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A Stockton woman who shoplifted women's designer clothing from department stores and sold it at a discount online, was sentenced Monday to four years and three months in federal prison for mail fraud and aiding and assisting in filing a false tax return, U.S. Attorney Benhamin B. Wagner announced.
Thuy Vi Thi Wagner, 34, had shoplifted large amounts of women's designer clothing from department stores, according to court documents. She sold them through online auctions for less than half their retail prices without disclosing to buyers the merchandise was stolen.
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'Portlandia' Premiere Brings Brooklyn to the Upper West Side
Last night, a bike lane led the way from the Portlandia Season 3 screening to the premiere party at the American Museum of Natural History, where guests were greeted by a sign warning cyclists of stairs ahead.
The dress code was casual, and the show's stars and other well-known guests mingled with the crowd.
When asked why the event wasn't held in Brooklyn, the show's co-creator and star Fred Armisen said, "Isn't it, though?" adding that the party had brought Brooklyn to the Upper West Side.
For her part, co-creator and star Carrie Brownstein said, "I don't think anyone would go over there from here," but she added that she loves Brooklyn.
Both of the episodes screened had an episode-long story arc interspersed with unrelated sketches, and Armisen said the show does more of that in the third season than it has in the past.
In one episode, that storyline involves two characters, played by Armisen and Brownstein, trying to take back MTV –from shows such as "16 and Pregnant"–and return it to its musical roots. They get help from '90s MTV personalities Kurt Loder, Tabitha Soren and Matt Pinfield, who was in attendance.
Vinny Guadagnino of MTV's "Jersey Shore" was at the party and said he found the MTV storyline hilarious.
"To me, MTV is reality shows," he said. "I'm going to tell everyone at MTV what I just saw."
Does Guadagnino know who Loder is? "Kurt Loder is a legend," he said. "He never really went away for me."
Neither episode included Portland's mayor, but Kyle MacLachlan, who plays the mayor, said he has a story arc that finds the mayor "off the grid."
Asked what it's like being the mayor of Portlandia, MacLachlan said, "It's a good thing it's Portlandia and not Portland."
Season 3 has a long list of guest stars, including Jim Gaffigan, Bill Hader, Patton Oswalt, Jeff Goldblum, Roseanne Barr, George Wendt and Chloe Sevigny, who is in a few episodes.
Armisen said that getting guests to go on the show has not been a problem: "That's an area that's always been easy for us."
A contingent of "Saturday Night Live" cast members past and present (Armisen is on the show)–including Bobby Moynihan, Kate McKinnon, Jay Pharoah and Andy Samberg—were at the premiere. Lorne Michaels, who is executive producer of Saturday Night Live and Portlandia, was also there.
Other guests included Questlove, Martin Short, Eugene Mirman and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth, who was name-checked in the MTV storyline.
Vincent and Connie Prestianni stood out in the mostly younger crowd. They are friends of Armisen's mother and fans of the show.
"Most seniors are not attuned to it, but I think they should be. It's a very funny show."
The couple have never been to Portland but said the show has made them want to go. In fact, Connie Prestianni said, she has a nephew who lives on Manhattan's Lower East Side who should move there.
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Lyophilization or freeze drying is an important downstream process for stabilizing pharmaceutical compounds. It involves removing water and solvents from a product by sublimation and desorption to levels that will not support biological or chemical reaction. It is an excellent method to extend the shelf life of sensitive compounds for storage and transportation without subjecting them to detrimental high temperatures, and the only method available for a majority of biological compounds. Consequently, lyophilization continues to be indispensible to the pharmaceutical industry, despite its high cost and complexity.Lyophilization consists of two major steps: freezing solutions, and drying the frozen solid under vacuum through sublimation and desorption. The drying step is divided into two phases: primary drying (i.e., ice sublimation) and secondary drying (i.e., liquid desorption). A successful lyophilization cycle can be defined by dried product that is visually and functionally acceptable with a short reconstitution time, potent active ingredients, and increased shelf life. The control and repeatability of the cycle are crucial for achieving consistently good product quality. Demand for lyophilization technology is growing because of the high value of the drugs being lyophilized as well as FDA initiatives such as quality by design (QbD) and process analytical technolgoy (PAT). Consequently, the industry has been quick to develop and adopt technologies that facilitate improved control of key process parameters. Controlling ice nucleation during the freezing cycle of lyophilization is one such tactic that is currently under investigation as a means to achieve more robust and scalable lyophilization cycles.
The importance of ice nucleation temperature
The onset of freezing, or ice nucleation, is one of the most important steps in the lyophilization cycle. For nonaseptic systems a particle or impurity often serves as the nucleation point that allows ice crystals to grow and the product to freeze. However, in aseptic systems of high purity the product sometimes cools below its freezing temperature without ice crystal formation because no particulates are available for ice nucleation, a process known as supercooling. Substances that cool below the freezing temperature without becoming solid are referred to as supercooled. The degree of supercooling determines the ice crystal structure, which in turn characterizes product resistance to water vapor flow during the drying cycle. Increased supercooling has been shown to form smaller, more numerous ice crystals, thus resulting in higher product resistance and increased drying times. Studies have shown a 1–3% increase in primary drying time for every 1 °C decrease in ice nucleation temperature (1, 2). Supercooling of vials during freezing can thus increase cycle times and operating costs.
Lack of uniformity in ice nucleation temperature caused by vial supercooling can lead to vial-to-vial variability in ice crystal structure. Vials that freeze at high temperatures dry faster than those that freeze at low temperatures, making it difficult to have a drying cycle that is optimal for all vials. This variability causes problems such as vial breakage and melt-back, and decreases overall yield and product uniformity.
In addition, variability in ice nucleation increases the uncertainty in scaling up a cycle from laboratory (nonaseptic) to production scale (aseptic). A cycle optimized at lab scale may have entirely different drying time requirements at production scale due to the higher degree of supercooling expected in particulate-free, production-grade environments. Variability in ice nucleation is compounded by vial-to-vial variations in drying behavior due to variable ice structure.
Methods to address issues related to nonuniform ice nucleation
Although ice nucleation is an important parameter for achieving robust cycles, there have been very few attempts to achieve it at commercial scale until recently. The standard practice has been to use an annealing cycle, which involves raising the product temperature after freezing to a temperature above glass transition, and then holding. This method results in the formation of larger ice crystals at the expense of smaller ones, and helps minimize the variability in drying behavior. However, annealing may not be well tolerated by protein systems that are susceptible to denaturation. In addition, the benefits of shorter drying times may be offset by the additional time required for the annealing cycle. Lastly, annealing fails to address the root cause of variable ice structure, which is the lack of a uniform ice nucleation temperature, and can only help to repair the damage already caused.
Other methods that have been tried at laboratory scale include using nucleating agents such as silver iodide and bacteria, ultrasonic vibration of the product, etched vials, sudden depressurization, and ice fog. This study will focus on the last method, ice fog, and show its successful transition from a laboratory concept to a commercially viable technique.


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Monday, March 14, 2011
Magical sunrise
Soon after sunrise, the sky turned cerulean blue.
Later, the Duo and I headed out for an evening hike. R found a deep patch of spring snow and wriggled with abandon. R's spirit inspires me.
21 comments:
- Khyra And Sometimes Her Mom said...
I'm sure Mango will think it is a black Labradork thing!
Great pics!
My word is WINGS!
- March 14, 2011 at 7:41 PM
- ♥♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥♥ said...
I think I need to move. It would be really spectacular to start and end my day with skies like those.
Look at that joy-filled R. The Pack left him some kisses today:)
- March 14, 2011 at 8:04 PM
- Mr. Pip said...
I agree with The OP Pack. What a wonderful way to start each day.
Your pal, Pip
- March 14, 2011 at 8:10 PM
- houndstooth said...
That alpenglow is gorgeous! It looks surreal there, like its something that can't really appear on its own.
K and R are both looking fantastic today! I love that shot of R with the snow flying. I get the sense that movement always seems to surround him.
Forty years? That's quite a long time to make a false claim! Still, I bet some really interesting stuff turns up there!
- March 14, 2011 at 8:27 PM
- Maery Rose said...
Love the change in lighting captured in the mountain views. What is it about the snow that makes dogs want to roll? It's the first thing Java does when she walks out the door. The snow might all be gone by the end of this warmish week.
- March 14, 2011 at 8:27 PM
- jen said...
The mountains look like gold! Very beautiful! How wonderful to soak up the morning in that way!
- March 14, 2011 at 8:49 PM
- Tank's Two Cents said...
Maybe we could get a group rate on a moving company...
pictures are all wonderful, but the third one blew me away BEAUTIFUL!
- March 14, 2011 at 9:55 PM
- rottrover said...
Tank: We're in! Maybe not a MOVING company, but... no maybe a moving company. Yeah. Reautiful as always, KB. Love R in the snow. We went to give him kisses yesterday and there was a blogger malfunction. Will return.
- March 14, 2011 at 10:05 PM
- emilene said...
Your part of the world is SO beautiful - good on you for enjoying everything it has to offer! So many of us would look out the window, see all that snow and choose to just admire it from within - you get out there with your animals and celebrate it!
Thank you for sharing it with us the way you do!
- March 14, 2011 at 11:24 PM
- 3 doxies said...
I'll drive da movin' truck...hehehe!
It sure don't looks likes dat where I lives...or maybe cuz we has nevers noticed. Nay, it really don't looks likes dat heres.
R cracks me up withs da snow flyin'!
- March 15, 2011 at 4:23 AM
- Anna the GSD said...
That looks like some majorly fun snow-romping!!!
- March 15, 2011 at 8:15 AM
- Louise said...
You ARE very lucky to live where you do. Though, sometimes, I wonder if you don't feel very small, amidst all of that grandeur. The last picture, of the Duo, is a keeper.
- March 15, 2011 at 8:31 AM
- ♥I am Holly♥ said...
What a beautiful place to enjoy the day! It is so pretty there and the mountains are gorgeous! The picture of R enjoying the snow is so sweet! Lots of love, Holly and mom
- March 15, 2011 at 10:37 AM
- Angus said...
Dogs are such marvellous things to photograph. Ask them to pose and you're doomed. Catch them just right, as in the last photo, and its magic. A one in a million shot.
- March 15, 2011 at 10:42 AM
- browndogcbr said...
Hi Y'all,
I've missed several days posts and went back to read them. Fantastic pictures as usual. Love the mountain blue bird.
I've been hard pressed to even get our posts up we've been so busy.
I wanted to take a minute to tell you about the whistle I use for Hawkeye. It is a hunting whistle with rubber around the edge (whistle is plastic)so it won't bother my lips in cold. I spent time training Hawk to recall on the whistle. One blast, stop look at me. A high low call, come immediately! It can be heard in fog, although, since we don't hunt any longer, he never ranges that far from me. It prevents, in a panic situation, just what you experienced...your voice giving away your fright. Its loud sound tends to break through the animals thought and cause immediate action.
Just a thought.
Thanks for stoppin'
BrownDog's Momma
- March 15, 2011 at 1:11 PM
- Pup Fan said...
Gorgeous sunrise! I love the photo of R wriggling around... so cute!
- March 15, 2011 at 1:36 PM
- The Thundering Herd said...
R - Cheoah totally approves of rolling with abandon in the snow.
- March 15, 2011 at 7:17 PM
- Tweedles -- that's me said...
You describe your world so beautufully.
I would love to sit on the log in the stillness, and just listen to the rhythm of my heart beat. I would love to sit and listen to the wind whisper through the trees.
And then I know I could sit by a stream and watch the trickles go on their pathway to their destination. Ilove listening to the quiet. I love talking to the trees. I would love your world.
- March 15, 2011 at 8:53 PM
- sophie...^5 said...
Gorgeous blue skies....I focussed on "blue" in my most recent post and you used "cerulean" as a description...don't you just love that shade of BLUE. The last pic looks like spring is being taken as only dogs could do!
- March 16, 2011 at 7:16 AM
- Roxanne @ Champion of My Heart said...
I love that pic of R in the snow. He is so silly. I love that your camera can catch the snow flying. I don't think my crappy little camera is could enough for that.
- March 16, 2011 at 10:18 AM
- FiveSibesMom said...
Amazing pics! Love the rolling in the snow action shot! Some pup is having fun!
- March 16, 2011 at 6:51 PM


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Leon Hiebert was pastor of Andover Assembly of God (Generations Church A/G) from 1989 to 2009. He is a Viet Nam veteran who spent 10 years in the US Navy most of the time as a corpsman serving with the Marine Corps. A native of Belleville, Kan., Hiebert is semi retired and lives in Andover with his wife, Sharon. He is a school bus driver for USD 385, Andover, Kansas.
Scripture: Psalm 23:1 NIV The Lord is my shepherd.
Observation: If not the most well-known portion of scriptures, Psalm 23 must be in the top two or three. I believe what makes this psalm such a favorite of so many is the fourth word. In the six verses there are twelve personal pronouns (me, my, and I).
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For those of you old enough to remember the movie and Broadway production, "Camelot," you'll recall Lancelot's crooning song to Guinevere "If Ever I Would Leave You." Basically, Lancelot loves her so much he can't think of a season he could bear leaving her. I was like that when I left Switzerland's third largest canton, Valais, after calling it home for nearly 25 years. There really is not a season when Valais isn't special. But autumn is the season my love for Valais is greatest and the one I miss the most, even here in the visual splendor of the Rocky Mountain High Country.
Other than Zermatt, most Americans are unfamiliar with Valais (Wallis in the German part of the canton). And that's a pity. Valais' beauty are the 300 million year old mountains of the Bernese and Peninne ranges soaring 14,000 feet above sea level over the lush Rhone River valley 13,000 feet below. The resulting diverse landscape is suitable for agriculture, viticulture, dairy farms, hydroelectric plants and recreation, most notably skiing, hiking and mountain biking. It's the agrarian economy of Valais juxtaposed with the recreational wonderland that I love so much. Needless to say, viticulture creates particularly enjoyable recreational opportunities for oenophiles.
The breathtaking panorama and rich culture - the amalgamation of over two millennia of various peoples, from the original Celtic inhabitants to Romans and Germanic Burgundians - makes Valais one of the most intriguing places in Europe.
In America, tourists - and locals - flock to maple and aspen forests in autumn to witness colors dying leaves unleashed as chlorophyll levels diminish and vibrant colors masked by green emerge. Even in dry, hot years like this one, aspens paint the slopes in colors I liken to calico cats. No set pattern. Just a melange of gold, red and white when early snows come. Valais has its own foliage, but its stars are changing grape leaves. Ancient vineyards use south-facing lower slopes of steep, craggy mountains and the floor of the Rhone valley as a canvas to paint their own botanical masterpieces.
So now you have a vision of Valais in autumn. Let's explore a bit the delights this season has to offer. This week, wine.
Vinous pleasures
Vineyard foliage provides the backdrop for the vendanges, or grape harvest. The oldest evidence of wine consumption in Valais is a 2nd century BC Celtic ceramic bottle found in a woman's tomb. Odd habit of the Celts; they offered wine to the dead. Romans, who history tells us were into imbibing while still alive, picked up where the Celts left off. Wine has been continually produced in Valais since Roman times with production records from the Middle Ages found in church registers.
When I mention Swiss wines, particularly to guests in our home, I get a kick out of watching their skeptical faces turn to smiles of enjoyment as they take their first sips of these Alpine wines. Primarily due to the relatively small production and high labor costs, not to mention the skyrocketing value of the Swiss Franc, over 98 percent of Swiss wines are consumed domestically. And that's pity. The wines are truly special.
During the vendanges, growers pick grapes for over 23 locally produced wines from Visp (the turn for Zermatt) west to Martigny. The often hot and dry microclimate of Valais, one of the sunniest spots in Europe, is perfect for growing a number of cultivars, some familiar to Americans, some not.
Fendant, one of the over 100 synonyms for Chasselas and used exclusively in Valais, is the second most planted grape in Valais, behind Pinot Noir. To the Valaisans, Fendant AOC is as iconic a Swiss symbol as cows, cheese and chocolate. The Valaisans are pragmatic people. All good food needs good wine and starting off a meal in Valais with a cold bottle of Fendant is a gastronomic must amongst locals. Makes sense since it is a natural pairing for cheese dishes such as Raclette AOC produced in high mountain pastures - alpages - during the summer and enjoyed throughout the year. The origin of "Fendant" is thought to be a local patois derivation of the French verb "fondre," to melt. The tough outer skin is in stark contrast to the large grape's delicate meat that melts when squeezed. Easy to remember what's great with raclette and fondue - both melted cheese dishes - think Fendant, the grape that melts!
One might call Pinot Noir "the grape that saved the Valais wine industry." Its appearance in the mid-19th century was part of efforts to regenerate viticulture in Valais. Like the home of Pinot Noir, Burgundy, Valais is prone to both dryness and cold weather, both of which the grape tolerates well. Unlike Burgundy where irrigation is forbidden, both drip and sprinkler irrigation provide summer moisture in this semi-arid Alpine environment. Legendary Valais wine producer, the late Simon Maye, brought drip irrigation to Valais from Israel in the mid-20th century. His impact on wine production, both through innovation and dedication to quality, cannot be overstated. His sons, Axel and Jean-Francois along with their mother, Antoinette, carry on production of excellent Valais wines, most notably Pinot Noir Vieilles Vignes (old vines), Dole (a classic Valais blend primarily of Pinot Noir), Syrah, Petite Arvine, Paien and Fendant.
Paien, or Heida as it is called in Upper Valais, is the Valais version of Savagnin Blanc. This grape, that pairs beautifully with wild mushrooms and fresh mountain cheeses that abound in Valais, is cultivated in both the French and German speaking parts of the canton. The earliest record of Heida was found in Visperterminen where since the 16th century it has been grown in Europe's highest vineyards at 3,600 feet above sea level.
Many indigenous varietals were on the wane as other more trendy - and lucrative - wines appeared in the mid-20th century. But since the Valais government's initiative in the 1980s to preserve these ancient members of Swiss viticulture, production has increased. Cornalin du Valais, the rich, bold red that ages nicely and stands up to the powerful flavors of game, is one varietal that has enjoyed a renaissance. It has become so important that there's a festival (fete) in Flanthey to honor it every September. It's my favorite Swiss wine in autumn, given the availability of a bounty of flavors that so nicely pair with it. Enjoying a bottle of Cornalin in autumn on vintner Nicolas Bagnoud's winery patio, drinking in both his excellent Cornalin and the spectacular optics of autumn while enjoying dried sausages and local cheeses, should be on any oenophile's itinerary for Valais. Other indigenous wines include Armigne, Petite Arvine and Humagne Rouge, also known as Cornalin d'Aosta. This red wine is referred to as "gentleman's wine" because of its low alcohol content that makes it great for lunch when followed by an afternoon of work.
Now that you have a little more knowledge of the Valais wine portfolio, I urge you refer to www.lesvinsduvalais.ch before we reconvene next week to experience a vendanges and some traditional ways to enjoy the autumn bounty of Valais.
Suzanne Hoffman is a local attorney, wine importer and the Chambellan Provincial of the Southwest Region and Bailli (president) of the Vail chapter of the Chaine des Rotisseurs. She is passionate about all things gastronomique. For more background information on her "Behind the Scenes" series, go to www.facebook.com/vailvalleysecrets. Email comments about this story to email@example.com.


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Needs update for Macbook Pro models released this month (April 2010). Also, iusethis' information is wrong, current version is 5.1
Im working @ a apple reseller store, we use this app several times every day. for technical work, when ppl want to buy ram memory for older computers etc etc. I almost wished that you would charge for it, cuz my bosses will never give away donations (what i know about) but would absolutly pay a couple of 100$ per license if they had to. Cuz ur app is worth it.
This is such a great app with tons and tons of information about Apple products.
But unfortunately, it takes a few months till there's an update available for Mactracker when new Apple products are introduced.
Ridiculously useful. thankyou for not adding all kinds of crazy rubbish to it. Its beautiful as it is.
Ridiculously useful and very well designed. It can be almost impossible to tell one model from another or to figure out the accepted lingo for describing a particular model without this application. But MacTracker makes this easy. The timeline feature is also hugely informative and interesting. Great app. I donated.
This is a nice and free application.
It is a reference "guide" to know the precise (processor, ram, video and more) specifications for new and older mac.
Even if you have to buy (or use to upgrade) an old mac you must use it!
Thanks to the creator of Mactracker :)
I concur with guns; I'm a tech at an Apple Service Provider and this program is invaluable. I've donated a couple of times, too.
great apps with a clean and simple interface. usefull for mac user to know their machine and other machine information.
neat-o. This information is online, of course, organized and searchable in the same fashion, but it's convenient for people who troubleshoot old macs.


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There it is, in clear bold type on the basketball-reference.com website: The Warriors' Andrew Bogut has moved up to third in the league defensive ratings and Draymond Green is sixth.
You don't have to get caught up in how this stat is tabulated (it's an estimate of how many points your team gives up per 100 possessions when you're on the floor) to know that these lofty positions in the DRtg are rare for this franchise.
Very, very rare.
So rare that the last time a Warriors player finished a season in the top 20 in this category was... let me think now... hmmm.... was...
No, not Dominic McGuire (MT-2½²s good guess last night)... not Stephen Jackson (my guess)... not Corey Maggette (I kid!), not Troy Murphy or Antawn Jamison (I REALLY KID!) or even Bobby Sura or Adonal Foyle (my other guesses)...
The last time a Warriors player finished top 20 in defensive ratings was in 1988-89, when the legendary Manute Bol finished 17th in the defensive ratings.
That is a long time ago, but what a great name to come back to, however.
Sorry for that little tangent there, but back to the original point...
You don't need the stats to tell you what your eye can see—the Warriors are always much, much better on defense when either Bogut or Green are on the floor this season, particularly on help defense and rotations (Bogut and Green talk a little about this issue in interview transcripts this later in this item).
The stats just back that up.
Again, Bogut is currently third, behind Indiana's Roy Hibbert and Paul George and just ahead of Indiana's David West.
And Green is sixth, behind Chicago's Joakim Noah and just ahead of Tim Duncan, DeAndre Jordan, Lance Stephenson and George Hill.
Which got me thinking, I'm not big on All-Star berths or some other award stuff, but I do value the NBA All-Defense teams, when they're picked correctly, and I think Bogut has a shot at one of them this season.
This is also relevant because Bogut has bonus clauses in his new deal that kick in for every season that he plays at least 65 games and also is named to the 1st or 2nd team All-Defense (among other triggers, but the All-Defense is the most likely).
Of course, last night Bogut reminded me that his bonus pool doesn't exist until next season—the start of his new deal, when he would pick up an extra $1.4M if he hits the trigger.
But let's play it out for this season, anyway. Where does Bogut fit in the NBA All-Defense landscape right now?
I think and the stats say Bogut is probably running ahead of Dwight Howard (currently 19th in DRtg) and Joakim Noah for the second-team center, behind Hibbert.
(Last season's Defensive Player of the Year Marc Gasol would obviously be a candidate but he has been hurt much of this season. Interestingly, Gasol was put on the 2nd team All-Defense by the coaches—who vote for the teams—but was DPOY in a vote of the media panel.
(I agree with the panel. And last year the coaches voted 6 players to the first team, including two centers: Tyson Chandler and Noah.)
Right now, if I had to put together my NBA All-Defense teams, I'd say the first team would look something like: LeBron James, Hibbert, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard and Chris Paul. If I'm allowed a sixth player like last year, I'd add either Bogut or Noah.
That would mean the second team could be: Anthony Davis, Duncan/Serge Ibaka, Ricky Rubio, Hill and... Bogut or Noah or Howard, I think. Right now, I'd pick Bogut.
Bogut is admittedly not a guy who counts up his stats, but here are a few: He's 7th in blocked shots per game (1.9), 5th in defensive rebound %, and 8th in defensive win shares.
Oh, and I think I've mentioned he's 3rd in DRtg.
Then in 2010-11 he led the league in blocks per and was fourth in DRtg and also didn't make either All-D team.
Of the Warriors' 32 most frequently played two-man tandems (counting the main-rotation players), Bogut and Green have played together the fifth-fewest—they've played 152 minutes together, according to the NBA.com grid.
Bogut especially is the captain of the defense and the organizer, and you know that when he bellows, the other Warriors players listen.
And when Bogut and Green are playing inspired defense, they really do end up guarding like 1.5 or 2 guys at a time.
Get a healthier Andre Iguodala out there... and that's the kind of defense that can lift the Warriors even when their offense goes into an occasional lull.
Q: You guarded Griffin a lot. Do you approach a match-up against a guy like Blake Griffin any differently?
BOGUT: Not really. Just play defense, make him make tough shots. You know, some guys frustrated with that, some guys don't.
Q: You like to match up against a power forward-type?
BOGUT: Not traditionally. (Laughs.) But if they need me to guard a power forward, I guard a power forward.
Give Blake credit, he was shooting the ball very well tonight. But I think it worked in our favor a little bit tonight because it took them out of the paint; paint points were key tonight and we dominated that side of things. That's probably a key to our win tonight.
Q: You're fourth in defensive rating right now (up to third), based on that calculation. You pay attention to stuff like that?
BOGUT: Not really. I don't even know what that is.
Q: Estimated points per 100 possessions given up when you're on the floor...
BOGUT: I know my value. My value to this team, a lot of it is outside of stats that show up on a stat sheet.
So fantasy-wise, pick that stat-sheet up and immediately they just look at stat-sheets and immediately say you played good, or you played bad.
But my value to this team is outside of that. It's talking on defense and being a quarterback and plugging up the lane, being physical, using fouls.
So if people are starting to stat that, thank God.
Q: You checked out the SportVU stats that say you give up a very low percentage of made shots near the rim?
BOGUT: I don't need to check that out to know that, without sounding arrogant, you know?
I know that when guys are coming to the basket, make 'em make a tough shot, or a lot of guys are starting to go up and under now, and try to change their shots.
There's some talented guys that'll make those shots, but if I see a guy coming at me and he has an open lay-up and he has to kind of contort the ball and go up and under, my job's kind of done.
Q: Do you think it's good that people are seeing more of that story now and defensive stats are getting better?
BOGUT: Yeah, it's good. I mean, there's a lot of different analytics these days. You could probably write an encyclopedia on how many analytical things there are that people chart, some good, some bad.
But like I said, sports a lot of times, people will look at certain players and think, 'Why is he starting? Why is he playing minutes?' Or vice-versa, 'Why is this guy not playing when he averages 20-whatever, whatever...'
There's value outside of stats on a lot of teams. Generic stats on the stat-sheet—rebounds, points... I think I'm one of those guys that doesn't really care too much about my stats and just try to help a team win.
Q: Are you looking at the All-Defense teams as a possibility for you?
BOGUT: That'd be nice. That'd definitely be nice, I'm not going to lie. Next year would be even nicer because it's a bonus in my contract...
Q: That's why I was asking...
BOGUT: I thought I should've been All-Defensive in 2009-10, I led the league in blocks, I didn't even get a vote. So hopefully I can make up for that this season.
But awards are predicated on how the team is, how the success of the team is, so if we go to the playoffs and make some noise I think all that stuff will take care of itself.
Q: Are you playing the best defense of your career now?
BOGUT: I think it's close, yeah. I think I had a really good year in Milwaukee when, like I said, I led the league in blocks and I was second or third in charges taken. That was a very good year for me.
And this is a little bit of a different role because there's been more pressure on me. Guarding sometimes 4s and 5s like I mentioned earlier and guarding their best big guy. But I take that challenge.
I think that takes a lot of pressure of guys like D-Lee and so on.
Q: You know about the defensive rating? Before tonight's game, Bogut was ranked fourth in the NBA, you're sixth. What do you think about those stats?
GREEN: I don't really pay attention to it, I don't even know where to find it. But any time you can be high up on the defensive rating, any type of defense, it has to be something good.
It's something I focus on and I know Bogut's focused on it as well. It's rewarding to see things like that, but still have to keep on going and continue to get better.
Q: It's not quite the old Warriors. You feel like there's more defensive accountability on the team now?
GREEN: Absolutely. One thing we talk about is, 'Take your match-up personally.' Then depend on the help defense, but don't necessarily depend on the help defense and not take that match-up personally. Try to do what you can to stop a guy.
There's definitely accountability and a level we're expected to compete at.
Q: You don't play a lot with Bogut but when you do, what's that like on defense?
GREEN: It's comforting, you know? Because you've got two guys who aren't afraid to hear their own voice. When he's in the back, he's always talking.
Feels good to hear a guy behind you and know everything that's going on even when you can't see it.
Q: What kind of stuff is he saying?
GREEN: He's just directing the defense—screens, flares, downs, getting into the coverages we're in, calling out plays.
It's just like a point guard directing the offense, he does that on the defensive end.


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India is a country with a rich multicultural background. The country has possessed a very old civilization and one can find the followers of so many religions in this mysterious land. All the Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Christians, Parsis and Muslims live together and their integration has formulated a common Indian culture that is clearly visible [...]
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April 2012 Waterfowl Gear Guide
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Preparation for the 2012-2013 waterfowl season begins now! Whether you're heading to the range or training a pup, the DU Newsletter editorial team has selected several items which will benefit avid waterfowl hunters this time of year.
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Be prepared to follow the migration this fall. Cabela's "Bullet Proof" two takedown case offers an indestructible option for traveling with your firearms.
New 45-degree heli-arc welded corners
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Heavy-duty closed-end rivets attach hinges, latches and handles
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Bushnell - New BackTrack Personal GPS
Bushnell's new BackTrack will come in handy for waterfowlers looking for that hard-to-find new hunting spot. Whether in the timber or hunting large tracts of public land, the BackTrack allows you to easily follow your trail back to your starting point. The easy-to-use, two-button GPS fits in the palm of your hand.
Redesigned for 2012, the BackTrack combines advanced GPS technology with a digital compass and simple user interface that allows users to save up to three locations. Whether it's marking a car in a crowded parking lot or a campsite in the woods, the BackTrack provides distance (yards/miles or meters/kilometers) and a directional arrow to any of the three saved locations at the push of a button. In addition, the BackTrack can be used as a digital compass.
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Understanding how your shotgun's pattern allows you to be a more effective shooter in the duck blind. Take advantage of the off season and pattern your shotgun using life-sized waterfowl targets.
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This kit bag is designed to help clays shooters keep all their accessories organized and within easy reach. The front pocket has storage tubes for chokes, a pocket for a silicone cloth, a small pocket for tools and two key pockets. The side pocket provides a place for muff-style hearing protection. The other side has a small zipper pocket and a rain fly that covers the bag during inclement weather.
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Mr. Robert L. Wharton passed away peacefully on Nov. 15, 2012, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Buckhannon. Mr. Wharton was born on Sept. 12, 1921, in Elba, Ohio, to Clarence and Mollie Wharton and was the seventh of eight children.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Ruth Wharton and daughter, Lisa Wharton, of Buckhannon, W.Va.; brother, William Wharton and his wife Mary Wharton of Marietta; nieces, Betty June Huck of Marietta, Thurma Thomas of Davenport, Fla.; JaneAnn Lutz of Lewis Center, Ohio, Beverly Dennis of Massilon, Ohio, Marilee Walker of Terrace, Calif., and Sherry Arnoth of Santee, Calif.; nephews, Jim and Tim McKee of Zanesville, Ohio, Mark Wharton of Marietta, Craig Wharton of Crownsville, Md., Paul Wharton of Coppell, Texas, Keith Wharton of Hollister, Calif. and Jim Wharton of Miami; Fla. and many great-nieces and nephews.
Mr. Wharton had worked in the oil and gas industry in West Virginia for the past 60 years. He was the President of R. L. Wharton Enterprises and partner in Ross and Wharton Gas Company.
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He served as a sergeant in the 169th Engineer Combat Battalion in the United States Army during World War II. During the war, he was a heavy equipment operator in northern Africa and Italy and was involved in several battles including the battles of Po Valley, Naples-Fossin, Rome-Arno and North Appenines. He was awarded the Theater Ribbon with Four Bronze stars and the Good Conduct Ribbon for his service. Mr. Wharton contributed to many non-profit organizations throughout the community and served on the board of directors of the West Virginia University Hospital and the St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation. He was a member of the Church of Christ in Buckhannon, the Aurelius Masonic Lodge #308 in Macksburg, Ohio, the Knights Templar of Washington, Pennsylvania, and the Moose Lodge 1344 in Mannington, W.Va.. He enjoyed traveling with a special affection for train travel, loved animals, music and the theater, was a great storyteller and always welcomed friend and visitors. He was a loving a husband, wonderful father and friend to many. He will be greatly missed.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory can be made to the Buckhannon Church of Christ or St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation. Friends will be received Monday (Nov. 19, 2012) from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with Evangelist Darell Toothman officiating. A graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Lower Salem Cemetery in Lower Salem, Ohio with Roger Rush officiating. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.polingstclair.com. Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.


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The Redwood Area Hospital Foundation is hosting its seventh annual dinner theatre event for the opening night of Redwood Area Theater's production of the Broadway hit musical "Into the Woods."
The fundraiser, which is being held July 18 at the Redwood Area Community Cen-ter in Redwood Falls is scheduled to begin with a social hour at 5 p.m, followed by a gourmet meal and select seating for the show.
The evening activities include dinner conversation with a RAT director and a "sneak preview" of the performance.
"Guests have such a wonderful time at this event," said Karen Melges, Redwood Area Hospital Foundation director. "The conversation with the show's director before the show makes the whole even-ing much more meaningful for our guests."
All proceeds from the dinner theatre are going to be used to purchase pressure reduction air mattresses – a vital tool for patient safety and well-being.
For $50, including show seating, guests can take part in this fun evening and important fundraiser for the Red-wood Area Hospital Foundation as it strives to support the hospital's mission of providing exceptional healthcare for our community.
To purchase tickets or for more information about the event, call the Redwood Area Hospital Foundation at (507) 637-4668.
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Prior to the United States entrance into the manned space program with the launch of Alan Shepard, Jr. in a suborbital mission on May 5, 1961, our country made a very ambitious effort to place man at the fringes of outer space with a more conventional airplane approach. It was known as Project X-15.
In 1952, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) wanted to begin testing manned rocket powered airplanes at speeds of Mach 5 or greater. Mach 5 is equal to five times the speed of sound or also known as hypersonic speed! NACA later became the National Aeronautics and Space Administration better known as NASA.
Two years later, NACA, the navy, and the air force began a project best known as the X-15. Its goal was to pilot the X-15 rocket plane at speeds up to 1.25 miles per second, and reach an altitude of at least 47.35 miles above the Earth's surface.
The X-15 was 50 feet long, and weighed 30,000 pounds with propellant, and about 15,000 pounds without. It also had a relatively small wing span of 22 feet.
The test flights would be at six dry lakebeds within 300 miles of Edwards Air Force Base in California. There would be a total of 199 test flights. The first one commenced on June 8, 1959. The last one took place on October 24, 1968. All flights would end at Edwards, California.
The flights of the X-15 would consist of the rocket plane being mated to the bottom of a wing of a B-52 Bomber. Then when the bomber reached a designated altitude of about 45,000 feet, the X-15 would be dropped. After falling a safe distance, the pilot of the X-15 would ignite its engine, and the test flight would begin. At the conclusion of the flight, the X-15 would make an unpowered landing on the dry lakebed in Edwards, California.
There were 12 test pilots of the X-15. Most notable were Neil Armstrong who later became the first man to set foot on the lunar surface on Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969; and Joseph Engle, a space shuttle astronaut.
On August 22, 1963, Pilot Joseph Walker, on flight number 91, took the X-15 to a new world record altitude of 354,200 feet or about 67.083 miles. He also hit a top speed of 3,794 miles per hour or about 1.054 miles per second.
According to simulations, however, it was thought that the X-15 could reach an altitude of 450,000 feet or about 85.23 miles, but it was decided that under these conditions extremely dangerous situations might prevail.
On test flight number 188, Pilot William "Pete" Knight reached the fastest speed ever in the X-15. He hit 4,520 miles per hour or about 1.256 miles per second. He also reached an altitude of 102,100 feet.
— Kansas Skies, Bob Everoski


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Definition of meddle in English:
verb[no object]
- Don't meddle in matters that don't concern you, unless you want to face the wrath of Rowan!
- Elections should be open and transparent so there is no opportunity for meddling.
- He also said foreign governments should stop meddling in Hong Kong's affairs.
- Jack Taggart, is yelling at his son, Billy, to carefully affix all the scarecrows to their posts, while also accusing him of meddling with his equipment.
- He told Hudson that he had to understand that people who had their homes invaded felt very bad about the fact that others had been meddling with their property.
- Stating that the gallery is full-fledged now, Vidya says that it has sufficient space and infrastructure to host an exclusive show without meddling with the regular display area.
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- His reputation as a meddler, unwilling to afford his managers free rein, is as damaging as what appears to be his unrealistic ambition.
- He's a meddler; the kind of person who hasn't got the good sense to leave well enough alone.
- Reporters are seen as uneducated meddlers, sticking their nose in where it does not belong.
Middle English (in the sense 'mingle, mix'): from Old French medler, variant of mesler, based on Latin miscere 'to mix'.
medley from Middle English:
A medley was originally a fight, and is the same word as melee (mid 16th century), 'a confused fight or scuffle'. The source is French, and goes back to Latin misculare 'to mix', the source of mix ( see mash) and related to meddle (Middle English). The mixing and mingling of combatants in hand-to-hand fighting led to medley having a variety of uses that involve a mixture of parts. It was applied to a collection of songs or tunes performed as a continuous piece in the 17th century, and the swimming event with each part involving a different stroke appeared in the 1920s.
Words that rhyme with meddlebackpedal, heddle, medal, pedal, peddle, treadle
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