text: Although the motivation of this question comes from the AdS/CFT correspondence, it actually is related to a more general principle of gauge/gravity duality. We know from Maldacena's conjecture that a $\mathcal{N}=4$ SYM theory is dual to a Type IIB String Theory on an $AdS_5 \times S^5$ background. Mathematically, the identification is \begin{equation} \left\langle \int \phi_0 \mathcal{O}\right\rangle_{SYM} = Z[\phi(\mathbf{x},0)=\phi_0] \end{equation} where $\phi_0$ are boundary fields and $\phi$ s are bulk fields while $\mathcal{O}$ are single trace operators of the boundary theory.\ Now, this comes mainly by studying the symmetries of the two theories. (Both of them have the symmetry groups $SO(2,4)$ and $SO(6)$). Also, in the low energy limit, i.e when $\alpha^{\prime} = l_s^2 \rightarrow 0$, we see that the two theories decouples from the system. In the bulk we have a theory of 10D free supergravity. Now, say I start with some gauge theory (not necessarily $\mathcal{N}=4$ SYM theory) on the boundary which is Minkowski like. Starting with that theory, how do we construct the correct gravity theory in the bulk that will be dual to the gauge theory on the boundary. What i understand is that there are some things about the bulk metric that we can say from the holographic principle. Since, we started with a gauge theory in Minkowski background, the metric in the bulk should be such that its conformal boundary must be Minkowski. My questions is:\ Is there an explicit prescription which will allow me to find out what is the theory in the bulk if I know what my boundary theory is?\ Also, there is this issue of the weak-strong coupling duality. the strong coupling regime of the gauge theory is dual to the weak coupling regime of the gravity side and vice versa. Anyways, we cannot evaluate the LHS in the strong coupling regime since, perturbation theory will just break down. So, we have to take the weak coupling limit on the LHS. But, that would imply working in the strong coupling regime on the gravity side. Then, we basically extend the result of AdS/CFT and we can say that we at least know the partition function of the gravity side when it is strongly coupled.


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Sick pay is payable according to your length of service.
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The annual leave year begins on April 1 each year and there's a
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You can join the Essex Police Sports Association for £2 per month.
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Environmental Studies is the investigation and body of knowledge related to the dynamic interactions between people and natural systems. The Department of Environmental Studies at Southern Oregon University fosters the study of natural and social systems and provides students with the opportunity to assess the complexity of environmental problems and search for solutions.
The Department of Environmental Studies provides the opportunity to develop an understanding of the complexity of natural resource use and sustainability enabling students to appreciate dynamic environmental issues as responsible global citizens. The Department of Environmental Studies addresses such global issues as water resource management, energy use, sustainable development, and the conservation of biodiversity.
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The Department of Environmental Studies will prepare students for a wide variety of employment in such organizations as governmental agencies, industry, non-profits and consulting. The Department of Environmental Studies will also prepare students for graduate and professional schools in areas such as environmental policy and management, law, business, public policy, and environmental science.


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CALAIS-- The 2014 Calais Blue Devils soccer team will have a solid group of senior leaders to go along with a strong group of freshmen.
"In my first year in this coaching position I am intrigued by the outlook for this year and years to come,"Calais coach Ryan Lincoln said. "I have five key returning starters that will help set the table for a large group of freshman athletes. I believe our veteran leadership will be a big key to success this season. Gaining seven freshmen players is huge to the program, and being able to have such great leadership will only help."
The Blue Devils will have a schedule full of teams with experience. Lincoln is looking forward to leading his crew, and is hoping for at least a .500 record that would lead to a class C tournament spot. Calais finished 4-9-1 last season.
"We play a tough schedule no doubt about it (Houlton, WA, Lee, Fort Kent, Mattanawcook) just to name a few. We play a tough schedule no doubt about it (Houlton, WA, Lee, Fort Kent, Mattanawcook) just to name a few, "Lincoln said. "Some of the challenges we will face this season include: lack of varsity experience. We play a schedule full of teams with a lot of experience that include great coaching staffs. This may be the toughest challenge we face this season, but it will pay of in the end and down the stretch."
Lincoln started his varsity coaching career last season when he took over the boys basketball program at Acadia Christian. He is looking forward to leading the boys soccer program at Calais high school.
"I have always been actively involved in athletics and soccer has been always close to my heart,"Lincoln said. "I am so pleased to have the opportunity to coach at such a known school for not only athletics but a great education system."
Calais will open up the season with a trip to Houlton. They will follow that up with home games against Washington Academy and Mattanawcook.
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So, it's the end of the first week of 2010, and if you're among the majority of Americans, the assertions of change you made at the end of the "aughts" have already gone out the window or are sneaking out quietly to abandon you by the end of the month. Farewell, declared announcements; shall we try it again next year?
For effective weight loss, (no, no, keep reading, I don't do the diet column and will, at some point later in the year, reinforce this by talking about funnel cake and fried Snickers), experts recommend that those who are serious about weight loss not start their diets on the First of the Year (or on a Monday). In that same vein, I am going to suggest two more resolutions today, on Friday, January 8, that I hope you'll consider adopting for 2010:
1) Visit more festivals. Baltimore is a festival kind of town. Everything from Flower Mart on Charles Street to the Maryland State Fair takes place here. Some have a decidedly local flavor (Hon Fest), while others provide a platform for major, international, artists and personalities to show the best that they've got in Charm City (Baltimore Book Festival). Festivals are usually free, they're easily accessible, and they help boost the Baltimore economy, which benefits all of us.
2) Volunteer at a festival- Want to see one of Charm City's signature festivals in an entirely new way? Spend a few hours volunteering! The Baltimore Office of Promotions and the Arts (the City organization that produces and promotes most of the major festivals) maintains a database of interested volunteers and sends out emails seeking signups for individual events as they get closer. Depending on the event, as a volunteer, you could do anything from setting up tents, directing traffic, serving at the gala celebrations, or escorting your favorite author around the event. As a volunteer, you'll meet great people while giving back. It also looks great on a resume.
For more information, visit BOPA's website or look at your favorite festivals' websites to see if they've begun the call for volunteers. As I share suggestions for great events to attend, I'll also keep my eyes and ears out for volunteer recruitment and will pass that information along.
Be sure to tell me about your favorite Baltimore events. Leave a comment here or email me at email@example.com. Here's to a great 2010 of festivals and fun!


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Celine Dion and her husband Rene Angelil have tried for a while to become pregnant with their second child. Last year, Dion suffered a heartbreaking miscarriage just months after announcing her pregnancy.
Today, the couple has news to smile about. Celine is pregnant. This time, with twins. Angelil told People magazine that the couple 'couldn't be happier.'
"We're ecstatic," he said. "Celine is just hoping for a healthy pregnancy. She was hoping for one baby and the news that we are having two is a double blessing."
The singer is reportedly 14 weeks into her pregnancy, and plans to find out the sex of the twins next month.
Dion and Angelil already have one son, Rene Charles, who is nine.


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2009 (Redshirt Freshman):Missed the 2009 season while recovering from a knee injury.
2008 (Freshman): Utilized his redshirt year.
High School: A 2007 graduate of Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Arizona...earned two letters in baseball...named First Team All-State and the Central Region Player of the Year in his senior season...was First Team All-Conference shortstop as a junior...hit .493 with seven home runs and 36 RBI as a senior.
Personal: Secondary Education-Math major...son of Kent and Julie Pollak of Chandler...older brother Mike was a member of the ASU football team and is currently with the Indianapolis Colts...has a younger sister, Jamie...wears the same number as his brother Mike did on the ASU football team (#76)...lists Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees as his favorite athlete and team...born June 19, 1988 in Mesa, Arizona.


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By Brent Feasel
I was a boy when I first met him. I thought I was a man but I was young. I thought he was brilliant, but now I am not so sure. He was very wise, very charismatic… but he was ignorant. He did not understand people. He tried to understand the needs of the people, but never the needs of the people themselves.
I am of course speaking of the man who lives upstairs all by himself, alone and unwilling to come down from the clouds to see the world outside his restaurant.
When I first met Fidel Castro he was trying to get into the restaurant to impress his friends. He wanted to get a table and show them that he was a big shot. Everyone knows that he is full of himself. He likes himself very much, but why shouldn't he? Lots of other people like him also.
Fidel came to Mariposa with a whole party full of people. It was not the Mariposa then, of course. It was called something else but I would be fired for even saying the name so I have not for many years. The midnight revelers were dancing in the lobby and drinking and smoking and just enjoying life. Some of them knew that the place was impossible to get into. Others thought so much of Fidel that they were willing to try for his sake, because they knew that no one else they knew could ever get them in.
There were doctors and lawyers, like Fidel himself, but they were not good enough people to get in. I was probably the lowest form of life that ever got in here as far as Batista was concerned, which is sad to me since they served shrimp and other creatures that live on filth at the bottom of the ocean.
Batista was a rude man. He was short with us, the help. He rarely had a kind word for any of us. He would say terrible things to us one minute and turn around the next with a smile for a wealthy man and a kiss for the hand of the wealthy man's wife. He loved status. All he could wish for was that the people who came to his restaurant had a good time and spent lots of money. In a sense he too did not care for the world outside of the tower.
Young people did not get into what is now Mariposa without being wealthy. It was also helpful to be American or connected to the Mafia. These were the kind of people who would show up on a regular basis. The faces you saw in the newspapers could have been plucked from any group photo of any night we were open.
We were not open on Sunday. Sunday was the day of rest. No matter what sort of horrible things went on here, night after night, we still believed in God. We did not go against Him on that. Now I work on Sundays sometimes but because I am old I usually let the young kids who do not care about God work it.
Fidel wanted to be an American I think. He wanted to be like Americans. He liked American cars. He loved baseball and basketball, both American sports. It is said that he even tried out for a baseball team in America, but if he did I never heard it from him. He talks about baseball a lot so it should have come up, but who am I to say, maybe it is just another thing he did not want to talk about.
When he stepped into the front door of the lobby he looked big. I was actually there. I was returning from an errand and had the luck of seeing him. Fidel had chosen the worst of nights to come in. Batista had just begun to call himself the general manager.
I don't know what that meant except that I understood that he was going to be in charge alone and just tell the other managers what to do. He already did that a lot. He usually would come in and swirl around like a hurricane giving orders, checking to see how clean the kitchen was and making sure that the bar was stocked. Then he would sit, actually sit, at the tables of some of the guests, with them. And they loved it. They thought he was such a charming man.
He also spent a lot of time on the casino floor, which is just below the restaurant. The casino didn't spin. It could but Lansky, the little Jewish guy who ran it for Batista, couldn't stand the spinning. He had some kind of problem that made him dizzy so the casino never spun and Lansky never went upstairs.
I am getting way ahead of myself though. Fidel had come to see the sight from the top of the restaurant. He had climbed the highest mountain in Cuba as a boy but he wanted to climb to the top of the Mariposa for several reasons. He wanted to see what Havana looked like. He couldn't see it from the mountains. Also he wanted to be a part of the lifestyle that could see Havana from the sky.
When Fidel went in, he went with only his brother Raul. Raul was a quiet man. He was a sober man even when drunk and his standing there would give credit to Fidel who was wearing a suit with a very loud tie. The others were at the far end of the entranceway that led to the elevator. A man who sat behind a counter guarded the elevator itself.
Fidel stepped up in front of the man, who was from America, and who handled reservations.
He said simply, "I want a table."
The man replied, "No."
Fidel asked the man again as though he had not heard the answer, "Do you have a table for twelve."
Now, the man whom we all called Guido, although that was not his real name, looked up for the first time. He did not change his expression but there was a certain glimmer of anger in his eyes.
"You didn't hear me," he began, "I said there are no tables."
"You said no. That tells me that there are tables and I can not have one," said Fidel. "So which is it? Are there tables or are there not any."
Guido responded, "There are tables. You cannot have one of said tables. You are not a guest of Mr. Batista. Tonight is a closed party honoring him. Therefore there are no tables."
I was late getting back upstairs but I did not want to move. I had seen Guido get angry but I had never seen him have to rough up anyone. I was curious as to whether or not he could take this well-built man who was getting more upset with each passing moment. I was hoping he could not.
" I like how you think you are so wonderful," retorted Fidel. "I enjoy the fact that you can tell me that I can not pay good money to come into your establishment and eat. If you were starving to death and you came to my house I would bring you in and feed you. I would make, for you, all the good things I could. This I would do, for you, without asking for any money. Yet, you tell me that I cannot eat in your restaurant."
"You had better leave, " started Guido.
"Or what," came Fidel's quick reply.
"Or this," said Guido as he opened his jacket to reveal a holster with a gun in it.
Raul, who had remained silent throughout all this, whispered something into his brother's ear and it made Fidel change his mind. He looked at the crowd down at the other end of the hall, still dancing and rattling the gumball machines, the only thing in the entire restaurant that was without class, except for Batista himself. He looked back at the stone-faced Italian, who had just threatened him without any particular concern and said, "That is fine. You will not seat me tonight. Tonight I will go home and have a big dinner. A big traditional Cuban dinner. And someday soon I will come back here and I will have a table prepared for me. I will eat your heart out of your still warm carcass and wash it down with your blood."
With that he and Raul walked away, Fidel strutting in front and Raul just behind him, glancing back occasionally to look at me. Well, perhaps mostly to look at the man who had just threatened their life. But we did make eye contact and I felt a connection to him.
After that we did not hear from Fidel for a long time. He did not come back to feast on Italian as he threatened and the incident was largely forgotten. During this time Fidel was busy.
There was not much money to be made in Cuba. This meant Fidel would have to go to America. The Americans made most of the money and took it back with them to the states anyway. Hollywood made movies out here. The casinos, like our very own, brought in tourists from America who were tired of horseracing but the money they spent went from their pockets to Lansky's who took it back to the mysterious foreign owner of the restaurant, Uncle Sam. We did not know who he actually was but we called him that. He was the man who had built the tower to be the "Jewel of the Caribbean", which incidentally, is what Cuba itself, is referred to as.
Uncle Sam had provided the money but Batista presented it as his tower. He treated it like his home and no one argued with him. We couldn't. He paid us more than anyone else would. I'm sure it was less than Americans got paid for the same jobs but to people like me it was a lot of money. As a young man I would have crawled naked over broken glass for a job that would provide for my family.
Now, I am here because I don't know anything else. I am stuck. It has been so many years I would not fit in anywhere else so I stay. It is not hard work after you get used to it. I started out washing the dishes. I had many burns from the scalding hot water and I was not attractive because of the grease that gave me acne. I don't wash dishes anymore. I usually sit where Guido used to sit so many years ago. I sit on his stool. I sit at his counter. Neither the stool nor the counter looks as good but I look better. I am an attractive old man. I have aged like wine.
The next time Fidel came back to the restaurant I was not here. I had gone to the wedding of a cousin in Santiago. This time he came alone. He looked the bottom floor over for a long time. He looked at the entrance. He looked at the lobby area and the chairs and the gumball machines. He studied everything in great detail. Fidel did not say a word to anyone but Guido eventually saw him.
Guido walked away from the counter to the phone next to the elevator and picked up the receiver. He spoke in Italian to Lansky who was sitting carefully in a fixed position on the second floor. They had a brief conversation about the lawyer at the other end of the lobby and about his odd activities. After a moment he hung up the receiver and returned to the seat I now sit in and looked towards the arch of numbers above the elevator.
There is a basement, the lobby of course, and then from there it goes to the casino level. Above that is the restaurant proper and beyond that are two more floors. The first is a level similar to the casino in size, which is to say smaller than the restaurant. This is now living quarters. I've never seen it. You have to have a key to get up to it and few people go up there. Above that is an even smaller area that is a mystery to all. Nobody has seen it. I don't know for sure if Raul has even seen it. I have a feeling Che did; certainly few others have.
As Guido sat watching, and as Fidel kept snooping, the needle indicating the floors came towards Guido from the casino level to the lobby.
When the door opened there were three men inside. All of them were wearing identical suits. We didn't, at that time, actually have any sort of security staff, not like we do now. This was just a group of hired goons who looked like Pavlov's dogs and Guido had just rung the bell. They walked slowly in a tight v- shape with two in front and one in the rear. I don't know for sure but I have heard that the front two were Cubans and the back guy was a different Guido.
Anyway, they walked down the corridor like a street sweeper cleaning up everything in their path. There are several small trashcans in the lobby to accommodate smokers and those suffering through the rare occurrence of a wait to be seated. As the men moved down towards where Fidel was carrying on with his obvious transgression, they picked up small, perhaps invisible pieces of trash and put them in the appropriate receptacles. They did this without once taking their lusty eyes off of the man now making his way to the door.
I'm not sure that he was aware of the others presence at first but at some point he must have sensed the potential danger and rather than flee, decided to move out of the scene as though nothing were the matter. He had moved to within a few feet of the entranceway when the three men picked up the pace as a cohesive unit.
They reached him within two or three steps of the doors and in one sweeping motion the front two snatched him off the ground and carried him outside, while the third one closed the doors behind him. Aside from an initial remark of surprise from Fidel himself as he was picked up, there was no noise other than the quiet latching of the old monastery doors that stood silent rendering no judgment of the restaurant or the events unfolding outside.
Outside, on the cool street, there were several people who were there to protect Fidel, including Raul and others that are still important in his life. Although the three thugs were bigger there were more of Fidel's men, or so they thought. Then from the parking lot came a large black sedan that jumped the curb and came to a stop just behind the entourage of Castro. From it four more men emerged wearing similar dark suits as the first three.
To this day I am not sure who these men were. As I said there was not a security force visible at the restaurant and I cannot think of another time where they were employed so heavily, but they were obviously connected to Lansky who could always be counted on to have all the arrangements taken care of.
At this point Raul, Fidel and the others including one woman named Maria tried to make a run for it. They were immediately stopped and the punishment for their crime was handed out swiftly. All of Fidel's group, including the woman, was given a thorough beating. After a few minutes the police showed up and without asking any questions they began putting Fidel and the others into the back of a truck sent, as it appeared, for them specifically.
Again there was a time in which I did not see Fidel. Again I had almost forgotten about him. He and the others were sent to jail, paid for all the way by Lansky's money that helped oil the wheels of progress for him and Batista.
Upon my return from Santiago I received a slight pay-raise and was put in charge of the dishwashers so I was content. The story of what had happened didn't even make its way to my ears for some time. I did not work as hard as others, younger than me, and some of the scars on my arms and fingers began the slow process of fading into character marks, as my wife would later refer to them.
Castro's name did not disappear completely. He served his sentence with the others all close and committed friends in the same prison on Cuba's northern coast near the spot made famous some years later as the landing site of a battle that didn't happen.
While in prison, Fidel encouraged the others to read books about famous Cubans of the Revolution such as Jose Marti who Fidel affectionately referred to as Papa Marti. Fidel spent much of his time reading books about business and management. In his head a plan had been forming. He was preparing to come back to the restaurant and the next time it would be to stay, or to die.
Upon his release from prison he again swallowed his pride and went to America to receive financial aide. He went to New York, the capital of the world, more immense than God Himself.
Fidel does not like America. He does not like New York. He likes the glitz and glamour of it at first but he hates the smells and the traffic and the noise. He told me personally about this one time. He told me that his skin crawled every time he had to go north. Havana is much better says Castro. It has personality and music and Cubans whereas New York has rats, trash and Cubans who left us which are like the other two but worse, says Fidel.
After visiting America Fidel made the most important journey of his life. He went to Mexico. He went for money, money. It was always about money. But in Mexico he found something better.
Raul, told me about the meeting of Che and Fidel. He said that Fidel was at a bookstall in a little market and had happened to pick up a copy of Das Kapital by Karl Marx. While he was breezing through it a wild looking young man suddenly popped around the corner and said, "That's a good book. Not for bedtime reading though. It always keeps me awake."
"Yes," replied Castro, "it certainly does have some good things to say doesn't it."
"Marx is better than God," said Che, "He doesn't judge, he simply wants everyone to be good because their fellow man depends on it."
From there a discussion began, and by the end of it Fidel was a changed man. He had read about Communism a good deal and had been involved with student uprisings in his school days but now, with his mind so focused on the task of acquiring the glittering tower of his obsession, he was able to assimilate all ideas into furthering his goal. From this point on there would be a trinity. Two had become three, and at points Che Guevara would become another of Castro's brothers.
They made plans for Che to travel to Cuba to help in the arrangement. Che liked the idea of having a way to produce a symbol of Cuban pride. Having this symbol exist with Communism as its underlying principle was even better.
At this point some might speculate that Raul would not enjoy having his half of anything reduced to one third for a man whom he had not yet met. On the contrary, it was fine with Raul to now be out of the role of being a wall through which Fidel would bounce off ideas. Raul was a smart man. It had nothing to do with his inability to understand his brother. He just did not share the same enthusiasm, as did his brother. He in fact was the more contemplative of the two, his mind was also abuzz with ideas, but he did not wish to carry out the things that came to mind. For him being told what to do was a much better alternative. He had time to think what he liked and never had to make his own mistakes.
Upon arriving with Che, Fidel began to explain what was going on to anyone in his group of twelve who would listen. These twelve, who put in their reservation as Los Doce the first time they dined at the Mariposa, enjoyed the ideas put forth by Che and Fidel. There was beginning to be cohesiveness to what it was they were doing. They were going to be equals in an endeavor to return the tower to some unknown former glory. They were all going to participate in the running and staffing of this restaurant and cater to all people not just the elite. The Mariposa would serve only traditional Cuban dishes and become the centerpiece of Cuba's civic pride.
Within weeks the group had prepared for the task at hand. On one front they began a campaign to slander foreign owned businesses that did nothing for the Cuban economy. Then they began a campaign of protesting outside of the restaurant, encouraging would –be patrons to dine at family-owned-and-operated Cuban restaurants. Within weeks things were going bad for Batista. Profits trailed off and then losses began occurring. The seemingly stable man downstairs from Batista showed signs of wear as well. Uncle Sam had grown weary of Batista's managerial skills and Lansky knew that the lack of money meant lagging support.
The death knell came for Lansky when Uncle Sam made him aware of new casino's opening in the oasis in the desert, the oasis known as Las Vegas. Nevada, thanks to the Mafia's influence in the corrupt United States, had been convinced to legalize gambling to increase travel and tourism. Bigger and better casino's in a climate more in keeping with Lansky's preferences made the offer too sweet to refuse.
He jumped ship and with him went Batista's support from the north. Alone, without this support or any income, Batista's days were numbered. He was no longer able to lure the "A" crowd to come to his restaurant. He sat alone at his tables night after night as the crowds dwindled. He may have been crying, although I find it hard to believe. Others think they saw him do so but I never did.
Finally, one day the roof came crashing in. Actually though, it was the floor. Like a smaller version of the goons who had roughed them up, Raul and Fidel with Che behind them charged through the heavy wooden doors and silently ascended to the restaurant where they came upon Batista just as I had described him. Alone.
He gave up without a fight and declared himself out of the restaurant business. All that was left was the transfer of authority from Batista to Uncle Sam back to Castro and everything was a done deal and business could get back to normal. What Batista and Uncle Sam could not understand was that Los Doce had no intention of running the business of another, particularly of an American whom they did not know.
The day following was Batista's farewell party. The whole affair was thrown together hastily and was a New Year's celebration since that was Batista's favorite and most revered party. All of his former regulars who would come were welcome back for one final night of American-style partying and eating before the metamorphosis from American to Cuban began.
I was working that night. All of the employees were on hand awaiting our fate. It was assumed by us all that the Guido's and other Americans of which there were a number would be let go, but it came as a surprise when they began handing us Cubans pink slips. We thought we would help make the transition from American to Cuban a smooth one and at the time we knew nothing of Los Doce's plan to exist separate from Uncle Sam and deny him ownership of the rotating tower which gave the best view of the Cuban capital.
As we approached what we were learning was our end, Raul came up to me. He looked at me for a moment and left to talk to Che who was across the room. They spoke in a hushed tone about something very quickly as the line progressed. Che gestured at me and Raul nodded. I was fearful that they had a different plan in store for me for not helping them either time they had had trouble in the lobby. Che walked towards Castro while Raul approached me. Che began speaking, again in a hushed tone, with the man only a few feet in front of me. Raul put his hand on my shoulder as I walked up to receive what I deserved. I looked Fidel in the eye. He was not that much older than me, but he seemed so much more worldly at that moment, so much more a man than me.
"Dishwasher," as he addressed me, "Che tells me that it is custom to keep something old when a business changes hands so that there will be early prosperity. With that in mind… I would like to offer you your current position within my new restaurant. I do not want to keep any of the terrible reminders of our colonialist empirical past. I hate America. I do not want a single piece of the trash that is occupying this beautiful monolith to represent the culture we will destroy. If I keep you around you will not speak of the old owners or of the way this place has been. You will look forward to being an equal with us and a partner in making this bold experiment survive."
He went on to say, "I trust that you are willing to change your life for the better and I am pleased to have you in the employment of our new and improved restaurant Mariposa, Papa Marti's flower of independence."
I was pleased. I still wonder why I was singled out to be the one thing that is older than the Mariposa. I am still here. I am still strong. Che is not here anymore and I miss him. He died trying to bring nationalistic restaurants to people of all nations. It is hard to still be here without him. Raul is still here but he is older than me and will probably be gone soon. He has been a good friend to me through the years.
I don't know Castro. Nobody does. His brothers do…I suppose. I wonder if I can out live him. I wonder if anyone can. He is still unwilling to give into America. He would rather have a run down restaurant that few people choose to go to than have a bright and shiny American icon replace us. He will not give in. He will outlive America. I may outlive him. However, I will be too tired and someone will come in like before and ask me to leave because they will know better than I do what to do with this place.


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ST LOUIS (LALATE) – Congo vs. Cameroon 2013 (live score results below) prompts a World Cup qualifier today. The two teams, however, are coming off recent lackluster results. But can either of them pick up a win today?
Currently, Congo vs. Cameroon 2013 is at a 0-0 score with fifty minutes having passed. The CAF World Cup qualifier features two teams that have struggled to win in recent matches. Congo has five draws in their last five matches. And Cameroon has three loses, one draw and one win.
Congo recently drawed its qualifier against Libya earlier this month, officials remind news. It did the same in the same showdown between the two teams back in March as well. In ACO games, the team produced three consecutive draws in January as well, against Niger, Ghana and Mali. After today's game, Congo will face Togo in a qualifier this September.
Cameroon, in turn, has been struggling as well. While Congo has no wins this year so far, Cameroon has only one. That was its qualifier against Togo backing March. In a rematch days ago, Cameroon was beat by Togo. After today's game, Cameroon will return for more qualifiers this fall. In September it will face Libya. For live score results today click HERE.


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Kovács, G G; et al; Aguzzi, A (2005). Genetic prion disease: the EUROCJD experience. Human Genetics, 118(2):166-174.
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A total of 10-15% of human transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) or prion diseases are characterised by disease-specific mutations in the prion protein gene (PRNP). We examined the phenotype, distribution, and frequency of genetic TSEs (gTSEs) in different countries/geographical regions. We collected standardised data on gTSEs between 1993 and 2002 in the framework of the EUROCJD collaborative surveillance project. Our results show that clinicopathological phenotypes include genetic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (gCJD), fatal familial insomnia (FFI), and Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease (GSS). Genetic TSE patients with insert mutation in the PRNP represent a separate group. Point and insertional mutations in the PRNP gene varies significantly in frequency between countries. The commonest mutation is E200K. Absence of a positive family history is noted in a significant proportion of cases in all mutation types (12-88%). FFI and GSS patients develop disease earlier than gCJD. Base pair insertions associated with the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) phenotype, GSS, and FFI cases have a longer duration of illness compared to cases with point mutations and gCJD. Cerebrospinal fluid 14-3-3 immunoassay, EEG, and MRI brain scan are useful in the diagnosis of CJD with point mutations, but are less sensitive in the other forms. Given the low prevalence of family history, the term "gTSE" is preferable to "familial TSE". Application of genetic screening in clinical practice has the advantage of early diagnosis and may lead to the identification of a risk of a TSE.
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South Sudan News: Amnesty International Slams Sudan for War Crimes
Juba, South Sudan — The Sudanese armed forces have burned and shot civilians to death in a "scorched earth" campaign against a rebel chief's home district in Blue Nile state, Amnesty International told the South Sudan News.
Satellite imagery confirms that the attacks in Blue Nile's Ingessana Hills, the birthplace of rebel Chairman Malik Agar, occurred in the first half of last year, the London-based watchdog said in a 74-page report released on Tuesday.
Amnesty International said that the Sudan's army called the charges a fabrication. The attacks were part of what appeared to be "a concerted attempt" to clear civilians from areas held by Agar's Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North, and to punish residents perceived to be supporting the rebels, the human rights group said.
The Ingessana area, southwest of the state capital Ed Damazin, was particularly hard-hit, Amnesty said, after visiting rebel-held areas and interviewing refugees.
About 150,000 people have fled to South Sudan or Ethiopia since fighting began in September 2011.
South Sudan News quotes Amnesty International: "The Sudan army used scorched-earth tactics, destroying at least eight villages in the (Ingessana) area and probably many more."
"Sudanese forces would bomb and shell villages before invading and burning them down" after using indiscriminate firepower, it said.
"Civilians fled when the attacks began, but some of those who were unable to flee because of disability or age were burned alive in their homes or shot by soldiers."
Amnesty's Sudan researcher, Jean-Baptiste Gallopin, said in a statement to the South Sudan News that deliberately attacking civilians is a war crime.
"This systematic and deliberate targeting of civilians follows a disturbing pattern that was used by the Sudanese government to devastating effect in Darfur," said Gallopin.
The Sudanese government continues to block humanitarian relief to civilians in rebel-held areas.
"By taking the unconscionable decision to bar humanitarian aid, the Sudanese government is once again causing civilian deaths and suffering on a massive scale," said Gallopin.
"The international community has failed to enforce the International Criminal Court's indictment of President Omar al-Bashir who is wanted on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Darfur. The ongoing violations in Blue Nile demonstrate yet again that it is civilians who pay the price when impunity for war crimes goes unchecked."
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Dodging Iranian State Censorship to be a Food Critic
It is easy to fall into the trap of thinking that every Iranian finding a way round state censorship is selflessly advancing the cause of democracy. Also, apparently, the state is not quite as monolithic as it might appear. Life has to go on.
Even so, this social media story is a little surprising. For a start it is datelined Reykjavik, Iceland, which is hardly close to Iran, geographically or culturally.
And the hero of the piece, a professional food critic, is one of Iran's 17m Facebook users, a remarkable number given that the site is banned, at least officially, along with YouTube and Twitter, as Mashable reports:
"People in Iran can use a VPN or proxy to pass the country's filter," an Iranian food critic who goes by the name of Mr. Taster told Mashable. "Iranians can access Facebook this way without a penalty — if you don't write anything political or against Iran's rules, you will be fine."
Mr. Taster — who has a large Facebook following — discussed how he is excelling at building a personal brand on Facebook, despite the country's restrictions to keep people off social media sites during the 2012 Reykjavik Internet Marketing Conference in Iceland.
"We actually think the proxy is being controlled by the government itself," Mr. Taster said. "The VPN goes dead before an election or important thing, so they can still control the servers."
He is one of the many Iranian citizens accessing Facebook and other banned sites. Despite the limitations, he is embracing social media to reach a target audience and grow his brand like many small businesses are doing worldwide.
The Mr. Taster Facebook page, which is an extension of MrTaster.com, is a destination for Iranians to look at pictures he's taken of food from his world travels, talk about cuisine and share stories of his adventures.
Mashable: Iranian Food Critic Beats Internet Censorship to Build Social Following


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College Hockey:Findlay To Add Women's Team, Jump To Division I
FINDLAY, Ohio — The University of Findlay plans to elevate its three-year-old men's hockey team to Division I, and to add a D-I women's program for the 1999-2000 season, the school announced Wednesday.
The men's team could be eligible for D-I play in the 2001-02 season, prior to which a scheduling alliance with Army, Air Force, Niagara, Bemidji State and Alabama-Huntsville is anticipated. The women's team is hoping for membership in the Central Collegiate Women's Hockey Association, although that league is primarily composed of club teams.
"The success of the men's hockey program over the past three years has been phenomenal," Findlay athletic director Mary Beth Kennedy said. "The positive financial impact of the athletic department and the university has certainly contributed to this decision, as well as the opportunity to attract institutions like Army and Air Force to the UF campus."
One reason for Findlay's move is that most of the nation's Division II programs — including perennial powers Bemidji and Alabama-Huntsville — have moved or are planning moves to Division I status. Consequently, the D-II national championship is in jeopardy, and could be eliminated shortly.
Findlay competes in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, which does not sanction hockey; but four members — Lake Superior State, Ferris State, Michigan Tech, Northern Michigan — have Division I hockey programs, and a fifth, Mercyhurst, is in the process of moving up to D-I.
Both hockey teams will compete in the Clauss Ice Arena, which is slated for completion in early 1999.
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Italian international signs up.
Sunderland have completed the signing of midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini from European giants Juventus.
The 28-year-old Italian international has signed a four-year deal at the Stadium of Light.
Giaccherini joins Paolo Di Canio's Sunderland having enjoyed significant success during his time with Juventus.
He won the Italian Serie A title twice whilst with the club, first in 2011-12 and then again last season.
The attack-minded midfielder, who can play in the middle or out wide, has been capped 14 times for his country and featured twice at Euro 2012 as the Italians finished as runners-up.
He also featured for the Azzurri in the recent Confederations Cup tournament in Brazil.
Giaccherini began his career with Cesena and had loan spells with Forli, Bellaria Igea and Pavia.
He moved to Juventus in August 2011 and made 40 league appearances for the club, scoring four goals before making the move to Wearside.
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Eoin Morgan has put himself forward to be England's new No.3 batsman after Jonathan Trott suffered a relapse of a 'stress-related illness'.
Morgan is one of several candidates looking to impress selectors and will have done his chances no harm after hitting 86 in a partnership of 203 with fellow hopeful Sam Robson in a Middlesex win over Nottinghamshire.
After chatting with managing director Paul Downton, it is clear he is in the frame to replace Trott.
Morgan said: "We talked about the Test team at the moment. Given that if anyone scores runs in county cricket there is a possibility they might be picked and I want to throw my name in the hat.
"With chances like this in the side everybody sees it as a huge opportunity to take any role that they can in the England team."
With Trott missing, along with Kevin Pietersen, Morgan would not only provide ability with the bat, but some much needed international experience.
And the Anglo-Irishman admitted he was still in regular contact with Pietersen since being ditched by England.
"I've learned a huge amount from Kev," added Morgan. "He has been supportive of me since I came in the side. He's been a pleasure to play with and I talk to him all the time."
Trott has taken an indefinite leave from cricket and has succumbed to the pressures of professional cricket for a second time and Mirrorsport understands the Warwickshire batsman came within a whisker of announcing his retirement this week.
Instead he has chosen a period of indefinite leave to deal with his issues and get himself healthy again.
But while Warwickshire have left the door open for a return to county action, Trott is facing up to the reality that he is now a 'former England player'.
Trott admitted in a statement: "Much to my disappointment, since my first game, I have felt the same anxieties that occurred during my time in Australia.
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Nokia N-Gage 2.0 goes live
Phew. The Nokia N-Gage team has quietly launched the official version of Nokia's N-Gage 2.0 following the closing of the the N-gage First Access program on March 27th.
Symbian Freak even once worried that webmaster made a mistake and released whole platform accidentally. However, fortunately, it confirmed already.
The application is compatible with Nokia's N81, N81 8GB, N82, N95, and N95 8GB phones — with the N73, N93 and N93i all listed as 'coming soon.
This time the application offers five games only, including Brain Challenge, System Rush: Evolution, Hooked On: Creates of the Deep, Asphalt 3: Street Rules and World Series of Poker.
They also have a good list of games "coming soon", including:
- Tetris
- Block Breaker Deluxe
- Space Impact Kappa Base
- Brothers in Arms
- Dogz
- Mile High Pinball
- The Sims 2 Pets
- Worms World Party
- Midnight Pool
- Pro Series Golf
- Snakes Subsonic
- Bounce Boing Voyage
According to All About N-Gage site, when you start to install it, the old N-Gage 'preview' is removed from the menu screen.
Please keep in mind, if you participated in the N-Gage First Access, you are no longer supporting the pre-release version of the N-Gage application; the player name and password you created before will not be valid for full rollout; game licenses you purchased during First Access will carry over into the commercial launch; and saved games, Point Pickups, and N-Gage Points accrued will be reset, to give everyone a fresh start.
If you currently own a compatible handset, you can download it here and get yourself setup with a 7MB .sisx client. Just install it via the usual PC Suite route.
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Career—Coleman was a true team leader for the Buffaloes and an essential part of the two best seasons in CU history, occurring during her sophomore and junior seasons. Coleman holds or shares 28 program records, including most events and rounds played, 47 and 139, respectively. Coleman made the most birdies (331) and eagles (five) and had the most holes at or under par (1,856). She had 119 rounds count toward team scoring, which ranks second all-time at CU. She ended her four-year career with the program's second-lowest stroke average (for those with 50 and 100-plus rounds) at 75.03. She had one victory, seven top five finishes, 10 top 10 and 20 top 20 performances. She had seven rounds in the 60s and 116 in the 70s. She is also the first Buff to make NCAA Regionals all four years (CU made it as a team in 2011, '12 and '14, and Coleman made it as an individual in 2013).
College-2013-14 (Sr.)-Coleman had a stellar senior campaign, posting three top five finishes, the third most in a single season at CU. All 32 of her rounds counted toward scoring, and she was the Buffs' top performer in seven tournaments. She compiled a 74.28 stroke average, the sixth best in program history, and the second lowest by a CU senior. Behind 84 birdies and 353 pars, she further extended her school records. Coleman began her senior year on an impressive note, earning her fifth top five finish. At the Buffs' first tournament of the season, the Ptarmigan Ram Classic, she shot an even par 216 (73-72-71) to tie for fifth and help the Buffs to a runner-up finish. Coleman recorded another top 15 finish in the next tournament, tying for 11th at UNM's Dick McGuire Invitational, shooting a 73-74-73—220. Coleman had an impressive spring, posting three consecutive top-14 finishes in the final three regular season tournaments. She recorded the best finish of her season, tying for second at the Clover Cup. She shot 2-under par 214 (going par or better on 46 holes) to help CU to a third place team finish. Coleman continued to succeed, tying for 14th at the Anuenue Spring Break Challenge, bookending the tournament with rounds of 72. At the inaugural Silverado Showdown, co-hosted by Colorado in Napa, Calif., Coleman had one of the best performances of her career and in CU history. She finished third at the Showdown, with her 210 scorecard tying for the third lowest in program history at a 54-hole, par-72 tournament. There she also tied the school career and season records for rounds in the 60s, seven and three, respectively. She became one of two Buffs to have back-to-back rounds in the 60s and the only Buff to do so in a single tournament. She also made 15 birdies, which is the second most by a Buff in a single tournament. Coleman ended the season at her fourth NCAA Regional. She tallied an 8-over par 224 (72-74-78) scorecard, tying for 24th. Coleman's 146 through 36 holes is the best performance by a Buff in the first two rounds of regionals. She capped her career by being named the team's MVP and All-Pac-12 honorable mention.
2012-13 (Jr.)-Coleman helped lead the Buffaloes to one of the best seasons on the books and was rewarded with an individual invitation to the 2013 NCAA Championships. She played in all 10 events in the regular season and 12 overall counting the 2013 Pac-12 Championships and the NCAA Regionals, playing in 35 rounds with a stroke average of 74.11, the fifth best mark in CU history. At the NCAA Regionals, Coleman finished with a 72-79-71—222 scorecard, tying the third-best round by a Buff in the postseason (regional or finals) on the final day. Her 222 total was the fifth-best for the postseason. She really had two stand-out performances that put her name throughout the CU record book. The first was in the fall where she won the New Mexico Invitational, shooting a 70-70-68—208 on the par 73 course to finish at 11-under par 208. Her 208 was the best 54-hole mark in CU history for any tournament and her 11-under par score topped the school record by four strokes. She then opened the postseason with a stellar third place finish at the 2013 Pac-12 Championships, shooting a 74-67-72—213. The third place finish, her second round 67 and her 54-hole score of 213 are all new CU postseason records. She became the first CU player to shoot a round in the 60s twice in the postseason and has two of the six such rounds in school history. Other than those two tournaments, she was just one round away in several other tournaments from competing for medalist honors. She finished 13th at the Windy City Classic and was in contention entering the back nine of her final round. She opened the spring with a 20th place showing at the loaded Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate in New Orleans and then followed that up with a 15th place finish at the Clover Cup. She was able to accomplish all this while the Buffs played the 20th-toughest schedule nationally throughout the season.
2011-12 (Soph.)-She cemented herself one of the five golfers in the rotation on the best team in school history behind three of the best players in program history. CU had two significant firsts by becoming the first top 10 ranked team in program history and advancing to the NCAA Championships for the first time in program history. Her stroke average of 75.08 was third best on the team and also the seventh best mark in CU history. Her spring stroke average of 74.92 is the fifth-best mark in school history as the top six places on that chart have happened from 2010-11 and 2011-12. She had two top five and five top 10 performances on the season with two rounds in the 60s and 30 more in the 70s. She had six subpar rounds and three more at even par. She opened the fall season with a fifth place finish at the Ptarmigan Ram Classic, her first top five finish, by shooting a 2-over par 218 through 54 holes. She then finished 10th at the Edean Invitational, helping the Buffs to the tournament win with a 10-over par 226. When she was at her best, the Buffs were at their best. In the spring season, she finished tied for sixth at the Clover Cup and third at the Anuenue Spring Break Challenge, both of which the Buffs won, and 10th at the NCAA West Regional at Colorado National Golf Club when the Buffs advanced to the NCAA Championships for the first time. At both the Clover Cup and Anuenue, she finished at 4-over par 220 while she matched her 54-hole best of 4-over par 218 at the NCAA West Regional. She shot a 3-over par 69 in the second round of the Clover Cup and then was integral in the Buffs comeback at the NCAA West Regional. Her final round 3-under par 69 there helped the Buffs to a 9-under team score as the Buffs improved from ninth to fourth over the course of the final round. She then shot a 10-over par at the NCAA Championships with a solid 76-73-74-75—298 scorecard.
2010-11 (Fr.)-Coleman got her career off to a great start, completing one of the best freshman seasons in CU history. She was the only player on the team to improve her stroke average from the fall to the spring and she sliced over two-and-a-half strokes off her average, improving from 78.07 in the fall to 75.45 in the spring. Her spring stroke average was third best on the team but fifth best in school history and her overall average was fourth best. Her 35 rounds tied the record for most in school history. She had five top 20 finishes, four in the spring, and 28 of her 35 rounds were in the 70s, tied for fifth best in school history. She had three rounds under par and one more at even par, with all four of those rounds in the spring. Her best finish of the season was an 11th place at the San Jose Spartan Invitational, the second tournament of the spring where she posted her first career round at or under par with an even-par 72 in the first round. She also tied for 12th twice, ironically at the two events that CU hosts, the Heather Farr Memorial at CU's Colorado National Golf Club in the fall and the MountainView Classic in Tucson, Ariz., in the spring. At the MountainView, she went under par in each of the second two rounds, and then she became the fourth player in school history to post three straight rounds under par when she scored a 1-under par 71 to open the inaugural Pacific Coast Collegiate. Her 76-71-71—218 score card at the MountainView was her best of the season and represents her best 54-hole score. She ranks tied for second on the list for most consecutive rounds under par. To open the spring, she had four top 20 finishes in the first five tournaments and finished tied for 25th in the other, the Gator Women's Invitational. In the post season, she placed tied for 43rd at the Big 12 Championships and tied for 69th at the NCAA East Regional, shooting 14-over par 230 both times.
Best Round In Competition-67 (-5; Pac-12 Championships, second round, April 23, 2013).
High School-Coleman graduated from Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in 2010 and earned four letters in golf there under coach Bob Wilton. She owns the school record by shooting a 33 on the front nine. She was named first-team All-Bay League each of her four years and the Palos Verdes most valuable player and named to the All-Area top 8 team, and a CIF Individual Region finalist each of her last three years. She was the Bay League Individual Champion her junior and senior seasons and was named the Bay League Player of the Year her last three years there. PVPSH advanced to the California State Championships and took fifth place her senior season.
Academics-She is majoring in business at Colorado. She was named a 2014 Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention. In high school, she was named to the principal's honor roll all four years, earned California Scholarship Federation recognition her sophomore through senior seasons and was named to the Mu Alpha Theta National Math Honor Society both her junior and senior years.
Personal-Jennifer Lauren Coleman was born August 26, 1992, in Torrance, Calif. She is the daughter of Colin and Barbara Coleman and her twin sister, Kristin, is also on the CU golf team. She enjoys cooking and playing tennis and her goal after college is to be a professional golfer. She met Donald Trump at his golf course in Los Angeles and met Arnold Palmer at the Rolling Hills Country Club last year.


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College Hockey:Black Bears Broom Away River Hawks
ORONO, Maine — Maine fans hauled their brooms out of the closet for Saturday night's matchup against Massachusetts-Lowell, and when the final horn sounded at the end of the third period, they waved them high, as the 12th-ranked Black Bears swept the 15th-ranked River Hawks with a 5-1 win.
Maine, the fourth-seeded team in Hockey East, continued its playoff dominance of fifth-seeded Lowell by completing the two-game sweep of the best-of-three conference quarterfinal. It was the Black Bears' ninth straight victory over the River Hawks in postseason action.
Perhaps the Black Bear fans' chant of "This is our house" was warranted. All nine playoff wins against Lowell came at Maine's Alfond Arena in Orono. The win Saturday came on the heels of a 7-2 decision in game one on Friday night and also marked the Black Bears' sixth consecutive victory in Hockey East tournament play.
"I'm just happy for my players," said Maine head coach Tim Whitehead, referring to his team's return to Boston for the conference semifinal. "It was a long, hard road this year, and we knew it would be. I'm real happy they have this opportunity. They've worked hard to get it."
Five different players scored for the Black Bears. Keenan Hopson anchored the Maine offensive effort, recording three assists. Michel Leveille picked up the game-winning goal on the power play.
With the four-on-three man advantage, Hopson brushed a pass to Leveille who was waiting in the center of the faceoff circle. Leveille swept a one-timer off the ice, past freshman netminder Peter Vetri and into the upper deck of the net to make it 2-0 at 14:30 of the second. Leveille's goal was the sixth power play tally on the weekend for the Black Bears.
"Hopson made a great pass, and I just put it on net, and the goalie wasn't there," said Leveille, who also gave credit to sophomore forward Josh Soares for setting a screen on the play. "Soares doesn't get any point on that goal, but he's the one taking the crosscheck from the defenseman in front of the goal and taking the goalie's eyes away, and that's why it looked like an easy goal."
Maine center Derek Damon said making it difficult for Vetri, who was playing in his first collegiate playoff game, to see was all part of the game plan.
"We talked about it in practice that we wanted to take his eyes away," said Damon. "He's a rookie goalie, and we wanted to send the message that it was going to be a long night." River Hawk head coach Blaise MacDonald credited the Black Bear's All-American goaltender Jimmy Howard for Maine's success.
"Maine seemed to be playing their best hockey at the most important time of the season, which has been a trademark of Maine hockey for years," said MacDonald. "And I think a lot of that stems from the fact that they have exceptional goaltending."
Howard stopped 21 of 22 shots on goal, matching his performance on Friday night when he also only allowed one goal. Vetri made 33 saves on 37 shots.
Lowell came out flat to start the game. The Black Bears outshot the River Hawks 6-0 in the first ten minutes, but Lowell bounced back with seven shots on goal in the last half of the first. Maine ended up outshooting Lowell 9-7 in the opening period.
"The first was the best period of hockey we've played against Maine all year," said MacDonald. "We played our worst hockey against Maine this season, but I was very proud of that period."
Soares drew first blood for the Black Bears on a redirected power play goal that made the scoreboard read 1-0. From beyond the right faceoff circle, defenseman Bret Tyler fired a shot toward the net that deflected off Soares's stick past Vetri's left blocker pad. The tally came at the 3:07 mark of the second.
"I just got my stick free from the defenseman and angled it and tilted the puck into the net," said Soares. "It was a good shot, but I was just fortunate to tip it in."
The Black Bears doubled their lead to 2-0 later in the second on Leveille's power play score.
The second period saw 13 penalties whistled. Lowell had seven to Maine's five.
"When they get two power play goals, which have been our Achilles heel all weekend, it's almost like 'game over' with Howard in the net," said MacDonald. "We were actually playing very well in the second, but I guess penalties were the end of us."
Damon put his team up 3-0 on a long shot just in front of the blue line 8:14 into the final period. Streaking through the left circle, Mike Hamilton dropped a pass back to Damon who entered the zone and corralled the puck. Damon's one-timer lit the lamp for his 14th goal of the season.
"Hamilton was fortunate to settle the puck down and took the defenseman wide with him and just left me an open lane to the net," said Damon. "I just put my head down and fired it. I put everything I had on it."
Lowell captain Andrew Martin cut the lead to 3-1 at the 10:40 mark of the closing period. After Howard saved a Cleve Kinley shot, Martin pounced on the rebound and backhanded the puck past the goaltender's glove.
Four minutes later, freshman Billy Ryan responded with a backhander of his own off an initial shot from Hopson to make it 4-1. Freshman right-winger Rob Bellamy also had an assist on the play.
With 3:26 remaining in the game, Vetri vacated the net. From beyond center ice, Bellamy took advantage of the empty net and capped the scoring at 5-1.
The all-freshman line of Ryan, Hopson and Bellamy figured into the scoring of four of Maine's five goals.
"I guess we just work well together," said Hopson. "We've all played hockey for years and now at the end of the season, we just don't feel like freshman anymore."
"The freshman got it done," said Whitehead. "They showed a lot composure, a lot of poise. They made plays under pressure and stuck to the game plan."
Maine improves to 20-11-7 overall while Lowell drops to 20-12-4. For the Black Bears, the win marks their seventh straight 20-win season.
For MacDonald's River Hawks, all is not lost with the loss against Maine.
"The fact that we only have two seniors who didn't play a huge role speaks well for us," MacDonald said about the future. "I think we finally found a couple goaltenders that can compete at this level. We had enough bumps in the road along our journey so that we feel the sting of the battle and want to get back and right the wrong." As for the Black Bears, the team will return to the FleetCenter in Boston, where memories of a 1-0 loss in the national championship against Denver still linger.
"But that was last year," said Howard. "It's way behind us now. It's a new year."
Maine's semifinal opponent depends on the outcome of the Boston University-Providence series, which is currently tied 1-1. If Boston University wins, the Black Bears will face Boston College. If Providence takes it, they will square off with New Hampshire.
"I think it will be a positive going back there," Whitehead said of the return to the FleetCenter. "It was obviously disappointing not beating Denver, but if we stick to our game plan, we'll have an opportunity to win, and we'll see what happens from there.
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Government News for January 2014
The Williams Administration Kicks Off Season of NonviolencePosted on 01/31/2014
City of Wilmington will participate in the "64 Days, 64 Ways" initiative to demonstrate nonviolence
City Announces Community Project Day 2014Posted on 01/31/2014
The 4th Annual Community Project Day will take place on Saturday, April 26, 2014.
Wilmington City Council and Delaware State Treasurer Kick Off the Annual Earned Income Tax Credit CampaignPosted on 01/31/2014
Nehemiah Gateway CDC Opens Its 12th Annual Statewide Effort to Encourage Citizens to File Their Taxes for FREE and Learn About the EITC Benefit
Wilmington Firefighters Respond to Natural Gas Leak and Sprinkler Pipe LeakPosted on 01/30/2014
Wilmington firefighters responded to a report of a natural gas leak located in front of Evan G. Shortlidge Academy on the 100 block of West 18th Street.
Mayor Williams Surveys Storm During the State of EmergencyPosted on 01/27/2014
Mayor Williams Surveys Storm During the State of Emergency
Police Chief Dunning's Ceremonial Walk Out Photo GalleryPosted on 01/27/2014
Police Chief Dunning's Ceremonial Walk Out
Williams Administration Announces Retirement of Chief DunningPosted on 01/21/2014
Williams Administration Announces Retirement of Chief Dunning
Williams Administration Hosts First Series of Community Cluster Meetings (Includes Link to WHYY Article)Posted on 01/17/2014
Mayor Williams and the Office of Neighborhood Development invite civic and community associations to meet quarterly to discuss public safety and neighborhood development
The City of Wilmington Encourages Everyone to Recycle Christmas TreesPosted on 01/17/2014
The wood chips from the recycled trees are used by the City during the spring season as cover for city parks and other properties.
DelDOT: Traffic Reduced to One Lane on Route 2/South Union Street to Sycamore StreetPosted on 01/17/2014
Starting on Friday, January 17, traffic will be reduced to one lane of traffic eastbound and westbound on Route 2/South Union Street from Route 100 to Sycamore Street through mid-December 2014 for pavement replacement.
Mayor Williams Encourages the City of Wilmington to Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a Day "On"Posted on 01/16/2014
The MLK Day is a holiday observed as a day of service - a "day ON, not a day off."
Council Member Darius J. Brown Issues His 2013 Annual Report Entitled "Creating Pathways Out of Poverty"Posted on 01/06/2014
Wilmington City Council Member Darius J. Brown today released his first annual report covering the year of 2013.
Mayor's Holiday Toy Drive Provides 1,300 Toys to Children in Wilmington and William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center Hosts "10 Days of Christmas"Posted on 01/02/2014
The Mayor's Holiday Toy Drive provided toys to local families and children to celebrate Christmas, and the William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center (WHACC) hosted the "10 Days of Christmas" to offer kids in the City of Wilmington positive activities


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Mezmerizing doesn't really do justice to the melodies and rhythms that flowed through the Sheslow Auditorium as Esperanza Spalding treated the audience to her unique style of jazz on Saturday evening in Des Moines. The ultra talented music prodigy kicked off her tour that night with music from her latest album, Chamber Music Society.
Esperanza effortlessly fuses hip hop, blues and other genres into her music, which also has twinges of classical instrumentals she grew up admiring.After watching classical cellist Yo Yo Ma perform on an episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, at the age of four, she knew her life was forever changed.
"That was when I realized that I wanted to do something musical," she says. "It was definitely the thing that hipped me to the whole idea of music as a creative pursuit."
Growing up in rough part of Portland, OR, the 25-year-old turned to music as a way to experience more in life. Her Latina, Native and African American roots influenced her musical styles and gave her the advantage of being able to compose music in Spanish, Portuguese and English.
By age 20 she was teaching music at Berklee College of Music and building a following of fans. In 2008, her self titled debut album, Esperanza went straight to the top of Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart and made her a national name in music.
Her performance on Saturday at Drake University was a mix of songs that made her famous, plus new ones from her latest album that fuses folk and classical music with beats from Brazil, Africa and the US. The album also includes collaborations from other instrumental artists and vocalists but for this show, Esperanza sparkled too bright and her voice and talents were definitely the stars of the show.
If you ever have a chance to experience this incredible musician in person, don't pass it up. Des Moines was lucky to get a spot on this extraordinary Latina's world tour and if you missed it, pick up one of her albums and turn up the bass.


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Today, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) along with 16 other Democrats and one Republican from Congress, sent a bipartisan letter to President Obama regarding the reclassification of Marijuana on Wednesday. Claiming that since marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol, the letter reasons that it should not be classified as a Schedule I or even Schedule II drug. The Congresspersons ask President Obama to instruct Attorney General Holder to reclassify the plant as per Title 21 of the United States Code (USC) Controlled Substances Act.
The Attorney General shall apply the provisions of this subchapter to the controlled substances listed in the schedules established by section 812 of this title and to any other drug or other substance added to such schedules under this subchapter. Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this section, the Attorney General may by rule—
(1) add to such a schedule or transfer between such schedules any drug or other substance if he—
(A) finds that such drug or other substance has a potential for abuse, and
(B) makes with respect to such drug or other substance the findings prescribed by subsection (b) of section 812 of this title for the schedule in which such drug is to be placed; or
(2) remove any drug or other substance from the schedules if he finds that the drug or other substance does not meet the requirements for inclusion in any schedule.
The classification of marijuana as a Schedule I is outright science-denial at this point. Doctors, scientists, and now even our elected officials are noticing the lack of danger associated with the plant as well as the medical uses that a Schedule I classification denies.
"Classifying marijuana as Schedule I at federal level," the letter reads, "perpetuates an unjust and irrational system. Schedule I recognizes no medical use, disregarding both medical evidence and the laws of nearly half of the states that have legalized medical marijuana."
The other representatives who signed onto the letter with Congressman Blumenauer are Steve Cohen (D-TN), Sam Farr (D-CA), Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Mike Honda (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), James P. Moran (D-VA), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Jared Polis (D-CO), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), and Peter Welch (D-VT).


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Both impressed at the Baker Fall Invitational last Sunday, Sept. 15 and Monday, Sept. 16 at the Falcon Ridge Golf Club in Lenexa, Kan.
Mateer picked up where she left off from an award-winning freshman campaign by capturing her first title of the 2013-14 season.
The sophomore from Spring Hill, Kan., claimed the individual title at the Baker Fall Invitational and the defending HAAC Women's Golfer of the Year shot 163 over 36 holes to lead the Wildcats to a second place team finish.
Kelley was just one shot off of capturing a tournament championship over the weekend as Baker took part in its tournament at Kelley's home course of Falcon Ridge Golf Club.
The senior fired a 36-hole total of 143 to take second-place while leading the Wildcats to a second place team finish as well.


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DeLand meditation retreat to benefit families in crisis
Published: Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 5:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, November 16, 2012 at 4:50 p.m.
A 24-hour, around-the-clock meditation retreat in DeLand will feature talks on Buddhism and aid families in crisis.
The Volusia Buddhist Fellowship, a nonsectarian Buddhist organization centered in DeLand, will host "Feed Your Mind — Feed Your Neighbor" from 9 a.m. Friday through 9 a.m. Nov. 24. The meditation retreat will be at 113 W. Georgia Ave. (corner of Georgia Avenue and Artisan Alley), DeLand.
The retreat is open to non-Buddhists.
The event will benefit the Neighborhood Center of West Volusia, a DeLand agency that aids families in crisis and the homeless through food drives, housing, rent and utility assistance and other projects.
Admission is a donation of nonperishable food for the Neighborhood Center. Monetary donations also will be accepted for the agency.
For more information, call the Volusia Buddhist Fellowship at 386-738-3715 or go online at volusiabuddhist.org.
"After meditating continuously for a long period, the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment as the morning star appeared in the sky," said Sensei Morris Sekiyo Sullivan, the Volusia Buddhist Fellowship's main dharma teacher. "Therefore, several Buddhist traditions commemorate this with periodic overnight meditations. Some Japanese Buddhists, for example, meditate all night before Bodhi Day, a December celebration of the Buddha's enlightenment.
"No one will sit in silence the entire time," Sullivan said. "The schedule is divided into segments that include talks and guided and silent meditation, along with ample breaks. Visitors are welcome to drop by to relax for a few minutes or a few hours, or even to meditate all night."
"Feed Your Mind — Feed Your Neighbor" will begin at 9 a.m. Friday with opening services officiated by Than Chaokhun Sunan Phra Vijitrdhammapani, the abbot of Wat Florida Dhammaram, a Thai Buddhist monastery in Kissimmee.
Closing service will begin at 8 a.m. Nov. 24 and will be led by Ven. Khai Thien, the abbot of White Sands Buddhist Center, a Vietnamese Buddhist monastery in Mims.
Throughout the retreat, Sullivan will give "dharma talks" on how to apply the teachings of Buddhism to daily living. Each talk will be followed by a guided meditation.
"The dharma talks are geared toward people who are interested in Buddhism or simply in deepening their spiritual practice, whatever that means to them," Sullivan said. "Guided meditations will serve as good introductions to meditation for people who do not have a regular meditation practice.
"Of course, experienced meditators are welcome to take advantage of this rare opportunity to devote an entire day — and night — to their practice."
The retreat also will include periods of formal silent sitting and walking meditation. Participants may stay and meditate all night, with breaks for walking meditation and "mindful drinking of coffee and tea as needed," Sullivan said.
The retreat will be in a space donated by Conrad Realty Co. Participants are encouraged to bring chairs, meditation cushions or other comfortable seating.
Meal breaks will be from noon to 1 p.m. and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday. Participants can purchase lunch and dinner from nearby restaurants, and are welcome to bring meals and snacks. Water, coffee and tea will be provided. A light breakfast on Saturday will be provided to participants who stay for the overnight meditation.
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If you are planning a grand Christmas party this year and are looking for some great costume ideas, this article will give you some really hot ideas. When it comes to dressing up in fancy costumes for Christmas, there is no shortage of ideas. Men often prefer dressing up in pirate costumes, or as superheroes, or something that has remained from their Halloween celebrations, like a ghoul costume or something out of a fantasy movie or book. For women, the choices are more or less the same but with a difference. They can choose to appear not only suitably costumed to complement the festive season, but also look cool and sexy at that.
If you are a woman and looking for something 'special' to wear this Christmas Season, choose something that is sure to turn heads and make the men-folks flock to your side. Yes, I'm hinting at nothing else than that exclusive group of costumes known as sexy costumes. These 'hot' costume ideas will generate enough heat to melt the winter snow and keep everybody entertained to the hilt.
If sexy costumes are on your mind, you'd find that there are actually tons of exciting ideas to choose from. From sexy lingerie based costumes to sexy nurse costumes, these adult costumes come in all degrees of boldness. Choose something only marginally sexy or something downright outrageous or anything in between – it all depends on how sexy a look you are planning for the big event.
Online costume stores are a great place to shop for these sexy costumes. Browse through their usually large inventory, take your pick, specify the right size, choose accessories if you want and then, order online. Your costumes will be delivered to your doorstep discreetly and well in advance of the event. It's extremely convenient and the perfect way to shop if you really wish to surprise your friends with a bold sexy look this Christmas.


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This is the state that I live in. It's kind of scary that this is going around so much here. Here is a link:
"(CBS News) - Washington State has currently reached epidemic levels of whooping cough. The Washington State Department of Health reported that 640 cases have been reported in 23 counties as of March 31, compared to only 94 cases during the same time period last year."
So if you are against vaccinating, would this outbreak of a still very prevelent and often deadly disease change your mind? Why or why not?


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These questions comes from theorem 19.C, page 81-82, in Halmos' "Measure Theory", as the image below shows.
Question 1): The 4th line of the proof says "we restrict our attention to finite valued functions" and the proof is carried out for finite f and g. Why can we "restrict our attention to finite valued functions"? How to extend the conclusion from finite case to extended real valued case?
Question 2): measurable functions, by definition in page 76-77, are defined on the whole X. But it is possible that f + g has no definition at some point x of X, e.g. $f(x)=+\infty$ but $g(x)=-\infty$. The product fg has the same situation. Of course we can assume in advance that f + g must be defined on the whole X in order for the theorem to hold, but violation of such an assumption occurs immediately: in the equation in the last line of the proof, $fg=[(f+g)^2-(f-g)^2]/4$, even if we assume f + g is defined on the whole X, we cannot guarantee that f - g and $(f+g)^2-(f-g)^2$ is meaningful for all x in X; in the paragraph that follows the proof, $f^+=f\cup 0=(f+|f|)/2$, if $f(x)=-\infty$ for some x, we cannot apply the theorem to obtain the measurability of (f+|f|)/2 and in turn of $f^+$ because f+|f| is not definable on whole X. So we have to allow that f + g (and fg) has domain smaller than X, but this violates the definition of measurable function in page 76-77. What, then, does the conclusion of the theorem "so also are f + g and fg" mean exactly on earth? and how to apply it to $fg=[(f+g)^2-(f-g)^2]/4$ and $f^+=(f+|f|)/2$?


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Overrated, to overestimate the merits of; rate too highly
Such is the case of Washington Redskins back up quarterback Kirk Cousins.
Kirk Cousins is overrated. Drafted as a fourth-round pick in 2012, a total of three rounds after starter Robert Griffin III, Kirk Cousins expressed his willingness to be traded. Like any competitor, he wants the opportunity to compete and sitting behind RG3 doesn't give him that opportunity.
As the Redskins shopped Cousins, they found what they expected…no one wants to give up a high draft pick.
Now, ESPN has reported the Redskins plan on keeping Cousins, although he's clearly ready to leave.
"Nothing changes from the day I was drafted," said Cousins. "There's no chance to compete, so if I can't get it in D.C., I'd be open to having that chance somewhere else."
"I won't lose a lot of sleep over the unknowns," Cousins said. "If it doesn't present itself, then I enjoyed being part of the Redskins and look forward to being with them. Until I'm told otherwise, I'm a Redskin and I expect to handle the role as No. 2 as best I can."
The problem…we all saw what Kirk Cousins could do when RG3 was out and it wasn't that impressive. It wasn't worth a first round pick and with the talent that surrounds each team in the 2014 NFL Draft, why would a team take the chance on something they have already seen and aren't impressed with.


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Poor old England!
They're having a MASSIVE heatwave, and now is the time that the government decides to only do the rubbish collection every 2 weeks instead of every week.
This is causing a severe outbreak of maggots in wheelie bins. (A wheelie bin is your rubbish bin outside, in case you didn't know).
Don't worry, you're not alone. This is happening all over the world.
In fact, traffic to this site has DOUBLED compared to last year. Global warming is really giving people hell in their rubbish bins! 🙂
Tips to Prevent Maggots in Wheelie Bins
Here are a couple of obvious ideas for you to try to help prevent maggots appearing in your rubbish bins:
- Wrap up meat in a tightly tied plastic bag if you have to throw it away outside
- Try and keep food in the fridge until the night before garbage collection
- Ensure your bin's lid seals properly so that flies cannot get inside your bin to lay their larvae
- Even better, though obviously not always feasible, keep your bins in a garage or other cool place until the night before rubbish collection
And, as always, if you've already got a maggot problem in your rubbish bins, go read the main article of this site: "How to kill maggots".
It will even help you if you have a really gross maggot infestation in your wheelie bins!