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Tennis is in a golden era. America yawns.
You cannot be serious.
"I do know this," tennis legend John McEnroe said. "When I came into the sport in the late '70s, it felt like a magical time. People were more interested, and there were a lot more personalities in the game."
Today, there's a strange juxtaposition. The depth and quality of men's tennis has never been better, where a fearsome foursome battles for supremacy at the top:
Roger Federer is all grace, and the greatest player ever; Rafael Nadal is all power, and the perfect nemesis; Novak Djokovic grew up practicing during the day in war-torn Serbia, and huddling with his family in a bomb shelter at night; and Andy Murray recently became the first British player to win a grand slam in 76 years.
That's the good news. Here's the problem:
No American male has won a major championship since 2003 (the retired Andy Roddick). In 2010, American men dropped out of the top 10 for the first time since player rankings were developed nearly 40 years ago. Stripped of patriotism and national pride, the sport seems foreign, remote and less important. To wit:
In golf, the Ryder Cup is a source of passion and delight. In tennis, the Davis Cup no longer matters.
Alas, you'd have an easier time placing faces at the star-studded Cancer Treatment Center of America Tennis Championships in Surprise this weekend (McEnroe, Jim Courier, Michael Chang) than you would at a gathering of the best America has to offer in 2012 (John Isner, Mardy Fish, Sam Querrey).
"It would be a shame if only tennis aficionados appreciated what's going on," said Courier, former Grand Slam tournament champion. "Everyone would love to have an American player in the top four, but three of these guys are Hall of Famers and Andy is well on his way to being a fourth. Maybe they don't come with the same theatrics, but these guys are incredible ambassadors."
McEnroe for commissioner
Tennis problem No. 1: We are no longer harvesting great, young tennis players in America.
"Some of it is perhaps hunger," McEnroe said. "We don't want it enough. The affordability and accessibility are issues. It's not as easy to get on a court and get taught well here as it is in other countries, particularly Europe.
"The best athletes in those countries are playing tennis. Djokovic, Nadal and Murray … they could've played any sport. They chose tennis. Here in America, our best athletes are predominantly playing basketball and football. We've got to figure out a way to get tennis a bit more sexy, and get these young kids wanting to play. Otherwise, we're always going to be a step behind."
Problem No. 2: The massive changes in technology might be helping foreign players who are primarily raised on clay surfaces, where stamina and baseline play are imperative. In today's world of tennis, that's all that seems to matter.
"The subtleties, nuances and strategy have gone out the window," McEnroe said. "Athletically, the ball is being struck harder than ever. If you like to see someone throw 100 miles per hour, if you want to see someone hit the ball harder than its ever been struck, you're going to see a lot more of that in tennis.
"But what made tennis more interesting back in the day was the Yin and Yang of the players … too many guys play the same way now with the technology, and it's frustrating in a lot of ways, because what you're seeing is amazing. But I never thought in my wildest dreams you'd go to Wimbledon and see guys not coming to the net off a serve. They're serving and staying back (on grass). It's unbelievable."
Problem No. 3: There are too many nice guys at the top, and not enough hot-blooded rivalries.
"I never saw a guy on the court that tried as hard as Jimmy Connors," McEnroe said. "He forced me to try harder. He just didn't want to give up his crown. He was the best American and he saw some young spoiled kid, he thought, that was going to try and take it away from him.
"I respect that. He tried to intimidate me before we even got on the court. He stared me down, wouldn't speak to me. He wouldn't show me any respect, and it made me want it even more. So it lifted both our games. And as far as Ivan Lendl goes, he was the Ivan Drago of tennis, from Eastern Europe, the guy you loved to hate."
It's hard to criticize the impeccably-mannered Federer for setting the bar of civility and sportsmanship extremely high. Still …
"You can't force it, I guess," McEnroe said. "But you almost want to see these guys go at it a little more, particularly in a one-on-one sport. I think hurts the game that these guys are always patting each other on the back."
The Serena factor
The problems are different on the women's side, where American Serena Williams is the greatest female player of all time. But for a variety of reasons, her popularity has never matched her talent.
As a snapshot, take her gold-medal performance at the 2012 Olympics, where she destroyed Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-1 in the finals.
After the customary warm-up, the umpire announced that practice time was over. That's when Williams walked off the court, presumably to go to the bathroom. She was gone for minutes. It seemed like an eternity. The crowd grew antsy.
When Williams returned, she sat back down and deliberately drank from her water bottle. The crowd began to boo.
When Williams began to play, that all changed. Her display of power left jaws agape. She made Sharapova look like an amateur.
When it was over, Williams began to dance on Center Court. And then she kept dancing. Controversy later ensued when it was pointed out that Williams had done the "Crip Walk," a dance that gang members reportedly do over their victims.
In real time, the display just seemed over the top, self-serving, and inappropriate. It was just another reason to not appreciate the full sweep of her greatness.
Time for a change
American tennis needs a tune-up. McEnroe has a whole list of suggestions, and all of them make sense: shorten the season, tweak the calendar for maximum exposure, forgo traditional on-court warm-ups, thus making the first ball matter.
There's more.
"Whether or not we should be playing Davis Cup at all has become an issue, and how to handle doubles is another thing," he said. "But we need to grab people's attention and do things out of the ordinary. We need to try something different, even if it fails. We never change anything in this sport."
Courier would like to stretch the Grand Slams over 16 days and compete over three weekends. That way you don't start a tournament on a Monday. He would also end the season in mid-October.
"That way, you give fans a chance to miss us," Courier said.
But mostly, we just need an American player with a big game and a winning personality. If that means smashing a few flower boxes and berating a few chair umpires along the way, so be it.
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In the second season of the Jen Greeny coaching era at Washington State University, the Cougar volleyball team finished the 2012 season going 3-5 in final eight conference matches of the season finishing with an overall record of 13-19, one win more than the previous year...in addition to working through a season of improvement on the court, the WSU coaches made great strides on the recruiting trail signing six outstanding prep players including three high school All-Americans (2013 class info on page 2).
Head Coach Jen Stinson Greeny (25-39 at WSU, 2 years; 137-63 in career, 6th year) - complete Greeny bio on page 4...assistant coaches Pat Stangle (former head coach at Wyoming, former asst. coach at Washington) and Burdette Greeny (former asst. coach at LCSC)...Katie Hinrichs, coordinator of operations (former player at LCSC)...volunteer coach Shannon Wyckoff Hunt was the first WSU player to reach 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career.
School Record: Team Hitting Percentage - .516 vs. Alabama State
All-time Single Season Leaders: Total Attacks - 2. Jaicee Harris 1,386
Hitting Percentage - 8. Ver'Lee Hardaway .318
Digs - 6. Kate Sommer 459
Block Assists - 10. Marcelina Glab 121
All-time Career Leaders: Assists - 6. Camryn Irwin, 2011-12 2,323
Jaicee Harris was named All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention, the second consecutive year a Greeny-coached player made the All-Pac-12 team.
Marcelina Glab was the Pac-12 Defensive Player of Week (9/10-16)...Glab's 1.59 bps was first in the Pac-12 and 6th nationally...after 5 weeks of play, WSU led the nation with 3.28 bps.
**WSU tallied under 10 errors in three 2012 matches: vs. Alabama State (5), vs. Seattle Univ. (7), and vs. Colorado (8 - lowest error total in conference matches since 1995).
**WSU's 2012 overall team stats improved in six of seven areas over 2011: hitting percentage, opponent hitting percentage, assists, kills, blocks and digs...in conference only matches, WSU's 2012 team stats improved in opponent stats, assists, kills, blocks and digs.
**Team hitting percentage (.209) second highest for WSU in 10 years.
**WSU took No.2 Stanford to five sets with a 5th set tie at 7-7 before falling 15-10.
Five Cougars were named to the 2012 Pac-12 Volleyball All-Academic teams...junior Camryn Irwin (3.97 GPA, journalism and media production) was one of seven women named to the First Team...redshirt freshman Stephanie Logan (3.97 GPA, undeclared) was one of seven players named to the Second Team...earning honorable mention team accolades were: sophomore Chelsey Bettinson (3.14 GPA, undeclared), sophomore Shawna Lum (3.39 GPA, undeclared), and senior Rachel Todorovich (3.18 GPA, communication).
Six exceptional high school senior volleyball players will play at Washington State next season, Cougar Head Coach Jen Greeny announced Nov. 14...the Cougar volleyball class of 2013 includes:
Emmy Allen, a 6-2 outside hitter from Mill Creek, Wash. - One of 24 seniors nationally named to the 2012 Under Armour High School All-America First Team...named one of PrepVolleyball.com's Top 100 players...MVP of winning Team West and Best Server at the 2012 Under Armour Volleyball Match & Skills Competition...two-time All-Area Player of the Year...led Jackson HS team to third place at 2012 state 4A championships after winning a title in 2010, plus eighth and fourth place finishes.
Hailey Bethune, a 6-0 outside hitter from Stockton, Calif. - named a PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace...her 5.5 kills per set led Lincoln HS to an undefeated 2012 season and the San Joaquin Athletic Association championship, the third title in four years.
Taylor Ellingsen, a 5-7 defensive specialist from Spokane, Wash. - Mead HS won three Greater Spokane League championships and competed in three 4A state tournaments was a runner-up finish in 2012, and third place in 2010...Valedictorian of the 440 students in Mead Class of 2013.
Kyra Holt (pronounced kai-rah), a 6-1 outside hitter from Hercules, Calif. - named to the 2012 Under Armour High School national All-America honorable mention team...ranked 44th in PrepVolleyball.com's Top 100 players in the nation...named a PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace...one of 15 players selected to the USAV Junior National All-Tournament Team...three-time MVP of the Bay Shore Athletic League and led Albany HS to two BSAL titles.is a two-time East Bay Sports Player of the Year.
Haley MacDonald, a 5-11 setter from Bothell, Wash. - named to the 2012 Under Armour High School national All-America honorable mention team...named a PrepVolleyball.com's Senior Ace...led Jackson HS team to third place at 2012 state 4A championships after winning a title in 2010, plus eighth and fourth place finishes...All-Area first team selection.
Tani Stephens, a 5-7 defensive specialist from Albany, Ore. - Gatorade State Player of the Year for the state of Oregon...led West Albany HS to 2012 Oregon 5A state championships after being runners-up in 2011, and third and fourth place her freshman and sophomore years...named co-MVP of 2011 and 2012 state championship matches as well as being named to the All-State Tournament first team twice and the second team once.
The Pac-12 Conference launched the Pac-12 Networks Aug. 15, 2012...friends, family and avid volleyball fans around the country were treated to five home matches and seven Cougar volleyball road contests in 2012. "We are thrilled with the amount of television coverage we will have with the new Pac-12 Network this year," WSU Head Coach Jen Greeny said. "It is sensational to see the Pac-12 make such a strong commitment to televise the sport of volleyball."
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PULP PROTECTION during Cavity Preparation
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Pulp is the life of the tooth . So during any kind of conservative procedure .. protection or conservation of pulp is one of the most essential steps. Pulpal injury is one of the main reason for the failure of conservative treatment.
How can a pulpal injury happen ?
Galvanic currents ( due to the contact between dissimilar metal restorations that in the oral cavity fluid acts like a circuit)
Chemical from the restorative materials ( Constant seeping chemicals from the overlying restorative material can cause necrosis of pulp)
Restorative material with good thermal conductivity. ( certain restorative materials are not good thermal insulators)
Heat generated by injudicious cutting( necrosis due to heat generated by excessive cutting and improper drilling instruments)
The two most common agents used in pulp protection are Liners and Bases.
Liners are volatile or aqueous suspensions or dispersion of zinc oxide or calcium hydroxide that can be applied to the cavity surface in a relatively thin film.
Bases are those cements, which are applied, in thicker dimensions beneath permanent restorations to provide for mechanical, chemical and thermal protection of the pulp.
Mostdentists use some type of cavity liner or base in almostall cavity preparations. They are used primarily toprotect the pulp and to aid the pulp in recoveringfrom irritation resulting from cavity preparation.Liners and bases are placed when the cavitypreparation is completed, just before insertion of restorative material .
Glass ionomer cements and dentin bonding agentsare used primarily to seal the dentin and protect thepulp from bacterial invasion. Calcium hydroxide canbe used in extremely deep areas as an antibacterialagent and/or as a pulp capping material.
Most bases are applied best when the assistant wipes the instrument clean between each small application.The dentist will hold a gauze sponge in thetransfer zone and quickly wipe the end of theinstrument as the dentist moves toward the base mix. Ifthe dentist inadvertently gets the base on the enamelwalls of the cavity preparation, you will pass aninstrument for removal of the material.
Cavity varnish/ Bases
is a liner used to seal the dentinaltubules to help prevent microleakage and is placed in acavity to receive amalgam alloy after any bases havebeen placed.
Cavity varnish is being used less and less with amalgam restorations, and dentin bonding agentsare replacing cavity varnish as the liner of choice.
Cavity varnish has an organic solvent of ether orchloroform that quickly evaporates, leaving the resinas a thin film over the preparation.
This varnish shouldbe slightly thicker than water. If it becomes very thick,discard it.
Cavity varnish is not used with compositessince the varnish retards the set of composites andinterferes with the bonding of composites
A small cotton pellet held by cotton forceps isdipped into the varnish just enough to wet the pellet
The cavity varnish is applied to the pulpal area, wallsof the cavity preparation, and onto the edge of themargins of the preparation.
Any excess varnish can beremoved from the enamel with a fresh cotton pellet.
A second application of cavity varnish is placed over the first to thoroughly coat the surfaces of the dentin and fill any voids from bubbles created when the firstapplication dries. After liners and bases are placed intothe cavity preparation, the tooth may be restored withmaterials, such as amalgam, composite resin, or GIC.


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College Hockey:American Int'l Edges Canisius In AHA Playoffs
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A goal by Mike McMillan with 8:35 remaining proved to be the difference as American International defeated Canisius 2-1 Saturday night in the first round of the Atlantic Hockey playoffs at the Buffalo State Sports Arena.
The Griffs (9-23-3) got on the board first with 3:47 left in the first period when Jason Weeks notched his 15th goal of the season. The goal for Weeks, which came on the third power play of the first period for the Griffs, came on a scrum in front of the net and off assists by David Kasch and Carl Hudson.
The Yellow Jackets (8-24-1) tied the game early in the second period on Mark Pavli's seventh goal of the season. Canisius goaltender Andrew Loewen appeared to make the save but didn't control the rebound, and Pavli knocked it home.
The decisive goal came when McMillan sent a shot from the right point through a number of players on both teams. The puck found the upper right corner of the net and gave AIC the victory.
"We played very well tonight. We just couldn't find the goal to make to go up by two goals, take the lead when the game was tied or knot the game after AIC took the lead," Canisius coach Dave Smith said. "The last straw was a broken stick on a well-designed set play in the closing seconds."
The Griffs had a faceoff on the left circle in the AIC zone with three seconds remaining after the Yellow Jackets iced the puck. Kasch won the faceoff back to Hudson, who slid it over to Kyle Bushee. Bushee's stick snapped in half as he attempted the one-timer.
Loewen made 26 saves while AIC goalie Tom Fenton had 29 saves.
Game Notes: Weeks tied for third on the team's single-season list for goals in a season … Kasch had an assist in three of the last four games and five of the last eight … Canisius dropped its fourth straight postseason game … The three goals were the fewest in a Canisius playoff game since its 1-0 overtime victory over Quinnipiac in the 2004 Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals, which is the team's last postseason win … Kasch was 17-for-25 on faceoffs in the game, including 9-for-12 in the third period.
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Showtime's Nurse Jackie returns with "Kettle-Kettle-Black-Black," and the proverbial poop has hit the fan. Jackie (Edie Falco) acts erratically and admits to Eddie (Paul Schulze) that she may have been sleeping with him for his drugs. Then she picks up an addict (Greenday's Billie Joe Armstrong) at a church and takes him home. When the guy dies before Jackie can sleep with him, she finally realizes that she needs help. Lucky for her, Dr. O'Hara (Eve Best), a true friend, is there to help clean up the mess and get Jackie into rehab.
Jackie's drug problems have been a major arc on the series since episode one. It's not surprising that it's taken until season four to get her treatment, given her honed ability to hide her problem. But as bits of her life leak out and fall apart over the past three years, there is an expectation that this arc will come to a head. It does in "Kettle-Kettle-Black-Black."
It is unlikely that Nurse Jackie will cover much, if any, of Jackie's time in rehab. That's OK, because the charming humor, a vital element to the greatness of the show, is mostly back at the hospital. How will things be different for Jackie when she returns to work? How many people, besides Eddie, O'Hara, and Akalitus (Anna Deavere Smith) will know the truth about where Jackie has been? Will she be treated with kid gloves by her co-workers? Will she be as effective at her job without her "helpers?" So many possibilities, and no telling which direction the writers will take things.
Jackie seems to make a second important decision in "Kettle-Kettle-Black-Black," and that's that Kevin (Dominic Fumusa) is the man for her. She doesn't try to get with her separated hubbie, realizing that she is not healthy enough to do so. But by shooting down Eddie in such a cruel manner, one assumes that she is leaving herself open to reconciliation. It's hard to believe that, no matter how many dishonest things she has done, Jackie would stoop to sleeping with Eddie so many times just to get something from him. More than likely, she says that so he will move on and she has a better shot at putting her family back together. And the addict she brings home is a stupid mistake during a low time for her, rather than someone she is truly interested in.
Another important occurrence in "Kettle-Kettle-Black-Black" is that the hospital is sold. Dr. Mike Cruz (Bobby Cannavale, Will & Grace, Win Win) is the guy on the ground representing the new owners. He seems nice enough. He is not heartless, but he is there to make things more profitable, and surely that could cause conflict. Really, it's a smart, realistic way to shake things up, and Cruz is the right type of layered persona to use in this situation.
One of the first things that Cruz does is to tell Akalitus that her job is redundant, and she can either go back to being a floor nurse, or take an early retirement at half pension. As a numbers person with no shortage of determination and resourcefulness, that is no choice for Akalitus, who stays. At least Cruz lets her keep her authority over the other nurses.
It will be thrilling to see Akaltius in scrubs, if only because it will give her more interaction with the rest of the cast. There may also be a sense of relief for Akalitus that she no longer has to work tirelessly to keep the hospital afloat financially. Smith plays the part beautifully, but sometimes her character gets a little too shut away from the others. This should give her even more opportunity to shine.
What a fantastic return for Nurse Jackie! Nurse Jackie airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on Showtime. In Lexington, Showtime can be found on channel 537 (satellite), 750 (digital cable), or 954 (high definition), if you subscribe.
If you like my reviews, please follow me on Twitter! Please click here to buy DVDs and streaming episodes of Nurse Jackie. Article first published as TV Review: Nurse Jackie - "Kettle-Kettle-Black-Black" on Blogcritics.


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Stanford's respective men's and women's water polo head coaches, John Vargas and John Tanner, have signed multi-year contract extensions with the school, Jaquish & Kenninger Director of Athletics Bernard Muir announced Thursday.
"John Vargas and John Tanner have molded their respective programs into models of the excellence we strive for at Stanford," said Muir. "The positive impacts of their programs in both the athletic and academic forums and the university community, as well as the generous endowment of their positions last year, has us very excited for the future of men's and women's water polo here at Stanford."
Tanner has been at the reins of the Cardinal women's program since the 1998 season, while Vargas took over the men's program in 2002. In March 2012 both head-coaching positions were endowed by an anonymous donor.
"It is a huge honor to coach Stanford water polo. Our students and alumnae have been comprehensively brilliant, winning NCAA titles and Olympic gold medals, earning NCAA post-grad scholarships, and landing positions in world-class companies and graduate schools," Tanner said. "It seems like every day we hear great news about opportunities earned by our present and former student-athletes."
"I would like to thank Bernard Muir and Earl Koberlein for their guidance and leadership," Vargas said. "Stanford Athletics continues to be the best athletic department in the country and I am honored to be a part of this outstanding university and community. The student-athletes I have worked with over my time here have accomplished so much in and out of the pool both at Stanford and beyond, and I continue to be very proud of that."
Both coaches have overseen their respective programs meet with extraordinary success both in and out of the pool. Tanner, owner of a 380-59 record over his 15 years at Stanford, has led Stanford to three NCAA titles (2002, 2011, 2012) and made the Cardinal the only school to qualify for all 13 National Collegiate Championships since the NCAA first sponsored a women's water polo championship in 2001. Since then, Stanford has appeared in the national championship game on nine occasions and never finished lower than third at the tournament.
Tanner was named ACWPC Coach of the Year in 2012 after guiding the Cardinal to its second straight NCAA title, and third overall. Five times he has been named MPSF Coach of the Year (1998, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008) and under his watch the Cardinal has captured four MPSF crowns (2000, 2001, 2003, 2006).
Vargas has posted a record of 219-71 since 2002, leading the Cardinal to an NCAA title (2002) and five appearances in the NCAA championship game (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008). His previous 11 squads prior to this current season have never finished lower than fourth in the final CWPA Varsity Top 20 Poll.
He was named MPSF Coach of the Year in 2004 and under his watch the Cardinal has won one MPSF Championship title (2004) and made four championship game appearances.
Both programs have had athletes make their marks on the national scene. On the men's side Vargas' players have earned 50 All-America nods, 54 All-MPSF selections, four MPSF Player of the Year awards and four MPSF Newcomer of the Year awards. Driver Tony Azevedo also won three straight Peter J. Cutino Awards (2003-05) which, combined with his honor in 2002 (for the 2001 season) made him the only four-time winner in the award's history.
The Cardinal women, under Tanner, have earned 80 All-America selections, five Peter J. Cutino Awards (Brenda Villa, 2002; Jackie Frank, 2003; Annika Dries, 2011; Kiley Neushul, 2012; Melissa Seidemann, 2013), four MPSF Player of the Year honors and 80 All-MPSF nods.
Yet the pool is not the only place where Tanner's and Vargas' student-athletes have left their legacies. In the classroom Tanner's student-athletes have shined, earning 129 national All-Academic nods, two NCAA ELITE 88 Awards (Monica Coughlan, 2010-11), three NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarships (Kate Pettit, 2002; Scotti Shafer, 2006; Monica Coughlan, 2012) and one Pac-10 Post-Graduate Scholarship (Ellen Estes, 2002).
On the men's side the Cardinal has piled up 70 ACWPC national All-Academic nods since 2006, 93 MPSF All-Academic selections since 2005, four NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarships since 2002 (Michael Derse, 2003; Sandy Hohener, 2008; Jimmie Sandman, 2009; Jacob Smith, 2011) and two CoSIDA At-Large Academic All-Americans (Derse, 2003; Hohener, 2009).
At the international level Stanford has been one of the best represented combined water polo programs in the United States. At the 2012 Olympic Games in London Stanford had a combined nine current and former athletes on the U.S. rosters, the largest contingent of any university.
Since the first Olympic women's water polo tournament in 2000, nine Cardinal players have made a total of 14 appearances at the Games, with long-time U.S. captain Brenda Villa being one of just two players to represent the U.S. at all four Olympiads. Stanford players have helped the U.S. to Olympic Gold at the 2012 London Games as well as two silvers (Sydney 2000, Beijing 2008) and a bronze (Athens 2004).
This past summer the U.S. Senior National Team featured five Cardinal representatives at the FINA World Championship while three current players participated for the U.S. and Canada at the FINA Junior World Championship.
Three players (Azevedo, Peter Hudnut, Peter Varellas) during Vargas' tenure have gone on to make a combined seven appearances on the U.S. Olympic Team. Azevedo played for the U.S. at the 2004 Athens Games and was joined by Hudnut and Varellas for both the 2008 Beijing Games and the 2012 London Games.
Stanford players dotted the various U.S. National Teams this past year as Alex Bowen and Bret Bonanni each made their Senior National Team debuts in 2013, Adam Abdulhamid played at the FINA World Youth Championship in December 2012, and also saw action during summer 2013 on the U.S. Junior National Team with Bonanni, Bowen, Jackson Kimbell and Connor Stapleton.
Vargas currently has Stanford ranked third in the country and off to a 7-1 start in 2013, his 12th season on The Farm. Last weekend he guided the Cardinal to a third-place finish at the NorCal Invitational, capped off with a 12-10 win over host California.
Tanner will begin his 16th campaign at the Cardinal helm this January.


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Weekend of 5/16/2015
This weekend we were thrilled to host "Getting the Most From Your Router," "Jewelry: Making Metal Move with Myra Perrin," "Making Bent Carving Knives with David Franklin," "New Techniques to Inlay Woodturned Rims with Stephen Hatcher," and "Pattern Inlay & Decorative Borders with Steve Latta." What a weekend!
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Woodturning with Jimmy Clewes [May '15]
Jimmy Clewes was an instant hit last year and the same is true this year. He takes his class through all the different techniques and all the different types of woodturning. By the time they leave they have bowls, boxes, and even hats they've turned themselves!
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Sculptural Carving: Adding That Third Dimension with David Franklin
David Franklin returns to guide this class through the techniques he uses to create his stunning sculpture, based on the motifs of the Pacific Northwest. They learn to use bent-knives, adzes, and chisels as they carve a 3-dimensional sculpture.
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Basic Cabinetmaking with Zane Powell [May '15]
Zane Powell leads this class through the intricacies of making custom cabinetry to fit any space. Along the way they cover all the options that exist from design to construction as they make their own custom cabinets.
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Veneering: A Course of Action for Making Furniture with Marc Adams [May '15]
Marc Adams leads his class through the process of crafting high-end veneered furniture pieces as they make a veneered cabinet complete with marquetry details.
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Creating Exceptional Furniture: Controlling the Line with Stephen Proctor
This week, Stephen Proctor returns to MASW to teach the hand skills necessary to create any shaped furniture part required for exceptional high-end furniture. His students step through the process of adding tapers, twists and elegant curves to square stock.
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BMW has officially revealed its new M3 DTM race-going car in these pics and videos. The vehicle will compete in the DTM racing category from 2012 and this concept should prove to be quite close to the definitive version next year. The BMW M3 DTM has an air restricted 4.0-litre V8 engine with 480 hp, a top speed of about 300 km/hr and an acceleration to 100 km/hr time of three seconds. It gets a six-speed sequential gearbox.
The new BMW DTM racer will be driven by Andy Priaulx and Augusto Farfus in BMW's return to DTM racing and competition with Mercedes and Audi. Not to be outdone, Audi has also released its first pic of the new Audi A5 DTM model, codenamed the R17. It replaces the old Audi A4 DTM racer and should have about 460 hp when it hits the track.


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U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski addresses Bethel College graduates at commencement ceremony
More than 500 students graduated from Bethel College on Saturday, May 3.
MISHAWAKA — Passion was the buzzword at Bethel College's graduation ceremony this weekend featuring U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski.
Walorski delivered a commencement speech to students Saturday afternoon, May 3, at the college's Mishawaka campus. The class of 2014 included 533 graduates who participated in Bethel's two commencement ceremonies. Author and Bethel alumnus Todd Gongwer spoke to the adult program graduates earlier in the day.
"Do your thing," Walorski told the graduating seniors. "Whatever your passion is down inside of you, there's no more days to ask permission. There's no more tests to take. It's your time, graduates. This is your day. This is your future. Go do what you're going to do to change your part of the world."
Walorski said Saturday was a day of celebration for graduates and their families. She shared stories of Hoosiers she has encountered during her time in office who have accomplished a lot "with a little passion and a ton of hard work."
Walorski, whose husband is an adjunct professor at Bethel, said she would leave the graduation ceremony full of confidence and hope for the future of the nation.
"Graduates, our world is so much better today because of what you have accomplished here today," she said. "This is about you. You're ready to unleash the power that only the lord put inside you. It's passion. It's deep, and it speaks to you."


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My relative is currently being charged with 1 count taking vehicle without owner consent/vehicle theft with the charge being a felony not misdemeanor in southern california. He may also have possibly still been on parole at time of arrest. How much time in jail could he be facing, with or without a parole violation, and is there a possibility of him serving time in prison? Or can his sentence time be served in county jail?
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What he could be facing depends on what his prior felony conviction was for. If it did not qualify as a strike OR if it wasn't also a car theft, he will serve his time in county jail due to the new prison alignment. If he has a prior strike or a prior car theft conviction, it's prison if convicted of felony car theft.
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If your relative has not done so already, he may want to consult with a local California Criminal Defense Lawyer to advise him of his rights.
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Hoyle medal recipients
Professor Anthony Raymond Bell
University of Oxford and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
For elucidating the origin and impact of cosmic rays and for his seminal contributions to electron energy transport in laboratory plasmas
Professor David Lyth
Lancaster University
For his contributions to particle cosmology, in particular to the origin of the structure of the universe.
Professor Carlos S Frenk
Institute for Computational Cosmology, University of Durham
For his major contributions to the development of the now widely accepted cold dark matter model by using cosmological simulations, novel methods for calculating the physics of galaxy formation and analysis of galaxy surveys.
Professor Michael Rowan-Robinson
Imperial College London
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What are some examples of a non commutative division ring other than quaternions?
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Noncommutative domains which satisfy the right Ore condition allow you to build a "right division ring of fractions" in an analogous way to that of the field of fractions for a commutative domain.
This division ring is necessarily not commutative if you pick the domain to be not commutative :) Not commutative right Ore domains are pretty easy to come by: in particular, right Noetherian domains are right Ore. So for example, you could look at the division ring of quotients for $\Bbb H[x]$.
You can find many examples in:
R. S. Pierce, Associative algebras,Springer-Verlag, 1982


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Dec. 27, 2012
Saturday, Dec. 29| 4:30 pm (PT) | XL Center
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SEATTLE - Washington (8-4) returns the state of Connecticiut for a second time this year on Saturday when they face the UConn Huskies (9-2) at the XL Center in Hartford. Saturday's game marks the final non-conference test for Washington, who opens the Pac-12 season at Washington State on Jan. 5. The game also is UW's second-straight against a fellow Husky-mascoted team. Washington split a pair of games at the Mohegan Sun in November during their first East Coast journey. Saturday's tip-off is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. PT and will televised nationally on ESPN2 with Bob Picozzi and Bill Raftery on the call. Locally, the game will be broadcast across the IMG College Sports Network and KJR Sportsradio 950 AM and 102.9 FM with Bob Rondeau and Jason Hamilton calling the action for radio. In addition, GoHuskies.com will host a live chat.
Dawg Bites
• The Huskies are 1-0 in road contests this year. They will try to win their first two games in a hostile environment to start a season for the first time since 2006. That year they waited all the way until Jan. 12 before playing their first away contests. They swept USC and UCLA in LA. *Note: UW eventually went all the way to the NCAA Sweet 16 when they last faced UConn.
• UW is 2-12 playing in the Eastern Time zone since Romar took over in 2003. The Huskies' two wins came on neutral sites: Nov. 17, 2012 vs. Seton Hall (Uncasville, CT) and March 18, 2011 vs. Georgia (Charlotte, NC). UW has twice played on opponent's floors in the east, losing both times: @NC State, 2/22/04 & @Pitt, 2/17/07.
• Four Division I schools have Huskies as their mascot: Washington, Northern Illinois, Connecticut and Northeastern. In addition several other colleges utilize the Husky as their mascot: St. Cloud State, Michigan Tech and Bloomsburg.
• Last time out vs. Northern Illinois, Washington made 22-of-24 (.917) free throws; the first time UW has shot above 90% from the line in 72 games (last time, at Texas A&M, 16-for-16, 12/11/10).
• C.J. Wilcox has scored 20+ points in three straight -- seven of the last eight games -- and is the only Husky to score 10 or more points in all 12 games. He is averaging 21.6 ppg over last the eight games.
• Abdul Gaddy in the last 5 games -- both new career-long streaks.
• Scott Suggs is 2-for-11 (.182) from 3-point range over the last two games after going 16-for-29 (.552) in his first seven contests.
• Six Huskies have shot 25 or more free throws this season. Of those six, five are shooting better than 73% from the line, led by Wilcox at 86.7% (26-30) and Suggs at 84.6% (22-26).
• Washington has had all 10 of its scholarship players healthy and able to play in just two games this year.
• UW ranks last in the Pac-12 allowing its opponent 13.2 offensive rebounds per game, but against Cal Poly they allowed the Mustangs only 3 -- the lowest total this season and just the third time an opponent has had under 10 in a game.
• UW is 6-0 when they shoot 50% from the field, 2-4 when under 50%. So far this season, none of their opponents have shot over 50%. UW is 0-3 when its opponents shoots higher than 45%.
• The Huskies have three losses at home surpassing the season total in each of the last four years. UW was 12-7 in 2008 at home.
UW vs. Connecticut/Big East Conference
Washington is 0-3 all-time vs. Connecticut and all three games had historic ramifications. UW has been to the Sweet 16 five times in school history and UConn has twice ended their bid to make it to the Elite Eight. The other time the two teams met UConn was ranked No. 1 and would go on to win the NCAA Championship. The first time the two teams met was on March 19, 1998 in Greensboro, N.C. Richard Hamilton hit a jumper from the key as time expired to give UConn a 75-74 win and a trip to the Elite Eight. The next season, the two teams met on Dec. 1 in the Great Eight Tournament in Chicago and No. 1 ranked UConn would win the re-match 69-48. The third time the two Husky teams met was another Sweet 16 classic on March 24, 2006 in Washington, D.C. UConn's Rashad Anderson hit a 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds remaining to force overtime, where No. 1 seed UConn would escape with a 98-92 win. The 2006 game was the only time UW Coach Lorenzo Romar has faced UConn. Washington is 11-20 all-time vs. the Big East, including a win on Nov. 17 vs. Seton Hall in Connecticut.
Last Time Vs. UConn
AP (3/21/06) - Despite a season-high 26 turnovers, No. 1 seed Connecticut rallied to force overtime on Rashad Anderson's 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left in regulation and went on to a 98-92 victory. Marcus Williams scored a career-high 26 points as UConn advanced to regional finals against 11th-seeded George Mason. Jamaal Williams scored a career-high 27 points to lead fifth-seeded Washington. UW failed to hold a 10-point lead with 15 minutes to play and began to run out of players down the stretch: Two fouled out in regulation, and two more in overtime. Pac-10 Player of the Year Brandon Roy added 20 points for Washington.
Last Time Out: UW 67, Northern Illinois 57
AP - C.J. Wilcox scored 22 points to lead Washington to a 67-57 win over Northern Illinois on Saturday afternoon. Wilcox topped the 20-point mark for the seventh time in eight games. Aziz N'Diaye added 13 points and 12 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season. Washington led 36-25 at halftime. Sophomore Abdel Nader came off the bench to lead Northern Illinois (2-9) with 18 points, while Keith Gray added 10. Troubled by inconsistent play during the nonconference portion of its schedule, Washington (8-4) has now won four straight games.


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This original computer animated story follows Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.
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The healing powers of a one-eyed Chihuahua
It may only be a short-term one, but a dying man in a Kentucky hospital seemed to have a new lease on life after a visit from his Chihuahua.
And ditto for the dog.
James Wathen, after a month in the hospital, wasn't doing well, and had stopped eating, hospital workers say.
Social workers at Baptist Health Corbin, trying to lift his spirits, talked to him and learned he was troubled by the loss of his dog, Bubba, who had been picked up by animal control after he was hospitalized.
Between hospital staff and workers at the Knox-Whitley Animal Shelter, Bubba was tracked down at a foster home, and — despite rules forbidding dog visits — one was arranged at the hospital earlier this month, WKYT reported.
"One of our social workers realized it was mourning the loss of the dog that was making our patient even worse and emotionally unhealthy. We pulled out all the stops and found the dog," Kimberly Probus, chief nursing officer at Baptist Health Corbin, said.
"There wasn't a dry eye in the room," Probus said of the reunion.
Wathen, 73, began to cry when he saw his elderly, one-eyed Chihuahua, and then his mood began to brighten.
Bubba's condition — he'd been emotionally distraught since their separation, and had stopped eating, too — also seemed to improve.
Hospital officials say they plan to have Bubba visit Wathen regularly, and — based on what they saw — they are also looking at implementing a new pet visitation policy.
"To see James and Bubba get back together. It was heartwarming. It's why we do what we do," Mary-Ann Smyth, Knox-Whitley Animal Shelter President, said.
Smyth said Bubba seemed sad on the way to the hospital, but perked up about 20 steps from Wathen's room.
"The dog quit eating a week ago, which is very strange," she told Today. "The dog didn't know where James was and James didn't know where the dog was and believe it or not, they both stopped eating at about the same time."
By the time Bubba returned for a second visit on Oct. 14, there were visible changes in both Wathen and Bubba's conditions.
"He's done a complete turnaround, Smyth said of Wathen. "He's speaking, he's sitting up, he's eating. He doesn't look like the same guy. And the dog is eating and doing better now, too."
Posted by John Woestendiek October 24th, 2014 under Muttsblog, videos.
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Retriever alerts three to fire in home
A year after the death of her fiance, Saundra Frazer was awakened by the dog he brought into her life, whose barks and nudges alerted her to a fire in her home.
Frazer, 27, and the couple with whom she shared a home in Lake Worth, Fla., both credit Bubba, a 7-year-old golden retriever, with saving them from the fire.
Bubba's barks awoke Frazer and Lori and Charles McCauley, who lived in the back of the house.
Frazer's fiance was the one who brought Bubba into her life when they lived in Fort Lauderdale, the Palm Beach Post reports.
"He's a champ," says Charles McCauley. "He's a hero. If we didn't get out, it was going to overwhelm us."
All three, and Bubba, were staying in a West Palm Beach hotel after the fire, courtesy of the local Red Cross.
(Photo: Frazer and Bubba in hotel room; by Allen Eyestone/The Palm Beach Post)
Posted by John Woestendiek February 10th, 2010 under Muttsblog.
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Dog shot by police becomes a federal case
A federal court will hear the case of a woman who claims her constitional rights were violated when police in Milwaukee shot her 7-year-old mutt four times in 2004.
The case of Bubba, a Labrador/springer spaniel mix, appears to be the first such case of its type to go to a federal civil rights trial in Milwaukee, where it is set to begin before a jury this week.
Bubba's owner, Virginia Viilo, sued the city and two police officers in in 2005, claiming her constitutional rights were violated when an officer fired shots into her already-injured dog.
Over the past decade or so, Milwaukee police have shot more than 400 dogs in the line of duty, according to court records, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported. About 25 of those, including the shooting of Bubba, were fatal.
Posted by John Woestendiek December 2nd, 2008 under Muttsblog.
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What Craig Ferguson ate while he was in Paris, France. Aired on the intro to the July 15th 2009 show when he was talking about what the French eat.
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Slamd - Distributed Load Generation Engine
By fintanr on Aug 09, 2004
Slamd is a distributed load generation engine which has been developed internally in Sun, and is now available externally at slamd.com. To put it simply this is the dogs danglies of generic load generation engines. Primarily designed for use on LDAP products such as the Sun Java System Directory Server (available as part of the Java Enterprise System), it can also be used against a multitude of other applications, and includes its own scripting engine etc. I have been using Slamd internally for a while now, working on some stuff with Directory Server on amd64 hardware (screams along, and with stuff like fire engine in S10 its just getting faster). Over the next few weeks I'll post (as I get time) a few entries around using slamd.


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Definition: A $n$-gon is simple if it has no self intersection and is in general position if no pair of its edges are parallel.
It is clear that by extending the edges of each simple $n$-gon in general position we would achieve a set of $n$ lines such that no pair of lines are parallel and no triple of lines intersect in a common point. Let's call the $n$-gon as inducing $n$-gon and the set of lines as induced arrangement of $n$ lines.
It is interesting to consider the reverse, and think about finding such an inducing $n$-gon in a given arrangement of $n$ lines which induces the arrangement, and therefore each line of the arrangement should contain exactly one side of the inducing $n$-gon. It is clear that there are arrangements that cannot be induced by a simple polygon; an arrangement of lines that all intersect in one point, and an arrangement of lines that forms a $3$ \texttimes $2$ parallel grid serve as examples of such arrangements.
It has been proved that every simple arrangement of lines contains at least one inducing $n$-gon.
It is clear that an inducing $n$-gon for an simple arrangement is not unique and there are lots of inducing $n$-gons.
Is there any suggestion or idea about complexity of counting the number of inducing $n$-gons in a simple arrangement of $n$ lines?


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Few have exploded on the mindset of boxing fans like Gennady "GGG" Golovkin.
After one year of captivating fans with his raw power through assistance of HBO, the Big Bear Lake-based middleweight champion will not be televised in the U.S.
"We did everything we could to have it televised," said Tom Loeffler, promoter with K2 Promotions, which works with Golovkin. "It looked like HBO was going to be able to negotiate it with German television, but the venue is too small to accommodate the production equipment."
Golovkin (28-0, 25 Kos) keeps busy and defends the WBA and IBO middleweights titles against Osumanu Adama (22-3, 16 Kos) on Saturday, Feb. 1. The title match takes place in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Both men weighed 159.2 during the Friday weigh-in.
The world champion from Kazakhstan has maintained a busy schedule for the past several years. At age 31, he's not about to take a rest. As one female fighter recently said, "I'll rest, when I'm dead." The fighter that said that was UFC's Ronda Rousey, who spent several weeks training in Big Bear with Golovkin. In between his own training regimen the middleweight champion guided Rousey and her three teammates through workout sessions at The Summit training camp in Big Bear.
Golovkin always keeps busy.
The man Golovkin meets, Adama, hails from Ghana and though he has three losses the 33-year-old has never been stopped. He also has sent 16 opponents unconscious in his 25 pro fights. Television or not, it's a fight that brings little to the table for Golovkin except keeping him busy and sharp.
"He's a good fighter with a good record," said Golovkin, who would never say anything to the contrary. Too much class.
Abel Sanchez, who trains Golovkin, does most of the talking and says they have a plan that directs them to a major fight.
"We want to fight Sergio Martinez, but we hear he's looking to fight Miguel Cotto," Sanchez said recently of the WBC middleweight titlist from Argentina. "Maybe after that fight if it happens, we could come to terms with Sergio Martinez."
At one time a fight between Martinez and Golovkin was continents apart. Now the margin has shrunk and it's about as far away as Monaco to France.
Golovkin signed a deal with HBO that gives the network sole rights to broadcast the Big Bear Lake-based power-puncher. Before the deal, it made little sense for Martinez to fight his middleweight counterpart. Now, with both signed to the same network, it makes a whole lot of cents, or dollars.
All that is necessary is for Golovkin to keep his undefeated record intact.
"I'm working hard and staying busy," said Golovkin last week in Big Bear. "I'm ready for the fight."
when GGG finally gets a shot at Martinez, Chavez, Ward, Quillen, Sturm, Abrahms or Geale...
I'm buying "he was a Veddy Good Boy" T-shirt for every body in the house.
Martinez wants Canelo .. Floyd.. or Chavez (if he can boil down to 160).
He will not be fighting the likes of Quillen or GGG.
Martinez's Glory days at middleweight have expired... Even a fight with Geale would be a toss-up at this stage of his career. He deserves one last BIG payday. But I sincerely doubt GGG gets the nod. A fight aganst Sturm or Quillen is much more likely. On second thought just make that Sturm... Showtime won't throw their guy to the Wolf without GGG signing his life away.
Amayseng....I'll be posting a shot of that shirt soon
We'll see how Sergio looks against Cotto, he is deserving of a big pay day though
@ bsug.
please i want one of them shirts too! make it an extra smedium!
LOL! Schmedium!
Who will win the Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward fight?


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The first deadline for the 2012 holiday season is just around the corner. Postal officials said Nov. 13, is the deadline for sending holiday packages to troops stationed overseas using Parcel Post to all Air/Army Post Office (APO) or Fleet Post Office (FPO) ZIP Codes.
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I guess they wanted out, on the announcement of the closing of the deal with Merlin, "no matter what." They'll regret it. Once the block(s) are done being cleared, this stock will be taken back up to $1.00-1.15...probably in the next 4-12 weeks. Consider any further decline from here an absolute gift. (Hell, I consider 65 cents to be enough of a gift.)Not sure why the Street doesn't consider that a refinanced EMMS might not be in a position to buy back pfd. stock...and maybe facilitate the CEO's making another run at the company...certainly if the stock stays so cheap.This thing is drastically mispriced. Risk is dramatically lower from a few days ago, yet the stock does NOTHING to reflect that. WRONG!
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The Google hammer has failed me, so I turn to this august body for help :-)
I'm interested in doing SSD/HDD RAID1 pairs using the principle of 'write-mostly' as available in Linux's software RAID suite. This means I would be writing to both drives, but reading almost entirely from the SSD. However, i would very much like to be able to do this in hardware, using an LSI RAID Controller.
After looking through the CLI manuals and etc, I am a bit stumped. Does anyone have experience with this setup in hardware for any controller, but especially the LSI models?


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Disney Cruise Line has dominated the Large Ships category of the 2014 Conde Nast Traveler Top 100 Cruise Ships in the World Reader's Poll. (See website).
The cruise line's four ships took the top three spots and fifth-place as well, ranking ahead of ships by Celebrity, Princess, and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Only the Celebrity Eclipse was able to slip into the top 5 ranking.
Disney Fantasy received top honors with an overall score of 91.2, and the Disney Wonder and Disney Dream were close on her heels. The Disney Magic came in at number five -- it's unclear whether the poll took into account the ship's late fall and winter sailings after an extended "re-imagining" to renovate the ship and add new features took place.
In December 2013, U.S. News and World Report gave Disney Cruise Line the top spot for "Best Cruise Line for Families" and "Best Cruise Lines in the Caribbean" in their annual Best Cruise Rankings. They also awarded Disney Cruise Line second place for "Best Cruise Lines for the Money," which took into account overall value for a vacationer's dollar.
Also in 2013, Travel+Leisure awarded Disney Cruise Line first place in "Best Mega-Ship cruise line for families" for the fifth consecutive year.
Disney Cruise Line's other 2013 awards for top cruise travel include those from J.D. Power and Associates ("Cruise Line Satisfaction Award"), the UK magazine Cruise International's "Best For Families" and "Best for Entertainment" awards, and a top spot for the Disney Fantasy in Cruise Critic's Cruiser's Choice Awards in "overall best cruise experience."
In 2014, Disney Cruise Line itineraries include Alaska, the Mediterranean, the Panama Call, the Bahamas, and the Eastern and Western Caribbean. For more information and tips on travel to all Disney destinations, visit my Facebook page, follow on Twitter, and check out my Disney blog at ThatDisFamily.com.


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We in the Grassland Protection Research Unit are cooperating with scientists from several locations in a novel field experiment to determine how two global changes, atmospheric carbon dioxide enrichment and reduced precipitation during summer, interact with regionally-important differences in soil type to affect soil and plant processes on tallgrass prairie. Collaborators include Robert Jackson (Duke University), Richard Gill (Washington State University), William Parton (Colorado State University), March Litvak (University of Texas), and Richard Haney (ARS; Temple, Texas).
We also are cooperating with scientists involved in the AgriFlux network, a multi-location effort to measure carbon fluxes from rangelands in the western U.S. We will use AgriFlux data to determine the sensitivity of rangeland carbon balance to seasonal and inter-annual variability in rainfall and temperature. The flux data will be analyzed in cooperation with active participants in the AgriFlux network, including William Dugas and Patricia Mielnick (Texas Agricultural Experiment Station; Temple, Texas) and ARS scientists Jon Hanson (Mandan, North Dakota), Phil Sims (Woodward, Oklahoma), Bill Emmerich (Tuscon, Arizona), Deb Peters (Las Cruces, New Mexico), Jack Morgan (Ft. Collins, Colorado), Nicanor Saliendra (Dubois, Idaho), and Tony Svejcar (Burns, Oregon) Analyses of inter-annual variability in fluxes at different sites will be coordinated with Jurgen Garbrecht (ARS; El Reno, Oklahoma).


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His school days are years in the past, but cruel comments by unthinking teens bring the pain of bullying back for Michael Copperman.
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1 Parc des Oiseaux
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D 1083 F - 01330 Villars-les-Dombes
Located on one of Europe's migration routes, the bird park presents 400 species from five continents. The establishment is a sanctuary for endangered species and takes part in numerous study, conservation and reintroduction programmes. The aviary, Vo..
2 The Bresse
Nature and gardens
F - 01000 Bourg-en-Bresse
The Bresse, which lies to the south of Burgundy, is a captivating land renowned for its traditions and gastronomy. This is bocage country, with many waterways running across the area. The landscape is easily recognisable by its meadows populated by w..
3 Cluse de Joux
Nature and gardens
Le Frambourg F - 25300 La Cluse-et-Mijoux
This is one of the finest examples of the Jura's cluses. The transversal valley in the Montagne du Larmont is just wide enough to accommodate the road and the railroad to Neuchâtel and Berne, which was of great importance. Two forts stand atop the sl..
4 Source du Lison
Nature and gardens
F - 25330 Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne
The Source du Lison springs up from a cave at the foot of the cliff. The sight is particularly spectacular after a period of rainfall. Even at this early stage, at low water, the Lison flows at a rate of 600l per second, making it the most powerful V..
5 Creux Billard
Nature and gardens
F - 25330 Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne
At more than 50m deep, this corrie is certainly impressive in terms of size, but it is made even more so by the peculiar light that prevails here. In a way it represents a glimpse of the underground course of the River Lison, whose official source co..
6 Grotte Sarrazine
Nature and gardens
F - 25330 Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne
The 90m-high grotto gapes open in a sheer, wooded cliff, forming an enormous natural porch. You can get the best idea of the size of the cave when it is dry and you can venture inside. When it rains the resurgence that pours out of the cavity, which ..
7 Corniche de Goumois
Nature and gardens
F - 25470 Goumois
The Corniche is a wonderfully picturesque road that clings to the hillside on the left slope of the Vallée du Doubs. Over the course of a 3km circuit, you can peer into the depths of the gorges from some hundred metres up, with the best viewpoints ma..
8 Cascade du Grand Saut
Nature and gardens
F - 39000 Le Frasnois
The Grand Saut is one of a series of famous waterfalls known collectively as the Cascades du Hérisson. The best view of the waterfall is to be had from the bottom of the Grand Saut, with the water crashing down from a height of 60m. Crossing behind t..
9 Ballon de Servance
Nature and gardens
F - 70440 Servance
The Ballon de Servance, a few miles west of the Ballon d'Alsace, is 1 216m high. The easiest way to differentiate between the two Ballons is by looking at the peaks: a Virgin Mary stands atop the Ballon d'Alsace, while the Ballon de Servance is crown..
10 Faucille Pass
Nature and gardens
N5 F - 01410 Mijoux
Located at 1 320 m above sea level, the Faucille pass constitutes one of the main passages of the Jura mountain range. It connects on one side, the Rhone Depression and Lake Leman and on the West, the Valserine. Along the road which leads to the pass..
11 Fenestrez Observatory
Nature and gardens
D120 F - 01350 Culoz
Following the example of Grand Colombier, the Fenestrez Observatory offers beautiful panoramas from 900 m high. Those visitors who venture out to this spot may admire the Lakes of Bourget and Annecy and slightly further away, the Alps.
12 Treasure of Vix
Museums and art
Rue du Bourg F - 21400 Châtillon-sur-Seine
This archaeological treasure kept in the Musée du Pays Châtillonais includes items found in a royal tomb dating from the first Iron Age (c 500 BC) at the foot of Mount Lassois. Near the remains of a young Celtic woman who died at around 40 years of a..
13 Museum of Fine Art
Museums and art
Palais-des-Ducs et des États-de-Bourgogne - cour de Bar F - 21000 Dijon
So as to optimise the presentation of its collections, the Dijon Musée des Beaux-Arts is undergoing extensive renovations until 2019. Its exhibition spaces now cover 5 200m2 and its aim is to bring out historical links between the places and works ov..
14 Palace of the Dukes and States of Burgundy
Architecture, castles and historic districts
Place de la Libération F - 21000 Dijon
The place de la Libération, in front of the palace, is the former royal square designed by Mansart in the 17C. The remains of Charles the Bold's Ducal Palace have been integrated into a group of classical style buildings. The palace is now the Town H..
15 Ducal Palace Quarter
Architecture, castles and historic districts
Rue Rameau F - 21000 Dijon
This old quarter, where the remains of the old Ducal Palace can still be found embedded in classical buildings, has streets, many reserved for pedestrians, lined with noble stone residences and 15 and 16C timber-framed houses, and has kept much of it..
16 Châteauneuf-en-Auxois
Towns and villages
F - 21320 Châteauneuf
This old fortified village occupies a picturesque position on high ground. Its fortress overlooks the surrounding plain. Its narrow streets are lined with ancient houses, most of them built between the 14C and the 17C by rich Burgundian merchants. Th..
17 Besançon Museum of Fine Arts and Archaeology
Museums and art
1 place de la Révolution F - 25000 Besançon
Housed in the former corn exchange, this museum was extended in the late 1960s by Louis Miquel, a pupil of Le Corbusier. It houses a fine collection of Egyptian and Gallo-Roman antiquities, and statues and artefacts from the Middle Ages and Renaissan..
18 The Peugeot Adventure Museum
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Carrefour de l'Europe F - 25600 Sochaux
Your tour of the Musée de l'Aventure Peugeot starts with laminated steel tools, then come the mills and fashion items and, finally, cars. First up are the oldest, decorated with advertising posters and cartouches indicating the power and increasing a..
19 The Citadel
Architecture, castles and historic districts
99 Rue des Fusillés-de-la-Résistance F - 25000 Besançon
During the Romain period, this included a Pagan temple, which was followed by a church. After the French conquest of 1674, Vauban added the fortress which stands 118 metres above the Doubs and which, after several changes of of hand (barracks, State ..
20 Besançon's Old Town
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F - 25000 Besançon
Begin your walk at the Pont Battant and admire the lovely façades of the 17C houses on the banks of the Doubs. Savour the market atmosphere on Place de la Révolution and then continue on down Grande-Rue, the main street of the town since Roman times...


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Things to do nearby
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Historical Granada Sightseeing Tour
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Muslim Granada: Alhambra and Arab Bath
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The Alpujarras
The AlpujarrasBy car, 150 km, 1 day
This region of medium mountains isolated between the Sierra Nevada and the sea is situated at around 50km from the south of Granada. The tourist area of Lanjaron has a reputation for its mineral water and its 16C castle that offers a superb view over the Guadalfeo valley. Pampaneira village's liberty square is worth the detour, as well as the Moorish-inspired white villages, such as Juviles and Valor (famous for its 16C church in a Mudéjar style).Customise this route and add it to My travel book
Plaza de la Libertad
You reach the church along the main street, lined with shops selling local produce. The Baroque Iglesia de Santa Cruz (Holy Cross) was built in the 17C.
Church of St Mary of Mercy
The church of Santa María de Gracia was built in the 16C and is certainly one of the most beautiful in the Western Alpujarras (the part of the range near Granada).
San José church
The 16C Iglesia de San José was built in the Mudéjar style, which was typical of architecture in the region at the time and which was inspired by Moorish architecture.
Church of St Francis Xavier
The 16C church in the Mudéjar style - executed in the Arab tradition - contains interesting sculptures, including an Ecce Homo and an Immaculate Conception by Alonso Cano (1601-67). The painter, sculptor and architect who lived in Granada during the Golden Age of Spanish painting, is now ranked among Spain's greatest artists.
Town Hall
The town hall is an 18C brick building with a restrained, well-proportioned façade. On the left is a lovely 17C stone fountain called the Pilar de los Cuatro Caños (fountain with four spouts).