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Welcome to the Assisted Fertility Program
Having a child is one of life's most emotional experiences. Unfortunately, for the one in six couples that fail to conceive, the anticipated joy can become wrenching disappointment. Advances in medical technology have made pregnancy a reality for many infertile couples. Today, comprehensive assisted fertility services are available enabling more couples to realize their dreams of having a family.
The Assisted Fertility Program is proud to offer a comprehensive fertility program for the North Florida, South Georgia and Southwest Virginia regions. The Assisted Fertility Program infertility clinics are located in Jacksonville, Florida and Roanoke, Virginia.
Program director Marwan Shaykh, M.D., is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist with special certification in reproductive endocrinology and infertility. He is a recognized pioneer in the field of reproductive medicine. Dr. Shaykh established the FIRST in-vitro fertilization pregnancy program in North Florida in 1985, just four years after the first IVF program was launched in the United States, and has assisted in the successful pregnancies and births of thousands of happy, healthy babies.
Dr. Shaykh's extensive training as an infertility specialist includes expertise in all ART techniques and reproductive surgery such as tubal reversal. He focuses on reproductive endocrinology, providing comprehensive infertility treatment for males and females.
The Assisted Fertility Program offers a full array of advanced reproductive technologies to help female and male infertility patients. Our clinics offer all fertility treatment options including:
Male infertility, Male Infertility Testing and Male Infertility Treatment
Female infertility, Female Infertility Testing and Female Infertility Treatment
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
Intrauterine insemination(IUI) or Artificial Insemination
Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation
Egg donation (IVF with an Egg Donor)
Testicular sperm aspiration (TESA), Surgical Sperm Retrevial
Tubal reversal surgery or Tubal Ligation Reversal Reproductive surgery
Endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome treatment
Gamete Intrafallopian Tube Transfer (GIFT)
Assisted Hatching
Embryo Freezing and Replacement of Frozen Embryos
Egg Freezing, Sperm Freezing or Fertility Preservation
Our IVF and donor egg programs are among the most successful in the state. Our IVF program success rates exceed the national average and we have the lowest prices in the region! The current price for our discounted IVF cycles is; $6,350. Minimal stimulation IVF is also offered for appropriate women and it is much less expensive than standard IVF. Mini Stim IVF is available for $ 5,350. Minimal stimulation success rates rival standard IVF success rates in appropriate patients.
Dr. Shaykh is one of a very few infertility specialists achieving comparable success rates with IVF and minimal stimulation IVF. In addition, Dr. Shaykh offers tubal reversal surgery at both locations. This surgery is an option for many women and, in some cases, has higher success rates than IVF. We offer lower cost discounted options for tubal reversal surgery.
Dr. Shaykh is committed to making it easier for couples to afford the infertility treatments they require. We participate with financing companies that offer low interest rates and work with customers with low credit ratings to be able to finance fertility treatment. To learn more about the medical financing companies we participate with please see the page on our website, financing options for IVF and Tubal Reversal treatments.
Furthermore, Dr. Shaykh is a noted innovator and researcher in the field of reproductive endocrinology and infertility. He developed an innovative embryo transfer catheter for IVF. Among its many advantages, it reduces discomfort during embryo transfer and allows the specialist to observe transfer using transvaginal ultrasound. Unlike other fertility clinics, our patients do not have to have a full bladder during their embryo transfer. See the video describing the catheter. At the Assisted Fertility Program, we are totally committed to providing the most current medical and scientific services available in an environment of care and emotional support.
Call us today at 1-800-777-4831 to speak to one of our experienced fertility nurses.
Causes of Infertility Overview
Approximately 15 percent of couples attempting pregnancy experience difficulty. Female factors are responsible for 40 percent of infertility cases; male factors, 40 percent of cases; and, in the remaining 20 percent of cases, a combination of female and male factors. Under normal circumstances, the chances of pregnancy occurring as a result of unprotected intercourse during the fertile window of the cycle are about 25% per month. After 12 months of attempting pregnancy, approximately 80% of couples will have conceived. You can read more about other causes of infertility here.
Male and Female Infertility Testing
A thorough infertility assessment is necessary for us to determine the type of treatment best suited to your situation. If you have undergone infertility testing elsewhere, rest assured that these tests will be repeated only if absolutely necessary. Before starting any treatment an ultrasound scan will be performed to evaluate the condition of the ovaries and uterus. In some cases abnormalities that are evident on the pre-treatment ultrasound may require further investigation through laparoscopy or hysteroscopy.
We may also recommend a hysterosalpingogram (HSG), a procedure in which dye is passed through the cervix into the uterus and fallopian tubes under X-ray control to reveal abnormalities in the uterus or fallopian tubes (hydrosalpinx). We also conduct blood tests to evaluate ovarian function. It is important that any woman attempting pregnancy know whether or not she is immune to the Rubella virus. If you are unsure of your immunity, you will need to have a Rubella test performed prior to treatment.
Other tests that may be required include:
Semen analysis
Blood group and type
Assessment of the blood profile for those women at risk for conditions such as sickle cell anemia, thallasemia, and cystic fibrosis
Anti-phospholipid antibodies (APA) for women with a history of miscarriage Screening for sexually transmitted diseases (HIV, RPR, Hepatitis B and C, chlamydia, and gonorrhea)
Click here to learn more about female fertility tests and male infertility tests.
Female Infertility Problems Overview
A woman typically produces a single egg each month as a result of various hormonal changes. The egg develops within a fluid sac in the ovary (follicle) and is released upon maturation. It is then picked up by one of the fallopian tubes and moved toward the uterus. Common female infertility problems are caused by:
Ovulatory problems are the most common cause of female infertility and occur as a result of hormonal imbalance. This imbalance may arise within the hypothalamus, in the pituitary gland, or in the ovaries. Common culprits include stress, weight loss or weight gain, excessive prolactin production (the hormone that stimulates milk production in the breasts), thyroid gland problems, and polycystic ovarian disease.
Tubal Blockage is another common cause of infertility in women. In normal circumstances the fallopian tubes act like fishing rods, picking up the released egg and assisting its move toward the uterus. Damage to the tubes may impede the pick-up or transport of the egg, thereby preventing fertilization. Tubal blockage can occur as a result of any infection that ascends into the tubes or that descends to the tubes from other sites in the peritoneal cavity, such as the appendix. It can also occur as a result of surgery. If fluid collects in the fallopian tubes it may be a source of chronic infection and may also be detrimental to the development of the embryo. Although some tubal blockages can be treated by microsurgical techniques, in many cases pregnancy can be achieved only through In-vitro Fertilization.
Endometriosis is another complex problem which causes female infertility. Endometriosis occurs when tissue similar to that which normally lines the womb exists at other sites in the pelvis. At the time of menstruation bleeding occurs from this tissue and may give rise to abdominal pain and painful intercourse. Blood-filled cysts may also develop within the ovaries. It is unclear why mild to moderate endometriosis is associated with infertility, but there are indications that endometriosis reduces the ability of the tubes to pick up the eggs.
Laparoscopic laser treatment may improve the fertility of patients with endometriosis. Drug therapy is not effective. In cases of extensive endometriosis, especially in the presence of chocolate cysts (accumulations of old blood in the ovaries), correction through laparoscopy or conventional surgery may be required before embarking on IVF treatment. In-vitro Fertilization and Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer are appropriate treatments for infertility associated with endometriosis.
Male Infertility Problems
After sperm are produced in the testes they move to the epididymis for maturation and storage. Completion of this process takes approximately three months. During sexual intercourse the sperm abandon the epididymis and travel through the vas deferens, where they are mixed with fluid secreted from various glands. This mixture of sperm and seminal fluid, called semen, is deposited in the vagina of the female partner following ejaculation.
Causes of male infertility can be divided into two categories — physical abnormalities of the male reproductive tract such as epididymal or vas obstruction, and impaired sperm production. In most cases of male infertility, however, the cause is unknown. To determine male infertility a semen analysis is conducted. A normal assessment reveals a sperm count of more than 20 million sperm per milliliter of semen. In normal semen, at least 50 percent of the sperm are actively moving and more than 14 percent of the sperm are shaped normally. Medication rarely improves sperm count. Until recently there has been no effective treatment for male infertility.
However, since the introduction of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) in which a single sperm is injected into the egg, the success rates for couples with male infertility problems have markedly improved. Learn more about male infertility here.
Unexplained Infertility
Unexplained infertility affects approximately 15 percent of infertile couples. In the majority of these cases the failure to reach a diagnosis is not due to inadequate investigations, but to other factors that cannot be assessed using conventional tests. For example, it is not currently scientifically possible to determine if the eggs are actually released at the time of supposed ovulation; if the fallopian tubes are able to pick up the eggs; if the sperm are capable of reaching the site of fertilization; or, if the sperm can fertilize the egg. In cases of unexplained infertility, In-vitro Fertilization is both diagnostic and therapeutic. It can provide information about the fertilizing capability of the sperm and also bypass a potential tubal egg pickup problem.
About our Fertility Clinics in Jacksonville FL and Roanoke VA
Our Jacksonville, FL fertility clinic serves patients the following areas; Orlando, Gainesville, Kissimmee, Tampa, Tallahassee, Panama City, Palm coast, Daytona Beach, Fernandina beach, St. Augustine, Ocala, Naples, Valdosta, Brunswick, Waycross, Savannah, Albany, Augusta, Charleston, Hilton Head and even the Miami, Fort Meyers, West Palm Beach, and Atlanta areas. Our Roanoke, VA fertility clinic serves patients in the following areas; Lynchburg, Blacksburg, Danville, Richmond, Johnson City, Charlottesville, Petersburg, Cave Spring, Christiansburg, Bluefield, Lewisburg, Raleigh, Charlotte and Columbia areas.
We work with many patients who live in outside areas. These patients can do much of their fertility testing locally so they only have to travel to our low cost fertility center for the actual procedures.
Here are our two fertility center locations to serve you:
Jacksonville Fertility Clinic Location
3627 University Blvd South, Suite: 450
Jacksonville, FL 32216
Roanoke Fertility Clinic Location
2660 Electric Road, Suite: D
Roanoke, VA 24018
Discounted IVF and Tubal Reversal Surgery
"Dr. Shaykh Announces Price Reductions for Tubal Reversal and IVF. See Details on IVF and Tubal Reversal Pages." These price reductions will enable many couples, who otherwise could not afford fertility treatments, to have the child of their dreams.
Skype Consults Available
Dr. Shaykh is now offering virtual consultations using Skype. This service is especially useful for those that live distant to one of our offices or have difficult work schedules. The Skype consults are intended for patients considering IVF, mini-stim IVF, or tubal reversal surgery. There is a minimal fee of $150 for the consult. Please schedule your consult by following this link:
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Oct. 4, 2003
Recap| Final Stats| Notes| Photo Gallery
UCLA Head Coach Karl Dorrell
"It's a great finish for our team. Two weeks in a row the kids have responded well in the second half. We are building on doing things the right way. All of our phases are working together. It is nice to see all three phases of our game come together. When all of the phases are working together we will have the kind of success we had tonight. It's nice to have that type of success."
"We are fortunate with tonight's win and excited about where we are heading. This is the fifth week we have gotten better and that is great to see. We see our potential and know what we can become."
On Reggie Williams
"We matched up better with him with zone and man. We were able to put pressure on Cody and make him hold the ball longer than he wanted. We made some great adjustments on defense."
On Rodney Leisle
"Anytime you have a big play, particularly at the beginning of a half, it gives you momentum. We were able to ride that momentum through the third and especially the fourth quarters. It gave us a great boost of confidence as a team and we were able to get everything working.
On the offensive line
"We made adjustments as well on the offensive side. We knew we had to run the ball in the second half, but we were also able to have big pass plays. We are making positive steps in both the defensive and offensive areas."
"Tonight we finally had a sense of the execution that we wanted and are capable of. We showed what we were capable of. We are getting closer and closer to being the team that I think we can be."
On Drew Olson
"He did a nice job of managing our offense today. He is a young player who still makes mistakes, but his mistakes are less and less. He came in and filled a void and his confidence is getting better and better.
On Craig Bragg passing him in the Bruin record books
"Who is more deserving than Craig Bragg. He is only a junior so that is a slap in the face. What better person than him to pass me. He does a great job of representing this program. It's nice to see his big play ability come through. When we needed him, he came through for us.
UCLA Quarterback Drew Olson
"I felt good tonight. In the first half there were some plays I would like to take back, like the interception.
"When the whole team is clicking on all three cylinders, the offense, defense, special teams, it motivates us and gets us going. It helps when we are all out there having fun and making plays."
"It was the number 18 team in the country, to do that to them is a compliment to everyone on the team and the coaches."
Washington Head Coach Keith Gilbertson
"We were playing really well. It was as good a half of football as we have had in a couple of years. When we turned that ball over, that gave them some light. They hadn't really earned a touchdown, yet they were in the game 16-14. After that, we were never able to stop them. I think our guys played well, it just felt like we were rolling down hill and couldn't get the brakes on."
On UCLA
"You have to give UCLA a lot of credit. They were down and it looked like they didn't have much going. They just hung in there and flipped it around.

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1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
(I translated this from french)
Some n dice are thrown and the sum of all their face values is 117. Estimate n through a confidence interval of 90%. In other words, of all the possible rolls of n dice that sum up to 117, find a range in which n should be located 90% of the time. For example, 20≤n≤117, 100% of the time because a 117-dice roll can sum up to 117, but not a 118-dice roll, and 19 dice can give a maximum sum of 114.
2. Relevant equations
To estimate the population average (here, the population is every possible roll of n dice that sums to 117) while the variance is unknown, and X is normally distributed (which it probably is), we use the following formula
$\frac{X^―−μ}{\sqrt{S^{2} _{n-1}/n}} : T_{n−1}$
Where :
X― is the sample average if that has anything to do with anything. $S^{2} _{n-1}$ would be equal to $(n/n−1) S_2$where $S_2$ would be the sample's variance and n the number of items in the sample. Tn−1 is the symbol for Student's t-distribution.
There are five other, closely related, formulae, but this is the one that seems the most reasonable to use.
But I'm not even sure how that can be used to estimate n.
3. The attempt at a solution
What has been shown above probably shows at which point I am lost in this affair. We have to use some distribution, but I'm not even sure my choice is right.


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Skateboards are definitely a part of the urban landscape, but you know what else is? Stairs. Generally, the two don't go together – when skateboarders reach a set of stairs, they typically have to pick up their board and carry it. London-based product designer Po-Chih Lai would like to see boarders be able to roll right on down those stairs, however, so he created a one-off skateboard that lets them do just that. It's called the STAIR ROVER.Read More
A Master's design student from Germany has developed a concept for the audio speaker that might just hint at how the product will look in the future. In a word, it's flat.Read More
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When we think of robots, we tend to think of clean, antiseptic automatons that don't suffer from yucky things like halitosis, flatulence or body odor ... unlike us humans. According to London designer Kevin Grennan, however, this difference alienates us from robots, and will keep us from ever fully accepting them as anything other than machines. His solution? Robots that secret human odors, in situations in which people would secrete those odors. While some of his odor-secreting devices are purely conceptual, he has produced a working model of at least one – a sweating robotic armpit.Read More
We've seen a growing number 3D printers that use additive manufacturing technology to form objects one layer at a time, usually from resin or ABS plastic. But Markus Kayser, an MA student at the Royal College of Art in London, has created a 3D printer that creates 3D objects using two things found in abundance in the desert – sun and sand. As well as being powered by the sun via two photovoltaic panels, the Solar-Sinter also focuses the sun's rays to heat sand to its melting point so it then solidifies as glass when it cools, allowing the computer controlled device to produce glass objects from 3D computer designs.Read More
The recently finalized Double Challenge project required MA students at London's Royal College of Art to design an ultra-compact electric vehicle for event sponsor Citroën. Not surprisingly from such distilled intelligence, the winning entry is a new type of personal urban commuter positioned between bicycles and cars – light, aerodynamically efficient, cheap to build and economical in its use of energy and hence run. Heikki Juvonen's "E-3POD Antistatic" is an ultralight, micro segment electric three-wheeler with the driver sitting inside a large hub-less third wheel. Read More
January 20, 2009 This product makes a lot of sense – a goodly proportion of the people we know are two-fingered typists. In the world of programming, we'd hesitate to suggest the percentage of hunt-and-peckers is close to 100 percent. This creates stress ion the eyes and slows the input rates significantly, as we (yes, guilty) constantly need to refocus on the keys of the keyboard then move our focus to the screen and back again and again …. The Yu Type is a compact computer peripheral that sits on the keyboard in the user's eyeline, displaying words as they are typed. Designed to improve speed and accuracy, it avoids the need for less accomplished typists to keep switching their focus from keyboard to monitor.Read More
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John Gladden
WESTFIELD CENTER — No greater love has a boy than this — that he lay down his hair for his friend.
That's just what seven boys did for their 12-year-old schoolmate, Riley Eby, on a brilliant, blue
Friday afternoon on the village square. One by one, with their parents and others looking on, they sat in the center of the gazebo where Halle Burgess, a part-time stylist with Carmon's Cutting Edge in Lodi, plugged in her clippers and shaved their heads.
"I've been waiting for this all week,†said 11-year-old Max Herbert, who helped organize the recent after-school event. "It's just so great we can do this for Riley.â€
It was a way of showing solidarity with their friend, who has lost his hair while undergoing treatment for bone cancer, and a fundraiser to help Riley's family with medical costs.
Riley Eby, 12, shaves the head of his friend Max Herbert, 11, while stylist Halle Burgess offers a hand. (John Gladden | Gazette)
On Feb. 18, Riley fell in gym class and bent back his right hand. He continued all his normal activities, but when it was still sore a few days later, his mom took him for an X-ray.
"They told me there was something wrong,†said Riley's mother, Michelle Whittaker. Something more than a sore arm from an everyday fall.
It led to an MRI, which discovered a tumor in his right radius bone. That led to a biopsy and on March 9 a diagnosis of osteosarcoma.
"Within 30 days of the day he fell, he received his first chemotherapy treatment,†Michelle said.
Each year, just 400 kids in the entire country are diagnosed with osteosarcoma, she said. Right now, Riley is the only child being treated for it at Akron Children's Hospital. He'll have surgery to remove the tumor the first week of June, followed by additional treatment. His 29 weeks of chemotherapy will extend into autumn.
The community has rallied around Riley, hosting a benefit dinner and golf outing. He's maintaining his studies with the help of a home tutor from Cloverleaf's Westfield Upper Elementary. Riley will finish fifth grade on time with his classmates.
Naturally, there were kids who had questions: Can I get this? Am I in danger of having a tumor if I fall down?
Michelle said a health educator from the hospital came to talk with Riley's fellow students to help them understand his diagnosis and treatment.
Tracy Herbert said that's when her son, Max, and Grady Newman, 11, as well as some other boys, put their heads together — literally and figuratively.
"Max said, 'I can't even get a flu shot without crying,' †Tracy recalled, "and he (Riley) has to go through all this?â€
Tracy made a few calls, but it was Max who rounded up his buddies. Each collected financial do-nations for Riley in exchange for shaving their hair. The boys raised more than $1,000.
"It's all about standing behind him,†Tracy said. "He's so brave.â€
Joining Max and Grady in having their heads shaved were: Jeff Switzer, 12; Jimmy Harmon, 10; Noah Petitt, 11; Spencer Morgan, 10; and Brian Sanford, 11. All received a T-shirt with the words: "I shaved my head for Riley.â€
The boys drank juice, downed food and played with a soccer ball on the square. Seville's East of Chicago donated pizza and Bowtie Entertainment provided music, making the whole event feel festive. Best of all, Riley felt well enough to stay for most of it.
"This is the best he's felt,†his mom said. "I was glad he was able to come.â€
Riley even took a turn with the clippers when Max was in the barber's chair. Afterward, Max stood up and rubbed his hands over his scalp.
"Whoa! I can feel my head!†he said.
Riley does have some experience with clippers, having shaved his 14-year-old brother Scott's head at home.
"Sometimes he's done some jokes on me, so this was kind of some payback,†Riley said with a smile.
Riley began to lose his hair just 10 days into chemotherapy, so Burgess came to his house to shave it off. Scott and a friend got theirs cut, too, to show their support.
Michelle said the family has been overwhelmed by the outpouring of care. She said they cried when they learned how much the boys had raised to help their friend.
"Every day, something positive happens,†she said.
Those who would like to post a message for Riley and his family or follow his progress can log on to www.caringbridge.org and type in "RileyEby,†all one word.
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Facebook sued for selling private messages to advertisers
Complaint filed in California
SOCIAL NETWORK Facebook said that it will "vigorously" defend itself against a lawsuit for selling its users' private messages to advertisers.
The firm is accused of scanning private communications between its users and assessing their value for advertisers before selling the information. Facebook said that this is not the case and promised to fight the legal case, which has been mounted in the US state of California.
"We continue to believe the allegations in this lawsuit have no merit and we will defend ourselves vigorously," said a spokesperson for the social network in a statement.
According to the legal documents, which have been reproduced in part by the BBC, the lawsuit is based on recent revelations about practices at Facebook.
Those revelations made in an independent report said that Facebook knows that there is money in scanning messages and doesn't tell users that that is what it is doing.
A study by Swiss security firm High-Tech Bridge performed tests on a range of social networks to see whether URL addresses could be scanned from messages. It scored Facebook a "Yes" for the potential for spying.
"Representing to users that the content of Facebook messages is 'private' creates an especially profitable opportunity for Facebook because users who believe they are communicating on a service free from surveillance are likely to reveal facts about themselves that they would not reveal had they known the content was being monitored," said the complaint that was filed in California by Matthew Campbell and Michael Hurley. µ
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Pearl Jam fans raise money for Tosa skate park
Party in Lake Geneva on Friday kicks off concert weekend
Fans of rock band Pearl Jam are throwing a party in Lake Geneva on Friday, and Wauwatosa group Tosa Skateboarders United will get a cut of the money raised.
Pearl Jam is holding a two-day concert event at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy on Saturday and Sunday. Wishlist Foundation, a fan nonprofit organization, will kick off the 20th anniversary festival concert series with a fundraiser at Hemingway's in Lake Geneva on Friday.
Brett Taylor, a Wauwatosa resident and Pearl Jam fan, connected the two groups.
He learned about TSU's efforts to build a skate park at Hart Park when he visited the group's booth at Chilin' on the Avenue in East Tosa earlier this summer. He just happened to mention that Pearl Jam bass player Jeff Ament has been involved in building skate parks.
Taylor joined the Pearl Jam fan club while in college in 1992. Since members get concert tickets based on seniority, he typically sits in the first several rows. His car even has vanity plates that reference Pearl Jam's song "Even Flow."
It wasn't until after that conversation at Chili'n on the Avenue that he learned the foundation was looking for charities to benefit from the preconcert fundraiser. He thought TSU would be a perfect fit.
"The fans will generally pick an organization that is near and dear to the band members' hearts," Taylor said.
Tosa Skateboarders United and Save the Turf Foundation in Greenfield were chosen from a pool of six Wisconsin applicants to share in the money raised at what likely will be a huge party, judging by past fan gatherings.
Taylor and his wife, Emma, have been to one such party in Chicago and plan to attend the one in Wisconsin. He donated a Pearl Jam poster to be auctioned off, and hopes it could bring in a substantial amount.
TSU can bring raffle and auction items, as well, so the group is looking for donations from the Wauwatosa community. Money raised will be used to obtain construction documents for a skate park, the next step in the development process, said Judy Doyle, TSU secretary.
"The benefit of this sponsorship is huge for a small organization such as Tosa Skateboarders United," she said. "It creates excitement about our project and shows the community the value of creating a recreation space for skating and BMX biking."
Much of the Pearl Jam fan base is at a stage of life in which they're raising young families, the target market for a future skateboard park. Taylor supports the project and said he has two children, ages 7 and 10, who will definitely want to make use of the facility.
"Tosa Skateboarders United is interested in youth engagement," Doyle said. "We will get this park built and provide a safe, legal place for kids to skate/bike and gather."
At a glance
WHAT: Pearl Jam fan group Wishlist Foundation will throw a fundraiser in celebration of the band's 20th anniversary. Local group Tosa Skateboarders United will be a beneficiary.
WHEN: 5 to 10 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Hemingway's, N3270 Highway H, Lake Geneva
DONATE: Call Judy Doyle at (414) 687-4035.
ONLINE: wishlistfoundation.org
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Intense competition for the Swan Caribbean Challenge Trophy
by Jennifer Hall on 23 Feb 2013
RORC Caribbean 600 2013 Nefertiti © Tim Wright / Photoaction.com
The fifth edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club's (RORC) Caribbean 600 came to a close in Antigua yesterday with eight Swans competing in a fleet of 53 yachts from 27 nations. Competition was intense for the Swan Caribbean Challenge Trophy which was won in 2012 by Wendy Schmidt owner of Swan 80 Selene.
The prestigious Swan Challenge trophy goes to the first Swan to finish on corrected time under IRC and will be presented to Anders Nordqvist owner of Swan 90 Nefertiti which completed the 600 mile course in just two days, seven hours and 57 minutes, finishing fifth in IRC overall on corrected time. This was the second year Nefertiti has competed in the RORC Caribbean 600 and the Swedish team showed a marked improvement on their 2012 results.
Collin Buffin and his crew on Swan 62 Uxorious VI (GBR) also sailed an impressive race finishing in two days, 21 hours and 39 minutes, completing course more than six hours faster than in 2012.
In IRC 2, Joseph Mele's Swan 44 Triple Lindy (USA) finished second overall, just beating Christian Reynolds' Swan 53 Northern Child (GBR) who finished third in IRC 2 on corrected time.
The prizegiving will take place this evening at the Antigua Yacht Club at 1900 and will be a welcome celebration for the competitors.
From Antigua, several of these Swans will head to Virgin Gorda for the inaugural Rolex Swan Cup – Caribbean, from 11-15 March 2013 at the stunning Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. This inaugural event has evolved from the past decade of ClubSwan Caribbean Rendez-vous held in the British Virgin Islands exclusively organised for Swan owners.
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The gentle breeze moved 50 degrees right over the duration of the race, requiring successive changes to the course axis on each leg of race three of the series. It proved a good day for the underdogs too as XIO and Paprec, two of the oldest boats in the fleet, scrapped over the early lead.
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2016 TP52 Super Series – Race three images by Max Ranchi
Photographer Max Ranchi has provided this gallery of images from race three
Photographer Max Ranchi has provided this gallery of images from race three
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My Road to Rio – Part 5 – Maria Erdi
Erdi booked her spot for Rio 2016 in the Laser Radial at the final opportunity, the European qualification event
Erdi booked her spot for Rio 2016 in the Laser Radial at the final opportunity, the European qualification event in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Following nervously back in Balatonfured, Hungary was father Gabor, mother Gabriella and siblings Julia, Anna, Gabriella and Janos.
Posted on 29 Jun
Three extra places for the Vendée Globe 2016
At a meeting held today with the organisers and skippers, President of the SAEM Vendée made an unexpected announcement.
At a meeting held today (Wednesday 29th June) in Les Sables d'Olonne with the organisers and skippers competing in the eighth edition, Yves Auvinet, President of the SAEM Vendée made an unexpected announcement.
Posted on 29 Jun
Volvo Ocean Race - Change to Leg 3 and Asian stopovers announced
Volvo Ocean Race organisers have announced a change to the route posted on the Official Noticeboard
Volvo Ocean Race organisers have announced a change to the route posted on the Official Noticeboard, and the effect is to have the fleet sail the almost the complete length of the Southern Ocean from Cape of Good Hope to Cape Horn. The fleet will now spend three times the amount of time in the Southern Ocean than enjoyed in the previous two editions of the race.
Posted on 29 Jun
Volvo Ocean Race to be contested over longest distance in history
Tough, intense, and featuring almost three times as much Southern Ocean sailing as the previous edition
The 43-year-old race around the world – the ultimate ocean marathon, pitting the sport's best sailors, against each other across the world's toughest oceans – will start from Alicante in late 2017 with a 700nm sprint to Lisbon, Portugal that will provide the first test of the form guide.
Posted on 29 Jun
Rio 2016 - Southern Spars makes move into sports composite engineering
Cycling New Zealand has partnered with a world-leading composite design and construction specialist, Southern Spars.
Cycling New Zealand has partnered with a world-leading composite design and construction specialist, Southern Spars. Southern Spars is better known for designing and manufacturing masts and rigging for the world's fastest race yachts and most luxurious superyachts. The North Technology company will be providing wheels to the 2016 New Zealand track cyclists at the Rio Olympics in August.
Posted on 29 Jun
Brakes off as strong westerly propels the Clipper Race fleet forward
LMAX Exchange is in second place with Derry~Londonderry~Doirechasing hard now just 10 nautical miles behind in third.
ClipperTelemed+ is leading the fleet again after emerging from its Stealth Mode cloak of invisibility last night; and boat speeds have been high throughout the fleet as the teams enjoy steady trade wind conditions with spinnakers flying in building winds.
Posted on 29 Jun
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Deals of the Day: Knight Says Glitch Costs It $440 Million
Deals of the Day compiles this morning's biggest news about mergers and acquisitions, banking, bankruptcy and more. Catch us on Twitter, @WSJDealJournal.
Moving closer to action: The Fed signaled more strongly it will take action as needed to boost the economy but held back from immediately starting a new round of bond buying or taking other steps. [WSJ]
Fed Alert, But Puts Off More Action: Here's guessing that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke felt pretty relieved Wednesday. [Heard on the Street]
ECB Disappoints Markets: Draghi says governments must be ready to deploy rescue funds to buy bonds. ECB "may undertake" bond purchases too in a size adequate to achieve its objectives. [WSJ]
Mergers & Acquisitions
ING Groep: The Dutch financial-services company may sell its Canadian and British online banks as it seeks to repay government aid received during the financial crisis. [Bloomberg]
Coca-Cola: The soft-drinks maker is exploring a bid for the beverage business of Singapore's Fraser and Neave Ltd. [Bloomberg]
JG Wentworth: The financial firm's private-equity owner, JLL Partners, is looking to sell the company for as much as $1 billion. [NY Post]
NextWave: AT&T has agreed to buy the equity of NextWave Wireless Inc for up to $50 million in cash in an effort to expand its spectrum needed for high-speed wireless services. {Reuters]
LPL Financial: The largest U.S. independent brokerage on Thursday said it struck a deal with Advantage Financial Group that will bring 63 investment advisers managing $2 billion in assets onto LPL's broker-dealer and custody platform. [Reuters]
Woori: South Korea decided to suspend the sale of its 6 trillion won ($5.2 billion) controlling stake in Woori Finance Holdings after failing to evoke interest from potential buyers. [Reuters]
Financial Institutions
Knight Says Glitch Costs It $440 Million: Knight Capital is pursuing ways to "strengthen its capital base" in the wake of trading glitches that the firm says likely cost it $440 million. [WSJ]
AIG Pushing Plan for Independence: AIG is looking to buy back a large amount of its shares from the government, in a push that could make the U.S. a minority shareholder by the fall and enable the insurer to fully repay its bailout sooner than expected. [WSJ]
Big banks: It has been a tough summer for the country's top banks. Backed into a corner, representatives of these too-big-to-fail banks and their allies are forced to fall back on perpetuating three myths, writes Simon Johnson. [NY Times]
Legal & Regulatory
Mediobanca CEO Probed Over Deal: Italian prosecutors have placed the chief executive of Mediobanca, the powerful investment bank that stands at the center of Italian business, under investigation for allegedly obstructing regulatory oversight of a major insurance-company takeover it was involved in earlier this year. [WSJ]
Avon CEO Aims to Wind Up Bribe Probe: The new CEO of Avon is pushing to wrap up a distracting and expensive bribery probe and is overhauling her team of executives, first steps on a turnaround job that is expected to take years. Settlement talks have begun. [WSJ]
Judge Rules for H-P in Oracle Case: A California judge ruled for H-P in its case against Oracle, allowing the trial to move to a second phase where H-P is expected to seek as much as $4 billion in damages. [WSJ]
Apollo Global Management: The PE firm's second-quarter loss narrowed as it saw a fall in costs that offset a double-digit decline in revenue. [WSJ]
Bankruptcies & Restructurings
Peregrine Trustee Wants to Subpoena 10 Banks: The trustee overseeing Peregrine Financial Group is seeking information from 10 banks over open and closed accounts with the collapsed U.S. brokerage. [WSJ]
Companies & Industries
Facebook Flip — Fidelity Funds Exit Early: A year after they first started buying Facebook stock, many Fidelity Investments fund managers are shrinking their stakes. [WSJ]
Kraft's Coming Split a Tale of Too Many Costs: Separating its businesses will result in a charge of $1.6 billion to $1.8 billion, and the expense of buying Cadbury, including integration costs, was similar. [Ahead of the Tape]


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Skid marks on the pavement, the smell of burning rubber and the sound of screeching tires were the telltale signs that a world class racer was on the road in New Jersey. Formula One Champion driver Sebastian Vettel was behind the wheel of a black Infiniti G37 Coupe treking down Boulevard East in Weehawken and West New York with the Manhattan skyline in the backdrop. The cities will host a 2013 Grand Prix next June. Vettel made history by taking laps around the course along with former Grand Prix winner David Coulthard. Coulthard's Infiniti was rigged with microphones and cameras.
The 24-year old German-born Vettel is use to putting the pedal to the metal with speeds upwards of 200 mph. Today, he said he didn't exceed 40 mph during his test run around the 3.2 mile circuit. A black Porsche SUV equipped with a camera crane and jib arm mounted with a video camera, captured the racer taking turns around the scenic road and doing doughnuts. Vettel drove his Red Bull car in the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday. He came in fourth place.
On hand for this special preview were race promoter Leo Hindery, Infiniti representatives, Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner, and West New York Mayor Felix Roque.
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I have been spoiled by Mavic UST for some 6 yrs now. The 819 I have is finally going.
I'm replacing it with a WTB I23. So, I need rim tape.
I know WTB has theirs, which looks to be made by Stan's. It's probably the same stuff, just rebranded.
Is there anything that is better? Or does it not really matter?
(I know i need 28 mm according to WTB)
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How great is today's weather? It certainly feels like summer all of a sudden.
Normal highs this time of year are about 68 degrees. Today we'll top out in the low 80s with a southeast breeze up to 10mph.
Tonight skies remain mostly clear and temps fall into the upper 50s.
An isolated shower or storm is possible late Thursday afternoon/evening, but highs will still be comfortable and above average, topping out in the upper 70s.
Our chance for off and on showers begins Friday. A few storms may be mixed in as well.
If you're running the Mini Marathon Saturday morning, plan on scattered showers and temps in the 50s.
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how much is that in us dollars
17-Sep-08 04:07 AM
I'm guessing it would be around $2K, but it may be less as both companies are US based.
17-Sep-08 08:04 AM
Ok since theyre both in the US does that mean it will come out 1st in the US? they said its comming out in December, i read that its Dec 8th official realese date in the UK....
18-Sep-08 12:10 AM
All i know is that it going to cost $1300 US dollars with ITCH and its comming out in 2008
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ok that looks amazing. i would totally rock that no problem, and i'm a 1200 purist when djing out (with serato of course). only problem is it's numark EWWWW. no numark your motor is still crap compared to any 1200, you shouldn't legally be allowed to compare it.
24-Oct-08 12:38 PM
Not to be a Nay-Sayer but wouldnt it be simpler to just get Serato Scratch with your system than buy one of these? Not to mention far less expensive.
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yeah you could do that, but then you have to worry about control vinyls & cd's skipping and getting dirty and overall poor performance with time... this skips all that using MIDI... have one on order now just waiting till feb 2009 to get it!
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Handled automatic tuner gets you in key and keeps an eye on yr strings
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MEDINA — The first phase of a more than $340,000 project to fix two county facilities should be completed by the end of this week.
County Administrator Chris Jakab told county commissioners Monday the replacement of the Medina County Courthouse roof is expected to be finished by Friday. Repairs to the courthouse roof have been under way since early June.
"Our current estimate for finishing the courthouse roof is this week," Jakab said.
The courthouse and county administration building are receiving flat roofs, which are good for 30 years, Jakab said. The courthouse has three sections of roof, one of which includes shingles and the other two a rubber-like material, Jakab said.
On June 19, the Medina County Domestic Relations Court portion of the courthouse was damaged in a rain storm when roof construction was ongoing. The court was closed for four days so ceiling tile and carpet in the great room and administrative offices could be replaced after the roof gave way. Water also destroyed computers, printers and court records.
Jakab said the completion of the courthouse roof should take care of issues involving recent leaks.
"I think we'll be safe from the water infiltration we've had last month and the last few years," he said.
Prior to June, the most recent work on the courthouse roof included minor upgrades approximately 12 years ago, Jakab said.
In April, commissioners approved issuing $1.15 million in debt to cover roof replacement projects at the courthouse and county administration building, as well as new windows. The roofing project came in at about $343,000, Jakab has said.
Jakab noted the roof work at county administration building should be completed in a couple weeks.
The Garland Co. of Cleveland is the contractor for the roofing projects.
The ongoing repairs do not include the restoration of the courthouse clock tower, which is estimated to cost $258,100. That project has been put off until 2012.
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Beth Raymer leaves her dancing job at a Florida strip club to become a Las Vegas cocktail waitress. Not exactly an ideal career choice, but her borderline-ditzy personality doesn't give her many options. In walks Dink, a professional sports bettor who sees through her bubbly exterior and offers her a job placing wagers all over town to gain an advantage over the casinos. Her surprisingly impeccable mind for numbers soon cements her status as Dink's good-luck charm, until his gorgeous-but-frigid wife, Tulip, starts to get jealous. Faced with no other choice but to fire Beth, Dink's luck runs out when she heads to New York to work for a smarmy bookie, a turn of events that lands her squarely on the wrong side of the law.
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We need an error whenever a case is closed but there are remaining open tasks not completed. Is there any easy way of doing this? Also, is it possible to update a date field in the CASE based on the date a specific activity is closed?
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I agree with @Monith Kumar. I think you'll need a trigger. You could do something where you count the number of non closed Tasks for Cases that are being saved with their IsClosed changing from false to true. Just keep in mind that triggers need to be written to handle bulk updates, so you have to assume that more than one Case is being updated in the Trigger. Here's a rough idea to get you started.
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Reasons for High-Net-Worth Financial Planning
Original post by Victoria Duff of Demand Media
The Phoenix Life Insurance Company does an annual survey to determine financial planning trends and behaviors among high-net-worth individuals. One key question asked whether the respondents' wealth was "extremely secure" or "very secure" for the long term. In 2007, 45 percent of the respondents agreed that their wealth was secure. In 2008, the survey found a decline in confidence to 41 percent. By 2009, only 28 percent of respondents felt their wealth was secure for the long term.
Economic Crisis
The global economic crisis that began in 2008 resulted in significantly lower real estate values, stock market losses and business failures. Hedge funds went out of business, losing large amounts of their investors' money, and state and local governments teetered on the brink of financial collapse. The crisis showed in the 2009 Phoenix survey, as 51 percent of the respondents cited "The risk that poor investment performance will diminish my assets" as the primary retirement risk concern, up from 39 percent in 2008 and 33 percent in 2007.
As government fact-finding committees and economic experts recommended raising taxes and altering social services such as Social Security and Medicare, high-net-worth individuals faced new challenges in tax planning and health care. Although the financial crisis of 2008 and beyond was particularly severe, these changes in asset value, taxation and lifestyle services happen in smaller increments many times over a person's lifespan. These changes can cause serious damage to a family's wealth and lifestyle without careful financial planning for preservation of asset values and protection against unforeseen events.
Estate Planning
Tax strategies are particularly important for estate planning, without which a large estate might be severely diminished by estate taxes. These strategies must be reviewed annually to ensure they are adequate with respect to any new tax law changes. Giving money to family members is one way of protecting estate assets from tax, but the money transferred in such a manner must be carefully managed.
The greatest problem in financial planning for high-net-worth individuals — particularly those who suddenly find themselves in possession of unaccustomed wealth through the sale of a business or an inheritance — is the confusion surrounding which advisers to hire, which protective services are necessary and which decisions must take priority. For this reason, financial planning should start as early as possible and expand to fit the changing circumstances and needs of the individual over time. Establishing a long-term relationship with a reputable insurance company, financial services company or financial planner may alleviate much of this confusion and result in a more cohesive financial plan.
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Sept. 11 revealed important things about the American people.
The World Trade Center tragedy showed first of all that we are a spiritual people.
Whatever sins we are guilty of, many of us turned back to our Maker for comfort during this horrible time. Even as our political leaders called for comfort from the Lord and strength for the coming difficulties, I haven't heard a single voice calling out for separation of church and state.
Franklin Graham was correct when he said that our country has worshiped many false gods, including our economy and political ideologies. And yet, in the weeks following the hijackings, churches have been full. Politics have been set aside. Billions of dollars have been given to aid the relief effort and bring comfort to victims and their families.
The dark side is that some people always will worship the dollar, and many temporarily will profit at the expense of other people's pain, just as some people will do horrible things to themselves and others in the name of God.
Truly, God has no part in that. Justice has no natural place in this world. Only God holds those scales and applies the counterweight.
The tragedy also revealed that the American people have become far too passive.
When confronted by criminals, we often are counseled by police and other so-called experts to give them what they want. Convenience store clerks have been fired for foiling robberies because it violates many companies' policy not to offer resistance. Yet we've all seen surveillance video of store clerks being shot by criminals who had already gotten what they wanted.
Gun ownership is frowned upon as an irresponsible act practiced by right-wing extremists, even as law enforcers have demonstrated an inability to protect people in their homes, on the street, in the air, and even in churches and schools.
Terrorists have gotten away with their activities against the United States, bombing our embassies, and attacking our citizens and armed forces with impunity.
Our nation's highest law enforcers made no visible headway bringing these criminals to justice, even as journalists had no trouble finding them for interviews, video and pictures.
Our government counseled other nations to practice restraint in the face of terrorist acts against them.
Less than a handful of criminals boarded four crowded jetliners Sept. 11. They were armed only with small knives and box-cutters, knowing they would be wolves among sheep. They easily could have been overpowered by passengers, yet the travelers on three airplanes did nothing. Passengers on the aircraft that crashed in Pennsylvania resisted only after they serendipitously learned what had happened in New York and Washington, D.C.
Perhaps future flight attendants' instructions to passengers will include the fact that seat cushions can be used as shields as well as flotation devices.
Perhaps future criminals will sneak onto airplanes knowing they will not be the only armed people aboard.
The American people must learn the most literal meaning of meekness, which is power under control.
Perhaps then we will be able to comfort our children in the middle of the night with the truth that we won't let anything bad happen to them, that the monsters of their imaginations will not run free for long.
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No Stella McCartney for you Kimmy! The 33 year old socialite went undercover for Tuesday (March 18) night's premiere episode of "Celebrities Undercover" hosted by Ms. Wendy Williams herself; 'How you doooin'?'
The new Oxygen reality TV show disguises your favorite celebs and puts them to the true test when placed around fans who may or may not say bad things about them.
The "Keeping Up With The Kardashian" star was the first last night when the series premiered and Kim happily traded in her long dark locks for a big curly wig and black rectangular eyeglasses.
Kim went through an extensive make-under that included prosthetic makeup that puffed her high cheeks to make her unlike herself and a major wardrobe change to make her fit in.
Kim traded in her pearly whites for false teeth, called herself Cynthia and even put on a fake accent to throw fans off. Even sister Kourtney did not recognize her own sister in the frizzy wig.
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The Cougars worked through their similar routine of individual position workouts, 7-vs.-7, punt coverage and team.
In 7-vs.-7, redshirt-senior quarterback Connor Halliday made one of best throws of the day, dropping a pass just over am outs-stretched covering linebacker and into streaking redshirt-freshman running back Jamal Morrow's hands for a long touchdown. Later on, Halliday hit redshirt-senior wide receiver Vince Mayle in stride and Mayle sped up the right sideline, outracing two defenders for a score. On the opposite field, redshirt-freshman quarterback Luke Falk connected with wideout Daniel Lilienthal for a couple long scores.
In the team session, the defense made the first big play as junior safety Taylor Taliulu out-jumped a wide receiver and came down with an interception. Halliday later hit sophomore wideout River Cracraft in stride for a long gain before closing the drive with a touchdown toss to redshirt-senior wide receiver Kristoff Williamson who made the catch short of the goaline but stretched out for the score.
Redshirt-freshman quarterback Tyler Bruggman led the next series and quickly put the offense on the board, firing an 80-yard touchdown pass to Mayle on the second play of the series. Later in the series, junior BUCK linebacker Kache Palacio blew up a running play, blasting through the line and popping Morrow five yards behind the line of scrimmage. The offense came right back with a touchdown as Bruggman hit Lilienthal in traffic for a 10-yard score and later ended the day with a short touchdown pass to Mayle in the end zone.
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A season that saw them soar to unimaginable heights came to a bitter sweet end for Providence College on Friday night as sixth-seeded North Carolina squeezed past the Friars, 79-77, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio in the first round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
It was the Friars first appearance at The Dance since 2004. The Tar Heels, meanwhile, have not lost a first-round game since Bill Clinton was President. (I know, I know... This was a "second round" game for some inane reason.)
And what an appearance it was.
Bryce Cotton, who very well might have been the tournament's Most Outstanding Player had the Providence bench been two or three more players deep, scored a career-high 36 points. The Big East's best player not named "McDermott" (and there can be a solid case made that Cotton is, indeed, the better overall player) dazzled fans and foes alike with one amazing shot after another—including a signature twisting left-to-right under-the-basket layup late in the second half.
But Cotton also had the key turnover—a botched rebound off a missed free throw by Carolina's James McAdoo that was Cotton fumbled out of bounds with just 3.5 seconds left in regulation—which might be considered poetic justice, since before that play, Cotton was virtually perfect.
And while it was just one of three turnovers made by Cotton—an amazing stat in and of itself when you consider that Cotton was the Friars' point guard, meaning the entire offense came through his hands, and that he was putting in his signature 40 minutes—this one hurt.
It sealed the deal for the Tar Heels.
"It wasn't enough," said Cotton after the game. "I definitely left it all out on the floor like the rest of my teammates. But it obviously wasn't enough because we didn't come up with the win."
"Bryce Cotton played one of the best games I've ever had anybody play against us," countered Tar Heels coach Roy Williams, also known by Craig Sager, TNT's court-side Rhinestone Cowboy, as Roy Smith. "He was truly dominating the game."
In the end, the Friars were simply not able to compete with the bigger, stronger, and far deeper Tar Heels in the paint and off the glass. Carolina, which sent in wave after wave of fresh, athletic big men throughout the contest, out-rebounded PC by a 40-26 margin, including a brutal 12-rebound advantage—21-9—off the offensive glass.
Despite that jarring statistic, the Friars were able to hang in until the very, very end. Actually, the Friars somehow came back from a nine-point deficit to take a seven-point lead, 71-64, with just 4:36 left in regulation.
To use an overused basketball cliché, the game was theirs to lose.
And that's precisely what they did.
The Friars took just one shot in the next two minutes—turning the ball over once and committing a foul which, of course, stopped the clock for the Tar Heels, who came back to tie the game, 71-71, over that period. But just then, UNC's Marcus Paige committed perhaps the dumbest foul this reporter has seen since he was the starting shooting guard for the San Juan Tortillas in the St. Bernard's High Intramural League.
Paige, who was led the Carolina offense with 19 points, said that the game was "fun... because we won." But then he did everything in his power for that not to happen when he fouled Cotton, an 85 percent foul shooter, from beyond the three-point arc.
Cotton calmly drilled in all three gimmes, and the Friars once again had breathing room—a three-point lead, 74-71, with 2:29 remaining.
Did I say 'breathing room?" Oops. Actually, in retrospect, the next stretch became the most "un-fun" two and a-half minutes of the Friars' season.
A traditional three-point play by North Carolina's J.P. Toko—a short jumper and a foul shot after he was touched in the act by Desrosiers—tied the game at 74-74. A free throw by Henton followed by a layup from Cotton gave the Friars a three-point lead—again—with a buck 21 left in regulation. But that evaporated in the bat of an eyelash when Paige made up for his miscue with a jump shot from downtown that knotted the score once more, this time at 77 points apiece.
Which, of course, set up the last-second drama that Friar fans now have a good six months to regurgitate in their collective minds' eyes...
"Those seniors.. I'm hurting for our seniors," said a somber Cooley after the game. "I'm hurting for our organization. We've been pounding rocks for years at Providence College, and we'll continue to pound rocks until we win this whole thing. My goal coming to Providence College was to play with the best teams in the country every single night. We're not there yet."
Then Cooley spoke of affirmation. In this, the Lenten season, he spoke of resurrection.
"Progress, patience, perseverance," he said, which sounded very much like the Friars' mantra this off-season, and likely for many, many seasons and off-seasons to come.
"I feel for those kids," he continued. "They gave it up for us this year. They could have easily packed it... and in, and for us to do what we did? They can't take away our [Big East] championship. We earned that. We earned that. That's something we earned."
LaDontae Henton finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Tyler Harris added 13 for the Friars, who finished the season 23-12.
McAdoo finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Heels, while Brice Johnson also added 16.
Next Step: Earning Their Way
Where are those idiotic "experts" who were going to burst the Friars' bubble had they not won the Big East Championship? But as far as his team may have come this season, the coach sees miles to go before they can sleep.
"I thought we deserved the win just based on how we came back [against North Carolina]," said Cooley, giving everyone within earshot a linguistics lesson. "I use this phrase a lot. You may deserve something, but until you earn it... That's when you get over the hump. Hopefully if we're on this stage again next year, we earn a win.
Today we deserved it; we didn't earn it.
As for Cotton, the Friars' floor general and spiritual leader, the last game of his collegiate career was pretty much the same as every other game he's played this season: a 40-minute, non-stop, 150 percent effort in which he plays through pain and fatigue.
"I felt the same way I did every game," said Cotton of the effort that will likely earn him a first-round selection in the upcoming NBA Draft. "Playing in elimination games where you know it could be your last, you're not really worried about how tired you are. I had so much adrenaline, so fatigue wasn't a factor for me mentally."
So now that the 2013-14 season has come to a dramatic end, what do Friar fans have to look forward to in 2014-15? A rebuilding year, you say? Well...not really.
Keep in mind that besides Cotton, the only departing senior that made a significant contribution this season is Kadeem Batts, the 6-9 forward from Boston. And replacing this kind of talent would normally seem like an enormous challenge, there are several players waiting in the wings that could give the 2014-15 team the bench they so dearly lacked this past season and actually make the Friars a much, much better team.
Let's start with the returning seniors. First up is LaDontae Henton. The 6-8 forward from Lansing, Mich., became the Friar's No. 2 "got-to" guy this past season. "He may be 2-for-9 for the night," said Friars' coach Ed Cooley. "I don't care. I still want the ball in his hands when the game's on the line."
Next comes Carson Desrosiers, the leading candidate to step into the critical pivot spot that will be vacant due to Batts' departure. The 7-1 transfer from Wake Forest and Windham, N.H., native was one of the few Friars who contributed off the bench this season, averaging 4.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocked shots in just 19.9 minutes per game. Double those numbers with increased minutes next season, and you have a true defensive force to be reckoned with.
And while the seniors will be looked to for experience and leadership, the key to next year's success lies in the hands of Kris Dunn—the straw that will stir the Friars' drink. He's the key. Or rather, his health is. The four-time All-Stater from New London High has been a veritable walking M*A*S*H unit since arriving on Smith Hill two seasons ago.
As a freshman, Dunn missed training throughout the entire summer and preseason while recovering from an injury to his right shoulder. Then when he returned, one nagging injury after another reduced his first season as a Friar to a virtual DNP-fest. Still, in the few games he did get in to, one statistic trumpeted the amazing potential possessed by the Pride of New London: 41 offensive boards.
But then, this past season, fate intervened once more when the 6-3, 190-lb. Dunn reinjured his right shoulder. This time, rather than chancing the rehab/re-injury cycle he experienced as a freshman, it was decided that season-ending surgery and an aggressive rehab regimen was the blueprint for making the blue-chip recruit whole once more.
And so it is that Dunn, who came to PC in the same recruiting class as Ricky Ledo to create what was projected to become one of the top backcourts in the country, is now expected to step in and fill Cotton's enormous shoes. That might sound improbable until you realize that Dunn was listed as the Friars' No. 1 player coming into this season—ahead of Cotton. He's that good. Assuming 100 percent success in his rehab schedule, there's no reason to think he will be ranked anywhere but on the very top of Cooley's depth chart in 2014-15.
"[Dunn is] that diversified guard that gives you a lot," explains Cooley. "He's more of a fundamental guy who's going to get a lot done for us."
Also in the mix is Junior Lomomba, a 6-5 guard who transferred from Cleveland State and will be a redshirt sophomore in 2014-15. Although Lomomba, a Montreal native, missed most of his freshman year with a broken foot, he put up serious numbers in high school: 17 points and 6.1 rebounds per game while leading Memorial High (Madison, Wisc.) to a 25-2 record and Division I State Championship in 2011.
Finally there's the heretofore afterthought named Brice Kofane. How much time has the 7-1 Cameroon native spent on the Friars' pines? No one except the most ardent Friar fans would know that his name is actually pronounced "Breece Ko-fawn-EE." The last vestige of the Keno Davis era (he was red-shirted as a freshman during Davis' last year in Providence), Kofane came to the Friars from prep school in Charlottesville, Va., as four-star recruit, and showed tons of promise early on.
As a sophomore, Kofane logged in 436 minutes of play and had several highlights—such as the game he blocked seven shots and pulled down nine boards against Boston College. But he saw his playing time dwindle to the point where he only played 93 minutes this season—or the equivalent time of a short feature-run film. It was during the BC game this year that the 6-8, 210-lb. Cameroon native lost favor with Cooley after swatting away the ball when it was still in the cylinder—a goal-tending call that tied the game at 70-70 with 18.8 seconds left in regulation. That sent the contest into overtime, and while the Friars eventually pulled out the game in double OT, Cooley's confidence in Kofane never returned —a most peculiar development given the condition of PC's short bench.
Case in point: After Kofane flashed his potential when he came off the bench to haul down three offensive boards late in the game vs. Seton Hall in the Big East semifinals, he played nary a minute against Creighton in the Big East Championship Game or against Carolina last night. A defensive specialist with indisputable rebounding and shot-blocking ability, Kofane might very well flourish as first or second man off the bench in 2014-15.
And we haven't even mentioned Tyler Harris, the 6-7 transfer from NC State or Josh Fortune, who stepped up BIG time in the Big East quarterfinals when he registered a career-high 24 points against St. John's.
It's also important to mention the curious case of Rodney Bullock. One of two elite players recruited this past season (the other being Brandon Austin), both were suspended for the entire season for "not upholding their responsibilities as student-athletes." Many thought that this was code for saying they blew off their academic responsibilities (and after UConn was forced to sit out the postseason last year, everyone realized that the NCAA was finally taking the "student" part of "student/athlete" seriously), but that's apparently not the case. Austin transferred to Oregon, but Bullock remained on the team, able to play with the team but not to practice or dress. Then, last week, a story broke that both young men were implicated by a female student who claims the two players sexually assaulted her.
While it's true that absolutely nothing has been proven (no charges have been filed at press time) and that accusations without hard evidence to back them up hold about as much weight as a Metro-North rail, until the situation is resolved once and for all, Bullock's status remains questionable at best. (He was not with the team during the Big East Championship nor the UNC game.)
Finally, Cooley, who is proving to be as competent recruiter as Jim Calhoun was, has three more Top 100 players, each of whom have signed letters of intent for the upcoming season. The big prize (and we're talking BIG) is Paschal Chukwu, the 7-2, 235-lb. shot-blocking sensation out of Fairfield Prep. Overall, CBSSports.com (247sports.com) rated Cooley's recruiting class as the 16th best in the nation, while Scout.com has the class ranked 18th, Rivals.com has it ranked 19th and ESPN.com ranked the class as the 20th best in the country.
Now, raise your hand if you think next season will be a "rebuilding year."


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After bitter disputes, a compromise solution was reached. Korolev was authorized to proceed with development of a spacecraft to achieve manned flights at the earliest possible date. However the design would be such that the same spacecraft could be used to fulfill the military's unmanned photo reconnaissance satellite requirement. The military resisted, but in November 1958 Korolev won, and the Council of Chief designers approved the Vostok manned space program, in combination with Zenit spy satellite program. This was formalized in a decree of 25 May 1959 that authorized development of the Zenit-2 and Zenit-4 spacecraft based on the Vostok design. This marked the end of the original Zenit configuration.
On 30 January 1956 work began in the Soviet Union on defining the requirements for satellites for military purposes. The system was defined incrementally throughout 1956 in a series of specification documents. In April the specification for a redundant restartable engine system for use in a variety of maneuverable satellites was released. The same month the requirements for research and development of an appropriate satellite guidance and control system were released. In May the technical requirements document was issued for a satellite that could be oriented in orbit by OPM MIAM. In July tests began of appropriate heat shield materials able to resist temperatures of 1,000 to 2,000 degrees C. A decree in August 1956 authorized design of a military reconnaissance satellite. In October the specification was issued for a comprehensive research program leading to maneuverable spacecraft, including investigations into launch methods, re-entry capsules, hypersonic aerodynamics, heat shields, thermodynamics, and parachute systems. By April 1957 the military issued a requirements document for experimental solar cell panels.
Design bureau work on the reconnaissance satellite began in 1957 in Section 3 of OKB-1 (Tikhonravov and Ryazanov). The first version designed consisted of an equipment section and a re-entry capsule. The equipment section included the camera, ELINT receivers, and control systems for orbital flight. The conical re-entry capsule contained the film cassettes to be returned to earth and the recovery systems. The capsule was deorbited by a separate TDU braking rocket. This spacecraft was initially sized at 1.5 metric tons total for launch by the basic R-7 rocket.
But early on it was decided that a long focal length camera (1.0 m) would be required, which tripled the estimated weight of the spacecraft.
By 2 July 1957 Tikhonravov had defined the necessary development tasks for the Zenit reconnaissance satellite as follows:
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What to Eat at the Harrison's New Lunch
The Harrison's first lunch menu shows more evidence of a kale trend!
The Harrison has finally started serving lunch, and Feast has snagged the menu. If this past weekend's Vegetarian Food Festival (recapped by Serious Eats and Metromix) wasn't enough evidence of the kale trend, just look for the kale salad with fennel and white anchovies. [Scrib'd via Feast]


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DuPont estimates the biofuels industry worldwide will grow from a $50 billion opportunity today to a $75 billion opportunity by 2015. The company has ongoing efforts to develop both fuels from renewable non-food biomass, cellulosic ethanol, and a drop-in biofuel, biobutanol, that behaves similar to gasoline. DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol (DDCE) is the joint venture working to bring cellulosic ethanol technologies to market. Butamax™ Advanced Biofuels, LLC is the DuPont-BP joint venture tasked with commercializing biobutanol.
"Globally, approximately 600 new plants will be required in the next decade to meet the anticipated global demand for cellulosic biofuel, and we expect a significant share of these will use DDCE technology," Binetti said.
DDCE is focused on a commercialization model that includes licensing and selective participation in production of cellulosic ethanol. The licensing program includes a comprehensive package for cellulosic ethanol production that includes licensed technology, plant design, start-up, training and ongoing technical support. This joint venture is in the final preparations for site selection for its first commercial facility, which will be located in Iowa.
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Are you ready for the opener?
This is really very early to do this, but we had made the commitment a couple years ago to play in the opening of their new building. Usually, it would not (have been this early). I think the rules have changed since that time in terms of how early you can start.
It's there, so how ready, I don't know. I'm sure they look at it sort of the same way. They've had their exhibition, and I'm sure they feel as we do where it would be nice to be a week or so later.
Do you have a sense of how you will select your top eight?
We're still trying to get down to that. At this point, the five we started last night, Daniel Dillon is certainly someone that is going to be a key for us. He comes off the bench ready to go and defends really well, so he'll have a big part in this one, especially with the talent of the two
Nic Wise has played very well...shot the ball very well. Probably the question right now is which of the big guys would be the first guy off the bench if were looking at eight or nine.
Kirk Walters will be in there automatically?
No, not automatically. It's obvious that he needs to get in condition. That's not his fault, that's a result of the injury. Jordan Hill has done a nice job. You can take a look at it and see that there are some things that one guy brings to the table that somebody else doesn't and vice versa, but right now we're not set on our top eight. There are still a lot of questions.
Could you talk a little more about the
They are both really outstanding players. I think they work very well together because of their skills. With Reynolds, he's an outstanding shooter and can handle it well, too. The primary thing that he brings is his ability to put the ball in the basket. Singletary has to be one of the top point guards in the country. He's quick, he penetrates well. You can't give him the outside shot; he shoots that well.
As a pair, they could challenge any of the top guards in the country as one of the best combinations of point and two guards that you could think of. Their game begins with the guards. That's the first thing you have to be concerned about playing them is how you're going to stop the penetration and still be able to challenge shots from long range. They both have great range.
Do you think Mustafa Shakur is making a big deal of this game?
Oh, I think it's a big deal. Any time you play against someone that you've known and played against a lot, it's more than just another game. I would expect the same thing is true with Singletary looking at it. This is a great opportunity for him to show what he can do. I think Mistafa feels the same way. In the end, though, it's going to be which team ends up on top as a result of the leadership of the two point guards.
If you look at what he's done and what has made him an outstanding player in those (exhibition) games, it's been Mustafa's ability to find open men and the ability t get the ball down the court. Defensively, he's put a lot of pressure on the opposing guard. I think with Mustafa has matured to the point where he recognizes that it's how much better he makes his team, not a one-on-one scoring battle. It's a case of maturity, of recognizing what's important. What's important is how your team does.
How big of a game is this?
Everything you do in the non-conference is aimed at making you better for the league season and, hopefully, the postseason. How you play in a difficult place to play. How you deal with away crowds. We've always tried to schedule games against good teams in difficult places to play because it prepares us for places we're going to have to play in the league.
This may shape up as one of the toughest season openers?
It's a matter of how much we allow the home crowd to affect use. The court is still the same size and the basket is still the same height. I'm counting on our veterans and the poise that they have to deal with that.
If you take a look at our schedule through the years, there are a lot of things we've done with our schedule that others haven't done.
All we've heard is that this (John Paul Jones Arena) could be the top college facility in the country.
Does it help that
The only thing I can think back on in my experience is when we opened Carver-Hawkeye Arena in
It puts a lot of pressure on the home team. There is going to be a lot of extra emotion for the home team, which will put added pressure on them, but I would think it's going to be a very competitive game.
It says a lot about things when one of your best players (Ivan Radenovic) could sit for a lot of minutes and there wasn't a decrease in production:
The caliber of competition is a lot different from what we will be facing on Sunday, but I though we moved the ball well. There were a lot of different combinations out there. As a group regardless of who we had out there, they seemed to play well together.
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this recipe was made by my Great grammy and it is Super easy and equally tasty...
Please use a 9x13 baking pan to bake cake
Please use a 9x13 baking pan to bake cake
- 1 pan fudge cake 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup cocoa powder 1 1/2 tsp baking soda 2 cups flour 3/4 tsp. salt 1 1/2 vanilla extract 3/4 cup vegetable oil 1 1/2 cups water 1 1/2 tsp vinegar 1 tsp black cocoa powder
Directions Step-By-Step
1preheat oven 350
parchment lined pan to remove cake easily
9x13 pan
ADD all liquids stir until blended
bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.... do not over bake
super easy EXCELLENT CAKE !!! With or with OUT frosting!!!
2Note : if you do not have black cocoa powder you can you regular... or Omit the extra which ever you like. everything can be mixed right in the baking pan this cake turned out fantastic every time I have made it ..I have never had to throw this cake away ! and it is fantastic with a scoop of vanilla ice cream while still warm!!!


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