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This is one of those things that is very, very, very simple, but which a lot of people have trouble understanding because they keep trying to overthink it.
There are three properties at issue.
Logical Size is the amount of information. This is the number of pixels.
Physical Size is the size of a physical image, be it a printed image, or one displayed on your screen.
Resolution is a ratio between these two. In the world of graphics, it's usually measured in dots/pixels per inch, or per centimetre. (DPI, PPI, px/cm, etc) "pixel" and "dot" are pretty much interchangeable here. Resolution is a property of the process of converting between image data, and a physical image.
Resolution = Logical Size / Physical Size
If you get that and understand all the implications, that's all you need to know. Most of the rest of this post is going to be trying different ways of explaining that one very simple little equation.
You can adjust the number of pixels. This is a process called "resampling" and produces artefacts (errors). Increasing the pixel count (Upsampling) also produces problems as a result of having to guess at what was "in between". In most cases the artefacts of take the form of "blurriness". There are many different algorithms for resampling (shifting from one grid of pixels to another) and interpolation (guessing what should go between pixels) and they all have different strength and weaknesses. Downsampling is usually OK if you do it by a large factor: reducing by 10 (10% as many pixels on a side) should look fine, reducing by 0.1 (90% as many pixels on a side) will not look good.
So, for a file, focus on the logical size. Changing that means resampling, which is generally a bad thing, (except large downsampling).
Physical size is hopefully fairly simple. Take out a ruler or measuring tape and measure. That's the physical size.
Resolution is, as I said, a property of the process of converting between physical and logical.
Many image files have a little tag attached to them that indicates a resolution. This is used to either indicate what resolution the image was scanned at, or to suggest what resolution/size it should be displayed/printed at. This may be wrong, ignored, or just irrelevant. It's really not that important. If you don't have a use for it, it's best to leave this blank.
Generally, when you display an image on a computer monitor, it is displayed at the resolution of the monitor (A typical modern desktop monitor is about 100 DPI). A lot of people will go on and on about the magical significance of 72 DPI with regard to monitor resolution and particularly Macs. This is nonsense. For images where printing/scanning isn't important, you should generally set the resolution blank to indicate that it's not important. Failing that, use the resolution of the monitor you created it on (probably approximately 100 DPI)
Some software knows to look at the DPI tag, and will resample the image to appear at the correct size on the screen (assuming the OS reports the screen resolution to the software correctly) As there is resampling going on, this can look a bit blurry, unless the resolution specified in the image is much higher than that of the screen (in which case you get downsampling by a large factor) In GIMP for instance you can turn off "Dot For Dot" mode in the "View" menu to get this behaviour. This is only really all that important if you plan on printing the image and want to see how big it will be.
Resolution can also be thought of as the physical density of information. Which is one factor impacting quality. Denser information allows more detail, and more precision. But remember that the resolution tag on the image is just a hint as to how big to print the image. Increasing the resolution just means the image will be printed smaller. That certainly means it will be more dense, but it's probably not what you are after. You can compensate by upsampling, but this is couterproductive as you are still just stretching the same information out over the same area. The interpolation will "cancel out" the higher resolution, and you will be at best, no better off, and may well have a worse image.
If you scanned an A4 sheet, and printed at A3, you would have the same number of pixels, but twice the physical size, and so half the resolution. If you scanned at 600 DPI, you would be able to print at 300 DPI which is probably good enough. If you scanned at 150 DPI, you would print at 75 DPI, which would look fairly obvious unless viewed from a distance.


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RAYLAND - Zac Riggenbach earned medal honors with a 36 as Martins Ferry (154) won a quad match at Becwood Hills Golf Club with St. Clairsville (181), Union Local (187) and Bellaire.
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Nick Duttle Sends 5.13 at 14,000 Feet
Duttle discovered the cliff that yielded Stills of the Infinite two years ago, but quickly noticed the difficulty of climbing hard at altitude.
"Gasping for air on that hike, I realized the high country was no joke," wrote Duttle in an e-mail to Rock and Ice. "I thought to myself, 'I should probably climb Sarchasm first.'"
Sarchasm (5.14b) lies just below Longs Peak at an altitude of 12,000+ feet and was established by Tommy Caldwell in 1999. Duttle made the fourth ascent of the testpiece in 2011 after a summer long fight with the route's alpine conditions and the overall fitness required to climb 5.14 after enduring a four mile hike with 3,000 feet of vertical gain. But after the send, Duttle decided to hike two miles further, tack on another 2,000 feet of vertical gain and find more projects.
"The following summer in 2012, I went up for a scouting mission and found tons of amazing potential," Duttle wrote.
However, the hardships of establishing routes on the alpine granite of RMNP don't end with just the physicality of the hiking and climbing. Duttle learned that drilling the routes by hand (required in National Parks) on the compact granite of RMNP was exhausting.
"I don't think I've ever been that wrecked!" wrote Duttle. "A single bolt, if you are lucky, can be placed in 40 minutes. The process is tedious and many times I hit my hand with the hammer. I learned to stay focused and precise while ignoring the fact that my legs were totally numb."
Stills of the Infinite, however, was not Duttle's primary goal on the high-altitude cliff band. In fact, his first chosen line is what he has now dubbed the "Super Project." But after a few missions to the top of Longs Peak to hand-bolt the route, Duttle says he was "way in over [his] head."
After five trips, Duttle managed to equip the 70-foot Stills of the Infinite with six bolts and clean the line. He then managed to send the route in just two tries and described the climbing as "techy with precise footwork, underlcings, thumbpressing, and a small dyno move to finish up the crux." Duttle says he graded the climb as if it was at sea level. "The grade does not factor in the elevation (14,052 feet) or the six mile approach with a near 5,000-foot gain from the start of the hike," he wrote. Stills of the Infinite checks in at 5.13 according to Duttle.
But the "super project" remains undone according to Duttle, which he says will be considerably more difficult. "I've looked down it from the top and realized that it goes," he wrote, "but know full well that it is a beast!" Now with the alpine season ending for RMNP, Duttle says he will be back next year to try the route. "I'm totally in love with the line and will have it on my mind the whole time I'm away."
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LEXINGTON, Va., Nov. 19, 2012 – When biology professor Col. Wade Bell talks about medical school admissions these days, one of the first things he'll mention is a new curricular emphasis driven by the Medical College Admission Test, the MCAT.The course requirements for medical school are, he said, "very simple": two years of chemistry, one year of biology, and one year of physics. "Anybody who can meet those requirements is eligible to apply."
But the MCAT is moving toward a new emphasis on cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, psychology, and statistics.For biology majors at VMI, all is still well.
"The best thing about our degree is that it's very flexible," said Bell, who serves as VMI's health professions adviser. "We won't have to alter our curriculum to satisfy these new areas of emphasis. "It is the only department that has an equal number of hours distributed between the humanities and STEM [science, technology, engineering, and mathematics]."
"This is a liberal arts college," said Col. Dick Rowe, another professor in the biology department, "and if you're a liberal artist, you need to be broad and you need to think broadly."
Because of that flexibility, Bell and Rowe note, biology majors who want to go to medical school have no trouble getting coursework in the new areas of emphasis.
"They can get two or three psych courses," said Rowe. "Really, we feel very strongly we want our majors taking courses outside of the sciences."
Bell and other members of the biology department teach courses in the cell and molecular biology emphasized in the new MCAT, while Rowe teaches three classes not required for high MCAT scores and therefore not always offered in undergraduate biology departments: anatomy courses in morphology, embryology, and histology.
Rowe said they often hear from alumni who've gone on to medical school that the morphology class was especially valuable because students who hadn't had an undergraduate anatomy class did not know how to do a dissection – a lab practical – and they struggled to get through.
"A lot of times what I hear from our medical students … is 'You taught me how to learn in lab.' Other students are lost at first because they haven't learned how to do this. It's a skill," said Rowe.
"I can point to the ulna and say that's the ulna, but until you work with an ulna, you won't know what it is. It's one of those courses where the more time they put in the better they'll do, and it's all about time."
Often taken by 1st Class cadets who've already taken the MCATs, Rowe's comparative morphology class offers lectures on morphology – the evolution of major systems, circulatory, for instance, in the change from aquatic to terrestrial – but when the cadets hit the lab, it's all anatomy.
"This course is about volume," said Rowe. "I throw a large volume of material at them, and I say, 'Master it.'"
Bell noted that VMI's biology major is good preparation for medical school, but so are majors in chemistry, physics, and even English. In short, "VMI is a great place to prepare for medical school," he said.
"Success in medical school is dependent on well-prepared students who are able to manage their time and handle stressful learning environments. It is arguable that no other college in the United States creates a learning environment that emphasizes time management and stress management better than the Institute."
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I didn't want to hijack the March thread any further. Everyone has already been so kind. My mother died on Sunday morning. She went peacefully after spending three days in a lovely hospice. I miss her so much, and it's only now that I'm fully realizing that I'll never see her again.
The absolute worst part was trying to explain it to my children. My heart broke into a million pieces when my beautiful daughter looked at me and said, "But who will be my grandmother now?" and my son said, "I don't want her to go. I want her to stay with us." (Me too, my love, me too).
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I have been working on a few commissions recently, hence the lack of posted maps, but this commission can be shared on the forums! The original request was here:
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Here's the island map so far:
I am in the process of laying down the textures for the different terrains. I need to come up with a good pine barrens terrain currently. Mostly, the items are outlines at the moment. The different features will become more detailed as the map progresses.
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|Dragons enter districts as No. 4 seed
|Written by Kyle Arnoldy
Finishing the regular season losing three of the final four games wasn't exactly what the Dragon boys' basketball team was hoping for, but their 9-10 record, 3-5 in league play, was good enough to earn them a fourth seed and a home game at the district tournament.
The final week of regular-season play was rough for HHS, losing two games at home to Yuma and Sedgwick County and losing on the road to Akron.
Defense will be a point of concern for the Dragons as they enter the district tournament. In the final three games they allowed an average of almost 74 points per game.
Facing off with the second-ranked team in the league is never an easy task, but the Dragons showed they could keep up with the top competition during the 59-78 loss to Yuma Tuesday, Feb. 19.
The Dragons have been susceptible to slow starts throughout the season and Tuesday night was no different.
Holyoke never got into a groove offensively in the first half. Yuma, on the other hand, was an offensive terror, scoring 20 or more points in the first two quarters to take a 41-24 lead into half.
"Yuma is a very good basketball team and I was pleased with the way we played, particularly in the third quarter," coach Scott Dille said.
Shots began to fall and defensive stops were more common in the third quarter for HHS as they slowly gained momentum.
Ryan Parker lets a shot from the elbow fly during Tuesday's 59-78
By the end of the period the Dragons had climbed back within six points as they trailed 50-56.
Unfortunately the Dragons were unable to complete the comeback. Coach Dille noted that they put themselves in too deep of a hole and ran out of gas before they could take down the Indians.
Yuma outscored Holyoke 22-9 in the period to win by a score of 78-59.
Deyten Klein led the Dragons with 14 points while Logan Tharp added 13 and Tito Fierro chipped in 11.
Holyoke 63, Sedgwick County 70
With the weather keeping the team out of school the day and a half leading up to the game, Dille believes the Dragons were out of sync and looked lethargic in the 63-70 loss to Sedgwick County Friday, Feb. 22.
The Dragons struggled defensively as Sedgwick County was able to get into the paint for close shots, connected on outside shots and oftentimes beat HHS back down the court for easy buckets.
Neither team was able to pull away from the other as they battled back and forth. After the first quarter, HHS was down 12-15.
Logan Tharp's 10 points in the first half helped the Holyoke squad stay close, trailing 22-27 at half.
Again the Dragons came to life in the third quarter.
Tharp connected on four 3s as the Dragons outscored the visiting team 25-18 to take a two-point lead after three quarters of play.
While the Dragons struggled at the charity stripe, connecting on just seven of their 15 attempts, the Cougars were consistent when it mattered most. In the fourth quarter alone, Sedgwick County made 13 of 17 free-throw attempts.
The Cougars outscored the Dragons 25-16 to secure the 70-63 victory.
Tharp led all scorers with 25 in the match.
Holyoke 59, Akron 73
For the third time in five days, HHS took the court for a league game, losing to Akron 59-73 Saturday, Feb. 23.
"We weren't ready to compete Friday and Saturday," Dille said. "Hopefully we can get back to playing good basketball."
Holyoke wasn't necessarily giving up easy baskets in the loss, but Akron was able to create shots and knocked them down when they had good looks.
Akron pounced quickly, taking an early lead and building on it throughout the game. At halftime the Dragons trailed 22-37.
As has been the case as of late, the Dragons came out of the gates in the second half on the attack.
Fueled by a pair of 3s, Tharp put up 10 points in the third quarter as the Dragons outscored the Rams 22-15 to pull within eight points.
Akron's Brady Baer was an offensive force in the game, picking up 19 of his game-high 35 points in the second half to ensure the 73-59 Ram victory.
Tharp again led the Dragons as he scored 19 points in the game. Fierro also had a solid game, scoring 11 points in the loss.
Upcoming action
The Dragons were scheduled to play Wiggins at home Tuesday, Feb. 26 in the first round of the district tournament. Results will appear in next week's issue of the Enterprise.
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It is telling that Juice Beauty left the lemon juice out of this product meant for application to eye-area skin. (I'm assuming it's because they know how irritating it is, but the skin on your face doesn't need to be irritated any more than the skin in the eye area.) Despite this omission, they couldn't resist adding orange blossom oil for fragrance, though the amount isn't likely to be problematic. This does contain some excellent ingredients for dry skin anywhere on the face, and none of the emollient plant oils pose a risk of irritating skin. Still, this certainly isn't as state-of-the-art as many other products available from myriad cosmetic lines.
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Strengths: They provide complete ingredient lists on their Web site; all of their facial sunscreens provide sufficient UVA protection.
Weaknesses: Expensive; ingredient lists do not reflect FDA standards (terms such as "organic botanical extracts" and "organic juices of" don't make the regulatory cut); occasional use of jar or clear packaging diminishes the potency of light- and air-sensitive antioxidants; no products to successfully manage acne or skin discolorations; no reliable exfoliants; several products, including the facial sunscreens, contain juices, plant extracts, or fragrant oils that research has shown are skin irritants.
As you may have gathered from this line's name, fruit and vegetable juices are their point of difference. Before we discuss why that's not necessarily a good thing for your skin, we want to provide a little background information on the company.
The women behind this California-based brand have years of experience dealing with cosmetic formulations and various wellness-oriented companies. As the story goes, they felt the cosmetic marketplace was missing a line of products that contained organic ingredients, at least inasmuch as it was possible to create skin-care items that capitalize on the enduring trend for all things natural. Unlike other brands touting the organic label, Juice Beauty decided not to use organic ingredients diluted by water (which, by their reasoning would lower the total actual organic content even though water itself can be considered organic), but instead devised an organic juice blend. This blend (which includes various fruit and vegetable juices) serves as the base for every product they sell. Although it may seem intriguing that they're using juice instead of water, it's important to point out that any fruit or vegetable juice contains a preponderance of...water. For example, juice from fresh oranges, organic or not, can contain up to 85% water, while grape juice is typically 80% water. So much for juice being the solution to diluted ingredients; it's already diluted, naturally!
However, what's even more critical for you to know is that some of the juices Juice Beauty chose can be far too irritating to apply to your skin on a daily basis. The biggest offenders along this line are lemon and orange juices, both of which are extremely acidic and, as such capable of causing irritation. Plus, applying lemon juice to your skin can cause a phototoxic reaction when skin is exposed to sunlight (Sources: Photodermatology, Photoimmunology, and Photomedicine, December 2005, pages 318–321; and www.naturaldatabase.com).
One of the naturally occurring chemicals in lemon juice is the fragrance chemical limonene. Pharmaceutical research has shown that limonene applied to skin enhances penetration of other ingredients, which is not good news if you're using a product that contains not only lemon juice but also other irritants as well (Sources: Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, April 2008, pages 656–661; Journal of Occupational Health, May 2006, pages 480–486; and Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, November 2006, pages 123–126 and pages 369–385). If you've ever gotten orange or lemon juice on a minor cut (even a minor cuticle nick) you know how much it stings, and that's really bad for skin! Although it's true that citrus juices do have antioxidant and even anti-inflammatory actions, the effects of their irritating compounds likely surpasses the effects from the beneficial compounds; not to mention that there are plenty of other ingredients (natural and synthetic) that have potent antioxidant properties without any potential for irritation.
In addition to the problematic natural ingredients, Juice Beauty uses raw sugarcane as a natural form of glycolic acid and willow bark as a natural stand-in for salicylic acid. Although there is an association (albeit distant) to be made for both, the fact is that neither of these natural ingredients on their own is an adequate stand-in for authentic (and, yes, synthetic) glycolic or salicylic acids. We wouldn't expect these natural substitutes to exfoliate skin and reduce blemishes any more than we would expect to be able to print a legible novel on tree bark. In fact, some of the Juice Beauty products contain actual glycolic acid rather than a natural-sounding derivative.
Several Juice Beauty products contain an impressive roster of state-of-the-art ingredients, including several antioxidants, peptides, and even some soothing, non-fragrant plant components. Ironically, removing this line's namesake ingredients (namely the juices) from their products would have made the products a much better choice!
Turning to the organic claims, we applaud the company for acknowledging the lack of regulations on the term "organic" as it applies to cosmetics. They are also refreshingly forthcoming about what the current standards stipulate, and offer all the necessary proof that the organic ingredients they've chosen are from USDA-certified organic farms. Juice Beauty simply states that they offer consumers a "meaningful percentage of organic ingredients." Based on the ingredient lists for their products, it's easy to see that juices and other natural ingredients comprise the bulk of each formula.
Consumers looking for skin-care products with organic ingredients can consider some of the options from Juice Beauty—there are a handful of effective, non-irritating products in this line. Yet, as we stated before, although organic is a strong pull for consumers, it does not always (actually, in most instances it absolutely does not) translate into better or safer cosmetics. Considering the range of ingredients Juice Beauty uses: most of them are indeed natural and certified organic—regardless of that certification, however, a natural ingredient that's irritating for skin is still a problem. Being passionate about organic products and an organic lifestyle need not involve your skin taking a turn for the worse via application of potentially damaging ingredients (particularly camphor, designated/disguised as Ho Wood in many Juice Beauty products), and camphor is a strong skin irritant (Sources: British Journal of Dermatology, November 2000, pages 923–929; and Clinical Toxicology, December 1981, pages 1485–1498).
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points and the New
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Steve Novak knocked down 5-of-7 shots from 3-point range to help New York
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President Obama announced Monday he's tired of waiting for Speaker John Boehner to act on immigration reform and that he intends to independently address the issue.
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Cyclones Visit No. 1 Oklahoma, Host UMKC
AMES, Iowa – After a midweek doubleheader against Minnesota, Iowa State (19-26, 4-8 Big 12) hits the road to play No. 1 Oklahoma this weekend before returning home for a Monday doubleheader against UMKC.
The Sooners will be the second top-ranked opponent and second 2012 Women's College World Series opponent for the Cyclones this season after the team played two games at No. 1 Alabama in March; Alabama defeated Oklahoma for the World Series title a year ago.
Monday's games against UMKC were originally scheduled for April 17 but were pushed back because of weather.
Sarah Hawryluk, Erica Miller and Lexi Slater will lead the Cyclone offense entering the weekend against the nation's No. 1 pitching staff. Hawryluk went a combined 6-for-7 against Minnesota on Wednesday with three stolen bases; she has 11 steals in Iowa State's last 16 games. Slater has come on strong for Iowa State since its series against Texas Tech, hitting .333 with five hits, two runs scored, five RBI and an on-base percentage of .600.
Consistent as always, Miller is hitting a team-high .366 over the last 16 games, a span in which the senior has not hit a home run but instead has hit six doubles and drawn eight walks while driving in 16 runs. Her 48 RBI this season is a school record and her 23 walks are three shy of tying Tori Torrescano for the single-season record.
While the Cyclone offense looks for an opening against OU starters Michelle Gascoigne and Keilani Ricketts against whom teams are hitting just .156 this season, the Cyclone pitching staff will face a Sooner lineup whose starters are all hitting above .300 on the year; four regulars have maintained a .400-plus average in conference play. As a team, Oklahoma is hitting .342 against Big 12 teams, led by Shelby Pendley's .462 average and 1.346 slugging mark.
Friday's series opener is set for 6:30 p.m. CDT at Marita Hynes Field on the University of Oklahoma campus.
Cyclone Notebook
• After a midweek doubleheader against Minnesota, the Cyclones will travel to No. 1 Oklahoma this weekend before returning home to host a doubleheader with UMKC on Monday, April 29.
• Against the Gophers on Wednesday, junior Sarah Hawryluk went a combined 6-for-7 (including 4-for-4 in game one) and had three stolen bases.
• Hawryluk is 11-for-11 in steals over Iowa State's last 16 games, leading the team. Brittany Gomez, who has a record 26 steals this season, has six steals in the last 16 games.
• In her last five starts Hawryluk, who missed two games with injury and pinch ran and stole a base in a another, is hitting .500 with an on-base percentage of .600, giving her amply opportunity to swipe bases.
• Gomez tied the Iowa State record for runs scored in a season on Wednesday, crossing home for the 45th time this season in game one.
• Junior Sara Davison has six walks in Iowa State's last five games; Gomez has four walks during the same stretch.
• Tori Torrescano hit in the seventh spot in the final game against the Gophers; it is the first time this season Torrescano has not hit in the cleanup spot in the order.
• Four Cyclones hit safely in both contests with Minnesota: Davison, Gomez, Hawryluk, Lexi Slater and Jorden Spendlove
• Slater has raised her season average to .226 after hitting .333 with five hits and five RBI and safely reaching base in each of Iowa State's last five games.
• Slater's consistency at the plate has resulted in a rise in the lineup. Slater, who has spent most of the season hitting in the 7-8-9 spots in the order has hit 6-5-4 in the last three games.
• The Cyclones drew four walks from Minnesota on Wednesday, bringing the team total to 145 BB this season, three short of the school record.
• Eight Cyclones have walked at least 10 times this season, led by Torrescano (26) and Miller (23) and are seven shy of the team record, 148, set in 2011.
• Including Miller's bases-loaded double in game one against Minnesota, Iowa State is hitting .500 with the bases loaded this season. Miller is 7-for-8 in such plate appearances.
• Over the last two seasons, Iowa State has struggled in pinch hitting situations, hitting .200 in 2012 and .038 in 2011. No player with multiple pinch hit at-bats has hit above .167 in either of those seasons. This season, Iowa State is hitting .324 in pinch hit at-bats and Liana Henry is 6-for-10 (.600) in pinch hitting appearances this season.
• The Cyclones are 15-3 this season when tallying at least as many hits as their opponents.
• The team is 15-3 when its foes score five or fewer runs and 17-3 when a game is tied or when the Cyclones lead after four innings.
Big 12 Notes and Rankings- April 22
On the season:
• Tori Torrescano is fourth in the league with 13 home runs, sixth with 42 RBI, 10th in total bases with 86 and sixth with a slugging percentage of .723.
• Erica Miller is fourth in the league with 45 RBI and seventh with an OPB of .493.
• Brittany Gomez and Sarah Hawryluk are two of nine players with more than one triple this season and tied for fourth in the league with two each.
• Gomez ranks third with 24 stolen bases on the year and Hawryluk is sixth with 20 steals.
• Gomez is seventh with 52 hits on the year and fourth with 44 runs scored.
• Torrescano is among the top-10 pitchers in the league in wins (10, T9th), saves (2, T2nd), innings pitched (129.1, 6th), appearances (28, T6th), starts (21, 6th) and complete games (9, 7th).
• Taylor Smith is also tied for second in the league with two saves this season.
In conference play:
• Iowa State is third in hitting with a .257 average, behind Oklahoma and Texas.
• Miller is fifth and Gomez is sixth in the Big 12 with averages of .367 and .357, respectively.
• Gomez leads the Cyclones and is second in the league with 15 hits in conference play.
• Torrescano is third in the league in home runs (3), sixth in runs scored (9), first in doubles (5), third in RBI (11) and fourth in total bases (23) while coming in fifth with a slugging percentage of .676.
• Miller is tied with Torrescano in the RBI rankings, is second with four doubles, with 11 this season and sits fourth on OPB with a percentage of .500.
• Lexi Slater is tied for third along with Torrescano with three conference home runs, sits seventh with 10 RBI, seventh with 19 total bases and ranks seventh in slugging (.633)
• Maddie Reese is tied for second with four doubles, is sixth with 20 total bases and ranks ninth in slugging with a .556 mark.
• Gomez is fourth in stolen bases with four, second with 12 runs scored and eighth in total bases, with 17.
• Hawryluk is fifth with five stolen bases.
• Torrescano ranks in the top-10 in saves (1, T2nd), innings pitched (23.1, 9th) and starts (5, T7th)
• Smith also has one save and is tied for fifth with nine appearances.
• Freshman Riley Fisher is third in the league with 10 appearances and is fourth with seven starts.
Scouting No. 1 Oklahoma
• The Sooners lead the all-time series, 62-28.
• Oklahoma is 40-3 this season and 8-1 in conference, losing at Texas on April 20.
• OU's other two losses have come at home against Nebraska (the team's only shutout of the year) and Louisville.
• Sophomore Lauren Chamberlain is hitting .420 on the season and slugging 1.017 with 21 home runs, 40 walks and 10 stolen bases.
• In conference, Chamberlain drops to .333 hitting with five home runs, two walks and three stolen bases.
• Shelby Pendley takes the top offensive spot for the Sooners against Big 12 players with a team-high average of .462, slugging 1.346 with seven homers, 15 RBI and eight walks.
• OU is hitting .342 as a team in conference play, helped by four regulars with .400-plus averages.
• Sooner hurlers Michelle Gascoigne and Keilani Ricketts have stifled opponent hitting all season with ERAs of 0.98 and 1.20, respectively.
• In conference play, Gascoigne has a 2.30 ERA and a 2-1 record while Ricketts boasts a 1.80 ERA, 6-0 record and 53 strikeouts in 38.2 innings of work.
Scouting UMKC
• Iowa State is 10-3 all-time against the Kangaroos, winning the last three meetings from 2007-08
• UMKC is 16-19 overall and 5-3 in Summit League play this season.
• Emily Ott (.380) and Liz Broyles (.362) lead the Kangaroo offense this season, but Marlee Maples has driven in the most runs this season with 28 RBI.
• Brooke Parker is the lone player with double-digit steals on the season; she has 13.
• The Kangaroos have given up almost double the home runs they have hit (28-15) and have walked just 57 times this season.
• UMKC starters, Deanna Friese and Cinda Ramos, have ERAs of 5.75 and 7.56, respectively. Friese has walked 66 batters in 122.2 innings while giving up 46 extra-base hits, including 17 home runs.


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5-Speed Gearbox InstallWritten by on February 16, 2012 With Hurst Driveline Conversions
Gears, gears, gears! There is nothing like shifting gears in a Classic Truck. It is especially true when it comes to modern drivelines and components that are buttery smooth from one gear to the next. While we all have experienced the older, clunky three- and four-speed transmissions that leave us wanting more rear end gear for highway use, there is an alterative to the old transmissions in the form of a five- or 6-speed from Hurst Driveline conversions. In this case, I am going to use the Tremec TKO-600 five-speed manual transmission that has a rating to handle up to 600 hp, that is 144 more than my 456hp rated 383 Chevy small-block. The horsepower rating is not the only reason why I choose the TKO-600, the taller First gear ratio allows transmission to handle the extra power, plus cruising along at highway speeds is much improved with the taller Fifth gear. Gearing also provides increased gas mileage due to Fifth gear overdrive. You will experience as much as a 36-percent reduction in rpms while in Fifth gear depending on the rear gear ratio.
Most junkyard Tremec five-speed transmissions need modifi cations to the bellhousing, shifter, tail shaft, and input shaft to adapt to a Chevy 350 and will not withstand the same amount of horsepower as the TKO 500 and 600.= Hurst Driveline conversions fi xed these issues by figuring out what it takes to adapt the better TKO transmissions to Chevy, Ford, and Chrysler engines. Bellhousings, such as the Quick Time scattershield, offer added protection and reduce the overall size of more traditional bellhousings making installation that much easier. The Quick time scattersheild also is machined within 0.005-inch tolerance for proper transmission to crankshaft alignment.
With most of our Classic Trucks using a bench seat, Hurst has developed a mid shifter that moves the rear-mounted shifter and replaces it with Hurst billet aluminum mid-mounted shifter. The mid-mount allows clearance for the seat, plus most of those famous Hurst shifters bolt right to the mid shifter. The cool thing about Hurst Driveline conversions and the Tremec TKO line is that it can be adapted to several different Engine brands via different bellhousings, the only thing us non-C10 truck guys have to fi gure out is the transmission crossmember and adapting a crossmember to a Classic Truck is quite simple
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First thing I did was remove the TKO 600 out of the box and inspect it for shipping damage. Most likely there will not be any damage due to the thick cardboard box, but it is a good idea to check.Whether you are using a crate, stock, or rebuilt engine, the engine to transmission flange and crank to flywheel mating surface needs to be clean and free of debris, paint, and greaseUsing a Quick Time scattershield, I placed the block saver spacer that will go in between the engine and the scattershieldJohn Meadows from Deuces Wild Hot Rods and Customs, Inc. helped with installation. Here, John aligns the fl ywheel to the block and used loc-tite on all the bolts. We then tighten down the lug nuts to 60 lb-ft in a star pattern.The pilot bearing needs to be installed with care. Make sure when installing that it goes straight into the mating surface. I used a 13/16 socket and soft hammer to drive the pilot bearing in. The bearing also should not be driven further than the front most mating surface of the crankshaft. I also lightly greased the inner bearing and wiped off the excess grease.Here, we are prepping the clutch bolts with blue loc-tite because the clutch and plate are awkward to hold and thread the bolts at the same time.I like to use a very light coat of anti-seize on the clutch guide tool. This makes sliding the transmission input shaft easier.I used the Hurst Driveline street comp clutch. The Street Comp clutch sets are ideal for cars with bolt on modifi cations and/or other mild power enhancements. I slid the clutch tool on the clutch disc and placed the other end inside the pilot bearing.I then placed the clutch pressure plate over the clutch disc and made sure the clutch was still lined up center. I then started the six pressure plate bolts by hand and slowly tightened them down in steps from 15 lb-ft to 25 lb-ft, and fi nally 35 lb-ft all while tightening them down in a star pattern. Double check the clutch plate centering tool is still in the center of the opening, if it is then remove it from the clutch.
The lower left bolt was removed and replaced with the provided clutch slave stud. This stud prevents the clutch slave cylinder from spinning during clutch operation.The hydraulic throwout bearing provides easier clutch engagement and has decreased pedal effort compared to manual throwout bearings. The throwout bearing includes several spacers that allow the correct gap to be reached from bearing to pressure plate surface.We used white plumbers tape to seal the two pipe threaded adapters. A small rubber seal is used to take up the gap between the clutch slave and input shaft. It is recommended to use a light coat of brake fl uid to help guide the bearing on the shaft.We then slide the clutch slave cylinder on the input shaft, lining up the newly installed stud. The hydraulic hoses were then installed--make sure the bleeder hose is on top to help get all the bubbles out.Next, John measured the gap from the fl at surface of the TKO-600 and the end of the slave cylinder. We made sure to push the slave cylinder all the way in by hand.The Quick Time scattersheild was then temporally installed and all the bolts were tightened down to 25 lb-ft. John then measured from the teeth of the pressure plate to the matting surface of the Quick Time scattershield. It is recommended that the pressure plate fi ngers to throwout bearing gap should be around 0.002- 0.004. If not, an additional spacer may need to be ordered. Your stock truck bellhousing may or may not work with the TKO. An optional bellhousing is available. Your stock clutch linkage will work with the TKO however a different clutch fork may be required.We tried to install the transmission with the bellhousing on the engine, but the hydraulic slave cylinder lines were in the way. The bell housing was then attached to the transmission and the slave cylinder with lines slide into the transmission.The transmission was then bolted to the engine and John had a metal crossmember we used to hold the rear of the trans for now.
I then placed a degree wheel on the top of the motor, checking it for level. Then I placed the same degree wheel on the end of the transmission tail shaft and lowered the transmission until I reached -2 degrees. Since Hurst Driveline Conversions does not make a transmission mount for my '55-59 Chevy truck, I had to make my own. I picked up a universal transmission mount from Classic Performance Products and trimmed the metal CPP transmission mount to fi t the transmission. The key is to keep the alignment of the transmission to the rear end.A three-speed inner trans tunnel cover from Brother Trucks replaced the old cut cover. We used a 3-inch hole saw bite to cut the shifter hole.Since I wanted the stock shifter look, RJ Plent helped hog out the Brothers Trucks three-speed transmission shifter ring to fi t around the Hurst mid shifter. It's a tight fi t but it should work.The cover and shifter boot were then removed and I installed the Hurst shifter with white fi ve-speed shifter ball.I made quick trip to the Chevy dealership to pick up some synchromesh transmission fluid (PN 12345349). Just fewer than three quarts should do the trick--2.65 in the transmission.The TKO-600 has several options for the speedometer. A cable can be used along with an adapter to your stock dash or an electronic Speedo adapter can also be used in place of the cable.


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Glee News Roundup! The Hottest Stories of The Week — November 24, 2012
Plenty of new Glee stories this week, so which ones did fans like you click on the most? Here are Wetpaint Entertainment's top five most-read Glee stories of the week.
1. Glee Actress Lea Michele Addresses Pregnancy Rumors
Is she pregnant with Cory Monteith's baby? No way. Lea just laughs off the rumors.
2. Lea Michele and Boyfriend Cory Monteith: How Long Have They Been Dating?
Is that what you thought, or were you thinking that they'd been together longer?
3. Darren Criss's Rumored Girlfriend: Does She Look Like Marley on Glee?
What do you think of the resemblance?
4. What Are The Lyrics to Taylor Swift's "22" — The Song She Wrote About Glee's Dianna Agron?
Aww. Their friendship is so cute!
5. What's Lea Michele Doing Now That She Isn't on Glee as Often?
Don't worry. She's finding plenty of ways to keep busy!
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- Pulse 2010 will attract more than 5,000 attendees in an environment perfect for building deeper relationships, developing new leads and expanding into new markets.
- Participate in the exclusive Business Partner Summit on Sunday with more compelling content and sessions than ever before!
- Become a thought leader by taking advantage of the opportunity to speak in front of customers by answering the call for speakers by November 20th. To increase the chances of your abstract being accepted, you need to co-present with a customer and include that in your abstract. The nomination form is located on the Pulse website.
- Visit the Business Partner Café where you can meet with subject-matter experts.
- Take advantage of becoming an exhibitor to get your company exposure to thousands of attendees. We are now offering stress-free exhibiting with all-inclusive, specially priced "Turnkey" Exhibitor pedestals. Expo hours have been extended to 20.5 hrs with 7 hrs of dedicated EXPO time. All Lunches and breaks are strategically located within the EXPO hall.
- We have a new Pulse 2010 track: a new Service Management for Midsized Businesses track will attract midsized business clients, IBM Business Partners and IBM experts to discuss best practices, examples and implementation experiences. You and your clients can learn how service management can help solve IT problems and generate value for a midsized business.
Register by November 15, 2009 for the early bird rate for Pulse so that you save $500! And don't forget to Connect with Pulse to make the most out of your time at Pulse by joining our community through Twitter, Facebook and more on the Pulse community website.
Here's a video, of one of our Business Partners, Lighthouse Security Group, who took advantage of the Expo last year and also won a Tivoli Business Partner Award! It's not too late for you to submit a nomination for the IBM Tivoli 2010 Business Partner Awards.


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El Salvador Stakes on Strengthening Capacities in Governance of Shared Waters
24 October 2012 | News story
Salvadoran governmental authorities receive third IUCN training in High-Level Governance of Shared Waters
El Salvador, July 2012 (IUCN). The third training in High-Level Governance of Shared Waters was held on July 19-20 in San Salvador, El Salvador, by the IUCN's Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean and the IUCN Environmental Law Centre, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of El Salvador.
Held within the frame of the government training program, the purpose of this event for officials from various Salvadoran ministries was to continue promoting transboundary governance of shared waters based on principles of international law.
Ms. Silvia de Larios gave a presentation on water problems in the country and the draft General Water Act, a proposal incorporating the human right to water and sanitation. This legislation seeks to implement a modern and unified system of water management through the creation of a national water council. Importantly, the act refers to watersheds, hydrographic zones and transboundary watersheds: article 26 addresses the possibility of negotiating and signing international treaties and conventions on transboundary watersheds, and article 27 advocates principles of international law on water resources, natural resources or the environment.
Various international agreements and basin commissions were analyzed at the workshop, along with work being carried out in shared watersheds of the region through the project called BRIDGE: Building River Dialogue and Governance. Participants discussed activities in the binational watershed of the Goascorán River (Honduras and El Salvador), principles of international law, and ways of scaling up local initiatives in water governance.
The workshop was attended by 21 people, including IUCN experts, officials from the ministries of Foreign Relations, Environment and Natural Resources, Economy, and Agriculture and Livestock, as well as from the Lempa River Executive Hydroelectric Commission and the National Aqueducts and Sewers Administration. The event was framed within the BRIDGE project, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
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Greensboro, NC - Two people were sent to a hospital with minor injuries, and police are still looking for a suspect in a nightclub shooting early Saturday.
Officers responded to Pillow Talk on High Point Road around 3 a.m.
When they arrived, police could not locate any victims. They learned at least one person had been shot in the foot and taken to a hospital in a personal vehicle.
Witnesses told police there was a fight inside the club, which spilled out into the parking lot. That's where shots were fired, according to a news release.
At 3:30 a.m., someone told police two gunshot victims checked into hospitals Saturday morning. One victim suffered a gunshot to the ankle, the other was shot in the foot, police say.
Neither injury was serious.
Police have no suspect information at this time.
Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 336-373-1000.


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Notre Dame encourages fans to stop online recruiting
NOTRE DAME — Got a favorite Notre Dame recruit?
Maybe he's a four-star receiver caught between the Irish and USC or maybe she's the next Ruth Riley.
In an age in which nearly every high-profile recruit has Twitter or Facebook, it's easy to shoot them a quick tweet or wall post encouraging them to join the ranks of Notre Dame Nation.
Notre Dame's response to that form of micro-recruiting? "Thanks, but no thanks."
The Notre Dame Department of Athletics posted a video discouraging fans from attempting to recruit athletes online.
It features two fictional vloggers (video bloggers) who boast about taking a five-star running back's family out to dinner, while various Notre Dame coaches like Mike Brey and Muffet McGraw shake their heads disapprovingly.
The video is satirical and cheesy — though McGraw's face-palm may be Oscar-worthy — but it gets the point across: Fan contact of that nature is illegal, and the university answers to the NCAA for it.
But before you think your "#GOIRISH" Tweet to Jaylon Smith will earn Notre Dame a four-year bowl ban, the NCAA knows that many fans commit recruiting violations without even knowing it.
According to the NCAA website, "most NCAA recruiting violations are inadvertent. Problems can range from occasional improper phone calls and text messages to the more serious matters such as the funneling of cash and other illegal benefits to prospective student-athletes and their families."
Its definition of recruiting is a little less clear: "Any solicitation of prospective student-athletes or their parents by an institutional staff member or by a representative of the institution's athletics interests for the purpose of securing a prospective student-athlete's enrollment and ultimate participation in the institution's intercollegiate athletics program."
"A representative of the institution's athletics interests" could mean anything from a booster to a regular fan with regular access to social media.
So while fan-based recruitment violations are hard to enforce and even harder to track down, Notre Dame simply wants to tell its fans to reconsider any tweets, texts or Facebook wall posts that may encourage that recruit to come to the university.
"I didn't come to Notre Dame because someone told me to," linebacker Manti Te'o said toward the end of the video. "I came to Notre Dame because I wanted to."


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Failure to Contact Iowa One Call Could Cost You Money
(Le Mars) -- Two recent events could have been prevented if only prior contact was made with Iowa One Call, the agency that helps locate underground utility services. Wednesday's gas pipeline explosion east of Hinton, and last month's severing of a fiber optic cable near Orange City that left thousands of customers in Le Mars without cable, internet and even phone service. Ben Booth is the spokesperson for Iowa One Call. He says the system is set up for "damage prevention". Booth says it is the law to notify Iowa One Call before any excavating is done.
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Marion County Sheriff's Office seeks to ID man who scammed clerk
Published: Thursday, July 11, 2013 at 10:21 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, July 11, 2013 at 10:21 a.m.
The Marion County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in identifying a man who took part in scamming of a store clerk.
Officials released images of the suspect and a car used after the theft on June 22 in Reddick. The suspect tricked the clerk and stole $1,250.
At about 5:30 p.m. that day, a man claiming to be one of the owners of the store called the clerk and told her a man would be entering the store with a key and that she should hand him $625 in connection with a transaction, according to the Sheriff's Office.
While she was still on the phone with the man who was pretending to be an owner, the suspect came in and told her the owner had sent him to pick up the cash.
The man on the phone then told her to double the amount and hand over $1,250.
She accepted the key, gave the suspect in the store the money and had him sign a blank sheet of paper. When a co-owner - the other real owner's wife - arrived at the store, the clerk told her about the exchange.
She called the Sheriff's Office to report the scam.
The suspect in the store was described as a thin white man with light-colored hair. He was wearing a black hat and dark shirt and shorts.
He has a pierced elbow, according to the Sheriff's Office.
"We need assistance in identifying the man, as well as the woman he was with," Detective Tom Calhoun said in a news release.
Officials believe the two were traveling in a relatively new Toyota Corolla or similar car.
Anyone with information can call Crime Stoopers at 368-STOP, text tips to 274637 using keyword 368STOP or visit www.ocalacrimestoppers.com.
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Salt Lake City, UT (Sports Network) - Paul Millsap led eight players in
double-figures with 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists as the Utah Jazz
posted a 131-99 rout of the Toronto Raptors.
Enes Kanter gave 18 points and eight rebounds, Gordon Hayward added 17 points
while Marvin Williams had 14 points for the Jazz, who have won their past two
games after a three-game losing streak. Randy Foye scored 13 points, Mo
Williams posted 11 points and 10 assists while DeMarre Carroll and Jeremy
Evans gave 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Utah has dominated the series with Toronto over the past eight seasons,
winning 14 of the 15 games played between the two clubs. That includes a
140-133 triple-overtime game in Toronto on Nov. 12.
Andrea Bargnani had 20 points and eight rebounds for the Raptors, who have
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I'm sure there'll be a formal announcment later but for anyone who's interested, the first beta of Zimbra 4.5 is available for download from sourceforge in the Developers Build section. Remember, this is a BETA version so take care with your data - do the usual backups before the install etc., etc.
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Germain Racing nets third consecutive Top 20
Sparta, KY (June 30, 2012) – Casey Mears blew into Sparta, Kentucky, looking to continue the momentum gained in the previous two weeks at Michigan and Sonoma. The #13 Valvoline NextGen Ford Fusion was quick off of the truck and when the first practice session concluded on Friday, Mears sat 21st on the speed chart. He quickly bettered his effort and turned heads when he jumped to sixth in Happy Hour.
When Mears and his Germain Racing team took to the grid for qualifying on Friday evening, they had little idea what Mother Nature had in store. Just moments before the #13 Valvoline NextGen car was scheduled to make its qualifying laps, the skies darkened and heavy winds engulfed the speedway sending team personnel scattering for cover. After inflicting significant damage and also sending a NASCAR crewman to the hospital, the storm cleared and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying resumed.
Mears' qualifying effort would have matched his Happy Hour result had his racecar not bottomed out on the first lap. The second lap was faster and the #13 Valvoline NextGen Fusion would start 21st in Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
With the iconic Valvoline 'V' on the hood and GEICO on the lower rear quarters of his #13 Ford Fusion, Mears took the green flag on Saturday evening and set sail for 400-miles of racing. The #13 Valvoline NextGen Fusion dropped to 25th in the opening laps, but Mears quickly recovered and began moving forward. He reached 22nd before the first caution of the day slowed the field on lap 43. Mears brought his #13 Valvoline NextGen Ford Fusion down pit road for service and after quickly receiving four tires and a tank of fuel, the Germain Racing pit crew returned him to the racing surface two spots to the good, in 20th.
As the race wore on, Mears ran solidly in the Top 20 and even found his way to the front of the field when he took the lead on lap 152 before being forced down pit road for fresh tires and fuel.
Lap 171 heard a concerned Mears notify crew chief Bootie Barker of a vibration that seemed to be getting worse. Any vibration seemed to serve as little distraction, as he continued to run lap times consistent with the leaders and then promptly overtook Kurt Busch for the 18th position. When the checkered flag waved on a hot Kentucky night, Mears crossed the finished line in 18th and accounted for Germain Racing's third consecutive Top 20 finish.
"We had a good weekend and we were fast, which is good for both Valvoline NextGen and GEICO," Mears said. "We did a really good job as a team tonight and we kept fighting hard and we're showing quantifiable progress. The pit crew stepped up and got me off of pit road quickly which really helped with track position." He continued, "It was great to have Valvoline on-board for a couple of races and we're glad we were able to do a good job for them. Their support helped us close the gap a little bit and I hope they join us again sometime."
The second half of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season kicks off next week when Mears and his #13 GEICO Ford Fusion travel to Daytona. Restrictor-plate racing is a bit of a hobby for the California native, as he has led laps at both Daytona and Talladega in recent visits.
Mears and the #13 GEICO Ford Fusion will hit the track at Daytona International Speedway for the opening practice session on Thursday, July 5th, at 4:00 PM (EDT). Qualifying will follow on Friday afternoon at 4:10 PM (EDT).
The Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race is on Saturday, July 7th, and it will be televised live on TNT beginning at 6:30 PM (EDT). The Motor Racing Network (MRN) will carry the live radio broadcast.
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Video: LIST: DC Schools Chancellor Releases Schools Scheduled To Cl
WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) -- MacFarland Middle School in Northwest Washington was built in 1923. If DC schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson has her way, the school will close in 2013.
On Tuesday, Henderson released a proposed list of 20 schools throughout the city that will close their doors for good after the current school year. Henderson said the schools on the list, including MacFarland Middle, were chosen because of low enrollment, the percentage of their buildings that are actually being used, and the condition of their buildings.
"We want as many of our young people to go to school in a modernized building as possible," Henderson said.
According to Henderson, when students from the schools that are closing go to their new schools for the 2013-2014 school year, the average school enrollment in DC will increase 15 percent, from the current 376 to 432.
"If we reduce of our facilities,we'll be able to improve the programs that we offer, we'll be able to utilize our staff more efficiently, so that we can concentrate on the things that we know move things for kids," Henderson added.
Though some parents at the affected schools understood the need to consolidate, many parents were stunned and angry. Scharnice Deveaux has children at two schools on the proposed cut list, Spingarn High School and MacFarland Middle.
"I might cry, this has been an emotional day for me. Why?" Deveaux wondered.
Several public hearings will be held on the proposed school closings over the next few weeks. The first will be Thursday, November 15, at four o'clock at the DC city council.
Here's the complete list of schools to be closed:
1) Francis Stevens
2) Garrison Elementary
3) McFarland Middle School
4) Sharpe Health School
5) Mamie D. Lee school
6) Choice at Hamilton
7) Marshall Elementary
8) Spingarn High School
9) Spingarn STAY High School
10) Prospect LC
11) Shaw at Garnett Patterson
12) Davis elementary
13) Kenilworth Elementary
14) Ron Brown Middle school
15) Smothers Elementary
16) Winston EC (educational campus)
17) Ferebee Hope Elementary
18) Johnson Middle school
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Face or Body: Man edition featuring Jake Gyllenhaal
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A quick refresher for those of you unfamiliar to Face or Body: as my friend Lara always says, faces need some fat on them, especially after 30. But that can mean sacrificing a bony ass to look younger. And many (most?) women in Hollywood choose body over face. They'd rather be very thin in the body and look older in the face than look younger in the face and have some curves down below. Full Story
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Here's Toni Collette at the premiere of The Way, Way Back in LA last night. Great jumpsuit. Not really feeling the fringe, but I rarely do. And maybe there's too much orange happening? Mostly though, it's a good opportunity to talk about Face or Body. We talk about Face or Body often here. Full Story
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My friend Amy D, a big country music fan, emailed me last night during the Grammys. OMG what happened to Faith Hill?!? My response: Face or Body. She's choosing Body. In the choice not to have a big ass, sometimes, unless you're Halle Berry, you sacrifice your face. This, I imagine, is why fillers became so popular. Full Story


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Maria Sharapova
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"Yes, I haven't won against her many times but, if I'm getting to the stage of competing against someone like Serena, I'm doing something well. I'm setting up a chance to try to beat her and it hasn't happened. I'm not just going to go home without giving it another chance. That's just not who I am and not who I was raised to be. I'm a competitor."
— Maria Sharapova on losing to Serena Williams at the 2015 Australian Open
Ingrained with enough classical hotness to make Anna Kournikova lose a beauty contest and the requisite athletic prowess to give Serena Williams performance anxiety, Maria Sharapova is exactly what happens when pure sporting ability is doused with radioactive raw sexiness. Sitting splendidly as the world's most visible tennis star, she's won multiple Grand Slam titles and flirted with the world No. 1 ranking through a career that started hot, got colder and is flourishing once again. While her competitive spirit and seasoned abilities have kept her among the tennis elite since day one, Maria Sharapova's stunning looks and appropriate business savvy have done the rest -- making her simultaneously one of the wealthiest and most alluring professional athletes in her generation.
Loud and proud on the court, but sophisticated and humane away from it, Maria Sharapova exudes the very best qualities of a dynamic athletic sex symbol. She's a true athlete whose professional sporting accomplishments are richly deserved but is also a grounded and considerate soul who keeps her roots close to her heart and tries to do good whenever she can. The fact that her perfect build also makes her look great in a bikini... Well, it's just another reason why we should be celebrating her existence on a daily basis.
Loud and proud on the court, but sophisticated and humane away from it, Maria Sharapova exudes the very best qualities of a dynamic athletic sex symbol. She's a true athlete whose professional sporting accomplishments are richly deserved but is also a grounded and considerate soul who keeps her roots close to her heart and tries to do good whenever she can. The fact that her perfect build also makes her look great in a bikini... Well, it's just another reason why we should be celebrating her existence on a daily basis.
It's well-documented that Maria Sharapova is a pro at playing tennis or at looking particularly ravishing at any given moment, but is there anything she isn't naturally great at? Well, among other things, she admits to being stubborn, impatient and prone to wearing her emotions on her sleeve -- all leading to the conclusion that she needs to wear the pants (and not the tennis shorts) in any romantic relationship. What kind of man could tickle the fancy of Sharapova? While she's on the record for having a weakness for Bono, Christiano Ronaldo, Prince William, Orlando Bloom, and James Bond -- all on her dream list of tennis partners -- Sharapova has been off the market since 2008, as she's currently engaged to New Jersey Nets guard Sasha Vujacic. It's a partnership that works well for both of them, as they are understanding and supportive of each other's athletic commitments.
Maria Sharapova's financial success on the tennis court has been duplicated several times over through a string of lucrative endorsement deals with Prince Racquets, Gatorade, Tropicana, and Canon PowerShot. Having already been recognized by Sports Illustrated and Forbes as the highest-paid female athlete worldwide, Sharapova has added to it thanks to a record-breaking Nike endorsement contract but also made an effort to give something back to her first country (Russia) and her adoptive home (USA).
Maria Sharapova is not only exceedingly talented in her field -- she is also giving. As a testament to her caring nature, Sharapova has donated to the Florida Hurricane Relief Fund and participated in the restoration of Chernobyl as a United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador. This combination of skill and philanthropy landed her the #25 spot on AskMen's list of Top 99 Outstanding Women in 2015 -- the first rebranded ranked list, which focused on women's achievements rather than mere desirability.
Maria Sharapova BiographyBorn in the Siberian region of Russia only a year after the disaster of Chernobyl, Maria Sharapova spent her early childhood in Sochi, where her parents became friends with Aleksandr Kafelnikov, the father of future No. 1 ranked tennis player Yevgeny Kafelnikov. The friendship was instrumental in changing Sharapova's destiny as she received her first tennis racquet from Aleksandr and quickly picked tennis over music and dance as her hobby of choice. Although she was not even five, it became evident to coaches and observers that Sharapova's interest in the game was complemented by impressive hand-eye coordination. In short, she was a natural in training.
A trip to Moscow for a tennis function introduced Maria Sharapova to tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who praised the youngster's abilities but felt that -- in light of the Russia's overall climate of uncertainty -- she needed to train professionally in the United States if she was serious about a tennis career. At just seven, Sharapova and her father Yuri made the trek to Florida to the former training grounds of Anna Kournikova and Monica Seles -- the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. With her mother in Russia due to visa regulations, Sharapova arrived at the academy ready to play but was not admitted due to her age. As a result, her father supported the two of them through temporary jobs while she practiced her tennis privately in tournaments around town. Within a year, Sharapova's mother joined the family in Florida, and the budding amateur tennis star had gained acceptance at the academy where she regularly held her own with students who were twice her age.
Maria Sharapova wins Wimbledon and earns the no. 1 rankingOnly a few months after winning both the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships and the Rising Star Award, Maria Sherapova turned pro in 2001 and alternated between WTA and junior matches. While her earliest exposure to the WTA circuit resulted in a loss to Monica Seles, Sharapova still made the junior finals of Wimbledon and the Australian Open in 2002 and swiftly cracked the top 50 WTA rankings a year later, thanks to improved play on grass surfaces and a pair of title victories at the Japan Open Tennis Championships and the Bell Challenge.
These achievements earned her recognition as the WTA Newcomer of the Year, but Sharapova's true career breakthrough came at Wimbledon in 2004 when she started as the 13th seed but defeated Lindsay Davenport and then Serena Williams -- in a shocking upset -- to walk away with the tournament title. With tennis fans glued to her every move, Sherapova knocked off Serena Williams for a second time at the WTA Tour Championships, proving that her earlier victory was no fluke.
Named by People as one of its Most Beautiful People in 2005 and given the label of Hottest Athlete in the World by Maxim a year later, Maria Sharapova lived up to both her babe status and her athletic potential by continuing her hot streak on the tennis courts. A loss in the final at the 2005 U.S. Open made her the No. 1 ranked female tennis player for the second time that year -- this time for six weeks -- and a year later, she re-entered the U.S. Open and emerged victorious with a win over Justine Henin, ending 2006 with a No. 2 WTA ranking.
After an injury-played 2007, Maria Sharapova enjoyed an 18 match winning streak in 2008, including another Grand Slam win -- at the Australian Open -- and another run at No. 1, but a torn rotator cuff cut her season short and put her under the knife for surgery.
Maria Sharapova makes a comeback at Wimbledon2009 marked Maria Sharapova's comeback attempt after surgery, but she was met with mixed results. Out of tournament play for almost a year, her overall ranking had taken a tumble out of the Top 100 and she failed to capture any Grand Slam titles in 2009. Nevertheless, she climbed back into the Top 15 by year's end and in spite of her setbacks, she maintained her usual astronomical sex appeal and lucrative brand.
Already the world's highest-paid female athlete with an annual payday of nearly $25 million, she added to her fortune by signing an eight-year/$70 million Nike contract in 2010 -- the highest endorsement agreement ever given to a female athlete. Unfortunately, 2010 didn't offer her the tennis court returns that she expected, as she lost key matches to her old nemesis Serena Williams at Wimbledon and Caroline Wozniacki at the U.S. Open.
Not eager to be portrayed as a has-been, Maria Sharapova hit the ground running in 2011 with a new attitude and a fresh approach. She added Thomas Hogstedt to her coaching staff and modified the defensive elements of her game with encouraging results, starting at the BNP Paribas Open, where she lost in the finals to Caroline Wozniacki but returned to the Top 10 rankings after a two year absence. A rematch on clay against Wozniacki came soon after in the semis of the Internazionali BNL D'Italia, with Sharapova claiming victory in the match and later in the tournament. Following another impressive showing on clay at the 2011 Roland Games, Sharapova returned to Wimbledon, where she re-captured her original glory by cracking the semi-finals and threatening to re-enter the Top 5 WTA rankings in the months ahead.


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Come to Morocco for its elusive magic and exotic mystery and you will probably leave with more prosaic, yet intimate, human memories: kids playing football in a dusty square, a blind man selling bunches of fresh mint, or some good-natured banter with a babouche seller in the local souk. The romantic image is real enough, but this is also a viscerally lived-in place, a seething mass of humanity, of sounds and colour and pungent smells.
Morocco is rewarding and remarkably good value as a destination for walking and exploring. But whatever you're doing here, it's the nature of the place itself that gets deepest into the pores of your skin. So close to Europe, yet so very different, it has dark, dank alleys as well as magnificent desert sand dunes, dirty tanneries as well as soaring mountains and secret valleys.Read more
Out on the coast, whitewashed and wind-whipped Essouaira, designed by a Frenchman, has been home to Roman dyers and Portuguese soldiers and English civil servants. To the south, Berber villages continue their mountain existence much as they have done for centuries, only with satellite dishes on their roofs. And beyond, where the Atlas snows melt into the Saharan heat, the descendants of African warlords and camel traders harvest rose petals around their slowly crumbling kasbahs.ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ
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Meet Highclere Castle. Best known to Americans as the set of PBS series Downton Abbey, the Victorian estate spanning 1,000 acres in Hampshire, Britain. The castle has been in the family of the Earl of CarnarvoIt's possibly the most important Victorian House still lived in in England today," says Lady Fiona Carnarvon, the eighth countess of Highclere Castle.
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