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UK plays a lot of big-time games out of conference. This year, it had Kansas (Champions Classic) and St. John's (SEC/Big East Challenge), and the traditional games with North Carolina, Indiana and Louisville.
But with the SEC possibly adding two games to the conference schedule, Calipari is rethinking how many premier out-of-conference games his young teams can play. That many games, he said, puts the program at risk. From his website:
What I mean by that is this program is too important to over-schedule based on the roster turnover that I believe will continue to happen. You cannot put this program at risk, not with our turnover and roster. You CANNOT over-schedule and put yourself in that position.
With that being said, here is where I want the help of the Big Blue Nation. If we had to – and this doesn't mean we have to at this point because we still have 16 league games – but if we had to drop one series and there were no other options, who would it be? Would it be North Carolina, Indiana or Louisville?
What's best for our program? What helps up maintain the gold standard?!?!
This will be an interesting dialogue. I know who I would vote for.
Interesting dialogue indeed. Calipari has been a proponent of having a strong schedule. But with two additional conference games a possibility (although he has said he hopes the SEC doesn't add games), it appears he's starting to think it may be too much. Especially when he doesn't perceive the payoff as being worth it.
"Last year we played a ridiculous schedule and they gave us a four seed," Calipari said last week, "so none of it really matters."
So who should it be? My vote, without knowing the logistics of any contracts UK might have with any of the teams, is Indiana. I don't think anyone would vote to get rid of Louisville. That game's too vital, for a multitude of reasons. And the UK-North Carolina game is too enjoyable year in and year out.
Which leaves Indiana, a team that has been lackluster for the past few years. Although Calipari said Indiana would likely be back among the elite within the next few years, he's also good friends with Indiana head coach Tom Crean. My views may be colored by me being 21 years old. I don't really remember Indiana's prime years. I do know those games haven't been among those UK fans look forward to the most.
So if one of those teams has to be cut, let the Hoosiers go.
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The nurse practitioner showed me how to use a nubulizer that I did not need and told her I was not going to get.Regardless, I was charged $ 23.00 for this demonstration. I have written and called the corporate office. The answer is, " Did you get a demonstration? This was a service." This is not honest. This is also not a way to build loyalty. Do not charge for something not wanted or asked for.
Take care is TERRIBLE
by al_peg , 02/09/2012
I went to take care clinic ( my doctor was out of town )and was told to go home nothing wrong with me. Went to my doctor next day ( Thank god he was back in town. ) I have pneumonia. People at the take care clinic could not care any less if someone is sick the just want your money.
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Salon Deauville is one of the oldest established salons in Montreal, Founded in 1955 and located in the town of Mont Royal, in the heart of Montreal. Over the years Salon Deauville has become synonymous with excellence and has established itself as a leader and innovator within the island of Montreal.
take care clinic
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Why don't you just treat yourself and save time and money?
by txlady , 05/30/2011
The health care I have received in Lewisville has been poor to say the least but this place takes the cake. Rude girls at front desk and who is this PA they have treating people? Weird exam and did not address my problem at all! Went in with severe swelling in left knee and feet and ankles, good news, I am not a diabetic! That was about it until I had a TIA later on from a blood clot due to deep vein thrombosis...what a bunch of inept losers there. Stay away.
Don't take sick children here!!
by lisaloz , 05/13/2011
I do not even know where to begin but please do not take sick children here! I made a terrible mistake by trying to save time when i should have gone to my regular pediatrician. I knew my child had strep throat and test came back negative! They gave me antibiotic and it should never have been dispensed with a neg test result. Then they proceeded to try to give me a steroid because of an extremely enlarged tonsil. My pediatrician advised me not to give my child the steroid and that they would never give a child a steroid under these circumstances. Had to see pediatrician because wrong antibiotic was given and child was not improving and it was a nightmare because she did in fact have strep throat. Do not take sick children here Walgreens does not employ people who know what they are doing and I made a terrible mistake by taking my child there. Never again!

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When modern-day filmmakers, directors and novelists create movies, television shows and stories, they often use a literary formula that Homer used in the Odyssey, his classic poem written back in 8th century BC.
The formula includes a goal, enemies, temptations, darkest hours of trials and tribulations, the magic of dramatically overcoming adversaries and climatic elements, and the ultimate feel-good outcome.
Homer wrote about cyclops, cannibals, evil gods, sirens, and phantoms that the hero Odysseus encountered en route to returning to his wife after 10 years of the Trojan War.
That same dramatic formula can be extended to open water swimmers whether they are swimming short events or marathon distances. But the formula works particularly well for channel swimmers.
Goal? The other side.
Enemies? Jellyfish, sharks, seasickness, waves.
Temptations? Getting out, getting warm.
The darkest hour? Swimming in turbulence at night.
Magic? Digging deep, getting a second wind.
Dramatic adversaries? Distance, tides, currents, cold.
Ultimate outcome? Walking onshore.
Whether it was Adversarial Tides, Big River Man, or DRIVEN, these film documentaries on open water swimming have it all, from enemies and temptations to darkness and adversaries.
But the ultimate outcome, the feel-good aspect of these films is…walking onshore.
Photo shows Dan Projansky, walking onshore after one of his long butterfly swims. Projansky's 27-mile butterfly marathon swim was among the 15 selected nominees for the 2012 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year. All non-stop butterfly for 14 hours 30 minutes in the 43 km Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test (END-WET) in North Dakoto's Red River.
His nomination for the World Open Water Swimming Association award reads, "It takes power. It takes guts. It takes strength from the shoulders to the abs. It is dramatic as the body is propelled out and forward in the water. Butterfly is the most unforgiving and difficult of all swimming techniques in the open water. But Dan Projansky is powerful, strong and dramatic. After doing butterfly 9-miler at Swim4Freedom, Projansky was interested to see how far he could possibly take his butterfly goals. With a year of mental, physical and logistical preparation, he set his goal to complete the Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test (END-WET) without once breaking his stroke. Extreme is an understatement as the 27-mile (43 km) race in North Dakota and Minnesota took the Chicagoan 14 hours 30 minutes. For his double-arm stamina, for his enthusiasm to push his boundaries at physiological and psychological levels, for his full marathon of butterfly, Dan Projansky's END-WET butterfly swim is a worthy nominee for the 2012 WOWSA Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year."
The WOWSA nominations are meant to recognize and honor some of the best efforts and swims that the global open water swimming world has seen. Like Odysseus, they are all heroes.
1. Alina Warren (Scotland), Swimming Great Glen Way
2. Brenton Williams (South Africa), Deep Blue Flying
3. Dan Projansky (USA), Flying Down The Red River
4. Dutch Ladies First (Netherlands), English Channel Relay Record
5. Frank Flowers (Cayman Islands), Blossoming In The Cayman Islands
6. Haley Anderson (USA), Silver Lining At the Olympics
7. James Pittar (Australia), Shelley Beach Swim
8. Juan Ignacio Martínez Fernández-Villamil (Spain), The Heart of Navia
9. Lexie Kelly (USA), Open Water Swimming Archivist
10. Night Train Swimmers (USA/New Zealand), SF to SB Relay
11. Penny Palfrey (Australia), Marathon Adventurer
12. Philippe Croizon (France), Bering Strait Crossing
13. Saint Martin Island Long Distance Channel Swimming in Bangladesh
14. Stephen Redmond (Ireland), Tsugaru Channel Crossing
15. Trent Grimsey (Australia), English Channel Record
Online voting will take place here at WOWSA until December 31st.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger portrays Sheriff Ray Owens in a scene from 'The Last Stand.'
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Arnold Schwarzenegger needs no introduction.
The man is a Hollywood legend despite starring in, by my count, roughly three great movies - or four if you regard "Twins" as a successful comedy. His career spans four decades. The man was governor of California to mixed results - hey, at least his two terms were more entertaining than "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines."
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EMC took its time to evolve from an aggressive, no-holds-barred direct sales storage vendor into one which learned to embrace the channel. CRN traces the company's twists and turns toward becoming the channel-friendly company it is today.
2011 Need To Know: Security VARs
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2011 Need To Know: Security Vendors
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Juniper's Sweet 16: Top Execs Driving The New Network
Juniper has made three major executive appointments this month, but it's part of a trend of hires dating back to the fall of 2007 that has essentially redefined the management and momentum of the company. Here's a look at 16 major executives powering Juniper's New Network vision.
CRN's Data Center 100: Part 1
Check out part one of CRN's Data Center 100 a listing of some of the top players in the space that solution providers should get to know.
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Check out part two of CRN's Data Center 100, a listing of some of the top players in the space that solution providers should get to know.
10 Winners And Losers For 2010
CRN looks back at five companies that made questionable decisions that led to setbacks, and five companies that took chances and made moves that paid off in 2010.
Social Networking Security Threats: A Look At Sophos' Security Report
Social networking sites like Facebook are becoming the attack medium of choice for cybercriminals, according to Sophos' Security Threat Report 2011. Here we look at some recent findings.
Inside EMC's New VNXe Entry-Level Storage Array
EMC's VNXe and its Flex-based management puts iSCSI in the nubie's reach.
VAR500: Capgemini Hires, NWN Acquires, IBM Profits
Several VAR500 solution providers are reporting strong quarterly revenue growth, while others are pursuing acquisitions or adding employees.
10 Network Storage Technologies You Need To Know
While network storage is far from new, network storage technologies are still a crucial part of any data storage management strategy.
Scenes From EMC's Major Product Launch
EMC executives, including Joe Tucci, Jeremy Burton and Paul Gelsinger detailed the company's new storage portfolio.
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EMC CEO Joe Tucci: 20 Tough Talking Points For 2011
EMC CEO Joe Tucci takes on the big issues of 2011 including competitors bullying partners, EMC's SMB storage offensive and the Dell partnership.
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BlackBerry maker RIM gave a sneak peek at its 2011 product road map. Cloud computing, the PlayBook tablet and other new technologies will play a big role.
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From CenturyLink's pending mega-merger with Qwest through lots of activity from Cisco, HP, Juniper and Skype, the past year was flush with curious, and game-changing, M&A moves in the networking space.
13 Strange Scenes From CES 2011
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The following warranty deeds, representing transactions of real property, were filed with the Baxter County Clerk's Office Aug. 16-21.
The value listed for each transaction is derived from the tax stamps affixed to each instrument:
Roy Borgman transferred Lot 7 and Lot 75 in Sycamore Highlands No. 3 to Jerry and Amy Swan, $65,000.
David C. and Leslie M. Cones transferred Lot 4 and Lot 41 in Meadowcrest Subdivision Second Addition to Kayla D. Wallis, $82,500.
Maryanne T. Coonley transferred Lots 18-20 of the Second Addition Diamond Bay Estates Subdivision to Marvin III and Ashley Day, $148,333.
Paul C. and Brenda L. Czarapata and Eileen E. Czarapata transferred Lot 6 First Addition Fox Hunt Ridge Subdivision to Christopher D. and Annabelle C. Jones, $100,000.
Anne N. Donnelly and James M. Ferry transferred property in Baxter County to William J. Stephenson, $80,000.
First Federal Bank transferred property in Baxter County to Mobilized Inc., $175,000.
Lynn D. White and Veronica F. (Roever) Gale transferred property in Baxter County to Cindy D. Belt.
Preston S. Havens transferred Lot 11 Mockingbird Acres Subdivision to Northeast Lakeside Fire Department, $88,000.
Sidney G. and Martha A. Johnson transferred property in Baxter County to Marshall T. and Deborah R. Lum, $108,333.
Teresa Latala transferred Lot 8 Block 1, Sylvan Hills Subdivision to Everett A. and Lorraine Horst, $130,000.
Gary J. Sr. and Joyce E. Mellin transferred part of Tract B Green Acres Subdivision Weagants Addition to Vincent Feliccia, $25,000.
Northwest Regional Housing Authority transferred Lot 105, Block D Arkansas Estates Subdivision to Mary Ann Akins, $13,000.
Rex Oberheim and Mike D. Pfannenstiel transferred property in Baxter County to David L. and Joanna D. Twombly, $70,000.
Curt and Carolyn H. Parker transferred property in Baxter County to Dennis and Twila Bonser, $73,000.
Joseph R. and Lynda J. Pelt transferred Lots 2 & 3 of Bird Song Estates Subdivision to Rae M. Erickson and James J. Nanney, trustees, $267,878.
Dolph III and Patricia L. Riggs transferred Lot 1 Block 1 of Bettis Acres Subdivision to Kevin and Staci Darr, $75,000.
Bank of Salem transferred Lots 1 & 2 Phase 1 Harbor Court to the Food Bank of North Central Arkansas, $50,000.


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FIRST training plan called for 17 today. I was up at 5 to start stuffing some PB&J down, donning layers, and soon after was boiling Gatorade to keep it from freezing during the run. Anyone have better ideas? I didn't want to do short loops around the house - doesn't seem as much fun that way...
Drove to my rail trail, saw it was still covered with snow and ice, and drove right back to my home course bike path, where the snow had melted away from the pavement. I'd rather work on running at pace than have a snowy adventure. Don't judge me too harshly, trail-heads.
At least it gave me time for some pump up music in the car. Gotta say, "The Boys Are Back In Town" by Thin Lizzy is pretty awesome as the caffeine and adrenaline start to percolate.
"If that chick don't wanna know, fuhgettah."
The 17 went pretty well. Low 20s. East wind didn't cut too deep. Sort of disappointed it didn't start snowing during, as was predicted.
Scared one deer that went crashing away through the woods.
Many more women than men out today. Rock on, ladies.
Realized during the post-run shower that I need to apply pre-run Vaseline to one extra place that will go nameless. Whoa.
Was driving to BounceU an hour after the run ended for toddler bouncy house hour. Personal rule: marathon training will not cut into Daddy's quality time with the kids. But I confess Daddy may have take a few extra moments crumpled in the corner of a bounce house or two before popping back up. Hey, I'm not Superman.
Batman maybe.
Rock on and keep on running.....
You've got to be in the mood to do 17 on a snow covered trail. Good work.
17 and you're training for Shamrock? That's insane, but impressive in those conditions.
Thin Lizzy are a great and underrated band. But that's the opinion of a geezer, namely me.
And I hate the shower surprise.
FIRST only calls for three key runs every week, but they make 'em count.
Yes, that's a whole different level. Really looking forward to following your progress!
In the mood for this training cycle like I haven't been in a long time.
Always daddy time before running time. That being said, nice 17 miler. Running is a good way for daddy to set a good example!
Run on everyone.....................Steve
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All right, all you JJ-haters! Put your money where your mouth is!
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Xavier_Storma wrote:
Turd Ferguson wrote:
Paramount has just hired you, due to your intense hatred of lens flares and JJ Abrams decision making, to replace JJ Abrams as head of the new Star Trek to follow Into Darkness.
You are free to reboot the series with whomever you feel is fit to play the roles of Kirk and Spock, or you can stick with Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto. But, Paramount wants you to post your casting ideas along with your plot synopsis.
Let's hear it! You're sick of Abrams, Kurtzman, Orci and Lindelof, let's hear YOUR ideas! You claim you can do better, Paramount is listening! Don't be shy!
After having seen INTO DARKNESS, I see the problem now. It is not JJ Abrams. In fact cinematography, direction, set design, effects etc look superb. Never looked better... no, it is the authors. Orci and Kurtzman are simply unable to write an original story... at least to the end.
The first hour of the film works and you are about to forgive stupid plotholes and logical mistakes simply because it is so dense... sadly, after 60 minutes the film simply copys TWOK and that is where it falls apart.
I would defineatly keep Abrams (lense flares decreased in this film, the camera works now really good, seems they cured the cameraman's Parkinson since 2009, or at least treated it accordingly (since you cannot cure that disease).
Throw out Orci and Kurtzman and get someone of the calliber of the Nolan brothers to write TREK 3, and everyone will be happy.
In fact if it was not for the second half of the film, I would really rate it as a good solid Sci-Fi Action film... and I really hated almost everything about TREK 09.
But there is hope again...
I would go the route of a game like "Judgment Rites" or "A Final Unity".
Add an archeological adventure for example, a race towards a huge discovery, a competition with Klingons for example, where the audience first thinks they are the bad guys and then in the end, let them work together with Kirk and his crew to solve a problem (in best TREK tradition).
There does not need to be an essential bad guy in the film. Mix it with cool locations (XI and ID have them already), add some action scenes (Kirk and Spck getting intel from hostile party, having a spy on board or something) and voila.
Just avoid: Time travel, remakes of iconic scenes and plot holes. It ain't that hard. If I had more time I would sit down and write a draft or two.
I agree I liked the movie upto about the Reveal of Khan, if the Film had focused on the renegade operation of Section 31 and gave us a Harrison with a decent Modus Operandi then I would have been fine with it, and take out the rediculous WOK Ending
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Chapter Twelve
Devon and I quickly got our clothes back on and quickly jumped back on our horses and rode on back to the farmhouse before anyone had spotted us and seen what a terrible thing we had done.
Was it so terrible to fall madly, deeply, passionately in love with your cousin?
When we arrived back at the farmhouse we found Aunt Isabel and Cousin Cynthia sunbathing on deck chairs trying to get a tan from the surprising burst of hot summer sunshine before autumn approached horribly.
"Hi Ma," Devon said, once we had put the the horses back into the stables. "We're back from our ride."
Aunt Isabel, who was wearing a blue summer dress that showed off her slender figure and were a black eye patch over her eyes from the sun, sat up. She lifted the patch onto her head so she could see us. "Hi darlings," she purred with a smile. "Did you have fun?"
"Yes, thank you, Aunt Isabel, very much so," I said back, feeling the heat rising up to my cheeks a bit as I recalled what Devon and I did not so long ago.
"I'm so glad you kids had fun."
Just then the sound of a loud tractor stopping outside our house grabbed our attention. We all went out to the front to have a look and saw Uncle Herald on a huge blue tractor ; He waved at us and then jumped down from it and swung Aunt Isabel around.
"So, Izzy, honey, what's for dinner? I'm starved," Uncle Herald asked rubbing his hands over his newly rounded belly.
Aunt Isabel turned to her daughter, "come and help me make lasagne for everyone," she said.
Cousin Cynthia nodded and followed her mother inside the house while Uncle Herlad excused himself from us to see to his vegetables in the garden outback.
Devon and I were all alone again with no one around and no one insight. He wrapped his strong armd from riding and chopping woof for the fire in the winters around me and held me close. "I love you, Zoe," he wispered softly into my ear that were like music to my ears that set my heart strings alight.
"I love you, too," I whispered back. I'd never ever really been in love before until now. Why did I have to have these feelings for my cousin? It wasn't fair! I wanted to love him just as a cousin but my heart thought other wise.
Devon and I's lips touched each other's and then we heard someone coughing to get our attention. We spun around and saw Cousin Oliver standing before us in his white tennis outfit with a tennis racket in his right hand. He eyed us with suspicion.
Devon immediately released his arms from me and then stepped back. He and Oliver stared back at one another and then Devon began to walk away from the house and us.
"Hey, where do you think you're going?" shouted Oliver, angrily. "Mama's cooking dinner."
Devon turned back round and threw his hands up into the air. "Tell Ma and Pa I've gone to se an old friend from school, will be back later," he said, his green eyes met mine which were filled with sadness that he had to go and leave me with his brother. Devon turned and walked off down the road.
Cousin Oliver turned to me and stared hard. "I do hope you realise that falling in love with your cousin is against the law, don't you?" he asked bitterly.
I crossed my arms over my chest and replied in the same bitterness as he, "yes, I did, thanks for the lesson," I stared back at him then turned to go back into the house.
At half past eight that evening Aunt Isabel, Uncle Herald, Cousin Oliver and Cynthia, Gene and I gathered around the dinner table except for Devon who was still out seeing an old from school. There was awkward silence amongst us all, we all sat and ate in utter silence. I picked at my dinner as my appetite wasn't up to its usual self because my mind was focused and thinking about Cousin Devon!
Uncle Herald, who sat at the foot of the table, looked at each of us in turn and then threw down his knife and fork that clattered against his plate loudly grabbing all of our attention. I jumped. "Oh, for heaven's sake, Oliver, Zoe, what has happened?" he said angrily. "Why so serious?"
Neither Oliver nor I replied just sat in silence.
"Uncle Herald, Aunt Isabel, I came first in a spelling test today," said Gene proudly. He was succeeding in breaking the icy atmosphere between Oliver and I.
Uncle Herald threw back his head and laughed happily and patting Gene on the back. "Well done, my boy," he said.
Gene felt pleased with himself and glanced over the table at me and I smiled proudly at him and he smiled back. My blue eyes met Oliver's stony expression and then turned myhead away; I began to feel nauseated so I asked if I could be excused from the table.
"Why, of course, Zoe Dear, if you're feeling unwell," said Aunt Isabel with concer. "Do you need anything?"
I shook my head and thanked her for a lovely meal and said goodnight to everyone and then made my way up the stairs to my room and laid down on my bed. My stomach churned and growled inside. I closed my eyes and fell asleep.
I awoke very early the next morning by Devon quietly coming into my bedroom and poking me gently in the arm. When I opened my eyes I saw his handsome face smiling down at me, I thought it must be a dream. I grounded the sleep out of the corners of my eyes with my fists. "Devon, what are you doing here?"
"I came to see you obviously," he replied lowering his lips to mine trying to kiss me but I turned my head away. "What's wrong? Are still angry I left?"
"Yes, Devon, I am," I said angrily. "You just left me there with your brother who had been giving me dirty looks all evening in front of your parents, sister, and my little brother." I felt my heart melting and pounding for him as I gazed into his big, green eyes. "I love you, Devon."
Devon gave a very sorry look, "I'm so sorry, honey, it's just that I had o go and see an olf friend because we had some unfinished business to attend to. I am trully sorry Ileft you all alone with my horrible brother. I promise I won't leave you alone again."
I nodded.
"Is it allright to kiss you now? Or are still mad at me?" he asked with a desperate look in his eyes which made me giggle.
I nodded my head "you can kiss me now, and no, I'm not still mad," we kissed dlowly and then passionately.
"Can I sleep here with you tonight, Zoe?"
I looked back at him and pulled back the duvet cover and shovelled over to let him in.
Devon pulled off his clothes onto the floor and then climbed into my bed beside me. He lowered himself down on top of me. His hands ran up my thighs slowly and seductively. He wanted to make love to me again in his parents' house. I wanted to tell him to stop and tell him that this was wrong. But the way I felt his hand go up underneath my white night dress and touch me in intimate places stopped me with pleasure making my body respond in trembles of excitement. Devon grinned down at me like a sly fox when I cried out a bit as my body shuddered beneath him. I orgasmed.
I felt Devon slip in between my legs as I felt him harden against me and then entered inside me.
This time when we made love it was a lot less painful than the first time. It was gentle and then it got a bit faster, then faster and faster with passion.
"I love you, Zoe," He said, while making love to me kissing me down my neck,
I couldn't reply as I bit down on my lower lip from screaming out from the pure pleasure of our lovemaking. It took me to new heights that I had never ever experienced before.
The bedsprings squeaked and squealed very loudly beneath us, luckily everyone else's bedrooms were furthest away from anyone to hear us.
Forty minutes later Devon and I laid back in each other's arms all sweaty and breathless. We looked into each other's eyes and kissed. Devon and I fell asleep after that.
When I awoke the following morning I noticed Devon had sneaked out with his clothes. Maybe I had dreamt a very passionate and steamy night with my cousin - the most handsomest man in the world. But I hadn't of dreamt it as there was a bundle of red rose petals scattered on the peach coloured pillow beside me and a note saying.
To my darling Zoe,
It is to my deepest regret that I have to leave your side this morning as my father wanted someone to drive him down to South Devon for the day or for three months on work business. I truly enjoyed and loved every minute and every second of what magical love we made last night. I will always love you forever.
Love, Devon
I smiled and scooped up the rose petals in my hands and brought them to my nose and inhaled their sweet flowery scent. Smelt divine. I was in love, I was in heaven.
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Chetham's School of Music, Manchester by Stephenson Bell
First Look: Stephenson Bell has received full planning approval for their new £30m school and masterplan for Chetham's School of Music in the heart of Manchester
The scheme is approximately 10,000m² and comprises a new music teaching school, an academic school and a full orchestral auditorium.
Enabling works will start on site in September and the project is due for completion in mid 2011.
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This is the September 28, 2012 news archive. View today's Astros rumors and news.
Astros survive late rally by Brewers, win 7-6
Justin Maxwell, who Monday became the first Astros player in 15 years to play all three outfield positions in the same game, did so again. The Astros went for defense late and survived a Matt Dominguez error in the ninth.Share Tweet
Photos: Astros-Brewers Sept. 28-30chron.com Sep 28, 2012See the best photos as the Astros visit Milwaukee.Share Tweet
Braun joins select crowd by notching 40/30 seasonMLB.com Sep 28, 2012With his steal of third base in the sixth inning of Friday's game vs. the Astros, Ryan Braun notched the 11th season of 40 home runs and 30 stolen bases in Major League history.Share Tweet
DeFrancesco looks to continue with Astros after being passed over for manager jobchron.com Sep 28, 2012Astros interim manager Tony DeFrancesco, ultimately a runner-up for the full-time position, said he looks forward to continuing in the organization after general manager Jeff Luhnow reiterated that he'd be offered a position.Share Tweet
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Peter King: Seahawks defense playing bigger than reputationSep 28Defensive end Chris Clemons has much in common with his peers on the Seattle defense: They're good, they're unknown, and they don't care.
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"My son picked out this design and it turned out beautifully. I used the "Ask a designer" option and had the reverse side printed in the same light blue used on the cross. We put his favorite "Guardian Angel" prayer on the back and printed the return address on the envelopes. Elegant and fitting for a very special liturgy for a very special boy!"
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Bears GM Gerry Angelo is politely saying "told you so!" to the Bears' plethora of preseason critics.
Great headline from The Onion: "Seattle coach Pete Carroll: Seahawks only needs three losses to reach the Super Bowl."
Because Richard Seymour is hurt, Bills NT Kyle Williams is getting the Pro Bowl nod that so many thought he deserved.
The Chiefs, worried about a possible flu outbreak (Dwayne Bowe missed practice Wednesday due to an illness), are requiring players to wash their hands all week. They're calling it "Kindergarten Rules".
Lovie Smith is rooting for his assistant coaches to get head coaching consideration. (The man already has three former head coaches on staff.)
Check out this letter the Cleveland Browns wrote to one of their whiny season ticket holders back in 1974.
Do the Browns need to be worried about Colt McCoy's questionable play in bad weather?
Maurice Jones-Drew's knee surgery was a success.
As expected, offensive coordinator Dan Henning has left the Dolphins. (The team has probably been secretly interviewing replacements since October.)
If the Jets win on Sunday, the Chargers will get New York's second-round pick as part of the Antonio Cromartie trade. If the Jets lose, the pick remains a third-rounder (unless the Jets sign Cromartie to a long-term contract…which is likely but complicated because of the CBA). That make sense?
Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo decided not to renew the contract of Todd Hewitt, the team's 43-year-long equipment manager. (Had a decent joke to go here, but felt kinda bad after learning the guy had been there four decades-plus.)
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April 2010, Van Gogh @ Royal Academy of Arts
Van Gogh: The Artist and His Letters
The Royal Academy devotes an entire section of the exhibit to Van Gogh's obsession with Japanese art, which he shared with Theo, who made a practice of staying current with the exotic imports that the Parisian beau monde was buying up like lace fans. In featured Japanese prints like Utagawa Hiroshige's Plum Orchard at Kameido (1857) and Yoshitsune's Cherry Tree (1855), Van Gogh found a profound simplicity of subjects and ornate color treatments that he would seek to emulate in his Provencal landscape paintings. Only weeks after he moved to Arles, Van Gogh wrote to fellow painter Emile Bernard: "This part of the world seems to me as beautiful as Japan for the clearness of the atmosphere and the gay color effects. The stretches of water make patches of a beautiful emerald and a rich blue in the landscapes, as we see in the Japanese prints." In Portrait of Pere Tanguy (1887), Van Gogh combines both Provencal and Japanese landscapes, drawn from Theo's prints, which lay fanned out behind the rustic figure of Pere Tanguy, along with two characters from kabuki theater. This east-meets-west concoction alone puts Van Gogh light years ahead of his contemporaries, making it all the more confounding that he only made the equivalent of a few hundred dollars over the course of his career.
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Jeff Pilarcek, owner of the Downtown Quarterback on Washington Avenue, remembers when the avenue was the place to be. "You didn't need to go anywhere else. You used to have to walk sideways down the street just to walk by," he said. / MY-LY NGUYEN / Staff Photo
ENDICOTT -- Jeff Pilarcek remembers when Washington Avenue bustled.
Thousands of workers from the expansive IBM Corp. campus -- steps away from Endicott's three-block long retail hub -- used to crowd the streets from dawn to dusk, dining at the luncheonettes, buying jewelry and conducting their daily business.
"I was born here, raised here, when Washington Avenue was the place to be," said Pilarcek, a Union-Endicott High School graduate who grew up three blocks away from the Avenue, moved to Boston for college and came back to open a bar.
"You didn't need to go anywhere else," he said. "You used to have to walk sideways down the street just to walk by."
Pilcarek is among a group of believers. They envision a Washington Avenue that can regain some of its lost luster, pinning their hopes that the recently relocated 1,300 BAE Systems workers will remain at the nearby Huron Campus.
While the influx of BAE workers has come nowhere near filling the vacuum created when thousands of IBM workers were trimmed after waves of cutbacks in the late '80s and early '90s, the migration is a start.
"The Avenue has not been very active for several years. If you have a bigger business like BAE in the area ... I do think we'll be seeing more and more of them if they stay here," said Eileen Morgan, waitress at Nassy's Cabana Restaurant on Washington Avenue.
But will BAE stay? The company is not providing any hint. It moved their workers five miles west to the former IBM complex in September when its 640,000-square-foot facility in Westover was heavily damaged by 16 million gallons of floodwater on Sept. 8.
Company executives have only said they pledge to remain within a 35-mile radius of their former Westover home, where BAE manufactured and designed aerospace controls and hybrid electric engines for military and commercial uses.
"We look forward to announcing our site selection soon," BAE said in a written statement.
Spokeswoman Shelby Cohen declined to answer questions on the company's selection process and current site, even which eight buildings BAE occupies at Huron.
Town of Union and Village of Endicott officials said there's little they can do to keep BAE, beside rolling out the welcome mat and emphasizing they want the company in the community.
"I've talked to Huron officials and they're in the negotiating process," Endicott Mayor John Bertoni said. "The last I heard, it was down to two or three sites."
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Community members aren't waiting for BAE's answer. They're working now to improve business conditions and quality of life in the village, one building and one event at a time.
Pilarcek, owner of the Downtown Quarterback bar, is doing his part to revive Washington Avenue, where his 12-year-old business is located. He's bought eight properties on the Avenue -- three in the past month -- transforming many of them from vacant space into high-end apartments and renovated storefronts.
A long-term BAE presence just blocks away can only help his cause, he said.
His buildings house 10 luxury loft apartments and businesses. Pilarcek said he's invested nearly $2 million over the years to buy and renovate Endicott properties.
Developments such as Pilarcek's are a start. Beyond that, however, Endicott must overcome an image problem.
Cheevers, Hand and Angeline investment management firm moved to Square Deal Place, on Grant Avenue, in June 2010, after more than 35 years on Washington Avenue.
A manager at Cheevers said at the time one reason for the move was the deterioration of the environment on the Avenue, which contributed to client safety fears.
"There's a lot of great stuff in Endicott, but I feel sometimes it gets a bum rap," said Susan Papathomopoulos, a member of the fledgling community service and advocacy group, Take Back Endicott. "Times change. We need to grow and adapt. It is not the EJ and IBM days in Endicott anymore. We cannot continue to try to survive based on that."
Mairin Veith created Take Back Endicott to improve the business environment on the Avenue and quality of life in the village.
Washington Avenue was "the lively center of the community, a place where people shopped, socialized and went for entertainment," said Veith, who grew up in the area, spent 34 years away and returned recently.
Take Back Endicott is working with the Downtown Endicott Business Association to sponsor a summer concert series. It's also surveying businesses on the Avenue to get a sense of their wants and needs and to secure grants for projects, she said.
"The Avenue has so much going for it -- location, history, low rents -- making it an ideal place for startups," Veith said. "We also want to get the word out that there are good things happening on Washington Avenue, and people should come on down and have a look."
'Right direction'
Business owners can only be optimistic. Though some have seen some impact from the influx of BAE workers, others say it's hard to measure just how much of a positive BAE's migration has been over the past six months.
"We've seen a lot of new faces," said Cheryl Andrews, an employee at Charlie's City Bagels & Village Café on Washington Avenue, Endicott's main retail thoroughfare. But those new bodies located just steps away at the cavernous Huron Campus haven't exactly swelled the till at the bagel outlet, or some other retail outlets that line the street.
The sprawling Huron Campus now houses businesses such as Endicott Interconnect Technologies, Cadence Design Systems, Stantec, the law firm of Coughlin & Gerhart, the remnants of IBM Corp., among others. Employment for all equals far less than half of IBM's 1986 employment peak of more than 10,000.
BAE's relocation to the site last year was the single-largest addition of employees to the property since Huron bought the IBM real estate in 2002.
"I hope they stay here," said Fast Mart News & Smoke Shop Manager Ann Shah. "We can see the white-collar people. You can see that and feel better."
Walk-in customers have increased 10 percent to 20 percent at Angeline's Flowers on Washington Avenue, said Mary Morley, co-owner of the business.
"It's 1,300 jobs," she said. "They're not low-end jobs, but higher-paying, professional jobs. It would be fantastic if they stayed."
Nassy's Cabana Restaurant, in its 12th year on the Avenue serving breakfast and lunch, also has seen an increase in business from BAE employees, said owner Tom Sousouris, who goes by Nassy.
Morgan, the server, added, "It's not a lot, but every bit helps."
J. Brian Luby, president of the Downtown Endicott Business Association and branch manager of Chakra Communications on the Avenue, is among those pulling for BAE to stay.
"It would certainly be nice if we had more organizations like BAE and larger companies that can occupy more and more of Huron Campus," said Luby, whose goal in the business association is to facilitate economic growth.
"Like any big ship, it's turning very slow," he said. "This one is turning and heading in the right direction."


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The Juxtapoz 2013 Holiday Gift GuideJuxtapoz // Monday, November 25, 2013
Throughout the year we see a lot of products move through the Juxtapoz office, and we decided to pick a few of our favorites and put together a gift guide for your Holiday shopping plans. Let's face it, creative people are hard to shop for, we're picky, right? Hopefully this will help you find that special something for the creative in your life...
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In this second installment of Altamont's "Cut From A Different Cloth" video series, long-time Altamont friend and contributor, Patrick O'Dell talks about what drew him to photography, growing up as an outsider, and the opening of his Skateboard High School Photo Exhibition. Watch it after the jump!


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Preparation of bismuth nanowire encased in quartz template for Hall measurements using focused ion beam processing
1 Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, 338-8570, Japan
2 Ibaraki University, 4-12-1 Nakanarusawa, Hitachi, Ibaraki, 316-8511, Japan
3 RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
4 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Sumitomo-Ichibancho FS Bldg., 8 Ichibancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-8472, Japan
Nanoscale Research Letters 2012, 7:505 doi:10.1186/1556-276X-7-505Published: 7 September 2012
Forming electrodes on opposite sides of an individual bismuth nanowire was attempted to prepare for Hall measurements. Although a 1-mm-long bismuth nanowire which is completely covered with a quartz template has been successfully fabricated to prevent oxidation, it is very difficult to attach Hall electrodes on the opposite sides of the nanowire due to the quartz covering. One side of the cylindrical quartz template was removed by polishing without exposure of the nanowire to the atmosphere; the thickness between the polished template surface and the nanowire was estimated to be several micrometers. Focused ion beam processing was successfully employed to expose both surfaces of the nanowire under high vacuum by removing part of the quartz template. A carbon thin film was then deposited in situ on the wire surface to fabricate an electrical contact on the bismuth nanowire sample. Furthermore, the energy dispersive X-ray analysis was performed to the area processed by focused ion beam, and the bismuth component of the nanowire was successfully detected. It was confirmed that the focused ion beam processing was applicable to attach electrodes to bismuth nanowire for Hall measurement.


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? CHURCH LUNCHEON, noon, Hainesville Lutheran Church, 3944 County M, Sturgeon Bay. Chicken salad croissants will be served. Tickets $8; call Pam at (920) 743-3212 or Marla at (920) 825-7577 to purchase a ticket.
? ZUMBA GOLD FITNESS CLASS, 11:15-11:45 a.m., Door County Senior Center, 832 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay. Led by licensed Zumba Gold instructor Martha Bennett. The eight-week series runs Wednesdays from July 3 to Aug. 21. Cost is $15. Silver Sneakers' members welcome. Call (920) 743-2718 for information.
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? A.M. WALKING GROUP, 9 a.m., Bay Shore Outfitters, 2457 S. Bay Shore Drive, Sister Bay. For information, call Tonya at (920) 854-7598.
? SMART (Self Management And Recovery Training) RECOVERY, 7 p.m., 115 Club, 115 N. Fifth Ave., Sturgeon Bay. Meetings are for people dealing with any type of addictive behavior or activity. For information, go to www.smartrecovery.org. Meetings are at 7 p.m. Wednesdays and 6 p.m. Saturdays.
? TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) No. 1335, Prince of Peace Church, Oasis room, 1756 Michigan St., Sturgeon Bay. Weigh-ins at 4 p.m. and meeting starts at 4:20 p.m. Contact Bonnie at (920) 746-9362 or Arby at (920) 743-6060.
? NEW HORIZONS BAND SIGNUP, 3-4:30 p.m. and 6:30-8 p.m., Bay View Lutheran Church, 340 W. Maple St., Sturgeon Bay. The band is open to adult beginners; on Thursday, the public is invited to try out a variety of instruments and sign up for fall classes and rehearsals. For information, call Paula Eggert at (920) 724-1235.
? ZUMBA FITNESS CLASS, 10:15-11 a.m., Staudenmaier Chiropractic, 30 N. 18th Ave., Sturgeon Bay. Classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays. $5 for the first class; multi-class passes available. For more information, contact instructor Martha Bennett at (920) 743-2718 or go to www.marthabennett.zumba.com.
? ACA/ALANON, 6:30 p.m., 115 Club, 115 Fifth Ave., Sturgeon Bay. An ACA/Alanon support group is for people who have been affected by Alcoholism or other family dysfunction. More information contact (920) 737-3365.
? COED FITNESS CLASS, 5:30-6:15 p.m., St. Peters Lutheran Church and School, 108 W. Maple St., Sturgeon Bay. Use Larch Street entrance. Open to anyone 16 and older. An experienced instructor will lead the group. Tuesdays and Thursdays. For more information call Sandy Wesoloski (920) 743-4272.
? OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS, 8:30 a.m., Ephraim Moravian Church, 9970 Moravia St., Ephraim. Contact Joan at (920) 854-4001.
? PANCAKE BREAKFAST AND T-SHIRT SALE, 7-11 a.m., Sturgeon Bay Fire Department, 421 Michigan St. Sturgeon Bay firefighters and Honor Guard members will serve an all-you-can-eat breakfast of pancakes with cherries and whipped cream; "Community Cancer T-Shirts" and sweatshirts will be available for purchase. Some of the department's emergency vehicles will also be open for tours. $7 for diners age 6 and over; free for those under age 6.
? SISTER BAY MARINA FEST, 8 a.m., Sister Bay Marina, 10733 N. Bayshore Drive. Includes a pancake breakfast, live bands, a water ski show, flea market, boat show and fireworks at dusk. For the full schedule, visit www.cometosisterbay.com/festivals-and-events/marina-fest/
? JOHN STEINBECK PERFORMANCE AND DISCUSSION, 3 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Door County, 10341 Wisconsin 42, Ephraim. Author, actor and educator Paul McComas will perform readings from "The Grapes of Wrath" and four other Steinbeck novels, with commentary on Steinbeck's message of social concern. McComas is the author of five acclaimed books and has won awards from Northwestern and National-Louis universities. Admission is $10; proceeds benefit HELP of Door County. Donations of nonperishable food will also be accepted. For more information, call (920) 854-7559.
? AL-ANON, 9 a.m., Bay View Lutheran Church, 340 W. Maple St., Sturgeon Bay. Use the rear entrance. (920) 743-3168
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The Sopranos: Season 1, Episode 11
Nobody Knows Anything (21 Mar. 1999)
Ratings: 9.1/10 from 2,294 users
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Following the arrest of two of his men, Tony suspects a traitor. Efforts to discover who, however, are stymied.
Director:Henry Bronchtein (as Henry J. Bronchtein)
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If you believe that Mayans fortold the end of days on Dec. 21, 2012, you have two options: huddle with your loved ones in a dank basement and wait for the lights to go out for good, or walk to the front of the ship and face the apocalypse with arms outstretched like Leo in "Titanic." And even if you don't believe that the world is coming to an end, my guess is that if you're reading this, you're going to spend that night with a drink in your hand and a maniacal smile on your face. Here are some places to do just that.End of the World party mix by Cool Hand Lex and Helicon
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Tevin Webster had six points in the first quarter and inside mate Chase Seaborne six in the second period, and Taylor County out-scored Claiborne (Tenn.) 19-9 in the second quarter to capture fifth place 53-41 on Wednesday afternoon in the T.J. Samson Hospital Holiday Classic at Barren County.
Coach Troy Young's Cardinals won their last two games and now stand 6-4 overall.
Webster finished with 15 points while Seaborne totaled 10. Webster also had three assists, two blocked shots and two steals while Tyler Moss had seven assists for Taylor County.
If you started looking for comparisons between the Campbellsville University Lady Tigers and their Saturday afternoon opponent, Indiana Wesleyan, there weren't that many.
Well, the teams both sport two seniors on their rosters and both beat Bethel at Bethel.
So, if someone was looking for an advantage going into the game between the NAIA's 10th-ranked Division I team and NAIA Division 2's No. 4, IWU had a seven-point edge in the margin of victory over Bethel.
Cameron Hall, a Campbellsville University signee, hit a fall-away jumper with just more than 10 seconds to spark Glasgow past Campbellsville in a semi-final clash in the T.J. Samson Hospital Holiday Classic on Tuesday at Barren County.
The Eagles (5-2) had fought back from a 14-point second-quarter deficit.
Bryton Taylor's 45-foot banked-in three just before the half-time horn brought CHS within eight, and the Eagles used seven Taylor points to creep within six (56-50) at the third-quarter stop.
The project that will ultimately lead to night games for football, soccer and baseball and artificial turf for football and soccer, drew its first dirt Monday when holes for the light poles began to be drilled at Finley Stadium.
Playing without a pair of starters, MeLeigha Pollock (back injury) and Hope Wigginton (out of town), the Taylor County Lady Cardinals fell 55-43 at Bardstown on Monday night.
The Lady Cardinals (7-3) trailed only 34-30 at the intermission, but were out-scored 13-6 in the third quarter.
Freshman Mercedes Cox paced Taylor County with 26 points while juniors Elizabeth Thomas and Alana Claywell added seven apiece.
The Lady Cardinals begin play Sunday in the Independence Bank Holiday Classic at Daviess County.
Campbellsville University rang up its 11th win Friday night in Warsaw, Ky. by defeating Shawnee State 75-68.
It was the second time in three weeks that the Tigers (11-3) got the better of Shawnee State (4-8), having defeated them 62-58 in Portsmouth, Ohio on Nov. 24.
Tigers' Coach Keith Adkins thinks Shawnee State may be just a few pieces away from competing when they join the Mid-South Conference next season.
"They're just young," said Adkins. "They play mostly freshmen and sophomores."
Taylor County lost its opening game, but bounced back to upend Ballard Memorial 58-45 on Tuesday in the T.J. Samson Holiday Classic at Barren County High School.
The Cardinals saw a 13-point lead shrink to four in the first half before Cody VanMeter's three-point play enabled TCHS to move the lead back out.
In the third frame, the Bombers again moved within four, but a Lloyd Stotts' trey and VanMeter's lane jumper spearheaded Taylor County's double-digit win.
Bryton Taylor had 18 points in the third frame and led Adair County 27-26 going to the final quarter as Campbellsville easily handled the home-standing Indians 67-43 on Tuesday night in Columbia.
The Eagles (3-1) never trailed in the game and led by nine thrice in the first half.
Taylor took over in the third period and expanded to 24 (50-26) on his left-wing trey with 11.8 left in the quarter.
Eight other CHS players scored, but Taylor was the lone Eagle to reach double digits.
Kyle Sandusky led Adair County with 21 points while Tristan Reece added 10.
Taylor County hit 10 of 12 free throws down the stretch to clip Green County 49-46 in girls' high school basketball on Friday night.
The win broke a five-game losing streak to the Lady Dragons, all by double digits. The TCHS girls last beat Green County on Dec. 15, 2006, at home.
The Lady Cardinals used a pair of 10-2 runs to offset Green County's 6-3 start and 25-13 cushion in the first half.
The Cardinals (4-3) used double-figure scoring from seniors Lloyd Stotts (16), Tyler Moss (13) and Matt McDonald (10) and junior Tevin Webster (10) to hold off the Dragons down the stretch.
TCHS missed only one free throw out of 16 tries while Green County missed four in a row during the fourth quarter despite hitting 14-20 on the night.
Skyler Shively led the Dragons (2-3 with a three-point home loss to Adair County) with 16 points while Dustin Curry contributed 14 and Brock Milby 12.
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A township man has been charged with stealing jewelry from a home on Arbor Road while working for a contractor making repairs to the home, police said.
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what if a team having the ball but never taking a snap? the offense team keeps committing delay of the game or illegal formation etc... when they're pushed back to the goalline, the penalty will be half distance to the goal, but if they keep doing so, the game will never end?
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Guess it'd be considered a forfeit. The commissioner has to declare it, tho.
It happens when a team refuses to play. In that event, the other team, if ready and willing to play, is the winner by a score of 2-0.
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OS: Windows XPVersion: 22.214.171.124 Goldmine Premium EditionWe did a .csv import of a list full of 20,000 contacts. However, after the import we saw that most contacts were improperly imported due to the format someone with our company made the import file. I manually re-edited this list of contacts and prepped it in .DBF format. Now i need to delete this improper contacts from our database. I built a group of all the contacts I need to remove and started the "Delete Records" tool last night. After 16 hours of running, the tool has only deleted 3,000 records. This cannot be normal, what could be causing this? I am only selecting the below options when clicking "delete".-Delete contact's history record-Delete contacts scheduled activitiesandSynchronize Deletions
You should be on at least 22.214.171.124. Why did you not select "delete all contacts"? Hopefully you backed up your database before deleting. We need more information: How many contacts in your GM, how much memory does your system have. I would also take a look at the Task Manager to see how many processes are taking place and how much memory is available.
I did choose "delete all contacts" and we cannot update our platform because we no longer have a support contract with frontrange. About 75,00 contacts total in our database. I'll check MEMORY now and post shortly. There should be close to know tasks running, as everyone is logged out and we restarted the server before the delete. Post back soon.
sounds like you have database server speed issues.
4gb (SQL is set to use max 2gb, right now it's using 1.6gb) is our memory.Should i monitor any performance counters on SQL. I have general server health but no SQL monitors.
@dougcastell what causes Database Server Speed Issues?
Kind of sounds like the database is doing full table scans of everything. Did you happen to delete some indexes? Might be worth it to stop the delete, reindex everything and start again. 75,000 records is not a lot, with 20,000 recently imported. Disk drives, processor, memory (network if using iSCSI) - all contribute.
100's of different things.Do you have auto-update-statistics turned on?
Have you anything like triggers firing on delete running on any of the tables in the database database?Are you running the delete on the server or on a workstation? If on a workstation does it run any faster when run directly on the server? How is the workstation connected to the network; wired or wireless? If wired what speed is the network? Do you notice any other speed issues with GoldMine; any intermittent locking up or anything like that?Theres a lot of things that can cause this, and if none of the suggestions posted so far resolve the issue then it might be worth getting someone to take a look at your system. 16 minutes would be too long to delete 20000 newly imported contacts, let alone 16 hours.
@Static Indexes are rebuilt weekly@Doug Yes@Ronan Nothing is firing that we would have added, only GM default.Was running on a workstation. Connected to a Gigabit network infrastructure via "wire". We have quite a few intermittent lock ups and hiccups all the time. And I was able to speed-up the delete by "un-checking" the 4 options it provides you with before deleting the contacts. Took roughly an hour for 10k contacts to delete, so definitely an improvement. We are obviously experiencing issues with our goldmine setup, and unfortunately the company is not interested in bringing in someone to look at it. So I will keep tinkering slowly and hopefully get suggestions from you guys as I go. Thanks everyone, you really have been of great assistance!
As a side note, we ran a SQL Profiler Tracer and at only 25% done it already stated that it was going to be able to make performance improvements.Stability is so poor with our server that when just browsing pre-saved "groups" of users causes severe lock-ups. Like when switching from "my users" groups to "jackie's" groups, the entire program stops responding for about 30 seconds. I'll let you know what the tracer results are upon completion.
It definately sounds like you have some issues with the network that need to be resolved.One quick thing you can try on the workstation which might improve things is click Start >> Run and run cliconfg. Ensure that both Named Pipes and TCP/IP are enabled and that Named Pipes is top of the list. Restart if necessary. This might improve the connection somewhat.
You see, I was sure we had network issues here as we have problems with PHP Live Chat disconnecting all the time. And this morning I was getting "disconnect" errors from the GoldMine server. But our IT department swears nothing is wrong with our network, lol. I'll check out the cliconfig and let you know what I find out.
and the cliconfig is something we do from workstation side? is there anything needed done on server side?
you have to understand that there are, indeed, some things within GoldMine that will be slow -- like looking at a contact group that has 5000 members with sync-contact on and then clicking another contact group with 3000 members. That will result in a bit of a pause on even the most well tuned system.
Cliconfg (no second "i") is run on the workstation only; it tells the workstation how to connect to the SQL server.You can tell if workstation connectivity is an issue by running GoldMine directly on the server and see if the perforamance is improved compared to the workstations.
Deleting records, by it's very nature, is slow. Make sure that you have Sync Contact turned off, and remember that you are deleting all Calendar, History, etc along with that record so you should expect a performance hit.
I agree with Ronan's suggestion about running directly from the server. If the performance greatly improves, I can suggest a test that you can run which may help identify the network issue.
With respect to cliconfg - not totally sure if it is relevant or helpful in all scenarios any more. For one thing, if you have a 64-bit OS, there are actually two versions of it. One is in Windows\System32, the other is in Windows\SysWOW64 - that's the one more likely to be relevant if you are running 64-bit OS, but the the one in System32 is still the one that comes up if you enter cliconfg in the 'Search programs and files' or 'Run' box.Second thing is, on my system if I run either version, it tells me I have no protocols enabled, and that both Named Pipes and TCP/IP are listed as disabled...yet everything works. Might have to do with the SQL driver in use on a particular system. Not sure if it has any effect if the system is using SQL Native Client drivers.Deleting a group of newly created contacts, even if it is 20,000, should not take anywhere near the time you were seeing. Have you tried running it from the server? That would be a general recommendation anyway, along with DJ's comment about turning off Sync Contact. I would also close down any other tabs you had open (including Filters and Groups) before starting the delete. The only tab (or window, if you prefer the windowed mode) should be the contact tab. If in such a case it's still slow directly on the server, you'd have to look at horsepower, but also things like disk space/fragmentation, I/O latency, all sorts of things.
Excellent suggestions, getting GM on the server now to test it out. Report back soon!Applied the Cliconfg to my workstation and rebooting now. Will report back soon!Next delete Ill try unchecking the "sync contact" button. What does that do? Will report back next week on this topic.Thanks all, you guys are great!


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Organochlorine pesticide, PCBs, and Parkinsons
This project studies prospectively whether the risk of Parkinson's disease (PD) is predicted by plasma levels of organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and the antioxidant uric acid. This investigation takes advantage of a unique population comprising over 35,000 Finnish men and women who provided blood samples in 1968-72 as part of a health examination survey, and have subsequently been followed for incidence of PD for over 20 years. Between the baseline survey and 1994, 201 new cases of PD have been confirmed in this population. Plasma levels of organochlorine insecticides, PCBs, and uric acid will be assessed among these cases and controls matched by age and gender. Specific hypotheses to be tested include: 1) That higher plasma levels of para, para-dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethene [p,p-DDE], the major metabolite of DDT, dieldrin, hexachlorobenzene (HCB), beta-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, trans-nonachlor, and oxychlordane are associated with increase risk of PD; 2) that higher plasma levels of PCBs (sum of all congeners) are associated with an increased risk of PD; and 3) that higher plasma levels of the antioxidant uric acid are associated with a decreased risk of PD, and exert a protective effect against the deleterious effects of DDE. The proposed investigation is unique and innovative as there are no previous data relating biomarkers of exposure to environmental contaminants and future risk of developing PD. The blood samples were collected at a time of high exposure to both organochlorine insecticides and PCBs as supported by the high mean plasma level of DDE and PCBs that we found in a pilot study. Finally, the long follow-up period will allow the investigation of long-term effects of exposure.
NSAIDS, Inflammation and Parkinson's Disease
As a part of this study, we are evaluating prospectively whether use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and particularly selective COX-2 inhibitors, and statins reduces the risk of Parkinson's disease (PD). A key role of inflammatory and oxidative processes in the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in PD is supported by experimental and postmortem studies. Further, preliminary findings from prospective investigations suggest that regular use of NSAIDs is associated with lower risk. To address these hypotheses, we propose to extend to the year 2008 the follow-up of PD in the Nurses' Health Study (NHS), the Health Professional Follow-up Study (HPFS), and the Cancer Prevention Study-ll Nutrition (CPS-IIN), three well-established cohorts that collectively comprise a population of over 335,000 individuals. Participants in these cohorts have provided detailed information on use of NSAIDs, diet, lifestyle, and medical history over the past 14 to 24 years; 50,843 participants have also provided blood samples that have been stored for future analyses. The past occurrence of incident PD in these cohorts has already been documented or is in progress – 415 cases have been confirmed in the NHS and HPFS, and approximately 550 cases are being confirmed in the CPS-IIN cohort. By extending the follow-up we expect to confirm 988 new incident cases. We will be able for the first time to test whether users of selective COX-2 inhibitors and statins (neither was included in previous follow-up) have a lower risk of PD, and to examine dose-response relationships, the effects of duration of use or time since use, differences between individual NSAIDs, and possible interaction with other risk factors, including exposure to pesticides that we have shown in preliminary analyses to be associated with an increased risk of PD and to interact with NSAIDs use. Blood samples collected at different time intervals before the diagnosis will be available. Using these samples, we will examine the novel hypothesis that elevations in plasma levels of alpha-synuclein precede the onset of PD. Lastly, the proposed project will establish a unique resource that will be readily available for future studies on the etiology of PD.
Urate as a predictor of Parkinson's disease risk and progression
Urate, the end product of purine metabolism, at physiological concentrations is an effective antioxidant and may provide a natural defense against the development of Parkinson's disease (PD). In previous studies, healthy individuals with higher blood levels of urate were found to have a reduced risk of developing PD. Further, we found that higher blood urate levels in patients recently diagnosed with PD predict a favorable (slower) rate of disease progression, assessed by both clinical and neuroimaging measures. These studies suggest that urate may serve as a robust predictor of the neurodegeneration that leads to PD and its progression, and, because urate and its metabolic pathways are particularly amenable to pharmacological and dietary manipulations, have a potential therapeutic significance. It remains to be established, however, whether this association reflects a neuroprotective effect of urate or its metabolic precursors, or whether it is explained by a still unidentified common factor/confounder. Further, whereas a strong inverse association between blood urate and both PD risk and progression has been established in men, results in women are uncertain, because few women were included in previous studies. Primary purpose of the investigation is to conduct a systematic and in depth analysis of how blood urate and its determinants, including genetic variations in the urate pathway, affect both PD risk and progression in men and women. The investigation will comprise two main components. One is a nested case-control study including 1,492 incident cases of PD (685 women) and 3,316 matched controls to examine: 1) whether blood levels of urate predict risk of PD independently from known or suspected risk factors for PD and from genetic and non-genetic determinants of uricemia, and 2) whether mutations in genes involved in urate metabolism are associated with blood levels of urate and PD risk. The second is a cohort analysis among participants in two previously conducted large randomized trial in patients with early PD. We will examine: 1) whether the previously reported strong inverse associations between serum urate and PD progression are independent of genetic mutations affecting urate metabolism, and 2) whether these genetic mutations predict blood or CSF levels of urate, or PD progression. The combination of an epidemiological (disease risk) and clinical (disease progression) outcome is a novel aspect of this proposal, which is made possible by a close collaboration between PD epidemiologists and clinical investigators.


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The Cause of Fluctuations in Rising Mixtures of Gas and Liquid3(1932); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2116438View Description Hide Description
In a paper of 1928 the author dealt with the factors which interfere with the flow of mixtures of gas and liquid in vertical channels, and again in English in 1929. In these two papers a cause of intermittency was already mentioned, viz., that although there may be sufficient gas to establish the mist condition as described below, when the rate of speed of this fluid is smaller than the differential velocity of gas and liquid, drops of liquid cannot be lifted by the gas. Liquid then, if continuously supplied, collects at the bottom and can only be lifted when enough of it has been gathered so that for some time a foam is formed.
Fundamental Equations and Definitions Concerning the Mechanics of Isotropic Continual3(1932); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2116434View Description Hide Description
The mechanics of continua describe the behavior of deformable materials, that is, they predict the connection between forces and isothermic deformations in any kind of continuum. Of course the theory is confined to certain ideal materials which are so chosen as to show approximately the behavior of the natural materials. The best known among the ideal materials are the isotropic elastic solid and the viscous fluid, both of which are characterized by three constants: the modulus of compression, the density, and the modulus of rigidity, or the modulus of viscosity. Metals behave approximately in the same way as elastic solids, if only one takes sufficiently small deformations and sufficiently short times of observation. Fluids behave in the same way as the ideal viscous fluid, if the velocities of movement are sufficiently small. The problems concerning rheology, and the testing of materials which have, of late, made such great progress, urgently require, however, a more general theory which takes into account the imperfect elasticity of real solids and the imperfect viscosity of real fluids. In the following we shall discuss a few ideal materials of more general properties.
Dimensional Analysis of Plastic Flow3(1932); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2116435View Description Hide Description
Where rheological phenomena are too complex to yield readily to a detailed mathematical analysis, one naturally turns to the method of dimensions because of its successful use in the analogous problems of hydrodynamics, aerodynamics, and lubrication research.
On a Simple Model Explaining the Hardening Effect in Poly‐Crystalline Metals3(1932); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2116436View Description Hide Description
The strain‐hardening observed in poly‐crystalline metals is also present in the elastic state, but is here hidden by the comparatively big value of the modulus of shear.
A simple microstructural model is described and statistically treated. The model shows all the features, which we observe in the tension‐ and compression‐test, and explains the Bauschinger‐effect and the brittleness after plastic strain.
The Influence of Nitrogen in Mild Steel on the Ability of Developing Flow Layers3(1932); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2116437View Description Hide Description
Certain mechanical conditions necessary for successful etching of flow layers are described. Etching tests on various materials with different nitrogen contents are discussed showing that those materials with the higher nitrogen content below certain limits produce the most clearly developed flow layers in etching. In addition, two methods of improving the etchings received from various materials by artificially introducing nitrogen into the surface layers are described.
Some Physical Properties of Wiping Solders3(1932); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2116439View Description Hide Description
The plasticity of a number of solders at wiping temperatures has been determined by compression tests between parallel plates. The character of the flow is found to be that corresponding to a linear relation between shearing stress and a fractional power of the velocity gradient. This corresponds approximately to a relation between rate of compression and sample height (h) given by the equation: , in which k and b are constants, of which b is independent of the test conditions. For viscous materials b = 5.0; for most solders b is greater than 5.0, and increasing values of b are associated with lower temperature gradients of plasticity. It is shown that a solder must have a low temperature gradient of plasticity in order to be properly wiped, and that determination of the value of b by means of a plasticity test can therefore be used to evaluate the working properties of a solder.
A number of factors upon which the plasticity of wiping solders and the porosity of wiped joints may depend have been investigated. In particular, it is shown that segregation is not responsible for porosity, but that the latter may be dependent upon the particle size of the solid phase at wiping temperatures. The relation of particle size to the wetting power of the liquid phase is discussed.
Thixotropy and Plasticity. I—The Measurement of Thixotropy3(1932); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2116440View Description Hide Description
Thixotropy is a reversible sol‐gel transformation in which a gel can be liquefied, and thus changed to the sol condition, by mechanical disturbance—such as shaking or stirring—and after agitation ceases will, with time, again revert to the gel condition. All thioxtropic materials so far investigated have been two‐phase systems, of which one phase is generally solid and the other liquid. The present investigation deals with measurements of the thixotropy of paints undertaken to arrive at a more complete understanding of their flow characteristics, especially under the influence of extremely small shearing forces. While paint has long been recognized as a plastic material, its thixotropic nature has not been generally appreciated, although "false body" observed in some paints is a manifestation of thixotropy. Williamson attempts to calculate a "false body constant" for any paint, basing his calculations upon plasticity data, and failing to realize that the presence of "false body" in all paints requires all paints to be thixotropic. In addition Williamson has failed to appreciate the full significance of the mutual presence of plasticity and thixotropy. As has been previously pointed out by the author, Williamson's treatment of the subject is far from satisfactory in the practical case of evaluating leveling ability of paints. Other investigators of the plasticity of paints have, in general, either not recognized the presence of thixotropy or else ignored it.
The Mixture Law3(1932); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2116447View Description Hide Description
When two liquids are mixed in a certain ratio, it would not appear to be a very difficult problem to calculate the fluidity of the mixture, provided that the properties of the pure components are known and they are inert. In fact the problems at first appeared to be so simple that the assumptions involved were not even considered. After many years of groping for the solution, we have arrived at the conclusion that the problem is still unsolved. An important investigation in this field concludes: "The results of this paper also are consequently indecisive. All previous formulas are certainly useless." A textbook of Rheology puts it succinctly, "The law of ideal mixtures is unknown." It is not altogether unsatisfactory that the old erroneous assumptions have been admitted to be unworthy of confidence. As Hatschek says, "The ideal mixture curve for viscosity is almost certainly not a straight line." This at least opens the way for new work, however.
The Fluidities of Non‐Aqueous Mixtures3(1932); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2116412View Description Hide Description
The paper of Bingham and Brown makes it desirable to study the data on the fluidities of non‐aqueous mixtures which have recently become available in connection with the International Critical Tables, to determine first whether there is a correlation between the fluidity and volume (test 3). It should, moreover, be possible to determine the composition of the compound formed in favorable cases where chemical combination takes place. Finally, although the minimum in fluidity should change with the temperature, the maximum deviation from the linear should not change with the temperature (test 4).
Viscosity Measurements in Molten Glass3(1932); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2116413View Description Hide Description
The relations existing between viscosity determinations and the various stages of glass manufacture are pointed out and explained with reference to a typical viscosity‐temperature curve. The rotation viscometer employed in making such determinations is described. Curves are shown for four representative types of glasses: a lead, a lime, a lead borosilicate, and a hard borosilicate, and the use to which such comparison curves may be put is indicated.
In Retrospect3(1932); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2116427View Description Hide Description
In Prospect3(1932); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2116428View Description Hide Description
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Gives a Course in Rheology3(1932); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2116429View Description Hide Description
Secretary's Report3(1932); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2116430View Description Hide Description
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Theoretical3(1932); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2116431View Description Hide Description
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