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The theories about "The Walking Dead" and how the zombie apocalypse started appear to have no end. The lasted theory is now linking "The Walking Dead" to "Breaking Bad." According to an April 1 report by the Huffington Post, Walt White may hold the key to what brought about the apocalypse on "The Walking Dead."
This theory was created by Donna Dickens. According to her, Blue Sky Methamphetamine, a Dodge Challenger and, maybe, Jesse Pinkman are in both shows.
This could mean that Walt White's Methamphetamine caused the walkers. It has been known for decades that drugs are bad and cause all sorts of health problems. Perhaps the Blue Sky Methamphetamine brought about the walkers that terrorize and eat those on "The Walking Dead."
The alleged proof that "The Walking Dead" is the sequel to "Breaking Bad" started back in the first season. The car Glenn stole was the same Dodge Charger used in "Breaking Bad." Glenn also appeared in "Breaking Bad" during the fourth season.
There is more proof from the second season. "The Walking Dead" fans will remember when Daryl went into Merle's "stash" of drugs to help T-Dog, Blue Sky could clearly be seen. Daryl admitted that Merle had been a drug dealer before the walkers took over the world.
The most recent proof was during the last season. Daryl tells Beth about Merle's supplier. He described the dealer as a "janky little white guy." He goes on to say that the dealer pulls a gun on him and says, "I'm gonna kill you, b****." That sounds a lot like Jesse Pinkman.
Fans of "The Walking Dead" are left wondering how the walker virus spread world-wide. Like other epidemics, it could have spread through world travel. However, Walt White took his operation international when he begin distributing Blue Sky to Europe.
Obviously, this is all speculation. Despite that, with a little imagination, fans of both "The Walking Dead" and "Breaking Bad" can see how it is possible. Perhaps this theory will be proven in the next season. Fans have a long wait; "The Walking Dead" will have to wait until next fall to see if this is true.


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I have had the ZOTAC ION-ITX G Series [IONITX-G-E] for about a year and a half and have had no problems until a few days ago. All the sudden the CPU Fan sounds awful, and i can hear it from the next room. Since everything else works fine i Figure i will just replace the fan, but i don't know what size it is. I checked the manual and online and can't find anything.
Anybody happen to know what size the cpu fan is on this board?

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- Turkey to be Frankfurt Book Fair Guest of of Honor
- Çırağan Masters Golf Tournament Mania
- Zorro on ice!
- Two exhibitions abroad by Istanbul Modern
- Photographs of Jehsong Baak at Pg Art Gallery
- New edition of Eczacıbaşı Encyclopedia of Art!
- In Turkey for the first time in the world...
- Two Turkish films en route to Montreal Festival
- An offshore race from Nice to Istanbul
- Choice selections of classical music in a single album
- Leyla Gencer archives at Borusan Music Library
Having been home through the ages to Greeks, Armenians, Europeans, Jews and Turks, Kuledibi (The Foot of the Tower) today is a source of inspiration to many artists.
İstiklal Caddesi (Independence Avenue) is so full of people that, as the Turkish expression has it, "if you drop a pin it won't hit the ground," but as you near the tunnel the crowd begins to thin and the bustle to be replaced by quiet. If you wind your way leftwards without turning into Tunnel Square you will hear the faint sounds of music. Kuledibi greets you with improvised ceremonies. Just at the entrance to the avenue you're on stands the tomb of Galip Dede, who gave the avenue its name, in front of the Galata Mevlevid Lodge. Moseying on downhill, one by one you pass shops with almost every variety of instrument you can think of, philately counters to attract the stamp collector, second-hand book stores, and shops bedecked with varicolored garments and dazzling jewelry. When you see the sign that says Şahkapısı Sokağı and proceed in the direction of the arrow, you'll have to take a deep breath. For there in all its majesty rises the Galata Tower.
Kuledibi consists of winding, sharp-cornered streets like gateways to the tower, and of buildings that bear the marks of Levantine culture. Especially since the 90s it has witnessed certain developments in the sense of a return to Levantine culture. The major development triggering this return is that in recent years writers, artists and foreigners have chosen to live in Kuledibi. "Büyük Hendek" Avenue leads to the tower from Şişhane, and on this avenue stand not only the shops of tradespeople but also the Neve Shalom synagogue, best known of all the synagogues in Istanbul. In the course of history too, Galata has always been a tapestry of ethnic elements. Dubbed Megalos Pyrgos (Great Turret) by the Byzantines and Torre di Cristo (Tower of Christ) by the Genoese, the Galata Tower, or rather its environs, have throughout history been home to Greeks, Armenians, Europeans, Jews and Turks. Builders of the famous Kamondo Stairs that lead to the Austrian Lycée and Galata from over Karaköy way, the Kamondos are a Jewish family that lived in Ottoman times. In a number of buildings on the streets of Kuledibi one may note the use of differing architectural techniques. In the Ottoman era the Galata Tower was first used to lodge slaves who worked in the Imperial Shipyards at Kasımpaşa, and also as a warehouse for tools and materials. Later, because of its height, it became a fire tower. For many years now the upper floors have been used as a restaurant.
At present the Galata Tower provides a 360-degree vista for Turkish and foreign tourists and travelers who want a view of Istanbul with its seven hills. Looking out from the tower, you have the feeling that you are in a panoramic documentary; on one side the historical peninsula, Topkapı Palace, St. Sophia, the Golden Horn, churches and mosques; and on the other side, a view of the Bosphorus...
A further visual treat lies in the vines and colorful flowers that hang toward the street from the tall, wide windows of the buildings. Recently Turkish-style restaurants, have opened on the penthouse floors of most buildings, offering home cooking and, in the evenings, various melodies for the delectation of their customers. An example is a Greek-Armenian restaurant. Beyza Somel, whose mother originated from Crete, is the owner, and takes pains to see that everything is made in the authentic fashion.
Situated right at the foot of the tower, the tea garden is the perfect place to catch your breath. It's especially nice to contemplate the tower while sipping tea beneath the clusters of grapes that hang from the çardak (arbor) overhead. A bit further on is Camekân Street, from which the view of the tower is somewhat scary. But this street has several shops where handwoven carpets and kilims are on display, the product of hundreds of hours of eye-straining labor. The road leading on from this street takes you to the Bereketzade Mosque and the Austrian St. George Hospital.
Those who have settled in Kuledibi, in particular the artists, ply their trades in the studios and workshops they occupy in historic hans and buildings. Descending toward Kuledibi from the Tunnel we come upon Tımarcı Street, which has turned into a street of art. Towards Karaköy, but before reaching Yüksekkaldırım, the street on the left is home to the studio of Okay Temiz, that master of rhythm. One street up, on Serdar-ı Ekrem Street, Mısırlı (Egyptian) Ahmet, another rhythm specialist, recently started a rhythm class for those who wish to learn the art. The best known han is also on this street, the Kamondo Han (inn) which keeps up with its restaurant operation. A bit ahead are the famous Doğan Apartments, which may be cited as an example of the Italian architectural style.
These days Kuledibi is well on its way to becoming a distinct image of Beyoğlu. This historical district presents a cosmopolitan profile, what with the Gypsies who live in the vicinity of Tophane, the foreigners who have settled in Istanbul, the Turks who arrived years ago from other cities to become the tradesmen of Galata, and the Armenians, Jews and Greeks who have been residing here for centuries. This can all be seen in the restaurants and cafes that grace the Kuledibi streets. The Galata Society, founded to preserve this cultural tapestry and prevent the decay of Galata, engages in various activities to this end. In the same spirit, a Galata Festival is held every summer at the society building in Galata Square and Kule Street.


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Sunset Sea
The Sunset Sea[1] or sunset sea[2] is a sea to the west of Westeros. It borders the Reach, the Westerlands, the Iron Islands and the Riverlands, the North, and the lands beyond the Wall.
In the south, the Redwyne Straits and the Arbor divide the Sunset Sea from the Summer Sea to the southeast. North of the Arbor is Whispering Sound with Oldtown, Blackcrown, and Three Towers. Farther north in the Reach along the Sunset Sea are Bandallon, the Shield Islands, and the mouth of the Mander.
Settlements of the Westerlands located on the sea include Crakehall, Lannisport and Casterly Rock, Feastfires, Kayce, the Crag, Banefort, and Faircastle on Fair Isle.
North of the Westerlands in the Sunset Sea are the Iron Islands and Ironman's Bay, as well as Seagard and the Cape of Eagles in the Riverlands.
North of the Iron Islands is a peninsula of the North which includes the Flint Cliffs, Cape Kraken, and Flint's Finger. The Fever River and the Saltspear flow into Blazewater Bay. North of the peninsula are the coastlines of the Rills and the Stony Shore. Even further to the north are the Bay of Ice and the forests of Bear Island, Sea Dragon Point, and the wolfswood. The Sunset Sea continues north beyond the Wall along the Frozen Shore.[3]
The Sunset Sea west of the Lonely Light is unknown.[4]
Brandon the Shipwright, King in the North, sailed across the Sunset Sea and was never heard from again. His son Brandon the Burner destroyed the remaining northern fleet in his grief.[5]
During the reign of Qhored Hoare, King of the Iron Islands, the ironborn controlled the western shore of Westeros from the Arbor to Bear Island, but his gains were gradually lost by his descendents.[6] Lord Dagon Greyjoy attempted to make the lands along the sea subject to the ironborn again, but was eventually defeated by House Targaryen.[7]
Recent Events
A Clash of Kings
The ironborn of the Iron Islands invade the North by attacking the Stony Shore, the Fever River, and Deepwood Motte near the Bay of Ice.
A Feast for Crows
During the kingsmoot, Lord Gylbert Farwynd puts his name forth for King of the Iron Islands, supported by three champions who are his sons. He promises to lead the ironborn to lands beyond the Sunset Sea where every man would be a king, but his claims are quickly dismissed.[8]
The ironborn under King Euron Greyjoy attack the Shield Islands and the Arbor.
|No one has ever crossed the Sunset Sea to learn what lies on the other side.[4]
References and Notes
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 25, Eddard V.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 14, Catelyn II.
- ↑ The Lands of Ice and Fire
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 So Spake Martin: Trade with Asshai
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 66, Bran VII.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Appendix.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 63, Victarion I.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 19, The Drowned Man.


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A collaborative research team established by the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI) created a new tool and recommendations to improve the efficiency and quality of multi-center clinical trials.
That tool and their recommendations, included in the article "Using Central IRB's for Multicenter Clinical Trials in the United States", are published in the January 30, 2013 issue of the journal PLOS ONE http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054999.
Multi-center clinical trials are conducted to provide high-quality, statistically sound evidence to answer medical questions. Typically, each participating center submits the study protocol to its individual institutional review board (IRB). The process of multiple reviews can lead to significant study delays; furthermore, patients may be treated differently at different sites as a result, leading to confusion.
A research team headed by Kathryn Flynn, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine at MCW, recommends that one IRB instead serve as a central IRB to approve and monitor multi-center studies.
Historically, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), components of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), have recommended using central IRB's, but some research institutions have expressed reservations.
"To help with this, we developed a guide to support communication between a research institution and a central IRB as they develop an agreement about who will do what for a given trial," said Dr. Flynn. "We hope sponsors in a position to do so require the use of central IRB review for multisite trials, to allow stakeholders to gain experience that may foster greater comfort and trust with that model."
Jerry Menikoff, M.D., J.D., director of OHRP said, "The conduct of today's science increasingly would benefit from the use of a single IRB to review multi-site studies. This issue was a focus of the July 2011 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the next steps to which are now under consideration by HHS. The work by the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative to identify major concerns about the use of this type of IRB review, and to spell out suggestions to address those concerns, could help to smooth the ongoing transition to more centralized review."
Speaking on how the use of centralized IRBs relates to patients, Jeff Allen, PhD, Executive Director of Friends of Cancer Research said, "IRBs play a critical role in protecting clinical trial participants. However, it's important to periodically review the processes used to ensure that research is not being inappropriately slowed. The use of central IRBs can continue to provide the necessary patient protection while streamlining the clinical research process, both of which are essential for the development of promising new therapies."
Co-authors of the paper are Cynthia Hahn, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research; Judith Kramer, Devon Check, Carrie Dombeck and Kevin Weinfurt, Duke University School of Medicine; Jane Perlmutter, Gemini Group; Soo Bang, Celgene Corporation; and Felix Khin-Maung-Gyi, Chesapeake IRB.
Established by Duke University and the FDA as a public-private partnership in 2007, CTTI comprises over 60 member organizations working to identify practices that will improve the quality and efficiency of clinical trials. More information about CTTI and its project is available at www.ctti-clinicaltrials.org.
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Bill Clinton talked about aliens with Jimmy Kimmel on the April 2 episode of the late night talk show. According to ABC News, former President Bill Clinton admitted that he "wouldn't be surprised" if aliens existed. Clinton told Kimmel that he had his aides research Area 51... you know, to "make sure" there weren't any aliens hanging out there.
"I had all the Roswell papers reviewed – everything," Clinton said. "If we were visited someday I wouldn't be surprised. I just hope it's not like 'Independence Day,'" Clinton told Kimmel. Clinton said that his aides didn't find anything suspicious (i.e. no alien activity) at Area 51 in Nevada.
Bill Clinton might welcome aliens, in fact, as he believes that they could actually help the "divided world" that we live in. It's quite interesting to think about and really interesting to hear coming from a former commander in chief. A world with aliens living amongst humans could be something the future will see -- do you believe in extraterrestrial entities?
"It may be the only way to unite this increasingly divided world of ours … think about all the differences among people of Earth would seem small if we feel threatened by a space invader," Clinton said.
Does Bill Clinton know more about aliens than he says? What are your thoughts on Area 51?
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The Red Wings look to wrap up their Western Conference Semifinal matchup with the Ducks in Anaheim tonight.
Should they win, it would be the ninth series win on the road in a row for Detroit. The Wings haven't closed out a series at home since defeating the Carolina Hurricanes in five games in the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals.
Defenseman Brian Rafalski is a game-time decision for the Red Wings. He's missed the first five games of the series with an upper-body injury. No other lineup changes are expected.
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i truly feel like we got this in the bag Anaheim has no answer's left since we found our game if Rafalski doesn't play i'm not gonna be heartbroken as i feel we need him %100 to deal with Chicago but he would be a welcome addition to a blueline we have had to work extremly hard thus far
I'm not ready to say anything is in the bag. I want Raffi back to help on the PP. The Wings need to take advantage of any time with the extra attacker and he can help with that.
The Ducks are going to throw everything at us. These past two games, Detroit has been playing THEIR game rather than trying to play a game to counteract the Ducks' game. If we play our game like we have been, I think we can win this. We really need to be careful or else the next one is do or die--not a comforting situation.
I bet Raffi's in.
We'll see how it goes.
Ageed that they are going to throw everything at us tonight. After all it is do or die.
Keys to tonights game:
Homer and the Mule's action in front of the net will be critical. Clogging up the slot and crashing the net will get us going early.
The defense will need to be on their toes. Anaheim is going to come out hard and fast so to counter act that we need to frustrate the attack early and keep the pressure goinig.
Ryan Getzlaf; as he goes so do the Ducks. If he is not at 100 percent then things are already swinging in our favor.
Goaltending... enough said
Ducks are gonna crash the net hard. That's got me worried. I'm picturing an Anaheim goal while someone falls into Osgood.
Under two hours left, I'm definitely feeling nervous.
Rafalski is back. Yay
I like that Helm is getting credit, too. I am excited. I hope it ends tonight.
Not good to see the period end with a penalty. Wings didn't entirely look bad overall, Ducks looked better than they have.
I'm gonna go be sick for the next 17 minutes.
Getzlaf line had 5 of their 12 shot's in the first we can lower that as the game goes and it should end well for us
I was just thinking that the Wings wouldn't be in bad shape to get to the third down by one. God f*cking damnit.
f*cking Perry. I'm going to bed as the wings didn't reply. the Ducks are going to win, I just know it.
Ducks win and they thug it up again. Grow a pair, Gary, and enforce the late-game instigator rule. I dare you.
Datsyuk fighting, yea that makes sense. Wheres a mccarty when you need him. wings trying to be too cute this game. Ducks got wings where they want them, they have this in the bag. Until proven otherwise, wings cant beat ducks in 7 games.
Don't be to hard on the Wings, I think they played well at times. The problem here is the refs not calling consistant calls, and not being consistant with wistle blowing. I counted in one period, 5 non-calls on the Ducks that were clearly penaltys, to 1 for the Red Wings. The early wistle blowing for Hiller was also very apparent. No wonder Ozzy wants to get rid of the puck, won't blow it for him...
For the record, here's what the NHL has as penalties at the 20:00 mark of the third period...
20:00 ANA Corey Perry : Roughing - 2 min
20:00 ANA Corey Perry : Fighting (maj) - 5 min
20:00 ANA Corey Perry : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min
20:00 ANA Scott Niedermayer : Fighting (maj) - 5 min
20:00 ANA Todd Marchant : Game misconduct - 0 min
20:00 ANA Ryan Getzlaf : Hooking - 2 min
20:00 ANA Ryan Getzlaf : Roughing - 2 min
20:00 DET Pavel Datsyuk : Fighting (maj) - 5 min
20:00 DET Brian Rafalski : Fighting (maj) - 5 min
Don't be to hard on the Wings, I think they played well at times. The problem here is the refs not calling consistant calls, amd not be consistant with wistle blowing. I counted in one period, 5 non-calls on the Ducks that were clearly penaltys, to 1 for the Red Wings. The early wistle blowing for Hiller was also very apparent. No wonder Ozzy wants to get rid of the puck, won't blow it for him...
There's a middle ground. The Wings played like crap to start the game but came around, it was just too late.The refs didn't cost the Wings the game, but they sure as hell didn't help. Go back to some of the interference that was called but not Niedermayer pounding away at Holmstrom.
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Sept. 5, 2010
Recap | Final Stats | Quotes | Photo Gallery I | Photo Gallery II
• Senior wide receiver Dwayne Harris tallied 174 all-purpose yards, bringing his total to 929 in the past five games dating to 2009 - an average of 185.8 yards per contest. He has also added eight touchdowns during that span.
• Harris hauled in seven passes for 121 yards, giving him at least one reception in 32-straight games, the second-longest streak at the FBS level, trailing only Colorado's Scotty McKnight (38). Harris also has two or more catches in 25 consecutive contests.
• Junior transfer Dominique Davis made his first career ECU start at quarterback. Joining Davis as first-time offensive starters were Lance Lewis (OW), Michael Bowman (IR), Dalton Faulds (C) and Grant Harner (RT).
• First-time starters on defense for the Pirates were Matt Milner (DE), Robert Jones (NT), Marke Powell (DE), Wes Pittman (SLB) and Bradley Jacobs (SS).
• Dominique Davis' 24 rushing yards in the first quarter were more than an ECU quarterback had for an entire game since Patrick Pinkney picked up 33 at Tulsa, Nov. 15, 2009.
• Dominique Davis passed for five scores and rushed for another, becoming the first ECU player to account for four or more touchdowns since Brandon Simmons scored four (three rush, 1 rec.) against UTEP Nov. 28, 2008.
o Davis also became the first ECU quarterback to pass for five or more touchdowns since Jeff Blake
against Southern Miss Nov. 9, 1991, a span of 219 games.
• Freshman Justin Jones (five yards) and junior transfer Lewis (six yards) made first-quarter receptions for the first of their ECU careers.
• The game-winning touchdown was Jones was the first score of his career.
• Lewis and Harris each had two receiving touchdowns. Harris was the last Pirate to have a pair of receiving scores as he picked up two against UAB Nov. 21, 2009.
• Senior running back Jonathan Williams' first-quarter 37-yard touchdown was his first rushing score since Oct. 18, 2008, against Memphis - also at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
• The 37-yard rush by Williams was ECU's longest carry since Dominique Lindsay broke off a 38-yard run at Tulsa Nov. 15, 2009. The Pirates had only one touchdown rush, and three carries total, of more than 35 yards in 2009, a 39-yard score by Brandon Jackson in the season-opener against Appalachian State.
• Junior transfer Michael Barbour's 38-yard first-quarter field goal was the first of his career and snapped East Carolina's streak of three consecutive missed FGs.
• The blocked field goal by Marke Powell in the second quarter was the first of his career.
• With senior cornerback Travis Simmons' third-quarter interception, he has totaled 13 tackles, a 40-yard fumble return, 72-yard interception return for a touchdown and another interception in three career games against Tulsa.
• Junior cornerback Emanuel Davis collected five tackles, bringing his average over the past eight games to 7.1 stops per contest.
• Senior defensive lineman Josh Smith and senior linebacker Melvin Patterson set career highs with nine tackles each. Smith's previous high was five while Patterson's was eight.
• Senior linebacker Wes Pittman forced Damaris Johnson's fumble in the first quarter. It was Pittman's first forced fumble of his career. Emanuel Davis recovered the fumble for his first since Sept. 26, 2009, against UCF, making it consecutive Conference USA openers in which he has recovered a loose ball.
• After suffering an injury that sidelined him for all of last season, sophomore defensive lineman Robert Jones returned to the field for the first time since the 2009 AutoZone Liberty Bowl against Kentucky. Jones, who started the contest and made six tackles today, recorded four stops and played in nine games as a true freshman in 2008.
• Harris, already the ECU career receptions leader with 174, netted 121 yards today to set the record for career receiving yards with 1,999. Harris passed Troy Smith's 1,982 reception yards from 1995-98.
• Harris' 174 all-purpose yards today moved him past Jarrett Dillard (4,171 yards/Rice/2007-09) and Donnie Avery (4,213/Houston/2004-07) and into 13th on the Conference USA all-time list. Harris now has 4,266 all-purpose yards in his career.
• With the win, ECU has ...
o Won seven-straight games against Conference USA opponents
o Won five of the past six, seven of the past nine and nine of the past 12 games
o Won 12 of the past 13 (and 15 of 17) games against C-USA members
o Won nine-straight (and 12 of 13) home contests against C-USA members
o Won 10 of its past 12 games against C-USA West Division members
o Won five of its past six home games against C-USA West Division members
• The victory puts the Pirates at 1-0 to begin Conference USA play for the third-straight season after defeating UCF in 2009 and Tulane in 2008.
• The win gives East Carolina three-straight over Tulsa and a 6-4 edge in the all-time series. The Pirates have recorded 13 turnovers and outscored the Golden Hurricane 120-90 during the past three wins.
• It was the first victory for a home team in the series since the Golden Hurricane claimed a 45-13 triumph in Tulsa Nov. 12, 2005.
• Ten ECU players started the first game of their careers. During the entire 2009 season, only eight Pirates made their first career starts.
• It was only the second time since joining C-USA that the Pirates opened the season with a league game. The previous contest was a 40-3 setback at Cincinnati Sept. 1, 2003.
• The Pirates won their season opener for the third-straight season. The last opening loss was a 17-7 defeat at Virginia Tech Sept. 1, 2007.
• First-year head coach Ruffin McNeill won his initial game on the sidelines with ECU, making him the second-straight coach to do so. Skip Holtz defeated Duke 24-21 in his initial contest. In all-time first games, Pirate head coaches are now 9-11.
• With Dominique Davis starting at quarterback, East Carolina was one of three Conference USA squads to go with a new signal caller, joining Memphis (Cannon Smith) and UAB (Davis Isabelle).
• Entering today's game, the Pirates' four starting receivers had combined to catch exactly 200 career passes with senior Dwayne Harris making 167 of those receptions.
• The second-quarter block of Tulsa's field goal gives the Pirates four blocks in their past three home games. East Carolina knocked down a point-after attempt against Houston, a point-after attempt against Southern Miss and a field goal against the Golden Eagles.
o The Pirates have won 15 of 17 games in which they have recorded a blocked kick or punt during the past
six seasons.
• Lincoln Riley, who turned 27 today, debuted as offensive coordinator. He is the youngest coordinator at the FBS level this season. Paul Nichols, the University of Toledo's co-defensive coordinator, is the second youngest at 29.
• The 49 Tulsa points were the most allowed by ECU since Nov. 27, 2004 against N.C. State (52), a span of 66 games.
• With its 538 yards of total offense, the Pirates have passed the 400-yard threshold in three of the past four games.
• Today's game featured two of the three winningest teams in C-USA since 2007. The Pirates, Golden Hurricane and Houston have all racked up 26 wins over the past three seasons. With the ECU win, the Pirates and Cougars remain tied for the top with 27 victories as UH defeated Texas State Saturday night.
• The Pirates also have the most wins against C-USA foes since 2007, picking up their 20th in the past three seasons with today's victory. Houston is second with 18 wins during that span.
• The 37-yard first-quarter touchdown rush by Jonathan Williams was ECU's longest carry since Dominique Lindsay broke off a 38-yard run at Tulsa Nov. 15, 2009. The Pirates only had one touchdown rush, and three carries total, of more than 35 yards in 2009. The longest TD rush was a 39-yard score by Brandon Jackson in the season-opener against Appalachian State.
• Tulsa attempted a two-point conversion after scoring their second, third and fourth-quarter touchdowns and did not convert any. In the past four games, an opponent has failed to convert a PAT seven times (two kicks blocked, two kicks failed and three failed two-point conversions).
• Quarterback Dominique Davis threw 30-yard and 43-yard touchdowns to Lance Lewis, a 34-yard TD strike to Harris and a 33-yard scoring toss to Justin Jones. In all of 2009, the Pirates had four scoring passes of more than 30 yards.
• The offensive line, led by seniors Cory Dowless, D.J. Scott and Willie Smith, surrendered only one sack. A year ago, the unit ranked sixth in the nation in fewest sacks allowed per game at 0.86.
• Tulsa's first-quarter rushing touchdown by Alex Singleton was the first ground score given up by the Pirates since Southern Miss' Tory Harrison ran for a 41-yard TD Nov. 28, 2009. It was also the first rushing touchdown scored against ECU in the first quarter since Oct. 3, 2009, at Marshall, a span of nine games.
• With Justin Dixon's sack in the first quarter, ECU has recorded at least one sack in 12 of the past 15 games.
• The Pirates converted one of their two forced turnovers into touchdowns. In six games since 2009, ECU has forced 14 turnovers and converted them into 10 scores with six touchdowns. East Carolina has forced at least one turnover in 31 consecutive games. East Carolina stood seventh nationally with 33 forced turnovers in 2008 and ranked fifth among all FBS programs with 34 in 2009.
• With Travis Simmons' third-quarter interception, the Pirates have picked off at least one pass in 20 of the past 26 games.
• With its first-quarter touchdown, ECU extends its streak to 156 games without suffering a shutout - a new school record (17 points at Rice in '06 surpassed the previous mark of 110 set from 1971 to 1981).
• Team Captains: Offense: Dwayne Harris; Defense: Melvin Patterson, Josh Smith; Special Teams: Dekota marshall
• Attendance: 50,010, the second-largest crowd in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium history
• Up Next: East Carolina returns to Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Saturday for another Conference USA game, hosting Memphis (0-1) in a matchup of first-year coaches as Larry Porter is on the sidelines for the Tigers. A year ago, the Pirates defeated the Tigers 38-19 in Memphis behind two rushing touchdowns and a passing score from Patrick Pinkney.


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Mandeville, LA - Mike Church's daily Pile of Prep, chock full of Sequester madness plus other [r]epublican stories used to perform the Mike Church Show on Sirius/XM Patriot channel 125. "If we can believe the palaeo-anthropologists, some creature like Homo sapiens has been around for about 120,000 years. If there are roughly 3 generations per century and something like 3000, per hundred thousand years, then the 15 or so generations since the Renaissance represent .5% of the generations of the past 120,000 years or, in terms of total years, our culture represents about .4% of human history." - Thomas Fleming - "Back to the Stone Ages Pt III"
VA Shockeer, Cucinelli Slam at GOP event. DeceptiCONS aim to make VA a satellite school for LSU - all purple - with little Gold
Meanwhile Gov Bobby Jindal "you can cut spending without cutting children's vaccinations" comments on Sequester (yay!)
TIC- Essay on Patrick Henry reads like a Mike Church Show transcript and is every bit as correct and exciting as the former setting the stage for my upcoming "Militias Are Good & They Are Good For You" Project '76 Webisode (in 2 parts) Spirit of '76 NEW 4 Disc Audio compilation featurette
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VIDEO SHOCKER: "Ambassador" John Bolton thinks it was entirely appropriate to murder hundreds of thousands of "Confederates" without "due process" in the war of Northern Agression
What would happen if Men went "Back to the Stone-age" and did things like seek a God to worship & fear? treat pure democracy as the threat to humanity & civil order that it is
What the NY Times has cast in stone let no man tear asunder...YEAH RIGHT! TIC writers get Coolidge book reviews correct unlike the Times dismissal of Amity Shlaes' "Coolidge"
Revenge of the Sequester Parasite: "You can't solve deficit reduction but cutting "discretionary spending". Here's a clue, Sir: ALL "federal spending" is "discretionary
Our new religion is not anything to pray over unless you get sick from it: Food
VIDEO: Colbert nails the Hagel debacle lampooning DeceptiCONS over their outrage that he commiserated with groups that DO NOT exist!
A brief moment of Wall Street sanity as stocks get taken down on concerns that the Europeans may not have a backup printing press to print their way out of a certain "sleeper hold"
Epic Message Failure: Tea Party success or failure now inextricably linked to GOP thanks to A. "Conservative Media" B. DeceptiCON opportunists in office and C. Misguided, mythology believing movement members. You may as well have joined the Tea Party to aide in the search for the Holy Grail
There is one born every minute, then We became Us and now there are 1 million born every minute who believe that overall federal spending is INCREASING while spending on individual programs is DECREASING
END THE FED? The WaTimes finds that Ron Paul as right all along about the Federal Reserve and its menacing production of peper money produced "out of thin air" (now WHERE have I heard THAT before!?)
End of the fake "recovery? ZeroHedge charts show the economy is fixing to take that nose dive we've all been predicting


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Alabama Softball
Central Connecticut vs #2 Alabama
Feb 25, 2011 at TAMPA, Fla. (USF Softball Stadium)
Score by Innings R H E
Central Connecticut. 10 0 00 - 1 4 3
Alabama............. 2(10)0 5X - 17 12 0
Umpires -
Start: 6:20 PM Time: 1:28 Attendance: 150
Weather: Sunny, 75, Wind: SW at 13 mph
Alabama Softball
Central Connecticut vs #2 Alabama
Feb 25, 2011 at TAMPA, Fla. (USF Softball Stadium)
Central Connecticut starters: 46/cf MUSSATTI; 0/2b DILWORTH; 2/c KNOWLES; 23/rf
BARLOW; 21/1b CHOTKEVYS; 5/dp BROWN; 99/lf BRUNO; 6/ss VLAHOS; 27/3b STEFANSKI;
19/p TINGLEY;
Alabama starters: 1/lf Braud; 7/cf Fenton; 20/ss Larsen; 18/1b Boccia; 33/dp
Traina; 10/3b Hunt; 4/2b Branham; 6/c Patterson; 3/rf Davis; 11/p Sewell;
Central Connecticut 1st - MUSSATTI singled to
pitcher (2-0). MUSSATTI stole second. DILWORTH grounded out to 3b (1-2).
KNOWLES struck out swinging (0-2). BARLOW singled up the middle, RBI (2-0);
MUSSATTI scored. BARLOW runner left early, out at first 1b unassisted. 1
run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Alabama 1st - Braud singled to pitcher, bunt (1-1).
Braud stole second. Fenton walked (3-0). Larsen flied out to rf (2-1); Fenton
advanced to second; Braud advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by rf.
Fenton stole third. Boccia singled to right field, RBI (2-1); Fenton scored,
unearned. Traina struck out swinging (1-2). Boccia stole second. Hunt grounded
out to ss (3-2). 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Central Connecticut 2nd - CHOTKEVYS grounded out to
ss (2-0). BROWN flied out to lf (3-2). BRUNO grounded out to ss (2-1). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Alabama 2nd - Branham grounded out to 3b (1-0).
Patterson flied out to cf (0-1). Davis singled to third base, bunt (1-1). Davis
stole second. Braud walked (3-0). Fenton walked (3-0); Braud advanced to
second; Davis advanced to third. Larsen doubled to center field, 2 RBI (0-0);
Fenton advanced to third; Braud scored; Davis scored. Boccia walked (3-1).
Traina walked, RBI (3-2); Boccia advanced to second; Larsen advanced to third;
Fenton scored. Hunt doubled to left center, 3 RBI (0-0); Traina scored; Boccia
scored; Larsen scored. Branham singled to right field, advanced to second on an
error by ss, RBI (2-2); Hunt scored. Patterson hit by pitch (1-2). Patterson
advanced to second; Branham advanced to third on a passed ball. Davis homered
to left center, 3 RBI (3-2); Patterson scored; Branham scored. Lunceford pinch
hit for Braud. MONTEMURRO to p for TINGLEY. Lunceford lined out to 1b (2-2).
10 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Central Connecticut 3rd - Lunceford to lf. Iamurri
to 2b for Larsen. Branham to ss. VLAHOS singled to left field (2-1). STEFANSKI
popped up to 2b (3-2). MUSSATTI grounded out to ss (1-1); VLAHOS advanced to
second. DILWORTH grounded out to ss (3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
Alabama 3rd - CHOTKEVYS to 3b. BROWN to 1b.
STEFANSKI to dp. Fenton grounded out to ss (1-2). Iamurri flied out to lf
(2-0). Locke pinch hit for Boccia. Locke popped up to 2b (2-0). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Central Connecticut 4th - Boccia to 1b for Locke.
SOURS pinch hit for KNOWLES. SOURS struck out swinging (1-2). BARLOW singled to
center field (1-1). CIERI to rf for BARLOW. CHOTKEVYS reached on a fielder's
choice (0-0); CIERI out at second 3b to 2b. BROWN struck out swinging (0-2).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Alabama 4th - KNOWLES to c for SOURS. BARLOW to rf
for CIERI. Sewell to p for Traina. / for Sewell. Sewell flied out to rf (0-0).
Dawson pinch hit for Hunt. Dawson grounded out to p (0-1). Branham reached on a
throwing error by 3b, advanced to second (1-0). Patterson singled up the
middle, RBI (0-0); Branham scored, unearned. Davis doubled to left center, RBI
(1-0); Patterson scored, unearned. Lunceford singled to second base, RBI (0-0);
Davis scored, unearned. Fenton homered to right field, 2 RBI, unearned (0-1);
Lunceford scored, unearned. Iamurri singled up the middle (0-0). Boccia
grounded out to 2b (2-0). 5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Central Connecticut 5th - Hunt to 3b for Dawson.
HOFFMAN pinch hit for BRUNO. HOFFMAN grounded out to ss (2-2). VLAHOS grounded
out to 3b (1-0). STEFANSKI hit by pitch (1-1). MUSSATTI popped up to ss (1-1).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.


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In game, instead of hats (any other than default) a big 3D red "ERROR" is displayed. It used to work well till the update (the one when everyone got that paper boat hat). After loading a character's hat (in menu or in game no difference), the game would crash, and after few more updates I'm stuck with the "ERROR hat".
Anyone else got this, are there any fixes or updates planned?
NOTE: I didn't use any mods, touch Steam files or other things that would result in missing data.


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LUBBOCK — It was an opportunity for the Canyon Eagles to make an early statement and at least take a big upperhand in the first game of their best-of-three Class 4A bidistrict series Friday night.
Instead, it was defending state champion Wichita Falls Rider that made the big statement, and now the Raiders have No. 3 Canyon one win away from ending their season.
The Eagles had the bases loaded and no outs in the top of the second inning against starter Brandon Poirot. But Rider escaped the inning without allowing anything, which turned out to be the catalyst for the Raiders, who won the first game of the series, 6-4, at Lubbock Christian University.
Game two is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, and if Canyon wins, a third game will follow 30 minutes later.
Canyon (24-5) didn't embark on a blowout after having such a prime scoring opportunity, and as a result the Eagles were left thinking about what might have been.
"This time of year it's really all about the timely hit," Canyon coach John Doan said. "That second inning we didn't get it, but there was a lot of baseball still to play after that."
Canyon got a timely hit after a two-out rally in the top of the first. Jake Rogers tripled to deep right-center, then Jordan Vogel singled home a run to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead.
In the second, Canyon loaded the bases without hitting the ball out of the infield, thanks to infield singles by Blake Weaver and Jace Vessels and a walk to Braden Baker. But Poirot struck out Thomas Garland and got Colton Baker and Austin King to pop out to escape the jam.
"Obviously, it was a big time in this game," Rider coach Scot Green said. "At that point you try to keep the damage to a minimum, and we got out of it with nothing."
Rider (17-7-2) took advantage of it by tying the game in the bottom of the inning against Canyon ace King. The Raiders went ahead 2-1 on a fielder's choice grounder in the fourth, then broke it open in the fifth.
Three of Rider's first four batters reached base without hitting the ball out of the infield. Jordan McQuerry drove in the first run with a single while King committed two errors, the second of which was a poor throw on a bunt attempt that led to two Rider runs and a 5-1 lead.
Shortly after Austin Hagy's RBI single made it 6-1, King was pulled.
"Austin was not as sharp as he wanted to be," Doan said, "Maybe he was trying to be a little too fine with some pitches. Rider did a good job with two strikes."
Canyon fought back in the sixth, as the first three batters reached against Poirot, capped by Weaver's RBI single. Eventually, the Eagles cut the lead to 6-4.
"I was pleased with the way we came back," Doan said.
"We had every chance to lay down but we didn't. It's a good thing it's a best-of-three series."
Reliever David Pewenofkit shut the door for Rider, allowing only a two-out walk to Sam McConnell in the seventh.
One pitch later, though, he got Weaver to fly out to left and end the game.
Wichita Falls Rider 6, Canyon 4
Canyon 100 003 0 — 4 7 2
Rider 010 140 x — 6 8 2
Austin King, Colton Baker (5) and Jake Rogers, Sam McConnell (5). Brandon Poirot, David Pewenofkit (6) and Mason Stone. W—Poirot 5-2. L—King 8-1. 3B: Canyon—Rogers. Records: Rider 17-7-2, Canyon 24-5.


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Heinz Ketchup Loses Access to the World's Most Famous Fries
Ketchup was designed by a higher power specifically for fries to be dipped in, as we all know. And on that front, here's some bad news for the world's best known purveyor of the red stuff, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports:
McDonald's is moving to clear Heinz ketchup out of its system.
The restaurateur this week confirmed that it has started the process of moving to other vendors, following the appointment of former Burger King Worldwide CEO Bernardo Hees to run Pittsburgh-based H.J. Heinz Co. Mr. Hees also serves as vice chairman of the board of Miami-based Burger King.
"As a result of recent management changes at Heinz, we have decided to transition our business to other suppliers over time," according to a statement from Oak Brook, Ill.-based McDonald's.
In June, Berkshire Hathaway and Brazil's 3G Capital completed their takeover of Heinz, installing former Burger King Chief Executive Bernardo Hees as CEO of the ketchup maker. The Brazilian private equity company bought Burger King for $4.1 billion in October 2010, and took a portion of the company public in 2012. It's easy to imagine McDonald's isn't keen to have a supplier with such a close connection to its main competitor.
A McDonald's spokesperson told us: "We value the relationship we've maintained with Heinz for more than 40 years… We have spoken to Heinz and plan to work together to ensure a smooth and orderly transition of the McDonald's restaurant business, and are confident that there will be no impact to our business, our customers and our great tasting food at McDonald's."
A Heinz spokesman said the company doesn't discuss its relationships with customers. But losing McDonald's is unlikely to have stung Heinz too badly, with only a small fraction of the burger chain's U.S. restaurants getting their ketchup from Heinz to begin with.
Outside the U.S., Heinz was doing more business with McDonald's, whose spokesperson told the Post-Gazette that the change was "a global transition."
As the WSJ reported back in 2006, Heinz has spent years trying to win back the business of McDonald's, which it first lost after being unable to supply the chain with all the ketchup it needed amidst a tomato shortage in the early 1970s. The mission to get McDonald's back on board was a difficult one — "a marathon, not a sprint," a Heinz executive told the WSJ at the time. Sometimes, marathons don't end the way you hoped they would.
See also:
McDonald's squeezing out Heinz ketchup – Post-Gazette
In Bid to Boost Flagship Brand, Heinz Courts a Golden Customer – WSJ


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dont know it this is a dupe, but those two thugs are lucky they didnt get shot
dont know it this is a dupe, but those two thugs are lucky they didnt get shot
Was he waiting to get shot first? If your not going to use the gun, don't confront the BG's. He's very lucky he isn't dead!
i know if i were the homeowner and the creep was pointing a gun at me, lead would be flying.....
There was a fairly extensive thread on this about a month ago, but I can't locate it at the moment.
I thought it may have been another incident.
A couple of days ago in SC, a person saw a neighbor's home being burglarized. He first thought the van was there to deliver something. But, one he realized the two young men were actual burglars, he pulled his firearm & called 911.
The local police said; he put an end to a rash of burglaries that have plagued the city for months.
As I mentioned in the previous thread, I'm not going to give a criminal an even break if I can avoid it. I'd be outside next to the truck with a gauge.
Can't cure stupid.Quote:
The suspect's gun was not loaded.
He'd have been safer calling cops and waiting outside garage at least. Even then I'd be afraid cop would mistake owner for perp. I understand frustration and feeling like you need to act. Catch 22, Could've been easily shot as he entered. If his garage had a camera, you'd think he'd have it at least secured with a proper door. That tarp was an invite to any coyote looking for an easy target imho.Damn lucky guy.I got a neighbor who refuses to lock up and it attracts kids constantly. Dumb.Where we live , we're on our own. Rural, police may or may not get there in time to apprehend BG. Hard decision...
That homeowner is a lucky fool! If I see a gun pointed at me and my gun is already drawn I'm firing, no questions asked! I would have moved farther into the garage to prevent the other BG from getting my back.
As for the BGs, what's the point of an unloaded gun? You point it at anyone who is armed and they're gonna kill you. If you want to use it, it's less useful than a hammer. But these are the thoughts of a rational man, these two kids were obviously not too intellectually gifted.
The homeowner has more kahunas than brains.


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For Floridians who are not allergic to nuts, but thought they were too fattening to eat everyday - good news: a recent report in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that daily nut consumption may reduce the risk of dying from major chronic diseases.
In 2003, based on various observational studies and clinical trials suggesting reduction in the risk of heart disease, the FDA recommended eating about 1.5 ounces of most nuts as part of a low fat diet.
In this new report, dietary data from a 30 year prospective studies of over 120,000 nurses in 11 US states (Nurses' Health Study- NHS) and a 24 year prospective study over 50,000 male health professionals from all 50 states (Health Professionals Follow-up Study -HPFS) was analyzed. The researchers excluded anyone with a history of cancer, heart disease or stroke at the start of the study.
What was remarkable, was that the authors found a consistently significant relationship between daily peanut or tree nut consumption and reduced death rates from all major causes of death in both groups (cancer, heart and respiratory disease). While the daily consumers showed as much as a 20 percent reduced mortality, even those who only ate nuts a few times a week fared better than those who never ate nuts.
And for anyone concerned about weight gain from eating nuts, this group actually had less weight gain, reduced wait circumferences and decreased risk of obesity.
The fact that nuts are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, high-quality protein, fiber, vitamins (e.g. folate, vitamin E, niacin), minerals (e.g. potassium, calcium, and magnesium), and phytochemicals (e.g.carotenoids, flavenoids, and phytosterols), may explain how they act as antioxidant, cardioprotective, anticarcinogenic, cardioprotective anti-inflammatory agents.
Clearly more research is required to show cause and effect. In the meantime, though, for those who are not allergic to nuts, this report adds to the evidence that daily consumption of a handful of nuts may be very good for your overall health.


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College Hockey:Yip, Yip Hooray: OT Goal Sends BU To Garden
BOSTON — It took three games, half an overtime period, and an imaginary road trip, but Boston University finally managed to end Vermont's season.
BU dominated the first half of regulation before squandering a 2-0 lead and heading to overtime to decide its best-of-three Hockey East quarterfinal series against Vermont. A Ryan Weston breakaway forced Peter Macaulay to take a penalty to prevent a goal, setting the stage for Brandon Yip's power-play goal 13 seconds later.
"Pete [MacArthur] made a great faceoff win to [Matt] Gilroy, and he threw it back to me at the point," Yip said. "I was thinking shot the whole way and took a shot; [Torrey] Mitchell blocked it. Fortunately it came back to me because I thought it was going the other way on the breakaway, but I got it and buried my head and shot. Fortunately it went in."
"I was calling for the pass and he totally just flipped me off," Chris Higgins said, drawing laughs from those at the press conference.
"I heard about three people calling for it, and I just decided to shoot," Yip replied.
John Curry stopped 24 of 26 Vermont shots in the 3-2 win in front of 3,769 at Agganis Arena. Higgins and Jason Lawrence scored the other two goals for BU, while Viktor Stalberg and Peter Lenes lit the lamp for the Catamounts. Joe Fallon made 31 saves in a losing effort.
"What a fabulous college hockey game — an absolutely fabulous college hockey game," Terrier coach Jack Parker said. "After winning the game last night, the way we came out tonight … The first 35 minutes I thought we were in complete control of the game in every phase: penalty killing, power play, forechecking, getting the puck out of the zone. We looked terrific.
"We were up two-nothing, and then we turn the puck over and can't get a change, and the kid makes a great play coming out of the corner to score. And all of a sudden, we got back on our heels."
Vermont coach Kevin Sneddon concurred with Parker's assessment. "BU-UVM hockey: What a great series it was," Sneddon said. "Obviously tough to be on the losing end of it, especially after our team did such a nice job of digging themselves out of the two-nothing deficit. I'm just so proud of our team.
"It's hard for me to go in there and tell them how well they did; they're hurting pretty bad right now. They felt like they had the energy back in the third period going into overtime. They really felt good about the way they were playing and felt that they had momentum. Unfortunately we take a penalty: Beautiful shot by Yip, and our season is over."
BU broke on top at 9:33 of the first period. In his own end, MacArthur fired a long cross-ice pass to Eric Thomassian on the right-wing side. The senior skated into the zone and crossed to Higgins. "I just kind gave a shoulder fake like I was going to shoot first and then slipped it five-hole," Higgins said.
On a power play seven minutes later, BU came close when Kenny Roche fired a pass to Bryan Ewing at the far post, only to have Ewing fan get slightly handcuffed by the pass and fan on the shot. Seconds later, though, Dan McGoff got the puck on the right point and slid it over to captain Sean Sullivan on the left point. Sullivan fired a wrister, and Jason Lawrence tipped it down to redirect it past Fallon for the 2-0 lead.
The Terriers almost made it 3-0 20 seconds into the second period. Lawrence and Ewing came in two on one, and Ewing's shot went right into Fallon's breadbasket — only to have the netminder drop the puck and have it slip through his legs into the crease. There was quite a scrum but no goal.
UVM threatened three minutes later on a power play in which BU got the puck on sticks three different times but never did manage to clear its zone until there were two or three seconds left in the man advantage. Stalberg had the only serious bid, though.
BU had a pair of shorthanded chances a few minutes later, with Ewing pulling off a nifty spin-o-rama move for one shot before Higgins raced in with one of a few electrifying moves of the night, drawing a penalty this time around.
The Terriers looked content to sit on the lead and got a little sloppy in their own zone. Following an anemic power play, they ultimately paid for their carelessness. Stalberg grabbed a puck that Thomassian dumped into the corner and skated out with it along the goal line. Curry seemed to anticipate a pass and pulled off the near post just as Stalberg shot it in the net on that side.
Ewing had another good chance off a Lawrence feed early in the third, but Vermont kept hanging around and eventually tied it on a power-play goal at 6:52. BU centerman John McCarthy had a Vermont pass go right on his stick, but he couldn't get the handle on it. The puck caromed over to Lenes, who buried a wrister for the stunning game-tying goal.
Roche almost got the go-ahead goal off a Ewing feed halfway through the period, and then Macauley very nearly sealed it for Vermont at 15:20. Falling down, he tried to poke it home while Curry rolled over la Dominik Hasek to ensure that the puck wouldn't go in. BU was fortunate to get to the end of regulation.
"If that was a regular game and we had to take two minutes and then start the overtime then and there, we would've been in trouble," Parker said. "But the fact that we went back to the dressing room was terrific for us because they had all the momentum the last six minutes of that game."
BU dominated the extra frame, outshooting Vermont 10-3 in just over nine minutes of play. Weston's breakaway loomed large.
"I was screaming for a penalty shot," Parker admitted, smiling. "Now I'm glad we didn't get it. The ref was right again."
That set the stage for Yip, who has had a star-crossed season with recurring injuries after being named Hockey East Rookie of the Year last season.
"I almost benched him after Friday night's game," Parker revealed "He really had a tough night; I was upset with the way he was cruising around. He was fortunate he wasn't the only one playing that way Friday night or else he would've thought that I was picking on him. I moved him to third line because of that, and he played great last night and played well tonight. Obviously, it was a big goal tonight."
"Jack said to me before the game, 'It's going to be double overtime,'" Sneddon said. "After the game, he said, 'I was only kidding; I didn't mean it.' I think that there's a great respect.
"I went through the line with the BU players, and talk about winning with grace. Their comments to our players and our staff were exactly what you'd want out of your own team after a win. They realized that this was a big battle. And I think that this series will certainly help him them go really far … After that first-night loss, they had to get back to the way of playing that's made them successful."
BU (20-8-9) now faces red-hot Boston College in the 8:00 p.m. semifinal at the TD Banknorth Garden on Friday night, while Vermont (18-16-5) can look forward to next year with many talented players returning.
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Valu Home Centers Dollar Deals: Gardening supplies, free single edge scraper
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Customers will find the coupon for the free single edge scraper in the March 30 Valu Home Centers ad. In addition to the free scraper, savvy shoppers will find several dollar deals, as well as discount prices on other home and garden needs. The coupon for the free single edge scraper is limited to one per coupon and one per person while supplies last.
Get ready to start gardening by purchasing the 8-quart Miracle Gro potting mix. You will find it on sale this week for $5.99 each and you buy one, get one free, no coupon needed. You can also pick up a three piece gardening tool set for 94¢. The gardening set includes a trowel, cultivator and weeder.
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What are the best tutorials and hands-on exercises for learning SPARQL 1.0?
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To get practical experience using SPARQL, there are a few useful tutorials with exercises.
See also:
[Community: what other SPARQL 1.0 tutorials and exercises do you recommend? Edit here!]
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answered 16 Feb '11, 08:14
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Please forgive the shameless plug: My O'Reilly book "Learning SPARQL" is now available from O'Reilly, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble. It covers SPARQL 1.0 and 1.1, and the 1.1 parts are clearly marked. See http://www.learningsparql.com for more.
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Jena web site provides a nice tutorial about SPARQL
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Meningitis is a swelling of the lining around the brain and spinal cord. One in ten individuals carry the bacteria in their noses and throats. Are we all at risk? If so, how do we protect ourselves, given its many strains?
"Meningococcal meningitis is caused by Neisseria meningitidis of groups A, B, C, Y, and W-135, among others," explains Dr. Janis Coffin, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Medical Director, Family Medicine Center, Medical College of Georgia. "Meningitis due to serogroup A is uncommon in the U.S. Serogroup B generally causes sporadic cases. The frequency of outbreaks of meningitis caused by group C meningococcus has increased, and this serotype is the most common cause of epidemic disease in the U.S. Up to 40 percent of persons are nasopharyngeal carriers of meningococci, but relatively few develop the disease. Infection is transmitted by droplets. Symptoms include high fever, chills and headache, which can mimic flu-like illness. Patients then develop a stiff neck and nausea/vomiting. Occasionally, patients may present with altered mental status and seizures. Any time a patient has a severe headache with fever, this is a cause of concern, especially if this is associated with a stiff neck. Both viral and bacterial meningitis can have similar symptoms. The only way to distinguish bacterial versus viral meningitis is with a lumbar puncture, or spinal tap."
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 2600 people contract meningococcal disease every year in the U.S, with a 10 to 15 percent mortality rate, despite antibiotic treatment. Among survivors, 11 to 19 percent lose their arms or legs, become deaf, have problems with their nervous systems or suffer seizures or strokes. "Bacterial meningitis carries a 3 to 10 percent fatality rate and meningococcemia carries up to a 40 percent fatality rate," says Dr. Coffin. "Outbreaks occur more frequently in closed populations such as college dormitories and military barracks. Meningococcemia is when the bacteria escape from the brain/spinal cord to be disseminated through the rest of the body. This can lead to a petechial rash, vascular damage, multi-organ failure, shock, and death can occur in less than twenty-four hours."
Two meningococcal vaccines are available in the U.S. Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine (MPSV4) has been available since the 1970s, and meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4) was licensed in 2005. Both vaccines can prevent four types of meningococcal disease, including two of the three types most common in the U.S. However, meningococcal vaccines cannot prevent all types of the disease. Both vaccines work well and protect about 90 percent of those who get it. MCV4 is expected to give better, longer-lasting protection. MCV4 should also be better at preventing the disease from spreading from person to person.
According to the CDC, anyone can contract meningococcal disease, but it is most common in infants less than 1 year of age and people with certain medical conditions, such as lack of a spleen. Preventing the disease through use of meningococcal vaccine is important for people at highest risk.
When symptoms present, do not wait. Go immediately to your doctor or the emergency room. "When a patient presents to the clinic or, more often than not, the emergency room, normally, immediate blood cultures and a lumbar puncture are performed," says Dr. Coffin. "The cultures can take a while to come back, so antibiotics are started immediately. Household members exposed to a person with meningococcal meningitis are at increased risk and should be given prophylaxis, as are daycare center contacts. School and work contacts need not be treated. Hospital contacts receive therapy only if intense exposure has occurred."
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Solid Energy continues to forecast far higher levels of debt than sector peers and does not expect that to improve until international coal prices recover, Parliament's commerce select committee says in a report on the troubled state-owned enterprise, published today.
Solid Energy came close to commercial failure in 2012 when, like other coal mining companies around the world, it was caught out by a sharp plunge in the price of coal, which saw it report a $40.2 million loss in 2012 and a further $335.4 million loss in 2013, reflecting writedowns and restructuring.
The committee reports includes a minority view by Labour Party members, who say it was "grossly irresponsible of the government" not to initiate an open inquiry into Solid Energy's near failure at the cost of some 800 jobs to date and some $400 million to the Crown.
The committee reports it asked Solid Energy's current chair, Pip Dunphy, whether the company would have been in a better position today if its level of debt in 2012 had been more like 10 percent of the value of its assets, "the same as other mining companies at the time."
Such low gearing would have helped, Dunphy told the committee, but that "typical gearing ranges between 20 and 50 percent in the mining sector."
"We noted (Solid Energy) has forecast gearing in excess of 70 percent from 2014/15 onwards", despite expecting a significant reduction in debt over the next two years after renegotiating with its banks last year.
"This may not be achieved if coal prices remain at current levels," the committee reports.
Dunphy told the committee that Solid Energy "believes its business can be sustainable with a hard coking-coal price of US$140 to US$150 a tonne, but the current price is only US$119."
The committee also queried consideration of reopening the underground semi-hard coking coal mine at Spring Creek, on the South Island's West Coast. The mine was mothballed as part of wider restructuring because of uneconomically high mining costs and safety concerns.
The committee was told a feasibility study was under way on recommencing operations at Spring Creek because its very low ash coal is desired in the silicon and ferroalloy manufacturing processes, making it worth up to US$100 a tonne more per tonne than coking coal.
"However, this potential will be limited until coal prices increase internationally," the committee report says.
In questions on corporate head office costs and company culture, the committee was told that almost all the board members and senior managers responsible for the decisions that led to the company's financial difficulties had departed, and that half the space at the Christchurch corporate headquarters had been leased to other tenants.
However, Solid Energy's headquarters would remain in Christchurch "for strategic reasons."
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Warhawks look to reload
Summer running program has team in good shape going into season
Graduation losses are steep in the state-level Germantown cross country program this year, but expectations remain the same because the traditions remain firmly in place.
"We knew coming in that there would be a change," said girls coach Nancy Pietrowiak referring to the loss of all-state level talent like Liz Wendt, Andrea Sielicki and MacKenzie Erdmann, "but the senior class of two years ago, they were the ones who got the summer running program in place and because of that we've got kids who are coming out of their shells."
"The guys are in good shape," said boys coach Andy Bavlnka. "Everyone knows that we don't run fast early but that we taper pretty well. We have a few all-conference guys back. … We just have to convince a few others to run a little harder."
Germantown's girls were eighth in the WIAA state meet last fall while the boys, who were making their second straight appearance and are two-time North Shore champions, were 17th.
The two teams opened their seasons Aug. 26 at the Menomonee Falls Age Group Invitational at Rotary Park. There were two races for each of the boys and girls (junior/senior and freshmen/sophomore) and then the standings were based on where the runners finished in each of their grade level groups (freshmen, sophomore, etc.).
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For the 40-plus member girls team, junior Caitlin Dillon, who was 25th at state last season, took third in her race in a time of 15 minutes, 20 seconds on the 4,000-meter course. It was precisely the goal time that she wanted to hit, said Pietrowiak.
"This is the year she wants to take down Kate Lydy's school record (14:42)," said Pietrowiak.
Other state meet veterans running this day included senior Amanda Brittain (12th, 17:16) and sophomore Andrea Brown (24th, 18:35). Senior Michelle Siegl was the alternate for the state team last fall.
Also expected to make some noise for the team this season include seniors Jessica DeVor (15th, 17:27) and Kaila Vento (16th, 17:28); juniors Tori Becker (12th, 16:51) and April Okruszynski (18th, 17:29); and sophomores Hannah Knapp (11th, 17:45) and Alyse Barelmann (25th, 18:35).
There were others who didn't run Aug. 26, who will also figure into the varsity mix, Pietrowiak said.
"We're very cautiously optimistic," said Pietrowiak, "We are where we want to be at this point. We start slow and finish strong. That's what we always do and if kids are lagging in practice, some of the frontrunners will drop back to help encourage that person.
"I think we're going to have tremendous competition for the fourth through eighth spots."
Trapp back to lead boys
The 50-some strong boys group will be led by senior Tim Trapp, who was Germantown's top man at state in 2009 with a 23rd place finish. He was battling a little illness Aug. 26, but still finished fifth on the 5,000-meter course in 16:52.
Other letter winners who ran this day included senior Tim Lydy (13th, 17:55) and Ben Baus (15th, 18:04) and junior Muzahir Badani (fifth, 17:29).
Also encouraging to Bavlnka were seniors Jake Scaduto (10th, 17:42) and Gary Hackney (19th, 18:16); juniors Zach Baus (eighth, 17:55) and Riley Kruger (17th, 18:50); sophomores Sam Marchewka (18th, 19:06) and Riley Shelton (25th, 19:34) and freshman Cory Rhind (sixth, 19:56).
Scaduto was a letter winner his sophomore year but went out for another sport last fall while Hackney was the junior varsity North Shore Conference champion in 2009.
"We're going to lay low a little bit," said Bavlnka, "take it a bit slow, because we enjoy the chase a bit more than the front-running."
Germantown will be at the West Allis Central Invitational at McCarty Park on Friday afternoon.
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2012-13 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Grants
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Number: NSD-SNP-10-2012
Attention: Food Service Director, Chief Business Official, Chief Financial Officer
Date: March 2012
Subject: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Grant Opportunities for Elementary Schools (July 1, 2012–June 30, 2013)
|Reference: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) Grants 2012–13
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Grants
The California Department of Education (CDE), Nutrition Services Division (NSD) announces a grant opportunity for elementary schools to participate in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP). This FFVP grant period is July 1, 2012–June 30, 2013. The U.S. Department of Agriculture administers the FFVP at the federal level, and the NSD administers the FFVP in California.
All eligible agencies (please see "Grant Eligibility" section for more information) interested in receiving a 2012–13 FFVP grant must respond to this request for applications, including both current FFVP grantees (2011–12), and new applicants.The purpose of the FFVP is to provide all children in a participating elementary school with a variety of free fresh fruit and vegetable snacks throughout the school day as a supplement to (and not part of) the school breakfast and school lunch programs, and to teach students about good nutrition. The FFVP also encourages schools to partner with other entities in the community to support their program efforts.
Program History
The FFVP began as a pilot project authorized by Congress in 2002. The pilot provided funds to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables in four states. The purpose of the pilot was to determine the best practices for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption.
The success of the pilot led to the enactment of legislation in 2004 to expand the FFVP and to make it a permanent program under the National School Lunch Act. In May 2008, Congress permanently authorized the FFVP nationwide and provided a significant funding increase each year. California:
- First participated in July 2008 with $184,101 and funded 24 pilot schools
- Received an additional $2.5 million in October 2008 and funded an additional 107 schools during the 2008–09 school year
- Received $5 million in the 2009–10 school year and was able to fund 144 school sites
- Received $7.6 million in the 2010–11 school year and was able to fund 209 school sites
- Received $10.8 million in the current school year (2011–12) and was able to fund 315 school sites
California's FFVP funding for the 2012–13 school year is expected to total $14 million. The NSD will provide funding for these grants as long as funds are available, and will award grants on a reimbursement basis. Grant awards will be based on student enrollment and range from $50-$75 per student per school. As required by federal law, the NSD will choose schools based on their percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price meals, with priority given to schools with the highest percentages of low-income students, to the maximum extent practicable. However, the NSD may select a school with a lower percentage of free and reduced-price enrollment over a school with a higher percentage to either manage the per-student allocation requirements of $50 to $75, or if there are significant concerns about a school's ability to properly implement and operate the FFVP.
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The eligible agencies will be referred to as School Food Authorities (SFA). According to Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 210.2, an SFA is defined as "the governing body which is responsible for the administration of one or more schools; and has the legal authority to operate the Program therein or be otherwise approved by FNS to operate the Program."
The following are considered SFAs and are eligible to apply for a FFVP grant:
- School districts and county offices of education (COE) are eligible to apply on behalf of their school sites. In addition, the school district or COE may apply on behalf of a direct-funded charter school if the school district or COE operates their National School Lunch Program (NSLP) for the direct-funded charter school.
- Direct-funded charter schools that operate their own NSLP are eligible to apply individually.
- Private elementary schools that operate their own NSLP are eligible to apply individually.
- Residential child care institutions that operate their own NSLP are eligible to apply individually if they operate an elementary school during the day.
To be selected for a FFVP grant, a school must meet the following minimum criteria:
- Be an elementary school
- Operate the NSLP
- Have 50 percent or more of its students eligible for free/reduced-price meals
- Agree to make free fresh fruits and vegetables available during the school day as a snack, to all enrolled children
- Widely publicize the availability of fresh fruit and vegetable snacks within the school
- Have documented support of the food service manager, principal, and district superintendent
- Submit a grant application package by the deadline
Grant Application and Deadline
You may download the grant application package and instructions from the CDE Funding Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r9/ffvp12rfa.asp.
The NSD must receive an original grant application package from the SFA, either postmarked or hand delivered by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Applications received after the deadline will not be accepted. The NSD will not process incomplete, illegible, or late applications. Copies, facsimiles, or e-mail submissions are not acceptable.
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If you have any questions, please contact David Hazeleaf, Program Specialist, by phone at 916-323-5757 or Elizabeth Moreno, Nutrition Education Consultant, by phone at 916-324-9749, or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Devious methods have been mastered by cybercriminals for stealing passwords; they simply ask you to give them. This method has been named phishing and it is effective because it is extremely easy to make any webpage appear reputable and official. It only takes a couple of minutes to replicate the Facebook login page and steal the password. Therefore, users need to exercise caution and check the URL before they enter their passwords. Don't click on random links that have been posted on your newsfeed as they are most likely attempts to steal your password.
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Mary Lou Kretovics has accepted the award, United Way spokesman Christopher Riker said. The drawing was held privately last week.
The motorcycle will be presented publicly to Kretovics at 3:15 p.m. at the school.
The United Way did snap a picture of her with the motorcycle (above) at the time she first accepted the motorcycle.
Kretovics was babysitting her grandchild when she got the call recently that she had won.
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The Cardinals announced Thursday morning that right handed pitcher Michael Wacha would be activated from the 60-day DL and that the contract of first baseman Xavier Scruggs would be purchased from Memphis (AAA). In a corresponding move, outfielder Shane Robinson was being moved from the 15-day DL to the 60-day DL.
Wacha has been out since June 17 with a stress reaction in his right shoulder; originally, the team expected him to be back in 6 to 8 weeks, but the pitcher is returning just over 11 weeks later. The team did not know how to diagnose the issue since Brandon McCarthy is the only other pitcher to have the same injury. Wacha pitched 2.0 innings Sunday night for the Springfield Cardinals.
Scruggs was drafted in the 19th round of the 2008 MLB draft by the Cardinals. He's steadily worked his way to Triple A this year, where he slashed .286/.370/.494 with 21 home runs. Scruggs has good power and should be able to be an instant improvement for the bench. He'll also see the occasional start to give struggling first baseman Matt Adams a rest here and there. This is Scruggs first trip to the majors.
Scruggs was one of the final cuts in spring training, where he almost made the Cardinals bench. He would have been an instant upgrade over many of the other bench players, as there wasn't much power coming off the bench from Tony Cruz, Dan Descalso, Mark Ellis, and Peter Bourjos.
The late University of San Diego coach Tony Gwynn was asked in 2009 who was the best college hitter he'd seen and he replied "Former UNLV star Xavier Scruggs. That guy just killed us."
Robinson was placed on the 15-day DL on August 26 with a shoulder injury; a few days later, he had surgery on the shoulder which ended his season. The 60-day DL move was needed to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Scruggs.


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My little girl is two months old and is having a horrible time teething nothing seems to help. I have tried Humphreys, I massage her gums and also try using teething rings. she cries so much her voice is starting to get raspy
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Are her bowel movements changing at all? If so, that could be part of the problem associated with the teething. See if she's clean and dry. If you're massaging her gums with your finger, try one of those fingertip toothbrushes that are extremely soft and can be used on teething babies. Hold her more and talk to her gently, or maybe distract her with something. Have you talked to her doctor yet about what to do? She does seem young to be teething already. If she drools a lot, make sure to keep her little face dry so she doesn't get a rash. Good luck.posted 01/30/2010 by irishamerican
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