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Mashav has been in existence for a very long time. Her official overseas development cooperation was launched in 1958 and has gained widespread recognition for its work in countries throughout the developing world for almost four decades. Israel's - Centre for International Cooperation (MASHAV is the Hebrew acronym) assists countries striving to alleviate shared global problems - hunger, disease, and poverty - by means of technical training and technology transfer needed to achieve a decent quality of life. What started as a modest program focused on grassroots – level human capacity building – at a time when Israel was still a developing country has blossomed into an extensive program of cooperation throughout the developing world.
The history of scientific research and technology in Israel is an integral part of the story of the Jewish people's return to its homeland. Theodor Herzl envisaged Israel not only as the physical home of the Jewish people, but also as a major spiritual and scientific center.
After achieving independence in 1948, scientific research and technological development were key factors in rebuilding the country to become a modern state. New and innovative technologies were developed to meet the challenges of a growing country with scarce natural resources, skills that Israel was eager to share with the newly independent countries of Africa and Asia.
From the earliest years of statehood, Israel's leaders were moved by a compelling desire to share the knowledge gained from Israel's own development experience. David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister, believed that "...the principles of mutual assistance and equality should also constitute the basis for international relations between people... [And] must be based on the solidarity of all human beings, derived from fraternity and mutual assistance in every sphere of life - the economic, social and scientific... "
In 1958, Golda Meir, then Minister of Foreign Affairs, first visited Africa. Deeply moved by the challenges the young nations of Africa faced after achieving independence, she returned convinced that Israel must play a significant role in assisting these nations in their struggle with problems of health, education, malnutrition, low status of women, and the struggle for resources. Golda Meir's personal commitment to international cooperation led to the creation of MASHAV, a special Division for International Cooperation within Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
MASHAV's training programs do not attempt to impose any specific model of development, but rather encourage trainees to find their own solutions and adapt them to their respective cultural and social values, promote sustainable development, social equity, economic potential and natural resources, as well as to their regional priorities.
As we have enter the 21st century, when world population is expected to reach 10 billion, the main challenge to modern technology will be to combat hunger, thirst, poverty, and major ecological problems.
MASHAV's programs will continue to strive to reduce human suffering and intensify environmental protection, while remaining committed to the global efforts towards decent and sustainable living for all.
Over 200,000 course participants from approximately 140 countries, in Israel and abroad, have been trained. Dozens of demonstration projects worldwide in areas of Israeli expertise has also been developed by MASHAV.
• Mashav works on areas in which Israel has a comparative advantage and/or accumulated expertise with belief that our greatest contribution can be made in fields where Israel has expertise directly relevant to emerging nations. The list of such fields is extensive, including: water resource management and irrigation, desert agriculture and combat of desertification, early childhood employment programs amongst others.
• Mashav is committed to cooperation throughout the developing world and does not limit her activities to a small number of target countries. Our focus is on areas of expertise rather than on geographical areas, extending our hand of partnership wherever Israel's experience is relevant.
• Mashav identifies relevant micro-project activities that can serve as a catalyst for wider-scale development, targeting the grassroots in many countries.
• Our belief is that training of trainers and other capacity building activities is the best way to achieve maximum impact in development activity since education which leads to empowerment is the surest guarantee of sustainable growth.
• Mashav seeks cooperative projects with other development organizations, offering partnership in areas in which Israel has comparative advantage, to all development agencies, governmental as well as non-governmental, international agencies and development banks. MASHAV's experience with such joint projects, often on a cost-sharing basis, has been very positive; broadening the impact of MASHAV's potential contribution and the efficacy of the projects undertaken.
• Mashav believes that development cooperation can and should be used to forge bonds of peaceful cooperation with Israel's neighbors regardless of the political climate.
MASHAV began its cooperation program on a small scale, involving very few countries. In 1958, the overall number of trainees was 137, mostly from Asia (52%) and Africa (43%). In 1963, only five years later, the number of trainees participating in MASHAV training courses reached 1262, mainly in the fields of agriculture (27%), cooperation and labor studies (14%), and medicine and public health (6%). The majority of trainees came from Africa (54%), followed by Asia and the Mediterranean Basin (24%) and Latin America (13%). That same year, MASHAV experts were dispatched for the first time to host countries to conduct "on-the-spot" training courses; 21 courses were held in 10 countries with 393 participants.
Though many countries had severed diplomatic relations with Israel following the 1973 Yom Kippur War, 1200 trainees participated in MASHAV courses in Israel and another 1449 were trained in "on-the-spot" courses. In 1994 the number of trainees in Israel was 3214, while 4400 took part in "on-the-spot" courses overseas.
In November 1994, MASHAV celebrated the arrival of its 50,000th trainee since its inception in 1958, and expects its 100,000th to be welcomed within the next ten years.
MASHAV's activities comprise:
1. Courses in Israel: These include international courses, where trainees from various countries study in classes conducted in a common language; and national courses, devoted to trainees from the same country.
2. On-the-Spot Courses: Conducted at the request of the recipient country by MASHAV experts for local trainees. Training courses concentrate on traditional areas where Israel has acquired experience - agriculture and rural society, education, social development, public health, environmental and natural resource protection, and women in development.
3. Short-Term Consultancies: A MASHAV expert is sent at the request of the host country to provide rapid, specific advisory services, assistance in program implementation, conduct a survey on a specific topic or back-up for MASHAV experts on long-term projects.
4. Long-Term Consultancies: MASHAV experts are dispatched at the request of the host country to assist in the design, implementation, management or general assessment of pilot or development projects.
Between 1958 and 1995, over 10,000 MASHAV experts were sent abroad, of which 392 were dispatched during the course of 1994.
5. Joint Research Programs: Conducted under the auspices of MASHAV, in cooperation with the Federal Republic of Germany and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, to support trilateral research programs designed to assist the developing world.
MASHAV's training programs cover a wide range of disciplines:
Adult Education Agriculture Agricultural Research Community Development Cooperative Development Educational Development Environmental Management Integrated Rural Regional Development Labour and Cooperative Studies Nature Protection Public Health and Medical Programs Science and Technology Women in the Development Process Workshops, tailor-made to meet community needs
Training courses in Israel are conducted in various MASHAV-affiliated institutions throughout the country. Participants are graduate students, professionals, instructors, field workers, technicians as well as senior government personnel. Classes are small, affording individual attention to each student. Courses are designed to present concepts and ideas. No attempt is made to impose a specific model or solution. At the end of each course, participants are required to present a project they have prepared. Follow-up studies indicate that about one-third of these project proposals are eventually carried out in the participant's home country.
MASHAV's program is meant to reach a diverse population whose educational background and work experience cover a wide spectrum. This enables them to apply skills learned to the training of others. Teachers, farmers, engineers, community workers, regional planners, physicians and nutritionists are but a small sample of participants in these programs. While levels of formal and informal education and experience vary, MASHAV tries to custom-make its courses to address the concerns of each student.
The largest scope of MASHAV's activity is in the field of agricultural development, focusing on adapting new technologies to eliminate the hunger and poverty affecting millions of people in developing countries. Israel lies at the junction of three continents - Europe, Asia and Africa. Its wide variety of climate zones and topographical areas concentrated in a relatively small geographical space create a scientific and human resources center suitable for research and applied science. Each MASHAV participant in Israel can readily study conditions appropriate to the agronomy of his or her country of origin.
In most of the medical-oriented areas of study, emphasis is placed on ophthalmology, epidemiology and fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic. A new aspect of the MASHAV program in Israel is the training of nurses and auxiliary staff in operating theatres. The role and importance of community health in the public sphere are emphasized in all training courses.
As part of its "on-the-spot" courses, MASHAV sends medical personnel to train local professionals and assist in the establishment; organization and training required for the implementation and maintenance of modern health services in rural and urban locations. Problems arising from the inadequacy of healthcare in developing countries continue to be of great global concern. MASHAV courses in this field are conducted both in Israel and in "on-the-spot" courses.
MASHAV's outreach to communities and nations lasts well beyond formal training. Through its network of Shalom Clubs, MASHAV provides a forum for trainees to keep in touch and build firm ties of friendship and cooperation. Likewise, participants maintain long-term professional contacts with the MASHAV training centers in which they studied.
Follow-up is also encouraged and maintained through SHALOM, a magazine published in English, Spanish, and French languages for MASHAV alumni, offering information about Israel's cultural, scientific and technological achievements. It also provides an appropriate medium for the communication and exchange of new ideas and supplies a suitable platform for a fruitful interchange of knowledge.
The convening of the Middle East Peace Conference in Madrid on 30 October 1991 led to both the establishment and renewal of diplomatic ties and enhanced MASHAV activities with a growing number of countries, once hostile towards or previously at war with Israel. In some cases, trainees from countries having no diplomatic relations with Israel participate in MASHAV courses in Israel. Currently MASHAV is cooperating with 143 countries, including many Middle Eastern states, hosting trainees from Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority, to foster the up building and renewal of the region and restore peace and confidence among its people.
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Cameron McDonough of the Daily Collegian has a story focusing on the offensive line and its improvement, despite several new starters in the group, from a year ago. This was evident against Wisconsin as stated by coach Charley Molnar.
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The United States Army has begun field-testing off-the-shelf smartphones and tablets for use in combat in Texas and the New Mexico desert.
The Army is testing a variety of software applications that could potentially do things like stream video from surveillance cameras or access remote databases using iOS and Android devices,.
Using commercial developers as well as in-house personnel, the Army has developed around 85 applications and invested about $4.2 million in the project. Though they already have the technology to do the things they want to do with the smartphones, using consumer technology could help them deploy it better, since the devices are lighter, easier to use, and relatively inexpensive.
With common consumer equipment being used by troops, the Army could redirect resources to develop software specific to missions or mission types. An app being tested called "SoldierEyes" uses a camera and augmented reality to provide real-time information on battlefield elements. While such concepts could prove extremely useful, the technology won't be practical for battlefield use without a secure network backbone.
And hopeful iPhone owners shouldn't go enlisting just yet; the army has no plans to put a smartphone in each soldier's hand, but instead has specific positions in mind with which to implement the technology.
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Special SAFC shirts to raise funds for British Legion.
Sunderland's squad will wear one-off shirts, featuring a poppy emblem, during the Black Cats' forthcoming Barclays Premier League fixture against Everton this weekend to coincide with the national Remembrance Day commemorations.
Following the game, the shirts will be individually signed by the players and auctioned - via eBay - to raise funds for the Royal British Legion.
SAFC's commercial director Gary Hutchinson said: "It's hugely important that we not only pay our respects as part of the wider Remembrance Commemorations, but that we help to raise as much money as possible for the Royal British Legion, who do such a wonderful job in helping our service personnel."
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Steinbach, J P; Müller, U; Leist, M; Li, Z W; Nicotera, P; Aguzzi, A (1998). Hypersensitivity to seizures in beta-amyloid precursor protein deficient mice. Cell Death and Differentiation, 5(10):858-866.
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Secreted forms of the beta-amyloid precursor protein (beta-APP) have neuroprotective properties in vitro and may be involved in the containment of neuronal excitation. To test whether loss of secreted forms of beta-APP (sAPPs) may enhance excitotoxic responses, we injected mice homozygous for a targeted mutation of the beta-APP gene (beta-APPDelta/Delta) intraperitoneally with kainic acid. We found that in these mice, kainic acid induced seizures initiated earlier, and acute mortality was enhanced compared to isogenic wild-type mice independently from the callosal agenesis phenotype observed to occur at increased frequency in APP mutant mice. Expression of c-fos in cortex and cingulate gyrus was enhanced in beta-APPDelta/Delta mice, although the amount of structural damage and apoptosis in the hippocampal pyramidal cell layer and cortex was similar to that of controls. When cerebellar granule cell cultures and cortical neuronal cultures were challenged with glutamate receptor agonists, the rates of cell death and apoptosis of beta-APPDelta/Delta mice were indistinguishable from those of controls. Therefore, deficiency of sAPPs causes facilitation of seizure activity in the absence of enhanced cell death. Since enhanced seizures were observed also in mice homozygous for a deletion of the entire beta-APP gene, this phenotype results from a loss of APP rather than from a dominant effect of APPDelta.
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On Apr. 2 TCM is honoring the 100th birthday of Alec Guinness. Guinness is an actor who made a huge impact in cinema from his roles in the crime comedy "The Lavender Hill Mob" to even in the "Star Wars" Franchise. He's been in plenty of movies, and it's great that TCM is honoring the late actor's 100th birthday.
This event will start with the movie "Paris with Love" at 6:15 am CST. That leads to 10 other movies that will air that day. It's interesting to note that this is the day before when TCM is going to be honoring actress Doris Day's 90th birthday.
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East Carolina is coming off a sweep of the 11th Annual Keith LeClair Classic (Tournament Central) defeating Western Kentucky (2-1/10 inn.), Pittsburgh (4-2) and Ohio State (3-2) ... With the sweep, the Pirates have won three-straight games pushing their season record to 6-5.
ECU will see a familiar face across the field when they take on UNCG ... Former Pirate hitting coach/recruiting coordinator Link Jarrett is in his second season as the Spartans head coach where he has compiled a 29-36 overall record ... Jarrett spent four years wearing the Purple and Gold helping ECU to three NCAA Regional appearances (2007-09) and one Super Regional (2009).
ECU returns 18 letterwinners including Second-Team Louisville Slugger All-American Drew Reynolds and Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American David Lucroy. Joining Reynolds (first-team) and Lucroy (second-team/freshman team), who were also All-Conference USA performers in 2013, are Hoffman (second-team/'13), Zach Houchins (second-team/'13) and Travis Watkins (freshman team/'13).
Also stepping onto the diamond are 16 new faces, which consist of five junior college transfers in Hunter Allen (Brunswick CC), James Gray (South Florida State College), Reid Love (St. Johns River State College), Brandon Saunders (Pitt CC) and Ian Townsend (St. Johns River State College)
The Pirates also welcome to campus 11 true freshmen in Luke Bolka, Kirkpatrick, TJ McDonald, Bryce Harman, Evan Kruczynski, Kirk Morgan, Philip Perry, Cameron Snow, Eric Tyler, Jacob Wolfe and Charlie Yorgen.
Wednesday: RHP Tyler Bolton (0-1, 1.80 ERA) vs. RHP Dylan Thompson (0-0, 2.57 ERA)
Bolton Notes: Started a pair of games posting an 0-1 record with a 1.80 ERA ... Worked 10.0 innings allowing 3 Rs (2 ERs) on 9 Hs with 6 BBs and 6 Ks ... Suffered loss at VCU despite going 6.0 innings where he surrendered one run (earned) on 5 Hs with 5 Ks, 5 BBs ... Got the Sunday start against James Madison the opening weekend ... Worked 4.0 innings allowing 2 Rs (1 ER) on 4 Hs with a BB and K ... 2013: Appeared in a career-best 10 games making 2 starts ... Stuck out 10 while walking 6 in 14.2 innings ... Allowed 13 runs (12 ER) on 24 hits ... First career start vs. UNCW working career-best 4.0 innings allowing 4 runs (3 ER) with 2 Ks ... Coastal Plain League All-Star starter ... First-Team Post-Season All-Star after posting 5-0 record with 0.87 ERA (2nd in CPL) ... Fanned 49 while walking just 15 in 52.0 innings ... Listed as the top CPL prospect after the 2014 summer by Perfect Game ... Tabbed top-15 prospect in Conference USA by Perfect Game (No. 9) and Baseball America (No. 14).
RHP Ryan Williams is the national co-leader in victories with four entering this weeks action ... The senior from Morgan Hill, Calif. picked up a pair of wins in the LeClair Classic (Western Kentucky and Ohio State) over the weekend ... In six outings, he sports an 0.96 ERA allowing three runs (two earned) on 13 hits in 18.2 innings ... Williams has a 15-to-1 strikeout to walk ratio and is holding opposing batters to a .188 composite average.
Senior Drew Reynolds became ECU's all-time saver leader of the weekend picking up a pair of saves at the 11th Annual Keith LeClair Classic ... Entering the 2014 season, Reynolds had 24 saves ranking second behind former Pirate closer Seth Simmons (2008-11), who has 26 ... On the season he has successfully converted on all three save opportunities pushing his career total to 27 ... In four relief appearances, he sports a 2.25 ERA allowing one run (earned) on three hits with six strikeouts.
Senior Zach Houchins saw his 10-game hitting streak and reached base safely streak enters the week riding a 10-game hitting streak and his 25-game reached base safely streak snapped at VCU following an 0-for-4 performance at the plate ... On the young season he is batting .256 with a double, three RBI and six runs scored ... He is also the team leader in stolen bases with three.
Junior Ian Townsend leads the club with nine RBI posting three in his Pirate debut coming on a three-run homer against James Madison in the season opener ... He followed that contest with another RBI in the his second game and also drove in three runs in ECU's 8-3 win over instate foe Campbell ... Over the weekend he recorded a pair of game-winning RBI against Pittsburgh (sac fly) and Ohio State (RBI double).
ECU Head Coach Billy Godwin enters his 15th career as a college head coach, where he owns a career record of 552-278-1 ... At ECU he is 290-193-1 in nine seasons ... His 290 wins trails only ECU Hall of Famer Dr. Gary Overton, who amassed 427 wins in 13 years (1985-1997) as the Pirates' skipper.


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Homeowners face long waits for settlement money
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Vivian, last night I followed Lester. He drove up to this cute little house with this cute little picket fence and this cute little homewrecker opened the door.
It's already started. Keep your eyes open, homewrecker. You'll find out who's got the pain in the mambo.
The grass is greener on the other side because of all the shit being used as fertilizer.


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A swimmer was attacked by a great white shark that was in a panic because he was on the other end of a fisherman's line. The swimmer, who was in training, was about 60 feet off shore and at the same time a nearby fishing boat had snagged the great white shark on its fishing line, according to the New York Daily News on July 5.
The shark was irate and in somewhat of a panic when it swam too close to Manhattan Beach and encountered the swimmer. The shark bit him, taking him under for a second and to some surfers this looked like the man was having trouble swimming. They didn't see the shark so they made their way over to the man to help until someone spotted the shark.
The Los Angeles Times reports today that this Saturday morning shark attack happened near Manhattan Beach Pier at about 9:30 a.m. according to witnesses. The surfers were cleared out of the water by the Los Angeles Police as they did an ocean rescue to bring the man to shore.
Witnesses said they could see the man bleeding near his right ribs. They also said that the man looked to be in shock when they took him out of the water. The shark was about seven-feet long, according to the witnesses.
One of the surfers started yelling "White, white!" and the surfers headed for shore. Aram Ozen, who was surfing nearby heard people "frantically scream" and then they "stampeded back to shore.
The shark bit the victim on the rib and he is in stable condition in the hospital after this Saturday morning shark attack.
The shark was located about 200 yards off Manhattan Beach by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's helicopter. They directed the lifeguards in boats to herd the shark out to sea. Lifeguards were instructed to close down two miles of the beach after the attack.
The area has had a series of shark sightings recently. A great white shark got way too close for comfort to paddle boarders last month at Manhattan Beach.


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Trying to pick a side between Ciara and Rihanna feels like picking a favorite baby panda. As much as the disconnect between Ciara's high-quality music and middling success makes us want to root for the underdog, Rihanna's earned our sympathy for quite a long time after what she's been through. But this weekend's oddly public spat forces us to look at the tale of the tape and see who would come out on top, based strictly on their lyrics. After Ciara admitted she felt slighted by Rianna on a recent Fashion Police, a war of Tweets ensued.
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[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/ciara/status/41350276107616256"]
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But then they made up!
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[blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/#!/ciara/status/41362159489396736"]
Had they not, however, who would've won? Let's look at the evidence:
Ciara: "Strut my stuff and yeah I flaunt it, goodies make the boys jump on it." ("1, 2 Step")
Rihanna: "Tonight I'ma give it to you harder, tonight I'ma turn your body out, relax lemme do it how I wanna, if you got it I need it and I'm gonna put it down." ("Rude Boy")
Advantage: Ciara. While Ciara can attract many men, Rihanna only focuses on one.
Ciara: "Me I'm TNT, please don't set me off." ("Gimme Dat")
Rihanna: "He finds a letter on the stairs saying this is the end, I packed my bag and left with your best friend." ("Good Girl Gone Bad")
Advantage: Rihanna. Her threats are much more specific.
Ciara: "When I pull up in the Rolls they see me and you know I keep that Lambo gleamin, yeah you know I hustle hard and I know how to eat, I live with the dope boys dreamin." ("Diva")
Rihanna: "I got a house but I need new furniture, why spend mine when I could spend yours? / The truth is I will love you the same, why complain when you buyin Gucci babe?" ("Lemme Get That")
Advantage: Ciara. Rihanna seems to require additional funds to maintain her lifestyle, whereas Ciara is self-sufficient.
Winner: Ciara. While Rihanna is a formidable opponent, Ciara is a stronger diva; Rihanna's appeal is a little different than the traditional diva image. That doesn't mean she didn't win the feud, though.


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College Hockey:West Regional semifinals live blog
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- Where Eagles Dare
- #1 Nat'l Ranked
One east team gone, a few more later tonight and tomorrow!! Good job, Bulldogs!!
- hubhockey
Working downtown boston is the b.c. game on internet
- Km2shop
audio on BC's website; video on espn3.com if you have comcast for internet
- After Further Review
Hope, for your sake, you couldn't get it… CC is absolutely flying right now…
- College Hockey Freak
You don't want to watch… Ouch…
- Theohawk4
Courtesy of the stupid selection rules… UNH does not deserve to play at home for their middle of the road season….Absolute joke BC being in St Louis and Miami in Manchester just so UNH can host.
They don't belong there and the NCAA need to get their act together…Their whole selection process is a joke and needs to be fixed…
- Gryba
someone's bitter
- Skate48
theo, it does not matter.. The sioux and denver should not be in the same bracket either.. so… your BC team got beat by a much better(5th seed in wcha) CC team.. They are a good hockey team.. Way underrated… BC way overrated this year!!! See ya next year.. Go SIOUX
- Ridingtimes
From a CC fan..GO WCHA….
- After Further Review
And the BC excuses start…
I am not going to bash them, they have had a great run. And, BC was not overrated, they were a very good team, just beaten by a better team on one particular night. 22-2-1 since Thanksgiving weekend is pretty good. Howe played great, CC out hustled them and hitting the post 3 times didn't help either. Great season.
- hockey_lEast
Want some cheese with your whine?? Now you know how CCHA and WCHA teams feel EVERY year getting sent east. CC would have beat BC if they played in a parking lot in Boston.
- Truehawkfans
not much too say anything about the refs and their decisions. but to take 15 minutes to decide wether michigan should have a goal or not is crap. if it is inconclusive, let them play on. dont let michigan that has a name for themselves, have the decisive factor in deciding a game.
- Theohawk4
refs in Michigan were awful. whether that was a goal or not it was not conclusive it was in and the call on the ice was no goal…Just pathetic officiating and that game was given to Michigan and stolen from NO…
BC CC refs no better more awful calls. CC player rides BC player into goalie and they call goalie interference. just awful, awful officiating. I go to college games every week and the officiating is absolutely horrible most weeks.
They call things they think they see but are just not there, some of them can't even skate well enough and are in the way all the time… the leagues and ncaa really need to do something about the level and quality of officiating.
It is just sad that theses kids lay it all on the for months and have their efforts wasted by sub par officials….
- Dogsfan
Refs can be bad sometimes, but I don't think you can blame the refs on giving up 8 goals…just got beat by a hot team.
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=501157411 Joey Loeffler Jr
UMD-Union refs were horrible. MIchigan goal was probably good, but overturn was disgusting slap in the face of the rulebook. Goaltender interference call was bad but that game wasn't poorly officiated and in all honesty did not make a bit of difference. BC choked.
- nutmeg
Totally agree refs in Sy. Louis blew it. Calling no goal originally, nothing "overwhelming" to overturn original decision. How you can blame refs in BC/CC game is way out of line though. Total blowout, Howe played great when he had to, a ton of odd-man rushes, shorthanded goals, power play goals, CC getting to almost all 50-50 pucks. Final score could have been much much worse. Hard to blame Muse, also. He had no devensive support.
- A Duluth Sioux Fan
York should have pulled Muse right away. He waited to long. Looks like we'll have a new champion this year. Congrats to BC on a great 4-year run.
- new champ
yep as good as he was in last year's run, he struggled in this one BIG time
- CC fan tonight
To all the BC fans who think they are so good and that Sioux fans complain about everything, I can't wait to hear you cry a river on the pathetic excuses of a team that showed (scratch that, didn't show up) to play. I can already hear them coming, we had to travel while UNH got to stay at home, CC was throwing cheap shots, the refs are horrible….And this is all to a team that finished 6th in their conference.
- A Duluth Sioux Fan
I guess the CC fan base has one idiot for sure. If CC had more fans you would have your share of complainers too. Huge fan bases like those for BC and the Sioux always have those who say stupid things. But plenty more who do not. Do not get too excited about about one big win. Michigan awaits. If CC made the NCAA tournament more often they would know not to talk too much sh** after one win. Settle down.
- Ridingtimes
Yea but scUM wont have the Officals to give them the game like they did in the GLI Tourney. Wait to they see Jaden this time..and this is not the same Howe you saw then. This team is so young..only losing 3 starting guys next year..Mostly Fresh and Sophs….
- CCTigers
Its not like CC is a new comer to the NCAA's. Take a look before you talk!
- Sheps20
Funny CC played North Dakota 3 times this year split the regular season series and anyone that watched their game in the WCHA tournament knows the game could have went either way–so either CC is pretty good or North Dakota is over-rated as well–go figure.
- CCTigers
Sheps clearly knows whats going on!!!!!!
The 2011 BC Eagle roster reps a traditional array of prep school douches and Bostonian meathead-townies….even Jerry York knew their collective ego was hazardous.
- hockey_lEast
Great job, BC Pigeons. Maybe this will drop your arrogance meter a notch or two. Got buried by the lowest seed of the 5 WCHA teams. Guess it is better this way though, would have been double digit lose against Michigan or other 4 WCHA teams.
- Ridingtimes
I said it before I have respect for BC…The officals had nothing to do with the game..End of that story. Next i said watch out for this CC team they are a really young team and they have gotten hot late. Now SCREW BLUE..Atleast they wont have the same officcal that called the game the GLI tourney to Michigan. Becareful scUM you barely beat us with out JS….and Howe not playing that good at all….GO TIGERS beat scUM..It is 10:50 and Michigan still sucks
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NEWL54EAOHPJKXLHMHOCMV2764 KN
Congratulations Michigan!!! And Kudos to Colorado College for their awesome victory against Boston College yesterday. Congrats to all teams for making it to the tourney. Well done, all around. Good luck in St. Paul, Michigan! :o)


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In anticipation of The Butler, the star-studded historical drama about longtime White House butler Cecil Gaines, we're looking back at memorable moments when actors have stepped into presidential shoes. From Rocky's trainer to a former baseball-playing angel, you'll be surprised by some of the actors who have played commander-in-chief. The Butler is in theaters Friday, August 16th.
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Part Two of Tom E. Curran's list of the plays that shaped a dynasty includes a miss by Asante Samuel . . . and a preview of what happened after that.
Marshall deal impact expectations for Hightower, Collins?
One of the top off-the-ball linebackers in the league earned a new contract that will pay him $20 million. What does that mean for Jamie Collins and Dont'a Hightower?
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The World's Best Comics, Cartoons and Toys in Sacramento gave away free comics on Saturday, as it does on the first Saturday of every May. Owner Dave Downey said it started out small and eventually became a popular event among fans. This year's event had a unique twist which involved three sticky fingered teens.
Fox 40 news reported there were three teenagers dressed as Fred Flintstone, Wilma Flintstone and Barney Rubble from the classic Flintstones cartoons from the 60s. In December, the three teenagers stole Downey's imitation of the Flintstone car. He called his car the "Flintmobile." The car was made of wood, oil drums, screws, and cloth.
Before the theft, the car sat in front of the business and attracted attraction from parents and children who enjoyed sitting in the car. A customer had built the car and gave it to Downey. Authorities caught the three teenage thieves in January after video footage captured them loading the car onto a truck.
The Flintstones and Rubbles were neighbors and friends who always found themselves in funny situations. The cartoon was loosely based on a classic comedy called "The Honeymooners." In the cartoon, people operated their cars on foot power and kept dinosaurs as pets.
After authorities returned the car to Downey, he declined to press charges against the teen thieves. Instead, the three agreed to work off their crime by working from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Saturday's comic giveaway event.
According to Fox news, the event is the busiest day of the year for the business. While dressed in Flintstone gear, the teens waved signs and attracted attention to the event. Downey even billed the event as "The final chapter in the great Flintmobile Heist." The car won't be leaving any time soon as more chains were added to keep it from being stolen again.


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Families of the dead men still at Pike River want the recovery of their loved ones' bodies to be a condition of a proposed sale of the mine.
Receivers PricewaterhouseCoopers today announced they are looking to find a buyer for the mine where 29 men were killed in a November 19 explosion.
There were already a number of companies interested, receiver John Fisk said.
The $6 billion of coal still inside the mine makes it a valuable asset, he said.
"They were unsolicited approaches," he told Newstalk ZB.
"We actually haven't gone out and formally asked for expressions of interests but that would be our next step.
"One of the next steps for us will be to look at a plan to call for expressions of interest from parties that may wish to invest in or purchase the asset."
Bernie Monk, father of the dead Pike River miner Michael Monk, said he wanted any buyer to give a written assurance they will allow a body recovery operation.
Families had written to Mr Fisk asking for that to be made a condition of a sale but had not yet received a response, he said.
"Dealing with the receivers was the families biggest fear. We've got to work with them, but their main thing is having a thing to sell.
"What's going to happen to our guys? We have to work with them on that."
Cameras put down boreholes into the mine have revealed a large rock fall and widespread damage from successive explosions, Mr Monk said.
But he was still holding out hope that bodies were still intact in the mine.
"That rockfall hasn't buried everyone. Either we get them out this year or in a year's time.
"On that first Friday my English friends at the mine sat me down and said 'Bernie, your son's never coming out of that mine alive'. Since then it's been knockback after knockback. But until they show us that evidence that there is nothing there to recover we're not going to give up."
Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn was backing the families efforts.
He said the receivers had to do everything they can to recover the remains of the men.
"I think it's a moral obligation from the receivers now to go back to their shareholders to find the cash to enable that recovery to happen."
Mr Kokshoorn said the families are still grieving, and won't be able to move on until they get their loved ones' remains back.
Mr Fisk said the mine would be handed back to police if the recovery of bodies became a possibility.
He said the body recovery operation is the responsibility of the police and that operation stopped some time ago.
PricewaterhouseCoopers' responsibility was to recover the money lent to secured creditors, he said.
"If we can to a position where evidence or body recovery becomes a possibility again, then that task will be handed back to police," he said.
John Fisk said the families of the 29 miners will be told if re-entry into the mine is possible.
He said there are no explosions happening in the mine, but it's not in a state where people can enter.
A robot from Western Australia would be sent up the mine shaft over the weekend or early next week, he said.


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How often do you get to spend a beautiful Florida day on the ocean with one of your heroes? Whatever that probability is, divide it by three and that's the day I just got to enjoy just off the coast of West Palm Beach. But business before pleasure, as they say, so let me begin with the work part of the trip.
I was the guest of Robert Platshorn, aka "Bobby Tuna." If you don't know, Bobby is America's longest incarcerated non-violent marijuana prisoner who served 30 years in federal prison for smuggling in most of the good weed you (or your parents) smoked in the late 1970s. You can learn all about it in his memoir, The Black Tuna Diaries, and check out the documentary Square Grouper (the term for a bale of pot floating in the ocean when a smuggler fleeing law enforcement dumps it) that tells his tale.
I and my colleague in marijuana radio activism, Chris Goldstein, were two of the first activists Bobby met when he got out of prison in 2009. We both encouraged him to put his pitchman background and incomparable story to work in helping legalize marijuana nationwide. In just five short years, Bobby's become one of the leading marijuana educators and the prime conduit for energizing the senior vote through his Silver Tour activism and the infomercial "Should Grandma Smoke Pot?" that he's aired all across the country. I was there in Fort Lauderdale this Saturday to participate in his second sold-out "Meet the Experts" conference to prepare Floridians for the inevitable passage of a medical marijuana amendment this November.
One of many experts Bobby flew in was Major Neill Franklin, the executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP). The loudest voices against medical marijuana in Florida come from current law enforcement and Major Franklin explained how that was just cops defending their funding from asset forfeiture and federal drug war grants. Bobby mentioned how Major Franklin is the only cop he's ever been happy to have been grabbed by; I shared how he gave me a ride once to the Minneapolis airport and how I told him twenty years earlier, I wouldn't have been as happy to be in his car. [Watch my interview with Major Franklin here].
Irv Rosenfeld made his way up to speak, sign his book "My Medicine", and show off his tin of government weed. Rosenfeld, of course, is one of the four remaining federal medical marijuana patients, legal in all fifty states and entitled to smoke it in all of them. While I've seen his medical marijuana tins before, I'd never seen one packed with government joints. There were nine-and-a-half ounces rolled into 300 joints. The label declared them "medium potency" and showed that they were harvested from a batch in January 2009. See, government weed is not manicured -- they just throw the whole plant into a grinder and roll it up, then freeze-dry it for storage until it is needed.
Mike Boutin was also there. You remember him as the grower who starred in the Discovery Channel series "Weed Country." He explained to the conference some of the ins and outs of the marijuana growing business from both a cultivation and a cultural point of view. [Watch my interview with Mike Boutin].
The seminar was wonderful and everyone in attendance got much more than they expected, between the expert knowledge delivered throughout the day to the critical networking opportunities in this rapidly developing field. I'll have audio recordings of all the presentations up for on-demand download this week at http://420RADIO.org/shows/420.
That was Saturday -- a full workday that stretched from 8am to 8pm. Fast-forward to today, Monday, and those of us still in town (Major Franklin had to scram) were invited by Bobby to Riviera Beach Marina and a fishing excursion on the boat "Right Hook." I got to head out on the ocean with Bobby, Irv and Mike, as well as a few other guys from the conference. What a thrill to just hang out with three of my marijuana heroes! We managed to land quite a few fish, mostly yellowtail.
Bobby, the old pro, hung out toward the stern and brought in fish after fish. Irv and I sat on a bench bringing in maybe three fish apiece -- Irv's condition made it a somewhat difficult to reel in a catch and me, I'm just a lousy fisherman. Mike picked up the skill right away and probably caught the most fish of the day. All the while, we're making great conversation -- Irv's talking about how he's never allowed to testify at federal trials of people busted for state-legal dispensaries. "They won't let me," he explained, "because at the federal level there is no such thing as medical marijuana. That's ridiculous! If you're following state law, how can it be justice to not allow testimony to that fact?"
Mike nodded and made an illuminating comparison of how courts treat crimes that are matters of fact versus how they treat medical marijuana. "If I got back to Sacramento and cops were waiting there to charge me with a murder in Sacramento that happened on Saturday," he said, "the courts would dismiss the charges because we could show plenty of proof I was here in Florida. But if they charge me with growing a Schedule I drug, I'm not allowed to show plenty of proof that I was following state laws and cannabis doesn't belong in Schedule I?"
The day was breezy and the water was a gorgeous shade of blue. A sea turtle swam alongside the boat for a while, enjoying the occasional bits of chum we were dropping into the water. One persistent seagull rode the winds to coast over our boat. The sun beat down on my pale Pacific Northwest skin as I fought to reel in a big flat fish. A tiny bit of seasickness vanished once I availed myself of the nearest nausea remedy. Four hours later, our guide had filleted the fish and I was driving back to my friend's home in Miami, eager for the dinner she'd be making from my fresh catch.
Marijuana activism… the pay sucks, but the fringe benefits can be awesome!
"Radical" Russ Belville is the host of The Russ Belville Show.


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Report a Marine Mammal Stranding
February 18, 2004 - Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)
stranded in Corolla, NC
To report a marine mammal stranding in Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender or Onslow Counties, please call:
(910) 962-7266
Please have the following information ready to report:
1) Exact location and directions to the strand site
2) Number of animals involved
3) Condition of animal (alive, dead, or injured)
4) Identification or description of animal (size, color, etc.)
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Donath, M Y; Ehses, J A; Maedler, K; Schumann, D M; Ellingsgaard, H; Eppler, E; Reinecke, M (2005). Mechanisms of beta-cell death in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes, 54(Suppl 2):S108-S113.
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A decrease in the number of functional insulin-producing beta-cells contributes to the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes. Opinions diverge regarding the relative contribution of a decrease in beta-cell mass versus an intrinsic defect in the secretory machinery. Here we review the evidence that glucose, dyslipidemia, cytokines, leptin, autoimmunity, and some sulfonylureas may contribute to the maladaptation of beta-cells. With respect to these causal factors, we focus on Fas, the ATP-sensitive K+ channel, insulin receptor substrate 2, oxidative stress, nuclear factor-kappaB, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and mitochondrial dysfunction as their respective mechanisms of action. Interestingly, most of these factors are involved in inflammatory processes in addition to playing a role in both the regulation of beta-cell secretory function and cell turnover. Thus, the mechanisms regulating beta-cell proliferation, apoptosis, and function are inseparable processes.
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"Still neck and neck with Hawksmoor for me as to the best steak restaurant in town."
Offshoot of a Muscovite chain, this steakhouse just off Regent Street offers pretty good food in an ambience rather akin to an upmarket burger bar.
Rightly or wrongly, when you hear that somewhere's owned by the Russians, you tend to assume that there's going to be something sinister about it. Big disappointment. This particular Mayfair steakhouse is quite a jolly sort of place, rather like an upmarket burger bar, with notably friendly service (and no customer carrying violin cases, even of the metaphorical sort).
In fact, we liked the place a whole lot better than we expected. A salmon carpaccio to start, for example, was very tasty, and a Jerusalem Artichoke soup was pretty good too. Chips, beans (green) and a peanut butter parfait were also all highly regarded. Even wines - we had a nice big Montepulciano - came in a decent range, and not all at excessive prices.
What were least persuaded about, curiously, was the steak (currently much-aged Aussie/US, but with native offerings on the way, apparently). One offering - cooked, for a guest, well done - was deemed a great success, but the medium rare fillet mignon we had was quite a letdown, with no real crust.
So, all-in-all, a slighly mixed report. But if you want to check the place out for yourself, this handily-sited spot offers very reasonably-priced set lunch menus, and it is - seasonal tip - just two minutes' walk from Hamley's.
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Illusionist (L'illusionniste) Movie Reviews
Illusionist (L'illusionniste)
Release Date: Dec 25, 2010
Genre: Animation
Rating: (PG)
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What a beautiful animation and what a beautiful story. I was touched by this film and the beautiful message it contains. It is a lovely, slow-paced film that is full of silent messages and hidden meanings. This film is full of longing and it is so beautifully melancholic, I was truly enchanted by it and I wish there were more films like this. It is also wonderful visually, I could see the imperfections of 2D and it made me like the film even more. The whole mood of the film is bittersweet but it is not sad, well maybe a little, but it is beautiful in its sadness. I guess i just like movies like this, they make me wonder and they make me feel. I suggest seeing this wonderful animation.
I love animated films and not the high-tech ones, the old fashion 2D animations that are all about the story, instead of being all about the technology. "Illusionist" is one of those wonderful animated stories that will move you and make you think and it is also a beautiful animation. I saw all the imperfections in the drawings and I liked it because life is also imperfect and it is perfectly represented in this film both in the storyline and in the drawings. Even though the most of the film is in French (with English subtitles) I could understand a lot from the movements of the characters, their expressions or the mood of the scene. This film is truly magical and I urge everyone to see this wonderful Oscar-nominated animation.
I absolutely loved this animation and I will definitely buy the DVD when it comes out. The animation is full of love, sadness, remorse, and loss and I just loved watching it and experiencing those feelings with the characters. The film has minimum dialogue and all that you need to know and feel is expressed through the pictures. The film is so beautiful and I could tell that every detail was thought of and everything in this movie had its place and meaning. I really liked that it was not done in 3D and you could see all the wonderful imperfections of 2D hand-drawn picture. The story touched me deeply and I wish more animations like this were created. I am urging you to go and see this wonderful film. I promise, you will not be disappointed.
The Illusionist (L'illusionniste) is a French animated film being released in NY and LA on Christmas day. The movie is about a French illusionist who finds himself out of work and travels to Scotland. In Scotland, he meets a young woman who he falls in love with. In my opinion, a 2D animated film is a thing of the past. It looks outdated and uninteresting. I've been spoiled with movies like Avatar (even though it is not animated) and of course all of the Pixar films that are both 3D animated and 3D in general. Ignoring that fact, I still did not like the movie too much. A love story brought to life with lame characters and a boring story did not make me feel for the movie at all. Most of the movie is wordless, which means it is supposed to be mostly visual. This is another reason to dislike the 2D animation. At points the movie can be funny. The type of funny when you chuckle but don't burst out laughing. Nothing in this movie jumped out at me. I would not recommend this movie.
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"The Young and the Restless" fans watched in disbelief as Chloe managed to leave the country with Chelsea's son Connor. Chloe managed to leave Genoa City and headed to Paris using Chelsea's passport. Will Victor, Chelsea and Chloe's ex-husband Kevin Fisher find Chloe before it is too late?
Victor, Chelsea and Kevin dashed off to Paris in pursuit of Chloe and Connor. But will the trio find Chloe before she disappears again? According to an email dated Feb. 22 from a source, on Monday, Feb. 24, Victor, Chelsea and Kevin discover Chloe at the Parisian home that Adam had purchased. Though it is under renovation, Chloe chose this location in which to take Connor after leaving Genoa City.
Victor speaks calmly to Chloe, thanking her for taking such good care of Connor. Speaking softly, Victor tries to reason with Chloe, reminding her that Connor is Chelsea and Adam's baby. Newman asks Chloe to please give baby Connor back to Chelsea. She refuses, saying, "No, Connor belongs here with me. Because I deserve him, you don't."
Victor and Chelsea continue their attempt to reason with Chloe, but she will not budge. Chloe lashes out at both of them saying to Victor, "You made Adam" and then turning to Chelsea she says, "And you loved him. And he killed my daughter. You don't deserve this baby," she tells Chelsea. Then she says to Victor, "Neither of you do."
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The California Animal Control Directors Association (CACDA) offers its condolences to the family, friends and coworkers of slain Sacramento County Animal Control Officer Roy Marcum. He was a 14-year veteran of the department.
Officer Marcum was shot and killed while on duty on November 28, as he prepared to impound several dogs and cats as part of an eviction. It is customary for animal control officers to impound animals during evictions so the animals may continue to receive proper care and shelter rather than face abandonment.
Animal Control Officers protect public and animal safety through education, intervention and law enforcement duties. This important public service ensures our communities are safe from dangerous animals, and animals are protected from neglect and abuse.
CACDA acknowledges the valuable contributions made by the thousands of officers in this profession. CACDA encourages all animal control staff to wear mourning bands on badges according to their agencies' established protocols in honor of Officer Marcum.


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Explorer of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean cruise liner, is returning two days early to its New Jersey point of departure, due to the gastrointestinal illness of 600+ of the more than 4,000 people aboard. USA Today reports the story on Monday, Jan. 27. The ship's managers made the decision to return to Cape Liberty, N.J. after health inspectors from the U.S. boarded the ship in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
As of publication, 577 of the 3,050 passengers and 49 of the ship's 1000+ employees were reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be ill. Reports of the illness began early in the cruise, which left port on Jan. 21.
The illness is suspected to be a norovirus, a gastrointestinal illness known to spread easily among large groups of people, contained in closed quarters, such as dormitories, nursing homes and cruise ships. It spreads through water and/or food, and it may have been brought on board by a passenger. A new strain originating in Australia has recently been reported.
January is the peak month for the virus, which is usually seasonal, from November to March. Norovirus comes on suddenly, and it normally lasts one to three days. Victims usually recover without medical treatment, but some patients require intravenous fluids.
Such an outbreak on cruise ship can certainly ruin a vacation. Royal Caribbean is taking all the proper disinfection steps to make sure future passengers are protected from a similar disaster.


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"I'm hoping that the students we're striving for have some school pride," Kellogg said. "That they come because they go to UMass, because we're their basketball team, and you know what, there's not much else to do on a Sunday."
Read the full story in the Daily Collegian.
Kellogg asks for fans to return
All season long, the Massachusetts men's basketball team's coach Derek Kellogg has called for fans to pile into the Mullins Center to watch his team perform.
On Feb. 5, the Minutemen fell to Saint Joseph's, 67-64, which hadn't won a game in conference play until its clash with UMass. Despite the loss to the once-bottom-ranked team, Kellogg is still reaching out for fans to support.
"I'm hoping that the students we're striving for have some school pride," Kellogg said. "That they come because they go to UMass, because we're their basketball team, and you know what, there's not much else to do on a Sunday."
This Sunday puts the Minutemen against George Washington, which is a game against two of the mid-level teams in the Atlantic 10. UMass' previous game at the Hawks, who were at the bottom of the league, featured a roaring crowd for the Maroon and White to take on.
"[SJU's] student-section was jam-filled," Kellogg said.
Along with what he's been preaching about all season, as the Minutemen return home Kellogg is asking for UMass students to return to days of the past.
"I think we've just got to get back to where we have school spirit and school pride," Kellogg said.
Part of the fan appreciation was seen at the end of the Rhode Island game, when the team on the floor walked over to the fans and thanked them for their continuous effort to support the team.
"I think we're trying to do everything the right way to make sure they feel the right way about these kids while down on the floor," Kellogg said.
Finishing the season
Even though the Minutemen's season is coming to an end, their schedule is about to pick up.
With seven regular season games left, UMass prepares for its final stretch of games that could lead them to an Atlantic 10 postseason berth.
The Minutemen's first opponent in the final stretch will be the Colonials (12-11, 5-4 A-10), who rest one spot below UMass in the A-10 table. In a battle between similar teams, much like an earlier Minutemen game against URI, UMass will be looking to find out just where its season is heading.
Following the game against GW, UMass takes on the top team in the league, Duquesne, which has one loss during conference play against St. Bonaventure. The Minutemen previously beat the Bonnies, 78-69, after some hectic travel issues.
Before its rematch with SJU, UMass will compete against long-time rival the Rams again. Last time the Minutemen took on URI, they pulled out a 10-point victory behind Anthony Gurley's 21 points. This will mark the 136th time these two sides have met.
Following their next match against the Hawks, the Minutemen will take on La Salle for the second time this season. Last time the two sides met, they competed at the MassMutual Center, with UMass scoring 54 points in the paint and having four players in double-digit scoring.
The last two games of the season will be polar opposites for the Minutemen. The first game will be against the historically-strong Temple, which has yet to play UMass this season, and has a 7-2 record in conference play.
After the match against the Owls, the Minutemen will close out the season against the bottom team in the league, Fordham.
Riley's Run
Freddie Riley willed UMass back into the game against the Hawks on Saturday.
With the Minutemen down 13 points, Riley helped out the UMass rally, scoring a triplet of 3-pointers. He finished the game 4-for-9 from beyond the arc.
"I just want come and play my role," Riley said following the SJU game. "If I'm making shots, then I'm making shots, but if not, then [I've] just got to wait for my time to come."
Over the course of the season, Riley is averaging just over 30 percent from the 3-point arc on 36-for-119 shooting. Before the game against the Hawks, Riley's threes hadn't been sinking since he went 50 percent against Charlotte.


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Lawyers defending suspects in mortgage fraud scheme ask for trial delay
Published: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 5:33 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 8:31 p.m.
A local investor and three other people charged by the FBI in a multimillion dollar mortgage fraud scheme won't be going to trial anytime soon.
A federal judge on Tuesday allowed defense attorneys representing Ramara Garrett, her boyfriend Jim Sotolongo, mortgage broker Chris Mencis and title agent Stephanie Musselwhite an additional two months to prepare for court.
At a hearing Tuesday in Orlando, Richard Klugh, the Miami attorney representing Musselwhite, asked U.S. District Judge Charlene Honeywell if she could postpone the trial until later this year. The trial was scheduled to begin on June 3, but Klugh said the U.S. Attorney's Office has released so much documentation on the defendants that it's impossible to be ready for a jury trial by that date.
Klugh also said he wanted to review some of the documents he has received so he can determine if his office should file any motions to suppress evidence that's been gathered by investigators against the defendants.
On Jan. 29, FBI agents raided the offices of Waverly Media, a company Garrett has ownership in. Garrett, Sotolongo and Musselwhite were arrested by the FBI on March 29. Mencis surrendered on April 4. All four were released on signature bonds.
Honeywell set another hearing for July 23 to determine where the defense attorneys stand regarding prepartion for trial. She set a preliminary trial date for Aug. 5.
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Scandal is brewing in Olympic circles regarding the cause of the United States speedskating team's fall from grace at this years winter games. The US speedskaters have won almost 20 medals during the three previous Olympics. However, so far at the games in Sochi, the team has yet to win any. There has been some speculation that this could have been caused by a performance based wardrobe malfunction of the Under Armour suits that were worn by the team.
The new Under Armour Mach 39 suit is supposedly the best design ever made and should result in the fastest performance for the sport. Unfortunately it has not helped the team reach the podium so far.
There has been a back and forth over the last few days as to where the fault lies. The speedskating team has since reverted back to an older uniform, but have yet to win gold. Under Armour is not taking the blame for the losses either.
This example just shows how endorsements for performance based events can cause both the teams and the equipment provider to take a beating in terms of marketing. Under Armour may now be seen as a lesser performing brand on one of the biggest stages in all of athletics. The United States speedskating team could now become a laughingstock if they could not continue a tradition of winning with state of the art equipment.
Social media activity, especially on Twitter, shows that users see this as both misplaced blame by the speedskating team, but also potentially poor brand management for Under Armour. A few gold medals could make this problem go away, it remains to be seen if the team or the equipment can pull it together for the rest of the games in Sochi.
UPDATE: Apparently Under Armour is standing behind their suit and the Olympic speedskating team for the foreseeable future. They have extended their sponsorship of the team up until 2022, which is double the length that it was at previously. Full story can be seen here


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Landscaping 101
by National Gardening Association Editors
We wish we could tell you that creating a landscape was a sure-fire proposition, as easy as "one-two-three." The truth is that home landscaping that really works and pleases its owners is the product of a fair amount of time and attention. Mind you, it's work of the most pleasant sort, but it will take some effort on your part. Over the years, we've come to the conclusion that the more specific you can be with your landscaping likes and dislikes, and the more concrete you can be in describing your dreams and desires, the more likely you'll end up with a successful landscape. This is the best way to ensure that your landscape turns out the way you want it to be.
Your Landscaping Scrapbook
In an effort to be as specific and concrete as possible, the first step into your new landscape is a purely imaginary one--a scrapbook filled with specific images that appeal to you. Here are the supplies you'll need to assemble: a binder, approximately 200 sheets of binder paper, scissors, several sharp pencils with good erasers, tape, ruler, and a few sheets of standard graph paper.
With these materials--combined with an armful of home and garden magazines--the object is to create your own personal garden design scrapbook. The scrapbook will be invaluable on trips to the nursery, hardware store, or lumberyard, and it will help you avoid disappointments when you deal with contractors, carpenters, bricklayers, concrete masons, and landscapers.
If you take the time to create a binder filled with the specifics of what you like in a garden, you'll go a long way in answering questions decisively. Instead of waving your hands in the air and hoping for the best, your landscaping binder will allow you to point to the exact thing you want: "I want this pattern picket for the fence, with this type of finial on the posts, the whole thing painted white, with a gate exactly like this, with this--right here--this set of hinges and that type of latch." In their defense, contractors and tradespeople are put in a difficult position when they are expected to make real what they think is in the client's mind. So do everyone a favor: Assemble your own landscaping scrapbook before the first shovelful of earth is turned.
Each time you see something appealing in a photograph or illustration, cut the picture out of the magazine and tape it to a piece of binder paper. Be sure to make notations on the paper as to what it is, specifically, that you like. Three months later, in an entirely different frame of mind, you may find yourself wondering what it was in the photograph that caught your eye.


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I often see a marking like the following pattern on the top of radial PTH elcos.
What does it mean? Is it an identification of the manufacturer?
I often see a marking like the following pattern on the top of radial PTH elcos.
What does it mean? Is it an identification of the manufacturer?
I believe they are vents when the pressure inside a capacitor would build up due to heating of some sort. It will pop open instead of just blowing up.
Here's a (somewhat artistic) video of those features in action.
The first two events (0:00, 0:03) are what happens when the stamped features do not work, but all the subsequent electrolytic capacitor failures (0:14, 0:16, 0:18, 0:34, 0:36, 0:39...) rip the case open in a relatively safe and controlled manner, notably not causing shrapnel to fly around.
They are strategically weakened parts of the casing which will bulge upwards and help the capacitor release hydrogen and/or electrolyte. They work quite well. Don't try this at home, but if you blow up an old capacitor with no release vents it will explode violently sending electrolyte and alfoil flying everywhere. The vents are designed to prevent such a catastrophic failure from happening.
It's interesting to see how different manufacturers have different vent patterns. It might be due to cost - most have four vents in a cross/plus sign fashion, but some cheaper ones have only two or three. It might save some money on the production line to score only two or three times. And some smaller ones have no vents at all. That's probably another question, though.


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Larger and lighter than ping pong paddles, PARANA PADDLES are made of strong, reinforced plastic, and measures 17 in length and 7 in width. The blade of the paddle has a circumference of 8 and is approximately one quarter inch thick. Each paddle is equipped with a longer than normal ribbed handle for a better grip, and a thumb rest on the inside. Attached to the handle is a comfortable, nylon rope that loops around the wrist. The rope is secured with a movable bead that adjusts to the individuals particular grip. This feature not only aids in water propulsion but it also helps to keep from losing the paddle in the water.
Traditional kayak oars are great, unless you're trying to make tight turns or navigate through shallow water. When you have a pair of Parana Paddles, you can turn on a dime, and paddle in less than 18" of water.
We love floating down the river! We love floating down the river even more with Parana Paddles! You can really pick up the pace anytime with these by your side. Our paddles have cinch strings on each one, so simply tighten them around your wrists and let go and you won't have to worry about loosing your secret water weapon. Note: these are not to be used as weapons!
Next to your kayak, tube, or paddle board, Parana Paddles may be your second best friend when out on the water!