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Vazquez-Mena, O; Sannomiya, T; Villanueva, L G; Vörös, J; Brugger, J (2011). Metallic nanodot arrays by stencil lithography for plasmonic biosensing applications. ACS Nano, 5(2):844-853.
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The fabrication of gold nanodots by stencil lithography and its application for optical biosensing based on localized surface plasmon resonance are presented. Arrays of 50-200 nm wide nanodots with different spacing of 50-300 nm are fabricated without any resist, etching, or lift-off process. The dimensions and morphology of the nanodots were characterized by scanning electron and atomic force microscopy. The fabricated nanodots showed localized surface plasmon resonance in their extinction spectra in the visible range. The resonance wavelength depends on the periodicity and dimensions of the nanodots. Bulk refractive index measurements and model biosensing of streptavidin were successfully performed based on the plasmon resonance shift induced by local refractive index change when biomolecules are adsorbed on the nanodots. These results demonstrate the potential of stencil lithography for the realization of plasmon-based biosensing devices.
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Mount Chase is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.
According to the US census, the town has a total area of 37.4 square miles, of which, 36.3 square miles is land and 1.1 square mile (2.97%) is water.
As of the 2000 census, there were 247 people, 104 households, and 76 families residing in the town. The population density was 6.8 people per square mile. There were 238 housing units at an average density of 6.6 per square mile.
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The past few years have been difficult for the country, and the uncertainty has people looking for security and stability. When beginning or continuing your education, it is important to know what jobs are in demand and direct your studies to fields that are marketable.
One of the fastest growing and highest paying job fields is healthcare. A study conducted by Georgetown University's Center of Education and Workforce found that the healthcare industry is projected to create 5.6 million new jobs by 2020. The same study also found that 80% of the jobs will require post-secondary education and training. Certainly providing security, the healthcare field has a multitude of jobs, fields, and specialties – allowing you to pursue the area in which you have interest and skill.
One of the fastest growing segments of the healthcare field is nursing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook projects that the nursing field will grow by 26% by 2020. Nursing made degreesthatpay.com's list of the top 10 highest paying jobs for 2013. With a median pay of $64,690 and lots of room for growth, nursing is a solid and secure profession.
Another job in demand in the healthcare field is Radiologic Technology. Radiologists require extensive schooling, beyond that of most specialties, but the median pay is over $200,000. Radiologic techs require only 2 – 4 years of education, and then are able to work in the field. Radiology is in high demand, with tech positions to increase 28% by 2020.
Health Services Administration
Health Services Administration is a way to be in the healthcare field without necessarily having to have contact with patients. With a projected growth of 22% by 2020 and a median pay of $84,270, Health Services Administration is a great career choice. Working more as a manager and administrator, you need the skills of leadership and organization.
Another growing segment of the healthcare field is dental hygiene. Dental hygienists make a median income of $68,250 and the field is expected to grow 38% by 2020. With limited higher education requirements, usually 2 years and licensing, this field allows for lower students loans and faster entrance into the workforce.
Computer Sciences
In a world increasingly dependent on computers and technology, it is no surprise that there is high job demand in this field. In fact, in Forbes' list of the top job of 2013, technology jobs held three of the positions. Understanding the intricacies of computers, software design, and systems management provides great security – there are jobs in every city.
A Network Systems Administrator is in charge of the daily functioning of a company's computer systems and earns a median pay of nearly $70,000. With projected growth of 28% by 2020, demand for this job is on the rise.
Computer/Software Developers are creative, intelligent, and the brains behind the computer and its programs. Earning a median salary of over $90,000 and with a projected growth of 30% by 2020, a developer is an outstanding career choice.
There are great opportunities in the business field, with a wide array of job titles, responsibilities, and areas of focus. It is important to direct your studies toward the segment of the business world in which you want to participate.
A Masters of Business Administration is hugely beneficial in the business world – increasing earnings, promotions, and job security. Authors Davies and Cline found that an MBA graduate could expect to earn 1.4 million dollars more over the course of his or her career than a contemporary with only a Bachelor's degree. MBA graduates are 25% less likely to be unemployed than those with a BA/BS, making an MBA a more secure choice, as well as a higher earning one.
Accounting was listed as #2 on the Forbes list of in-demand jobs for 2013. A job that requires organization, accuracy, and math skills, accountants are an essential part of running any business. With a median pay of $61,690 and 16% growth by 2020, accounting is a stable field that will continue to thrive.
The study of Business Administration will prepare you to be a leader in the workforce. Focused on the theory behind managing people, projects, and large concepts, business administration is a field that creates the decision makers and power players of business. Ability to effectively lead and motivate others is a necessary skill for any business administrator.
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice is a large field of study, which can lead to multiple career opportunities. From police officers, detectives, parole officers, paralegals, lawyers, addiction specialists, psychologists, and more – the study of criminal justice is necessary for all of these professions. Because of the wide array of career choices, there is a great deal of security in a Criminal Justice degree. It also allows room to pursue your personal interests and strengths, while providing confidence that there will be a job waiting for you at the end of your studies.
Florida National University (FNU), a leader in online and campus-based education, can help you achieve your educational goals. Providing Master's, Bachelor's, and Associate's degrees, as well as certificate programs, FNU has the program that will provide you with the skills needed to enter the workforce. Offering degrees for each of the top jobs listed above, you will find success with FNU.
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2012-13 Edition, Registered Nurses, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/registered-nurses.htm (visited January 04, 2013).
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook,
2012-13 Edition, Radiologic Technologists, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/radiologic-technologists.htm (visited January 04, 2013).
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook,
2012-13 Edition, Medical and Health Services Managers, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/medical-and-health-services-managers.htm (visited January 04, 2013).
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook,
2012-13 Edition, Dental Hygienists, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/dental-hygienists.htm (visited January 04, 2013).
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook,
2012-13 Edition, Network and Computer Systems Administrators, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/network-and-computer-systems-administrators.htm (visited January 04, 2013).
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook,
2012-13 Edition, Software Developers, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/software-developers.htm (visited January 04, 2013).
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook,
2012-13 Edition, Accountants and Auditors, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/accountants-and-auditors.htm (visited January 04, 2013).


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ELYRIA — Bob Corna knows his word doesn't carry much weight with some people.
In the seven years the seasoned developer has owned the former Spring Valley Golf Club, he has presented to city officials and community members so many reiterations of rebirth for the recreational course that this summer's movement — spotted by anyone who has driven along Gulf Road — was not met with excitement.
"People would say to me, 'What are you doing moving all that dirt around?' 'Why would you tear up this nice golf course?'" he said. "I had to quickly develop some thick skin and scale back my ego because I know what I have said before. But this time is different. I have my financing. I have a plan, and we are doing this."
Corna announced Thursday a three-phase redevelopment plan for the golf course that will include an 18-hole PGA championship course spread over 145 acres, two restaurants, banquet facilities and upward of 200 homes.
The course will be renamed Valley of the Eagles, paying homage to the natural terrain and native bird species.
It is being designed by Nicklaus Design, the global golf course design firm founded by golf legend Jack Nicklaus, who has ties to the old Spring Valley Golf Club. The annual Lorain County Community College/ Jack Nicklaus Scholarship Golf Benefit was first played at the golf club.
Nicklaus Design referred all questions to Corna.
The first restaurant, a sports bar/tavern, is slated to open Nov. 21 on the lower level of the old clubhouse. It will feature indoor and outside patio seating as well as 12 large screens for state-of-the-art golf simulators that will allow players to traverse every Nicklaus golf course through virtual reality.
Corna said a well-known Cleveland restaurateur is nearly ready to sign on as the restaurant's operator, but he isn't ready to name names.
The next phase will be a renovated upstairs restaurant and banquet/conference facility, Corna said. The restaurant will be more geared toward families and overlook the golf course. It will open next spring.
The golf course, likely the most anticipated piece of the project, will be completed in August 2015 and open to the public in spring 2016.
Single-family homes — some 200 valued about $250,000 each — will be built in phases in a 25- to 30-acre development in the surrounding hills above the golf course. The two-bedroom, two-bathroom homes all will have views of the golf course and will be marketed toward retirees and empty-nesters looking to downsize, Corna said.
The entire Spring Valley property is more than 200 acres.
Heard it all before
A new golf course and new houses: Elyrians well-versed in the history of the golf course, especially under the ownership of Corna, have heard this idea before.
In July 2008, Corna was all smiles when he unveiled a $50 million project touting the high life of living on a golf course. That project was supposed to include 300 homes and at least one assisted living facility. The city's Planning Commission wouldn't sign off on permits because of a lack of tangible project details.
In October 2009, Corna pushed an assisted living facility-only project.
Once again, it never got off the ground. He wanted cluster homes in 2010 and 2012, never wavering from claims that a project was in the future.
As such, there is skepticism surrounding this latest announcement.
"I doubt it," said Councilman Mark Craig, I-4th Ward, when asked if he thought this project would happen. "I've talked to Bob Corna so many times and he says a lot, but then we get nothing."
Craig, who lives a short distance from the golf course, said he has fielded many phone calls over the years from residents and former players of the old Spring Valley that are heartbroken to see the course in its current condition.
Still, he has placed an announcement on his ward website so residents can know what he knows.
"He says two restaurants, a new golf course and homes are coming, and we will see if that happens," Craig said.
Corna said he knows he has put himself in the category of seeing-is-believing.
It was a struggle just to get to this point. When the economy tanked, his dreams of golf course grandeur went with it. He kept the golf course open for a time by deeply discounting the price of a round of golf, and eventually closed it.
Settling lawsuits
Corna also has faced numerous lawsuits over the years in both Lorain County Common Pleas Court and Elyria Municipal Court from people who said they did work for him and were never paid, as well as disgruntled brides who hoped to hold weddings at the clubhouse.
Corna's attorney, Eric Zagrans, said many of the lawsuits have long been settled and a handful are being resolved. He doesn't dismiss the financial hardships of his client's past.
"He was hanging on until he got financing for this deal," he said. "He intends to do what he can to resolve the few remaining cases that have not been resolved."
Corna said he never intended to misrepresent what he could deliver to anyone.
"At one point, there wasn't a bank in the country to lend money on a golf course," he said.
Corna said this project is financed through Ohio supporters as well as strong international backers.
"I've got my financing. I'm moving dirt every day as a step forward," he said. "We're opening. I am going to have something for my sons to be proud of again."
Corna said the course was last used more than a year ago. He played the last round with one of his sons, but that was long after the course lost its beauty and weeds began taking root.
From a city standpoint, Corna is making decent headway toward meeting his deadlines.
A new entrance and bridge over the Black River are near completion and will comply with a request from the Elyria Fire Department to improve access to the property.
City Engineer Tim Ujvari, who has walked the site numerous times, said Corna is coming into compliance with state and federal Environmental Protection Agency guidelines to manage stormwater runoff as well as address flood plan issues.
"He's moving forward, doing what we want to see done, and he is not going to get a stop-work order from us," Ujvari said. "I understand at one time it was a pristine golf course, so a lot of people are interested in what happens there."
Golf is waning
It is unknown how the Valley of the Eagles will fit into the nationwide, billion-dollar golf industry or whether Corna's revitalization plans can bring back the prestige the course once held.
He is facing not just pressures locally to return the former jewel to splendor, but he is also getting squeezed in an industry that has fewer players and even fewer places for those remaining to play.
Earlier this year, Bloomberg looked at the industry — citing a report from the National Golf Foundation — and reported how the sport has seen better times. In its study, the foundation surveyed more than 1,000 public golf courses nationwide.
The statistics paint a grim picture.
About 400,000 players left the sport in 2013.
Only 14 new courses were built in the U.S. last year, while more than 150 closed. It also marked the eighth consecutive year that more courses closed than opened, according to the foundation.
Golfers played fewer rounds as well. Last year, the fewest number of rounds were played since 1995.
Corna said the golf market of the future will be tight, but he anticipates there will be plenty of players willing to pay $20 or more for a round of golf but not ready to spend $1,000 a month at a private country club.
The Valley of the Eagles will fill that niche, he said.
"I know it's hard to identify how great a golf course it will be until it's done," he said. "But this one will be a spectacular course. This will be something special."
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MONDAY MASHUP – December Issue: Bram Stoker's First Horror Stories Found, Limited Edition Harry Potter Books, Official Superman Trailers & More…
Welcome to our new feature where we talk about random things we've seen around the blogosphere. It could be an interesting article, a book trailer, maybe a fun piece of news we feel you should know about, and maybe even a stylish pair of shoes or handbag we've seen (if Laura has her way!). Basically it's a bit of a mashup! Enjoy….
Bram Stoker's First Gothic Horror Stories Found
As lover's of horror, vampires and all things that go bump in the night here at BCC, we love ourselves a bit of Dracula. The original written by Stoker back in 1897 was the beginning of a huge writing phenomenon. So I was really excited to read that Stoker's first ever Gothic Horror stories have been found. A book pulling all of these stores together has been published and released on Christmas Eve, called The Forgotten Writings of Bram Stoker by John Edgar Browning. One for my wishlist I think, anyone else excited by this news?
Source: Lit Reactor
Limited Edition Harry Potter Books
So I might be a little too late for present ideas, but if you're a die-hard Harry Potter fan and have a spare *ahem* $1000. Holy cow yes I did say $1000! Ok, so maybe you got a rather lucky lottery ticket in your stocking then you might want to get your hands on these. The books are rather cool, all eight of the books are designed to look like a Hogwarts' book including a replica of The Monster Book of Monsters and document the journey of the books from page to screen. While I do think they're ridiculously expensive, I do think they look completely fab. Maybe in another lifetime…..!
Source: Entertainment Weekly
Official Superman Trailers
I am a huge fan of comic book adaptations and I'm loving the recent spate of remakes. I also love Superman, I was addict of the Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain series. Which means I'm super excited about the new movie MAN OF STEEL. I have not one, but two trailers for you to get excited about with me too 😀
Waterstones Launches Reserve & Collect
I wrote a few Monday Mashups ago about Waterstones' plans to sell Kindles in-store, which is in fact now live in their stores. Well the latest tactic in their fightback against the digital market is to launch a click and collect service. Now you can browse books on their website and collect it from your local store. If you're a paper book fan and just can't wait for the postman, or are fed up with huge postage costs, then this might be the answer to your bookworm problems!
Source: Waterstones.com
BBC To Adapt The Casual Vacancy
Let's face it, it was bound to happen – the transfer of J.K.Rowling's book from page to screen, and the BBC have confirmed they will be adapting THE CASUAL VACANCY for our TV screens in 2014. I've not managed to read it myself yet, but Rebecca read and reviewed it the week of release and loved it (review here), so I shall be looking forward to watching it in a year's time.
Source: Guardian Books
E L James – 'Publishing Person of the Year'
Love or hate her books, you cannot deny the phenomenal success of EL James, and the impact her novels have had on the popularity of the erotica genre. The really successful author has now won another string to her bow by winning the title 'Publishing Person of the Year' for transforming the erotic genre. Also the article states a really interesting fact that apparently 30% of her readers are male. I really didn't expect it to be that high! I, as you know loved the books and wish Ms James every success and so cannot wait for the films to be released and reading her next novel.
Source: Guardian Books
Fifty Shades See Ann Summers Sales Rocket
And talking of EL James, earlier this month the sexy lingerie and sex toy chain Ann Summers announced record profits which they attributed to the success of the Fifty Shades trilogy. Jacqueline Gold the boss of the chain commented:
"Not only have we sold out of handcuffs and blindfolds, but it's opened up a lot of new doors on a business level."
I bet there are quite a few husbands wanting to send gifts of appreciation to Ms James right now! 😉
Phone Book Dress
I shall end this month's Mashup by wishing you all a very happy new year! I hope you all enjoy the festivities tonight and mange to sneak in a glass of bubbles. If you're still on the hunt for that must-have dress for your night out tonight, perhaps you might be inspired by this dress I came across on Crafty Minx, made from an old phone book. I totally love it and think it's perfect for bringing out the sexy bookworm in you! 😉
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Startup OnBeep plans to launch a wearable product late this year that uses push-to-talk technology but can be paired with a smartphone to work across any network technology. The purpose of the product, which does not yet have a name, will be to enable hands-free, real-time group communication, according to CEO Jesse Robbins.
Voxer, which has started to shift its focus from providing a free, network-agnostic push-to-talk app to being a communications provider for businesses, accelerated that push Tuesday by introducing a Web-based client for its service.
Push-to-talk is still very much alive and kicking, despite Sprint's recent shutdown of its iDEN Nextel network, and startup Voxer is proof of that. FierceDeveloper contributor Jason Ankeny spoke to Voxer CTO Matt Ranney about the firm's push into the enterprise segment, the evolution of mobile voice communication and the importance of embracing native development. Find out more in this Developer Workshop.
Sprint Nextel is just days away from shutting down service on its iDEN Nextel network--the last full day of service will be June 29--but is already looking to the advanced services it will enable on that vacated spectrum.
AT&T Mobility said it is bringing its Enhanced Push-to-Talk service to business customers through a new app available for Apple's iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S. AT&T boasted that this will be the first time a U.S. carrier is offering push-to-talk capabilities on the iPhone, and the app's launch comes less than three weeks ahead of Sprint Nextel's planned shutdown of its Nextel iDEN network.
Regional carrier SouthernLinc struck an agreement with MVNE Prepaid Wireless Wholesale to add nationwide GSM and UMTS service to its iDEN network footprint, though it is unclear exactly which GSM network SouthernLinc will use for the effort.
BARCELONA, Spain--AT&T Mobility recently added Wi-Fi support to its "Enhanced Push-to-Talk (PTT)" service, allowing users to conduct PTT conversations on hotspots, and the carrier also released APIs for the service that will allow customers to add PTT functions to their applications. The efforts are part of the second phase of AT&T's PTT rollout, said M. Mobeen Khan, executive director of Advanced Mobility Solutions for AT&T Business Solutions.
Regional cellular carrier SouthernLinc said it will continue to invest in its iDEN network despite Sprint Nextel's decision to turn off its iDEN network by the middle of next year. However, SouthernLinc CEO Don Horsley said the carrier does have plans for a "nationwide solution" that SouthernLinc will launch in a "very short timeframe."
Starting Jan. 1 Sprint Nextel will begin charging Nextel iDEN customers who have not upgraded to Sprint's CDMA push-to-talk service an extra $10 per month. The step is being taken as Sprint continues to move toward the shutdown of the iDEN network by June 30, 2013.
AT&T Mobility is taking aim squarely at Sprint Nextel's remaining iDEN subscribers by announcing the full availability of its Enhanced Push-to-Talk offering as well as new smartphones for the service.
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Sharon May and Alan Parkman are the newest board members at the California Landscape Contractors Association San Diego County Chapter.
Sharon May has been appointed president-elect of the California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) of San Diego County.
May of Agri Service, Inc. in Vista, Calif. has taught landscape classes, appeared on radio programs, and has been published in various publications including San Diego Home and Garden magazine. Her vast knowledge of water issues and sustainability will help the chapter further its goals of informing the general public about the landscape industry.
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The Ramada Vallejo Near Six Flags Discovery Kingdom hotel is conveniently centered between two of the most exciting tourist attractions in the world- San Francisco and Napa Valley Wine Country, both less than 40 miles away. Vallejo itself boasts Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, an exciting attraction with both land and sea animals along with some of the most exciting roller coasters in existence today. Our hotel is a proud partner with Six Flags Marine World and we offer hotel and park packages. At the intersection of two major highways - Highway 37 and I-80, our hotel is easily accessible to travelers. With our excellent location, our hotel is close to everything you may be looking for. We are uniquely located in the middle of two shopping centers featuring all types of cuisine, movie entertainment, shopping and banking. Our pool and spa are enjoyed year round and our calm temperatures afford for many days of enjoyment. Hotel guests are greeted with an extensive complimentary continental breakfast each morning and every Wednesday night we feature the managers social with delicious complimentary entrees and beverages. We offer free parking onsite and complimentary High Speed wireless internet, Microwaves and Refrigerators, Iron and Ironing boards, Coffee Makers and Hairdryers in all our rooms. At Ramada Vallejo we strive to provide a comfortable, friendly atmosphere that stresses prompt and caring service for each and every guest. Pets are welcome with 50.00 non refundable fee. Handicapped Rooms/Facilities. Business Center. Property requires a cash or credit card deposit of 100.00 USD upon arrival.
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Acts 15:28-29
It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond the following requirements: You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality.
Matthew 11:28
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest".
The word 'burden' in Acts witnessed by Holy Spirit and used by Jesus in Matthew seems meaning same thing (Not done Greek word study yet)
Does the combination of these scriptures give license to sin (in human meaning) if it is not violating human rights and legal demands?


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Dec. 5, 2012
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. -- The Patriot League women's basketball season is underway as the Army Black Knights have rolled out to an 8-1 start in non-League play.
Senior Anna Simmers has led the way with 15.6 points per game, which ranks third in the League, but she's only one of two seniors in the top-20 in scoring. The rest are underclassmen, with the majority residing in the sophomore and junior classes.
The 2011-12 season saw several sophomores land on the All-League teams and they return this year to continue the youth movement in the Patriot League.
The Patriot League interviewed all eight coaches prior to the season to talk about their teams, and several coaches weighed in on the standout sophomores and juniors playing in the League this season.
Women's Basketball Preseason Previews
All eight women's basketball coaches were interviewed prior to the 2012 season, and they're all streaming on the YouTube playlist below.


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Security Advisory
ZF2014-03: Potential XSS vector in multiple view helpers
Many Zend Framework 2 view helpers were using the escapeHtml() view helper in order to escape HTML attributes, instead of the more appropriate escapeHtmlAttr(). In situations where user data and/or JavaScript is used to seed attributes, this can lead to potential cross site scripting (XSS) attack vectors.
Vulnerable view helpers include:
- All Zend\Form view helpers.
- Most Zend\Navigation (aka Zend\View\Helper\Navigation\*) view helpers.
- All "HTML Element" view helpers: htmlFlash(), htmlPage(), htmlQuickTime().
- Zend\View\Helper\Gravatar
Action Taken
All view helpers affected have been updated to use the escapeHtmlAttr() view helper when escaping data for HTML attributes.
The following releases contain the fixes:
- Zend Framework 2.2.7
- Zend Framework 2.3.1
Other Information
The Zend Framework team thanks the following for identifying the issues and working with us to help protect its users:
- Evan Coury (github.com/EvanDotPro) for reporting the issue.
- Marco Pivetta (github.com/Ocramius) for providing a patch.
Released Tue, 15 April 2014 15:05:00 -0500.


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The synapses have been firing wildly since I joined ds106 a few days ago; and since here in Central New York we're still enjoying the last few days of winter break, I've been letting myself go with the flow, as it were. As I observe in my first post below, thus far, setting up my own personal cyberinfrastructure has been a heady, intoxicating, and literally exhilarating experience.
And I'm all about exploring the affect of all of this, what it FEELS like, so that I can try to replicate some of it for my students – preservice teachers (and "so on, and so on, and so on," as the old Fabrege Organics commercial articulated so beautifully – am I dating myself yet?). Bit-by-bit, day-by-day, I fiddle with this toolbar, add that bit of bling, those widgets; I am LOVING this "curating," sculpting, architectural experience!
But who wants to hear about how I feel? Right.
Last night, I indulged my desire to add to my site a clip of one of my all-time favorite few minutes of cinema. This morning, after reading around in ds106 and reading Gardner's essay, I see why. THIS is what building my personal cyberinfrastruce (so far) through ds106 has felt like, for me:*
*For anyone unfamiliar with Wong Kar Wei's Chunking Express, it will be important to know that the character featured here has just broken into the apartment of one her regular customers at the Hong Kong lunch counter where she works, who she is crushing on big-time. The clip shows what she does in his apartment while he is away at work.
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I really get a feeling for what you are feeling from the clip you selected. Makes me want to see the movie, and read more of what you have to say besides! I was talking to a colleague about DS106, and how one of the major energy sources is that learners have a wider palette/different opportunities for expression when completing our "assignments." Wondering whether this mode would work well in courses that weren't so "meta." That is, what we do in DS106 is what DS106 is about. Would this way of being work for OChem?


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Political Strategy Notes
As the final late votes dribble in, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner/Democracy Corps produced the most accurate national polls during the last three weeks of the presidential election, according to Nate Silver of NYT FiveThirtyEight, with "a smaller error than any national pollster - less than 1 percentage point."
Romney appears to have learned nothing from being defeated in his bid for the presidency, bizarrely placing the blame on President Obama's "gifts" to women, minorities and youth, which sounds like more of Mitt's 'moochers' meme. But Gov. Bobby Jindal apparently has a clue. Politico's James Hohmann and Jonathan Martin explain the emerging rift inside the GOP. However, Jindal dodged the issue of Republican-driven voter suppression. It's not just about talking nicer -- there has to be some policy behind it.
AP has an update, "Dems, GOP fight brewing over curbing filibusters."
Carla Seaquist's HuffPo post "This Time, Democrats Need to Keep Control of the Narrative" provides an eloquent take on the meaning of the election, a cautionary note and a prescription for moving the Democratic agenda forward. Here's a bit of Seaquist's view of the outcome: "...Not only was the American way of life reinforced, so in a way was our soul: In the teeth of Tea Party extremism, Obama-hatred, and off-the-wall pronouncements from Republicans about women, minorities, gays, and immigrants, the majority of the American electorate pushed back and voted for fairness, tolerance, and sanity...It's America at its best and we got a bit of it back..."
Tim Murphy of Mother Jones has yet another peek "Under the Hood of Team Obama's Tech Operation."
David Moberg's "Unions Played Major Unsung Role in Obama Victory" in In These Times has this to say: "While exit polls showed that Obama lost white voters by more than in 2008, the Hart surveys found that Obama won by 9 points among white union men without a college degree. In contrast, he lost by 47 points among white non-college men who were not union members...Romney did better with older voters overall, but union members over 65 favored Obama by 28 percentage points, while non-union voters in the same age group favored Romney by 17 percentage points. And while non-union voters making $50,000 to $100,000 a year favored Romney by 8 points, union members earning the same amount broke for Obama by a margin of 33 percent...In Ohio, the most hard-fought battleground state and one with above-average union membership, Obama won union voters by 70 to 29 percent..."
Tova Wang notes at Demos: "The right to vote is just that -- a fundamental freedom at the cornerstone of American democracy. In the 2012 election, that sacred value was challenged in a way we have not seen in a couple of generations, perhaps since the civil and voting rights movements of the 1960s... The measures taken were so blatant and widespread that they served to energize coalitions of citizens to fight for voting rights harder than ever, and made many voters more determined to vote and have their vote count." Wang follows up with the best detailed analysis of voter suppression in 2012 and successful efforts to challenge it yet published.
At ABC News/Univision Emily Deruy reports that Senators Mark Warner (D-Virginia) and Chris Coons (D-Delaware) have introduced legislation to "make voting faster and more accessible...The bill, called The Fair, Accurate, Secure and Timely (FAST) Voting Act of 2012, would award states grants based on how well they improve access to polls. That would be judged by a number of factors, including how flexible the registration process is, whether early voting is offered at least nine of the 10 days before an election, and whether absentee voting is offered."
The Economist corrects Speaker Boehner's assertions that the election had "no mandate" for raising taxes on the rich: "Did not! The Democrats won 50.6% of the votes for president, to 47.8% for the Republicans; 53.6% of the votes for the Senate, to 42.9% for the Republicans; and...49% of the votes for the House, to 48.2% for the Republicans (some ballots are still being counted). That's not a vote for divided government. It's a clean sweep...The only viable method for Democrats to reinstate the House's democratic integrity is to win a healthy majority of state governments in 2020, threaten to gerrymander to their own advantage, and then use that leverage to extract a deal from state Republican parties for a non-partisan districting process."
Politico's Maggie Haberman cites a new poll by Hart Research's Geoff Garin, conducted for Americans for Tax Fairness which indicates "Democrats have changed the landscape on an issue that has eluded them for years - taxes. The survey found that has most want the Bush-era cuts on top earners to expire, but that Republicans will shoulder blame if all of the Bush cuts, including those on the middle class, expire because a deal can't be reached."


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EUGENE, Ore. -- Oregon has landed the top spot in the nation for both its men's and women's track and field 2010 recruiting classes, according to Track & Field News.
It is believed to be the first time in school history that both programs' recruiting classes have garnered T&F News' top spot.
In its January issue, the "Bible of the Sport" cited national prep boys' athlete of the year Sam Crouser, who set a U.S. junior record in the javelin with a throw of 255-4 in addition to his impressive marks in the shot put (64-5.5) and discus (205-10), as the anchor of the nation's top class. The magazine also mentioned No. 2 quarter-miler Michael Berry (46.13) and USA Junior 10,000 meter champion Parker Stinson (29:32.23), in addition to sub-4:10 milers Colby Alexander and Cole Watson. The men's ranking was also bolstered by a couple of transfers in Josh Heidegger, a former NCAA Division II runner-up in the javelin (223-2), and 7-2.5 high jumper Justin Frick.
The men also got points for freshmen Jacob Budwig in the discus (185-0), Dakotah Keys in the decathlon (7,024), pole vault (15-6) and long jump (23-8.5) and Brian Shrader in the 800 meters (1:52.89).
Crouser (Gresham), Watson (Rogue River), Keys (Sweet Home) and Heidegger (Medford) are natives of the state of Oregon.
A bevy of middle distance and quarter-milers lifted the Oregon women into the top spot, led by 22-time North Dakota state champion Laura Roesler, whose 800 meter best of 2:03.08 ranked second in the country last year.
The women's class also featured the No. 2 pole vaulter in Kortney Ross (13-6), the No. 4 miler in Megan Patrignelli (4:46.91) and the No. 5 400 meter runner in Chizoba Okodogbe (53.06).
They earned additional points from freshmen Phyllis Francis in the 800 meters (2:04.85), Sarah Andrews in the 5,000 meters (16:42.38), English Gardner in the 100 (11.56), 200 (24.01) and 400 (54.00) meters, and transfer Lauryn Newson, who ranked in the 100 (11.60), 200 (23.65) and long jump (21-7.25), qualifying for the 2010 USA Track & Field Championships in the field event.
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Rap superstar Eminem premiered the music video for his latest single "Headlights" on Sunday (May 11). Fittingly for Mother's Day, the Spike Lee-directed clip honors Eminem's estranged mother Debbie Mathers after their many years of high-profile family friction.
"Headlights" featuring fun.'s Nate Ruess is the fifth single from Eminem's newest album The Marshall Mathers LP 2. Since the start of his career, Eminem has taken multiple jabs at his mother Debbie in his songs and music videos (most notably in "My Name Is" and "Cleanin' Out My Closet"), but with "Headlights" he offers a heartfelt apology for it all.
"But regardless I don't hate you 'cause Ma, you're still beautiful to me / 'Cause you're my mom," he says. Eminem thanks for her all the times she was there for their family, taking on the role of mother and father after his dad left them both behind.
Fame director Spike Lee returns to music videos for Eminem's "Headlights" clip. Presented from the point-of-view from Debbie Mathers, Lee captures the painful moments she experienced when Eminem dissed her in the past and a brief but meaningful reunion between the two. The video goes down in Eminem's home area of the 8 Mile and it is truly a perfect gift that a music superstar could give their mother.
Eminem's "Headlights" single with Nate Ruess has so far peaked at no. 73 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. The Marshall Mathers LP was released in November of last year and it became his seventh album to debut at no. 1 on Billboard. In honor of his recent no. 1 hit "The Monster" with Rihanna, Eminem and the Barbadian pop star will hit the road together this summer for The Monster Tour. It opens in Pasadena, Calif. on Aug. 7 at the Rose Bowl venue.
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< Zyra
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|Skins & Trivia
- Development
- Skribbles was Zyra's first Creative Designer, CertainlyT was the final Designer, although Morello, Xypherous, and Coronach all had a piece of Zyra's development [1].
- Zyra is voiced by Karen Strassman, who also voices Cassiopeia, Fiora, Shyvana, and Elise.
- Morello stated this champion was inspired by Sadida's Shoe, a character class from the Dofus/Wakfu games.
- Zyra's Rampant Growth is similar to Sadida's Doll Seeds, as both types of seeds have different forms depending on the spells used on them.
- Zyra's Grasping Roots is similar to Sadida's Bramble, as both cover the enemy in thorny roots and deal damage.
- before the 2016 mid season patch, Zyra's Rise of the Thorns was similar to the Sadida's Still Life. Sadida revives as an Ultra-Powerful Doll, while Zyra turns into a large plant.
- Zyra's name resembles the word "Zahra" in Arabic, which means 'blooming flower'.
- Zyra's name resembles the word "Zera" in Hebrew, which means 'Seed'.
- The visual effects designer for Zyra's log-in screen was Anthony Possobon.
- Lore
- Her goals are to experience the world from her new perspective. For a being so ancient to suddenly change in such a dramatic fashion, it's like a complete rebirth. In this way, basic survival is still an issue, because she is experiencing the world anew [2].
- General
- Prior to 6.9, Zyra used to be one of the five champions to have an ability that allow the champion to attack after death. Zyra's ability was Rise of the Thorns, while the others are Karthus's Death Defied, Kog'Maw's Icathian Surprise, Sion's Glory in Death, and Yorick's Omen of Death.
- Zyra's co-creator, CertainlyT, hinted in the LoL forums that Zyra has three hidden passives. They're confirmed to be:
- Zyra's dance resembles the basic movements for the dance "Cha-cha-cha".
- Zyra's old passive was called Queen of Thorns before being changed to Rise of the Thorns.
- Zyra is the fourth champion to have a special animation while using or in which she looks up and extends red vines in her arms touching the ground.
- Prior to 6.9, Zyra used to be the fifth champion to be able to transform, albeit hers had a different mechanic than Elise, Nidalee, Shyvana and Swain.
- Zyra's old passive, Rise of the Thorns, and ultimate, Stranglethorns, have a cyan hue instead of green in her Champion Spotlight.
- Zyra's Rampant Growth is possibly a reference to the Magic: The Gathering card of the same name.
- Zyra's earring has some resemblance to the icon of the Zerg Swarm in Starcraft 2 - a comparison can be found here.
- Prior to 6.9, Zyra used to be the second champion who shares her title with a skill name, after Vayne.
- Zyra was speculated to be a stealth champion since her release went along with the new stealth system.
- Enemies rooted by Grasping Roots have "Rooted, literally" debuff on them for the duration.
- Zyra's Thorn Spitter's in-game descriptions says that "They shoot little 'friendliness pellets'". This is a reference to an RPG called Undertale.
- Skins
- It bears resemblance to Poison Ivy from the DC Universe.
- She resembles two enemies from the Mega Man series: PlantMan.EXE and Axle the Red
- It bears similarities to the character Sarah Kerrigan from the Starcraft series - similar appearance and voices, titles Rise of the Thorns and Queen of Blades, and even a quote - Kerrigan saying "This world is mine" and Zyra's "This land is mine".
- Her hair is similar to that of Jessie from the Pokémon series.
- Her seed monsters resemble the Iblis monsters from Sonic '06.
- It is a possible reference to Plants vs. Zombies.
- Her appearance resembles Sarah Kerrigan from the StarCraft series.
- She shares this theme with Maokai and Nocturne.
- This skin is related to "SK Telecom T1", who have won the League of Legends Season 3 World Championship finals.
- This skin represents PoohManDu of SK Telecom T1.
- She shares this theme with Jax, Lee Sin, Vayne and Zed.
- Zyra looks down on Maokai. Personality-wise, Zyra is a predator, a killer, the wild fury of nature, whereas Maokai is the sturdy, defensive, protective force of nature. Zyra loves the power that her new "animal" form gives her, Maokai laments it. They might be the only ones able to show each other the merits of either form. [3]
- Ahri might be a subject of interest to Zyra, since there is some commonality to how they both came to be. Otherwise she would just be a many-tailed snack. [4]
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In the last week I've been coming across an incredibly annoying error on one of Slicehost slices. It appears that every now and then PHP will fail with a fatal error, saying a certain function is undefined. The function changes, but is always a core PHP function e.g. defined(), version_compare(), etc. This problem has occurred while using several different PHP applications - PHPMyAdmin, my own custom built apps, etc, leading me to believe that the problem is not specific to the running code.
Here are some details: - Debian Lenny - Apache 2.2.9 - PHP 5.2.6-1+lenny4 with Suhosin-Patch (running eAccelerator 0.9.6)
Apache and PHP are installed from Debian packages. Error logs show nothing out of the ordinary.
I thought memory might be an issue, but free -m reports upwards of 100MB free almost all the time. Another thing I'm trying to investigate is if the problem might be related to eAccelerator, but testing this theory out is incredibly hard because the issue doesn't appear very often and I've been using eAccelerator for months on this install without any problems up until now.
Has anyone ever come across anything like this? Why would PHP report undefined core functions?


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The home of the Red Raiders has been home to various NCAA Regional and conference post- season events as Texas Tech has been selected to host an NCAA baseball regional three different times. All three were enormous successes. In 1999, Texas Tech hosted the four-team NCAA Regional in Lubbock and ranked sixth among the 16 regionals in attendance as the tourney drew a total of 19,869 fans to see Texas Tech, Rice, Rutgers and UW-Milwaukee play. Tech averaged 2,838 fans during the seven-game tournament. The 1997 NCAA Regional drew 4,992 fans to see Tech play Southwest Texas State. Overall, the 10 games in the 1997 NCAA Regional drew 23,407 total fans, an average of 2304.7 fans per game. In 1996, the stadium, then named Dan Law Field, averaged 2,808.8 fans per game as Tech hosted a six-team NCAA Regional.
Texas Tech also hosted the 1996 Southwest Conference Post-Season Tournament. The four-day event, which drew all seven SWC teams for the first time in history, saw 31,542 fans enter the balpark, an average of 2,628.5 per game.
In the Fall of 2001, Texas Tech began yet another phase of renovations as the university continues to show its support of the Red Raider baseball program. Phase One of a major renovation to the stadium was completed prior to the start of the 2002 season. Texas Tech spent $1.7 milllion on a new clubhouse, an outfield fence complete with major league-style bullpens, an interior brick facade and a new exterior fence.
With the addition of FieldTurf in the fall of 2007 and more renovations on the planning board, Dan Law Field will continue to be one of the top venues in all of college baseball.
In the spring of 2011, Texas Tech announced a $5 million renovation to what would soon be named Rip Griffin Park. The renovation would increase attendance to 4,921 while installing 10 luxury suites (12 seats per suite) with 1,154 chair-back seats in the middle section of the grandstands. Other features of the renovation include, television broadcast booth, home and visitor radio booths and a booth for writting press, shading structure over the center of the grandstands, tensioned back-stop netting that will provide unobstructed view of the playing field, new elevator for club/suite/press box access, grandstand banners showcasing the history of Texas Tech baseball and a circular landscaped seating area with brick inlaid Double T.
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Bar stools and tables are perfect for giving meals a little lift. We have bar chairs and bar stools at the right height for our bar tables and lower ones to use at kitchen worktops and islands. These let your guests or family keep you company so you don't miss out on any news while you're chopping the carrots. (And maybe you can get them to help.)


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- Day trip to Clearwater Beach from Orlando with pirate cruise
- Board Captain Memo's pirate ship, the Pirate's Ransom, for a 2-hour voyage
- Unlimited soft drink, beer or wine onboard
- Listen to the cool sounds of island reggae as you sail in the Gulf of Mexico
- Swim in the sea or relax on the sand at Clearwater Beach
- Round-trip transport, lunch and drinks included
Why Our Insiders Chose This Tour
It's a great choice for kids of all ages. You'll get several hours of beach time, plus the chance to play pirate. The cruise also offers music, unlimited drinks and the possibility of seeing dolphins!
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Customer Reviews
October 2015
Would recommend this day trip to everyone!. Clearwater is lovely and clean, with a beach to 'die for'!. And the Pirate Cruise is fantastic, the crew really interact with the 'young-uns' on board, and they look after you really well.
Will definately return for this great day out.
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We had a great day at the beach. The dolphins even joined us near shore to frolick I the shallow water! Captain Memo and crew were terrific. Highly recommended!
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absolutely fantastic trip!
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May 2015
It was a nice tour, but not as great as I expected. We were picked up late and by the time we got off the bus in Clearwater, we didn't have much more than an hour on the beach we were doing the pirate cruise, so needed time to eat lunch. The Cruise was nice, but seemed we mostly circled near the shore. We were travelling with a 3 year old, so after returning from the cruise there wasn't really enough time to do anything except wait for the bus. Although the driver was friendly, the ride was nothing great. Felt the tour was not really worth the almost 300 CAD we paid for three of us.


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the bc application server
What is the BC Application Server?
The BC Application Server allows members of the BC community to access and use certain licensed applications from any computer with a network connection.
The system includes designated file storage space (AppsStorage.bc.edu) designed specifically to work with the application server.
Getting Started
- BC credentials (username and password)
- A Citrix Receiver (Windows or Mac) installed on the device.
- A network connection
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Let the beef begin! It seems both Linkin Park and Sublime were in Arizona over the weekend to pay a show at Tuscon Electric Park and apparently Linkin Park's posse called the cops on the reggae rockers from Long Beach. According to the Pima County Sheriff's Department "security for Linkin Park approached off-duty deputies at the KMFA Day concert at Tucson Electric Park on Saturday. The sheriff''s report says the security guard told deputies that members of Sublime were smoking weed."
Linkin Park called the cops on us and said that they were allergic to pot. cops came and took all our weed while we on stage. Bitch shit
— Rome (@RomeMusica) May 25, 2014
No kidding!
A rep for Sublime With Rome told TMZ that "Linkin Park felt badly and offered to replace the weed that was taken. But the rep says the band refused and is still pretty pissed off about the whole thing." Oh yeah, and the reason the guard reportedly ratted out the band? He was allergic to marijuana cigarette smoke...
Mike Shinoda of LP refuted the story altogether:
LP didn't "call the cops" on @RomeMusica smoking pot. Not sure where the rumor came from. Definitely not my style, bummer it happened.
— Mike Shinoda (@mikeshinoda) May 27, 2014
We were at a meet & greet when Sublime was on stage, not dressing room. Wouldn't even know if there was smoke. CC: @AltPress @RomeMusica
— Mike Shinoda (@mikeshinoda) May 27, 2014
If someone was "representing the band" to the cops in the venue about weed smoke, they were out of line.
— Mike Shinoda (@mikeshinoda) May 27, 2014
Me & the boys just left One Direction's dressing room. Feels like a pretty productive day. #LinkinNark pic.twitter.com/RCTTAzyK4v
— Mike Shinoda (@mikeshinoda) May 28, 2014


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"Teen Mom" star Leah Calvert has been sharing her struggles with viewers of the show, as fans have been following her journey to find out what is haunting her daughter, Ali. Fans have been part of many doctor's visits in hopes of learning what little Ali has. But it sounds like Leah finally has an answer. According to a new Hollywood Life report published on Jan. 22, "Teen Mom" star Leah Calvert revealed that her daughter has a rare and incurable form of muscular dystrophy on last night's episode.
Leah has been supporting her daughter throughout this entire journey and now she is speaking out about it. "We were scared because we didn't know what her future was going to look like, but we always pushed for answers. We never gave up, and we never will. We'll do everything we can to make sure Ali has the life that she needs," Leah revealed In Touch magazine after learning of her daughter's diagnosis.
"The disorder affects her respiratory system and progresses the older she gets. The bigger she gets and the more weight she gains, the harder it'll be for her muscles to carry the weight," Leah explained. In other words, she can walk now but she will be forced to be in a wheelchair when she grows older.
How do you feel about her diagnosis?


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With the latest job numbers, it's easy to assume that most businesses closed out 2013 with their tails between their legs. But that's not the case for small businesses, as announced yesterday, January 15 by Manta. Their End of the Year Small Business Wellness Index found that 72 percent of 1,130 polled small business owners said their small businesses flourished in 2013.
The year didn't just close out with happy business owners. According to the survey, 83 percent of small business owners are optimistic about 2014, up 5 percent from last year. More than 40 percent of small business owners ended 2013 happier than they did in 2012. What's even better is that 65 percent of those polled didn't feel that their businesses had any effect on their health, negative or otherwise.
Part of that happiness can be attributed to the ways in which entrepreneurs and small business owners relieve stress. In 2013, 36 percent found relief in exercise, while 25 percent chose vacation to reduce stress. Other stress relievers included more sleep, at 14 percent; therapy, at 2 percent; and other forms of stress relief, at 23 percent.
"Though I often find myself working around the clock as an entrepreneur, I know it's important to make time for my personal health – I work out four times a week, watch my diet and make sure to spend time with my family," said Adina Donella, CFO of social news network Israelite International, Inc., in a press release.
Donella is not alone; improving personal health is a goal of many of the polled entrepreneurs and small business owners. Exercise, better eating habits, and more sleep comprise 34 percent of personal goals for 2014. Improving personal relationships came in at 19 percent.
Entrepreneurs and small business owners understand the delicate balance between their professional and personal lives, and these goals embody their commitments to taking care of themselves, their families, and their employees.


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College Hockey:St. Cloud Runs Past Anchorage
Huskies Jump Ahead in WCHA First-Round Series
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — St. Cloud State opened first-round play of the WCHA playoffs with a strong 5-1 win at home over Alaska-Anchorage. The victory moves the No. 4 Huskies' record to 28-8-1, while UAA falls to 7-23-5.
The two teams will square off in the second game of the best-of-three series on Saturday night.
St. Cloud State jumped to a quick lead in the contest when sophomore forward Chris Purslow crossed the blue line and blasted a shot past UAA's Chris King at 4:36 of the first period.
SCSU's senior captain Brandon Sampair added his 10th goal of the season at 17:06 of the first to gain the game winner with an assist from Tyler Arnason. In the second period, junior Mark Hartigan added an insurance goal on the power play at 15:48 with an assist from Arnason and Sampair.
Purslow came back in the third period with his second goal of the night (sixth of the season) with another unassisted blitz at 4:52. UAA changed goalies at that point with Kevin Reiter replacing King. The Seawolves broke Scott Meyer's shutout when Vladimir Novak posted a goal at 6:49 of the third.
To complete the scoring, Nate DiCasmirro scored his eighth goal of the season at 11:11 with assists from Arnason and Hartigan on the power play.
In the contest, SCSU was an impressive two-of-three on the power play while UAA was 0-of-2. SCSU also outshot the Seawolves 25-21, with Meyer posting 20 saves in the contest. Meyer now has 22 wins on the season, which ties him for the team record along with Brian Leitza, who had 22 wins in 1997-98.
The game was a quick two hours, five minutes thanks to a season-low five penalties called in the game. SCSU had just two penalties for four minutes, while UAA had three penalties for six minutes.
SCSU owns an 11-game unbeaten string against UAA and a seven-game win streak against UAA. Overall, the series between UAA and SCSU stands at 23-9-3 in favor of the Huskies.
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- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoons garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3-1/2 pounds large red potatoes, cut into wedges
- In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the first eight ingredients; add the potatoes. Seal bag and toss to coat. Arrange in a single layer on greased baking sheets.
- Bake at 400° for 30-35 minutes or until potatoes are tender and golden brown, turning once. Yield: 8 servings.
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"These are the best fries!! I omit the cayenne pepper & regular salt. Quick and easy to make. I have tried a couple of other baked fries recipes but none have the wonderful flavor these do. Definitely a favorite at our house."
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An unintended problem of natural gas abundance will be creating new uses for it, and there are several emerging technologies that appear to hold more achievable uses for carbon than simply throwing it away as waste product or burying it.
From the very first at No Hot Air I have been truly deeply skeptical of Carbon Capture and Storage. But on the other hand, there are a lot of otherwise sane geologists I meet who promote it. It seems very problematic to capture CO2 in the first place and storage is surely uninsurable. The only actual application in the small number of demonstration projects currently operating, is to use CO2 in Enhanced Oil Recovery. Taking carbon out of coal is good, but the carbon and financial, economics of then using it to then produce more fossil fuels strikes me as the problematic meeting the pointless. The other alternative is to store it. If we can't get the public to accept natural gas storage, how are we to convince them about CO2 storage, which could engender even more serious issues than nuclear waste. Firstly, the quantities would have to be vast to make any difference, and it basically avoids the problem today and asks future generations to shoulder the burden. What would happen if millennia in the future some once in a millennia seismic event causes a storage site to belch hundreds of years of CO2 into the atmosphere for only one example?
Then we have the economics of coal CCS. Even after the two big ifs of making it work at scale and storing it somewhere are solved,we bump into the third of how much would it cost. Spending a lot of money to effectively, if optimistically, cut 80% of the CO2 from coal seems especially pointless when using natural gas existing technology in the first place cuts 60% if a natural gas plant is used effectively. If economics didn't work at 80% cuts, they seem entirely pointless for a net 20% gain.
I'm also wary of the idea that we will still need big coal, nuclear, or even gas plants, when using the energy transfer network of natural gas pipelines makes widely distributed power achievable without linking ourselves together with expensive new smart grid infrastructure. The gas pipeline network is a far more efficient use of existing grids than building new electricity. CCS would be unlikely economic, or do anything useful with carbon, at small scale.
A solution is thus not carbon storage but carbon conversion or carbon recycling. This is all about finding a use for what we throw away into the air today. That's is the point summed up at the end of a recent piece at Breaking Energy by Ed Dodge
Convert pollution from a liability into an asset by putting a price on carbon and let the market handle it. Treating CO2 as toxic waste ensures that it ends up as toxic waste, complete with a huge bill and long-term liabilities. But if we can treat CO2 as a misallocated asset and develop a market for it then we can solve the problem. We can convert CO2 into a family of useful products, create new industries and hopefully solve climate change in one fell swoop.
Several companies already are in various stages of converting waste CO2 into chemicals. Skyonic mineralises CO2 emissions from a concrete plant to produce baking soda and hydrochloric acid. Calera is all about converting useless carbon into useful chemicals and Carbon Recycling International does what it says on the box, converting CO2 into methanol in Iceland.
The beauty not only is about re-using carbon, but using it to replace carbon used via natural gas and naphtha in today's chemical industry. This schematic from the US Department of Energy is ironically on a sub site of the CCS portal. It shows that using first gen CCS in EOR (on the left) is similar in principle to it's opposite on the right hand side which is all about solving the storage problem by reusing CO2 in chemical industries where it also replaces CO2 use in them. We also see other niche uses in beverages, fire extinguishers and my favourite, food production. I used to have clients in the gas marketing days that were heavily into using greenhouse gases - in greenhouses. A rudimentary, if temporary, form of carbon storage is in tomatoes.
But there's something else I think that will come along and it may be even better. Carbon Fiber integrating with nanotechnology is becoming more common in new applications in fields as diverse as batteries, wiring, magnets and computer memory. There's a long story of them in aircraft engines, tennis rackets and of course wind turbine blades. Carbon fibre composites is constantly evolving in aircraft design which will see new planes radically lighter, and thus more fuel efficient. Replacing aluminium in aircraft will then start to go down the metal chain towards cars and even conventional steel. This is from the Rocky Mountain Institute, a place with impeccable green credentials who don't perhaps quite get what they were proposing in 2011:
Thus one key to replacing steel is to lower it's cost. The journey is starting with shale gas as we see from recent news from Japan's chemical giant Toray:
Japanese chemical maker Toray is planning to build a new carbon fibre and advanced materials production site in South Carolina, US. The company will invest ¥100 billion (£585 million) over the next seven years to take advantage of cheap feedstocks and energy from the US shale gas boom.
The new integrated plant will produce both raw carbon fibre products and fibre-reinforced resin composite materials for the aerospace and energy-related industries.
As usual in shale, news gets better. Replacing steel with new material also changes the climate for the better by eating into the huge amount of carbon emitted by (and iron ore) into steel
Global steel production is dependent on coal – around 70% of total global steel production relies directly on inputs of coal. Around 1 billion tonnes of coal are used in global steel production, which is around 14% of total coal consumption worldwide.
Converting carbon into carbon composites is not only inherently more efficient, but replacing carbon inputs into steel will be even more valuable. Then, at the finished product stage, good news increases exponentially. Lighter planes and cars use less oil - and less carbon.
Shale gas won't change everything. As I told National Grid's Future of Energy in 2010 It's much more important than that. Although back then, almost every member of the audience thought I was the mad scientist.


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Financial acumen is probably one of the most important keys to a successful relationship. Back in the day, men were the primary bread winners and the women took care of the home. The man had one job and the couple was dependent on this job for their finances. Our parents' generation was quite similar; however, instead of just being stay at home moms, some women had a job that brought in a small portion of money.
Our generation is way different. Men or women have the potential to bring home the bacon, but you won't just have one job for you're entire life that you will retire from. Generation Y will bounce from jobs until they find career bliss and probably have a few side gigs as well. What's my point? Money doesn't go as far as it used to and with the economy being is such a state, knowing the importance of a dollar can make or break a relationship.
A lot of women don't understand how much pressure men have on them to be, "the man." What I mean by this is that men are expected to have a good job with a great title and bring in money. Not only that but they're expected to pick up all the tabs when they date women, remember anniversaries, buy gifts for special occasions and etc. Getting overwhelmed yet? It's not easy financially to be a man in today's world, which is why finding a woman who knows and understands how to manage money is essential.
Money doesn't grow on trees and a pretty face can't contribute to a household. Woman of today should know how to balance a checkbook, pay bills, save and take care of a home. You can't just live life spending and living pay check to pay check. Some believe money can buy happiness but it can also instill hate. It can ruin relationships and it can also bring people closer together.
Go on a date to Taco Mac in midtown Atlanta and instead of your date paying, you foot the bill. Let your date order whatever they want, just like you would expect of him. The only way to understand the importance of money is to have to part with it. And when the date is done, you will see what men struggle with every day when it comes to dating and money.


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In ancient
times the inhabitants of ancient Aeginio found shelter in these rough rocks
(i.e. Agia) in order to be protected by the attacks of various bandits and
pirates of those times (Proceedings of 1rst History Congress of Kalampaka).
Later and especially in the 9th century A.D. many caves were used as hermitages
by the monks. Many of these caves could only be reached by means of climbing.
In the 14th century A.D. the Serb czar Stefanos Dussan ordered his soldiers to
put a metal cross 1,80 x 0,80 cm at the top of the rock "Agio Pnevma" (Holy
Ghost). The ones who climbed to the top did a difficult ascend (at least V+),
without any technical equipment. There is a possibility that the shape of the
rock might have been different, but even this doesn't eliminate the danger of
climbing. The cross was taken down by a helicopter and it is currently kept in
Varlaam monastery.
The story of St. George "Mandilas":
MODERN TIMES: Until 1965, Kastraki commune was renting some rock tops to local
people, who used to take their herds up to graze in the lash pastures that are
there (Sourloi, Modi, Ambaria etc).
During the German invasion, soldiers climbed on AGIA to place the German flag.
They probably climbed on "Kastraki Tower" as well.
In April 1970, Berlin climbers Bodo Zoephel and Uwe Weinreich climbed up the
tower of NE "Koumaria", "Hawk Tower" and "Shoulder of Meteora". They have never
come back to Meteora again.
In the summer of 1970, the already great climber - mountaineer Dietrich Hasse
together with his friend professional photographer - mountaineer Heiz Lotar
Stutte, came to Meteora. Since then, climbing has become a sport, as it is kwon
today. We estimate that more than 200 climbing routes were opened and all 100
rock towers of the field were climbed from 1975 to 1985. That was a very
difficult feat since these people were coming to Meteora only in summer and the
Greek climbing was in its start. Hasse and Stutte are fairly considered fathers
of climbing at Meteora.
In 1977, Hasse and Stutte issued the first climbing guide and the first climbers
started to appear. Meanwhile, local young men came in touch with them and
started the first climbing routes. These were An. Tselios, Skarlatos Brothers,
S. Athanasiou etc, who together with the German speaking Aris Mitronatsios
reached a very high climbing level. In 1979 , an alpine club department called
Kastraki Association of Greek Mountaineers was wet up , in co-operation with
S.E.O. of Thessaloniki.
During the '80s more and more Greeks and foreigners came to Meteora. The tourist
current of Climbing at Meteora increased tremendously.
In 1985 the Meteora Climbing Fun club was set up in Germany and Austria by Hasse
and Stutte. It provided safety bolts to anyone who wanted to open climbing
routes at Meteora , for a small contribution to the club.
In 1986 the 2n climbing guide was issued (the familiar blue booklet), a complete
book, a marvelous work done by Hasse and Stutte. In the same year, the 1rst
Pan-European Climbing Meeting was organized at Meteora, with the participation
of top contemporary climbers.
ALPINE CLUB OF KALAMPAKA: In 1989 O.L.K was set up. The club includes all local
climbers. Throughout climbing schools of the club many young people learnt
climbing and joined the club. People who took part in these schools repeated
difficult routes, opened new and harder ones, climbed abroad in difficult
fields, won in pan-hellenic competitions, took part in international
competiotions (N. GAZOS, THEODOROU BROTHERS, G. VAIOU, CH. BATALOGIANNIS, V.
BATSIOS etc,)
In 1993 the Committee of Mountaineering Safety of the International
Mountaineering association (UIAA) held a conference there. Every September since
1993 the Pan-hellenic Climbing Meeting is organized at METEORA, after most Greek
Alpine Clubs request.
In 1999 , the 2nd European Climbing Meeting was organized with great success. In
the same year the youth committee of UIAA held a conference at METEORA. In 1999
and 2000 the Pan-Hellenic Bouldering Games were organized in Kalampaka. In
almost all competitions O.L.K. undertakes all rescues, an indication of the high
level of climbing. In 2000, the 3rd Climbing guide was issued by Hasse and
Stutte who handed over the climbing field of Meteora to the younger climbers of
O.L.K has a rescue team which has been involved in many rescue incidents helping
people in need. It also has a team which maintains and changes all old and wear
safety bolts so that the field is always one of the safest fields worldwide.
The 100 towers and about 700 climbing routes create a feeling of fulfillment to
the visitor. Climbing is the only sport that supports the area financially.
Surveys show that 1000 people who stay overnight are climbers. If we keep in
mind that these people come with their families or friends then we presume the
number is bigger. We have not taken into consideration the hikers who come to
Meteora. Climbers - visitors give life to the area and to small shops since they
are not orientated by tourist agencies. So, the financial benefit exceeds the
500 million a year and makes climbing a financial power for the area. The number
of climbers is increasing year by year. All climbing schools have at least one
weekend included in their timetable at this peculiar field.
There are also many references of mountaineering magazines (and not only) for
the good and detailed work that is being done in the field and the influence all
over the world is such that it sets as example to others.
NOTE: Climbers main commitment for
METEORA : We climb on all rocks apart from the ones, where there are inhabited
monasteries. A commitment that is kept seriously by everyone.
For O.L.K
Constantinos Liolios
Mountaineering Instructor of
Hellenic Federation of Mountaineering and climbing
Alpine Club of Kalampaka
Tel & Fax: 2432022386