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I got a new display, but my PC vid card only has two heads. Looking for recommendation that satisfies this:
- PCI (not express, my motherboard only has one express slot)
- Fanless
- Powerful enough to support Vista Aero at 1280x1024.
Two more items that would be great if I could find them:
- Nvidia-based (I like the unified drivers... already have an Nvidia card, and sticking to the same line might reduce driver conflicts)


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If $U\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ is an open and contractible subset such that there is a continuous function $f\colon U\to\mathbb{R}$ with only one minimum and the level curves of $f$ are connected by paths, then is $U$ homeomorphic to $\mathbb{R}^n$?
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$1^{st}$ hint: We may assume that the minimum lies at the origin and that the value at this point is zero.
$2^{nd}$ hint: The map $\mathbb R^n\to\mathbb R$, $x\mapsto ||x||$ has the required property. It is likely that the homeomorphism should send level curves to circles around the origin.
$3^{rd}$ hint: A candidate for the homeomorphism is the map which sends $x\mapsto f(x)\frac{x}{||x||}$ (and $0\mapsto 0$).
Edit: It is relatively easy to see that my propsed map doesn't work in general, but I guess some modification should do.

subset: commoncrawl


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If SCSU's Not A Great Place To Work, Is It A Vote Of No Confidence?
by Silence Dogood
Last fall, there were serious discussions about holding a vote of no confidence in the administration at SCSU. A host of issues about the university have come to light in the past three years that call into question the effectiveness and suitability of President Potter's leadership at the university. It was argued that since there was going to be this Great Place to Work "Trust Survey," a vote of no confidence by the Faculty Association was not necessary.
The decision not to proceed with a vote eliminated some of the contentiousness within the faculty over simply discussing a possible vote of no confidence. Believe it or not, there are some faculty who think President Potter and his leadership team are doing a good job. Some faculty questioned whether or not the results of the Great Place to Work Institute's survey would show a significant enough level of dissatisfaction to have the President removed. Others argued that, even if it did, Chancellor Rosenstone would be reluctant to remove a university president.
So, we are left with the so-called Great Place to Work Survey. Before the survey came out, many individuals expressed concerns about confidentiality while others expressed concerns about having access to the raw data. Several faculty even doubted that the data would ever be released—especially if it was not glowingly positive to the President.
President Potter deserves credit for not dumping the entire project after he saw the results. It would have been easy to say that there were "problems" with the survey—the GPTW survey wasn't really appropriate for a university, or there wasn't a large enough response. But he didn't.
However, in a very selfish way he probably should have dumped the project since the findings of the "Trust Survey" demonstrates quite conclusively that the university community (faculty, administration, and staff) has serious concerns about his leadership at the university. They certainly lack trust in his administrative team. The survey results were presented in a university forum on February 20th, 2014 and released on March 5th, 2014. With a response rate of 40% (634 out of 1,582 employees) that included every employee group at SCSU, it may not be a representative sample of SCSU employees but it is a sample diverse enough to support the conclusion that SCSU is not even close to being in the same league as the 100 Best Places to Work.
It's true there wasn't a single question on the survey that asked "Do you have confidence in President Potter's leadership?" It's equally true that a number of questions asked in the survey help answer the question.
Questions were answered in reference to the employee's "Workgroup" and "Organization." All of the questions presented focus on the response to the "Organization." According to the Great Place To Work Institute (GPTWI), "Organization" refers to the University as a whole. Management of the organization refers to the senior level members of the administration, "including the President, Provost, and Vice Presidents."
All fifteen questions in the survey from the PowerPoint slides released on March 5th, 2014, which begin "Management…" are presented in what follows. The cumulative effect of these fifteen survey items serves as a surrogate for a simple vote of confidence or no confidence. These fifteen questions are a direct evaluation of the President and his management team. The data presented have not been edited except in the format used in presentation.
For all of the data, the red bar represents the average value for the "100 Best Companies." All of the blue bars represent the derived values from those who completed the survey at SCSU. Where there are no red bars, the question was generated locally so the number must be interpreted without a comparison.
Editor's note: See the attached graphic for the survey results.
The average score of the survey respondents on these fifteen questions is 28.6 as compared to the average score of the so called Great Place to Work "100 Best Companies" at 84.0. This demonstrates a rate that is just barely over one-third of the value of a "Great Place to Work" (28.6/84.0 = 0.34.0).
These might not have been the same questions asked in a vote of no confidence survey. However, the scores to questions like Management shares information openly and transparently (20), Management involves people in decisions (23), Management delivers on its promises (26), Management makes sound financial decisions (28), and, last but not least, Management is competent (32) demonstrate a complete lace of trust in the administration on the part of those who took the survey.
Pretty soon, we'll probably hear that 60% didn't take the survey and this "Silent Majority" supports the administration. Also, we'll probably hear that 40% is not significant enough of a response rate to be meaningful. In the last non-presidential election year (2010), the voter turnout in the District of Columbia was only 26.2% of eligible voters. Texas was a close second at 26.9% of eligible voters voting. In 2010, 26 out of 50 states had a lower than 40% voter turnout. I don't remember hearing anyone calling those elections not valid. The winners are called mayor, representative, governor and senator. A response rate of 40% for this type of survey is actually quite good. The administration just doesn't like the results.
Analysis of the results show that the faculty had the lowest level of support for the administration. If this had been a faculty vote of no confidence, the results would likely have been much worse for the administration. However, the fact that the results include faculty, staff and administrators demonstrates the results consider the administration's performance from a wide perspective—and the data is consistently negative independent of employee group.
I've given a lot of tests over the years and I can't recall a single incidence of someone receiving one-third of the points of the "A" students in the class and receiving a passing grade. The results are in and the people have spoken. You can put whatever kind of spin on it you would like. SCSU is not a "Great Place to Work" and it's time for EP3 to move on.


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The Red Wings look to prove that their 5-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Friday night wasn't a fluke, as they visit the Chicago Blackhawks tonight.
While the Wings have been reeling, the Blackhawks have been rolling. With a 3-2 win in Columbus last night, the 'Hawks sit at 5-0 on the season. A win tonight would set a new franchise record for victories to start the season.
It's looking like Detroit will get Jonathan Ericsson back in the lineup as they attempt to get above .500 for the first time this season. If he can return from his shoulder and hip injuries, he'll replace Jakub Kindl (who made his first appearance of the season on Friday) on the blue line.
It's worse news for the forward lines, though, as Darren Helm has suffered a setback with his back injury and will be out tonight, replaced by Patrick Eaves.
Game time is 7:00 PM with TV coverage on FSD.


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Georgia's The Whigs come as close to anyone to filling that void left by the extra-competent and enjoyable era of 90s alt-rock that provided we enthusiasts with the opportunities to delight in bombastic yet substance heavy rock and roll. With their 3rd album In The Dark the trio is still packing a punch without giving themselves away to undue pretension and, while not necessarily changing the landscape of the modern rock scene or proving themselves as adventurous as their contemporaries, manage to deliver a solid slab of rock music to shake, boogie and, occasionally, daydream to.
From the muddy skronk and rattle of the opening "Hundred/Million" to the beach towel summer vibe of "Automatic" this album sounds like the Beach Boys album the Screaming Trees never made. There's no hiding the trio's endearment of influences from the not so distant past as they continually dial up big guitars, in your living room drums and thumpy, melodic basslines, all of which represent the best traits of the most enjoyable 90s rock. "I Don't Even Care About The One I Love" sounds almost like an intriguing cross-pollination of My Morning Jacket and The Ronnettes and produces one of the catchiest moments of the album.
Despite, lead vocalist/guitarist Parker Gispert's constant use of the words "kill," "die" or "dying" this album coasts along on a palpable feel good vibe complete with grinning harmonies and breezy laments. "Kill Me Caroline" is an obvious pipe-dream shot at mass appeal and, while definitely the most clumsy entry on the disc, still keeps with the good time feelings found abroad.
The Whigs world on In The Dark is one in which southern traditions rub elbows with dark desires of the heart yet find transcendence by reveling in a youthful abandon that keeps things feeling fun and properly rambunctious. Truly, this album is music for wearing your flannel shirt poolside while dreaming of a life in which you don't have to grow up and the summer sun never subsides.


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The 20th DC Fashion Week is well on its way and has already dazzled Washington fashionistas with some design-forward ware by established designers Irena Levkovich and Ean Williams.
Get ready for emerging designer crew showcasing their creations on February 22 at 7 pm at 1150 Washington Post Conference Center 15th St. NW.
Meet Dur Doux (pronounced dur "do") a new fashion label by Najla Burt - edgy, elegant and easy to wear collection. The label is built on the concept of wearability with an avant-garde sensibility. Dur Doux's signature comprises of unexpected shapes, details and unique fabrications. The essence is strong, sensual and feminine; the line gives a powerful edge to sophistication.
The collection consists of 17 ready-to-wear pieces such as outerwear, dresses and separates that can be worn together. The collection has hints of sci-fi. Najla imagined a world of a woman experiencing an apocalypse in the future and what her wardrobe would look like after this catastrophic event. She wanted to tell this woman's story of starting anew and rebuilding her life through her wardrobe. The contrast between hard and soft, transparent and solid and technical and natural fabrics reflects the tension between the past and the future and the uncertainty of the present.
See you at the show!


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Oscar De La Hoya, uncharacterically quiet following the exit of ex friend Richard Schaefer from his Golden Boy Promotions, put out a statement, a mini statement really, on Wednesday. This release comes out two full days after Schaefer hit the eject button.
Here is the release:
Los Angeles, (June 4) - Golden Boy Promotions is moving ahead on all fronts. We look forward to continuing and expanding our key position in the boxing world and to providing the public with the very best the sport has to offer.
Not a lot of words there, but it says a lot. Apparently, and according to Oscar, GBP "is moving ahead on all fronts." Do you think he's already found a replacement CEO?
Hopefully, I'll be able to find out something from him in Canastota.
-Randy G.
Positive reinforcement is the only message GB wants to communicate at a time such as this. Del LAHoya was quite a competitor in his glory days... I would expect nothing less than a display of confidence and a fighting spirit from a competent CEO.
Oscar will need all he can find and get, to get through this.
It's one of the worse things that can happen to him and one of the worst times of his life; just when unexpected large amounts of pressure can have a serious impact on a lot of work he has recently done.
And as it all has happened many people - people he does business with and has helped - have come out of the woodwork and shown their true colors.
I hope it all works out for him, as at the end of the day he still is a great ambassador for the sport, was an excellent boxer, and is a pretty nice guy.
Although I don't know if there is a genuine reason why, and will reserve my ultimate judgment on it until I do; I would have liked to see Bernard act a little more loyal than his recent announcements suggest and indicate.
I strongly disagree Stormcentre, it is only one of the worst things that can happen to him if he allows it to be. If you do not give up, if you do not break down and you keep your head up looking for your next move then you will sidestep a lot of $@"! and will continue to expand his key position in the world of boxing as he put it himself.
He's got contacts all around the world, he's got a solid stable of fighters and personal fan base. He's got an olive branch from Mr Arum firmly extended in his direction. Things are looking up for boxing and for Goldenboy. I firmly believe that Oscar will continue to succeed and he will not be defeated.
As I think Deepwater said, he hired a CEO once, he can do it again. People jump ship all the time in business it never spells the end, merely a new and exciting chapter full of opportunity.
Who will win the Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward fight?


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Many people in spite of their busy lives like to do something charitable with their time. Pet rescues and shelters need volunteers so why not consider helping them out?
The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region is one of these places that rely heavily on the volunteers that give of their time every day. According to their statistics and information given by Gretchen Pressley, Communications Specialist, in 2012, there were 1312 volunteers. These volunteers contributed a total of 78,108 hours. According to an independent study, to use employees of the Humane Society instead of volunteers would have cost $1.7 million dollars so this is quite a savings. Since it would also have taken 36.5 extra employees it becomes apparent fairly quickly how important their volunteers are and why you should consider being one.
You may wonder what volunteers do. The answer is a variety of jobs. They need dog walkers and in 2012 there were 12,969 walks with dogs. They also need people willing to socialize pets since many are sorely lacking in people skills when they arrive. Volunteers help with grooming and baths. In 2012, there were 380 dogs groomed. They also work on behavioral problems through their Behavioral Modification program and volunteers worked with 362 dogs in 2012.
There are volunteers outside the building and they also do a number of tasks from a full time one of fostering pets not quite ready for prime time to working with the TNR program and helping to catch cats in need of spaying or neutering and medical care. In 2012, there were a total of 351 colonies in just Colorado Springs and Pueblo.
The need for volunteers is immense and these statistics only reflect the work done by one organization. There are many programs not even mentioned.
All Breeds Rescue and Training works with other organizations to help some of the harder to place dogs find foster and forever homes. Those volunteers who foster devote their extra time to helping a dog become more sociable and better behaved. They give them a temporary home while freeing up another spot in a shelter or rescue facility. All Breeds Rescue and Training does not actually house any dogs, but many of their staff still fosters these dogs. These dogs are all in need of a foster home or once they are ready an adoptive home. Fostering is definitely a volunteer position and much needed. According to Jenna Haines, Adoption and Foster Care Behavior Counselor, they have about 11 dogs at present waiting for a foster home. Volunteers are always needed here to take part in the various programs and training they offer.
Any charitable organization has need of volunteers to pick up the slack when it is too costly to hire more help and often a sporadic schedule does not warrant a full time employee. You just need call to be put to work and be a useful part of helping to save pets.
Another wonderful place to volunteer is the National Dog Mill Rescue located about 30 minutes from Colorado Springs. This organization also relies heavily on volunteers as they do their valuable work of going to other states and transporting dogs from puppy mills that would otherwise be killed. The dogs they serve have often no socialization and have been terribly neglected or abused. These dogs need very patient volunteers. Jenny Whitt of NDMR, the same types of volunteering is needed from walking and grooming to cleaning out kennels to just sitting quietly in the kennel with frightened dogs till they get used to humans and start to trust them.
So if you can offer any time at all, one or all of these facilities will welcome you. Hopefully, they will always have plenty of good hearted souls to help such in -need -beautiful dogs.


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Selah Sue today releases her video for the forlorn nostalgic video "Fade Away." A young couple frolics about New York City, fooling around about town and creating a little youthful trouble. A sweet love blossoms while Selah in the background sings about fading away and ultimately being better off without the partner. Sadly, everything isn't always meant to be.
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Exchange at CCA
CCA's International Exchange program provides an opportunity for students from CCA's partnering institutions overseas to study fine arts, design, or architecture at CCA (on each campus).
The exchange program is managed by International Student Affairs and Programs on the San Francisco campus.
Students may apply to participate in the International Exchange program either in the fall or spring semester. Applicants need to be in good standing at their respective universities and must be proficient in their media, speak English fluently, and be independently motivated.
Important Application Deadlines
- October 1 for spring semester exchange
- April 1 for fall semester exchange
First download the application. Once completed, return it to the International Student Affairs and Programs Office.
Mail applications to:
Attn: International Student Affairs and Programs
California College of the Arts
1111 Eighth Street
San Francisco CA 94107-2247
Students who wish to study at CCA must be at least at the junior level (or equivalent) during their semester of exchange. Students also should be undergraduates working toward a degree. Students' work and academic records will be reviewed and should display a level of quality and maturity.
All exchange students must be able to complete college-level work in English.
Application Procedure
A student applying for CCA's International Exchange program should complete the CCA exchange application, including all necessary signatures from their home college/university.
As this is a reciprocal program, we can accept applications only from students who attend our partner schools with whom we have an active exchange relationship.
To apply, students must send via mail one copy of the following items to International Student Affairs and Programs by the above-stated deadlines:
- detailed proposal of the work to be accomplished while at CCA
- portfolio (10–15 images on CD/DVD or other format)
- letter of recommendation from a faculty member
- current academic transcript from the home institution
- proof of English Proficiency (view acceptable documents)
Portfolios should be labeled: name, title of the work, medium, and dimensions. We cannot guarantee the return of portfolios. Do not send original/source files for which you do not have a copy.
Tuition & Fees
Tuition is payable to the exchange student's home college/university. While in the program students are governed by current academic regulations in effect at CCA. Students are ineligible for CCA-provided financial aid or employment.
Student housing fees, service fees, or other fees, may be charged to the student by CCA. These are billed to the student and payable directly to CCA through the Business Office.
Exchange students (J-1 visa holders) are required to register full time for 12 or more credits (4 or more classes) while at CCA, unless they have special circumstances to present as why they can not enroll full time.
On completing the exchange, CCA provides the exchange student's home institution with an official transcript.
Passports & Visas
All exchange students who have been accepted to CCA are also required to complete and return a DS-2019 request form with the required financial documentation.
Once CCA receives the original documents, we send via express delivery the original DS-2019 form and your financial documents, which are required for the visa interview at the US embassy or consulate overseas.
Incoming students must plan ahead and be certain they have a valid passport and have made the necessary preparations for an exchange student visa. Visa interview appointments should be made well in advance.
Exchange students may apply to live in Webster Hall, a student residence hall in downtown Oakland. As housing space is limited, exchange students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
International Student Affairs and Programs also can help with information about off-campus housing options. Additional information is sent with the admissions letter.
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At the beginning of each semester, students are required to attend an International & Exchange Student Orientation, which is for all new exchange students and provides information about immigration regulations, campus services, and other issues.
Exchange students register for courses during their orientation. Most exchange students take three or four courses, and students are encouraged to check WebAdvisor before they arrive in order to familiarize themselves with CCA's course offerings during their chosen semester of study.
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This is an oyster lover's dream! A month's worth of oyster specials and featured menu items at Legal Sea Foods!
WHAT: Back by popular demand, Legal Sea Foods, is pleased to announce its sixth-annual Oyster Festival. Beginning September 17th through October 14th, three of Legal Sea Foods Washington area restaurants will celebrate all things oysters through featured menu items and happy hour specials showcasing the delicious mollusks.
Oyster fans will want to begin their meal with starters such as Oyster Stew simmered with cream, butter and herbs; Fried Oysters with pickle relish, BBQ mayo and cole slaw, or the signature Oysters Legal baked with spinach, cheese and crumbs. The menu will also feature a variety of classic favorites such as Bacon Wrapped Oysters with spinach salad, black quinoa, pickled red onion and creole mustard vinaigrette, Oysters Jambalaya with crispy fried oysters and jambalaya rice; Bacon Crusted Oyster Lettuce Cups with Bibb lettuce, goat cheese, pickled radish and green goddess dressing, as well as the popular Oyster Po-Boy Sandwich with chipotle mayo, lettuce and tomato. These dishes will rotate on the menu throughout the month-long promotion.
A variety of oyster small plates will also be available exclusively at the bar during happy hour, Monday through Friday from 4 PM to 7 PM. Standouts include Mini Piggy Back Tacos with pulled pork, charred savoy chow chow and crispy oysters; Mini Oyster Stew with celery, leeks and seasoned cream; Mini Oyster Po'Boy with iceberg lettuce, tomato and Old Bay mayo; Oyster Legal, baked oysters with spinach, cheese and seasoned crumbs, as well as Bacon-Crusted Oyster Cups with pickled radish, goat cheese, and green goddess dressing. Happy hour items will be priced from $4 to $5 each.
Additionally, specially priced Stingray Oysters can be enjoyed during happy hour. Priced at $1.25 each, the Stingray is a quintessential Chesapeake oyster, plump, sweet and lightly salty. Guests can also opt to go Au Natural on the Half Shell, as Legal will be shucking seasonal oysters at the raw bar, priced at $2.75 each, $11.95 for a half dozen and $28.95 for a dozen.
WHEN: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 to Tuesday, October 14, 2014 during lunch and dinner, along with the happy hour specials.
WHERE: The almost month-long oyster specials celebration is available at three Legal Sea Foods locations in the Washington area including 704 7th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. (202) 347–0007; 2301 Jefferson Davis Hwy in Crystal City, Arlington, VA (703) 415-1200; Tysons Galleria in McLean, VA (703) 827-8900. For more information, please visit www.legalseafoods.com.
WHY: "Our oyster bars are a hallmark of our restaurants," observes Roger Berkowitz, President and CEO of Legal Sea Foods. "We'd like everyone to share the belief of the idiomatic saying, 'the world is your oyster-' simply because they taste good and they're good for you!" The health benefits of oysters come by the bushel. The bivalves are rich in protein, low in fat and calories, low in cholesterol, chockfull of vitamins and nature's best source of zinc.
Whether you are a lover of oysters, or maybe you have never tried them before, this is a great way and time to get out there and try it!


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BlackBerry Bold now available from Movistar Chile
Movistar Chile has revealed that it can now put the BlackBerry Bold into the hands of very eager customers, for a price that will almost surely send chills down your business-oriented spine.
In the BlackBerry Bold's page from Movistar Chile's web site, the shiny new BlackBerry is seen with a red banner drawn across its handsome face, and on it is written "FIRST ONES IN THE WORLD." Proud and true.
But now your excitement will wane and turn into puzzlement as the local list price is 299,990 Chilean Pesos, which translates to about $588 USD. Well, to own this business phone, at least you don't have to sell the business itself. And that's a good thing.


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Nick DiMaggio notched his first career hit against LSU on Tuesday
March 26, 2013
NEW ORLEANS - In front of a crowd of 4,725 fans on a very cold evening at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium on Tuesday evening, two historic baseball programs in Tulane and LSU squared off in what eventually became a 14-1 win that favored the Tigers from Baton Rouge.
LSU (23-2) scored early and often, including five runs in the first inning against Tulane (14-13) starter Brady Wilson. The Tigers scored nine of their 14 runs through the first four innings.
"They're a really talented club," said Tulane baseball head coach Rick Jones of LSU. "They're a veteran club. They're one of the top two or three clubs in the country and we were out of the ball game before we ever really got it going."
Making his second start of the season, Wilson (1-2) had to face one of the top batting lineups in the nation, and they managed to bat around in the top of the first. Wilson was able to get leadoff man Sean McMullen to fly out to right field, but then walked Mark Laird and allowed back-to-back singles to Alex Bregman and Raph Rhymes. With the bases loaded, Mason Katz notched a two-RBI double that moved Rhymes to third. Christian Ibarra brought Rhymes home on a sacrifice fly, and then JaCoby Jones reached on an error that scored Katz. With the score already at 4-0, eight-hole hitter Andrew Stevenson single dup the middle to score the final run of the frame.
"I left a bunch of balls up in the zone and they're a great hitting team and made me pay for it," said Wilson, who was pulled in the second after allowing another run with one out. Freshman Daniel Rankin took the mound after Wilson left, and with Bregman at second base, Rankin threw a wild pitch that allowed the Tiger to advance to third. After getting Rhymes to ground out, Katz singled to left field to bring Bregman home, allowing LSU to take a 7-0 lead after two innings.
Tulane scored their lone run in the second inning when LSU pitcher Russell Reynolds plunked senior Sean Potkay on the first pitch. Potkay advanced to second on a passed ball and made it to third on a single by junior Andrew Garner. Freshman Richard Carthon brought Potkay home on a fielder's choice, making the score 7-1.
LSU added one run in both the third and the fourth innings. McMullen brought Stevenson home on a sacrifice fly in the third, and Katz hit an RBI-single through the left side off Tulane's Randy LeBlanc, who relieved Rankin at the start of the fourth.
In the eighth inning, LSU notched five more runs to take the 14-1 lead. Prior to the contest, Jones and LSU head coach Paul Mainieri agreed to end the game after the seventh if either squad was up by ten runs.
"The thing that really impressed me so much about LSU--obviously Reynolds threw really well for them--but the thing that really impressed me about them was their approach at the plate," said Jones. "Every time we left a ball up in the zone--and we left a lot of balls up in the zone--they didn't miss their chance."
Tulane used six pitchers during the contest. Along with Wilson, Rankin and LeBlanc, redshirt juniors Greg Miller and Kyle McKenzie, as well as freshman Emerson Gibbs, made appearances on the mound for the Greenies. LeBlanc pitched the longest on the evening, going 3.0 innings and giving up four hits. Miller pitched one inning, walking three and striking out two.
"The reason why we had to go with so many pitchers in short stints is because we have five guys down," added Jones. "We've got a big-time weekend series at Rice and we play Thursday, Friday and Saturday so that's less time for those guys to rest. So tonight, for us, we wanted to win that ball game but we just couldn't invest as much into it as we wanted to."
Tulane notched only five hits against LSU's pitching, with two coming from both Middleton and Garner. The only other hit on the evening was collected by redshirt junior Nick DiMaggio, who pinch hit for Middleton in the eighth. The hit was the first of the Metairie, La., native's career.
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Nico Hobi, a sharp-eyed, deeply dimpled 34-year-old Swiss man, peered at me. "Will you take an ice bath?" he asked expectantly. I'd just traveled for two days from California to Finland's slice of the Arctic Circle, lugging my suitcase the last quarter mile through snowdrifts and subzero temperatures. This was to be my last night in civilization—a cozy inn—before a five-day dogsledding expedition through Pallas Ylläs National Park. After that I'd be sharing a one-room cabin, lacking heat and running water, with seven strangers, including Nico and his perpetually amused wife, Michaela. The weather report predicted record cold. An ice bath—whatever that was—was the last thing on my to-do list. "After the sauna," Nico persisted in clipped, Swiss-German-accented English. "Will you take a bath in a hole in the ice in the lake?"
Michaela laughed. "He's joking," she said. Nico only nodded. "I will dig a hole, and you will see," he said. "You will take an ice bath." This was not the first time—and would not be the last—that I wondered what I was doing here.
Six months earlier, I had weathered a different sort of extreme: lying in an intensive care unit recovering from a mastectomy after a return of breast cancer. I had first been diagnosed and treated at age 35; by 50, recurrence free, I figured I had it beat. Then one evening my fingers grazed a small, hard knot under my lumpectomy scar. Just like that, my passport to the land of the healthy was revoked. In most cases, you can't have radiation to the same body part twice, so though my tumor was low grade and small and I would almost surely survive it, the whole breast had to go. My doc sculpted a new one out of my abdominal fat, essentially giving me a tummy tuck in the process (now aren't you jealous?). The downside was a grueling double surgery—eight hours under the knife—followed by a long, slow recovery. A month after leaving the hospital, I couldn't stand up straight. Two months after, a walk around the block left me gasping for breath. The idea of dogsledding in the Arctic Circle seemed preposterous; it was also, on my darkest days—when my energy ran low and my terror ran high—a hope I could cling to.
Markku and Mari Rauhala, the owners of Pallas Husky, gathered our group after breakfast: There were Nico and Michaela; a pair of 27-year-old German PhD candidates in physics (whose habit of explaining the mechanics of virtually everything earned them the nickname "the Einstein brothers"); a photographer in his late thirties based in Los Angeles; and an Australian architect in his fifties. There was also Margarete, another German, who was 70. At least, I thought selfishly, I won't be the weakest on the trip. In my woolen long underwear, fleece pants and hoodie, down jacket, two pairs of socks, gloves, scarf, neoprene balaclava and goggles, I looked like the love child of a ninja warrior and the Pillsbury Doughboy. Yet I could already feel the cold seeping in. At the Rauhalas' farm we added bib overalls, anoraks, fur-lined caps with earflaps, clunky polar boots and leather driving mittens that looked like oven mitts. When I stepped outside again, the day felt almost balmy. I recalled my childhood in Minnesota, with a climate not unlike Finland's—one, incidentally, I'd eagerly left behind—when my mom bundled me in so many layers that I was red-faced and sweating by the time I left the house. Dressed like that, I could play in the snow for hours. And I did, making forts, snowmen, stockpiles of snowballs and fields of angels.
Markku showed us our sleds, simple birch contraptions with boatlike prows and runners about two thirds the width of my boots. There were two foot-operated brakes: a metal bar with claws that dug into the snow, stopping the dogs immediately, and a flat pan we could step on to slow them down. We'd each have our own team of five. Everything else, Markku said, we could pick up as we went along. "Um," someone asked, "how do we steer?" Finnish is an uninflected language that makes anything Finns say in English sound vaguely ironic. So it was unclear to me whether Markku intended to be quite so deadpan when he answered, "You don't."
I'd expected sled dogs to have a touch of the wolf in them, but my lead pooch, Bambi, looked at me with the melting brown eyes of her namesake and immediately tried to crawl into my lap. Her daughter, Ninni (named after a character in a Finnish children's book), was equally sweet. All the dogs were, instantly forgiving me for jamming their harnesses on upside down or mercilessly torquing their paws as I tried to hook them to the sled. The howling of some 40 dogs eager to run spiraled from din to pandemonium. They didn't even sound like dogs: They screamed like monkeys, yowled like cats, shrieked like parrots. Their energy built like fizz in a fast-shaken can of soda. I began to worry about what would happen when it was released.
At last I stood on my runners, one foot planted on the main brake. Markku took off first, followed by Margarete and one of the Einstein brothers. I was next. Mari, standing a short distance from me, called out one last piece of advice in that laconic Finnish intonation: "Hold on with both hands!"
For years I had thought of myself as a Weeble, one of those roly-poly children's toys that "wobble but they don't fall down." I had, after all, survived breast cancer in my thirties, an age when it tends to be especially deadly; after three miscarriages and six years of infertility, I got pregnant in my forties with my daughter. There were other crises, too, of the heart and the head as well as the body—how could there not be after five decades of living?—but they didn't define me. I'd always popped up fine. Yet lately, incrementally, I had begun to feel defective, emotionally diminished rather than strengthened by trauma, in danger of becoming the sum of my pain. Had that happened after this latest bout of cancer or before? I couldn't say. But I felt cleaved, a word that also means its opposite: cleaved to this body, whether I liked it or not, and from it by its many betrayals. I wanted to bounce back, but this time I just couldn't.
My dogs lunged forward.The sled tipped left, listed right; I felt myself start to tumble. Then I stomped on the pan brake with one foot, and magically the team slowed. My whole body thrummed, but I stayed on the sled. The barking had stopped the second the dogs took off. Now it was quiet, the only sounds their rhythmic panting, the creak of the wooden sled, the scrape and skitter of the pan brake along the powder. I relaxed my death grip on the handlebar and looked around: at spruce trees whose needles were individually etched in crystals of ice, at birches laden so heavily with snow that they'd bent into arches over the trail. I'd heard that Eskimos have 50 words for snow and that Finns have nearly as many. I understood why. We sledded through crystallized snow and powder snow, compacted layers and snow as granular as salt.
I zoomed over moguls, catching air and momentarily taking flight. In truth, we averaged about seven miles an hour and covered up to 19 miles a day, but when you're balanced on two thin wooden planks, trust me, that is blazing. One of my dogs, Harald, lifted his leg to pee whenever I rode the brake or neglected to help on hills by pushing with one foot. Maybe it was my imagination, but his gesture felt personal.
Too soon we pulled into our camp for the week: a cabin on a snow-covered lake with an outhouse, a wood-burning sauna and a kota—a traditional hexagonal cottage with a conical roof and a central fire pit—in which we'd eat our meals. Although we'd been out in the cold for hours, pausing only for a lunch of sausages roasted over an open fire, we now tended to the dogs' comfort before our own. I stroked shoulders and cradled paws, cuddled Bambi, gave Ninni a belly rub. I chained each one to a little straw-filled house where they built their nightly nest. Mari, meanwhile, pulled around a sled weighed down with kibble and a barrel of broth studded with animal fat and parts I preferred not to contemplate.
Nico spied a volunteer staffer heading toward the sauna with an ice pick. There was a hole in the ice of a stream there, just wide enough for the bucket. The staffer cut it open twice a day to haul water for washing dishes and sluicing ourselves in the sauna (the nearest we'd get to bathing). Nico offered to take over, plotting to enlarge the hole so he could fit through it. The ice was nearly two feet thick. Michaela laughed at him. The rest of us did, too. Even Nico laughed. But he kept chipping away. "Now we have soup," Mari said when the dogs were settled, as if this were normal, as if the whole world took a soup break at around 5 o'clock. Maybe they should: It turns out there is nothing so comforting or convivial. On successive days we warmed to steamy bowls of cream of mushroom, potato-leek, tomato, vegetable and ginger-carrot accompanied by tea, bread, white Finnish cheese and a little cake. We laughed and shared stories of the trail, holding our hands and stocking feet out to the fire. When Mari said it was sauna time, I hesitated. Finnish women used to give birth in saunas. There is an entire wing devoted to saunas in the country's Parliament House. And an estimated two million private homes in a country of about five million people have them. There is even a sauna about 4,600 feet below sea level, in a Finnish metal mine. Taking a sauna was virtually obligatory for a visitor, but this would be the first time since my surgery that I'd disrobe in front of anyone but my husband and my daughter.
Dressed, I looked fine—better than fine: My new breast passed for natural, and my stomach was flatter than it had been since puberty. I may have felt lousy about myself, but I looked great. Beneath my clothes, however, a jagged purple scar slashed from hip to hip. My reconstructed belly button was ringed by scars, and another scar cupped the underside of my breast. They were the price of staying alive, and I was grateful for them, but I didn't want to discuss them. Not even with other women. Still, I couldn't skip such an integral part of the experience. Besides, I was freezing. On our way to the sauna building, I told Michaela and Margarete as briefly and casually as I could, precluding any pity. They were sympathetic, but that wasn't the point: I was here to transcend the identity of illness, not confess it.
Here is what you are supposed to do in a Finnish sauna: sit on a wooden bench until the sweat cascades off you, until you are flushed and slimy and so hot that you can't bear it any longer. So hot that you will do this mad thing: You will run outside, stark naked, and fling yourself in the snow. It is not something I imagined I would ever do—could ever do—yet with the others urging me on, I dashed outside, screaming, and flung myself face-first into a snowdrift. It was cold. Burning cold. And the snow was the texture of sandpaper. I stood up, turning toward the sauna, but Margarete stopped me. "Now on the back!" she said. So I threw myself backward, tush first. Then, laughing and still whooping, living nowhere but in that moment, I returned to the heat.
That night I dreamed my dogs were pulling my sled without harnesses—no ropes, no clips. We simply floated together, a unit, through the snowy nights and days. There was no cold. There was no heat. There was just being.
By morning the cup of water I'd left on the windowsill for toothbrushing had frozen solid. So had my toothpaste. So had my contact lenses. My camera would also freeze, as would the ink in my pens. I shimmied into an extra layer of long underwear inside my sleeping bag, then climbed out to check the thermometer; it was nine degrees in the cabin and 27 below outside. And although I had been trying to drink as little as possible, I had to pee. I steeled myself for the task by piling on pants, a jacket, a hat, mittens, socks and boots. The outhouse was a short jaunt down a snowy path: a deceptively quaint, snow-covered log structure with diamond cutouts in the door and back wall for ventilation. A Styrofoam seat covered a wooden hole—it wasn't cold to the touch, exactly, but neither was it warm, and an Arctic breeze whooshed up from below. On my way back to the cabin, I passed Margarete, who waved cheerfully. She was wearing an undershirt and leggings—no jacket, nothing on her head or hands. I glanced down: Her feet were bare, in flip-flops.
That second day, my sled shot out from under me; I hung suspended in midair, flailing like a cartoon character, then was dumped headfirst into the snow. The dogs kept going, until Markku grabbed them. Everyone waited while, in the musher's equivalent of the walk of shame, I struggled through the snow to fetch them back. I'd go down three times before realizing that mushing was in the legs: The trick was to go with the motion, not fight it—to dance with your dogs. We burst onto a snow-covered lake, a glittering expanse under a crystalline sky. It was spectacular, that emptiness, a vista of frozen potential. I took a deep breath. Northern Finland has some of the cleanest air in Europe; every inhale felt like a sip of springwater, delicious and pure. I'd assumed that we'd sled the same terrain every day and that, while lovely, it would get a little dull. Now we circled upward to the top of a fell—a small Finnish mountain—stopping at the edge of the tree line. Moisture in the air had condensed on the branches in layers, forming wild, Seussian phantasms: child fishing, queen in a white fur cape, flying dragons, sentinels. I would say it felt like another planet, but it didn't, not at all. It felt, at last, as if we were in the Arctic.
My nostalgia for Rudolph aside, I'd been excited about trying reindeer meat, common in the Finnish diet, but it proved less succulent than I'd imagined. It's a little chewy, like a lesser cut of beef, but Mari cooked it into a tasty stew. For dessert there were sour lingonberries she had picked and frozen over the summer, topped with yogurt and caramel sauce. Afterward, we duly donned our Arctic gear and trudged into the moonless night, walking single file along the trail (to avoid sinking into the snow) until we reached the lake. A faint green stripe fanned across the horizon, then changed direction and shot straight up. The northern lights. The Einstein brothers began to natter on about the science—something about collisions of gaseous particles—but I turned away. I preferred the Finnish explanation: The lights are sparks swept from the snow by the tail of a magical fox as it runs across the fells. I gazed up at the firmament, at stars brighter than any I might ever see again. There were Orion, the Big and Little Dippers. There were the Pleiades and Cassiopeia. There was the bright North Star, glittering like an icy gem, leading lost travelers home.
We mushed uphill all the next morning. On the steepest slopes I jogged behind my sled, pushing until the crest, then hopping back on before the dogs could pull off without me. I sweated through my many layers, that fresh Finnish air now searing my lungs. My arm ached from the dogs' yanking. Harald lifted his leg. A lot. I can't do this, I thought. It was too soon. I was too weak. I would have to quit. I focused on Margarete, straight and sinewy, two teams ahead of me. Hanging on to the pretense of youth mattered to her not at all. Her hair was white, clipped short for ease, not style; her face was lined; her teeth were yellowed. Yet she was tougher than the rest of us: the first one up every morning, the last one inside at night. Her beauty ran deep, a product of spirit, not cosmetics. And if she could do this, dang it, I could, too.
Nico's ice bathwas ready on our last afternoon at camp. Michaela snapped pictures as he streaked to the hole. Somehow he persuaded the other men, one by one, to follow his lead. They returned to the cabin pink and swaggering, urging us ladies to give it a try. "Anyone can roll in snow," Nico announced. "This is special." It was 22 degrees below zero outside, but I am a sucker for a dare. So I sat in the sauna until I thought my eyeballs would blister. Then, before rationality could set in, I sprinted, naked and steaming, to the hole's icy ledge, slipping and sliding my way in. The water was surprisingly gentle on the skin, less scratchy than snow. I dunked to my armpits, grinning crazily, desperate to get out, loving that I was in. Back in the sauna, I felt as shining and phosphorescent as the aurora itself. For months my body's limits had defined me, but not anymore. It wasn't that I felt invulnerable—those days are gone. But I was resilient. And in the end, isn't that better?
Peggy Orenstein's most recent book is Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture.
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Dining at Pago
New Year's is a time for celebrating, and the executive chefs at Finca and Pago have created menus to help you do just that.
Finca has taken the lead from the Spanish tradition on the New Year, where you eat 12 grapes per bell toll at midnight for good luck. To honor this tradition, they have created a 6-course grape tasting/tapa menu. Each course is paired with a grape-based libation to simulate the 12 grapes. Aptly named, Degustacion de Uvas, this grape tasting menu has a pallet pleasing variety for $45.
The meal starts with a beet salad, topped with house ricotta, pickled grapes, and honey wine vinegar followed by smoked grapes with jamon serrano flavored with allspice honey. Next in this belly bursting meal is croquetas de pollo which is a delicious bechamel, roasted chicken, preserved grape salsa verde, frisee, radish and grape must. There is still more to go in this savory sweet meal though, it finishes with coca de uvas, empanadas and albondigas, each with a special grape element and paired with a grape libation.
If you are looking for a different taste this New Year, then Pago might be the place for you. They offer a three-course dinner, with a well thought out wine pairings list.
On the table, there will be Beehive Cheddar biscuits, followed by your starter options of oyster brie bisque, house smoked salmon, Pleasant Creek steak tartare or a roasted pear tart. They have a refreshing Intermezzo of a lemon sorbet before the main course. The choices of the main course are: braised pork shank with apple butter, savoy cabbage, sage spaetzle, natural jus, scallops with house-made bacon, fingerlings, Brussels sprouts, chowder nage, Meyers Ranch strip steak "Oscar" with béarnaise, asparagus, crab croquettes, bordelaise, chicken paillard with celery root, braising greens, grapes, or potato gnocchi with wild mushrooms, spinach, sherry cream and Parmesan.
If you have room for desert, you have two delectable options, white chocolate & salted caramel bread pudding with pear gelato or Millcreek chocolate mousse with orange curd


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by Suzanne Collins
Love Quotes in Mockingjay
How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"I doubt they'll ask for details. They saw it [District 12] burn. They'll mostly be worried about how you're handling it." Gale touches my cheek. "Like I am."
I press my face against his hand for a moment. "I'll survive." (2.12-13)
In moments like this one, it's hard to tell if Gale and Katniss are just friends, or if they're something more. The way Gale touches Katniss and the way she responds both seem to suggest that they draw some kind of comfort from being physically close – and might even be craving that closeness.
Quote #2
[…] the Capitol has not killed or even punished him [Peeta]. For right now, that exceeds my wildest hopes. I drink in his wholeness, the soundness of his body and mind. It runs through me like the morphling they give me in the hospital, dulling the pain of the last weeks. (2.26)
It's also hard to tell if Katniss and Peeta are just friends, or if they're in love. Here, it sounds more like Katniss loves Peeta. She compares the discovery of him being alive to receiving a drug like morphine. Finding out he's somewhat "whole" is the best news she could receive in this moment, and, it sounds like, more than she ever expected.
Quote #3
"You're alive," I whisper, pressing my palms against my cheeks, feeling the smile that's so wide it must look like a grimace. Peeta's alive. And a traitor. But at the moment, I don't care. Not what he says, or who he says it for, only that he is still capable of speech. (2.65)
This seems like proof that Katniss loves Peeta, even if she can't admit it to even herself. The mere knowledge that Peeta's alive is all Katniss wants to know. It makes her grin like an idiot and she doesn't even care about the details, like about why he is alive. All that matters is that he is.


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Real Party From: Dina Hafez-Suggs of Deliciously Darling Events
Date: Saturday, April 14, 2012
My son, Malik, just loves the Muppets! He fell in love with them instantly. Just looking at him watch the original Muppets Movie (circa 1979) brought back lots of childhood memories. I remember watching the Muppet Show with my parents. So a Muppets themed birthday it was. The Muppet characters are so colorful & playful and I knew that I wanted to capture that in the design so I went with a rainbow pallet.
Tables cape & Decorations:
This party was a little challenging in the sense that I really wanted it to be "inspired" rather than character-image driven. That's where the idea came of turning the characters into the letters of my kiddo's name and having that be the "glue" that ties the party together. I came across a very talented artist, Mike Boon, who actually created a Muppet Letter Alphabet. He created Malik's Muppety name logo that was used throughout the party - from the straw flags to the cake toppers.
The kids tables had wooden plates and buckets that contained beautiful stamped spoons and Izzie sparkling juice, a straw and a napkin. The kids loved the fact they had their very own bucket of "uten-sacles" as my son calls them {utensils + tentacles = uten-sacles}. I created simple but adorable centerpieces using fresh flowers from Trader Joes and a paper embellishment that I made. The white ceramic vases were decorated using washi tape.
For the dessert table banners, I enlisted the help of the Glitter Whisperer herself, Kristy from The Purple Pug. She created the absolutely beautiful Happy Birthday Malik banner and the "mahna mahna" billboards. I feel so special that she created one of her new designs for Malik's party! The Animal, Dr. Teeth & St. Pepper vintage posters were created by Nick from Retro Art Prints. The quality of these prints is incredible. I loved the pictures so much I have them hanging in my house. The confetti garland hanging above Dr. Teeth's candy table was created by Peas and Thankyous. I just love how they look hanging above the candy table.
Favors & Candy Station: Naturally our favor station had to be themed and my son helped pick the theme. We decided on a Fozzi Bear Joke Shop table filled with silly items that the kids {and} adults can enjoy. I tried to really go with what Fozzi uses in the movies, little rubber chickens, over-sized glasses, mustache & eye glasses and of course whoopee cushions. I think the parents may have enjoyed this item the most. The kids seem to have this befuddled look on their faces and one parent was like "no worries, I'll show you as soon as we get home".
Dr Teeth's Candy station was my favorite. The phenomenal artwork by Nick from Retro Art Print just "made" this table incredible. I knew the minute I saw this poster that I had to have a Dr. Teeth Candy station to display it on! The candy was beautiful and colorful. Vintage Confections' created the most adorable filigree letters and numbers. I just love them. For the jar tags, I knew that I wanted to work in the "Life's a Happy Song" Song. So I created these little tags that looked like old school movie boards and wrote out the lyrics to the song. What's my favorite tag? Why, "Life's a fillet of fish" of course!
Kids Activities: The children enjoyed sitting down at Kermit's Build-a-Banjo station and creating their very own paper banjo. I prepped the banjos ahead of time to save little fingers the trouble of putting it all together. Assembly is so easy and inexpensive. I used the following tutorial: . Thank you to the Home Depot for giving me a TON of these paint stirrers! It was so cute watching the kids create and play their own little banjos. The girls enjoyed decorating head bands at Miss Piggy's headband decorating table. The kids also enjoyed watching their very own Puppet show with Kermit and Animal stopping by to say hi. The kids also really enjoyed the bouncy house and "Gozno the Great's" obstacle course.
Sweets Table: I have a little bit of a sweet tooth, okay it is a huge sweet tooth. I love all things sweet so when I was sketching out the desserts table I knew I needed a really cool backdrop and a really awesome cake! For the backdrop, I used beautiful fringed garlands from The Polkadot Market and a little Gonzo being carried away by a bunch of balloons. Gonzo and the balloons was a reference to the very first Muppet movie and my son's favorite part of that movie. The ruffled rainbow cake was made by my sweet cousin Reema Hafez. She and her girls flew down to attend Malik's party. Reema is an incredible baker. She whipped up the animal cookies and the French Macarons as well. The incredible fondant work was by Brittany of Edible Details. I just have to say she is a total joy to work with and so very sweet! She created the Muppet letter toppers on the cake that left everyone speechless when the cake was brought out. I love all of her other creations for this party especially the clock for the "Time to Meet the Muppets" push up pops. The Marshmallow Studio created adorable Animal Marshmallow pops. Malik couldn't believe his eyes when he saw it. They were not only super cute but delicious as well. Other yummy items on the dessert table included: rainbow jello {made by cousin Amy}, popcorn, red velvet and confetti cupcakes, brownie push-up pops, sugar cookies, muppet cake pops and French macarons. All the cake plates & acrylic stands, paper favor bags and straws came from Shop Sweet Lulus.
This party was so wonderful and a memory I will always cherish. It was so nice to have family down to celebrate with Malik. He ran up to me and told me that it was the best day ever and thanked me for planning his party. It was the sweetest moment of the whole day. Of course his face was covered in face paint, smudged cotton candy and chocolate but it was still the sweetest moment. Thank you to the wonderful Lauren from Lauren Nicole Studios for capturing all of these moments!
Vendor Credits:
Photography: Lauren Nicole Studios (www.laurennicolestudios.com)
Event Planning, Flowers, Paper Design & Styling: Deliciously Darling Events (www.deliciouslydarlingevents.com)
"Malik" Muppet Letter design created by Mike Boon http://baboondesign.blogspot.com/
Fondant Cake toppers, Push-up pop toppers, Cupcake toppers: Edible Details (www.edibledetails.com)
Marshmallow Pops: The Marshmallow Studio (www.marshmallowstudio.com)
Cupcakes: Jilly's Cupcakery (http://www.jillyscupcakery.com/)
Vintage Lollipops: Vintage Confections (www.etsy.com/shop/vintageconfections)
Stamped Happy Birthday Wooden Spoons: Sucre Shop (http://www.sucreshop.blogspot.com/
Cake Pops: Candy Cake Company (www.candycakecompany.com)
Cake, Animal Sugar Cookies & French Rainbow Macarons: Reema Hafez (my super sweet cousin)
Animal & Dr. Teeth & St Pepper vintage posters: Retro Art Prints http://www.etsy.com/shop/retroartprint
Happy Birthday Banner & Mahna Mahna signs: The Purple Pug (www.thepurplepug.com)
Confetti bunting hanging over candy table: Peas and Thank yous (http://www.peasandthankyous.com/)
Fringe Streamers: The Polka dot Market (www.polkadotmarket.com)
Cake plates, acrylic popcorn stand, bags, popcorn bags, chevron wooden spoons: Shop Sweet Lulu (www.shopsweetlulu.com)
Bouncy Houses: Astro Events (www.astrojump.com)
Puppet Show Performers: Funorama Parties (www.funoramaparties.com)


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Scrabble word: CASING
In which Scrabble dictionary does CASING exist?
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Definitions of CASING in dictionaries:
- noun - the housing or outer covering of something
- noun - the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire
- noun - the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
- verb - look over, usually with the intention to rob
- verb - enclose in, or as if in, a case
- An outer cover: a shell casing.
- The frame or framework for a window or door.
- A metal pipe or tube used as a lining for a water, oil, or gas well.
- A membranous case, often made of animal intestine, used to contain sausage or other processed meat.
- noun - a protective outer covering
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I have created a melton facebook page. Please follow the link in the main menu.
SInce I am getting so much spam here I will be moving all the comments to the face book page.
I have created a melton facebook page. Please follow the link in the main menu.
SInce I am getting so much spam here I will be moving all the comments to the face book page.
Dear Webmaster,
My name is Eric Thomas from Randolph County Georgia, I am a desendent of Mckinney Melton, my mother is Janice Melton Dale she was the daughter of Jack Melton 1915-2001. My moms brother John Claude Melton and myself were very interested in finding out more about the family history and also maybe coming to the family reunion sometime in the future if we were invited. I am a teacher and coach and my Uncle is a Doctor and writer. Thanks for your time Eric
I am still working on updating the photos but I have updated the entire site with a better menu system.
The family pages have been removed and in its place is a online database. You can now generate many custom charts as well print reports on how you are related to someone else just set your ancestor as a favorite and then go to another person and you will see a option to create the relationship chart in the chart menu.
If you have data to add or edits you would like to make please request an account on the system.
The annual Melton Reunion will be Saturday, May 15, 2010 at the Melton Cemetery located on Melton Cemetery Road, West of Highway 167,approximately 6 miles south of Wnnfield. The Board of Directors will meet at 10:00 AM, a business meeting will be at 11:00 AM, followed by a devotional in the Chapel and at 12:00 noon everyone will enjoy a delicious luncheon on the grounds furnished by those in attendance.
Friends and family are urged to attend. We look forward to the fellowship of relatives who come from far and wide, many of which we only see at this time of the year. At this time we honor the memory of loved ones buried as far back as 1887 and make plans for taking care of our beautiful country cemetery for future generations. This is possible through the generous donations made by our members through the years.
Hi all
My great grandmother was Samira Louise Tyson, sister of Laurette Tyson Melton. I noticed in your family tree that you have William S Harper married to Amanda Oglesby. I too found that info but do not believe it is the same William Harper that had been married to my Samira Louise. I think that the WH married to Amanda was born in 1869 in LA whereas my great grandfather was born in Texas in 1851 and died there in 1924. I have no further info on him or his family, so if anyone out there has some input I would appreciate it. Will Harper and Samira (Sallie) had three children before she died. The oldest Will Harper Jr sent his dad military postcards in the early 1920's in Texas. He also lived part of his later years with Laura's daughter Mollie. Any of Mollie's descendants out there with any family history on the early childhood years of Will, his sister Alma or brother Sam? Again thanks for having this blog available, hope to hear from someone soon
Beth Pence
The annual Melton Reunion will be Saturday, May 17, 2008 at the Melton Cemetery located on Melton Cemetery Road, West of Highway 167,approximately 6 miles south of Wnnfield. The Board of Directors will meet at 10:00 AM, a business meeting will be at 11:00 AM, followed by a devotional in the Chapel and at 12:00 noon everyone will enjoy a delicious luncheon on the grounds furnished by those in attendance.
Friends and family are urged to attend. We look forward to the fellowship of relatives who come from far and wide, many of which we only see at this time of the year. At this time we honor the memory of loved ones buried as far back as 1887 and make plans for taking care of our beautiful country cemetery for future generations. This is possible through the generous donations made by our members through the years.
Thanks for your site! I am hoping to connect with other descendants of Kate. I only recently discovered these ancestors on Ancestry.com and am still searching.
Jan in Colorado
My dad and I was friends with a gentleman named Buck guynes, who lived in Alexandria in the late 1960's.
I was doing a google search, and ran across this link,,, his daughter Carols name rang a bell. I want to say her younger sister is Lisa
would like to catch up with the family, "Buck" was a good friend of my dads.
Mark Hoffman
Alexandria, LA 1963-2004
De Queen, AR
The annual Melton Reunion will be held on May 19 at the Melton Cemetery located south of Winnfield. Melton descendants are urged to come and be with us at this time. Come early for fellowship. A meeting will be held at 11 o'clock and a delicious covered dish lunch is promised at noon.
The Melton Reunion is held annually for the descendants of Madison McKinney "Quinn" Melton, who migrated from Georgia in 1859 with his wife, Caroline Swain. They came to Winn Parish in a covered wagon train led by his brother, Jeff Melton.
Please post your comments here.
I am the daughter of Janice Melton Stroud, and the grand-daugther of Ernest Henry Melton. This website is great!
The Melton Cemetery web page is great. My grandparents were William (Bud) Jefferson Melton and Iva Pearl Howell/Melton. I am William James (Jimmie)Melton now 58 years old, and I still can remember the first graveyard working as a youngster, where we enjoyed great pot lucks or picnic style feeds after racking leaves and cleaning the Melton Cemetery. I can remember a mule drawn wagon from which a preacher gave a pre-lunch prayer.
I was looking for some of my ancestors from Mississippi. My great grand parents are James Columbus Howell and Artamesia Caroline Miley. They moved to Arkansas around 1931. But most of their years were in the Mayton, Mississippi area. Thanks for any info you can send.
Hi! Glad to find your site. Trying to find out more about my grandfather, Robert Lee Melton. I believe he lived in Calhoun County, MS. Thanks!
I have info on Adella Franklin RILEY McEnvale (married 2nd to John T. McEnvale). She was the mother of George W. Riley and John Travis Riley
buried in Melton Cemetery. She was first married to William Churchwell Riley in Butler County, Alabama, and they moved from there to Louisiana in the 1870s.
I'd like to share/exchange with anyone who researches this family.
Thanks for publishing this web site.
This is the guestbook for 06. Due to spambots atacking it the o7 guestbook is located on another post here.
I am looking for the Eliza Bradshaw, that was married to Clay McLaney, son of James McLaney and Margaret Mariah Melton. I found this on your genealogy part of this cemetery. I am trying to find out about her.
I am trying to trace my family line but no luck so far. My grandfathers name is Billy Dawn Melton. I don't know his fathers name. The only thing I do know is that he had like 13 brothers…all passed on.
Hello all MELTON PEOPLE. I AM 80 YRS. Dad was William Cyrus Melton(1886-1960);his Dad was Columbus Christopher Melton(1864-19??) who married Nancy Fitzgerald(1864-19??).They lived in area of Rosebud,Mo…My Dad and a brother Robert moved to Fla in 1910. Had heard they had relatives in the Carolinas.Does anyone know of their past? I think your MELTON cemetery and web site are great. Thanks.Eva M J.
I was born DEC.12,1952 to Donald Calvin Melton and Mildred Marie Carnes in Twin Falls Idaho. I do not have any information other than the information on my birth certificate that list Donald as 21 years of age in 1952 and married to Mildred Marie Carnes. I have no other information and would like to know if anyone has any information on my biological father.
I am looking for information about my Great Grandfather. His name was Jodie Archie Melton. I am not certain where he was born, but probably it was Georgia or Alabama. He lived in Cullman, Alabama part of his life. I am told he died when he was hit by a train in Atlanta. All of this information is questionable, but it is all I have to go on. I know he married Fannie Watts and they had two daughters. I have his date of death as January 9, 1908. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who might know information about him.
Is it possible that my great/great grandfather John Melton is a ralative of yours. He was born in Chester,South Carolina and this is where he married and made his family. If we are the same family line I would be very delighted to know, because my grandfather(RICHARD), recently died and I am trying to retrace my past. BUT IF YOUR FAMILY IS NOT FROM SOUTH CAROLINA, I AM AFRAID THAT WE MAY MAY BE CHASING A GHOST.
Bless your dear heart for all your hard work! I don\'t know if we are related or not, but my dad was named Leslie Artie Melton from Xenia, ILL. He died at age 52 and is buried in Montgomery ILL at the Aurora Township Cemetery –near Aurora, ILL–in the year 1940. I was 2 years old at the time and my brother Robert Earl Melton was 6 months old. Our mothers maiden name was Mary Aline Rudder from Clay City, ILL. We have a close relative named Ruby Melton in Salem, Ill. She is in her 90s I believe. She knows a lot about the Meltons. I better go for now. If you have ways that I can be of assistance, please let me know. I have an 800 phone number which is 1-800-397-8552. God bless you! George Melton from Joplin, MO www.meltonfamilysingers.org
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The ACC Outdoor Championships begin tomorrow in North Carolina and Florida State is looking to finish the season strong. The men's and women's teams both won the indoor championships earlier in the season. If the Seminoles win all four titles, they would be only the third program to accomplish that feat in the same year. Additionally, the women are looking to sweep cross country, indoor, and outdoor for the first time since 2009.
The women are ranked fifteenth nationally by the USTFCCCA and the team includes three defending event champions. The 3000 meter steeplechase defending champion is Colleen Quigley, shot put is Chelsea Whalen, and discus is Kellion Knibb. The team is hoping that these plus several top seeds, including the 4x100 relay team, can help them get revenge for the five point loss to Clemson last year mainly due to sprints and hurdles. "You can't win this meet without those points. You've got to have sprint-hurdle-relay points. I really like the way that group is emerging now," Coach Bob Braman believes those events are the key to victory this year.
While the women are looking for revenge, the men look to repeat. They are ranked number five nationally and have won the outdoor title ten of the last twelve years. Despite this history, Braman believes there is still work to do. "It's going to be a challenge," Braman said, "but I don't think it's going to be a lot more difficult than perhaps it was last year, when we somewhat improbably won it." Dentarius Locke returns for the Seminoles after being Meet MVP last year when he won the 100 meter dash. James Harris and Zak Seddon are returning champions as well. Harris is vying for the 200 meter title instead of the 400 meter title he currently holds and Seddon is looking to repeat as 3000 meter steeplechase champion.
The ACC Outdoor Championships will be streamed on ESPN3 from 5:30-8pm starting Thusday with finals in the 10,000 meters and the long jump. Qualifying for 400 meter hurdles, 200 meter dash and 1500 meter run will be contested as well. The event continues through the weekend.


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Men's Rowing Sends Five Boats to Opening Day
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Corvallis, Ore. – The Oregon State men's rowing team sends its Junior Varsity 8, Varsity 4, and Freshmen 8 crews to the Opening Day Regatta in Seattle, Wash.
The Opening Day Regatta is one of the many events celebrating the official opening of Seattle's boating season, sponsored by the Seattle Yacht Club. The last five seasons, the Beavs have raced in the Windermere Cup in Seattle, and are therefore familiar with the water conditions this time of year.
With the Rowing Pac-12 Championships just around the corner, Head Coach Steve Todd sees this as an opportunity to finalize his lineups and create the best and most successful combinations. Oregon State will be racing five crews come Saturday, but the Varsity 8 will not be competing.
The Beavs will feature their Junior Varsity 8, Varsity 4 A and B squad, and two Freshman 8 crews.
"This weekend is really a preparation for the Pac-12 Championships in terms of the fours," said Todd. "We are hoping to solidify our A and B crew because we can only send our top Varsity-4 boat to Pac-12s."
The JV8 and both Freshman 8 crews are looking to improve on their times in training for the Pac-12 Championships as well.
"This is a good opportunity for the JV and the freshman crews to get in another competitive race," Todd said. "We have been working for the past two weeks and have seen some good improvement."
The Opening Day Regatta kicks off on Saturday, May 3 in Seattle Washington. For results and times, check www.Twitter.com/beaverrowing and www.osubeavers.com.Lineups:
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Module Development Turnaround Time: Better Than You Thought
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But, not really. You're just not aware of the power of NetBeans IDE's module development support. Here are two tips:
- Don't shut down the application. Just leave it running.
- Whenever you add something to a module, and you want to see it in action within the application... right-click the module and choose "Install/Reload in Target Platform". Since the module belongs to the module suite, and the module suite is your application, the module loads into the running application and you can see the result right away.
As a result, reloading a module takes only a few seconds. (If the TopComponent for which you made the change is already displayed in the running application, you just need to reopen it, to refresh it, but that's the only additional step I needed to take.)


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What has Diddy been doing lately besides posting pics of his kids all over his instagram page, he's been working ofcourse. You can check out the billionaire, hip-hop artist going hard on the remix to 2 Chainz and Kanye West's "Birthday Song" with Rick Ross.
"Might see me on the campus at UCLA/ Just bought a dorm, Mr. Combs no student loans," raps Puff, whose son attends UCLA. "Jay got the Nets, now I'm plotting on the Knicks/ Buy the team, bet $20 million on the championship."


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Young author publishes first book
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Recent college graduate Brandi Mauldin (B.N. Mauldin) published her first book this summer, but she is by no means a rookie to the realm of literature arts. That fact is made clear by the half-dozen manuscripts that sit on her computer every day.
Want to buy the book?
The paperback version of 'Belligerent' costs $8.99, and the Kindle purchase price is $3.97. The book can be purchased online through the websites www.amazon.com or www.barnesandnoble.com.
"They have never seen the light of day, but they are finished," joked Mauldin, a 23-year-old Lexington resident who lives near High Rock Lake.
She's been at it since she was 5 years old and is thrilled one of her projects has finally gone to press.
Mauldin's "Belligerent," which published in early June, is the first book in the young author's Vicara series, which she described as a mixture of dystopian and science-fiction styles.
"Belligerent" follows a 14-year-old commoner named Ryan through a futuristic society segregated into castes. Ryan, a talented car thief, catches the eye of a flagrant "Owner," who is bent on winning a virtual competition, Vicara.
Newly branded as a "Belligerent," Ryan struggles for freedom and acceptance at an academy specialized in training teams for Vicara.
"It follows him as a 14-year-old in the first book, and in each book he progresses," Mauldin said. "It takes place in a futuristic society where there are few elites with money and power. When they get bored, they make boys and girls play in these virtual games."
Mauldin said she wrote "Belligerent" in about a month's time, as part of a nationwide National Novel Writing Month competition that challenges authors to complete manuscripts from Nov. 1-30 while raising money for charities at the same time.
She said she spent six months editing the book before coordinating with her soon-to-be publisher, Fable Press LLC of Plainville, Conn. The book was officially released June 3.
"I've gotten pretty good feedback, which I really like," Mauldin said. "It's always interesting to hear people talk about characters. I have invested a lot of time in those characters, so they are like real people."
Mauldin graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in May with a bachelor's degree in English literature.
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Aug. 3, 2011
This is the eighth installment of a 10-part series that will breakdown Stanford by position as the Cardinal prepare for the start of training camp on Monday, August 8. In this segment, we take a look at the quarterback position, where Heisman Trophy candidate Andrew Luck returns to lead a high-powered Stanford offense that averaged over 40 points a game last season.
STANFORD, Calif. --Contrary to popular opinion, competition for playing time at quarterback will be one of the most scrutinized position battles when Stanford opens training camp next week.
The most-watched quarterback in camp might not be who you think it is. With Andrew Luck returning to preside over an offense that has set school scoring records each of the last two seasons, Stanford's coaches know it's time to start thinking about what its football landscape might look like without its Heisman Trophy candidate under center.
Cardinal coaches will keep a watchful eye on the development of sophomores Josh Nunes and Robbie Picazo, along with redshirt freshman Brett Nottingham throughout training camp and beyond, as Stanford begins planning for succession at this position in the years ahead.
Freshmen Evan Crower (San Diego/St. Augustine HS), Kevin Hogan (McLean, VA/Gonzaga College Prep) and Adam Brzeczek (Queen Creek, AZ/Queen Creek HS) round out the quarterbacks listed on Stanford's preseason roster.
"We feel the backup quarterback position is one of the most important positions on our football team," said Pep Hamilton, who has promoted to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in the offseason after working with the wide receivers last year. "There is not a set time table on our decision on who will be that backup quarterback."
After being named the Pac-10's Offensive Player of the Year and finishing second in the Heisman Trophy balloting last season, it's exciting to imagine what Luck's encore performance might look like come season's end, but first things first.
While Luck's enormous presence can mask a lot of unknowns heading into the season, there are still questions that need to be answered immediately if Stanford is to continue on its torrid scoring pace of the last two seasons.
"He has a cast of characters in the receiving corps and on the offensive line that he will have to help get to the point of being consistent performers," said Hamilton. "His biggest challenge will be to develop continuity with the receivers and develop the trust of the guys upfront."
"There has been a lot said about Andrew in the offseason," continued Hamilton. "For any quarterback, the measure of success in whether your team wins or loses and our team's success with Andrew is well-documented."
Stanford has posted a 20-5 record over the last two seasons with Luck under center, including winning a school-record 12 games a year ago, capped off by an Orange Bowl victory over Virginia Tech.
"His strongest attribute is his consistency," said Hamilton. "He is such a student in the meeting rooms and on the practice field. He drives guys to pay attention to the details and to the exactness of what we are trying to do."
As Stanford reluctantly faces the reality it must prepare for life after Luck, it's comforted knowing the possible successors to the position will benefit from another year of mentorship from a player whose name is rightfully spoken in the same reverent tones as some of his notable predecessors.


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a word use to describe your peoples. ones that you can trust dearly. someone you consider family
my fam wuz mad deep up in the club the other day
by Chris November 06, 2003
derived from the word "family" . referring to people that are extremely close; as if a family member.
what's crackin fam?
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a nigga;a friend;a buddy
"Whats up fam"
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Short for "Family." Used to describe close friends, associates, people, etc.. Mostly used in New York, but what people fail to realize is that the term "Fam" is actually from the south.
Not from Florida, but what up fam?
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F.A.M. is an acronym meaning Family Above Money. One who is especially true or close to their FAM. Without the FAM shits not good.
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College Hockey:Rensselaer rallies late, beats Union on Bailen OT goal
TROY, N.Y. — Nick Bailen scored on a five-on-three power play 2:56 into overtime, lifting No. 18 Rensselaer to a 4-3 victory over 12th-ranked Union on Saturday.
Bailen added two assists in regulation for the Engineers (5-3-3, 2-2 ECAC Hockey), who split the home-and-home series with the Dutchmen (7-2-3, 2-1-1). Union won Friday's game 2-1.
Marty O'Grady's power-play, extra-attacker goal for Rensselaer with one second remaining forced overtime.
Union took a 2-0 lead on second-period goals by Justin Pallos and Rensselaer's Matt Hatch, but Patrick Cullen and Joel Malchuk scored power-play and short-handed goals, respectively, in the third to knot the score.
The Dutchmen went ahead again behind a Josh Jooris power-play goal with just over six minutes remaining.
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