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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Ricky Robertson and Sam Kendricks won SEC track titles on Sunday to lead the Rebels to their best outdoor finish in 30 years.
Robertson, a senior, won the high jump (7 feet, 3.25 inches) and finished second in the triple jump (personal-best 53-11.75).
Kendricks, a junior from Oxford, added an SEC outdoor title to a resume that includes NCAA outdoor and SEC indoor titles. He cleared 18-6, a facility record.
They led Ole Miss to a fifth-place finish and Robertson won the SEC Commissioner's Trophy for scoring the most points at the meet (23).
Robertson was fourth in the long jump on Saturday.
"The leadership that Ricky and Sam provide this team is special," said Ole Miss coach Brian O'Neal, the Pontotoc native who's in his second season as the Rebels' head coach.
Mississippi State picked up a title as sophomore Brandon McBride won the men's 800 in 1:47.59.
The Texas A&M men and Arkansas women won the team titles.


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Jarel Portman steps out on his own to create daring dwellings.
It seems "X" marks the spot at 280 Elizabeth Street, a development set to bring 19,000 square feet of restaurants, 39,000 square feet of boutiques and 201 coveted apartment spaces to leafy Inman Park. Vendors such as Ford Fry and MF Sushi have signed on for the site plan conceived and built by JPX Works.
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The baby of the family, Jarel worked on the dizzying towers in the Asian division of his family's Portman Holdings before striking out on his own and getting down to earth, in every sense, with this hometown project.
Instead of his father's signature atria, the younger Portman, 49, prioritizes green space, with parks and areas that appeal to busy, young families—a demographic he understands wholeheartedly. He and wife Traylor Howard, who played winsome sidekick Natalie Teeger on television's Monk and Sharon Carter on Two Guys and A Girl, are bringing up four children in Atlanta.
These days he sticks closer to home. "In China, I was peeling back layers of neglect from great, old buildings," he says, "and I wanted to take a similar approach in Inman Park to create something timeless. For me, it's a great opportunity to express myself."
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Denver: No one wants to go, but in order to move forward, uptown or downtown you must go through it. What is your Samaria? Pastor Bruce Duell spoke to the youth and leaders last June and said "that every city has an inner city" that has people who no one wants to reach out to; or associate with. Samaritans, Jacobs Well, The woman at the well, East Colfax in Denver; 8th Avenue in Manhattan. Evangelism happens when people who are called to inner-city missions reach out to the homeless; the addicted; the depressed and the least of these in our cities. The least of these get lifted up when they are invited in to the story; and that starts for this group on Emerson in front of Morey Middle School in Capitol Hill. The students ages 11-13 who pass the way of these mean streets, ride their bikes through the adult book stores,the gay bars, Planned Parenthood, the liquor stores, and all in a school zone. Evangelism isn't pretty. What would happen if Jesus was standing at the corner of Colfax and Washington Street and asked the woman at the water fountain for a cup of water? What if Jesus walked into Charlies, the gay bar, and asked for a cup of ice on this hot day, with no shade trees? "Sir, if you knew who I am, a gay man; a woman who is thinking about an abortion at Planned Parenthood; an old addict heading down for a bottle, begging for money with a cardboard sign, or a student making her way past it all, you wouldn't ask me for anything!"
Hope in the city
The sun is high and beats down on the group, who stops at every station of the cross. Watching, praying, singing and talking to people. Writing in their journals and reading a verse from their bibles. "If you drank from this well you would never thirst again." The addict hears and laughs. The woman doesn't want to talk about her dry spell that lead her to the clinic, the bartender at the gay bar shakes his head, and wants to say something but he bites his tongue. But Jesus knows everything, the five husbands and now living with the man. He tells of the abuse and the torture the gay man has gone through and he opens the book of the child who has been exposed to this dark world. And the group prays for them all. They sing songs that ring down Colfax, and the drunk addict is tapping his foot and raising his hand. "I heard the gospel and I followed but I've done too much to taste anything good."
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Denver and New York are similar in some ways. The night on Eighth Avenue between 42nd and 52nd takes on a different aura. The crime tape; the broken bottles and remnants of blood; stain the asphalt and the sidewalks of Colfax and Pearl. The scene is partially illuminated of the overnight terror that plagues every Samaria. And yet when we awaken and hear that "Everyone needs compassion, the kindness of a savior - the hope of nations, " the Samaritan is the one who tells everyone and lives in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island and Hell's Kitchen are changed for good.


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New to the forum because I'm trying to tackle my first plumbing job on our house. I'm installing a Culligan water filter but can't seem to stop the connector joint from leaking.
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I have a 1/2" tube going from my water supply to a brass T-joint that has a 1/2" opening and a 3/8" opening. From the 1/2" opening, a tube runs to my faucet. From the 3/8" opening, I have a 3/8" to 1/4" adapter-thing, where the tube connects and runs to the water filter.
When I turn my water back on, a very small leak comes from the 3/8" to 1/4" adapter and I can't seem to get it to stop. I used teflon tape and made sure the nut is on tight, but still can't figure it out. (See photo, the red lines indicate the leak.)
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Oscar Pistorius' trial started in South Africa on Monday morning and people around the world are tuning in to watch the proceedings. The majority of viewers watching the courtroom have called the viewing quite boring as the idea of court isn't as glamorous as Law and Order. According to Marketing Week on Monday, the fans are encouraged to get into the court case another way by betting. Paddy Power's new campaign is to encourage people to bet on what the court might decide.
Whether the idea is offensive or not, the ad should have Hollywood tripping out. After the Oscars handed out some of the biggest awards of the evening on Sunday night, the spotlight should be on the winners. Paddy Power has other interests in mind.
Photoshopping a picture of Oscar Pistorius' on the top of a golden trophy, the ad has the feel of the Academy Awards. The shock of finding out that people are encouraged to bet on the decision of someone's life using Hollywood's hardware is quite rude.
Oscar Pistorius' outcome is yet to be determined by the courts, however this idea of ripping a headline from the Oscars definitely should be questioned. It sends the wrong message and really is disgusting. Plus, there are no winners in Pistorius' case. He is on trial, his girlfriend is dead and the world is consumed with the outcome of a case instead of focusing on real news.


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An estimated 20-40% of the population experience anxiety whilst flying, making fear of flying one of the most common phobias.
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Living with a fear of flying
Having a fear of flying can often interfere with holidays or business travel and lead to an individual avoiding a career involving travel or a family holiday abroad. There are many aspects of flying that can create anxiety, such as fearing the plane will crash, claustrophobia, being out of control, fear of having a panic attack and fear of terrorism. Even being at the airport or boarding a plane may create anxiety for some people. Fear of flying can therefore range from mild anxiety before flying, to a state of terror which can prevent an individual from getting on the plane or even leaving it once they have boarded.
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Today is the 56th anniversary of the Munich air disaster, which killed 23 people, including a number of Manchester United players and staff.
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After a few failed attempts, the British European Airways flight 609, made its third, and final attempt to take off, crashing at the end of the run way.
United is a British television film directed by James Strong and written by Chris Chibnall. It is based on the true story of Manchester United's "Busby Babes" and the aftermath of the 1958 Munich air disaster.
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Miles Davis: My Man's Gone Now
My Man's Gone Now
Miles Davis (flugelhorn)
Porgy and Bess (Columbia/Legacy 712764)
Miles Davis (flugelhorn), Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums),
Johnny Coles, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Louis Mucci (trumpets), Joe Bennett, Frank Rehak, Jimmy Cleveland, Dick Hixson (trombones), Willie Ruff, Julius Watkins, Gunther Schuller (French horns), Bill Barber (tuba), Cannonball Adderley (alto sax), Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque (flutes), Danny Bank (bass clarinet).
Composed by George Gershwin & DuBose Heyward. Arranged by Gil Evans.
Recorded: New York, July 22, 1958
Rating: 97/100 (learn more)
British critic Max Harrison felt that the full potential of Gil Evans's charts for Miles Davis's Porgy and Bess was not realized in the recording. He based this belief largely on a letter he received from a musician on the date who claimed that the rehearsals were rushed, Evans was not a great conductor, and that as excellent as the end result turned out, it should have been even better. Harrison did not disclose the musician's identity, but Larry Hicock's biography Castles Made of Sound: The Story of Gil Evans (2002) quotes session participant Gunther Schuller by name and at length to the same effect.
Listening to a piece like "My Man's Gone Now," one could hardly imagine how it could be significantly or even noticeably improved. Serena's lamentation for her slain husband Robbins, "My Man's Gone Now" as reworked by Davis and Evans is mesmerizing from beginning to end. Miles plaintively caresses the melody with the support of Paul Chambers's resonant bass figures and an insinuating orchestral vamp, soon to be replaced by pungent brass punctuations. The tempo doubles as Miles solos thematically over the urgent pulse of Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. The orchestra's voicings display a resigned mournfulness in contrast to Miles's grieving flugelhorn cries, and the wailing brass exclamations in the closing section culminate in a dirge-like interlude by the full ensemble.
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Sherri Wilkins says she panicked when she hit a man with her car and kept driving with the victim impaled on the windscreen.
12:42, UK, Wednesday 28 November 2012
A substance abuse counsellor has been charged with murder and drink-driving after witnesses said she struck a pedestrian and drove for more than two miles with the dying man embedded in the windscreen.
Sherri Wilkins, 51, also faces charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident, said prosecutors.
The victim, 31-year-old Phillip Moreno, was struck late on Saturday while crossing a street in Torrance, California. Witnesses surrounded the car about two miles later and detained Wilkins. Mr Moreno died in hospital.
Wilkins later told police she panicked after the accident and kept driving.
She is being held on $2.25m (£1.4m) bail and if convicted could face life in prison.
Wilkins is a former addict who seemingly had turned her life around and become a respected drug and alcohol counsellor.
Her boss David Lisonbee, CEO of Twin Tower Treatment, said that despite her background, including a previous hit-and-run arrest, Wilkins always earned high marks with her patients and did not show any signs of a relapse at work.
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Yesterday, Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan announced a $1.6 billion joint state and federal settlement with Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals.
Between 1999 and 2005, Madigan, state, and the federal government alleges the company illegally marketed Risperdal for uses not approved by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration. It was also alleged that they made false statements about the safety and efficiency of the drug and engaged in kickback schemes with healthcare professionals and pharmacist to promote its use to patients not approved by the FDA.
The state further alleged that between 2007 and 2009 the company promoted Invega illegally and made false statements about its safety. The company unlawfully cause false and fraudulent claims to be submitted to or caused purchases by government health care programs, including Illinois' Medicaid program.
Both drugs are anti-psychotic drugs used to treat symptoms of psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia, paranoia, and bipolar disorder. The investigation of Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary was the result of four whistle-blower claims filed in the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania under the federal False Claims Act and related state statutes.
Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. additionally will plead guilty in federal court to a criminal misdemeanor charge of mis-branding Risperdal in violation of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. As part of the criminal plea, Janssen has agreed to pay an additional $400 million in criminal fines and forfeitures. The companies also entered into a Corporate Integrity Agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General, which will closely monitor the company's future marketing practices. Illinois will receive $23.6 million under the agreement.


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Looking for more than just a fresh coat of paint for your walls? Why not try applying the ombre effect. Ombre is a French term meaning "to shade" or transitioning of one color, from a lighter shade to the darker shade, or vise-versa, while remaining within the same color group. It's like viewing a paint chip with multiply colors in a group. Then imagine blending those colors together. Ombre had been used only in the beauty industry but now the trend is becoming common for interior designs. Ombre creates a subtle and unique effect for any space from traditional to modern, and adds character to drab spaces. If you're really creative, ombre works great on fabrics for window coverings, bed coverings, and trims.
Techniques Tips for the Ombre Effect on Walls
- Select at least three colors from your pick of a paint chip card.
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- Practice on a piece of cardboard to get the feel of applying the correct pressure of the brush strokes to achieve your look.
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Seasonally the practitioners at Equinox Healing Therapies 5053 Main Street Manchester, VT hold a series of workshops covering informative topics. This years Autumn Edition will be a taste of alternative ways to address your every day issues from stress reduction to developing a healthy immune system AND meditation to appreciation of your ancestral tree of life.
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As we age, we gain perspective on our lives and our families, seeing emotional and psychological patterns play out: sometimes joyfully, and sometimes seeing wounds that continue to need healing down through the generations. How do our life choices and decisions affect entrenched familial patterns of illness, addiction, buried secrets, and distrust? Begin to explore your own "Tree of Life" in this workshop through visualization and writing.
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Meditation doesn't need to be difficult; it can be calming, insightful, relaxing and joyful. If you have tried to meditate and feel like you can't seem to find a way to "make it work", attend this workshop and maybe one of the styles explored today will be the right match for you.
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How to hard boil an egg
For many moms, decorating for Easter begins with one kitchen technique: How to hard boil an egg.
Interestingly, while 80% of us think we know how to hard boil an egg, it turns out that many of us (including me!) haven't been doing it right. Here's step-by-step advice from the American Egg Board. I can't wait […]
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Arthur Randy Gill
Position: LB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: August 1, 1956 in Ventura, CA
Died: February 10, 2002 in Winnipeg, Canada
High School: Hollywood
College: San Jose St. (school history)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 10th round (265th overall) of the 1978 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 5 (9377th overall since 1950)


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The II Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) opened in Cuba on January 28, 2014, birthday of Cuban national hero and Latin American integrationist Jose Marti. The 33 heads of states on hand represented all Western Hemisphere nations south of the Rio Grande River, the region Marti called "Our America."
United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon and José Miguel Insulza, secretary general of the Organization of American States, attended as guests. The OAS, loyal to U.S. dictates, ejected revolutionary Cuba from its membership in 1963. By serving as CELAC president pro tem during 2013 and hosting this summit, Cuba made clear its return to the community of nations.
Cuban President Raul Castro opened the Summit and indirectly took note of OAS' altered status in the region: "Step by step we are creating a [CELAC] that is currently recognized in the world as the legitimate representative of the interests of Latin America and the Caribbean." CELAC has a "heritage of 2000 years of struggle for independence." Its "ultimate goal" is "development of a spirit of greater unity amid diversity."
Castro called for "creation of a common political space ... where we can exploit our resources in a sovereign way and for our common well being and utilize our scientific and technical knowledge in the interest of the progress of our peoples; where we can assert undeniable principles such as self-determination, sovereignty and sovereign equality of states."
Observing that Latin America and the Caribbean is the "is the most unequal region in the planet," he lamented that an overall 28.2 percent poverty rate co-exists with the "10 per cent richest in Latin American receiving 32 per cent of the total income." He detailed children's lack of schooling and health care. Castro highlighted the region's abundance of natural resources, fertile land, and water, pointing out that "all that wealth should become the driving force to eradicate inequalities."
Castro had asked for a minute of silence in honor of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez who convened the founding CELAC congress in Caracas in 2011. Chile hosted the first summit in early 2013 after a term as president pro tem. Costa Rica becomes CELAC president following this summit. Responsibility for ongoing CELAC affairs rests with a committee comprising the past, current, and upcoming CELAC presidents and a Caribbean-area president. Foreign ministers and their staffs perform administration.
At its conclusion on January 29, the CELAC Summit declared the region a "zone of peace" subject to international law and principles of the United Nations Charter. Member states vowed to "banish forever the use of force and to seek a peaceful solution to controversies," also "to respect the inalienable right of each state to choose its economic, political, social and cultural system." Interference in the internal affairs of another country is off limits, as are nuclear weapons.
The Summit issued a far-reaching, 83-point "Declaration of Havana." The document reviews purposes and precedents and ratifies measures supporting the sovereignty of states, food sovereignty, sustainable and coordinated regional development, and protection of civil society and private institutions. It calls for solutions to climate change, poverty and hunger, drug addiction, and flawed United Nations governance. CELAC backs Haiti reconstruction, Puerto Rican independence, streamlined foreign investment systems, and Great Britain's return of the Malvinas Islands to Argentina, The organization seeks rights for indigenous people and migrants and demands that the U. S. economic blockade of Cuba stop.
The U.S. government, on the outside, was not entirely silent. Diplomat Conrad Tribble tweeted from the U. S. Interests section in Havana asking, "Is any journalist here for CelacCuba going to look for independent voices on Cuba's reality? It would be worth the trouble."
The Continental Forum for Promotion of Democracy, a "counter summit," took place at Florida International University on January 25. Cuban exiles in the United States and opposition politicians and publicists from Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Nicaragua attended. Journalist Jean-Guy Allard claims the group organizing the event, the Buenos Aires - based Center for Opening and Development of Latin America (CADAL), has CIA ties and is financed by the International Republican Institute. CADAL staged a summit-related forum in Havana on January 28 joined by leaders of domestic opposition groups.
Editorializing, Mexico's La Jornada news service judged that "CELAC's success in pulling off its summit shows, essentially, a political - diplomatic turnover in the continent...But governments have to work to consolidate this new deliberative political body for Latin America and the Caribbean and strengthen and maintain it, despite natural disagreements cropping up between governments and predictable attempts by U. S. diplomacy to distort this forum."


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Located on the 22nd floor of the Crowne Plaza Bangkok Lumpini Park in Silom, Xin Tian Di is a favorite haunt for people who enjoy Cantonese cuisine. The restaurant flourishes under the ample talents of Chef Lam Kok Weng who has headed up the kitchen since before the hotel was re-branded in 2010. Chef Lam has gained local fame since he competed in Iron Chef Thailand, and won two times. His winning mix of modern and classic Cantonese cooking techniques appeal to most anyone. The menu features a distinct array of traditional Chinese delicacies, with several signature options that are a bit more contemporary with a definite fusion flair.
Open daily for lunch and dinner, Xin Tian Di has set lunch or the 'All You Can Eat Dim Sum" lunch 7days a week. Priced under $30.00USD (900Baht) ++per person it's a real bargain and a great way to try a large variety of options. But if you really want to have the best experience possible, I suggest ordering ala carte. The menu is set up so that you can order three portion sizes (small, medium, large) so that the dishes can be enjoyed individually, or in larger or smaller groups. The dim sum portions are quite large, and most single portions are big enough to be cut in half and shared by two. On my visit Hokkaido scallops were in season and the Shrimp, Pork & Scallop Shu Mai is superior. Another memorable dim sum option is the Steamed Shrimp w/ Seafood Sauce which is very reminiscent of traditional Thai flavors. The Steamed Minced Shrimp & Crab Leg in Curry Sauce is another fusion dim sum which has distinctive Indian flavors. For a rice dish I highly recommend the Fried Rice w/ Dried Grouper, Crabmeat, Conpoy & Gingko Nuts in X.O. Chili Sauce served in steamed pumpkin for dramatic flair. It's a heady combination of stimulating flavors and textures that is thoroughly satisfying. One of my favorites is the Pan Fried 'Chef Lam' Homemade Bean Curd w/ Spinach in X.O. Sauce. This silky tofu is simply divine and keeps you coming back for more. The Deep Fried Pork Spare Ribs w/ Special Sauce is another treat as the meat is very tender and the sweet sauce is a brilliant match. The "must try" dish without a doubt is their famous Peking Duck which is served two ways. It features nice crispy skin and super juicy meat, and is carved tableside so you can literally hear the skin crackling as it is sliced up and served with homemade pancakes, cucumber, onion and thick and sticky hoisin sauce. You can then opt to have the delicate meat prepared several ways and we recommend having it stir fried with green peppercorns.
I also recommend the Pan Fried Chive & Shrimp Dumpling which is very nice with the dark soya and homemade Hong Kong Style Chili Paste. Another signature dish is the Deep Fried Prawns w/Wasabi Dressing & Mango. The prawns are enormous and remain slightly crunchy in the creamy sauce. It is a bit sweet, but the wasabi helps balance it out. If you crave beef try the Sautéed Australian Wagyu Beef Tenderloin w/ Black Pepper Sauce. The meat is very tender and the sauce is not too sweet. For dessert opt for the Crispy Pancake Stuffed w/ Red Bean & Date Paste and the refreshingly cool Chilled Cream of Mango w/ Sago, Coconut & Pomello. The hearty portions and generosity of spirit and hospitality make Xian Tan Di a first choice for comfortable and casual Chinese dining.
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Professionals make bad transitions into new jobs everyday.
Typically, a new employee or manager with not a lot of work experience decides to make her mark on day one. 'I'm going to show them exactly who I am and what they need to do' becomes her rallying cry.
Little does she know, how she transitions into a new position can impact career advances, bonus money and performance results. How is as important as what.
Here are 7 tips for transitioning to a new job with ease:
1. The new job is not about you. Organizations are social entities. Realize you need to fit into the culture to succeed. Behave as though other people matter.
2. The team you are joining has a history. Team members are bonded for better or worse. Find ways to build rapport and relationship from the get-go -- rather than rebuild rapport and relationships from a one-down position because you've turned team members off.
3. You are not the center of the universe. What you know, need or want is not the key to fitting in and becoming a part of the team, crew or group. Rather, the key is to focus on how you can help others during your transition time (3 weeks to 3 months).
4. Do NOT make any derogatory remarks about your old organization OR your new organization.
5. Do NOT make any derogatory remarks about your old boss OR your new boss.
6. Do NOT make any derogatory remarks about old team members OR new team members.
7. Develop a useful understanding of the organizational culture. Usually, you can get a handle on the culture in the first 21 days by reflecting on 3 levers:
1. Choice (how decisions are made);
2. Change (how change is managed at individual, team and organizational levels);
3. Control (who controls what formally and informally).
Transitioning into a new job isn't comfortable. Take heart. Knowing how to transition successfully can be learned.
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Recipe of the Week: Pumpkin Nut Muffins!
Fall is definitely my favorite time of year to bake delicious treats, and why not share one of my favorite recipes with you—pumpkin nut muffins! These delicious suckers will turn your worst mornings into the best. I remember the feeling of waking up early for school, wiping away the crusties, and thinking, "today is going to suck" (or "inhale profusely" as one of my high school teachers would say). With a fresh pumpkin nut muffin in your hand, you won't have such a thought crossing your mind! Well, I can't guarantee that, so lose the 'tude. 😉 Halloween is around the corner!
Here's what you'll need:
- 3 1/2cups of flour
- 2 cups of brown sugar
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons of baking soda
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon of nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
- 1 15 ounce can of pumpkin puree
- 1 cup of vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup of maple syrup (I used sugar-free syrup)
- 1/3 cup of water
- 1 cup of chopped walnuts
To get things started, preheat your oven to 400 degrees, put liners in your muffin pan (or cupcake pan), and lightly spray cooking spray over the liners. In a large bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking soda and powder, salt and spices). Mix those together with one or two good whisks or use a spoon. In a medium bowl, combine the wet ingredients (pumpkin, oil, syrup, and water). Carefully mix these ingredients with a whisk or spoon until the pumpkin isn't clumpy. Once that's all set, simply combine the dry and wet ingredients in the large bowl and fold (swoop from the bottom to the top) together using a spatula. Do this until only a small amount of the dry ingredients are visible. Add the walnuts to the batter and fold them into the mix. This should only be two swoops. Over-mixing this will cause the muffins to cave in, so be extra careful with the last two steps.
Once everything is mixed and scooped into the muffin pan, place them in the oven for about 18 minutes. At the 18 minute mark, pull them from the oven and use a tooth pick to poke through the center of a muffin to make sure they're done. If the tooth pick isn't gooey, then they're good to go! Let them cool off for a bit and then chow down, but make sure to save some for family and friends! Give me a shout to let me know how they turned out!


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Jan. 7, 1998
Elm Grove, WI--Senior tennis player Erica Stoloff lost her match in round one of the Milwaukee Tennis Classic to Kansas's Kylie Hunt 6-2, 6-4 on Monday, Jan, 6. Since then Stoloff has beat Gretchen Vanderwall of Wisconsin 6-1, 6-3 and Marquette's Sara Fernandez 6-2, 7-5 to advance to the semifinals of the Consolation bracket. She will face Southern Alabama's Vonda NovaKova tomorrow at 9:00 a.m.
Husky freshman Hrafnhildur Hannesdottir lost her first round match 6-2, 6-0 to Northwestern's Shannon Duffy and her consolation match to Jessie Klick of Marquette 7-5, 6-3. Washington's Kori Sosnowy followed suit with a 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-3 first round loss to Kentucky's Christy Sigurski. The senior then won her second round consolation match with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over Texas's Jennifer Goodwin, but was defeated in the next round by Laura Berendt 6-1, 6-2.
Sophomore Jennifer Svanfeldt was the only Husky to win a first round match on Monday. She had a 6-0, 6-1 win over Butler's Sarah Karges. Svanfeldt suffered a set back in the next round where she had a 6-2, 7-5 loss to Wisconsin's Roz Sweeney.


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WHAT: Cantwell's (Bayside) Patio Dinner
WHERE: Cantwell's Tavern, 109 Main Street, Odessa
WHEN: 6 p.m., Monday, April 28
COST: $40 per person
WHAT: Cantwell's (Bayside) Patio Dinner
WHERE: Cantwell's Tavern, 109 Main Street, Odessa
WHEN: 6 p.m., Monday, April 28
COST: $40 per person
INFO: cantwells-tavern.com
The secret is out. Locally-distilled liquor is now available at bars, restaurants and liquor stores throughout the state. And, while Painted Stave Distillery co-owners Mike Rasmussen and Ron Gomes aren't taking the Smyrna distillery anywhere any time soon, that doesn't mean their liquor isn't going places.
Its first stop? Cantwell's Tavern in Odessa for the restaurant's inaugural (but, likely not its last) patio dinner, featuring freshly-trawled bay eats and several Painted Stave treats.
"The chef and I decided we wanted to do a Monday night patio dinner," said Cantwell's General Manager Chris Huot. "Last year, we did these fine-dining beer dinners that were $70 per person. But, this year, we wanted to do something more affordable and more casual. So, we decided to take dinner out to the patio."
The menu has been set and the $40 price tag comes with four courses:
First course: Cajun crab croquettes with an arugula, sweet corn and pancetta salad
Second course: Virginia-caught Cherrystone oysters on the half shell
Third course: Cajun rockfish with a lemon-dill potato salad
Dessert: Deconstructed pecan pie courtesy of Cantwell's pastry chef
Meals include soft drinks and coffee but liquor will be extra. Huot said that they'll be running several specials that night, though, like $6 vodka drinks and $2 for National Bohemian Beer.
The plan is to continue the patio dinners throughout the summer, assuming that the first Bayside theme is successful. Future dinner themes include a German dinner, a campfire dinner and a Mexican grill.
Huot also said that Gomes and his wife, who are Middletown residents, will be there as well. Gomes will be answering questions and giving the stories behind "Candy Manor" and "Silver Screen."
"I'll definitely be there," said Gomes. "I want to give folks who are interested the opportunity to learn more about our distilling process. I think it's going to be a fun night. The farm-to-table philosophy at Cantwell's works well with our own philosophy about utilizing raw ingredients."
Reservations are required and nearly half of the available slots are already taken. Huot encourages people to call early.
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As a thank you for following my blog, I'd like to introduce you to what I think is a great opportunity for the right students. My team is looking for two bright students for a 16 month, full-time internship opportunity with IBM.
Aside from being a bright and ambitious student, you should currently be working towards a Computer Science degree at any recognized University in the world (and have completed at least 2 years of your degree). You read that right, this opportunity is not limited to Canadian students. We are looking for the most talented students in the world, so as long as you're ready to relocate to Toronto for 16 months, and are able to start the internship program in May 2010, we have the means to get you here. The location for this internship will be the Toronto Software Lab, in Markham, Ontario.
In particular, we are looking for students who are highly skilled in the area of web technologies and who are enthusiastic about cloud computing. This is NOT your run-of-the-mill, boring student job. You'll be working with cutting edge technology on high visibility, fast paced projects that involve web technologies, cloud computing, Xp/Agile methodologies, and other related fields. You'll be granted ample freedom to express yourself and your programming creativity. Should you be accepted for this well paid (in my opinion) internship program, you will report directly to my manager (a cool, down to earth guy) and I'll be your mentor.
If you fit the criteria described above, please get in touch (cangiano at ca dot ibm dot com) and tell me a bit about yourself. You don't need to attach your résumé at this stage, but if you drop me a line, I'll be able to provide you with info on how to apply through the official IBM channels. We'll take it from there.
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By Michelle Borland
Entering their fourth season of existence with three winning seasons behind them, the Texas Tech soccer program has laid a solid foundation. However, that foundation will be put to the test this season as the program undergoes a facelift.
Diane Nichols, the coach who guided the Tech program from its birth, decided to return to high school coaching after fashioning a 34-20 collegiate record. Her departure, along with that of first-year assistant coach Cathy Reid, left only one on the Red Raider coaching staff. That one, however, was more than capable of taking control of the program.
For two years, Felix Oskam served as an assistant coach under Nichols. Now it is his turn to take over the reigns of the Texas Tech soccer program. Oskam was named head coach on July 29.
"I am very excited," Oskam said. "This is a dream come true. It has been my goal for a long time to be a head coach at a good Division I school with a great deal of potential. I am comfortable coaching the team and they are use to me, so I think the transition will be smooth. The majority of our kids know me and know what I am all about."
What Oskam inherited is a team who had seven freshman starters and finished last season with an overall mark of 13-8 and a fourth place finish in the Big 12 Conference.
"Our greatest strength is that we are a year older," Oskam said "We learned a lot from last year. Our kids now know what the Big 12 is all about. They will have to compete at a higher level this season."
The Red Raiders have, in fact, already competed at a higher level at the early juncture of the season. After opening losses to New Mexico and Mississippi, Tech went on the road and won its first two Big 12 matches at Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.
"It took the pressure of our kids," Oskam said. "Starting off 2-0 in the Big 12 Conference will help them tremendously."
While six sophomore starters return this season, the Red Raiders also have two seniors coming back. Their return will mark a first in Texas Tech soccer history. Julie Clement and Raney Terrell will become the program's first four-year letterwinners. Their leadership will be crucial to this season's squad.
"I expect Julie and Raney to provide the leadership that we desperately need on our team this season," Oskam said.
With the leadership roles intact, Oskam looks for forwards Kristy Frantz and Amaris Smith to provide the strength up top.
As a freshman, Frantz practically rewrote the Texas Tech single season records. She started in all 21 games and finished the year with a team high 18 goals, eight assists and 44 points. She currently holds single season school records in goals and points. Her eight assists were one shy of the record set by Kristi Patterson during the 1995 season. Frantz was named to the All-Big 12 second team and was an honorable mention Freshman All-America pick by Soccer Buzz.
"Kristi is our leader in number of goals scored and number of points. I am looking for her to step it up again this season," Oskam said.
Perhaps overshadowed by Frantz was fellow forward Amaris Smith. Last season, the freshman was second on the team in goals with 11, assists with five, and points with 27. Smith could definitely have a major impact on the program since Frantz is likely to garner a lot of defensive attention.
"Everybody knows who Kristi Frantz is, so maybe they will target on her. Amaris is the kind of player who can take advantage of that," Oskam said.
Other Red Raider players to watch include Julie Clement, Lizzie Biles, Jennifer Benat, Academic All-American Jennifer Wood and goalkeeper Lizzie Pruitt, who tended the goal for 1868 minutes of the team's 1890 minutes played last season.
While the Red Raiders are a year older, they will still look to a talented group of freshmen to come in a make an impact.
Tech hopes to strengthen its midfield play by bringing in three new talents -- Melinda Hemmer , Lindsay Thompson and Whitney Myers. Forward Gina Peranio of Berkner High school in Richardson will bring some depth, while goalkeeper Lisa Forman will battle Pruitt for the starting position.
As Oskam leads his team into the Big 12, they will face such perennial powerhouses as Texas A&M and Nebraska. He looks for both of those teams to be among the top in the conference again this season. However, Colorado, Missouri, Texas and second-year program Baylor should also give the Red Raiders some tough competition.
For the Red Raiders it should be a promising year. A new coaching staff, a solid core of returnees, and a talented group of newcomers should all come together and continue Tech's progress.
For Oskam, it will mean the beginning of a new era. His expertise in the sport of soccer should take the Red Raider program to new heights.
"With my background, the experience I have had as a player, but also now as a coach, I think I know what it takes to take this program to the next level and I think we can get there."


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If you're looking for something to do but can't decide between mini golf, ice cream, the zoo or a geography lesson then Freddy Hill Farm is your destination. The Seipt family business includes Fred and Joanne Seipt and their 3 sons, Vernon, Matt, and Bill is a destination spot that will surely please any visitor! And while that may sound like an interesting and somewhat odd assortment of activities they really do cover it all and more!
What started as a dairy store in 1972 turned into a sit down ice cream parlor in 1988. The partners' wives, Nancy and Lesa Seipt became involved in the business at that time giving farm tours to school age children every spring. The Seipts wanted the public to know that they sold quality milk and give them some education about the farm and its workings. In 1991, the family opened Freddy's Family Fun Center where you'll find 2 miniature golf courses, batting cages, a driving range, and a snack bar. And remember that zoo I mentioned? It's there, and it includes calves, pigs, sheep, goats, elk and deer.
Named "Best of Philly" by Philadelphia Magazine! All of their ice cream is homemade from their own milk and cream and you can watch milking from a special observation deck from 4-6pm daily.
Take a short drive (they're located right off of the Lansdale exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike) and eat some ice cream, pet the animals and remember that geography lesson? Try the Discover America mini golf course that features a mountain terrain and water rapids highlighted by a mountain and cave in the center of the course. It's fun, challenging, and educational as you receive a geography lesson on the United States at each hole! Better yet, on Wednesdays Moms play free with a paying child from noon until 5! (Dad's play free on Fridays)
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Today, Toyota announced that it would be closing its Northern Kentucky headquarters to consolidate business operations. According to an article by Dan Horn posted to news.cincinnati.com, a Toyota spokesman said the move was the right business decision. While it may be the best financial decision for Toyota, it will cost 1,600 people their current jobs. Those people will be given opportunities at other Toyota locations, but will most likely have to move out of the Tri-State to places like Texas and Michigan. The announcement came as a shock to most, if not all, of the people working for Toyota in Erlanger.
In Luke 12:29-31, Jesus states, "'Don't seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious. For the nations of the world seek after all of these things, but your Father knows that you need these things. But seek God's Kingdom, and all these things will be added to you.'" The words of Jesus can sometimes be difficult to apply to one's daily life, and this passage seems to be no exception. Concern over jobs and financial difficulty can lead to heavy worry. However, Jesus tells his followers that those who seek the Kingdom of God will have what they need provided.
Throughout the Bible and history, God is a God who provides for his people. Genesis 22:14 reminds Cincinnati Christians that God provides; "Abraham called the name of that place Yahweh Will Provide. As it is said to this day, 'On Yahweh's mountain, it will be provided.'" Those who trust in Christ and follow after him are promised provision for their lives. Cincinnati Christians should be an example of living at peace with the provision of God and trusting him for what they need. Scripture is full of examples of how God provided for the needs of his people, and Christians in the greater Cincinnati area need to remember his goodness during troubled times.


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Nokia Windows Phone royalties are now bigger than MSFT platform payments. May pay more than $40 per WP license in Q1
When Nokia ditched its own mobile platforms and went full Windows Phone, Microsoft threw in several billion dollars delivered in quarterly installments of $250 million, over several years, as "platform support payments".
Since the first Lumia launch in Q4 2011, Microsoft has already paid Nokia $1 billion in platform support payments. Which was great and helped Nokia to balance its books during the tumultuous transition period. But those good times are at the end now. While Nokia will still be receiving platform support payments during 2013 or longer, each quarter it will be paying Microsoft even more in "minimum software royalty commitments".
According to Nokia Q4 earnings report (*.pdf):
… over the life of the agreement the total amount of the platform support payments is expected to slightly exceed the total amount of the minimum software royalty commitment payments. To date the amount of platform support payments received by Nokia has exceeded the amount of minimum royalty commitment payments to Microsoft. Thus for the remainder of the life of the agreement the total amount of the minimum software royalty commitment payments are expected to exceed the total amount of the platform support payments.
Nokia will have to pay these minimum royalty fees whether it shifts enough Lumia phones or not. And, until the volumes of Lumia units grow well beyond where they are now, the royalty commitments will add up to a pretty significant amount per device shipped.
We already know that Microsoft is paying Nokia $250 million per quarter. And now Nokia tells us that every three moths it will be paying Microsoft $250 million or more in Windows Phone license fees. Nokia shipped 4.4 Lumias in Q4 2012. Lets be generous and say they will ship 6 million Windows Phones this quarter. Which means that in Q1 Nokia will be paying Microsoft at least $41 for every Lumia device shipped. Even at 10 million per quarter, the license fee will be $25 per device.
I'm not sure what kind of royalty payments Microsoft is demanding from others, but in order to stay competitive, Nokia better ramp up its Lumia volumes real fast.


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Do specific matchups matter?
Two teams are, all things considered, exactly equal. They're playing tomorrow on a neutral field. This game is a 50/50 proposition.
Now suppose I give you two more pieces of information: one of the teams has a very poor pass blocking line, and the other has a very good pass rush.
Is this game still a 50/50 proposition?
The 2001 Falcons and Saints provide a decent concrete example, with the Falcons playing the role of the sieve and the fearsome twosome of Charlie Clemons and Joe Johnson fueling New Orleans' league leading pass rush. Both teams, though, were 7-9 and they had a point differential within 10 points of each other.
Conventional wisdom would, I think, say that this game is not a toss-up. The team with the matchup to exploit --- the Saints in this case --- would have the edge.
I've always been a little suspicious of that line of thinking. If the teams are of equal quality overall, then the team with the bad pass blocking line must have advantages over the good pass rushing team in other areas. The 2001 Saints turned the ball over a lot, for example. Those advantages might be less extreme, but they have to add up to the same thing if the teams' overall strengths are equal.
Or do they? The logic I just outlined assumes that matchup advantages are additive and not multiplicative. But that might not be true. Maybe one big advantage is better than three or four little ones. Or maybe it's not.
This is obviously a complicated question, but I decided to take a very quick stab at it.
I looked at every game since 1990 and I noted the SRS difference between the two teams and the location of the game: overall team quality and home field advantage, the two standard independent variables. Then I looked at the difference between one team's sacks allowed SRS number and the other teams sack SRS number, as described in this post.
To continue the Saints/Falcons example, the "Matchup SRS difference" was about 2.6. Which means that in a Saints/Falcons game, we would expect Saints to have about 2.6 more sacks than we would expect an average 2001 team to get against another average 2001 team. That's a lot of sacks, and that's a pretty serious problem for the Falcons.
Then I ran a logit regression with those three variables --- (1) overall SRS difference, (2) home field, (3) sack SRS difference --- as inputs and win or loss as the output.
Win Prob =~ 1 / (1 + exp(.441 - .143*SRSDiff - .882*HOME - .048*SackDiff))
Since .048/.143 is right about one third, this model would indicate that 1.0 of SackDiff (the units here are sacks) is worth about 1/3 of SRSDiff (the units here are points). So the Saints' 2.6-sack advantage makes them equivalent to a team that's one point better and has no sack mismatch. And 2.6 is extreme. In the vast majority of cases, the SackDiff between two teams will be between -.6 and .6 or thereabouts. Finally, I'll point out that, though it's close, the coefficient on SackDiff in the above regression is not statistically significant (p =~ .15).
But this makes sense. A SackDiff of .2 or .4 probably isn't relevant. What matters --- maybe --- is whether or not there is a big mismatch to exploit. So I created a yes/no variable for whether or not the SackDiff was really big. I defined really big to be 1.0 or greater, and about 12% of the games met that criterion. I re-ran the regression with the SackDiff variable out and the Was-The-SackDiff-Big? variable in. Here are the results:
Win Prob =~ 1 / (1 + exp(.446 - .144*SRSDiff - .882*HOME - .18*BigSackDiff))
This time, the BigSackDiff coefficient was statistically significant (p =~ .04). This says that a big mismatch in that particular phase of the game is worth a little more than a point.
A couple of things I need to be very clear about:
- As I mentioned above, this is a fairly simple look at one particular kind of matchup. The question in the post's title is obviously a much broader issue.
- There is a possibility that the regression above is suffering from some cause-and-effect-itis. In particular, I don't know this for sure, but I think it's likely that, all else equal, teams that are ahead tend to accumulate more sacks because they have more opportunities for sacks because their opponents, who are behind, are passing a lot. Thus, much in the same way that high rushing yards are simultaneously a cause of wins and caused by wins, so might be sacks. And this would skew the results of the regression. I can think of a few possible ways to deal with this, but I think I'll end it here and get your feedback before figuring what direction (if any) to go from here.
Finally, because I know you're dying to know, the Falcons and Saints split in 2001. Their first matchup, whose boxscore shows nothing remotely interesting, was a Falcon win in New Orleans. There's a bit of a story to tell with the rematch, though: New Orleans sacked Chris Chandler nine times en route to a 28-10 win.
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According to TMZ.com, Khloe Kardashian is ready to divorce her athlete husband Lamar Odom because he is addicted to drugs.
The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star is "anxious" to end the marriage but she fears it could push Lamar to overdose or commit suicide if she files the papers.
Fortunately for Khloe, her prenup covers all the terms of the divorce so there can be no disputes. Both Khloe and Lamar's assets are separate according to the terms of the prenup the couple signed before they married.
Khloe has informed Lamar she wants a divorce and has talked to a realtor about selling the home the couple owns.
Lamar is dealing with emotional issues and is battling depression. Sources say Lamar has been using crack for months along with other drugs.
Both Khloe's mother, Kris Jenner, and her sister Kim Kardashian are encouraging her to file for divorce now.
Just yesterday, Khloe's parents, Kris and Bruce Jenner confirm they've separated. Sounds like there may be two divorces going on in the Kardashian family.
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I've just enabled suspend mode on one of my MDs and it works beautifully, though i needed to edit xorg.conf as advised in the wiki. Now, I'd like to be able to wake the MD with a button on the remote. The light on the USBUIRT flashes when I press buttons but the remote but the system doesn't respond. Pressing the power button on the system works as it should and brings the system back up.
I am running snapshot 23800.


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Thom Hunt
A four-time All- American in cross country, the first Arizona athlete to do so in any sport, and three-time All-American in track, he won the 1979 Pacific-10 Conference Steeplechase against some of the best distance runners in the world. He received Arizona's outstanding freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior (tie) athlete award, was a Golden Eagle Scholar and the 1980 Pacific-10 Conference 1500-meters champion. He set Arizona records in the Steeplechase (8:26.26) and 5000 meters (13:44.2). He continued to improve throughout a sterling post-graduate career, setting a United States record in the 10000 meter road race (28.12) and earning spots in the 1983 Pan American Games and the U.S. World Cross Country team.


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Receiving drastically varied responses from audiences, "Noah" has received mild critical praise but hatred from many groups. The film strays from the Biblical tale, an offense for many Christians along with many audiences being turned off by magical elements, such as talking rocks. However, any adaptation of a book, even the "Good Book," will include changes to the story based on the director's interpretation. "Noah" is Darren Aronofsky's vision that focuses on Noah's commitment to his task as his family's will challenges him. Skipping the religious discussion in favor of focusing on the filmic elements, "Noah" has numerous faults. Ray Winstone's over-the-top, vicious villain makes a mockery of the tale, relying on cheesy, horror and thriller gimmicks to tastelessly emphasize a clash of perspectives. And the tremendous amount of CGI is occasionally bland and washed out (no pun intended), especially in the images of a plethora of dreary animals.
Experiencing ominous visions from the Creator, Noah (Russell Crowe) realizes that he must take action to prepare for the upcoming flood. Seeking advice from Grandfather Methuselah (Anthony Hopkins), Noah begins to build an ark, with the help of giant rock creatures, to shelter representatives of the world's species along with his family. He sees no future for humanity, but his wife Naameh (Jennifer Connelly) still sees innocence in mankind. She watches as her sons, Shem (Douglas Booth), Ham (Logan Lerman), and Japheth (Leo McHugh Carroll), turn into man and teens, but Noah is blind to their desires. Shem is besotted with barren Ila (Emma Watson), but his other sons have no companions. Ham is drawn to the dangerous world of the savage men, led by Tubal-cain (Ray Winstone), who takes whatever he wants.
"Noah" is a critical perspective of mankind. Though there will always be good and innocence, mankind will always face war and savagery as jealousy and selfishness live on. Referencing Cain and Abel, a montage of battling, silhouette "brothers" fight over generations. Aronofsky shows both the good and evil of man, but his film works as a fable for modern man; environmental consciousness dominates the film's moral as man destroys the earth and its inhabitants (also, it's pro-vegetarianism). To save the world, the evil of men must die, but our free will and goodness will not be the executioner of our brothers.
Though it's an epic story, famed independent filmmaker Darren Aronofsky strays too far into the Hollywood Blockbuster realm. To avoid using live animals, all animals are animated with special effects. Fallen angels are transformed into rock creatures. And there is, of course, a sneaky bad guy that just won't die. All of these combined create a distraction to the real investigation into Noah's psyche as he struggles to interpret God's purpose.
A cast of stars cannot make "Noah" float. The crazy presentation is too much a big action epic to let the focus stay on Noah's moral dilemma. Ultimately, it is not clear who is the intended audience as it veers too far from the Biblical passage yet becomes too dark and thoughtful for effects-loving audiences.
Rating for "Noah:" C-
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Rule 19: Appearance of Attorney.
(a) Entry of Appearance. An attorney who undertakes to represent a party in any juvenile court action, shall immediately notify the court, unless appointed by written order of the court. For the purpose of this rule, the filing of any pleading signed by an attorney constitutes an entry of appearance.
(b) Continued Representation. An attorney who has entered an appearance or who has been appointed by the court shall continue such representation until relieved by the court.
(c) Prosecuting Attorney. Whenever required by statute or rule, or at his or her discretion, the district attorney general shall appear in the juvenile court and prosecute the complaint on behalf of the State. In any matter where the interests of justice so require, pursuant to T.C.A. § 37-1-124, the district attorney general or city or county attorney, or any attorney upon request of the court shall present the evidence in support of the petition and otherwise conduct the proceedings on behalf of the state.
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By Carlie Kollath/NEMS Daily Journal
NEW ALBANY – The home of former Stanford executive James Davis was sold at auction Thursday for $604,500.
The winning bid, and the sole bid in the auction, was about $1 million less than what the Davises owed on the Union County home.
Joe Lane, representing Trustmark Bank, won the 11 a.m. auction on the stairs of the Union County Courthouse. He was one of about 10 people at the auction.
"Trust me, I wish someone else had bought the house instead of us," he said after the auction. "We're not in the real estate business."
The house is about 10 miles west of Baldwyn on the road to Ripley. Davis' four-story house has been empty since he pled guilty in 2009 to his part in a $7.2 billion Ponzi scheme orchestrated by R. Allen Stanford. Stanford in March was found guilty on 13 counts for his involvement in the scheme.
The Davises now live in Michigan, where his wife's family has a farm.
The auction included the four-story house, the guest house, the barn, a lake and about 10 acres of land. Trustmark originally held the note and foreclosed on the home earlier this year.
Lane said Trustmark now will determine a list price and get it up for sale.
"First thing we'll do is clean it up," Lane said. "It's a nice place for somebody."
Douglas McGill was at the auction and said he has a lot of memories about Davis' land. In 1991, McGill and his wife, Charlene, sold their 219-acre cattle farm to the Davises.
He came to the auction Thursday out of curiosity.
"I certainly wasn't going to bid on that monstrosity," said the New Albany resident.
Wanda Arnold was at the auction too.
She's president of Judah Ministries and she thinks the Davis home would be a perfect place for the organization to operate a rehab and halfway house for homeless people and for people addicted to alcohol and drugs.
"We don't have the funds to pay for it, but we were hoping the bank would want to convey it to our ministry," she said.


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The "-traverse" tag is a new one and me, and makes a nice difference on some local projects. Thanks for the tip!
The dose3 code base is getting larger and larger and waiting 40 secs each time I want to recompile the library is not acceptable anymore. Recently I tried to understand why the ocaml compiler was so slow .
To compile dose, I use a combination of ocamlbuild, ocamlfind, camlp4 and Makefile to drive everything.
The first important problem was related to my naive use of camlp4. I extensively use the Camlp4MacroParser module for the conditional compilation of certain features and actually I use camlp4 to process all my source code. The bottom line her is that using the byte code version of camlp4o is definitely a bad idea.
To use the native binary you need to change the pre-processing directive in the file _tags :
This will use the opt version of camlp4 and the cmxs instead of the .cma. The next problem is that debian, for some reason (I guess lack of time, more then anything else), does not ship the cmxs libraries of the Camlp4MacroParser. In other to make this available, I added a simple compilation rule in my make file to create the file Camlp4MacroParser.cmxs in the _build directory.
The second BIG problem I solved yesterday was related to the tag traverse. Since I use git as VCS, every invocation to ocamlbuild was triggering a recursive traverse of all the .git directory with a considerable waste of time.
To solve this problem, I've reverted the default ocamlbuild and explicitly add only those directory that I'm really interested to traverse.
This is actually needed not to compile the code itself, but to generate the documentation with ocamldoc.
The "-traverse" tag is a new one and me, and makes a nice difference on some local projects. Thanks for the tip!
You explain how 40s is too long for you, and the optimizations you found... but fail to disclose how much time was gained!
All considered, I think I now can compile in about 20 seconds ... But this is not an exact measure ...
Noted as wishlist bug against the debian camlp4 package: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=690114
Thanks Ralf !!!
> for some reason (I guess lack of time, more then anything else), does not ship the cmxs libraries of the Camlp4MacroParser
Or, possibly, because noone has noticed this before :-)
Did you report it as a bug? Please, do!
It is not that noone noticed (we did actually), but since noone requested it…


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CYA (Cover Your Ass)
"Doc, since I owe your hospital a lot of money for previous treatments and this happens now, what say we call it quits and you have them scratch off my debt?"
My life as a Malaysian doctor in the United States.
"Doc, since I owe your hospital a lot of money for previous treatments and this happens now, what say we call it quits and you have them scratch off my debt?"
Chanced upon your blog recently and find it very entertaining. I'm not a medical professional but I can relate to your experiences as a Malaysian living and working abroad (Canada, US, Europe). Great stories - keep them coming!
On medical malpractice suits: in the book The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell concludes that the biggest predictor of malpractice suits was patient satisfaction (or lack thereof), and that was directly related to the bedside manner, listening skills and doctor-patient interface.
Other survey data also show female physicians being significantly less likely than male physicians to be sued, with research suggesting that female physicians have a more patient-centred communication style - a characteristic positively associated with patient satisfaction.
So, you could conclude that one way to reduce your malpractice risk would be to change your gender! :-) But then again...
hmm. paying settlement on a lawsuit might be cheaper than a sex change operation :P
Presumably your insurance company would pay out - so, not only cheaper but also less painful than a sex change op too!
But then someone like me would come along and raise your future premiums ... so, can't really win.
It is always nice reading your sharings on your profession. It is very comforting to know that there are doctors like you who are not afraid to inject the human touch when treating patients. Keep it up.
I have always enjoyed reading your sharings on your profession. It is comforting to know that there are doctors like you who try to inject the human touch when treating patients. It makes a lot of difference.
Keep it up.
I have seen too many doctors who are like cold, clueless robots who have no idea how to reach across and show a bit of warmth and empathy esp. in life and death situations where the human touch is so essential.
You sound like someone who is not afraid of showing a human face behind that surgical mask. The medical profession would do well with more like you.
a man collapsed in a shopping mall and a nearby doctor rushed to help. finding him pulseless and not breathing, CPR was administered. an automated external defibrillator was brought by a security guard and it was applied. the AED gave 2 shocks, then advised no further shocks. the man unfortunately died after a long battle to save him.
the family threatened to initiate legal proceedings against the shopping mall and the doctor on the grounds that 1)the mall didn't have a permit to own medical equipment i.e. the defibrillator 2) the dr. who applied the AED wasn't a cardiologist. it was settled out of court - not because of any wrongdoing - but because it was easier than thrashing it out in court.
a man had upper abdominal discomfort and nausea on board a long haul flight. a doctor on the flight was asked by a stewardess to see the man and he agreed. wanting to CHA (cover his ass), the doctor suggested that an atypical MI was a possibility and that the plane should land immediately. a doctor back at the airlines HQ was asked to give a 2nd opinion. this doctor felt it was probably just gastritis. after a brief discussion the airline HQ doctor took all of the responsibility on himself and decided that the plane did not have to land and some antacids should do the trick.
15 minutes later, the doctor on board the plane handed the stewardess a receipt for 400 dollars - "my standard consultation fees". after another brief discussion, the cheeky bugger settled for an upgrade to first class.
thanks for the kind words, everyone.
Kowsai: wah. are those real stories?
dang it, i never did get any free upgrades to first class or anythin. just a crappy pair of Korean Air pajamas that faded.
might be true, might not be.
might be "totally fabricated to fool gullible readers"
love readin ur blog.....
Howz life in the US? have any plans to return to "tanah melayu"? he...he..
one q.... the best country to work as a doc? (in ur opinion)
IMU (sem 6)
plans to return to Msia? yea, for vacations.
longterm, likely not. i think the career options are brighter here. and opportunities as a whole if you're not of a certain race, certainly greater here.
i cannot raise a family in a country where some of its people still think they are superior than others just because their ancestors got there first.
I share your sentiments about returning to Malaysia. Yet it's not a position that I've come to easily, and it is still one that I am ambivalent about.
I used to find it ironic that I can only be defined as Malaysian, period, when abroad - when in Malaysia, I'm clearly Bangsa Cina, Agama Buddha.
Now, I just find it sad.
Nice blog, by the way.


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Mohd. Zin, Abdullah Asuhaimi and Ghainani, Alireza Tavakoli (2009) Calculation of parameters of six-phase transmission line using carson's line model. International Review of Modelling and Simulation (IREMOS), 2 (5). pp. 532-535. ISSN 1970-8734
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In this paper calculation of parameters of a six-phase transmission line is presented. The calculation is carried out by extending the Carson's line model in three-phase system. An existing three-phase double-circuit transmission line with two ground wires of Malaysian network, which belongs to TNB (Malaysian power utility), is chosen as a case study. The result of calculation of parameter of the line revealed that the positive sequence inductive reactance is somewhat higher for 6-phase single-circuit line than for a 3-phase double-circuit line.
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