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Bonus Dodgers Prospects: Nos. 21-25
Even with elite position prospects Corey Seager and Joc Pederson, the Dodgers system is much deeper in arms than in bats. Thirteen of the players on MLBPipeline.com's Los Angeles Top 20 Prospects list are pitchers, including six of the first eight.
I'm providing five bonus prospects for each of the 10 organizations I covered when we revamped all of the Top 20s on our Prospect Watch, and our Dodgers extras are all pitchers too. So is Ross Stripling, whom it pained me to leave off as he spends this season recovering from Tommy John surgery.
21. Matt Magill, rhp. He completed the climb from 31st-round pick in 2008 to Major Leaguer in 2013, when he made six starts with the Dodgers. Magill has a 91-94 mph fastball and a mid-80s slider, but he's struggling to throw strikes in Triple-A this year and probably will be a reliever when he returns to Los Angeles.
22. Greg Harris, rhp. Since signing for $175,000 as a 17th-rounder in 2013, the son of the former big league switch-pitcher has emerged as one of the system's best sleeper arms. Harris can touch 95 mph with his fastball and shows precocious feel for his curveball and changeup.
23. Jarrett Martin, lhp. Another late-rounder, he was an 18th-round pick by the Orioles in 2009 and came to the Dodgers in a 2011 trade for Dana Eveland. Martin has more arm strength than most southpaws, which translates into a 92-96 mph fastball and an 83-86 mph slider, though he'll need to throw more strikes.
24. Victor Araujo, rhp. Finally ready for low Class A in his fifth pro season, he's putting up big numbers at Great Lakes, including a 1.41 ERA, a 64/11 K/BB ratio in 57 1/3 innings and a .159 opponent average. Araujo works primarily with a 90-92 mph fastball and an 82-84 mph slider.
25. Jacob Rhame, rhp. Like Araujo, he's using his fastball and slider to put together a nifty season as a reliever at Great Lakes. Rhame, who has topped out at 97 mph, sports a 2.28 ERA, a 70/14 K/BB ratio in 55 1/3 innings and a .201 opponent average.
Newcomer To Watch: John Richy, rhp. The No. 2 starter behind Nationals first-rounder Erick Fedde at Nevada-Las Vegas, he went in the third round in June. Richy throws three averagish pitches for strikes: an 89-93 mph fastball, a curveball and a changeup.
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What about 1B Cody Bellinger … He was on the initial Top 20 list and after coming back from injury with Ogden has been mashing.
how about Chris Jacobs down at Rancho Cucamonga. He has good size and has put up good power numbers.
Do the dodgers have any catchers down in the minors that look to be ready in the next two or three years. Ellis is very good with the glove, but needs to hit a little better
With the Dodgers trading two prospects at/prior to the July 31st deadline who were in the Top 20 (Jesmuel Valentin & Victor Arano) and prospects Magill (21 to 19) and Harris (22 to 20) moving into the top 20, what two prospects would now move into the Top 25 (1B Cody Bellinger, CA Julian Leon, RH Jharel Cotton, RH Jose DeLeon, etc …)?
19. RH Matt Magill
20. RH Greg Harris
21. LH Jarret Martin
22. RH Victor Araujo
23. RH Jacob Rhame
24. ???
25. ???
Wondering what your thoughts are on A.J. Vanegas seen him ranked 19th on trueblueLA


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Adjuvant therapy is additional treatment that may be given after breast cancer surgery to reduce the risk of the cancer coming back (recurring).
For women who have breast cancer that has not spread to the lymph nodes (node-negative breast cancer), the decision to offer adjuvant therapy is based on her level of risk of recurrence. The benefit of using adjuvant therapy is balanced against the risks associated with receiving treatment.
There are 3 levels of risk for breast cancer recurrence. These levels are based on the known prognostic factors for breast cancer. Generally, women who have breast cancer with high-risk characteristics have the greatest chance that their breast cancer will recur.
|Level of risk
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|Adjuvant therapies that may be offered
Low – has all the characteristics
The tumour is smaller than 1 cm in diameter.
There is no cancer in the lymph nodes.
The tumour is hormone receptor positive.
The cancer is low grade (grade 1).
The cancer has not spread to the lymph vesselslymph vesselsA tube through which lymph fluid travels in the body. or blood vessels in the breast tissue.
Radiation therapy
Hormonal therapy
Moderate (intermediate) – has all the characteristics
The tumour is 1–2 cm in diameter.
There is no cancer in the lymph nodes.
The tumour is hormone receptor positive.
The cancer is grade 1 or 2.
The cancer has not spread to the lymph vessels or blood vessels in the breast tissue.
Radiation therapy
Hormonal therapy
High – has at least 1 characteristic
The tumour is larger than 2 cm in diameter.
The tumour is hormone receptor negative.
The tumour is high grade (grade 2 or 3).
The tumour has invaded the lymph vessels or the blood vessels.
The tumour has spread into the chest wall or the skin of the breast.
The cancer is inflammatory breast cancer.
The tumour is HER2 positive.
Radiation therapy
Biological therapy
Hormonal therapy
Women who have cancer in the lymph nodes (node-positive breast cancer) will always be offered chemotherapy.
The types of adjuvant therapy that may be used after breast cancer surgery are:
These treatments may be used alone or in combination to reduce the chance of breast cancer recurring and to improve survival. Adjuvant therapy is often started 4–12 weeks after breast cancer surgery.
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Sabis improved to 7-0 – with all seven wins over Division I opponents – with a 62-56 victory over Bishop Guertin of Nashua, N.H., at the Boston Amateur Basketball Club Holiday Classic at Chelsea High School. Kamali Bey led the Bulldogs with 22 points, Andre King had 17 and Xavier Garcia scored 11
West Springfield held Taconic to 15 second-half points in a 46-43 victory. Musa Elsir scored 16 while Chris Hill and Riyadh Asad scored 10 apiece for the Terriers (3-2). Chris Bush led Taconic with 17
Jesse Snow and Pat Viencek each scored 24 points to lead visiting Pioneer to an 83-43 win over Mohawk
Dane Jobst scored a game-high 18 points as Mahar beat Frontier 57-51. Matt Chamberlin scored 15 for the Red Hawks
Chris Sulda scored 17 and Joey O'Connell had 15 to lead Smith Academy to a 66-58 win over Turners Falls. Derrick Sicard led Turners with a game-high 24 points
Dan Sullivan scored 18 points to pace Hopkins to a 58-34 win over Athol.
Bri Malone closed in on 1,000 career points but Central suffered its first loss of the season, 62-58, to Newton South at the Newton North Holiday Tournament. Malone scored a team-high 21 points, leaving her eight shy of 1,000. A'Lece Mark added 18 points for the Golden Eagles, who will take on Brighton Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the second day of the tournament
Mariah Lesure scored a game-high 19 points to pace visiting Amherst to a 41-37 win over Lee. Alex Young led Lee with 15 points and nine rebounds
Lindsay Gondek poured in 22 points to lead Smith Academy to a 63-24 win over Greenfield
Alexis Wegrezynek and Vanessa Stefanelli each scored 12 points to lead Chicopee Comp to a 66-16 win over Bridgeport Harding at the New Leadership Holiday Tournament
Sarah Headley dropped in a game-high 17 points and Minnechaug defeated Cranston West (R.I.) 47-39.
Austin Orzsulak netted a hat trick and assisted on another goal as Cathedral downed the host team 7-0 at the Mount St. Charles Tournament at Woonsocket, R.I. The Panthers (5-1-1) will face Fairfield (Conn.) Prep for the championship at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Kevin Wheeler had four goals and an assist and Andrew Bortolussi added three goals and an assist in Agawam's 8-4 victory over visiting Bedford
Jon Axton tallied twice as host Chicopee turned away Windsor (Conn.) 7-3
A.J. Gates put in a pair to lead Ludlow over Chicopee Comp 4-2
Max Wosky and Brian Bazin scored in the second period to lead East Longmeadow to a 2-0 Berry Division win over West Springfield, giving Chris Footit his first career shutout.
Granby's Mack Ransford defeated James Gonzalez of Franklin Tech by a 7-3 decision to win the 135-pound division at the Berkshire Holiday Tournament in Great Barrington. Tyler Prottengeier, also of Granby, prevailed at 189 by pinning Tucker Bachand of St. Paul's of Bristol, Conn., in 21 seconds. Granby won the team title, ahead of Mount Everett and Athol.
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August 21, 2013
Revival meetings
The public is invited to hear Evangelist Mike Patterson in person at the Dover First Baptist Church in Wingdale, NY from August 18th – 21st at 7 PM. The Church will provide a children's ministry during the message and refreshments will be served afterwards. There will be special door prizes every night.
All evening services begin at 7 PM with a Children's Church and refreshments afterwards.
Vacation Bible School
August 19-23, from 9 am to 12 noon. An Ecumenical VBS will be held at the Stamford United Methodist church, Main Street, Stamford, NY. Following the theme " He is the Light of the World", there will be Bible stories,games, crafts, songs and scrapbooking. Lunch will be served each day. There is no fee for this program. It is offered to ages 4-12 y/os. For info and to pre-register call Karen at 607-538-1754.
VBS at Calvary Chapel Hudson Valley
At Kingdom Rock VBS, kids get to go back in time to place with castles, tournament games, and strong boys and girls who stand strong for God! You'll love the great games, cool crafts, yummy snacks and fun times with your crew of kids and leaders.
This is for 3 yr olds through completed 6th grade. VBS goes from August 19-22 from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, and parents can sign you up on line at: https://www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/ez/cchvvbs/gpgs/Home.aspx
Can't wait to see you at Kingdom Rock!
Vacation Bible School
Bible school for children ages 3 thru the 5th grade. Theme is "Fruit of the Spirit". There will be a closing ceremony on Friday, Aug. 23 at 6:45 pm.
Open House Preschool Fall Registration
Vassar Road Baptist Church is having an Open House on
August 20, August 21, August 22, August 27, August 28, and August 29th
from 9:00am to noon. We will be taking registrations and giving tours.
Please contact Kim Green, Preschool Director @462-3182.
Prayer and Deliverance Crusade
Nightly Services starting at 7:30pm Wednesday August 21st – Friday August 23rd.
Saturday morning August 24th. Annual Prayer Breakfast from 9:00am – 1:00pm.
Cost $ 20.00. children 11yrs & under $10.00. Services will conclude on Sunday August25th @ 10:45 am. Speakers will be Bishop Dr. Michael Frith , Pastor of Family of Christ Ministries Intl., Bronx, NY, Wednesday night & on Sunday Morning. Rev. Dr. Jessica Pryce, Pastor of Agape Love Outreach Ministries, Middletown NY. will speak on Thursday & Friday nights. Rev Dr. Althea Grant Pastor – His Abiding Presence Bronx, NY will be the speaker for the prayer breakfast.
Vacation Bible School
Theme is called "Everywhere Fun Fair" Where God's World Comes Together… Begins Monday, August 19-23, from 9am to 12 noon. Monday thru Friday. Each day will include assembly time with a puppet, crafts, music, discovery, recreation, and a snack time.
Open Spinning Night
Whether you're an experienced spinner or a beginner looking for some hints and tips, bring your wheel every 3rd Wednesday from March through October and be prepared to enjoy an evening of open spinning with other fiber enthusiasts. If you do not have your own wheel, call the school ahead of time to check on wheel availability.
Admission is free, but donations are welcome.
"Faith Night with D.J. Light" & Renegades Baseball @ Dutchess Stadium
"Faith Night"@ Hudson Valley Renegades. Come out as a Group of "Faith" and enjoy a night of local baseball. D.J. Light will be on site playing "Praise & Worship" pre & post game. For $12 you will get a General Admission Ticket, Hat, Hot Dog and Soda Voucher. $7 without food. Hope to see you @ the Game! Go to www.gadesgroups.com (promocode: DjLight)
For radio announcement "Go to Facebook.com/DjLightNewYork for special offer promo code"


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Located in the heart of Dubrovnik, this apartment is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from University of Dubrovnik and within 3 mi (5 km) of Onofrio's Fountain and Franciscan Monastery. Orlando's Column and Sponza Palace are also within 3 mi (5 km).
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This apartment features an outdoor tennis court, laundry facilities, and express check-in. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, express check-out, multilingual staff, and a front-desk safe are onsite.
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Hotel Amenities
Apartman Moderna Lapad features multilingual staff, laundry facilities, and express check-in. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests. This Dubrovnik apartment also offers express check-out and a safe deposit box at the front desk.
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 2
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Free WiFi
- Laundry facilities
- Multilingual staff
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free parking nearby
- Outdoor tennis court
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Outdoor tennis court
- Kitchen
- Laundry facilities
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking (limited spaces), Free parking nearby
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Premium bedding
- Balcony
- Air conditioning
- Free bottled water
- Coffee/tea maker
- Kitchen
- Private bathroom
- Second bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Desk
- In-room safe
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Dishwasher
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Stovetop
- Satellite TV service
- Free WiFi
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Blackout drapes/curtains
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Snorkeling nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Motor boating on site
- Rowing or canoeing on site
- Tennis lessons on site
- Boat tours nearby
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 1 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 10 AM
- No pets or service animals allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Cash Deposit Required
No rollaway/extra beds available
No pets or service animals allowed
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.
Optional extras
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 30 per vehicle (one way)
Hotel Name
- Apartman Moderna Lapad
- Apartman Moderna Lapad Apartment
- Apartman Moderna Lapad Apartment Dubrovnik
- Apartman Moderna Lapad Dubrovnik
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This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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text: Douglas Murray (Ph.D, University of North Carolina) is a Professor of English. He gravitates toward British rather than American literature and feels most at home with works of the 17th-early 20th centuries. His favorite novelist is Jane Austen, whose works he has helped edit for the Oxford University Press. Favorite poets include Donne, Pope, Blake, Hopkins and Eliot. His missions include teaching readers to feel poetry in their bones and to expand their reading beyond works penned in the last 15 minutes. He teaches Understanding Literary Language, Surveys of British Literature on the undergraduate and graduate levels, and advanced courses on the 18th century and the British novel. He loves working with freshmen (First-Year Writing and First-Year Seminar) and is always encouraging students to study abroad, especially in Britain and France. He is also a musician, serving as organist at the Nashville's First Presbyterian Church, at Franklin and Tyne, where he plays on the German-made Beckerath organ. His musical specialties include improvisation in the French and baroque styles and all music associated with the Church of England. He is currently looking forward to a sabbatical in the spring of 2010, in which he will compile a poetry workbook, study the poetry of Isaac Watts, and explore the new field of Cultural Geography.


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Wipes Plaguing Cities' Sewers
BEMUS POINT, N.Y. – Increasingly popular bathroom wipes – pre-moistened towelettes that are often advertised as flushable – are being blamed for creating clogs and backups in sewer systems around the nation.
Wastewater authorities say wipes may go down the toilet, but even many labeled flushable aren't breaking down as they course through the sewer system. That's costing some municipalities millions of dollars to dispatch crews to unclog pipes and pumps and to replace and upgrade machinery.
The problem got so bad in this western New York community this summer that sewer officials set up traps – basket strainers in sections of pipe leading to an oft-clogged pump – to figure out which households the wipes were coming from. They mailed letters and then pleaded in person for residents to stop flushing them.
"We could walk right up, knock on the door and say, 'Listen, this problem is coming right from your house,'" said Tom Walsh, senior project coordinator at South & Center Chautauqua Lake Sewer Districts, which was dispatching crews at least once a week to clear a grinder pump that would seize up trying to shred the fibrous wipes.
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies, which represents 300 wastewater agencies, says it has been hearing complaints about wipes from sewer systems big and small for about the past four years.
That roughly coincides with the ramped-up marketing of the "flushable cleansing cloths" as a cleaner, fresher option than dry toilet paper alone. A trade group says wipes are a $6 billion-a-year industry, with sales of consumer wipes increasing nearly 5 percent a year since 2007 and expected to grow at a rate of 6 percent annually for the next five years.
One popular brand, Cottonelle, has a campaign called "Let's talk about your bum" and ads showing people trying to wash their hair with no water. It ends with the tagline: "You can't clean your hair without water, so why clean your bum that way?"
Manufacturers insist wipes labeled flushable aren't the problem, pointing instead to baby and other cleaning wipes marked as nonflushable that are often being used by adults.
"My team regularly goes sewer diving" to analyze what's causing problems, said Trina McCormick, a senior manager at Kimberly-Clark Corp., maker of Cottonelle. "We've seen the majority, 90 percent in fact, are items that are not supposed to be flushed, like paper towels, feminine products or baby wipes."
Wastewater officials agree that wipes, many of which are made from plastic, aren't the only culprits but say their problems have escalated with the wipes market.
The problem got worldwide attention in July when London officials reported finding a 15-ton "bus-sized lump" of wrongly flushed grease and wet wipes, dubbed the "fatberg."
The complaints have prompted a renewed look at solving the problem.
The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry, the trade group known as INDA, recently revised voluntary guidelines and specified seven tests for manufacturers to use to determine which wipes to call flushable. It also recommends a universal do-not-flush logo – a crossed-out stick figure and toilet – be prominently displayed on non-dispersible products.
The wastewater industry would prefer mandatory guidelines and a say in what's included but supports the INDA initiatives as a start.


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Re: "Trash scrutiny makes sense," Our Opinions, Oct. 21.
In quoting New Orleans Inspector General Ed Quatrevaux's statement, "The only thing we seek in this effort is the truth," the editors asserted, "No one should want to stop that."
"No one"?
Personally, methinks the trash collectors doth protest too much.
Not that I should complain. It was convenient for me not to have to request trash bins. By the time a water meter was reinstalled at my renovated property, my unused trash bins had been in place for many months.
Philip Flurry
Austin, Texas


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Saturday, May 26, 2012
GM Lou Lamoriello: Devils "back where you want to be" in Stanley Cup Finals
Lou Lamoriello has never been one to take bows, especially when the final act is still to come.
There's no denying, though, that the Devils general manager is happy to have his team back where he believes it should be.
After finishing off the Rangers in the Eastern Conference Finals with a 3-2 overtime victory in Game 6 Friday night – courtesy of Adam Henrique's goal 1:03 into sudden death – the Devils are back in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 2003. They'll host the Los Angeles Kings in Game 1 Wednesday night at Prudential Center.
"I'm certainly pleased with the way we played, but it's the same feeling as after the second round," Lamoriello said today. "The players, the coaches, you can't ask for more than they did and a lot of different participants in the reason we had success. But there's one more hurdle and the next hurdle is the big hurdle."
Before this season, the Devils had won a grand total of two playoff series since their last Stanley Cup in 2003 and none since 2007. Failing to qualify for the playoffs last season for the first time since 1995-96 was rock bottom for the organization, but now they're only four wins away from the fourth Stanley Cup in franchise history and being at the very top of the league again.
"You're back where you want to be," Lamoriello said. "We've had teams that had success during the regular season, but just couldn't get through the playoffs for some reason. Although the teams, in my opinion, were teams that had a chance, this team has been a special team because all the pieces that have gone in have fit and things have gone right. The coaches have done a great job. We've gotten what you need to have success, but once again it's getting where you want to get. Right now, what we want to get accomplished is in front of us, not behind us."
When asked if he could put his finger on what's allowed this team to succeed where the seven that preceded it failed, Lamoriello replied, "It's a lot of intangibles and tangibles,"
"All you have to do is look at the National Hockey League this year," he said. "There are a lot of outstanding teams that were out in the first round and in the second round. That's the good and the bad of a league that has come to parity."
Even with a seven-season drought (and the 2004-05 lockout) since their last appearance in 2003, the Devils will be playing in their fourth Stanley Cup Finals in 12 seasons and fifth in 17 seasons.
"People dwell on what you haven't done," Lamoriello said. "We've just been so used to success and we don't ever want to accept anything but that, but we also have to not ever get down. Right now, this is what we work for 12 months a year – our scouting staff and our coaches – and now it's getting the next step and we can't really look at what didn't work. We just have to learn from it."
There is no denying that Lamoriello, 69, had some trouble adapting to the changes in the game and the collective bargaining agreement following the 2004-05 lockout. There were some free agent signings that didn't work out and some of those resulted in salary cap troubles in 2006-07 and last season.
The Devils were slow to evolve systematically from their conservative, defensive-minded past, but following the hiring of head coach Pete DeBoer last summer, they became a more aggressive forechecking team that now believes its best defense is to be aggressive and attack in the offensive zone.
"You have to adjust," Lamoriello said. "You have certain types of people that move on and if you're not able to replace them with that similar thing then you have to adjust. You always adjust and you work to your strengths and you work to whatever your coach's strengths are. But the one thing you never lose sight of is the fundamental parts of the game, the parts that you need to win. That's called defense. That's called puck possession. That's all the things you hear as clichés. Then, it's getting whatever the style is – whether you're a little more aggressive or you pinch or whatever – it's getting everybody to do it together and understanding that. So, there's a lot of things that go into it."
It was not an accident that Lamoriello hired DeBoer. He knew what kind of style DeBoer wanted to play from seeing him coach in Florida the previous three seasons and both agreed that it was one that fit the team's personnel.
"I watched his teams. His teams competed against us," Lamoriello said. "I knew exactly what his style was, what he could bring and the biggest thing was the defensive end of it is philosophically our foundation and that will not change because that's what wins championships. Certain things win games, but you have to play good defense. With the type of forwards we had and with the people that had the potential, his style, I was very supportive of what he wanted to do and the way he thought. I was very impressed with his presentation, his honesty and his intelligence."
Lamoriello also evolved in other ways, softening some with his players. For example, he's let them to sleep in their own beds this year rather than a hotel on the night before home playoff games.
He credited captain Zach Parise for some of that.
"Times have changed," he said. "We didn't have them stay every night in a hotel the last time in the playoffs. Maybe it was the right thing at the right time and it could be something you go back to. But it was the right thing at the right time. Yes, the players have a lot to do with it and also how their minds are and how they feel. We were going to Florida. At first, we were going to be down there on the road in a hotel for five nights, so when we come back did we want to go back in a hotel? So, there are different reasons that you go to certain things, but the input of the players was very important. Zach's input, the captain's input was very important."
Lamoriello is already in the Hockey Hall of Fame (he was inducted in 2009) and his legacy was secure regardless of whether the Devils never made it back to another Stanley Cup Finals. But, if he feels any vindication by proving those that doubted him wrong, he'll never say.
"You don't think like that. You look at things by what you have at hand and you just compete against yourself," he said. "I don't believe in competing against the Rangers or the Flyers or anybody. I believe this organization and our players have to compete against themselves to be the best they can and it's my responsibility to try to get the best people and the best players together to be able to do that and nothing always goes exactly the way you want, like you'll never play a perfect game, but you can't let any obstacle or any sort of bump get in the way. Once you do that or you take it personally or you're thinking of yourself as far as vindication, you should get out."
Instead, he's thinking about that next hurdle. His team is coming off an emotional series against a bitter rival in the Rangers after knocking off another rival in the Flyers in the second round.
If there is a satisfaction that comes from that, Lamoriello doesn't want his players taking too much time right now to enjoy it.
"Right now what we have to do is stay away from what we've gone through," he said. "We've gone through three different types of series. One tough one with Florida in the way they played against us. Then, going into a Philly series when they were heavily favored and coming off a high for them from beating Pittsburgh. Then, coming right back to the Rangers, which in this area for our fans and media, is like the Stanley Cup emotionally. So, right now, we have to get control of ourselves. Respect and feel good about what's happened, don't lose sight of that, but get ready for now."
Lamoriello has seen no signs so far of team being distracted from its main goal.
"In my opinion, they have not lost their focus and have not lost their composure publicly or privately," he said. "That's what you're proud of."
After Friday's game, DeBoer noted that, "There's only one guy that likes beating the Rangers more than Marty (Brodeur), and that's Lou."
Lamoriello laughed when I told him that today. It took some coaxing, but Lamoriello did admit that beating rivals such as the Rangers and the Flyers in this year's playoffs has meaning for him.
"I think that I would be camouflaging too much if I said that it didn't matter," he said. "When you beat your rival during the year it has a significance. But, when you get to this time of the year, no matter who you play it's significant. Yes, it's a little added more because of the attention and the feelings, the emotions. I've always said I'd love to play the Rangers, the Flyers, the Penguins and Islanders 10 or 12 times a year because you get that competitiveness not only within the playoffs and within yourself. Not that you're on the ice, but it's great. It's no different than the fans."
Lamoriello made a point of mentioning how loud and involved the fans were during the series against the Rangers.
"Our fans were just fantastic throughout this whole playoff series and they've gotten better and better every night as far as when and how to get the team going," he said.
The Devils did not practice today and will also have Sunday off.


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Skip to comments.Obama Doesn't See Race as a Factor in Criticism
Posted on 09/16/2009 11:03:50 AM PDT by nickcarraway
A senior adviser says Obama disagrees with those who see racism at play
President Obama doesn't believe that racism is much of a factor in the wave of opposition to his policies evident at rallies and other protests around the country this summer. Obama acknowledges that many Americans oppose his ideas on healthcare and other issues, but he disagrees with those who see racism at play, a senior Obama adviser told U.S. News.
Obama, the first African-American president, still feels a strong sense of approval and affection from the crowds that he speaks to, a replication of the positive attitudes he felt from voters, both white and black, during the campaign. Obama believes that any racist sentiment against him is held by a very tiny minority that doesn't reflect the attitudes of the vast majority of Americans, the senior Obama aide says. Obama tells friends that the American people have been very "welcoming" to him, and he gets the feeling that they are still rooting for him to succeed.
The media, including CNN, Fox News, columnist Maureen Dowd of The New York Times, and writers in the blogosphere, are raising questions about whether the anti-Obama movement is tinged with racial prejudice. Some critics have also questioned whether Republican Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina would have disrupted President Obama's address to Congress last weekcalling Obama a liarif the president had been white.
He's playing like he always does - he's the cool, unoffensive guy...
but he lets his minions do all the screaming.
Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
He doesn't need to.
Obammie's Commies will ensure that ANY criticism of the Commie-in-Chief is rooted in racism.
I see BO is lying again.
If he were any kind of a leader (or man) he would hold a prime time speech and rebuke the democrats for their overuse of the word racism.
I think we're starting to see the tipping point
where everyone is shouting "racism" and no one is listening,
or worse, ridiculing the shouters.
If Bummer himelf is denying racism, why doesn't the Rat media listen?
That's because he knows he can't honestly claim to be an authentic US African-American. He can claim no cred other than melanin count.
Once again, cooly detached and floating above the fray, as the ObamaMedia and his race thugs do the dirty work for him.
You have him pegged.
What a fraud. The Big O can act so holy and pure by claiming to be above it all and wink to his MSM worshipers, "Go get them."
Yep, he can stay above the fray and look magnanimous.
By the way, who was the first and only person to bring up Obama's race during the presidential campaign?
Not according to Jimma: Former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst to President Barack Obama during a speech to Congress last week was an act "based on racism" and rooted in fears of a black president.
"I think it's based on racism," Carter said in response to an audience question at a town hall held at his presidential center in Atlanta. "There is an inherent feeling among many in this country that an African-American should not be president."
That's Jimma for you!
Its the Obozo style. Oppose what you hope others will do for you and do nothing as they do.
Obama Doesn't See Race as a Factor in Criticism.
I agree however you can bet the present first lady Michelle sees nothing but white robes and burning crosses when pictures of tea parties are shown.
Either he's more intellectally honest than many of his sycophants among the elite, or he's deliberately playing role #1 in a "good cop, bad cop" shtick.
Certainly race plays a part in the criticism of the criticism.
Dhimmi Jimmuh, a disgrace to the USA and to the South, can kindly go and kiss my cold instant grits. With is visceral hate of Israel and the Jewish people, Jimmuh is in no position to say and any damn body's act was "based on racism."
Naturally Hussein gets to fake taking the "high road" while his media flacks play the race card on his behalf. It's GOOD to own the MSM!
He can't say this. This is one of the "strengths" in the talking points of the Democratic Party. Without it they don't have a rebuttal to the GOP talking points.
He's only saying this because HE HAS TO. He doesn't want to irk swing voters in swing states such as NC, VA, OH, etc. He probably agrees with Carter for all we know.
Got to give the ZERO credit for one thing, he KNOWS why we hate him.
Per main stream media, doesn't this make Obama a racist? I mean by definition if you don't think race plays a factor in criticizing him, that makes a person a racist doesn't it? I mean, I am being told essentially that I am a racist because I too happen to believe race does not play a factor.......so that in and of itself makes me a racist right?......somebody help me.....I need to know.....am I a racist?......this is so confusing.....thanks.
I think you are on to something!! Eureka, we have found the gail!!
Your statement implies that HolyO STOPPED lying at some point.
I see no evidence of this!
Because he ISN'T denying it—he's just saying he's not going to DWELL on it—meaning—OMG, half of the freakin' United States is racist and hates him because he's a BLACK man!!! Run away!! Save yourselves while you can!!!!
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Twenty-two of the 29 members of the ferry's crew survived, and nine have been arrested or detained in connection with the investigation.
A vacated judge's seat in the Mahoning County Probate Court has made for a heated race to the polls.
The 5th Grade Penn-Ohio Blue Storm Boys Team went undefeated and won the Championship in the 2014 Border War Tournament Hubbard High School …
The city bought the building in 2005 for $850,000 and has invested more than $3 million into the building.
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Help Iowa school win best mascot contest
A Norseman is a hulking figure, and that by itself would make you think that the Roland-Story High School Norsemen wouldn't need any help winning a contest for Best Mascot.
But, it turns out the school needs you to vote to help them advance in the USA Today News Best Mascot contest.
At stake is $2,000 worth of athletic equipment for the school. Roland-Story just advanced to the regional finals.
You can help by voting for the school at contest.usatodayhss.com. Click the link and look for the vote button and on the following page select Region 4 to vote for Roland-Story.
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New law protects "Good Samaritans" at underage parties
New PA law protects students from underage drinking prosecution who are seeking medical assistance for their friends.Learn more »
The Office of University Police is located in the white house on Orchard Road next to the Emmanuel Chapel.
Contact information:
Non-emergency: 717-749-6070
Emergency: Dial 911
Mission Statement
The mission of the Department of University Safety is to promote an atmosphere free from fear for personal safety, property loss, or accident and, thereby, contribute to the academic excellence of Penn State.
To attain this mission, the Department of University Safety has an obligation to develop and maintain standards and programs to ensure that its functions are performed in an effective, consistent, and fair manner. These standards and programs must ultimately encompass all aspects of departmental operation, personnel selection, training and education, assignment and promotion, innovative experimentation, review and evaluation, and a willingness to adapt to provide for the needs of the community and its members within the guidelines of the state and the University.
The department's major responsibilities in carrying out its mission involve the following:
- Reduce the opportunity for the commission of some crimes through preventative educational programs and patrol.
- Identify criminal offenders and persons in violation of specific regulations and, when appropriate, to refer the offenders to the legal or administrative systems and participate in the subsequent proceedings.
- Aid individuals who are in danger of physical harm or who can not care for themselves.
- Promote the protection of Constitutional guarantees to all members of the community while also providing an educational function to the rights and responsibilities of individuals in a community.
- Provide a role model of responsibility, accountability and trustworthiness for the members of the community through the actions and statements of each member of the department.
- Assist in the educational mission of the University through cooperation with other departments and by providing direct instruction to members of the community to enhance safety in the work place, living, and recreational areas.
- Resolve conflicts between individuals and groups which may, without intervention, escalate to criminal behavior.
- Facilitate movement of persons and vehicles.
- Reduce environmental hazards to persons and property.
- Participate in the identification and recovery of lost or stolen property and return it to the rightful owner.
- Identify problems that are potentially serious to law enforcement, safety, or the University.
- Create and maintain a feeling of safety in the community.
- Promote and preserve order.
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A new video posted online appears to show a daredevil put his life on the line by performing a handstand on the very edge of a 40-story building.
Published last week to YouTube, it has gone viral, achieving nearly half-a-million views.
"This turns my stomach," commented one individual.
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February 4, 2009
The 2009 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), to be held Feb. 12-16, 2009, in Chicago, offers at least 67 sessions devoted directly to one aspect or another of the environment beat. Depending on your areas of interest, other sessions may also provide opportunities to learn and make contacts.
Among the topics covered will be climate change, energy, transportation, security, environmental diplomacy, politics, trade, environmental justice, disasters, sustainability, biodiversity, endangered species, food and agriculture, water, oceans, toxicology, and nanotechnology.
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In Mr. Longo's "chucklehead" letter to the editor, he wrote that patriots with political courage need to "pull liberals out of our culture by their roots and deliver the conservative message of limited government, less taxes, free markets, and more personal responsibility."
Well, finally I agree with Mr. Longo.
Limited government would mean no more harassment of women who opt for an abortion, or intervention in states' decisions to legalize marijuana. Illegal immigrants would be left alone, and gay couples could finally get married.
And regarding less taxes. The government could decrease taxes considerably by ceasing military actions, occupations and threats against most of the Middle East, Cuba and North Korea.
And how about free markets? I've believed that all oil, forests, and fresh water on American public lands should belong to U.S. citizens, not reserved for corporations who lobby for big contracts, collect those natural resources that are ours, then sell them back to us.
If Mr. Longo's wish was implemented, every citizen should be able to march into any forest on public property and cut down a tree. Free Market!
And then there's that last conservative belief; personal responsibility.
If the NRA and conservatives are so opposed to any sort of gun control, let's make them personally responsible for all violence committed with handguns and semi-automatic weapons. They could cover the costs of medical bills, funerals and civil lawsuits involving firearms.
If this all sounds silly, it is. But it's no more ridiculous than Mr. Longo's letter.
In his perfect world, everyone would be eradicated (he wrote "pulled out by their roots") except those who thought exactly like himself. It's a shame time travel isn't possible. Germany, circa 1940, seems like an ideal place for someone as intolerant as Mr. Longo.
Jim Kalin
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Rihanna's producer The-Dream has spoken out in defense of the pop star's decision to collaborate with Chris Brown on her two new records "Turn It Up (Remix)" and "Birthday Cake (Remix)." The producer says that he too was shocked by Rihanna's decision, but in the end, supports her all the way.
"Not only do we work together, but [Rihanna] is a friend of mine," says The-Dream. "And it's like, ˜You wanna do something? Then cool, let's do it.'" He goes on to say that fans should accept the fact that Rihanna has forgiven Chris Brown, and move on. " The true thing really is to forgive, and you want to believe in people."
Do you think there is a difference between "forgiveness" and selling out? Or is The-Dream right…and we should all just move on?
The last year saw a new resurgence of young talent in the R&B world. Artists like The Weeknd, Frank Ocean, The-Dream and even Drake pushed the boundaries of R&B and revitalized the genre with new ideas for a new generation. However, none of these artists would exist without the influence of R. Kelly. With a career spanning nearly two decades, Kelly has been cited by Billboard as the most successful R&B/hip hop artist of the last twenty-five years, with thirty-five Top 10 singles and eleven No. 1 singles. Not only does Kelly have commercial success, but he has also composed, arranged and produced almost all of his music"a feat many singers can't achieve. While OurStage is not short on great R&B artists, Greg Banks recently made a big splash on our charts.
Like R. Kelly, Greg Banks is an R&B singer who also writes his own songs. If you listen to Banks' song "Goodbye Sex" you can hear the similarities between his style and R. Kelly's. In fact, the song shares much in common with Kelly's smash hit "Ignition (Remix)." Both songs are at about the same tempo, and they both use similar sounding chord progressions. Banks and Kelly use similar techniques in their singing like switching between longer held out notes and singing in double time. These two songs also deal with overtly sexual lyrical themes, a trademark of R. Kelly's music. "Selfish" is another one of Banks' songs that is stylistically similar to R. Kelly, specifically his song "I Wish (Remix)." Both of these songs rely on an acoustic guitar melody to provide the backbone of the song. The tracks also have similar lyrical themes, albeit in slightly different contexts"while Banks sings about his worries of the love of his life leaving him, Kelly laments the deaths of his friends and family.
- The Dream compares releasing a free album to straight up advertising.
- Pack their bags, Empire Of The Sun is going [to] HOLLYWOOOOD.
- Every week Jersey Shore induces an even bigger "WTF?" Every single week.
- Long live Keith Richards. (Seriously though, he'll outlive us all.)
- We smell an Internet bitch fight.
- This literally is war for 30 Seconds To Mars.
Ciara's Basic Instinct is designed to take her sound back to the catchy Crunk n B of her '04 debut Goodies. Fantasy Ride had dance experiments and hip-pop mixes but Instinct dares to travel more bass-heavy territory by definition. Ciara has likened the CD to the movie Basic Instinct and the manipulative lead character played by Sharon Stone. The video for the first single Ride with Ludacris caused a media ruckus with BET because of Ciara's graphic sensuality. But the production team of Tricky Stewart and The Dream really did concoct a beat as baneful as Stone's Catherine Tramell. And they do make the bass a governing force, but the addition of lasers inside Gimme Dat and the bright synthesizers surrounding Wants For Dinner moves the production away from the musical strengths of Goodies. Unsurprisingly, it is the ethos of Ride that divulges the true mission of the CD as A-list pop and R&B for the ladies who work as exotic dancers. It is impossible not to imagine silky gyrations and g-strings when Ciara coos over the slinky rhythmic arrangements.
Usher is the only other featured artist and he joins her on the cheery Turn It Up that lightens the mood with its party-starting ambition certain to make it a pop anthem. Sassy and sexy, the title track is a confident but vulnerable declaration about a renewed focus on her career after the emotions of a love affair distracted her from giving a full commitment to her work. As if to enforce the point about women dancing for a living Girls Get Your Money reminds female listeners not to date men without financial sustenance. Before detractors can accuse her of being shallow she completely surrenders to love in Speechless and offers gratitude worthy of an extra holiday to her mate. Instinct does not have the sparkle of Goodies but it does offer the sexiness and danceability that Ciara's fans want and expect.
Track List:
- Basic Instinct (U Got Me)
- Ride (feat. Ludacris)
- Gimmie Dat
- Heavy Rotation
- Girls Get Your Money
- Yeah I Know
- Speechless
- You Can Get It
- Turn It Up (feat. Usher)
- Wants for Dinner
- I Run It
- Listen to My Song (Pre-Order Bonus)
Tamara Harris is a music blogger who has published past work in Blues and Soul, Floss, Grip, AOL City and The Metro Times.
The Good
OK Go get dogged in new video
If you've ever watched an OK Go video, you know choreography is key. Exhibits A, B, and C right here. This latest installment is no different, but adds man's best friend to the mix with heart-warming results. If one of these furry little rapscallions doesn't get a gig on Dancing With The Stars then there is no justice in this world. Oh, and 10 points if you can spot the goat.
And then, these guys jumped on the bandwagon …
Ever heard of a band called OK Go? Quirky, ambitious videos? Winsome electro-pop? Subject of blurb Number 1 in this column? Here's video that lampoons their whimsical, electro-pop methodology … using a giant pie!
The Bad
Aretha Franklin's son beaten at Detroit gas station
Eddie Franklin, 52, son of soul singer Aretha Franklin, ended up in the hospital on Monday night after three men jumped him and beat him severely in a Detroit gas station parking lot. Franklin underwent emergency oral surgery and was released on Wednesday. Charges have not yet been filed.
The-Dream and L.A. Reid fired from Def Jam
Word on the street is that producer L.A. Reid (responsible for cultivating the careers of Mariah Carey, Pink, Usher, Ciara and countless other stars) and R&B singer/producer The-Dream were just fired from Def Jam Records due to disappointing sales figures and exuberant spending. If true, this would be The-Dream's second break-up of 2010. If he gets strapped for cash, maybe he can sell the pointless hyphen in his name.
The Ugly
50 Cent threatens his dog with a knife
In an attempt to be funny, 50 cent posted pics to his Twitter page of him threatening his yorkie, Oprah Winfrey, with a knife. Totally lame, and kind of disturbing. Seriously, someone call animal rescue on this tool. In happier news, here's a video of kittens massaging each other.
- Katy Perry's cleavage too much for Sesame Street audiences
- Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler join American Idol
- DADT filibuster disappoints Lady Gaga
- Linkin Park's A Thousand Suns nabs Number 1 spot on Billboard
- Eddie Vedder gets hitched
- Bruno Mars arrested for possession
- Wyclef Jean quits Haiti presidential race
- Cast of Glee to appear on The Simpsons
- Justin Bieber gets caught smoochin' in the backseat
- Shakira dances in a fountain for Loca video, gets slapped with a fine
- King's of Leon singer Caleb Followill getting married
- Of Montreal play Michael Jackson medley
- Jay-Z and Coldplay announce NYE show in Las Vegas
The Good
Jewel performs undercover karaoke
So, just for kicks and because Funny Or Die told her to, Jewel dressed up as a sheepish business woman with glasses and a fake nose and hit up the Gas Light karaoke bar for some good old fashioned pranking. After being coaxed to the stage by her fake co-workers, Jewel belted out a bunch of her own material. Spoiler alert: She sounds just like herself. Check out the video below.
Carlos Santana proposes to girlfriend onstage
It's not often that a rock legend pops the question to his drummer in the middle of a concert. This Monday at a concert in Chicago, Carlos Santana boldly went where few have gone before, and proposed to his girlfriend and band member, Cindy Blackman, after her drum solo on Corazon Espinado. Must have been some solo.
The Bad
Lady Gaga sullies John Lennon's piano
Oh no she di'int! Sean Lennon posted pics of Lady Gaga in her usual studs and fishnets uniform playing his father's iconic Steinway piano. With gaga at mom's house, she's belting on the white piano, Lennon tweeted. Well, Beatles fans weren't having that, and unleashed a torrent of protestations, e.g. WHY WOULD YOU LET LADY GAGA PLAY ON JOHN'S PIANO? Lennon responded with, What should we do, lock it away in a dusty room? So judgmental¦Come on, lighten up. Yeah guys, lighten up. Remember, purple tear drops she cries ¦ you don't want that getting on a white piano.
The Ugly
Edward Cullen gives Courtney Love the what-for
After rumors circulated that Twilight star Robert Pattinson might be cast as Kurt Cobain in a biopic, Courtney Love, of course, had to vent her spleen in a public way. And when you start talking smack about a vampire, the fangs come out. R-Patz lashed back in an interview with the Daily Mirror, calling Love a dick, which makes him sound less like Cobain and more like his Love-hating Nirvana bandmates David Grohl and Chris Novoselic. Isn't Pattinson amazing?
- Shakira concludes the World Cup with one last "Waka Waka"
- LeAnn Rimes quits Twitter
- The Dream and Christina Milian break up
- Brandon Flowers unveils Flamingo cover
- John Mayer parodies LeBron James
- Acoustic, poignant version of Saved By The Bell by guy on a toilet
- Pete Wentz reveals identity of band's new singer


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Patricia DeGroat, 72, of Stapleton, a retired seamstress who was dedicated to her family, died Sunday in Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton.
Born and raised Patricia Dennison in Mahwah, N.J., she attended high school there. She settled in Stapleton in 1962.
Mrs. DeGroat was a self-employed seamstress for 30 years. She retired in the late 1960s.
Mrs. DeGroat enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.
"She was a great person, she loved her grandkids and she lived for her family. She was an angel and she is going to be deeply, deeply missed," said her daughter, Veronica Lynn Davis.
Also surviving Mrs. DeGroat are her husband of 47 years, Henry John; her son, William Jonathan Dennison; her daughter, Darlene Maria DeGroat; a sister, Ruth DeGroat; 16 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
Private arrangements are being handled by the Scamardella Funeral Home, West Brighton.


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Finlays Flowers
There are over 100 permanent employees that grow, cut, and package Fair Trade flowers for export. The farm prices itself on low turnover. Since becoming Fair Trade Certified™, workers at Finlays Flowers have established the Finmax Joint Body, a committee of workers that meets periodically to plan and manage community projects funded with Fair Trade premiums. The Finmax Joint Body strives to promote the social and economic well-being of workers. Through Fair Trade sales and community development premiums, Finmax has been able to invest in a variety of local initiatives that benefit not only the workers, but the greater communities of Kericho and Bureti.
I started driving early last month in the Automobile Association (AA) driving school and Fair Trade has really helped me a lot. I have been longing for the course, but due to a shortage of money I had to delay learning how to drive. But now, Fair Trade pays 90% of my school fees. I am indeed happy and God is great and I hope I continue to receive help. "
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The Joint Body allocated Fair Trade premiums towards secondary school fees and university scholarships. Since the programs inception, the first Fair Trade-funded graduates have already taken their final exams.
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T Tauri
|Observation data
Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
|Right ascension
|04h 21m 59.43445s[1]
|+19° 32′ 06.4182″[1]
|Apparent magnitude (V)
|Spectral type
|U−B color index
|B−V color index
|Variable type
|T Tauri
|Radial velocity (Rv)
|+24.6[3] km/s
|Proper motion (μ)
|RA: +15.51[1] mas/yr
Dec.: -13.67[1] mas/yr
|Parallax (π)
|5.48 ± 1.58[1] mas
|approx. 600 ly
(approx. 180 pc)
|T Tau Sa
|0.4[5] Myr
|T Tau Sb
|Other designations
T Tauri is a variable star in the constellation Taurus, the prototype of the T Tauri stars. It was discovered in October 1852 by John Russell Hind. T Tauri appears from Earth amongst the Hyades cluster, not far from ε Tauri; but it is actually 420 light years behind it and was not formed with the rest of them.
Like all T Tauri stars, it is very young, being only a million years old. Its distance from Earth is about 460 light years, and its apparent magnitude varies unpredictably from about 9.3 to 14.[6]
The T Tauri system consists of at least three stars, only one of which is visible at optical wavelengths; the other two shine in the infrared and one of them also emits radio waves. Through VLA radio observations, it was found that the young star (the "T Tauri star" itself) dramatically changed its orbit after a close encounter with one of its companions and may have been ejected from the system.
Physically nearby is NGC 1555, a reflection nebula known as Hind's Nebula or Hind's Variable Nebula. It is illuminated by T Tauri, and thus also varies in brightness. The nebula NGC 1554 was likewise associated with T Tauri and was observed in 1868 by Otto Wilhelm von Struve,[7] but soon disappeared or perhaps never existed, and is known as "Struve's Lost Nebula".
A Herbig–Haro object also appears to be associated with Hind's nebula, or perhaps with the T Tauri system itself.
The T Tauri wind, so named because this young star is currently in this stage, is a phase of stellar development between the accretion of material from the slowing rotating material of a solar nebula and the ignition of the hydrogen that has agglomerated into the protostar. A protostar is the denser parts of a cloud core, typically with a mass around 104 solar masses in the form of gas and dust, that collapses under its own weight/gravity, and continues to attract matter.
The protostar, at first, only has about 1% of its final mass. But the envelope of the star continues to grow as infalling material is accreted. After a few million years, thermonuclear fusion begins in its core, then a strong stellar wind is produced which stops the infall of new mass. The protostar is now considered a young star since its mass is fixed, and its future evolution is now set.
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c d e van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv:0708.1752, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
- ^ a b c Nicolet, B. (1978), "Photoelectric photometric Catalogue of homogeneous measurements in the UBV System", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, 34: 1–49, Bibcode:1978A&AS...34....1N.
- ^ Wilson, R. E. (1953), General Catalogue of Stellar Radial Velocities, Carnegie Institute of Washington, D.C., Bibcode:1953GCRV..C......0W.
- ^ a b Köhler, R.; et al. (May 2008), "Orbits and masses in the T Tauri system", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 482 (3): 929–938, arXiv:0802.3178, Bibcode:2008A&A...482..929K, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20079269.
- ^ Tetzlaff, N.; Neuhäuser, R.; Hohle, M. M. (January 2011), "A catalogue of young runaway Hipparcos stars within 3 kpc from the Sun", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 410 (1): 190–200, arXiv:1007.4883, Bibcode:2011MNRAS.410..190T, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17434.x.
- ^ www.DavidDarling.info: T Tauri
- ^ www.DavidDarling.info: Struve's Lost Nebula (NGC 1554)
External links[edit]
- AAVSO Variable Star of the Month Profile of T Tauri
- http://www.kencroswell.com/TTauri.html
- http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=10340
- http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/T/T_Tauri.html
- Simbad


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Introduction | Blue case | Red case | Yellow case | Melbourne cup
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Palmlight #2
Palmlight #2 2000 hand-sized battery-powered light, acrylic, anodised steel National Gallery of Australia more detail
Artist's statement
'This work was part of a series which explored the idea of small scale portable light objects: lights which fit in the palm of your hand. The objects were designed to be used in the hand like a torch, or be placed on a table, providing illumination similar to that of a tea light candle. The palmlights were meant to be objects which were fun and playful, while remaining precious and providing function through the nature of the torch light.'
How was Palmlight #2 made?
Although Palmlight #2's design lends itself to manufacturing and production, this particular piece is a one-off model where all components have been created and fitted by hand. Because of its method of hand-production, Palmlight #2 took a long time to complete – approximately 200 hours.
The outer shell of the Palmlight #2 has been hand-machined using a metal turning lathe and a milling machine after which the surface was anodised. The two halves of the Palmlight #2 interlock by a clockwise twisting action which activates a micro-switch to turn on the light. It is similar to a basic flash light: inside the object a torch globe is powered by two batteries. The lens has been hand-machined from clear acrylic which was then highly polished. The speckled pattern was made by 'bead blasting', and the light enhanced by a reflector underneath it.Activities:
- Turn on the light, what effect does the speckled pattern produce on illuminated surfaces?
- Does Palmlight #2 work more successfully in the dark or in daylight?
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ay 25, 1998
Future Falcon runners winning now
Although these girls are competing on their junior high teams, their times would be highly competitive at KingCo High School meets.
Woodinville Falcons won 1st game in state regional playoffs, eliminated in 2nd
The real story of the game was the Falcon's ace pitcher, Shawn Kohn, named the league's most valuable player. He pitched a 2-hitter, giving up no walks.


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This much we know: There's nothing on Earth so horrible that we can't shut our eyes to, nothing so atrocious that we can't pretend it doesn't exist.
The bloodshed and displacements on the African continent are prime examples. Since 1996, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 5.4 million civilians are believed to have died. Since 2003, more than 200,000 civilians have perished in the Darfur region of Sudan. Almost 3 million more have been displaced within the borders of the country, and another quarter million have fled into neighboring Chad.
The One Million Bones project, which stopped in New Orleans Saturday, is founder Naomi Natale's attempt to make the public see the atrocities to which so many of us have been oblivious. The ultimate goal is draw the nation's attention to ongoing genocidal acts by laying out a million clay bones on the National Mall in Washington in 2013. On Saturday 51,230 bones were laid out here at Congo Square. The bones were created over a six-month period by students at NOCCA, Loyola, Tulane, the University of New Orleans and Xavier.
Natale told The Times-Picayune last week that she hopes the project helps people see that "we belong to each other," that we shouldn't ignore what happens in far-flung regions of the globe just because they're happening so far away.
It's a morally persuasive argument. Perhaps its only weakness is the inherent assumption that people automatically care about bloodshed that's happening around the corner. But being a New Orleanian can mean shutting one's eyes and ears to killings a few blocks away, to say nothing of those that happen on the other side of town or 'cross the canal.
Therefore, we might want to move beyond what Natale intended her art installation to symbolize and ask if it can't also represent a humanitarian crisis right here.
There are 206 bones in the typical adult skeleton. Think of the number of bones laid out in Congo Square Saturday, then, as the remains of 249 people. That's significantly more than the 175 homicides recorded in the city in 2011, but it hits almost exactly the city's 30-year average of 247 slain bodies per year.
There were not enough bones on hand Saturday to cover the 265 homicides the city recorded in 2004, the last full year before Hurricane Katrina threatened, the levees fell apart and the city's population plummeted. Local students would have had to create more than 3,300 additional bones to represent the killing field that New Orleans was the year before Katrina.
There are not as many people dying now. Then again, there aren't as many people around to be killed. We have a smaller population, and we shouldn't be find acceptable last year's tally of 175 homicides. Nor should we be OK with the 49 homicides that have been recorded in 2012.
Natale said some local schoolchildren saw a connection between the things she was teaching them about bloodshed around the world and the things they'd seen and experienced around their own homes. "Global issues are often local issues," she said.
African drummer Luther Gray said before Saturday's event, "We need to see each other and recognize the humanity here."
"Sometimes we're somewhat isolated in New Orleans," he said. "But because of this, we see what's happening in the world."
Good if that works. Even better if it helps us see anew what's happening in our own hometown.
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HARRISON TWP. — A woman who thought she was meeting a male friend wound up having to withdraw money from a bank ATM at gunpoint Sept. 18.
The victim, whose name was not released by police, said she got a call from her friend, also not identified by police, saying he had to see her.
The woman, who lives in High Pointe, went outside and jumped in the backseat of her friend's car, police said. Her friend asked for her cell phone, but when she handed it to him, the man in the passenger seat took it and pulled a silver-colored semi-automatic pistol, said police. It was learned later the gun was a realistic-looking SoftAir pistol, police said.
The gunman — later identified as Robert Prasch Jr., 33, of Pitman — then allegedly hit the driver several times with the gun. He reportedly said the driver owed him money and that he would kill him if he didn't pay up, said police.
The drove from High Pointe to the TD Bank branch in Mullica Hill, where the woman withdrew approximately $120 and gave it to Prasch, police said.
The two men dropped the woman off at her High Pointe residence and left. After she reported the incident to police, Mantua Township officers found Prasch sitting in the care outside the male friend's residence, said police.
Prasch was charged with robbery with a handgun and possession of an imitation handgun, said police, and was committed to the Gloucester County Jail in Woodbury in default of $50,000 full cash bail.
Sgt. Ronald Cundey and Investigator David Marro are still investigating the robbery.


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Denver Intensity of Spontaneous Facial Action (DISFA) Database is a non-posed facial expression database for those who are interested in developing computer algorithms for automatic action unit detection and their intensities described by FACS.
This database contains stereo videos of 27 adult subjects(12 females and 15 males) with different ethnicities. The images were acquired using PtGrey stereo imaging system at high resolution (1024×768). The intensity of AU's (0-5 scale) for all video frames were manually scored by two human FACS experts. The database also includes 66 facial landmark points of each image in the database. More description about this database can be found in our paper published in the IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing [pdf]. You can find more info about DISFA here.
The database is available for distribution for research purposes. Please complete the agreement form and send it back to Dr.Mahoor.
DISFA is a spontaneos facial expression database which contains images of 27 adult subjects (12 females and 15 males). The facial images of each subject is acquired while watching an emotive video stimulus (four minutes long) and PtGrey stereo imaging system was utilized to record videos. In total each video contains 4845 frames acquired at 20 fps rate.
Two FACS coders labeled the existence and teh intensity of 12 Action Units frame by frame. The intensity values are from absent to maximal (0-5 scale). These action units are listed in Table 1.
The following figure illustrates three images of a subject in the database, coded AU's mentioned in Table 1 as well as their intensities [AU#(intensity value)].
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But I think it's important to try to learn about these things in light of a) the increasing financial problems faced by both big and small Premier League teams alike and b) the endless back-and-forth in MLS circles about whether Don Garber has created the perfect model for the sustainable financial growth of smaller market sports in America, or whether he's settled for his small potato operation and doesn't have the gonads to take the cap off and liven his shit up. The more we know about both football league models, the more we might be able to rationally compare the successes and failures of either, and whether they indeed have anything to learn from one another.
Now, the only way though I can ever figure any of this out is by asking potentially very stupid questions. And I don't expect any of you to provide answers; rather, I'm just going to put these questions out there, to see what might stick and what might need revising. If I can't find a relevant answer, I'll send them to the appropriate authority, in this case, firstname.lastname@example.com.
So I want to begin today with some very preliminary questions about the corporate structure of the Premier League and its relationship between club owners/directors, and specifically, how this relates to the (in)famous Fit and Proper Persons test. So, to wikipedia. Let's consider how the Premier League came into being in 1992; the top flight clubs breaking away from the Football Association's Football League in order to independently negotiate their own television rights and sponsorship rights in order to make more money and better compete in Europe (this is all neatly elaborated in this 1999 court decision btw). In other words, the clubs wanted more independence in negotiating lucrative broadcast and sponsorship deals in order to get more money. I think we can say, "mission accomplished," but with some fairly large caveats, among them, the built-in bias toward Champions League qualifiers (that's for another post on revenue).
As wikipedia blandly puts it (or completely unreliably puts it, depending on your views on wikipedia) : "the Premier League is a corporation in which the 20 member clubs act as shareholders." Those clubs are independently owned and operated, and they elect the chairperson, a chief executive, and a board of directors. The FA maintains a special board veto vote over the appointment of the chief executive and chairman, and in the imposition of rule changes, but does not oversee "day-to-day operations".
So, in other words, the Premier League shareholders are the majority club owners, and the FA has no say in the Premier League's operation. Fine. Now to the Fit and Proper persons test, initially instituted in 2004 to try to regulate majority club stakeholders. Initially, it was enacted primarily to prevent known criminals from buying Premier League clubs. But this past summer, the Premier League responded to government pressure by strengthening provisions regarding public disclosure of owners, as well as providing measures for the league to respond if they consider any of their clubs to be a "going concern." David Conn also wrote last summer that the provisions "check where the money is coming from to fund a club and must pass it as legitimate," although I'm not sure how exactly.
So far so good? No seriously; is this okay?
Now, read that Guardian article. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport Andy Burnham was pissed off that the question of "leveraged buyouts" that is debt-loaded club acquisitions, hadn't been addressed in the new Fit and Proper test. To which Richard Scudamore saucily replied:
"Acquisition debt is only available to those whose assets are worth lending against in the first place. Clubs have been managing debt for 20 years. They are also able to adjust their cost base...The word 'debt' is like an onion. The minute you start to strip off the layers, your eyes start to water because it gets harder and harder to grip, because it's complex. The people best qualified are directors of companies, accountants, banks."So, in other words, let the club accountants and the banks take responsibility of the potential harm of leveraged club buyouts like those at Manchester United. So my stupid question is this: why would the Premier League shareholders, that is, the club owners, ever vote on a provision that would effectively discriminate against acquisition debt, the same approach that got them involved in the Premier League in the first place? What would be the point, from their perspective? And how could someone force owners to address these concerns after the fact, outside of a real risk of insolvency? These aren't rhetorical, I mean it. I don't know.
Also, the Portsmouth crisis continues, and is such a fucking mess that it makes my head hurt. More questions...


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Fatalities have been reported after a tornado hit Mayflower, Ark., tonight and another twister hit Oklahoma and Kansas.
The Associated Press is reporting, as of this posting, two people are dead in Oklahoma. Officials reported that the tornado killed at least one person in White County, according to Brandon Morris, a spokesman for the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management.
In Arkansas, the National Weather Service is reporting that multiple homes have been damaged in Faulkner County, and houses have been destroyed in Salitto.
Authorities issued tornado emergencies for the nearby communities of Maumelle, Morgan, Saltillo and Vilonia.
According to authorities, a "mass casualty situation" was occurring Sunday night in Vilonia, and at least a dozen ambulances were requested to assist in transporting the injured to hospitals.
"It was like a war zone," said Tom Marsh, who was in Vilonia when the tornado hit the town, told The Weather Channel.
Arkansas State Police, according to KARK, have also reported that multiple homes have been damaged west of Little Rock.
"I can't even get down the main street down to the middle of town," Vilonia Mayor James Firestone told CNN.
"I am trying to make my way through the downed trees and power lines. What I am seeing, it is a lot of damage. I've been listening to the rescue folks. They're saying people have to be extracted from vehicles. ... It looks pretty bad. From what I understand, there has been a subdivision that's been leveled."
KARK is also reporting parts of Interstate 40 have been shutdown after storms flipped several 18-wheelers and cars.
A command center is being set up at Mayflower City Hall.
The Arkansas tornado touched down about 10 miles west of Little Rock at around 7 p.m. and moved northeastward for at least 30 miles, the National Weather Service reported.
The Associated Press reports the tornado grew to be a half-mile wide and caused extensive property damage.
Earlier in the evening, a twister hit Quapaw, Okla., killing two people, Ottawa County sheriff's dispatcher Colleen Thompson said.
However, the sheriff's department said only one person was confirmed dead, according to KY3.com.
"Looks like about half of town got extensive damage as well as the fire department," Ottawa County Emergency Management director Joe Dan Morgan said of Quapaw.
After hitting Quapaw, the tornado moved northward into Kansas and struck Baxter Springs.
Cherokee County, Kan., sheriff's dispatcher Josh Harvey told KY3.com the tornado injured "several people and caused extensive damage," but no deaths have been reported.
He said first responders were going from house to house.
#NEWZ | crumpled mess of vehicles and intertwined homes after the #Mayflower #Arkansas #tornado pic.twitter.com/XA0d5povX1 @DanielShawAU— BreakinNewz (@BreakinNewz01) April 28, 2014
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Pic from Kelly Lincicome of Vilonia, Arkansas tornado crossing the Arkansas River. #Arwx #ast pic.twitter.com/OO8rT3tmou - @GregDeeWeather— EarthThreats (@earththreats) April 28, 2014
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Students at Central Early Childhood Center in Deptford are raising money for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.
The first graders, whose work was on display last week at the Central Pride Family Nights, decorated paper houses which were then turned into refrigerator magnets and pins.
Proceeds will go to The Sandy Ground Project, which aims to memorialize the Sandy Hook shootings while aiding in Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts.
"They had all heard of Hurricane Sandy of course, and some of the children even had personal stories about family members or friends who had a house that was damaged," said Eileen Wolf, an art teacher at Central who assigned the project to her students.
Wolf said her students jumped at the chance to contribute.
"I explained that we would not be able to keep them because we are selling them to raise money," she said of the pins and magnets. "But the one good thing is the good feeling you would have when you helped someone. And they all seemed to be able to relate to that."
In addition to contributing to The Sandy Ground Project, which is building playgrounds in Sandy-damaged communities in honor of the Newtown shooting victims, Wolf said it was an opportunity for her students to learn about helping people in need.
"I believe in this day and age where there are people who need our help, it doesn't matter what age you are," she said.
"I think children can do their part and it gives them a really good feeling to be able to help other people. I'm happy and proud that my students were able to give back to the community."
The house-shaped pins and magnets are still for sale from Central Early Childhood Center.
Anyone interested in contributing can email Wolf at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will be on hand when federal regulators put more than 38 million acres in the central Gulf of Mexico up for bid to offshore energy producers.
The New Orleans sale will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday (March 20) in the Superdome and include about 7,299 federally owned drilling tracts, three to 230 miles off the coasts of Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi. The tracts are in water depths of nine to more than 11,115 feet.
It's estimated the sale could lead to the production of 460 million to 890 million barrels of oil, and 1.9 trillion to 3.9 trillion cubic feet of gas.
After the sale, Salazar will travel to Louisiana's Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge to see the progress of a marsh restoration project.


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Her husband, actor Tom Aldredge, said she died Friday at a hospice in Connecticut.
She won three Tonys for "Annie," "Barnum" and "La Cage aux Folles" and an Oscar in 1975 for designing costumes for "The Great Gatsby," starring Robert Redford.
Aldredge, known for her ability to go from Las Vegas stage shows to opera, and to create everything from Elizabethan period costumes to contemporary street fashion, was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame.
She was the principal designer for Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival for many years.


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Two Palm Sunday concerts show that grassroots-level music-making is flourishing in Toledo.
The Toledo Piano Teachers Association celebrates its 85th anniversary with a recital by University of Toledo professor Michael Boyd at 2 p.m. in the main branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library.
Singers representing choirs from across the Toledo area come together for a 7 p.m. performance of the Berlioz Te Deum and a world premiere by composer Aaron David Miller in Monroe Street United Methodist Church.
The Palm Sunday choral concert series in Monroe Street United Methodist began in 1999 with a performance of Beethoven's Mass in C Major.
That event and the ensuing series were organized by Bernard and Rita Sanchez and Lou and Cindy D'Amato who, in the wake of Toledo Symphony's 1998 disbanding of the Symphony Chorale, sought a regular venue for the performance of works for large chorus and orchestra.
Mr. Sanchez, a University of Toledo emeritus professor, has directed the four seasons. Sunday may mark the first performance of the Berlioz work in Toledo.
The Toledo Pianoforte Teachers' Association, as it was originally known, held its inaugural recital on April 3, 1917, when concert pianist Arthur Shattuck performed in the Scott High School auditorium. There began a remarkable run of Toledo recitals that included performances by the greatest keyboard artists of the 20th century, including Percy Grainger, Dame Myra Hess, Wanda Landowska, Alfred Cortot, Walter Gieseking, and Josef Lhevinne.
If the guest recitalists of recent years have not reached the international stature of earlier performers, that change has more to do with the economics of the music business than any weakening of the association's focus.
And international stars tell only a small part of the association's story. Far more impressive are the myriad ways in which these teachers have contributed to Toledo's musical life through master classes, pedagogy presentations, recitals, and the instruction of tens of thousands of musicians across four generations.
Michael Boyd will perform music of Moussorgsky, Gershwin, and Mozart at 2 p.m. Sunday in the McMaster Family Center of the main branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, 325 North Michigan Ave. Bernard Sanchez will conduct chorus and orchestra in the fourth annual Palm Sunday Concert at 7 p.m. in the Monroe Street United Methodist Church, 3613 Monroe St. Both events are free, but tickets are required for the evening program. Ticket information is available at 419-473-1167.


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BEIJING -- Michel Enriquez lined a go-ahead two-run single to right in the 11th inning and defending champion Cuba stayed unbeaten in the Olympic baseball tournament, riding burly reliever Pedro Lazo to a 5-4 victory against the United States on Friday.
Baseball's new extra-innings rule for international play got used for the first time Friday -- not once, but twice. Beginning in the 11th inning, runners go to first and second and teams can start at any point in their batting order.
Jayson Nix fouled a ball off his left eye to start the bottom of the 11th and left the game, then Brian Barden laid down a perfect bunt to move runners to second and third for Terry Tiffee. He hit a sacrifice fly, but Matt Brown popped up to the catcher to end it for the Americans.
Nix left the game for the hospital and is likely finished for the rest of the Beijing Games.
"He's in bad shape," U.S. manager Davey Johnson said
Cuba is 3-0 and in strong position for a medal. At 1-2, the U.S. cannot afford many more slipups if it wants to reach the medal stand.
U.S. first baseman Terry Tiffee isn't a fan of the new rule.
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The Caulerpa grew very well under the not so good T8 lighting and was of great benefit to the tank.
I have a HOB fuge which hold around 1 gallon and was thinking of feeding it with airline sized tubing teeing off one of my pumps to feed it. The fuge would be fitted to my River and Reef 94L (approx 22gallons) and would overflow straight into the tank. I estimate the turn over/filling of the fuge would be around once every 10 minutes as it would be much more than a drip in fact a steady flow into it.
The turnover of the tank through the fuge would be around once every 3 times per hour same as my old sump system as it happens.
The benefits I can think of are.
1/ Pods would not get flushed into the main tank so quickly and would have plenty of time to breed and build up a good population.
2/ I would have no need for yet another pump in my tank, I have enough of them already.
3/ It would be far easier for me to bring a airline or RO 1/4" feed pipe to the fuge and the overflow could be much smaller than the 1.1/2" one on it at present in fact a 1/2 or 5/8"" would be fine.
4/ I could have say2"/ 3" of fine sand in the fuge which would also help nitrate conversion.
So would the constant slow flow of water to the fuge coupled with a DSB in it be enough to provide the Cheato with enough nutrients to make a difference to nitrate levels? There may also be other benefits to the system.
Your thoughts and experiences please.
Here's a pic of my HOb fuge complete with 11 wt PC light.
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Travis James Duncan, 24, passed away Wednesday. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. Agnes Catholic Church. Receiving 6 to 8 p.m. today at the church.
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Travis James Duncan, 24, of Shepherdstown, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at City Hospital.
Born Aug. 20, 1988, in Martinsburg, he is the son of James Anthony Duncan and Gina Rae (Lough) Duncan.
Travis was a 2006 graduate of Jefferson High School and attended James Rumsey.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by three sons, Travis James Jr., Jordan James and Ayden Matthew Semashko; one daughter, Kayleigh Kristine; one brother, Christopher James Robinson; one sister, Amanda Jean Duncan; maternal grandparents, Jean Stanley, Ray Lough and Verrell Birt; and paternal grandparents, Rosemary Duncan and Anthony Bodola.
Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Shepherdstown, with Father T. Mathew Rowgh, celebrant.
Family and friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 25, at St. Agnes Catholic Church.
Arrangements are by Brown Funeral Home.
Online condolences may be offered at www.BrownFuneralHomesWV.com.


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Thursday, April 11, 2013 3:30 PM
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Untitled-8 team members (from left) Vincent Chia, Andrew Liu, Ben Case, Sean Kelly and Aaron Freyer after taking second place at state robotics tournament and earning a chance to go to the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championships in St. Louis. Photo courtesy of Untitled-8
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