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Professor Bell was named Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to sustainable transport in the Queen's 80th Birthday Honours List in 2006. Her main contribution to knowledge rests with queueing model for TRANSYT, ageing of traffic signal plans and pioneering research in assessment of impacts and management of traffic related environment, exposure and health. She has been instrumental in creating integrated research facilities including the instrumented City which boasts two decades of historic data and more recently with Professor Blythe initiated the North East Transport Observatory which forms the platform for assessing the performance of electric vehicles and delivers the modelling framework for investigating Regional Transport sustainabilty. Professor Bell is a member of the Research Council's Peer Review Colleges, Chair of the Smart Environment Interest Group of the ITS (UK) and given evidence at the Transport Select Committee on behalf of the IET.
Other areas of research include: development of congestion measures, forecasting air quality and duration of incidents with neural networks and fuzzy logic, evaluation of demand management strategies and traffic control policy on the environment. In-depth studies of the effect of driver behaviour on tailpipe emissions, evaluation of the impact of fatal accidents on network delay, of illegal parking on vehicle emissions,the role of ITS in reducing carbon emissions, real time monitoring and estimating pollution in networks, application of hazard models to understand changes in trip duration and air pollution events, logit modelling for assessment of the quality drivers of bus service satisfaction, impact of mobile technologies on perception of rail travel time and development of decision support system for public transport interchange, tactical and strategic traffic management.
Committees: Management Team of the Swan Institute; Management Team of the Green Theme TransportNewcastle; RESCOM, Research Committee for the School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences;
University of Durham: BSc. Hons Physics II-i (1970); PhD. Pure Science (1974), Hon FIHE, FICE, MCIHT, CMILT
January 1997 –April 2007: Director of the Instrumented City Facility since 1992, Director of LANTERN since October 1999, Appointed to Personal Chair: Professor of Traffic and Environmental Pollution, August 2001, Director of Knowledge Transfer for ITS, since August 2003, Member of the Management Team of the University Interdisciplinary Institute in Earth, Energy and the Environment since August 2004, Research Director of the Institute for Transport Studies ITS, University of Leeds, until January 2000,
1987-1996 Senior Research Fellow, promoted to Senior Lecturer, Transport Research Group, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nottingham
1983-1987 Research Fellow and Director of Advanced Vehicle and Traffic Systems, AVTS, Group, and Development Officer at the University of Durham Industrial Research Laboratory, UDIRL Department of Engineering Science, University of Durham
1974-1983 Research Associate, promoted to Senior Research Associate, in the Transport Operations Research Group, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1973-1974 Research Assistant. Department of Physics and Physical Electronics. University of Northumbria
Research: Member of the EPSRC: General Engineering/Built Environment Programme College (1995-present); NERC Natural Environmental Research Council College (2005-2011), ESRC, Economic and Social Research Council College (2005-2009)
Professional: National Committees: Chairperson of the ITS(UK) Smart Environment Interest Group (May 2001- present), Member of the APRIL, Air Pollution Research In London Committee and Chairperson of the APRIL Noise Interest Group (2004- present);
Regional Committees: North East Climate Change Partnership Transport Work Stream November 2007 - 2008
Academic: Chairperson of the UTSG (January 2004- December 2006); Chairperson Elect of the UTSG (January 2003 – December 2003); Elected Member of the UTSG Committee (January 1987-December 1990); (January 2000 – December 2002); Member of the IEE:C12 Committee (January 1988-May 1991);
Conference Organising Committees: the IEE RTIC Conference (2000, 2002, 2004, 2008); International Conference and Exhibition Intelligent Transport Systems in London, UK (2006). Smart Environment Interest Group Conferences November 2007, November 2009, November 2011. Carbon Working Group workshop July 2010, June 2011. Editorial Board of the IET.
June 2006: Named Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to Sustainable Transport in the Queen's 80th Birthday Honours List. Investiture 2nd November 2006;
1987: Runner up of Annual Transportation Award organised by the Institute of Civil Engineers;
1985: Joint winner of the Croda Award Best technical paper in the journal of the Institute of Highways and Transportation.
Professor Bell's research has been mainly in the field of traffic and environment monitoring, modelling management and control. Professor Bell's research work, in chronological order, has included queuing of traffic at signal controlled junctions, plan change algorithms, ageing of traffic signal plans, statistical analyses of traffic data, development of congestion measures and demand management strategies, traffic control policy, state estimation to establish turning movements from detector flows, traffic modelling including assignment, signal optimisation. Air and noise pollution measurement and prediction, development of on-line traffic noise and air emissions models, forecasting air quality with novel statistical methods, the use of neural networks and fuzzy logic to forecasting duration of incidents, evaluation of the impact of fatal accidents, quantifying the impact on vehicle emissions of illegal car parking, development of strategies to manage event traffic and avoid 'hotspot' emissions, measurement of emissions from petrol and diesel engines to study the effect of driver behaviour, study of pollutant concentrations in street Canyons, investigation of traffic activity as a proxy measure for assessing health risk, the impact of traffic measures to reduce the exposure of school children to traffic related pollution, measurement of pedestrian exposure and the development of probability density functions for input to personal exposure models. Validation of pervasive monitoring systems for carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and noise and use of this data to estimate levels of roadside pollution using a canyon model, through integration of real-time traffic measurement use of pervasive sensors to characterise the microenvironments for air quality and noise in urban streets, evaluation of quality bus partnerships as a mechanism for increasing patronaga, decision support system for delivering transport sustainabiltiy through public transport interchange services; understanding travel behaviour and patterns on the carbon emissions from transport across congested urban environments. Underpinning the research activity is the role of Intelligent Transport Systems as technologies for delivering solutions and provider, in real time, spatially and temporally changing data sets.
Act as an advisor to Local Authorities and Consultants. Knowledge transfer and engagement with Stakeholders, including school children, engineers, transport planners, air quality managers, traffic control engineers, consultants, information providers, health authorities etc. Supporting the commercialising of the mote technology, engaging in the setting up of a spin out company to deliver integration of mote with legacy system data.
With colleagues management of the EPSRC:SUE3 4M project the TSB funded EVADINE project and the UKIERI project, funded by the British Council, to set up collaborative research with IIT Delhi and IIT Madras in India. PhD research support in the areas of the effect of driver behaviour on tailpipe emisisons, use of pervasive sensors to automatically create traffic management schemes to manage air quality. Win-win traffic management scenarios for air quality and carbon emissions. Public perceptions of quality delivered by Quality Bus Partnerships. Decision support systems for public transport interchange, Value of productive travel time in the use of ICT on trains and exposure and health impacts of traffic related air pollution.
Research in the future will explore funding in parallel streams, acknowledging that the competition for funding will increase with the deterioration of the economic situation. Fundamental to the delivery of sustainability is conservation of energy and resources and transport provision underpins the processes that sustain life, movement of goods, travel to work, leisure, supply of energy etc. In the future there is a need to manage the demand to travel with the supply of energy. However, a balance needs to be achieved with zero impact on the environment and climate mindful that the population is increasing, in the UK from 60m to 80m by 2050. Therefore research in the future will look for systems equilibria which optimises networks to maximise people movements rather than minimising delay to single occupancy cars. There will be a need to understand the barriers to the use of public transport. In the future modelling of traffic networks cannot be carried out in isolation of other networks such as rail and public transport but instead through co-ordination of model outputs to create tools that can explore opportunities for public transport interchange. Challenges include understanding the changing needs of society to capture flexibility into the modelling framework. There is a need to understanding of the role of transport in supporting life, namely the provison of food, providing shelter, energy for heating, lighting and supporting activity (both in-house, leisure, work) at a micro scale in order to inform models at a strategic level. Sustainability has to be delivered at different spatial and temporal scales, managing schemes and systems that maximise returns at a local scale (every school a good school) whilst at the same time capitalising on the fact that some aspects of sustainability requiring strategic management across regions (for example offshore wind farms, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, investment in high speed rail) Research of importance is understanding the public response to change, how to deliver changes in attitudes, creating the research tools that are sufficiently sensitive and yet robust to model sustainability as well as the changing impacts that will result from the introduction of change. Future research will acknowledge the importance of delivering engineering solutions and creating the science base for informing policies that will make a difference. Such policies and schemes need to be created with due concern for their acceptability to the public and their impact, not only on carbon emission, but also on air quality, noise, exposure and health.
My research roles are as a supervisor of undergraduate, MSc and PhD research students. As a pure researcher making substantial contribution to the research methods, data quality, analysis and interprettaion. I am taking a proactive role in supporting colleagues in raising standards in the quality of the research undertaken, mentoring on research methods, proposal writing and in the management of projects. Supporting colleagues in publication of research outputs. Profile raising for TORG Nationally and Internationally.
Prof Margaret Bell is currently supervising 6 PhD students namely:
Glyn Rhys-Tyler - earmarked studentship associated with the FUTURES project. Start date October 2007 end date September 2010.
Visalakshmi Suresh of the north-east regional e-Science Centre in the School of Computer Science start date October 2007 – end date September 2012 Information Management for Intelligent Transportation Systems.
Adil Mohammed: Investigating the use of low-cost wireless sensors for pervasive environmental monitoring of traffic emissions.Start Date October 2008
Norhayati Yahya: Evaluating the effects of travel time as an indication for bus reliability. Start date Feb 2005.
Brendan Finn: Best Practices for procuring Sustainable Efficient Bus services in urban areas Start Date August 2000 - December 2010
Patrizia Franco, PhD guest student form the University of Palermo, Decision Support System for public transport Start October 2009 - October 2010
Justin Cairns Start date Feb 2009
Yosritzal Yosritzal The effect of information and communication Technologies to the value of time start October 2009
Hamad Matar 'Investigating the relationship between indoor and outdoor air pollution near busy, quiet and congested streets' Start Date March 2010
Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to Sustainable Transport. Nominated in the Queen's 80th Birthday Honour's list 16th June 2006 services to sustainable transport.
Gave Evidence to the TRansport Select Committee on behalf of the IET July 2009
Learned society engagements
Expert on the Foresight Intelligent Infrastructure attended workshops and produced a state of art review.
Chair of the ITS(UK) Smart Environment Interest Group 2000 to present
Chair Sessions
Smart Environment Interest Group (SEIG) and Freight Interest Group (FIG) of the ITS(UK) on the 23rd April 2006. The theme of the seminar was 'HGV and their effect on the environment'. Margaret Bell was the chairperson and Anil Namdeo was the honorary secretary of SEIG 18th Annual TRICS Conference in London 2006.
Leadership of consortia
Instrumental in creating the LANTERN Leeds health, Air quality, Noise, Traffic, Emissions Research Network and launching in October 2000 the multidisciplinary research programme which addresses the health impact of transport policy.
Participation in advisory, review, funding or standard setting bodies
CFIT, Commission for Integrated Transport-advisory member (2007-2009)
Chaired the EPSRC Responsive Mode Advisory Systems Prioritising Panel Meeting February 2005, February 2006 and June 2006
NERC Natural Environmental Research Council College (2005-2007)
ESRC, Economic and Social Research Council College (2005-present)
EPSRC: General Engineering/Built Environment Programme College (1995-present)
International External Reviewer
Member of the Appointing Committee for a Professorial Appointment at the KTH, Stockholm, Sweden (2006). Annually review Grant Proposals for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences, (2006), for IWT Flanders for the SBO programme, (2005 to present), Canadian Foundation, for the Belgium Government, (1996 to present), for the University Research Grants Council, Hong Kong Government, (1995 – present). Performance Review of the Centre of Research and Technology HELLAS (C.E.R.T.H) HELLENIC Institute of Transport (HIT) on behalf of the General Secretariat for Research and Technology of the Ministry of Development, GSRT, Greece, (2005).
Academic Publications Reviewer
Transportation, Research Record D and E, Journal of Environmental Management, Institute of Electrical Engineers, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Environment Modelling and Software, Environment and Planning, International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory, ITS World Congress (2006, 2005)
Contribution to government committees, national/international
advisory councils and boards for industry
International Congress and Exhibition ITS in London, UK (2006); Member of the APRIL Air Pollution in London, Committee (2005 – present); Chairperson of the APRIL Noise Interest Group (2005-present); Member of the ITS(UK) Interest Group Chairpersons Committee (2004 – present); Chairperson of the ITS(UK) Smart Environment Interest Group (May 2001-present); Member of the Organising Committee IEE RTIC Conference (2004, 2002, 2000, 1992, 1989);
National Local Government Co-operation agreements: Set up with Leicester City Council, York City Council and Leeds City
Collaborative research
Instrumented City research Facility celebrates its 20 years Anniversary in 2007. Collaboration with York City Council since 1998, Nottingham City Council since 1994 and Leicester City Council since 1987. Substantial support in kind to provide direct computer links with traffic management computers to down load traffic, air quality and meteorological conditions data in real-time for storage in a comprehensive database.
Collaborative research with the Universities:
MESSAGE: Led by Imperial College in collaboration with the Universities of Newcastle, Cambridge, Southampton of Cambridge, Surrey, Bristol and Westminster, Imperial College London, Met Office. Joint Department for Transport and EPSRC an e-Science Application. Total £3.2m
£477,000 ITS (£382,805 fEc) Oct 2006 – Sept 2009
DAPPLE: Dispersion of Air Pollution and Penetration into the Local Environment. In collaboration with the School of Civil Engineering University of Leeds, Universities, EPSRC, £106,000, (share of a total budget of ~£1.5m)
FUTURES project. Joint with ERRI, University of Leeds, the University of Southampton and the University of West of England EPSRC: Sustainable Urban Environment £15,000
Apr 2002 – Mar 2003 then Core project ENTICE, Environment assessment of New Technology with Improved Confidence. EPSRC: Sustainable Urban Environment £236,417, Apr 2004 – Mar 2009
CORI: Travel for annual visits to give lectures and set up collaborative research, University of Palermo £2000
Consultancies, company directorships
Knowledge Transfer Projects Funded whilst at the University of Leeds, total in the recent decade almost £200k
Independent Assessment of Airviro modelling of Scenarios. Leicester City Council
£20,000 Oct 2006 – Mar 2007
INTELCITIES: RETTIS installation and evaluation in Leicester. Phase 1 Leicester City Council
Sept 2006-Mar 2007
WebCOMIS: Web version of the congestion Management Information System Project LCC , £19,073
Extension of WebCOMIS network in Leicester Leicester City Council
Sept 2006-Mar 2007
Automatic Assessment of building height data for 3-D modelling in Leicester- LIDAR2 Leicester City Council
Aug 2006 – Dec 2006
Automatic Assessment of building height data for 3-D modelling in Leicester- LIDAR1 Leicester City Council
Aug 2006 – Dec 2006
Installation of WebCOMIS in Medway SERCO
Sept 2006-Mar 2007
e-Safety review of current knowledge DfT
Nov 2005 – Dec 2006
CIVITAS Advisor on assessment of the environment benefits of Intelligent Transport System Implementation. EU subcontracted to University of Southampton.
€1050 to date
M42 Vehicle Emissions Measurement In collaboration with Imperial College London. This project used the Instrumented City Instrumented Car to carry out an evaluation of the MODEM model to predict vehicle emissions. Highways Agency as Sub-contract to TRL
Market Research activities on eight potential products resulting from ITS research over the recent decade. HEFCE
INTELCITIES: Evaluation of the journey times modelled in COMIT by SCOOT and COMIS compared with those measured with ANPR Phase2 Leicester City Council
Jun 2005 – Mar 2007
Capacity Build Award won in open competition across the University of Leeds.
£18,000 plus 55 days Knowledge Transfer Assistant time
January 2005 – February 2006
Evaluation of the Environmental Impact of the Automatic Traffic Management on the M42. Expert Advisor. Highways Agency sub contracted to Mott Macdonald
£5,000 to date
(Total to ITS in excess of £100,000)
ECAM, Evaluation of Congestion Assessment Models in Surrey. Joint Award Holder with colleague Dr Haibo Chen (50%) Surrey County Council
Completed 2005
TATM_NG, Transferability of Traffic Models A Case Study Nottingham Funded by Nottingham City Council. Joint Award holder with Dr. Haibo Chen (50%) Nottingham City Council
June 2003 – May 2004
DoTED, Design of Traffic Equipment Database, Joint Award Holder with Dr. Haibo Chen. (50%) Leicester City Council
Completed 2004
Jan 02- Dec 02
Origin and Destination measurements in Melton Mowbray. In collaboration with MVA MMDC
Sept 00 - Feb 01
Air Quality Data Analysis Belfast City Council
Jan – Feb 2000
Focus Groups and setting up SATURN. In collaboration with MVAMelton Mowbray
Jan 00 - Jul 00
Instrumented City Activities
Pell Frishman
Jan 98 - Oct 98
Thailand Database Project JMP Consultants
£12,375, Jan 97 - Dec 97
Personal Consultancy activity advisor to Mott MacDonald's and peer review of the evaluation of the environmental impacts of the implementation of the Automatic Traffic Management Strategies on the M42 funded by the Highways Agency.
Research exploitation in the industry
Outputs from EPSRC funded research include WebCOMIS and the AVTUNE noise model. The WebCOMIS has been implemented as a demonstrator in the Medway Towns and negotiations are taking place with SERCO (funded by Medway Towns) to integrate the congestion algorithms as an API nested in their own proprietary software. The Noise model has been developed with funding from Europe in collaboration with the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute and currently entering discussions on how the software will be licensed given that the Leeds City Council have provided funds to beta test the software to map noise across the whole of West Yorkshire. (This should be confirmed by the due date for the RAE)
EU collaborative research
IMAGINE: Improved Method for the Assessment of the Generic Impact in the Environment. EU: Sixth Framework, 83,640, £57,000, ec 2003 – Nov 2006. HEARTS: Health Effects And Risk of Transport Systems. As subcontractor to Imperial College London in collaboration with WHO, Rome office, KTL, Division of Environmental Health in Kuopio, Finland, ENEA, the Italian Government Agency, INRETS, the French National Institute for Transport and Safety Research, Istituto di Studi per I'Integrazione dei Sistemi ISIS Rome, The PRISM Laboratory, University of Versailles Saint Quentin and involves the cities of Leicester, Lille, Athens and Florence. EU: Fifth Framework Project.
€ 53,982. HEAVEN. In collaboration with LCC,UK and partners in Sweden, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Netherlands, EU: Fifth Framework, £103,278, Feb 00 – Feb 04. EQUAL, Electronic services for a better QUAlity of Life. In collaboration with Finsiel Consulenza e Applicazioni Infor SpA (Italy), Ayuntamiento de Bilbao (Spain), Azienda Servizi Municipalizzati del Comune di Brescia (Italy), Cete de l'EST (France), County Council of Bornholm (Denmark), District de l'Agglomeration Messine (France), Etnoteam SpA (Italy), Forschungsinstitut fuer Anwendungsorientierte Wissensverarbeitung (Austria), Gruppo Impresa Finance Srl (Italy), Jasmin Simtec Ltd. (UK), Leicester City Council (UK), Magistrat Linz (Austria), Ronneby Kommun (Sweden), Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden), Sociedad de Construction Iberica (Spain), Softec (Italy), Telecom Italia SpA (Italy), Télédiffusion de France (France), Institute for transport Studies (UK), Ville de Metz (France). EU: Fourth Framework, £77,988, Jan 98 – Mar 01
At the invitation of, and funded by the Asociacion y Colegio de Ingeniero Industriales in March 2007 delivered tailored presentations to experts and Government officials in Madrid and Vallodolid on separate occasions on the implementation of the instrumented city concept to resolve air quality problems.
4M Monitoring, Modelling, Mapping and Management - EP/E038425/1. Led by the University of De Montfort in collaboration with the University collaboration of Newcastle, Loughborugh, De Montfort, Sheffield and Leeds. Funded by the EPSRC. A Sustainable Urban Environment second call project total £2.5m of which ~£500k to Newcastle University. January 2008 – December 2010.
UKEIRI funded by the British Council PhD Student Exchange on Air Quality Modelling Start Date March 2009.
SWITCH-EV funded by the TSB in collaboration with Newcastle City Council, tnei-Future Transport Systems, OneNE, Nissan. Start Date March 2010
LAMPPOST - In collaboration with Kings College London start date June 2010
MESSAGE: Mobile Environmental Sensing System Across Grid Environments – EP/E002013/01. Led by Imperial College in collaboration with the Universities of Newcastle, Cambridge, Leeds and Southampton. Jointly funded by the Department for Transport and EPSRC. An e-Science Application. Total £3.2m, £477,000 ITS (£382,805 fEc) Of which ~ £90k Transferred to Newcastle University. Oct 2006 – Sept 2009 - Final Report January 2010
FUTURES project (Future Urban Technology Undertaking Research to Enhance Sustainability) - GR/S90881/01. Joint with ERRI and in collaboration with the University of Southampton and the University of West of England. Core project ENTICE, Environment assessment of New Technology with Improved Confidence. EPSRC: Sustainable Urban Environment Call 1, £236,417, Apr 2004 – Mar 2009 - Final Report July 2009. FUTURES PhD studentship. Glyn Rhys-Tyler October 2007 – September 2010
RETEMM: Real world Traffic Emissions Monitoring and Modelling. Joint with ERRI and in collaboration with the cities of York, Leeds and Leicester and Ford. EPSRC -GR/S31136/0, £678,000 to Leeds University and £860 to Newcastle University, Apr 2004 – Final Report January 2008
Platform Grant Renewal LANTERN, Leeds health, Air pollution, Noise, Traffic, Emissions Research Network - GR/T26610/01. Joint with Alison Tomlin Energy Research Resource Institute ERRI, University of Leeds. EPSRC, £440,357 to Leeds University, Jan 04 - Dec 08, £1,632 to Newcastle University, Completed.
The nature of the research carried requires access to the traffic and pollution monitoring and modelling infrastructures and thus relies on the support from local authorities and national governmant agencies. Research is delivered in partnership with local authorities, industries and consultants to mutuak benefit and therefore relevent to a wide range of stakeholders.
Contributed Workshop for the Group Projects DSES1: Transport
Supervision of Undergraduate Dissertations for the BSc and MEng undergraduate degrees
Contribute to MSc Taught Modules as follows
CIV8004 Quantitative Methods, CIV 8109 Air Pollution and CIV8414 TEMS: Transport and Environment Management for Sustainability
Dissertation Supervisor for MSc projects


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Home Ideas I Got from My Girlfriends
From Dean Dowd on November 10, 2008 in General Remodel
Were all probably more influenced by our friends homes than we realize. In the process of feeling welcomed into a friends home, we cant help but notice the surroundings that combine with our hosts warmth in making us feel comfortable. And its always interesting to see how other people create their spaces, in contrast to the way we shape our own personal environments.
Here are some examples of great ideas Ive gotten from spending time in girlfriends homes:
Decorative Tile in the Kitchen
One friend is a real estate agent, and with the slowdown in the market, shes had more time on her hands than usual. She decided to do some household refurbishing, and last time I went to visit she had done this totally marvelous tile backsplash behind her stove. She created a sunburst of small tiles, using warm terra cotta, peach, and pearl gray colors that complemented the stainless appliances and gray countertops. The results were so effective that shes in the midst of designing a tile border for the wall space above the countertops.
Sportsmans Paradise in the Garage
Another friend is an outdoor enthusiast. She is single, has a 2-car garage, and only one car. She has turned the second side of the garage into a sportsmans paradise. With the help of a talented handyman, she has designed efficient storage for her canoe and kayak, with a space for life preservers, safety vests, and paddles. Her mountain bike hangs from long pins mounted into the wall. On another wall, built-in shelves hold tents, coolers, and all kinds of camping paraphernalia. Ski equipment has a home there, too. She says every time she pulls into the garage, seeing all her gear on display gives her a lift and reminds her of good times to come.
Hall Closet becomes a Work of Art
One of the most unusual home inspirations Ive seen was created by a friend who is a multi-talented artist, with stained glass as one of the media she works with great skill. She has a coat closet off her front entry area; its door is in full view from the living room. She took the plain, hollow core door off and bought a replacement that was mostly glass. After removing the plain glass panel, she made a stained glass piece finishing the same size a brilliant, contemporary design that complements her living room furnishings and put it in place of the original, plain glass. She keeps the light on in the interior of the closet, so it illuminates the stained glass panel from within and graces the entry and living room with its beauty. Functional art, because the closet is well used.
All these examples enrich these friends home environments because they reflect the talents and passions of the inhabitants. These are the kinds of things that really make a home come alive!
What kind of fun, classic or even crazy ideas have you learned from your friends?
The kitchen backsplash picture was provided by BBC Construction

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For The Love Of Yellow captures Yellow Labrador Retriever puppies in the true spirit of discovery. Where a first cautionary step into their new outdoor world soon turns into a magical playground to be enjoyed by all who have been invited.
This book is your invitation and I hope you have as much fun flipping through the pages as I had snapping the shots.
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Dilly Bread
Yield: Makes 1 loaf.
A moist, tender bread with a fine texture and chewy crust. This bread tends to brown quickly as it bakes; watch it carefully and cover the top with foil if necessary.
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- 1 package dry yeast
- 1/4 cup warm water (approximately 115°F.)
- 2 tablespoons chopped onions
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 2 teaspoons dill seed
- 2 tablespoons sugar or honey
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 egg
- 2-1/2 cups flour
- Melted butter
Instructions:Dissolve the yeast in the warm water and set aside to proof. Sauté the onion in the butter until tender. In a large bowl combine the cottage cheese, dill seed, sugar or honey, salt, baking soda, and egg. Stir until blended. Add the sautéed onion and dissolved yeast. Slowly add in enough flour to make a soft dough. Place the dough in a greased bowl, cover, and put in a warm place to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Punch down the dough and knead on a highly floured board until smooth and elastic. Place the dough in a greased 9x5-inch bread pan and shape into a loaf. Cover and let rise until doubled. Preheat oven to 375°F. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the loaf sounds hollow when tapped. Brush with melted butter and let cool before slicing.
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Stieger, B (2011). The Role of the Sodium-Taurocholate Cotransporting Polypeptide (NTCP) and of the Bile Salt Export Pump (BSEP) in Physiology and Pathophysiology of Bile Formation. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, (201):205-259.
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Bile formation is an important function of the liver. Bile salts are a major constituent of bile and are secreted by hepatocytes into bile and delivered into the small intestine, where they assist in fat digestion. In the small intestine, bile salts are almost quantitatively reclaimed and transported back via the portal circulation to the liver. In the liver, hepatocytes take up bile salts and secrete them again into bile for ongoing enterohepatic circulation. Uptake of bile salts into hepatocytes occurs largely in a sodium-dependent manner by the sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide NTCP. The transport properties of NTCP have been extensively characterized. It is an electrogenic member of the solute carrier family of transporters (SLC10A1) and transports predominantly bile salts and sulfated compounds, but is also able to mediate transport of additional substrates, such as thyroid hormones, drugs and toxins. It is highly regulated under physiologic and pathophysiologic conditions. Regulation of NTCP copes with changes of bile salt load to hepatocytes and prevents entry of cytotoxic bile salts during liver disease. Canalicular export of bile salts is mediated by the ATP-binding cassette transporter bile salt export pump BSEP (ABCB11). BSEP constitutes the rate limiting step of hepatocellular bile salt transport and drives enterohepatic circulation of bile salts. It is extensively regulated to keep intracellular bile salt levels low under normal and pathophysiologic situations. Mutations in the BSEP gene lead to severe progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis. The substrates of BSEP are practically restricted to bile salts and their metabolites. It is, however, subject to inhibition by endogenous metabolites or by drugs. A sustained inhibition will lead to acquired cholestasis, which can end in liver injury.
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Power Center cooktops includes a powerful configuration of burners built to provide the power and flexibility expected of Maytag brand.
This cooking system combines Precise Preheat, Precise Bake and Precise Broil to provide dependable, even cooking throughout the oven for exceptional results and optimal performance.
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John D. Okes, 52, of Valley City, passed away at the Cleveland Clinic, surrounded by his family, Wednesday, February 20, 2013, following a long illness. John was born in Medina June 8, 1960, son of the late John J. and Helen L. Okes.
John graduated from Buckeye High School in 1979 and in 2012 received his degree in computer electronics from ITT Tech. John graduated with honors at the top of his class, despite his declining health. Though talented with computers, John's passion was his music. He often shared his mastery of the guitar on many front porches, holiday gatherings and wedding festivities. With a love for music and a gifted understanding of the instrument, John taught the art of guitar playing to many others.
In addition to his parents, John was preceded in death by a sister, Teresa G. Lawrence. John also leaves behind his devoted dog, Furby.
Mourning his loss are sisters, Jesteva L. Moye-Hosey of Medina and Jean Kinney of Litchfield; nephews, David L. Kinney, Joseph Lawrence and James Moye; nieces, Rita Davis, Amanda Lawrence and Sherry Chancellor; and nine great nieces, and nephews.
Family and friends are invited to gather for a fellowship hour and luncheon at 5:30 P.M., Saturday, March 2, 2013, at the Buckeye Christian Assembly, 3159 Columbia Road, Medina, followed by a Celebration of Life Service to be held at 6:30 P.M.
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AT&T's Windows Phone 8 handsets have reached Best Buy's pre-order list, with the Nokia Lumia 920 available in an assortment of colors for $149.99 on a two-year contract. Contract-free pricing for the Lumia 920 sets at $599.99.
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The courses purposed by Chef Claudio Cagliero and his valued collaborator Mario Sciolla always change related relating to the season and the availability of the raw materials on the market. The reference to the traditional kitchen of Langa is fundamental: mixed with a touch of fantasy and creativity, chefs love to mantain the original recipe, always well prepared in la carte menu.
We like to give you a full immersion dedicated to the White Truffle of Alba, in the period between September and the end of the year. The remaing months, we offer courses with its best friend, the black truffle, less famous than the white one but always appreciated by our customers.
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31st Annual St. Patrick's Celebration this Saturday
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31st Annual St. Patrick's Celebration this Saturday
The Blarney Commission is counting down the hours till Presho's 31st Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration Saturday, March 16.
The commission would like to welcome back all participants of former St. Patrick's Days.
This year's celebration is packed full of events for all ages from start to finish.
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The Grand Parade will commence at 2 PM. The first place float will receive a $100 cash award and get their name added to the Pat Konzem Memorial Award, on display at Jet Lanes. The second place float will also receive a cash award of $50.
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You would think in the 21st century humans would be more developed mentally and there would be no such thing as animal abuse or child abuse. Why is it that some "people" have no problem torturing or killing helpless beings? Does it make them feel better about themselves? Psycologists could try and justify this all day but we will never know what makes these people tick.
Lisa, a resident of Greenville, SC had to witness her beloved dog Pacco killed by such a depraved monster. Pacco was the tenth puppy in a litter of 13. Lisa and her 14 year old son Jared chose him from the litter. From day one Pacco was a spunky, energetic, playful dog. Little Pacco would spend his mornings lying in the sun in the front yard. Lisa and her family lived on the Edisto River. Although Pacco was an adventurous dog he did not like water. He would prance back and forth on the sand and maybe go in just up to his "knees."
He was Jared's dog and constant companion but he was Lisa's baby. He could be anywhere in the house or yard and as soon as Lisa said "That's momma's baby" he would come running to her.
On April 13, 2013 Lisa experiened every dog owner's worst nightmare. She recieved a phone call saying Pacco was shot and killed by a neighbor of nine days who was actually Lisa's ex brother in law and Jared's uncle, Wyly "Punch" Reeves. Lisa, sick to her stomach drove home as fast as she could. She called 911 while driving and upon reaching home she found out from her boyfriend Scotty that Wyly had indeed intentionally shot Pacco from across a field and then threw poor Pacco's lifeless little body into the river. A deputy arrived and Scotty wrote a statement on what he had witnessed. When the deputy went to Wyly Reeves door, the man who had just shot a helpless dog was suddenly too scared to come to the door. The deputy advised a report would be made and Lisa would hear from him in a few days. Jared, who was with a friend did not know his beloved dog Pacco had been killed by none other than his own uncle.
The poor boy ran to his room and sobbed uncontrollably and Lisa cried with him. He kept saying over and over again that he couldn't believe his uncle had killed his dog. Jared wanted to bury Pacco and was devastated to learn he could not be buried as his body was thrown into the river and could not be found.
The next morning Lisa arrived at the Sheriff's Department at 8:30am. The sheriff met with Lisa and listened to her story then sent her to see a Victim's Advocate. From there Lisa wen to see the judge. The judge promised Lisa that she would get a detective assigned to the case immediately. Later on that same day, a detective Andy Martin, contacted Lisa and came out to see her the following Tuesday. He also walked over and talk to Wyly Reeves who brazenly and boastfully told the detective that yes he had shot Pacco. When asked why, he lied and said Pacco was a Bull Mastiff and was about to attack him. When detectives came back over to talk to Lisa. When she showed them a picture of Pacco, who stood 13" & weighed maybe 15-20 lbs they were shocked that he was such a small dog and not the dangerous, large, aggressive dog Reeves made him out to be. Pacco looked like nothing more than a little black fox.
2 differents boats with 2-3 men in them, went to search for Pacco's body everyday for 3 days but, the river was so high at that time his body was never returned home. Dear. tiny Pacco was left to rest in the river he had feared so much.
The detective informed Lisa on Thursday, that Reeves had until 9 a.m. Friday morning to turn himself in to the Sheriff's Department or they would serve a warrant. He did so and when being booked he had a "seizure" and was taken to the hospital. He was soon returned to Sheriff's Department, by this time, he'd missed his bail hearing. He was kept overnight and the next morning was given $1000 bond. A friend of his posted it and he was released. He was charged with the crime of "killing an identifiable dog." which in our SC carries 0 to one year in jail and is considered a felony charge. The lawyers on the case upped the charge to animal cruelty, which carries 180+ days -5 years in prison. Also a felony.
To date Wyly "Punch" Reeves has had three continuances granted and will be tried again on April 13th, 2014. This will be his second animal cruelty/abuse charge. He has displayed no remorse for his actions nor does he care how bad he hurt Lisa and his own nephew Jared. Lisa does not know what the outcome of the trial will be but it is her wish that he is found guilty of the felony charge and loses his privilege to have a firearm. He still lives right across to field from them and after the case is over Lisa is fearful of what he may do.
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Ham ninh port is 600 meters long, very shallow, during low tide the sea bed emerges and in the high tide, the sea water comes flooding the forest.Ham Ninh commune is located on the east of the island.
Mountains and forests are at the back and the immense sea at the front. People live by Ham channel. Houses here remain primitive features with cottage roofs and bamboo wattles. The community life relies on pearl diving, catching holothurians and netting crabs. Formerly, people came here to do fishing and then formed this village. Ham Ninh is a safe and sound wharf for boats. Sail junks and wooden barges from the land moor here to load goods and seafoods to transfer to other places. The sea is still shallow several hundreds of meters far from Ham Ninh wharf.
At low tide, the beach stretches out infinitely. Conversely, the water overflows the beach to the forest edge at high tide. Tourists can see islands appear at a distance within the archipelago Hai Tac (Ha Tien) from Ham Ninh beach. Slanting to the southeast, Nghe islet slightly appears on the dark blue water. To the south, it is Mr Doi cape – the last cape of the island. Coming at Ham Ninh in the morning or on moonlighted nights, tourists can entirely enjoy the beauty of the sea. The scene of sunset over the sea is also great. It is a must for tourists to try boiled crabs here. The crab is its specialty and can almost be found anytime. Crabs boiled which has just been caught from the sea, has fresh red color and firm meat. They are very delicious when eaten with salt mixed with pepper and lemon juice. Leaving Ham Ninh, tourists should bring several tens of crabs home to enjoy with friends.


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Muhammad Ali, the magnificent heavyweight champion whose fast fists and irrepressible personality transcended sports and captivated the world, has died. He was 74.
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Young people aspiring to buy their first home are already facing disappointment this year.
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New York, NY (CLN) – The United States Treasury Department issued a statement late last week warning that failure by Congress to raise the debt ceiling could be much more catastrophic than the Great Recession.
"As we saw two years ago, prolonged uncertainty over whether our nation will pay its bills in full and on time hurts our economy," Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said in a statement. "Postponing a debt ceiling increase to the very last minute is exactly what our economy does not need—a self-inflicted wound harming families and businesses."
The consequences of not raising the debt ceiling, according to the Treasury's report, are the country's credit markets to freeze, interest rates to soar and the value of the U.S. dollar to fall.


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Nicki Minaj releases a new track 'I'm Legit' featuring Ciara. Also check out her other new track 'HighSchool' featuring Lil Wayne.
Both 'High School' and 'I'm Legit' will appear on Minaj's upcoming 'Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The Re-Up' album, which will hit stores on November 19th.
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Feb 26, 2013
ORONO, Maine – Eight University of Maine football standouts have been named to the CAA Football All-Academic Team.
Black Bears receiving the honor were:
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Sean Decloux K Fr. Ottawa, Ontario/Red Lion Civil Engineering
Matthew Leblanc LB R-Fr. Holden, Mass./Wachusett Management
Benedict Wezel OL R-Fr. Berlin, Germany/Salisbury Business
Marcus Wasilewski QB Jr. Kulpmont, Pa./Mt. Carmel Kinesiology/PE
Michael Mangiarelli DB Jr. Warren, Ohio/Howland Kinesiology/PE
Brian Harvey K Sr. Wayland, Mass./Wayland Business
Arron Achey LB So. Newmanstown, Pa./E. Lebanon Kinesiology/PE
Sam Shipley FB Sr. Santa Barbara, Calif./Santa Barb. CC Spanish and Nursing
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We, the Youth Commissioners of Florida, desire to produce a cohesive and unified platform for the students of Florida to voice their concerns and provide feedback and suggestions to the leadership of Florida. We will serve as a liaison between the youth of Florida and the Florida Children and Youth Cabinet through inclusion and engagement of our peers to craft effective suggestions, legislation, and projects to aide in the progression of youth across Florida.
The Florida Youth Commission is comprised of youth leaders statewide who advise the Florida Children and Youth Cabinet of key issues facing Florida's next generation. If you are a youth leader in your community and have ideas, and suggestions on ways to engage and assist youth, the Florida Youth Commission is for you!
Apply here for the 2015-2016 term!
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The Florida Youth Commission was founded in 2011 by the Children's Week Foundation. In January 2014, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice became the managers of the Commission.
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Sidewalk snails
Yesterday and today I witnessed a peculiar phenomenon near my office building in College Park, Maryland: live and dead (crushed) land snails on sidewalks. What makes this unusual is that these are the sidewalks that I have been walking on for about 3.5 years, but I had never seen snails on them before. If I had seen one or two snails, I wouldn't have thought it significant, but today at one location, over approximately 20 m I found 16 live and several crushed snails. Luckily, that particular sidewalk doesn't get much foot traffic; otherwise the casualties would have been much higher.
Here are some of the snails.
There were 3 species: Mesodon thyroidus, Ventridens ligera and an unidentified Triodopsis.
This is what the location looks like.
I am assuming the snails came out of the grassy area or the wooded lot behind it. But why were they on the sidewalk? Besides,. The snails are probably coming out at night, although the night time temperatures have been low lately, and then getting stranded on the sidewalks after the sun comes out.
The other 2 locations where I also found snails on the sidewalks are within about 200 m of the above location and more or less similar in habitat characteristics: a sidewalk separated by a wide grassy strip from forested areas. We hadn't had rain for about 2 weeks, but the past 2 days have been rainy. It is possible that when the rains came, the snails suddenly became active, but that wasn't the 1st time we had experienced a dry period followed by rain. If this was something the snails often did, I think I would have noticed it before. Did all 3 species experience a population explosion over the summer?
Here is a newly adult Mesodon thyroidus that I found in the middle of the sidewalk at one of the other locations. Moments later a couple of men, one of whom was pulling a bag on rollers passed over the spot where the snail had been. I had come to its rescue right on time.
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Michael Lobel recently became a board member of the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation where he will review and approve the Foundation's activities. The private Foundation established in accordance with the wishes of the artist and his immediate family, aspires to encourage and support a broader understanding of the art of Roy Lichtenstein and of the contemporary art and artists of his time.
Lobel's summer stipend from NEH will enable him to research and write a book on the early 20th century American artist John Sloan, the Ashcan School (the group with which he was affiliated), and popular illustration.


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The Sys Admin Adventure Game
By mock on Nov 06, 2007
Every once in a while I ball things up pretty good on one of my systems it takes a while to figure out how to fix things, and in the process validates that I still have at least some system administration capabilities still.
Just yesterday I messed things up pretty good trying to upgrade to Solaris Express/Nevada 76. Its kind of funny cause I've never been one for those Zork adventure games but I usually enjoy a good debugging session. It would be interesting to see someone write the Zolaris adventure game - Ok that was bad. Anyways, here's what happened.
As I mentioned, I wanted to upgrade my desktop to Nevada 76, so I could take a look at Erwann's new Solaris Build of Compiz. I was currently running a hybrid build of Nevada 70 with the Xen/xVM bits in them. So I figured I would to a Live Upgrade to 76.
The Live Upgrade went pretty well, except one package did not install correctly, I think it was SUNWiiimr or SUNWiiimu. I initially blew that off, and booted into 76, so I could install Compiz and give it a spin. I had been waiting for better multihead support, and although its better, its still not quite right, anyways that's another story.
The problem came when I tried to run my regular desktop applications, specifically Thunderbird. Thunderbird was not stable on 76 for me. It would crash typically in less than a minute. So I looked back at the failed package, which is "Internet/Intranet Input Method Framework Package". Hmm, that's got to do with the desktop, maybe that is to blame.
So I attempted to pkgrm and pkgadd the package by hand. No dice. Fine, I'll just do a fresh install from some media. I burned 76 to a DVD and did the install. I wanted to make sure to keep the partitioning the same cause I had some ZFS partitions on there I wanted to preserve.
Everything went mostly fine, but I was installing on the non-boot drive in the workstation. The installer warned me that I would have to go into the BIOS and update the boot settings. Ok, that's easy enough. I made a mental note to do that when the install finished. And which I did after the install. Ok all looks good.
And now is where I hit the first problem. When the system boots, All I see is
Bad PBR Sig
Woah, pretty cool, its in red, for one. Must be extra important. So after a bit of searching the web, I find a posting somewhere that mentions it can be a couple of problems, one of which is that there is no bootloader on the disk, and mentions to use installboot. So I boot from the other disk into Failsafe mode. And try running it.
Error: installboot is obsolete. Use installgrub(1M)
Doh. Ok so I look at the manual page for installgrub and figure out the right thing to do. And attempt another boot. This time it boots GRUB only there is no GRUB menu. Simply a prompt.
Dang! So I take a peek at another system I got running Solaris 10 to look at its /boot/grub/menu.lst file and come up with the following to run at the GRUB prompt.
root (hd1,1,a) kernel /platform/i86pc/multiboot module /platform/i86pc/boot_archive boot
I give it a try, and guess what? Well apparently multiboot is no longer supported it tells me. And suggests the following lines instead:
kernel$ /platform/i86pc/kernel/$ISADIR/unix module$ /platform/i86pc/$ISADIR/boot_archive
Sweet. Just enter these and I'm off and running, I think. Bzzt. Not yet. I do get a little farther though. The kernel does start loading but then I get some message like "Couldn't find /devices". Wha?
Back to more web search. And I find some other random post saying the problem is because there is no bootpath in the bootenv.rc, and gives an example with a big device path name. So again I boot into Failsafe, and after I figure out the device path name, I update the bootenv.rc file and give it another go.
Hey look at that, its starting to fsck the /usr partition. Hey wait, I have no /usr I have only a root partition. Again back to Failsafe to see what's going on. This one stumped me for a little bit, but eventually figured it out. Essentially it was becuase there was no root entry in vfstab.
Finally fixed that up. And gave it one final reboot and Nevada finally booted into multiuser. Whew.
'Course that didn't fix the problem I was having with Thunderbird crashing, but it was kinda fun exercise anyways.


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The case:
Mr. Meier reads NYTimes everyday and puts the newspaper on news rack. His wife sometimes cleans the house(with prob $1/3$ each day) and throws away all newspapers. If there are 5 or more newspapers on the rack, Mr. Meier throws away them by his own hand. Now lets assume, husband and wife are gone to bed. How can i describe the number of newspapers on the news rack with markov chain?
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Yup another pumpkin. They are really fun to make, too bad they don't last so long though, this one is rotting away and the teeth got all mashed up right before I took the picture
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This looks SO much better than the pumpkin I tried to carve. LOL I haven't carved pumpkins in ages though. xD and I was pressured to finish it fast !~ haha
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NASSAU, Bahamas -- It's not about how you start, but how you finish. The University of Iowa men's basketball team overcame a 15-point second half deficit to down Xavier, 77-74, in overtime in its first game in the Battle 4 Atlantis.
"With the team we have out there, we're so deep and versatile, we're in any game, whether we're down 20 at home or down 10," said junior Gabriel Olaseni. "We always have the ability to come back because we have so many guys and coach trusts us.
"We always thought we could win this game."
After ending regulation tied at 69, the Hawkeyes took their first lead via a pair of Olaseni free throws. The Muskateers knotted the game at 73 on a fast-break layup by Justin Martin with 2:21 remaining, but sophomore Mike Gesell had a quick answer, putting the Hawkeyes back on top with a short floater just 14 seconds later.
An Aaron White put-back layup following a pair of Hawkeye misses made the score 77-73 with 1:34 remaining before Xavier's James Farr made 1-of-2 from the charity stripe to make it a three-point game with 1:17 left. Iowa survived three Muskateer 3-point attempts in the final 10 seconds to hold on for its sixth win to start the season.
Senior Roy Devyn Marble scored a season-high 30 points -- one shy of a career-high -- making 10-of-23 field goal attempts and four 3-pointers. The guard made just 6-of-11 free throw attempts before sitting the final six minutes because of severe cramping.
"The thing I liked about him was how aggressive he was from the start," said UI head coach Fran McCaffery. "We were clearly sideways offensively, and we couldn't get anything to fall, couldn't get a 3 to fall, were fumbling the ball and got down 11-2. It didn't seem like it was going to be our night offensively. Then he puts us on his back and goes for 30."
Senior Zach McCabe scored 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting, White scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds, and Olaseni notched a his first career double-double, finishing with 10 points and 11 rebounds. He was 8-of-9 from the free throw line.
"Everybody that was out there contributed," said Marble. "I knew they were going to get it done, even though I went out. I told them to keep being aggressive."
Iowa shot 35.3 percent from the field, making 24-of-68 attempts. The Hawkeyes went 6-of-23 (26.1 percent) from 3-point range and was 23-of-34 (67.6 percent) from the free throw line.
Xavier shot 39.1 percent (25-of-64) from the floor, 6-of-24 (25 percent) from long range and 64.3 percent (18-of-28) from the free throw stripe. The Muskateers won the rebounding battle, 49-45, but committed 19 turnovers. Justin Martin paced Xavier with 15 points, and he was one of four Muskaeteers in double digits.
Xavier led 37-30 at the break and extended its lead to 41-30 a minute into the second half. The Muskateers pushed their lead to a game-high 15 points (47-32) on a three-point play by Semaj Christon with 15:56 remaining and led 55-42 with 12:13 to go.
"In the huddle there was no panic," said McCaffery. "There was 15:56 to go, so there was plenty of time (left). We just have to keep chipping away at it. It can't go from 15-to-22; it has to go from 15-to-8. That's what happened."
With 10 minutes to play, Marble drained a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 10 (55-45) and ignite a 12-0 Hawkeye run to cut the lead to 55-54 with 7:21 to play. White followed with a fast-break dunk and Marble hit a second triple to make the score 55-50. Two Marble free throws cut the lead to three before senior Melsahn Basabe's fast-break dunk made it a one-point game.
Iowa trimmed the lead to one point a second time (60-59) before clawing its way back to even the game at 67 via a Gesell jumper with 1:41 to play. After two Isaiah Philmore free throws put the Muskateers back on top, an Olaseni layup evened the game at 69 with 54 seconds to play.
Xavier missed two layups before turning the ball over on its final possession of regulation, giving the Hawkeyes the ball with 24 seconds to play. Iowa went to McCabe, but his shot was blocked by Matt Stainbrook with six seconds to go, sending the game to overtime.
Iowa came out of the gates slow, falling behind 11-2 to start the game. The Hawkeyes trailed 37-30 at the half, and Xavier added to its lead with two free throws and the ball before a second came off the clock in the second half when McCaffery was whistled for a technical foul heading into the locker room at the break.
"Last year, I don't think we would have been able to pull (a game like this) out," said Marble. "I was on the bench and I told the guys these are the games we have to win. When we came out, they were ready to finish the game."
The Hawkeyes (6-0) will face the winner of the Tennessee/UTEP game Saturday at 6 p.m. (CT). The game can be seen live on the NBC Sports Network.


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The Arizona State University men's swimming and diving team sends three swimmers and one diver to the 2005 Men's NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships held March, 124-26 in Minneapolis, Minn. The men return two swimmers and one diver from last year's NCAA meet in David Kolozar, Emerson Ward and Joona Puhakka. The Sun Devils add one new face to the NCAA squad in Leonardo Martins.
Men 2004-05 Season
The women's swimming and diving team finished the 2004-05 season with a 2-6 overall record and 0-4 in the Pacific-10 Conference. The team finished with 311.50 points to earn a fifth-place finish at the 2004 Men's Swimming and Diving Championships. The Sun Devil men saw Joona Puhakka defend his Pac-10 titles in the one-meter and three-meter events.
Men Last Year at NCAAs
The Arizona State University men's swimming and diving tem travelled five swimmers and one diver to the 2004 NCAA meet where they finished 18th overall. Joona Puhakka won his second national championship for the Sun Devils, taking the title in the three-meter springboard. He placed third on the one-meter. The swimmers were led by performances from David Kolozar who placed 14th at the NCAAs in the 200 butterfly. Ward swam in his first NCAA Championships last season, where he competed in the 100 breaststroke event.
New Faces at the NCAAS
The Sun Devil men are sending one swimmer to the NCAA meet for the first time. Junior Leonardo Martins qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 200 breaststroke. Martins swam a season-best time of 1:59.51 at the Pac-10 Championships in the 200 breaststroke. He ranks third on ASU's all-time top-ten list with a time of 1:59.48 that he set at the 2004 Pac-10 Championships.
Men's Swimmers This Year at the Pac-10s
The men's swimming team was last in action at the 2005 Pac-10 Men's Swmming Championships held in Long Beach, Calif. where they swam into a fifth-place finish. The men were led by the swims of Emerson Ward, David Kolozar, Leo Martins, Joey Clements and Jeff Barrett. Ward swam into sixth-place overall in the 100 breaststroke with a season-best time and NCAA cosideration time of 54.63. His time qualified for the 2005 NCAA Men's Swimming and Divng Championships. Kolozar, who also qualifed for the NCAA meet for the Sun Devil men, took sixth in the 200 butterfly event with a season-best and NCAA consideration time of 1:45.84. Martins led the men in the 200 breaststroke event, finishing in fifth-place with a NCAA consideration time of 1:49.66, while Clements took eighth-place for the Sun Devil men with a NCAA consideration time of 2:00.13. Barrett rounded out the individual top-eight performances for ASU, with an eighth-place swim in the 100 freestyle, swimming a time of 45.04. Barrett's preliminary time of 44.13 puts him ninth on ASU's all-time top-ten list in that event.
Re-Writing the Pac-10 Record Books
Junior All-American Joona Puhakka made Pac-10 history last week, claiming his third Pac-10 title on the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard events. Puhakka became the third man to win three Pac-10 titles on the 1-meter event and the first since 1994. He continued to make conference history on Thursday evening, winning his second conference title in as many days, claiming the 3-meter springboard event. With that victory, Puhakka solidified himself into the Pac-10 record book as he became the third Pac-10 diver to ever win the 3-meter on three occasions and the first man to win three Pac-10 Championships in the 1-meter and the 3-meter events.
Diving High
Junior All-American Joona Puhakka set two new school-records in as many days in meets against Stanford (Jan. 21) and California (Jan. 22). Puhakka returned to dual meet action against Stanford for the first time since November bettering his previous school-record in the 1-meter springboard event with a 403.58. The reigning NCAA champion broke his second-school record in as many days, destroying the school record in the 3-meter event that he set in a dual meet against USC earlier this season by more than 51 points, scoring a 449.48.
Where They Rank
The Sun Devil men travelling to the 2005 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships rank amongst the top in the history of the ASU swimming and diving program. Joona Puhakka holds the school-record for ASU men's diving in the one-meter (dual and championship) and three-meter (dual and championship). David Kolozar second all-time in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:45.16 that he set in 2003. Kolozar also holds the eighth position in the 200 IM all-time top-ten with a time of 1:49.59 that he swam at the 2005 Pac-10 Championships. Emerson Ward holds the second spot on the ASU all-time top-ten in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 54.58 that he set at the 2004 Pac-10 Championships. Leonardo Martins swam into third in the ASU record books in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 1:59.48.
David Kolozar - Junior (Returning All-American)
Budapest, Hungary
The top Sun Devil in the 200 butterfly and the 200 IM...swam into fifth-place at the Texas Invitational in the 200 butterfly...took first-place in the 200 fly at the Dallas Morning News Invitational...placed sixth at the 2005 Pac-10 Men's Swimming and Diving Championships with a season-best time of 1:45.84...finished 14th overall at Pac-10s in the 200 IM with a season-best time of 1:49.59...swam on the Sun Devils sixth-place 800 freestyle relay team...placed 14th at the 2004 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:45.56...finished 11th at the 2003 NCAA Championships in the 200 butterfly with a personal-best time of 1:45.16...his NCAA time put him second in the ASU record books in that event...has the eighth-fastest time in Sun Devil history in the 200 IM...will compete in the 200 butterfly and 200 IM events for the Sun Devils.
Leonardo Martins - Junior
Garanhuns - PE, Brazil
Is one of the top 200 breaststrokers in Sun Devil history...making his first NCAA appearance for ASU...placed eighth in the 200 breaststroke at the Texas Invitational with a time of 2:00.37...finished fifth in the 200 breaststroke at the 2005 Pac-10 Men's Swimming and Diving Championships with a time of 1:59.66...swam a season-best time of 1:59.51 in the preliminary swim at the Pac-10s...finished 12th at the Pac-10s in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 56.13...finished 10th at the 2004 Pac-10 Championships in the 200 breaststroke with a career-best time of 1:59.48, placing him third on ASU's all-time top-ten list in that event...will compete in the 200 breaststroke event for the Sun Devils.
Joona Puhakka - Junior (Returning All-American - NCAA Champion)
Helsinki, Finland
Solidified himself as one of the best athletes to ever compete in the ASU swimming and diving program...took first-place in every meet and in all but one event this season...took first-place against Stanford in the one-meter springboard event with a 403.58...set a career-best in the three-meter springboard event, scoring a 449.48 on way to first-place finish against California...broke his previous mark by more than 51 points...won the one-meter title at the 2005 Pac-10 Championships with a score of 387.05...took the three-meter title at Pac-10s with a score of 611.90...became the first man in Pac-10 history to win the three-meter event on three occasions and the first man to win three Pac-10 Championships in the one-meter and the three-meter...took the one-meter and three-meter titles at the 2005 NCAA Zone E Diving Regional...the 2003 NCAA Champion in the one-meter event, scoring a 395.80 and beating his nearest competitor by nearly 37 points...finished third at the 2003 NCAAs in the three-meter...the 2004 NCAA Champion in the three-meter event and placed third in the one-meter event...became the first male student-athlete in the history of the program to win two national championships in a career...holds the school-record in the one-meter events (dual meet and championships) and three-meter events (dual meet and championships)...will compete in the one-meter, three-meter and platform diving events for the Sun Devils.
Emerson Ward - Senior
Phoenix, Ariz.
Sun Devils...placed sixth at the 100 breaststroke at the Pac-10 Championships with a season-best time of 54.63...swam the breaststroke leg on the season-best 400 medley relay team at the Texas Invitational...finished eighth overall in the 100 breaststroke at the Texas Invitational...placed eighth in the 100 breaststroke B-Final at the Texas Invitational...finished second in the 100 breaststroke at the Dallas Morning News Classic...placed eighth at the Dallas Morning News Classic in the 200 breaststroke...competed at the 2004 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships in the 100 breaststroke...will compete in the 100 breaststroke event for the Sun Devils.


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By User12652883-Oracle on Feb 01, 2005
A number of Sun bloggers have posted top N lists of cool and new features in Solaris 10 (e.g., in Adam's blog). I thought I'd have a go at a Solaris 10 top 10 from the error handling and fault management and "Predictive Self-Healing" point of view, and then go into each item in a bit more detail in future entries.
- Sun has adopted a fault management architecture and Solaris 10 delivers the first (of many planned) offerings implementing this architecture in the fault management daemon (part of the svc:/system/fmd:default service).
- Error event handlers now propogate structured error reports to the fault manager where they are logged in perpetuity.
- Diagnosis Engines now exist to automate much diagnosis.
- Agent software can implement various policies given a diagnosis, e.g. to offline and blacklist a cpu or to retire some memory.
- Only diagnoses will appear on consoles etc, and they reference web-based knowledge articles.
- The contract filesystem ctfs provides a mechanism by which we can communicate hardware errors to groups of affected processes.
- The Service Management Facility is available to manage services affected by errors.
- Error trap handlers, now that there is a clear separation of responsibilities, are more robust.
- Getting error telemetry out of the kernel is dead easy now.
- Fault management is no longer an afterthought! And it is set to grow and grow.


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The Panthers injury bug continues so they recalled veteran forward Bracken Kearns from their AHL affiliate in San Antonio Wednesday to fill in for (insert mystery player here).
Defenseman Dmitry Kulikov will most certainly miss tonight's game against the Kings to give his stitched-up leg time to heal without risk of infection. He'll be replaced by Keaton Ellerby. But as to why Kearns, 30, was called up, I'm guessing it's for either forward Kris Versteeg or Sean Bergenheim. Neither skated yesterday in practice and there was no morning skate today, so we'll find out which one is sitting out tonight when we talk to coach Kevin Dineen at 9:15 p.m. EST.
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