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Hello Kitty and Dog in CACTUS COSTUME Dog Tag Necklace
Wow! What a find! Too bad the item is no longer available since they were only $6 each. Oh well.
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Hello Kitty and Dog in CACTUS COSTUME Dog Tag Necklace
Wow! What a find! Too bad the item is no longer available since they were only $6 each. Oh well.
Is it October yet? Can I start posting about cactus costumes yet?
This one is a professional mascot costume, which means it's expensive and probably not what you would want for Halloween.
I'm not particularly clear on who would want a cactus mascot costume, except maybe a cactus store. That's us! In fact, I'll bet Keith would love to dress up in this as the store's mascot, and hang out on San Pablo Ave. waving down potential customers.
Cactus candles for the top of your cake, if you have a cake that is, that you're decorating with an old west theme that is, for a young boy's birthday.
An Agave Blooms in Monte Carlo
MSNBC held a photo contest and Stamford, Connecticut's Bob Stoddard won with this shot that I've borrowed off the MSNBC site.
I have a cactus that I have grown since it was tiny in 1990. It is about eight feet tall now but never got any bigger around than its original two inch diameter. picture attached.
I moved it from my office to my house in Tacoma Washington last year with much concerted effort and it didn't break! But I have to move it again soon. Oddly, for the first time in these 19 years, a little baby cactus sprouted on it about two feet from the top. It has grown to about 6 inches. The cactus part above the new growth isn't looking very good, as if the new little arm is taking out the nutrients. I am afraid the old cactus won't survive another move. If not, can I break the new arm off and grow it?
Thank you.
You can certainly carefully cut off the new branch. I recommend spraying the cut end with hydrogen peroxide to help it heal. Let it callous over for 1 to 2 weeks, and then plant in fresh, new, dry cactus soil. Don't water for 2 more weeks.
In general, I would recommend not doing this 'til spring, but if you are moving it soon, you might as well try now.
In addition, it looks like the original plant is under-potted (I think, looking at the photo), and not getting enough light, which is why it never got any bigger around.
Good luck, and send us a picture of the baby in it's new pot.
The San Francisco Chronicle is recommending hypertufa for all your succulent needs.
…gardening containers that look like roughly poured cement with a nod to nature.
"It had the look of something … aged, organic and rustic," she said.
Nice agave.
Thieves Targeting Drought-Resistant Plants on Channel 10 News.
I tried to embed the video, but no luck.
So I see the homeowner still has some Euphorbia leucodendron, Agave angustifolia, Agave parryi, and some aloes. Did I miss anything?
….but only if you consider grubs in your bulbs to be an issue.
(We) dug up all our bulbs to sort and replant. We were having a wonderful time in the cool Felton afternoon. Lo and behold some of the bulbs are squishy. Not all and not most but still. Once I squished it and a poopy looking type stuff came out of one of the bulbs followed by a creature. Once we squeezed the other soft bulbs we saw they all had these grubs in them.
There is not much on the internet about bulbs and grubs. I've never seen this before. What do we do? Where are they coming from. These are all planted in a wine barrel not even in the ground.
Do you have any suggestions? Obviously we won't be putting the grubs we find back in the pot. But how do we prevent this from happening again.
I love that you are there to ask.
In the old days we rolled the bulbs in nasty chemicals that persisted and killed the grubs for a year or two… but those chemicals are now banned with good reason! You can however add some Neem Seed Meal to your planting holes as both a fertilizer and to help keep away the grubs without making your garden a chemical warfare site. You could also spray them with Neem Oil, but that is sort of messy and the crushed seed seems to usually do the job. There are a number of weevils and beetles, as well as gross looking waspy-flies that lay eggs in the soil and the grubs feed on roots and bulbs before pupating and coming up to breed and cause above ground havoc as well. Life is complicated….
Check with your local nursery for a box of Neem Seed Meal (or get it from us next time you are up) and then sprinkle a tablespoon or two around each bulb as replant and it should do the trick.
The experts in San Luis Obispo have some advice for you.
"Too many people equate succulents with the desert, which in turn equates to no water," said Wilkinson.
He urges people to consider desert conditions where torrential downpours punctuate long dry spells.
"When you water your plants, soak them, then soak them again, then let them go dry," he advised….
Wilkinson's best advice: learn about a plant's specific needs when you buy it. And don't be afraid to try something new in the garden.
I can give out advice too, you know, but I can't force you to follow it. Here try this one: Planting plants that bloom at different times of year in your garden will create a garden that blooms all year long.
The science of tequila has just taken a big leap forward.
Geneticists working in Central Mexico have mapped the genome of the blue agave, a desert plant used to make tequila…
And how does this help?
Plants in the agave family die after producing a flowering stem, and slowing the progress toward flowering gives the plants a longer productive life… something that could boost tequila production.
So finally, science has come to the rescue of the margarita industry. Actually, if they can get the Agave tequilana to slow it's bloom cycle, maybe they can get other agaves re-sequenced too, and then we'd have century plants that live for a whole century! I'm sure they'll get right on that, since the ornamental plant industry has as much power as the liquor industry, I'm sure.
Very Short Reader Question w/Reader Photo
I suppose if you're asking us to ID a plant, it doesn't take a lot of words.
Kalamchoe sp?
Kalanchoe orgyalis!
Here we have a classic 20th century antique cactus lamp.
The species is Echinocactus grusonii ssp. plasticspinii
The Dealer is the renowned Robert Dickson & Lesley Rendall Antiques
It comes complete with 40 watt fluorescent bulb so that you can fully experience the 20th century glow of this fine specimen.
Special Redfoot Tortoise Edition
Micah underneath the Abutilon palmeri
Micah's eggs are still incubating, but it's getting about the time for them to have hatched, so if they don't hatch soon we assume they weren't viable. She is still quite young to be laying eggs, so maybe it will be a few more years 'til she has babies. But I'll keep you posted if anything hatches.
Taken right out of an article, presented without context, here we have today's Cactus Quote of the Day.
IT'S not every day a leprechaun is spotted with a giant cactus in Ayr town centre.
Now that's from the Ayrshire Post, but as usual, we at CactusBlog are dismayed at the lack of photo evidence. Do we believe this outrageous claim of cactus and leprechauns? No, I do not. They are toying with our emotions.
Let me get out the google and see what I can find.
Indeed, the google has been kind to me today. But I don't think they're in Ayrshire anymore.
After years of demolition and construction, the dusty corner of Spring and 2nd streets suddenly gave way to a burst of green space…
With palo verde and Australian brush box trees, beds of flax, rosemary and succulents and narrow ribbons of tufted fescue, the park, designed by Melendrez, an L.A.-based landscape and urban design firm, is exactingly modern in design, made to complement the building that rises in its midst.
Why don't they publish pictures? I don't understand. Now I'm going to have to do some googling.
This story from back in May has a picture.
Win a succulent book in New Zealand, thru Nov. 10.
Cactus Fruit Tasting Tour at 10 a.m. Sept. 30 at Ruth Bancroft Garden.
Kiko gets a hug. Phew, and just in time.
by Stephan Pastis Email Stephan!
Do you think there'll be 3 more cartoon cactus comics this week? Stay tuned for the further adventures of Kiko the Cartoon Cactus.
Clay Thompson at the Arizona Republic gets the best questions.
Q: I have a friend from China who told me it is a good idea to put a cactus by your computer so it will absorb the radiation from your screen and protect you. She says this is because cactuses live on the desert where they are under a lot of radiation. Is there any truth to this?
A: Why not put a roadrunner by your computer? They live on the desert and probably absorb radiation, too. This cactus-and-computer thing is a new one to me, but apparently, it is a fairly widespread batch of hooey….
For the sake of argument, however, let's say a cactus really did protect you from radiation flying out your computer screen. Putting the cactus beside your computer wouldn't help much… you would have to put it right there between you and screen… Wouldn't you feel a little silly doing that?
That Clay Thompson, he's such a card. He even has a video.
Reader Wes passes along this video.
Here's a video of some fellow playing an amplified cactus.
Nice job with the Echinocactus grusonii.


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Photo: Glenn Frey, ca. 1994, photographer unknown. From the Jeff Gold Collection at the Rock Hall's Library & Archives.
It's been a rough start to 2016 for rock fans mourning the loss of two Hall of Fame Inductees: David Bowie and Glenn Frey. Tributes have poured in from around the globe, a testament to the lasting impact and widespread influence of the music each created. Last week, we looked back on some of the David Bowie songs that shaped rock and roll, and this week it's only fitting we rewind to one of the Eagles' most enduring hits: "Take It Easy."
Guitarist Glenn Frey was a rocker from Detroit who headed to Los Angeles, where he befriended fellow musicians Jackson Browne and John David Souther. Drummer Don Henley and Frey met while backing Linda Ronstadt. Guitarist Bernie Leadon had previously done time with Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman in the Flying Burrito Brothers; bassist Randy Meisner was a founding member of Poco with Richie Furay and had played in Rick Nelson's Stone Canyon Band. And they had all played together on Ronstadt's Silk Purse. No wonder they sounded accomplished from the get-go.
Decades later, in 2014 ...
Update!: the world premiere of the 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will air on HBO on Saturday, May 31 at 8pm ET/PT!
This year the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will have a wide array of special guests to pay tribute to this year's inductees: Peter Gabriel, Daryl Hall and John Oates, KISS, Nirvana, Linda Ronstadt, Cat Stevens, the E Street Band, Brian Epstein and Andrew Loog Oldham.
Special guests this year include: Chris Martin, Glenn Frey, Michael Stipe, Questlove, Stevie Nicks, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Asher, Carrie Underwood, Emmylou Harris, Tom Morello and Sheryl Crow.
· Peter Gabriel – Peter is performing; Chris Martin is inducting him
· Hall and Oates – Hall and Oates are performing; Questlove is inducting them
· KISS - Inducted by Tom Morello
· Nirvana – Michael Stipe inducting Nirvana
· Linda Ronstadt – Inducted by Glenn Frey; Musical tribute from: Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Nicks, Carrie Underwood, Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow
· Cat Stevens – Performing; Inductee TBD
· E Street Band – Inducted by Bruce Springsteen; E Street Band performing
The 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions will be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Thursday, April 10 and premiere on HBO on Saturday ...


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|Mortellaro third at Hawai`i
University of Idaho junior Kayla Mortellaro finished third at the annual Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational Golf Tournament at Hawai'i's Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course. She was a three-over 219 - four back of medalist Carlota Ciganda of Arizona State.
Mortellaro's Vandal teammate Teo Poplawski tied for 10th at 226 after rounds of 76-75-75 as the Vandals tied for 12th.
"Kayla played great - as always," said coach Lisa Johnson. "She didn't hit the ball quite as well as she has in the past few events. However, she fought back with a ton of great up and downs and proved - once again, she deserves to be ranked among the top players in the country."
Mortellaro is the sixth-ranked amateur in the world and notched her ninth Western Athletic Conference player award after her efforts last week at the UNLV Rebel Spring Invitational.
Poplawski, another junior on the young Vandal team, also had a strong round.
"Teo had a fantastic performance," Johnson said. "She really grinded out all three of her rounds. She did a great job in finishing in the top 10 in a very strong field."
Arizona State won the tournament at 23-over 887. Arizona was second at 902. Idaho was at 944 for the 54 holes. Also for the Vandals, Rachel Choi tied for 85th at 248, Julia Hitchins tied for 93rd at 251, Allyssa Nilsson was 104th at 262 and Gracie Schory was 105th at 268.


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Guests will be taken on a trip down memory lane through the swinging sixties to an era of kaleidoscopic art, featuring personalities including Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Claes Oldenberg.
Themes such as kinetic art, colour-field painting and nouveau realisme will also be put under the spotlight at the event, on February 13, at the Harlequin Theatre in Queen Street, Northwich.
Tickets are priced at £5, or £4 for concessions and available from the DAN office in Northwich Library on 01606 41597 or online at danarts.org.


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College Hockey:BU Christens Agganis Arena With Win Over Minnesota
BOSTON — The Boston University Terriers may not have closed out the Walter Brown Arena the way they had hoped, losing to Minnesota 2-1, but they certainly opened the Harry Agganis Arena the right way. Riding netminder John Curry's 22 saves and goals by Brad Zancanaro and Peter MacArthur, BU toppled the top-ranked Gophers, 2-1.
The Terriers never trailed, getting Zancanaro's goal at 6:15 of the first period. After Kris Chucko evened the game midway through the second, MacArthur's power-play goal later in the period provided the winning margin.
Zancanaro also became an instant trivia question answer by scoring the first goal at Agganis Arena one day after scoring the final one at Walter Brown Arena.
Curry, a Minnesota native who has gone from walk-on status to the Hockey East Goalie of the Month in October and December, noted that he'd had preseason daydreams about winning this game.
"I grew up watching the Gophers and to play in something special and beat them is even more special," he said. "But the team focus was more on beating the number one team in the nation and not the event itself. But that's easier said than done. It was a pretty big deal and hard to look past."
BU coach Jack Parker credited the Gophers and their stature with keeping his team on track amidst the hoopla of opening the new arena.
"I was unbelievably distracted because of all our former players being around," he said. "I'm giving them tours and finding tickets. I personally made a mess of that myself and had to go fix it all the time. Because I was so distracted, I was concerned that maybe our guys would be distracted.
"[So] it was great that we played Minnesota. If we played somebody that wasn't the number one team in the nation, we might have been a little distracted by all the fanfare of the whole building. But with the number one team in the nation waiting to play us and right in our face, we had to get ready to play."
Minnesota coach Don Lucia described the contrasting nature of the two games.
"Last night we were able to play with the lead; tonight they were able to play with the lead," he said. "The difference [was] last night we scored two power-play goals to their one; tonight they scored one to our none.
"I'm not disappointed with the result. I'm happy that we were able to come out here and compete against a good quality team in Boston University and get a split under these circumstances."
BU avoided the problem it had experienced one night earlier when it dug itself a hole, falling behind 2-0 before making an unsuccessful comeback attempt. This time, the Terriers got on the scoreboard first just 6:15 into the Agganis Arena Era. Zancanaro took a terrific pass from Ryan Monaghan, split the defense and snapped a low shot past Kellen Briggs from 15 feet out.
A minute later, however, Minnesota put together back-to-back opportunities that could easily have turned the one-goal BU lead into a deficit. First, Tyler Hirsch took a home run pass at the blue line and broke in alone on Curry only to have the goaltender take enough of the net away to force a shot wide of the net. Soon after, Hirsch had an even more golden opportunity when Mike Vannelli fed him on the far post where he had the entire net to shovel it in, but instead the chance merely went into the "couldn't throw a puck in the ocean" category.
Five minutes into the second period, Curry made a huge glove save on — you guessed it — Hirsch after a defensive zone turnover. Ironically, the two are friends, having played a lot together in their days before college.
Curry couldn't stop Kris Chucko at 8:44, however, as the freshman shot through traffic as he moved left-to-right in the slot. The game-tying goal was his fifth of the season.
The Terriers almost regained the lead on a Monaghan deflection of a Dan McGoff shot, but it only clanged iron.
At 16:26, however, a power-play goal by Peter MacArthur made the 2-1 lead a reality. MacArthur corralled the puck in the slot and with the quick-release precision that has made him one of the top Terrier snipers buried his 10th goal of the season.
Minnesota swarmed in the third period beginning with a power play at 7:20 during which Curry was forced to make some big stops, most notably a pad save on Barry Tallackson. Even after returning to even strength the Gophers continued to apply pressure, but Curry remained up to the challenge until BU was able to keep the puck out of its defensive zone in the closing minute.
Minnesota (16-5-0) returns to league action next weekend against Colorado College. Boston University (12-7-0) faces Northeastern.
BU forward Chris Bourque, who had been playing for Team USA in the World Junior Tournament, suffered a knee injury there and is expected to be out two-to-four weeks.
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Shanti's Blog On Open Source Software, web apps ... https://blogs.oracle.com/shanti/feed/entries/atom 2015-11-22T23:12:02+00:00 Apache Roller https://blogs.oracle.com/shanti/entry/enterprise2_0_conference Enterprise2.0 Conference shanti 2009-11-05T10:00:20+00:00 2009-11-05T18:02:07+00:00 Notes from Enterprise2.0 Conference
 https://blogs.oracle.com/shanti/entry/microformats_go_mainstream Microformats go mainstream shanti 2008-04-26T18:53:40+00:00 2008-04-27T01:53:41+00:00
I talked about Microformats in a post last year on web20expo. It appears that the technology is now going main stream. I attended a workshop on Web2.0 Best Practices
 at the Web20 Expo this week in which the speaker, Niall Kennedy
 expounded on th advantages of using microformats. He said he's seen a
 significant growth in traffic on his site since he started doing so since search engine results show direct links to pages on his site.
 Yahoo is adding microformats to many of their properties. The yahoo event site
 already has them. This is exciting since microformats are a bridge to
 the semantic web, which we've been talking about for several years now.
 However, the talk has never seemed to materialize into anything
 concrete. Meanwhile, the web2.0 world has decided to do things their
 own way.

A classic example is tagging. While the semantic
 folks talk about taxonomies and ontologies, the web guys invented
 folksonomies (aka tagging). Tagging has allowed users and sites to
 group stuff together, attaching semantic meaning to their data. Tag
 clouds have worked fairly well and sites like flickr are extending the
 concept by automatically creating even more tags ! The problem with
 tags of course is that a word can have several meanings and it's not
 easy to figure out which exact interpretation should be used. This
 problem is what RDF solves nicely, but more on that later.

Microformats
 are better than tags in the sense that they have a more rigid format
 and as such provide better semantics, although not perfect. Let's look
 at an example:

 JavaOne Conference:
 The premier java conference

http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf

May 6-
 9,
 at the Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA

which will display as :

 JavaOne Conference:
 The premier java conference

http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf

May 6-
 9,
 at the Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA

The
 advantage of such a format is that it clearly specifies various
 properties associated with the event: summary, description, url, start
 and end dates, location etc. However, it can still be ambiguous since
 it uses literals for many properites e.g. the location. If someone
 specified the location simply as "San Francisco", it could mean any of
 27 different San Francisco's.

If we take this formalizing a step further, we reach the world of RDF.
 Here every entry is specified as a tuple of the form:
 <subject><predicate><object> using URIs to represent
 the objects in an unambiguous manner. Without going into the syntactic
 details, we could specify a location to be defined in the standard
 format of: number, street, city, state, country, zip. This provides an
 object with identity, the property that uniquely identifies it.

I'll talk more about RDF and semantic web in another post.
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It's been close to 4 months since we released Cool Stack 1.2, so it's time to start thinking about the next release. Here's what we have planned so far and as always I'm looking for feedback from current and future users on what you'd like to see. Needless to say, that all currently known bugs will be fixed and the current patches will be rolled into the release. However, if you don't tell us about the problems you've run into, we won't be able to fix them. So, once again I'd like to encourage people to please post your problem/issue/tips etc. on the forum.

Here's a list of stuff we're currently looking at for Cool Stack 1.3 :

Component	Version in Cool Stack 1.3
	Version in Coolstack 1.2

Apache	 2.2.8 	 2.2.6

Tomcat	 5.5.26 	 5.5.23

php	 5.2.5 	 5.2.4

mysql	 5.1 	 5.0.45

squid	 3.0 	 2.6

apc	 3.0.16 	 3.0.14

mod_perl	 2.0.3 	 2.0.2

rails	 2.0.2 	 1.2.3

Add php extensions: memcache , pdflib, and freetype , mcrypt

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libevent	 1.3e 	 1.3d

memcached	 1.2.5 	 1.2.2

mod_jk	 1.2.26 	 1.2.25

lighttpd	 1.4.18 	 1.4.16

nginx	 0.5.35 	 -

dtrace ruby extension	 -

multithreaded perl	 -

Improve lighttpd with more builtin extensions	 -

mysql performance improvement with libfasttime/libmtmalloc	 -

Add ruby gems :postgres, mysql.	 -

Improve ruby build process (to make easier compilation of external gems)	 -

I would like feedback on a couple of areas in particular:

MySQL 5.1 has many performance improvements and we'd very much like to package this version even though it's not FCS yet (it's been out for a looong time now and should be quite stable). Should we go ahead and use 5.1 instead of 5.0.x ?

We've heard some complaints about perl not being multi-threaded, but there is a small performance penalty associated with building it multi-threaded (especially if you're not going to be using it's multi-threaded features). Any thoughts ?

Of course, please feel free to comment on anything else you'd like seen added/changed as well.

Shanti

 https://blogs.oracle.com/shanti/entry/cool_stack_1_1_1 Cool Stack 1.1.1 contents shanti 2007-09-18T09:11:42+00:00 2007-09-18T16:11:42+00:00

We are currently working on Cool Stack 1.1.1 which will have the following components updated, in addition to fixing known bugs :

Apache 2.2.6 : Add mod_proxy, mod_fcgid, SMF support

PHP 5.2.4 : Add dtrace extension, add new fastcgi version for use with non-Apache webservers

APC 3.0.14

Suhosin 0.9.20

MySQL 5.0.45: Add SMF support

Perl 5.8.8 : Add Sys:Syslog, DBI, DBD-mysql extensions

memcached 1.2.2

squid 2.6

tomcat 5.5.23

I would love to get feedback on this. Is your favorite module/extension missing ? Are there bugs/issues you have run into that haven't been reported on the forum ?


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College Hockey:Massachusetts Rebounds For Win
Gabe Winer Shuts Down Providence
AMHERST, Mass. — One night after being abruptly shown the door by the Providence Friars at Schneider Arena, the Massachusetts Minutemen found the best answer to a 6-2 loss: a two-goal shutout.
Junior Gabe Winer made 20 saves, and Matt Anderson and Garrett Summerfield teamed up for both UMass goals as the Minutemen cruised to a 2-0 victory over Providence in front of 3,128 at the Mullins Center. UMass improves to 4-3-0 (2-1-0 Hockey East) and the Friars fall to 3-2-0, with a 2-2-0 conference mark.
It was a complete turnaround by the Minutemen, who slogged through Friday night's game, compared to the speedy Friars who dominated most of the contest. Saturday night, the teams were much more even, and both UMass coach Don Cahoon and Providence boss Paul Pooley said that the margin of victory came in the one-on-one battles that the Minutemen won.
"We won more puck battles, and we played our system a little better than last night," Cahoon said. "It was a hard weekend, but the teams went toe to toe and we won the battles."
Said Pooley, "We lost the one-on-one battles early, and we got a little desperate after the timeout. It's frustrating, it's tough to sweep in this league, and we didn't see the same sense of urgency [as Friday night.]."
Perhaps it was simply a matter of being more comfortable at home, but the Minutemen looked almost entirely different in Saturday's first period than they had the night before in Providence, where despite a goal by freshman P.J. Fenton, they were outskated by the Friars en route to PC's 6-2 victory.
Although they took three penalties to the Friars' one, the Minutemen were otherwise even with their visitors, and showed some real signs of life when Matt Anderson opened the scoring at 13:40. With Summerfield behind the net and looking for a target, Anderson snaked across to the left wing slot, where Summerfield found him with a pass. Anderson spun with a PC defender on top of him, and fired a nearly blind wrist shot that slipped under Providence goaltender David Cacciola (26 saves) to give the Minutemen a 1-0 advantage, which they carried to the first intermission.
In yet another departure from the previous night's trend, the Minutemen were the ones protecting a lead in the second period, and did so without sitting back on their laurels. After Colin McDonald took a boarding penalty with 7:29 to go, the freshman tandem of Dan Gordon and Matt Burto, along with senior linemate Craig MacDonald, buzzed Cacciola's net with a number of attempts that seemed destined for the net. Cacciola, however, was a wall, and held off the frenetic attack of UMass for the entire penalty.
The Friars turned things around late in the second period and started applying pressure on Winer's net. Jon Rheault, who on Friday scored his first and second collegiate goals within a dozen minutes of each other, had two breakaway chances in the final minute of the period. The first, with 50 seconds left, saw Rheault come in ahead of a UMass player across the blueline, but his shot hit Winer squarely, and the keeper covered up. Rheault got another opportunity half a minute later, but was tripped up while cutting back toward the net, drawing a penalty on Dusty Demianiuk.
The Minutemen struck again decisively in the third period, when Anderson repaid Summerfield's earlier favor, dropping a puck to him near the left wing faceoff dot. Summerfield fired a one-timer off of the leave that beat Cacciola to the short side for the final goal with 6:07.
The Friars took a timeout after the goal, but couldn't come up with any tricks to turn the tables.
The Minutemen host Merrimack on Friday in the first game of a home-and-home conference weekend, while the Friars entertain Wayne State Friday and Saturday night.
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Next week I'll have a whole host of spooky and Halloween related posts for you, but I thought I'd slip one in this week for a bit of forward planning.
Historic buildings are always associated with a ghost story or two. It's not surprising to hear then that tales of spectral sightings and ghostly spirits of former owners, staff and pets are abundant in the National Trust!
Blickling Hall in the sprawling Norfolk countryside was once home to the Boleyn family. It is said that every year, on the anniversary of her execution, Anne Boleyn's headless ghost arrives at Blickling Hall in a carriage driven by an equally headless coachman. But she hasn't lost her head completely in the afterlife – she carries it along with her during her hauntings! The hall was voted the most haunted house in Britain in a National Trust survey in October 2007.
With all this taken into account, Blickling Hall hosts a family Halloween event [the Halloween Spooktacular] every 31st of October, with spooky story telling and ghoulish happenings in the Hall. Seasonal food is served in the restaurant and a fancy dress competition is held for the children. Book tickets on 0844 800 4308. Are you brave enough? [I'm not!]


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Cloverleaf Schools Superintendent Daryl Kubilus stressed the district's need for operating funds while highlighting achievements in his State of the Schools address.
"We have not allowed the lack of funding to stop us from doing all we can to improve our student performance," he said Wednesday to a crowd of 30 people gathered at Cloverleaf Elementary School in Westfield Township.
Kubilus noted that in the 2008-09 school year the district was rated "effective" on the state's report card.
Now, Cloverleaf is the only school district in Ohio to be rated "excellent with distinction" while being in fiscal emergency, he said.
Kubilus called this "a dubious honor," and said he was unsure how long Cloverleaf could maintain the rating without a new levy.
Since January 2012, the district's finances have been overseen by a five-member state commission and the "fiscal emergency" designation allows it to borrow money from the state.
But that money must be paid back. To do that, the district can't have a deficit.
"The depths of cuts necessary to stave off our deficit are out of the realm of possibility," he said, adding that the amount needed from levies only will increase as the district borrows more from the state to cover projected deficits.
A 7.9-mill levy is on the May 7 ballot. It would bring in $3.7 million a year for 10 years and would cost the owner of a $100,000 home an additional $248 a year.
The school board plans an August levy attempt if the May levy fails.
The district has failed to pass a levy in four tries. In November, voters struck down a 6.9-mill levy by a margin of 6 percent.
"Although it may seem illogical to keep raising the millage in light of a no vote, it is necessary," Kubilus said.
Cloverleaf has cut $6.6 million from its budget in the past several years, including 70 positions, Kubilus said.
The district also has met with surrounding townships and villages for a shared services summit, and agreed to discuss possible collaborations on road salt, fuel purchasing, shared grant writing, office supply purchasing and copier leasing, he said.
Should the May 7 levy pass, high school busing will be restored, school buildings will be reopened in the evenings, and there will not be a transition to an all-day, every-other-day kindergarten model next year.
Also, if the levy is approved, funds will be set aside for armed deputies at each school building, something Kubilus said parents requested after the Newtown, Conn., shootings.
In listing the district's accomplishments, Kubilus singled out several individuals:
• Trevor Dahl, a senior at the high school who received the Franklin B. Walter Award for outstanding achievement;
• Special education teacher Kim Mannix, who was named a "teacher of excellence" by the Medina County Schools' Educational Service Center.
Kubilus also lauded the high school's Academic Challenge team for being undefeated in the Medina County league this year and the food service department for going from a $130,000 deficit to $10,000 in the black in three years.
"Cloverleaf is a district that is 'excellent with distinction,' " Kubilus said at the end of his speech. "Let's keep it that way."
Contact reporter Kiera Manion-Fischer at (330) 721-4049 or email@example.com.


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This Examiner first heard of Lulo's Cuban Cafe in Grayslake, IL, from a good friend several months back and couldn't wait to try it out. The thought of gluten-free Cuban food options made her mouth water.
Upon first entering the restaurant, she was warmly greeted by owner, Rick Felipez, who explained that just about everything on the menu could be made gluten-free with the exception of a small amount of menu options that are breaded and deep-fried, such as their breaded steak and croquettes. Check out the menu items here. The chef who works her magic with this awesome menu, is Rick's sister, Hayden Taylor. The restaurant is just coming up on its two-year anniversary in February 2014.
This Examiner decided to try the Cuban sandwich on flattened gluten-free bread. The sandwich was served warm and consisted of ham, roast pork, swiss cheese and sliced pickles. On the side, is a mojo dipping sauce, which is a mild mustard sauce. One bite was enough to know that this was a great find! The sandwich just melted in her mouth.
For dessert, this Examiner then tried the Lemon and Almond Polenta Cake. It was very delicious as well!
This Examiner has visited several times since then, they have great daily specials. They have outstanding soups and salads in addition to their sandwiches. They also have delicious entrees such as Arroz Con Pollo (Chicken with Rice). A favorite dessert item is their flan and yes, it is gluten-free! You seriously have to try it! They have some mighty awesome chocolate truffles you have to try as well!
On Fridays, they offer gluten-free fish and chips. This Examiner cannot think of anywhere else in Chicago that offers that, it is definitely worth making the trip for!
Lulo's Cuban Cafe is located at 970 Harris Road in Grayslake, Suite 2A, in the Station Square shopping area of the Prairie Crossing subdivision. They are open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 11-8 and Sundays from 11-6. You can find them on the web at luloscubancafe.com.


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Rebel fighters at a graduation ceremony in al-Ghouta, near Damascus, on September 4. Photo: Reuters
Amman, Jordan: Eighteen foreign fighters from Islamic State, including an American, were killed in a Syrian air raid on a town near the militant group's main stronghold city of Raqqa in eastern Syria, a human rights monitoring group said on Thursday.
The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has tracked violence on all sides of the three-year-old conflict, said reliable sources reported that top Islamic State leaders who happened to be in the municipal building of Gharbiya at the time of the raid were among those killed.
The building had been used as a headquarters of the hardline group, according to the monitoring body.
Children injured in a bombardment by Syrian government forces at a field hospital in Douma, near the Syrian capital Damascus, on September 3. Photo: Reuters
Another air raid on Thursday that hit a former intelligence headquarters in the town of al-Bukamal near the border with Iraq also killed an undisclosed number of IS members, the monitoring group said.
It said the Syrian raids allowed 13 detainees held by the IS fighters to escape in the chaos.
The insurgents are tightening their grip in Syria, of which they now control roughly a third, mostly rural areas in the north and east.
Another opposition source in Raqqa said that two raids on southern and northern parts of the city on Thursday caused several civilian deaths and injuries.
The Syrian army has intensified aerial bombardment of rebel-held areas in rural north-western Syria in recent days, including in the countryside of the city of Hama, where rebels have made some inroads and taken over checkpoints and towns, according to activists.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces have stepped up an aerial assault in the eastern suburbs of Damascus to recapture areas that have been in the hands of rebels for over a year, causing dozens of mainly civilian deaths, according to activists.
Although the authorities have made gains in areas around the capital this summer, including the town of Mleiha just outside Damascus on August 14, rebels say they have succeeded in repelling further advances.
They say even the areas that fall to the army continue to witness ongoing clashes and mortar attacks by rebels positioned in neighbouring districts.
Although insurgents have been prevented from taking central Damascus, Syrian government forces are worried they will reach it by digging tunnels from the sprawling suburbs and outlying towns under their control.
Islamist fighters battling the Syrian army, who last week overran a United Nations-controlled crossing point on the "disengagement line" that separates Israelis from Syrians on the Golan Heights, said they had taken over strategic hills that could help them open new supply lines to areas in southern Syria held by rebels.
The Syrian army has denied allegations of new rebel advances.


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Beyonce is being sued by Raquel Castellanos and Gabriella Davidson, two women from Oak Park, Illinois in Cook County - which is in the Chicago area. Besides suing singer Beyonce, they are also suing Live Nation and the United Center where Beyonce performed on December 13, 2013, according to a Chicago Tribune report on Wednesday.
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Raquel Castellanos and Gabriella Davidson claim they were trampled as they headed into the United Center in Chicago. They claim that they were near the front of a large group of persons who had premium general admission tickets a few hours prior to the show.
According to the women and the lawsuit, another gate opened without any explanation, and that gate opening ignited the crowd of people to shift – and thereby trampling the two women. The two females who are in their 20s claim that they feared for their lives. Davidson was reportedly knocked unconscious and Castellanos broke her ankle in the incident.
Due to a Chicago Fire Department ambulance trip to nearby Rush Medical Center, the two stacked up some medical bills. Also, the suit claims that Castellanos lost work time and wages.
Beyonce, United Center Joint Venture, Live Nation, and Entertainment Inc. were all negligent in the manner in which they managed the crowd according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit asserts that security personal did not do anything to prevent the dangerous situation for concert-goers.
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The IBM DeepBlue which is a chess computer that won against the one of the world's top chess players Kasparov was an IBM research project.
Can I buy this?
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The IBM DeepBlue which is a chess computer that won against the one of the world's top chess players Kasparov was an IBM research project.
Can I buy this?
Thanks in advance.
I guess you have to ask IBM, but it's probably not for sale. Right now the custom made computer is on display at the Computer History Museum.
Most (all?) modern chess computers are software programs which can be run from anyone's computer. Back in the bad old days of 1999, though, IBM couldn't get what they wanted from some random laptop. They made Deep Blue using custom hardware which made mass production economically impossible. So no, you cannot buy it because they were never made for sale.
Deep Blue is a computing machine designed by the IBM research group, and is very customized. There is only one, and there is no intention to recreate it.
The machine itself is so tied with IBM's legacy and triumphs, even today, that it would be unthinkable for them, at this time, to part with it for any reason.
Further, it is not in a playable state, and requires significant effort to set up and run. It is unlikely that they would find a reason or need to bring it back up to a playable state, because as long as it remains unpowered it can't be beat. Similar to retiring after a major win, there is nothing to gain and everything to lose by coming out of retirement.
The 15 year anniversary was celebrated by IBM with the creation of a tumbler:
So even now they still use it as part of their marketing and outreach efforts. Read the articles and watch the videos there and you may get a glimpse of the effort require not only to create the machine, but to run it.
If you believe you have the resources or wherewithal to convince them to part with it or make it playable, you had best discuss the topic with them directly - this site is not a Deep Blue support board:
If I am not mistaken, it was sold off to two different museums.


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is a way to summarise the contents of this museum. Archaeological, Middle Ages, the modern period (the important monuments from the city's history), the building of the castle are traced back through a series of room exhibiting varied collections: items from excavations, jewels, pottery, objects from day-to-day life, etc. Do not miss the Gothic sculpture room on the ground floor, which brings together very beautiful limestone statues and statuettes, which are often very expressive and are at their best under special lighting. Visit the lower floors and basements, the Medieval part of the castle, to discover the beautiful diagonal ribbed vaulted rooms (imposing large room with an earthenware furnace), which mostly date back to the period of Sigismond of Luxembourg, King from 1387 to 1437. You should also not miss the royal chapel, built in the 14th century, under the reign of the Kings of Anjou. Lit by three low windows, it is decorated with a three winged altarpiece.
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The Ruth and Joel Spira Award for Excellence in Teaching was established in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (formerly, the School of Electrical Engineering) in 1983 by Ruth and Joel Spira, cofounders of the Lutron Electronics Company. Joel Spira Obituary, April 14, 2015
The prize is awarded annually to an individual faculty member who had excelled in teaching and inspiring students during the current academic year. The award is usually presented to the ECE awardee at the annual IEEE Student Branch Banquet, and includes a cash prize.
Teaching Award Recipients are:
|David H. Albonesi, 2013-14
Aaron Wagner, 2011-12
Bruce Land, 2010-11
Alyosha Molnar, 2009-10
Rajit Manohar, 2008-09
Wesley E. Swartz, 2007-08
David A. Hammer, 2006-07
Bruce R. Land, 2005-06
Sheila S. Hemami, 2003-04
|C. Richard Johnson, 2002-03
Donald T. Farley, 2001-02
Stephen B. Wicker, 2000-01
Robert J. Thomas, 1999-00
Terrence L. Fine, 1998-99
Paul M. Kintner, 1997-98
Charles E. Seyler, Jr., 1996-97
John A. Nation, 1995-96
Richard C. Compton, 1993-94
James Richard Shealy, 1992-93
|Thomas W. Parks, 1991-92
John C. Belina, 1990-01
Clifford R. Pollock, 1989-90
Norman M. Vrana, 1988-89
David F. Delchamps, 1987-88
Michael C. Kelley, 1986-87
James S. Thorp, 1985-86
Hwa C. Torng, 1984-85
Ralph Bolgiano, Jr., 1983-84
David Albonesi was recently honored as the 2014 recipient of the Ruth and Joel Spira Award for Excellence in Teaching in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. This award is given annually to one faculty member in recognition of extraordinary teaching.
Professor Albonesi is the Associate Director of ECE and a member of the Computer Systems Laboratory. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, and has received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, three IBM Faculty Awards, three IEEE Micro Top Picks paper awards, three industry excellence awards, and the Michael Tien '72 Excellence in Teaching Award. His current research interests include adaptive and reconfigurable multi-core architectures, power- and reliability-aware computing, and energy-efficient smart buildings. More information about Professor David Albonesi can be found at http://www.ece.cornell.edu/ece/people/profile.cfm?netid=dha7 or http://www.csl.cornell.edu/~albonesi/.
Aaron Wagner was recently honored as the Ruth and Joel Spira Award for Excellence in Teaching in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. This award is given annually to one faculty member in recognition of extraordinary teaching.
Professor Wagner is an Associate Professor in ECE and a member of the lab, FoIE: Foundations of Information Engineering. He has received a number of awards for his research and teaching including the Cornell Michael Tien '72 College of Engineering Teaching Award, and the NSF CAREER award.
He studies problems at the intersection of information theory and other fields including networking, statistics, queueing theory, security, computational linguistics, and learning. Find more about Professor Wagner at http://www.ece.cornell.edu/people/profile.cfm?netid=abw35 and http://people.ece.cornell.edu/wagner.
Bruce Land was recently honored as the Ruth and Joel Spira Award for Excellence in Teaching in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. This award is given annually to one faculty member in recognition of extraordinary teaching.
During spring 2011, Bruce taught ECE 4760 "Designing with Microcontrollers." This is a hands-on course allowing students to take skills learned in ECE classes and apply them to designing various projects. The course had 77 students enrolled this year, resulting in about 35 different projects. As testimony to Bruce receiving the award, just a few of the comments received from his students are as follows:
"Bruce is an awesome lecturer and is able to keep me interested in the material at hand - he is very knowledgeable and answers all questions."
"Land is great person, very interesting."
"This class was my favorite class I've taken at Cornell. Professor Land really knows what he is talking about and really wants to help out students."
Bruce has been a Senior Lecturer in the School since 1998. Land received a BS in physics from Harvey Mudd College in 1968 and a Ph.D. in neurobiology from Cornell University in 1976.
Assistant Professor Al Molnar was recently honored for receipt of the Ruth and Joel Spira Award for Excellence in Teaching in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2010. This award is given annually to one faculty member in recognition of extraordinary teaching. For Al Molnar, this is demonstrated in student feedback, such as the following:
"Best professor I've had at Cornell…Professor Molnar cared for the success of his students…genuinely interested in the subject he's teaching…(clear) in explaining the material and inspiring interest in the course…Great professor. Great, great, great…Definitely stimulated my interest in ECE. I would highly recommend taking course (with this professor)."
Professor Molnar has taught several different courses since starting at Cornell. Courses include ECE 595 – Advanced Topic-Neural Interfaces, ECE 4530 – Analog Integrated Circuit Design, ECE 5040 Neural and Bioelectronic Interfaces, and ECE 2100 Introduction to Circuits for Electrical and Computer Engineers. In addition to his research and teaching he has actively participated in support of the School through active participation on several committees.
Rajit Manohar, Associate Professor receives the Ruth and Joel Spira Award for Excellence in Teaching in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2009. This award is presented annually to a faculty member who has made extraordinary efforts in teaching.
Manohar has taught a variety of courses in the School, including:
ECE/CS 314: Computer Organization, ECE 571 Asynchronous VLSI Design, ECE 474 Digital VLSI, ECE 697: Topics in Computer Systems, ECE 320: Systems and Networks, ECE 475: Computer Architecture, ECE 439/539: VLSI Digital System Design and ECE 308 Fundamentals of Computer Engineering.
The theme from Professor Manohar student evaluations comment on his excellent lecture style, his preparedness and that he takes the time to connect with the students and make sure that they understand the topic before moving on.
In addition to teaching, Manohar serves on various School, College and University committees. He is currently the Director of Graduate Studies for Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Wesley Swartz, Senior Research Associate receives the Ruth and Joel Spira Award for Excellence in Teaching in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2008. This Award was made in recognition of Wesley's dedication to teaching and willingness to capture the students' interest, guide and offer assistance to help them succeed.
Swartz received his B.S. from Drexel University in Electrical Engineering and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Penn State. Swartz joined the School in 1972. During that time he has grown and enhanced the curriculum for our students. Swartz teaches ECE 303, Electromagnetic Fields and Waves and ENGRD 230, Introduction to Digital Logic Design in the fall and ECE 488, RF Circuits and Systems in the spring semester.
One student commented, "Professor Swartz is one of the best professors I have had at Cornell. Not only was he prepared for each lecture and stimulated my interest in the subject, he extended above and beyond his role as professor to help students succeed in the course. He showed that he truly cares about his students and really made me like my major more than before this course."
The general theme from student evaluations is that Professor Swartz's lectures were well organized and that he made himself available for all of his students.
Professor David A. Hammer received the Ruth and Joel Spira Award for Excellence in Teaching in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2007. This Award was made in recognition of Professor Hammer's dedication to teaching and willingness to help students and to provide them with a course they will reflect back upon as one of their most interesting undergraduate classroom experiences.
Over the past several years, Professor Hammer has taught two courses in the Spring semesters: ECE 484, Introduction to controlled Fusion: Principles and Technology, and ECE 588 Energy Seminar II; and he teaches one course in the Fall semesters: ECE 581 Introduction to Plasma Physics, which is the cornerstone to the University's plasma physics program.
To ECE 484 and 588 he brings his research experience into the undergraduate classroom with great effectiveness. In the energy seminar he captivated the students' interest in energy issues by organizing excellent speakers and in 484 he enlightens students about "the holy grail of energy production" as one student puts it. A consistent theme from the student evaluations is that Professor Hammer cares deeply about students.
Bruce has been teaching in the School in various capacities for the last 20 years. For the last eight years he has taught our capstone course ECE 476 Digital Systems Design using MicroControllers. This has become the most popular course in the school, due primarily to Bruce's enthusiasm, teaching skills, and personal guidance in the lab.
In ECE 476, Bruce teaches the students about designing systems using microcontrollers, and then allows each student to build and test a self-generated design projects. Bruce has helped students build robots, health monitors, computer games, energy controllers, and "smart trains". It's an amazing array of projects that he leads each year. His web page, http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/ee476/FinalProjects/ shows most of the projects from over the years. Each year Bruce encourages all students to submit their designs for publication. Many students have seen their projects published in national magazines.
This award is not the first time Bruce has been recognized for his outstanding teaching. In 1993 he was awarded the "Faculty of the Year" teaching award in Computer Science. In 1996 he won first place in "Instructional Materials" at the national ACM SIG User Conference XXIV. In 1995 he presented a series of lectures on "Innovation in Undergraduate Teaching" at Oregon State University. Bruce is a leader in instruction.


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Entertainment is one of the great ways to get relief from our daily stressful routine. There are several TV shows that are being telecasted daily, weekly or on few selected days in a week. Some of the TV shows become so much popular and favorite of viewers, considering that directors and producers of those TV shows starts new season of their respected TV shows every year with new concept and holding some of the characters of old season. TV shows like Vampire diaries, American Idol, Nashville, etc. are most viewed TV shows, that's why their directors and producers always make all efforts to increase their Show's TRP by improving their shows with new ideas. Checkout the favorite list of your renewed and cancelled TV shows of 2013/2014.
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Putting into words what Deondre McWhorter accomplished in his four years with Georgetown College men's basketball team does not seem to do justice. This year he averaged 18.4 points and 10 rebounds a game.
The Louisville, Ky. native ranked nationally in the Top 15 of – total rebounds, offensive rebounds per game, rebounds per game, total scoring, total blocks and blocks per game. He was also in the Top 25 nationally for defensive rebounds per game, field goal percentage and points per game.
All of which helped to make him the choice for 2016 NAIA National Player of the Year honor, just the third Tiger to ever receive such accolades and the second in four years. The first was Will Carlton in the 1998-99 season. Vic Moses was the most recent in 2012-13.
Georgetown College men's basketball started a journey in late September that will culminate tonight in the program's sixth national title game. The No. 1 Tigers (32-3) will face No. 14 Mid-America Christian University (27-9) in the 2016 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship 8 pm EDT Tuesday.
GC will be looking for a third title overall, first since 2013. The Tigers won their first national crown in 1998. Georgetown is making an NAIA record 35th overall and an NAIA record 25th straight appearance.
On the opposite spectrum are the Evangels, out of Oklahoma City, Okla. They are making a second appearance, the first coming this past year. MACU advanced to the quarterfinals in 2015 and have a 6-1 overall record in Kansas City, Mo.
The Tigers are 65-34 in the national tournament.
Georgetown College men's basketball took a shot, trailing for most of the first half Monday in the 2016 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship semifinals. However, out of the locker room they stormed once again. The No. 1 Tigers (32-3) went on a 14-4 blitz behind great defensive pressure. MidAmerica Nazarene University (28-9) did not go away, but could never fully recover in a 90-83 setback. This marks the sixth time overall for Georgetown in the finals and second in four years under coach Chris Briggs.
"We are excited to be back in the finals," Briggs said. "We have one guy who has been through this before. The guys have to work hard, prepare and focus."
GC will battle Mid-America Christian University 8 pm EDT Tuesday. The Evangels (27-9) were 93-89 winners over Campbellsville University in the first semifinal.
Georgetown College men's basketball enters its 14th national tournament semifinal tonight against No. 12 MidAmerica Nazarene University (28-8). Tip is set for 9 pm EDT in the 2016 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship nightcap.
The Pioneers are making their fifth appearance to the tournament and this is the first meeting ever between these two teams.
"This is a tough team," said GC coach Chris Briggs. "We compare them to the Wisconsin of the NAIA. They are very fundamentally sound and well coached. This will be a battle."
Words cannot define the moment Georgetown College men's basketball team had Sunday afternoon during the day off from games at the 2016 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship.
The Tigers joined the three other semifinalists – Campbellsville University, Mid-America Christian University and MidAmerica Nazarene University – in hosting a basketball clinic for many Special Olympic athletes.
"The premise of this event is for us to give back to these amazing individuals, but what we gain from them is indescribable," said GC coach Chris Briggs. "The energy they bring. The pure love for everything we are doing with them and the smiles they bring to my guys faces – that's priceless."
Georgetown traveled around the court doing lay-up drills, ballhandling skills, foul shooting and passing with one group – many of whom will be in attendance Monday night to help cheer on the Tigers.


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Princeton Track & Field Hosts Sam Howell Invitational
Friday Performance List
Saturday Performance List
PRINCETON, N.J. (3/31/10) - The Princeton track & field teams will host the Sam Howell Memorial Invitational on April 2-3 at Weaver Stadium. A schedule of events can be found below and performance lists for both Friday and Saturday can be found by clicking on the above links.
Attending the meet will be teams from: Adelphi, Binghamton, Colgate, Columbia, Cortland, Harvard, Haverford, Kutztown, La Salle, Lehigh, Manhattan, Monmouth, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Southern Connecticut State, TCNJ and Yale.
The meet will begin with the men's hammer throw on Friday at 4 p.m., and the day will be highlighted by the Friday Night Races - the meet's long distance races. On Saturday, the women's hammer throw will kick things off at 11 a.m.
Princeton won six events at the Sam Howell Invitational last season. Alex Pessala '09 won the hammer throw and George Abyad the shot put. Ian Fox took top honors in the high jump and Mike Eddy won the 400. The Tigers won both the men's and women's 1500 with victories by Michael Maag '09 and Alex Banfich.
Schedule of Events
4 p.m. Men's Hammer
5 p.m. Women's Discus followed by, Men's Discus
6 p.m. Men's Steeplechase
6:30 p.m. Women's Steeplechase
6:45 p.m. Men's 1500
7:00 p.m. Women's 1500
7:20 p.m. Men's 5000
8:00 p.m. Women's 5000
8:40 p.m. Men's 10,000
9:20 p.m. Women's 10,000
12 p.m. Women's 4x100
12:10 p.m. Men's 4x100
12:20 p.m. Women's 1500
12:45 p.m. Men's 1500
1:20 p.m. Women's 100m Hurdles
1:40 p.m. Men's 110m Hurdles
2 p.m. Women's 400
2:20 p.m. Men's 400
2:40 p.m. Women's 100
3 p.m. Men's 100
3:20 p.m. Women's 800
3:40 p.m. Men's 800
4:10 p.m. Women's 400m Hurdles
4:25 p.m. Men's 400m Hurdles
4:40 p.m. Women's 200
5 p.m. Men's 200
5:20 p.m. Women's 3000
5:45 p.m. Women's 4x400
6 p.m. Men's 4x400
11 a.m. Women's Hammer
12 p.m. Men Shot Put followed by, Women's Shot Put
12:30 p.m. Women's High Jump, followed by Men's High Jump
12 p.m. Women's Long Jump, followed by Women's Triple Jump (outside pit)
12 p.m. Men's Long Jump, followed by Men's Triple Jump (inside pit)
1 p.m. Men's Pole Vault, followed by Women's Pole Vault
1 p.m. Men's Javelin, followed by Women's Javelin


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As moms, we are all working on raising our families and at the same time following our dreams, whatever they may be. In fact, I think I became more motivated after having kids. Less time, no sleep — yet I was super driven to "get things done." Before kids, I thought I had all the time in the world — imagine that.
A few months ago, I met Cherlyn Jenkins, a mother of two boys, 1 and 3 (15 months apart), a former teacher, and the creator of the Cozywoggle, the only product that looks and acts as a coat, but is safe to be worn in a car seat. And that's all I knew. But over a few cups of coffee and play dates, I got to know her story and wanted to share it to inspire others in both their business aspirations as "mompreneurs," and as parents of our little ones.
Cherlyn's Journey to Motherhood
Cherlyn got married later in life to Sean at the age of 40 AND became a step-mom to his 3 teenage children from his first marriage. Talk about having her hands full! Soon after getting married, they realized they would not be able to have biological children together and they decided to pursue adoption. Long story short, today Cherlyn and her husband Sean are the proud parents of two boys and have an open relationship with the birth parents. She says, "We truly love their birth families and want them to know our children, and our children to know them, and to know how much they are loved by all. We love sharing milestones and keeping up with each other. I feel so grateful for the chance to raise our boys. It is amazing to watch the relationship between the older kids and the younger kids develop."
Cherlyn's Creation: The Cozywoggle
What is it? The Cozywoggle is the only product that looks and functions like a regular coat, but has been modified to be safe in the car seat.
She came up with the idea when she had a newborn and an extremely active 15-month-old. Knowing that it was unsafe to put children in the car seats with coats on, she wondered how in the world she would manage TWO toddlers in the cold the following winter. She designed a coat that would not interfere with the car seat in any way. Most importantly she wanted one item that they could wear in the car seat, and then get out of the car with and wear to preschool or to play in the park. BRILLIANT!
How does it work? The patent-pending Cozywoggle works because the side seams have been replaced with zippers from waist to wrist. When in the car, the zippers open, the back of the coat goes over the back of the car seat, the harness goes under the front of the car seat so that the coat NEVER comes between the child and the car seat at all. It has been crash-tested at an NHTSA-approved facility and the results were the same as the test where the dummy was not wearing the Cozywoggle.
Juggling Kids and Work
Life is a constant balancing act, and it has been the most challenging part of starting her own business. She started with a newborn and a 1-month-old. Now she has a babysitter come 3 days a week while she works. Like many moms (myself included!) she works when the kids nap. However she was working every night after the kids went to bed until about midnight, but has learned that she needs time with her husband, and now limits her late nights.
Take a look at her beautiful family, and see how the Cozywoggle works and connect with them on Facebook!
Cozywoggle: Safety meets comfort and convenience
It's the ONLY product that looks and acts as a coat, but is safe to be worn in a car seat. Made from heavy-duty wind/water resistant polyester, it is lined with cozy fleece and can be used with any 5-point harness car seat — either forward or rear-facing.
Convenient, safe and stylish!
Did you know that young children are often strapped into their car seats while wearing a heavy coat, with the straps loosened for comfort? Leaving the harness loose increases the child's risk for ejection from the car seat and/or the possibility of injuries during an accident. Comes in sizes 12 months, 18 months, 2T, 3T, 4, 5 and 6. Is stylish (and looks like a "regular" coat), warm and washable.
Carseat-safe jacket
See? No more taking off your kids' jackets! Simply unzip it on the side, place in seat, strap and they are still warm and snug while staying safe. Comes in four colors: red, navy blue, purple, and pink.
Cozywoggle as an everyday jacket
The Cozywoggle is stylish and keeps our kids warm during the winter months. When ready to be placed in the car seat, instead of wrangling their coats off, you simply unzip the sides, strap them in and the coat goes over the harness keeping them warm. Can be worn in a car seat and all around town. It's easy-to-use and is a convenient, all-in-one solution for busy parents.
Mom, step-mom, wife and business woman
When Cherlyn learned that young children shouldn't be placed in car seats while wearing their coats, she had a newborn and a toddler. She needed to find a way to keep her children warm, while also keeping them safe. She couldn't find any coats or jackets that were proven to be safe in car seats, so she created one herself.
We are all busy mamas, but Cherlyn is a mom and step-mom to 5 kids so she certainly has her hands full! Still, she is driven and working to making her dreams come true and creating a product to keep our children safe.


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Rick Lazio is a former congressman from New York. He sought the Republican nomination for governor of that state in 2010, losing in the primary to businessman Carl Paladino. Lazio is also known for being Hillary Clinton's opponent in her first U.S. Senate campaign in 2000.
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Limited Liability Companies are a hybrid company created by mixing a corporation and a partnership. Since some features are like a partnership and some features are like a corporation it represents an interesting business with new challenges for our credit unions. Now LLCs come in two flavors: Single Member and Multi-Member LLCs.
This session will cover:
Speaker: Debbie Crawford is the President of gettechnical inc., a Baton Rouge based firm, specializing in the education of banks and credit unions across the nation. Her 23+ years of banking and teaching experience began at Hibernia National Bank in New Orleans. She graduated from Louisiana State University with both her bachelor's and master's degree. Deborah's specialty is in the deposit side of the financial institution where she teaches seminars on regulations, documentation, insurance and Individual Retirement Accounts.
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I have been trying to improve my awp skills and found out some cool tips in the internet already and I am much better with awp these days but I still suck when compared to some of the guys who I play daily. Of course in the pub games there are some hackers too who I don't care.
This is what I did to improve my awp skills
Set hud_fastswitch 1 command in the console to switch between weapons quickly
Zoom and fire when I see an enemy in the center of my screen (I some time do it so fast that it appears like scope less fire which is part of the tip/trick)
Switch to other weapon (I usually press 2 for pistol) and immediately press 1 to switch back to the mag and repeat 2 & 3
However, this seems to be not enough. I know it takes a little time to between each fire but I saw some do it (killing two in a row) so fast in no time. Some times I suspect they hacking but I am not sure how they do it. I guess they use script to do this.
Can some tell me legal way to do this?


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6th Place Finish For Washington at NCAAs
The Huskies wrapped up the final day of the NCAA Championships with a 6th place finish overall, highlighted by a bronze medal by the varsity four.
Washington Owns Windermere Cup On Perfect Sunny Day
The men's and women's varsity eight rowed to their seventh straight Windermere Cup victories in the best weather and biggest crowd Opening Day has seen in years.
Huskies Win Five Races In Dual At WSU
With a race forced to be rescheduled to Friday the Huskies still manage to race well.
Huskies Earn Some Hardware in San Diego
The Washington novice eight boat took first in a wire-to-wire finish in the Women's Collegiate Novice Grand Final on the second day of the San Diego Crew Classic on Mission Bay. The Huskies raced in a total of four grand finals on Sunday, earning two third-place finishes by the 2V8 and V4, and a fifith-place finish by the varsity eight.
Huskies Gearing Up for the 2013 Season
The Washington men and women officially open up the 2013 slate with the Class Day Regatta on Saturday on the Montlake Cut. Races start at 10:00 A.M.
High School Sports: Rowing, Horseback Riding
Major at Washington: History
Husky Rowing Experience:2013 (Senior) -Rowed four seat for the V4+ that took home bronze at the Pac-12 Championships...Rowed two seat for the winning V4+ at the Windermere Cup Regatta...Rowed two seat for the V4 at the WSU Dual...Rowed four seat for the women's senior class in the Seattle Times Women's Eight at the Class Day Regatta 2013...Rowed two seat for the 4+ who placed third in the Grand Final at the San Diego Crew Classic.(Junior) - Rowed six seat for the victorious junior shell in the Seattle Times Women's Eight at the Class Day Regatta... Rowed stroke for the women's A boat that won the Varsity 4+ race at the Windermere Cup Regatta ... Stroked the Varsity 4+ that won a silver medal at Pac-12s ... Rowed stroke for the women's A boat that placed sixth in the Varsity 4+ Grand Finale race at the NCAA Women's Rowing Championships...2011 (Sophomore) - Rowed in the Huskies 2V8+ boat that won their petite final at the NCAA Championships in Gold River, Calif. ... Rowed two seat for the women's 2V8+ boat that beat Western Washington and Seattle Pacific in the Women's Erickson Cascade Cup at the 25th annual Windermere...2010 (Freshman) - Rowed the seven seat in the novice eight that won the gold medal at the Pac-10 Championships...also earned victories against Stanford, UC Davis, Iowa, Washington State and California...rowed in a four at the Windermere Cup/Opening Day Regatta.
Personal: Daughter of David and Renee Moore. Father is a computer engineer while mother is a stay-at-home home. Has two siblings, Zack and Michelle ... Rode horses competitively for six years.


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One of my favorite things to have in my home are fresh market flowers, especially to start the weekend.. This week has been one full of clarity and excitement!! I am hoping to have a weekend with little work, with my final install for a clients home, lots of relaxation and celebrating father's day with my love(I think I might even attempt to cook his favorite dinner).
Happy Friday Lovelies!!


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SAB meets every Tuesday at 4:45 p.m. in the McNichol Room of the Bruder Life Center. All students are welcome to attend. Please email at firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions.


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Professional English Program
Communications for Internationally-Educated Health Professionals
Course Description: This completely online, self-access course is designed for health care professionals who are new to Canada, new to the culture of Newfoundland and new to the variety of English spoken here.
Module 1: Understand Newfoundland focuses on listening to the distinctive Newfoundland variety of English spoken by your patients, your colleagues or your neighbours and explores the culture and lifestyle of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians.
Module 2: Be Understood, focuses on working on your own particular variety of spoken English so that with clearer speech, you will be better understood by the local people.
Learning at your own pace from wherever you are in the province, you will improve your listening and pronunciation and expand your cultural knowledge of your new home.
Course Schedule: Continuous intake. Access valid for 6 months from date of registration. Estimated Time to Complete: 30 hours
Course Fee: $ 120. See sponsorship for Permanent Residents
Apply: To apply, complete and send in the Professional English Program Registration Form (PDF).
Communications for Internationally-Educated Engineers
Course Description: This course is comprised of four modules covering a range of communication skills. Whether your focus is advanced language skills in speaking and writing, or intercultural skills for the diverse workplace, you can enhance your ability to communicate in the workplace.
Depending on enrolment, the modules are available both online, or in a blend of online plus a two-hour class on the university campus in St. John's once a week for 8 weeks
Course Schedule for 2015-16
- Classes are Tuesday evenings, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
- Oral Communication Module, Oct-Nov
- Written Communications Module, Dec-Jan
- Socio-Cultural Competency Module, Feb-Mar
Course Fee: $600/module. See sponsorship for Permanent Residents
Apply: To apply, complete and send in the Professional English Program Registration Form (PDF).


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Sept. 18, 2013
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The Alabama men's tennis team will split up this weekend with four scheduled to compete at the Napa Valley Tennis Classic in Napa, Calif., while another four will represent Alabama at the SEC Fall Classic in Nashville, Tenn. Play gets underway in Napa on Friday, while Nashville's tournament, being held at Vanderbilt, will begin on Thursday.
Senior Daniil Proskura, junior Andrew Goodwin, sophomore Becker O'Shaughnessey and freshman Nikko Madregallejo will take part in the Napa Valley Tennis Classic, a tournament that has been run annually at the Meadowood resort since 2001. Joining the Tide will be California, Florida State, Stanford, Texas A&M and a host of USTA juniors. Draws will consist of round robin play in both singles and doubles.
Representing the Tide at the SEC Fall Classic is junior Stuart Kenyon and freshmen Hayes Brewer, Saxon Buehning and Sean Donohue. The tournament will open on Thursday with two rounds of doubles followed by two rounds of singles.
Get all the latest information on the team by following AlabamaMTN on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. General athletic news can also be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and Alabama Athletics on Facebook.


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James Dean Movies and Career Information
Feb 08, 1931
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American film actor. He is a cultural icon best embodied in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause (1955), in which he starred as troubled Los Angeles teenager Jim Stark. The other two roles that defined his stardom were as loner Cal Trask in East of Eden (1955), and as the surly farmer Jett Rink in Giant (1956). Dean's enduring fame and popularity rests on only these three films, his entire output being in starring roles. His death in a car crash at an early age cemented his legendary status. He was the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and remains the only person to have two posthumous acting nominations. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Dean the 18th best male movie star on their AFI's 100 Years…100 Stars list. James Dean was born on February 8, 1931, at the Seven Gables apartment house in Marion, Indiana to Winton Dean and Mildred Wilson. Six years after his father had left farming to become a dental technician, James and his family moved to Santa Monica, California. The family spent several years there, and by all accounts young Jimmy was
- James Dean Movies before 2015
- Giant (1956) 1956
- East of Eden (1955) 1955
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LaMont Jordan
Position: RB
Height: 5-10 Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: November 11, 1978 in Suitland, MD
High School: Suitland
College: Maryland (school history) (Jordan college stats)
Drafted by the New York Jets in the 2nd round (49th overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 31 (3206th overall since 1950)
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In a recent development, Google Inc. revealed its delicious new addition to its search engine that would now assist users to do something more than just searching for information. It would help users find information on dishes, including ingredients, recipe and such other information based on relevant search filters.
The search giant recently unveiled its all new taste bud-pleasing addition to its search engine.
The addition, aimed at helping cooks and wannabe chefs, would display recipes based on a search query using the name of a dish, ingredient or even occasion with which the dish is popularly associated: for example Cinco de Mayo.
Furthermore, users would also have the option of finding information based on the cooking time, or even calories.
The results so displayed would have star ratings and user reviews, reflecting those that have been hits.
New addition aimed at enriching search experience
The new feature which was introduced at the Searchology conference in 2009, has been developed by Google's engineers using rich snippets data.
Before introduction of Recipe View, Microsoft's Bing had last month introduced its own feature, which appears identical to the one introduced by Google.
Google's product manager, Kavi Goel, said, "Recipe View is part of our ongoing efforts to enrich the search experience using structured data, and this release is an exciting technical milestone for our team since its first time we have built a brand new set of search tools based off of rich snippets data."
Additionally commenting on the new technology, Goel said that recipe publishers would have the option to markup their webpages. As a result, they would show up with the improved presentation both in Google's regular search results as well as in Recipe View.
Comparison with Microsoft's Bing
Before introduction of Recipe View, Microsoft's Bing had last month introduced its own feature, which appears identical to the one introduced by Google.
Successive introduction of identical features by the world's two most influential technology giants has catalyzed discussion among users, who have been comparing and contrasting features of both on the basis of their experience separately with both engines.
While Bing provides detailed information based on search filters such as cuisine nationality, cooking method, occasion, recipe's source site and convenience, Recipe View offers fewer such search filters.
However, it is more precise than the former, displaying exact calorie amounts, precise cooking times and listing all ingredients rather than listing just the chief ingredients.
However, both Recipe View and Bing are similar in user ratings and calorie display.
The new feature which has already been made available to users in the United States and Japan, is expected to become available in additional countries shortly.


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Steve Souza, Jr. and Michael Taylor have been named the Player of the Week for the Eastern and Carolina Leagues, respectively, for the week of July 15-21. It's the second time Taylor has won the award for the Carolina League and the second time a Senator position player has been named (Anthony Rendon, May 6-12).
Souza went 10-for-27 for a .370 batting average and collected four doubles, a triple, and two home runs for an .815 slugging percentage. He drew three walks, scored eight runs and drove in six. For the season, the 24-year-old is posting a line of .282/.382/.560 with 14 home runs and 30 RBI in 62 games. He was a 2013 Eastern League All-Star despite having spent nearly six weeks on the DL. This is Souza's seventh season in the Nationals organization, originally drafted in 2007 as a third-round pick out of Cascade HS in Everett, WA.
Last night's 0-fer snapped an eight-game hit streak for Taylor, but the 22-year-old still batted .500 for the week (12-for-24) with five doubles, four runs scored, nine RBI, and three stolen bases. Taylor is currently 3rd in the Carolina League with 61 RBI, and second to teammate Billy Burns with 31 steals. Overall, he's hitting .275/.343/.434 in 92 games. Taylor was originally drafted in 2009 as a shortstop out of Westminster Academy in Fort Lauderdale, FL but converted to outfield in 2011, where he's become one of the organization's best defensive prospects.
10 Responses to "Souza, Taylor Win Weekly Honors"
Hi Luke. What do you make of Souza? Combine those numbers with what he did last year and you can't just say its a fluke any more. Is it safe to say his performance will only speed up the trade of Marrero? Or do you think he needs to spend the entire year at Harrisburg?
Funny how drafting high schoolers works…. they can not develop exactly as expected, even flounder for years and still turn out alright.
College seniors however…..
Too early to start speculating what happens to Taylor in the upcoming Rule 5 draft? I think he's in the mix.