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Notre Dame Takes Three Of Four Points In Weekend Series
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Ohio State Buckeyes traded third-period power-play goals and solid netminding, each earning a point in a 1-1 tie in Columbus Saturday.
"I felt good about the game," said Notre Dame head coach Jeff Jackson. "I was much happier about our performance tonight than I was last night."
With the tie and Friday night's 4-2 win, Notre Dame takes three points away from Ohio State in the Irish's opening games of CCHA play, the only regular-season meetings between the teams. The two games marked the end of seven games on the road, after which the Irish hold a 6-1-1 record.
"I thought that if we could be three and three in the nonconference games, I was going to be happy," said Jackson. "We're still building our program, and to make big steps…some of our seniors, some of our freshmen, have helped make us a better team this year."
For the Buckeyes, who have been struggling early in the 2006-07 campaign, one point during a home series may not seem like much, but head coach John Markell said the outcome tonight could have been worse.
"We grinded out a point, and I was proud of our guys for responding from maybe a 'C' game [last night] to raising it to about a 'B' game.
"We'll take a point at this point. We're still trying to establish lines and establish our defensemen, and we've all got to get on the same page here, the effort it takes."
After a scoreless two periods, Josh Sciba scored on the Notre Dame power play at 5:38 in the third, a shot from the right circle with an assist from Wes O'Neill. The Buckeyes answered with their own five-on-four goal at 17:38, when Tommy Goebel netted his second of the weekend from close in to the Irish net.
The Irish outshot the Buckeyes 33-25, and both teams benefited from solid goaltending, with senior David Brown making 24 saves for the Irish, and rookie Joseph Palmer recovering from a shaky Friday night performance with 32 stops.
"I thought Joe had a good game," said Markell. "His angles were better, his depth was better. He responded the right way from a bad goal last night, and that's what you want to see."
Each team finished 1-for-7 on the power play.
Today's game seemed crisper than Friday's plodding 4-2 game, but they may have had something to do with the multipurpose nature of Value City Arena, said Jackson.
"The ice was much better. I didn't realize until after I'd listen to the players talk. The ice was pretty bad last night. That's probably part of the reason why last night's game was the way it was, a little raggedy."
The No. 10 Irish are off to their best start since the 1998-99 season, and are only seven wins away from equaling their win total of a year ago — and they've already won one more game than they did in the entire 2004-05 season. Jackson said he can see a difference in his team from a year ago, just based on their reaction to tonight's tie game.
"I'm actually pleased right now, because our team is mad," said Jackson. "I'm not so sure a year ago that this team would have been upset at giving up the point, giving up the tie, which is a good thing for our program."
In a ceremony between the first and second periods of tonight's game, Notre Dame associate head coach and OSU alumnus Paul Pooley (1981-84) was honored as the first men's ice hockey player in Ohio State history to have his number retired. Pooley amassed 270 points in his four-year career a Buckeye, and was named Bauer National Player of the Year, first-team All American, and a Hobey Baker Finalist in 1984.
Next week, the Irish (6-1-1, 1-0-1 CCHA) return to South Bend to host Bowling Green Nov. 10-11, while the Buckeyes (2-5-1, 2-3-1 CCHA) welcome Western Michigan Nov. 9-10. Friday's Ohio State game will be played at the Ohio Expo Center.
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David Price is edging his way up the ladder, collecting bigger name scalps as the months pass. The Brit heavy looked to collect the top name of his career,Tony Thompson, at Echo Arena in Liverpool, England on Saturday night.
Or maybe it's better to say "was"...
Pundits wondered if Tony was coming to win when he stepped on the scale Friday and weighed 262 pounds, whereas he was 247 and 244 when meeting Wladimir Klitschko in 2008 and last year.
The answer came in round two, when Thompson hurled a right hook which dropped Price, who stood up, but on compromised legs. The ref, at 2:17, stopped the contest, and Price had the first L of his career attached to his record.
The 41 year old Thompson (36-3 entering; living in DC), a lefty, was in against a man his promoter, Frank Maloney, hopes can follow in the footsteps of Lennox Lewis. That's a tall order, but in this era of heavyweights, he could be two steps lessser than that and still make noise and money. Price (age 29; 15-0 entering; 6-8; living in Liverpool) had about three inches on Tony. Now, we wonder if he's three steps lesser than Lennox. "We got caught, this is heavyweight boxing," Price said after. Thompson said he was psyched when the fans booed the American anthem. He said he wanted Price to run into shots, stay patient and smart. He was asked about his weight. He said he stopped worrying about his weight a long time ago, and just wanted to be in shape. "I'm not going to have the impressive body Price has but I have an impressive mind," he said. He wants Tyson Fury next. Price could stand to gain some weight, to get sturdier, he said.
In the first, neither man went balls out. Price was slightly more aggressive, but he wasn't fully warmed up. Tony was the mover, looking to be more mobile, so Price couldn't get his feet set to land a bomb. Price landed heavy body shots when he trapped Tony in a corner, but the vet stayed calm. In fact, he countered Price, who went down in a heap. He got up, but his legs were bad and the ref stopped it.
The shot was a right hook, to the side of the head/ear, and it took away his balance.
Wow! What a Redcoat softy pansy! [No hit on gays! That is not the way that I'm using that word.] Dude wasn't a hill of beans. Holla!
Way to go! This is probably the best thing for us heavyweight division in quite awhile .im not even kidding. If Cunningham beats fury then the united states will of stopped the British invasion of the heavyweights except that Audrey Harrison just won that prizefighter and will get in the mix.
I don't recall ever seeing the word "compromised" used as an adjective, but I like it. Thumbs up.
Cmon Price was landing at will up until that lucky punch, Kudos to Thompson, but if the punch didnt happen, Price wouldve had Thompson in under 6!
Price was bytch swinging and flaunting -- not shooting, so Thompson turned him into a friscoe ho and lowered a pimp-punch BOOM! Hehehe! Holla!
I thought that was a well timed, well placed punch. Extremely likely that if Price could have gone into later rounds and definitely if he caught Thompson he would have won but he got caught with a punch that was on the money. And so it goes. He's young. He'll be back in the winner's circle. Probably several times.
I can see Paying-the-Prize Price becoming another Airless-Force Audley. Never being negative, always critical, I'm keeping it REAL. Price is following the red-brick road to the land of flash in the pants prospect. Holla!
The reason why I say he'll be back is because of how the heavyweight division is right now. Tony Thompson is a good example. He keeps popping right back up so I figure David Price will do the same. It is funny that you mentioned Audley Harrison as he just won another tournament. Incredible. They were saying how Price had some chin problems as an amatuer. Those things always catch up to you in the pros. How good are the Klitschko's or even was Lewis? It is really hard to tell. I know they would be competitive in any era or at least I think they would. I remember Fighter for JC would always say how they were the greatest ever. I don't buy that but it really is hard to evaluate them when the pool of talent is so low.
The punch didn't look like much but it had to be devastating. 262 pounds smacking you around your ear has to have some serious consequences on your balance. It didn't have anything to do with his chin this time around but I would think that most people would have been affected by the punch that he never saw.
Definitely agree with the jab being one of the most under utiliized punches in boxing, especially doubling and tripling up on that baby. It seems to be a lost art. I don't understand it. It is the most effective overall punch in boxing to set things up and disrupt the opponent. Hopefully he'll learn from this like Tony Thompson believes he wil and he comes back stronger in the long run. The crowd was stunned as was Maloney.
Not to be telling his biz, but Tyson Fury, along with another Fury from GB, used to be regulars in this Universe a few moons and a couple of days ago. Holla!,
yeah... after the fight Thompson began beating his chest and shouting to the audience... much like Bhop after he beat Pavlik... ..... it must be a liberating feeling to beat an opponent who was highly favored to win by KO in 3 rounds or less.
it's interesting that the only time Thompson showed any quickness during the fight was when he landed the KO punch... very deceptive. (Maloney passed out after the fight)
Kind of an odd punch landed to end the fight by Thompson. Behind the ear/back of the head caused Price to fold up like a lawn chair. Thompson showed up in terrible shape. Did he train at all? It felt like a lucky punch. I don't know much about Price but he should persue a rematch and avenge this loss.
No luck on that young buck and Thompson is not a muck-a-muck. Price forgot to duck.! He and all the heavy young Gs suck. Just may be a bit, Tyson's Fury can pluck. Holla!
Im my Larry Merchant voice Tyson Fury ain't no David Price.
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"You plan on this,'' Sean Payton was saying Tuesday in the afterglow of the most recent edition of "Monday Night Football."
He had seen a tape of the New Orleans Saints sewing up a spot in the playoffs when his favorite quarterback drove the team 90 yards to a winning touchdown in the final minutes.
The coach has grown accustomed to such heroics.
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For the Who Dat Nation these past two years, watching Brees at work has largely been a matter of building a memory bank, filling it with all sorts of touchdown passes, long ones and short ones, the kind that finally brought us the impossible Super Bowl dream.
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The memories were mixed.
Gregg Williams' defense was winning its way into the postseason.
Brees was not.
Brees was throwing two interceptions to defensive linemen.
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The second, almost moments later, would have given the Falcons another touchdown, had Brees not made a shoestring tackle.
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Dark ones.
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As Brees came to the sideline, after handing the Falcons a four-point lead, I remember the look on his face.
There was no panic in the eyes.
The eyes were of a creature in the forest on the prowl for something to eat.
It reminded me of what Deuce McAllister once said about his Saints teammate.
"Drew never, ever loses focus,'' said Deuce. "He puts the good, and the bad, behind him and goes on.''
Among all of Monday night's bad, there was plenty of good, if you assessed the situation.
The Falcons were coming at Brees with an assortment of blitz packages, like a bunch of red-shirted kamikazes.
So why was Brees, who attempted 49 passes, only sacked one time?
Credit his quick feet to his excellence on the tennis court. He used them to escape the clutches of blitzing Falcons who came clean, who missed at least four clear shots.
In the midst of it all, there was the picture of Brees in the shotgun formation, with Reggie Bush at his side, telling Bush to take care of "that guy," someone Bush got a piece of, allowing his quarterback to throw for a first down.
That was good.
What also was good was the 25-yard touchdown pass Brees threw to Marques Colston to wipe out a 14-10 Falcons lead with 12 minutes left.
What was bad was the illegal motion flag on Jermon Bushrod that erased it.
But the quarterback, as McAllister remembers him, never loses focus.
The time would come when Brees helped repay his defense by engineering the payoff drive that began with a huge third-and-11 completion from the Saints' 9-yard line to Lance Moore and ended with a 6-yard fastball to Jimmy Graham.
The time would come when Brees and Pierre Thomas would make spectators of the Atlanta offense as the clock ran out.
Who knows what the immediate future holds.
Will the Saints win a first-round game against the Seattle-St. Louis winner and find themselves back at the Georgia Dome next month?
Could be.
What we know is this: The dream goes on.
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There was supposed to be registration at Avery Brewery today. But no one from the race showed up.
Will you waive late fees for Boulder riders now?
FCCF - Did they ever show up?
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FCCF - Did they ever show up at Avery Brewery yesterday for early bird registration?
Yes they showed
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I went and registered. They were there around 5. Slow process however.
This whole FCCF project has
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This whole FCCF project has been a disappointment so far. Highway robbery for registration, no cash payouts, not a great deal of community excitement, knowledge, or involvement. Difficult and misleading website, wasteful and aggravating registration fiasco last night. I just hope they can learn from all of the errors made this year and work to improve the event.
FCCF - Big Weekend of Racing
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Hum -
Entry Fee - That is an expensive course to put on. Lots of miles and lots of intersections. Isn't part of the course closed to traffic? Still a lot cheaper then the Deer Creek Challenge.
No Cash Payouts? Don't give up your day job! :-) Race Bible lists prize list as paying cash. I never worry about the prizelist, as I race for fun. I usually more worried about course being safe, as I don't want to wreck into a car.
Community Excitement, knowledge or involvement? Not sure what you are complaining about there. Race Bible is pretty nice. http://www.fccyclingfest.com/wp-includes/pdf/Race-Bible.pdf
Registration - sounds like they where late, bad but not the end of the world. More worried that they haven't been able to post TT start times 24 hours in advance.
The promoters have done the Collegiate Nationals the last few years. I think they where promised a larger turnout from the USAC/UCI for being in the "Masters Worlds" qualifier. Problem is not may people even know or care that there is a Masters Worlds RR/TT or that you have to qualify for it.
*Plus now they are double booked with USAC races in Colorado Springs. Ouch...
Pretty unimpressed with this event so far, but I am pre-reg
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Considering these guys have put on a major race like Colligate nationals before (twice) I have to say I too am pretty disappointed. Their web site is just horrible and contained contradictory info about the crit schedule. One part had one schedule and another part had a totally different schedule. I even saw a nice, full color, 3 fold flyer about the race at a Boulder County bike shop and it had the wrong schedule. It just makes these guys look like clowns. I emailed 3 of the email addresses listed on the site to get clarification and not a single one of them ever bothered to respond.
Then how about the crit schedule? The 45 plus cat 4 men are racing at night? How does this make sense to anyone? This is probably the least qualified category to race after dark there is. Does it build spectator interest to see pretty low end guys, race around the course slowly?
And last the whole Masters World qualified is a total joke. A complete money grab by the UCI, that the USAC stupidly went along with, and these guys were dumb enough to get on the band wagon. A qualifier for masters worlds? Held on a hilly course in CO? I ride with guys who have raced at masters worlds and they just laughed when this came out.
Agree on the contradictions
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I haven't registered yet, and am also seeing contradictions regarding start times for the Sunday road race, and registration locations differ depending on the page one happens to be on. And does anyone know the status of the chip-sealing that started last Thursday? All this stuff has kept me on the fence..
Laramie County Chip Seal Schedule
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How were the FCCF Races?
Submitted by Bouderite (not verified) on
Got reports that the Criterium was nice and smooth, but lots of wrecks in the 1-2s? Interesting that it looks like the largest pack was the 35+ 3s.
How was the TT & RR courses?
Any results, articles or pictures?
Results from FCCF Races posted
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Results are posted and one link to some photos.
Better Crit Results Link
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Crit Results are much easier to read in on the ACA site...


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How to Prepare for Your First Race, Whether It's a 5K or a Marathon
Running is hard. Sticking to a training plan is hard. But knowing that you have a race in a month is a great motivator to keep you going when you'd rather be watching TV. If you've never run a race before, putting one on your calendar might seem scary: Will I feel out of place? What should I wear?


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Company: Sunshine Films
Cast: Lolita (I), Kim (I), Sandra (I) (Romanian)
Critical Rating: AAA 1/2
Genre: All-Sex
Forget the title; no witchcraft here, just three gals getting gangbanged. Import. Solid action.
This import, sparsely and occasionally translated, involves a trio of cute young ladies. Two of them find themselves in the midst of a free-for-all with over a dozen guys all jumping in wherever there is an opening or opportunity to cop a feel. The third, Kim, settles for three dicks in her own scene and a brief dildo show. The common thread between them all is eagerness and energy.


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Recently, the official dates and location were announced for the 2nd Annual GeekGirlCon in Seattle, Washington. Last year's convention saw 4,000 attendees, with geeks from all over the country flocking to Seattle to celebrate women in geek culture. The two-day gaming-style event includes panels of speakers from various geek entertainment industries, a lively expo hall, contests, and concerts all in the name of female geekdom.
This year's GeekGirlCon will be held Saturday, August 11 through Sunday, August 12, 2012 at downtown Seattle's Washington State Convention Center in the Conference Center. Passes are officially on sale: 2-day passes running $35 and single day passes (Saturday or Sunday individually) are $20 each. There are also kid passes for children ages 5-10, which run $5 apiece (children under four are free with an adult pass).
As was the case last year, the GeekGirlCon is an organization that spans more than merely the one weekend of the convention in August. All-hands meetings open to the public to discuss what's being planned for the con as well as other GeekGirl events are already on the calendar for the upcoming months. So if you live in the Seattle area, keep your eyes peeled for movie nights, gaming events, and more leading up to the big event.


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Strain Review; Dutch Dragon
Category: Medical Marijuana | Posted on Tue, October, 15th 2013 by THCFinder
I love when strains contain the word "Dragon" because smoking always reminds me of dragons, especially with the huge bong hits that people take these days! While this strain won't let you breathe real fire, she's pretty fire herself. The Dutch Dragon is a plant with huge potential... Literally. As a warmth loving plant, this strain can reach heights of 9ft tall if grown outside. That's no weed! That's a small tree!
This strain is something you'd smoke with a group of good friends. It creates a giggly, happy high that's sure to keep everyone in a good mood. It's highly effective in fighting pain and stress, while at the same time keeping you productive. The bud has almost a coffee-like high that people compare to their favorite morning drink. This is a great daytime smoker, definitely wake and bake material.
Reportedly, there are users who claim to feel slight headaches when the high from Dutch Dragon begins to wear off. Other than that, there really aren't any negatives aside from the normal dry mouth. The buds are dense, good looking, and contain a good amount of THC. Clear headed highs are the best kinds, especially for patients who are suffering but still want to go about their normal activities.
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Category: Nugs | Posted on Mon, October, 14th 2013 by THCFinder
Marijuana Grows Destroying Ancient Artifacts?
Category: Culture | Posted on Mon, October, 14th 2013 by THCFinder
An article released on the Time-Standard News website stated that a marijuana grow had been found to be on top of a historical site that contained important artifacts. While this is extremely unfortunate, it is a situation that could have been avoided had the growers been able to cultivate their plant in a safer, more researched environment. Since the plant is illegal, these growers have no choice other than to search for isolated sites where they think they won't be disturbed. While the areas at these sites aren't always studies before planting, there is always a risk that a grow site will harm artifacts buried beneath it.
Marijuana needs to be grown in warmer climates and most of the time, the sites have to be far enough away from civilization that no stumbling hikers will find it. The grow sites are also huge plots of land and depending on location, can stretch for miles. It is totally possible that a grow site may end up on top of parts of an archeological dig but if the person was allowed to grow plants in their home or a greenhouse next door, the ground would have never been disturbed.
By allowing a grower the option to grow inside their home or within a few feet of their house, this situation could be easily avoided. Cities could have permits for grows and inspectors could come in, make sure that the ground is acceptable for a grow, and then the farmers could plant their marijuana. Not only is that a good thing for the growers, so that they can tend to their plants right at home, but the city would make money off of that plan by issuing the permits and having the inspectors. It's a win/win situation, providing there are no ridiculous rules to get the permit. It should be a simple inspection. Is the ground safe for planting? Is it near any underground powerlines or water pipes? Can it be shielded from the road? And obviously, is the grow on top of any artifacts that may contain a historical value?
Regulating the grows in a fair way would eliminate this problem. It is very unfortunate that this particular grow site happened to end up on top of a location that it definitely should not have been in. Growing marijuana is a tedious task. These people are trying to make a living while at the same time, provide medicine to people that are sick.
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Category: Fun | Posted on Mon, October, 14th 2013 by THCFinder
U.K. Proposal Announced To Legalize Marijuana
Category: Legalization | Posted on Mon, October, 14th 2013 by THCFinder
A group of ministers in the Liberal Democrat party are introducing a proposal to drastically alter the U.K.'s drug policies by legalizing cannabis, in addition to other "club drugs" such as ecstasy, according to the Sunday Times. The move is planned as a means to fix the U.K.'s failing war on drugs, which has resulted in an increase in crime, and a heavy financial burden on taxpayers.
A review ordered by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, which is due to be published before Christmas, is expected to suggest that the U.K. should legalize cannabis in a way similar to Washington and Colorado in the United State.
The proposal is also expected to call for the introduction of heroin clinics where addicts can receive the drug through prescription in an attempt to reduce crime by dissuading individuals from purchasing from the black-market.
The proposal is expected to be released in December.
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Neslony's Grand Slam Clinches Series Win For Texas Tech
Tyler Neslony's grand slam in the sixth lifted Tech to a series win.
Feb. 22, 2014
Tyler Neslony's grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning broke a 1-1 tie and lifted Texas Tech to a 7-2 series-clinching win over Oral Roberts on Saturday afternoon in front of a season-high crowd of 3,347 at Rip Griffin Park.
With the win the Red Raiders improved to 5-1 overall while Oral Roberts slipped to 1-4. Neslony's bat was huge for the Red Raiders for the second consecutive day as he finished 2-for-3 with four RBI and a run scored. He was 2-for-3 in the opener on Friday afternoon and is now tied for the team lead with three multiple-hit games.
With the game tied at 1-1 in the bottom half of the sixth, Neslony belted an 0-2 pitch over the wall in right field to give Tech a 5-1 lead while collecting his second grand slam of the season. He is the first Red Raider since Roger Kieschnick (San Francisco Giants) in 2008 to belt two grand slams in a single season.
Later in the sixth, designated hitter Ryan Long drove in another run with an RBI single to center that gave the Red Raiders a five-run cushion (6-1). Texas Tech and ORU traded solo runs in the seventh before Tech reliever Ryan Moseley sealed the victory by shutting out the Golden Eagles in the eighth and ninth.
Sophomore right-hander Matt Withrow tossed five strong innings allowing just one run on two hits and struckout six in a no-decision. Junior right-hander Corey Taylor (1-0) earned the win in relief as he allowed one run on four hits over two innings of work.
Five Red Raiders piled up multiple hit games on the afternoon while Jake Barrios plated two runs.
Texas Tech will go for the series sweep on Sunday afternoon as they host the Golden Eagles at 1 p.m. at Rip Griffin Park.


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Phenomenological model uses CAFM to characterize tunnel-junction-like devices
Researchers have used conductive atomic force microscopy (CAFM) to develop a phenomenological model for studying the topographical and electrical characteristics of conducting/insulator bilayers. The model allows critical parameters to be obtained for the development of tunnel-junction-like devices (which include magnetic tunnel junctions, spin filters or even superconducting Josephson junctions). Such parameters include the energy barrier, the attenuation length of charge carriers and the critical barrier thickness required to totally cover the electrodes.
In the study, the proposed method was used to analyse the electrical transport through ultra-thin SrTiO3 layers grown over YBa2Cu3O7 electrodes. This work contributes in a direct way to optimizing the growth of insulating barriers over high Tc superconductor electrodes, which helps to improve the performance of high critical temperature devices.
Using the approach, which was based on the theoretical Simmons model, the group found that the tunnelling of the carriers seems to be the main mechanism for the electrical transport in these systems. In general, a SrTiO3 barrier thickness of at least 1.6 nm (4 u.c.) is required to obtain a good insulation of the YBa2Cu3O7 electrode for small areas. The SrTiO3 layers present an energy barrier of 0.9 eV with an attenuation length of 0.23 nm, indicating their good insulating properties.
Controlled pulsed laser deposition allows high-quality ultra-thin STO layers to be grown over high Tc superconducting electrodes, with very good control of the barrier thickness for the fabrication of Josephson junctions.
Full details can be found in the journal Nanotechnology.
About the author
The study was conducted by research teams from the Instituto Balseiro and Centro Atómico Bariloche, Bariloche, Argentina; Centro Atómico Constituyentes, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile; UMP-CNRS/THALES, Université Paris Sud 11, France, LPEM, UMR/CNRS, ESPCI ParisTech, France; and LPN-CNRS, Marcoussis, France. The scientists are focused on the fabrication of micro- and nanostructured tunnel junctions. Luis Avilés Félix is a PhD student in physics at the Instituto Balseiro and Centro Atómico Bariloche, Bariloche, Argentina, under the supervision of Martin Sirena, PhD. He is developing micro- and nano-templates for the fabrication of tunnel junction devices. L Agüero, J González and S Pons are undergraduate students at the Universidad de Concepción, Chile. L B Steren, PhD, is a researcher at the Centro Atómico Constituyentes, Argentina. Rozzen Bernard, Juan Trastoy and Javier Villegas are working in the High Tc Superconductors and Signal processing group headed by Javier Briático, which developed the growth of the samples. Nicolas Bergeal and Jérôme Lesueur are researchers at the LPEM/ESPCI, France and G Faini is a researcher at the LPN Marcoussis France. The teams are members of an international collaboration project in the framework of the ECOS Argentine/France co-operation program.


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According to an Aug. 28 report from USA Today, WWE legend Jake "The Snake" Roberts is resting in a Las Vegas hospital after coming down with a case of double pneumonia. Roberts, 59, fell into unconsciousness on the plane ride to Las Vegas to promote a show promoted by Sinn Bodhi, and he was immediately hospitalized.
The WWE has not released any update on his condition, but is has been reported that doctors discovered a mass on his brain. Roberts was still unconscious as of the evening of Aug. 28. More details are sure to emerge in the days and weeks ahead, as more tests are done. Obviously, the hope is that Roberts will make a full recovery and that his illness is not life-threatening.
Roberts, a WWE Hall of Famer, is one of the most popular babyface characters in WWE history. Unfortunately, he has been suffering from various health issues since 2007. Seven years ago, Roberts was admitted into a 14-week voluntary rehab program by the WWE, after falling into a rough lifestyle that included hard drinking and drug use.
By 2012, Roberts was horribly out of shape and near-death. Luckily, former wrestler Diamond Dallas Page helped Roberts get clean and sober, with a special yoga program. Roberts weighed close to 300 pounds and could barely walk, when Page came through with a program that saved his life. Sadly, Roberts was diagnosed with muscular cancer just below his knee in 2014.
It has been a rough year for WWE fans, as The Ultimate Warrior passed away shortly after Wrestlemania 30. Heading into the morning of Aug. 29, WWE Universe will surely be praying for Roberts to make a full recovery. Roberts rose to prominence in the WWF in the '90s, as he brought a live snake into the ring. His high-level wrestling skills and slick work on the mic helped turn him into a fan favorite.


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Humans are responsible for two-thirds of climate change issues
The impacts include melting glaciers and sea ice, wildfires and dwindling marine ecosystems
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From Las Vegas to Luxor, they toast Ireland's patron saint with a wash of coloured light and a certain black stout. Sláinte! says Paul Bignell
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Both sides of Egypt's political divide take to the streets as judges join protest against President's controversial decree
The government of Haiti has warned that Hurricane Sandy represents a "disaster of major proportions," which could bring food shortages as well as an imminent spike in the number of life-threatening cholera cases.
For over a decade, David Brooks of the New York Times has been probably the most influential columnist in America. Influence is impossible to measure, of course, but one reason he has thrived is that politicians of all sides take his calls, thinking he will judge them according to their merit, and not because of ideological predisposition. That is a central tenet of what it is to be a moderate, and he devotes his column today to a lengthy exploration of that word.
David Cameron will insist today that he has not abandoned "compassionate Conservatism" as he argues that spending cuts and welfare reform will be good in the long run for the poor, weak and vulnerable.
Reds knocked off another perch as United manager admits Mancini's men are more than just 'noisy neighbours'
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National survey reveals that those living in Northern Ireland are the most content
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TC TO JOHN A. CARLYLE; 6 January 1855; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18550106-TC-JAC-01; CL 29: 232-234
Chelsea, 6 jany, 1855—
My dear Brother,—We are still going on here in the old way, nothing very particular occurring; but I will send you my "wishes," as due by the season, before this first week of the New Year terminate. "A happy New Year!" alas, what a mockery that seems to one, in the mood that is too frequent at present. I will say, with poor Edward Irving: "May the worst of our years be past";1—may, at all events, a good and better genius inspire us for the remainder of them. That will be the best kind of "happiness"; and that is still possible for us.
Our "Merry Christmas" here was profound stillness within these doors; interrupted only, and by no means cheeringly, by the loud and not very wise rejoicing of our neighbours all round. The Chalmers people had a dinner party (poor souls), and their Pianoforte pierced somewhat thro' our thin walls; the Roncas danced, sang glees, supped (with probably a touch of punch,—which who could grudge the poor puddling creatures?):2—at length past mid-night all these and all other noises died away; and one's own sad thoughts went whither you will well guess. For some days there were, so to speak, nothing but drunk people in the street; all manner of mechanics and poor people fitted out with beer; stumbling agt one; threatening to quarrel occasionally, if one had not walked on, as a mere extraneous accident,—as a live sane figure among spectral walpurgis people,3 of the alcoholic goblin species. All which is now past; fled like an ugly nightmare; and oxen sheep and camels once more grazing in their places.
I have got on rather better with my work of late,—tho' today I am come to a boghole in the road, whh I am not fit for, in this state of the inner man and outer. But I do sometimes believe myself to be getting into the business; and hope to finish it one day,—the last heavy job I mean to undertake at this time of life. An ill-chosen job, and difficult exceedingly, in this country, in this position and humour: but there is no remedy, no help possible, or hope, except in tearing forward, to get done with it, if we can!— Our weather is to an extraordinary degree soft, and mild in temperature; not the least suspicion of frost this long while. I have also succeeded moderately in getting my garret made habitable & even comfortable,—the amount of pasting I have achieved is really great, pasting and caulking and calfentring to an immense extent; and my grate has been out some three times before it could be got right. But now really I am warm enough, can even be too warm; and have such a place for light and for silence as rarely falls to man's lot. If I were only in a little better health of liver! But that too will perhaps come; or we must even dispense with that.
Yesternight I heard from Jean, and this morning from Mary,4 about formal New years points: they are both well, and all is in the usual state, or better, with them;—only Jean complains still of that miserable finger: there is now a sinew that draws it athwart, across the palm, towards the little finger, and plagues her a good deal, when the hand is hard worked. Poor creature, I cannot reconcile myself, to that unblessed blockhead of a quack-surgeon by whom she lost her finger on those terms: it is one of the miserablest provoking jobs I have heard of for a long while. Young Jamie, it appears, has not got a place yet; has written to Glen, being very anxious about it, but got no answer for ten days.5 I wish much the poor lad were suited; but know not how to help in it.
Poor Mrs Edward Irving, did you hear, is dead;—died, it seems, some time in the end of last month:6 we shd never have heard of it at present, had not a certain burgheress "Mrs Snowden," (once Eliza Miles, in a Lodging we had),7 who belongs to that sect,8 called one day. We got no particulars of poor Mrs I.'s Death; only the fact very certainly conveyed, and that she was 56 years old,—her two children, son and daughter, disposed of we know not how: they are said to be of her or the Martin type, not at all resembling their Father in appearance or turn.9 Ay de mi,10 what a Chapter is there too to look back upon! I remember, as if of yesterday, the walk Miss Martin and I took, over Raith woods &c,11 the morning after I had first seen her in 1816;—and now, after 38 years, the scene is getting greatly cleared indeed.— Bookseller Bosworth (Fraser's Successor)12 told me, one day my synonym, Thos Carlyle the "Angel," was just dying or dead: I heard no farther account whether it proved so or not.13
Twice last week I have heard from Grahame of Burnswark,—about Newspapers, about little or nothing:—poor old fellow, he flows on with a full current of pepticity and social affection to the very last; and is interesting and good, tho' getting extremely dim now. He breaks into lyrical recognition of you in both letters; but I did not fancy you wd be other than partly bored by either of them (for there was no particle of news, & in both were repititions); so they went into the fire.
Jean tells me the Boys are to be with you, and Clifton the place, "till the end of january." Give my kind regards to the brave little fellows; tell them not to omit Cheyne Row when they come within wind of it; and to understand certainly that they have a constant wellwisher there.— Send me a word as soon and as often as you have leisure and charity.
Ever your affectionate /
T. Carlyle


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Skip to comments.Reuters admits image of Beirut after IAF strike was doctored [Adnan Hajj fired]
Posted on 08/06/2006 2:44:29 PM PDT by HAL9000
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Reuters said that it has fired Adnan Hajj, the Lebanese photographer who submitted the image. The organization also said that it is investigating the incident.
"The photographer has denied deliberately attempting to manipulate the image, saying that he was trying to remove dust marks and that he made mistakes due to the bad lighting conditions he was working under," said Moira Whittle, the head of public relations for Reuters.
"This represents a serious breach of Reuters' standards and we shall not be accepting or using pictures taken by him," Whittle said in a statement issued in London.
Hajj worked for Reuters as a non-staff freelance, or contributing photographer, from 1993 until 2003 and again since April 2005.
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(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...
I smell BS.
Ah, yes, Adnan Hajj - the same Islamic propagandist who photographed the staged idiocy at Qana.
CBS has hired a new photographer for its news staff.
Adnan Hajj will start work tomorrow.
He is the one who shot this photo.
I will bet you it gets photo of the year by the media.
If this doesn't prove outright just how stupid they truly think the public is, I don't know what would.
How about the photo editor/s who let it go?
Every time I see that shot, I think the guy's auctioning off dead babies. It just looks that way.
Traveling troupe of Players?
We have the Qana gaggle of photogs, Mr Green Helmet and his men and now the wailing old lady:
2 pics of the same woman on two different days one by AP , one by Reuters, in which she is bewailing the loss of her home(s).
AP and Reuters and AFP wholly owned subsidiaries of Hezbollah.
LOL--is this the high-falutin' "journalist" way of saying his dog ate his homework?
The photographer lies as good as he photoshops.
In today's world, virtually all professionals use digital cameras which (obviously) don't require dust removal in post-processing. This is a ridiculous excuse.
Isn't 'Tourist Guy' in there somewhere?
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He's on the night-shift.
Wouldn't the possession of the original imply that perhaps the PhotoShopping was done at Reuter's office rather than by the photographer ?
Excellent point...
On Sunday, Reuters removed the retouched picture from its catalogue and replaced it with the originalOoooooh, busted.
Wouldn't the possession of the original imply that perhaps the PhotoShopping was done at Reuter's office rather than by the photographer ?
I thought al-Reuters intially claimed the photographer didn't work in their "news" division.
"Oops! SORRY!
We "forgot" to review our own photos!"
[for OBVIOUS fabrications]
"VERY serious. We're sorry. Investigation underway, blahblah."
If Bush's Admin did this, he'd be toast, front page news etc. Too bad the MSM doesn't give ITSELF the same careful, months-long, long lingering treatment. They fire the photog, & "So what? Whater YOU lookin at, Let's move on!," no higher up heads will fall, etc.
Double standard - YES
I read about the death threat as well. Was it on FR or somewhere else?
I've been trying to find it, can't....dang
They fired him?
It was directed at the owner of Little Green Footballs.
The Dan Rather school of photography. Fake but true.
No I didn't. Honest. I ran outta gas. I had a flat tire. I didn't have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn't come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from outta town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake.. a terrible flood.. locust's.
It wasn't my fault, I swear to Goooood!
Did you check keyword "2006ISRAELWAR?" Almost all related threads are compiled under that.
Thanks, I found it.
It is official now. The Worlds MSM has become the Tabloids. When are congressional committee investigators going to stop citing MSM stories as evidence during hearings ?
The disturbing make believe photos from this disturbing make believe event are shown below. Dont allow children under the age of 30 to view this horror caused by Israel. Of course, this is Bush's fault.
No Problem! Here comes your Bomb!
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TEMPLE (April 26, 2014) A man charged with murder has turned himself into authorities.
An arrest warrant charging murder was issued Friday for John Nichols, 24, of Temple in a late-night shooting that left a local woman dead.
Temple Police report Nichols turned himself into Bell County Jail authorities Friday night.
LaCrae Hill, 20, of Temple, died early Friday morning at Scott & White Hospital after she was found late Thursday with a gunshot wound to the head.
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NOISE from a 'secret' music festival kept angry residents awake into the early hours this weekend.
The Small Trees Festival, which featured a number of DJs, was held in a field opposite Trawden Recreation Ground, on Friday and Saturday nights.
Adrian Lord was granted a Temporary Event Notice for the event from Pendle Council after he suggested it would be a ticketed private party for less than 490 people.
So people who live nearby were shocked when a handful of large tents were pitched on Friday, with music blaring out until 1am on both nights.
Jacqui King, who lives half a mile away in Leyland Close, said she could hear the noise from inside her home, which is double-glazed.
Others in the neighbouring village of Laneshawbridge said they too could hear the drum and bass music from their properties.
Boulsworth councillor Paul White said he received more than 20 phone calls from residents on Friday night.
He said: "I realised pretty early on that it was going to be loud because I received my first phone call at 4pm on Friday.
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The number of complaints even prompted Pendle Council to post advice on Facebook and Twitter about who to contact.
Over the August Bank Holiday weekend, Mr Lord held the Shamania festival in the same field.
In recent years he has organised other similar events in the borough.
The police can object to Temporary Event Notices being issued on the grounds of crime and disorder.
But as there were no such incidents at Mr Lord's previous events, they had no grounds to object.
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Women's Swimming and Diving Topples Valparaiso, 131-88
Feb. 7, 2003
Chicago, Ill. - Underclassmen Aisha Williams and Caitlin Carey each picked up a pair of victories, as the University of Illinois at Chicago women's swimming and diving squad earned the 131-88 victory over Valparaiso at the UIC Natatorium on Friday night.
Williams picked up wins in both the 50-yard freestyle (25.5) and 100-yard butterfly (1:01.61), while Carey swept the diving events with a 240.75 on the 1-meter board and a 263.75 on the 3-meter board.
"It's nice to get a win leading into the Horizon League championships which are three weeks away," UIC head coach Paul Moniak said. "We had some unexpected performances tonight that really came through for us."
Other individual victories for the Flames included: Jamie Redway (1,000-yard freestyle, 10:41.28), Kim Jagodzinski (200-yard freestyle, 2:00.26), Vanessa Segovia (200-yard IM, 2:15.97), Laura Martensen (500-yard freestyle, 5:15.63) and Alicia Perry (1:10.92).
The women also dominated the relay events, sweeping both the 200-yard medley (1:54.36) and 200-yard freestyle relay (1:44.51).


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February 29, 2012 Hawthorne, CA
Updates to contract increase value to $900 million
Rapiscan Systems, a global provider of security inspection solutions, today announced that Mexico's tax and customs authority, Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT) has exercised contractual options under the six-year turnkey screening services agreement with the company. The total value of the SAT agreement is currently approximately $900 million, which is at the upper end of the program's original maximum scope. Rapiscan had previously announced the minimum obligated value of $400 million for this program, the duration of which is six years.
"We are gratified by SAT's confidence in us for this important program, and we look forward to moving rapidly to the implementation phase," said Deepak Chopra, CEO of OSI Systems, Rapiscan's parent company. "We are delighted to work with SAT to support this critical program. Our extensive experience in implementing leading edge inspection solutions and our operations expertise make us highly qualified to manage comprehensive programs with rigorous requirements. We stand to benefit from adding significant recurring revenues as we will manage the daily operations under this agreement."
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I beg some indulgence here as my wife and I have just become grandparents. (I promise to tie this in to relationships psychology later on in the column.)
Cameron James Basi was born Tuesday, 12/14/10, at 5:59pm in Boston, MA to Eric and Stephanie Basi. May the blessings of this most holy season rest upon him throughout a long and prosperous life. Although we cannot send him gold, frankincense and myrrh, we send the spirit of those gifts – life, strength and health. May his parents practice healthy relationships with him and with each other and model living in respect and loving kindness.
Thank you, kind reader, for that small indulgence.
The Hindu say that anger arises from unfulfilled desire. Desire is expectation and the holiday season is filled with expectations. These expectations often become troublesome in our relationships, especially when we place our expectations on other people.
Now the faithful reader of this column will know that expectations are also known as pictures in our quality worlds. When what is happening in the real world does not match the picture in our quality world (when our expectations are not met), we have an automatic urge to frustrate and then to do something to try to correct that discrepancy. Unfortunately, this usually means that we try to control others and make them conform to our will and fulfill our expectations.
This only exacerbates our situation and increases our frustration.
Trying to control others is the death knell for relationships and it rears its ugly head whenever we practice any of the seven deadly habits: blaming, complaining, criticizing, nagging, threatening, punishing and bribing. We have a tendency to fall back on these deadly habits in an effort to make our perceptions of the real world and our perceptions in our quality world match. We attempt to control others rather than controlling ourselves.
If we want to actually help, rather than hurt, our relationships then we need to practice the seven caring habits: supporting, encouraging, listening, accepting, trusting, respecting and negotiating differences. These habits move us away from attempting to control others and help remind us that the world doesn't revolve around our desires.
If we take a brief look at the Holy Bible then we notice that Joseph (husband of Mary and father to Jesus) had every right to indulge in the seven deadly habits. Instead, he chose to model for his wife and newborn son the seven caring habits. Although St. Joseph is usually given little thought during the Christmas season (or any other time), I can't help but think that he is a good candidate for the patron saint of choice theory because of his willingness to let go of control and work toward building a healthy family.
Whenever we practice the seven caring habits, we bring people closer to us by helping to fulfill their basic needs. As they come closer, they help to fulfill our needs and a relationship of mutual fulfillment is created. It is only when the basic needs are fulfilled that we are truly happy, ergo, working toward meaningful and fulfilling relationships with others is giving the gift of true happiness.
It may not be easy to wrap but it's a gift that keeps on giving.
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