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NASA TV TO AIR RUSSIAN CARGO SHIP MOVEMENT AT SPACE STATION - A Russian cargo ship currently docked to the International Space Station will undock for a short test flight on Friday, July 1. NASA Television coverage will begin at 1:15 a.m. EDT.
The Progress 62 cargo ship will automatically undock from the Pirs Docking Compartment of the space station and manually be guided in to re-dock. The maneuver will begin with undocking at 1:36 a.m. and take approximately 30 minutes, with re-docking planned for 2:10 a.m. More
(Source: Southgate Amateur Radio Club - Jun 26)
CHINA'S NEW LONG MARCH 7 ROCKET SUCCESSFUL ON FIRST FLIGHT - The new kerosene-fueled Long March 7 rocket rocket, developed to become a workhorse for a planned Chinese space station and the country's clandestine military space program, flew into orbit Saturday on its inaugural flight from a launch base on Hainan Island in the South China Sea.
Burning a combination of rocket-grade kerosene and liquid oxygen, six YF-100 engines on the Long March 7's core stage and boosters lit with a flash of orange light and climbed away from a new launch pad at 1200 GMT (8 a.m. EDT; 8 p.m. Beijing time) Saturday, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp., or CASC, the Chinese space program's state-owned prime contractor. More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jun 26)
INDIA LAUNCHES AMATEUR RADIO SATELLITES - The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched several satellites carrying Amateur Radio payloads. Satellites put into orbit include Swayam-1, a 1U CubeSat that carries a digital store-and-forward messaging system for use by the Amateur Radio community.
"We are eagerly waiting for your reception report of the CW beacon at 437.025 MHz. You can also get the decoded beacon data by entering 'beacon' in Swayam beacon signal decoder available on our website," said Rupesh Lad, VU2LRD/VU2COE of the College of Engineering Pune CSAT team. More
(Source: ARRL - Jun 26)
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO LAUNCH A SATELLITE? - Over the past several months, we've spent a lot of time running down the list of the several space companies that send satellites into orbit: Boeing (NYSE:BA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), SpaceX and Blue Origin, Arianespace in Europe, and even tiny Vector Space Systems here at home.
Perhaps the most striking thing about this industry, though, is that while all of these companies are going to the same place, and they use similar vehicles to get there, the prices they charge for the trip are very different indeed.
Why is this important? Look at it from your own perspective. Say you want to travel from Point A to Point B today. More
(Source: Motley Fool - Jun 25)
NASA UPGRADES THE INTERNET CONNECTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION - It is no secret that NASA is ahead in most developments in the field of science, most especially when it involves enhancements in outer space. This time, the space agency has made significant steps forward in establishing a Solar System Internet. This system is meant to make the gathering of information between stations, whether ground or space, more efficient. Science World Report shares that NASA is doing so by setting up an operational Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN) service on the International Space Station (ISS). More
(Source: iTech Post - Jun 25)
NAVY SATELLITE SAILS TO ORBIT ATOP ATLAS 5 ROCKET FOR COMMUNICATIONS GRID - The constellation-building Atlas 5 rocket from United Launch Alliance successfully deployed the fifth communications spacecraft for the Navy's Mobile User Objective System today to form a new rugged smartphone network for the U.S. military.
"MUOS is a revolutionary system in its infancy," said Navy Commander Peter Sheehy, principal assistant program manager of MUOS.
"Five years from now, we'll be wondering how we ever operated without it."
The Atlas 5 heaved the massive payload into the proper orbit to complete the launch series, flying straight and true just like the four previous MUOS missions since 2012. More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jun 25)
ATLAS V READY TO LAUNCH NAVY SATELLITE - United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket returns to action Friday after a close call three months ago, when its main engine quit firing six seconds too soon.
The early shutdown imperiled a launch of International Space Station supplies that reached orbit safely thanks to an extra minute of work by the rocket's upper stage, News 6 partner Florida Today reported.
ULA says it has fixed a valve problem that restricted fuel flow on that March 22 flight, leaving a significant amount unused.
Now the most powerful version of the Atlas V is poised for a 10:30 a.m. blastoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 41 with a large, military communications satellite. More
(Source: WKMG Orlando - Jun 24)
CRS-9 PUSHED BACK TWO DAYS; PORT CANAVERAL MULLS NEW WHARFAGE FEES - The next launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has been pushed back by two days to July 18. The mission is set to launch the next Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station (ISS). Also this week, Port Canaveral recently proposed a new wharfage fee for large aerospace item moving across the Canaveral docks.
Scheduled to rise spaceward at 12:45 a.m. EDT (4:45 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40, a Dragon capsule will carry much-needed equipment to the orbiting laboratory. SpaceX's ninth mission under the Commercial Resupply Services contract, CRS-9, will carry nearly 4,900 pounds (2,200 kilograms) of science research, food, and more.
(Source: SpaceFlight Insider - Jun 24)
SPACE STATION CARGO SHIP GIVES ITS ALL FOR SCIENCE - With one last task to carry out, a space station Cygnus cargo ship loaded with trash and no-longer-needed equipment fell back to Earth Wednesday, hitting the discernible atmosphere 60 miles or so above the Pacific Ocean at nearly 5 miles per second.
Based on past experience, the doomed supply ship was expected to quickly fall victim to the enormous temperatures generated by atmospheric friction, heating up, melting and breaking apart at an altitude of around 45 miles.
But as it transitioned from pristine spacecraft to blazing inferno, a heavily protected data recorder was programmed to collect readings from wireless sensors mounted throughout the vehicle. More
(Source: CBS News - Jun 23)
INDIA'S PSLV BLASTS OFF WITH 20 SATELLITES - A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off early Wednesday with an assortment of payloads for the Indian government, domestic universities, and institutions and companies from Indonesia, Canada, Germany and the United States, including a pathfinder satellite for Google's Terra Bella Earth observation division.
The PSLV launched at 0356 GMT Wednesday (11:56 p.m. EDT Tuesday) from the Satish Dhawan Space Center, India's primary spaceport situated on Sriharikota Island on the country's eastern coastline.
Launch occurred at 9:26 a.m. local time in India. More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jun 23)
COUNTDOWN FOR LAUNCH OF CARTOSAT-2 ROCKET WITH 19 SATELLITES BEGINS - The countdown for the launch of Cartosat-2 series and 19 other satellites on Wednesday morning is progressing smoothly, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.
The satellites' health is being checked and the preparations for the filling of the fuel for the second rocket's second stage/engine is under progress, the ISRO said on Tuesday.
"The countdown is progressing normally," it said.
On Wednesday at 9.26 a.m., Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will lift off from the rocket port at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh with 20 satellites. More
(Source: Economic Times - Jun 22)
UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE SET FOR SATELLITE LAUNCH - A satellite launch from Florida's Space Coast on Friday will complete a constellation meant to improve communications for U.S. soldiers.
The satellite will be sent up on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, marking the fifth and final piece of the U.S. Navy's Mobile Unit Objective System.
The Boeing-Lockheed Martin partnership is scheduled to launch at 10:29 a.m. and will essentially create a global cellular network that improves ground communications.
The MUOS is a network of satellites, ground stations and software that improves communication for U.S. forces around the world. More
(Source: Orlando Sentinel - Jun 22)
WEATHER FORECAST LOOKS GOOD FOR FRIDAY'S ATLAS 5 ROCKET LAUNCH - Air Force meteorologists are giving good odds of acceptable weather conditions for the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket to fly Friday morning from Cape Canaveral to put a Navy mobile communications satellite into orbit.
Liftoff from Complex 41 is scheduled during a 44-minute window stretching from 10:30 to 11:14 a.m. EDT (1430-1514 GMT).
In their initial launch weather outlook issued this morning, forecasters are concerned only about cumulus clouds. They say thunderstorms won't fire up until after the launch window ends. More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jun 21)
IN ISRO'S RECORD SPACE LAUNCH, GOOGLE-MADE SATELLITE FINDS A PLACE - In a first, Indian space agency ISRO is set to place into Earth's orbit a hi-tech satellite made by a Google company as part of a record-making 20-satellite launch scheduled for Wednesday from Sriharikota.
On its 36th launch, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle will fly 20 satellites into space at a cost about 10 times less than other space agencies.
As a mark of the India-US friendship, ISRO or the Indian Space Research Organisation will launch 13 American-made small satellites into space. More
(Source: NDTV - Jun 21)
CHINA PREPARES ASSEMBLY OF ITS SPACE STATION, INVITES COLLABORATION THROUGH U.N. - The Chinese government has agreed to help finance non-Chinese payloads and experiments to be operated from China's future space station through the United Nations as part of its attempt to internationalize the program, a senior Chinese space official told the U.N.
The official said China is on track to inaugurate its fourth spaceport, the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island, in the coming weeks with the launch of the first Long March 7 rocket. Wenchang is located at 9 degrees north latitude, which is the southernmost point on Chinese territory.
Under the current schedule, a TianGong-2 orbiting laboratory module would be launched in September aboard a Long March 5B rocket to test technologies that will be needed for the space station. More
(Source: SpaceNews - Jun 21)
PHASE 4B RIDESHARE PAYLOAD FINISHES PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEW - The GEO project at Virginia Tech being done jointly with AMSAT and using RINCON Research's AstroSDR has completed our preliminary design review (PDR). Please visit out web site at
We are able to provide much more information to donors if you need it including a sanitized version of our PDR slides giving much greater detail on the internal to the spacecraft project. Your donations are needed to make this project fly.
The bottom line is we have a design, an air interface document, a ground terminal project plan. We have permission from the US government to put our payload on board their spacecraft. More
(Source: AMSAT - Jun 20)
SKYGAZERS HAVE ALREADY FOUND THE US GOVERNMENT'S NEW SPY SATELLITE - Last week, the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office launched NROL-37, carrying its latest spy satellite into geosynchronous orbit via Delta IV-Heavy rocket. But it only took amateur space enthusiasts a few days to locate the mysterious new craft in the skies near Malaysia, over the Strait of Malacca.
While the contents and capabilities of the NROL-37 mission's payload are classified (the satellite is innocuously labeled US-268), its need to hitch a ride on the world's biggest rocket strongly suggests it is the seventh member of the Mentor/Orion family, an extra-large class of signals intelligence (SIGINT) satellites which help provide eavesdropping capability to US intelligence agencies. More
(Source: Motherboard - Jun 20)
ARIANE 5 LAUNCHES ECHOSTAR 18 AND BRISAT - Ariane 5 has returned to launch action for the third time this year with the lofting of the Echostar 18 and BRISAT satellites on Saturday. BRIsat is the first satellite dedicated to serving a bank. The launch – from the European Spaceport in Kourou – was realigned to Saturday, following a scrub on Friday due to high altitude wind constraints. The launch was set to take place on June 8. However, during the preparations for the roll-out of the Ariane 5 ECA launcher, an anomaly occurred with a fluid connector between the cryogenic upper stage and the launch table. More
(Source: NASASpaceFlight.com - Jun 19)
A GOOGLE SATELLITE: TWO AMONG 19 SMALL SATELLITES TO BE LAUNCHED FROM US - Two among the 19 small satellites being launched on June 22 are from United States. One of them, SkySat Gen1-1, is a small, Earth-imaging satellite weighing about 110 kg and it has been designed and built by Terra Bella, a Google firm based out of Mountain View, California, in the Unite States.
The second one, the Planet Labs Dove Satellites (FLock-2P) are Earth-imaging satellites. A total of 12 Dove Satellites weighing 4.7kg each are being carried in this mission inside three QuadPack dispensers.
SATHYABAMASAT, which is one among the two satellites of Indian Academic Institutes, has been developed by the Sathyabama University, Chennai. More
(Source: Deccan Chronicle - Jun 19)


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Kevin Harvick, driving the #4 Jimmy John's Chevrolet, will lead the field to the green Sunday for the 55th Annual Oral-B USA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, after winning the Coors Light Pole Award this evening. Harvick turned the fastest lap time at 29.118 seconds, 190.398 mph. The track record was set by Geoffrey Bodine Nov. 15, 1997 with a lap time of 28.074 seconds, 197.478 mph.
Harvick has 12th career pole in 491 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first pole in 24 starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Harvick leads the Coors Light Pole Awards with a total of six for the 2014 season.
"It's good to have the boss back," Harvick said. "He (Tony Stewart) told me to go with what I knew from practice, and we switch our line there in (Turns) 1 and 2 and we were a lot better on the bottom….It seem like there's a lot more 'back to normal' with Tony here this week. Hope fully, we can turn this starting stuff into a win this weekend."
Brad Keselowski starts second in his 20th top-10 start for the 2014 season with a lap time of 29.170 seconds. Kyle Larson will start third as the fastest qualifying rookie. Ryan Newman, Matt Kenseth, Martin Truex Jr., Aric Almirola, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart qualified fourth through twelfth for the Sunday evenings race.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Oral-B USA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway will begin with coverage at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN with the dropping of the green flag at 7:46 p.m.
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- NASCAR president Mike Helton states Tony Stewart eligible for the Chase
- Tony Stewart will be back in the #14 at Atlanta Motor Speedway
- NASCAR 2015 scheduled has been released, bringing back the Southern 500
- Joey Logano wins the IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway
- Denny Hamlin wrecked while racing for the lead with Kevin Harvick


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|Ontario Junior Dressage Team Captures Gold at 2009 NAJYRC
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July 23, 2009—The Ontario Junior Dressage Team won the gold medal in the FEI Junior Team Competition today at the 2009 Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Riders' Championships, held July 21-26 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY.
The Ontario Gold Medal Team, comprised of Zachary Ball of Mountain, ON, Alexandra Dvorak of Hillsburgh, ON, Megan Lane of Collingwood, ON, and Maura O'Sullivan of Toronto, ON, scored a decisive win with a Team total score of 196.433, almost six points ahead of the silver medal team.
"They are great riders. There was definitely the potential for this to happen," said Ellen Rumball-Dvorak, chef d'équipe. "Good training, good horses and good attitudes really paid off today."
With a score of 67.189%, Lane, 18, handily won the class with Caravella, her eight-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare. In third place, with a score of 65.568%, was O'Sullivan, 17, riding Terrence O'Sullivan's 13-year-old Hanoverian Pik Czar. Alexandra Dvorak, 18, and Fling, Thomas Dvorak's nine-year-old Westphalian gelding, scored 63.676% for sixth place. Ball, 16, and Karajan, Sarah McIlwham's 12-year-old Trakehner gelding, rounded out the Ontario Team effort scoring 59.459%.
"My test went really well and my horse was very good at a venue like this," said Lane. "We were both really focused and it came together for us today."
"The footing is fantastic. We rode a very clean test, and my horse was a very good boy," remarked O'Sullivan.
"This venue is unlike anyplace I have ever ridden in before," added Dvorak.
The USA Region 3 Team took silver with a score of 190.594 and USA Region 1 earned bronze, scoring 189.026.
Team Canada West made up of Ariana Chia of Winnipeg, MB, Sylvie Fraser of Armstrong, BC, Monica Houweling of Delta, BC, and Devon Luca of Pitt Meadows, BC, finished in fifth place overall with a team score of 182.325.
The Team Championship test also acted as the first leg of the Individual competition for the Junior Rider division, which continues on Saturday, July 25.
Exclusively for Junior riders, aged 14–18, and Young Riders, 16–21, the NAJYRC gives up and coming riders the opportunity to experience representing their country as a team, and prepares them for future international competition. Featuring the disciplines of Dressage, Eventing, Show Jumping and Reining, the 2009 edition of NAJYRC is also featuring the FEI discipline of Vaulting for the first time. Another first for the Championship is the presence of the FEI President, Princess Haya. This is the only time that a current FEI President has attended the prestigious event.
The Championships, presented by Gotham North, are being hosted at the site of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, giving these young athletes a taste of what's to come next year for their senior counterparts.
For more information and complete results for NAJYRC, please visit www.youngriders.org.


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HONOLULU, Hawaii – The University of Washington women's soccer team dropped season opener decision 3-0 to the No. 21 UCF Knights on Friday night. Both teams are competing in the No Ka Oi Tournament hosted by Hawaii.
It was a very physical match-up between the Huskies and the Knights, the final foul total being 33. 21 of those were called against the UW women.
"We went in knowing UCF was a really strong, physical team with a lot of potential up front," said head coach Lesle Gallimore, "and the game got really physical. The fouls really hurt us. They put us off on a bad foot. We started play a little timidly and then we went down 2-0 and you have to change the way you are playing. We got paralyzed a little bit. Against a team like that, that's just not going to go your way."
Isabel Farrell, Lindsay Elston, Kate Bennett, Becca Schoales and Amanda Perez each tallied one shot against the Knights, totaling five for the Huskies. Megan Kufeld manned the goal all 90 minutes and recorded four saves.
The first of UCF's goals came from junior Tatiana Coleman in only the fifth minute of play. The second came from junior Jennifer Martin on a free kick and the Knights sealed the match with a second goal from Coleman.
Gallimore added, "we just need to have a better effort with the ball against UNC-Greensboro on Sunday. We have a really experienced group and I think they were in their heads too much tonight. It's in games like these that you really notice the lack of preseason, especially against a team who did have a scrimmage and one that is as good as UCF is. But, it's early in the season; there are a lot of games a head of us. It was good to get this type of game out of the way early."
Washington will return to play in the tournament on Sunday, Aug. 25th against UNC-Greensboro. Game time is set for 3:00 pm PST.


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Ahmed Elbarbary, a former Egyptian exchange student at Gadsden State Community College, is enjoying a successful career at Schlumberger thanks to his college education. (more…)
Archive for August, 2010
ALABAMA EDUCATION LEADS TO GLOBAL CAREERTuesday, August 31st, 2010
GADSDEN STATE HOLDS PINNING CEREMONIES FOR PROGRAM GRADUATESMonday, August 30th, 2010
The Gadsden State Community College Division of Health Sciences recently held pinning ceremonies for several programs. The Summer Semester 2010 program graduates are:
MCCLELLAN BOOKWORMSMonday, August 30th, 2010
The McClellan Bookworms will meet Friday, September 24, at 10:00 a.m. at the McClellan Center in Anniston to discuss the book of the month, The Help by Kathryn Stockett. For more information contact Melinda Harvey, Gadsden State Community College librarian at 256-549-9352 or 8548.
Gadsden State Ranks Among Top 50 in the NationMonday, August 30th, 2010
Gadsden State Community College was named one of the top 50 colleges for associate degree producers in two separate categories by Community College Week (CCW), a national bi-weekly magazine for and about two-year colleges. The College ranked 12th in the nation in precision production and 48th in sales, merchandising and related marketing operations this past year. The ranking is based upon the number of degrees that each college awards in each field, and includes only the top 50 colleges in the nation for each field.


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Reactions of chlorine, bromine and iodine with aluminium
In this demonstration experiment, aluminium reacts with each of three halogens, chlorine, bromine and iodine. Spectacular exothermic redox reactions occur, accompanied by flames and coloured 'smoke', forming the solid aluminium halides:
2Al + 3X2 → 2AlX3 (X = Cl, Br and I).
Lesson organisation
This is a class demonstration that shows the spectacular reactivity of three non-metals from Group 7 with a metal.
These experiments must be done in a fume cupboard as both the reactants and products are hazardous. Teachers attempting this demonstration for the first time are strongly advised to do a trial run before doing it in front of a class.
Each experiment should take about 5 minutes.
Chemicals for one demonstration:
Aluminium foil, a few cm2
Aluminium powder (HIGHLY FLAMMABLE, CONTACT WITH WATER MAY LIBERATE HYDROGEN), 0.3 g
Liquid bromine (CORROSIVE, VERY TOXIC),
1 cm3 (Note 2)
Solid iodine (HARMFUL), 2 g
Silver nitrate solution, about 0.1M, about 10 cm3
A little deionised water in a washbottle
Chlorine generator (TOXIC, IRRITANT) Generating, collecting and testing gases
Sodium chlorate(I) solution (14% (w/v) available chlorine) (CORROSIVE), about 100cm3
Hydrochloric acid, 5M (CORROSIVE), about
50 cm3
Refer to Health & Safety and Technical notes section below for additional information.
Eye protection
Thick chemically-resistant gloves such as marigold industrial blue nitrile
Access to a fume cupboard
The teacher will require:
Mortar and pestle
Heat resistant mat, 30 x 30 cm
Watch glasses, about 10 cm diameter, 2
Reduction tube (Note 1)
Test-tubes, 3
Test-tube rack
Teat pipette
Filter paper
Spatula or wooden splint
Bosses, clamps and stands
Health and Safety and Technical notes
Read our standard health & safety guidance
Wear eye protection and gloves.
Aluminium powder - see CLEAPSS Hazcard.
Liquid bromine - see CLEAPSS Hazcard.
Solid iodine - see CLEAPSS Hazcard.
Silver nitrate solution - see CLEAPSS Hazcard.
Chlorine - see CLEAPSS Hazcard and Recipe card.
Sodium chlorate(I) solution - see CLEAPSS Hazcard.
Hydrochloric acid - see CLEAPSS Hazcard.
1 The reduction tube should be fitted with a one-holed rubber stopper fitted with short length of glass tubing and attached to the chlorine generator. Alternatively an 8–10 cm length of wide bore glass tubing with a stopper fitted with a short length of glass tubing at each end could be used – see diagram.
2 Wear suitable protective gloves (thick, chemically resistant) when handling liquid bromine. Have 500 cm3 of 1M solution of sodium thiosulfate available to treat any spillages on the skin.
Reaction of Al + Cl2
a Set up the chlorine generator in a fume cupboard. Make sure it is securely clamped.
b Loosely crumple a piece of aluminium foil (10 x 5 cm) so that it will just fit inside the reduction tube and push it into the tube. Attach the tube to the generator with a short length of rubber tubing and clamp it in position at the end nearest to the generator, so that the aluminium foil can easily be heated using a Bunsen burner – see diagram.
c Generate a gentle stream of chlorine by dripping the hydrochloric acid slowly on to the sodium chlorate(I) solution, and allow it to pass over the aluminium. When the green colour of the chlorine gas fills the reduction tube, start heating the aluminium foil with a Bunsen burner at the end nearest to the chlorine supply. Once the aluminium is hot, a bright glow will suddenly appear where it starts to react with chlorine.
d Remove the heat. The bright glow should spread along the aluminium. If not, heat again, and increase the flow of chlorine gas. A lot of white 'smoke' – aluminium chloride – is produced, some of it condensing as a white powder on the walls of the reduction tube and the rest streaming out of the hole in the end of the tube. When the reaction is over, stop the chlorine supply and remove the heat.
e When the reduction tube has cooled down, disconnect it and, still in the fume cupboard, scrape a little of the white powder into a test-tube. Add a little deionised/distilled water to the solid to dissolve it. Care: the reaction between anhydrous aluminium chloride and water can be quite vigorous – an audible hiss can often be heard - see Teaching Notes.
f Test a drop of the solution with Universal indicator paper. It is strongly acidic. Test the remainder with a little silver nitrate solution. A white precipitate forms, showing the presence of chloride ions.
Reaction of Al + Br2
a Tear or cut some aluminium foil into several small pieces about 2 x 2 mm in size. Carefully pour 1 cm3 of liquid bromine onto a watchglass on a heat resistant mat in a fume cupboard. Sprinkle a few pieces of aluminium foil on to the surface of the bromine. Within a minute there are flashes of flame and a white 'smoke' of aluminium bromide is formed, together the orange vapour of bromine. Carefully hold another watchglass over the reaction to condense some of the 'smoke' on to its surface as a solid.
b Wash any aluminium bromide collected in this way off the watchglass into a test-tube using a little deionised water (Care: see Teaching Notes below). Test the solution with indicator paper and silver nitrate solution as above. The solution is acidic and a cream precipitate of silver bromide is formed.
Reaction of Al + I2
a Weigh out 2 g of iodine, which should be dry, and grind it to a powder in a fume cupboard, using a mortar and pestle. Place the powdered iodine on a filter paper on a dry heat resistant mat and add 0.3 g of aluminium powder to it. Mix the two solids together in the fume cupboard using a wooden splint – do not grind them together. When they are thoroughly mixed, pour the mixture into a heap on the heat resistant mat or in a metal tray, such as a tin lid, positioned in the middle of the fume cupboard.
b To start the reaction, use a teat pipette to place a few drops of water on the mixture. After a time lag, the water begins to steam and clouds of purple iodine vapour are given off, indicating that an exothermic reaction has started. After a few more seconds sparks are given off and the mixture bursts into flame. When the reaction subsides, a white residue of aluminium iodide remains. Scrape a little of this into a test-tube (Care: see Teaching Notes below), add some deionised water and filter if necessary. Test the solution with indicator paper and silver nitrate solution as above. The solution is acidic and a yellow precipitate indicates the presence of iodide ions.
Teaching notes
These reactions make quite spectacular demonstrations in themselves, the bromine + aluminium reaction even more so in a partly darkened room. Classroom management in semi-darkness (Practical Physics advice).
The demonstrations can be used to show the reaction between reactive non-metallic elements and a fairly reactive metal to form compounds, or as part of the study of the reactions of the Group 7 elements. Here the apparent order of reactivity is not that predicted from their position in the Group (that is chlorine → bromine → iodine). This is because of the different physical states of the three halogens, and the different surface area of the aluminium as a powder or foil. This can be used to make an important point about 'fair' comparisons of reactivity.
These reactions also serve to show that aluminium is in fact a more reactive metal than it appears in everyday use. The protective oxide layer of aluminium has to be penetrated by the halogens before the reactions can start, hence the delays, and the need for water to assist the two solid elements getting into contact, in the case of aluminium and iodine.
The clouds of iodine vapour released when aluminium and iodine react can stain the inside of a fume cupboard. Teachers may prefer to demonstrate this reaction outdoors, if possible.
The anhydrous aluminium halides are vigorously hydrolysed (sometimes violently if freshly prepared and hot, as here) by water, giving off fumes of a hydrogen halide and a forming an acidic solution of the aluminium salt. To dispose of the solid residues, allow them to cool completely before adding in small amounts to 1 M sodium carbonate solution in a fume cupboard. Wait until the reaction has subsided before adding more solid. Dispose of the resultant slurry with plenty of water.
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"I was twelve [in 1940] when I read my first sf magazine…it was called Stirring Science Stories and ran, I think, four issues….I came across the magazine quite by accident; I was actually looking for Popular Science. I was most amazed. Stories about science? At once I recognized the magic which I had found, in earlier times, in the Oz books – this magic now coupled not with magic wands but with science…In any case my view became magic equals science… and science (of the future) equals magic."
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**The difference between this and the #106159 Sprint 2 Flux**
**is that this version does not include a vehicle battery or charger.**
Chassis: 3/16" (4mm) plastic
Drive: Four wheel belt drive
Motor: HPI Flux Vektor 5900kV brushless (not 3S LiPo compatible)
Radio: 2-channel 2.4GHz, SF-10W waterproof steering servo and four AA
transmitter batteries
Electronic Speed Control: Waterproof HPI Flux Vapor, LiPo compatible
and fully prgrammable with the USB Programming Kit (not included,
order HPIC0573)
Ball Bearings: Full set, rubber sealed
Shocks: Oil-filled, plastic bodied
Differentials: Planetary gear, sealed
Transmission: Single speed with Flux optimized gearing
Tires: HPI X-Pattern Racing Tire 1.02" (26mm) width, 1.9 (49mm)
Rear, 1.2" (31mm) width, 1.9" (48mm) diameter
Wheels: HPI TE37 six spoke black 1.9" (48mm) diameter, 1.02" (26mm)
Pinion Gear: Steel 48 pitch
Spur Gear: 48 pitch, composite construction
Body: Polycarbonate painted and trimmed with body trim and light
details and clear plastic windows, matte black finish rear wing
Bumpers: Front, foam
Suspension: Fully adjustable, extra long upper links with new
multiple mounting positions, and adjustable droop
Ackerman: Adjustable, Ackerman describes the effect of the inner
front wheel turning faster than the outer front wheel during turns
Caster: Adjustable, caster/toe-in refers to the angle of the front
suspension when viewed from the side of the car in relation to the
Camber: Adjustable, camber refers to the angle of the tops of the
tires from vertical when viewed from front or behind vehicle
Steering: Bearing supported bell-crank type with servo saver
HPI On-Road Sprint 2 Touring Car with the Mustang GT-R Body, Flux
Vapor ESC, Flux Vektor 5900kV brushless motor, body, wing, 4 AA
TX batteries, 2.4GHz radio w/waterproof steering servo, decal
sheet, and instruction manual
Battery: 7.2V NiMH stick pack with Dean's connector
Battery Charger: To match selected battery
Misc. Items: Building and track equipment
Length: 17" (431mm)
Width: 7.5" (190mm)
Height: 5" (127mm)
Weight: 2.7lbs (1245g)
Wheelbase: 10" (254mm)
Front Track: 7.4" (187mm)
Rear Track: 7.7" (196mm) side to side at outer edges of wheel
Front Tread: 6.3" (160mm)
Rear Tread: 6.6" (169mm) side-to-side at wheel centers
Ground Clearance: 0.35" (9mm)
Length: 17.5" (444mm)
Width: 7.4" (187mm)
Height: 4.5" (114mm)
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4 5x10mm Rear Wheels 2 DTXC1535
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2 5x8mm Rear Diff 1 DTXC1523
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1 4x8mm Spur Gear Mount 1 DTXC1511
2 4x8mm Servo Saver 1 DTXC1511
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The first tip for businesses to be virtually virtual, according to the team at Citrix, a cloud company that enables mobile work styles- empowering people to work and collaborate from anywhere securely, is:
#1 Adopt cloud computing tools.
With cloud-based computing tools you begin by saving your most valuable resource, your time, and you can collaborate with clients and staff members from anywhere.
You don't have to physically be there to share this information and get work done.
Peter Puglisi of Bookkeeping CPAs now runs his business 100% remotely. With 70% of his clients remote, Peter found himself losing billable time on travel and gas.
For efficiency, Peter adopted cloud apps to meet and exchange files from anywhere-whether at his home office in New York or his winter retreat in Florida.
Tip#2 Don't let location limit your talent pool.
The workforce may be more mobile than ever before, but it still takes a cohesive team to move an organization forward.
When you physically can't be with your team because they are the other side of town or they're on the other side of the world, you can use a tool to virtually keep your team close by leveraging the power of video conferencing with "Go To Meeting."
Tip#3: Structure your collaboration
As a best-practice recommendation, the Citrix team recommends you structure your collaboration around two things- actions and outcomes.
Keep business momentum and accountability by adopting a project management solution like Podio. A great example of a company using Podio is Cirque Du Soleil.
Podio has become the main hub where all projects are managed by the Cirque Du Soleil team.
Everyone at Cirque Du Soleil from graphic designers to executive can request and follow the progress of creative jobs in one place and on any device.
Tip#4 When it comes to data backup, do your homework.
There are services that can backup data and some are free. Evaluate what you are getting for nothing.Make informed decisions based on your company needs.
Don't skimp on protecting your essential business records-especially if you operate in a regulated industry including legal, finance, insurance, healthcare, and real estate.
Remember that laws are not blind to company size. A good example we can share comes from our client, Mission Benefits, an insurance firm that uses ShareFile to securely store, sync, and exchange medical forms with clients.
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The company's ShareFile space online is branded with their logo and colors which helps clients feel that ShareFile is an extension of the business they already know and trust.
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A laptop will be lighter and more portable than your desktop pc, but much larger and heavier to carry around on a continual basis than most of today's sleek mobile devices.
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Snappy, a turtle so dubbed by Benjamin Oddis of Boardman, above, came out of his shell to make a new pal. Judging by the look on Benjamin's face, it made his day. On Sunday, the boy and his parents, Kris and Will Oddis, had found Snappy roaming on Trailwood Drive. Neighbors joined in and helped get him off the road and eventually into a box, which the Oddis family took home. Benjamin cared for the snapping turtle by spraying him with water from a squirt bottle. The family released him near a creek on their property, and to their delight, Snappy made himself at home by burrowing into the cool mud.
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Dotcom has put a strong emphasis on privacy since he began preparing the Mega storage website. Mega places content and the responsibility for it in the hands of the end-user, and limits Mega's exposure to litigation and takedowns.
He has talked up the privacy benefits of Mega before and spoken of secure private messaging, and now he wants to go further.
"I'm [planning] a Venture Capital Fund for privacy startups," he said on Twitter. "I'm looking for partners & fund managers."
Dotcom's announcement follows moves by Pirate Bay founder Peter Sunde in the same area.
Sunde launched secure messaging service Heml.is last week, saying that it had an emphasis on security and privacy and would not expose users to the peering eyes of the NSA or other intelligence or law enforcement agencies.
Sunde said, "Companies like Facebook, Twitter, Apple and Google have been forced to open up their systems and hand out information about their users. At the same time they have been forbidden to tell anyone about it!"
"We're building a message app where no one can listen in, not even us. We would rather close down the service before letting anyone in. Secrets are only secrets if they are secret."
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Flames Take YSU Series with 5-4 Win on Sunday
April 21, 2013
NILES, Ohio – The UIC baseball team (19-17, 8-7) moved into sole possession of second place in the Horizon League with a series finale win at Youngstown State (12-28, 7-8) on Sunday afternoon by a final score of 5-4. Freshman pitcher Ian Lewandowski worked efficiently on the mound, allowing just two earned runs and seven hits in 8.1 innings of work to collect his fourth win of the season. Sophomore outfielder Tyler Detmer tallied three RBI as he went 2-of-4 from the plate and Mike McKinley secured his first save of the year.
"We played with great intensity today," said head coach Mike Dee. "The whole weekend was very intense and I thought we handled it well. We are very pleased to win the series against a good club."
After two scoreless frames, UIC lit up the board first with two runs in the third inning. Redshirt senior Ryan Shober reached base on a walk and then stole second to begin the surge. Junior John Coen sent Shober to third on an infield single, but Shober was thrown out on the ensuing play as redshirt junior Andres Ortegano reached first on a fielder's choice. Both Coen and Ortegano moved up a bag off a wild pitch before Detmer drove them home with a double down the left field line.
The Penguins took one of those runs back in the bottom of the third and gained the edge in the fifth with two scores to go ahead 3-2.
The Flames quickly answered with a pair of runs in the top of the sixth to recapture the lead, 4-3. UIC played small ball as Alex De LaRosa and Joe Betcher were plated on sac bunts from Alex Jurich and Shober, respectively.
In the ninth inning, Detmer gave the Flames a two-run lead as he drove in Ortegano on a RBI-single to right center. That insurance run proved to be valuable as the Penguins scored a run in the bottom of the ninth, but the Flames held strong to claim their second consecutive series against YSU.
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China tackles pollution with pledge to withdraw 6 million vehicles
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BEIJING: The Chinese Government aims to take 6 million old vehicles off the road by end of 2014 in a move to curb the high levels of national air pollution, according to a new official document released on Monday.
The Action Plan for Energy Conservation, Emissions Reduction, and Low-carbon Development for the Years 2014 and 2015, decries that aging "yellow label" cars must be removed from the roads on account of high vehicle emissions.
These vehicles have been significant contributors to China's smog due to the dangerous particulate matter which they release (PM2.5).
The Asian nation's alarmingly high smog levels have become a critical political issue given their threat to human health. In Harbin, a city in the northeastern Chinese province of Heilongjiang, the index measurement of PM2.5 reached 1,000 last October, well above the recognized hazardous level of 300.
Prompted by the national indignation at the unacceptable air pollution levels, Premier Li Keqiang stated he would 'declare war' on pollution in March of this year, and this new action plan will play a key role in strengthening China's environmental policy.
The new plan's primary aim is to remove 6 million aging vehicles from China's roads by the end of 2014, but it also sets a regional target for Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta. These areas should aim to remove 5 million cars by the end of 2015, the document outlines.
Beijing is aiming to limit its total number of cars to 5.6 million by the end of this year, and by 2017 this figure should reach 6 million the authorities have confirmed.
China is also progressing the development of cleaner technologies in its cities and could soon host the world's largest electric vehicle (EV) fast-charger network, thanks to a collaboration between two leading power and auto companies.
Changhua Wu, Greater China Director of The Climate Group, remarked: "Last March, Premier Li Keqiang pledged to 'declare war' on pollution and his actions since then have demonstrated a strong commitment to delivering on that promise. Tackling vehicle emissions, which are significantly responsible for the dangerous particulate matter in our air, is a tangible step which will improve the lives of citizens across the country."
"Initiatives like this offer us a glimpse of what could be achieved if environmental policy is placed at the heart of China's domestic agenda, alongside policies to accelerate the scale-up of low carbon technologies such as electric vehicles. We need this kind of leadership for the realization of China's Clean Revolution", the Director added.
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This is why you get the error.
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Introduced by David Filipi, Wexner Center for the Arts
Rare Baseball Films is the perfect way to celebrate the national pastime that delights die-hard fans and cinephiles alike. Before television became a fixture in people's homes, theatrical newsreels were one of the few ways for fans to actually see players from around the country in action. The program draws on the Hearst Metrotone News Collection at the UCLA Film & Television Archive and includes the Houston Colt .45s' first spring training, Stan Musial's 3,000th hit, a charity game with Buster Keaton and Jack Benny, Babe Ruth's first day with the Boston Braves, Sandy Koufax's retirement press conference, Jackie Robinson relaxing at home with his family, and much more!
Including a Houston Astros Spring Training clip, the Friday program includes: Kennedy – Tosses Out First Ball. 1961, 46 sec.
President Nixon Opens 1969 Baseball Season Silent. With Bowie Kuhn, Ted Williams, Ralph Houk. 1969, 1:47 mins.
June Allyson with Chicago White Sox – Comiskey Baseball Park. Promotion for The Stratton Story. With Bill Dickey. 1949, 2:44 mins.
Sandy Koufax Retires. 1966, 12:49 mins.
Babe Ruth's First Day in Boston Brave's Training Camp. 1935, 5:53 mins.
Baseball Caught from Top of Cleveland's Terminal Tower. 1938, 3:30 mins.
Chicago – It's 3000 for Stan! 1958, 1:50 mins.
U.S. Stars Discuss Baseball. With Joe DiMaggio. 1954, 1:03 mins.
Jackie Robinson (1956, 5:41 mins.)
Campanella: Portrait of Courage (1958, 1:54 mins.)
Rickey Booms Third League Without Congressional "Help". 1959, 58 sec.
Iraq's Boy King Goes Sightseeing in New York! Silent. 1952, 2:35 mins.
Milwaukee – Haddix Pitches Longest Perfect Game in History. 1959, 1:18 mins.
Red Auerbach Interview. With Dolph Schayes, Rogers Hornsby, Maurice Stokes. 1958, 7:47 mins.
Babe Ruth Plays Last Game as a Regular. 1934, 3:51 mins.
Youngster Sets Home Run Race in Major Leagues. With Mel Ott. Silent. 1929, 1:07 mins.
Two Wizards – Huggins and Rockne Meet at Yankee Stadium. With Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Gene Tunney, Jack Dempsey. Silent. 1927, 4:40 mins.
Charity Ball Game Between Stars and Comedians. 1936, 1 min.
American Showgirls Teach Japanese Geishas to Play Baseball. Silent. 1935, 2:52 mins.
Saturday, August 10, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Meet the Astros' "Shooting Stars" street team and team mascot Orbit, all at the Museum, just outside Brown Auditorium Theater.
Saturday, August 10, 1:00-2:30 p.m. Bring the entire family to a 90-minute program featuring highlights from the first regular season game against the Phillies in 1965, Willie Mays 511th home run, a Woody Woodpecker cartoon, and an excerpt from The Astrodome: Eighth Wonder of the World,
Filipi has been with the Wexner Center's film/video department since 1994 and director since 2010. His ongoing project Rare Baseball Films has been presented annually at the Wexner Center and at around the country with programs drawn from the collections at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY and the UCLA Film & Television Archive. A member of the film studies committee at Ohio State, where he has taught animation history since 2004, Filipi is also a member of Ohio State's Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum advisory board. In addition, Filipi regularly serves on panels for regional and national arts organizations. He received his master's degree in film studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Rare Baseball Films is organized by David Filipi, director of film/video at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio. Special thanks to the UCLA Film & Television Archive.


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Jonah Hex
Release Date: Jun 18, 2010
Genre: Action/AdventureDrama
Rating: (PG-13)
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I thought this was a great movie a little bit of a slow start but got good pretty quick. I enjoyed it.
We're starting to scrape the bottom of the graphic novel barrel, if Jonah Hex is any indication. Of course, it doesn't help when it looks like your movie was stitched together by a blind man with no hands. It's an absolute mess, and even at only 80 minutes long, it's still way too long.
Josh Brolin (really, the only redeeming thing about this movie) plays the lead character, a Civil War vet mutilated and forced to watch his family burn by an evil Confederate colonel (John Malkovich). Hex travels the West, talking to dead people, and eventually has to stop the colonel from blowing up the US Capitol. Yeah, it's just as dumb as it sounds. Along the way, Megan Fox shows up to wear a corset.
The film went through a bunch of problems during production (directors quitting, deadlines that had to be met) and it shows. This film is a mish-mash of styles that have no hope ofreport this review for TOS violationing together. There are strange animated sections, repeated sequences, and inept editing and camera work. It would be fun if it was a low budget film, but this is a big budget studio movie, which just makes me sad. Couldn't this money have been used for something better?
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Yulia Lipnitskaya had the fans in Sochi once again screaming in delight on Saturday. For the final event of the Sochi Winter Games the Olympic figure skaters once again hit the ice for a fun performance during the Olympic Figure Skating Gala. Giving the fans a flawless performance, the home country welcomed the star with an applause that probably could be heard outside the venue. Aired on NBC Sports on Saturday, the star seemed at ease with the moment.
Yulia Lipnitskaya had a difficult Olympics debut in Sochi. Missing the podium the 15-year-old figure skater seemed to be frustrated with her action on the ice for the competition. Battling back hard, it didn't seem like she had enough focus to overcome her nerves
Yulia Lipnitskaya will be a name the figure skating world will be hearing over and over in the future. The young star has made her mark on Sochi and most likely will be back in 2018 looking to grab the gold medal. With more experience at that point, it might not be surprising if Russia wins another gold with this young star standing on the podium.
The Olympic Figure Skating Gala was a chance for fans to see the athletes without all the pressures of scoring and Yulia Lipnitskaya was flawless. Check out the highlights on NBC Olympics evening program.


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Im not because I dont see the point of lying to her.
How many of you are going to tell your kid(s)
I think back on the mystery of Santa.. and it makes me appreciate my parents. All they went through to make it "special" for us - and I hope my kids will do that too. Once they know the truth - that moment they think back on all the "tricks" we had to keep it special for them.
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And also, because I don't agree with you, I'm wrong? Interesting.
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Of course I will be telling my LO and future kids about Santa, Easter bunny, and the tooth fairy. As PPs have said, it's part of the fun of the holidays.
Growing up, we believed in the mythical creatures but more stress was placed on the Jesus' birth and resurrection. My parents had a great explanation for us when we started to question whether Santa was real or not. my parents had told me that he *is* real in the respect that he represents the spirit of the holidays. Maybe not a flesh and blood individual, but he teaches us how to give selflessly to others. Neither my brother or I were upset when we found out.
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Honors and Awards 2013 Preseason First Team All-America (Perfect Game) 2013 Preseason First Team All-America (Louisville Slugger) 2013 Preseason First Team All-America (NCBWA) 2013 Preseason First Team All-America (Baseball America) 2013 Senior CLASS Award candidate 2013 Golden Spikes Award Watch List 2013 Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week (March 4) 2013 Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week (March 11) 2013 Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (March 5) 2013 NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week (March 5) 2013 Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week (March 11) 2013 Baseball America Midseason Top Pitcher (April 4) 2012 NCBWA Pitcher of the Year 2012 First Team All-America (Collegiate Baseball) 2012 First Team All-America (NCBWA) 2012 Second Team All-America (Baseball America) 2012 First Team All-Pac-12 2012 NCAA Stanford Regional Most Outstanding Player 2012 Golden Spikes Award finalist 2012 Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist
Off The Farm Selected eighth overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2012 MLB Draft Selected in the 15th round (450th overall) by the Detroit Tigers in the 2009 MLB Draft Named 2011 Team USA's No. 1 prospect by Baseball America Pitched for Team USA in the summer of 2011 (4 APP, 5.00 ERA, 9.0 IP, 11 K, 2 BB, 0 ER) Named the No. 2 prospect in the Cape Cod League by PerfectGame.org in 2011 Pitched for Yarmouth-Dennis in the Cape Cod League during the summer of 2011 (20.0 IP, 25 K, 3 BB, 3 ER) Pitched for Newport in the New England Collegiate Baseball League in the summer of 2010 (6-1, 1.87 ERA, 43.1 IP, 33 H, 24 K) 2010 New England Collegiate Baseball League Mid-Summer All-Star Named the No. 2 prospect in the New England Collegiate Baseball League by Baseball American in 2011
As a Junior (2012) NCBWA Pitcher of the Year First team All-America (Collegiate Baseball) First team All-America (NCBWA) Second team All-America (Baseball America) First team All-Pac-12 Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Stanford Regional Golden Spikes finalist Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist 10-2, 2.56 ERA, 123.0 IP, 5 CG 130 K, 30 BB, 97 H, .213 opp/avg. Pitched at least 7.0 innings in 14 of 16 starts Two nine-inning no-decisions that went extra innings Struck out at least 10 batters in eight starts (four against top-10 teams) Led Pac-12 in strikeouts, third in opp. average, fourth in innings pitched, fifth in wins during regular season 7-0 in final 11 regular-season starts Opened campaign with four no-hit innings, 5 K in 7.0 innings against No. 10 Vanderbilt Picked up win over No. 7 Texas with (then) career-best 10 K, 3 BB and 3 H in 7.0 innings Eleven strikeouts at Fresno State Fourteen strikeouts, two runs and four hits in 9.0 innings during a no-decision at No. 4 Rice (retired 12- and 11-straight batters during the outing) Thirteen strikeouts in 9.0 frames during no-decision against No. 10 Oregon Improved to 4-0 against top 25 teams with April wins against No. 20 Arizona State and No. 10 UCLA Ten strikeouts in 7.0 innings against UCLA Cruised through May with wins over Oregon State, Washington State, Utah and Cal Ten strikeouts in first career complete-game shutout against Washington State Lone losses came at Fresno State (8.0 IP, 7 ER, 11 K, 8 H) and Florida State (4.0 IP, 7 R)
As a Sophomore (2011) Top starter on Friday nights 6-7, 3.02 ERA, 110.1 IP, 17 GS, 86 K, 29 BB, 114 H, .277 opp/avg. Surrendered only two home runs on the season Reached the sixth inning in each of 15 weekend starts Fanned at least five in 12 of 15 starts Fanned at least seven in five starts Nine hits and three runs allowed in 7.0 frames during 4-1 win over UCLA Tossed second career complete game in NCAA Regional opener vs. Kansas State (8 K, 3 R, 7 H) Gave up four earned runs over 24.1 innings (2-0) heading into Super Regionals Six no-hit innings in first career complete game at USC, finishing with seven strikeouts and no walks Twice fanned nine batters in eight-inning wins over Washington and Arizona Eight shutout innings against Arizona
As a Freshman (2010) Reliever and spot starter 2-1, 5.92 ERA, 38.0 IP, 44 H, 26 K, 19 BB, .295 opp/avg. as a starter 3.45 ERA, 31.1 IP, 21 APP, 12 ER out of the bullpen Started campaign without allowing a run over first five appearances spanning 6.1 innings Five strikeouts and one hit in 2.0 shutout innings for first career win against UC Santa Barbara Second win came against Pepperdine in 2.2 innings while allowing two runs Two strikeouts and one earned run in 1.0 inning against Arizona State Two shutout innings against Hawaii First save came after 3.0 scoreless innings at Oregon State Second career save came with 5.0 innings of one-run ball against Santa Clara Retired first eight batters against Santa Clara
The Appel File Two-time letterman in basketball and baseball at Monte Vista (Calif.) Named one of the top-100 prep players in 2009 by Baseball America, Perfect Game, Rivals, Maxpreps and Baseball Factory 2009 Contra Costa Times Baseball Prep Athlete of the Year 2009 Contra Costa Times Basketball Prep Athlete of the Year 4-0, 0.90 ERA, 31.0 IP, 9 GP, 5 GS, 3 S, 21 H, 45 K, 6 BB during senior season Ended senior season with 24.0 consecutive scoreless innings, including a no-hitter against defending league champion Livermore Led baseball team to North Coast Sectionals in 2008 and 2009 Led basketball team to 2009 D1 North Coast Sectional title Three-time scholar athlete Basketball team's most improved player as a junior Son of Patrick and Sondra Appel Older brother, John, was a 6-10 reserve center for back-to-back Division III national champion Washington University (St. Louis) Number of family members attended Rice, including uncle, John Casbarian, who is the dean of Rice's architecture school Majoring in management, science and engineering


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Maria Popova (@brainpicker) points us to a marvelous passage from Herman Hesse's Bäume: Betrachtungen und Gedichte (Trees: Reflections and Poems). Here's a bit of the passage. Head over to Brain Pickings for the rest.
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Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach, undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life.I am still learning to speak to trees and to listen to them. I have not learned the truth.


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Samsung Galaxy J officially unveiled in Taiwan
Samsung today has officially announced the Galaxy J (model number SGH-N075T) in Taiwan – hence confirming a rumor from last week.
Currently available to purchase only in Japan (since October), the Galaxy J will be released in Taiwan starting later this month, apparently via all major carriers: Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile, and FarEasTone. Unlocked, the new handset will cost 21,900 TWD (about $740). It's going to be offered in two colors versions: white and pink.
Running Android 4.3 Jelly Bean (certainly upgradeable to 4.4 KitKat), the Samsung Galaxy J features a 5 inch Full HD display, LTE connectivity, NFC, quad-core 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 processor, 3GB of RAM, 13MP rear camera with LED flash, 2MP front-facing camera, MicroSD card support, and a 2,600 maAh battery. Although some see the Galaxy J as being a more compact Galaxy Note 3, it is actually just an upgraded Galaxy S4 (since it doesn't have a stylus to be considered related to the Note series).
Samsung didn't say if the Galaxy J would be released in other markets.
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Relationship Dynamics
Josh Flom
Honest, authentic, personal: These words describe the tone of Josh Flom's debut book. Covering several aspects of relationships, Flom shares his own experiences with hopes that you, the reader, may learn something new from his mistakes. With so many books on relationships available, you may be wondering why you should buy this one. Flom's writing is so real and raw you'll feel like you know the author when you finish reading, and you'll want to know more.
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Men's Track Competes at Sykes & Sabock with Appearance at The Armory
Live Results
Schedule (.pdf)
Heat Sheets (.pdf)
PRINCETON, N.J. (2/1/13) - The Princeton men's track & field teams will compete at Penn State's Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup on Saturday, Feb. 2 in a team-scored meet. In addition senior Michael Franklin will compete at The Armory Collegiate Invitational the same day.
The meet begins at 9 a.m. Princeton's first events will be the mile at 12:40 and pole vault at 12:30 p.m.
Other competing teams include: Binghamton, Buffalo, Connecticut Cornell, Liberty, Lock Haven, Penn, South Florida, UNC Wilmington and Virginia.
Last year at Sykes & Sabock, the Tigers finished third behind a historical sub-4 minute mile by Peter Callahan '13. At the time, Callahan's time of 3:58.86, was the eighth best time in the nation in the mile and a Sykes & Sabock meet record. He was the second Tiger in program history to run a sub-4 minute mile, joining Bill Burke '91 who ran a 3:58.70 in 1991 to win the Millrose Games. Callahan is just the third Ivy League runner in history to break the four-minute indoor mile. Three others scored in the mile as Princeton earned 21 points in the event.
Another big event for Princeton was the 3k, as the Tigers pick up another 20 points. Thomas Dialynas '12 won the race at 8:19.09 with Jonathan Vitez '14 and Eddie Owens also scored.
In middle distance Russell Dinkins '13 was the runner up in the 800 at 1:49.92.
Dave Slovenski '12 won the pole vault clearing 5.15 meters, while Damon McLean '14 was the runner-up in the triple jump and a scorer in the long jump.
Other scorers included: Derek Hynes '12 in the pole vault, Garner McCloud '12 in the triple, Bradley Paternostro '15 in the 800, Michael Williams '14 in the 800 and Tom Hopkins '14 in the 400.
The DMR took second and the 4x4 was seventh.
Armory Meet Info & Results
Franklin will compete in the 3,000 at The Armory Collegiate Invitational on Saturday at 1:52 p.m. He faces 14 distance runners from across the nation.


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TC TO JOHN A. CARLYLE ; 15 April 1853; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18530415-TC-JAC-01; CL 28: 109-112
Chelsea, 15 April, 1853
My dear Brother,
I designed to have written to you at an earlier period of the day; but was prevented by Morgan the Carpenter coming in upon me, and turning all my enterprises heels overhead. For we are again getting under the dominion of that r[edou]btable person; he is again (on the 2d Monday hence) to get possession of us for a week: Book-cases, window apparatus; and the painting of the upper room,—to be followed, at some unknown time, by the painting and papering of this poor room in which I yet sit with bare walls, and in half gypsey fashion, all this while!—In all your arrangements of life, whatsoever you do or forbear, avoid one thing, as next to utter conflagration, "a thorough repair!" I should as soon have given my right hand to be cut off, had I known what "a thorough repair" meant, in consenting to it. However, however—
Your news about my Mother was right welcome and indispensable; I hope soon to have another little Note from you, with account of a new visit: my poor old Mother,—Heaven is very merciful to deal with us so in that respect: alas, I have grown used to the Mercy; and my imagination gives a haggard start when I think that these are not things which can continue! But let us not be ungrateful, not unhopeful, which is the worst ingratitude to a Bounteous Giver!—It seems to me, all this winter, as if we had all got dreadfully old, as if the clapsydra [water clock] were rushing rapidly out with all of us, and this sorely confused game of life were verging towards the still Eternities. I often enough think of these things: nor are they wholly sad and painful; there is a feeling of victory and stern blessedness withal in the thought that one is actually grown old. We will say no more of it just now.
I get very ill on with work; little better than for a long while past, which, God knows, is badly enough. But I do not quite give up either; I puddle along, and shall perhaps emerge out of the cesspools one day. So much labour has been expended upon Fritz, and no daylight will yet shine thro' that enterprise: however, I suppose we must persist, at this stage, and get delivered in some tolerable way if we can.—I am at present on some negociation for admission to the inner rooms of the Museum: but Panizzi, who can himself do nothing, is not encouraging; tomorrow I am to see Hallam,1 and unless he give me some heart (which the good soul will if he can), I shall quietly let the matter drop. After all, Books are not what will make one wise: it is astonishing what little profit, in any form whatever, one too often gets out of Books! With Prussian Books on Friedrich, for example, one might load a waggon; and the knowledge even Prussians have of Fk I find to be frightfully like Zero, in spite of Books. Not one genial Book yet exists on the subject.
Maccall started his Lecturing Enterprize sunday gone a week: big room in Oxford Street (once Gavazzi's), admittance 6d, subject Scotch Covenanters,—present 28!2 It takes near three score to pay expenses. The poor man did not seem to be discouraged, however; "very well for a beginning": last sunday, another trial, with some alterations of arrangement; audience now 54. He decides to get a smaller cheaper room, and charge a shilling: that will perhaps do better. He writes to me on Monday what the issue has been; to see much of him is not very inviting, tho' once and away he is good for a monthly dialogue or so. The health of the man improves visibly: poor soul, perhaps he will get this lecturing speculation to answer a little, by and by, after all.—Fairey3 I saw on the street yesterday, who had been to hear Maccall; and professed to have business with me on that score,—but had been refused by Fanny, he said! The unfortunate Farey; "well in health," but gloomy, aimless and idle, as is the common lot of him.
Darwin gets visibly less to visit us since he went so far away: "the inexorable law of distances," as Taylor calls it.4 Dn has the Wedgwoods with him at present, who are shifting into another house.
Do you read the Edinburgh Review? In the last No is a scourging article (of which I read three pages today in the Library) on Disraeli,—by Hayward.5 Diamond cut diamond; Jew pull the dirty ragged pate of Jew! I agree with Hd, however, there is hardly any uglier phenomenon in these times than the political history of that uncircumcised (or circumcised) Adventurer.—I saw nothing else in the Review; but had heard the review of Alison was by one Greg, a writing Hodman of some name, once a Cottonspinner of do.6 George Cornwall Lewis, dullest of learned, mortals, is now Editor,7—more power to his elbow. I read hardly a page of any book or any pamphlet, but what turn on my own sad subject: I have enough of dulness steadily awaiting me of its own accord there. I have mostly given up the Leader Newspaper, it had got so utterly washy and frothy, the Examiner, which we get instead, is not a lively or inspired production, not it either! But one finds old Crawfurd &c in it;8 and one does not find Auguste Comte, the Spirit-rappers, Holyoake and that sad etcetera.9
What is become of Jane at Dumfries? I suppose, poor thing, she is not very active just at this time; poor Jean, I must write to her one of these days, bad as my pens are, and short as is my time.—As to accounts of mine there I can recollect nothing except a morsel of brandy taken down to Scotsbrig; however, you can inquire, pay what there is; and send me the remainder in stamps,—red stamps, no more blue at present.10— — Enough dear Brother; for I am now under candles; and tea ought to be announcing itself down below. Have you decided yet as to Summer & its movements? I wish you were going "not to stir"; but that, I know, is out of the game. Will sister Phoebe accept my and Jane's kind regards: take care of this cold weather on her account: it is very fierce indeed. Adieu, dear Brother. Yours ever T. Carlyle


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Travel through the barns and show arenas to see what Women do with their horses. Photographer and author Karelin (Karstaedt) Sammann will have you follow her and her 35-mm camera through the lives of women who love their horses with all their hearts.
I have been photographing the western life since the late 1970's. The series on Women and Their Horses was a favorite because of my background with horses. I am now a senior citizen and my life-long love of horses, whether packing mules, showing in western classes, or riding on a equestrian drill team shows I've loved the life. These pictures and verses show the love I have for Women and Their Horses. I have other photo series on the California Cowboy, Ranch Kids, and Western Trails that will come out in the future. Watch for them.
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RKandJMB dice Karelin, what a beautiful book reflecting women and their passion for horses. This book should be on everyone's coffee table.....especially cowgirls. Congratulations. Rena and Mark
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A good friend wrote this comment on my Picture Trail which advertises model horse tack: Foothill Writer: As always, your pictures have the quality of having been there to smell the dust, sweat, and perfume. Great job Karelin.
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The release date of the tentatively-titled "Star Wars Battlefront 3" could be delayed. According to a report from Gameranx on July 21, the launch of the video game could be affected by the production of the upcoming movie, "Star Wars Episode VII." The film is expected to come out next year but could be pushed to 2016 due to the injury suffered by Harrison Ford, the actor behind Han Solo, and other potential issues.
"Star Wars Battlefront 3" is expected to incorporate several elements from "Star Wars Episode VII." Furthermore, Electronic Arts would probably want to launch the video game to coincide with the theatrical release of the movie in order to earn more money off of the frenzy. As a result, a delay seems possible for the latest "Star Wars Battlefront" release.
The upcoming title also pays homage to the first three movies of the franchise. The development team visited several locations that were used in the films. The studio was able to recreate Hoth from "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" as well as Endor from "Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi."
An early concept video was shown on the two planets during last month's Electronic Entertainment Expo. The video also showed the team visiting a museum to find the original designs of the character and vehicle models. However, no real gameplay of multiplayer-focused game has been shown so far.
Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment previously confirmed that more details on "Star Wars Battlefront 3" will be announced next spring season. The development team, who is also working on a reboot of the "Mirror's Edge" series along with helping out Visceral Games with "Battlefield Hardline," has kept quiet on the release date for the project, which many fans expect to arrive sometime in 2015. You can find a screen from the upcoming "Star Wars" video game near the top of this article (courtesy of the studios' Twitter page).
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Topic wise Weightage and Analysis of GATE 2012 EEE Paper
The candidates who appeared for GATE 2012 EE branch were in for a surprise, an unpleasant one though. There were no 'expected' questions which happen in an exam and the questions were designed to test not just the conceptual Knowledge of the candidates, but in-depth understanding of the subject – coupled with extensive practice. The students who came out of the exam hall felt that paper was difficult than usual. An unusual thing about the EE GATE Paper this time, was in topics – Networks, Signals & Systems, Control Systems, Analog and Digital Electronics and Engineering Mathematics, ECE & EEE got the same questions. Thus in topics like Signals & Systems and


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Rana catesbeiana
Bullfrog, American Bullfrog
Subgenus: Aquarana
|family: Ranidae
|Taxonomic Notes: This species is placed in the genus Lithobates by Frost et al. (2006). This has been a controversial action, because the connection of this well-known species with its enormous literature is lost if the name Lithobates catesbeianus is used, and Lithobates was proposed in a different sense (for a smaller group of species, as a subgenus) by Hillis and Wilcox (2005). Frost et al. (2006) applied Lithobates to a large group of species for which the name Lithobates has never been used. AmphibiaWeb recommends treating Lithobates as a subgenus of Rana (for members of the Rana palmipes species group), along with using other subgenera for the other major species groups of Rana. If subgenera are used, species names should be written as Rana (Lithobates) palmipes, or Rana (Aquarana) catesbeiana, for examples. This option preserves the maximal amount of phylogenetic information and as well as a long-standing and stable taxonomy.
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You've got a marijuana dispensary or related business. You want to build awareness, rank well in Google for local cannabis-related queries and you want more customers. A good place to start is making sure your business is listed on the following sites:
Top U.S. Local Directories That Allow Marijuana-Related Businesses
Top U.S. Local Directories That Display Marijuana-Related Businesses But Not Categories
Top U.S. Marijuana Dispensary Directories
Top U.S. Local Directories That Allow Marijuana-Related Businesses
The following are top national Internet Yellow Pages (IYPs) sites that have categories for marijuana businesses. All of them allow you to add your business listings for free:
- Citysearch
Categories: Alternative Medicine > Medical Marijuana Dispensaries > Health Clinics
Example Profile: THC Medical Doctor
- Dexknows.com
Categories: Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Example Profile: First Hemp Bank Cannabis Club
- Foursquare
Categories: Marijuana Dispensary > Drugstore/Pharmacy > Smoke Shop > Medical > Lab > Shop
Example Profile: Rocky Mountain Medical Marijuana
- HotFrog
Categories: Medical Marijuana Dispensary > Medical Cannabis > Medical Marijuana Doctors > Edibles > Cannabis Delivery > Marijuana Delivery > Medical Marijuana Patients
Example Profile: Health Depot (check out the biz name spam on that one)
- InsiderPages
InsiderPages Categories: Alternative Medicine > Medical Marijuana
Example Profile: San Jose Medical Marijuana Dispensary
- WhitePages.com
Categories: Medical Marijuana
Example Profile: Grace Medical Marijuana Pharm
- Yelp
Categories: Cannabis Clinics
Example Profile: Lifted Health & Wellness
U.S. Local Directories That Display Marijuana-Related Businesses But Not Categories
These directories and search engines have plenty of pot businesses but no official pot categories. Lots of "Alternative Medicine" out there.
- Bing Local/Bing Maps
Categories: None I can find
Example Profile: Medical Marijuana Doctors
- Facebook
Categories: Alternative & Holistic Health > Health/Medical/Pharamceuticals
Example Profile:Muskegon Medical Marijuana Dispensary
- Google Places/Google Maps/Google+ Local
Categories: Alternative Medicine Practitioner > Herb Shop > Holistic Medicine Practitioner > Medical Clinic > Medical Supply Store > Wellness Program
Example Profile: LA Treehouse
- Kudzu
Categories: Home Health Care Services > Medical Supplies
Example Profile: Swami's Medical Marijuana Dispensary
- Local.com
Categories: Health & Medical > Holistic Practitioners
Example Profile: Cannacure
- Manta
Categories: Clinics > Health Services > Pharmacies
Example Profile: Medical Marijuana Physician
- Superpages
Categories: Alternative Medicine
Example Profile: Platinum Society Medical Marijuana Dispensary (love the "send flowers to a patient" link)
The Top U.S. Marijuana Dispensary Directories
The best of the Cannabis verticals + their Moz Domain Authority:
- 420101.com (DA=28)
- Colorado MMJ Directory (12)
- DispensaryWeed.com (31)
- Leafly (51)
- Local MMJ (12)
- High Time Dispensary List (63)
- MedicalMarijuana.com (37)
- PotSpot 411 (32)
- Shabong (18)
- Sticky Guide (31)
- THCFinder (45)
- WeedMaps(49)
- Where's Weed.com (37)
If you have any more you'd like me to add, please post in the comments.


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Mar 17, 2011 11:06 AM
Amy writes: "Hey Outblush, big fan here with a personal shopper request! I have my sorority's formal coming up soon and I've been looking for a great dress. I was thinking something knee-length or above (but not too short) and with a bold, graphic pattern. I'm 5'6 and 135 lb, so around a size 6. I'm not particular about whether or not it's strapless, but I'm not a huge fan of spaghetti straps, cap or flutter sleeves (I love one-shoulder dresses though). I'm pretty evenly built, but I would love something that could define my waist. As far as colors go, I kind of lean towards darker ones, and anything with navy, grey, gold, silver or a rich purple would be great. I'm just trying to steer clear of black this year. It would also be great if it was under $200. Thanks so much!"
Hello, Amy! It's hard to find bold prints in darker colors, but I think I found some dresses that will suit your awesome style!
1 - ABS One-Shoulder Sequin Dress ($230)
2 - Nicole Miller Royal Purple Speckled Foil Dress ($208)
3 - Open to Interpretation Dress ($60)
4 - Rose Jacquard Dress ($158)
5 - Cause for Celebration Dress ($123)
6 - Jessica Simpson Scratched Print Dress ($138, in two colors)
7 - The Finalist Dress ($70)
8 - Marc by Marc Jacobs Dusted Violet Mosaic Dress ($161)
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