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College Hockey:Schofield Scores Goal, Assist as Lake Superior Stuns Nebraska-Omaha
Mahoney-Wilson Stops 17 in Third
OMAHA, Neb. — As Lake Superior State learned on Saturday night, there's no more satisfying way to end a long losing streak than to do it against a team that gave you a headache only hours before.
The Lakers held a six-game winless streak coming into their weekend series finale against No. 11 Nebraska-Omaha. LSSU now leaves that dubious streak behind though, as an early goal and assist from center Rich Schofield and a 17-save third period from goaltender Brian Mahoney-Wilson proved enough on Saturday for a 3-1 upset win in front of 5,773 at Qwest Center Omaha.
LSSU (5-6-1, 2-5-1 in the CCHA) held court from the outset on Saturday, with Schofield breaking into the UNO zone in the game's first minute and beating Mavericks defenseman Matt Smith twice before slotting the puck past goaltender Jeremie Dupont 59 seconds into the match.
The Lakers doubled their lead just under four minutes later, with Schofield passing from behind the net to linemate Will Acton — who had the second assist on Schofield's opening goal — who made it 2-0 at the 4:48 mark.
UNO (5-2-3, 2-2-2-1 CCHA) looked relatively flat out of the gate, and a 2-0 lead heading back to the dressing room was no less than LSSU deserved.
The Lakers extended their lead with under a minute left in the following period, though, and freshman winger Domenic Monardo's second goal of the season effectively put the game away.
Terry Broadhurst did pull a goal back for UNO at 2:13 of the final period, but Mahoney-Wilson then shut the door, eventually amassing 30 saves in the winning effort.
Lakers' coach Jim Roque was again pleased with his team's sense of endeavor on Saturday, which was something that they had exhibited but not benefited from during its recent losing streak.
"Tonight, we got some early goals and some momentum, and we played hard, but we've played like that on a lot of nights and lost," Roque said. "We had that last week against Western (Michigan), too. It just happens.
"Someone's going to get beaten by us 10-0 one of these nights; I know (our shots) are just all going to go in one night, but we've got to find a way to be more consistent throughout the game."
On the other side of the dressing room divide, UNO coach Dean Blais was less than happy with his Mavericks' performance in the second of their final four regular-season CCHA meetings with the Lakers.
"Their first shot goes in, but we had three or four mistakes before that puck went into the net, and then you get 12 shots on net in the (first) two periods and in the desperation third period, you get 18," Blais said. "We know that we're a good Saturday night team, but you can't just expect to win without the effort, because I think Lake Superior just outworked us."
Be that as it may, UNO, which was tied with Alaska for fourth place in the CCHA coming into Saturday's action, has to be concerned about its recent run of form. The Mavericks have effectively split each of their first three league series, and Blais knows that his team will need to pick up the pace going into next weekend's series at Northern Michigan if UNO wants to improve its fortunes.
"Anyone can beat anyone on any given night, and it's the team that's the hungriest and capitalizes on its opportunities (that wins), and they did that twice right away, and that sent is into a spin that we didn't recover from until the third period, and it was too little too late," Blais said.
"We had a couple of great chances in the third period, but sometimes the hockey gods don't reward you for things you don't deserve, either, and I don't think we deserved it."
As for LSSU, which now goes home to prepare for a tough series next weekend against Alaska, Roque is confident that his Lakers can use lessons learnt during Saturday's win as a springboard toward better results.
"We're fighting, but we're not totally in sync yet," Roque said. "We've needed to get some confidence, and we're going home to play Alaska, and they're a very tough defensive team, so it doesn't get any easier in this league, but we've got a chance to go home and get our home record back on track, too.
"The spark is in the (dressing) room, though, I know it's there. We just need to find some consistency for every shift and every period. Once we do that, we'll get some momentum and some wins under our belt, and then we can start feeling good about ourselves again."
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"And there wasn't any other side of the mountain. He was falling, in thin air."
Reading those lines today summons the moment, 11 years ago, when I realized I was about to get a divorce
The arc leading up to Harold's fall is the same as what precipitated mine: the desire to fix things, the hope that through hard work I could fix things, and the heartbreaking understanding that I couldn't. Watching my marriage end was like falling on my head.
What to say about the things that drove us apart? Lack of communication, professional competition and the refusal to get help were only some of the factors. I'm not the first, I know, to subconsciously seek to address the problems of my childhood in my marriage. Looking back, I see how I strived to create a relationship for which I had no real model. That my divorce came right after the birth of our son, Jack—the most important thing either of us will ever have a part in—was especially crushing. After a lifetime built on an unspoken but fierce vow that I would never repeat the cycle of a child torn between two divorced parents, I was doing just that.
My devastation wasn't pretty. I couldn't eat. I couldn't listen to music. I set out to cut off all my hair but then, after a friend gently counseled restraint, decided to color it platinum blond instead. There is a photo of me, taken during my first year as a divorced woman, which I find every now and then in the back of a drawer. In it, my hair is metallic, my skin is gray, and my smile looks like a bruise. I'm thin, but not in a good way.
"This is temporary," read the Post-it note that was stuck for months to my computer during this period. My friend JR had dictated it to me one day as I wept over my desk, whispering to him into the phone. He was right. Over time, if we let them, old habits wear out, and we replace them with new ones. As if our psyches were banjos and we were restringing them. But for me, that process seemed to take forever.
JR helped me turn the corner by giving me faith—not religious faith, exactly, but a resolve to believe that things would get better. "Happiness is a choice," he told me, about 5,000 times. At first, I mocked him as a spouter of New Age pap. When that didn't make him agree that I should continue my self-destructive (but self-sufficient!) behavior (wearing a rut in my brain by repeating all the things that had hurt me), I whimpered and cried and told him it was just too hard. But slowly, his words seeped in. And the more I thought about it, the more he made sense. You're not in charge, he kept saying. It's not your job to fix it. It's your job to choose not to fix it, to trust in the future, to let things come.
I thought about Harold—about how he appears to be alone in the world, but really isn't. You know about the crayon. But there's also the crescent moon he draws early in the book. Everywhere Harold goes, every page he walks across, the moon goes with him.
Harold was not alone. Maybe I wasn't either.
Finding My Way to Trust
Grownup lessons from a classic children's book.
"And there wasn't any other side of the mountain. He was falling, in thin air."

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Beats Music streaming music service launched Tuesday (Jan. 21) and is now available for iOS, Android, Windows phones and the Web. For a monthly $9.99 subscription fee, music lovers can enjoy a catalog of over 20 million songs.
New York Hip Hop and R&B radio station, HOT 97 teamed up with Beats Music to provide fans with curated playlists on behalf of world renowned DJs and Hip Hop icons. HOT 97 and its Los Angeles based affiliate station will be the exclusive radio stations for the music service platform.
"We're excited to have this opportunity to partner with Beats Music and bring our music and brand via a new way of streaming. On January 21, make sure you check out 'The Tunnel' playlist!," HOT 97's vice president of programming, Ebro Darden said in a news release to Examiner.
Along with the arrival of Beats Music comes the discontinuation of Beats Electronics acquired MOG music service. Current MOG subscribers will receive service and support until its April 15 shutdown date. Beats Electronics announced on its support website Monday that billing will stop on March 15 and prorated refunds will be issued to yearly subscribers who wish to cancel. Alternatively, existing subscribers can take advantage of the one month free trial of Beats Music being offered in an effort to transition MOG customers over to the new service.
"Beats Music combines the emotion only a human created playlist can give you with the best personalization technology can deliver. With this you get not just the music experience only a talented DJ or music expert can deliver, but also the right one for you right now," Beats Music CEO Ian Rogers said.


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Recent and archived news articles by Declan Walsh of The New York Times.
A Slow, Steady Siege on an ISIS Stronghold in Libya
With a willing commander, a Times correspondent and photographer set off down a highway strewn with the charred remains of vehicles destroyed in suicide bombings.
June 30, 2016, Thursday
Facebook Envy Lures Egyptian Teenagers to Europe and the Migrant Life
Egypt does not suffer from war or grinding poverty, but lack of opportunity, permissive Italian laws and the examples of other Egyptian teenagers have led to a surge in migration.
June 24, 2016, Friday
Leaks of Answers Before Egypt's National Exams Embarrass Government
One test was canceled, and the Education Ministry, along with the police and military officers who guard the exams, faced a wave of criticism.
June 19, 2016, Sunday
MORE ON: Egypt , Tests and Examinations , Cheating , Facebook Inc , Cairo (Egypt) , Alexandria (Egypt) , Education (K-12)
U.N.-Backed Libyan Fighters Push Toward ISIS Stronghold of Surt
The Libyan ground offensive, led by a brigade from the city of Misurata, has gradually closed in on Surt, a coastal town nearby, from the west and south.
June 10, 2016, Friday
Graft Fighter in Egypt Finds Himself a Defendant in Court
Hisham Geneina, who was once the head of Egypt's Central Auditing Authority, is charged of spreading false news after he said graft had cost Egypt $76 billion.
June 7, 2016, Tuesday
King Tut's Dagger Made of 'Iron From the Sky,' Researchers Say
Using X-ray technology, Italian and Egyptian experts found that the blade's composition was an approximate match for a meteorite that landed in northern Egypt.
June 3, 2016, Friday
Militias in Libya Advance on ISIS Stronghold of Surt With Separate Agendas
The battle for the coastal city, which could harbor as many as 6,500 Islamic State fighters, is at the center of a fractious struggle by rival groups for control of Libya's future.
June 2, 2016, Thursday
Investigators Race to Find EgyptAir Jet's Black Boxes
A French ship has joined the search to recover the downed aircraft's voice and data recorders, which are likely to fall silent by the middle of June.
May 28, 2016, Saturday
Egypt Expels French Journalist in a Rare Move Against Foreign Media
The journalist, Rémy Pigaglio, worked in Egypt for almost two years and had residency permits and media accreditation that allowed him to do so legally.
May 26, 2016, Thursday
MORE ON: Egypt , Pigaglio, Remy , Freedom of the Press , Deportation , France , News and News Media , Sisi, Abdel Fattah el- , International Relations
Egypt Sends Submersible in Search for EgyptAir Jet's Black Boxes
The submersible, sent to help find the wreckage of Flight 804, joined an international flotilla of ships and surveillance planes scouring a section of the Mediterranean.
May 23, 2016, Monday
What I Saw in Syria
Our reporter's photographs and cellphone videos from a road trip in one of the world's most violent war zones.
Pakistan's Pivotal Elections
Declan Walsh, The Times's Islamabad bureau chief, previews the upcoming election on May 11, which promises the first democratic transfer of power from one civilian government to another.
Drone Spy Wars
Al Qaeda and Taliban-supported death squads accuse tribesmen of collaborating with the United States, and often force them to confess on video before executing them.


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2013 Honda CBR500R: The First Ride
Dreams can come true. Some time around last November, I read that Honda was about to build the bike of my dreams. And since I'm quickly reaching the age where the "Sunny Acres Trailer Park" in Retirementville, Florida, is looking more appealing every day, I figured this may be my last motorcycle. So I wanted to go all out and do it right.
On January 16th, 2013, for my birthday (Which I surprisingly share with Top Gear's James May), I put a deposit down on a red, white, and blue CBR500R, like the one pictured here. I knew the bike would not go on sale until sometime in April, which was fine with me. Turns out we had a longer winter than normal, and I was not going to be able to ride it anyway. Plus, waiting for the bike gave me something to look forward to as the dreary winter day pages fell off of the calendar.
I had about three months before the bike was to arrive, so internet shopping, here we come. First, a new all-white helmet was in order. Sounds easy enough, but that was harder to find than first imagined... most of today's helmets look like a custom shop has spent hours airbrushing each one of them. New boots and a riding suit to match the bike soon came in the mail as well.
I checked on the bike on Friday, March 22nd, and they said they expected it in about two weeks. Good... we were getting close. Plenty of time to clear out the shed for new bike parking space and hope for warmer weather... and we had snow flurries to look forward to that weekend.
Delivery day came on Wednesday, April 3rd. I really didn't want to ride this bike off of the dealer lot, as I was expecting a wobble or two since I had not been on it yet. Plus, they are located in a fairly busy area of town, and I also didn't want the distraction of avoiding all the people in their SUVs who were likely on their phones and probably not looking for a motorcycle.
They knew I was on the way, so Richard at Honda of Cool Springs had the bike nicely presented right inside the front door on the showroom floor. The paperwork was done, I drove home, and an hour or two later, a truck and trailer pulled into the yard with the bike. I think I got a great deal on the bike... and the dealer delivered it for free as a bonus.
And now, submitted for your amusement:
Some of us here may remember my post on the first bike I ever had, a 1972 Harley Davidson 125cc Rapido. Well, here we are some 42 years later, still on the same spot of Earth. And darn, don't those new digital cameras and a loose hoodie add a few pounds.
Bike check? Passed. Fuel tank? About half full. Safety equipment on? Check. So off we go on a brand new motorcycle that I'm not 100% familiar with as of yet. But that would change soon.
I had planned this first ride of the bike for several weeks. In addition to a proper destination, I wanted a good road course to put the bike through its paces... lots of smooth pavement, first some gentle turns, then later some tighter curves as I got to know the bike. Luckily, I knew just the way.
Old Hillsboro Road in Middle Tennessee is a very scenic drive. It goes through Leiper's Fork, a community that is becoming an ultra-quaint faux Mayberry, witnessed by their recreation of Sheriff Andy Taylor's police car.
So I entered Leiper's Fork, observing their 30-mph speed limit, of course. Many people, especially tourists, cross the road in that little settlement, and I wanted them to have their space. I noticed "100% Gasoline" on the pumps at a small grocery store, knew I should fill up, so I pulled over.
Most folks know that ethanol is lethal to small engines... my chain saw is a victim. The dealer recommended 100% High-Test Gasoline, and at $4.25 a gallon, it was the same price as the fuel I'd been buying, minus a dollar an ounce (Per gallon) for fuel additive. So, $4.25 vs $5.25? I'll be back here soon.
Just after Leiper's Fork, Old Hillsboro Road becomes Leiper's Creek Road, and covers the old roadbed of what was once the Middle Tennessee Railroad. This is a nice drive, as the gentle curves and straightaways that were built for trains is a superb ride for any vehicle.
This ride brought back many motorcycle memories, not the least of which are thermoclines. That's an area where the air temperature can either climb or drop fairly rapidly. And another memory quickly resurfaced... bugs hitting the face shield. In fact, there's an old saying... "How do you tell a happy motorcycle rider? Why, by the bugs on his teeth, of course."
I made a right onto Natchez Trace Road, which soon passes under the Natchez Trace Parkway. Natchez Trace Road has the tighter corners that I was looking for, and my destination was just a few miles ahead.
The bike was performing perfectly. At 40 mph and in 6th gear, I could not even hear it run. There was some wind noise coming into the helmet, and that was about it. Then I thought, "40 miles per hour and I'm in top gear. Man, this bike is geared low." But as we've discussed in commentaries here at Car Lust, the Japanese love high-revving engines. This bike redlines at about 8500 rpm, and it's turning about 3800 rpm at 40 mph.The trip odometer showed 18.9 miles from home to Taylor's Chapel, next to Lynn Cemetery, where my folks are resting. My father passed in 1992, and Mom left us in December, 2011.
I parked on the sturdy blacktop and walked to the gravesites. The grounds were very well maintained, even though the Spring grass was just starting to grow. And after some time of reflection, I broke away and began to get ready for the ride back.
There was more than one way back, so I took Bending Chestnut Road to Pinewood Road. I passed over Highway 840 and later under the Natchez Trace Parkway entrance at Leiper's Fork, and almost took the Parkway to Highway 96. But I'll save that ride and story for later.Gripes about the bike? Only two. First, for whatever reason(s), Honda has swapped the turn signal and horn switch locations. That means decades of mental programming are down the drain. For example, when I tried to signal to turn into the gas station, I blew the horn at somebody. Then I waved like I meant to do that. Second, only half of the headlights come on when you're on low beam. That means folks may come up to me to say I have a headlight burned out, unless I leave the high beams on.
But overall, the CBR500R may be a modern masterpiece. Fit and finish are flawless, power is immediate and smooth, and it's priced like some used bikes.
So hopefully this bike will last as long as I care to ride. And maybe they'll allow motorcycles at the "Sunny Acres Trailer Park" in Retirementville, Florida... at least as long as I promise not to do any wheelies.
Image Credits: The first (modified) CBR500R halo image is from Powersports.Honda.com. I took the rest of the pictures.


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While one projected starter at quarterback was labeled a no-show after skipping the opening of mini-camp for the B.C. Lions in Canadian football this week, former BYU star John Beck continues to impress the locals up north as his pro football career is set to resume after a two-year hiatus.
With Lions starter Travis Lulay shelved due to injury -- and his backup Steven Jyles opting to stay home instead of participating in mini-camp for financial reasons -- the door has opened for Beck to grab playing time for his new team in Canada.
Beck said he is optimistic about playing professional football again in a story on Wednesday, April 30 that also talks about his love for hunting. More important, Beck has "risen to considerable importance through two practice days" for his new team. Above all, he's trying to keep perspective at the age of 33 in a game that favors youth.
"I'm trying not to have the worldliness. Somebody of the world might be frustrated they're not still in the NFL. I gave it the very best I could. I have a healthy body and want to keep playing," Beck said in an interview Wednesday with the Province, a Canadian newspaper.
Sure, the CFL isn't anything close to the NFL -- but it has worked out okay for Max Hall, another former BYU signal caller. He played in Winnipeg last year for the Blue Bombers and threw for about 2,000 yards. And while it's been three years -- or 2011 -- since Beck has even played a down of professional football he's also healthy and ready to go in B.C.
Beck has thrown for more than 1,300 yards in his NFL career, with three touchdown passes and seven interceptions in four seasons of play. This year alone could see Beck surpass all of those totals in Canada, the place where NFL quarterbacks often end up when their pro careers are coming to a close.
In a strange twist of fate, this place up north sometimes resurrects careers -- even ones that many believed were long gone like Beck's and Hall's. It's also a place where certain unknowns can become legends against all odds.
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Infographic: A Look At The Gold Tree; Where Gold Comes From and Where It Goes
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The Gold Tree info-graphic visualizes above-ground stock of gold, sources of gold broken down to continents and countries and uses of gold. The info-graphic pictures the different forms of gold investments – ranging from physical gold in the form of bullion gold to securities not backed by gold.
Uses and Sources of Gold – Where gold comes from and where it goes
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Dear Mom, Working at Sparkfun is great, but the mandatory desk ornaments are starting to get in my way…
It sounds like an AMAZING DEAL compared to the inventors lab pack.
I have to laugh at the SD sniffer. Especially since SD stands for "Secure Digital" it makes me crack a smile :D
But will it work with ATRAC3? If it can work with that, you better get more in stock
I need a job there now, I'll take a plane in from NY if I need to, but I need to work there…
Smart phone? Im ready with my radioactive graphite, led vest and a netbook (gotta type those capachas faster)
This is amazingly simple and elegant. I want to high five whoever thought this up.
Don't tempt me to make that 8-bit CPU in redstone…
That picture would have been cooler if he was fist bumping a sparkfun logo
Just would like to say, Half of the images in this tutorial are still broken, but it isn't just this tutorial, I saw it happen to a bunch of tutorials.
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The blend of flavors and colors in this hearty soup will bring everyone at the table back for more. —Charlotte Welch, Utica, New York
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 2 medium carrots, halved and thinly sliced
- 2 celery ribs, chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped sweet red pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 cups water
- 1 can (10 ounces) diced tomatoes and green chilies, undrained
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 teaspoons sodium-free chicken bouillon granules
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce, optional
- 1/2 cup uncooked whole wheat orzo pasta
- 2 cups cubed cooked turkey breast
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
- In a large saucepan, saute the onions, carrots, celery and red pepper in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 2 minutes longer. Stir in the water, tomatoes, peas, bay leaf, bouillon, basil, thyme, cumin, pepper and pepper sauce if desired. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook orzo according to package directions; drain. Stir orzo and turkey into soup; heat through. Discard bay leaf. Sprinkle with cilantro.
Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth, water or milk if necessary. Yield: 6 servings (2-1/4 quarts).
Originally published as Skinny Turkey-Vegetable Soup in Healthy Cooking October/November 2011, p61
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"Really awesome soup, I've been making for years! Can use chicken breast or turkey. I leave out the hot sauce and the cilantro, and it still has a nice little kick to it."
Reviewed Feb. 24, 2015
"This was super tasty and had a nice kick to it. I added an extra 1/2 cup of water and cooked the orzo in the soup. Will definitely be making again."
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"Very good soup. I added sweet potato to it."
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"My family said this was the best Turkey Soup they have ever had, I agree!"
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PetsLady's Pick: Cute Hummingbird Of The Day
Posted June 3rd, 2014 by Laurie Kay Olson
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I may be a hyperactive hummingbird, but even I need to rest once in a while. Petunias are just the perfect place.
Don't worry, I cleaned the nectar out first. I don't want to get sticky feathers!
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College Hockey:Hockey East teams more than ready to accept a "Challenge"
The inaugural Hockey East/Big Ten challenge, a 13-game series between Hockey East and Big Ten teams, kicked off this past weekend with Hockey East teams dominating. That leads the three things that I learned this week in Hockey East:
1) Hockey East was up to the "Challenge"
The Hockey East/Big Ten Challenge wasn't very challenging this weekend as the series kicked off with the veteran Hockey East league posting a dominating 4-1-1 record against its rookie brethren. No. 7 Boston College and No. 15 Boston University both handily defeated No. 2 Wisconsin. Massachusetts, coming off a two-loss weekend to begin the season, swept Michigan State at home. The lone blemishes of the weekend came at the hands of Michigan, which earned a tie and overtime win at New Hampshire. Michigan, in fact, is now 2-0-1 against Hockey East teams after a season-opening win against BC and will host BU and Massachusetts-Lowell next weekend looking to continue the success vs. Hockey East. Both of those games will be part of the "Challenge" as will BU and Lowell's single games versus Michigan State, BC's Friday game at Minnesota and Penn State's game against Vermont which is being played in Philadelphia next Saturday.
2) The top not-so-nice for Lowell
Massachusetts-Lowell began the season a preseason No. 1 in the USCHO.com poll, the first time in program history the school earned the nation's top ranking. The River Hawks quickly learned that it's lonely at the top beginning the season 1-3-0. Lowell's lone win came against Massachusetts, but a season-opening loss to Sacred Heart and a sweep this past weekend in a home-and-home with Quinnipiac gave the River Hawks four consecutive losses to Connecticut teams (Lowell fell to Yale in last year's Frozen Four). No need to push the panic button for the River Hawks just yet. Lowell began last season 2-5-1 before rallying for the school's first-ever Frozen Four appearance.
3) An offensive explosion on Huntington Ave.
Don't look now fans, but the team tied for the most goals thus far in the nation is none other than Northeastern. The Huskies have potted 20 goals in their first four games. Not bad for a team that last season scored just 81 goals total. You can say anything you would like about NU's first two opponents – Alabama-Huntsville and Holy Cross – but goals are goals and a team's offensive ability generally dictates whether or not they can score. I'll have more on Northeastern in Tuesday's notes column, but one thing if for sure, this NU team can score.
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Here's an article I wrote for a website: just a fond reflection on PC gaming and some of its unexpected influences.
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Thx for posting that. The sentiment is great, and I never looked at it that way. I do think forums played a big part too, and the social media revolution was a step up from that. Social Media is stilted besides - it allows you to people-watch but it doesn't really allow you to make friends, where games and forums do. I'd count people I know only from these forums as friends, no matter what non-geeks might say.
And if you're publishing any of that... enervate is not a synonym for energise ;)
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Nice read. There is the undertone of PC's dying and consoles taking over. I don't think that is the case. I see PC's continuing to drive forward and the communities online gaming engenders continuing to flourish.
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Why the Dems Have Become the Party of Wealth
Since the days of FDR, the GOP has been the party of the rich. Or at least, that's the conventional wisdom.
From Reagan's free-market crusades to Bush's wealth-friendly tax cuts, the Republicans have long been regarded as the standard-bearers of the self-made, entrepreneurial rich. It's why the "Billionaires for Bush," get more media attention than the "Billionaires for Hillary."
Yet in recent years, that conventional wisdom has been turned on its head. The new rich, it seems, have increasingly become Democrats. As donors, they are giving more money to Democrats than Republicans. As voters, the superrich are leaning left. And as candidates themselves, using their fortunes to get elected, they tend to run as Democrats.
Among candidates who spent more than $4 million on their own campaigns, Democrats outnumbered Republicans 3-1, according to data from Jennifer Steen.
A study by Prince & Associates during the 2004 election found that voters worth $10 million or more supported John Kerry and stressed their support of environmental issues, budget deficits, health care and education.
And yesterday's Journal carried the news that Democrats lead the fund-raising race for the 2008 election for the first time since data started being collected 30 years ago. According to the Campaign Finance Institute, the Democrats raised $63 million from contributions of $2,300 or more, compared to $45 million for Republicans.The article says that the Dems have beat the Republicans with small donations over the Internet. But big donations and "aggregating" by the rich also likely plays a role.
Why the change? Some would argue it's merely business. The rich may think the Democrats have a better shot at getting elected because of voter discontent with the GOP. So they're plowing money to the winners in hopes of getting favors later. Private equity firms, for instance, may be donating to Hillary in hopes of avoiding a tax hike on their carried interest. Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group and other members of the Private Equity Council trade group gave 69% of their $3.4 million in campaign donations to Democrats last year, up from 51% of $2.7 million in 2000, the Journal article says.
Others would argue that the Republicans have alienated their "fiscal conservative" base with spending. Another reason might be that much of the wealth in recent years has been created in more liberal blue states like California (dot coms), New York (Wall Street) and Connecticut (hedge funds). Are there other reasons I may be missing?


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Nonella, M; Suter, H U; Huber, J R (2010). Predissociation via conformational change: Photodissociation of N,N-dimethylnitrosamine in the S1 state. Journal of Physical Chemistry. A, 114(50):13011-13015.
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surfaces of the S1 state of DMN in its planar and pyramidal conformations. While the planar molecular geometry
appears to possess no direct dissociation channel, the pyramidal configuration is dissociative yielding the
products NO + (CH3)2N. Using wave packet dynamics on the planar S1 potential energy surface the
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Thursday, June 19 – Sunday, June 29
- Blomkvist goes to the hospital to see Henrik. Birger Vanger, Cecilia's brother tries to stop him from going in. On his way out he runs into Birger again, and Birger is hostile.
- Next, he runs into Cecilia. When he says he wants to talk to her about Harriet, she gets mad.
- Frode visits Blomkvist that evening and tells him that Cecilia wants him to stop the investigation.
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- Next, Martin Vanger shows up. He's very nice, but wants Blomkvist to be careful about upsetting Henrik. He agrees to talk with Erika about taking over for Henrik on Millennium's board.
- Salander visits her mother, who doesn't recognize her.
- Meanwhile, Blomkvist tries to find the couple in the picture with Harriet on Children's Day.
- Salander identifies one of the names in Harriet's date book. Magda Lovisa was murdered in 1960. Her murder matches the passage from Leviticus next to her name in the date book.
- Salander identifies another name from Harriet's date book, a murdered girl named Rakel Lunde.
- Salander adds a name to her list, Lea Persson. She's not in Harriet's book but Salander thinks she should be. Her murder matches a passage in Leviticus.
- Around 10 on Sunday morning, Blomkvist arrives at Mildred Berrgren's house.
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It was a morning of rituals: Both those already well-worn, like a pair of comfortable shoes, and brand-new routines established with tiny, tentative steps.
Classroom doors swung open again Wednesday at Ellsworth Elementary School, along with all other Evergreen district buildings and those in the Hockinson, La Center and Ridgefield districts.
Within a half-hour, veteran teacher Penny Baz led nine wide-eyed kindergarten pupils, a few already fidgety, down the main hallway on their introductory tour.
"This is called 'Lost and Found,' " Baz explained. "Every day, somebody forgets a coat or jacket. So, when I tell you to go check at Lost and Found, this is where to come.
"Say it with me: Lost … and … Found," Baz intoned, and her pupils obeyed.
They made acquaintance with Ellsworth Principal Jerry Evans and the frontline school secretaries, Nancy Olson and Christine Johnson, who deftly juggled the first-day blitz.
"We're happy to have you here. You're all Panthers, now," Evans told the small group.
Moments later, Baz showed off the carved, wooden Panther mascot in the main display case. She demonstrated the "Panther pat" — make a claw of one hand (with a tiny growl, if you want!), then reach over and pat your shoulder, reward for a task well done, she said.
After a peek into the nurse's room and school gym, it was back down the hall to Room 6, again. Past corkboards brightly decorated with every student's name, and paw prints — lots of paw prints — outside each open homeroom. Inside, teachers led their charges through proper rules and etiquette, sometimes with song or a clapping rhythm to cement the lesson.
"It's still exciting for us, coming in, when you see all the kindergartners come in, and their mothers taking pictures," said Evans, in his seventh opening day at the Ellsworth helm.
No, he didn't need the alarm to pop out of bed on time Wednesday.
"This is just a great community school," Evans said. "When you think of the Ellsworth community, this is it."
It's a welcoming campus, no doubt.
Classic sand-colored brick and shiny tile floors; Wanda, the wispy blue Betta fish, in her office counter-top tank. A large mural of local flora, fauna and human history (the great blue heron easily outsizes half the Ellsworth student body); the sturdy plaque that marks "Erected 1958," next to class photos of school faculty that inaugural year (nine in number), and from each 10-year point forward (31 faculty and staff members by 1999).
Not quite an Ellsworth fixture that long, but with a lifetime of helpful experience, is Belva Baz.
Now 88, Belva has volunteered for five years in Penny Baz's classroom, coming twice a week to help her daughter, any way she's needed.
Belva chuckles over one student's description: " 'There are two Ms. Bazes in the room, and one of them has a lot of wrinkles,' " she recalled.
It's good tonic to keep her engaged after decades of Red Cross work and then nursing her sister through a cancer battle, Belva reports. The new year brings the chance to catch up with Penny's former students, who materialize elsewhere on campus after the summer break as larger, wiser versions of their old selves.
"It's wonderful to see them grow up. They've gotten so tall," said Belva, who grew up in Iowa but graduated as a proud Camas Papermaker.
Her daughter can use the boost. Wednesday marked a "Smart Start" soft opening, Evans explained, with only the first nine students attending. Another small group breaks in alone Thursday, followed by a third on Friday. That's 26 students total for Penny's class, a daunting amount.
Fortunately, Evans has an empty room stacked with desks for an additional, third kindergarten section, if even two more late pupils are registered, he said. Baz's load would then drop sharply.
At the front desk, Amber Loop signed just such paperwork for her newcomer daughter, Catherine — a first-grader. Looking on was little sister, Michelle, 3, still years from school.
An Oregon transplant, Loop found only on Tuesday while checking online that Evergreen's year began the very next day, she said. Just in time, she drove Catherine to Ellsworth.
Still, Thursday will signal a true new family era, the start of a daily drill.
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When audiences go to see "RoboCop," they'll certainly be lining up for the action and violence. But for actor Joel Kinnaman, who plays the titular role, it was working with co-star Gary Oldman that made the remake worth it.
"It's one of the great experiences of my career and my life," Kinnaman told us while discussing the true relationship at the heart of the new film: that of RoboCop and his creator.
In the film, Oldman plays Dr. Dennett Norton, an OCP employee on a deadline to deliver an up-to-spec and on-time cybernetic cop. And he gets his chance once Detective Alex Murphy is mortally wounded in a car bombing; and accident that destroys most of the Detroit cop's body.
"It starts out as almost like Dr. Frankenstein and his monster, and then it transitions into this father and son relationship," Kinnaman said. Oldman added that what happens next becomes, "quite touching at times," as Dr. Norton grapples with his desire to deliver a profitable RoboCop unit, with his duty to preserve the humanity of his patient.
Kinnaman and Oldman also co-starred in the upcoming Soviet-era drama "Child 44," but didn't get a chance to shoot any scenes together. So Kinnaman was thrilled to learn that he'd get the chance to work opposite an actor he admires so deeply.
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We have seen in the previous unit that atoms can be described by their atomic number (Z) and their mass number (A).
It is possible, however, for the number of nucleons present in the nucleus to differ in atoms of the same element.
An atom of a particular element is identified by the number of protons in its nucleus, ie its atomic number (Z). This means that the difference in the number of nucleons must be caused by a different number of neutrons being present in the nucleus.
Such atoms are still chemically identical but will differ in their mass numbers, due to the different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus.
These atoms are called isotopes.
Isotopes of a substance are defined as atoms of the same element which contain the same number of protons, but a varying number of neutrons.
Another way of describing isotopes is as follows:
Isotopes are atoms with the same atomic number, but with a different mass number.
Example 1
Hydrogen (symbol H) has three isotopes:
In the first isotope of hydrogen (H) there is only one proton in the nucleus.
In the second isotope of hydrogen (H), there is one proton but one neutron in the nucleus as well.
This isotope of hydrogen is known as hydrogen-2 or deuterium. The name is derived from the fact that there are two nuclear particles in the nucleus.
The third isotope of hydrogen (H) contains one proton and two neutrons.
This isotope of hydrogen is known as hydrogen-3 or tritium. The name is derived from the fact that there are three nuclear particles in the nucleus.
Example 2
Chlorine (symbol Cl) has two isotopes - one with a mass number of 35, the other with a mass number of 37:
17 electrons 17 electrons
35 nucleons 37 nucleons
Both of these atoms are found to behave in exactly the same way in a chemical reaction. The only difference is the different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus of each isotope.
In Cl the number of neutrons present is 18, calculated from the equation:
An important fact to note is the proportions in which the isotopes of elements occur in nature. In chlorine, the proportion of Cl present to Cl is approximately 3 to 1.
The ratio will vary from substance to substance.
For example sodium (symbol Na) has three naturally occurring isotopes:
The proportions in which these isotopes are found is as follows:
Another important question to consider is which isotope must be dealt with when speaking of chlorine or sodium? To answer this equation, we must look at relative atomic mass.
Relative atomic mass
Due to the fact that atoms have such little actual mass, scientists had to find alternative methods of expressing the mass of an atom.
They chose the carbon-12 (C) isotope as a standard and stated that masses of all other atoms would be expressed relative to this standard.
In other words, if C has mass number (A) of 12, then carbon-12 has mass of 12. Thus hydrogen (A = 1) will have mass of 1. Magnesium (A = 24) will have mass of 24.
The masses of atoms relative to the carbon-12 isotope (C) are called the relative atomic masses.
Relative atomic mass has the symbol Ar.
It is defined as the number of times the "average" atom of an element is heavier than 1/12th of the mass of a carbon-12 isotope.
Note that relative atomic mass has no units. It is simply a comparison.
The effect of isotopes on relative atomic mass
The presence of isotopes of a particular element has an effect on the value of the relative atomic mass.
Isotopes occur in various proportions depending on what element is being considered, as seen previously.The ratio of isotopes present must be considered when calculating the relative atomic mass of an element.
Consider the following examples.
Example 1
The ratio of the three isotopes of hydrogen found naturally is:
To calculate the relative atomic mass of hydrogen, we do the following calculation:Relative atomic mass
This is only an approximate value as the percentages are not exact. This calculation allows for an "average" relative atomic mass to be calculated for hydrogen, based on all the isotopes present according to their naturally occurring ratio.
When the relative atomic mass of an element is used as a mass number, the relative atomic mass is rounded off to the nearest whole number.
Example 2
Naturally occurring magnesium (symbol Mg) has three stable isotopes:
Thus, Ar for magnesium is equal to 24,315.
Relative molecular mass and formula mass
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The relative molecular mass (Mr) is the mass of a molecule compared to one-twelfth of the mass of an atom of carbon-12.
It is found by adding together the relative atomic masses of the atoms in the molecule.
The term "relative molecular mass" should only be used for molecules. Giant structures like crystals are represented by formulae which show the simplest ratio of atoms or ions in the structure. In this case, the term "relative formula mass" should be used.
Relative formula mass is the mass of the formula of a compound compared to one-twelfth of the mass of an atom of carbon-12.


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The Storage Options Philosophy - Technology without Compromise
Storage Options is a UK-based technology brand created with a vision of offering great value, high-performance products without compromising on quality or service.
Since Storage Options arrived in the UK in 2010, we have gone from strength to strength successfully growing our customer base and expanding our product portfolio into many new areas. Our aim is to deliver great products that meet expectations, offer exceptional value for money and provide the good service and support expected by our customers.
Our Commitment to Quality and Service
To ensure we meet your expectations we apply the highest standards at every stage of a product's development and manufacture:
Every Storage Options product must undergo and pass a comprehensive research, development and testing process before we can even consider bringing it to market; most products we see will fail at this stage. Once in production all shipments are quality assured and checked by our people before being sent from the factory into our distribution network.
The packaging is clear, bright and designed specifically to appeal to UK customers. Look inside the box and you'll see that everything you need to get started is included; we try to make our products as versatile, easy to use and great value.
Leaf through our manuals and you'll see that they're clearly written and annotated (by our UK team) and are regularly updated and available online. Finally, should you struggle in any way to get started or to make the most of the product an extensive FAQ knowledge bank is available at storageoptions.com/support to give you advice and resolve any problems when they occasionally do occur. Alternatively, you can contact our UK based technical support team via email on firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Shelton, Conn., Man Claims $1,000,000 Mega Millions Prize Winning Ticket
Get in the game—tonight's Mega Millions jackpot is an awe-inspiring $425,000,000!
Rocky Hill, CT/ December 13, 2013 – Driving home from work last Tuesday night, Robert Rich of Shelton pulled into a gas station so that the friend he was traveling with could buy some lottery tickets. Rich bought a scratch ticket, but was urged on by his buddy to also buy a Mega Millions® ticket. He bought five Mega Millions "Quick Pick" tickets—a fortunate choice that resulted in a five number match and a $1,000,000 prize win.
"If it wasn't for my friend, I would have never even thought to play. Now I can pay off the mortgage, pay off the student loans, and definitely take a family vacation. It certainly makes life a little easier," Rich told Lottery officials.
The winning Mega Millions numbers on December 10, 2013 were 5 - 12 - 22 - 41 - 65, the Mega Ball number was 13 and the Megaplier® number was 2. In total, 56,594 winning Mega Millions tickets were sold statewide, with prizes ranging from $1 to $1,000,000.
Rich's $1,000,000 prize winning Mega Millions ticket was purchased at Howe Avenue Sunoco, located at 276 Howe Avenue in Shelton. Howe Avenue Sunoco will receive a $2,500 bonus check from the CT Lottery for selling the ticket.
Tonight, CT Lottery players will get another chance at winning the Mega Millions jackpot, which has soared to an impressive $425 million with an estimated cash value of $228.2 million—the 2nd largest jackpot in Mega Millions history.
Mega Millions is drawn on Tuesdays and Fridays at 11:00pm and is offered at more than 2,800 lottery locations throughout the state. Connecticut tickets must be purchased by 10:45pm on Friday for the 11:00pm drawing.
The overall odds of winning a Mega Millions prize are 1 in 14.7. Odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 258,890,850 million. Consumers must be 18 or older to purchase Lottery tickets.
The CT Lottery reminds consumers across the state to "Play Responsibly" and "Know Your Limits." For information about the CT Lottery, call (860) 713-2700, or visit ctlottery.org.


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The University of Idaho women's golf team improved by three strokes during the second round of the Anteater Invitational to pull into sixth at the annual tournament - just two strokes out of fifth.
Junior Kayla Mortellaro set the pace for Idaho despite a second-round 77. She's at 148 and in sixth at 148 - five strokes off the leading pace of Lauren Taylor of Portland State. Also for Idaho, junior Teo Poplawski is tied for 28th at 157, with freshmen Julia Hitchins in a tie for 32nd at 158 and Rachel Choi in a tie for 40th at 160. Sophomore Allyssa Nilsson is tied for 52nd at 165.
Long Beach State leads the tournament at 592 with Portland State second at 594. Idaho is at 621 after 36 holes.


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Plan your visit
Whether you're looking to soothe aching muscles with a Thai Herbal Compress Massage or relieve dry skin with the Palmero, we look forward to helping you plan a day at The Spa that will leave you feeling completely refreshed.
It is strongly recommended that you schedule services at The Spa at least two weeks in advance in order to secure the time that is most convenient for you. To speak with a reservation agent, please call (831) 649-7615 or . The Spa reservation agents are also able to book services at The Spanish Bay Club for guests at The Inn at Spanish Bay.
Spa service rates are subject to change without notice.
1518 Cypress Drive, Pebble Beach, CA 93953
Hours of Operation
Facilities: 8:30 AM - 7:30 PM
If you need to cancel or change your appointment, please call at least 24 hours prior to the appointment time. If an appointment is cancelled or changed within 24 hours of the scheduled service, we charge 50% of the service price. For groups, there is a minimum 14-day cancellation policy. A "no-show" appointment is charged the full service rate.
Service Charge
A service charge of 20% will be assessed. The Spa retains a portion of the service charge as an administrative fee; the remainder of the service charge is distributed to employees of The Spa.
Gate Clearance
Day guests will receive free entry for services booked at The Spa.
Age Requirements
The minimum age for services at The Spa is 18, and the minimum age for salon services is 14. Guests of all ages are welcome to enjoy manicures, pedicures and hair services, provided they are accompanied by an adult.
Electronic Devices
To preserve the relaxing environment of The Spa, we request that you refrain from using cell phones, laptops and other electronic devices during your visit.
Mail Order
To bring The Spa at Pebble Beach experience into your home, all of our Signature retail products are available by mail order. Please call The Spa Boutique with your product request, (831) 622-6446, and it will be shipped to you immediately.
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Spa Gift Cards are available at The Spa Boutique or by calling .
Parking is available in the garage adjacent to The Spa, directly across the street from the tennis courts of The Beach & Tennis Club.
For Spa reservations, please call (831) 649-7615 or .
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Rated one of the toughest courses in the world from the Championship tees.
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A true Scottish-style links course and one of the most ecologically sensitive courses in the world.
Del Monte Golf Course
The oldest golf course in continuous operation west of the Mississippi.
Peter Hay Golf Course
The only 9-hole par-3 golf course open to the public on the Monterey Peninsula.
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Flexible meeting spaces include six rooms and a ballroom with occupancy of up to 800.
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"It's 8am, I am awake, and Alice the housekeeper is rolling my cage to my favourite spot beside reception. From here I have a great view on the comings and goings in the hotel. People-watching is one of my favourite past-times.
It is quiet still, so I have a healthy breakfast of seeds and nuts, washed down with some fresh water. African Grey parrots need to watch their diet, you know.
John and Martina have arrived in Reception, and are busily switching on lights and computers, getting ready for the morning check-out. If anyone opens the door to my cage, I may hop down and visit them in reception. I hope no-one steps on me!
A few guests are walking past me now, heading up to the restaurant for breakfast. I shout out a cheerful "Good Morning, and what's your name", and get a lovely smile in return. Perhaps later they will remember to bring me a few green grapes. I really love fres
h fruit. Sometimes I wish I could hop up to the restaurant and raid the fruit-bowl myself. Who knows what other goodies they are hiding up there!
More and more guests are going up for breakfast, and some people are paying their bills at reception before leaving. I hate seeing people leave, and eagerly await the afternoon when our new arrivals check in.
Check-in time is my favourite time of day. I love meeting new people, and seeing old friends again. John has put out the Irish Night sign, ready for this evening. I hear him telling guests the restaurant will be decorated with shades of green, the menu will be written in Irish, and we will have traditional Irish music during dinner and in the bar afterwards. I love the live music every night, and so do our guests. The atmosphere during the evening is always great. People especially love Tuesday nights for the Irish music. Quite often our guests join in, and sing too! And of course I join in and whistle my own tunes for the evening.
Sometimes I notice people trying to catch me singing on video. If I am feeling mischievous, I go quiet whenever they try. That way, they keep coming back to talk to me and try again. I do love company!
After dinner I have a dessert of green grapes. There is always someone who remembers to bring me a few, and if not, Brian reminds people how much I love them.
At 11pm it is time for my beauty sleep. John Noel or Wendy come and talk to me, then roll my cage back into my own private room.
Time to catch some sleep!"


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Our most popular widths.
4.0 mm Silver S.S. (USD) $315.00
5.0 mm Silver S.S. (USD) $435.00
6.5 mm Silver S.S. (USD) $515.00
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The properties of silver is soft it will scratch, but the locking mechanism is the same design as a gold model which is the most advanced and secure in the world.
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A) AMAZING WORK! (Photos by email)
|We credit your old gold towards a new secure Ringlock wedding band. Consider recycling your old gold items towards your new purchase.
B) (Ring received 1 week later)
Germs "E-coli" transfer.
Remove rings when handling food
raw fish, raw meat, bread dough.
Don't do like the T.V. chefs.
Better safe than sorry.
Wearing food prep gloves is also a good idea.
For close ups and research.
Clapping with rings on both hands
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We send you a plastic strap like this to measure the finger size that you require.
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4.0 mm 14K $1,455.00
5.0 mm 14K $1,675.00
6.5 mm 14K $2,040.00
8.0 mm 14K $2,510.00
As of Feb. 3, 2015, gold is at $1,272.00 USD per ounce.
Yes we fabricate over size 12. We have made a size 17 for a pro football player with a size 26 knuckle.
Inside engraving is included with the price of wedding bands.
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State of play regarding application and implementation of IUU Regulation
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This report has been prepared with the financial support of the European Commission. The views expressed in this evaluation report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission or of its services.
This is especially the case where finance/budget is referred to, where the evaluator's analyses are sometimes based on non-exhaustive data (commitments instead of payments) and where, for this reason, the European Commission does not fully endorse the findings of the report with the authors.


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Qatar Travel Health Advice
No vaccinations are a health requirement for entry to Qatar, but it is recommended that visitors be up to date with routine vaccinations. Modern medical care and medicine is available in Doha. Doctors and hospitals expect immediate cash payment for medical services, and treatment is expensive; it is advisable for travellers to hold comprehensive medical insurance. Traveller's diarrhoea is a risk, therefore visitors should drink bottled water and avoid under-cooked food and unwashed fruit and vegetables, particularly outside of the hotels and resorts.
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Microsoft has just made a big change to its cloud storage service, where it has changed its name from SkyDrive to OneDrive. This is something that has gone into effect today.
The software giant has also updated its Android app, which now features automatic camera backups that will see your precious moments automatically uploaded to your OneDrive account. Microsoft is also rolling out monthly storage plans, which start at $4.49 per month for 50GB, ranging up to $11.49 per month for 200GB.


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Any of you that read this blog with any frequency know about a month ago I got my wisdom teeth pulled. Welp, when I went last time, I bitched up and only got 2 done. Now I have to go back today and get the other 2 removed. UGH. So I will be away for a few days. Pray for me.
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Apparently, the NFL thinks the Super Bowl champion Seahawks are just too tough for the rest of the league and need to learn to play a softer brand of football -- you know, the sissified version the union and the league office have been pushing since Roger Goodell became commissioner.
The NFL has sent along a couple of punitive missives lately that have been aimed directly at the Seahawks -- in effect chastising them for living Pete Carroll's mantra of "Always Compete."
NFL: "Hey, everyone, did you see how the Seahawks manhandled offenses last year on their way to the Super Bowl title? Well, we're not going to let anyone do that anymore. Physical play by defensive backs will not be tolerated this season."
NFL: "Speaking of physical play, we're fining the Seahawks for practicing the game of football incorrectly during the offseason. Remember, the union wants its players to not have to work to earn the six- to 10-figure salaries they get. In the offseason, football is a non-contact sport. Remember that."
The NFL can cry about Carroll's coaching tactics all it wants, but the Seahawks will remain aggressive and unaffected by the league's whining.
The NFL dumping on the Seahawks is nothing new. Long before Carroll arrived, the NFL tried to shut up Seattle's fans with noise rules, kicked the Hawks around in realignment twice and heavily contributed to the Hawks' loss in their first Super Bowl.
Since Carroll arrived, it has been more of the same. The league has criticized Carroll for practicing his team like a football team should practice, tried to bully Seattle players into undeserved suspensions, limited the Hawks' prime-time exposure because they beat up teams too much at home, and now is using the Hawks as its template for emasculating NFL defenders even more than they have been.
Carroll said he doesn't think the NFL is picking on his team any more than usual -- he certainly has to be used to it by now.
"No, I don't feel like the victim. No, I don't at all," he said Wednesday. "I think that we practice in a manner that draws attention, and we have for a long time."
Unlike past Seattle administrations, Carroll -- as flexible as any coach in league history -- has been able to overcome every hurdle the league has thrown against him and his team.
Logic and audacity are the bane of rules mongers like the NFL, the antidote for institutional idiocy and the formula for foiling ridiculous regulations and beating the system. Carroll has the savvy and gumption to skirt senseless rules and make them work in his favor.
Carroll says he wants to "do it right," but the reason he is so successful is that he dares to "do it right up to the line." He has always coached his team to play physically and to be prepared to overcome any setbacks based on subjective rulings.
After the Seahawks were punished in 2012 for physical minicamp drills, Carroll thought they had figured out what the hypersensitive union and grievance-wary league were looking for. But the dandies in the league office got uptight again this year after Carroll's players were seen "always competing."
"I'm really disappointed," Carroll said. "I don't want to be doing things wrong. I want to do things right. I like to show exactly how to do it. When you're competing like we do, we are trying to do things the best you can possibility to do it. Unfortunately, this decision makes it look otherwise."
Not that it matters.
The Seahawks led the league in penalties last season and still won the Super Bowl. They have been less affected than most teams by the preseason focus on defensive pass coverage, and they certainly won't be bothered by losing a couple of minicamp practices next year.
Carroll and John Schneider gather only the most competitive personalities for their team. Even if Carroll and his coaches can't be around to run practices, you can bet the players will marshal themselves. At the least, quarterback Russell Wilson and the skill players might stay down in California a little longer for their beach football drills while the Legion of Boom studies more film.
An even better message by Seattle players would be to channel the 1987 Seahawks, who ran their own drills without coaches even while they were on strike. That would tell the NFL and the union that the Seahawks plan to play tough with or without coaches.
Just because NFL suits want a soft brand of football doesn't mean the Seahawks have to bow to that pathetic mandate. The league can chastise Carroll and his team all it wants, but it won't stop the Seahawks from playing football the right way.


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NASA made a bold prediction this week. The space agency, while announcing that they would be launching the Transiting Exoplanet Surveying Satellite (TESS) in 2017, stated that the agency was taking an aggressive approach to looking for extraterrestrial life and that alien life would be found within the next twenty years.
The Week reported July 15 that NASA scientists now estimate that the discovery of extraterrestrial life will take place in the next two decades. They added that they believed their estimate to be a conservative one.
So... sooner?
NASA suggests that there could be as many as 100 million worlds in the Milky Way galaxy alone that harbors some form of alien life. And with more and more exoplanets being discovered, the odds seem to lean toward the possibility that somewhere out there in the universe, chemicals combined to form other life forms as they did on Earth.
"Just imagine the moment when we find potential signatures of life," Director Matt Mountain of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore statement at the announcement. "Imagine the moment when the world wakes up and the human race realizes that its long loneliness in time and space may be over — the possibility we're no longer alone in the universe."
Kevin Hand, a NASA astronomer, concurred. He said that within the next 20 years "we will find out we are not alone in the universe." In fact, he said that alien life might be as close as Jupiter; specifically, on its moon, Europa.
The panel of NASA scientists said the agency would also focus on finding life on exoplanets, or extrasolar planets (worlds outside the Solar System), or stars. TESS would be instrumental in identifying potential worlds for astronomers and other scientists to study for the potentiality of harboring life.
Although NASA made a bold commitment and prediction, there was no going boldly where no one has gone before. That spaceship sailed quite some time ago, what with the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) searching of alien life now for five decades. Besides, being bankrolled by the federal government puts some public relations constraints on the agency that might not exist if they were privately owned. Legislators themselves can look like crackpots when talking about things extraterrestrial, but an agency that needs votes for appropriations cannot afford to even come close to embarrassing a potential congressional benefactor. And since there was always so little to go on except for Drake's Equation (which postulates the probability of life and intelligent life in our galaxy), NASA always stuck to the science, to the facts, to the data. Making crazy predictions wasn't part of the overall plan to keep the agency perpetually funded. (Oddly enough, the federal government funded SETI research until 1995.)
No, NASA's bold prediction wasn't even the first.
Dr. Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute in California, and Dr. Dan Wethimer, Directory of SETI Research at the University of California Berkeley, told a House congressional panel in May that alien life would be discovered within the next twenty years, provided there was enough funding to keep the search going.
Shostak told the legislators that about one in five planets in the universe had the potential to sustain life -- and, on some worlds, intelligent life. In the Milky Way alone, he estimated that as many as 80 billion planets could be Earth-like. "There is, in other words," he asserted, "more than adequate cosmic real estate for extraterrestrial life, including intelligent life."
Shostak wrote a paper in 2006 where he predicted that alien life would be discovered within 25 years.
In 2011, Russian scientist Andrei Finkelstein, director of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Applied Astronomy Institute, added his voice to those who feel discovery of alien life is imminent. He told an international symposium that extraterrestrial life would be discovered in the next two decades as well. And he believes the aliens will resemble humans.
Dr. Shostak holds out for a far more diverse physiological make-up of alien life forms.
As for NASA, things have loosened up a bit at the space agency over the years. Three generations into kids growing up watching "Star Trek" and "Star Wars" have made the search for alien life forms not only a reality (see: astrobiology and the continuing work of SETI) but something worthy of intellectual, academic, and practical pursuit as well.
And now NASA is on board for the search.
So... twenty years. Correction: Less than twenty years...
It's a relatively safe prognostication that the alien life that is eventually initially discovered will most likely be microbial, but there is also the ouside chance it will be some higher life form. And if so, that life form just might be intelligent. A visitor perhaps. And if so, it might pay to be ready for some major changes in the ways of the world. Because finding life outside the home planet will be a game-changer, literally opening up new worlds of study and research and questioning the very foundations of what we know and what we believe and even the way we think about... just about everything.


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2nd Annual Grand Junction Off-Road Endurance MTB Event
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Hosted by the City of Grand Junction, and with great cooperation from the Grand Junction Bureau of Land Management Field Office, U.S. Bank presents the 2nd Annual Grand Junction Off-Road endurance mountain bike event and community concert, scheduled for Labor Day weekend 2014, August 29 - 31.
Featuring the world class Lunch Loops and neighboring trail systems, the "Grand" courses will start and finish on Main Street in downtown Grand Junction, and take participants of all skill levels through an assortment of terrain while traversing the Tabeguache trail system (pronounced Tab-uh-Watch) to the distant reaches of the Magellan loop. The Grand will test not only fitness, but also bike handling skills. As riders return to the welcoming and unique environment of Grand Junctions meandering Main Street, the DT Swiss Event Hub and 3-day long festival is sure to offer a welcomed feeling of reward and personal gratification through great surrounds, libations and noteworthy culinary indulgences.
Whether riding for the custom wine country inspired finishers stemless wine glass, the locally sourced, lazer etched, wine bottles for all top five in both the 30 and 40 Grand amateur events, or the $20,000 Pro Cash purse (a rare equal payout to male/female categories), each participant is sure to find great achievement by finishing either the 15, 30 or 40 Grand course (1 Grand = 1 mile).
All are invited to attend, including the non-riding, and enjoy Grand Junctions thriving outdoor enthusiast opportunities coupled with progressive American Main Street arts and retail. Sunrise yoga, road rides in the monument, a swim in the Colorado River, imbibing the region's best wines, enjoying quality time with friends and family in Riverside Park, and trail systems beyond the Grand course offering an endless assortment of world class riding for all ages and abilities. All are welcome for this Inaugural 3-day event and are sure to appreciate a notable experience in Grand Junction, CO.
Event related ingredients making up the DT Swiss Event Hub consist of the Grand start/finish line, a well appointed vendor and tech expo, side shows, shennanigans, a kids fun ride, free live music and a unique opportunity to be submerged in the mountain bike industry's vibe while enjoying a cool mesa evening in good company - bring a chair, steady vibes and good friends, then relax at the concert as the bands belt out tunes, the podiums are announced and the sun sets on Mesa County's most impressive geological features.
Fundraising: A portion of the funds raised through the Grand Junction Off-Road will benefit the Community Food Bank of Grand Junction. In addition to the cash donation made at time of registration, Epic Rides respectfully requests all participants and concert attendees bring two canned goods for donation at packet pickup located in the hub.
More information and registration online at http://EpicRides.com.