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Welcome, good morning and thank you for being here. As an old soldier, I know that an army marches on its stomach. While I dont think a university marches on its collective stomach, I do believe it is at least double-timing it.
Aside from changes brought on by new technology, one aspect of university life that has changed the most, to me, is dining and food services. When Reisner Dining Hall was built in 1965, I dont think any of its designers or builders or members of the campus community could have envisioned what we are re-opening today.
Let me just highlight a few of the changes in this facility:
The projects total cost was approximately $17 million and I want to thank the design firm STV Architects, the general contractor Lobar Inc., which was also the electrical contractor, the HVAC contractor Silvertip, the plumbing contractor JR Reynolds, and EarthNet Energy for the solar addition.
Before we cut the ribbon, I also want to share some other interesting tidbits about Reisner.
So if you walk around campus and think you smell French fries, you may actually smell a vehicle.Thank you again for being here and enjoy the day.
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The mission of the Department of Physics and Engineering is to provide a quality high education and training in physics and engineering to students of diverse background. The students are prepared to achieve professional success and leadership status, opening opportunities to a highly demanding multidisciplinary market.
The Department of Physics and Engineering is also home to the Optical Sciences Center for Applied Research (OSCAR [1]), a major research center specializing in optical sciences and their broad applications. The center houses the Center for Research and Education in the Optical Sciences and Applications (CREOSA), an NSF-CREST center, and the Center for Applied Optics for Space Sciences (CAOSS [2]), a NASA URC center. Undergraduate and graduate (M.S. [3] and Ph.D. [4]) students with keen interest in, among others, optics, lasers, imaging, photonics, and space sciences are invited to apply to our programs with possibility to receive financial support, one-on-one faculty mentoring, training in state-of-the-art technologies, and opportunities for professional development.
We look forward to meeting you and having the opportunity to welcome you to our department and university community.
The program provides students with well-rounded physics education to enable their entry into careers or graduate programs in a broad range of physics fields. The Physics degree program leads to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Physics.
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The Engineering Physics program is a multidisciplinary program that seeks to train its students with a broad-based foundation in fundamental engineering and physics principles with the depth of disciplinary knowledge needed to succeed in a career in engineering or related fields. Engineering Physics majors can choose from three tracks including:
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HANOVER, Md. (WUSA9) -- An Annapolis sailor, HM2 Nick Azzaro, returned home Friday night after an 8-month deployment.
But instead of wearing his whites, he became a knight in shining armor to surprise his wife at Medieval Times in Hanover.
Azzaro is used to wearing a uniform.
He's been in the Navy for eight years and he just returned from his fourth deployment. But the Medieval Times armor is a uniform he will only wear for his wife of six years, Erin Azzaro.
"We dated for about a year-and-a-half, and she stuck with me through a deployment so I figured she really liked me!" said Azzaro.
As Azzaro suited up, Azzaro admitted that his wife typically does not like surprises.
"I'm excited, anxious, speechless," said Azzaro.
The plan was for Nick to "knight" his wife while his face was concealed by a helmet. But the problem was, she didn't want to be knighted. As Erin Azzaro's friends dragged her to the front, she told the knight, "It is not my birthday!"
When Azzrao finally took off his helmet, Erin burst into tears and the crowd cheered.
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Deputy Secretary of Energy Poneman stops by Western
In a spontaneous visit to Colorado Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman made a quick stop by Western's Corporate Services Office in Lakewood, Sept. 14, sandwiched between two other meetings in the area.
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10 Things You Loved in March
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What did you want to cook, eat, and read about through the months of 2013? We always find it instructive and entertaining to look back over the past year and see what you loved.
In March you loved fresh breakfast ideas with whole grains, and ideas for packing your lunch in a jar. You loved this bright, happy Chicago kitchen, the best kitchen products from IKEA, and Anjali's "uncool" kitchen tool (remember what it is?).
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- Julie and Andy's Bright, Happy Kitchen
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Recently, I traveled to Albany to join with a group of lay persons and clergy from Reform Jewish Voice of New York State, representing 100 Reform congregations, to urge our lawmakers to support Governor Cuomo's Women's Equality Agenda.
As religious people we believe that our sisters need our full support. The Governor's 10-point plan will break down barriers that perpetuate discrimination and inequality based on gender. The Governor's 10-Point proposal will: 1) protect a woman's freedom of reproductive choice, 2) achieve pay equity, 3) stop sexual harassment in all workplaces, 4) allow for the recovery of attorneys' fees in employment and credit and lending cases, 5) strengthen human trafficking laws, 6) end family status discrimination, 7) stop source-of-income discrimination, 8) stop housing discrimination for victims of domestic violence, 9) stop pregnancy discrimination once and for all, and 10) protect victims of domestic violence by strengthening order-of-protection laws. Across our state there is broad support for nine provisions of the proposed legislation. Only the protection of a woman's reproductive choice stirs controversy.
No one is happy about abortion. Sometimes life presents us with circumstances for which there are no good choices. Though we would like to arrange our lives neatly, though we wish that difficult choices did not come our way, this is not always possible.
We know that no one, least of all the individual women who make the choice to discontinue a pregnancy, gladly or glibly or easily advocates for the legal right to abortion. Those who act within the parameters of law and seek an abortion do so because they must. They always act with a heavy heart, for the choices they make are the toughest choices any human being can make. Not choices between one vacation spot and another or choices between one color car and another — rather saddening, maddening choices between a potential person and an existing person.
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PARACHUTE - Grand Valley High School's cross country team has reached a bit of a milestone, and the season hasn't even started yet.
The Cardinals have a full, scoring boys team for the first time in a while, coach Mark Jansen said. That speaks volumes for the Cardinals, who return a state qualifier from a year ago and hope that sending more this season will be a realistic possibility.
"Things are very encouraging because they're running very strong together, and the younger kids who just came on are keeping up," said Jansen, who will serve as the team's primary coach while Kim Whelan, the Cardinals' coach for the past five seasons, takes a step back this year. "I have a feeling we're going to have four to five very strong cross country kids this year."
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Seattle fans already have a track record though....and the Kings beat them consistently
The TV market is not substantially better
what you have is a group that is poised to lose money (scads of money) and are okay with that
Kind of sad to see so many not really care about Sacramento. There are the select few hardcore media members that love the game that clearly are upset by it, but most are like "who cares".
Seattle is getting a future championship team lol. Fuck em. I hope maloofs go broke.
The main sales pitch has to be that they can match the 65% chunk the Maloofs are getting, and will be a legit arena within 3 years or so. If the local group wants to buy into the previous arena plan...I think the NBA would be quite supportive. They did spend lots of time and money on researching that proposal and didn't like to waste AEG's time as they have a valuable partnership. Any arena plan involving AEG would be a plus. Having equal money is a plus. The most important thing in the proposal is for absolute specifics. There can't be "we think this" "we might be able to this". They have to prove they'll have the finances, and that there are no open ended questions or legitimate concerns that would prohibit the building of the arena.
Also keep in mind. In 1994 the Minnesota Timberwolves were denied relocation to New Orleans and denied the sale of the team to Top Rank. This was due to questionable finances. So it would not be the first time a move/sale was denied even though the circumstances are different. Sacramento is a proven market with willing buyers and a city willing to do what it takes to move. If Stern sincerely wants to allow the Kings to match an offer, then I believe the board of governors will follow suit. Stern is essentially jesus and though retiring the governing board/owners never oppose his wishes as they know a swarm of locust will come before them if they do.
I still just get the feeling that "listening" and "allowing" Mayor Johnson to present a counter offer, is like kids asking parents if they can get a dog (when the answer has always been no). "We'll talk about it tomorrow" sounds like "you can make your pitch, but the sale is still doing through".
Here's more info on the 1994 deal:
Did the sale actually make it to the NBA's office, like this Kings one did?
Also, as you mentioned, the deal was rejected due to questionable finances. There aren't questions about the Hansen group, right?
Actually...don't the Maloofs have to repay Sacramento the $77M before the sale can take place? I remember when they wanted to move to Anahiem that was a major knife in their back which is why they were requesting the adopting city to give the Kings the money to pay it off
Then we have to hope the Hansen financing plan falls through, AND the local group has a good one.
I just feel like if both financing plans are solid, tie goes to Seattle. I think that's how the Board of Governors would vote.
Would they vote on which plan is better? Or would they first have to reject the Seattle plan, before considering Mayor Johnson's plan?
The NBA also has a very important image to try to uphold. You have to justify the lose of thousands of jobs in an area that has been through a lot but still has gone and beyond the call of duty and proving they will match an offer and build a state of the art sporting complex. Stern also denied dozens of offers for the Hornets in order to keep the team in New Orleans. Plus Stern is trying to champion fairness to small markets, which needless to say this is not.
I wonder what took so long to find Benson though. Why wasn't Benson interested years ago?
Same with the Hansen group, where were they in 2008?
Just a side note, I am not as anti-Stern as others have been. But on this, I just didn't trust him. Or it seemed like he was just doing it for appearances. But you're also bringing up good examples with the Minnesota failed sale in 1994, and how he did find local buyers for the Hornets last year. Things I didn't think about, earlier in this thread.
I also didn't know he told AEG to reopen negotiations. You're right, if he's actually encouraging it (rather than the negotiations coming from their end), he is more serious. He wouldn't want them to waste time and money by his directive.
I don't trust Stern either. He is shady as hell. The thing is...he is a damned good businessman and he knows how to get what he wants. I see him as a Czar that people don't ever want to challenge because of the control he has. That's why I do have a glimmer of hope that if he really wants the team to stay the board will rule in favor of Sacramento. The way he is encouraging the city and giving true hope and asking AEG to assist the process tells me that yeah he is legit about this. Also if the Kings use AEG in their plans....as I said before that is a huge boost to their negotiation as its working directly with a close partner with the NBA. That leaves things up to KJ to bring a bang up plan to bring all this together. I'm pissed at the situation, and it makes it hard to root for the team while they play like crap but I sincerely believe this team will stay. Just hate that the process is still about 6 weeks away. I'd love for KJ to be able to do it before the board meetings as it would throw a wrench in the wheel before things start turning. Makes it all the easier to reject the initial sale.


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We want to put Zimbra as primary so that it works as spam filter for exchange; most of our users have aliases though. So my account, yann, also has 2 aliases y.hamon and yann.hamon.
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Herbal Fair: Healing the World through Promotion and Conservation of Medicinal Plants
A fair promoting herbal medicine was held at the premises of Ujanipara Buddhist Temple in Bandarban District of Chittagong Hill Tracts. The fair was jointly organized by IUCN Bangladesh (IUCNB) and Bolipara Nari Kalyan Somity (BNKS), a member of IUCN. Around 300 people of different ethnic communities were present in this fair, a landmark event aimed towards conservation of essential medicinal plants. …
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Announcing New National Activators for IUCN CEC
CEC has created a new element in our global governance structure: CEC National Activators. These movers-and-shakers will enhance Commission impact in their countries and regions. CEC members who have accepted this volunteer position as of October 2009 are listed here. Welcome! …
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CEC in Europe: Autumn Update
Katalin Czippán, IUCN CEC Regional Vice-Chair for Europe, invites CEC members to contact her for an invitation to the World Science Forum in November. She also reports on the first meeting of the UNECE Expert Group on Competences in Education for Sustainable Development, attended by five CEC members . …
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Students in Venice Study Biodiversity
CEC member Marco Prunotto is organizing an educational project for students aged 11 to 13 in Venice, Italy. Simple classroom experiments like growing mold on bread will produce samples that teach lessons in biodiversity -- observed under microscopes, recorded in cell phone photos, connected to larger issues of sustainability in everyday life. It's called the DiscoverBioD project. …
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Réunion LLS
Les rideaux se sont refermés sur la deuxième réunion annuelle de l'initiative « Livelihoods and Landscape Strategy » (LLS), en français « Moyens d'existence et Paysage ». …
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Bluefin Tuna: Endangered Species
The United States announced last week that it will seek the strongest possible management for the conservation of Atlantic bluefin tuna, sending a clear and definitive statement to the international community that the current status quo is not acceptable. …
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Rhino conservationist honoured
On 19th October, the IUCN Species Survival Commission presented the Sir Peter Scott Award for Conservation Merit to Zimbabwean Raoul du Toit, in recognition of his exceptional efforts and successes in the field of African rhino conservation. …
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IUCN elected to the World Water Council Board of Governors
IUCN has been elected to the Board of Governors of the World Water Council (WWC) during its 5th General Assembly in Marseille, 14-16 October …
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Newsletter of the International League of Conservation Photographers
The October 2009 issue of the International League of Conservation Photographers features news of WiLD9 and WiLD SPEAK, action by conservation photographers, the latest "rave", books, competitions and awards. Cristina Mittermeier, iCLP Executive Director, is a member of the IUCN CEC Steering Committee. …
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The Goodguys Rock RhinebeckWritten on March 12, 2004 The 12th Annual Goodguys East Coast Nats
Back East, the summer of 2003 will be remembered as being one of the soggiest on record. Since there were so many rainy weekends, rod and custom enthusiasts got used to it. After all, it is something we take in stride. When it began to rain midway through the Goodguys 12th Annual East Coast Nationals in Rhinebeck, New York, no one missed a beat. Umbrellas started appearing Saturday afternoon, along with a few raincoats, and participants found themselves wiping down vehicles. No one complained. A little rain cannot spoil a good time, and the participants at this event were having a very good time.
The sun was beaming brightly Friday when the curtain went up for the show. The Hudson Valley Street Rods had a poker run that allowed participants to see some great Catskill Mountains scenery. Times Square strolled the Dutchess County Fairgrounds serenading everyone with popular doo-wop tunes and entertained later that evening at the TGIF party.
One of the best features of the expansive fairgrounds is its layout, with gently sloping grassy areas amid tall shade trees and plenty of paved lanes for cruising. All weekend long, rods, customs, classics, and musclecars were cruising the grounds. With a host of vendors on hand, plus the Ladies Marketplace, a model and pedal car show, car corral, and swap meet, there was plenty to do, and judging by the crowd, people were enjoying themselves.
Gray skies greeted participants Saturday morning, but the fairgrounds filled up quickly with entrants and spectators. On-and-off drizzles throughout the afternoon failed to dampen the enthusiasm for all of the activities. In fact, as one hot rod owner looked up at the clouds, he was heard commenting, "Well, that's why they make towels." There was a good turnout for the special parking areas Saturday, with this year's spotlight on Custom Country, Willys Round Up, and Young Guys.
Kids had a good time at the Make-'N'-Take model-building session while Rick K and the Allnighters performed some good old rock and roll Saturday afternoon and evening. Rain, however, did force cancellation of the planned fireworks display later that night.
Sunday dawned with gray skies and light drizzle, but by late morning the sun was peeking through the clouds. There were more than 75 picks for awards, and all winners were assembled in a special parking area before being lined up for the awards ceremony. Several participants had their lucky numbers drawn as finalists for some special Goodguys prizes, including a Hemi-powered Dodge pickup, Ford and Mopar engines, billet wheels, garage lifts, and many others that were to be awarded at the Southeastern Nationals in Charlotte, North Carolina, in October.
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Hot rods can be very much alike in some aspects, yet different at the same time. The coupe on the left, owned by Bob Cross of Mt. Laurel, NJ, runs with a hefty 351 Ford engine and five-speed tranny, while on the right, Laura and Ron SanGiovanni's three-window from Wallingford, CT, is motivated by a blown flathead.A 403 Olds engine provides the punch for this '50 Olds custom sedan. Chopped and shaved, the custom car look is augmented by lakes pipes and fender skirts.There has been a big renewed interest in nostalgic hot rods from coast to coast. John Connelly of Waltham, MA, drove in with his gray primer five-window accented by red scallops.Riz's old pal Dave Paras of Peabody, MA, owns this cool custom '51 Merc which has a radical chop, Buick headlights, Olds spinners, and gold scallops on black suede--not bad for an ex-four-door, huh?A roadster with a top but no side curtains gets help from a couple of strategically placed umbrellas. Ron and Roseanne Rowe of Lindenhurst, NY, own this nice '29 Ford highboy.The 351 Windsor sits back into the cowl on Kim Dolins' '29 Ford roadster. It sports a nice chop, wide whites, and patina highlighted by scallops for a nice nostalgia look for the Germantown, NY, hot rod.This flamed '50 Merc is owned by Sonny and Sylvia Venuti of Lynnfield, MA, and features more modifications than we have space to list--though a bunch of 'em are obvious in this photo.
We love this '53 Studebaker with its stylish chop, full rollcage, Cadillac engine, and louvered hood and trunk. The period-perfect sedan is owned by Tom Bacon of West Hartford, CT. Look for a full feature in an upcoming issue!Al Mattuchio's '31 Ford roadster is pure hot rod with its flathead power, twin carbs, and early wire wheels done in red to offset the primer finish. Medford, MA, is home for this highboy.Custom work abounds on this '55 Chevy wagon, from the Corvette grille teeth all the way back to the Packard taillights. Ghost flames in metalflake magenta adorn the top, and owner Bruce Comboni of Bridgeport, CT, decided to keep the rest of the paint flat. Its dark burgundy finish is further enhanced by Radir wheels with wide whites.This nice '36 Ford coupe is tastefully done and looks as if it were built in 1959. Jim Gustin of Winchester, MA, has a Cadillac engine under the hood. The small Ford hubcaps look good on the smoothie wheels.


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Hello from one new member to another.
Short stories to a six novel series is no joke, let alone a transition from fantasy to sci-fi! Best of luck.
Hello and thank you for taking the time to visit my introduction!
I stumbled across this forum while searching for map-making related information, tools, software, etc. And it doesn't hurt to find some good old fashioned inspiration while I'm here. So many talented artists - which I can personally appreciate! I am not an expert Photoshop user by any means, but I have had a lot of practice and experience with it. Mostly making cards for table top games, banners, and digitally finishing my own 2D Ink Sketches.
Despite my artistic endeavors - my primary occupation is as a professional author (if such a thing even exists!) >.> It's a tough business and I'm looking for ways to push my work over the top. My latest massive project is a giant six-book series that will cover a transitioning world from a Fantasy Setting to a Sci-Fi setting. Obviously such a drastic change in setting is going to need a good map or two to help readers fully grasp the world and the full scope of the story.
That's what brought me here. I've never attempted to make a map before, other than on paper - most of which were crude and I wouldn't dare posting on here after seeing some of the amazing maps people have posted. So I guess I'm really in the market for tips, tools, brush sets, and advice in general - if not a professional cartographer that's up to do some high-end commissions. I'm currently not in the stage of my writing career that I'm getting advances, so all of my writing is done on my own dime until I can find publishers willing to take it. Mostly short E-stories. My newest project, however, will be my first attempt at a full blown set of novels.
Wish me luck!
I'm a skilled artist, and have an eye for craftsmanship - but my strengths obviously lay in turning thoughts into finely crafted prose. So more than likely any contributions on my end will be writing related - but hey, maps have words on them too! Besides, what is a beautiful world without a good introduction or summary anyhow? We need characters to fill all those worlds.
Feel free to ask any questions you'd like. I've been on some pretty extreme writing sites, so nothing will scare me off that is legal to talk/post about here! I'm even up for short writing prompts for anyone who is curious (particularly any young and aspiring cartographers looking to partner up to create a stunning world together!)
Again, thank you so much for taking the time to read my not-so-short introduction. I hope it was at least mildly entertaining - as far as introductions go. I look forward to my future stay here!
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Hello from one new member to another.
Short stories to a six novel series is no joke, let alone a transition from fantasy to sci-fi! Best of luck.
Greetings! There's plenty of material to inspire within these posts. Welcome to the guild!
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Born in Annecy, Frédérik Salsedo studied at the Emile Cohl School in Lyon and began his career working in the animation scene. He cooperated on productions like 'La Prophétie des Grenouilles' by J.-R. Girerd. In 2003 he made his debut in comics with 'Art Tatum', a jazz comic published by Nocturne. In 2005 he created the series 'Ratafia' with Nicolas Pothier at Treize Étrange, and published a comic album about James Brown with Nocturne. Together with Olivier Jouvray, he made the graphic novel 'Nous ne serons jamais des héros', that was published by Le Lombard in 2010.
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May 24, 2016
By: Mike Springer
February 20, 2013
Tallahassee, FL - It's a caper as big as a pizza pie.
Surveillance video shows a man grabbing the floor mat at Gumby's Pizza on West Tennessee Street and taking it to go.
The owners are asking for their $250 mat to be returned. But they say this isn't the first time something has been taken from the shop.
They say they've had coin jars and shop memorabilia taken in the past.
Owners say when things get snatched, it's usually just part of a harmless prank.
"We had a stuffed Gumby that was about 4 feet high. A couple of girls came in, took him one night,. We put up on Facebook, 'Please bring our Gumby doll back.' The next morning we came in , Gumby was in the window, hands tied behind his back, blindfolded, covered in caution tape," said Scott Fernbach, Gumby's owner.
Fernbach is hoping for the mat's safe return.
He says if it's brought back by February 25, no questions will be asked.
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This interesting video explores the creation of earth's first rocks, such as the theory of the earth being made of molten rock.
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Nina Dobrev
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Paul Wesley
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Rafael Nadal, who won his first round Aussie Open match in style, posted his latest blog for the The Times UK:
Hi everyone,
Sorry for sending this blog late, very late but as you might well know I played the last match tonight and that means I get to the hotel pretty late. Today it wasn't too bad since the matches didn't go that slow and so I could jump on court before 10 pm.
On the other hand I also played a god match and finished pretty fast. Still I got to the hotel by midnight and by the time I finished eating dinner and every thing it has gotten pretty late.
I actually was lucky since the women's match before didn't go to a 3rd set. If it would have happened I would have probably gotten to the court at 10.30 or later. This is why the night matches are difficult, you really finish late and by the time you go to bed it can be really late.
I remember 2 years ago that some times I went to bed around 4 or 5. One day it was even daylight! Why so late, why go to sleep so late if the match was over, like today, at 11 pm. or so? Well, we have to do press conference after the match. I normally take around 30 minutes to go to press if everything is well, meaning that if I have pain or need to check something it can take me up to an hour or more to go to press.
Then, after press, we normally go to the hotel and since it is late I normally do room service. You know it takes 40 minutes or more to get the food to the room so in the mean time I make some phone calls or play some games at the PlayStation. We did this today. By the time I get on the massage table to get my physio to work on my body doing stretching and massage it can be very late. So imagine if the match finished later...
I am very happy with the way I have started this tournament. I really felt great on court and very confident. Already when I hit to warm up at 5.30 I felt well.
I know the beginning of the tournament, the first match is complicated but today it went very well and i think I played some great and powerful tennis. Again, I am happy, but there is a long road still ahead.
Also the court was packed full and that's a great thing. First round, night and full house in the stadium.
Great feeling.
Many thanks for following.
Hasta mañana!
Rafa also answered a few more reader questions for the site. My fave?
Q: Do you normally sleep on your side, stomach or back? Do you snore? Marty, Cincinnati
RN: I don't think I snore... I sleep on both but I go to bed on my back.
Hmmm - so on your back, like La Monf?
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Rafa talks post-match moments, prefers being on back in bed
Labels: Australian Open, media, player blogs, player quotes, Rafael Nadal, tennis
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Now Rich - don't go there. We female kinds can take advantage of Rafa too when he's on his back.ReplyDelete
'Sides, I think he'd be top, don't you? ;P
- Tennis ObserverJanuary 20, 2009 at 12:43 PM
Sounds like Xisca prefers the cowgirl position.ReplyDelete
- johanneJanuary 20, 2009 at 12:52 PM
LOVE that he does all this for his fans :)ReplyDelete
I remember he answered another sleep question during the USO this year (I think)...something along the lines of "are you the kind of sleeper who moves around a lot during the night, messing up all the blankets and your hair?" And Rafa was like, "Yes."
Question for everybody: HONESTLY, do u think Rafa & Xisca will break up one day???ReplyDelete
(According to me,they will get married and have children in Mallorca, I'm sure!)
Sam - seriously. Do you WANT to die????ReplyDelete
natch, johanne, sonja, rich and me will be there at their wedding day to wreak havoc and steal Rafa from under Xisca's nose. Really!!!
LOL, no, srsly? They might, yes. Spanish men tend to marry quite young too, so there is a chance of that, although Xisca seems to care a lot about her studies right now and Rafa is concentrating a lot on his tennis. Boy, I do hope they don't get married until he retires though. There goes my decade.
*pictures rafa on his back*ReplyDelete
*has hot flush*
I can see it all to clearly. Mon dieu.
I prefer Rafa on his back. Followed by his side, then his front. Rinse. Repeat.ReplyDelete
- johanneJanuary 20, 2009 at 1:13 PM
Sam: I definitely wouldn't bet against them. They seem like a really great couple (DAMMIT!). LOL but seriously, if Rafa was with some stupid, bitchy broad instead of someone cool like Xisca, that would be a major turn-off, IMO. It makes him even hotter (if that's even possible, HA) that he has a good lady :)ReplyDelete
And btw, their kids would be so beautiful...right?!?!
Unfortunately i do admit that u're right Babz and Johanne!! And the fact that Xisca isn't a top model but looks like every common girl gives us hope: we are not famous top models (maybe you are???) but Rafa could be attracted by girls like us!! HOPE HOPE HOPEReplyDelete
About their kids, Im afraid for their hair... Both Rafa and Xisca seem to have hard to style hair...
OOh and i wanted to add something about all my past and future comments: Sorry for my english, i know it's not perfect! :-)ReplyDelete
Oh man I really am afraid Rafa will marry Xisca one day.ReplyDelete
But there's hoping she gets tired of sitting around in Mallorca alone waiting for him and one day breaks up with him. Then he goes like: "Dang, I need a girl who really is into the tennis thing... Now who could that be?"
*natch, babz, jo, sam and me suddenly, like, pop up*
"Wow, that's a bunch of HOTT girls. And so natural and sweet, too! But something's missing..."
*rich pops up*
"Ah, now you're talkin'!"
As for the back sleeping: This is fate, as I tend to sleep on my stomach. We'd just blend into each other - so meant to be! *swoon*
PS: Welcome to the Rabid Rafantic Camp, Sam! :-)
Sonja - you must be talking about yourself. Never in my life I've ever been called sweet... 0_0ReplyDelete
But I totally approve of that scenario.
Well, there's gotta be a first time for everything, so there you go Babz:ReplyDelete
I do think you're very sweet! ;-)
what the hell are those things on his arms?!? sleeves?!!ReplyDelete
I remember that in his Times q&a last year for Wimbledon, someone asked him if he was going to get married soon, and he said he was far too young to think about that. So there is hope!!ReplyDelete
Love your comment Sonja lolReplyDelete
Belle: maybe there's hope but even though im sure Rafa would fall in love with us if he could see us, the main problem remains how to meet him? how to make him become OURS?!!!!
I'm still wondering! lol
sonja: maybe he's into building a harem but i must be the only boy. MUST.ReplyDelete
*drafts Rafa harem membership contract*
emart: sleeves suck, generally speaking of course
belle/sam: yes "too young to marry" - we must fly to melbourne and hold up signs during his match. do you think xisca will mind if she flies there? do we care?? will we quickly (and forcibly) usher her out of rod laver???
HAHAHA, I'm thinking a giant sign saying: HAREM FOR RAFA. INTERESADO?ReplyDelete
Sure Rich, you go be the only boy! After all you've started this whole madness with your constant posting of Rafa Hotness Pictures. Ah, what would I do without you? LOL


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After quite a long time without publishing FR translation work, here comes the first patch package for the 5.x series.
As the French language is now part of the standard Zimbra delivery, what I publish this time is much smaller. The package include:
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- Activation of HTTPS on port 443 (is commented out by default)
- French date zimlet
- French spelling
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WASHINGTON – Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper appeared Tuesday night on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," where the talk show host warned him that he'd face a lot of "clown questions."
Along with discussing Harper's catch phrase and the "full moon" that occurred during his first major league at-bat (see video No. 2 below), Kimmel asked Harper about his sports- related superstitions, which include wearing the same undershirt, eating Eggo waffles and taking excessive showers.
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Acee: Quentin Jammer facing inevitable end to Bolts career
The unthinkable has been increasingly present in his thoughts, reaching the point that it is impossible to not have it ruminate in nearly every moment.
It was at first a fog so distant and vague that it didn't seem real, but now it envelopes him, and it is a somewhat frightening actuality.
Sunday's game will be Quentin Jammer's 172nd as a Charger, breaking a tie with Doug Wilkerson for fourth-most in franchise history. Among position players, only Junior Seau and Dan Fouts have played more games as Chargers.
It will also, almost undoubtedly, unfathomably, be Jammer's final game as a Charger.
"Last year, I guess," said Jammer, who in conversations this week most often spoke in halted sentences like that, his voice sodden in melancholy.
This should hit you hard.
His early penchant for penalties and his hands of steel have been oft-lamented by fans. But Jammer grew on San Diego for his consistency and improvement, his physicality and his simple desire.
His quiet dedication to a local high school for foster children earned him even more respect. His many years as doting husband and father became almost legendary to teammates and fans alike. His candor earlier this year in the wake of his divorce, wherein he acknowledged his drinking and thoughts of suicide, cemented his eminent humanity.
No current player has been in the Chargers locker room longer, and there have been just a handful ever more widely revered.
In his more than a decade as the Chargers left cornerback, through just three missed starts and two missed games, Jammer rose from underappreciated to impossible to overestimate.
And for so long, it seemed he would just always be here.
The supreme cliché among NFLers is that "it's a business." But that business swept by without Jammer being party.
In 2006, three seasons after the Chargers made him the fifth overall pick in 2002 and two years before his rookie deal was due to expire, Jammer signed a contract extension that ran through 2012. It was the type of deal that both sides could consider a win, giving Jammer long-term financial security but at a reasonable price to the team.
The result has been a constancy rarely rivaled.
Of course, no current Charger can match Jammer's 11 seasons with the team.
Moreover, throughout the NFL, just 21 current defensive players have participated in more games than Jammer. The five others who have done so with one team: Casey Hampton, Ray Lewis, Brian Urlacher, Ronde Barber and Adrian Wilson.
And now, it's coming to a close.
"I think about it all the time," Jammer said. "Everything I've been through – the ups and downs, being a part of this organization for such a long time. Not to know my future is weird, different."
We don't know for sure who will be making the Chargers' football decisions in 2013, and we don't know for sure what they think of the current personnel. But given that Jammer, 34, is in the final year of his contract and there are two young corners who are ripe for more playing time, it seems inevitable.
What Jammer figured was his final Wednesday came and went.
"I really think about it on days like this after practice," he said then. "And when I get home after and it's just me in the house. It's tough."
His final Friday was over before he could slow it down.
"I was sitting in meetings this morning kind of like, 'Wow! This could be my last Friday practice,' " he would remember later.
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Born May 1, 1950 in Cincinnati, OH, John Diehl developed a wandering spirit while still a student at St. Xavier High School. He traveled extensively as a teenager, canvassing Mexico, Europe and the Middle East before settling in New York with his sister. There, he worked in a variety of odd jobs, including bouncer and bartender, before heading westward to Los Angeles to make a stab as a visual artist. There, he balanced his art studies with an acting class, where he generated considerable praise. At the urging of his sister, also an actress, he began auditioning for roles in films and television while honing his craft in various Equity waiver plays.In 1980, Diehl made his television debut in...
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Published: Monday, July 8, 2013 at 3:12 p.m.
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OCALA – The public is invited to attend a presentation to discuss the Open Arms Village, a proposed tent city for homeless people who want to change their lives, to be held Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the Governor's West Ocala Neighborhood Revitalization Council meeting.
Karla Grimsley, executive director of Interfaith Emergency Services, and partners in the Open Arms venture, will discuss their plans for the facility, which is proposed to be built on city-owned property on Ocala's west side.
The Ocala City Council has not yet approved a contract for the land with Open Arms' supporters.
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What is the speed of plot? (sorry I'm being thick, but I'm curious).
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Created By: Brigand & NymTevlyn
Campaign Information: Chronicle's of Heaven's Gate
Brigand and I worked off and on for almost a month before "finishing" the map. Since the campaign setting is still being written, there are details that will change over time and as the campaign is played, things will be change to match current events. We know that the map does not have a scale or compass rose. These details have been left out by choice. DM's can tailor the scale to match their preferred DM'ing style and the top of a map is universally recognized as north.
The map started out from sheer boredom. I was messing around in Photoshop and used the clouds and difference clouds filter with clashing colors. A shape started to emerge, so I desaturated the colors and used threshold to get a suitably natural looking and interesting coastline for the skylands. This was the most painstakingly boring part of the process, since the entire map was covered with thousands of tiny islands and I needed to clear out some space.
I sent the finished black and white image to Brigand who started filling in details and applying colors. After several false starts with finding a suitable style for the mountains and forests, I pointed out some tutorials from these forums and together, we came up with a variation on them with different textures to finish creating the map below. Now, with the layers set up in proper order with the right effects placed on them and the textures turned into seamless tiled patterns, either of us can create a map like the one below in an hour or two.
The hardest part of making maps now is coming up with the names.
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What is the speed of plot? (sorry I'm being thick, but I'm curious).
aaaah, I love this map, how do you do, it's so well done
I love the way the trees ares done. I've tried to do mine that way but they always turn out horribly wrong. Would you mind sharing your PS brush?
I'd really appreciated it.
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It's not a brush. Just a noisy texture with a layer mask (hue/saturation) and a slight bevel added.
Care to post a short tutorial?
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The quality and appearance of a tube weld is directly related to how tight the gap can be kept. As a bonus, the welding process will also be made much easier. Gapless fitment just got a lot easier with the PipeMaster, which is available for rollbar tubing in sizes from 1/2 inch all the way up to 12 inches (just in case you plan on drag racing your aircraft carrier). Small rods around the circumference conform to the mating shape, and the form is then transferred to the tube by tracing the outline on the pipe. Just cut along your traced outline for a perfect fit. The 1-inch tool sells for $39, and a 2-inch tool for $53.
PipeMaster Tools
New Cool Wheel
Schott Velocity
Lots of companies are coming up with new wheel designs all the time, but it's really hard to come up with a design that withstands the test of time. We took one look at Schott's new Velocity five-spoke, and think they just may have what it takes to hang around. The dry-lake-style motif is updated, and the lugs are hidden via Schott's new Cover-Loc technology, wherein a cover plate fastens by a single center nut, and hides the lugs from view.
Schott Wheels
Hotrods To Hell
GM A-Body Front Suspension
Last month in our suspension round-up, we forgot to mention the suspension wizards at Hotrods To Hell. Named after the cult '66 hot rod film of the same name, Hotrods To Hell can actually help keep you from going to said place with their new front suspension for '64-72 GM A-bodies. The complete Stage 3 kit includes tubular upper and lower front control arms, B-body spindles, Wilwood six-piston Superlight billet calipers, braided stainless brake lines, 13x1.25-inch GT rotors, 12:1 quick-ratio steering box, a tuned shock/spring package, idler arm, and outer tie rods. Cost on the entire package is $3,595.
Hotrods To Hell
Paxton Automotive
Cold Air Intake
Spectre Muscle Car Airbox
Did you know that lowering the temperature of the incoming ambient air by just 10 degrees Fahrenheit will increase your power output between 1.5 and 2 percent? On a 400hp small-block, if you could lower your air temp from 200 to 140 degrees, you'd pick up a minimum of 36 hp. It's no wonder some of our favorite muscle cars employed this technology back in the day. Now an appropriate retro-looking kit is available from Spectre, starting around $200. You'll need to figure out where to put the air inlets, but that's the fun part.
Spectre Performance
"On a 400hp small-block, if you could lower your air temp from 200 to 140 degrees, you'd pick up a minimum of 36 hp."
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Vortech & Paxton Rebates
Buy a complete supercharger kit from Paxton or Vortech in the months of October, November, and December, and get a rebate check for $250. If you're looking to add an easy 100-plus hp to your muscle car or late-model performer, make sure you take advantage of this special one-time Vortech Bonus Bucks or Paxton Payoff while you can.
Vortech Engineering
Budget Breakthrough:
EQ Improved Replacement Heads
Engine Quest has released a series of replacement cast-iron heads for '55-86 small-block Chevrolets. Not big news, except for the fact that these have been seriously reworked for superior flow and power, and priced really low. As a supplier to the rebuild market, Engine Quest casts its heads in huge quantities in Australia, using flow cast technology. The antiquated small-block runners and combustion chambers have been replaced with designs employing state-of-the-art flow modeling to put race technology in a replacement head at a bargain basement price. These heads have a thicker-than-stock deck, 167cc intake port volume, a choice of 67cc or 76cc combustion chambers, and valve sizing of either 1.94/1.50 inch or 2.02/160 inch. All as-cast heads have straight plugs, a three-angle valve job, and come bare.
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text: There were cathedrals falling out of your eyes And your arms were the handlebars I held in an abbreviated dream of crushed petals Strewn across the limpid avenues. I said, "I have poems for you†But my words were lost in the wind. I said, "I love you†And you drifted into sleep. And so I said nothing and rode you in and out of the rooms Where we had stretched the boundaries of the soul Like an endless sheet And I felt you waking up between my legs.© 1999, Noelle Kocot "Bicycle Poem†has been published in Lit, The Village Voice, Isn't It Romantic? --the Verse Press anthology of Love Poems by younger American poets, and it appears in Noelle Kocot's first book, 4, winner of the 1999 Levis Prize, published by Four Way Books.


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|Nora Roth to attend Girls State
|Written by Holyoke Enterprise
Holyoke High School junior Nora Roth has been selected to attend the 2009 Colorado Columbine Girls State session at Western State College in Gunnison, June 14-19.
Colorado Columbine Girls State is a program of the American Legion Auxiliary, Department of Colorado. With a history dating back over 50 years, the program is a hands-on training session in local and state goverment, voting, the legislative process, patriotism and the rights and duties of all citizens of the United States.
Activities at Girls State include campaigning, elections, legislative sessions, an annual flag program, parliamentary procedure instruction, newspaper production, judicial presentation and extraordinary guest speakers.
Nora Roth is the daughter of Martin and Laura Roth.
As a freshman, she served as her class's Student Council representative and was sophomore class treasurer.
An active member of FCCLA, she has received numerous awards, including a first-place gold at the 2009 State Leadership Conference meeting for parliamentary procedure. She also received a gold ranking at Nationals for parliamentary procedure and a second-place gold at State for her Focus on Children project. She has been a ROSE award recipient for three straight years.
In addition, Roth has participated in volleyball, basketball and cheerleading, having lettered in all three sports. She is also a three-year participant in the HS Select Choir and has received high rankings at Solo and Ensemble Recitals. She is a two-year recipient of the Outstanding Stage Presence Award at State Show Choir.
Other activities Roth has participated in during the last three years are the Spring Musical, Safari Club, FBLA and her church youth group.
She has also served as secretary for the Cadenza Club, is a two-year member of the Get REAL Coalition and is on the Principal's Honor Roll.


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Diabetes Self-Management Education: A Right for All
January 2011
The epidemic of diabetes continues to increase at an alarming rate throughout the world. Diabetes is a complex, chronic condition that requires both high quality clinical care and effective self-management. In addition, prevention efforts for type 2 diabetes largely advocate lifestyle changes in order to reach and maintain a healthy weight and level of physical activity. As a result, diabetes self-management education and on-going support are significant contributors to metabolic and psychological outcomes among people with diabetes and those who are at risk of diabetes.
As the world prevalence of diabetes increases, efforts to promote diabetes self-management education are critical to reducing the human and economic burden of diabetes. A collaborative effort among people with diabetes and those at risk of diabetes, governments and health services, health care professionals and the general public, is needed.
Therefore, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) believes diabetes self-management education is a critically important, fundamental and integral component of diabetes prevention and care and should be available and accessible to everyone.
The goal of IDF, through the work of its Consultative Section on Diabetes Education (DECS) is to address these and other issues by developing and implementing strategies that facilitate equitable access to high quality diabetes self-management education and support.
The purpose of diabetes self-management education (DSME) and diabetes self-management support (DSMS) is to prepare those affected by diabetes to:
- Make informed decisions
- Cope with the demands of living daily with a complex chronic disease
- Make changes in their behaviour that support their self-management efforts and improve outcomes.
The ultimate goal is to reduce the burden of diabetes on individuals, families, communities and healthcare systems, and, by supporting good health, prevent or delay the onset of diabetes related long-term complications. (IDF Standards 2009).
Although awareness of the value of education has improved, similar barriers to access to DSME exist in both developed and developing countries. The primary barrier to access to education is shortage of qualified diabetes educators.(IDF Diabetes Atlas 4th ed.) Additional barriers include lack of financial reimbursement or support for education, and inability for people with diabetes to get time away from work to receive education. There are inadequate resources to provide education to people with diabetes and those at risk of diabetes and to train health professional, lay and peer educators. Governments need to invest in education to support primary and secondary prevention and reduce health expenditure in the future.
It is the position of IDF that:
At the Individual Level
- All people with diabetes and those at risk of diabetes, no matter where they live, have the right to learn about diabetes, how it can be prevented, how it can be managed effectively and how to access educational and clinical resources.
- High quality education includes assessing, planning, implementing, using behaviour change strategies and evaluating the outcomes of diabetes self-management education.
- Diabetes self-management education that integrates the clinical, behavioural and psychosocial aspects of diabetes self-management should be available and sustained.
- The public must be made aware of the need to recognise diabetes early and how to prevent diabetes and the serious health consequences of diabetes.
At Health Care Settings and Professional Levels
- All healthcare providers have an education role when caring for people with diabetes and should facilitate access to diabetes self-management education and on-going support.
- Diabetes education is best provided by an integrated interdisciplinary team including, at a minimum, the person with diabetes, a nurse, a dietitian and physician who are skilled in diabetes prevention and management as well as educational, behavioural and psychosocial strategies. Other team members (e.g., family members, pharmacists, behavioural scientists) can be included as needed.
- Effective educational, behavioural and psychosocial strategies should be included in health professional education programs and postgraduate curricula. It should also be included in continuing education programs about diabetes and implemented based on the IDF International Curriculum for Health Professional Education.
At the National Level
- For the prevention and treatment of diabetes to be successful through educational initiatives, governments and local, national and international health associations must promote opportunities to enhance education, provide financial support, and facilitate access to and public awareness of diabetes self-management education.
- Health Ministries need to integrate a comprehensive diabetes self-management education plan into their National Diabetes Programmes, understanding the population-level of risk and public health implications of the diabetes epidemic to their countries.
- Health Ministries at all levels need to recognise the importance of diabetes self-management education being acknowledged, promulgated, funded and delivered according to the IDF International Standards for Diabetes Education.
- Governments need to develop rigorous accreditation systems for diabetes education and training, complemented by regulatory frameworks developed in cooperation with health workers and their professional organizations.
- Health ministries need to strengthen the capacity of primary care to respond to the diabetes epidemic and improve access to diabetes self-management education.
Chodosh J, Morton SC, Mojica W, Maglione M, Suttorp MJ, Hilton L, Rhodes S, Shekelle P: Meta-analysis: chronic disease self-management programs for older adults. Ann Intern Med 143: 427-438, 2005
Duke, S-A. S., Colagiuri, S., Colagiuri, R. Individual patient education for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 1, 2009 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005268
Duncan, I., Birkmeyer, C., Coughlin, S., Qijuan, (E)L., Sherr, D., & Boren, S. Assessing the value of diabetes education. The Diabetes Educator 35, 752-760 , 2009
Hawthorne, K., Robles Y., Cannings-John, R., & Edwards, A. Culturally appropriate health education for type 2 diabetes mellitus in ethnic minority groups. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: Reviews 3, 2008 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006424
International Diabetes Federation. IDF International Curriculum for Diabetes Health Professional Education, 2nd edn. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2008.
International Diabetes Federation. IDF International Standards for Diabetes Education, 3rd edn. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2009.
International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 4th edn. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2009.
Norris SL, Lau J, Smith SJ, et al: Self-management education for adults with type 2 diabetes: A meta-analysis on the effect on glycemic control. Diabetes Care 25:1159¬1171, 2002
Renders CM, Valk GD, Griffin SJ, Wagner EH, et al: Interventions to improve the management of diabetes in primary care, outpatient, and community settings: A systematic review. Diabetes Care 24:1821-1833, 2001
Skovlund SE, Peyrot M, on behalf of the DAWN International Advisory Panel: The Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes, and Needs (DAWN) program: a new approach to improving outcomes of diabetes care. Diabetes Spectrum 18:136-142, 2005


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May 31, 2016
Meridian Police say one person was robbed at gunpoint on Sunday night.
Police say it happened just after 8:00 in the 5600 block of First Street. Investigators say the suspect, a black male driving a red pick up truck, displayed a black pistol. Police say there was no further description available for the suspect or the getaway vehicle.
Investigators say the suspect was last seen heading towards Highway 19 North after leaving the intersection of 56th Avenue and First Street.
If you have any information about this case, you are asked to call Crimestoppers at 601-485-1860.
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The Beckhams Are Back to Take Over London!
The Beckhams are back! After what feels like a million years, the Beckhams have finally decided to return to their roots and reside in the UK once more. We couldn't be more excited about the prospect of celeb spotting the fashionable Mrs. Beckham out and about around London. It's been reported that after years of […]Read more


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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Gov. Beverly Perdue says preliminary estimates of damages caused by Hurricane Irene to residents and businesses should be ready by the end of the week.
Perdue said Monday evening she's seeking a swift federal disaster declaration for seven coastal counties so people there can qualify for individual grants and loans from the federal government.
The governor said following a second day of touring areas damaged by the storm she's particularly concerned about agriculture damage and for citizens who lost everything to flooding. Perdue visited a Pamlico County family whose home had been flooded, their belongings laid out in the yard to dry.
Perdue said officials are keeping an eye on inland flooding on the Tar River and the Northeast Cape Fear River at Burgaw.
The federal government has more than doubled the number of North Carolina counties eligible for federal financial assistance to help state and local governments protect the public and property following Hurricane Irene.
Gov. Beverly Perdue's office said President Obama expanded Sunday to 34 eastern counties his federal disaster declaration for North Carolina.
He had issued a declaration for 16 eastern counties Thursday before the storm arrived. The additional counties are Beaufort, Bertie, Brunswick, Camden, Chowan, Columbus, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Hertford, Lenoir, Martin, New Hanover, Pasquotank, Pender, Washington and Wayne.
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue is asking for a federal disaster declaration for other counties that suffered severe damage.
Perdue is asking for assistance Carteret, Craven, Dare, Hyde, Pamlico and Tyrrell counties.
She says more counties may be added as emergency management teams continue to assess damage across the eastern third of North Carolina.


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Kershaw County, SC (WLTX) - A new arrest has been made in connection with a fatal hit and run that happened early in the morning on March 1st.
Officers have charged 21-year-old Joselyn Bonilla with leaving scene involving death. Now, the pasenger of that vehicle, Fabian Rosalas, 24, has also been arrested.
The accident involved 50 Year old Derk Maricle, he was walking down Blaney Road in Kershaw when he was hit and killed by a passing car. Troopers say the car did not stop, and for weeks, they did not know who was responsible.
Originally officers say they got a Crimestoppers tip that led them to Bonilla and now the passenger, Rosalas.
Troopers say Bonilla was also ticketed for not having a South Carolina driver's license.


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Gene Winfield - The Ultimate Hot RodderWritten by on June 1, 2013
He spent last Thanksgiving weekend working a car show in Houston. Two weeks later, he was in Japan for the giant Mooneyes show in Yokohama. Bakersfield, Santa Maria, Bonneville, Pomona, El Mirage, Australia, England, and Sweden are a few other places where he's turned up lately. Between trips, there's a business to run and project cars to complete for himself and customers. This would be a daunting schedule for anyone, let alone someone who's celebrated his 85th birthday. That's not a misprint; two full decades past what ordinary mortals consider retirement age, Gene Winfield is as active and busy as ever. Although he's achieved worldwide notoriety as a customizer, you may be surprised to learn that "Windy" has been heavily involved in virtually every facet of this hot rodding game—and very successfully. On these pages, we try to hit most of the highlights of his first two decades.
Gene once said, "I like to create things that are different from the ordinary. There is a certain amount of self satisfaction when a customizer is able to come up with a styling innovation that sets a trend." For nearly seven decades, he has been doing just that. He was raised in Modesto, the central California agricultural town 90 miles east of San Francisco, where George Lucas cruised 10th Street and got the inspiration for American Graffiti. Like so many budding enthusiasts, Gene began hot rodding in a Model A coupe. It didn't have a radio, but the dual antennas, complete with foxtails, looked so cool. However, if you wanted to be a real hot rodder (although they weren't yet called that in the early '40s), you had to have a roadster. A '31 Model A would do the trick. Gene learned by doing, dropping in a 21-stud flathead and designing and brazing together his own intake manifold as he found his way around a torch. One of his first customizing projects was filling the roadster's Deuce grille shell. It took three attempts, but he finally got it right.
Following a year's tour of duty in the Navy toward the end of World War II, Gene set up shop in a dirt-floor chicken coop on his parents' property. It was in this 1946 version of Windy's Custom Shop where he built the sleek 1927 T roadster that was not only raced at the dry lakes with his Century Toppers club mates but also displayed at the inaugural National Roadster Show in Oakland in 1950. Shortly thereafter, though, he was back in uniform. Because the wartime stint hadn't been long enough to fulfill his military obligation, Gene was forced to serve a hitch as an Army MP in Japan. He was also put in charge of the battalion hobby shop, an opportunity too good to pass up. Gene wasn't going to let a few thousand miles separate him from hot rodding, so he and a few buddies set up shop and built a chopped and sectioned 1941 Ford coupe to enter in the local version of stock-car races.
After returning Stateside, Gene raced anything and everything. The long tow to El Mirage was no obstacle, and in between came hardtop races, street races, track roadsters, and the beginnings of organized drag racing. In 1951, Gene built a radical Model T coupe "that looked a little strange, so we called it The Thing." The hammered '27 ran equally well on dragstrips and dry lakes.
Meanwhile, his customizing business was outgrowing its backyard shop and the cute name. In 1955, Winfield's Custom Shop opened in downtown Modesto. For the first time, Gene felt like he was really in business, and things took off. National exposure resulted from Gene's involvement in such famous projects as Spence Murray's Rod & Custom Dream Truck. He lists Sacramento-based pioneering customizers Harry Westergard and Dick Bertolucci as his greatest influences. Their example, enhanced by his own fine sense of style, was manifested in creations that exhibited a smooth continuity rather than mere "change for the sake of change." In 1958, a customer came to Winfield's with his 1956 Mercury. LeRoy Kemmerer's instructions were simply that he wanted a radical custom like no other, with design and execution left to Gene. The end result was exactly what the customer ordered, and the Jade Idol put Winfield on Broadway. It was judged one of Car Craft's 10 Best Customs of 1960, and Winfield became a household name among custom-car fans worldwide.
In the early '60s, Detroit took notice of what was happening in our world. The Big Four began building one-off drag and show cars to reach the youth market. In 1963, Winfield joined the Alexander Bros., George Barris, Bill Cushenbery, and Dean Jeffries on the Ford Custom Car Caravan (with Ak Miller onboard as performance adviser). Each member built several cars for the Caravan and traveled to shows nationwide. Budd Anderson of AMT Models represented his company in the Caravan. This relationship led to Gene being hired to head up AMT's Speed and Custom Division in Phoenix. He shuttered the Modesto shop and moved to Arizona, where he also became heavily involved in movie and TV cars. Since Gene returned to California in the late '60s, it's been more—much more—of the same. He's had several shops, the latest in Mojave, not far from where he first raced at El Mirage in the '40s. He's re-created The Thing and also campaigns a 1932 Bonneville roadster with a Robert Yates NASCAR Ford engine that's topped 219 mph on a marginal course.
What kind of changes has Winfield seen in hot rodding? As for the dry lakes and Bonneville, he observes, "It's still strictly amateur, but as guys look for more and more horsepower, it gets more and more expensive. The safety aspect is second to none. Their tech inspections cover every nut and bolt and take hours, but there's still room for all kinds of crazy cars. You build it, and they'll find a class for it." What about customizing? "The tools and materials have improved tremendously, but the big difference is the attention to detail. It's no longer enough to have some bodywork and a nice paintjob. Every area of the car now has to be perfectly finished, top and bottom."
If you know Windy well enough, he'll share his formula for longevity: no cigarettes and lots of sex. Quizzed about slowing down as he approaches his 10th decade, Gene laughs and insists, "I'm just getting started!"
Pics: Courtesy of Gene Winfield, Greg Sharp, and Joe Barnett
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The servicemen chopped and sectioned a '41 Ford coupe, then entered it into Japan's first-ever stock-car race. Gene (No. 99) won by half a lap. Notice the clockwise, righthand turns.After ending his second military stint, Gene built a radically chopped '27 T known as The Thing that was raced at the lakes and early northern California drag meets. Shown at the '51 Bonneville Nationals, the coupe clocked 134.932 mph. In the late '90s, Gene built a clone that turned a nearly identical 135 mph at the lakes with a small flathead.The appearance by Gene and two customer cars on the second Rod & Custom cover (June '53) gave his career quite a boost. Al Serpa's chopped '46 Ford convertible featured an Olds grille and '49 Merc front bumper. The '32 five-window belonged to Lew Thompson.Lest you think of Gene as strictly a customizer and painter, check out his booty from the 1953 Valley Timing Association awards banquet: a plaque for the outgoing VTA president, a trophy for high points that year, another representing a class record, and two more for turning fastest times at meets. Sixty years later, he's racing two cars at the dry lakes and Bonneville.Jim Noteboom's 1964 Riviera anticipated Buick's '65-model styling by placing the taillights in the bumper, and also predated the sail-panel roof designs of GM's '66–'67 intermediates.Winfield started experimenting with fadeaway painting on motorcycle gas tanks and fenders. Dave Rettig's '34 Fordor may have been the first car to be painted in that style. Customers have since flown Winfield literally all over the world to perform blended paintjobs.This is just part of the output of AMT Speed and Custom while Winfield headed the model maker's short-lived, fullsize division. At right is the Corvair-powered Reactor that helped put Gene into the TV-car business with its appearances in Star Trek and Batman. The blue Shark was seen in Man From U.N.C.L.E. The '31 Chevy roadster in the foreground was transformed back and forth by those yellow panels into a Camaro convertible(!) for Dean Martin's Gold Diggers, the dancing group that opened and closed Dino's weekly variety show.


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8 Tips for Storing Christmas Decorations
- Christmas tree – The box your artificial tree came in seems like the most logical storage box, but repacking your tree in that box will seem like an impossible task. You'll have to smash and bend all the branches in order to squeeze the tree back inside it. Also, the cardboard box can deteriorate if subjected to moisture and could also be prone to insect infestation. Instead of using the Christmas tree box, try a Christmas tree bag or a commercially available plastic Christmas tree storage box.
- Christmas lights – Get rid of the tangled mess of light strands you deal with every year. Dispose of any strands of lights that no longer work properly. Then, roll each good strand of lights into a ball and place each ball in a separate plastic bag or empty coffee can. Another option is to wrap each strand of lights around an empty wrapping paper roll or a sturdy piece of cardboard. Then place all of the bags, cans or wrapping paper rolls together in a plastic storage container to prevent moisture damage.
- Decorations that you'll have to reassemble next year – Before taking down decorations that you had to assemble, take pictures of them the way you set them up so you can remember how to do it next year. Then take everything down in the reverse order of the way you set it all up.
- Christmas candles – Wrap each candle in an old sock, tissue paper or a plastic shopping bag to prevent scratching. Be sure to store away from heat sources such as an attic where heat could melt the candles.
- Holiday wreaths – Most department and home stores sell Christmas wreath storage boxes of various sizes. However, boot boxes often work well for small and medium-sized wreaths. Just remember, whatever you use to store your wreaths must be able to maintain the shape of the wreath until next year.
- Christmas ornaments – Many ornaments come in individual boxes that work well for repacking and storage until next year. Try using other small boxes for homemade ornaments or wrap them in tissue paper and store in a larger box. For small ornaments, use an egg carton.
- Holiday linens – Store each Christmas linen in an individual Zip Lock bag if possible, and then put all of them in a plastic storage container together to prevent moisture damage. Or you might consider dedicating the top shelf of your linen closet to holiday linens, towels, blankets, pillows etc. Place a few dryer sheets in between your items to keep them smelling fresh until next year.
- Label the storage boxes – Tape a detailed list of what is inside each box to the outside of the box so you can quickly determine what is inside when it is time to decorate next year. Clearly number the boxes so you know how many you have (for example, Box 2 of 9). Use the number order to identify which boxes should be unpacked first next winter. Box 1 should be prominently labeled and contain all the things you'll need at the beginning of the holiday season like your advent calendar and the holiday greeting cards that you'll be sending to family and friends if you bought them on clearance this year.


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Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Travis Wood spun seven scoreless innings of
two-hit ball and added a pair of hits, an RBI and a run scored to lead the
Chicago Cubs to a 9-1 win over the Colorado Rockies in the opener of a three-
game set Monday at Wrigley Field.
Wood (4-2) walked three while fanning a pair to earn his second consecutive
victory and notch his eighth-straight quality start, becoming just the second
Cubs pitcher to start a season with as many quality starts since Chicago moved
to Wrigley Field in 1916. Lefty Hippo Vaughn is the only other Cubs pitcher to
accomplish the feat, which he did 94 years ago in 1919.
Alfonso Soriano stroked a two-run shot, while David DeJesus, Starlin Castro
and Nate Schierholtz each contributed two hits and two RBI for the Cubs, who
have won three straight games.
Juan Nicasio (3-1) was tagged for five runs on eight hits over six frames to
absorb the loss, Colorado's fifth in its last six games.
Josh Rutledge clubbed a solo shot in the ninth for the Rockies' lone run.
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A social media panel at a bowling alley? Yes, that's how I started my Thursday morning this week, thanks to WCCO Radio (Minneapolis/St, Paul) which was host to a panel on Social Media for Business at Pinstripes in Edina.
Esteemed panelists included several familiar faces and brands including MIMA Board members: Brent Shiely (@brentshiely), Technology Director at General Mills; Ryan Arnholt (@arbenangstrom), Director of Interactive Marketing at OptumHealth; Jill Gutterman (@gigutterman), Director of Interactive Marketing at Rasmussen College; Tim Brunelle (@tbrunelle), CEO of Hello Viking. Bryan C. Del Monte of the Del Monte Agency (a sponsor) was also on the panel.
An informal poll of the audience revealed that just about everyone in the audience of 250 or so was on Facebook and LinkedIn had even better participation. There were far fewer people on Twitter and only a handful had "checked in" on Foursquare.