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I am a very indecisive person, so this process is torture! Way too many important decisions to make! I always thought it would nice to have a boob job after my three babies left me uneven, saggy and deflated. But, I never seriously considered it until Christmas when my husband asked how I would feel if he got me a boob job for Christmas.
At first I was furious, I'm obviously not good enough for him the way I am, he doesn't love me the way I am etc. I thought he was being selfish and just getting me what he wanted. Plus, I had always been against elective surgery... all the risks. I was frustrated that my hubby didn't think anything of risking my health. Even though I was so mad, it made me start thinking about it. He had even researched docs and everything. The more I thought about it, I realized BA could really change things for me. I'm so insecure about my breasts and insanely jealous of my husband seeing anyone with nice boobs, even on TV. I would flip out and take my insecurities out on him by getting mad at him. Poor guy. My husband convinced me that he didn't just want this for him, that he really wanted it to help me so I wouldn't have to feel this way. It's even hard for me to have him see me without a bra because it makes me feel sooo not sexy.
But then, I started to think maybe there is something wrong with me, that I can't get over these insecurities on my own, that I need surgery to do it. Then my husband mentioned things like how people gets braces to fix their teeth and no one judges them for that. He told me, it's not anything that is wrong with me, it's just that I've had three babies and breasts are not the same, and there's nothing wrong with wanting to fix that.
Sooo, I decided to go ahead and schedule my first consult. It's on April 10th and now that I want to do it, waiting so long is driving me crazy. I'm nervous because there aren't many PS here in Alaska, so I don't have too many options. I've heard good things about this doctor, first hand from patients who've had BA done by her, but I know choosing a good PS makes all the difference.
I'm worried about all the choices, lift? type of lift? lift on only one side? Just large implants to fill me out? I think I've decided on saline, because I'm just not comfortable with silicone, but beyond that I'm just hoping my PS can help me choose size, over/under the muscle etc. and that I'll be able to trust her! It makes me nervous that different PS have such different opinions, even when it comes to things like recovery. On top of that, my youngest is six months and I will have no choice but to lift him after about two weeks post-op. I'm excited, but crazy nervous!
BTW, I'm 29, 5'6", 112 lbs. The main thing I want is perky, perky, perky, with a nice round shape (but not like plates have been stuck to my chest). Big, but not huge, I'd like to look not so natural naked, but natural in clothing if that makes sense. I'm so happy to have found this site, it has really helped me feel more secure in my decision to go forward! Thanks for sharing your stories ladies!!!


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If I am not doing anything unusual, not dressed like Rambo and there's no political or other event (just a few examples, it's all about context) then no, IMO you do not waste my time and go looking for a reason to infringe on my right to OC. Or CC.
IMO you should be out responding to or looking for actual crimes.
It's not much different than stopping and questioning anyone wearing a hoodie, is it? And I find it disrespectful to be perceived as a criminal (yes, I know that my feelings are not the issue here) just by exercising a basic right.

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One of the most vexing and difficult procedures in restorative dentistry is that of retrofitting a crown under an existing, removable partial denture. Personally, I have tried just about every technique available. I have always found that the procedure is either very laborious–requiring many indexing steps–or the removable partial denture must accompany the impression to the dental laboratory for 2 to 7 days for the work to be accomplished. Obviously, this is not a viable option if the removable prosthesis is the only one that the patient has and it involves anterior teeth. There is usually adjustment of the crown or partial clasping to make it fit. The partial and/or the crown usually require extensive adjustment to get the clasp and/or the rest to engage and fully seat.
A great solution can be found in CAD/CAM technology. The strength, durability, and ease of application of these all-ceramic crowns have shown this technology to be the ideal solution for those challenging cases where fit and final form is paramount. Retrofitting the crown to an existing removable partial denture can also be done as a single-visit procedure, thus allowing the patient not to have the nuisance and fear of being without teeth. CAD/CAM technology makes it possible for us literally to copy an existing tooth form to accomplish the retrofitting procedure. This makes the way we perform this task, right in our own office, light years ahead of any lab technique to date.
Figure 1. Tooth No. 3, preoperative view.
While the anesthesia was taking effect, an image of his existing tooth morphology was quickly acquired and stored in the proper software catalog. The tooth was then prepared with the subgingival margin being defined using a laser to "trough" the tissue rather than packing cord. Then we captured the second image of the prep. With the imaging finished, the focus now went to the software side of the procedure. The dentist has multiple options when deciding which design mode to utilize based on the end result desired. In this case, the correlation design process was chosen because of the need for an exact replica of the abutment tooth morphology due to the clasping.
Figure 2. CEREC preoperative correlate image.
Figure 3. The preparation of No. 3 before imaging.
Figure 4. A camera jig fabricated from a PVS material is used to align the preoperative and prep images.
Figure 5. Prep margin determined via the software.
|Figure 6. Defining the shape of the tooth proposal to match the original tooth form.
Figure 7. CEREC proposal for the crown. Note the copied mesial rest.
|Figure 8. Trial fit of crown immediately after milling.
|Figure 9. Post cementation showing a well-fitting removable partial denture clasp.
Figure 10. Buccal view of the removable partial denture in place.
Figure 11. No adjustments were made to achieve this fit of the removable partial denture.
Figure 12. Photo taken at 5.5 years postoperatively.
|Figure 13. The restoration is not showing any signs of failure after more than 5 years in function.
Correlation is one of the fabrication modes of CEREC 3D software. It allows the operator to duplicate exactly the morphology and contours of an existing tooth or restoration, including rests, by having the computer overlay the "before" and "prep" pictures of any tooth in the mouth (Figures 2 and 3). Most applications in this design mode have either one or 2 adjacent teeth for the software to look at, but this case had neither mesial nor distal neighbors, which made it a more challenging procedure to complete successfully. To assist with correct image overlay, a quick set vinyl polysiloxane (VPS) was placed on a C-Stat camera stabilizer to index its position relative to the nearest tooth, which in this case was tooth No. 5 (Figure 4). The VPS registration allows the practitioner to easily line up the same image angles multiple times, which in this case ensured a good overlay (correlate), since the computer did not have any adjacent teeth to "look" for when putting the pictures together. The software is then able to stitch the images together (Figures 5 and 6), and the operator can toggle back and forth to verify how well the computer overlay was performed. Once that is accomplished, it is simply a matter of working through the design screens to produce a carbon copy, in virtual 3-D, of the original tooth form. The design was finished and then milled out, utilizing an IPS Empress CAD (Ivoclar Vivadent) ceramic block (Figure 7). It was then trial-seated for fit (Figure 8). The crown was subsequently polished, the porcelain etched, and the internal aspects treated with silane. A total-etch technique was used to prepare the tooth for bonding. A desensitizer (Gluma [Heraeus Kulzer]) was then applied, followed by the application of Prime & Bond NT (DENTSPLY Caulk). Finally, the luting procedure was accomplished with a dual-cured resin cement (Variolink II [Ivoclar Vivadent]). The existing removable partial denture and the occlusion required very little adjustment since both were literally copied from the preoperative tooth (Figures 9 to 11).
The crown has now been in function for more than 5.5 years and shows no signs of wear or failure (Figures 12 and 13).
By essentially giving the dentist an in-house dental laboratory, the CEREC 3D chairside CAD/CAM technology allows the practitioner to better handle certain dental challenges of an aging population who may be limited in their access to dental care. Retrofitting a crown under an existing removable partial denture prosthesis utilizing chairside CAD/CAM technology has been shown to be predictable, accurate, durable, and aesthetic.
Disclosure: Dr. Burt is paid as a basic trainer for Patterson Dental.


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U.S. international Jozy Altidore has arrived at Sunderland's training to complete a medical and sort out personal terms ahead of his proposed move to the Stadium of Light from AZ Alkmaar.
It was revealed Friday that a deal had been done and that the 23-year-old forward would be returning to the English Premier League for the first time since the 2009-10 season.
Altidore scored 31 goals in all competitions for AZ last season.
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Mind in Nature: the Interface of Science and Philosophy by John B. and David R. Griffin Cobb, Jr.
John B. Cobb, Jr. is Professor of Theology at the School of Theology at Claremont, Avery professor of Religion at Claremont Graduate School, and Director of the Center for Process Studies. David Ray Griffin teaches Philosophy of religion at the School of theology at Claremont and Claremont Graduate School and is Executive Director of the Center for Process Studies. Published by University Press of America, 1977. This book was prepared for Religion Online by Ted and Winnie Brock.
Chapter 4: Some Whiteheadian Comments by David Ray Griffin
David Griffin teaches philosophy of religion at the School of Theology at Claremont and Claremont Graduate School and is Executive Director of the Center for Process Studies.
However, they do not agree with each other on every topic. I will point out four topics upon which there are differences among the three men, and upon which one or more of them is in disagreement with Whitehead: (1) The use and meaning of Ĺpanpsychismĺ; (2) the mind-brain relation; (3) freedom and determinism; (4) philosophy and science. Hartshorneĺs position on the latter three points is close to Whiteheadĺs, so the statement of his position can be taken as a statement of Whiteheadĺs. However, in regard to the first issue, a distinction between them must be made.
1. The Use and Meaning of ĹPanpsychism.ĺ Hartshorne has used the term panpsychism.ĺ But the term literally suggests that all things have or are psyches, while he (as well as Wright) stresses that only genuine individuals, not aggregates (such as rocks), have or are psyches. For this reason he now prefers the term Ĺpsychicalism.ĺ
However, Whitehead never uses the term Ĺpanpsychism,ĺ and his probable reasons for avoiding it would also apply to Ĺpsychicalism.ĺ He uses the term Ĺsoulĺ (the translation of Ĺpsycheĺ) only for the series of dominant or presiding occasions in the higher vertebrates. There are hence three differentiating characteristics implied by his use of the term Ĺpsycheĺ which make it inapplicable even to all individuals. A psyche is a series of (1) very high-grade occasions which (2) are the dominant occasions in an organism and (3) are ordered into a personally-ordered society. It is this high-grade society which is termed the soul. Accordingly, if Ĺpsycheĺ is understood as Whitehead uses it, Whitehead is no panpsychist, or even a psychicalist.
However, sometimes the word Ĺpanpsychismĺ is used to mean that all things, or better, all individuals, have minds. Whitehead uses the term Ĺmindĺ in four ways. Hence, deciding whether he is a Ĺpanpsychistĺ in the sense of attributing mind to all individuals depends upon which of the four meanings of Ĺmindĺ is in view. In the first place, Whitehead sometimes uses Ĺmindĺ synonymously with Ĺpsycheĺ (as in speaking of the mind-body relation); hence the considerations in the previous paragraph would apply here also. Second, Whitehead sometimes uses Ĺmindĺ to refer to a purely mental substance, one which has no essential connection with physical actualities, and as such is not essentially subject to efficient causation. This use of Ĺmindĺ does not refer to anything in his own system, of course, but is a purely historical usage. It applies to Descartesĺ view of the human mind. It applies also to Leibnizian Ĺmonads,ĺ since they were not subject to efficient causation from other monads, and had no Ĺphysicalĺ properties. Hence, since Whitehead believes every actual entity is subject to efficient causation, he obviously is not a panpsychist in the sense of believing that all individuals are Cartesian minds or mental substances.
Third, some actual occasions have Ĺintellectual operations,ĺ which involve consciousness. Whitehead says:
The complex of such intellectual operations is sometimes termed the Ĺmindĺ of the actual occasion; and the actual occasion is also termed Ĺconscious.ĺ But the term Ĺmindĺ conveys the suggestion of independent substance. This is not meant here: a better term is the Ĺconsciousnessĺ belonging to the actual occasion (PR 326).
This passage makes clear that Whitehead does not like to use Ĺmindĺ in this sense, since it suggests a Cartesian substance. But, more importantly, Whitehead does not attribute Ĺmindĺ in this sense to all genuine individuals, since some, indeed most, actual occasions are blind -- "Ĺblindĺ in the sense that no intellectual operations are involved" (PR 326). Otherwise expressed, most occasions have no consciousness. Hence, in distinction from Wright, Whitehead believes the term Ĺconsciousnessĺ should be reserved for a very high-grade and rare form of experience.
However, there is a fourth sense in which Whitehead uses the term Ĺmind,ĺ and in this sense he does attribute it to all actual occasions. Every actual occasion has Ĺmentality,ĺ which for Whitehead simply means that it has an appetitive element, an aim towards the achievement of some value. Whitehead says:
This subjective aim is not primarily intellectual; it is the lure for feeling. This lure for feeling is the germ of mind. Here I am using the term Ĺmindĺ to mean the complex of mental operations involved in the constitution of an actual entity. Mental operations do not necessarily involve consciousness (PR 130).
As this and other passages indicate, all genuine individuals (actual entities) have Ĺmindĺ in this sense, although it is a variable which is present only Ĺnegligiblyĺ or Ĺin germĺ in low-grade individuals.
There is yet another possible meaning to Ĺpanpsychism.ĺ It could mean only that all actualities have or are experiences. This is the denial of what Whitehead terms Ĺvacuous actuality,ĺ i.e., actual things which have no inner reality, and hence are not subjects for themselves, but are mere objects for others. Cartesian Ĺextended thingsĺ and Hobbesian atoms are examples. Whitehead denies all such vacuous actualities, affirming instead that all actual entities are Ĺoccasions of experience.ĺ
The conclusion of this discussion is that Whiteheadĺs position can be legitimately called panpsychism, if this means attributing experience to all genuine individuals, and also if this means attributing Ĺmentalityĺ to all of them (with the proviso that the mentality may be present only in germ.) However, since Whitehead did not use the term Ĺpanpsychismĺ himself, and rejects most of its normal connotations, it is probably more confusing than helpful to use it or any other derivate of Ĺpsycheĺ to describe his position. Insofar as a short-hand term is needed, Ĺpanexperientialismĺ would be better, as long as the Ĺpanĺ is taken to refer to all genuine individuals. In the ensuing discussion I will sometimes use this term to refer to the position which Wright, Hartshorne, and Rensch hold in common with Whitehead. When Ĺpanpsychismĺ is used, it is used as a synonym for panexperientialism.
2. The Mind-Brain Relation. Whereas all three men are, with Whitehead, panexperientialists, they differ on the whole-part constitution of experiencing things. One aspect of this difference is a difference on the relation between the human mind and the brain. Hartshorneĺs position is closest to Whiteheadĺs, while Renschĺs is most removed.
Rensch distinguishes between protopsychic phenomena, which he attributes to inorganic entities, and real psychic phenomena, which arise out of certain systemic relations among protopsychic entities. The whole which has the real psychic qualities does involve integrations of the protopsychic qualities, but is not thought to involve a new entity in which the psychic qualities are located, and which might be thought to interact with its parts. The relation between Ĺmindĺ and Ĺbrainĺ is analagous. Psychic qualities of the human type arise out of the systemic relations among the parts of the brain. But the Ĺmindĺ is not a new entity which emerges which might then interact with the brain. Rather, brain and mind are numerically identical; Ĺmindĺ is the name for the brain processes as experienced from within.
Hartshorne and Whitehead believe that some Ĺwholesĺ are indeed aggregates, whose properties are due entirely to the properties of the parts and the relations among them. But they believe there are other types of wholes, in which a new level of actual entity arises out of the systemic relations among the parts. For example, the living cell is not analyzable exhaustively into its inorganic parts (molecules, atoms, etc.). There is also a series of living actual entities, which have a more complex type of experience than do the inorganic entities. The difference from Renschĺs position is subtle: it is agreed that the peculiar experiential qualities of cells are dependent upon the systemic relations among the parts, and it is agreed that the higher-level experiences are integrations of the data provided by these parts. The difference is that a higher-level Ĺstream of experiences,ĺ as fully actual as the lower level ones, is thought to emerge out of the systemic relations. And this higher-level series of experiences is thought to have its own causal efficacy, which can influence the enduring parts upon which it is dependent.
The relation between the mind and the brain is understood analogously. The brain is composed of myriads of cells with complex systemic relations. Each cell has its own experience. ĹMindĺ is a word for that stream of experiences which integrates data (feelings) from the cells into higher-level occasions of experience, some of which attain consciousness. The mind, while not being an ontologically different type of individual than the cells, is numerically distinct from them, and can thus be thought to interact with them. Its integrations of data received from the cells constitute new experiences which provide data (feelings) which can in turn affect the cells.
Rensch is not animated primarily against this kind of interactionism. Most of his arguments against interactionism are directed against a dualistic form of it. He does offer one argument which would apply also against a panexperientialist interactionism. But, as Hartshorne mentions in his "Response" to Renschĺs paper, the latter conceded in conversation that measurement could not be precise enough to press this argument.
3. Freedom and Determinism. The issue of freedom and determinism is the one on which disagreement is strongest. Rensch affirms classic determinism (see Rensch 1971a and 1974, as well as his "Responses" to Plamondonĺs and Koestlerĺs papers). For him, the attribution of Ĺmentalĺ characteristics to entities does not imply attributing self-determination to them. Wright, on the other hand, virtually identifies the two issues, speaking of "the adoption of dual-aspect panpsychism in place of determinism." This accords with Whiteheadĺs view, for whom the Ĺmental poleĺ of an entity is that entityĺs self-determining operations. As stated above, Whitehead attributes Ĺmentalityĺ in this sense even to the lowest-grade individuals.
However, the dramatic difference from Renschĺs determinism results only when this attribution is combined with the different view on whole-part relations discussed above. Whitehead believes that the mental pole of low-grade entities is negligible. Furthermore, whatever iota of freedom there is in low-grade individuals is cancelled out in aggregates in which there are large numbers of individuals without any higher-grade individual to coordinate their spontaneities. Hence, a significant degree of freedom emerges only because of the emergence of higher-level actualities with non-negligible self-determination. The behavior of macroscopic entities, such as human beings, is free to a significant extent, due to the fact that such a higher-level actuality, the mind, has a significant degree of causal efficacy back upon the body. Whitehead expresses terminologically the significant degree to which the mind controls the body by referring to moments in the stream of human experience as Ĺdominantĺ occasions of experience. Wrightĺs paper, and Hartshorneĺs even more clearly, reflect Whiteheadĺs position on this issue.
4. Philosophy and Science. If a scientist held a panexperientialist philosophy of nature, rather than a materialistic view, should this have any implications for his work as a scientist, e.g., in methodology, in the interpretation of results, or at least in the choice of projects? Renschĺs version of panpsychism would not seem to have any such implications, and his paper does not discuss this issue. Hence, I will limit this discussion to a contrast of Wrightĺs position with that of Hartshorne and Whitehead.
Wright mentions that a scientistĺs panpsychist beliefs might suggest certain research topics to him. But otherwise he believes that oneĺs scientific work should be kept separate from oneĺs philosophy of science. In particular, oneĺs view that all individuals have a subjective side, and exercise free choice, must not be allowed to influence oneĺs scientific procedure or interpretation. One must presuppose determinism (even though science itself has now revealed it to be only statistical), and all Ĺsubjectiveĺ terms must be excluded from attempts at precise scientific formulations.
Hartshorne agrees that the advantages of panexperientialism are primarily philosophical, in helping one achieve a unified view of reality in which the results of science are coordinated with aesthetic, ethical, and religious values. However, he also believes it can be helpful to science as such. Although he suspects that the nature of this help is largely for the future to disclose, he does suggest some presently recognizable advantages of thinking of all individuals as having subjective or experiential qualities.
The difference between the two men here rests upon a different understanding of science. Wright holds that it deals not with things in themselves, but with the contents of the minds of normal observers, and in fact only those contents which are verifiable by other persons. Hence, all subjective aspects must be excluded -- even though as a panpsychist one believes the subjective to be the primary reality. As a scientist, one does not use oneĺs own immediately known psychic characteristics to interpret other beings. Hartshorne does not believe that science is limited to a purely behavioristic viewpoint. The scientist qua scientist could use subjective notions such as memory, feeling, anticipation, and purpose to explain the behavior of individuals.
This difference is in turn based upon a more basic difference. Hartshorne believes that the scientist should be trying to explain the behavior of the various phenomena studied. In his list of advantages he refers primarily to the possibilities Ĺpsychicalismĺ gives for understanding causality (both efficient and final), and hence for explaining why things behave as they do. Wright believes that the task of science is simply to describe, not to explain. Hence, while he agrees with Hartshorne that explanation requires subjective notions, he does not see a need to introduce such notions into science.
Hartshorne is here in fundamental agreement with Whitehead. The latter does in places say that scienceĺs methodological exclusion of all subjective characteristics, such as feeling and final causation, is justifiable, as long as it is recognized as a method that deals with only part of the evidence (MT 154-156; FR II). However, he also suggests that the categories used by science in the past four centuries are not irreformable, and that these categories have now become too narrow for science itself. He believes that this is true in physics as well as in the biological sciences (SMW 97, 121-122). In particular, he believes that the fact that the human mind is now considered a genuine part of nature, thanks to the theory of evolution and the science of physiology, means that the categories needed to describe it should be generalized to other natural unities. And he believes that this expansion is needed if science is to fulfill its original motivating drive, which is to find explanatory descriptions of the facts of reality. In his view, without the drive to find satisfactory explanations, the scientific mentality would never have developed (Al 161-164; MT 148-149).
AI Adventures of Ideas. Macmillan, 1933.
FR The Function of Reason. Princeton University Press, 1929; Beacon, 1958.
MT Modes of Thought. Free Press, 1966.
PR Process and Reality. Macmillan, 1929.
SMW Science and the Modern World. Macmillan, 1926.


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Wojewoda's emergency lights were flashing, police say, when he drove into the parking lot in an unmarked vehicle. Byrd focused his attention on Wojewoda and pointed his gun at him, police say.
Wojewoda fired one shot and hit Byrd, who died at the scene. The two men and a woman who were shot by Byrd were taken to local hospitals. Their injuries do not appear to be life threatening.
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Photo spread in Nifty magazine anniversary special edition (o.seas mag).
Rockstar V8 Supercross Girl - promotional.
Numerous modelling assignments for Glamour Girl Photography.
Appeared in a television advertisement for The Stamford Grand Hotel, Glenelg.
Numerous promotional assignments, eg CMI Toyota, The Natural Confection Company and Palmolive for Men.
Modeling assignment with Fox Models.
Modeling assignment for Ashwood photographers.
Jodi Nash Photographer
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Lampert Patrick Photographer
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text: A little help please. I can handle my own in the Ches. Bay, but really am not sure what to bring when cruising around on a bare boat charter down there. I'll be down in May. Mostly in shallow water cuz we have ladies on board. It would be nice to catch some Bonefish, but I've only done it with guides ( around other islands).and fresh Conch. Any artificials? What else do I have a shot at? what other kind of lures? Your help is appreciated.


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AR Navigation System Offers Pop-Up Directions In Real-Time
Get an insider's peak into how the automotive industry will apply augmented-reality into vehicles of the future.
Automotive companies have been experimenting with voice and gestural interfaces for a long time now. Whether it's intended for a self-driving car or increased synchronicity between phone and automobile, these brands are betting big on the future of the road.
One example is Mercedes-Benz, which has been developing an augmented reality dashboard for its in-car navigation system, which will display the car's surroundings and pop-up arrows and street names on the car's touchscreen in real-time. The In-Vehicle Infotainment System will be revealed on October 10 in Munich at the InsideAR conference and they've released the video to give their community a sneak peak into what they have developed:
The video indicates that the dashboard will be a space for telematic evolution (telematics being the integrated use of data and communication). The idea is to both enrich the navigation experience by providing the relevant information at the right time. An article in TechHive describes the in-car experience:
Mercedes-Benz Splitview technology, where the in-dash display shows one view to the driver and another view to the passenger. The driver might see the navigation route, and the passenger would see points of interest, such as a panoramic view or a live geocache pop-up located along the current route, ready for plundering.
Mark Boyadjis, a senior analyst on infotainment tech, is quoted for saying that AR systems will be introduced to the market in 2015 and expected to gain scalability by 2023. We should probably also expect varying experience designs and formats from all the leading car manufacturers and their technology partners.


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Hand-crafted in the USA by artist Cliff Myers. This miniature is an original work of art. A mold is made and then each is hand poured using hydrostone. Once unmolded, the piece is painted and finished all by hand. Cat and planter sold separately.
Hydrostone is lightweight and intended for indoor use. Best if products are not set directly in dirt and should not be "watered."


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...Air France Rails At The U.S.
And just in case the airlines don't have enough to worry about, a long-simmering dispute between France and the U.S. is about to boil over. At issue: the number of seats U.S. airlines can offer travelers to and from France. Quietly, France has threatened to scrap its bilateral air treaty with the U.S. unless it is revised. To maintain their share of the booming transatlantic market, the French want to limit U.S. airlines' capacity to France to 150% of state-controlled Air France's. Further, Paris says Air France should be allowed to fly the same U.S.-France routes that U.S. carriers fly, rather than be restricted to just a few destinations.
If the U.S. doesn't respond by May 4, the French say, they may take the first step required to terminate the treaty. U.S. officials aren't saying how they'll respond.


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Juanma hits Texas
Photos: Joel Colon / PR Best
Former two time world champion, Juan Manuel "Juanma" Lopez (33-2, 30 KOs) arrived in Dallas, Texas, Monday afternoon for his bout against the World Boxing Organization (WBO) champion Miguel Angel "Mikey" Garcia this Saturday at the American Airlines Center in a Top Rank presentation to be broadcasted on HBO. Juanma's Team includes training partner John Karl Sosa (7-0, 5 KOs), manager Orlando Piñero, trainers Alex Caraballo and Freddy Trinidad, and PR Best Boxing Promotions VP Peter Rivera.
On Tuesday Juanma Lopez and Mikey Garcia (31-0, 26 KOs) will conduct workouts open to the public at the AT&T Plaza in the south area of the American Airlines Center. Juanma Lopez will train at 2PM and Mikey Garcia at 2:30PM (Dallas Time).
Lopez, who is the #4 ranked by the WBO in the featherweight division, come off two KO wins in February and April, 2013, over Aldimar Silva Santos and Eugenio Lopez, respectively. Mikey Garcia come off a win over Orlando Salido to gain the WBO featherweight belt on January 19, when he sent Salido four times to the canvas. Garcia won by technical decision in nine rounds when he broke his nose after an accidental headbutt and couldn't continue the fight.
Meanwhile, the undefeated Sosa will face Mexican Alexis Peña (7-2, 5 KOs) in one of the undercard fights this Saturday. Sosa-Peña is scheduled to six rounds in the junior welterweight division.


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ATLANTA -- The Rocket was rocked by the rookie. Then, while Roger Clemens shuffled uncomfortably on the mound, Brian McCann emerged from the Atlanta Braves dugout for a most unexpected curtain call.
"I was just sitting back letting him enjoy it over there," Clemens said. "What else can you do?"
McCann hit a three-run homer off Clemens in his first postseason at-bat, sending John Smoltz and the Braves to a 7-1 victory over the Houston Astros on a drizzly Thursday night, tying their best-of-5 NL playoff series at one game apiece.
Smoltz picked up where he left off six years ago, pitching seven strong innings in his first October start since the 1999 World Series.
"There's a thousand emotions going through my head right now," he said. "I'm going to sleep a long time tonight."
While Smoltz's performance was a long time in the making -- he spent the last four postseasons as a closer -- it was hardly unexpected for someone who's long been one of baseball's best big-game pitchers.
Smoltz broke a one-day tie with Houston's Andy Pettitte to reclaim the title of baseball's winningest postseason pitcher, improving to 7-0 in the division series and 15-4 overall.
Then there's McCann, who was batting in the playoffs for the first time when he stepped to the plate in the second inning with two on and two outs.
McCann was less than three months old when Clemens made his major-league debut for the Boston Red Sox in 1984. Now, the two were face to face -- a video game-playing catcher who started the season with Double-A Mississippi vs. a seven-time Cy Young award winner who stopped off in Houston on his way to Cooperstown.
"Logic would say Roger has the upper hand in that situation," Atlanta's Chipper Jones said wryly.
Not this time. With Smoltz on deck, Clemens missed with his first two pitches, then left a fastball over the plate. McCann connected with a 409-foot drive that ricocheted into the Braves' bullpen in right field for a 3-1 lead.
"A very hittable pitch," Clemens said. "When a guy's at this level, it doesn't matter if he's 21 or 41. He's going to hit that."
McCann was urged back on the field by manager Bobby Cox, tipping his cap to the roaring crowd after becoming the first player in Braves history (including Boston and Milwaukee, too) to homer in his first trip to the plate in the postseason.
McCann also joined Clemens in a more obscure record: biggest age gap between a pitcher and a batter who hit a postseason homer -- 21 years and 200 days, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Another of the 18 rookies to play for the Braves this season, reliever Macay McBride, caught the home run ball in the bullpen and delivered it to McCann after the game.
"That won't sink in for a while," McCann said. "(Clemens) is one of the greatest pitchers of all time. He just got a pitch over the plate and I connected. It was neat."
With the NL East champion Braves having bounced back from a 10-5 loss in Game 1, the series shifts to Houston. Twenty-game winner Roy Oswalt is set to go against Atlanta's surprising 13-game winner, Jorge Sosa, on Saturday.
The Astros hope Oswalt looks better than Clemens, who led the majors in ERA (1.87) at age 43 but was bothered late in the season by a sore hamstring and also was stung emotionally by the death of his mother.
The Braves stretched their lead to 5-1 in the third. Adam LaRoche hit an opposite-field double to bring home two more runs. The ball slipped under the glove of diving left fielder Orlando Palmeiro before rolling all the way to the wall.
With Smoltz on the mound -- stiff shoulder and all -- the lead was secure. This is what he yearned for after spending three-plus seasons as the Braves closer, a role that left his playoff fortunes in the hands of others.
Smoltz had to wait an extra day to make this long-awaited playoff start, getting bumped from the expected Game 1 nod to give his shoulder a little extra rest.
No problem, considering how long he already had waited.
Back in that '99 World Series, Smoltz's last year as a starter before an elbow injury cost him an entire season and prompted his move to the bullpen, he struck out 11 in Game 4 against the Yankees.
It wasn't enough to keep New York from completing the sweep with a 4-1 victory. And the winning pitcher that day? Clemens, who was back to face Smoltz, now 38, in the oldest pitching matchup in postseason history.
The Braves added two more runs in the seventh against reliever Chad Qualls, even with two runners thrown out on the basepaths. Andruw Jones and Jeff Francoeur had RBI singles to give the shaky Braves bullpen a six-run cushion.
Jones, who came into the playoffs mired in a 6-for-51 slump, followed up a Game 1 homer with three more hits, scoring each time.
Chris Reitsma, who retired only one hitter while giving up four runs in the opener, gave up a leadoff single in the eighth but retired the next three hitters. Closer Kyle Farnsworth worked a 1-2-3 ninth.
Houston took a 1-0 lead in the first on a run-scoring single by Jason Lane, but Smoltz escaped a bases-loaded jam by striking out Adam Everett.
"I knew the first inning was going to be my biggest inning," Smoltz said. "I waited a long time to start a game of this magnitude. When I got through the first inning, that was the biggest test."
Smoltz threw 93 pitches, his shoulder holding up just fine as he gave up one run and seven hits. His only walk was an intentional one, and he struck out five.
Clemens left after the fifth, his line showing five runs, six hits, three walks and only two strikeouts. It equaled the most earned runs he allowed during a regular-season game, and Houston's offensive support was about par for the course.
In 20 of the Rocket's 32 starts coming into the playoffs, the Astros scored three runs or less -- including nine shutouts.
- According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Seattle's Jamie Moyer and Cleveland's Chuck Finley held the previous record for oldest pitchers to face each other in the postseason, a combined 77 years when they went in Game 5 of the 2001 ALDS.
- Braves manager Bobby Cox and first-base umpire Jeff Nelson received plenty of face time. Three times, Cox came out to argue close calls at first.
- Attendance was 46,181 -- about 5,000 short of a sellout on a drizzly night.


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Flour Bluff is a specified area of the city of Corpus Christi, Texas. It is located on Encinal peninsula bordered by Corpus Christi Bay on the north, Oso Bay on the west, the Laguna Madre on the east and the King Ranch to the south. South Padre Island Drive crosses Flour Bluff, dividing it into an upper part, commonly known as North Bluff, (mostly occupied by Corpus Christi Naval Air Station), and a lower part, commonly known as South Bluff. The area is mostly made up of suburban development, with a population consisting mostly of lower-middle income families, with local and national businesses such as Walmart, H-E-B grocery stores, etc.
What is now Flour Bluff Drive was once a railroad branch going off Texas Mexican Railway to the Naval Air Station. Waldron Field, located on the south side of Flour Bluff, was built during World War II and since then has been used as a Navy landing airfield. One can commonly see the orange and white training planes flying around the area. Of historical interest: President George H. W. Bush was relocated at the Navy base for training classes in 1942. Senator John McCain crashed a training airplane there in 1965.
According to the Historical Marker located on SH 358 eastbound, near Laguna Shores Road, just west of the JFK Memorial causeway. In the spring of 1838 France blockaded the coast of Mexico during the Pastry War, so-called because of the alleged mistreatment of French citizens, including pastry chefs, living in Mexico. The strategic location of Corpus Christi Bay led to the revival of smuggling in this area. Supplies were carried overland across the Rio Grande, and the illicit trade flourished as Mexico bought sorely needed goods in Texas. Although president Sam Houston did not wish to antagonize Mexico, Mexican patrols at Corpus Christi offended many Texans. In July, 1838, authorities at Texana, Texas heard reports of Mexican activity near the bay. A captured Mexican sea captain said that his government had declared Corpus Christi a port of entry and had dispatched about 400 men to protect it. A summons was issued, calling Texans to rally at Texana, August 7, to drive the invaders from the Republic's boundaries. By the time the volunteers reached the area, some of the Mexicans had landed their supplies near the tip of Corpus Christi Bay and returned to Matamoros. The rest scattered, leaving about 100 barrels of flour and parts of a steam engine. The Texans confiscaed the usable flour, and other contraband, and the site became known as Flour Bluff.
Flour Bluff is home to the Flour Bluff Independent School District.
Flour Bluff is bordered on the East by the Laguna Madre, renowned for its fine Red Drum, (or Redfish) and Trout fishing.
One of Flour Bluff's many parks, Waldron Park, is also the site of a 9 hole disc golf course.
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All information about Flour Bluff courtesy of Wikipedia.


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These Are The Faces Of Made-In-America [Pics]
Photographs of the new Makers-In-America, an incredible group powering a new way of business.
Recently, I was honored to be asked to listen to the pitches of designers and producers who were creating their own products in the US. They were introducing their product to Rachel Shechtman for consideration to be sold in her STORY store – and Rachel and I were also joined by Scott Prindle and brand building legend Alex Bogusky to make up the panel of judges.
The Makers who came before us were proud, they were nervous, they were excited, they wanted to share their achievements with the world. As I listened to them, I felt a number of themes emerging:
- The ability for a creative to Make-In-America is rapidly opening up. I learned that the factories of the North East and New York's Fashion District are beginning to seriously consider smaller runs by new producers. Previously, it had been very hard to convince these companies to work with new designers but a ground-swell of demand seems to have shifted attitudes.
- There is a growing section of the market who want to buy into Made-In-America, own the stories behind the products, think of their purchase as a life-experience not a fleeting buy.
- There's an opportunity to create a wholesale network of consciously produced American sourced raw materials for these crafts people to buy from.
- These creatives are making their products from their apartments, their sheds. Some do it in the evening, some are just making products they love, some borrow from their grandmother's recipe and some are leaving careers they felt they 'had no option but to pursue' and are returning to what they learned in college.
I wanted to share these wonderful photographs taken on the night by Drew Innis of these young hopefuls presenting their products… [This post has been republished with their company names and you can always pop by STORY to see some of these interesting items yourself]. … What's important is the beautiful diversity of talent that is out there, believing in themselves, and not shying away from the products they can build. Go America, go.
Rebecca Bravin, Charlie Sprout
"I just started to make these African-inspired pattern pillows from my apartment in the evenings."
Guillermo Zubillaga, Our Nature
"I got inspired by the trees of New York and the city around us."
Shala Rothenberg, Bosie
Jordana Silver
Shauntele, Shauntele
"Four years ago I took every free course that I could find in the city and I taught myself to make clothes."
Jonathan Sabutis, Reductivist
"This titanium prototype has proven to be a little too heavy, a little too expensive. Stainless steel works just as well and is so available here in the US."
Fabian Pfortmüller, Holstee
"We wanted to create a new way for people to experience and share art."
Paula Cizek, Hipster Critters
"It's a side project. I thought, if I don't do it now, when will I do it?"
Jenipher Lyn, Cherry Runway
"I just started to draw what I was feeling. I have no training. People seem to like it."
Mengly Hernandez, Linea Germania
"100% produced in Harlem. Patterns inspired by my love of lines."
Kevin Michael Burns, KMB Designs
"I've always been a furniture designer. Then someone told me about Arduino. That I could put a chip into this lamp and create something different."
Ali Borowick & Lauren Borowick, Fatty Sundays
"I left college and decided to go work for my sister."
Kevin Scot Collins, Rune NYC
Amanda Campbell, Tracy Watts
Emily Fischer, Haptic Lab
"I did quilts. Now I'm onto kites."
Pia Coronel, Gemini Post
Nicholas Graham Panas, A Summer Shop
"The board-bags are the easy part. Now I'm working to get all the board-pieces made in America."
Nathalie Kraynina, Nathalie Kraynina
"I decided to go back to fashion. The colors of the range are inspired by New York."
Kevin Scot Collins, Rune NYC
Zach Harris, Itsy Bitsy
"So my mom, dad and I quit our jobs in the city and we decided to set up a furniture factory in Connecticut."
Lisa Henry, Objects With Purpose
"Made in LA. Burn it or rub it on your skin. Or both."
Ron Miller
"I gave up my career in the restaurant business and returned to where I started. As a potter."
Ian Ingram, Cozeco
"I owned a cow-hide rug and one day I decided to cut it up."
Alice Wu, Feral Childe
"I'm half of a NYC-San Francisco based duo."
Will Berman, Unwashed Denim
"I started two years ago when I discovered raw denim. I am 16."
Thank you to Rachel Shechtman for inviting me to be part of the evening. Check out her store in Chelsea, NYC on the corner of 19th Street and 10th Avenue.
And if you're inspired by this post, I am researching great Made-In-America brands and I would love your suggestions here (and you can also see the results if you leave an answer).


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17 Perfect Gifts for the Techie
The bad news with tech is it's quickly outdated. The good news is, the techie always needs new gifts.
The bad news with tech is it's quickly outdated. The good news is, the techie always needs new gifts.
The most powerful gaming console ever, an urban commuter bike, a Caribbean beach house and more.
Microsoft's best 2-in-1 yet.
Aluminum luggage from Muji, a limited-edition chronograph, a premium laptop and more.
A cast iron bread oven, premium noise-canceling headphones, a sleek ergonomic keyboard and much more.
A frame-worthy geometric puzzle, a smart light switch, Microsoft's first all-in-one PC and much more.
The bad news with tech is it's quickly outdated. The good news is, the techie always needs new gifts.
A big screen isn't all you need for the big game. Here's everything your guests could possibly want.
The BeoLab 90 is Bang & Olufsen's new flagship loudspeaker, Microsoft unveils the Surface Pro 4, a new 4x4 sprinter van and more.
With the introduction of Sway, the days of teaching your dad how to make a PowerPoint presentation might be over.
Brooklyn Bicycle Co.'s new fixie, the memoir of a 1960s surfer, Microsoft's new Send app and more.
A solar eclipse lasts two minutes, and you've only got one shot. Get the right gear, and capture that corona.
Cloud drives are not created equal. And so it's time to bring the tech troposphere down to ground level.
The tablet is here, and it's time to jump on the bandwagon (or upgrade your month-old antiquated one).
The North Face celebrates a jacket's 30th anniversary, New Balance pays tribute to American guitars, new eyewear from Arnette, Microsoft's foldable keyboard and more.
Microsoft's newly minted CEO Satya Nadella has no shortage of challenges ahead, with revenue streams from Windows and Office thinning. But the Microsoft Health signals a more forward-thinking direction for the company: focusing on the cloud.
We may never know the truth behind the chosen "10" nomenclature, but we do know a thing or two about the software that's set to replace Windows Phone and eventually show up on the Xbox.
Today in Gear: a classic gray flannel suit, the Amazon Kindle Fire HD -- Kids Edition, a portable wi-fi hotspot and more.
Today in Gear: Own Rodger Federer's new Wilson racket, Microsoft's Kinect sensor for app developers, Cole Haan's super light shoes, Harbor Metal's repurposed airline bar cabinets and more.
Two for the price of one. Who can't get behind a premise like that? We're not talking about Corona-themed tank tops hocked in Cancun to the fanny-packed masses here (but...still). We're talking about those rare multi-tasking gems that force you to reassess what's possible in this day and age. The best of the dual-threat bunch become icons, whether real -- the Swiss Army Knife, Bo Jackson -- or imagined -- a Delorean turned time machine. Most at least make the rest of your possessions look useless in comparison. In some cases their genius stems from clever hacks that seem obvious in hindsight; in others, the magic comes from years of groundbreaking research and technological progress. This is a celebration of versatile items from all walks of life. May your future purchases forever be multi-talented.
Is it our technological destiny to want both a tablet and a laptop forever, or can advances in hardware and software, combined with intelligent design, actually unify our professional and personal lives within one screen? Microsoft made its stance on the matter abundantly clear with the launch of the original Surface in the summer of 2012.
Two years later, the third iteration of the Surface is a marvel of engineering honed by experience and proving more than ever that Microsoft's vision for the future of computing is as real as it gets. Here's a rundown of the key innovations that make new Surface Pro 3 both a powerful Intel Core laptop and an easy-to-use tablet.
Today in gear: Mircosoft's latest attempt to kill your laptop once and for all, Clif's new Builder's bars, Dodge's Challenger SRT Hellcat, a Stone IPA with the String Cheese Incident, Ursa Major's travel solution to a dirty face and Twelve South's new HoverBar for practically every iPad under the sun.
Today in Gear we examine the return of the "Pepsi bezel", Office's move to mobile, an off-roading bumper built for Wranglers, a new escapement from Nomos and a modern take on the Super 8.
They say it makes Jack a dull boy, the whole single-sided approach to life. We'll go one further, though, and say that even being able to switch from fun to serious or from any identity to another, for that matter, isn't all that impressive. Sure, Batman saves lives, fights crime
As a tech-minded individual, you appreciate a solid hands-on experience with any device before you purchase it. You storm your local electronics haunt and play with display models for hours on end before making a decision. But you're still here reading because you want the deets up front from a reliable (thank you) source. With this in mind, we must first explain that no matter how many of the glorious specifications, design and interface highlights and general accolades we spout over the next page, we simply won't be able to scratch the surface (huzzah!) of the technological nerdery that makes up Microsoft's Surface 2 ($449) and Surface Pro 2 ($899) tablets. But are we ever gonna try.
The Xbox One ($500), which comes out Friday, promises to be more entertaining, more immersive and more addictive than its predecessors. But how much more entertaining? Will all aspects of the game-rendering, movie-playing, internet-surfing, friend-connecting, shopping-enabling entertainment system pull their weight? Will the games serve as playable works of art? How much more immersive could they be? Will the Kinect 2.0 build upon the groundbreaking recognition technology of its predecessor? Will the machine seamlessly integrate all our disparate media and create a monster -- an addictive one? Perhaps the last question is the most important, but really, at its current MSRP of $500, they all are.
Three GP staffers, all casual gamers, had the chance to test the Xbox One this weekend, and, in general, it lived up to expectations. We played it for over 14 hours straight; we came away with a severe lack of sleep and plenty of strong first impressions. Addicted? Clearly. Here's what we remember.
Thought purchasing a Christmas gift for your in-laws was tough? Try shopping for someone who knows everything about media gadgetry and can't abide anything but the best. The Mediaphile's affinity for films, games, music, and yes, eBooks, goes beyond the bounds of reason and continues to expand as the consumer market welcomes the latest tech innovations daily. Best believe he's on top of everything from next-gen gaming consoles to popular subscription-based apps. This presents a problem, because you think HDMI, DSLR, DAC and WAV are medical tests and/or prerequisite exams for grad school applications. Don't run to the Geek Squad yet. We've pulled together some awesome media-primed options worth your coin this holiday. He'll thank you -- and then you won't see him for a couple months, save for Doritos runs and the rare bathroom break.
Oddly enough, the proliferation of electronic gadgetry, computer stuff and other digital goodies has made buying for the discerning sparkhead (we just coined that -- please enjoy and proliferate at will) tougher. With this list, we aim to make the shopping a little simpler by covering suggestions for readers, photogs, movie buffs and gamers. Take a gander and start clicking; your techie giftee will thank you, probably with an email or holographic video message or something.
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Drive By Wire: 5 Best Racing Games
You grew up on Mario Kart, but that's just it -- you've grown up. But... not entirely. You still want to grip a controller and curse at a screen and burn rubber without having to see (real) flashing lights in the rearview. You want risk life and limb in the pursuit of speed -- but not actually, you know, risk life and limb. Stretch your thumbs and be prepared to make up for the drudgery of that godawful commute this morning: here are the best racing games for most every platform.
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High Scorers: 5 Video Games Worth Waiting For
Walk into any amazon.com these days and you'll be confronted with an incredibly massive library of video games; a new field of consoles (see sidebar below) just adds to the melee. How do you sort the Grand Theft Autos from the ExtremePaintbrawls*? We took a look at the crop of upcoming games for both current-gen and next-gen consoles and found the games you should be looking forward to.
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Final Four Tickets Available
March 28, 2011
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky is proud to announce that applications are now being accepted for NCAA Final Four tickets through the UK Ticket Office. Fans can go online to www.ukathletics.com/tickets for their Final Four ticket application.
UK sold out of its NCAA required hotel allotment, thus can now offer tickets without a hotel commitment. K Fund members that purchased tickets with hotel rooms prior to 4:00 p.m. on Monday will be provided priority seating.
Wildcat fans have the opportunity to purchase two lower level tickets at face value ($280 per ticket) without a hotel. All ticket applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 29.
Tickets are available to the general public as well as donors. Priority will be given to members of the K Fund based on its priority points system.
UK students who were selected in the online Final Four lottery last week should have received an email from the ticket office on Monday, March 28 with ordering instructions for the NCAA's Veritix ticket system. Student tickets must be purchased by Wednesday at 5:00 pm. If not all tickets are purchased by the deadline, the ticket office will send another email to eligible students, and the remaining tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis.


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OGDEN, Utah – Looking to shake off a pair of tough weekends and get ready for a key weekend series, the Weber State University softball team steps out of Big Sky Conference play on Wednesday afternoon to host in-state rival Utah.
The Wildcats and Utes will play a doubleheader at Wildcat Softball Complex, beginning at 2 p.m.
Weber State enters the day with an 18-15 overall record, but has dropped five of its last six games since sweeping a doubleheader from Utah Valley on March 16. Utah is 12-15 overall and coming off a series against top-ranked UCLA over the weekend.
The teams split a doubleheader in Salt Lake City last season, with the Utes winning 11-2 in five innings in the first game, and the Wildcats responding with a 6-1 win in the nightcap.
Weber State and Utah have faced three common opponents this season, Seattle, Seton Hall and BYU. The Wildcats went 4-0 in those games, defeating the Redhawks twice, while the Utes went 3-0 with one win over each.
Utah's last win came last Wednesday at Utah Softball Stadium against Idaho State, who Weber State will face for a three-game Big Sky series, beginning on Friday.


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A can do a piece of work in 10 days, B in 15 days. They work together for 5 days, the rest of the work is finished by C in two more days. If they get Rs. 3000 as wages for the whole work, what are the daily wages of A, B and C respectively (in Rs):
A's 5 days work = 50%
B's 5 days work = 33.33%
C's 2 days work = 16.66% [100- (50+33.33)]
Ratio of contribution of work of A, B and C =
= 3 : 2 : 1
A's total share = Rs. 1500
B's total share = Rs. 1000
C's total share = Rs. 500
A's one day's earning = Rs.300
B's one day's earning = Rs.200
C's one day's earning = Rs.250
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12 men can complete a work in 8 days. 16 women can complete the same work in 12 days. 8 men and 8 women started working and worked for 6 days. How many more men are to be added to complete the remaining work in 1 day?
1 man's 1 day work = ; 1 woman's 1 day work =
work done in 6 days=
Remaining work =
(8 men +8 women)'s 1 day work ==
Remaining work=
work is done in 1 day by 1 man
work will be done in 1 day by men
Relation Between Efficiency and Time
A is twice as good a workman as B and is therefore able to finish a piece of work in 30 days less than B.In how many days they can complee the whole work; working together?
Sol: Ratio of efficiency = 2:1 (A:B)
Ratio of required time = 1:2 (A:B) x:2x
but 2x-x=30
x= 30 and 2x= 60
Now efficiency of A =3.33% and efficiency of B =1.66%
Combined efficiency of A and B together = 5%
time required by A and B working together to finish the work = = 20 days
Note: Efficiency
Efficiency time = Constant Work
Hence, Required time =
whole work is always cosidered as 1, in terms of fraction and 100%, in terms of percentage.
In, general no.of days or hours =
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A, B and C can do a piece of work in 24 days, 30 days and 40 days respectively. They began the work together but C left 4 days before the completion of the work. In how many days was the work completed?
One day's work of A, B and C = (1/24 + 1/30 + 1/40) = 1/10
C leaves 4 days before completion of the work, which means only A and B work during the last 4 days.
Work done by A and B together in the last 4 days = 4 (1/24 + 1/30) = 3/10
Remaining Work = 7/10, which was done by A,B and C in the initial number of days.
Number of days required for this initial work = 7 days.
Thus, the total numbers of days required = 4 + 7 = 11 days.
A can do a certain work in the same time in which B and C together can do it.If A and B together could do it in 20 days and C alone in 60 days ,then B alone could do it in:
(A+B)'s 1 day's work=1/20
C's 1 day work=1/60
(A+B+C)'s 1 day's work=
Also A's 1 day's work =(B+C)'s 1 day's work
we get: 2 * (A's 1 day 's work)=1/15
=>A's 1 day's work=1/30
B's 1 day's work=
So, B alone could do the work in 60 days.
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John Higgins took next to no consolation from the seventh maximum 147 break of his career after he became the latest big name to crash out of the UK Championships in York.
The world No3 and three-time former UK champion went out in dramatic scenes in the second round at the Barbican Centre, falling to Mark Davis 6-5 despite a magnificent comeback from 5-2 down.
Only four of the world's top ten have made it through to the quarter-final stages and despite a flawless 147 Higgins was a deserved loser on the night.
The Scot (above) never got going in the early stages against the world No16 , trailing 3-1 at the interval and then seeing his opponent need just one frame to win as he went 5-2 behind.
But a magnificent 147 in the eighth frame, the first at the UK Championships since 2008, seemed to reinvigorate the Wizard of Wishaw and he soon levelled things up at 5-5 heading into the final frame.
However, with the game seemingly in his hands after a back-and-forth last frame, Higgins missed the final pink and Davis cleared up to dispose of the four-time world champion.
"I'm gutted to be honest," said Higgins. "Normally clearing up the last frame I would do but I was all over the place.
"I didn't deserve to win that match, Mark played better than me and made better pressure clearances.
"I have no idea where that 147 came from, who knows really?
"I was still trying to stay in the match so after the maximum I went out of the arena to compose myself and be in the match but I didn't have it out there."
In the other game of the evening session former world champion Neil Robertson overcame Barry Hawkins and an unpredictable table to seal a quarter-final berth against Mark Selby.
The world No6 was in sensational form as he saw off Tom Ford in round one, racking up four centuries in the process.
But he failed to get going against Hawkins in round two, struggling to a 4-2 lead thanks to a solitary half century break of 67.
The Australian didn't look back after that to win 6-2 but was quick to blame the conditions for the scrappy fare served up.
"Although I am through I am not really happy with it to be honest," he said. "It was pathetic and the table was atrocious.
"I don't know what to say about the match because I can't honestly analyse it. I just tried to pot the balls in front of me and luckily I potted more than Barry but it was atrocious, shocking to watch."
In the afternoon session 17-year-old Luca Brecel continued his remarkable run in York this year, coming back from 3-0 down to claim a 6-4 win over Mark King.
And he was joined in the last eight by world No2 Selby who also came from 3-0 down to see off Ryan Day by the same scoreline of 6-4.
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Today's Oracle takes us to the Taurus monthly for Nov. 1, 2004
There is likely to be no turning back from certain developments of the next four to six weeks, so please keep your antennas up, and make each decision count. You may be feeling like you are being forced into a corner where certain crucial relationship situations are concerned. Yet what appears to be happening is that people close to you are finally making long-awaited moves, growing up before your eyes, and making their feelings known. At the same time, I reckon you're finally receptive to what they are going through because you've been through so much yourself lately, what you know is more than your fair share of struggle. What you leave behind in this new phase of life is specifically a kind of emotional violence that may have plagued you for a long time. Intense feelings can be conveyed with a gentle touch, not just a fist.
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Many had to take a chance on flying to South Korea and Japan and picking up their tickets there.
Once the finals got under way it was clear there were even bigger problems in the host countries as frustrated supporters were unable to buy tickets even though there were hundreds of empty seats inside stadiums.
Byrom, the English company appointed by FIFA to handle ticketing, was blamed by the organisers for the chaos. Here, for the first time, Standard Sport asks Gerard Holmes, the Byrom official at the centre of the scandal, what went wrong and what lessons can be learned for the 2006 World Cup in Germany?
Q: Why were there empty seats at the opening game, France v Senegal?
A: It was quite straightforward. It was not sold out. Plus, because FIFA has a policy of not selling seats with obstructed views, there were 2,300 "killed" seats. That made it look far worse. The facts are the stadium has a capacity, once those seats are taken away, of 63,691 and the official attendance was 63,555.
Q: But the attendance announced on the night was 62,561. Why the difference?
A: I don't honestly know. And it was something that happened throughout the tournament. The figures we have are the official attendances which will go in the accounts for the tournament. It was another symptom of the weak foundations we had to build on.
Q: What do you mean by "weak foundations"?
A: We got details of the seating plans at the stadiums far too late to process properly. That's why some areas of stadiums were designated with obstructed views and were left empty when they shouldn't have been. We were supposed to get all the appropriate data by October last year. We got it in March.
Q: Why were there so many empty seats in Korea while most of the games in Japan seemed full?
A: For people in Korea the tickets were proportionately more expensive than in Japan. There was more demand in Japan and once Korea started doing well most people in that country wanted to try to save their money for the Korean games.
At the end of the day, no one should be embarrassed by empty seats at matches.
Q: But there shouldn't have been any empty seats at England's games, where demand from local fans and travelling supporters was huge. What happened at England's quarter-final with Brazil?
A: There was a lot of misunderstanding. The capacity of the stadium was 49,414. There were 1,823 seat kills. That left 47,591. Every one of those was sold without exception. About 128 people didn't turn up but every ticket was sold.
Q: Why did people think there were lots of empty seats inside the ground?
A: The BBC and John Motson are partly to blame. Motson said there were 4,000 empty seats. As a result our office in Manchester was besieged by calls from angry fans. We asked the BBC and John Motson to put the record straight. But he hasn't done so and all I got was an angry call from one of his assistants telling me: "Motty is a statistician, he doesn't get these things wrong." Well, he did and that did us a lot of damage.
Q: For the England-Brazil match, spare tickets were only sold on the official website but fans couldn't get onto it because it was always busy. Why didn't you give the tickets to the Football Association so it could have sold them to fans out there?
A: We offered the FA an extra 1,000 tickets but it didn't want them. It said it couldn't set up the necessary infrastructure to sell them in time. So they went back onto the website. Had England beaten Brazil we had a system in place to sell a significant chunk of tickets to fans already out there at the stadium.
Q: Why did the website keep crashing? A: It didn't keep crashing but fans who logged on kept getting the frustrating message "Sorry our servers are overloaded". That gave the impression it wasn't working but in fact it was, just very slowly. People were logging on to the site and staying on for whole days. We tweaked the system eventually to time people out after 15 minutes but by then the image had been created and the damage done.
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Q: Have you got the contract for 2006?
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Q: What lessons have you learned? A: We would enforce the deadlines for information more effectively. Despite all the headlines we still believe it went well. The aim was to try to prevent a massive black market for tickets. We think we did that.
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Indians tune up for lacrosse playoffs
Since the program's inception in 2009, Indiana lacrosse coach Eric Wetzel has waited to get his team in striking distance to earn its first WPIAL playoff win.
With its second straight playoff berth already sewed up, Indiana nabbed a lead just six seconds into the game and then thumped Aquinas Academy, 14-2, in a non-conference game at Andy Kuzneski Field on Friday night.
The game, which was Indiana's Senior Salute Night, was delayed for nearly an hour due to lightning.
The sixth-seeded Indians reached the 10-win plateau for the first time in school history and concluded their regular season with a 10-3 record.
Indiana will lock horns at third-seeded Quaker Valley in the first round of the WPIAL Division 2 playoffs Thursday.
"We started out fast and executed pretty well in the first quarter," Wetzel said. "It was a big thing for us to win 10 games, and it was a big thing for us to win on Senior Salute Night. But it was also nice that we got a chance to see some of the younger guys go out and shine. We really think kids like Dylan Stapleton, Michael Supinka and Connor Tshudy are going to be nice players, and we saw a little bit of that tonight."
Andrew Wetzel broke Indiana's record for fastest goal in game when he broke free on a play called a flat break and scored just six seconds into the game.
Keldon Spicher corralled a feed off the opening faceoff and fired a pass to Wetzel, who was standing alone on the left wing in front of Aquinas Academy goalie Jonathan Lynch. A sprinting Wetzel put on the brakes, turned, and fired a shot over the right shoulder of an unsuspecting Lynch.
"We practice those flat breaks a lot. Sometimes they come off without a hitch, and it's impressive when it happens," Eric Wetzel said.
"Everyone was really excited and ready to get out there," Andrew Wetzel added. "That's definitely the fastest we've ever scored a goal. We'll just continue to improve and keep trying to beat that time."
A pair of goals from Wetzel, along with a goal from Supinka, put Indiana ahead 4-0 heading into the second quarter.
Michael Tappe beat Indiana goalie Sean Rhodes with 9:24 left in the first half to cut Indiana's lead to 4-1.
But just seven seconds later, Keldon Spicher sprinted down the right wing and rifled a shot past Lynch from 10 yards to stretch Indiana's lead to 5-1.
"This was definitely a key game and we really wanted to get out to a fast start," Spicher said. "Every win helps us pick up our game. We want to play better and improve every time we're out there."
Rhodes made a diving save with 7:06 to play in the third quarter to spark an Indiana rally.
Less than 30 seconds later, David Zimmerman scored from four yards to stretch Indiana's lead to 8-1.
The Indians then netted the game's next six goals, four of which came from Stapleton, to extend their lead to 14-1.
"It's amazing winning 10 games, especially since Indiana's never done that before," Stapleton said. "I'm just happy to be on the team and to be contributing. I've learned a lot from the older guys. These guys (Spicher and Wetzel) have definitely taught me a thing or two."
Andrew Wetzel and Spicher each sounded off on garnering the No. 6 seed and how the Indians perceived the seeding as an insult.
Indiana handily defeated fourth-seeded Mars, 13-8, on May 2.
"That's almost disrespectful," Wetzel said. "We did really well (and) we probably had a better season than them (Mars), and somehow they get a higher seed. That definitely gives us something to prove."
"I think it's going to light a little fire," Spicher added. "They probably had more wins than us because they played more games, but none of that really means anything. The only thing that matters is who wins it all."
Dustin Filloy is a sports writer for The Indiana Gazette.
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CENTENNIAL, CO -- Vistar has acquired Vend Service Inc., a vend distributor with locations in Rome, GA, and Ocala, FL.
Vend Service was founded in 1965 by Carl Sidwell in Rome, GA. He had worked on the supply side of the industry at Southern Bread Co. and Frito-Lay and saw a need for a distribution company that could carry all the products a vending operator needed and conveniently deliver them in one stop.
By 1974, Vend Service had taken on enough lines for Sidwell to move operations from his home to a commercial warehouse. By 1976, with a roster of more than 25 items and a growing customer base, he expanded his facility.
Sidwell sold the business in 1984 to his two oldest sons, Steve and Mike, and opened a 10,000-sq.ft. distribution center in Orlando, FL, with his daughter, Diane, and youngest son, Mark.
In 1986, Flowers Foods made the Vend Service founder an offer to purchase the Orlando site and he took the opportunity to retire. Diane and Mark joined their brothers in the Rome, GA, operation. In 1988, the distributorship doubled the size of its facility and added a racking system that stored products three levels high. After much debate, Vend Service also added confections to its list of offerings, which proved to be a turning point for the distributorship.
Steve left the family business in 1991, and Mike, Mark and Diane coaxed their father out of retirement at age 65.
In 1995, Vend Service built a brand new 40,000-sq.ft. warehouse and soon expanded it, doubling its capacity. In 2001, the vending distributor purchased its current facility in Ocala, FL. A year later, the company added frozen products to its repertoire.
Vistar, a national vend product distributor, is a division of Performance Food Group, which is comprised of three segments: Vistar, Performance Foodservice and PFG Customized Distribution. The company delivers food products nationwide to vending companies, restaurants, pizzerias, theaters, schools, hotels, healthcare facilities and other institutions through its 65 distribution centers and 12 Merchant's Mart locations across the U.S.


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$250,000 project ongoing at former Greenville Meijer facility
GREENVILLE — The old Meijer building is fast becoming a focal point for community activities.
Members of Jesus Non-Denominational Church on Peck Road accepted the donation of the North Lafayette Street building in 2009 with the goal of renovating it into a community facility.
The building is currently home to the Arms of Love Store, Hands of Jesus Food Pantry and Thrifty Acres BMX Track of Greenville.
All three ventures have been a success, according to Pastor Tommy Turner.
The BMX track, owned by Helmets On, has hosted numerous events, the most recent one bringing in about 1,000 people, boosting Greenville's economy as a result.
"We had restaurant and hotel owners calling us and asking us to give them a heads up (the next time an event takes place)," Tuner said.
Hands of Jesus Food Pantry has seen about 3,000 people each month who come in to receive a hot meal.
Arms of Love Store is a donation-based second-hand store managed by Pastor Karen Morales. She partners with local organizations to help people get on their feet by working with the Housing Commission, which lets people work for their rent.
Morales said people have been very generous by helping to donate items and their time to run the store, something that is always needed.
Turner said the revenue is what helps feed the community.
"Thank you to everyone," Morales said. "If it wasn't for the community, we wouldn't have it."
Morales also has provided a four-week winterization class to help people get certified and on their feet.
All the ventures appear to be successful thus far in supporting and helping community members.
Once the final remodeling is completed at the building, which will cost about $250,000, the church will be able to offer these items and more to the community. The pantry will be able to hold more people and offer a more comfortable space.
Jesus Non-Denominational Church will move from its Peck Road location into the new building, leaving the church building to be used for some of its preschool classes and daycare.
The new building will also offer classrooms for daycare and preschool opportunities, as well as a lobby and youth areas.
The remodeled building will also house an auditorium that will hold more than 1,000 people. Turner said the BMX track will continue to occupy the building until the auditorium is ready for remodeling, hopefully in five years or less.
The church has been meeting and working with community members to define what is needed, especially for youth in the Greenville community.
In the future, church members hope to expand to an area where sports, tutoring, afterschool programs and more can be offered. Turner said he is also working with the Greenville Chamber of Commerce, the Greenville Community Center and local schools to host events at the new complex as well.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. - As the snow fell in the greater Buffalo area Wednesday evening, so too did a host of 200 medley relay records thanks to the Spider squad of junior Lauren Hines, sophomore Mali Kobelja and seniors Jill Smaniotto and Charlotte Brackett. Following the foursome's record finish, Richmond sits tied with Fordham atop the Atlantic 10 Championship standings with 76 points.
The aforementioned quartet combined for a finish of 1:39.48, well under the NCAA 'B' qualifying time, to establish a new school, pool and Atlantic 10 record in the 200 medley relay. The same Spider squad had set the previous mark of 1:40.11 at last year's conference meet.
After Hines (Roanoke, Va./Hidden Valley) came off the blocks with a strong back split of 24.76, Kobelja (Fort Wayne, Ind./R. Nelson Snider) took to the water in a virtual tie with Fordham. Kobelja then clocked a lighting-quick breast split of 27.86, and Smaniotto (Millville, N.J./Millville) and Brackett (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) would never look back in the fly and free, respectively, to clinch the meet-opening win for the Spiders.
"While we're proud of our relay's record time, we think we could have gone faster on all four legs," said head coach Matt Barany. "Lauren and Charlotte also had a pretty tough double tonight. We relied on some veterans, and those two really stepped up for us."
With just two relay events being raced on the women's side on Wednesday, the Spiders wrapped up the first day of action with a runner-up finish in the 800 free relay. Hines, Brackett, sophomore Jessie Krebs (Towson, Md./Towson) and senior Alexi Kuska (Westfield, N.J./Westfield Senior) teamed up for a time of 7:24.25 to finish just behind first-place Fordham in the event.
Richmond returns to the water on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. for prelims in
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the 1-meter diving prelims, set to start at 1 p.m. Finals,
including the 200 free relay, get underway at 6:30 p.m. at Erie Community
College's Burt Flickinger Athletic Center.
Live results and live in-meet Spider tweets will be provided over the course of the week during both prelims and finals. Those, in addition to free live video, can be found via the links in the A-10 Championship Central grid above.


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