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College students Travis Cale, Justin Anderson and Emily Yelton were Tripp Wylie's best friends, kids he had known since grammar school.
Yelton was his former girlfriend, Cassidy Pendley was his current girlfriend, and Wylie lost them all in a savage fire at a North Carolina beach house Sunday that left him alive but hardly untouched.
"You try to make sense out of it, which is impossible," Wylie said when TODAY co-host Matt Lauer asked during an interview Tuesday if he asks himself why he survived while his friends died.
"People keep telling me it happened for a reason, everything happens for a reason. I have to believe that right now," he said. "It's the only thing that I can hold on to right now. Definitely, I keep asking myself that question."
Wylie and his friends were among 12 students from the University of South Carolina and one from Clemson University who had piled into four cars last week for a late-season weekend at a big, two-story beach house built on stilts and overlooking a canal in the little North Carolina town of Ocean Isle Beach.
On Saturday night, they watched South Carolina lose to Tennessee in football, then stayed up late, dancing on the house's big back deck, having a good time.
After surviving a horrific blaze in a beach house he shared with some of his lifelong friends, Tripp Wylie tries to make sense of the tragedy. Here's more on the friends he lost in the fire:Sometime before 7 a.m. Sunday, the house erupted in flames. The five students sleeping on the first floor got out; of the eight students on the upper floor — three stories above the ground — only Wylie, a 20-year-old sophomore, survived.
Wylie hadn't wanted to go on television to talk about it, but didn't want to dishonor his friends. Sunday night, he reached out in his own way to ask them what he should do.
"I kind of had a little prayer meeting with those seven people that were lost in the fire, and I just told them that I was gonna get word out of what they were like, how they impacted my life, people's lives, tell how great people they really were," he said.
"They were your best friends in the world," Lauer observed.
"Exactly," Wylie confirmed. "Exactly. Toughest thing I've ever dealt with, without a doubt."
And then he talked of those people who had been at the center of his life and now were gone.
"Justin — Justin Anderson, his smile. Big, white teeth," he began. "Big, huge smile you could pick out of a crowd. Personality that really — grab any stranger off the street, Justin could talk to anybody."
Then there was Travis Cale. "Just the same, very engaging personality," Wylie said. "These are my best friends. Travis — everything was a friendly competition between us. We'd get to each other, just messing with each other — [I'll] definitely miss that."
Finally he spoke of Cassie Pendley, the young woman he had fallen for just a few months earlier.
"We met the first day of classes, which was my birthday," he recalled. "Me being stupid, walked into a class of about 400 people and just kind of yelled out, 'Who wants to sit by me?' and just happened to sit by her. The rest is history. Great girl. I keep telling people [it was] pretty amazing to walk into a room with her and watch all the heads turn to see who she was."
Ocean Isle Beach is a tight-knit community of just 500 residents, and the mayor there called the tragedy "the worst thing to ever happen here."
Searching for the cause
Fire officials haven't determined a cause for the fire, which quickly engulfed the house, leaving a gutted shell in its wake, but believe it was accidental and started on the deck that overlooks the canal.
He had no idea if anyone else was even in the house. "I called out hoping someone would hear," he told Lauer. "[I] didn't have any idea at the time who was in, who was out, who was safe, who was not."
He tore the blinds off the window and kicked the window out. "I could see flames at that point and could see how serious it really was," he said.
Telling Pendley to follow him, he climbed on the window ledge, saw the flames shooting out of the back of the house, and leaped sideways, turning to land on his back in the water. He scraped the backs of his legs on a concrete retaining wall on the canal, but was otherwise physically uninjured.
It saved Wylie's life. Now he must figure out how to live it without the people who had shared it with him.
"I reach out to them," he told Lauer. "I hope they know that I'm here for them. They're in my prayers."
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David Ortiz: Contract not a factor in return to Red Sox roster
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PAWTUCKET, R.I. —Red Sox DH David Ortiz believes that, after launching a homer to right field in the sixth game of a rehab assignment with Triple-A Pawtucket, he's ready to rejoin the Boston lineup and help the big league team. The 37-year-old said that he expects to be in the Red Sox lineup on Friday night, when his teammates return to Boston to open a 10-game homestand.
The timing of Ortiz's anticipate activation is intriguing given the incentive structure of his contract. His two-year, $26 million deal includes a guarantee of $11 million in 2014 that can increase to $15 million based on how much time he misses this season related to the right Achilles injury that left him unable to play over the final two-plus months of last year. If he is on the DL for 21-40 days this year related to the Achilles, he would make $13 million next year; if he's on the DL for 41 or more days related to the Achilles, his earnings would top out at $11 million.
Thursday marked the slugger's 19th day on the DL this year; Saturday would be his 21st day on the shelf, meaning that if he's not activated in the next two days, he'd lose $2 million in potential earnings for next year. Ortiz said he's aware of the financial clause in his contract, but insisted that money has nothing to do with his declaration of his readiness to return on Friday.
"I just found out about [the contract clause] a couple of days ago. That's not the thing I'm really thinking about right now," Ortiz told WEEI.com. "I want to go back and I want to play, but if I wasn't ready right now, then I wasn't ready. That was going to be it. If I would be limping or hurting still, it is what it is. But I'm going back now because I feel ready and I want to be playing for my ball club."
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State Dept. Official Curses EU over Ukraine
An Assistant Secretary of State, who last year was the Department's spokeswoman, has been caught using the unprintable four-word expletive in connection with the European Union virtually the same day Washington complained about Israel officials' unflattering language towards Kerry.
A YouTube has been posted with the audio of a conversation which apparently took place between U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Victoria Nuland and U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt. If it was not those two people, someone is doing a great impersonation.
The Kyiv Post reported the conversation, which was about American efforts to mediate a deal between the Ukrainian government and the opposition.
Pyatt and Nuland, or someone sounding like them, sound frustrated over the European Union's lack of action to solve the political crisis in Ukraine.
Nuland told Pyatt, according to the audio on the YouTube, that Vice President Joe Biden would be brought into the mediation "to help glue this thing and to have the U.N. help glue it."
She then said, "And you know, [expletive] the EU." Click here for the YouTube phone conversation.Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu
About the Author: Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu is a graduate in journalism and economics from The George Washington University. He has worked as a cub reporter in rural Virginia and as senior copy editor for major Canadian metropolitan dailies. Tzvi wrote for Arutz Sheva for several years before joining the Jewish Press.
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The European aristocrats are dragging their feet because the Ukraine's GDP isn't enough to make them salivate at the thought of adding another nation to their loose confederation of bankrupt states. It's alright though, because mother Russia welcomes all her adopted children back into the fold.
antisemitic ukraine will be a ticking bomb for EU, just like Greece and Spain and everybody else.
If not germany, EU would have been bankrupt along time ago.
Victoria Nuland was right, she should not to apology, the EU sounds not to have Ukraine in the EU.


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Description: The objective of this class is to familiarize the student with basic concepts and tools of microeconomic analysis used to frame public policy debate. At a minimum, the student will have an understanding of the basic economic arguments encountered in policy debates and how to apply economic tools to simple policy analysis. The approach followed in this class will be to present a rapid, spare and concise description of the theory, then show how it can be applied to practical policy issues.
Themes to be given particular attention will include the impact of government policy and regulation on corporate behavior, industrial organization, the operation of imperfectly competitive markets, and the global system of international trade and investment.
Approximately the first 2/3 of this class will be an exposition of basic microeconomic concepts. The remaining 1/3 of the class will be organized around student presentations designed to explore how these concepts can be applied to real world policy problems. These policy problems will be oriented toward international trade and technology issues.
The course will consist mainly of lectures and discussion, supplemented by problems, and student presentations. In addition to the required text, additional materials will be placed on reserve. To the maximum extent possible, all materials will be distributed and graded electronically, via the Blackboard system. See http://courses.utexas.edu for further information.
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Oh, Asura you so angry!
Asura's Wrath reviewed by Doc D Strange
When I first heard about this game I believe it was Capcom's Captivate in Florida. the first footage I saw was this world size Buddha looking guy jamming his finger into the earth's atmosphere to crush this character with six arm's and I was like DAMN.... I have to check out this crazy ass game. Welcome to Asura's Wrath MBG style!
Minor spoilers ahead. The earth is being plagued by these crazy creatures call Gohma which look like regular animals (monkeys, giant turtles and elephants) but with they're skin inside out. On the other side you have these demigods that are trying to stop the Gohma and reclaim earth and in the middle are just regular ass humans trying to please the god's and survive. You play as Asura one of the eight deities of Gaea (earth) who's got a really bad temper even before shit goes really bad for him. The eight deities and an ungodly amount of spaceships decide to take on the Gohma head first but there attempts are useless. In comes Mithra, Asura's daughter. Mithra has a very useful power that she can make the demigods stronger to help them fight against the Gohma. The gods suppress the Gohma but can't destroy them. The emperor asks to see Asura to thank him for suppressing the Gohma but when Asura gets there the emperor is dead and Asura is blamed for killing him. The seven other deities decide to take vengeance and they're leader Lord Deus kills Asura also killing his wife Durga and kidnaps Mithra. Ya he's a real dick! Well Asura isn't gonna just lay down and stay dead he comes back from the afterlife to take out the seven demigods and get Mithra back. Oh ya Asura's really pissed about what happened...just saying.
Asura's Wrath is a mix between a poor man's God Of War with quick time events all the fucking time. Near the end of the game you are doing like 30 something quick time button presses, its pretty cool. The game kinda rolls out like a television show, well more like an anime. At the end of each chapter there's a next on Asura's Wrath and when each chapter starts there's a credits reel, its super cool to me because not alot of games do this shit. The gameplay is nothing special but its all the other little thing that make Asura's Wrath a great game to see till the end.
One word.....Unreal Engine. Asura's Wrath graphic's can be deceiving cause characters look amazing and the scope of the battles are jaw dropping in the holy shit way but some of the backgrounds are flat and nothing going on. Its not a big gripe cause I didn't come to this game for fantastic graphics I came for the crazy. The interlude story parts have great art from some well known anime artist and makes me wish I had some of the art as my Xbox theme for the dashboard.
When Asura's Wrath comes to sound department just think of all the anime voice actors you recognize and there's the voice cast. The music is really good, old time Japanese music sets the mood while your raging it up and punching dude's in the face. The sounds of the fighting are good aswell.
Leaderboards and that's about it. This game wasn't designed for multiplayer and I really wouldn't know what Cyber Connect2 could do to make an online mode. Maybe a competitive fighting game? I'd play that!
Is this game any fun
The only reason this game kinda caught my eye was how ridiculous all the footage I saw for it was. Here a scenario for you there's a part in the game where your in this epic fight with one of the demigods on the fucking MOON! The demigod has this samurai sword that he pierces into Asura then out of know where the sword elongates pushing Asura from the moon into the earth. Its down right crazy shit! If this seems interesting to you definitely check this somewhat amazing game out.
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The delicate pink and white blossoms of more than 200 flowering cherries (many of which are more than 60 years old) beckon you to take a joyful and peaceful spring stroll.
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Attendance is limited to 125 people.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Vocational rehabilitation counselors, educators, mental health professionsals, and substance abuse and treatment counselors
Course description: From 9:00 a.m. to noon, Patty Loew will facilitate this valuable learning opportunity for vocational rehabilitation counselors, educators, mental health professionals, and substance abuse and treatment counselors to achieve a high level of understanding of Native American culture in order to deliver quality services that benefit the physical, emotional, and spiritual well being of Native American populations.
Wendy Lindstrom will lead the afternoon session of this workshop.
Ms. Lindstrom will present a presentation that covers the AODA counseling training and fieldwork specific to WI AODA training and practice from the 1970s to the present. Her keen insight relating various AODA training curriculums and the degree to which AODA counselors are needed today form a strong perspective regarding where AODA has been, where it currently is, and where she feels is going. Her ability to keep the audience involved, coupled with her desire to keep current vocational rehabilitation counselors up-to-date with the ebb and flow of AODA counseling, provides for a remarkable, unforgettable, presentation that will leave the audience feeling refreshed knowing their efforts are needed and appreciated.
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- The historical context of Wisconsin Tribes and the importance of sovereignty
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- The importance of recognizing different cultures for service providers
- How to first understand one's own culture in order to appreciate another's culture and how that differs from mainstream society
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The patch, a rounded white trapezoid with a light blue border, shows the upper body and head of an aroused cobra rising from the lower left to the upper right corner. The snake's head and prominent features, such as the scales on the head, body, tongue and eyes, are outlines in black. Its head is rust and gold; the body and border on the small head flanges are gold; the eyes and tongue are dark red. A simulates advanced manned strategic aircraft circles from right to left behind the cobra's head, crossing in front of the left hood flange and middle of the planed outlines in black. The Arabic numeral "14," in light blue with white shading, sits against the right flange of the cobra.
The cobra was chosen for its lightning speed and ability. The colors represent the four classes. The ever-increasing effectiveness of the Air Force is depicted by showing the aircraft eluding the blinding speed of the cobra. It serves as a reminder to beware of the speed and abilities of one's opponents.
This third patch was adopted by the squadron in August 1971.
Infomation gathered for the page from "Squadron Insignia of the United States Air Force Academy" by P. Michael Sheridan, Library of Congress Catalog Number: 90-62369


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The double sum in this case represents a nested sum (if you're familiar with programming, it's like a nested for loop).
In your problem:
means for every iteration of a, we go through all iterations of b. I like to think of it as sort of a series exponentiation.
Formally if we define: and
Will yield different answers. I'm not sure about the actual concepts, I'm not very well versed in physics, but your prof is using the nested case.


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COLLEGE PHYSICS provides students with a clear and logical presentation of the basic concepts and principles of physics. The authors include a broad range of contemporary applications to motivate students understanding of how physics works in the real world. In addition, new pedagogy, reflecting the findings of physics education research, has been added to help students improve their problem solving skills and conceptual understanding. The text's flexible, accessible, and focused presentation, coupled with extraordinary text/media integration through PhysicsNow, gives instructors and students the tools they need to succeed. This text, which covers the standard topics in classical physics and 20th century physics, is divided into six parts. Newtonian mechanics and the physics of fluids (Part I); heat and thermodynamics (Part II); wave motion and sound (Part III); electricity and magnetism (Part IV); properties of light and the field of geometric and wave optics (Part V); and an introduction to special relativity, quantum physics, and atomic and nuclear physics (Part VI).
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Raymond A. Serway received his Doctorate at Illinois Institute of Technology and is Professor Emeritus at James Madison University. In 1990, he received the Madison Scholar Award at James Madison University, where he taught for 17 years. Dr. Serway began his teaching career at Clarkson University, where he conducted research and taught from 1967 to 1980. He was the recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award at Clarkson University in 1977 and of the Alumni Achievement Award from Utica College in 1985. As Guest Scientist at the IBM Research Laboratory in Zurich, Switzerland, he worked with K. Alex Müller, 1987 Nobel Prize recipient. Dr. Serway also was a visiting scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, where he collaborated with his mentor and friend, Sam Marshall. Dr. Serway is also the co-author of PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS, Fourth Edition, PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS, Sixth Edition, MODERN PHYSICS, Third Edition, and the high-school textbook PHYSICS, published by Holt, Rinehart, & Winston. In addition, Dr. Serway has published more than 40 research papers in the field of condensed matter physics and has given more than 60 presentations at professional meetings. Dr. Serway and his wife Elizabeth enjoy traveling, golfing, fishing, and spending quality time with their four children and six grandchildren.
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- ARMA(1,1) modeling of Quake4 server to client game traffic
- Author(s)
- Cricenti, Antonio; Branch, Philip A.
- Abstract
- Modeling traffic generated by Internet based multiplayer computer games has attracted a great deal of attention in the past few years. In part this has been driven by a need to simulate correctly the network impact of highly interactive online game genres such as the first person shooter (FPS). Packet size distributions and autocorrelation models are important elements in the creation of realistic traffic generators for network simulators such as ns-2 and OMNET++. In this paper we show that ARMA(1,1) models capture the time series behaviour of Quake4 game traffic well. We also show that the random component of the ARMA models (the innovations) have distributions that appear to change little as the number of players increases.
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- Conference paper
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- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies. Centre for Advanced Internet Architectures
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- Proceedings of the 6th Annual Workshop on Network and Systems Support for Games (Netgames 2007), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19-20 September 2007, pp. 70-74
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- 2007
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- Client-server systems; Communications; Computer networks; Distributed applications; Distributed systems; First person shooter; FPS; Game traffic; Online games; Quake 4; Simulation; Teletraffic analysis; Traffic engineering; Traffic modelling; UDP; User Datagram Protocol
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- Centre for Advanced Internet Architectures, Swinburne University of Technology and ACM
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Least Squares Data Fitting with Applications
Publication Year: 2012
Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press
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This book surveys basic modern techniques for the numerical solution of linear and nonlinear least squares problems and introduces the treatment of large and ill-conditioned problems. The theory is extensively illustrated with examples from engineering, environmental sciences, geophysics and ...
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1. The Linear Data Fitting Problem
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This chapter gives an introduction to the linear data fitting problem: how it is defined, its mathematical aspects and how it is analyzed. We also give important statistical background that provides insight into the data fitting problem. Anyone with more interest in the subject is encouraged to consult ...
2. The Linear Least Squares Problem
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This chapter covers some of the basic mathematical facts of the linear least squares problem (LSQ), as well as some important additional statistical results for data fitting. We introduce the two formulations of the least squares problem: the linear system of normal equations and the optimization ...
3. Analysis of Least Squares Problems
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The previous chapter has set the stage for introducing some fundamental tools for analyzing further the LSQ problem, namely, the pseudoinverse and the singular value decomposition. After introducing these concepts, we complete this chapter with a definition of the condition number for ...
4. Direct Methods for Full-Rank Problems
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This chapter describes a number of algorithms and techniques for the case where the matrix has full rank, and therefore there is a unique solution to the LSQ problem. We compare the efficiency of the different methods and make suggestions about their use. We start with the least expensive, ...
5. Direct Methods for Rank-Deficient Problems
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The methods developed so far break down when the matrix A is rank deficient, i.e., for rank(A) = r < n, in which case there is no unique solution. Within the linear manifold of solutions, the minimum and basic solutions are specially useful because: ...
6. Methods for Large-Scale Problems
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Large-scale problems are those where the number of variables is such that direct methods, like the ones we have described in earlier chapters, cannot be applied because of storage limitations, accuracy restrictions or computational cost. Usually, large-scale problems have special structure, such as sparseness, which ...
7. Additional Topics in Least Squares
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In this chapter we collect some more specialized topics, such as problems with constraints, sensitivity analysis, total least squares and compressed sensing. ...
8. Nonlinear Least Squares Problems
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So far we have discussed data fitting problems in which all the unknown parameters appear linearly in the fitting model M(x,t), leading to linear least squares problems for which we can, in principle, write down a closed-form solution. We now turn to nonlinear least squares problems (NLLSQ) for ...
9. Algorithms for Solving Nonlinear LSQ Problems
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The classical method of Newton and its variants can be used to solve the nonlinear least squares problem formulated in the previous chapter. Newton's method for optimization is based on a second-order Taylor approximation of the objective function f(x) and subsequent minimization of ...
10. Ill-Conditioned Problems
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Throughout this book, ill conditioning and rank deficiency have been discussed in several places. For completeness, we will summarize the main ideas now. This chapter therefore surveys some important aspects of LSQ problems with ill-conditioned matrices; for more details and algorithms we ...
11. Linear Least Squares Applications
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We now present in detail two larger applications of linear least squares for fitting of temperature profiles and geological surface modeling. Both of them use splines, so for completeness, we start with a summary of their definitions and basic ...
12. Nonlinear Least Squares Applications
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In this chapter we consider several nonlinear least squares applications in detail, starting with the fast training of neural networks and their use in optimal design to generate surrogates of very expensive functionals. Then we consider several inverse problems related to the design of piezoelectrical ...
Appendix A: Sensitivity Analysis
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Appendix B: Linear Algebra Background
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Appendix C: Advanced Calculus Background
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Appendix D: Statistics
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Barristers Benefit Ball Marks 25 Years
by Sara Crocker
The signature fundraising event for the Denver Bar Association's Metro Volunteer Lawyers marks its silver anniversary on May 4. Lovingly referred to as the lawyers' prom, the ball was created out of one member's simple desire: to dance.
"I could never understand why there was never a dance that the bar had," said Administrative Law Judge Tom DeMarino. "Nobody danced and I thought that would be a neat thing to do."
DeMarino was set to become the DBA's first vice president in 1988, and while meeting with incoming president Charles Casteel and the Board of Trustees, he asked Casteel what his role was. Casteel responded that he didn't know but DeMarino should come up with something.
DeMarino did have an idea: a dance for the members.
"The initial idea was just to have something social to get our lawyers together that would aid in collegiality and the like, but as we sat around talking about this at board meetings and committee meetings, it also became apparent we could use this as a potential fundraising event," Casteel said.
Though there is debate about who specifically suggested benefitting Thursday Night Bar, the predecessor of MVL, the decision was made to benefit the organization that so many metro area attorneys gave their time to and that advanced access to justice.
"Pro bono attorneys do make a difference in people's lives," said Gina Weitzenkorn, who was the executive director of the Thursday Night Bar when the ball was launched. "Sometimes I think that attorneys don't really understand that they are really making that difference, so I think it's important that we continue to support MVL and see that we can serve as many people as we can in our community who obviously need the assistance of an attorney and can't afford one."
As they worked on this first ball, there began to be some anxiety about ticket sales. It was just two weeks away, and although the event planner assured Casteel and DeMarino that this was the time that most people RSVP, they decided to take matters into their own hands.
"Tom, in all of his energy, said, boy, let's knock on some doors, and I said, let's do it," Casteel said. "We took off over a couple weeks period and went up and down 17th Street, small and large firms — went in unannounced sometimes, met with some of managing partners, chairs, and friends we knew at those firms to try to get them to commit to buying patron tickets and we were surprised at the success we had."
In the end, that inaugural ball on May 6, 1989, entertained nearly 500 attorneys and raised more than $40,000 for the Thursday Night Bar.
"With the enthusiasm of Charles Casteel and the energy of Tom DeMarino, it was bound to be successful," said DBA Assistant Executive Director Dana Collier Smith, who has served as the staff liaison to the ball committee since the ball was launched.
After the success of this first ball, it became an annual event. It's one that's evolved over time, but the essentials — great food, killer entertainment, and an excuse to get dressed up for a good cause — remain the same.
"It's always nice seeing lawyers in a non-work environment, dressed up and ready to party," said Sheila Gutterman, who chaired the ball committee in 1993 and 1994.
Gutterman was an event planner before she became an attorney, and she jumped at the opportunity to get involved with the ball.
"I had this experience so I immediately thought, Barristers Benefit Ball, this could be wonderful," she said.
She also brought on her former event planning partner Faye Gardenswartz, who has remained the ball's event planner since getting involved in 1993.
"The lawyers have never stopped going after the funds they need to keep the programs going, and we've never stopped trying to make it a memorable party," Gardenswartz said.
As the ball enters its 25th year, many of the original planners marvel at the fact that it's continued to remain one of the most important events on the legal community calendar.
"It's just so incredible to me that it's continued that long and what's very, very important to me is that people go to the Barristers Ball who really were not very connected to MVL or TNB initially, but because of the publicity around the ball and their involvement with the bar association, people come year after year after year and continue to support it," Weitzenkorn said.
Collier Smith agreed.
"Having this kind of event sustain itself for even eight or nine years is unheard of. They just kind of wind themselves down and the support doesn't continue. So now to have us having a celebration for 25 years and raising the kind of money we continue to raise each year is unheard of across the country," she said. "We are incredibly fortunate that our members are supportive of the event, they are supportive of MVL, and it's still a fun place to be."
That success may come from the consistent energy of those who serve on the ball planning committee.
"I think that the key to the success of it is that it changes every year. It changes with the personality of the [chair]," Gardenswartz said.
There have been hundreds of members who have worked over the past 25 years to ensure the ball comes off without a hitch and raises valuable funds for MVL.
"When something lasts for 25 years and is still going strong, between year one and year 25 there have been some people who have put in a lot of effort, and to those people, I take my hat off and I salute them," Casteel said.
And, it all started with one member's desire to dance.
"It's a wonderful institution because it's the one time when all of the bar gets together for a giant social event and everyone has fun," DeMarino said. "I was thrilled every year to just go out and dance." D


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There are not many movies that can legitimately be called "Events," but the Farmville movie hinted at by the writers of Toy Story deserves that moniker. When asked about upcoming projects, Hollywood blockbuster-writers Alec Sokolow and Joel Cohen said:
"We are also working on several new and very exciting opportunities. We're in conversations with Zynga to do something with one of their brands. Can't really say too much on that front yet, but 'Old MacDonald' didn't have a factory, if you get our drift."
This hint of a Farmville flick is the best news I have ever heard. It would take the combination of Cohen and Sokolow (Evan Almighty, Daddy Daycamp) with deep stories created by Zynga to truly bring the pagendtry and majesty of Farmville to the big screen!
If I were writing Farmville: The Movie, I would use the interlocking stories of Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio as a template. My film would focus on the people who play Farmville, as opposed to its fictional universe. Where Anderson's small town residents all suffered from an unknowable, quiet despair, the people who play Farmville all day would just click things a lot.
I'm kind of a genius, is what I'm saying.
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Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Tennessee
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Abingdon, Virginia: Abingdon Medical Museum
Personal collection of a local doctor fascinated by the historical progress of his profession and medical treatments. See the Scarificator and the "most kissed face of all time."
Kingsport, Tennessee: Muffler Man Holding a Hamburger
He's stood on the roof of a local hamburger stand, clutching his massive meat patty, since the 1960s.
Greeneville, Tennessee: Cannonball in a Church Wall
Relic from the Civil War, when every building was evidently in the line of fire. Plaque on church says it was built on land owned by VP Andrew Johnson, which is maybe another reason why someone took a potshot at it.
Stanville, Kentucky: World's Second Largest Seated Lincoln Statue
Big seated Lincoln statue, only a tad smaller than DC's enthroned President, was commissioned by a lawyer known as Mr. Social Security.
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Today, I finally got to conduct my first questioning of a suspect, who had been arrested in connection with a car theft. As I recited the Miranda warning to him, my mind went totally blank, and after a few seconds, he sarcastically continued the speech for me. FML
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Today, I walked into the bathroom only to see my boyfriend sitting on the floor eating ice cream, crying. I'd say I was shocked, but this isn't the first time it's happened. FML
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Today, I dragged my boyfriend to see Les Misérables with me. He now refuses to communicate with me through any medium other than singing. Apparently, this is his revenge. FML
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Today, my current boyfriend and my ex-boyfriend got into a fight about when my birthday is. They were both wrong. FML
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Today, my husband asked me to show him my boob. I began to pull the side of my shirt down when he said, "No, not that one, the big one." FML
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Today, I was cleaning at work when an elderly gentleman walked towards me, paused, and with a wink said, "That's what I like to see: a girl on her knees." This is the same workplace where another old man informed me that my yellow uniform made me look like a "suggestive cheesecake." FML
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Today, I went to a family dinner. My grandma wasted no time calling me a slut for not wearing a dress, my dad called my police officer boyfriend a "fucking pig", and then he told my mother to "put a cock in it" when she defended me. No wonder I hardly ever visit these people. FML
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Today, while video chatting with my girlfriend, who lives on the other side of the country, I thought I'd play a song for her on my guitar. The string broke and hit me in the face. I burst into tears and had to hang up. FML
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I suggest Abrams Creek. I know most people don't think of Abrams as backcountry destination but in my estimation it is the best fishing stream in the whole park - if you are willing to work for it. My suggestion would be park at Abrams Creek Campground. Hike to Little Bottoms it is approiximately 1.5 miles of a pretty strenuous hike. Camp there. Fish the entirety of the stream up to the Falls. I have fished this area 5 or 6 times over the past few years and have NEVER seen another fisherman. However, Abrams is by far the most dangerous wading stream in the park. Do not do it alone! Get good wading shoes and a wading staff is mandatory. Note this trip does not include either the Big or Little Horseshoe but thats OK there are plenty of fish in this creek. Note do not bother to fish the stream from Abrams Creek Campground to Little Bottoms - its just not worth it.
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Blu-ray Review: 'The Funhouse - Collector's Edition'
A carnival and all its wares are just for fun, right? Let's find out as we check out the new to Blu-ray "The Funhouse - Collector's Edition," out Oct. 16 from Shout! Factory's new genre division Scream Factory. Review your tickets for the fun below!
Title: "The Funhouse - Collector's Edition"
Grade: 4
Cast: Elizabeth Berridge, Cooper Huckabee, Kevin Conway
Director: Tobe Hooper
Rating: R
Runtime: 96 minutes
Release Company: Shout! Factory Home Entertainment
Website: www.shoutfactory.com
The Flick: While Tobe Hooper and "The Funhouse" owe a debt to Halloween, it's a gloriously great time nonetheless. Filled with classic 80's nudity (in the first few minutes no less!), demented horny monsters (and they do love their masks, don't they!) and the tasty Kevin Conway in no less then three fun filled roles, Hooper truly makes this house of horrors a party. (Plus any flick that uses the makeup designs of Rick Baker is a must see folks!) Cheesy acting, some gamey sets and a ton of deviant behavior - love it, love it, love it.
Best Feature: LOVED the 'Commentary' by Tobe Hooper and Moderator Tim Sullivan, as Sullivan is a guy who asks all the right questions and gets the most out of Hooper here. (Get that guy for every commentary, please!!!) But I also adored the featurette 'The Barker Speaks' where we get to hear insight via character actor Kevin Conway – Shout! Factory has this one covered!
Best Hidden Gem: Again, a tasty and very artistic Blu-ray cover...with Kevin Conway dead center!
Worth the Moola: Fun, ripe and filled with all the goodies it should, this Blu-ray release lives up to the name - and then some!


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Not only do cats have a far better sense of smell than human beings but they also have a special organ designed to detect pheromones. This organ is the vomeronasal organ and it is located at the base of the nasal cavity. Its nerves carry messages on a separate route to the brain than that of the normal sense of smell. Cats regularly use this organ. Wikipedia describes the answer to why do cats open their mouths after they smell something this way:
Some mammals [including cats] use a distinctive facial movement called the flehmen response to direct inhaled compounds to this organ. The animal will lift its head after finding the odorant, wrinkle its nose while lifting its lips, and cease to breathe momentarily.
When snakes put their tongues out to touch something and then touch the top of their mouths with the tongue, they are using the same organ. Elephants do the same with their trunks. Human beings have a rudimentary version of this in the womb: but by birth it will almost completely disappear and it's most likely that the remaining remnants do not work. In contrast, for the cat the airborne chemical messages it detects by this organ are most important. Why do cats open their mouths after they smell something? When it opens its mouth it is savoring these signals which are highly enjoyable. For a few seconds it may go into a trance like state as it works out what it all means. Opening the mouth heightens the experience.
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The most important meaning is about sex and reproduction. The female cats urine contains pheromones that trigger a strong open mouth reaction from a male cat. When the female is out of season the response is much weaker. Many other airborne smells can be detected this way and most cats regularly use this remarkable sense. Please share this with your friends using the button below.


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Research has previously been divided on whether performing resistance training with a single set per training session is as effective for increasing strength as training with multiple sets. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of single sets versus multiple sets on strength. Forty subjects were randomly assigned into 1 of 3 groups: control (C; n = 8), single set (SS; n = 14), or multiple sets (MS; n = 18) to perform 8 maximal knee extensions at 60[degrees][middle dot]s-1 on a Biodex System 3 iso- kinetic dynamometer twice a week for 8 weeks. The SS group performed 1 set while the MS group performed 3 sets. All groups were pre-, mid- (4 weeks), and posttested at 60[degrees][middle dot]s-1. Strength was expressed as peak torque (PT). A 3 x 3 x 2 (time x group x sex) mixed factor repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed no interaction involving sex, but there was an interaction of group by time. The MS group exhibited a significant (p < 0.05) increase in PT (pre = 171.39 +/- 61.98 Nm; mid = 193.08 +/- 66.23 Nm) between the pretest and the midtest while the SS (pre = 163.45 +/- 56.37 Nm; mid = 172.60 +/- 61.78 Nm) and C groups (pre = 135.997 +/- 54.31 Nm; mid = 127.66 +/- 53.12 Nm) did not change. Strength did not change between the midtest and the posttest for any group. It was concluded that performing 3 sets of isokinetic knee extensions was more effective than performing a single set for increasing peak torque. These results seem to indicate that for increasing strength of the quadriceps, performing multiple sets is superior to performing a single set of resistance exercise.
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2006 Applications for 1% Cap Exceptions
One percent exception application reminder
If more than one percent of students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 11 are identified as significantly cognitively disabled, districts must prepare a request for an exception to the one percent cap. If the conditions for the exception are approved, then all progressing and attaining scores earned by students taking the Illinois Alternate Assessment (IAA) will be counted as proficient in making determinations for school, district and state AYP.
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From the Main Deals Page
The Deals link in the main header on the WyndhamVacationRentals.com home page takes you to our Specials & Deals page, which lists the current promotions for all our North American destinations. On that page you can sort the specials by Location, Travel Dates and Book-By Dates to find the deal that's just right for you. To learn more about a particular offer, click the More Info button to visit the Promotion Details page.
Promotion Details Page
On the Promotion Details page you will see the full offer details, including the book-by dates, travel-by dates, terms & conditions, and a list of eligible properties.
You will also notice that the Promo Code field in your Quick Search module has been pre-populated. Enter your travel and rental criteria in the Quick Search, and then click the Find My Rentals button to refine the list according to your needs.
Or, select a specific property from the eligible rentals listed below the offer details. Then, check availability for that unit directly from its Property Details page.
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If a property is eligible for a current offer, a green Promotions tab will be displayed on the Property Details page. Click the tab to view the details of the promotion, and then click the green Book Now button to check availability and rates for the property.
The Check Availability window will be pre-populated with the promo code. Enter your Arrival and Depature dates, making sure to choose dates that fall within the range of valid dates specified in the promotion details. Then, click Calculate Rental Cost to see a breakdown of rates for the rental on your selected dates. If you are ready to book that unit for the dates you entered at the rate displayed, click the dark blue Book for Nights button to begin your reservation.


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The library provides free Wi-Fi and a wide range of in-house services [1], as well as our extensive "Coppa Collection," a library of local events on video. Find out more here [1]. We are also happy to provide a number of special services for children [2]. For upcoming events for children and adults, see our calendar [3]. More special services provided for adults using OPL include the following.
Interlibrary Loan: When OPL and the CLEVNET library consortium do not own a book, journal, or other material that you need, we will try to obtain the item from a library outside the consortium. There is a minimum $2.00 charge for this service per item.
Homebound: Patrons who are unable to get to the library may request to join OPL's homebound program. Volunteers will pick up and deliver library materials to anyone in the Orrville City School District who cannot come to the library due to physical limitations. Click here for the homebound registration form [4].
Hold-That-Book and Hold-That-DVD: The "Hold-That-Book" program at OPL allows patrons to fill out a form selecting their favorite authors from a list. When any of those selected authors release new material, your name will automatically be placed on the holds list. "Hold-That-DVD" allows patrons to fill out a card selecting each month's latest movie releases and have them put on hold. See our collection highlights here [5].
Book-A-Librarian: This service allows you to reserve a 30-minute session where you can have one-on-one time with a librarian for basic computer learning. Topics include basic introduction to computers, Internet basics, E-mail account setup and use, or other topics. Sessions must be booked in advance. Contact the library to schedule a session.
Electronic Updates: You can receive library notifications via e-mail, including holds that are available, overdue alerts, and account status updates through our NetNotice [6] feature. We also have a customized e-newsletter that allows you to be the first to get news on all our new materials and events. Click here to sign up [7].
Meeting Rooms: The library has several meeting rooms that may be used by the public. Find out more [8].
Computer Use: Users of OPL who agree to comply by the electronic resources [11] policy and electronic resources--acceptable use policy [12] can enjoy Internet access and public PCs with a variety of software, including word processing, Microsoft Excel, Access and Powerpoint. Other software includes Adobe Reader and WinWay, a resume-creating program. Windows Media Player allows PC users to listen to audio with headphones and the library provides wireless Internet access.
Printing and Copying: Printing from computers is available for $.20 per page. OPL also has a black and white and a color copier for public use.
Coppa Collection: In addition to our regular collection, OPL boasts an extensive "Coppa Collection," local events (i.e. sporting events at local schools, parades, town meetings and more) on tape. Some recordings are available for library users to check out. Library users may also purchase copies of any event for $10 per DVD. Request forms are available at the Information Desk.
Local History: OPL has a section dedicated to local history in and around Orrville, with materials on genealogy, local businesses, families and more.
See our circulation policies [13] for details on getting a card and requirements to check out materials. Special services are offered by both the adult [14] and children's [2] departments.
The library is happy to provide incentives and prizes for adults to read their way through the summer along with the kids and teens. Stop by the library or give us a call for details.
Don't forget to check out our summer reading for kids [16], summer reading for teens [17] and year-round brain freeze program [18] for students in grades 5-8.
[1] http://orrville.lib.oh.us/in-house
[2] http://orrville.lib.oh.us/kidsservices
[3] http://orrville.lib.oh.us/calendar
[4] http://orrville.lib.oh.us/sites/default/files/homebound%20flier.pdf
[5] http://orrville.lib.oh.us/collectionhighlights
[6] http://www.clevnet.org/netnotice.php
[7] http://eepurl.com/lT3V1
[8] http://orrville.lib.oh.us/meeting-rooms
[9] https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=http%3A%2F%2Forrville.lib.oh.us%2Fservices-programs&title=Services%20and%20Programs
[10] https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=http%3A%2F%2Forrville.lib.oh.us%2Fin-house&title=In-house%20Services
[11] http://orrville.lib.oh.us/electronic-resources
[12] http://orrville.lib.oh.us/acceptable-use
[13] http://orrville.lib.oh.us/circulation
[14] http://orrville.lib.oh.us/services-programs
[15] https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=http%3A%2F%2Forrville.lib.oh.us%2Fsumreadadults&title=Adult%20Summer%20Reading
[16] http://orrville.lib.oh.us/sumreadkids
[17] http://orrville.lib.oh.us/sumreadteen
[18] http://orrville.lib.oh.us/brainfreeze


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By Brynn Mannino for WomansDay.com Your hair is one of the first things people notice about you — and it can say a lot about your age. How your strands shape your face and contrast with your skin can easily add — or subtract — years. Fortunately, changing your hairstyle is an easy fix. From a simple tweak to an entire transformation, follow these ideas from leading salon experts to become as fresh-faced as a twentysomething.
The Ponytail2 of 11
When styled well, a ponytail is both sophisticated and girlish, explains hairstylist Eugene Smith from the Ted Gibson Salon. Plus, when tied back snugly, it can act as a mini-facelift, notes Suave Professionals Stylist Jenny Cho, as it helps smooth the skin around the eyes and forehead and accentuate the cheekbones. "Wrap a piece of hair around the tie for extra polish," adds stylist Riccardo Maggiore of the Riccardo Maggiore Salon.
The Side-Swept Bang3 of 11
"Bangs before Botox," says Adrian De Berardinis of De Berardinis Salon. Specifically, you want a piecey, side-swept bang, rather than a blunt bang, which can look retro or harsh on a mature woman, recommends Maggiore. He adds that bangs inadvertently draw attention to your eyes and disguise both crow's-feet and forehead wrinkles — clear signs of older age.
The Side Part4 of 11
Though a center part can help slim a wider face, Maggiore says it can look "severe" and "plain" on a mature woman, and draw unwanted attention to asymmetry. A side part is more playful, and carves an unexpected hairline around the face, which helps to distract from — and even conceal — imperfections, says Philip Pelusi of Tela Beauty Organics by Philip Pelusi. ON WOMAN'S DAY: Homemade Hair Treatments
A Full-Bodied Style5 of 11
A voluminous style lifts the face by drawing the observer's eyes upward and outward, says Maggiore, while movement gives life to tired tresses. "Limp hair screams, 'I've given up!'" he adds. Volume can also create the illusion of fullness and health, which helps conceal one of the big issues with aging hair: thinning. ON WOMAN'S DAY: At-Home Hair Color
Face-Framing Highlights6 of 11
When styled to frame the face, highlights help attract light, which creates a youthful "glow" around your features and brightens your complexion, explains Rodney Cutler, a Redken brand ambassador and owner of Cutler/Redken salons. To keep from looking washed-out, Maggiore suggests a base color that's no more than two shades from your natural hue.
The Bob7 of 11
"A bob works with, not against, bone structure," says Cutler, which is why it is both timeless and, for the most part, ageless. It can be styled in different ways (chin- or shoulder-length, spiky layers), but Cutler says the best way to look young, edgy and confident is to angle the hair in an A-line style — shorter in back and longer in front.
Layers8 of 11
"You can actually accent someone's best facial features with layers," says Pelusi. Depending on where the length of the layer falls, Pelusi says the pieces will "point" to youthful attributes, like high cheekbones, a beautiful jawline or a nice eyebrow arch. Long, layerless hair can drag your face downward, adds Maggiore, creating the appearance of sagginess.
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Braids are often worn by young women, but if done right, anyone can pull them off. Try a partial braid that frames a side of the face, a loose side-swept braid, or a long braided ponytail that's wrapped up into a messy bun. The look exudes the simplistic innocence of youth, while its fun texture adds playfulness to a hairdo, says hairstylist Hannah Burdy of Cutler/Redken salons.
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"An updo looks most youthful on maturing clients when the volume is kept down," says Pelusi. A loose bun — sans hairspray — is the perfect example. Cutler recommends opting for height at the crown, which helps draw the eye upward. However, he adds, "Make sure that the hair is a little disheveled-looking around the edges to lend softness." ON WOMAN'S DAY: Anti-Aging Secrets
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Sporting a stylish 'do — such as the current look of soft waves — suggests a fresh, fashion-forward take on beauty, which naturally conveys a youthful perception. "But the trend has to be lifestyle, age and face-shape appropriate," advises Cutler. De Berardinis recommends that you "take cues from celebrities in your age bracket."