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NFL All-Pro stars Clay Matthews of the Green Bay Packers and Jamaal Charles of the Kansas City Chiefs took part in a launch event for the new Call of Duty Onslaught DLC map pack on Tuesday. The meeting was the latest installment in a series of celebrity Call of Duty grudge matches that pit stars from the world of sports against each other on the latest downloadable maps. Previous grudge matches have included athletes like Ray Rice, Rob Gronkowski, Brandon Jennings and Evan Longoria.
Matthews and Charles played on the new maps including Bayview and Containment in a best of five series. After it looked like Matthews and his team was going to dominate and walk away with an easy victory, Charles' squad would climb their way back and take the match three games to two.
Prior to the match, Examiner had a chance to talk with both Matthews and Charles about their love for the Call of Duty franchise, their take on the new consoles like Xbox One that recently came out and who they're rooting for in the Super Bowl.
On what they think about the new map packs:
Clay Matthews: I've had a chance to play two of the maps now and looking forward to playing the final two later along with Extinction. I've always been a fan of the Call of Duty franchise and year in and year out they've provided the game for us to play with so it's been fun.
Jamaal Charles: I had a chance to play with the new maps and it's been good so far, we'll see how it goes going up against Clay. I got to play Containment and Bayview and the Fog where you get a chance to be Michael Myers. I think Bayview is my favorite so far because there's this ferry that's going around the corners and you can sit in there and shoot at people. I did get killed eventually in there, but it was fun, man. I like it a lot.
On whether they've been fans of the franchise:
Matthews: Absolutely. Dating back to World at War and switching back and forth (between Modern Warfare and Black Ops), but it's been great to see the improvements every year, me and my teammates look forward to every new release during winter. I'm a big fan of Black Ops 2, I got the diamond guns and everything, but of course we have to switch over to the new game. There's a little bit of a transition period and hopefully this will be my new favorite too.
Charles: I've been a big fan for a while. Every time the new Call of Duty game comes out, we jump on it. This one in particular has stuck with me since it came out and there are many games out there that are just one and done, but I think this game might be one I stick with for a while.
On whether they prefer going playing solo or going online for multi-player:
Matthews: I prefer multi-player and when I go online with people that I know especially my teammates and putting a squad together to go up against other people. When I play by myself online, I find that I lose interest fast, so it's more fun to play with your friends and get those bragging rights and interact with one another is fun.
Charles: I like playing online with my brother because he is a big fan of Call of Duty. When I get a chance to play with him and get on a team, he's always helping me out and setting up traps and telling me where to camp out. Basically, he got my back and I got his. He picks out the maps that we're going to play on and he tells me where to stay and he's going to lead (the other team) to me and feeding them my way.
On teammates that he goes online with:
Matthews: There's a few of us that get together more often and we're texting each other when we're going to be online. We got a pretty good squad and it would be interesting to see if we went up against other teams around the league, but I'll get to go up against Jamaal Charles today.
Charles: I never had a chance to play with my teammates online with Call of Duty. I've had a chance to play other games with them, but not Call of Duty yet.
On playing against well, the "kids" online:
Matthews: Well, may name doesn't insinuate that I'm Clay Matthews and I'm sure I've played against people who I'm actually a fan of) but didn't know who they were online. But it's fun to play with people from all over the world and come together and you're really good or you go up against other people who are really and you drop out from their lobby for being so good. But yeah, my gamertag does not say "Clay Matthews" for sure [laughs].
Charles: Nah, nobody knows. You know what it is when you talk on the microphone and they're talking noise and these kids are getting all into it. It's fun to play and nobody recognizes you and if you do tell them, they don't believe you anyways. Hopefully those that I have told don't go ahead and share my gamertag now.
On the changes from the Xbox 360 to Xbox One:
Charles: I play with Ghosts on Xbox One, but I think the thing about Xbox One that's so different from the 360 is how much more you can do with Xbox One. You can watch cable tv on and you talk to it and tell it what to do. I mean, you can yell at the 360 but it won't know what to do [laughs].
On the hard hit that Chiefs teammate Derrick Johnson laid on Charles during the Pro Bowl:
Charles: Yeah, I wasn't expecting that [laughs], but I'm glad he's on my team in real life. But the thing is, it's just one of those things where you can't really tell another man how fast they should go at you and that was just one of those times where I did not see DJ come at me. It's all for excitement and tv and the people got to see a good game and it wasn't just like last year where people were just going half speed. It was real fun for me, I really enjoyed it.
I think everybody talked about playing a little bit harder, you know? And with the new draft format an being the captain of my team was exciting. And if you weren't going to play hard, that's on you, but the GM of our Deion Sanders was going to call you [laughs]. I thought we were going to win the game but Alex [Smith, ironically Charles' quarterback on the Chiefs] did a great job at coming back in the last 40 seconds and I was like ugh… come on, Alex [laughs].
On their thoughts on the Super Bowl and predictions:
Matthews: You know, I haven't watched the past two Super Bowls. I've been you know, "conveniently busy" during the game doing sponsored events, but if I do have the chance to catch the game, I'll watch a part of it. It'll definitely be interesting to watch the #1 ranked offense going up against the #1 ranked defense. It should be fun to watch with everything Peyton (Manning) has been able to do and all the (Seahawks) defense has been able to do this season. I think if Denver can get some points on that vaunted defense then they definitely have a shot at the Super Bowl.
Charles: I'll definitely be watching the game because I have a best friend that will be playing, Earl Thomas [safety for the Seattle Seahawks]. It's going to be really exciting watching Earl flying around there, I'm real happy for him, but at the same time I'm jealous he made it before me [laughs]. And of course, Denver is in the same division so it's kind of hard to roof for them, you know? They beat us twice this year, but Peyton is hall of famer and will definitely go down as one of the best that ever played and I know he would want to get a second Super Bowl ring. I would like to see Peyton get that too, but if I have to choose, I have to go with my boy Earl, we're from the same hometown.
The new Call of Duty Onslaught DLC map pack – which also comes with the new Maverick gun and the first episode in the new "Extinction" storyline - is available now as a timed exclusive on Xbox 360 and Xbox One for $14.99 with other platforms to follow in the coming weeks.


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About "New Clothes, New Beginnings"
2016 Distribution Dates – July 18 – 22, 2016
Grand Canyon University
3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ 85017
The "New Clothes, New Beginnings" distribution, Presented by BHHS Legacy Foundation, takes place each July. Every year, more than 5,000 children in kindergarten through sixth grade, from 40 school districts and 140 "Title I" schools, participate. Another 5,000 receive backpacks and school supplies as part of our partnership with the BHHS Legacy Foundation Backpack Buddies program. Download our sponsorship package and support our efforts.
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Participating students are selected by their school's parent coordinator, social worker or school nurse using strict criteria to ensure the highest-need children are served. Back to School Clothing Drive does not select the children or serve the public directly. Throughout the week, children are bused to the Arena, which is transformed into a department store for a magical school clothes shopping experience. The best thing about this store, though, is money isn't required. Each student shopper receives approximately $300 of clothes and supplies for free! By week's end, more than $2 million (retail value) in clothes and supplies is distributed.
Upon arrival, the students are matched with a personal shopper who helps them select a brand new wardrobe, including: two pairs of shorts or skorts, two polo shirts, one sweatshirt, one belt, three pairs of socks and underwear, one pair of sneakers, one backpack, one hand-made item sewn by a Stitches-of-Love volunteer, dozens of school supplies, and personal hygiene items.
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Event Details
July 18-22, 2016
Grand Canyon University Arena
3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ 85017
Set up: July 14-17, 2016
Distribution: July 18-22, 2016
Tear down: July 22, 2016
Days 1–4 Truck Unloading and Set Up: Pallets of merchandise are delivered to Grand Canyon University, courtesy of our storage partner, Freeport Logistics, and unloaded for inventory. Then, the arena is transformed into a department store that rivals Target and WalMart–well, almost! Volunteers unpack and arrange merchandise on our shelves creating the following departments:
- Stitches of Love – A true shopping experience! Kids get to choose from beautiful hand-sewn and store-bought items including shirts, dresses, skirts, tops, shorts and pants. There is also an accessory table where boys can choose a handmade key ring or zipper pull and a knit cap and girls select from a dazzling array of purses, bracelets, scrunchies and skinny scarves.
- Shoes – Girls and boys sneakers sizes 1–13 make up one of the most popular departments with volunteers and the kids.
- Shorts/Skorts and Shirts, Socks, and Underwear – All of the components of school uniforms are provided. Each child gets one white shirt and one shirt in the school-required color, a navy blue sweatshirt, navy or Khaki shorts or skorts (depending upon the child's preference), a belt, boxers/briefs or girls hipsters, along with crew cut, ankle, or knee-high white socks.
- Backpacks – Stuffed with pens, pencils, notebooks, paper, crayons, glue, and a variety of hygiene items, backpacks are as popular today as when you were in school.
Day 2– Backpack Stuffing: An incredible day where many volunteers are needed to stuff 16,000 backpacks that are distributed during the event and around the state!
Days 5 through 8 –More than 5,000 students from 140 Title I schools will descend on the Grand Canyon University Arena and begin by registering in the auditorium. After registration, the kids are paired up with a personal shopper, one of several hundred volunteers who escorts the children through the departments and helps fill their bags . After receiving their items, including shoes and backpacks, they are escorted back to the auditorium and onto their bus to head back to their school.
Day 8&9 – Tear down and Inventory: It's a crazy end to an action-packed week, but the children's smiles make every minute worth it! Volunteer one shift, one day, or more. You won't forget the experience.

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Mathematical models that incorporate disease vector transmission parameters will be used to determine the mortality and morbidity during disease epidemics. Specifically, a stochastic Rift Valley fever model will be developed that incorporates humans, livestock, and mosquito species. The model will consider mosquito and cattle population fluctuations based on movement and environmental factors. After establishing and validating the model, mitigation strategies will be evaluated for feasibility.
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NZ Herald, Natalie Slade, File) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUT, Associated Press
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — On his way up, he fooled them all: judges, journalists, investors and companies.
Then the man who renamed himself Kim Dotcom finally did it. With an outsized ego and an eye for get-rich schemes, he parlayed his modest computing skills into an empire, becoming the fabulously wealthy computer maverick he had long claimed to be.
Now his wild ride may be over. Last month he was arrested in New Zealand for allegedly facilitating millions of illegal downloads of songs and movies through Megaupload, his once-popular website, now an important focus of the entertainment industry's war on online piracy.
U.S. prosecutors are seeking the 38-year-old German's extradition in what they say could be one of the largest copyright cases in history. Dotcom, who denies the charges, was freed on bail Wednesday after a month in jail, and authorities have seized, among other things, his twin giant TV sets, massive statue of the "Predator" movie monster and Rolls-Royce (vanity plate: GOD).
His story is one of breathtaking audacity that spans both the globe and the modern computing era. Interviews conducted by The Associated Press and a review of court documents and other records indicate that Dotcom was able to create a legendary past, trade upon it by manipulating the news media and avoid serious consequences when he broke the law.
Dotcom makes for a larger-than-life defendant in almost every respect: U.S. court papers describe him as about 1.95 meters (6 feet, 5 inches) tall and weighing 146 kilograms (322 pounds). At various times, he has depicted himself online as a playboy surrounded by beautiful women, fast cars and guns; a terrorist hunter and a technology martyr ready to commit suicide.
Now he is confined to his home, has refused through his lawyers to grant interviews, and is forbidden to log on to the Internet.
Born Kim Schmitz in the German coastal town of Kiel, Dotcom grew up with an alcoholic father. As a teen, he created a mystique for himself that led the Sunday Telegraph of London to call him a "superhacker."
German hackers interviewed by the AP, however, say he did little of what he claimed.
"He was trying to make half a buck on every occasion offered him," said Dirk Engling, spokesman for the Chaos Computer Club, which eventually banned Schmitz from attending any of their events. "Not having some real skills of his own, he was always using other people's inventions to attack systems and then claim he did it."
Engling said Schmitz ended up putting club members in legal jeopardy through his recklessness, but some wanted to work with him anyway because he radiated the social ease they lacked.
One of his first schemes, according to Engling, was selling pirated software from an online mailbox.
In 1998, a Munich court convicted Schmitz and an accomplice of computer fraud and of buying and selling stolen phone cards. They got off with a fine and probation for what the judge called "youthful foolishness." Schmitz came to court wearing a black suit and sunglasses, saying he loved "feeling like a spy."
Three years after his first conviction, he had resurfaced as a high-flying venture capitalist. He told reporters his company was worth $200 million and that he was rescuing the struggling online startup company "LetsBuyIt" with an initial cash injection of up to four million euros ($5 million) and a promise of another 50 million euros ($65 million).
Reporters published his bogus story, sending the stock skyrocketing. On the first day, LetsBuyIt leaped from 19 cents to 27 cents a share. The next day, it was up to 77 cents.
He appeared in an online video depicting himself living it up on a superyacht in Monaco, with beautiful women draped on his arms: "Kim Schmitz is a PR man's nightmare and a journalist's dream," wrote the Telegraph.
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A Bill is moving through the legislature of the state of Wisconsin which would allow medical providers to apologize and otherwise offer condolences to patients and families without fear of having that apology used in a malpractice suit. Similar laws are in place in many states. The Bill which is supported by many in the medical profession is one way of adding compassion back into the practice of medicine. It makes it easier for medical providers to comfort patients and show a human side, which many claim reduces the number of malpractice suits.
The Bill is short and applies to all medial providers recognized under state law. The opponents of the law feel that the law would eliminate an important piece of evidence against a medical provider in a malpractice case. The law would only eliminate any apology made by medical providers from the evidence introduced in the case. This law would not block using the much more important medical records, testimony, forensic evidence or any other verifiable evidence to be used in a malpractice case.
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East Rutherford, N.J. - The thought that crossed my mind as the New York Giants nearly short-circuited the MetLife Stadium scoreboard Sunday was Sean Payton would have never allowed this.
No way Payton sits back and accepts a beating like this. No way he allows the program he built and the loyal fans it represents to suffer such an embarrassment. Not after getting punked at home by the 49ers, then getting flogged on the road by the Falcons.
No, the Saints' exiled head coach would have gnawed through his Juicy Fruit and spit it into someone's face before letting his team transform into the weekly punching bag it has become this season. At some point, he'd have gotten mad as hell and not taken it anymore.
But unfortunately for the Saints, Payton isn't around. And as hard as assistant head coach Joe Vitt and his staff try, there's nothing they can do to replace the fire and brimstone intensity he delivered on game days.
"When you're losing the way that were losing, you're a fragile football team," Vitt said after the Giants' 52-27 rout. "We've got a lot of guys who are used to winning and doing things the right way around here. But, unfortunately, we don't have enough of them. All of a sudden something goes bad and it's, 'Oh, here we go again,' instead of just setting your jaw and drawing a line in the sand and having some mental toughness to get it done."
How bad was it?
It was the second-worst beating for the Saints in the Drew Brees era. The 52 points matched the most allowed by the Saints in the same span. The last time a Saints team allowed more points was Week 5 of 2005. It'd been more than a quarter-century since the Giants last scored so many points.
"I'm disappointed, embarrassed, humbled; all of those things describe my emotions right now," cornerback Jabari Greer said.
The Saints have stuck together admirably through this Twilight Zone season. They haven't pointed fingers, played the blame game or tossed Gatorade buckets. But maybe that's not a good thing right now. This team could use a Rickey Jackson or a Joe Horn to get in somebody's face and challenge their manhood. They need someone to stand up and get crunk when things are going bad, not just when they're going good.
But it's too late for that now.
The season, for all intents and purposes, is over. At 5-8, the Saints are out of it. Sure, they still have a mathematical chance to earn the final wild-card spot but we all know that's not going to happen. This team is done. It's time to end the playoff talk and start considering NFL draft position.
The midseason surge to reach .500 was nothing more than tease. The past three weeks have proven the club isn't playoff worthy.
In three consecutive games against NFC divisional leaders, the Saints have been outscored 106-61 and lost by double digits each time. They're hemorrhaging turnovers at an unprecedented rate and committing gridiron sins the likes of which we haven't seen since Aaron Brooks and Victor Riley wore the Black and Gold.
The Saints committed 12 turnovers in their first 10 games. In the past three they've committed 11.
"That's not us," quarterback Drew Brees said. "We know better."
But with each passing week, it's becoming apparent this truly is the Saints. The smart, disciplined, high-scoring outfit from previous years is history. In its place, is an undisciplined, fundamentally-challenged group that finds new ways to lose each Sunday. One week it's a flurry of interceptions. The next it's woeful kickoff coverage.
After valiantly fighting back to .500, the Saints are now in a three-game free fall. For whatever reason, the loss to the 49ers seemed to sap the life out of the Saints.
It's not getting better. It's getting worse. That was evident against the Giants.
The loss extended the Saints' losing streak to three games, their second such skid of the season. Know how many times that happened under Payton? Once in six years
"That was an embarrassment what took place on the football field today," Vitt said. "...This was a pounding."
Afterward, Brees and defensive end Will Smith and some of the other Saints leaders insisted they wouldn't allow the team to play out the string. They said there remains something to play for down the stretch.
But truthfully all that's left now is pride. The Saints need to win at least two of their final three games to avoid their worst record of the Brees era. We'll see what kind of fight the Saints have in them in these final three weeks.
Win or lose, I can guarantee one thing: Payton will be watching every snap intently from afar to see who is punching back and who is punching the clock. And rest assured, he'll be taking names.


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- New to online learning? Choose Planning Your Online Course to learn more about online learning and access an Instructor Toolkit to help you in your planning process. You might also want to sign up for our online course: Faculty Orientation to Online Learning.
- Experienced online faculty? Use the Quick Reference Guides Alphabetic for fast access to all the support documents or the Learning by Purpose which organizes topics logically by function.
- Interested in improving your online courses? Quality Matters provides an excellent set of standards for improving the quality of online courses. It can serve as a "checklist" for new course development or course revision. See our Quality Matters page for more information.
The Role of the Instructional Designer
Because online learning requires a different type of planning and involves the use of technology, many faculty members work with an instructional designer to help them develop online courses. UNC Online offers instructional design services to any faculty member who would like assistance in designing and developing online courses. Instructional designers do not "write" your course for you. Instead they work with you to define the goals and objectives of the course and plan the best way to achieve these objectives in an online environment. To schedule an appointment with an Instructional Designer, pleases send an email to: email@example.com
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The Presto PopLite Hot Air Corn Popper works incredibly fast without oil to make fluffy popcorn. Professional testers and individual owners love that it makes up to 15 cups of popcorn in about two minutes. Few kernels remain unpopped, but those that do are piping hot and tend to shoot out in wayward directions. The unit is sturdy and easy to use, but its lack of an on/off switch perturbs several users. However, cleanup is a breeze.
Pops corn lightning fast. The Presto PopLite can produce up to 15 cups of popcorn in less than three minutes. Fans say that even generic popcorn turns flavorful, while critics deride the air-popped snack as stale-tasting. This machine works so fast that you'll need to use soft, room-temperature butter in the melter because refrigerated butter doesn't melt in time. While the machine pops nearly all kernels and never burns them, some piping hot ones often fly out in unsuspecting directions at start-up and at the end of the popping cycle. Be forewarned: Half-popped kernels in the popping chamber will be very hot too, so don't reach in after them.
Low maintenance. Cleanup is as easy as wiping the base with a damp cloth. The butter melter handily doubles as the measuring cup, which holds a half cup of kernels. While one Walmart.com reviewer finds the popper ear-piercingly loud, most users overlook this annoyance due to the brevity of operation. The PopLite is forceful and has a tendency to shoot some popcorn beyond the bowl. Owners use an extra-large bowl with a tall rim or simply prop their bowl up very close to the chute to catch the more forceful fliers. The butter melter also needs to be in place or else there will be popcorn all over the kitchen.
Make sure the cover cools. Several owners gripe that their machines' covers warp over time. However, according to the manual, the cover is made of a material designed to absorb intense heat without melting. To keep its shape, it needs to cool on the unit after popping. Another gripe of many owners is the lack of an on/off switch, especially for those who like to make popcorn daily. The popper is capable of making consecutive batches of popcorn, but it will turn itself off to prevent overheating. An added bonus: The popper can roast coffee beans, too.
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1. Every Day with Rachael Ray
The author reviews five different types of popcorn poppers, highlighting the pros and cons of each. She commends the Presto PopLite popper for its large capacity, speed and easy cleanup. However, she warns that hot unpopped kernels often fly out of the chute.
Review: Popcorn Poppers, Vivian Jao, October 2010
2. Slate.com
Though this source is a bit old, it remains a relevant source of testing results. The author tested six popcorn poppers, evaluating each on popability, usability and taste. The Presto PopLite popper got the highest score, 24 out of 30 points, for its tasty popcorn, described as airy and crunchy. It lost points for its useless butter warmer and lack of an on/off switch.
Review: Pop Off: What's the Best Popcorn Popper?, Torie Bosch, March 27, 2008
3. Amazon.com
The Presto PopLite Hot Air Popper is Amazon's number one best-selling popcorn maker, with approximately 64 percent of the 1,875-plus owners giving it a perfect score. Amazon owners love their simple popper, though many wish it came with an on/off button. However, the popper's tendency to overshoot small bowls frustrates some unsuspecting owners.
Review: Presto 04820 PopLite Hot Air Popper, White, Contributors to Amazon.com, As of August 2013
4. Viewpoints.com
Viewpoints owners say the PopLite popper allows them to use non-GMO corn kernels and control the amount of oil and salt they add to their snack. They find the popper efficient, easy to clean, inexpensive and durable.
Review: Presto PopLite Hot Air Corn Popper 04820 Reviews, Contributors to Viewpoints.com, As of August 2013
5. Walmart.com
More than 750 owners give the PopLite popper an average 4.6 out of 5 stars. However, one disappointed owner writes that while the popcorn comes out tasty, she was frustrated by the kernels shooting out all over her kitchen. Another reviewer found the unit ear-piercingly loud.
Review: Presto PopLite Hot Air Popcorn Popper, 04820, Contributors to Walmart.com, As of August 2013
6. Macys.com
The PopLite popper (also known as the Orville Redenbacher's Hot Air Popper) has a score of 4.7 out of 5 stars from 20 owners. Most reviewers appreciate its efficiency and its healthy hot air popcorn-making method. One owner complained about the lack of an on/off button, and another griped about the way the popcorn shoots out of the chamber.
Review: Presto 4821 Popcorn Maker, Orville Redenbacher's Hot Air Popper, Contributors to Macys.com, As of August 2013
7. BedBathAndBeyond.com
Nearly 30 users rate the Orville Redenbacher's Hot Air Popper a 4.6 out of 5 stars overall, with many praising the machine for how well it pops corn. One owner says to make sure you keep the butter melter in place, even if not melting butter, in order to keep the popped kernels from shooting around the room.
Review: Orville Redenbacher's Gourmet Hot Air Popper by Presto, Contributors to BedBathandBeyond.com, As of August 2013
8. Target.com
Target owners love how simple the Orville Redenbacher popper is to use and clean and that it pops practically every kernel. One owner advises putting your bowl close to the shoot so that you don't get hit by any very hot unpopped kernels as the popper starts heating up.
Review: Orville Redenbacher Hot Air Popper, Contributors to Target.com, As of August 2013
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Business guests are within 15 minutes drive of Nelson Industrial Estate, Apex Business Village, Quorum Business Park and Cobalt Business Park. The hotel's 11 meeting rooms hold up to 400 people. There's free WiFi throughout the hotel.
Enjoy Newcastle's nightlife, watch the football at St. James' Park or catch the races at Newcastle Racecourse, all an easy distance from the hotel. Alnwick Castle, where the first two "Harry Potter" movies were filmed is 30 minutes away by car.
Enjoy a walk in the sprawling grounds, clock a few laps in the leisure club's indoor pool or wind down in the sauna, steam room and spa bath. Linger with a coffee or snack in the comfortable Mercury Bar, or sip a cool beer on the patio. The Blagdon Brasserie serves an English and continental buffet breakfast and bistro meals. In this family-friendly Newcastle hotel, kids stay and eat free.
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text: Best Western Plus Frontier Motel Hotel rating Quick Specs Commissions 10.0%Rates $119-$139Year Built 1948Year Renovated 2007 View Large Interactive Map Address 1008 S Main StLone Pine, CA 93545-3010 Web http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/US/CA/Lone-Pine-hotels/BEST-WESTERN-PLUS-Frontier-Motel/Hotel-Overview.do?propertyCode=05052 Phone + 1 760-876-5571 Fax + 1 760-876-5357 Toll-free 800-231-4071 Email email@example.com OverviewMeeting SpecsPhotos & videos Description Low-rise Motor Inn, modern accommodations, continental breakfast; located on Highway 395, half mile south of town.Year Built: 1948Year Renovated: 2007Check in Time: 2:30 PMCheck out Time: 11:30 AMNumber of Floors: 1Total Number of Rooms: 73Rates: $119-$139Commissions: Room Only 10.0%Chain: Best Western InternationalChain Website: http://www.bestwestern.com GDS Hotel Reservation CodesAmadeus GDS: BW FAT052Galileo/Apollo GDS: BW 12061Sabre GDS: BW 005659WorldSpan GDS: BW 05052 Best Western Plus Frontier Motel Location & Neighborhood210 miles from Los Angeles. .5 mi south of Lone Pine, on Hwy 395. Highway, Mountain, Tourist. Best Western Plus Frontier Motel Rates & PoliciesBest Western Plus Frontier Motel rates are Daily in USDStandard: $119-$139 Credit Cards Are AcceptedReservations must be guaranteed with a credit cardMeals: Full Breakfast IncludedCancellation Policy: By 4 pm on the day of arrivalHotel Discounts offered: Group discountCorporate discountGovernment/ Military discountAARP discountTravel Agents 10.0% Nearby AirportsKern County (66.25 miles south)Fresno Yosemite Intl (93 miles west)Meadows Field (97 miles southwest)More Airports » Best Western Plus Frontier Motel Room AmentitiesBest Western Plus Frontier Motel amenities are in All rooms unless noted otherwiseAir Conditioning (some)Balcony/Terrace (some)CoffeemakerDaily Maid ServiceIron/Ironing Board (some)Rooms for Non-smokersTelephoneRefrigeratorCable/Satellite TelevisionTelevisionWhirlpool (some)Internet Access (High Speed & Wireless) Guest ServicesATM/BankComplimentary CoffeeLaundry RoomLaundry/Dry Cleaning ServiceFree Onsite ParkingWheelchair Access to Common/Public AreasCommon Area Internet Access (High Speed & Wireless) Security ServicesElectronic Key/LockParking Area Well LitSmoke Alarm in Rooms Pet ServicesPets AllowedAdditional Fee for Pets Nearby SightseeingDeath Valley National Park (80 miles east)Yosemite National Park (120 miles northeast)DiningMcdonald On-Site RecreationHealth ClubHealth Spa/MassagePool (Outdoor Pool)Nearby RecreationBicyclingBoating/SailingFishingGolf CourseHorseback RidingJogging TrailsSnow SkiingTennis (Outdoor Tennis)Water Skiing Best Western Plus Frontier Motel Meeting Rooms & Events1 Meeting Rooms holding 40 people.John WayneFlooring: carpetCapacity: Theater- 40, Classroom- 18 Best Western Plus Frontier Motel Business ServicesBusiness CenterCopierFaxMeeting Room Internet Access (Wireless) Best Western Plus Frontier Motel Images, Videos, & Virtual Tours Nearby Lone Pine Hotels More Nearby Hotels Comfort Inn Lone Pine Hoteliers! Is your listing up to date? With over 130,000 hotels in our database, no other source compares to our depth of information. Click here to review and be sure the travel professional knows your hotel's latest details.


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Double Crown an AvroGO for This Weekend
AvroKO's new restaurant will soft-open with homemade ginger beer.
It's still under construction, but Double Crown, the restaurant that went by the working name Superior till AvroKO landed the old Mannahatta space for it, will soft-open for a friends-and-family preview this Saturday. Says the invite, "We've been working hard on building our new restaurant on the Bowery, concocting our very own ginger beer, and even sewing aprons for our lovely waitstaff!" Make sure to compliment your server.


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A few days ago I announced that I was going to give away a free ticket for the first Professional Ruby Conference, organized by Obie Fernandez and Addison-Wesley, to one of my readers.
Each person who took the survey, received a discount code for the conference valued at $200. More excitingly, every eligible participant in the survey was added to a draw for a free ticket. Many replies came in, but of them only 30 were eligible to participate, as they answered "yes" to the question "will you be able to attend the conference if you win?".
You might think that I used some sort of script to come up with the random winner, perhaps using the Roo gem (for Google Spreadsheet). But I didn't. I used a Rhombic Triacontahedron, or in layman's terms, a 30-sided dice. Without further ado, I'm here to announce the winner.
The lucky winner is: Nick Quaranto, from the US.
Congratulations Nick! I'll get in contact with the conference organizers this morning and provide them with your info, so that you can claim your conference pass. Should you not be able to attend the conference and therefore claim this prize, please get in touch with me immediately so that a second draw can be made.
I must really thank everyone who provided feedback. It's incredible what you can learn from a survey like this and I'll be sure to incorporate many of your suggestions into this blog. In fact, you can still take the survey and provide me with further feedback (as well as take advantage of the $200 discount code). The only difference, of course, is that there won't be a further draw for another free ticket.
Disappointed that you weren't the winner? Let me bring a different type of contest with plenty of prizes to your attention (this one is organized by IBM). It's the XML Challenge, which includes 5 programming related contests/challenges, with prizes like 17″ laptops, Nintendo Wiis, MP3 players and so on. Aside from the chance to score some neat goodies, you also get to show IBM and the world your coding and XML-fu.
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The flight of STS-95 provoked more publicity for NASA than any other flight in years, due to the presence of ex-astronaut Senator John Glenn on the crew, which also included the first Spanish astronaut, Pedro Duque. The US Navy PANSAT student satellite was deployed on Oct 30 into a 550 km x 561 x 28.5 degree orbit. The Spartan 201 satellite was deployed from Discovery on November 1 and retrieved on November 3. Spartan 201 was on its fifth mission to observe the solar corona. The data on this mission would be used to recalibrate the SOHO satellite which recently resumed observation of the Sun following loss of control. Discovery landed at 17:03:31 GMT November 7 on Runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center.
NASA Official Mission Summary:
(John Glenn's Flight)
Pad B
92nd Shuttle mission
25th flight OV-103
45th KSC landing
1st U.S. President to attend
a Shuttle launch
1st flight Space Shuttle Main
Engine-Block II
Curtis L. Brown, Commander (5th Shuttle flight)
Steven W. Lindsey, Pilot (2nd)
Scott E. Parazynski, Mission Specialist (3rd)
Stephen K. Robinson, Mission Specialist (2nd)
Pedro Duque, Mission Specialist (1st) (European Space Agency)
Chiaki Mukai, Payload Specialist (2nd) (National Space and Development Agency of Japan)
John H. Glenn Jr., Payload Specialist (1st Shuttle, 2nd spaceflight)
Orbiter Preps (move to):
OPF - June 15, 1998
VAB - Sept. 14, 1998
Pad - Sept. 21, 1998
October 29, 1998, 2:19:34 p.m. EST. At 12:30 p.m., the hatch was closed with crew inside the Space Shuttle Discovery, just as President Bill Clinton's Air Force One plane touched down at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station skid strip. The countdown proceeded to T-9 minutes, but was held an additional 8.5 minutes while the launch team discussed the status of a master alarm heard during cabin leak checks after hatch closure. Once the count picked up and the Orbiter Access Arm was retracted, the Range Safety Officer (RSO) requested a hold at T-5 minutes due to aircraft in the restricted air space around KSC. Once the aircraft cleared the area, the RSO gave the all-clear signal and the countdown proceeded. Following main engine start, and prior to booster ignition, the drag chute compartment door fell off but posed no problem for the mission. Managers decided not to deploy the chute upon landing.
November 7, 1998, 12:04 p.m. EST, Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, Fla. No drag chute deployed. Just after landing, Astronaut John Glenn said, "One G and I feel fine." Rollout distance: 9,508 feet. Rollout time: 59 seconds. Mission duration: eight days, 21 hours, 44 minutes. Landed on orbit 135. Logged 3.6 million statute miles. Discovery landed on first opportunity at KSC, marking the 16th consecutive landing at KSC and 23rd in the last 24 Shuttle missions. This was Discovery's 13th landing at KSC and the 45th KSC landing in the history of the Shuttle program.
Mission Highlights:
The primary objectives of STS-95 included conducting a variety of science experiments in the pressurized SPACEHAB module, the deployment and retrieval of the Spartan free-flyer payload, and operations with the Hubble Space Telescope Orbiting Systems Test (HOST) and the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker payloads being carried in the payload bay. The scientific research mission also returned space pioneer John Glenn to orbit - 36 years, eight months and nine days after he became the first American to orbit the Earth.
A slate of more than 80 experiments filled the nearly nine days in space. In addition to a variety of medical and material research, the crew released the Petite Amateur Naval Satellite, or PANSAT, to test innovative technologies to capture and transmit radio signals that normally would be lost because the original signals were too weak or contained too much interference. The crew also released the Spartan free-flying satellite to study the sun and the solar wind in a research effort to help scientists better understand a phenomenon that sometimes can cause widespread disruptions of communications and power supplies on Earth.
Medical research during the mission included a battery of tests on Payload Specialist Glenn and Mission Specialist Pedro Duque to further research how the absence of gravity affects balance and perception, immune system response, bone and muscle density, metabolism and blood flow, and sleep.
The Hubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test provided an on-orbit test bed for hardware that will be used during the third Hubble servicing mission.
Mission Objectives - The primary mission objectives are to successfully perform the planned operations of the four primary payloads: SPACEHAB, HOST, IEH-03, and SPARTAN-201.
Launch Site: Pad 39-B Kennedy Space Center
Launch Window: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Altitude: 300 nautical miles
Inclination: 28.45 degrees
Duration: 8 Days 21 Hrs. 50 Min.
Shuttle Liftoff Weight: 4,521,918 lbs.
Software Version: OI-26B
Super Light Weight Tank
Abort Landing Sites:
RTLS: Shuttle Landing Facility, KSC
TAL: Banjul, The Gambia; Ben Guerir, Morocco; Moron, Spain
AOA: Edwards Air Force Base, California
Space Shuttle Main Engines
Cargo Bay:
HST Orbital Systems Test Platform (HOST)
International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker (IEH-3)
Cryogenic Thermal Storage Unit (CRYOTSU)
Space Experiment Module (SEM) - 4
Getaway Special (GAS) Program
Biological Research in Canisters (BRIC)
Electronic Nose (E-NOSE)
AKA: Discovery.
First Launch: 1998.10.29.
Last Launch: 1998.11.07.
Duration: 8.91 days.


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Soon to be 27-year-old Chicagoan Shiquita Banks is giving online clothing stores a run for their money.
Shiquita owns and operates Shop Bazaar, an online boutique created with the trendy, feminine fashionista in mind. This budget-friendly store offerers tops, dresses, accessories and more at a $25 - $40 price point.
Shiquita grew up a tomboy with a mother whose sense of style always intrigued her. As the years progressed, she came into her own, and developed a flair for fashion - all thanks to her mom's passion for fashion. "My mother was very over the top in personality and fashion...people noticed her," Shiquita said.
With her mother's style influence in mind she developed a drive to work in fashion and build her own successful business.
Today, Shiquita manages Shop Bazaar. Her goal is to one day have proceeds from the shop donated to Breast Cancer Awareness organization in honor of her mother. She thinks she'd be proud.
"Opening an online store was something I wanted to do for a while before I actually did it. In fact, I put it on hold when my mom's health began to get worse and after she passed I felt it was something I needed to get back to. I want to be able to be a successful business woman for myself and then part of me wants to give my mother something else to be proud of."
Shiquita proves that even the most challenging of times can truly push you to pursue your dreams.
To shop, visit http://shopbazaar.storenvy.com.
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When the original Samsung Galaxy Camera was released, it was very different to anything else on the market. It boasted 3G/4G connectivity and ran Android, at a time when most cameras lacked Wi-Fi. So, while at CES 2014, we were keen to get out hands on its successor, the Galaxy Camera 2, and see how the latest smart compact compares.Read More
The recently announced Samsung Galaxy NX is the world's first interchangeable lens mirrorless camera to run on Android. Unlike previous Android-powered shooters, the NX boasts some serious photographic credentials, including a 20.3-megapixel APS-C format sensor and a hybrid autofocus system. It also features 3G/4G LTE and Wi-Fi technology for instant sharing.Read More
The Samsung Galaxy Camera is an intriguing proposition, in that it offers all the capabilities of a high-end smartphone (except the key one of being able to make calls … more on that later) with a capable point-and-shoot camera. It's a new genre of product, a point-and-share smart-camera if you will. But just how smart is it? I spent a bit of quality time with one to find out.Read More
"The camera is reborn." That's how Samsung's President of IT and Mobile Communications Division JK Shin describes the company's new smartphone/camera hybrid announced today at IFA in Berlin. Basically a compact camera with a smartphone-type touchscreen on the back, the Android-powered GALAXY Camera is designed to deliver superior photo-taking capabilities without missing out on the instant sharing and web browsing options afforded by wireless network connectivity.Read More
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Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Drab-breasted Pygmy-tyrant (Hemitriccus diops) - HBW 9, p. 321
French: Todirostre à poitrine ombrée
German: Weißstern-Todityrann
Spanish: Titirijí Pechigrís
Other common names: Drab-breasted Bamboo-tyrant
Taxonomy: Muscicapa diops Temminck, 1822, Ipanema, São Paulo, Brazil.
Formerly included H. obsoletus and H. flammulatus as races. Monotypic.
Distribution: CE & SE Brazil (Bahia S to São Paulo, Paraná and N Rio Grande do Sul), E Paraguay and NE Argentina (Misiones).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
Videos1 video
Different views of a bird moving in the vegetation Locality Boa Nova, Bahia State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 January 2005 8 years ago 26 sec 4.1
Photos3 photos
Bird perched on branch
Locality Itatiaia National Park, Brazil
Dubi Shapiro 11 November 2013 1 year ago 5
A bird on a branch.
Locality Vale das Taquaras, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 13 July 2009 6 years ago 3
Seating in the fern branch.
Locality Brazil
Douglas Bete 27 February 2011 5 years ago 2
Sounds1 recording
Calls. Locality Caraça National Park, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 2 June 2004 6 years ago 3


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Discussion Forums: Congenital Heart Defects
Aortic Valve Stenosis
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Aortic Valve Stenosis
Posted Feb 4, 2010 3:39pm by Unstoppable`
My three year old daughter was born with a severe co-archtation of the aortic valve and a bicuspid valve. She had open heart surgery to fix the aortic arch at 5 days of age. Her bicuspid valve has always had mild steno-sis but this every the gradient got worse so we decided to Balloon the area. When they went in they found the left ventricle end diastolic pressure was 26, which is hihg. They were unable to balloon the valve a lot because of this. They felt it was viral since she showed no symptoms. We are now going back to have another CATH in April. Has anyone else had this birth defect? They tell me it is pretty common and yet I do not met a single person who has had this. Please let me know. ALone and scared is how I feel!
|JanoahsHEART` 11 posts
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Posted Feb 4, 2010 11:30pm by JanoahsHEART`
I must first start by saying that I completely understand how you feel and I sympathize with you whole heartedly. My son was born with 3 heart defects. An ASD, VSD and a COARCTATION OF THE AORTA as well. The ASD and VSD were diagnosed in Utero, however, the Coarc came as a surprise when he was born. He had surgery at 1 week of age to repair the Coarc of the Aorta. I wish that I could tell you that the surgery was a complete sucess, however, the area of the aorta that was cut was so long, that the valves in his heart began to press up against his airway. We took him home when he was 2 weeks old and noticed he was having problems breathing. The problems breathing would happen more when he cried or drank his milk. At first the hospital in CT thought that he might be having reflux, so they sent him home with reflux medicine. After he was sent home, we visited the hospital atleast 3 more times because of breathing issues, until someone finally smartened up and performed a bronchoscopy to check his airway. They found compression of his trachea and when they performed a c-scan, this is when they noticed the vessels in his heart were pressing up against his airway. He was immediately sent back to Boston Childrens, to repair the problem. Boston performed whats called an Aorta Pixie, this is where they take the vessels that were pressed up agains his airway and tied them to his sternum. The surgery went well and then we took him home. For about two months, he seemed to be doing fantastic, but, the unexpected happened and he started having issues breathing again. The cause of this was that the sutchers used to tie the vessels to him sternum, came undone. We took him back to boston where they performed another Aorta Pixie and tied the sutchers a bit tighter than before. This was a success and today, we are enjoying our son, who is now 1 years old and doing FABULOUS. I'm assuming your daughter is at Boston Childrens Hospital and if she is, I can almost promise you that you are in the BEST place in the world. They have an amazing Cardiac unit and their nurses and doctors are unbelievable. Prayer and support from family and friends helped me through this all. Staying positive is important because your daughter can feel your energy everytime you're near her. Therefore, the more positive you remain, the faster she will heal and pull through. She has such a strong connection with you that what you feel, she feels as well. I know what you're going through, its never easy seeing your baby go through something like this. However, remember that she is GODS MIRACLE and HE gave her to you because HE trust that you will take good care of her. He gives these special babies to Special Parents and as weird as it might sound, YOU ARE BLESSED TO HAVE HER. God does not make mistakes and even though its hard to deal with because as we have both said "WHY ME" "WHY MY BABY", God knows exactly why. She will be a testament to someone else, as my son Janoah, is a testament to you and your situation. Take sometime for you when she's in the recovery room. Take a walk, get some rest and talk to your neighbor who might be going through a similar situation. I wish you all the best and I know in my heart that everything will be OK. I hope this helps and gives you a sense of peace.
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Posted Feb 8, 2010 6:04am by Unstoppable`
Thank you for your sharing your personal story with me and for your beautiful words of encouragement and love! We actually live in Miami and travel to Boston for all of Isabella's treatments. When they performed her co-archtation in Miami, they crewed up and stitch through 2 arteries to the brain, kinked another on, and stitch through the left subclavin artery. They found out at 4 months when we took her for a CATH and did not tell us. It was our personal cardiologist who told us the truth. This caused her to seize and to go blind in her right eye. Thankfully our cardiologist took our case to Boston and last January they were able to reconnect the three arteries and open the fourth. We absolutely love them there and all the support they have given us. The traveling is not easy especially since i have a 7 year old with Autism to, but we make the best out of it. Plus she is worth it! Our children are definitely a gift from G-d! I think we are able to enjoy moments most parents would take for granted and that in itself is a gift. It is just hard to figure out why this beautiful child has to go through this. I wish I could only take her place! G-d bless you and your family!
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Posted Feb 8, 2010 11:20pm by JanoahsHEART`
We are fortunate to live in the east coast, so our travels to
Boston are about 2 hours away. But you're right, if I were in
another country, I would do whatever it takes to make it to Boston.
You're right when you say, these children are our gifts from God
and we are so blessed to have them in our lives. Its tough to see
them go through what they have been through, but, I've learned that
their strengths are undescribable and GOD
has a way of taking care of his babies. We were in Boston in
January of last year, I wonder, if we might have walked right by
each other and did not know it.
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Posted Feb 18, 2010 10:33pm by Unstoppable`
Thank you so much for your warm words. When were you in Boston? We were there Jan 7 through the 17. How is your son doing now? We just found out we have to go back sooner then June. We will be there March 31. Her MRI of the heart and brain and her cath with balloon will be April 2. The worst part is not knowing what is going on until we get there.
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I'm 28wks pregnant and when I went in for my ultrasound at 25wks they saw that something wasn't right with my son's heart. After a follow up appointment at Children's Mercy in Kansas City, MO, the declared him with Aortic Valve Stenosis. I'm scared to death about this because they tell me that when he's a week old he will have open heart surgery. This will be the first of three… or so they think. I'm having a hard time coping with this because this is my first child and it took me forever to get pregnant. I think what would ease me up a bit is if I heard some success stories about this procedure. They said there's a 5-10% chance that his valve will grow large enough for the balloon but for now, it's too small and more than likely he'll have open heart surgery. So if any of you mamma's been through what I'm going through and came out as a success… PLEASE share your story. I'm a nervous wreck and need some help. Thank you all.
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A 2013 graduate of Medina High School is suing the school district and three staff members charging he unfairly was dropped by the basketball team after using Internet social media to complain about a lack of playing time.
Chase Johanson, 19, of Medina, originally filed the lawsuit July 23 in Medina County Common Pleas Court, where it was assigned to Judge Christopher J. Collier.
On Wednesday, however, the case was removed from the county court at the request of the defendants, who said the lawsuit belongs in federal court because Johanson's claims involved constitutional issues.
The lawsuit was refiled in U.S. District Court in Cleveland, where the case was assigned to Judge Solomon Oliver Jr.
Named as defendants are Medina Schools; athletic director Jeff Harrison; Anthony Stacey, former high school basketball coach; and high school Principal Bryan Farson.
The lawsuit asks for more than $75,000 in damages.
Stacey declined to comment. Harrison also declined to comment, said Amy Busby, spokeswoman for the school district. Farson could not be reached for comment.
The lawsuit argues Johanson's First Amendment right to free speech and his 14th Amendment right to due process were violated when he was kicked off the basketball team in 2012.
Johanson charged "his removal from the Medina High School Basketball Team in his senior year was a direct retaliation" for several messages posted on his Internet Twitter account.
After a Dec. 14, 2012, game, Johanson tweeted from his private account, "Am I that bad that I can't even play on a losing team?"
According to court documents, Johanson did not get any playing time in the game the following day.
He sent out two more private tweets: "At this point the trainer has been on the floor more than I have," and "At least the Elyria and Brunswick coaches would take me to play basketball."
On Dec. 17 Farson contacted Johanson's mother, Amelia Johanson, and told her Johanson would not be allowed to practice that day and that he no longer was allowed to be on the team.
Johanson and his mother met with Farson in May 2013 and asked why Johanson's private tweets were being treated differently than other negative Tweets from other students, according to court documents.
"This lawsuit has never been about playing time," Amelia Johanson said Thursday. "The issue was how the administration handles discipline with a policy that doesn't exist."
She said she and her son would not be able to comment further before speaking to their attorney, Steve Bailey, of Medina, who could not be reached for comment Thursday.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Big rivalries produce big goals, big momentum swings, and occasionally big blowups. Such was the case Saturday night at Mariucci Arena, where North Dakota and Minnesota battled — sometimes literally — to a 1-1 draw in a game dotted with overruns of emotion on the ice.
In a contest that had already seen 67 minutes of penalties, a postgame brawl resulted in 97 more, including a game misconduct to UND's Joe Finley and game disqualifications for Minnesota's Tony Lucia and North Dakota's Darcy Zajac for fighting.
Despite the bad blood, both teams were quick to put it behind them and focus on the results.
"This is a huge rivalry. A lot of guys know each other, and it's a battle out there," said Chris VandeVelde, who scored the tying goal for UND. "Tempers get flaring, and at the end of the game both teams are mad that we tied. So we were just going at each other, I guess, but we're fine now."
"It's a big game, and both teams wanted it, and it just got a little heated at the end," agreed Minnesota netminder Alex Kangas.
The tie gave UND a three-point weekend, though not in the style to which the high-flying Sioux are accustomed. The Sioux scored only three goals in the series, but that was enough against the offensively-challenged Gophers.
"Regardless of what type of hockey game it is, you have to find ways to get points," said UND head coach Dave Hakstol.
"It was everything we expected. We knew it was going to be a low-scoring series," said Kangas. "A bounce or two here and there and things are different."
Through 47 minutes, Minnesota and North Dakota combined for 41 shots on net but no goals as Jean-Philippe Lamoureux and Kangas matched each other save for save.
Minnesota was first to break through, at 7:17 of the third period. Leading a four-on-two rush, Blake Wheeler passed to Ben Gordon steaming up the middle of the ice, and the senior winger unleashed a shot that landed just inside the left post.
VandeVelde knotted it back up at 11:14. Kangas couldn't control a Robbie Bina slapshot from the point, leaving the puck for Ryan Martens, who sent the puck through the crease to VandeVelde. He swatted it home past a sprawled Kangas.
"That was just a good play by 'Marty.' He threw it out front, and I had a wide-open net and buried it," said VandeVelde.
Lamoureux maintained the tie by robbing Minnesota's Evan Kaufmann with four minutes left in regulation, dramatically gloving a wrist shot to send the game to overtime for the second night in a row.
"The glove save was game-saving for us," said Hakstol of Lamoureux. "I thought both goaltenders, they were the reason it was a 1-1 game."
Minnesota appeared to earn a power play with two minutes left in overtime when Sioux captain Rylan Kaip got his stick up on Gordon, drawing a hooking penalty, but Wheeler picked up a minor for roughing in the resulting scrum, ending the man-advantage before it could start.
"It was obviously an emotional game, and Blake lost his cool a little bit," said Minnesota head coach Don Lucia. "You don't have to protect anybody there with two minutes to go and a chance at the power play. But he's playing hard."
The match ended with no further scoring, but the action wasn't over. Zajac crosschecked R.J. Anderson from behind at the final horn in apparent retaliation for a hit by Anderson on T.J. Oshie, precipitating a wild scrum.
Even the postgame handshake proved too much to handle as Wheeler and the Sioux's Joe Finley tangled, after which the handshake was called off and the teams sent to the locker rooms.
"You've got 20 guys on each side playing hard … You've got emotions running high," said Hakstol. "It's not something you like to see."
"It's just unfortunate. The game could have ended, but you get a crosscheck in the back to escalate things, and you just don't like to see that," said Don Lucia.
The trouble started early. Just seven seconds into the game, reigning Hobey Baker winner Ryan Duncan was ejected for checking Jay Barriball from behind, earning a five-minute major and the obligatory game misconduct. North Dakota, though, turned the penalty kill into a showcase, nearly getting a shorthander on a breakaway by Friday's overtime hero, Evan Trupp.
Tempers flared in the second period when Minnesota captain Derek Peltier finished a check on Brad Malone too enthusiastically for the Fighting Sioux, causing Peltier to tangle with the UND third line of Trupp, Malone and Brad Frattin.
The result was a Minnesota power play at 7:37 and a 10-minute misconduct for Malone, but the advantage was cut short due to a slash by Wheeler, who earned a 10-minute misconduct in the process as well.
Kangas kept it scoreless with four minutes to go in the period, sliding across the crease to deny Oshie's rebound attempt, setting up the inconclusive third period and the overtime fireworks.
Next up for Minnesota is a series at Denver Friday and Saturday, while North Dakota is off before hosting those same Pioneers Feb. 15-16.
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The Fish Theme of Humility
Who is humbled by whom? At first we might think that the fish is humbled by the fisher, because he doesn't even bother to fight against being caught. We'd probably be wrong though. The rest of "The Fish" demonstrates how much respect the speaker has for the fish, and how humbled she is by the fish's heroic and violent past. Respect and humility go hand in hand. The speaker develops enough respect for the fish's wisdom and experience to be humbled by him.
Questions About Humility
- Is the speaker humble from the start, or does the event (catching this crazy fish) humble the speaker?
- Does the speaker's humility grow the more she examines and understands the fish? Do you think humility and understanding go hand in hand?
- Why do you think Bishop chose to make him an ugly fish? If the speaker were humbled by a beautiful fish, would it have a different effect on the poem?
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Long Island is comprised of four separate counties: Brooklyn and Queens, which are part of New York City, Nassau and Suffolk. Nassau and Suffolk counties are divided further into Towns. Nassau has three towns and Suffolk has ten. Within each town there may be incorporated villages. Suffolk, the largest of the four counties, has only 32 incorporated villages out of its 297 authorized geographic locations.
What do you use to measure a town's size? Is it by its area? Or is it by its population?
Located on Fire Island are New York State's two tiniest towns. Ocean Beach is only .14 square miles in size, but has a registered permanent population of 138. Located due west is West Hampton Dunes, much larger at .34 square miles, yet it has a permanent population of only 11. Both towns' populations swell in the warmer weather with summer residents and vacationers.
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I've tested Ubuntu 11.04 clean installs in two computers, an eeepc netbook and a hp pavilion t3010.es, which is an old desktop computer (6 or 7 years) with the specs of a netbook approximately. The issue is that 11.04 runs on these two much slower than 10.10 did, almost as Windows 7 in the desktop pc. By slower I consider a general decrease on the overall performance: longer boot time, longer log in, longer startup time on almost every application I use (chromium, nautilus, banshee,... common use ones), much longer update time... I tried both unity and classic desktop modes, with barely no difference in performance on both. Is this normal? Thanks!
11.04 for me is a bit slower than 10.10 but 11.04 does lean on a lot of graphical stuff with Unity (not so much with classic though so I find it odd both seem slower).
You did not specify where you consider 11.04 to be slower than 10.10
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Desktop compositing is enabled by default. If it's doing a lot of compositing work in software, that could be one very probable reason(imo).