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Senior Michael Barbour made a career-long 54-yard field goal at Houston last Saturday.
Oct. 12, 2011
|East Carolina Game 6: Memphis
|Saturday, October 15
|7:00 p.m. ET
|Memphis, Tenn. (Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium)
|Tickets & Driving Directions
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|Live Game Coverage
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|Game Notes
|East Carolina | Memphis
|East Carolina | Memphis
|Pirate Football Central
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GREENVILLE, N.C. - East Carolina concludes a brief two-game Conference USA road swing when it faces Memphis at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Saturday beginning at 7:00 p.m. (EDT). The Pirates will also look to snap a two-game losing streak after 35-20 and 56-3 setbacks to North Carolina and Houston, respectively. On the other hand, ECU will try to make it six straight over the Tigers.
The Pirates complete their 2011 non-conference schedule next week by battling Navy in Annapolis. East Carolina is winless in three non-league meetings this season after falling to automatic BCS qualifying league members South Carolina, Virginia Tech and North Carolina.
The Pirates Against The Cougars
East Carolina leads Memphis 13-6 in the all-time series which dates back to 1990 ... The Pirates, who have won the last five consecutive contests, hold a 6-4 edge in games played in Memphis while winning seven of nine (7-2) battles in Greenville ... During the five-game winning streak, ECU has outscored the Tigers 208-116, or by an average of 18.4 points per contest.
The Last Meeting
East Carolina 49 Memphis 27 | Sept. 11, 2010 @Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, N.C.
East Carolina converted three first-quarter turnovers into 21 points on the way to a 28-3 lead before turning in a 49-27 Conference USA victory over Memphis ... The Pirates benefitted from a fumble recovery and interception, the latter of which was returned 46 yards for a touchdown by safety Derek Blacknall, on the Tigers' first two possessions and scored the next three times they had the ball to claim a 35-10 halftime edge ... ECU quarterback Dominique Davis accounted for five of the six offensive TDs, hitting paydirt on a pair of runs and connecting with Giavanni Ruffin, Dwayne Harris and Michael Bowman on three scoring strikes ... Running back Jonathan Williams posted his second career 100-yard rushing performance, racking up 109 yards on 17 carries - an average of 6.4 yards per attempt - and adding a short touchdown plunge ... The Pirate defense also played a key role by applying plenty of pressure in the Memphis backfield with eight tackles for lost yardage, which included four sacks ... Although Davis found nine receivers during the afternoon for his 28-of-39, 256-yard passing performance, ECU offered a balanced overall attack that featured 36 rushes and 41 passes that collectively netted 425 yards of total offense.
The Last Meeting In Memphis
East Carolina 38, Memphis 19 | Oct. 27, 2009 @Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tenn.
Senior Dominique Lindsay keyed a rushing attack that generated a season-high 275 yards and four touchdowns in East Carolina's 38-19 Conference USA triumph over Memphis ... Lindsay, whose playing status was listed as questionable prior to the game because of an ankle injury, picked up 139 yards on 22 carries ... Junior college transfer Giavanni Ruffin contributed his top effort as a Pirate with 87 yards on 14 carries, one going for 19 yards and a touchdown to give ECU a 28-13 lead late in the third quarter after the Tigers had trimmed the margin to eight four minutes earlier ... Patrick Pinkney, who also completed 14-of-26 passes for 216 yards and a score, tacked on 26 ground yards and a pair of TDs - a three-yarder to open the scoring and a 23-yarder to give the Pirates a 21-3 lead early in the second period ... On the other hand, East Carolina's defense held the Memphis rushing attack to 84 yards and forced four turnovers that were cashed in for 21 points ... After Pinkney's second scoring rush, the Tigers briefly rallied with a Will Hudgens touchdown pass and a Matt Reagan field goal to climb to within 28-13 before the Pirates answered with Ruffin's run and a 31-yard TD reception by Darryl Freeney ... Although it only converted five-of-13 third down opportunities, ECU still maintained possession for 33:13.
Liberty Bowl Memories
In addition to 10 contests against the Tigers, East Carolina has visited Memphis on four other occasions for participation in the annual Liberty Bowl ... A closer look at those appearances:
1994 St. Jude Liberty Bowl; Illinois 30, East Carolina 0 (Dec. 31, 1994) ... ECU returned to post-season play after a one-year absence, but was no match for Illinois or its ninth-ranked defense ... Illini quarterback Johnny Johnson threw for 250 yards and tied a then Liberty Bowl record with four touchdown passes in winning both the MVP and Offensive MVP trophies.
1995 St. Jude Liberty Bowl; East Carolina 19, Stanford 13 (Dec. 30, 1995) ... ECU made a return trip to the St. Jude Liberty Bowl, but this time the Pirates earned the victory by defeating Stanford on the strength of four Chad Holcomb field goals.
2009 AutoZone Liberty Bowl; Kentucky 25, East Carolina 19 (Jan. 2, 2009) ... Senior defensive end Ventrell Jenkins returned a Pirate fumble 54 yards for a game-winning touchdown with 3:02 remaining to rally Kentucky past ECU ... The score completed a comeback that erased a 16-3 East Carolina halftime lead and a 19-16 deficit in the opening minute of the fourth quarter.
2010 AutoZone Liberty Bowl; Arkansas 20, East Carolina 17/OT (Jan. 2, 2010) ... Alex Tejada drilled a game-winning 37-yard field goal in overtime to lift Arkansas to a victory over ECU ... The Razorbacks survived to hang on for the improbable win after tallying just 10 first downs, a 0-of-13 third down conversion rate and a 15:50 time of possession deficit, but benefitted from three missed Pirate field goal attempts in the final 1:03 of regulation play and overtime.
Battling Within The East Division - 1-0 In 2011
The Pirates are 23-8 (.742) against Conference USA East Division opponents since the league implemented division play in 2005 ... ECU is 13-3 at home and 10-5 on the road in games against Marshall, Memphis, Southern Miss, UAB and UCF ... Before finishing 2010 with a 4-1 record (wins over MEM, USM, MAR and UAB, loss at UCF) and taking all five "east" matchups in 2009, the Pirates posted a 4-1 record in `08, a 3-2 slate in `07, a 4-1 mark in `06 and a 2-3 ledger in `05.
C-USA: Looking For Two Up And One Down
The Pirates will try to move to 2-1 in Conference USA play for the sixth time in the last 10 seasons when they meet Memphis Saturday ... ECU was also 2-1 in 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009 ... On the other hand, East Carolina has opened league play 1-2 on three occasions during the same span (2003, 2004 and 2006) ... The Pirates were 3-0 a year ago after triumphs against Tulsa, Memphis and Southern Miss, and moved to 4-0 (Marshall) before dropping three of their last four to close the year.
First-Time Starter Count Up To 17
Seventeen (17) ECU players have already made their initial career starts during the first five games of the 2011 season ... The numbers surpass last year's figure when a total of 14 made their starting debut at some point throughout the campaign (only eight in 2009) ... So far in 2011, there have been 10 "new" faces on the offensive side of the ball (IWR Danny Webster, LT Jordan Davis, LG Adhem Elsawi, RG Will Simmons, RT Steven Baker, C Hugh Parker, RB Reggie Bullock, RB Michael Dobson, IWR Justin Hardy, IWR/FB Zico Pasut) and seven on defense (DE Lee Pegues, OLB Chris Baker, ILB Daniel Drake, ILB Kyle Tudor, ILB Jeremy Grove, OLB Justin Dixon, CB Leonard Paulk).
2011 Offense (first-time starters) ................................................... 10
note - five linemen, five skill position players
2011 Defense (first-time starters) ..................................................... 7
note - one lineman, five linebackers, one secondary player
Unfriendly Road Scoreboards
While the move to a 4-3 defensive scheme has been a statistical success during the Pirates' three home games this season (a combined 25.0 ppg average allowed to Virginia Tech, UAB and North Carolina), East Carolina's struggles have continued on the road ... In their last four road games, dating back to the end of the 2010 campaign and included the South Carolina and Houston contests in 2011, the Pirates have surrendered 225 points - an average of 56.3 per game ... In fact, ECU has given up 42 or more points in every road game of the Ruffin McNeill era (nine contests).
Looking For Consistency On Offense
After being held to McNeill-era lows in total yards (112), rushing yards (-15) and passing yards (127), by Virginia Tech Sept. 10, East Carolina's offensive unit bounced back against UAB and UNC to rack up a combined 1,032 yards - 778 through the air and 254 on the ground - to temporarily restore the potency of an attack that shattered or at least matched 29 team or individual standards including total touchdowns (62), points scored (478), passing yards (4,143) and passing touchdowns (39) a year ago ... The Pirates then followed by generating a McNeill era-low three points during their loss to Houston which also included a 21-yard rushing total:
|Opponent (Result)
|Pass (Comp %)
|Total Yards
|South Carolina (L)
|260 (66.1)
|Virginia Tech (L)
|127 (52.6)
|361 (83.3)
|North Carolina (L)
|417 (70.7)
|Houston (L)
|263 (59.1)
Century Mark Translations
In the modern era (1965-2011), ECU is 135-47 (.742) when a Pirate rushes for 100 or more yards ... More recently, East Carolina has won 18 of 21 games (18-3) since 2006 when it has featured a 100-yard rusher, which includes a 1-0 mark in 2011 (169 by Reggie Bullock vs. UAB) ... ECU has had a 100-yard ground gainer against Memphis in five consecutive contests, dating back to 2006 (106/Chris Johnson in `06, 301/Chris Johnson in `07, 108/Jonathan Williams in `08, 139/Dominique Lindsay in `09 and 109/Jonathan Williams in 2010).
Third Down Indicators
The Pirates are 1-0 this season and 13-1 in their last 14 contests when converting third downs at a rate of 50 percent or higher (49-35 loss at UCF last Oct. 30 was the lone exception when they converted 70.6 percent).
Damage Control 101
On East Carolina's 21 turnovers this season, the defense has buckled down and made stops on 11 occasions - a save percentage of over 50 (52.4) ... Of the school-record seven miscues against UAB in ECU's Conference USA opener, the Pirate "D" allowed just one touchdown..
Finding Targets (In A Career)
Among all active QBs, Dominique Davis is first nationally in career completions per game ... A closer look:
|Name (class)
|Dominique Davis (Sr.)
|East Carolina
|Case Keenum (Sr.)
|Corey Robinson (So.)
|Landry Jones (Jr.)
|Nick Foles (Sr.)
Among America's Most Accurate
East Carolina senior Michael Barbour currently ranks second among all active FBS placekickers with an 87.5 percent success rate ... A closer look::
|Name (class)
|Field Goals
|Field Goals Attempted
|Derek Dimke (Sr.)
|Michael Barbour (Sr.)
|East Carolina
|Ross Krautman (So.)
|Matt Hogan (Jr.)
|Justin Tucker (Sr.)
Barbour booted the second-longest field goal in ECU history when he connected from 54 yards out versus Houston last week. The kick was just four yards shy of Jeff Heath's record in 1982.


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With the trading deadline less than one week away, the Diamondbacks figure to the listener rather than the speaker.
Distanced out of the National League West Division race at this point, the organization is not in a position to dictate who they would like to bolster the current roster. Instead, general manager Kevin Towers will guard the phone and likely answer upon the ring.
Limping toward the final line in these final two months of a dreadful and forgettable season, it is not in the best interest of the Diamondbacks now to be heavily involved in player transactions.
While Brandon McCarthy appears to have helped the Yankees, as the stretch run approaches, and reliever Joe Thatcher finds himself in the middle of a pennant race with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the D-backs may unload other players to competitive teams.
At this point, Tony La Russa, Arizona's chief baseball officer, and Towers will not make changes for neither cosmetic nor substantive reasons. Though his job is rumored to be jeopardy, Towers will likely field the calls from other general managers and enter the dialogue with teams. That's because LaRussa, clearly familiar with personnel throughout Major League Baseball but not with players in the Diamondbacks' farm system, will rely on Towers for now.
Should La Russa decide to jump in and begin to ardently plan for the future, that will not likely happen until the seasons ends.
By early October, La Russa should get a better handle on the vision and thinking of field manager Kirk Gibson and Towers, both of whom are signed to return in 2015.
In the meantime, the Diamondbacks could have a few players attractive to those teams in a pennant chase.
One player who could be appealing is third baseman Martin Prado and the Detroit Tigers could be a suitor. Currently, Nick Castellano receives the majority of playing time at third, but he is in first full season in the majors and the Tigers may wish to go with a veteran like Prado down the stretch and into the post-season.
If the Diamondbacks and Tigers make this deal, the result could be two-fold. First, the Tigers just traded a prospect in right-hander Corey Knebel (0-0, 6.23 ERA in eight games) to Texas for reliever Joakim Soria. Knebel was immediately assigned the Rangers' Triple-A Round Rock, and Knebel was considered attractive trade bait.
Second, if Towers does deal Prado, this will appear that he conceded on the trade which brought Prado to the desert. That was the transaction which sent Justin Upton to Atlanta and ended Upton's stormy years with the Diamondbacks.
Still, the teams in the race could purge the Diamondbacks roster for help. Second baseman Aaron Hill has been mentioned but, at this point, contending teams appear set. One possible location for Hill could have been the Giants, but Marco Scutaro, who returned July 12 from an injured back, appears back at his old spot for San Francisco.
Over the past few years, Towers has traded a sizable number of pitching prospects so he would not deal from strength. If he was to part with current minor league players, such as infielder Jake Lamb or pitcher Archie Bradley, that would be another compromise on the future, already precarious at best.
At this point Towers will likely have voicemail on for his office phone and his cell fully changed. The days ahead could be filled with interesting calls but the Diamondbacks do not appear in command of the calls. In the current state, Towers is likely in a passive mode and not aggressive in the attempt to move players for the better.
Those transactions, along with decisions on the future of Gibson, Towers and other staff, will likely come from La Russa as early as September 29, the day after the season officially ends for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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Diagnostics to Check Your Knowledge
To check your understanding of the topics covered by the syllabus of an ECDL unit, use the diagnostics as a "pre-test" prior to taking your "invigilated test". Doing so will help you gauge if you are ready for the invigilated test that, of course, counts towards your certification but a diagnostic could save you the cost of a resit if it highlights that you aren't ready yet as well as also saving the time it takes to come in to do an invigilated test with us.
Your allocation of diagnostic tests is listed alongside the courseware available to you when you are logged into the ThirdForce Central hosted server.
Ideally you should score around 80% upwards in a diagnostic before you attempt an invigilated test in the same unit. If you score lower than this we would recommend you review the topics of the module again before coming in for an invigilated test. However, due to the way ThirdForce Central works we can only allocate a single diagnostic test per unit so if you use your allocated diagnostic and require another attempt please contact email@example.com with your BCS ID number letting us know what test you need so you can have another go.
How do I take a diagnostic test ?
Diagnostic tests, like the ECDL courseware, are there for you to use at any time convenient to you. We do not ask candidates to attend advertised testing sessions to take a diagnostic, instead advertised testing sessions are scheduled specifically for anyone wanting to take an invigilated test (as these must be administered in an examination environment). So, when you are ready to do your pre-test you can use open-access workstations provided around the University campus but please note that diagnostic tests only work on Windows PCs using with Internet Explorer with additional browser addins installed. If you are using one of our open-access XP workstations please run the application:
Start > Networked Applications > General Software > Internet, Web & Email > Plugins > ECDL Authorware
before starting a diagnostic to make sure the open-access workstation is set up correctly.
If you still see the "Missing Authorware Web Player" message, you will need to click on the yellow bar and choose "Run ActiveX Control".
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I'm fortunate to live on a 400 year old finca aka farm on the outskirts of Antigua, where there's a large patch of perfect lawn to the side of my abode. The yard crew keeps it in perfect condition and there are scattered Mayan carvings left by the previous owners.
It occurred to me, a few months ago, that it would be perfect for a croquet layout but where to find a set in Guatemala? The answer? import one and I found what I thought was the perfect set on Ebay. The price was right ($29.95 used) and the shipping charges to my forwarding mail service in Florida reasonable ($30). I won the bid and waited anxiously for a few weeks. The local mail office called and said that I had a package. For which I could pick up and pay the freight charges: $70! Ouch! The costs were based on weight and air service, to which I hadn't planned for (the six croquet balls of some impervious plastic were the culprits). Now I had a 2nd hand for somewhere around $120 and to make matters worse, aside from the regulation wickets and expensive but nicely colored balls, it was designed for children and not adults.
After a few weeks of head-scratching and asking questions, I found a nearby wood-working shop. Yes, they could replace the 24 inch shafts with something more adult-sized and of better wood. As the old title of the movie went, 'For a few dollars more.'
The set came together and a day was planned: a perfect Sunday morning came along after the first rain-out (summer here is the rainy season and they call it winter.) Four friends were invited, Bloody Mary's were mixed, snacks were laid out and the game began. None of had played for decades and one of the guests, a Guatemalan lady, had never heard of the game, much less swung a mallet.
We had fun, laughs and the rains held off. We had another match a few days ago: there'll be others and it may be one of the few croquet events in Guatemala. Friends who play at the private tennis club next door noticed us and now they want to join also. Only in Antigua, where you never know what you'll find, but if you have to import it, be careful.


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Dana Verkouteren, File, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — By the time the suspect in an alleged bomb plot against the U.S. Capitol was arrested in a parking lot, wearing what he thought was an explosive-laden suicide vest, he had been living illegally in the United States for 12 years.
The criminal case against Amine El Khalifi, 29, of Alexandria, Va., has renewed the debate about how the U.S. government — a decade after the terror attacks of 2001 — routinely fails to track millions of foreign visitors who remain in the country longer than they are allowed.
The Obama administration doesn't consider deporting people whose only offense is overstaying a visa a priority. It has focused immigration enforcement efforts on people who have committed serious crimes or are considered a threat to public or national security.
A House Homeland Security subcommittee is conducting an oversight hearing Tuesday. The panel's chairwoman, Rep. Candice Miller, R-Mich., said El Khalifi "follows a long line of terrorists, including several of the 9/11 hijackers, who overstayed their visa and went on to conduct terror attacks." His tourist visa expired the same year he arrived from his native Morocco as a teenager in 1999.
"We have to recognize that we do have this problem," Miller said. "The truth is, in the 40 percentile of all the illegal (immigrants) are in this country on expired visas. They came in right through the front door."
El Khalifi, who is charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, never came to the attention of federal law enforcement agencies even after a series of minor run-ins with police in northern Virginia from 2002 to 2006, including disobeying a traffic sign and speeding. Programs that could have identified him if he had been jailed by local authorities, including the Security Communities program that shares fingerprints from local jails with the FBI, were not in place at the time.
The Moroccan national didn't face a felony charge — possession of marijuana with intent to distribute — until last September, about nine months after he became the target of the FBI probe related to the alleged plot to destroy the Capitol. He has waived his right to a preliminary hearing.
El Khalifi, unemployed when he was arrested last month, is one of an estimated millions of illegal immigrants who came to the United States with a government-issued visa and never left. He never applied to become a U.S. citizen.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency responsible for deporting illegal immigrants, has routinely combed through visa records to try to identify people who have overstayed their welcome and deport those considered threats to the community or national security. DHS officials have not said how many people have been put into deportation proceedings as a result of those reviews.
Last year, ICE reviewed a backlog of about 1.6 million suspected overstay cases involving people who had come to the U.S. since 2004. The Homeland Security Department said the review concluded that about half of those people have either left the country or applied to change their immigration status. Of the remaining half, the cases of about 2,700 people were given further review. ICE officials have not said how many of those people were deemed a national security threat or were otherwise considered priority for deportation.
For the more than 797,000 others whose cases were not reviewed further, DHS officials said their overstay status was noted in electronic files in case any of them commit crimes in the future or otherwise become a priority to be deported.
Visa overstays have long been a concern of lawmakers and law enforcement. Some estimates suggest that as many as half of the country's estimated 11 million illegal immigrants have overstayed visas.
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We're migrating our deployment from regular EC2 into a VPC, we have two load balancers in the public cloud that we have a number of domain "A" records pointed at, however I didn't realize that a public Elastic IP could not be attached to a VPC instance, you must use VPC based Elastic IP's.
So you're aware, our LB's are HAProxy based instances, NOT Elastic Load Balancers. So we've got Apache to work with here if that helps answer my question or offers an alternative.
Because not all of the domains in question pointing at the public LB's are under my control, it's very difficult to schedule the change to DNS with everyone, lets call it impossible.
So my question is, is it possible that I can redirect calls to our public LB's to their replacements in the VPC? This would have to be transparent while we go through our clients and have them update their DNS.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
EDIT: To expand just a little, it would be a benefit if I could do this simply using EC2 features so I don't have to keep the two public LB instances running. Failing that, I need to know specifically how to accomplish the "redirect", is it done in DNS, or is it done somewhere else?
EDIT 2: Nobody was able to offer any insights into an Amazon specific resolution that didn't require the LB instances to remain up, so I've outlined what we did with HAProxy in the selected answer below.


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Primary USF Computer Support Providers
USF Health Information Systems
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A youthful complexion is an investment, and Aspen Medical Aesthetics aims to help young people aged 27 to 35 to stop aging in its tracks with comprehensive skin care programs.
"It's important to start looking into skincare now to avoid corrective procedures down the road," explains AMA's Dr. Jill Pechachek. "It really is an investment to start paying attention to a skincare line early. Skin in Colorado can be easily damaged because we are outside so much in the sun."
Many parts of Colorado stand at a high elevation, which means residents are closer to the sun and more susceptible to damage. You're not safe in the winter either – snow reflects 80% of the sun's rays, magnifying its effects.
But the sun isn't the only thing placing extra demands on the skin on the people of Colorado. The dry air can take skin from soft to alligator-esque without the right preventative steps. AMA's experts stress that prevention is the most important step toward gorgeous, youthful skin for longer. You can't always erase signs of aging and damage after the fact, but you can prevent them now.
AMA offers a free consultation that will help patients get to the root of skin problems, whether they may be caused by sun exposure, nutrition, hormones, genetics or a vitamin deficiency. "We want to know what you are feeding your cells," said Dr. Pechachek. "So much of what you eat is reflected at a cellular level and shows up in your skin."
AMA's doctors are double board certified in family care and aesthetic medicine, offering comprehensive care encompassing everything from blood tests that will help patients figure out what is wrong and why, along with procedures like micro-needling to reduce wrinkles, microdermabrasion to fade sunspots, pain-free collagen induction therapy, and IPL Photofacial treatments.
"For 27- to 35-year-olds it doesn't take much to get skin in shape," says AMA paramedical aesthetician Chris Arnold. "At that age, skin is turning over cells every 30-40 days. It's really about maintenance. People sometimes think they can come in here and it's a one-time fix. You may see instant results, but you need to stay on top of treatments."
AMA recommends and provides medical-grade skincare products that patients can use at home to accelerate the benefits of their anti-aging treatments. One of the product lines they offer is Lira, a skin care system designed as part of a unique collaboration between medical professionals, chemists and aestheticians. Lira utilizes the healing power of natural ingredients to unveil healthy, beautiful skin.
AMA recommends several treatments to be used in conjunction with products like Lira that can help prevent corrective procedures down the road:
- Micro-needling treats mild to moderate acne scars and sun spots, fades fine lines and wrinkles, firms up loose skin, and improves skin's texture while minimizing pore size.
- Using a medical electric skin-needling device, the treatment breaks down old scar tissue and stimulates skin cells to multiply and form new layers of elastin and collagen, as well as new capillaries for improved blood supply.
- Recovery time is minimal, and most people will only experience mild redness and swelling (similar to a mild sunburn) for 24-48 hours.
- Micro-needling is suitable for all skin types and ethnicities, and on all areas of the scalp, face and body (including fragile skin around the eyes).
- The treatment is relatively pain-free, and a numbing cream to minimize pain can be applied prior to the procedure.
- Cost: $250 per treatment, recommended 3-6 per year (buy 3 for 10% off, or 6 for 20% off)
IPL Photofacial
- IPL Photofacial treatments help even out skin tone and correct redness, light acne scars, broken capillaries and hyper pigmentation.
- Convenient and quick, IPL Photofacial treatments only take about 15 to 20 minutes from start to finish. Patients are free to resume their daily routine immediately following the procedure, as slight redness should only last an hour or two.
- The actual procedure utilizes a laser to penetrate the skin's surface and treat issues at the source. It feels like the mild snapping of rubber bands against the skin's surface.
- Cost: $350 for one treatment, recommend 2-4 treatments for optimum results (buy 3 for $250 each)
A full list of services and treatments offered by AMA is available at www.aspenmedicalaesthetics.com.
Aspen Medical Aesthetics
9331 S. Colorado Blvd, Suite 200
Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
Tel: (303) 471-4711


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Oct. 18, 2012
NEW ORLEANS - Tulane's head basketball coach Ed Conroy and his team held their annual media day at the Hertz Center on Thursday prior to closing out the first full week of practice.
Conroy, who enters his third season at the helm of the Green Wave, returns the 2012 Conference USA Freshman of the Year Ricky Tarrant. Tarrant, a sophomore guard, was recently named preseason first-team All-C-USA.
Tarrant is joined by junior forward Josh Davis and senior guard Jordan Callahan who also both started all 31 games during the 2011-12 campaign. Also back is senior forward Kendall Timmons, who started 16 games last season before suffering a season-ending injury.
Other Letter winners returning include senior guard Ben Cherry, junior center Kevin Thomas, redshirt junior center Tomas Bruha, and sophomores Jay Hook, Lotanna Nwogbo and Tre Drye. Last season's Max Keenan (Jr., G) and Josh Birchfield (So., F/C) will join incoming freshmen Louis Dabney, Marc Eddy Norelia, RaAnthony Sanders and Kajon Mack.
Tulane opens the 2012-13 campaign on Nov. 9 at Georgia Tech with the first home game of the season coming on Nov. 13 against Bethune-Cookman.
Season tickets for the 2012-13 Tulane men's basketball season will cost $500 for floor seats, $250 for reserved courtside, $125 for adult baseline, $50 for youth baseline and $300 for the "Family 4 Pack" which includes 2 adult and 2 youth tickets. For additional information, contact the Tulane Team Shop ticket office in person on the first floor of the James W. Wilson, Jr. Center Monday thru Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Information is also available over the phone at 504-861-WAVE (9283) or via the Internet at www.TulaneGreenWave.com.
Ed Conroy TRANSCRIPT
Opening Statement
"As far as the program goes, we are fully in the Hertz Center. We've got renovations going on in our game venue. We were able to take a trip to the Bahamas in the summer. Our players and anyone around our program feel the commitment, and that's exciting. When you talk about personnel, we have some familiar faces, and that's a luxury we haven't had much the first couple of years. On top of that, we have nine guys that weren't available to us for conference games last January and February: between injuries, [Ben] Cherry, [Kendall] Timmons, and [Tomas] Bruha, then the red shirted guys in [Max] Keenan and [Josh] Birchfield, and then you have four freshmen. Nine faces along with some returning guys that you're familiar with as far as [Ricky] Tarrant, [Josh] Davis, and [Jordan] Callahan. It's exciting. And then you add in the NCAA regulations as far as being able to work with your players ahead of time. We feel like we've been able to put a lot of things in and maybe be ahead scheme-wise where we would have been the first two years. But the biggest part of that is the competition. Because we have the numbers, we have a little bit more depth, most guys know what's already going on the practices just have an air about them. Every day the guys are strapping it up. It's really meaningful; they're battling for minutes, they're battling for time, they're battling to see if they can't make us a stronger basketball program. It's been probably as enjoyable a fall and first starts to practices as I've been around."
On renovations at Fogelman
"I don't know the extent of everything and it's certainly going to be in phases. I know that it's going to have a new look between the ceiling going back to the original ceiling and new seating throughout. As we go through phases, I know there will be some stuff done with the lobby and the look in general from the seats on the floor and the scorer's tables, things like that."
On keys for team this year
"I think there's a couple. I think first and foremost, this team increased height, increased experience, a toughness about them. We have to be a better rebounding team on both ends of the floor. All of those things are factors. I think Josh Davis was asked to do an awful lot last year and did very well, averaged almost a double-double. But he was kind of a lone ranger on the boards in some regards. Kendall Timmons in my mind is one of the better rebounding guards in the league, and we lost him. (Tomas) Bruha was doing a good job on the boards, and we lost him. Other guys stepped in to those spots and got some experience. Now with a year under their belts playing at this level, they need to step up in that regard. I think we've had a great summer building up our bodies, understanding how important rebounding is. That would probably be the number one key on both ends of the floor."
On health of team and three road out-of-conference games: Georgia Tech, Nebraska, and Alabama
"I think those things go hand in hand. How healthy are we going to be? Everybody's who's taken the floor today is 100%, if you ever are that in college basketball; there are always nicks and scrapes and things like that. We're healthy. Can those bodies hold up over the entire season? We think so. We're certainly going to manage that. They were pretty serious injuries: [Louis] Dabney with ACL in high school, Timmons with an Achilles, Bruha with an ACL, and Cherry with an ACL. Those are things you still have to manage as you go through so that they can hold up. I think we will be, and I think with that increased depth, that gives us a much better chance of withstanding whatever the season throws our way. We know there's going to be some adversity; we know there will be missed time for one reason or another with different guys. But we have increased depth, hopefully that'll allow us to go on the road where it's so tough in college basketball. I think all five road tests for us, before we get into conference play, are going to be just that, extreme tests. You have the three you mentioned, then you say go to the Barkley Center where we have some great fan support up in New York: great venue, part of a triple header. We play Hofstra from a good league. Then you go out west to play San Diego from the same league that Gonzaga, St Mary's, and BYU are in. All five road tests, I think will really stretch our team and tell us what we have before we head into league play."
On UNO and LSU not being on schedule
"I would say that I know both coaches well at both schools and we've continued to talk. Obviously UNO, in their transitions, we have played them since I've been here each of those years. I'm sure that will probably continue in the future. And LSU, the same way. We've had conversations; hopefully we can get a series started at some point. We'll see when it works for both programs. I think those things will be good for our program and we look forward to those challenges."
On possibility of having a winning record in league
"I think this team, if we can rebound the basketball like we talked about, there's going to be a lot of competitive, close games. We've got to step up at that point to the free throw line and knock down free throws; we've got to rebound the ball throughout the game, and another big key to that is: who is going to step forward on a consistent basis? Between Ricky Tarrant, Josh Davis, Kendall Timmons, Jordan Callahan, Tomas Bruha, those types of guys, we need to keep asking: are those guys going to step up and lead the way for us? That's one of our focuses here in the preseason is execution in special situations and time and score, and that toughness to find a way to get over the hump and win. I think from that standpoint, it's going to be exciting to watch this team as we develop. I think prospects are good."
On importance of having finisher and if they have one
"I think we have several guys that can take on that role. That's one of the exciting things about coaching this team. I think you can point to moments where all of those guys have stepped up in tough situations. I don't think there's any doubt if you've watched us last year. You said did Ricky step up and try to carry us at times? No doubt. Bruha when he was healthy, I thought we went to him down the stretch of the games we had him. Timmons has done that throughout his career. I think it's more of a matter of if those guys can do it, can we find the right chemistry within our team to execute it in a game situation with them all on the floor? As for its importance in college basketball, it is really important. Even the last two years, I think we've been shorthanded at times, but we found a way to be competitive in games. We didn't turn that into enough wins on a consistent basis to be competitive in the league standings, but we were competitive in games. That next step is a tough one; it's one that you have to be really committed and tough minded. We've talked a lot to our guys about it and that's what we're focusing on: let's finish possessions with rebounds, let's finish games with that execution and that tough basket."


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SEIA Applauds Gov. Cuomo's Proposal to Clarify Solar Tax Code
In a move toward clarifying the tax code, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo today announced that clarification of sales tax treatment for solar energy will be included in his budget proposal being sent to the state legislature. After reviewing the proposal, Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), issued the following statement:
SEIA Continues to Push for Negotiated Trade Solution
WASHINGTON, DC - As expected, the U.S. International Trade Commission today upheld the imposition of tariffs against Chinese and Taiwanese solar products, as part of a 2014 investigation into allegations of unfair trade practices. After the decision was announced, Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released the following statement:
President Praises Solar Progress in State of the Union Speech
Citing its continued growth, President Obama once again has singled out solar energy in his annual State of the Union speech. Afterward, Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), released the following statement:
SEIA Board of Directors Welcomes sPower CEO
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association of the U.S. solar energy industry, announced today that sPower, a leading renewable energy provider, has joined SEIA's board. Ryan Creamer, sPower's CEO, will serve as a director. Creamer has more than 20 years' experience successfully pioneering the energy sector.
Easton, Redding and Trumbull First Selectmen Share Solar Stories
We're not only first selectmen, we're also homeowners. Electricity is a large chunk of our families' budgets, and rates are only going up. The people in our towns deserve to hold on to their hard-earned money, which is why we helped our towns collaborate on Solarize Easton-Redding-Trumbull. This limited-time program helps homeowners insulate themselves from rising energy costs and lower their electric bills through solar.
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This Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks will face off against the Denver Broncos for the ultimate Super Bowl XLVIII showdown. But the real battle for this year's bowl has already been won, and it has nothing to do with touchdowns.
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The Grand Prix Final put a defining exclamation mark on the end of the first half of the season.
Canada's Patrick Chan put down the performance of his life and ran away with the men's title. His overall score of 259.75 was almost 17 points higher than second-place finisher Nobunari Oda of Japan (242.81). Teammate Takahiko Kozuka skated into third with 237.79.
"It is kind of like a dream to win this title," said Chan, who placed fifth at his two previous appearances at the final. "I was so happy to win in China. I think it marked the beginning of a great career and a great season."
Oda won the short program at both of his assignments but placed second overall each time. He repeated the pattern in Beijing. After falling on a jumping pass, Oda completely lost his concentration, missing half of his footwork section. "Even though I was not satisfied with my performance, I achieved a good result as the silver medalist," he said.
While Kozuka was happy to claim the bronze medal, he confessed that he still felt guilty about the collision he had with teammate Daisuke Takahashi during a practice session. "I apologized to him many times. He always smiled and said 'OK' every time," Kozuka explained. "I promised him that it will never happen again."
Takahashi, the odds-on favorite, fell twice during his free skate and looked completely exhausted halfway through his program. He landed in fourth, almost 40 points behind Chan.
American Alissa Czisny won both the short and long programs and claimed the first major international title of her career. The 23-year-old earned the highest score recorded in the ladies event this season (180.75).
"I was so nervous before the free, I was shaking," Czisny admitted. "I dreamed about winning this competition, and it happened."
Italy's Carolina Kostner, who considered quitting the sport at the end of last season, was thrilled to claim the silver medal (178.60), albeit by the slimmest of margins. Kostner edged out Japan's rising star Kanako Murakami by a mere .01 of a point.
"I was happy just to qualify and am even happier to medal," Kostner said.
Murakami earned 178.59 points and captured the bronze. "It was an honor to stand on the podium at the Grand Prix Final, especially since it was the first year that I competed on the senior circuit," the reigning World Junior champion explained.
Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany continued their winning ways in Beijing. The two-time World champions and reigning World silver medalists captured their second Grand Prix Final title with a score of 210.72 points.
Second place went to hometown heroes Qing Pang and Jian Tong (189.93 points), and teammates Wenjing Sui and Cong Han skated into third (179.04 points).
"We are very happy and excited to have skated the way we did. To win the final in China was the icing on the cake," Szolkowy said.
It was a disappointing result for Pang and Tong, the reigning World champions. The Chinese duo experienced technical issues in the free skate. Pang doubled the toe loop, Tong singled an Axel, and their pair spin received no points.
"We were very disappointed and dissatisfied," Tong admitted. "There was a lot more pressure skating in China, because the audience had very high expectations of us."
Sui and Han qualified for both the junior and senior finals but opted to concentrate on the senior comp-etition. The reigning World Junior champions were excited to capture the bronze medal at their senior Grand Prix Final debut. "To be on the podium in front of a home crowd is a surprise for us," Han said.
America's Meryl Davis and Charlie White are the only U.S. team in history to ever win the Grand Prix Final ice dance title. The duo cemented their place in history by winning their second consecutive title.
The 2010 Olympic and World silver medalists earned a combined score of 171.58 points. "It feels great that we are being rewarded for the hard work we've put in," White said.
Nathalie Péchalat and Fabian Bourzat captured silver with 162.10 points. Canadian rising stars Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier danced into third with 139.74 points overall.
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The telenovela is one of the most popular products of Latin America. It is a format that exploits the world market through the articulation and preservation of cultural difference, and at the same time serves as a powerful tool of self-representation and the re-signification of the continent's colonial legacy. soy mi madre (2008) by Phil Collins and Crying for the March of Humanity (2012) by Christian Jankowski both employ the format of the telenovela for critical purposes that draw on the aesthetics of the melodrama to talk about issues of immigration, class and race, and the relationship between arts, media and politics.
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The University of Houston Libraries now offers a series of technology training courses open to all UH students, faculty and staff. Courses cover Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint, and content are tailored for basic, intermediate and advanced skill levels. More courses will be added to the rotation, including training on software such as Outlook, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and other commonly-used programs. Sessions run for 30 minutes to 2 hours, depending on the topic and skill level, and most sessions will take place in the Learning Commons training areas. Requests for group training will be considered in the future.
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Brown Bag Gallery Talks are an important part of our public programs and are held with each exhibition. The format is flexible: using their own vantage point, speakers approach a museum exhibition using their expertise as artists, art historians, and scholars or professionals in a wide range of disciplines. After the talk, visitors are encouraged to say and to continue conversations during a brown bag lunch. John Harvey received his Bachelor of Arts in English form Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He then completed his Masters and Doctorate in Creative Writing at The University of Houston. His poems have appeared in such journals as The Gettysburg Review, Ghost Ocean Magazine, Gulf Coast, The Paris Review, 2River, and Weave Magazine. As Resident Playwright for Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company he has penned numerous plays, which have been performed in Austin, Galveston, Houston and New Orleans. His newest play Rome will premiere in March at Spring Street Studios. John Harvey serves as Director of the Center for Creative Work and is an Assistant Professor at The Honors College. For the annual Dionysia produced every spring since 2009, he has adapted and directed the works of Aeschylus, Aristophanes, Euripides, Sophocles and Homer. He currently serves on the Artistic Board at DiverseWorks.
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Bridgecorp executive directors Rod Petricevic and Robert Roest have been granted bail after appearing in court on three criminal charges.
Petricevic and Roest were remanded without plea when they appeared in Auckland District Court, each facing on two charges under the Securities Act and one under the Companies Act.
The charges, laid by the National Enforcement Unit of the Companies Office, related to statements made in the company's prospectus and in a director's certificate.
Petricevic's bail conditions included having to surrender his passport. Prosecutors did not oppose bail being granted.
The pair, who showed little emotion in court today, will reappear to Auckland District Court on September 9.
Roest's lawyer Bruce Gray said neither man wished to comment on the allegations. He said it was too early to say whether the charges would be defended.
Petricevic and Roest are charged with making a false statement to the trustee for the debenture holders when they signed a director's certificate on April 30, 2007.
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LUBBOCK, Texas - Two days after competition came to a close at the NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships a total of 11 Texas Tech student-athletes were honored as All-Americans by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Senior Red Raider Kennedy Kithuka (5,000m and 10,000m) along with the Lady Raider trio of Hannah Carson (javelin), Le'Tristan Pledger (100H) and Cierra White (200m) were honored as First Team All-Americans after advancing to the finals and finishing in the Top-8 in their respective events.
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Kithuka finished fourth in the men's 10,000-meter run before going on to finish eighth in the 10,000-meter run just two days later at Hayward Field. He set Texas Tech school records and won Big 12 titles in both events over the season. The Thika, Kenya native is also the first Red Raider in school history to earn All-America First Team honors in either the 5,000 and 10,000 outdoors.
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A cancer develops when cells grow and divide without control. Normally, cells in our body respond to many different signals that instruct them precisely when to grow, when to divide and when to die. Damage to DNA can override these signals, causing a cell to behave abnormally.
Near all prostate cancers develop within the glandular section of the prostate. However, despite this similarity in the origin of a prostate cancer, the different changes that occur within cancer cells make each patient's cancer unique.
When a cancer reaches an advanced stage, it may spread to other tissues in the body. The secondary tumors that form in other organs are called metastases, but the cancer is always identified by the site of the primary tumor. For example, prostate cancer most frequently spreads to the liver, lungs and bones, but the disease will always be called prostate cancer because of its origin.
Luckily, prostate cancer is often a slow growing tumor, meaning that it may take the disease years to progress to a metastatic stage.


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America's Last Dive Bomber: The Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver
Ask an Expert Series
Presenter: Jeremy Kinney
Thursday, May 23, 2013
12:30 pm to 12:45 pm
Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
The Ask An Expert lecture series at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is presented every 2nd and 4th Thursday at 12:30 PM. A Museum staff member talks to the public about the history, collection, or personalities related to a specific artifact or exhibition in the Museum.
Directions to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
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March 29, 2010
TUCSON, Ariz. - The Arizona baseball team's 15-game winning streak may have been snapped by Oregon on Sunday, but it was more than enough to gain the respect of national publications that cover collegiate baseball as the Wildcats are now a consensus top-25 team.
A week ago, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper vaulted Arizona (20-5, 2-1 Pac-10) into its top-25, tabbing the Wildcats No. 19 in the nation. After going 4-1 last week, including winning a conference series against Oregon, the Wildcats are ranked No. 18 in the latest poll.
The Wildcats sustained success attracted the attention of two other major polls, including Baseball America's Top 25 and the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches' poll. Arizona was slotted No. 22 by Baseball America, which highlighted the Wildcats late last week as a surging team. The USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches' poll places the Wildcats No. 20 in its poll released on Monday.
Arizona's hot start to the 2010 season can be traced to several key factors, most notably the Pac-10's leading offense and a much-improved pitching staff from a season ago.
At the conclusion of the weekend's action, Arizona leads the conference in batting average (.372), runs scored (242), hits (341), total bases (473) and stolen bases (61). The Wildcats' on-base average of .451 is second-best in the league, while its .516 slugging percentange checks in third-best. UA has the second-most walks (105), while it has struck out the second-fewest number of times (118).
Individually, three Wildcats rank in the league's top-10 in batting average, including the top overall hitter Jett Bandy (.470), Steve Selsky (.450) and Robert Refsnyder (.435). Freshman Joey Rickard leads the conference with 34 RBI and is fifth with 27 runs scored, while Rafael Valenzuela is third in runs scored with 32.
On the mound, UA boasts a team earned run average of 3.96, much improved over last season's 5.46 mark. UA's staff is fourth in the league with 202 strikeouts, while it has walked just 89 batters. Individually, Kurt Heyer ranks third in the league with 48 strike outs, including a league-best 24 looking. Kyle Simon, who like Kurt Heyer is tied for 10th in the league with four wins, has pitched the second-most innings (44.1) of any pitcher in the conference.
Arizona will hit the road for the first time this season as it battles California (12-10, 0-3 Pac-10) April 1-3. The Thursday-Saturday series will begin on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at Evans Diamond in Berkeley, Calif.


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Complaints About Google Wave?
I'm still waiting on my Google Wave invite, although I do have reason to believe one is "in the mail." In the interim, it seems Wave is on an accelerated hype cycle – already finding itself in a trough of anti-hype and complaints regarding the usability and productive utility of the application.
Several colleagues have commented that it seems like "Wave is a bust." My response has been that I'll reserve judgment until after I see it for myself, of course. One concern I have is that some of the anti-hype "seems" to be over-anti-hyped and, worse yet in some instances, inaccurate based on what I've seen of Wave through earlier demo videos. For example, eWeek published a presentation, Top 10 Complaints About Google Wave. The eWeek article makes little to no contribution to news or the scope of "reviews" regarding Google Wave. Those ten complaints and my brief, immediate thoughts: Read more


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This could seriously be the best movie soundtrack since "Pulp Fiction." The August 1 release of "Guardians of the Galaxy" has everyone talking about an eclectic ensemble cast that includes Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper and Glenn Close. (Oh, and a raccoon named Rocket.) But the movie's biggest star could actually be the music.
On Friday, Huff Post Canada put together a nifty compilation of all of the classic tunes featured in the campy sci-fi flick, and it's a total '70s flashback. The songs on the soundtrack include Blue Swede's "Hooked on a Feeling," "I'm Not in Love" by 10cc, Redbone's "Come and Get Your Love," and "Cherry Bomb," from Joan Jett's teen band, The Runaways. There's also the obligatory "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," the feel good song featured in everything from "Remember the Titans" to the Julia Roberts tearjerker, "Stepmom." In this case, we welcome the encore.
Because this definitely isn't some random group sing-a-long soundtrack. According to Marvel.com, music plays a major role in the fantasy flick, and the 1970s songs featured in the film are part of the storyline in a big way. So it's safe to say the song selections were carefully thought out.
"One of the main story points in the movie is that Quill [Pratt] has this compilation tape [Awesome Mix Vol. 1] that he got from his mother before she died that she made for him," director James Gunn revealed. "It was of songs that she loved, all songs from the 1970s, and that's the only thing he has left of his mother and that's the only thing he has left of his home on Earth. He uses that as a connection to his past and to the sadness that he feels of having left all that and lost all that."
In addition to the old school songs featured in the movie, composer Tyler Bates painstakingly composed a score for the movie, and he did it before scenes were filmed. (This is opposite of the usual scoring process in which the composer is brought in during post-production.) Bates told Hitfix that the compositions he created for the "Galaxy" soundtrack, which is out now on Hollywood Records, cover a vast musical terrain. He even calls it his "most demanding score."
Here's a list of the '70s songs on the "Guardians of the Galaxy" soundtrack:
1. "Hooked on a Feeling" Performed by Blue Swede
2. "Go All the Way" Performed by Raspberries
3. "Spirit in the Sky" Performed by Norman Greenbaum (this song is not in the movie)
4. "Moonage Daydream" Performed by David Bowie
5. "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" Performed by Elvin Bishop
6. "I'm Not in Love" Performed by 10cc
7. "I Want You Back" Performed by Jackson 5
8. "Come and Get Your Love" Performed by Redbone
9. "Cherry Bomb" Performed by The Runaways
10. "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" Performed by Rupert Holmes
11. "O-O-H Child" Performed by The Five Stairsteps
12. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" Performed by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
"Guardians of the Galaxy" can be seen in theaters nationwide starting this weekend.
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I cannot place any file nor delete any file on my desktop. Other parts of the file system (like the Documents folder, Downloads folder, etc) seem fine. I checked permissiosn under the terminal and it's drwx for the user. I don't know what's wrong.
Besides traditional Unix user/group/others r/w/x permissions, file and folders in Mac OS X can be locked via Access Control Lists (ACLs, see
To see all those kinds of settings for your Desktop folder, do this in Terminal:
(I recommend you copy/paste that as the characters in it are hard to distinguish in some typefaces.)
If you're still stumped after seeing that output, update your Question with the output from that
You should run disk repair in Disk Utility in addition (and before-hand) to fixing permissions. And, ideally, you would do this after booting into another disk (like a recovery disk, or the disk that came with your system).
If this doesn't work, then I strongly recommend you boot into a DiskWarrior boot disk, and let DiskWarrior rebuild your disk's directory.


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Recently, Interior Design and New York Design Center hosted the 7th annual Check-In to 200 Lex event in Midtown Manhattan. The event showcased hospitality product resources and featured informative talks by top designers. Over 50 showrooms participated in the event and offer guests cocktails and hors' d'oeuvres. Some of the showrooms on display included transFORM, Grange Furniture, Arteriors Home, Calger Lighting, DESIRON, and Atelier, among many others. Presentations were given by design experts such as Hayes and James Slade, Cass Calder Smith, Paola Navone, Karen Daroff, and Cindy Allen. All of the showrooms featured very interesting pieces such as comfortable sofas, functional tables, beautiful bedding furniture, and innovative lamps.
A few highlights from the showrooms included trendy outdoor furniture from Century Furniture, colorful lamps from AQUA CREATIONS, and elegant fireplace panels from Arteriors Home. What a great mix of contemporary design and functionality!


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In the heyday of early pressure
cooking, recipes using pasta were commonplace,
but the technique was lost and forgotten. While your grandmother may have known how to cook pasta dishes in the pressure
cooker, many new users are left in the dark when it comes to cooking pasta and recipes made with macaroni and similar products.
There is a small time savings in cooking plain pasta in a pressure cooker, but its best used in combination recipies such as casserole and one dish meals. Unlike the usual method of cooking pasta in a pan of boiling water, pasta in a pressure cooker requires only the amount of liquid that the pasta will absorb to become soft. The rule of thumb is to use just enough water, or a flavoring liquid like broth, to just barely cover the pasta. If cooked with meat there is no need to add additional oils or fats to minimize foaming. If there is no meat in the recipe, or very lean, low-fat meats such as fish or poultry are used, then add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil or other fat.
The second generation pressure cookers with their heavy, three ply
bottom is best for cooking pasta dishes because they minimize the chance of scorching. As in the case
when cooking any foods that expand, foam or froth, use a pressure cooker that is
5 quarts or larger and do not exceed the halfway full level. Always remember to
adjust the heat to the lowest possible setting after the cooker comes to
pressure. Learn more about the Five Formulas For Foods That Foam, Froth Or Expand and the Ten Rules of Pressure Cooking.
1 lb. ground beef1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped1 medium onion, chopped 1 (15-ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained 1 (10-ounce) can Mexican-style tomatoes with green chilies 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce1 packet taco seasoning mix 1 tablespoon minced garlic2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
In a 6-quart or larger pressure cooker, brown ground beef over medium heat until it crumbles. Pour off the drippings. Stir in the bell pepper, onion, beans, and the tomatoes with green chilies, tomato sauce, taco seasoning and garlic. Add the pasta and just enough water to barely cover the pasta. Lock the lid in place. Bring to 15psi over high heat, immediately reduce the heat to the lowest possible setting to stabilize and maintain that pressure. Cook 6 minutes. Remove from heat and use the natural release method before opening the lid. Transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle the cheese over top.
Most dried pasta doubles in volume when cooked. The general
rule is one pound of dry pasta or freshly made pasta will serve six as an
appetizer or four as a main course.
The Food Guide Pyramid defines
1/2 cup cooked pasta as
one serving. When purchasing pasta as a main dish, plan for two
ounces of pasta per person, although hearty eaters may prefer four ounces. Use 1 ounce for each serving
of pasta used as a side dish serving.
chart below
shows the
number of
cooked cups
from eight
ounces of
uncooked pasta. To measure short
for recipes, use
measuring cups
intended for dry
ingredients,those are
measuring cups that do not have pouring
spouts. To
measure accurately
using a
measuring cup (one
with a spout), do
not fill past the
8 ounce
need the intense heat of boiling water to "set" the outside of the pasta, which
also prevents the pasta from sticking together. Pasta added to water before it starts to boil will
be mushy because it a quickly begins to break down as the starch dissolves.
Pasta releases a starchy
substance (the foamy bubbles that form at the edge of the pan) while it's being
boiled. A spritz of oil around the rim of the pot, and the inside of the lid,
or 1-2 tablespoons added to the cooking
water will help minimize this.
Dry, uncooked pasta can be
stored in the unopened
package or in a
tightly sealed container in a cool, dry place. Non-egg pasta for up to three
years and egg pasta up to two years. The age of the pasta can be determined by reading
the date coding information on the packages.
Cooked pasta, or refrigerated, ready-to-cook
pasta must be refrigerated. Toss each pound of
cooked pasta with one tablespoon of vegetable oil to keep from sticking and
refrigerate in a covered container
three to four days. For best quality, refrigerate pasta and sauce in separate
Time-starved cooks benefit by preparing pasta dishes ahead of time and
freezing. Combination dishes with sauce freeze best. Freeze
up to two months.
To re-heat cooked pasta, place several portions in a metal colander and
immerse in pot of boiling water for one (1) minute. Drain and serve as desired.
Or, microwave single servings of cooked pasta. Place on microwave-safe plate,
cover with sauce, then plastic wrap. Microwave 30 to 60 seconds.


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President Obama has all the information he needs, and on Friday January 31, Keystone XL failed his climate test. The State Department just released its final environmental impact report on the project - and despite the spin from the oil industry, it shows that the voices of activists have made a difference. "Don't believe the media hype: Keystone XL can be defeated once and for all," says Michael Brune of Sierra Club.
President Obama vowed to reject the pipeline if the project would "significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution." The verdict is in: Keystone XL fails President Obama's climate test. Evidence from the scientific community, industry analysts, and the EPA had already shown that Keystone XL would increase carbon pollution from the tar sands, and on Friday the State Department backed away from its previous claim that the pipeline wouldn't have a significant impact.
The State Department report was Big Oil's last hope for cheating on President Obama's climate test. A flawed and biased draft report - written by a dues-paying member of the American Petroleum Institute - claimed that Keystone XL wouldn't have a significant environmental impact.
The facts, however, told a different story. Everyone from oil industry financial analysts to the EPA confirmed that Keystone XL would spur massive tar sands expansion in Alberta, which would lead to a significant increase in carbon pollution. While the State Department's review has significant problems, it now acknowledges that Keystone XL will have the carbon pollution equivalent to adding up to 5.7 million cars to the roads.
The president made a promise to young people when he vowed to reject Keystone if it would harm the climate, telling them, "I refuse to condemn your generation and future generations to a planet that's beyond fixing."
Now is President Obama's opportunity to show he means it, that his actions match his words, and that he'll keep his promises to future generations. The only way he can do this is by listening to the facts and rejecting Keystone XL.
TAKE ACTION: "Big Oil won't take this defeat lying down, so we can't stop now. We need to flood the White House with emails telling President Obama to keep his pledge and reject Keystone XL," says Brune.
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The Super Series 7/8 model Quick Change fly reel by Borski will be numbered from 1-100 with a laser engraved signature of the artist.
The new 9.1-ounce Abel Quick Change or QC model reel is the latest concept in reel design. Spool change is accomplished virtually instantaneously by backing off the drag knob, pushing in and rotating the reels center cap. No tools are required for the fastest and easiest change of any reel in the fly-fishing industry, said Swanson.
Super Series QC models utilize 6061-T651 cold finished aerospace grade aluminum for the spool and frame. The drive system is C64200 silicon aluminum bronze. Buna sealed micro-bearings are ISO 9001:200 and AS9100 certified FAA TSO C149 aircraft bearings. The Abel cork drag system is augmented with a drop or two of neats-foot oil.
Its large arbor design provides the proper ratio of hub size to spool width for optimum line capacity, pick-up and performance.
Borski, a university-trained artist who grew up fishing for Wisconsin small¬mouth bass with casting tackle, now gives talks on saltwater fly-fishing at the International Game Fish Association and other venues. His contemporary paintings are collected by anglers and birding enthusiasts and are displayed in galleries from Key West to Japan.
Borski paints wildlife art in watercolor, oils and acrylics utilizing bold interpretive strokes. He has developed into one of the worlds most recognized fish and bird artists, according to Swanson.
The Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (formerly Bonefish & Tarpon Unlimited) is a 501(C) 3 not-for-profit organization based in South Florida with a worldwide presence. The organization supports or collaborates on research projects throughout the Caribbean and Pacific with a goal to protect and enhance both species by gaining a better understanding of their biology and ecology. It is B&TTs belief that by bringing together recreational anglers, guides, lodges, the marine industry, and other business interests, they can raise the funds and other support needed to conduct this essential research.
The organizations mission statement goals and purposes include
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Menopause is an inevitable occurrence as a woman ages; however, early menopause is associated with several adverse health outcomes such as osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. According to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in the county; the second leading cause of death is stroke. Thus, women who have an earlier menopause are at increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease. A new study published in the March edition of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives reported that lead exposure was related to an earlier menopause
The study authors note that lead exposure adversely effects the reproductive function of humans and animals. Therefore, they conducted a study to evaluate the association between cumulative lead exposure and age at natural menopause. The researchers accessed data from the Nurses' Health Study. Self-reported menopausal status and bone lead concentration measured with K-shell X-ray fluorescence, which is a biomarker of cumulative lead exposure, were obtained from 434 women participants. The bone lead concentrations were measured in the tibia, which is one of the two lower leg bones.
The researchers found that the average age at natural menopause was 50.8 ± 3.6 years. A younger age at menopause was related to a higher tibia lead level. The average age of menopause for women in the highest tertile (one third) of tibia lead was 1.21 years younger than for women in the lowest tertile. The number of cases was small (23 women), the odds ratio for early menopause (younger than 45 years of age) was a 5.30-fold increased risk for women in the highest tertile of tibia lead compared with those in the lowest tertile. The investigators found no association between patella (knee cap) or blood lead and age at menopause.
The authors concluded that their results suggested an association between low-level cumulative lead exposure and an earlier age at menopause. In addition, the data suggested that low-level lead exposure may contribute to menopause-related health outcomes in older women via the effects on age at menopause.
One of the most common sources of lead exposure is house paint. Any home built before 1978 could have lead paint. Homes built before 1960 have the most lead paint. Lead paint in good condition usually is not a problem; however, dangerous lead dust can be released from peeling or damaged paint or by sanding or scraping paint in older homes. Thus, when working on or remodeling a home with lead paint, one must exercise extreme caution regarding inhaling or coming in contact with the material.
Other sources of lead exposure are:
- Handmade ceramic tableware, especially imported ceramics decorated with lead-based glaze or paint
- Traditional home remedies including Azarcon, Greta, and Pay-loo-ah;
- Traditional cosmetics including Kohl and Surma
- Some imported toys and jewelry
- Some imported candies and food products
- Work clothes, shoes, and workers exposed to lead on the job. A few of the jobs with exposure to lead are painting, construction, gardening, making or recycling batteries, and repairing radiators.
The study authors are affiliated with Harvard School of Public Health (Boston, Massachusetts), Purdue University (West Lafayette, Indiana), University of Michigan School of Public Health (Ann Arbor, Michigan), and Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School (Boston, Massachusetts).


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A chilly start to the weekend expected for the Clarksville area as highs today will only be in the lower thirties with mostly sunny skies. The cold air will be short lived as a warm front moves over the region tonight bringing partly cloudy skies and allowing temperatures to warm into the middle forties for Sunday. The next system is expected to move through the region during the day Monday bringing scattered showers to the region, but temperatures are going to be much warmer as highs for the day Monday will be in the upper fifties. The warm up is expected to continue for the rest of the week as highs will be in the sixties under partly to mostly sunny skies.
Here is the Clarksville area forecast:
Saturday: Mainly sunny. High: 33
Saturday night: Partly cloudy. Low: 28
Sunday: Mostly sunny. High: 45
Sunday night: Increasing clouds. Low: 33
Monday: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Chance of precipitation 60%. High: Upper 50s Low: Upper 30s
Tuesday: A mix of sun and clouds. High: Upper 50s Low: Lower 40s


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From Aerojet - The Creative Company, 1995:
Aerojet and Bristol Aerospace Ltd of Winnipeg Canada formed a joint venture to share sounding rocket technology, and this lasted from 1958 to 1974. The first sounding rocket resulting from this cooperation, the Black Brant, was launched in 1965. Bristol gradually got more and more of the orders, and essentially displaced Aerojet from the business. They have produced more than 800 Black Brants since that time, and about two thirds, of their current production is for NASA.801 Black Brant rockets were launched from 1962 to 2005. Versions of the Black Brant could carry payloads ranging from 70 to 850 kilograms to altitudes from 150 to more than 1,500 km, and could provide up to 20 minutes of microgravity time during a flight. The Black Brant and Nihka motors used on some Black Brant versions were manufactured in Canada by Bristol Aerospace Limited (a Magellan Aerospace Company). The Nike, Talos, and Taurus motors used on other Black Brant versions were built in the United States. These vehicles were integrated by the launch operator. In the United States, NASA was a frequent user of Black Brant vehicles.
Failures: 48. Success Rate: 94.45%. First Fail Date: 1960-05-18. Last Fail Date: 2005-03-06. Launch data is: continuing.
Status: Active.
Apogee: 200 km (120 mi).
First Launch: 1959.09.05.
Last Launch: 2008.11.14.
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TWO EAST Lancashire restaurants have made it into this year's prestigious Sunday Times Food List.
The list is a summary of Britain's top 100 restaurants and this year Ramsons in Ramsbottom features for the first time, alongside Northcote's, in Langho.
Chris Johnson, proprietor for 27 years, is described by the Sunday Times as "one of the great characters of the British restaurant scene" for his strong views on what diners should eat and drink.
He has been known to tell diners where they are going wrong with their wine choice, and told the Sunday Times he finds it "painful when people want to murder a wine by drinking it with the wrong food".
He said: "This has been our year. I'm delighted Naz our chef (Abdulla Naseem) and our fantastic team have received the recognition they deserve.
"Many of our customers already travel from London to experience Ramsons, a listing in the Sunday Times Top 100 can only help to cement our status on the culinary map."
Entry to the list completes a hat-trick of awards for Ramsons, having won Wine List of the Year at The Good Food Guide awards in August and Restaurant of the Year at the Manchester Food and Drink Festival.
Mr Johnson also flies in produce from Milan's central market to be used in Ramsons every week, but it still came in as the least expensive of the 100 restaurants.
Northcote, run by Nigel Haworth, has retained its place on the list and is praised for Haworth's dedication to raising standards and awareness of regional food and for head chef Lisa Allen's "unfussy" food.