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Te'o tells Couric he briefly lied about girlfriend
NEW YORK -- University of Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o told Katie Couric that he briefly lied about his online girlfriend after discovering she didn't exist, while maintaining that he had no part in creating the hoax.
Pressed by Couric to admit that he was in on the deception, Te'o said he believed that his girlfriend, Lennay Kekua, had died of cancer and didn't lie about it until December.
"Katie, put yourself in my situation. I, my whole world told me that she died on Sept. 12. Everybody knew that. This girl, who I committed myself to, died on Sept. 12," Te'o said in an interview to air Thursday on Couric's syndicated talk show. A segment of the interview with Te'o and his parents was broadcast today on "Good Morning America."
The Heisman Trophy runner-up said he only learned of the hoax when he received a phone call in December from a woman saying she was Kekua.
- The NCAA revealed that it has found "an issue of improper conduct" within its own enforcement program during its investigation into the compliance practices of Miami's athletic department.
The NCAA says that former enforcement staff members worked with the criminal defense attorney for former booster and convicted Ponzi scheme architect Nevin Shapiro to improperly obtain information during the course of the investigation.
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Summer 2014 Update
From Maresca Textiles, happy summer everyone! I have some new photos I'd like to share--
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Since my last update sampling has finished at the mill and I have my first flags of fabric hanging in the showroom in Atlanta. The showroom is moving in two... Read more
first strike-offs have arrived
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They are powerful, self-made, confident individuals who are not afraid to say what's on their mind. Here are 10 things that you need to know about single women in New York.
They are highly independent. These women have high-powered jobs allowing them to make their own money to pay their own bills. All these can often send a signal that they don't need you to take care of them because they are completely capable of taking care of themselves.
They come from everywhere. These women may live and breathe the NY subway system but you can almost hear that accent when she starts to speak. That's because these women can come from different parts of the country or the globe yet they consider themselves as New Yorkers considering the amount of time that they have been living in the city.
They are aggressive. This aggressiveness can be displayed in the workplace and in certain situations as well. They are not going to hesitate at giving you a piece of their mind when you cross them.
They know the (pickup) lines. They pretty much heard it all. Just because your line worked with other women, it doesn't necessarily mean that it will work on a single woman from New York.
Their bags have everything they need. It has their wallet, their phones, extra pair of shoes, phone charger, wet wipes, hand sanitizer, a small bag of make up, aspirin or band aids – pretty much everything that you can think of.
Clothing and jewelries means a lot. This not only allow them to express their personality in how they dress but with the number of people living in the city, it is their way of standing out from the rest.
They have more plastic surgery than you. It is quite common for women in NYC to have a fair bit of plastic surgery done to their faces and bodies. They therefore hare a larger bust then you, larger lips, and a larger behind all thanks to plastic surgery.
They can be total snobs. They have opinions on pretty much everything from restaurants to directions and most often, they are correct about it.
They are smarter than you are. They wouldn't land in that high-power, high-paying job and live comfortably if they are not.
They can be judgmental. They can tell what your job is by what you are wearing. You also have to keep in mind that you will most likely be judged by a NY woman by the amount of tip you give.
They like money. Let's face it. If you want to live well and live comfortably in the city, you have to have money.


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The Oscar Pistorius Trial: How One Company's Profiting from a Mother's HeartacheSuzanne Jannese
Sometimes you read a story that is so bizarre and horrific, so inhumane and thoughtless, you think you must have read fiction.
Sadly, this story is 100% real.
In South Africa today, the trial began of Paralympic medalist Oscar Pistorius, who stands accused of murdering his then-girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. It is a controversial case that has attracted worldwide publicity, not least because the couple had enjoyed celebrity status in their home country.
Yet a bookie has offered odds on Oscar Pistorius's murder trial — specifically if he "walks." You read that right. This vile and thoughtless company is taking bets on a murder trial — the murder of a young woman who died at the age of 29. It comes under the "Novelty Bets" section of the website. Under the title "Premeditated Murder Charge Verdict," the bookie has offered odds on "Guilty" and "Not Guilty" ahead of the start of the trial. A further description reads: "Singles Only. Applies to the verdict of Oscar Pistorius' first trial for the charge of premeditated murder. Bets void should charge be changed from 'premeditated murder' before verdict. Bets void should mistrial be declared."
As day one of the trial began immediately after the Academy Awards and with Pistorius pleading not guilty to four charges, including one of murder, Paddy Power chose to respond by turning the trial into some kind of sport. (In case you are not familiar with the story: Prosecutors allege Pistorius, 27, shot his model and reality TV-star girlfriend through the bathroom door at his home on Valentine's Day last year. Pistorius claims he mistook her for an intruder.)
Twitter has been ablaze with people condemning the bet as "sick" and "offensive." Yet Paddy Power has said they have no intention of taking the ad down, with a spokesman actually defending the advertisement, describing the trial as "like O.J. Simpson on steroids."
Take a look at the photo below. This is Pistorius today in court, walking in front of Reeva's mother, June Steenkamp (pictured on the left). This woman has lost her daughter — has to go through the heartache of losing her daughter all over again during this trial — and a betting company is profiting from her tragic loss. How can this happen?
There is already a petition signed by (at the time of writing) almost 72,000 people, that has asked Paddy Power:
"Please remove your offensive betting on the outcome of Oscar Pistorius trial and donate any profits so far to a women's charity fighting violence against women. […] Please consider the vast surge of public outrage against the terrible decision you have taken to offer bets upon the outcome of the Oscar Pistorius trial. Reeva Steenkamp was a young woman who was tragically killed and her parents are grieving still. Her death is not and should never be a source of entertainment or profit."
Betting is largely based on sports, where dedication and bravery are rewarded in winning results. There is nothing brave about murder, especially that of a young woman who had her whole life ahead of her. The world of betting does not belong in a courtroom. End of story.
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March 12, 2007
PharsightShawn O'ConnorPresident and CEO
How has your company adapted and responded to the changing economic climate in the past five years when so many others companies did not?
Pharsight has responded to the changing economic climate by building a diversified revenue stream including 1) software for analysis, data management, reporting, validation, and visualization of PK/PD data, 2) consultancy for optimizing decisions (e.g., dose selection) relying on PK/PD modeling and simulation, 3) literature-derived modeling data to support modeling engagements, 4) training in modeling and simulation techniques and methods, and 5) NCA and population PK/PD analysis and reporting.
What is your vision for the future of the life sciences market over the next several years?
The pressures on pharmaceutical and biotechnology revenues will increase as payers seek to limit reimbursement, many large patent expirations take their toll, the blockbuster business model becomes harder to sustain, and the industry comes to grips with the declining productivity of its R&D investments. In this environment, making smarter decisions early in the life of a compound will become increasingly critical, and mathematical modeling and simulation will play an increasing and central role in clinical drug development. This will drive demand for state-of-the-art data management and modern modeling software platforms to increase the capacity for timely, efficient analysis and sharing of models across the drug development enterprise.
What products and services does your company provide and what special capabilities do they offer the life sciences market?
Pharsight Knowledgebase Server (PKS )— Enterprise PK/PD data management software. Used to dramatically improve data management and data access, increase productivity in analysis and reporting tasks, and support compliance with FDA requirements for electronic records and signature, CFR 21 part 11.
WinNonlin AutoPilot — Used to streamline routine clinical PK analyses and reporting.
WinNonlin —The industry gold-standard for pharmacokinetic ("PK"), pharmacodynamic ("PD") modeling, and non-compartmental analysis. Used to simulate effects of different dosing regimens and changes in pharmacokinetic parameters required in regulatory submissions. Increases productivity in modeling, analysis and reporting activities.
Trial Simulator -- State-of-the-Art clinical trial design and simulation software. Used to minimize risk of trial design, formalize assumptions, quantify uncertainty, and reduce the cost of clinical trials and drug development time-to-market.
Drug Model Explorer (DMX) - -Software-based communication technology, used to facilitate quantitative decision-making in drug development.
Strategic Consulting Services -- Optimize clinical development programs with respect to therapeutic potential, R&D productivity and commercial value, optimize clinical trial designs, support go/no-go decisions.
Training — Trains clients to make full use of software tools for modeling and simulation, and apply PK/PD modeling to clinical drug development.
Metadata -- Compiled therapeutic data and information from public-source scientific literature to provide a ready context for model based meta-analysis that can accelerate quantitative assessment of your compound's performance relative to competing treatments.
Partnerships are an effective way to track life science advances and ensure that your company delivers timely products and services. Which life sciences companies or organizations have you partnered with or invested in and why?
CTC Life Sciences,(part of Itouchu Trading Group, for distribution of PKS and AutoPilot in Japan, and Bellkey Sciences for distribution of WinNonlin and Trial Simulator in Japan. We also partner with various leading suppliers of modeling software and lab data management software so our clients may achieve a higher degree of workflow integration and efficiency.
What are your most exciting products and initiatives in development, and how will they improve life science research?
Pharsight has several new products in development — all reflecting our belief that the future will place a premium on the highest-quality decision-making and scientific productivity. These include new, integrated software platforms to simplify analysis, reporting, model development, and reuse so that more scientists can take on complex modeling chores. Current PK/PD modeling efforts span multiple scientific disciplines (and pharma departments) including preclinical, biochemistry, pharmaceutical development, and use various modeling and simulation tools that are not integrated across departments and require separate acquisition and learning. Our aim is to simplify collaborative modeling across departments through automation of repetitive tasks and reports, better use of parallel/grid computing structures, new GUIs, tool integration to shorten learning curves, and more powerful modeling languages.
Where do you see your company in five years?
Pharsight will continue to lead in the provision of state-of-the-art modeling and simulation tools, together with data management infrastructure to enable a free flow of information and efficient analysis and reporting for development scientists in the laboratory, modelers, statisticians, pharmacologists, clinicians, and managers. The analysis and visualization tools built on this platform will enable scientists to use all of the data at their disposal to optimize their development pipelines and maximize the chances for clinical success of their investigational compounds. Pharsight will also provide strategic drug development consultancy and outsourcing of NCA and population PK/PD analyses and reporting.
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Born of the Sunby John H. Culp
A young orphan is shipped to his aunt and uncle on a cattle ranch. "Kid" as he becomes to be known as, learns all the techniques to be a cow hand. He soon goes on a cattle drive, and then a second. He learns all the trades and techniques needed on a cattle drive, learns to rope cattle, and drives them through dangerous water, tornadoes, the dangers of tiny Abeline, Kansas and Indians protecting their lands.
The View from the Fortieth Floorby Theodore White
To John Ridgely Warren, the old phrases of the Laws of Bankruptcy bring the sudden knowledge that he is at once both innocent and trapped. Warren had come to New York, a stranger, to save two great but ailing magazines-- Trumpet and Gentlewoman...
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Description: warrior
A person who is experienced or brave in battle. It is the Latin for swordsman. Some of histories famous warriors are Spartacus, Alexander the great and Julius Ceaser. The word warrior can be traced back to 1250-1300 Middle English werreieor which came from old north french.
Origin: French
The people of France descend from Latin, Germanic and Celtic origins. Today the are from a mix of ethnic groups in France. Traditional they are named after saints and are names of antiquity. Today in modern France a wider choice of names are used such as names of flowers names of towns in France. common names used are jean,geraldine.
Similar names to jamari: Jamarick
Gender: jamari is normally a girls name.
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Sports Archive
More Early Season Success
SCSU's baseball team started off the NSIC season with a bang at the Metrodome over the weekend. The Huskies took on the Cougars from the University Sioux Falls in pair of doubleheaders. The Huskies scored 35 runs in the series and in the first game on Friday night the Huskies senior pitcher, Scott Lieser threw a no hitter in the 10-0 victory. That set the table for the rest of the weekend. The Huskies rolled to a 10-2 victory in the second game Friday night before rounding out the weekend with a pair of wins Saturday 10-3 and 5-2.
The NSIC has honored Lieser for his outstanding performance this week, giving him the title of NSIC Pitcher of the Week. It was a near perfect game for him, the only Cougar to reach base was due to a hit by pitch. He has a 2.01 ERA with 25 strikeouts through 31.1 innings on the young season.
The Huskies are now 15-2 on the season and head Fayette, Iowa to take on the Peacocks of Upper Iowa University this weekend for another twin bill with against a conference opponent.
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Chance for free comic books coming up soon
The time of the year that everyone waits for is at hand.
The skies are blue (some of the time). Warmer weather is breaking through Erie's prolonged winter in fits and starts.
And everyone's favorite early May semi-holiday is only days away. Of course, I'm referring to Free Comic Book Day.
For those of you who aren't familiar with it, Free Comic Book Day is celebrated at comic book stores around the country on the first Saturday of May by -- not surprisingly -- giving out free comic books.
This year, the event lands on May 4, and I know my nephew Deacon and I will likely be out waiting in line for our free comics.
The event has become so popular that whatever big summer blockbuster movie coming out based on Marvel Comics characters is usually released to coincide with Free Comic Book Day. In 2012, "The Avengers" was released the day after Free Comic Book Day.
This year, "Iron Man 3" will open in theaters the day before the event.
There are two comic book shops participating in Free Comic Book Day in the Erie area.
Books Galore, 5546 Peach St., will be where my nephew and I will stop -- and where I go each week to get new comics. If you go, remember to bring a nonperishable food item and dress up like your favorite superhero, sci-fi or fantasy character to pick up a few extra freebies.
Above & Beyond Comics, 1126 W. 26th St., will also be handing out some free comics.
The day tends to be the biggest of the year for comic shops, and that's not surprising when you consider that almost any business would see a spike in traffic if it just offered to give things away for free. But this isn't something that should excite just the comic-book faithful.
If you have the time and any interest in graphic storytelling, I strongly suggest you go out and pick up one of the free books. Contrary to the images your mind might conjure up, the options are not just Marvel and DC's superhero fare -- although DC is offering a special Superman-based book in celebration of the soon-to-be-released "Man of Steel" film.
Among the selections will be a special issue of Image Comics' incredibly popular "Walking Dead" series -- which spawned an even more popular television series on AMC.
I'm probably most looking forward to picking up "Marble Season," written and drawn by alternative comics legend Gilbert Hernandez.
For the young ones interested in a free comic, the books listed for this year include stories about the Smurfs, Sesame Street, SpongeBob SquarePants and a Sonic the Hedgehog-Mega Man crossover.
And not all of the children's fare is based on massive TV and movie franchises. Each year, indie publisher Top Shelf comics has a collection of some of the more endearing, incredibly written and drawn children's stories you can find.
So, go check it out. You really can't beat the price.
SEAN McCRACKEN can be reached at 870-1714 or by e-mail. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNmccracken.


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by Lodovica Trevisan
DNA might make your family unique. Something entirely different, that isn't necessarily scientific, makes it special.
A family doesn't have to be related. Some define a "special family" as a group of people who love each other, who spend holidays together, laugh together and share memories.
Others say that a family is a group of people who hold each other tight in the winter and love each other no matter what happens to them. They laugh together, eat together, sing together and nothing can pull them apart.
Our Members Talk About Families
"Family" can't be wrapped up in a box with a bow and handed out at a party. "Family" is a seed that's planted and taken care of with love, compassion and hope.
We asked the pregnancy.org members the question, "What makes a family special?" Here's what they had to say.
Nick smiles and says, "It's secret jokes (known only to the family), and shared goals."
"It's the bond you have with each other. You know what pushes their buttons and what brings them joy and you choice to bring joy. That makes families special, I think," Marcie shares.
Greg says, "It's about being together and someone always having your backs."
Jenn says, "It's that connection across generations that creates ties through history of one's own family tree. My little boys love their grandma. When we look at old pictures, they see their grandma's grandmother and grandfather. They don't have the words to explain, but they know that people in the family have always loved each other just like grandma and them."
Brianna says, "The creation of treasured memories makes families special. We do things together, have fun together, help each other and those memories keep our family going, even through hard times."
"Family is the definition of togetherness -- that turns those wedding vows of 'through richer or poorer, sickness and health' into a way of life," Becky says.
Lisa says, "I think families are special because each person, no matter how little, how pretty or how smart, is important. Sometimes people get lost in the crowd at school or at work. In a family, they're always special."
"Right now, knowing what makes a family special is hard. We're building a new set of traditions, just my daughter and I. Sometimes I think it's the people who support you. And other times I think it's love and energy you put into those people," Paula shares.
Dan says, "Before our little girl was born, I never thought much about family. I had one. We got together for a barbecue or someone's birthday. That was great. Then I had a daughter and my view of family suddenly changed. I saw how love over the years had built a group that cared about each other."
What makes your family special? Tell us in the comments below!
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I was adopted. My parents already had enough daughters and wanted a boy. They took me as an emergency foster placement, the rest is history. I have 4 siblings from being adopted, I was never treated differently then the bio kids. I have 2 step-siblings. I have 3 biological siblings. This means I have 9 older siblings, not all of us related by blood but definitely connected by love.
I love Lisa's answer. And
I love Lisa's answer. And you don't have to be born into that family or even grow up in it to be important.


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COLUMBIA - Former Clemson great Brian Dawkins, who played in the NFL for 16 seasons, and former University of South Carolina star Zam Fredrick, who led the NCAA in scoring in the 1980-81 season, head a list of eight athletes who will be inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame on May 12.
Before being drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles, Dawkins was a three-year starter at free safety for the Tigers and in 1995 was a second-team All-American. Fredrick, who played for coaches Frank McGuire and Bill Foster, averaged 28.9 points during the 1980-81 season. He spent his professional career playing in Italy before returning to South Carolina where he coached Calhoun County High School.
The Class of 2014 also includes Edwin Bailey, a former S.C. State football standout who was a Division I-AA All-American and played in the NFL for 11 seasons; Monique Hennagan of Spring Valley, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the 4x400 meter run; Happ Lathrop, a former University of South Carolina golfer and S.C. Amateur winner who is now executive director of the South Carolina Golf Association.
Also, former Gamecock pitcher Randy Martz, who went 14-0 his senior season and was the No. 12 pick by the Chicago Cubs in the 1977 Major League Baseball draft; former Newberry basketball standout Carl Short, who was drafted by the NBA Cincinnati Royals; and former Clemson quarterback Rodney Williams, who compiled a 32-10-2 record and was MVP in two bowl games for the Tigers.
The induction ceremonies will take place at 5:30 p.m. May 12 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. The Bobby Richardson Sportsmanship Award also will be presented at the banquet, which will be emceed by former S.C. State football coach Willie Jeffries. Call (803) 779-0905.


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Steven M. Schweda wrote:
> From: PR
>>Is there any easy way around this? Will just pulling the drive enable
>>it to bypass?
> If the device does not exist, the MOUNT should fail quickly and
> easily:
> ALP $ mount /system dkc0: fred
> %MOUNT-F-NOSUCHDEV, no such device available
> I'd try pulling the drive.
.... and put a "$ set noon" at the beginning of systartup_vms.com :-)
Otherwise, the startup will abort on the fatal "no such device error",
and may leave the system up but inaccessible.
I tried mounting a non-existent disk with both /assist and /noassist
on Alpha VMS 8.3, and in both cases for the "%MOUNT-F-NOSUCHDEV"
error, so I agree pulling the drive should make it get past this
point, whatever the details of the mount command.
With the disk present but unmountable, you are in this Catch-22:
the normal default for MOUNT is /ASSIST, but OPCOM isn't running yet
and logins aren't enabled yet, so you can't log in to reply to the
mount request. You should add /noassist to the mounts in
systartup_vms.com, or stick them in a batch job that doesn't get
executed until after logins are enabled and the rest of the system
is up. (But you probably need the disks mounted to start the
application, so I would go with mount/noassist. Then at least you
can log in and fix things if a disk goes south.)
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Tesco is creating 20,000 jobs over the next two years.
Half the positions will be part time and many will go to youngsters, the firm said.
Chief executive Richard Brasher called it "a huge shot in the arm for the economy" and PM David Cameron said it was a massive boost.
But it will barely dent the million jobless 16 to 24-year-olds and Labour urged more support for companies.
Liam Byrne MP said: "This is great news. Now the Government really needs to get behind businesses that want to be job creators."
Activists targeted the supermarket last month over the Government's Right to Work scheme, which makes the unemployed work for free.
It was changed last week so people leaving early would not lose benefits.
Tesco is the country's largest private employer with more than 290,000 staff – 25% of them under 25.
Prime Minister David Cameron said: "Their commitment to creating jobs and opportunities for young people at what is a difficult time for the economy is fantastic news for the UK as a whole and for those people they will help into work."
Tesco chief executive Richard Brasher added: "In unprecedented economic conditions like these, major businesses have a big responsibility to step forward, invest and create jobs.
"At the core of this investment is our determination to deliver the best shopping experience for our customers, bar none.
"We will invest in more staff on the sales floor at busy times, greater expertise and help in the crucial areas of fresh food, and enhanced quality and service across our stores at all times.
"To deliver this we're going to strengthen our customer service team: 20,000 more staff across our stores over the next two years."


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New American Girl character faces modern obstacles
What is a 2013 American Girl? An artist? An animal advocate? A community organizer? Or maybe a beautiful tough cookie who isn't afraid to stand up to bullies?
Actually, the answer is all of the above. The newest American Girl "Girl of the Year" character is an artistic horse-lover with an activist bent who is savvy enough to fulfill her dreams even when her friends abandon her. »Read Full Article
Milwaukee Opera Theatre, Genghis Barbie rock the art song
Audiences at opera singers' recitals do not, customarily, pump their arms and cheer. Of course, singers at said recitals don't usually perform tunes by Queen and Guns N' Roses flanked by a quartet of female horn players, either.
Saturday evening's Milwaukee Opera Theatre presentation of Andrew Wilkowske in "Guns N' Rosenkavalier," directed by John Glover at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, was a riot of rule-breaking, genre-bending tunes from the worlds of art song and rock. »Read Full Article


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The 9th Circuit Court decisions challenging California law enforcement's 'may issue,' has had its effects in the West. Retailers have enjoyed a CCW market that has opened way up since the ruling.
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Market Trends: Concealed Carry for the Land of Lincoln
It's been a little over a year since concealed carry became legal in Illinois. Since, one retailer has seen one pistol in particular gain favor with CCW permit holders.
Beretta Moving Manufacturing Operations to Tennessee
Citing Maryland's draconian legislation, Beretta announced it is moving its manufacturing operations to Tennessee, making the company the most recent gun manufacturer to migrate south.
Petition Shoots to Remove Suppressors from NFA Regulation
Suppressors have quietly gained popularity over the years, but one big obstacle has stood in the way of the gun accessory's wider acceptance – the NFA. A petition aims to change all that requesting the device be removed from the legislation's regulation.
Open Carry, Would You Like Fries with That?
Open carry has caused waves in recent months, due to some high-profile activism. But at one Colorado eatery, toting a gun in the open is just another day on the job.
The Insanity of Gun Registrations, Restrictions
There are some who have been shocked with the reaction of Connecticut and New York gun owners to recently passed legislation. But history shows that when it comes to gun registration and restrictions, noncompliance is the norm.
Right to Carry Winning Out in America
There has been a sea change legislatively and culturally in America the past quarter century concerning the right to bear arms. The right to carry continues to win out across the country with more and more states fully recognizing the civil right.
Texas A&M Students Want Concealed Carry on Campus
Recently, the Student Senate at Texas A&M University passed a measure requesting campus-wide concealed carry. As reported by the student newspaper, The Eagle, "The student senate voted 38-19 to ask A&M university officials and state lawmakers to permit concealed carry license holders to bring handguns inside university buildings."
Time (Again) for New Gun Laws?
The discussion of stronger gun laws is definitely not a new one. Check out this editorial, from the 1969 "Gun Digest" annual book.


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Splash-King, Tragonight, and Stump, I added all of you guys so just let me know when you want to brawl, and i'll see if i can brawl or not.
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Fresh out of rehab, Lindsay Lohan is not only healthy, but also has a healthy sense of humor about herself. When LiLo took over Chelsea Lately Monday night, we weren't greeted with the pallid blonde who's fueled tabloids for years. Instead, Lohan was back to the bubbly redhead we fell for in Mean Girls.Take a look back on Lindsay Lohan's biggest scandalsHer opening monologue, in which she thanked "the celebrities who kept the tabloids alive in my absence" was cheesy, but Lohan breezed through it. "I'm back, I'm happy, I'm healthy, and sorry paparazzi, but if you want to take pictures of someone who's really f----ed up, you're just gonna have to wait until Chelsea's back," Lohan joked.
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Mongrel vs Thin
Thin is generally accepted to be faster than Mongrel. "Hello World" Test Results indicate that Thin is even faster than Evented Mongrel. Thin also uses less memory.
Beginning with version 0.6.1, Thin can do UNIX socket connections to the proxying web-server, achieving faster speeds than that which were capable through TCP connections employed in Mongrel and previous versions of Thin. TCP connections are still available on Thin, of course.
Thin claims to be "the most secure, stable, fast and extensible Ruby web server." [1]
"Thin gets the extra-speed by being 100% single-threaded." [2] However, Thin supports the ability to defer longer-running requests to their own threads, thereby bypassing the problem of slow requests blocking the event loop which makes Thin so fast. Spawning threads to handle lengthy requests requires explicit configuration, but it is trivial to set. (This feature was developed in tandem with the Merb framework.)
Note that evented mongrel is also "single-threaded." [ok...maybe 2 threaded, but one main thread]
Ruby on Rails[edit]
Although simple tests show Thin to be faster than Mongrel, "the raw differences between Thin and Mongrel are dwarfed by the time spent in Rails."]
The configuration for Mongrel and Thin are very similar. They can both be configured using a YAML config file or using parameters in the command line.
Ruby 1.9[edit]
Mongrel does not yet run on Ruby 1.9.
Thin is Ruby 1.9 compatible as of version 0.5.1.
Mongrel does run on Ruby 1.9 if you do some trivial code changes.
Ruby on Rails[edit]
Mongrel has native support for Ruby on Rails in that you can just run script/server in your rails app and it will run rails with mongrel instead of webrick. Ruby on Rails now supports Thin as well, as of edge commit a93ea8. In earlier versions of Rails, Thin can be run with the thin command.
On production deployments, mongrel will be run with mongrel_rails command as well, and the options are similar for both.
Thin support will be built into the Merb 0.9 release.
"Thin support was added to Ramaze and Vintage frameworks." [3]
Since Thin is designed to run Rack applications, Thin can run any application from any framework that there exists a Rack adapter for. This includes Rails, Merb, Ramaze, Vintage, Halcyon, Mack, and several more (a more complete list of Rack-built frameworks exists on the Ramaze website). It should be noted that Rack comes pre-packaged with a Mongrel handler, so any Rack application that Thin can run, Mongrel can as well; however, this was not the original design of Mongrel.
Mongrel is known to be a steady Ruby server, already in use in many production environments.
Thin is still alpha version and not yet recommended to be used in production servers. A few noted Ruby web developers, however, are already switching over to Thin from Mongrel. [4] [5]
Both thin and mongrel support clustering. Thin comes with clustering built in, while mongrel's clustering support comes from a separate mongrel_cluster gem.
Thin has tracing support that mongrel does not have. Tracing allows the developer to see the exact HTTP transactions that are going through. [6]
Asynchronous response support[edit]
Thin has Asynchronous response support as of version 1.2.0 (codenamed Asynctilicious Supreme) [7].
Recently, the creator and main developer for Mongrel, Zed Shaw, left the Ruby/Rails scene with a long rant. Before he left, however, he left Mongrel into the hands of a development team that will keep up the work on Mongrel.
Marc-André Cournoyer created Thin using the Event Machine, Rack, and Mongrel libraries. Thin actually depends on the parser code in Mongrel and so is not completely independent from Mongrel.


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The Mets are reportedly hoping to trade a couple of prospects for a closer like Huston Street or JJ Putz. According to Newsday, the Mets would like to spend their money elsewhere and have no problem unloading a couple of prospects for a legitimate closer. Among other closers, George Sherrill or Joakim Soria could fill in long term and save the team a lot of money. If the Mets would prefer to trade a low level prospect or two, they could target Marlins closer Kevin Gregg. If you don't remember, the Mets and Marlins worked together a couple years back in several to pull several trades, so they should be very familiar with their farm system.
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Tarasenko Finally Arrives in
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According to the St. Louis Blues official site the "wait is over". While some of us may debate that this headline should have been reserved for the Blues winning a Stanley Cup, Vladimir Tarasenko's arrival in St. Louis has been a long time coming. Today the top prospect worked out for the first time with the St. Louis Blues.
Tarasenko was met with applause by devoted fans that made the trek out to the St. Louis Mills as he made his first appearance in a St. Louis uniform. The site was a joyous one for hockey fans that have been searching for positive news at a time where a 2012-13 season looks bleak.
So, how did Tarasenko look in his first basic practice with some members of the St. Louis Blues? The quote below from Andy McDonald may give you an idea if you weren't in attendance.
Pretty telling comment from @10_amac on Tarasenko: "He's fast, he's big. He's probably the complete package." #stlblues
— Lou Korac (@lkorac10) September 4, 2012
Unfortunately, most St. Louis fans should probably reign in their excitement a bit. Tarasenko has the potential to be a major player in the NHL. However, it will take time for him to adjust to the size and speed of the NHL. The NHL is a totally different animal when compared to the KHL. It's unclear how long it will take him to adjust and how he will perform in the confines of an NHL game.
No article would be complete without a discussion about the lockout. Fans also should brace for Tarasenko's time in St. Louis to be brief as he will likely return to the KHL is the NHL enters a lockout. Gary Bettman has set the deadline for a lockout at September 15th which means if a deal isn't reach Tarasenko may be hopping on a plane back to Russia in the coming weeks.


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The Victoria and Albert Museum's sparkling and colourful Glass galleries (Rooms 129 and 131) offer students of all ages an exciting learning environment.
This resource for primary and secondary school teachers aims to show how the gallery can be used to support the Art & Design, Design & Technology and History areas of the curriculum. The activities are suitable for all key stages.
How the Glass gallery is organised
The main section of the Glass gallery presents a thematic history of glass from Ancient Egypt to the present. Each case in the gallery deals with a theme, technique, style or period. Within each case, numbered bays contain groups of objects relating to different aspects of the main theme.
The mezzanine floor, up a staircase designed by contemporary glass artist Danny Lane, contains the Glass Study Collection, which is arranged chronologically.
Each object has a number on a small perspex label. These numbers are listed at the bottom of the case with a brief description of the object. To find out more, go to the computer terminals in the gallery, which have information about each object. They also give access to a multi-media program, The Story of Glass, which includes a world history of glass, its makers and its uses, combined with footage of glass-making, as well as more technical information on materials and methods.
Glass manufacture
Three materials are required to make glass:
- Sand
- An alkaline flux to lower the melting point and enable the glass to be worked at a lower temperature
- A stabiliser, usually lime, to make the glass water-resistant
The combination of these materials is called the 'batch'. The batch is heated to about 1500oC, when it becomes liquid and can be formed into the desired shape. Glass can only be worked when it is hot, so it must be re-heated frequently. On completion it must be cooled slowly in a kiln to avoid cracking. Even when it has cooled, glass is still technically a liquid because it has no rigid crystalline structure.
The most common technique for shaping glass is blowing. A piece of molten glass is placed on the end of a blowpipe and expanded by blowing air into the pipe. Glass produced in this way can be free-blown and then worked by hand, or blown into a mould.
Before the invention of glass-blowing around 50 BC, glass vessels were made by fixing a core of animal dung and clay onto the end of a metal rod and then dipping it into a pot containing the batch. After the glass had cooled, the rod and core were removed.
The sand used to make glass often contains natural impurities of iron, which gives the glass a green tint. To make colourless glass, either very pure sand must be used or the green must be neutralised by adding its complementary colour in the spectrum, a reddish purple. This comes in the form of manganese, but if too much manganese is added the glass will turn pink.
Glass is coloured with metal oxides:
- Copper or cobalt for blue
- A combination of iron and copper for green
- Gold for ruby red
- Uranium for a yellowy green
- Iron for yellow
- Manganese for purple and brown
The addition of lead oxide makes a glass that is clear, heavy and brilliant. Called lead crystal, it can be cut with a rotating wheel made of stone, wood or metal, then polished.
Engraving glass with a small grinding wheel produces a matt surface, as does sand-blasting and etching it with hydrofluoric acid. To create a shiny surface, the glass can either be polished by hand when cold, or returned to the kiln to melt away surface marks. The semi-opaque, matt quality of Ancient Egyptian and pre-Roman glass came from the use of impure materials. Later glassmakers deliberately re-created the same effects.
The frosted texture of 'ice glass' is made by plunging the glass bubble attached to the blowpipe into cold water, then re-heating and blowing it. A similar texture is caused accidentally by crizzling. This is a glass 'sickness' in which the structure of glass is gradually destroyed by moisture in the atmosphere. An imbalance of ingredients in the batch makes glass prone to crizzling.
Opalescent glass is translucent and white with a greyish or bluish tint. It is made cloudy and semi-opaque by adding materials like bone ash to the batch.
Mirrors are made by backing the glass with tin, mercury or an amalgam of metals.
Glass projects
Below are some projects that you might like to study with your students:
A Victorian table setting
The invention of press moulding in America in the 1820s enabled manufacturers to reproduce complex designs in huge quantities. In press moulding, a blob of molten glass is placed in a metal mould and pressed by a metal plunger, which pushes it against the inside of the mould.
The wide availability of glass meant that the growing middle classes were able to deck their tables with an impressive range of items. To suggest wealth, propriety and regard for the rules of etiquette, each piece had a special function . Examples of glass made by press moulding can be seen in the cases Glass for the Million and Techniques.
Before your visit
Mrs Beeton provides a great deal of information about the glass used on the Victorian dinner table. For the main part of the dinner (that is, up to the sweet course), the book recommends that each place setting be laid as in the diagram below. A water carafe or jug should be placed at each corner of the table and a salt cellar between every two people. There might be a large flower vase as a centrepiece, along with a couple of smaller ones and possibly a small specimen tube for a single bloom at each place setting.
Fruit dishes were sometimes put on the table, but normally the sweet course would be left on the sideboard. Dessert was eaten from plates rather than bowls, with the exception of custards and jelly, for which there were special glasses. Ices (including ice creams and sorbets) were eaten from plates and finger bowls were brought to the table when the sweets were served.
Your students could list all the glassware that would have been used during the dinner. Their list might include: sherry glasses, champagne glasses, wine glasses, water tumblers, water jugs, a centrepiece flower vase, smaller flower vases, salt cellars, dessert plates, ice plates, fruit dishes, finger bowls and sugar bowls.
In the museum
- Victorian Britain
- Art and Invention
- Glass for the Million
- The Study Collection (particularly Bay 79)
Your students should draw the items needed to lay the table for all the courses before the sweets. Where appropriate, their drawings could be in colour. You may wish to divide your class into small groups and give each group a list of objects to find.
If there is time, students could draw some of the items that would have been used for dessert, such as dessert plates, ice plates, fruit dishes, finger bowls and sugar bowls.
Back at school
For a Victorian dinner table of this kind, the glassware would usually be a matching set. You will not be able to do this, but students should be made aware of the inaccuracy. Alternatively, you could photocopy the drawings to make sets of each type.
Students could conclude the project by designing menu cards or drawing flowers to add to the vases.
Glass painting
A glass painting project gives students an opportunity to actually work with glass. They can use a variety of paints. Specialist glass paints or enamels give the most permanent finish, but they sometimes have to be fired in a kiln. Younger students will find it easier to use acrylics or poster paints mixed with PVA glue. These can later be varnished to make them more water-resistant.
Many different ways of adding decoration to cold glass can be seen in the gallery. In enamelling, a paste consisting of powdered glass and metallic oxides is mixed with an oily medium and painted onto the glass. The object is then fired at a temperature just high enough to melt the enamel paste and soften the glass surface so they fuse together. Look out for examples of Islamic, Venetian and Bohemian enamelled glass in the gallery.
Gilded decoration is also added when the glass is cold, but it is not always fired. Gold in the form of leaf, paint or powder is applied to the surface, sometimes with a fixing agent such as gum arabic. Look for examples of gilding in Bay 20 and in the New Glass case near the entrance to the gallery.
Glass can also be painted with artists' paints, like the vase Snakes in Love (9813) by Ulrica Hydman-Vallien, in the large display case along the wall by the gallery entrance.
Students could take their decorative theme from another school project or from the Glass gallery itself. Natural forms, heraldry and the human form are subjects that are well-represented.
At the V&A
Different types of glass can be bought cheaply from charity shops, markets, glaziers or department stores. For primary school students you could use jam jars, which are sturdy, or you may prefer to substitute sheets of acrylic or clear plastic beakers. Acetate and acrylic sheets can be engraved with a sharp point and/or painted. You can make a pattern by painting over engraved lines and then wiping the surface to leave paint in the grooves. This technique also works using non-permanent OHP pens instead of paint. Glass paperweights with a blank base, on which a decoration can be stuck or painted, are available from some craft shops.
Students should practise glass-painting techniques before embarking on their final piece. The paint or enamel must be built up slowly, or it will run. Some manufacturers suggest making an outline first to stop this, so any instructions should be followed carefully.
Before painting, students should mark their designs out on the surface of the glass using OHP pens or chinagraph pencils. Very young students might find it easier to paint on a flat surface, whereas older ones can try working in three dimensions.
Light box
Glass can be transparent, opaque, reflective, matt or shiny. This project encourages students to explore these qualities in other media by setting them the task of making a box with a light source inside it and windows of different materials. The task could be done simply in primary school or made more complex for Key Stage 4 and 5 students.
At the V&A
In the gallery, students could make drawings and take photographs that concentrate on the qualities of transparency, opacity and reflection. To supplement their drawings, they could include other materials, such as tissue paper, tracing paper, blank OHP (overhead projector) sheets, acetate or tin foil. Students should attach samples of materials that most resemble the appearance of the glass objects they are looking at. Ask them to record small sections of pattern, texture or overlapping shapes. Viewfinders would help them select areas to draw.
Back at school
To make the light box, cut holes for the windows in four sides of a cardboard box (such as a shoebox), leaving a margin of 2-3 centimetres. Using card frames slightly larger than the holes, make windows of acrylic, acetate, polythene, varnished tissue paper, greaseproof paper or photographic negatives, all of which share some of the characteristics of glass . Add pattern and texture by painting and drawing on these materials. Then stick the windows inside the box with masking tape.
By placing a light source, like a torch or cycle light, inside the box you will see that the different materials and textures of the windows produce different qualities of light. A single torch will provide different levels of light for each window, but more than one torch can give directional lighting to each window. Darkening the room will enhance the effect. Students could construct their own light source using a battery, bulb holder and bulb, with a switch on the outside. This would tie in with Science and Technology at Key Stages 1 and 2. Take care not to overheat the box.
Students could either create their own individual box, or collaborate on a box by making a window each. Older students may want to experiment with reflective surfaces inside a larger box.
As an alternative to the light box, students could construct small frames of different shapes and make mobiles from them to hang by the classroom window.
Perfume bottles
For this project, students design a perfume or aftershave bottle, along with its ornamental stopper, for a 'client' of their own choosing, such as an haute-couture fashion house, a sports company or a clothing retailer. They also prepare a design brief for the project.
At the V&A
The Glass gallery has a fine collection of perfume bottles from different cultures and ages. Students might look at these initially, but their main task in the gallery is to draw other types of container that they can adapt for their designs. They should also look for shapes that would make good stoppers.
The cases New Glass, Presents from the Glasshouse and Late Islamic Glass are particularly relevant. The vase by Michael Glancy (9840), in the large case along the wall by the entrance to the gallery, is an example of an object that could be reinterpreted as a stopper.
To record objects in the gallery, students could use tissue paper collage, pastels or a combination of the two techniques. While they are in the gallery, they should make a note of the different types of glass and glass decoration, such as cut glass, enamel decoration, coloured glass, blown glass, and etched, pressed and engraved glass.
Back at School
In the role of client, students should prepare a design brief for the bottle. It should include the intended market and the message that the design, brand and packaging should communicate to the buyer.
From the drawings they made in the gallery, students could try a number of designs of bottles with different stoppers. They could experiment with scale (big bottle/small stopper; small bottle/big stopper) or make a series of designs for a 'collection'. Students could draw their designs in versions that use different techniques of shaping and decorating glass.
At the end of the project, students could present or 'market' their products, including the brief, working drawings and a mock-up of their final designs. Students should state the methods by which their bottles will be manufactured.
This project looks at the patterns of the stems of glasses, vases and bowls. Using shapes derived from the stems of objects in the Glass gallery, students can develop repeat patterns on paper or fabric. The project can easily be adapted for a wide range of ages.
Stems can be made in various ways. Drawn stems are so called because they are pulled from the same piece as the bowl of the glass or vase. The foot is made from a separate piece of glass and fused on afterwards. Other techniques involve making the bowl, stem and base in three separate pieces, or building the stem itself from several pieces, like 17th- and 18th- century English 'baluster' stems (so called because they are in the form of the short vertical post that supports a stair rail or parapet).
Some of the most striking glasses have 'serpent' or 'dragon' stems. First made in 17th-century Venice, these complicated stems are formed from twisted and interwoven lengths of glass. There are examples in Bay 11.
Air twist stems were developed in the 1730s and followed in the 1740s by the opaque white enamel twist. Both types can be seen in the case called The British Drinking Glass.
Air twist stems are made by incorporating bubbles of air into a gather or mass of hot glass, which is then quickly twisted and pulled. Opaque twists are formed by placing rods of white enamel in grooves on the inside of a cylindrical mould which is then filled with molten glass. When it cools slightly the whole mass is taken out of the mould and reheated and covered with another coating of clear glass. This is drawn out and twisted until it reaches the required thickness.
At the V&A
Students should draw stems of as many different shapes as possible. A good way of getting students to be accurate in their drawing is to ask them to draw the shapes (or 'negative space') between the stems. This encourages precise observation. The negative space can be shaded to exaggerate the silhouette effect. This method works particularly well with more complex stems.
Back at school
The stem drawings from the gallery can be turned into repeat patterns. Some ideas that you could try are:
- Make simple card printing blocks from different stem shapes. The whole class could make a large collaborative print on paper or fabric
- Make stencils of the stem shapes. Then transfer the pattern onto paper or fabric by spraying and sponging the stencils with paint or dye


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How to Clean a Bowling Ball
Build up of oil causing your bowling ball to lose its natural lane-gripping ability? With rubbing alcohol and a little bit of time, you can get your ball looking and rolling like it just came out of the shop.
1Open up the bottle of rubbing alcohol, and drape the rag over the top.
2Putting your hand over the rag (on the bottle), tip the bottle over to get a relatively small amount of rubbing alcohol onto the rag.
3Take the rag and rub the rubbing alcohol onto the ball. The alcohol cuts through the oil that has accumulated over many games.
4Rubbing in a small circular fashion, cover the entire ball in the rubbing alcohol.
5Take the clean side of the rag and wipe down the entire ball, drying it off.
6Go bowling!
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Game of the day:
Hunterdon Central will travel to West Windsor South for a quarterfinal match-up of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4. Fran Orella has played well for Hunterdon Central, saving 121 shots in goal. Colby Hussong leads West Windsor South with 20 goals and 20 assists. The game is set for 4:15 pm in West Windsor.
Prediction: West Windsor South 2 Hunterdon Central 1
NJSIAA field hockey schedule for Nov. 6 (game dates and times subject to change)
Group 1
North Jersey, Section 1
Belvidere at Mountain Lakes, 2 pm
North Jersey, Section 2
Newark Academy at Oak Knoll, 2 pm
South Hunterdon at Keyport, 2 pm
Bordentown at Shore, 2 pm
South Jersey
Pennsville at Holy Spirit, 2 pm
Group 2
North Jersey, Section 1
Jefferson at Lakeland, 2 pm
Wallkill Valley at West Essex, 2 pm
North Jersey, Section 2
Johnson vs. Voorhees at North Hunterdon High School, 2 pm
Central Jersey
Red Bank Catholic at Robbinsville, 2 pm
Point Pleasant Boro at Delran, 2 pm
Group 3
North Jersey, Section 2
Ocean Township at Warren Hills, 2 pm
Central Jersey
Northern Burlington at Wall, 2 pm
South Jersey
Delsea at Lacey, 2 pm
Group 4
North Jersey, Section 1
Millburn at Montclair, 2 pm
Wayne Valley at Morris Knolls, 2 pm
Westfield at Randolph, 2 pm
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Hillsborough at Bridgewater-Raritan, 2 pm
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Hubbard Street Dance Chicago opened their Summer Series at the Harris Theater Thursday, presenting three very different works from three inspired choreographers. Alejandro Cerrudo's Malditos opens the program, followed by William Forsythe's Quintett. Batsheva Dance Company Artistic Director Ohad Naharin's THREE TO MAX completes the evening, and "completes" is an understatement. The three works cover an unbelievable range of choreography and music, but what they all have in common is that Hubbard Street is performing them. In all three works the Hubbard Street dancers look like they invented the concert stage; it doesn't seem to matter what artistc vision they find themselves inside of, they're always at home.
Malditos is so effective they could do it three times in the same concert and you might still go see the show twice. The Harris Theater holds more than fifteen hundred people and Hubbard Street always packs it, but when Cerrudo brings his complex and beautiful soundtrack down to complete silence in a few places, there's absolutely nothing making a sound anywhere in the whole place. That's because Malditos never stops taking your breath away.
Quintett is a legendary work; in the nearly twenty years since it was first created, very few dance companies in the world have been chosen to perform it. Hubbard Street isn't just one of those that has; the Company has been invited to perform Quintett when The American Dance Festival presents Forsythe with the 2012 Samuel H. Scripps/American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement.
THREE TO MAX is a concert all by itself; it was crafted by Naharin for Hubbard Street as a collage of his past works, and the Company calls it "a study in singular, uncompromising choreographic invention." That doesn't even begin to convey how rich it is; there are whole sections in it where you see movement and movement imagery that capture an entire world --- worlds that you can only visit when Naharin's at work.
Summer Series runs through Sunday, June 3. One of the many good reasons for going to see it is that if you do, you'll sure be glad you didn't miss it. For ticket information check out the Harris Theater site.


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One good thing about the expansion of the NCAA Tournament field to 68 teams is that this hasn't caused all that much more work for us in our annual ranking of those in the field. Seriously, 1-68 isn't any more of a challenge than 1-64, although there are four more teams that could be lost in the process.
What was tough this year was mustering enthusiasm that any of the teams in the tournament have the quality to win it.
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The talented teams are flawed. The great teams aren't talented. History tells us Iowa State isn't tall enough, Villanova does not have enough game-breaking pros, Duke isn't proficient enough on defense and San Diego State just can't score like you need to.
The only serious debate was whether to rank Arizona or Michigan State at the top of this list. A healthy MSU would seem to have all the components necessary to win the title, and it's in an extremely inviting bracket. Arizona has been routinely excellent of late, although a second-round game against either Gonzaga or Oklahoma State is a bit dicey.
But after putting Florida in the No. 3 slot because of its remarkable consistency as much as anything — the Gators don't shoot it great, and still are too reliant on defensive pressure to generate their own offense — and gambling on Kansas at No. 4 in the event center Joel Embiid is healthy again, there just was no real reason to get excited about anybody.
No one beyond that quartet looks like it would win a title in any other season.
So maybe it's entirely wide open. It might not be a tournament for the ages. We might not have titans like we did in 2008, with UCLA (Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook), Memphis (Derrick Rose), North Carolina (Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson) and Kansas (Mario Chalmers, Darrell Arthur, Sherron Collins). But it could be fun.
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To reiterate: The ranking here is based solely on perceived ability to win the championship — involving seeding, bracket placement, pro-level talent, efficacy at both ends of the court — and not on regular-season performance or resume or whether the coach looks good in a suit.
1. Arizona
2. Michigan State
3. Florida
4. Kansas
5. Wichita State
6. Louisville
7. Duke
8. Michigan
9. Kentucky
11. Wisconsin
12. Iowa State
13. Syracuse
14. Creighton
15. New Mexico
16. Virginia
17. Villanova
18. San Diego State
19. Baylor
20. North Carolina
21. UConn
22. Cincinnati
23. Gonzaga
24. Oklahoma State
25. Ohio State
26. Oregon
27. Saint Louis
28. Oklahoma
29. Providence
30. Pitt
31. Texas
33. Stanford
34. Kansas State
35. Saint Joseph's
36. George Washington
37. Nebraska
38. Iowa
39. Memphis
40. Tennessee
41. Colorado
42. Arizona State
43. Xavier
44. N.C. State
45. UMass
46. Stephen F. Austin
47. Harvard
48. Dayton
50. North Dakota State
51. Tulsa
52. Western Michigan
53. New Mexico State
54. Louisiana
55. NC Central
56. Manhattan
57. Delaware
58. Mercer
59. Milwaukee
60. Eastern Kentucky
61. American
62. Wofford
63. Coastal Carolina
64. Texas Southern
65. Weber State
66. Albany
67. Mount St. Mary's
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In addition to Flag Day, June 14 marked the 236th anniversary of the United States Army.
Americans across the nation gathered to commemorate both events, including a ceremony by the Sons of the American Revolution in Norfolk, Va.
Norfolk is home to the Douglas MacArthur memorial. MacArthur commanded Allied Forces in the Pacific during World War II and officiated the surrender of Japanese forces that ended the war.
He was also one of only five men to rise to the rank of five star general.
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The U.S. Army celebrated its anniversary with a wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknowns as well as events at the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill.
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"Performing your duties with impeccable courage, commitment and character as members of the United States Army, you embody the highest ideals of our nation," he said.
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No, get a wifi usb adapter for your laptop. Your laptop is either going to be acting as an ad-hoc host, or it's going to be connected via LAN. Not both at once.
I was wondering if it is possible to connect the Wii to a wireless ad-hoc network created using my laptop's wireless. I am not allowed to have a wireless router (I live in a dorm) and am hoping I can still connect it to the internet through my wireless laptop. Any advice?
No, get a wifi usb adapter for your laptop. Your laptop is either going to be acting as an ad-hoc host, or it's going to be connected via LAN. Not both at once.
I don't get it... why can't I have my laptop connected to my LAN and act as an ad-hoc host? I just did it yetsteday, I connected a couple of other laptops through my laptop... isn't that almost the same thing?
Because unless your laptop is wifi enabled, it won't be deteced as a WiFi hot spot. And When I say via LAN. I mean connected to the internet via Ethernet. Your network adapter is either going to be using an internet connection, or a wireless Ad-Hoc connection.
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Oh... I thought I could just connect to the internet through my LAN, create an ad-hoc wireless network, bridge the connections, enable ICS, and connect the Wii to the ad-hoc network.
I think that's right. but I'm not sure. It makes sense to me. The only thing is that you would need to remember to set the gateway IP in the Wii to the IP address of your Wireless card. I think. Networking is not my specialty... yet...Originally Posted by chsoriano
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If you have a nic and a wireless card you can do that, as long as you make sure to statically assign the ip information.Originally Posted by chsoriano
Then again if you have both cards and you already know how to setup an ad-hoc...than why did you even have to ask?
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I just wasn't sure if I could do it... and I don't have my Wii yet so I can't figure it out first hand. I don't really have much experience networking. I'm just going to give it a shot. When you say to assign a static IP address... do you mean telling the Wii exactly how to connect? Is that assuming that we are going to have that option on the Wii?
Well your going to have to fill in the ip and gateway and i believe subnet mask info. Because it's not like having a router where you have DHCP to assign it dynamically.
You should be fine.
If you can use WinXP ICS in bridge mode and your ISP or Local network gives you access to a DHCP server you should be fine without making any settings on the Wii.
This is exactly what the Nintendo Wi-fi dongle does on your PC.
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The Hotel belongs to the renowned City Lodge group who offers comfortable accommodation and value-for-money prices in a number of destinations throughout Africa. In accordance with the groups' high standards, the hotel offers a number of facilities to guests including a lounge, bar, secure parking, a boardroom, an outdoor pool, landscape gardens and a breakfast room. In addition, the hotel offers a same-day laundry and dry-cleaning service to its guests as well as an in-room dining arrangement with a number of nearby restaurants.
- Loftus Versfeld Stadium 1km
- Union Buildings 2.3 km
- Pretoria City Center 5km
- Tshwane District Hospital 4km
- Netcare Femina Hospital 3.6km
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The Hotel offers an outdoor swimming pool which is situated in a landscaped garden setting.
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The Courtyard Hotel Arcadia in Pretoria, South Africa, features an elegant boardroom to which guests have access to.
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The Hotel features a total of 69 room comprising of studio, one or two bedroom luxury rooms.
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Driving directions to Courtyard Arcadia: 40 mins; R21;51.8 km
Johannesburg International Airport
1. Head northeast on To Freight Complex toward Voortrekker Rd 1.2 km
2. Continue onto Voortrekker Rd 650 m
3. Turn right to merge onto R21 toward Pretoria 33.5 km
4. Take exit 134 for N1 N toward Polokwane 350 m
5. Continue on the ramp and merge onto N1 Rd 10.7 km
6. Take exit 145 toward M2/Pretoria 1.5 km
7. Merge onto N4 1.0 km
8. Continue onto Pretorius St 2.2 km
9. Turn left onto Orient St 500 m
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Both occlusive lesions and aneurysms of cerebral arteries have been described as associated with NF1 in occasional patients.
In the occlusive disease of cerebral arteries described by several authors (Tomsick et al. 1976, Taboada et al. 1979, Crawford et al. 1988), the angiographic findings have included occlusion of the supraclinoid internal carotid artery, the proximal anterior cerebral and middle cerebral arteries and, less commonly, the more distal branches of these arteries. Occlusion of the posterior cerebral artery has been reported, although involvement of the posterior circulation is rare. Basal teleangiectasiae producing a moyamoya appearance have been described to be associated with occlusions of the major intracranial vessels.
The occlusive disease of the cerebral arteries in NF has been found most often in children, in whom it has often been associated with cerebral infarction and has not been progressive. The occlusive lesions have been thought to be caused by intimal smooth muscle cell proliferation.
Intracranial aneurysms (Tomsick et al. 1976) and arteriovenous malformations and aneurysms of cervical arteries have been described in patients with NF1 (Deans et al. 1982, Westacott et al. 1988, Schiewinck & Piepgras 1991, Hoffman et al. 1998). These lesions usually manifest in the fifth or sixth decade of life, and they are more common in female than male patients. The vertebral arteries are most commonly affected.
The generalized mesenchymal dysplasia in NF1 may cause structural weakness of the arterial wall and predispose the patient to aneurysm formation. (Deans et al. 1982). Mechanical factors (chiropractic manipulation, etc.) have also been thought to play a role in the formation of vertebral aneurysms. The primary weakness of the arterial wall in NF1 could lead to the development of an arteriovenous fistula through rupture of a preexisting aneurysm or direct rupture of the artery into adjacent veins.
Sorry just thought of this as another potential cause of hamstring stiffness and pain that can be associated with NF, just mentioning it as something to look into if they haven't had a recent look.Spondylolisthesis is a rare disorder that is most often associated with a pathologic luxation of the vertebra because of erosions of the pedicles or pars from foraminal neurofibroma or dural ectasia.
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This year the residents of the Bonelli tract in Saugus started receiving harsh letters from the city of Santa Clarita, some of them sent without officers' names and with illegible signatures. Almost every letter cited numerous city code violations like "dead vegetation" and "weeds in plain view."
A city officer overseeing the implementation of the "Extreme Neighborhood Makeover" program made numerous visits to the neighborhood, threatening people with liens on the house, citations, jail time, calling people's front yards "crap," taking pictures without introducing themselves — in short, intimidating people.
"Extreme Neighborhood Makeover" targeted small areas of the city in Newhall and Canyon Country, but with the Bonelli tract in Saugus they hit an outrage from the residents. Residents lost patience. It was time to stop incompetent and lacking professionalism community preservation officers.
Numerous Saugus residents attended the Oct. 13 City Council meeting and spoke or supported other speakers. Anger and tears were real and they were shown on SCVTV Channel 20. Most of the anger and tears were caused by the city officers lacking professionalism and understanding when dealing with sensitive issues.
As a result, the City Council members apologized to the residents during a public outcry on Oct. 13, but behind the scenes they were continuing to defend their stance on the "Extreme Neighborhood Makeover" and justify their actions, taking selective single interviews from the residents who were not hurt or insulted by the "Extreme Neighborhood Makeover" program.
The city's argument is that Bonelli tract issue in Saugus is very specific. It has nothing to do with other areas of the city.
It looks like all Santa Clarita residents are not really welcome at events hosted by their city. Are Canyon Country residents simply considered second-class citizens by the city? Or were there tears and anger in Canyon Country that were not recorded on camera?
I hope the media will be able to clarify that.