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Soccer playoffs: Jordan advances; ECH, Northern fall in 4-A
A speedy Jordan team that dominated in every statistical category blew past an overmatched West Johnston 5-0 Wednesday in the first round of the state soccer playoffs.
"Look man, we're on fire right now and we're a tough team to beat," said Jordan senior forward Sam Pugh.
As for Wednesday's romp?
"It's not going to be that easy for the rest of the way," Pugh acknowledged.
East Region 4-A No. 5 seed Jordan (15-2-3) will host a second round game — tentatively set for 6 p.m. — Saturday at Jordan. The Falcons will play the winner of a first-round game between No. 12 Wake Forest Heritage (16-6-1) and No. 21 Wendell East Wake (7-8-2).
Also eliminated was No. 16 seed East Chapel Hill (8-7-3) which lost at home to No. 17 Fuquay Varina (13-7-3) 3-1 on Wednesday.
In other 4-A first-round action involving area teams Wednesday night, No. 11 Wilmington Laney (15-4-2) downed visiting No. 22 Northern Durham (7-10-1) 3-2 to eliminate the Knights.
On Wednesday, the Maytag repairman was the only guy lonelier than Jordan goalkeeper William Morgenlander, who had little action in the net and two saves. He didn't even field a ball until 26:53 in the first period, and that was a slow, dying roller from midfield.
"We try as best we can to dominate the possession, and I felt like we were able to do that," said Jordan coach Don Jones. "It made it hard on them to generate a consistent attack. I felt like we did a good job of when we did lose possession winning it back pretty quickly and then working the ball around."
Conversely, Jordan took 24 shots, 11 of them on goal, and had nine corner kicks, compared to a pair of shots on goal and no corner kicks for the Wildcats.
Jordan's scoring parade began with an unexpected twist. West Johnston goalie Luis Ceballos deflected a Jordan kick, but it caromed off a Wildcat teammate and into the net for an own-goal to put the Falcons up 1-0 at 33:19.
After that four Jordan players took turns scoring: Junior forward Huntley Munn off an assist from senior forward Kaushik Puranam at 21:14, and Puranam off an assist from Munn at 18:27 in the first half, with senior middie Danny Potts scoring unassisted at 35:31, and Pugh's unassisted goal at 21:10 in the second half.
"We haven't had a guy all year who has been the focal point of our attack, and we've had some trouble this year in finishing," Jones said.
"At various points we've had different people step up, which is good in the sense that we've gotten a lot of guys who have stepped up over the course of the season," he said. "On the flip side, we don't have that go-to guy, but what's nice is we're starting to see a few guys compete for that reputation."
Pugh slammed in his goal from in front of the net.
"I got a good pass from my teammate, (junior forward) Christian Aguilera, and I just turned with the ball and got a good hit on it," Pugh said. "It hit the post, but luckily it got a good deflection and went in. It was real exciting to put them away."
Potts, a Red Sox fan, drilled his goal past a desperately diving Ceballos, the ball hooking viciously down and to the right like a nasty cutter from Boston pitcher Jon Lester.
"We had earned a corner kick and I put it short with one of our center backs, David Yeyeodu, and we did a quick one-two. I took the ball inside and shot it and beat the keeper near post," Potts said.
"We're looking good. Everyone's getting healthy at the right point in time," Potts said. "We're getting hot right now. We should be able to go far as long as we play the way we can."
Jones was pleased with his team's performance.
"I thought we did a nice job from the beginning tonight getting all our players involved. We moved the ball around well. They had a tough time dealing with our speed," he said.
The game got animated with 16:42 remaining in the second half. Wildcat Austin Stewart, who had a couple of rough collisions with Falcons players who futilely looked for penalties that were not awarded, lost his composure and issued a single-finger gesture to the hooting Jordan student section. He was promptly ejected from the game.
School officials then admonished the Jordan students to refrain from hurling personal insults at the visiting players.
1-A/2-A/3-A playoff roundup
Chapel Hill, Northwood, NCSSM, Carrboro, Woods Charter, Granville Central advance
Nate Hebert scored three times and Chandler Weedon and Jacob Owens each added a goal Wednesday night as No. 1 seed Chapel Hill won its first-round state 3-A playoff opener 5-0 over No. 32 seed Cameron Union Pines.
Ben Fisher assisted on two of the Chapel Hill goals and John Walden and Daniel Ferreira each had an assist as well. Justus Heizer made one save to post the shutout in goal.
Chapel Hill (22-1-1) outshot Union Pines (7-12-3) 36-1 and advances to a likely Saturday night home date for a second-round game against Big Eight 3-A Conference rival and No. 16 seed Northood (12-7-1).
Northwood downed No. 17 seed Gray's Creek (12-9-1) 5-2 in Pittsboro Wednesday.
The area's only other 3-A playoff entry, No. 31 seed Orange (9-12-1) lost 5-0 at No. 2 seed Fayetteville Terry Sanford (21-1-1) Wednesday night.
In 2-A action, No. 5 N.C. Science & Math (15-3-2) downed No. 28 Dixon (8-11-3) 3-0 Wednesday and will host No. 12 Croatan (15-5) Saturday.
No. 7 seed Carrboro (14-5-2) kept the 2-A string going with a 1-0 win over visiting No. 26 Bunn (9-10-1) and will host Mid-State 2-A Conference rival Graham (13-2-2) in Saturday's second round.
In 1-A first-round action Wednesday, No. 5 Woods Charter (15-3) downed No. 12 East Columbus (6-7) at home 6-0 and will travel to No. 4 Whiteville (12-9-1) in the second round.
No. 6 Louisburg (7-9) eliminated No. 11 Voyager (12-9) 6-1.
No. 1 Granville Central improved to 17-3-1 with a 6-0 win over 2-16 Princeton, the No. 16 seed, and will host No. 8 Hobbton (12-5-2) Saturday at 7 p.m.


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The Local Spin: You, me and musicBy Ali Flewelling
Arts Correspondent | February 27,2013There's a lot in store for music lovers in the days ahead. Whether you want to participate, sit back and enjoy, or do a little of both, this week gives you the opportunity to do all three. With some unique venues and performances coming up, you may want to reserve a seat ahead of time.
Tonight, Chad Hollister is back in town to perform at the new Taps Tavern in Poultney. Hollister will play solo starting at 7 p.m. This is a great venue and an opportunity to catch this hometown favorite.
In addition tonight, The Peacheaters will perform late night at the Pickle Barrel on Killington Road in Killington.
Rather than classify themselves as a tribute band, the group says they are "an Allman Brothers experience."
On Friday, aspiring local musicians have the chance to show their skills in Chittenden. The Church of the Wildwood on Holden Road is hosting an open mic night at 7 p.m. Interested individuals are asked to call Donna Martin at 483-2234 to secure a spot on stage.
As we've seen all winter, Killington is famous for hosting our favorite musicians back to back, and this week is no different. On Friday night, The Wobbly Barn invites you to see Temporary Grace at 9:30 p.m.
You can also join the Joey Leone Trio at the Outback on Friday night and the Joey Leone Band Saturday night. Both shows start at 9 p.m.
The Pickle Barrel will feature the sounds of the six-piece powerhouse, Occasional Sundays. The group will perform a variety of covers both Friday and Saturday night.
Saturday is packed full of tunes. Start the day with Tom Irish at the Vermont Winter Farmers Market on West Street in Rutland. Irish will perform acoustic starting at 10 a.m.
Duane Carleton will be at The Foundry at Summit Pond for 4 p.m. happy hour in Killington. He then heads to the Clear River Tavern on Route 100 in Pittsfield for a 9 p.m. show.
Sarah Blacker will perform at Brandon Music on Country Club Road in Brandon on Saturday night at 7 p.m. The rock, folk and jazz-influenced vocalist will be joined by Shaysh on drums, Erik White on guitar and Sean McLaughlin on bass. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased in advance by calling 465-4071.
There are two special events Saturday featuring local musicians. The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center hosts its Marble Mardi Gras at the Rutland Country Club. On the Rocks will perform at 5:30 p.m., and attendees can enjoy a live auction and dinner starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $65; call 438-2097 to RSVP.
There will also be a Mardi Gras Celebration at the Knights of Columbus on Merchants Row in Rutland. Enerjazz, a 15-piece brass band, will perform at 6 p.m. followed by dinner and dancing. Tickets are $75 per person or $130 for a couple.
Also Saturday, the Aaron Audet Band will perform at JAX in Killington at 10 p.m.
On Sunday, Rick Redington will perform at his new Sunday spot, the Outback, at 9 p.m. Duane Carleton will be just down the road at JAX for locals' night starting at 9:30 p.m.
I also wanted to let everyone know about a rare musical opportunity in Vermont next week. Rosanne Cash, daughter of country superstar Johnny Cash and a standout musician in her own right, will be at Latchis Theater in Brattleboro on Friday, March 8. Tickets are on sale ranging from $29 to $59 and can be purchased by visiting kingdomcounty.org. The show is at 7 p.m. Don't miss your chance to see this music great.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior Kayla Christopher (Oliver Springs, Tenn.) stepped to the line with 33 seconds to play and drained two of her six free throws to give Chattanooga a 57-55 lead. On the ensuing possession, Appalachian State called timeout with 20.6 seconds on the clock to set up a play, but UTC sophomore Ka'Vonne Towns (Lilburn, Ga.) didn't give them a chance to run it with a steal in the corner.
The ball was quickly passed through the Chattanooga ranks and down the court before the Mountaineers could manage a foul. After a pair of missed free throws, junior Taylor Hall (New Tazewell, Tenn.) grabbed her third offensive rebound of the game and was sent to the line on an Appalachian State foul with 3.5 seconds to play. Hall drained both and the Lady Mocs improved to 16-3 on the year and 9-1 in Southern Conference play to remain in first in the league standings with a 59-55 win over Appalachian State Saturday night at the McKenzie Arena.
The Mountaineers drops just their fourth game of the season, second in the SoCon, to move to 12-4 overall and 6-2 in league play.
Over the first 10 minutes of the game, neither team was able to gain an advantage. Chattanooga would gradually get out front and hold on, leading 31-24 at the break.
The second half started with senior Kylie Lambert (Etowah, Tenn.) draining a three just as she did to start the game and the Lady Mocs would quickly push their lead up to 44-29, its largest of the game, with 15:41 to play on a layup from Christopher.
However, field goals would be few and far between over the final stretch of play for Chattanooga while Appalachian State mounted a comeback that would eventually give them a lead. The Mountaineers outscored Chattanooga 16-1 over the next 7:52 to knot it up 45-45 with 7:31 to play on a jumper from KeKe Cooper.
UTC freshman Alicia Payne (Memphis, Tenn.) was fouled hard on her drive to the basket and knocked down both free throws to give the lead back to Chattanooga, 47-45 with 6:51 on the clock. Cooper hit a jumper to tie it up again and Christopher sank another pair of free throws to make it 49-47 with 5:12 left in the game.
Appalachian State's Katie Mallow tied it for the third time in the closing minutes with a pair of free throws before freshman Tatianna Jackson (Atlanta, Ga.) ended the Lady Mocs field goal drought with a layup and Chattanooga led 51-49. Junior Ashlen Dewart (Spartanburg, S.C.) was fouled on a drive to the basket and her two free throws gave the Lady Mocs a gentle 53-49 cushion.
The Mountaineers battled back and took a 55-53 lead, its first since the 9:54 mark of the first half, with free throws from Anna Freeman with 2:16 to play. That would be all the scoring left for Appalachian State who missed both of its final shots from the field and Chattanooga was 4-of-6 from the free throw line for the final score.
The Mountaineers outscored Chattanooga in the paint 30-24 and Chattanooga edged ASU on second chance points 10-9 with a slight 16-14 advantage on the offensive boards. The Lady Mocs' bench contributed 10 points to the Mountaineers' four and both team scored 14 points off turnovers and just two fast break points apiece.
Four Chattanooga players scored in double figures led by Hall's game-high 15 points and she tallied her first double-double of the season with 11 rebounds and three assists. Dewart recorded her third double-double this season with 12 points and 12 rebounds, matching her season-best. Christopher and Lambert each had 11 points in the game. Christopher matched her season-best with five assists while Lambert had a season-high three 3-pointers and Jackson had six points and six rebounds.
Three Appalachian State players reached double figures. Maryah Sydnor had 12 points and eight rebounds while Katie Mallow had 12 points along with three steals. Raven Gary had nine points, four assists and three steals while league-leading scorer Anna Freeman, who was held to eight points, had a team-high nine rebounds along with two assists and four steals.
The win was Chattanooga's 21st consecutive home court win dating back to last season when the Lady Mocs went 13-0 and are 8-0 so far this season.
Chattanooga will return to action next weekend with a pair of road games. The Lady Mocs will take on Furman Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in a game that will be tape-delayed by CSS. The game will air Sunday at Noon. However, fans who can't make the trip, can hear all the action LIVE with the "Voice of the Lady Mocs" Larry Ward on ESPN 105.1 FM.


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A tiny dinosaur with big canine teeth shows for the first time how one of the earliest dinosaurs grew into an adult, scientists at the Natural History Museum reveal today.
A model of a heterodontosaurus. It was the size of a turkey.
The turkey-sized reptile called Heterodontosaurus lived around 190 million years ago in the Early Jurassic period and had an unusual combination of molar-like and canine teeth.
Reptiles usually have small same-sized teeth along the length of their mouth but Heterodontosaurus had 2 fang-like canines at the front.
Dinosaur expert at the Museum, Dr Richard Butler, led a team of scientists from London, Cambridge and Chicago. They used CT scans and Xrays to study the fossil uncovered in South Africa.
Adult heterodontosaurus skull from Natural History Museum collections
A tiny 45mm-long fossil skull, from the collections in the South African Museum in Capetown, was identified as a baby Heterodontosaurus by Dr Butler.
Until now, only 2 other specimens of Heterodontosaurus had been found and these were of adults.
This shows that not only the adults but the young had the unusual fang-like teeth too.
'This discovery is important because for the first time we can examine how Heterodontosaurus changed as it grew,' says Dr Butler.
Richard Butler with small dinosaur fossil in plaster
Experts had thought the canines were used by the males for fighting but this find suggests otherwise.
'The fact the skull of such a young Heterodontosaurus has a fully developed set of canines suggests that they were not restricted to males and used for fighting for territory or females,' Dr Butler adds.
High resolution image of heterodontosaurus skull © Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
'But instead were probably present in both sexes and may have just been used for eating and defence'.
Scientists now believe that rather than eating only plant matter, Heterodontosaurus may have eaten small insects and animals too.
Heterodontosaurus may have been a transitional phase between the earliest meat-eating dinosaurs and the later plant-eating dinosaurs.
The 45mm-long skull specimen was uncovered in South Africa and is less than the size of a teabag. It weighs less than a classic ipod, under 200g, and is one of the smallest dinosaur skulls ever to be discovered.
'This new discovery has enormous potential to help up understand the evolution of dinosaur diets,' Dr Butler concludes.
The juvenile Heterodontosaurus skull is held in the collections of the Iziko South African Museum.
The research is published in the latest issue of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.


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- The design, construction, and commissioning of the ALICE Time-Projection Chamber (TPC) is described. It is the main device for pattern recognition, tracking, and identification of charged particles in the ALICE experiment at the CERN LHC. The TPC is cylindrical in shape with a volume close to 90 m3 and is operated in a 0.5 T solenoidal magnetic field parallel to its axis. In this paper we describe in detail the design considerations for this detector for operation in the extreme multiplicity environment of central Pb–Pb collisions at LHC energy. The implementation of the resulting requirements into hardware (field cage, read-out chambers, electronics), infrastructure (gas and cooling system, laser-calibration system), and software led to many technical innovations which are described along with a presentation of all the major components of the detector, as currently realized. We also report on the performance achieved after completion of the first round of stand-alone calibration runs and demonstrate results close to those specified in the TPC Technical Design Report.
- Commissioning and calibration of the ALICE-TPC (2008)
- ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment), is the dedicated heavy-ion experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. It is optimised to reconstruct and identify the particles created in a lead-lead collision with a centre of mass energy of 5.5TeV. The main tracking detector is a large-volume time-projection chamber (TPC). With an active volume of about 88m^3 and a total readout area of 32.5m^2 it is the most challenging TPC ever build. A central electrode divides the 5m long detector into two drift regions. Each readout side is subdivided into 18 inner and 18 outer multi-wire proportional read-out chambers. The readout area is subdivide into 557568 pads, where each pad is read out by and electronics chanin. A complex calibration is needed in order to reach the design position-resolution of the reconstructed particle tracks of about 200um. One part of the calibration lies in understanding the electronic-response. The work at hand presents results of the pedestal and noise behaviour of the front-end electronics (FEE), measurements of the pulse-shaping properties of the FEE using results obtained with a calibration pulser and measurements performed with the laser-calibration system. The data concerned were taken during two phases of the TPC commissioning. First measurements were performed in the clean room where the TPC was built. After the TPC was moved underground and built into the experiment, a second round of commissioning took place. Noise measurements in the clean room revealed a very large fraction of pads with noise values larger than the design specifications. The unexpected high noise values could be explained by the 'ground bounce' effect. Two modifications helped to reduce this effect: A desynchronisation in the the start of the readout of groups of channels and a modification in the grounding scheme of the FEE. Further noise measurements were carried out after the TPC has been moved to the experimental area underground. Here even a larger fraction of channels showed too large noise values. This could be traced back to a common mode current injected by the electronics power supplies. To study the shaping properties of the FEE a calibration pulser was used. To generate signals in the FEE a pulse is injected to the cathode wires of the read-out chambers. Due to manufacturing tolerances slight channel-by-channel variations of the shaping properties are expected. This effects the determination of the arrival time as well as the measured integral signal of the induced charge and has to be corrected. The measured arrival time variations follow a Gaussian distribution with a width (sigma) of 6.2ns. This corresponds to an error of the cluster position of about 170um. The charge variations are on the level of 2.8%. In order to reach the intrinsic resolution on the measurement of the specific energy loss of the particles (6%) those variations have to be taken into account. The photons of the laser-calibration system are energetic enough to emit photo electrons off metallic surfaces. Most interesting for the detector calibration are photo electrons from the central electrode. The laser light is intense enough to get a signal in all readout channels of the TPC. Since the central electrode is a smooth surface, differences in the arrival time between sectors reveal mechanical displacements of the readout sectors and can be used to correct for this effect. In addition the measurements can be used to determine the electron drift velocity in the TPC gas. The drift velocity measurements have shown a vertical as well as a radial gradient. The first can be explained by the temperature gradient, which naturally builds up in the 5m high detector. The second gradient is most probably caused by a relative conical deformation of the readout plane and the central electrode.


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A busload of second-graders from Westwood Elementary arrived at the Ashe County Sharing Center Monday morning carrying bags of groceries brought from home.
Michael Sexton, ACSC's program facilitator, received the food parcels, and explained the mission and operation of the center to his young donors.
"We serve about 515 families per month," Sexton said, "which represents about 1,650 individuals each month."
"We usually go through about 100 cases of (canned) vegetables each month, and 40 cases of cereal," he said
Local churches are key supporters, Sexton said. "We have 80-plus volunteers…from all different types of churches."
Most of ACSC's funding comes from churches and individuals, he said. Other money comes from grants.
Holly McClure, teacher of the second graders, said "We just did this as a community service (and to) help the kids develop a sense of giving back to their community."
Kayelin Buffington, a senior at Appalachian State and intern in McClure's class, said she decided to organize a field trip to fulfill a community service requirement for her elementary education major. But, she said, donating food was the the children's idea.
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August 4, 2015
It was a special afternoon for some fans of Aggie football, and for the team as well.
When practice wrapped up Thursday, the players and coaches met with clients of Twin City Mission to brighten their holiday season. Plus, a Santa Claus who looked a lot like Outland Trophy winning offensive lineman Luke Joeckel stopped by to meet with the kids.
Players have been donating their time all this week at the mission to help those in need in the community.
"I think it helps our players who they are, bring them kind of back to Earth a little bit, and really give them a chance to help somebody else," Sumlin said. "It's a part of the educational process that I think is very important."
The players even donated more than $1,500 of their own money to Twin City Mission. That will go towards different projects, including a new playground for kids.
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NEW YORK (AP) — One of the busiest crossroads in the world is coming to a standstill as yoga enthusiasts take over Manhattan's Times Square to celebrate the longest day of the year.
The "Mind over Madness" event on Friday includes free classes, activities and giveaways from 7.30 a.m. until 9 p.m.
Thousands of people are expected to roll out their yoga mats throughout the day. All skill levels and ages are welcome.
President of Times Square Alliance and co-founder of the event Tim Tompkins says that part of the event's appeal was finding stillness and calm in the middle of the city rush.
The summer solstice tradition has grown from just three people to more than 15,000 and is now in its 11th year.
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If you need to automatically test a user interface, this book is for you. Whether it's Windows, a Java platform (including Mac, Linux, and others) or a web app, you'll see how to test it reliably and repeatably.
Many automated test frameworks promise the world and deliver nothing but headaches. Fortunately, you've got a secret weapon: Ruby. Ruby lets you build up a solution to fit your problem, rather than forcing your problem to fit into someone else's idea of testing.
This book is for people who want to get their hands dirty on examples from the real world—and who know that testing can be a joy when the tools don't get in the way. It starts with the mechanics of simulating button pushes and keystrokes, and builds up to writing clear code, organizing tests, and beyond.
This version, last updated Jan 2012, refreshes the RSpec examples for version 2.x. It also contains an updated section on narrative-style tests, based on Cucumber 1.x. Ian has tweaked code samples throughout the book for compatibility with Ruby 1.8.7, Ruby 1.9.2, or JRuby 1.6.5, based on what the underlying libraries support.
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Next, we'll explore a variety of different testing tips and tricks. You'll employ a series of increasingly random and punishing test monkeys to try to crash programs. Table-driven techniques will show you how to check dozens of different input combinations. See how to use longer acceptance tests (in the form of stories) to represent the way a typical customer would use your program.
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Pauline P. TaggartMarch 02,2013
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Pauline P. Taggart, 88, of Rutland, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2013, at Mountain View Center in Rutland.
She was born in Rutland on June 19, 1924, the daughter of Paul and Antonia (Wotka) Jaskot.
Pauline attended Mount St. Joseph Academy.
She was the wife of Claude V. Taggart who died March 23, 2010.
For many years, she and her husband enjoyed their pets and gardens.
She was employed for many years at Rosenblatts Dress Factory and then retired from Rutland Regional Medical Center.
Surviving are two daughters, Claudia Layden and her husband Jim of Rutland and Janet Hughes and her husband James of Jacksonville, Fla.; three grandchildren, Robin Layden Stein and her husband Eric of Mountain View, Calif., Heather White and her husband Sidney of Orange Park, Fla., and Jamall Hughes of Jacksonville, Fla.
She also is survived by three great-grandchildren, Elyssa Stein, Cameron White and Kiera White; two step-great-grandsons, Ryan and Matthew Stein; several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband of 66 years, Claude Taggart, two brothers and five sisters.
There are no visiting hours.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 9, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Peters Church in Rutland. Officiating will be Rev. Thomas Houle, pastor. A reception will follow.
Private burial will be at a later date in Evergreen Cemetery.
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Thursday, September 5, 2013
Two teams that lost a lot of star power to graduation will face off in Mt. Pleasant Friday.
Ashley Ridge travels across The Cooper this week to take on Wando.
The series between the teams has been very competitive and there is no reason to think this year's game will be any different. Last year, Ashley Ridge led the Warriors 13-10 going into the final quarter, but then Wando rallied for a 31-13 win. The year before, the Swamp Foxes had victory in sight before Wando picked off a pass and drove for a late score to earn a 17-13 win.
Ashley Ridge lost the majority of its starting skills players on offense, including the entire backfield, to graduation. For Wando, all-state quarterback Christian Hart and North-South wide receiver Rudder Brown were among the players to graduate.
However, Swamp Fox coach Kenny Walker says Wando still has talent.
"Offensively they have a very good tailback and they get to the perimeter quickly," Walker said. "They will keep us honest with some inside runs but they try and utilize their speed. Defensively, they are multiple and blitz from everywhere so we will have to be able to pick that up when they decide to do it."
Ashley Ridge used a variety of players at quarterback last week and while the team's inexperience at the position showed, the Swamp Foxes did move the ball. Ashley Ridge finished with 91 passing yards in the game but it sounds like the Swamp Foxes will face more pressure this week. Ashley Ridge had 86 rushing yards in its 56-28 loss to Goose Creek in Week 1.
The Swamp Foxes had 233 return yards on kickoffs so if the Warriors aren't prepared on special teams it could cost them.
Wando is coming off a 17-14 loss to Beaufort last week, but earned a 39-12 victory over James Island the week before.
Warrior QB Dalton Stubbs has proven to be a dual threat. He rushed for 65 yards against Beaufort while also completing 9 of 18 pass attempts for 82 yards.
Junior Kenning Waring is the tailback Walker is concerned about containing. A state champ in the 100-meter dash, he rushed for three touchdowns against James Island.
The Warriors also have strong leadership on the offensive line in University of Florida commit Nolan Kelleher.
Wando only returned two starters on defense so the Swamp Foxes will look to take advantage of a largely untested defensive group.
The Ashley Ridge defense was led last week by senior linebacker Tyler Moore and senior defensive back Kendall Felder. Moore had 17 tackles and Felder had 14 tackles and forced two fumbles. Junior linebacker Dylan Mariucci finished with 11 tackles.
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Watched this when it originally aired on History. Pretty accurate portrayal of what could happen, imo. A little light on the fact of roving armed gangs raping and pillaging through the countryside (in this it theorizes they will pretty much stay in the city, even after resources are depleted) but it does cover it to enough effect. Does a good job of showing primary survival first, organized survival of who's left second.
This little YUPPIE family with their spoiled teenage SON were ill prepared! They did not even have a gun in the house. So many resources around and they just sat there whining. We all know what is coming soon here. And, we have and are still getting ready.
Usually when this type of program airs, it is because the government is putting things in place for this to happen. They are most likely getting ready to release a man made super bug or biological weapon on the world to reduce the world population. The Elite already have the antivirus and medications to keep them from being affected. Their goal is to reduce the population of the World down from the current number of between 7 and 8 billion to 1 billion. If you noticed the experts who were quoted were from the liberal institutions such as columbia university. The fact that this was aired on national television kind of makes me think we are getting much closer to the time that this will become reality.
Exactly and quite well put!
There is fixing to be a major house cleaning to a heck of a large number of people reduction.
People will default to their level of training for a disaster of mega proportions.
You think you are going to bug-out because you are quick on the draw.
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Andreas Malikopoulos, an R&D Staff Member in the Energy and Transportation Sciences Division (ETSD), began his ORNL career as a recipient of the prestigious Alvin M. Weinberg Fellowship, which selects scientists and engineers that have high potential to be future ORNL leaders. Andreas learned about the opportunity at the 2010 National Academy of Engineering (NAE) US - German Frontier Symposium where he met Johney Green, the Division Director for ETSD. "I gave a presentation in that symposium and afterwards I was approached by Johney, who asked me if I'd be interested in exploring opportunities at the National Transportation Research Center (NTRC)."
Before coming to ORNL, Andreas began his career in his native country of Greece working in telecommunications. After several years, he realized that he wasn't fully satisfied. "I wanted to be more involved in research and explore new and innovative solutions to the world's most challenging problems. So, I decided to do graduate studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor." He then went on to work as a Senior Researcher with General Motors Global Research & Development, conducting research in the areas of stochastic optimization and control of advanced propulsion systems.
Andreas' work at ORNL spans several fields, including analysis, optimization, and control of stochastic systems; stochastic optimal control; nonlinear optimization and convex analysis; large-scale optimization; and learning in complex systems. The emphasis is on applications related to energy, intelligent transportation, and operations research. He recently started investigating some of the basic functionalities of the human brain that will aim to develop biologically-inspired control systems. Andreas' hypothesis is that it should be possible to create mathematical functions and mimic the brain's dynamic ability to process real-time information, perceive meaning, and make decisions. He believes that the intersection of engineering and neuroscience promises significant advances in a great range of applications related to energy and transportation.
Andreas is also currently serving as the president of the new ORNL Postdoc Association (ORPA), which seeks to foster a sense of community, provide resources, and contribute a framework for representation of the Postdoctoral Researchers in the ORNL community. Andreas is working to organize ORPA and lead it until the first elections scheduled in September 2013.
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One of the most remarkable aspects of this super-small-scale world is that, under the right conditions, bits and pieces of materials will put themselves together—a natural phenomenon known as self-assembly. For example, polymer molecules, like the ones used to make plastic bags, organize themselves into a variety of structures based on what's going on in their environment.
"You don't have to engineer these molecules, and you don't have to manipulate them; they just assemble themselves," says Bobby Sumpter, a chemical physicist who works at ORNL's Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences.
Sumpter and his CNMS colleagues have spent a lot of time developing an array of techniques calculated to harness this natural behavior to enhance energy technologies.
"We can influence how polymers and other materials self-assemble by changing the conditions around them—changing the temperature, adding chemicals or chemical groups to encourage formation of targeted structures or reactions. That's good news for the prospect of discovering both new materials and new applications for existing materials."
The transformational potential of this technology is amplified by the wide-ranging capabilities of research centers such as CNMS. The center's scientists not only can analyze new materials with computer models before they are even created but also can make the materials in the laboratory, then double-check the results of the original computer model using state-of-the-art neutron analysis and electron microscopy facilities. "We're fortunate to have some of the country's best materials scientists here at ORNL," Sumpter says. "Beyond that, we have the computational and characterization infrastructure needed to turn good ideas into reality."
The concept of manipulating nanoscale materials has been around since at least the late 1990s; however researchers didn't have the technical ability to apply those ideas until relatively recently. In the '90s, nanotech was mostly limited to linking polymer molecules together in a line. Today, scientists have uncovered ways of persuading polymers to self-assemble into all kinds of exotic arrangements, creating a range of shapes and mechanical properties in the process. The number of possible combinations generated by these new capabilities is so large that making and testing each one is out of the question.
That's where the laboratory's advanced computing capabilities come into play. Even low-resolution models of these complex materials have to be run on ORNL's Titan supercomputer, the most powerful computer in the world.
"We can model 25 million to 100 million atoms, which is big enough to tell us what we need to know," Sumpter says. "Modeling just nanoseconds' worth of self-assembly is computationally intensive. The process is the same whether we're working with materials for batteries, biomaterials or solar cells. The ability to simulate materials in a digital environment enables researchers to evaluate huge numbers of configurations without having to create them—which would take years. It really accelerates the R&D process."
Sumpter's research group is pursuing a number of nanotech projects, including those described below, that involve various self-assembling materials—all with potential applications in the energy field:
Smaller, lighter batteries—Improving the capacity and durability of batteries is particularly important for electric vehicles and grid storage applications. Nanotech researchers at the laboratory are experimenting with batteries that use solid polymer electrolytes rather than typical liquid electrolytes. This reduces the size of batteries by eliminating the need for separation of liquid electrolytes on the positive and negative sides of the battery. The use of solid electrolytes also addresses a number of problems related to deterioration of the battery's electrodes over time.
"Solid electrolytes reduce both the size and weight of batteries," Sumpter says, "and we have been able to design polymers that conduct ions as well as traditional electrolytes."
When researchers use computer simulation to develop materials such as solid electrolytes, it's an iterative process. If a simulation shows promising properties, researchers make the material and study its characteristics using neutron analysis and electron microscopy. If the results of these studies match the simulation, the material is likely to be explored further, and the accuracy of the computer model will have been validated, increasing its usefulness for modeling similar materials.
Cleaner water—ORNL scientists have looked into the possibility of using durable, flexible polymer membranes for separating liquids, including water filtration applications that remove brine and other impurities.
"The current technology for water filtration is very energy-intensive," Sumpter says. "Water is possibly the most important commodity in the world, so there is a huge demand for energy-efficient ways to purify it. A breakthrough in this area could be transformational. We're investigating physical and chemical filtration processes. Both techniques involve membranes that are activated by the presence of impurities. So far materials like this haven't made the jump to industrial applications, but they offer a lot of promising possibilities."
Smart materials—An oft-cited goal of nanotech research is the development of materials that are "stimuli-responsive," meaning they respond to environmental conditions such as temperature or mechanical strain by displaying new structures or properties.
Smart materials usually have either the ability to sense "problems" within themselves, such as strains or defects that could eventually cause the material to fail, or self-healing capabilities—such as the capacity to self-repair chemical bonds that have been broken by mechanical stress.
"Our group is working on materials that can sense problems," Sumpter says. "Energy science-wise, it would be an advantage if one could prevent or predict catastrophic materials failures, which are rather costly both in terms of energy and, more importantly, life."
His group and their collaborators have been investigating the possibility of creating such materials using carbon nanostructures that look like stacks of ice cream cones. When the stacks are straight, their electrical resistance is high. When they bend in response to an outside force, their resistance drops to near zero.
The interesting thing about these stacks is that the cones are not chemically bonded; they're just slipped inside one another. The ability of this arrangement to vary conductivity in response to strain lends itself to building sensors into the fabric of, perhaps, critical structural components of transportation vehicles (such as airplane wings) and similar structures where measuring stress is important.
Light-related properties—A number of energy technologies would benefit from materials with enhanced light-related properties. Toward this end, CNMS scientists have been experimenting with enhancing polymers to improve their potential for use in light emitting diodes or to respond to changes in light for use in solar cells.
Sumpter notes that one of the challenges of working with bulk quantities of self-assembling materials is that sometimes they don't self-assemble into structures of optimal size. Additionally the structures that these self-assembling materials create may contain defects.
"Defects usually have a negative effect on the properties of the material, and it's hard to get rid of them," Sumpter says. "A single defect, for example, can have a profound effect on a material's ability to conduct electricity or light."
Eliminating defects generally involves investigating why they occur and finding ways to avoid them. One of the most successful workarounds has been the practice of using a defect-free crystalline surface such as copper, gold or silver as a pattern or template for self-assembling molecules. As it turns out, structures that self-assemble on top of this type of template tend to be defect-free as well.
"We learn a lot from developing solutions to these kinds of problems," Sumpter says. "We attempt to tease them apart from the bottom up. It's a step toward understanding what's important in nanoscale systems and what's not."
It's fair to say that pairing experimentation with computation in areas such as polymer self-assembly could shave years off the process of developing new materials and is transforming the field of nanotechnology. Sumpter, who has worked in the field since its earliest days, says the biggest difference between now and 15 years ago is that today researchers have a lot more confidence in the results of computer simulations.
"Computation is a good counterpoint to intuition," he says. "We've had a number of situations where intuition was leading us in one direction, and our computational models were leading us in another. Now we trust the models enough to believe them when they say Option A is better than Option B. Having the computing power needed to create highly detailed material models has reduced the time required for problem-solving by a huge amount, so now the idea of using theory to guide experiment is actually practical."
The potential for groundbreaking research to be conducted at CNMS is enhanced by scientists' access to all the resources necessary to exploit the technology.
"We can handle the full spectrum of R&D activities at the laboratory," Sumpter says. "Our ability to model materials, make them and then measure their properties is what makes ORNL and the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences unique—and kind of neat, I think."
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Texas rampage
The Republicans are blaming Obama for the Texas rampage. How is Obama going to stop someone from killing someone else. You can own all the guns you want but you should keep the automatic weapons out of the hands of crazy people.
Obese officer
I just saw a State patrolman and he seemed to be overweight. I want to know how he could chase criminals. Wouldn't this be a detriment to crime prevention?
Overdue work
Highway 78 was supposed to have been widened to a four-lane with a median in the middle in 1997. This should be completed first before anything is done to Hitchcock Parkway.
Coroner office
Aiken is raising money for the horse stables, however the people who need autopsies are in an old facility.
Breakfast for kids
I don't understand why parents don't get up in the morning and fix breakfast for their children. My parents were cotton farmers and fixed breakfast for me every morning.
Project Jackson
The school board needs to consider how many children will be coming into the TIF area. It's not just a ball field and it's not just a hotel.
Positive TalkBacks
Sometimes reading TalkBack is like looking at a car wreck on the side of the road. You know you shouldn't but sometimes you just can't help yourself. And, on occasion, there is something wonderful there. It's like intermittent reinforcement. When these positive "nuggets" are there I am very happy because I realize visitors to our community, those considering moving here, are gauging Aiken by the remarks of its citizens.
Hopelands concert
When the Hopelands Gardens concert was moved to Odell Weeks Activities Center, we saw a lady standing outside with her golden retriever. She said she was not allowed in. At the end of the concert we saw a couple with a basset hound-type pooch inside the gym. We have seen dogs at other Hopelands indoor concerts. Why was this lady being discriminated against? It would be good if the Parks and Rec and H. Odell Weeks used the same standards for everyone.
Housing boom
There are so many houses for sale in Aiken. Could this be because people are sick and tired of City Council and are looking to get out?
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HSE311 - Applied Sports Science 1
Unit details
|2014 unit information
|Enrolment modes:
|Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
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|Cohort rule:
Only available to students enrolled in H343, D324, D394, E377 and S302.
Other students who would like to enrol in this unit must submit their request to email@example.com. Enrolment quotas apply.
|Unit chair:
D Dwyer
Must be enrolled in or have previously successfully completed HSE010 and one of HSE201, HSE202, HSE203, HSE204
|Contact hours:
1 x 1 hour class per week, 1 x 2 hour practical per week, 1 x 1 hour seminar on alternate weeks
You will need to access substantial learning resources and experiences in CloudDeakin (Deakin's online learning environment). Compliance with the Standards in computing, connectivity and student capability are a condition on your enrolment.
This unit is designed to provide students with an understanding of how sub-discipline studies in exercise and sports science can be used to improve human performance in sport and physical activity. The approach taken in the unit is to translate theory (presented through classes and readings) into practice (achieved in practical laboratories, seminars and assessments). As such, students will utilise and develop a range of applied skills and strategies that are relevant to becoming practitioners in exercise and sports science, teaching and coaching. The content will focus primarily on the application of sport science within individual sports, with a particular emphasis given to athletics and exercise rehabilitation as examples of how this can be successfully achieved. The use of software to prescribe exercise, assess performance and present information will also be utilised. Following successful completion of all assessment items, students will be eligible for their Level 1 Athletics Coaching Accreditation with Athletics Australia.
Final examination (1.5 hours) 40%, coaching skills assessment 25%, written abstract and oral presentation 15%, written exercise program and its demonstration 10%, cloud (online) seminar quizzes 10%. Students are required to attend practical laboratories (80% attendance hurdle requirement) and complete all cloud (online) seminar quizzes.
Prescribed texts
Athletics Australia Level 1 Course resource pack.
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* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
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Created in 1999, EuroSIMA is the European association of boardsports manufacturers. Its mission is to federate the various stakeholders in the boardsports industry, defend their interests and ensure their development on a European scale. The association's objectives are articulated around 5 main themes: Education, Research, Events and Philanthropy, Communication, and Networking.
I'm an avid reader of Shop-Eat-Surf because it's really the only online newsletter that I have found that is not only industry related, but also because it's not so "guy-centric." I find that a lot of the information I read on the site pertains to my business (as a swimwear designer) and keeps me up to date on what other companies and other women in the industry in general are doing which is not only inspiring but also helps me gauge the future direction of my business as well.
I feel privileged to read the Executive Edition because I know I am getting insider industry information before it hits the mainstream media channels. And it's always good to know what my friends are up to in the industry.- By Monica Wise, Founder, L*Space
I am a big fan of Tiffany and her team as well as an avid reader of Shop-Eat-Surf. I shop, I eat, I surf -- I should pay.- By Kevin Bailey, President, Vans
CIT: James Paterson joins LA office.
AGENDA: Pre-registration and lodging specials for Vegas show, Aug. 17-19.
Details on Industry Insight.
SIMA hosted an event planning and marketing Boot Camp Wednesday at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point.
The event was divided into three sessions. First, James Leitz, Senior VP and Director of Action Sports for IMG discussed his involvement in "the trenches" of event planning.
Next there was a panel with Graham Stapelberg, VP of Marketing at Billabong, Paul Gomez, the SVP of Global Events for Hurley, and Tim McFerran who runs the Maloof Money Cup, on how to host a world class contest.
Lastly, Bill Fold, the Director of the Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival, shared his experiences producing one of the biggest music festivals to date.
James Leitz said last year IMG had its biggest year ever. That's good news for people wanting to do events, and proves that in a down economy people still want to party, especially when it is free.
Within action sports, he said there are more non-endemic sponsors wanting to come into the space.
On the surf event panel, there was a bit of discussion on the challenges of leveraging mainstream media at surf contests.
Webcasts are becoming the norm, but Graham Stapelberg pointed out that smart phones are changing how consumers take in media.
"Kids are not watching a whole webcast for eight hours; they want to watch quick pieces of Dane Reynolds and Taj Burrow," he said.
There was also some discussion on the fact that sports like surfing and skateboarding are still hard for mainstream viewers to understand.
One panelists mentioned that some fans at the US Open are most excited when a surfer shoots through the pier, while at skate events, some fans are most enthralled by how much air a skater can launch out of a ramp rather than how skilled of a trick they can execute on a street course.
Big wave contests like "The Eddie," which is iconic and involves a situation where participants can literally die, were pointed out as being an exceptional surf event, as was the Pipeline Masters. Both events involve big waves, which makes for more mainstream media friendly content.
Until there is a perfect wave pool, panelists agreed that gaining mainstream media will continue to pose a challenge for surf events.
Besides ideal waves, good sponsors, working with the city where they are hosting the event, and prize money are all important factors contributing to successful large-scale events in alluring both the top athletes as well as media.
Lastly, Bill Fold talked about Coachella. The music festival currently uses 7,500 staff members that manage 75,000 attendees. They have sold over 1.5 million tickets to date, with 41% of sales going to people outside the western U.S.
The entity is truly a destination event and one of the biggest keys to its success has been keeping fans in mind first.
Bill said from a business standpoint, they keep sponsorship minimal, and do their best to only include relevant brands while keeping their participation at the event minimal, authentic and very subtle.
"We don't wants fans to feel like they walked into a hockey stadium to see a Taco Bell sign switch to another advertiser," he said.
Since fans spent on average $475 per person per ticket at Coachella, Bill said his team does everything they can to ensure fans have a good time. Everything is built with safety in mind first.
Any mistakes Coachella has made in the past from booking the wrong band to including the wrong sponsor, has all stemmed from not keeping their fans and consumers in mind first.


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Monday, September 1, 2014
Goose Creeks football season got off to a sluggish start on Saturday.
The Gators lost 14-7 to Pickerington Central (OH) in the inaugural Backyard Blitz matchup in Centerville, Ohio.
Pickerington Central had a pair of goal-line stands in the final two quarters to hand the Gators a rare loss. Goose Creek has now lost two straight since winning 38 in a row.
The Gators lone touchdown came on a 40-yard touchdown pass from Dominique Jefferson to Quintavis Davis in the second quarter.
Twice in the second half, Goose Creek drove inside Pickerington Centrals 3-yard line only to come up empty.
The point production was the lowest for a Goose Creek team since Fort Dorchester blanked the Gators 18-0 in September of 2009.
The last time Goose Creeks program lost two in a row was in 2008 when the Gators dropped the seasons first two games to Northwestern and Summerville.
The Gators travel to Ridge View on Friday before hosting Summerville on Sept. 12.
Ridge View is coming off a 20-5 loss to Blythewood.
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Herd can't complete comeback
HUNTINGTON -- D.D. Scarver tossed in a 3-point shot Saturday night to give Marshall's Thundering Herd a two-point lead on UAB with nearly nine minutes left in the first half.
Marshall's next field goal attempt that went in the net was Elijah Pittman's 3-pointer at 15:57 of the second half -- a field goal drought of almost 13 minutes that doomed the Herd in a Conference USA men's basketball game attended by a season-best home crowd of 6,614 spectators in Cam Henderson Center.
UAB needed to hold off a second half rally by Marshall, but had enough cushion to leave town with a 52-48 victory.
Marshall (12-16, 5-8 C-USA) was stuck on 17 points for a period of 8:12 spanning both halves.
"We missed everything tonight -- layups, jumpers, threes," Marshall head coach Tom Herrion said. "Sometimes you just have to find a way. We dug ourselves a big hole and we fought back which I was proud of, but just didn't play smart down the stretch."
Marshall shot 19.4 percent in the first half and set a season-low with 26.3 percent in the game. That included going 3-for-26 on 3-point shots. Marshall missed its first 15 3-point shots before Pittman connected in the second half.
Herrion said he's never had a team shoot 19 percent in a half.
Pittman's 18 points led Marshall while Kane and Spikes both scored nine. Spikes collected 15 rebounds.
Once again, Marshall let a lot of points slip away in a 15-for-26 free throw shooting performance.
"We had open looks," said Pittman, who made five of 15 field goal attempts. "We just weren't making shots. We took bad shots, but the majority were good looks we weren't making."
UAB (13-14, 5-7 C-USA) pulled away by 19 early in period two before Marshall got untracked.
The Blazers didn't make a lot of shots either in a 30.2 percent performance on field goals and a 4-for-18 showing on 3-pointers, but they made enough.
Head coach Jerod Haase of the Blazers said Marshall did a good job on defense in the second half.
DeVInce Boykins made a steal and fed Dre Kane for a layup that got Marshall within 46-44 with 3:42 remaining. Spikes made a jump shot and the game was tied, 46-46, with 2:51 left.
The Blazers took the lead back on a Foz Alihodzic free throw and moved in front, 49-46, on Jordan Swing's basket with 53 seconds left in the game.
Marshall botched a rebound blockout on a missed free throw that resulted in Swing making two foul shots for a 51-46 advantage.
Kane made a pair of free throws with 10 seconds on the clock that gave Marshall another chance to tie it. Marshall forced a UAB turnover with its fullcourt pressure and Kane got a steal. Tamrom Manning's 3-point attempt missed with five seconds showing.
"We got a steal on the inbound and got another shot, but didn't make that one either," Kane said.
Swing scored 15 for the Blazers and Rod Rucker added 13. Robert Williams and Swing collected 11 and 10 rebounds respectively in a 50-45 advantage for the visitors.
Earlier this season the Blazers missed 43 straight 3-point shots in consecutive games and Haase said he knew what Marshall was feeling.
"I've been on the flip side," Haase said.
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Test ID: HMBSS
HMBS Gene, Full Gene Analysis
Specimen Type Describes the specimen type needed for testing
Specimen Required Defines the optimal specimen. This field describes the type of specimen required to perform the test and the preferred volume to complete testing. The volume allows automated processing, fastest throughput and, when indicated, repeat or reflex testing.
1. Molecular Genetics-Biochemical Disorders Patient Information Sheet (Supply T527) in Special Instructions
2. New York Clients-Informed consent is required. Please document on the request form or electronic order that a copy is on file. An Informed Consent for Genetic Testing (Supply T576) is available in Special Instructions.
Specimen must arrive within 96 hours of collection.
Submit only 1 of the following specimens:
Specimen Type: Whole blood
Preferred: Lavender top (EDTA) or yellow top (ACD)
Acceptable: Any anticoagulant
Specimen Volume: 3 mL
Collection Instructions:
1. Invert several times to mix blood.
2. Send specimen in original tube.
Specimen Stability Information: Ambient (preferred)/Refrigerated
Specimen Type: Cultured fibroblasts
Container/Tube: T-75 or T-25 flask
Specimen Volume: 1 Full T-75 or 2 full T-25 flasks
Specimen Stability Information: Ambient (preferred)/Refrigerated <24 hours
Specimen Type: Skin biopsy
Container/Tube: Sterile container with any standard cell culture media (eg, minimal essential media, RPMI 1640). The solution should be supplemented with 1% penicillin and streptomycin. Tubes can be supplied upon request (Eagle's minimum essential medium with 1% penicillin and streptomycin [Supply T115]).
Specimen Volume: 4-mm punch
Specimen Stability Information: Refrigerated (preferred)/Ambient
Specimen Type: Blood spot
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Acceptable: Ahlstrom 226 filter paper, or Supplemental Newborn Screening Card (Supply T493)
Specimen Volume: 2 to 5 Blood Spots on collection card (Whatman Protein Saver 903 Paper; Ahlstrom 226 filter paper; or Supplemental Newborn Screening Card, Supply T493)
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SGLC Town Hall Series: Sustainable InvestmentsPlease join us in an open discussion of sustainable and responsible investments with key members of the Loyola community including Student Environmental Alliance, IES Administration. Ethics Faculty, and the Treasure's Office.
New Name, New Game: Student Government of Loyola ChicagoIn an effort to make student government more identifiable to the student body and greater Loyola community, President Bravo has officially signed "The USGA Renaming Act", therefore changing the name of this organization from "Unified Student Government Association" to "Student Government of Loyola Chicago (SGLC).
Meet Your Student GovernmentFall semester is in full swing and your student government officials are elected, sworn in and ready to serve you. Get to know the students who represent you this fall. Feel free to contact any member of USGA to voice your ideas and concerns, or to learn how to get involved!
Attend our Senate MeetingsUSGA holds weekly senate meetings to address all things Loyola: discussing new legislation, inviting guest speakers from all departments on campus, and hearing students' ideas and concerns. These are held every Tuesday at 4pm, and are open to the public.


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Wed., Jan. 5*
vs. Toronto Marlies
Allstate Arena
7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 8^
vs. Hamilton Bulldogs
Allstate Arena
7 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 9^
vs. Toronto Marlies
Allstate Arena
3 p.m.
*Comcast Network 100
Log on to chicagowolves.com for broadcast schedule, or to watch or listen to the action live online
The Wolves open a season-high seven-game homestand against Toronto on Wednesday; Chicago, which has notched a 9-5-0-1 mark at home this year, has played just 15 of its 39 games this season at the Allstate Arena, the third fewest home tilts in the AHL.
--- Paul Postma: Paced the Wolves with four goals and shared the team lead with six points in five games last week ... Paces team defensemen and shares fourth overall on the team with 19 assists and is tied for fifth overall with 26 points in 39 games this season ... His 19 assists share sixth among AHL blueliners while his 26 points share second ... Paces the Wolves and ranks first among league defenseman with 112 shots on goal
--- Jason Krog: Paced the team with five assists and shared the team lead with six points in five games last week ... Paces the Wolves and ranks second in the AHL with 38 points in 39 games this season ... Ranks first on the Wolves and shares second in the AHL with 30 assists ... His eight goals share sixth on the team
--- Darren Haydar: Collected five points (G, 4A) in five games last week ... Ranks second on the team and shares seventh in the league with 34 points in 36 games this season ... Ranks third on the Wolves and shares 19th in the league with 13 goals and ranks second on the team and is tied for 10th in the AHL with 21 assists ... Posted nine assists and 11 points in his last 10 contests
--- Spencer Machacek: Posted 10 points (3G, 7A) in his last eight games, which includes recording nine points (3G, 6A) during a team season-best six- game point streak from Dec. 17 to Dec. 29 ... Shares first on the Wolves and 11th in the AHL with 14 goals and holds third on the team and shares ninth in the league with 33 points in 38 games this season ... Paces the team and is tied for 11th in the league with a +13 plus/minus rating
--- The Wolves earned eight out of a possible 10 points during their five-games-in-six-nights stretch last week (4-1-0-0); Chicago has amassed a 20-16-2-1 record through 39 games and sits in fifth place in the West Division with 43 points.
--- Chicago native Tim Stapleton was reassigned to the Wolves on Sunday; the 28-year-old forward, who tallied an assist in his lone matchup with the Wolves this season, has skated in 10 NHL games with Atlanta this year, notching two penalty minutes, and also appeared in 20 contests with the AHL's San Antonio Rampage earlier this season, recording eight goals and 15 points.
--- Ten players on Chicago's roster have bagged three or more power-play goals this season; the Wolves lead the AHL with a 23.8 conversion rate on the power play (43 of 181).
--- The Wolves have registered a 15-0-0-0 record when allowing two or fewer goals in a game this season, which includes its last two victories.
--- Goaltender Drew MacIntyre has registered a 1.63 goals-against average and .933 save percentage in his last three starts (3-0-0), after not appearing in a game since Nov. 16; the 27-year-old netminder has accrued a 3.56 goals-against average and .878 save percentage in six games overall this season (3-3-0).
--- The Wolves have surrendered a power-play goal in six straight games, one short of matching a season-high; Chicago ranks 30th in the league with a 73.8 percent efficiency rating on the penalty kill overall this season (144 of 195).
--- Wolves defenseman Jaime Sifers will visit the Naperville Library, 200 W. Jefferson Ave., on Tue., Jan. 4, at 4:30 p.m., and the Glenside Library, 25 E. Fullerton Ave. in Glendale Heights, at 7 p.m., as part of the team's "Read to Succeed" program, presented by Vista Health System, Pace and Butternut Bread. Members of the squad will make library visits throughout the Chicago area this season for the program, which has reached more than 550,000 children since its inception in 1995.
Sat., Jan. 1
Chicago 3, (at) Manitoba 2
--- The Wolves tallied two third period goals to break a 1-1 tie and kick off the new year with a 3-2 win against the Manitoba Moose at the MTS Centre
--- Defenseman Paul Postma (2G) and center Andre Deveaux potted goals for Chicago
--- Goaltender Drew MacIntyre kicked out 14 shots in his third straight win
Fri., Dec. 31
(at) Manitoba 4, Chicago 1
--- The Wolves avoided being shut out with three seconds left in the game but suffered a 4-1 loss to the Manitoba Moose at the MTS Centre
--- Defenseman Mark Matheson scored the lone tally for Chicago
--- Goaltender Peter Mannino stopped 23 shots
Wed., Dec. 29
Chicago 3, (at) Toronto 2 (SO)
--- The Wolves forced overtime with 26 seconds left in the third period and collected a 3-2 shootout win over the Toronto Marlies at Ricoh Coliseum
--- Forwards Ryan Garbutt and Jason Krog scored in regulation, while Andrew Kozek and Nigel Dawes converted in the shootout
--- Goaltender Drew MacIntyre made 34 saves in regulation and overtime and stopped all four Toronto shootout attempts
Tue., Dec. 28
Chicago 5, (at) Hamilton 3
--- The Wolves and Hamilton Bulldogs traded goals for 40 minutes before the Wolves used two third period markers to lift them to a 5-3 win at Copps Coliseum
--- Forwards Spencer Machacek, Angelo Esposito, Michael Davies and defensemen Paul Postma and Mike Siklenka lit the lamp for Chicago
--- Goaltender Peter Mannino kicked out 23 shots
Mon., Dec. 27
(at) Chicago 6, Grand Rapids 3
--- The Wolves fell behind 3-0 but rattled off six unanswered goals to hand Grand Rapids a 6-3 loss at the Allstate Arena
--- Center Jason Krog led the way with three assists, while Paul Postma, Darren Haydar and Nigel Dawes had two points each
--- Goaltender Peter Mannino made 24 saves on 27 shots