thereby facilitating data transmission and analysis.
It should also be noted that although the control unit 22 is preferably a hand-held unit, it could also be an appropriately programmed and equipped PC or the like.
As indicated above, the combination probe and transceiver unit 21 can be provided with means, such as one or more sensors with appropriate circuitry, for transducing vaginal conditions, delivering signals or medication, and/or stimulating perineal musculature and nerves. For this purpose, the combination probe and transceiver 21 is provided with the 2-way wireless communication means 36 for transmitting transduced information to the control unit 22, external devices, networks or databases and for receiving control and programming signals therefrom. Similarly, the control unit or combination controller and transceiver 22 is provided with wireless means, such as a transceiver 36′, for sending wireless signals to the unit 21 and for receiving wireless signals therefrom. Thus, a wireless signal feedback loop is provided between the control unit 22 and the probe unit 21. Further inventive embodiments are illustrated in
In particular, the combination controller and transceiver 22 can include means for altering the operational settings of the probe unit 21. The combination probe and transceiver 21 can be provided with sensing or transducing means 38, for example in the form of a muscle contraction sensor, and the unit 21 can also be provided with medication delivery means. In addition, the control unit 22 can be provided with means for altering stimulation signal levels and/or medication delivery signals.
The combination probe and transceiver unit 21 can also be provided with stimulating means (as in the embodiment of
The combination probe and transceiver unit 21 can also be provided with means for sampling cervical fluid, and/or with means for sensing temperature, pH, secretion viscosity, vaginal pathogens and atypical cervical cells. The various sensors and transducers can be provided at any suitable location on the probe as long as the ergonomic character of the probe is maintained. Where appropriate, the sensors/transducers could even be in the form of the electrode rings 26.
As indicated previously, the combination probe and transceiver unit 21 is a sealed unit.
The present invention is, of course, in no way restricted to the specific disclosure of the specification and drawings, but also encompasses any modifications within the scope of the appended claims.
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Many people do push-ups, sit-ups and lunges at home, but there are more exercises that can be done at home for an effective workout. Getting creative with your home exercise routine can motivate you to succeed at your fitness goals, so consider some of these alternatives to typical home exercise.
One of the best exercises you can do at home is the chair dip. This workout primarily challenges your arms.
Select a sturdy chair with no wheels or coasters. If you sit in it, your feet should be able to touch the floor. Sit at the edge of the seat with your back straight. Place both hands on the front edge of the seat on the outsides of your legs. Use your arm muscles to lift your body off the seat and lower it toward the floor.
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The side plank is also one of the best exercises you can do at home. This one works both your arms and your abs for a full upper body workout.
Begin with your body on the floor in push-up position. Cross your right foot over your left foot and rotate your body so that your right arm is pointing toward the ceiling and your body is supported on your left hand. Hold this pose for a few seconds, bring your hand back to the floor and un-cross your legs. Hold this push-up pose or do one push-up with arms bent all the way to the floor. Repeat this on the other side and do five repetitions of each.
Amp up your squats with a simple dumbbell. As one of the best exercises you can do at home, squats are not only easy, they're effective.
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Get up close with Carlos Santana! House of Blues Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino are proud to present An Intimate Evening with Santana: Greatest Hits Live! See him live on May 20 - 31, September 16 - 27, and November 4 - 15.
Baz is the new, mesmerizing show that will take audiences on a captivating ride inspired by the iconic films of Baz Luhrmann. This experience will take you effortlessly through characters and scenes and sweep you away with the drama and romance of the star-crossed lovers of "Romeo + Juliet", "Moulin Rouge" and "The Great Gatsby." You've never experienced a concert/theatrical mash-up like this that will redefine Las Vegas entertainment. *Guests must be 21 to be admitted to LIGHT Nightclub
The sky above Mandalay Bay Beach will light up red, white and blue this Independence Day Weekend with a dazzling display of fireworks and performances by the famed band 311. Guests will be treated to 311's hits, classics and rarities on July 3 & 4. The band also will play their self-titled Blue Album in its entirety Saturday, July 4 in celebration of the Red, White and Blue holiday. Both shows will be followed by spectacular fireworks over the Las Vegas Strip. Doors open at 8 p.m. and performances start at 9 p.m. nightly.
NEEDTOBREATHE presents TOUR DE COMPADRES featuring NEEDTOBREATHE, Switchfoot, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, and Colony House. NEEDTOBREATHE is a GRAMMY-nominated, American Rock 'n' Roll Band from South Carolina, effortlessly woven from the musical traditions and faith of their upbringing in the Deep South of the United States. Made up of brothers Bear Rinehart and Bo Rinehart, Seth Bolt and Josh Lovelace, the band hit their big break in 2005 when they signed to Atlantic/Lava/Word Records. The band's critically acclaimed fifth studio album, Rivers In the Wasteland was released on April 15, 2014, and debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart.
This show is co-headlined by los Enanitos Verdes, a successful rock trio from Argentina, formed in 1979, who've, throughout their career, managed to gain important positions on Argentine and Latin American charts, and Maldita Vecindad, a band formed in Mexico City in 1985, who're pioneers in rock en Español and are one of the most influential rock bands in Mexico.
Los Angeles-based Bonfire is a high-octane tribute to the music of AC/DC.
Popular reggae groups Iration and KATCHAFIRE will heat up the Mandalay Bay Beach stage Friday, July 17 at 9 p.m. Iration is an alternative/reggae group of musicians who met while growing up in Hawaii but formed the band after reconnecting in Santa Barbara, Calif. The band's 2010 album Time Bomb hit No. 1 on the iTunes Reggae Album Chart and has enjoyed a successful run on the Billboard Reggae Album Chart. Hailing from New Zealand, KATCHAFIRE has become a global roots reggae phenomenon. The Maori reggae band boasts four highly successful studio albums, multiple awards and platinum sales. Its sound, built on the foundations of classic roots reggae with an R&B and funk rub, mashes modern dancehall and slinky reggae pop.
Taylor is a founding member of Stone Sour, later joining Slipknot in 1997, releasing five studio albums with them. He has worked with several bands, including Junk Beer Kidnap Band, Apocalyptica, Anthrax, Aaron Lewis of Staind, and Soulfly. Taylor was ranked number 86 in Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time.
Summer 2015 Under the Sun Tour with Sugar Ray, Better Than Ezra, Uncle Kracker, and Eve 6 at Mandalay Bay Beach.
Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev (27-0-1, 24 KOs) the undefeated unified WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion will take on his first IBF mandatory contender Nadjib "Irondjib" Mohammedi (37-3, 23 KOs) on July 25th at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada and live on HBO World Championship Boxing.
LA-based Led ZepAgain is a spot-on tribute to the music of Led Zeppelin
A seven-time GRAMMY winner, Emmy winner, humanitarian, singer, songwriter and producer, Ziggy Marley has released 12 albums to much critical acclaim. His early immersion in music came at age 10 when he sat in on recording sessions with his father, Bob Marley. As front man to Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers, the group released eight best-selling albums that garnered three GRAMMY award, with such chart-topping hits as "Look Who's Dancing," "Tomorrow People" and "Tumbling Down." Ziggy's first solo album, Dragonfly (RCA Records), was released in 2003. His second solo release, Love is My Religion (Tuff Gong Worldwide), won a GRAMMY in 2006 for "Best Reggae Album." His third solo album, Family Time (Tuff Gong Worldwide), scored him a fifth GRAMMY award for "Best Children's Album." In 2011, Ziggy released his critically acclaimed fourth studio album Wild And Free, which earned him a GRAMMY nomination.
Tokio Hotel is a German pop rock band, founded in 2001. The quartet have scored four number one singles, and have released three number one albums in their native country. The band has sold more than 10 million CD's worldwide. Catch them live in this all ages show at House of Blues Las Vegas.
Quench that Summer Thirst at Local Brews Local Grooves. The Ultimate Craft Beer & Music Festival; back for its third installment with even more music and more beer!! Master the perfect pairing of Brews & Grooves with four rooms to choose from with band lineups gracing our House of Blues Main Stage, Courtyard Stage, Crossroads Stage and Foundation Room, alongside a plethora of breweries onsite to tweak the palette of even the most distinguished craft beer connoisseur. For A Complete Listing of Participating Breweries & Band-Line Up, visit: www.houseofblues.com/lasvegas #LOCALBREWSLOCALGROOVES Ticket purchase includes entry and unlimited beer sampling.
Heart is an American rock band consisting of sisters Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson. Heart rose to fame in the mid-1970s, since then selling over 35 million records worldwide. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. August 13 - 15, November 19 - 21.
GRAMMY Award-winning artist Kelly Clarkson will bring her 2015 PIECE BY PIECE tour to the Mandalay Bay Events Center Saturday, Aug. 15. The 36-city tour is in support of her sixth studio album, Piece By Piece. Clarkson has sold over 20 million albums worldwide and has had 10 singles in the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Joining Clarkson on tour will be GRAMMY Award-winning Pentatonix and singer-songwriter Eric Hutchinson.
Motorhead is an English rock band formed in June 1975 by bassist, singer, and songwriter Ian Fraser Kilmister, professionally known by his stage name Lemmy, who has remained the sole constant member. The band are often considered a precursor to, or one of the earliest members of, the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, which re-energized heavy metal in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Despite this, Lemmy has always dubbed their music as simply "rock and roll".
Slipknot along with special guests Lamb of God, Bullet for My Valentine and Motionless in White are coming to MGM Resorts Village (Across from Luxor Las Vegas) for their Summer's Last Stand Tour. Get your tickets now!
American country artists Randy Houser and Dustin Lynch will break off from Luke Bryan's wildly popular That's My Kind of Night Tour to bring their distinctive sounds to the stage at the Mandalay Bay Beach for a performance Friday, Aug. 28 at 9 p.m. With an inimitable voice the New York Times describes as "wholly different, thicker and more throbbing, a caldron bubbling over," Houser has racked up four smash hits and more than three million in singles sales to date with his Stoney Creek Records album How Country Feels. Since releasing his Platinum debut single, "Cowboys and Angels," Dustin Lynch has launched on to the country music scene. Racking up over 20.5 million views on YouTube/ VEVO, soaring to No. 1 on the MTV Music Meter and selling 2.4 million digital singles, the Tennessee native brings a fresh combination of traditional influences and edgy intensity to the genre.
Following an overwhelmingly successful first leg, Ariana Grande's THE HONEYMOON TOUR is extending its North America run through the summer and will make a stop at the Mandalay Bay Events Center Saturday, Aug. 29. Grande recently received two GRAMMY Award-nominations for Best Pop Vocal Album for My Everything and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Bang Bang" with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj.
Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers are musical beacons of the Southwest. Over the last fifteen years, the Arizona-based quartet has delivered vivid lyrics, addictive guitar riffs, and a full-bodied rhythm section on more than a dozen studio and live albums.
Leading Latin pop star Alejandro Fernandez will return to Las Vegas bringing his Confidencias World Tour to the Mandalay Bay Events Center for a Mexican Independence Day celebration Tuesday, Sept. 15. Fernandez, who channels Mexico's rich tradition through his music and continues to capture the hearts of fans worldwide, is one of the most accomplished vocalists and biggest-selling artists in Latin music history. The concert is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m.
The Daytime Village iHeartRadio Music Festival takes the south end of the Vegas strip for an afternoon of incredible live performances from Hozier, Demi Lovato, Tove Lo, Trey Songz, Walk the Moon, Nick Jonas, Big Sean, George Ezra, Tori Kelly, Echosmith, James Bay, The Struts, Zella Day, Shawn Mendes and more.
Lost 80's Live Featuring ABC, Wang Chung, Naked Eyes, A Flock of Seagulls, Animotion, Boys Don't Cry, Gene Loves Jezebel and The Flirts – Saturday, Sept 26 The Lost '80s Live tour features some of the most recognizable acts from that great decade and is a distinctive opportunity to see a number of fan favorites performing live on one stage. The tour has been described by fans nationwide as a "greatest hits show" where every song played could legitimately be on a number of greatest hits' albums. The moment is timeless and fans won't want to miss what many believe is the "best of the '80s." Additional special guests will be announced in the coming weeks. Hosted By 80's Actor Comedian BARRY SOBEL
Presented by Live Nation Las Vegas, South Korean boy band BIGBANG will kick off its BIGBANG 2015 WORLD TOUR 'MADE' in USA at the Mandalay Bay Events Center Friday, Oct. 2, 2015. Consisting of G-Dragon, T.O.P., Taeyang, Daesung and Seungri, BIGBANG has grown to be one of the biggest Korean pop groups since its debut in 2006. Known for hits including "Fantastic Baby," "Blue" and "Bad Boy," the group's official YouTube channel has garnered over 1.2 billion views. BIGBANG will embark on its 2015 WORLD TOUR 'MADE' following the release of the album Made Tuesday, Sept. 1.
Route 91 Harvest will return to the Las Vegas strip for one big weekend on Oct. 2-4 for a second year. The three day, two stage festival at MGM Resorts Village will be welcomed by Sirius XM and headed up by country music superstars Florida Georgia Line, Tim McGraw and Keith Urban along with Lady Antebellum, Jake Owen, A Thousand Horses, Frankie Ballard, Mark Chesnutt, Easton Corbin, Clare Dunn, Brett Eldredge, Gloriana, Joe Nichols, Jon Pardi, Chase Rice, The Cadillac Three, Thomas Rhett, Austin Webb, Drake White and many more!
Halestorm, an American hard rock band from Red Lion, Pennsylvania, consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Lzzy Hale, her brother drummer and percussionist Arejay Hale, guitarist Joe Hottinger and bassist Josh Smith. The group's self-titled debut album was released on April 28, 2009, through Atlantic Records. Their second album The Strange Case Of... was released on April 10, 2012. Its lead single "Love Bites (So Do I)" from that album won their first Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance on February 10, 2013. Halestorm is well known for their near non-stop touring, often performing as many as 250 shows a year. Since 2006 they have toured with many hard rock and heavy metal acts including Alter Bridge, Chevelle, Seether, Staind, Papa Roach, Trapt, Three Days Grace, Theory of a Deadman, Buckcherry, Disturbed, Shinedown, Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Sour, Hellyeah, Heaven & Hell, Evanescence and Bullet For My Valentine.
A band rife with contradictions, Sweden's Ghost (previously aka Ghost B.C.) preach extreme Satanic viewpoints over surprisingly lightweight heavy metal, and its members maintain a strict vow of anonymity, both on record and on-stage, where they obscure themselves under monks' cowls, except for their lead singer, whose skull-faced makeup, cardinal robes, miter and thurible reflect an anti-Pope, instead. As a result, the band's rare concerts come across like an occult ritual, and their 2010 debut album,Opus Eponymous, totally defied expectations with its surprisingly accessible melodic rock sound, reminiscent of '60s psychedelia, '70s doom, and '80s New Wave of British Heavy Metal.