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During these first few weeks I had always remained optimistic that eventually I'd get my supply up enough to exclusively breastfeed Aidan. I started researching everything I could find online about how to increase milk supply. To be honest, I was hoping I would find The Answer from Dr. Google, when I should have just started reading The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding to begin with. However, I scavenged the internet until I was certain I had located all quality information before I ever cracked the book.
I continued to pump frequently. I started eating oatmeal daily, taking fenugreek, and drinking plenty of water. I still tried to put Aidan to breast when he showed signs of hunger, but always eventually caved to his cries for the bottle, still believing that I just didn't have enough milk for him.
Finally, I started reading Womanly Art. My conviction to exclusively breastfeed Aidan was renewed as I learned even more benefits of breastfeeding. I also learned about all the mistakes I'd made in the early days, and the guilt set in. Something else that caught my eye was a condition called "breast hypoplasia," or insufficient glandular tissue (IGT), which is one of the rare physiological problems (rather than a management problem) that can reduce a woman's breastfeeding success. What caught my eye were the graphics of breasts that may have this condition: one pair of breasts looked disturbingly similar to mine. I showed my husband, who raised an eyebrow, but put the thought aside.
From Womanly Art, I learned how to bottle feed in ways that support breastfeeding, so my husband and I immediately started using those techniques. We started pacing the feeds, which Aidan handled well. He actually spit up far less, which was great considering we were still supplementing mostly with precious donor milk. I also started trying to supplement Aidan BEFORE breastfeeding, rather than after, so that he would develop positive associations with the breast, not the bottle. The first couple days of this practice were rocky. It was hard to determine how much to supplement him so that he wasn't too full to take the breast, or too hungry to refuse it. And usually we ended the feedings with a bottle because it was just too painful to watch my sweet little baby screaming as I struggled to get him to latch on. I am sad to think of the time I spent crying during the first weeks of my son's life, when I should have been spending that time simply enjoying him.
At Aidan's one month appointment, he had gained well, and the doctor was pleased. He was up to 11 lbs. even (from 9 lbs. 5 oz. at birth). And the doctor said we could just keep doing whatever it was we were doing, in terms of feeding, because he was a healthy size.
Around Aidan's fifth week of life, I scheduled another appointment with yet another LC, just to see if she had any new insight. She spent at least two hours with me, watching me breastfeed Aidan, and provided some tips on helping him to latch more efficiently. She also helped me to realize that I hadn't been giving my son enough credit. She suggested that if I supplement him before breastfeeding, that I do not take away a bottle with milk still in it. She said he'd know there was milk in the bottle, which would add to his irritation at the breast. I was skeptical that a baby could tell the difference between a full and an empty bottle, but I was willing to give it a shot.
I left that meeting feeling cautiously optimistic. Given that it really seemed like I'd tried everything (breastfeeding as frequently as I was able, pumping with a hospital grade pump, drinking Mother's Milk tea and taking fenugreek, eating oatmeal, and even taking a series of prescription Reglan without results), the LC wasn't sure if I'd get my supply up enough to exclusively breastfeed Aidan, but she was thought there was a chance.
The LC recommended I watch the videos on Dr. Jack Newman's website, and this resource turned out to be one of the most useful in all my research. It was so helpful to clearly see women breastfeeding while a professional explained the mechanics. Most importantly, I learned a more effective way to use the SNS. I was inspired to try the SNS again, and to start to wean Aidan off the bottle.
The next couple days were nightmarish, as taking away Aidan's bottle was like taking away drugs from an addict. It was like he was having withdrawals. I tried to put him to my breast with the SNS, and he would SCREAM like he'd never screamed before. He sounded like he was in pain. Over and over, for the next two days, I alternated between attempting to put Aidan to breast and comforting him. Finally, after many tears and hours of grueling perseverance, he started to accept the breast and I fed him via SNS. However, he took in MUCH less supplement, and I wasn't sure if that's because he was getting more at my breast, or simply eating less (had we been overfeeding him before?). He did have fewer bowel movements than before, which concerned me. But I was committed to feeding him at the breast as much as possible, following his hunger cues.
Around this time I had my 6 week follow-up appointment with my OB-Gyn. I attempted to explain to him the breastfeeding saga that I am relating here. It was all I could do to keep from crying in my doctor's presence. He had to have known how important breastfeeding is to me, and he had to have known how distraught I was. Yet, when I asked him if he thought there was anything else I could do, he replied, "Why don't you just pump and supplement with a bottle. Some mothers just can't breastfeed." And I realized he had no interest in helping me to explore what, if any, were the underlying medical issues affecting my low milk supply. He did, however, offer to write me a prescription for Domperidone, though he admitted to knowing nothing about it. He later reneged upon this offer.
Soon after, I read The Breastfeeding Mother's Guide to Making More Milk, where once again I stumbled across a condition called "breast hypoplasia." Only this time, one of the graphics of the hypoplastic breasts looked EXACTLY like my breasts. Though it was distressing to think that I might actually have a physiological condition inhibiting my ability to breastfeed my child, I was grateful that answers to the mystery might be on the horizon.
I couldn't help but feel distraught anew. I cried harder than ever for the next couple days, thinking that all my efforts over the past 6+ weeks were for naught, and that I might never have the exclusive breastfeeding relationship with my son that I'd always dreamed of. I started grieving, but I remained proactive. I scheduled an appointment with a nurse practitioner to discuss my concerns about hypoplasia.
On the day of my appointment with the nurse practitioner, I scheduled a weight check for Aidan. He had only gained 8 oz. in 15 days, so the ped said I need to supplement him more. Plus I had no idea if he'd gained most or all of those 8 oz. prior to or after cutting back on his supplement.
Meeting with the nurse practitioner was much more satisfying than meeting with my OB. The nurse practitioner immediately indicated that she was passionate about breastfeeding. She seemed genuinely interested in helping me to find answers to this supply mystery. She ordered me blood work to test some of my hormones, and I am currently awaiting the results of these tests.
That day I met with the same LC I met with the first time. She began by measuring the space between my breasts, and stated the space was wide enough to cause concern. She was very kind and admitted that she hadn't really worked with someone with hypoplasia before, and I doubt she usually sees people nearly 7 weeks postpartum and still struggling with low milk supply. She offered to contact her instructors from her IBCLC program for answers. The LC also suggested I go back to basics: relax about the pumping, and just spend some good old fashioned quality time holding Aidan skin to skin, in laid back nursing position, as much as possible.
And this is where I stand. I have spent nearly three days almost constantly topless, holding my nude baby against my chest, offering him the breast as much as possible, and only taking time out to prepare his SNS bottles and write this. And it could be my imagination, but it seems like my supply has gone up some. I am still concerned about Aidan's low weight gain, as I haven't supplemented Aidan more as suggested by the ped. Instead, I am trying to just follow Aidan's hunger cues and feed him accordingly, supplementing him via SNS when the breast hasn't appeared to satisfy him.
Hopefully tomorrow I will find out the results of my blood tests, and hopefully my nurse practitioner will offer me some direction. I am so curious to find out if my supply issues are due to mismanagement in those early days, or due to a physiological problem, or perhaps both.
I am starting to feel more at peace that I might always have to use the SNS to breastfeed, and that exclusive breastfeeding may not be possible for us. However, I plan to remain as proactive as possible: daily oatmeal, fenugreek, blessed thistle, red clover, Mother's Milk Tea, More Milk Plus, and frequent skin-to-skin nursing. I am relaxing a bit about pumping, because, as my LC put it, Aidan is far better at emptying my breasts than any machine could be. I am trying to focus more on enjoying these precious moments with my sweet son, rather than focusing on breastfeeding itself, which has sadly been my priority over the last 7 weeks. I have found comfort reading the posts in the LLL forum, especially from women who describe a long struggle, and in the end are finally able to exclusively breastfeed their babies. I still dream this is possible for us.


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Laurier MBA to offer specialization in golf and resort management
Communications, Public Affairs & Marketing
May 15/13| For Immediate Release
Hugh Munro, MBA Director
Grant Fraser, President
WATERLOO Wilfrid Laurier Universitys School of Business & Economics, with the support of the Golf Management Institute of Canada (GMIC), is introducing a new field within its MBA program: Management in the Golf and Resort Industry, beginning in fall 2013.
We are excited to be working with the golf and resort industry to be the first to offer this kind of specialization in an MBA program, said Hugh Munro, director of Lauriers MBA program. Our goal is to develop managerial talent to enhance the performance of those firms operating in this challenging global industry, and to provide exciting career opportunities for our graduates.
Lauriers MBA candidates are required to complete 10 electives as part of their degree. Within those 10 electives they can complete one of 12 fields offered by the university. The Management in the Golf and Resort Industry field requires five electives relevant to the industry. The GMIC is supporting the field with access to industry-specific content, applied learning experiences, guest speakers and career opportunities. Students will be ideally positioned to complete the requirements for a GMIC diploma that is well recognized in the industry.
Im excited about the new MBA field in Management in the Golf and Resort Industry, said Laurier alumnus Grant Fraser (BBA 87), founder and president of the GMIC. The GMIC is thrilled to be working with Laurier on the development of this unique program. This will be the only university program in Canada designed to train the next generation of golf business leaders here at home and around the world.
For more information about Lauriers MBA program, visit www.lauriermba.ca. For more information about GMIC, visit www.golf-management.org.
About the Golf Management Institute of Canada
The GMIC was established in 1999 and is recognized by all of Canadas national golf associations. The GMICs mission is to provide excellence in golf management education by offering specialized programs to the golf industry and its labour force across Canada and around the world. To date, the GMIC has attracted students from 20 different countries to its program. In 2004, the GMIC was awarded the Canadian Award for E-Training Excellence by the Canadian Society for Training and Development.
About Lauriers School of Business & Economics
The Laurier School of Business & Economics (SBE) is one of Canadas leading business schools. With more than 5,500 students enrolled in a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, it is also one of the largest. Laurier develops leaders with skills in management and economics for a rapidly changing and complex global environment. It seeks to advance knowledge and practices in these fields by supporting both theoretical and applied research. SBE also strives to serve business and its community by fostering mutually beneficial alliances with local, national and international leaders.


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From: STATESUP
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 4:53 PM
To: Regional Superintendents and Special Education
Directors District Superintendents
Subject: Weekly Message from State Superintendent
Robert Schiller 10-17-03
Good afternoon,
The State Board will hold its monthly meeting next week in
Rock Island. I hope all of you in the Quad Cities area will
be able to take some time to join us. You will find information
on the meeting and how to access the agenda in an item below.
I would like to extend congratulations to two Illinois
teachers who were named Milken National Educators this week.
Carolyn Baider, a special education teacher at Walter R. Sundling
Junior High School in Palatine, and Kelly Wamser, a math teacher
at OFallon Township High School, were selected as this
years recipients. Each will receive a $25,000 unrestricted
financial award. The Milken Family Foundation created the
award to recognize teachers demonstrating exemplary teaching
skills and personal commitment to education. We are very proud
of Kelly and Carolyn and invite you to read more about their
exemplary work in our press releases posted on the ISBE Web
site at www.isbe.net/news/2003/oct10-03.htm
and www.isbe.net/news/2003/oct14-03.htm.
Congratulations also go to Board Member Ron Gidwitz who will
receive NASBEs Distinguished Service Award at the organizations
annual conference in Baltimore this weekend. We all take pride
in this national recognition of his many accomplishments which
include establishing www.studentsfirst.us to build an effective
grassroots lobbying effort to protect the future of Illinois
children and commerce through increased funding for education.
He was also instrumental in establishing the PSAE and making
Board materials more accessible to the public. To read the
full release about the award follow our link at http://www.isbe.net/news/2003/oct17-03.htm.
This weeks message includes:
October Board Meeting
For details of the Board agenda, please go to the ISBE website
at: www.isbe.net/board/meetings/oct03meeting/schedule.htm.
October 22-23, 2003
Rock Island High School Library
1400 25th Avenue
Rock Island, Illinois 61201
Wednesdays session begins at 9 a.m. with a meeting
of the boards Governmental Relations Committee. Thursdays
session begins at 9:30 a.m.
Venice FOP removes School Board Members
The Financial Oversight Panel for Venice CUSD # 3 (Madison
County) today took the unprecedented step of removing the
incumbent school board members by operation of law. The district
has been struggling financially and the school board had received
two deadline extensions to submit the required balanced budget
to the FOP. Today, the FOP formally rejected the boards
proposed budget and exercised its authority to remove the
board. My statement on this FOP action can be viewed at http://www.isbe.net/news/2003/oct17-03a.htm.
FY05 Budget
Attached are two documents related to the development of
the FY05 budget for elementary and secondary education. The
first is our normal line item spreadsheet from FY91 through
FY04 to provide a recent historic context. www.isbe.net/messages/FY01_to_FY04_Appropriations.pdf.
The second is a set of funding options for most elementary
and secondary programs from the current appropriation, through
inflation and increasingly larger levels of funding, to what
might be considered the financial needs of the elementary
and secondary education system to improve the current situation
in the future. www.isbe.net/messages/05_needs_budget.pdf.
The goal is to establish a context of need in each program
area that is required by schools to achieve high levels of
academic achievement by all students. These funding needs
are unrelated to where the money comes from federal,
state or local sources. We invite you to review this, share
it with others and provide comment to help the State Board
determine funding priorities and levels for the entire elementary
and secondary education system that can be incorporated into
the FY05 budget recommendation to the Governor and General
School Report Card Status
We are targeting next week for release of Report Card data.
District superintendents will receive an email message informing
them that they have a specific number of days to go to the
secure site and download the school report cards, the district
report card, and district summary. We will not be providing
hard copies of the cards.Please note that this years
Report Card includes a new section on AYP information for
your schools.
The Illinois State Board of Education does not have the authority
to grant extensions to the October 31st dissemination deadline.
However, we encourage you to take every reasonable step to
disseminate the report cards either through your district
website or in paper form at your earliest convenience. We
will release the public report card site four weeks after
we close the secure site. If you have any questions or concerns
please call 217/782-3950.
Clarification on Deciding Who Should Take the IMAGE
State legislation enacted this summer (P.A. 93-0426) allows
students who are enrolled in an approved Transitional Bilingual
Education (TBE) or Transitional Program of Instruction (TPI)
to take the accommodated, state test (IMAGE) if the
students lack of English determined by an English language
proficiency test would keep the student from understanding
the regular state test. This law allows for school districts
to consider students on a case-by-case basis to determine
the state assessment that would likely yield more accurate
information on what the student knows and can do. The law
extends the period of time that an English Language Learner
(ELL) can participate in the IMAGE assessment to up to 5 years.
A school district may determine based on English language
proficiency results, that a student who is enrolled in a TPI/TBE
program is able to understand the regular state test and therefore
may decide to include the student in the ISAT or Prairie State
Achievement Exam (PSAE).
A flowchart to further assist you in making your determinations
for each 4th and 5th year ELL student on a case-by-case basis
is included at the following website: www.isbe.net/assessment.
If you have questions regarding any of the above information,
please contact Student Assessment at 217-782-4823.
Notice of Completed Rulemaking
Please be advised that a rulemaking item recently adopted
by the State Board of Education is now in effect. This set
of rules has been posted on the agencys web site at
www.isbe.net/rules; choose Rules Currently in Effect
and scroll to the relevant Part number. (If you print only
the affected Sections, remember to include the table of contents
for the Part, which changes every time the Part is amended.)
Public Information, Rulemaking and Organization
(Part 5000)
The new rule in this Part responds to Section 5-145 of the
Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, which provides that,
Any interested person may request an agency to adopt,
amend, or repeal a rule. Section 5-145 requires that
agencies have in place a procedure for responding to any such
requests. New Section 5000.115 requires that requests be submitted
in writing to the Rules Coordinator and that they set forth
certain information. These requirements will ensure that issues
raised are promptly brought to the attention of the responsible
agency staff, as well as enabling staff to determine the merits
of each request and respond accordingly.
Affected Section: 5000.115
Effective Date: August
25, 2003
Stories of interest may be viewed at http://www.isbe.net/news/2003/newsclips/101703.htm.
Robert Schiller
State Superintendent
of Education


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#171452 - 11/19/07 10:53 AM Pinchbeck
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I was always intrigued by the line from the song "Ya Got Trouble" from the musical "The Music Man" that went like this: "Well the next thing you know your son is playing for money in a pinchback suit..."
I always assumed that was "pinchback" connoted a style of tailoring, perhaps with pleats on the back of the jacket. Maybe the word, however, was actually "pinchbeck," as in a fabric that was some sort of counterfeit of a more expensive fabric.
#171453 - 11/19/07 11:11 AM Re: Pinchbeck [Re: midimil]
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#171454 - 11/19/07 12:39 PM Re: Pinchbeck [Re: tsuwm]
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Originally Posted By: tsuwm
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#171455 - 11/19/07 12:54 PM Re: Pinchbeck [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu]
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Webster online sure has a lot of synonyms
Deception: Untrue; mock, sham, make-believe, counterfeit, snide, pseudo, spurious, supposititious, so-called, pretended, feigned, trumped up, bogus, scamped, fraudulent, tricky, factitious;bastard; surreptitious, illegitimate, contraband, adulterated, sophisticated; unsound, rotten at the core; colorable; disguised; meretricious, tinsel, pinchbeck, plated; catchpenny; Brummagem.
Ornament: Finery, frippery, gewgaw, gimcrack, tinsel, spangle, clinquant, pinchbeck, paste; excess of ornament; (vulgarity); gaud, pride.
#171456 - 11/19/07 01:33 PM Re: Pinchbeck [Re: BranShea]
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looking up both pinchback and pinchbeck, it seems to me the word in the song would/should be pinchbEck:
adjective - appearing valuable, but actually cheap or tawdry.
though perhaps it's not.
Edited by etaoin (11/19/07 01:35 PM)_________________________
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#171458 - 11/19/07 03:42 PM Re: Pinchb[e/a]ck Trouble [Re: tsuwm]
Registered: 05/17/05
Posts: 456
Loc: SE US
May want to consider that source includes "three-reail billiard shot". So many posted lyrics are flawed, as if recorded in text from listening to the selection._________________________
#171459 - 11/19/07 03:47 PM Re: Pinchb[e/a]ck Trouble [Re: Aramis]
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Originally Posted By: AramisMay want to consider that source includes "three-reail billiard shot". So many posted lyrics are flawed, as if recorded in text from listening to the selection.
hence my yeahbut®._________________________
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#171464 - 11/19/07 04:53 PM Re: Pinchb[e/a]ck Trouble [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu]
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hence my "six to nothin'" notation; to wit, try googling "for money in a pinchback suit" (or pinch back / pinch-back) vs. the alternative. the "s are important.
of course, everyone could have it wrong.
-ron o.
edit: there is one(1) hit for pinchbeck -- it seems to be from an NPR radio transcript, which you can buy.
Edited by tsuwm (11/19/07 05:07 PM)
#171467 - 11/19/07 05:41 PM Re: Pinchb[e/a]ck Trouble [Re: tsuwm]
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good stuff from WWW: pinchbeck
and t, that's what I figured you meant._________________________
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#174227 - 03/05/08 01:28 AM Re: Pinchbeck [Re: midimil]
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Registered: 02/20/08
Posts: 1067
Loc: Tasmania
Pinchbeck is a metal alloy. It is used for things like photo frames. Its main use was in the 19th century for the preserver matts and frames around daguerreotypes and ambrotypes. When used in this context in America it is called Preserver. Pinchbeck is its British name.
Here is an example of a Pinchbeck preserver frame from my daguerreotype collection:
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Altoona police have filed more charges against a Newry man suspected of emailing child pornography.
Todd A. Detemple, 38, has been in the Blair County Prison since May 29, 2012, when Altoona police arrested him and seized several computers after an FBI investigation into a California pedophile and others who were allegedly a part of a child pornography ring.
At the time, Detemple was charged with three felony child pornography counts, and Thursday he was arraigned on 77 more related counts stemming from a search of his computers that allegedly revealed 4,907 pictures depicting child pornography.
According to Detemple's latest arrest papers, a shared file containing several child pornography files was also found on one of Detemple's computers. That file allowed others to upload images. The picture files found in the shared folder were also found among the nearly 5,000 images uncovered, police contend.
Detemple first came to the attention of Altoona police last year when an FBI investigation into convicted pedophile Dylan J. Zara, 29, of Santa Rosa, Calif., turned up a suspected child pornography ring. Zara, an assistant director at a youth camp and former middle school computer technician, received a 16-year sentence in 2011 for molesting a 6-year-old girl over a two-year period. Zara, who struck a plea deal with prosecutors, also photographed the girl in sexually explicit poses and distributed them, according to the Sonoma County District Attorney's Office.
Detemple, incarcerated in lieu of $75,000 cash, and Zara allegedly shared child pornography, according to court records. In the charges filed against Detemple in May, police note investigators believe Detemple sent Zara 26 pictures he took of a 4-year-old girl in 2009. Police have said not all of those pictures were sexually explicit.
Altoona police had investigated Detemple because at the time one of their detectives, Scott Koehle, was a member of the state police computer crimes task force. Koehle, now employed by the state Attorney General's Office, continued the investigation into Detemple, records show, and Altoona Detective David Dey, his predecessor, assisted.
District Judge Paula Aigner set bail for Detemple on his latest charges at $250,000 cash. A preliminary hearing is slated for Tuesday in Hollidaysburg District Court.


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Nestled on the majestic slopes of the Andes Mountains lies a community that has struggled to reconcile its natural beauty with so much need. More than 200 families in this community in Bolivia suffered from rural isolation and government neglect. In order to fundamentally change their prospects, the villagers decided to boost their incomes in a way that would also enhance their nutritional intake. The perfect solution was to introduce beekeeping. Working with the Peace Corps Volunteer, the community created a plan to build two beekeeping sites (or apiaries) containing a total of 30 bee boxes. In order to increase the project's sustainability the community planted thousands of flowering trees for the bees to feed on. Additionally, planting these trees also helped to prevent destructive soil erosion on the mountainside. As they built the apiaries, the community members also took classes on creating and maintaining commercial beehives. With the first labeled jar of honey ready for sale, this community is so proud of how far they have come. The support of donors from across the United States, an extremely motivated Peace Corps Volunteer, and the hard work of the entire community, has resulted in 5,000 trees being planted and two apiaries being constructed. The honey being produced is now being sold around the region, as well as being used by the local schools to supplement their students' meals. This project has done more than just improve a town's material well being; it has shown them how big they can dream if they work together as a community. http://multimedia.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/pdf/donors/partnership_spring2008.pdf


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July 30 is a big birthday day for many. Henry Ford and Casey Stengel were born on this day but, as you know, are among the departed. However, on the happily alive birthday side are The Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger and my favorite "old lady" neighbor Margaret . And then there is Medicare.
Birthdays for federal programs are a bit of a stretch for me but not nearly as much as Wall Street celebrating the length of a bull market. (Don't recall any celebrations for lengthy bear markets, but hey, there is no reasoning with Wall Street.)
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The Mesquakie's tribal ownership of land is unique among American Indians. No other tribe has succeeded in making such an arrangement. Over the years the white man's attempts to change the Mesquakie culture have not been very successful. Missionaries tried to convert them to Christianity in 1905, but most Mesquakie's held on to their own religious beliefs.
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The magnificent Georgian Strokestown Park House was the seat of the Mahon family from its completion in 1696 for almost three hundred years. This huge palladian mansion originally consisted of a two-storey central block and basement until the 1740s when Thomas Mahon, MP for Roscommon, hired the architect Richard Castle to construct a third storey and two extra wings. Mahon's son, Maurice (who became the First Lord Hartland in 1800), made subsequent additions including the library and many decorative features, such as cornices and chimneypieces, while the Second Lord Hartland added the porch and its huge pilasters. The house remained in Mahon ownership until 1979 when it was sold, along with its contents, to a local garage owner who undertook restoration work and opened it to the public in 1987.
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As I look out my window it's about 20 degrees outside and it's snowing. In my mind it's 78 degrees with a few small clouds in the sky and I'm rubbing aloe vera on yesterday's sunburn.
Hey, help me out here. You know how I've been doing the "This is not the Mobile Blog Unit" thing for the last six months. I've officially exhausted my source of wacky RV pictures.
So for fun, if you have a few spare minutes see if you can find an RV picture that I haven't used yet, make it a good one and e-mail it to email@example.com.
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Despite being smart and incredibly good looking, I'm not a wealthy man. It's taken me all year to save for this spring training blogging extravaganza and it has been on my mind since my drive back from spring training in Tucson last season.
How often does a guy get ten days off with no wife, kids or responsibilities to go watch baseball. I've spent my whole life living vicariously through other people.
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Okay – I'll get looking! Maybe I should send you the picture of the cake I made!
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I got nuthin'. I was hoping to get a pict of one when I went out to the Mile High Flea Market this morning but didn't see anything interesting. Thought for sure there would be.
Just a couple more days and we'll be living vicariously through you.
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Edward WestonAmerican, 1886-1958
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Weston was one of the twentieth century's most influential photographers. Talented and ambitious, Weston quickly established a reputation of national prominence. Inspired by the "straight" photographic methods of photographers such as Paul Strand and Alfred Stieglitz, Weston worked in a manner that he believed "truthfully represented natural objects [without] trick, device or subterfuge." Weston is best known for his landscape photographs, his nudes, and a highly original series of close-up, organic forms such as shells, eggplants, and cabbages.
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I had met Anderson before, but not seen his work, and we discussed photography, his use of wax layered over the images, and that his photos are "studies for the paintings" he creates in conjunction with them. ("They [the photos] are like little haikus.")
Garber's name was familiar, as an "American photographer known mostly for her black and white urban landscapes of cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Paris and Venice" (www.wikipedia.com [9]), but as I turned her card over in my hand (and met her husband, Stu), something else niggled at my feeble brain. "Garber?" I asked. "Do you guys know my BFF Hillary Cohen?" Looking at each other and then again at me, Helen nodded her head, and we hugged like long-lost friends. Synchronicity? Here she was, in White Lake (three thousand miles from home) and although we had never met, we chatted away about our shared experiences on Facebook and mutual friends across the globe. Aside from that, her artwork included shredded pages from a story my uncle wrote decades ago (cue Twilight Zone music), and as our worlds collided, I shook my head, wondering what it all could possibly mean.
Sorry that I had missed Mermer Blakeslee reading from her newest book, "When You Live by a River," (www.catskillartsociety.org [10]) I chalked it up to being just one man and headed out instead to hear Matthew Horn and Cliff Westfall (The Needmore Bothers) perform their (IMHO) unique, feel-good bluegrass interpretations of country life. "Nope, we have no website, no Facebook page and no business cards," the fellas reported, "just a couple of T-shirts, which (local artist) William Landau made this morning." Meanwhile, imagine my surprise to find author Blakeslee in the house (www.theoldnorthbranchinn.com [11]) reading (in between musical sets) from her book, mesmerizing the crowd (and me) with her beautiful prose, wrapping me 'round her finger, as she entranced the packed house, breathing life into her characters and musing on synchronicity. "I didn't write this story as an allegory on fracking," she said, "but it's amazing [to me] that it could have been… See what you think," she intoned, as she read part two of the afternoon's selection. I didn't have an opportunity to chat with Blakeslee after the reading, but was it really just by chance that I met her at all? If everything happens for a reason, I'm guessing the answer is yet to come.


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I haven't been to a game all season, I'm looking to attend one soon since theres only about a month left of basketball.
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the rockets game is the best one...wont cost as much as the others and you get to see Jared Jeffries NOT on your team...maybe see some Jordan Hill and T Mac will be on Kicking Ass mode because he hates the Rockets.
Def the Rockets game plus its on a sunday...better than a weekday to watch a game.
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I didn't think of that, Paul.I picked the Sixers because of Iverson, but we don't know if he's going to play.
Also, I've disliked the Rockets ever since '94.
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Barrett says race tightening, dead heat
PORTAGE, Wis. (AP) -- Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says he thinks the recall race against Republican Gov. Scott Walker is now a dead heat heading into Tuesday's election.
An exuberant Barrett spoke to about 100 of his volunteers in Portage in one of several stops he made on the final day of campaigning before the recall vote.
Barrett says the recall effort started as a grass roots movement and it's going to end that way with turnout of his supporters being the key factor that he believes will lead him to victory.
Barrett says the election is about the middle class reclaiming the future of Wisconsin.
Polls show a tight race. Walker said during a tour of a plastics plant in Fitchburg Monday morning that he also expected the outcome to be close.
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State health officials worry a bill to exempt bars from anti-smoking regulations will weaken Hawaii?s 6-year-old smoking ban,
The Kailua Palace sports bar changed hands about a year before the smoking ban kicked in.
Owner Roy Fujisue said he saw how the ban drove his customers away.
?We were down to 20 cases a week, and now we are back up to 70-80 cases," Fijisue said.
That's because Fujisue allows his patrons to light up, even though signs that say smoking isn?t allowed.
"We look the other way," Fujisue said.
The Kauilua business owner said he has one nonsmoking employee, and on the nights she works, patrons are asked not to smoke indoors.
The Hawaii Smoking Alliance maintains the smoking issue boils down to this:
"I advocate for adults to make those choices for themselves," said Joleyn Tenn, who is with the Hawaii Smokers Alliance.
Proponents maintain that requiring smokers to be 20 feet from a doorway creates problems with neighbors.
A member of the Ala Moana neighborhood board, said complaints are on the rise.
"So, a lot of times you have large numbers outside, and there's fighting and noise and you get a lot of complaints, and this bothers the close-by residents," said Michael Zehner.
?We are not making the smoking ban go away, The smoking ban still exists. We are just trying to make exemptions, so that during these hours when we have these problems, we can put the people back inside," said Bill Comerford of the Hawaii Bar Owners Association.
State health officials maintain it is all about second-hand smoke which the surgeon general has deemed to be a hazard.
"It is clearly a health issue, In addition, this bill has a dangerous provision that would prevent counties to enact stronger legislation," said Julian Lipsher of the state's Tobacco Education and Prevention program. Lawmakers on the House business committee voted to pass the bill out with some reservations.
"The fact is we have the congresswoman and the governor who are trying to get more visitors from Asia and this is one of the concerns they have raised, and so that?s why we are limiting it to Oahu to continue that conversation," Rep. said Angus McKelvey, the chairman of the House Economic Revitalization and Business Committee.
The state Health Department said there have only been four citations issued by Honolulu Police since the ban went into effect. There was one citation issued in 2007, and three were issued in 2011.


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The latest example began on Monday, July 8, when about 50 workers, some from other areas of the state, were dedicated to improving the safety and integrity of roadways in Karnes, Live Oak and northern Bee counties. For about 10 weeks, these crews will repair and rehabilitate roadways as well as address safety issues such as edge drop-offs and potholes.
Corpus Christi District crews have been reinforced by personnel from the TxDOT Pharr District who are working on FM 2049 in Live Oak County and by a crew from TxDOT's Yoakum District who are deployed to FM 627 in Karnes County.
Work also begin on FM 81 between State Highways 80 and 123 in the Panna Maria area under a $3.4 million emergency contract on Monday.
The work is in addition to some higher profile safety improvements already under way in response to the increased traffic volumes. These include:
The addition of a passing lane on SH 72 near Pawnee for $8.4 million.
Pavement repair and construction of a new passing lane on US 181 between Kenedy and Tuleta for $8.6 million.
Roadway maintenance on FM 626 from FM 99 to SH 72 and on FM 1353 from US 181 to FM 2102 in Karnes County for $3.3 million.
Plans have been developed for FM 882, FM 798 and FM 791.
"TxDOT will have a high presence in northern Bee, Karnes and Live Oak counties for the foreseeable future," Gregorcyk said.


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ThatŌĆÖs the idea behind the Awesome Business Idea Competition, which is exactly what it sounds like. Contestants get 90 seconds to convince a panel of judges that their business concept, whatever it may be, is a worthy investment. If they succeed, theyŌĆÖll walk away with $1,000 in prize money. The contest was started last year by Franklin-based web hosting company SiteDart.
ŌĆ£Basically itŌĆÖs to try and inspire some entrepreneurial spirit in the area,ŌĆØ said Clinton Taylor, SiteDartŌĆÖs inbound marketing specialist whoŌĆÖs helping head up the competition.
Small business competitions, of course, arenŌĆÖt a new phenomenon. Winning one of the majors is almost a rite of passage for startups hoping to actually be the next new phenomenon. MIT famously doles out north of $300,000 each year in its series of contests, and the University of Texas annually holds the granddaddy of small business contests, the Global Moot Corp Competition, an invitation-only affair where the pre-requisite is victory at another prestigious competition.
Taylor says SiteDart was, in fact, inspired by their own experiences in a startup weekend, where wannabe entrepreneurs come together for a marathon session of team building and business structuring, where they hopefully emerge on Monday with the makings of a fledgling company. Such contests exist in larger markets like Asheville and Charlotte, so the idea was to bring some of that drive back to the western end of the state.
ŌĆ£We just want to kind of inspire or get the mindset for this area of the startup atmosphere and the entrepreneurial kind of spirit, of taking an idea and going for it, not being afraid to chase your business ideas,ŌĆØ said Taylor. ŌĆ£Charlotte and even Asheville, they kind of have that atmosphere. TheyŌĆÖre not afraid to fail. ItŌĆÖs just that mindset of an entrepreneur, trying to make money at doing your own thing.ŌĆØ
In fact, theyŌĆÖre so committed to cultivating that western industriousness that theyŌĆÖre only opening it to residents of Macon, Jackson, Swain, Cherokee, Clay or Graham counties.
ŌĆ£We want to back our communities. When we started business back in 1995, those were the counties that we mainly dealt with,ŌĆØ explained Taylor. ŌĆ£We think of our customers as our neighbors, and we want to only offer it to them for that reason.ŌĆØ
Start-up competitions
But there are other options in the western counties for prospective business owners. Up the street from SiteDart in Macon County, another new contest is getting on its feet. The Macon County Certified Entrepreneurial Community (CEC) Leadership Team is sponsoring a business plan competition that will start in November and culminate with the announcement of a winner in the spring.
Tiffany Henry is the director of Southwestern Community CollegeŌĆÖs Small Business Center, and sheŌĆÖs helping head up the contest. As she sees it, this contest is almost a stepping stone from Site DartŌĆÖs offering. You came up with a pitch, you tested it at the Awesome Business Ideas Competition, now come get it off the ground.
ŌĆ£Any time any entrepreneur is looking for financial support, whether itŌĆÖs from a bank or an investor, theyŌĆÖre going to want to see that business plan,ŌĆØ said Henry. ŌĆ£Trying to figure out what is my market, what capital am I going to need, what is my management going to include, what is the legal structure, what this is going to provide ŌĆö is the means to do all this.ŌĆØ
The contest and its $5,000 prize are just the final stage of the CECŌĆÖs offering, but what itŌĆÖs really about is the months of seminars that precede it, where entrants can get free help developing their plan.
The Haywood County Chamber of Commerce has been sponsoring a business start-up competition for several years, with the winner or winners getting a share of a $10,000 annual prize. Those would-be entrepreneurs have to submit a business plan that is reviewed by a committee, and then finalists are interviewed.
Competitions like these have historically been the discovery sites of many now-successful businesses. Even ABCŌĆÖs ŌĆ£Shark TankŌĆØ has collected a whole lot of ratings with the idea of the elevator pitch. But this can be especially true for small business hopefuls in more rural areas, where thereŌĆÖs less access to venture capital and business building resources than there can be in urban areas.
ŌĆ£WeŌĆÖve been approached by people who provide funding who want access to companies and people with good ideas, and in particular, they want them to have already been vetted in some way,ŌĆØ said Bob Carton, department head for entrepreneurship, sales and marketing and hospitality and tourism at Western Carolina University.
So winning a business competition isnŌĆÖt just the end, but can be a valuable means to a much larger end that includes outside investors and a great deal more capital than a local bank could likely offer. At the very least, competitions like the business plan contest in Macon County break down some of the more daunting barriers to entering the entrepreneurial space by offering some help and direction.
ŌĆ£One of the most daunting things in starting a new business is staring at the blank piece of paper, not knowing what the process is. A business plan competition, depending on the one that it is, helps provide at least some of that structure,ŌĆØ said Carton. ŌĆ£It helps lower some of those uncertainty barriers.ŌĆØ
It can also help dim the tint on those rose-colored glasses and offer a more realistic picture of the work that needs to go into a prospective business. Often friends and family canŌĆÖt or wonŌĆÖt dish out realistic feedback about your ideaŌĆÖs prospects, but a panel of stranger expert judges wonŌĆÖt be afraid to point out your flaws and help illuminate where your business concept may need some more work.
Tommy Jenkins is the economic development director for Macon County, and heŌĆÖs had a hand in both competitions happening there. From his post, heŌĆÖs also seen more than a few businesses try to make a go of it, so heŌĆÖs learned a few things about what success in Western North Carolina requires.
ŌĆ£Some folks say entrepreneurs are born; some folks say theyŌĆÖre trained. I think itŌĆÖs a combination of the two,ŌĆØ Jenkins said, ŌĆ£And you really need to go through the process of developing your plan, your financing, where youŌĆÖre going, where your business is going to be, where a business is going to be two to three years from now.ŌĆØ
Essentially, an idea is not enough. But thatŌĆÖs were Henry and Taylor hope their contests can come in, helping would-be self-made CEOs get started down the right path, or at least step back and take stock of the work it actually takes to make business a success. Even the idea of a competition implies that some training is required, and that practice could turn out to be its own reward.
Perhaps Bob Carton summed it up best: ŌĆ£Business, just like any sport, is a matter of mastery. You have to practice.ŌĆØ
Will your idea pay off?
At 10 a.m. on Nov. 16 at the Drake Education Center in Franklin, the second SiteDart Awesome Business Idea Competition will take place.
Think you have an awesome business idea? Ask yourself these questions:
ŌĆó Can you explain it in 90 seconds?
ŌĆó Can you explain it in front of strangers?
ŌĆó Can you answer questions about your idea?
ŌĆó Can you use $1,000 to help make that business idea a reality?
The winner will get $1,000 and a second-place finisher $500.
For information visit www.sitedart.net/awesome to register.


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"Iraqi Politics And Implications For Oil And Energy"
Paper, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
July 2011
Author: Meghan L. O'Sullivan, Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Geopolitics of Energy Project
I. Introduction: High Stakes for Iraqi Energy
Iraqs ability to reach its energy potential should be of broad regional and international concern. Iraq could be poised for a dramatic transformation, one in which it finally escapes the political and technical constraints that have kept it producing less than 4 percent of the worlds oil, despite having the third-largest conventional oil reserves in the world. Should Iraq meet its ambitions to bring nearly 10 million more barrels of oil on line by 2017, it would constitute the largest ever capacity increase in the history of the oil industry. Should Iraq, more probably, bring only half this capacity to market, it would still represent a massive achievement.
Translating Iraqs energy promise into reality is in the shared interest of Iraq, the United States, Japan, and the international community more broadly. At the highest level, the health of Iraqs energy sectorcurrently the source of more than 90 percent of revenues accrued by the stateis a major determinant in setting Iraqs overall trajectory. A booming energy economy is not a guarantee of a prosperous, democratic, and stable Iraq; it could also be the hallmark of an Iraq that has returned to authoritarianism or even tyranny. But it is difficult to imagine a prosperous, democratic, and stable Iraq that does not claim a thriving energy industry among its assets.
More specifically, from an Iraqi perspective, developing and monetizing Iraqs underground wealth is the cornerstone of a successful development strategy. After more than 30 years of internal conflict, international war, sanctions, and dictatorship, Iraqs development needs are enormous. Reclaiming Iraqs position as one of the more advanced economies and societies of the region will require huge investments in infrastructure, health, and education. The governments ability to successfully make these investments is the key to the consolidation of the new political system Iraq has created since the fall of Saddam Hussein. A failure to deliver across social and economic dimensions willand has begun toput Iraqs fragile democracy under enormous strain. In addition, Iraqis are cognizant that their energy strategy is also their foreign policy strategy and their security strategy. Not only are high revenues needed to build and maintain a military capable of meeting Iraqs internal and external threats, but Baghdads capacity to re-establish itself as a regional power will be in part a measure of its ability to maintain influence with and over its neighbors on account of their energy links to Iraq.
The United States, Japan, and the international community share most of these interests with Iraq, if bringing a slightly different perspective to the situation. This group is invested in Iraqi stability and the consolidation of Iraqs nascent democracy not only for the benefits it brings to the Iraqi people, but also because it is the foundation of Iraqs relationships in the international arena. Iraqs internal institutions will in large part determine Iraqs external orientation. Particularly now that staunch American allies in the Middle Eastsuch as Hosni Mubaraks Egypt and Ben Alis Tunisiaare gone, the United States should value governments likely to be sympathetic to its needs and interests in the region more broadly. Although todays Iraq is neither inclined nor able to carry American water in the region at this time, it is certainly more likely to be in broad alignment with the United States in the future than any resurgent authoritarian regime in Baghdad would be.
Similarly, Iraqs stability has major implications for regional stability. Literally sitting on the seams of the Middle East, Iraq embraces nearly every fault line of the region. Its ethnic, sectarian, linguistic, and religious diversityin combination with its natural resources, robust population, and sheer sizehas led every regional power to see its interests as caught up in Iraqs destiny and has justified a wide variety of external interventions by Iraqs neighbors. A fractious Iraq, with uncertain politics and fragile institutions, will instigate more instability throughout the region. While this connection between Iraq and the region is well understood, what may be less appreciated is Iraqs ability to stabilize the region. As revolutions unseat longstanding dictators, few have had time to consider what economic model will alleviate the economic deprivation and frustration that drove many of the recent protests. Unlikely to compete with Chinas ability to serve as the factory of the world, Middle Eastern nations will need to seek greater economic gains through regional integration. Iraq, given its geographic location, its historical role as a regional leader, and its energy wealth, could be a prime driver of such integrationif it can realize the potential of its oil and gas deposits.
Finally, the international communityparticularly large energy consuming countries like the United States, China and Japanhas a major interest in Iraq reaching its energy potential because of the implications of Iraqs success or failure in this realm for energy security. The global recession and accompanying decrease in demand for energy in 2009 and much of 2010 removed concerns over limited spare oil capacity from the forefront of many minds. The new turbulence in the Middle East and the resumption of global energy demand at the end of 2010, however, should remind us that the current spare capacity in the global system is finite. Decisions to further expand capacity have largely been put on hold as producing countries seek to gauge the trajectory of international demand; talk of a demand peak due to concerns over climate and the environment as well as economic uncertainties have made countries such as Saudi Arabia reluctant to build more spare capacity.
As a result, the international community is very likely to be reliant on Iraq (and Saudi Arabia) to bring more oil to international markets in the coming years if the world is to avert another supply crunch like that which occurred in 2008. The severity and timing of such a crisis is dependent on a wide variety of factors, such as the growth of Chinese demand and whether Iran remains subject to international sanctions over the long term. But the projections of many companies and international agencies include Iraq bringing substantial quantities of oil to international markets in the coming years. The International Energy Agency envisions Iraq bringing on line an additional 3.6 million barrels a day (b/d) of oil to what it currently produces; BP similarly sees Iraq producing 5.5 million b/d in total by 2030. The inability of Iraq to bring these significant quantities of oil on line in the coming years diminishes the prospect of the world meeting global energy demand at a reasonable price and increases the possibility of another global economic crisis.
This report was written under the auspices of the Geopolitics of Energy Project at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and as a specific contribution to a project at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. That project, titled "The Future of Iraq: Implications for World Oil Markets," examines how Iraqs oil and natural gas policies and other developments will affect global markets. It is available here>
The author is grateful for the support of BP, the Dubai Initiative, the Baker Institute, and the Institute for Energy Economics in Japan.
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Joshua Lucero: FNM correspondent ENMU guard Devone Davis collides with Midwestern State's David Terrell as goes up to the basket during Saturday's Lone Star Conference men's game at Greyhound Arena.
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If you'd told Eastern New Mexico University men's basketball coach Andrew Helton that his team would have 28 turnovers and just 10 assists in Saturday's Lone Star Conference game against unbeaten and 11th-ranked Midwestern State, he'd have figured there's no way to win.
"I certainly would've thought we're in trouble," he said.
On the other hand, the Mustangs shot just 37 percent, went 5-for-27 from 3-point range and missed 12 of their 27 free throws.
ENMU, coming in with a four-game losing streak, also dominated the boards 42-26, never trailed and held on late for an 80-72 win over the Mustangs (13-1, 6-1 Lone Star Conference) at Greyhound Arena.
Junior point guard Devone Davis, who came in shooting about 56 percent for the season from the foul line, went 14-for-16 en route to a season-best 20 points. The Greyhounds (10-7, 3-5) converted 37-of-50 free throws, including 29-of-38 during a second half in which they only attempted nine shots from the field.
"We've come out struggling in the second half a lot of times, but this time we just wanted to put the pedal to the metal," Davis said. "We're trying to start something new. We need to get a good seed going into the (LSC) tournament.
"This was a big win. It gives us a lot of confidence."
Except for a 2-2 tie, the Hounds led all the way. They shot 61 percent in the first half, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range, en route to a 40-26 halftime lead.
The Mustangs, who came from 12 points down with seven minutes left on Wednesday to beat West Texas A&M in overtime, closed to three points late in this one and stretched the game out as much as they could, losing four players to fouls. But Davis, who handled the ball against pressure for the most part, hit 9-of-10 free throws in the final 94 seconds.
"We knew they were going to make a run, but we wanted to go on a run after they made their run," said Davis, who also had seven rebounds. "We knew free throws would decide it at the end."
Senior guard Reggie Nelson added 17 points and seven rebounds, while senior forward Curtis Wilkinson finished with a double-double — 14 points, 12 rebounds — and senior guard Stefan Mirabal also had 14 points.
"It was good to get this one," Helton said. "We hadn't played all that well since Christmas.
"I'm glad we played well, and we had to play well to beat these guys."
MSU's three leading scorers — post Anthony Harris and guards LaMichael Rivers and Michael Loyd — were held to just six points in the first half. Loyd finished with 16 and Harris 13, while Rivers managed only four points for the game.
"Hats off to coach Helton," MSU first-year coach Nelson Haggerty said. "He's done a great job with his guys and they played well tonight.
"We fought our way back in the second half. We didn't shoot well, but to our guys credit, we really got after them."


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People at the talk had some interesting ideas about how they might use SDOs to solve problems - if you did go home and try them out, I'd be pleased to hear how you got on, and any opinions you'd like to share, positive or negative. I had great time at php|tek, especially hearing about so many diverse areas that people are working in - everyone seems to have something special about their requirements or their environment. I also liked watching the alligators in the lake, and taking my morning swim in the open air (not in the lake).
In recent months we've had some requests from developers who would like to contribute to the SDO for PHP project. We recently added a Contributor License Agreement file to the project, so we can now welcome any developer who would like to be involved. There are instructions in the file about where to send it. Our CLA is based on the Apache CLA, and does not ask you assign the rights to your code, or inhibit you from using it for any other purpose. It simply serves to state the the code is yours to give, and that you do not impose any restrictions on its use.
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