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Cosmetic IPL Laser Reviews & Comparisons > IPL Comparison
Hi, I am a physician. I am looking for advice re an IPL Device. I have researched it and have narrowed it down to Sciton BBL, Starlux or Syneron elos. I know Palomar is expensive but I find the comments re safety and comfort compelling - if you can believe them. I probably want a modular system for upgradability.
Is the thermocouple cooling as effective as the direct cooling?
Would anyone who has comparative experience with any or all of these systems kindly comment. Also as I am in Canada is any company particularly better or worse up here for support/service etc.
Your advice would be appreciated
BBL is THE BEST!!Read all the posts here between the three of them.The BBL is the most low-cost(with no-comsumables) effective IPL of the market,far away of the others.
Throw the idea of Syneron out the door. The other 2 systems are competitive with each other. I do not own the Starlux but have had it in my office for a few trials. The cost of ownership will be higher with the Palomar. I also hated having to remove the hand piece and change them out. With the Sciton you only have to change out the filter which takes about 10 seconds. I have many patients that I will use more than 1 filter on at a visit. I did not like the limitations of the Starlux.
As a plastic surgeon, you will want the Sciton. You have a lot more options for upgrading the unit. They have the erbium which is tunable and also the fractioal erbium.
I can not speak for any of the service issues in Canada as I am in the US. Charry posted above and she lives in Greece and I do not think she has had too much for service problems but she will have to fill you in on that.
LH and Charry,
Thank you for the advice. I have read many of you previous comments and enjoy your directness. Is there any real world difference between the Starlux 'smooth pulse' and the multi pulse in the BBL? Does the cooling work ok with the bbl?
PS, Regretably I am not a plastic surgeon just a GP with aspirations beyond his budget :-/
The cooling works very well and I like the fact I have a lot of control with the Sciton System. I am a little frustrated with the cooling when you are doing large surface areas such as a mans back. I like to set the cooling at about 8 degrees but the machine will slow down a little after a while.
I have been talking to them about improving the cooling for the unit itself. The system will not fire a pulse unless the temperature is what it is set at.
The BBL is much more user friendly.
Try working at 10 d with the BBL for type IV patients and at 10-11 d for type III.Maybe it will not slow down.There is no much difference in the result of cooling the epidermis.
YG:sorry...I am a man...
Thanks, I have been a little more worried about the cooling as I have pushed the fluence.
I have used high settings up to 15 J/cm2 ,10msec for type III patients with 640nm filter with cooling at 10-11 d with no much irritation.
When choosing an IPL, be aware that Palomar charges a $30K fee to warranty an IPL that has been purchased other than through them. That policy was implemented after I bought my Starlux. Therefore, the value dropped. I haven't found the customer service to be particularly good either. Just my opinion.


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I found another picture of me on Flickr.
I found another picture of me on Flickr.
Wow! Craig, that picture is sweet!
oh my goodness..i can FINALLY reply to you guys! I have been on the site but from the first day I was accitelly blocked and I couldn't even ask for help!
It was so awesome getting together with you guys. I know Xyon has been a member on TDH for a long time; just not as active as he used to be. I'm glad you guys came to the wedding. It was great putting together an all mando event on the record! We went to volunteer with you guys Sat and Sun but you guys were all hanging out there so we just staid in the front of the table and hungout! We were planning to meet with you guys for the dinner but we all got so tired; even Novall, so we went to sleep..i know; we're such wimps! We were supposed to go to Toy R Us too and wimped out! We're soooo lame! Anyway..I have many pictures in my photobucket account and lots of pictures on my myspace account too. I'll dig into them and send you pics! again, it was a pleasure meeting you guys! We'll totally do it again soon!
~Zarah Koreen~
DANG! Craig, that is a killer shot right there!8)8)
I found another picture of Commander Voltaire
Found another pic of me
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Wow, the booth looks great, the costumes look great. Really awesome.
CV - Your clone is amazing!!!
Jango 5204 - I have to say that I have never been a fan of the prequel Vader, but you have changed my mind - terrific job!
Looks like everyone had a great time. Can't wait for next year!
craig is that rub n buff or metal?
i can;t really tell, cept mayeb the collar looks rub n buff.
but it rocks! see if you can find a high res, thats worth makign a framed pic for yourself.
All R&B
Another photo
Here's some of stuff at the con.
what WAS that spaceship binoculars thing? and what was "find the six" that was next to it? it was a tent with 8 video screens in it.
find the six is for the AMC remake of the Prisoner. there is a website about it also.
soory a little late the SDCC pic party, but I have been slammed the last 2 weeks. Here are a few images off my camera, I didn't take as many as I seemed to think, so these are a select few of the better ones I have
I had a blast with all youz! It was cool hanging with Bountyone, Spideyfett, Jango5204 and Jeff, MandalorFett, and meeting Fettseven and his boy. Special shout out to DGasser, John Bush and Lewis Caruthers I mean Slavefive and the Hard Rock Hotel groupies for all your hospitatlity! Art and Kristen, and especially the Dent, thank you again for the opportunity to help set-up and participate; and I will be more than happy to do it all over again 2009!
Jango 5204 and his rad Return of the Sith Vader
Jango 5204 getting straddled by the hot and sexy Sith Cheerleader Squad
TKDevo and The Clayster holding down the table (I owez you $20- Clayster)
Fettseven and his boy, with there awesome scratch built Fett Rocketpack on display!
the rest are explanatory....
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Cool, thanks for the pics, but my favorite cheerleader is hidden. I'm ditching the 2 JBL speakers for 2 newtons on the back of the belt. Much more volume, and better looking without speakers under the inner robe. Got my Vortex II BTW. "James Earl Jones in a box"
I just noticed, I thought I had the buckle on backwards, but the picture is mirrored.
oh yeah your right, sorry Craig. Here you are in proper form :thumbup

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Jack Straw, the leader of the house, announced yesterday that the Commons would vote on maintaining nuclear missiles, expected to cost between £15bn and £25bn. The prime minister has promised a decision before the end of the year.
"Of course we should involve the House fully in a decision as important as the renewal of our nuclear deterrent. It is inevitable that there will therefore be a chance for the House to express its view on this important matter in a vote," Mr Straw told MPs.
The debate has become pressing because Britain's four Trident missile submarines are expected to reach the end of their operational life within 20 years.
It received fresh impetus last month when Gordon Brown made it clear that he backed replacement, to the anger of leftwingers who bitterly oppose the nuclear deterrent. There is also wider scepticism about whether it retains its value in the wake of the cold war.
The outcome of the vote will depend on the government's choice of the many options for retaining a nuclear deterrent, but it should win despite the opposition of Liberal Democrats.
The government can almost certainly rely on Conservative backing, but would prefer to win without. Tory MPs relish the prospect of exposing divisions within Labour. Mr Straw told reporters he believed most backbenchers would back the government and added that the vote would be a three-line whip - meaning MPs are expected to vote with the party rather than with their conscience.
"We would anticipate that the majority of [all] members would support this, but were they not to [replacement] would be blocked," Mr Straw said. "There will be a vote and everybody understands the consequences of it."
"It's not as simplistic as replacing it or not; it's about the shape that should take. There's some resistance on the cost basis, as well," said Kevan Jones, a Labour member of the defence select committee. He added that the government should be given credit for being the first to offer parliament a say over the nuclear deterrent.
Two weeks ago Tony Blair hinted to MPs: "We are not at all averse to votes of this House on extremely sensitive issues."
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament welcomed the commitment to a vote, but warned that it should be preceded by a full public and parliamentary debate and a green paper outlining all the options. Nick Harvey, the Liberal Democrat defence spokesman, said it would be vital to have a proper public consultation.
Last month the Commons defence committee warned that the government had failed to explain the purpose of a British nuclear deterrent. Its report said the government should explain whether Britain faced a current or impending threat from any established nuclear weapons state and whether possessing nuclear weapons affected its international influence. The Ministry of Defence refused to give evidence to the inquiry.


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I have the funny feeling you're asking why the cats didn't get along. When we introduce new cats to resident ones, the newbies must be kept separate (in a separate room with litter box, food/water, etc. and the door closed. Curiosity will take over. When the cats start playing "feet under the door", that's progress. Your sister's cats don't see your cats as cats, just invaders in their territory and they are bound to protect their home. If you will live there permanently, ask your sister to provide them with a "safe room", maybe the one you'll be living in. Visit with them as often as you can and let the resident cats into the room and your cats out. It may take time especially if all cats are grown up. All the cats should be spayed or neutered. If they aren't that's adding about 1000% to the problem. Treat all the cats with patience, love and understanding. Give them time, as much as they need.
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[NASL: Fall Week 7] FC Edmonton jumped four spots into fourth place in the fall standings with a 2-1 win over Fort Lauderdale Strikers at Clarke Stadium. For now, the combined standings remain the Eddies' best bet for a playoff berth, and their win moved them to within four points of fourth-place Carolina.
Defender Lance Laing scored one goal -- third goal in as many games -- and assisted on another by Ritchie Jones to lead Edmonton to the win. The
Strikers pulled one goal back on Aly Hassan's goal from the penalty spot in the 85th minute.
Saturday ...
The San Antonio Scorpions opened up a two-point lead in the NASL fall standings when they beat Atlanta, 2-1, and Minnesota could only tie 10-man New York,
1-1. Nevertheless, the result extended the spring champion's unbeaten streak to 11 games.
The Scorpions got goals from midfielders Cesar Elizondo
and Walter Restrepo to remain unbeaten against Atlanta at Toyota Field.
"The guys have bought into the philosophy and culture we've created
and they've been fantastic in executing," said Scorpions coach Alen Marcina. "They've been willing to fight for each other for 95 minutes and tonight that led
to a win."
Minnesota got off to a dream start when midfielder Daniel Mendes was taken down in the penalty area by Cosmos goalkeeper Jimmy Maurer in the 6th minute and Maurer was promptly sent off. Christian Ramirez converted the penalty kick for his
league-high 13th goal in 16 games. But the Cosmos managed to earn a point playing with 10 men when substitute forward Mads Stokkelien poked home the equalizer
midway through the second half.
"Tonight was a big game for both teams, and I'm proud of the way our guys battled with a man down," said Cosmos coach Giovanni Savarese. "If we play like that the rest of the season, we'll be very hard to beat."
Carolina beat Tampa Bay, 1-0, on Ty
Shipalane's goal in stoppage time at Al Lang Stadium. The result moved the RailHawks into the fourth and final spot in combined standings, passing the Rowdies and Fort Lauderdale, which plays
at FC Edmonton on Sunday.
"We're obviously delighted because it has been a tough couple of weeks for us," said RailHawks coach Colin Clarke.
"We couldn't win on the road forever and now that's two in a row. We needed that one tonight, and I think we deserved it."
Indy Eleven's problems at Carroll Stadium continued as fellow
expansion team Ottawa beat it, 2-1, in a game that was delayed over two hours due to inclement weather. MLS veterans Tom Heinemann and Sinisa Ubiparipovic scored for the Fury. Indy has yet to win at home despite the support of yet another sellout crowd (10,285).
Week 7:
Saturday, Aug. 23
New York 1 Minn. United 1
Indy Eleven 1 Ottawa 2
Tampa Bay 0 Carolina 1
San Antonio 2 Atlanta 1
Sunday, Aug. 24
FC Edmonton 2 Ft. Lauderdale 1
NASL Fall Standings:
19 San Antonio
6-1-1 15/6
17 Minn. United 5-0-2 16/6
12 Tampa Bay 4-3-0 12/11
11 FC Edmonton 3-3-2 10/9
9 Carolina 3-5-0 11/12
9 New York 2-3-3 7/10
9 Ft.
Lauderdale 2-3-3 6/810
8 Atlanta 2-3-2 11/11
7 Indy Eleven
2-5-1 8/16
5 Ottawa 1-4-2 5/10
NASL Combined Standings:
37 *Minn. United 11-1-4 32/15
36 San
Antonio 11-3-3 28/15
28 New York 8-5-4 21/13
23 Carolina 7-8-2 22/27
22 Ft. Lauderdale 6-7-4 24/268
22 Tampa Bay 6-6-4 23/27
19 FC Edmonton
5-8-4 21/20
18 Atlanta 5-8-3 23/31
15 Ottawa 4-9-3 19/23
Indy Eleven 2-10-5 22/36
*Clinched playoff berth as spring champion.
NASL SCHEDULE, Week 8:
Saturday, Aug. 30
7 pm ET
Ottawa vs. Tampa Bay
7:30 pm ET
Carolina vs. Atlanta
Ft. Lauderdale vs. San Antonio
Indy Eleven vs. New York
Sunday, Aug. 31
4:00 pm
FC Edmonton vs. Minn. United
NASL SCHEDULE, Week 9:
Saturday, Sept. 6
7 pm ET
New York vs. Ft. Lauderdale
7:30 pm ET
Atlanta vs. Indy Eleven
8 pm ET
Minn. United vs. Tampa Bay
8:30 pm ET
San Antonio vs. FC Edmonton
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I have a quick question with regards to my 12 week old puppy. He has been an absolute treat to have around, but there is one small thing which I am unsure how to deal with.
In the evening, around 9pm, we take him out for one last pee and then off to his crate downstairs. At this time he's almost inevitably sleeping on the couch. When we try to pick him up to take him to the door, he's usually super tired and for the last few days he's expressed his displeasure with a growl.
Do I want to address this growl (with a stern NO!) or simply ignore it, and pick him up. On the one hand I do not want to act like it's OK for him to growl at us, on the other hand, I do not want to escalate the situation and make a mountain out of a mole hill.
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Flu fails to halt South Korea's crucial college exam
By Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters Life!) - Not even the H1N1 flu, which has paralyzed many parts of the globe, could stop South Korean teens from taking the national college entrance exam, a test many feel will set the course for their future.
The flu has hit school-age children particularly hard, adding another element of anxiety for the test, which was held on Thursday and for which students spend years studying and parents spend vast sums on cram school and tutor fees.
Most years, students go through metal detectors to make sure they are not carrying mobile phones and other gadgets to cheat. This year, they had to go through the added hurdle of having their temperatures taken to pick out those who may be infected.
About 2,800 students with H1N1 symptoms among the 670,000 taking the test were segregated into special venues for the exam that is given once a year, officials said.
"There is a separate room set up that will be overseen by the school nurse," a teacher at Sehwa High School, Cho Ban-hoon said. Nearly 900 such rooms were set up throughout the country.
Financial markets and most work places opened an hour later for the annual exam to move the morning rush hour so that students could safely reach venues before the gates closed at all test sites across the country at 8:10 a.m.
Mothers prayed, airlines grounded flights for about an hour during the day for the exam's English language listening portion while friends family cheered on the students as they went into the grueling nine-hour drill that is a rite of passage.
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What's the importance of the Mississippi River?
Thanks in advance
The Mississippi is the core of one of the world's largest drainage systems. It provides transportation for goods.
It is incredibly important corridor through the country north and south but a barrier east and west. In the American Civil War once the Union controlled the river, no food or help could reach the southern states from the west. They pretty much started to starve.


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Abigail L. Dela Cruz Draws Luminous Spirits Who Play with Koi and the Moon [Art]
A couple of weeks ago, we showed you Abigail L. Dela Cruz's fabulous retro Sailor Moon designs. But Dela Cruz also plays with her own original characters and those of her fellow artists working online. Among her most striking characters are a serene koi spirit and a fox spirit who loves to toy with the moon.


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Palisade stings MCHS, 38-20
October 3, 2011
Moffat County High School varsity football box score:
(Team, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Final)
Palisade, 14, 10, 0, 14, 38
— The loss leaves MCHS with a 1-4 record overall and 1-1 in the Western Slope League.
Moffat County High School varsity football box score:
(Team, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Final)
Palisade, 14, 10, 0, 14, 38
— The loss leaves MCHS with a 1-4 record overall and 1-1 in the Western Slope League.
After their first win of the season in their most recent game, coach Kip Hafey and the Moffat County High School varsity football team were ready to gain another victory in their effort to reach the playoffs.
But, a road game against Palisade proved to be too much for the Bulldogs.
MCHS lost 38-20 in a Saturday afternoon game. Moffat County's defeat puts its overall record at 1-4, 1-1 in the Western Slope League.
Hafey said the team had a lot to work against, with five starters on the injured list going into the game.
"We even had a couple guys playing with injuries," he said. "(Juniors) Tyler Hildebrandt and Josh Pritchard were playing through the pain."
Undefeated Palisade (5-0 overall, 2-0 WSL) took charge immediately, scoring early in the game. The tally went up to 14-0 minutes later, as the maroon Bulldogs took advantage of a bobbled catch to slam it back into the end zone.
Moffat County didn't fare much better in the second quarter, as Palisade added a field goal and a third touchdown, bringing the score to 24-0 at halftime.
Hafey emphasized stronger defense to his players at the half.
"I really wanted them to start working on their blocking," he said.
The message sunk in, as the tide turned in favor of MCHS at the start of the second half.
The Bulldogs' first possession of the third quarter resulted in a quick score, as senior Miguel Molina snagged a pass to bring the score to 24-6.
Seconds later, Moffat County was back on offense after recovering a fumbled kickoff return two yards from the goal line. One touchdown by junior Michael Samuelson and a two-point conversion later, Palisade's lead was down to 24-14.
Junior Bubba Ivers finished out the third quarter with his own TD, but Palisade took control back in the fourth, forcing turnovers and dominating the Bulldogs on both offense and defense.
Ivers in particular took a pounding at quarterback.
"They really put a lot of pressure on him," Hafey said. "He still got off a lot of good passes and good running."
Ivers led the team in yardage for the game, with 174 passing and 121 rushing yards. Like the rest of the team, he pitched in to fill empty spots by playing multiple positions, including running back and punter.
"We faced a lot of adversity out there, and these kids showed a lot of heart, especially with the number of injuries we had," Hafey said. "It was a total team effort.
"Playing against a team like this, they could have been intimidated going in and gone in expecting to lose 50-0, but they weren't. We brought it down to the fourth quarter and gave them a run for their money."
The Bulldogs face Glenwood Springs Friday night at home.
Hafey said the team will work on tightening their passing routes, strengthening the line and improving tackling.
"We're going to keep getting better at the fundamentals," he said. "These kids believe in the system, and it hasn't been easy with all these injuries. But, these guys honor each other and make it work."
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A Visit from Gayle Callenby admin
Hello! Thanks so much to the Sisterhood of the Jaunty Quills for inviting me to be with you today. I'm Gayle Callen, author of historical romances (and also Emma Cane, author of contemporary romances—I get around). My newest historical, SURRENDER TO THE EARL, just came out this month. It's about Robert, who needs to find redemption because of mistakes made during the war where men were killed, and Audrey, the blind widow of his fellow soldier, who accepts his offer of any kind of assistance—as long as he helps her escape her family who's keeping her in seclusion. Whew, a mouthful!
But I'd rather talk to you today about our kids, the grownup kind that drift into their own lives and drift so easily away from ours. Oh, we talk/text on the phone, but when you only see them a couple times a year because they live so far away, it can be tough. The kids are having fun; it's wonderful to see them blossom in their lives, but…I miss them. So here's an idea to stay close: competition brackets. Yes, you heard me, just like the NCAA March Madness but not basketball (unless it's basketball season, of course). I'm talking about a friendly competition over reality shows, the competitive kind: Survivor, Amazing Race, Iron Chef or whatever. This was my oldest daughter's
brilliant idea, and boy do we have fun! It's amazing how much you can enjoy a show when you've tossed $5 into a pot and you have a competitor you're rooting for.
The show we compete over? The Bachelor/Bachelorette. My daughter has created a one-page form, with blocks for each week of the season, leading all the way up to the finals. We watched the first episode together (and in person, this year, which made it even more special), and then we spend the week filling out our brackets, due before the second show. Yes, you have to figure out the eventual winner, all from watching the first show. I'm not kidding, at one point we spent an hour or two slow-motioning through, especially the previews of the whole season, just so we could figure out which guys Desiree kissed, to see if we sensed chemistry. Turns out, she kissed them all, so it wasn't so much of an indicator…
Here's the fun part. Monday night rolls around, and we start texting, and even phone calling as we watch the show. There is moaning and gasping and gleeful bragging about who's winning (this week, it's me!). But really? I get to connect with my kids over something silly and fun and competitive. And in between, we talk about their lives and their friends and we stay close. I think that's worth everything.
So let's talk about ideas to stay close to our kids! How do you do it? One lucky commenter is going to win the first book of my trilogy, RETURN OF THE VISCOUNT, which came out last year. Not that you have to read the books in order, I swear…


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Shonn Greene is used to seeing the wide eyes and the dropped jaws as he recounts his amazing evolution from college football exile to national award candidate.
The story never gets old, even for the man telling it.
"I'm just as surprised as they are," Greene said. "You would think I wouldn't be. Everybody knows about it, so everybody's kind of surprised. It's a great journey."
Greene's journey, which in a sense began inside a warehouse at McGregors Furniture last year, ends tonight in Orlando, Fla., at the College Football Awards Show (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET). Though the Iowa junior running back didn't get an invitation to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony, he's the favorite to win the Doak Walker Award tonight. Michigan State's Javon Ringer and Georgia's Knowshon Moreno are the other Doak Walker finalists.
As he waited at Chicago's O'Hare Airport for his flight to Orlando on Wednesday morning, Greene was asked if he ever envisioned himself in this situation a year ago.
"Absolutely not," he said. "It's a good feeling."
After academic issues forced him out of football last season, Greene returned this fall and produced one of the greatest seasons in Iowa football history. He eclipsed 100 rushing yards in all 12 regular-season games, finished second nationally in rushing average (144.1 ypg) and broke Tavian Banks' single-season team rushing record with 1,729 yards.
Numbers like those merit a Heisman invite most seasons, but Iowa's slow start and a national spotlight consumed with quarterbacks kept Greene somewhat under the radar. He should get his due tonight as the nation's best running back.
"It would mean a lot," Greene said of the Doak Walker Award. "There are a lot of running backs this year doing well. Just to be up there with those guys will be an honor."
Greene admits the speed of the game initially caught him off guard after returning to the field this fall after a year away. He had trained hard in the summer with strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle but got fatigued following the Hawkeyes' first two games.
What came next shocked Greene. He continued to get stronger as the season progressed and elevated his production despite increased awareness from opposing defenses. Greene had his two top rushing games -- 217 yards, 4 touchdowns against Wisconsin and 211 yards, 2 touchdowns against Purdue -- in the second half of the year.
"Teams get onto you and set their defenses up to stop you, and it usually happens," said Greene, who was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and won the Chicago Tribune's Silver Football as the league's MVP. "Like usual, they were just loading the box up, having guys on the outside to try and contain inside. I was able to perform at a good level every week. That was the most surprising thing."
The 235-pound junior didn't get much national attention until November, but he earned celebrity status in Iowa City much earlier. Students organized a "Greene-Out" at Iowa's home game against Penn State, and Greene's teammates picked up on his newfound fame.
"They joke around like, 'Nobody touch Shonn. Oh my God, there's Shonn,'" Greene said. "They try to treat me like I'm somebody not human, like I'm an immortal guy or something."
Greene didn't look human at times this season, especially in a 22-17 win against Purdue. Boilermakers safety Frank Duong made the highlight shows for the wrong reasons, as Greene pulled a filthy spin move on him during one touchdown run and bowled over him on another.
Making defenders look bad is part of the deal.
"It's football," Greene said. "You've got to do what you've got to do."
The last line might apply to Greene's future. He has a year of eligibility left, but with an NFL-ready body and powerful rushing style, it won't be a surprise if he enters the draft early.
Iowa fans will have at least one more opportunity to see Greene, on Jan. 1 in the Outback Bowl against South Carolina. The bowl also gives Greene a national platform to showcase his skills.
"Everybody watches bowl games," Greene said, "so I'm very excited for it."


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The Egyptian (1983)
by Mika Waltari
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Abandoned about halfway through...I usually love books about Egypt but this bored me senseless.
Published in 1945, this was apparently a huge classic in the middle of last century, described as the best known book written in Finnish (Tove Jansson wrote in Swedish), the only Finnish book ever adapted to become a Hollywood movie, and the best-selling translated novel in America until The Name of the Rose.
It's about an ancient Egyptian doctor, Sinuhe, who spends most of the first half of the story travelling through Egypt's neighbours, as far as Crete, Smyrna and Babylon, and then in the second half returns home to participate in the intrigues at the courts of Akhenaton and his successors Tutankhamun and Horemheb (an old friend of the narrator). It was hailed for its "realistic" portrayal of ancient life, which to me tends to signal that it buttressed existing popular conceptions; I definitely felt that the scenes of ideologically driven internal conflict and brutal military suppression of popular uprisings might be drawn from more local experience of mid-century Europe than from any study of ancient Egypt.
It is a solid book of its kind, which would have appealed to the prejudices of mid-century readers while at the same time making them think that the author was informing and enlightening them. Of course, it has a comic slave character, almost all the women are seductresses, and none of the many "Negroes" are named. But there is a decent sense of scale in both space and time, and the reflections of the politics of the day are sufficiently oblique to remain interesting.
This just misses five stars--because it took me a long time to warm up to the Sinuhe, the protagonist and narrator, and it's just a little bit too much of a downer. So no, I wouldn't call this a happy tale--but it is a rich epic and great historical fiction of Ancient Egypt under Akhenaton, its heretic pharaoh. Had I not known going in, I wouldn't have guessed this novel was written in 1945. Although that might explain some of its bleakness--I've read that when it was published, it resonated with people who had seen humanistic ideals collapse in the face of Stalin, Hitler, the Holocaust.
This is set in Ancient Egypt over 1,300 years before the birth of Christ. Akhenation is thought to be the first monotheist, so he holds some fascination for Jews, Christians and Muslims. Before this I had read Naguib Mahfouz's Akhenaten, Dweller in Truth. Mahfouz is a Muslim and I thought I could detect that coloring his novel. Waltari, for his part, was supposedly a believing Christian. His novel doesn't come across as Christian fiction though--at all. As I said, it doesn't come across as written in 1945. I didn't feel as if there was a overlay of a worldview alien to the time in which this was set--and for me that's the mark of great historical fiction, that you feel transported to another place and time, rather than reading modern people in historical costumes. In fact, I think Waltari did almost too well--as I said it took a long time for me to warm to Sinuhe. Especially in his youth he was arrogant, misogynist, and too-stupid-to-live. But there are positive, strong female characters in this novel--they're just not very apparent early on.
And Waltari set this not just in Egypt--this is like a grand tour of the Bronze Age world--Egypt, Canaan, Syria, Babylon, Hatti, Crete. There are allusions to both Biblical stories and Greek myth. Sinuhe was found as a baby floating in the river on a reed boat and Minea, one of the positive female characters, is a bull-leaper from Minoan Crete--and there is a minotaur and a labyrinth. According to what I gather from online, Waltari did extensive research for this book and garnered praise even from Egyptologists. So truly, this novel is a great ride I'd recommend to anyone looking for great historical fiction--even if I found it a rather melancholy read.
I read this years ago - about 46 or so (when I was 15 and should have been studying for my exams ...)
I still remember it today as one of my favorite books. Can still remember the opening paragraph and just recently re-bought it to read it again.
A great book for anyone interested in historical fiction and Ancient Egypt
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East Nashville Magnet High School
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- Serves grades 9-12
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- Does not offer bus transportation
- Does not offer before or aftercare
Welcome From the Principal
Welcome to East Nashville Magnet High! Our school prides itself on the Three As: Attitude, Attendance and Achievement. We work with our students every day to encourage them to be positive and productive in their daily business.
As a small school with a caring faculty and diverse population, we believe East Nashville Magnet provides every student with the opportunity to be successful. Clearly the plan is working, because for the past five years, our graduation rate has been 99 percent or higher.
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110 Gallatin Avenue
Nashville, TN 37206 (map)
Principal: Steve Ball
Assistant Principals:
Scott Davis
Myra Taylor
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Kristie Hutchinson
Susan Murphy
School Board Representative: Christiane Buggs
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As the only Paideia high school in Nashville, East Nashville Magnet High School is proud to offer students a strong college-prep, liberal arts education.
Through Paideia seminars, students from all over the district learn to speak, listen and write within all subject areas. All 9th grade students take a course called Freshman Seminar to enhance their successful transition to high school. Additionally, all students enroll in an advisory class led by an adult advocate to help them with grades, attendance and behavior all through the school year.
We offer an arts program, a multitude of Advanced Placement classes, smaller class sizes and blending learning opportunities throughout the school. We also rely on parents, whom we consider to be part of our team, to provide students with the best possible high school experience.
East Nashville Magnet takes attendance and tardiness seriously. We boast an average attendance rate of 98 percent, which is one of the highest in all of Nashville. Students who accumulate four or more tardies to class within a week are assigned to Saturday School, and students with poor attendance are recommended for revocation at the end of the year and lose their ability to attend East Nashville Magnet.
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8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
A Typical Day at School
Students take eight classes and see each of their teachers three times a week.
- On Mondays, students go to all eight classes for 47 minutes.
- The rest of the week, students are on an "A" (Blocks 1-4 only) or "B" (Blocks 5-8 only) schedule for approximately 80 minutes per block. Students go to their advisory period for 30 minutes on "A" and "B" days.
- 40-minute lunch
- Each month students participate in a school-wide Paideia seminar with their advisory teachers. Students complete a writing task after each seminar to enhance their writing skills.
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Stonewall Jackson senior J.R. Washington scored 61 points Thursday afternoon in a win over Freedom-Woodbridge in the George Long Holiday Hoops Tournament at Wakefield, a performance that resulted in an almost immediate recruiting boost for the 6-foot-3 shooting guard.
"The Twittersphere is nasty," Raiders Coach Marcus Lawrence joked, having just fielded a call from a piqued Morehead State representative who had learned of the 61-point outing not long after Stonewall's 99-72 victory.
"It gets out pretty quick," Lawrence said. "The phone is ringing pretty hectically right now."
For good reason. According to The Washington Post's internal box score system, which can access high-point scoring games from the 2003-04 season to present, no area boys' player had scored more than 57 points in a game in the past nine-plus seasons.
Washington has posted large scoring totals before, including two 36-point games last year. What might have boosted his total Thursday against Freedom (5-4) was the fact that he had to handle the ball more. Starting senior point guard Mustafa Ali was out with the flu and junior backup Greg Stroman got into foul trouble for the Raiders (6-4).
Washington made 10 of 19 shots from three-point range, nine of 15 from two-point range and sank 13 of 16 free throws. He scored 10 points in the first quarter, 13 in the second, 15 in the third and 23 in the fourth.
"I was hot basically the whole game," said Washington, who entered the day averaging 22.4 points, with a season-high 34 in a loss to No. 15 Theodore Roosevelt in the first round of the Wakefield tournament Wednesday. "My teammates realized that so they kept looking for me and then I just kept scoring. I was just feeling it. So I kept shooting it."
Washington, who has scheduled an upcoming recruiting visit to Marist, this fall played football for the first time since his freshman year and helped lead the Raiders to a 9-2 record. He caught 50 passes for 837 yards and 11 touchdowns and was chosen second-team all-Northwest Region.
"I think playing football made him a little tougher," Lawrence said. "It's not as easy to knock him around now."
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Tomorrow Josie is five. We have a very rich schedule of party celebrations for these two days. Is there a luckier man than I alive? I don't think so.
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The 2012 Summer Olympics continues to roll forth in all of its unscripted glory this week from London. . .And what, you may ask, could these athletic games being played miles and miles and oceans away possibly have to do with me, and these people, and this place? Perhaps a great deal more than we can humanly imagine. Continue reading
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One of my cars has the original vw code protected radio. Unfortunately the front faceplate of it is busted bad. I would like to replace it with the same radio(used), but I'm concerned about unlocking whatever radio I get. I'd hate to buy a replacement and not be able to unlock it.
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Mom and Dad have been discussing the baby a lot. Dar thinks it is a treat or toy of some sort. I have been trying to tell him that it means that our lives will change forever and that a new human will be added to the pack... but he is stubborn and wont believe me. Mom says that I am very maternal and that when the baby comes she is sure that I will be excellent. And I have already warned Dar that if he growls at the baby, even under his husky breath, there may be a duel on the back porch. I will not stand for grumpy old man behavior around the new baby. I also fully intend to lick the baby, a lot. Even though Mom said I might have to cut back a little bit on the licking.
Although, I am wondering where this new baby will live. I wonder if the baby will want to sleep on my dog bed with me? Oh, Mom just told me that babies and dogs dont generally sleep on the same bed. She said that I might have to give up my futon so the baby crib will fit in the spare room. Oh how I love that futon.... it is so fun to roll around on....
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Highline Medical Urgent Care and Family Medicine plans move to Fauntleroy Triangle in October
The Highline Medical Center is closing in on their late October move-in date that will bring their West Seattle urgent care and family medicine practices under one larger roof.
Highline will take over the old Cycle U location in the Fauntleroy Triangle (buffered by S.W. Alaska St. to the south, 38th Ave S.W. to the east and Fauntleroy Way S.W. to the southwest). They hope to have made the transition from their current location (4744 41st Ave S.W.) by October 29, according to Highline spokesperson Mara Burke.
"The new site is larger and allows us to provide separate, dedicated spaces for our family medicine clinic and our urgent care," Burke said.
The family medicine clinic will be open Monday through Friday by appointment and the urgent care facility, with a separate entrance, will be open seven days a week with no appointments necessary, Burke said. Hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
"The facility is designed to be more contemporary and comfortable for patients," said Burke. "There is plenty of parking and it will be easy to find in such a great location."
New physician Dr. Scott Chaffin will join the family medicine team.
Highline is putting together the plan for a community open house so folks can see the new facility with their own eyes. Details on that should be released in the near future.
Highline's West Seattle Family Medicine has been up and running since 1992 and the urgent care component opened in October of 2011.
Per Highline's website, here is some sound advice on when to go with urgent care versus calling 911:
Knowing when to go to an urgent care and when to go to the ER can be confusing. Here are some examples of the kind of illnesses and injuries that we can treat at Highline Medical Center Urgent Care.
• Urinary Tract Infection
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I picked up Fforde's The Eyre Affair at the Chicago Tribune Printer's Row Book Fair in early June, simply because it dealt with one of my favorite characters, Miss Eyre. I really enjoyed the book, the fact that it dealt with time travel, great literary characters, and a strange type of utopian society...a bit of everything, really.
Then when I was at my favorite bookstore recently, I saw that there was another book involving Thursday Next. And entire series about her--it was great. So now I just need to figure out which one came first.
Anywho, glad to find a group that mentions Next specifically. Looking forward to more nerdiness. :) -MissLizzy
The Eyre Affair came first followed by Lost in a Good Book, The Well of Lost Plots, and Something Rotten
I think the next Thursday Next book is due out sometime in 2007.
Jasper Fforde has also written a Nursery Crimes series.
There'll be another Thursday Next book? I'm so glad! I'm listening to The Big Over Easy, and while it's fine, I really prefer the Thursday Next books.
According to his website, it's suppose to be out in July 2007. I'm another who prefers the Thursday Next books, so I'm looking forward to it .
And for anyone who hasn't seen it, BoPeep has started a group for Jasper Fforde fans called Lost In A Good Book.
thanks sqdancer!
I got curious too, since I thought Something Rotten was the end of the series - but from Jasper Fforde's FAQ:
What is your next published book?
The fifth in the Thursday Next series. Yes, she's back. Facing possibly the greatest danger to the bookworld since the abolition of the Net Book Agreement. And a few grammersites. And the replacement Miss Havisham. And Friday. And Jane Austen. And the end of the world (again). Thursday Next: First Among Sequels will hit the bookshops in July 2007.
Is that really going to be the title of the next Next?
No. We ran it past marketing and they said it might put people off who were new to the series. So I'm calling it War of the Words instead. At least, that's what we've put in the back of The Fourth Bear, so it's semi-official.
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New Delhi, Jan. 3: External affairs minister Salman Khurshid today defended the home ministry's decision to grant a visa to Javed Miandad and said the home ministry had followed "proper" procedures.
The former Pakistan captain, currently an official of the Pakistan Cricket Board, has family ties with Dawood Ibrahim, the gangster wanted in India for his role in the 1993 Bombay blasts.
The BJP and the Shiv Sena have criticised the Centre for the grant of visa.
Khurshid said: "Opposition only questions. Proper procedures have been gone through in this. Any law of prudence which had to be followed, it was followed, I am sure law will take care."
Miandad's visa will allow him to watch the final ODI between the two countries in New Delhi on Sunday.


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My bucket list is in my about me [at the top] but I am posting it in a post, because I want to know what is on YOUR bucket list! {PS a bucket list is a list of things you want to do before you die AKA: 'Kick the Bucket'} I will totally add stuff to this as I grow/go...
my bucket list...
--go to jerusalem, israel. do a Jesus tour
--travel to as many places as possible & teach our kids all different cultures!
--learn to do a mean hula
--locate biological father
--make sure my kids grow up in a happy, healthy, Christ centered family
--do a mission trip
--live in san diego again
--go on a cruise--take a spectacularly awesome honeymoon with hubby after a vow renewal [in 2013!!!] we never took a honeymoon!
--home school our kids
--home school our kids
Conversations with Kids...
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Setting: Over brownies...deep conversations come out over brownies and milk:
Brie Bird: Hey mommy? I had a bad dream last night...
Mommy: Oh? What was it about?
Brie Bird: Well, it was Christmas and I was eating nuts...
Mommy: Okayyy...? Then what happened?
Brie Bird: *Looks at me like I'm a Loser* I HAD TO EAT NUTS!
Mommy: {blank stare} wow. That sounds horrid. {i feigned horror...obviously}
Brie Bird: *nodding in agreement* It was bad.
I am the only one in the family that will eat nuts...why there are always two batches of brownies made. I dislike brownies without nuts and no one else will eat them WITH nuts...and hence, why we seldom by brownie mix or make them....I will never lose weight with that kind of brownie intake.
Snack DIY with Brie
Friday, September 16, 2011 | Labels: recipe | 0 radtastical comments
Our youngest daughter [middle child], "Brie Bird" wanted to do a cooking show today. She's so funny. So I let her do this snack tutorial. Who doesn't like fruit on a stick?!? Kids will eat most things or at least try them if they're presented in a new way. Case & Point : Fruit on a stick...with some marshmallows thrown in. And it's a bonus if they get to do it themselves.
**May need to do this for younger kids since there's a point on the end of the stick or clip it off**
You need:
-Skewers of some kind
-Fruit of any kind [we do this with canteloupe, blueberries, strawberries, bananas, watermelon, etc]
-Marshmallows [jumbo or mini. colored or not]
-A willing & hungry child.
Take it away Brie!
Baby Food : Cuisinart Mini Prep Plus
Thursday, September 15, 2011 | Labels: baby birds, diy | 0 radtastical comments
I decided to make Everett's baby food. I needed a food processor. I wanted it in a color that was fun, worked like a charm, easy and simple, affordable. I got all of that in the Cuisinart Mini Prep Plus...in turquoise. What's more fun about that?! [Plus I got that free two day shipping with Amazon Prime. I have a shameless love of free amazon prime...you get it through signing up for free for Amazon Mom. Google it. It's that awesome]
Soooo...I decided to make baby food tonight in the Mini Prep Plus. Everett is just shy of being 6 months old, so we're just starting to test the waters of baby food. He's eaten some bland mashed potatoes [he likey], mashed banana [he gagged...to my surprise, but I'm going to try that again], and applesauce was a big YES! Oh, and pureed pears.
This little thing has power. Do not underestimate it. The first photo is before I pureed in the last bit of water.
Soooo...I decided to make baby food tonight in the Mini Prep Plus. Everett is just shy of being 6 months old, so we're just starting to test the waters of baby food. He's eaten some bland mashed potatoes [he likey], mashed banana [he gagged...to my surprise, but I'm going to try that again], and applesauce was a big YES! Oh, and pureed pears.
This little thing has power. Do not underestimate it. The first photo is before I pureed in the last bit of water.
PS: the cilantro behind it is NOT in the baby food. It's part of supper for the rest of the hungry brood! Cilantro Lime Rice, Honey Spice Fried Chicken [skinless/boneless] & Corn on the Cob.
Free Kitchen Printable Art
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 | Labels: Freebies | 3 radtastical comments
Ok, I have more printables. I know. Three in one day, I obviously have an illness. But the first one is a funny Julia Child quote and I like it. The second one has fun Kitchen-y doodles. Yeah. I only did the Julia Child one in an Aqua Color because it's for my kitchen...
I'll post a photo later after I get it up in my kitchen. All of these are 8 x 10 prints!
1. Click on Printable 2. Click it again to enlarge it to full size. 3. Right Click & Save 4. Print at home or send to an online Printing company [ie: Mpix.com]
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Festive Red:
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Sea Skies Grey/Blue:
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John 15:5, has been an awesome guide for me lately. With new endeavors coming up, journeys I could never have even dreamed up, God has plans. It's not my own will, but His. Following is scary but the leap of faith requires me to trust that God has a plan & I should lean on Him. Another verse I may make into a printable is Jeremiah 29:11 which has been a long time life verse. I am also thinking of doing some fall printables! This one is my first. I am getting mine printed from the online printing company MPix.com . This is an 8 x 10 Print! I did it in a few colors. ENJOY!!! Also if linking, let me know in a comment.
1. Click On Chosen Printable. 2. Click to Enlarge to Full Size 3. Right Click & Save 4. Print from printer or Upload & Print from a photo place.
Fresh Turquoise:
Chic Charcoal:
Vintage Aqua:
That 70s Show Mustard:
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This is a press release submitted to the Las Vegas Sun. It has not been verified or edited by the Sun.
Press Release
MassMedia Community Integration Team Completes 120 hours of Service, Pledges to Donate 100 More by Year's End
Published on Tue, Jul 23, 2013 (1:58 p.m.)HENDERSON, Nev. (July 23, 2013) – Paula Yakubik, managing partner of MassMedia Corporate Communications, a full-service public relations, advertising and marketing firm, recently announced that the company's community integration team had contributed more than 120 hours of community service in 2013, and that year-to-date the company had contributed more than $10,000 to local charities.
MassMedia's community integration team is comprised of nearly a dozen staff members committed to organizing and participating in volunteer and charitable fundraising efforts throughout Southern Nevada.
So far in 2013, MassMedia employees have dedicated more than 120 hours to community outreach efforts. Some recent community integration events include a Habitat for Humanity home build, a pet supply drive to benefit Heaven Can Wait Animal Society, reading to children during Read Week at Edna Hinman Elementary School, and participation in the Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada Inaugural Fight for Health 5k Fun Run. The company plans to contribute an additional 100 hours by the end of 2013.
The company has also made charitable contributions to local organizations since the start of the year, totaling more than $10,000. These organizations include the Nathan Adelson Hospice, Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada and the Links for Life Foundation of Nevada.
"MassMedia takes a hard-working and passionate approach to all endeavors we take on, whether it's for our clients or community members in need," said Yakubik. "Our community integration team is a fabulous asset to our company as well as the community we serve, and we are always looking to take on new challenges."
In November 2012, MassMedia raised 12,450 nonperishable food items during its annual Thanksgiving food drive to benefit Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada. Dozens of local businesses, organizations and community members contributed food items and funds to make the two-week competitive food drive a success. In a matter of 48 hours, the City of Henderson filled more than 100 boxes with goods to support the nonprofit organization. According to Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada, MassMedia's contribution of nonperishable food items was the largest received for the year.
MassMedia is currently collecting school supplies through August 15 to benefit the Salvation Army. These supplies will equip Clark County students with the tools they need for a successful 2013-2014 school year.
To learn more about MassMedia's community integration efforts, or to explore partnership opportunities, please visit www.massmediacc.com.
About MassMedia
Founded in 1997, MassMedia Corporate Communications is a full-service public relations, advertising, and marketing agency whose knowledge, strategic insights and innovative programs have developed brands, communicated messages, and influenced consumers for a variety of clients, products and services across the nation. The firm's clients include HealthCare Partners, ABQ Health Partners, Southwest Gas, McDonald Carano Wilson LLP, PENTA Building Group, Colliers International – Las Vegas and Pisanelli Bice PLLC. To learn more about MassMedia Corporate Communications, please visit www.MassMediaCC.com, and follow the company on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MassMediaCorporateCommunications and on Twitter at @MassMediaCC.
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Jan. 23, 2011
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Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Arena)
Score: Michigan 57, Purdue 45
Records: U-M (12-7, 5-2 Big Ten), Purdue (13-7, 4-4 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Thursday, Jan. 27 -- at Ohio State (Columbus, Ohio), 7 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Sophomore forward Sam Arnold (Medinah, Ill./Lake Park) scored a team-best 13 points off the bench as the University of Michigan women's basketball team defeated Purdue, 57-45, in Big Ten action Sunday (Jan. 23) at Crisler Arena.
Arnold, who led the Wolverines in scoring for the second time this season, was joined in double figures by junior guard/forward Carmen Reynolds (Hilliard, Ohio/Davidson) and sophomore center/forward Rachel Sheffer (Watervliet, Mich./Watervliet ), who each posted 11 points. Senior guard Veronica Hicks (Chicago, Ill. /Thornwood) led the Wolverines with seven rebounds.
Coming out of the halftime break tied 25-25, Michigan used a 17-5 run to open the half and take a 42-30 lead at the 12:10 mark. The Wolverines offense was bolstered by the three-point shooting of Arnold and Hicks, who hit back-to-back triples to give U-M a 12-point lead, its largest lead of the game.
The Boilermakers cut into the U-M lead with less than eight minutes remaining and trimmed the lead to 42-36, but it was as close as Purdue would get as Michigan earned its third consecutive Big Ten win. The U-M defense forced 20 Purdue turnovers, including nine in the second half, which led to 14 Wolverine points.
Purdue opened the game with a 7-3 run, but two three-pointers from junior guard/forward Carmen Reynolds (Hilliard, Ohio/Davidson) and bucket on the inside from Sheffer cut the deficit to just one point at the 15:02 mark.
With Purdue holding a 21-16 lead at the 6:58 mark of the first half, the Wolverines went on a 7-0 to grab a 23-21 edge. The teams traded buckets for the remainder of the first half with neither team taking more than a two-point advantage the rest of the half, which featured five ties and three lead changes. The teams went into the halftime break deadlocked at 25-25.
Michigan starts a two-game road trip on Thursday (Jan. 27) when it travels to Columbus, Ohio, to take on the No. 25-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes in a televised contest. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. on the Big Ten Network. Fans can listen live to Matt Park on the call on WTKA AM 1050.
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In addition to the flight simulator, visitors can "Imagine the Possibilities" of engineering as they learn what impact engineers have on society and about the research being conducted at the Herff College. Pre-college students will discover what it takes to be an engineer, including what courses they need to prepare themselves for entrance to an engineering program.
Middle and high school teams' competitions will include a middle-school bridge-building contest. In addition to the competitions, groups may arrange for guided tours. During the tours, visitors will see demonstrations of water treatment systems and Internet control of Lego robots, and they will view exhibits of computational modeling and particle image velocimetry. They can also learn about earthquakes through the "Shake, Rattle and Stand" presentation, Web page design, engine testing, and more. Individuals can walk through and visit the exhibits at their own pace.
Faculty, staff, students, and alumni of the Herff College will be on hand throughout the open house to answer questions and discuss programs offered at the College. Those programs include biomedical engineering, civil engineering, electrical and computing engineering, mechanical engineering, and engineering technology.
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There seems to be some unnecessary confusion surrounding the President's requests for clarification on the early proclamation of Section 34.
Some ministers, political analysts and lay persons have argued that the President should not be now seeking answers for the contentious implementation of the bill as he himself signed it off.
However, didn't the Prime Minister herself say that she was seriously misled by the then minister of justice and that her entire Cabinet endorsed the proclamation on the basis of false information?
As expected, the President may feel even more greatly deceived as he was more "out of the loop" in terms of the structuring of the legislation and was therefore dependent on the Government to bring before him a document worthy of his signature. Had he not signed off on Section 34 he surely would have been seen as being an obstructionist.
Many persons have come to have serious doubt about the idea that the former minister of justice is the only member of the Government who bears culpability for this fiasco.
Furthermore, the Prime Minister's previous statements on the matter left much room for ambiguity and dissonance regarding the actions of her Cabinet. The request for the report therefore is justifiable and reasonable as it may help to identify other persons or processes that facilitated the premature proclamation of this section. The citizens of Trinidad and Tobago stand to benefit the most from the President's request.
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The Higher Dimensions of the Poem (Part 2)
Eric Zboya is a student, currently exploring concepts of "transcendental dimensionality" in the book Un Coup de Dés by Stéphane Mallarmé—and toward this end, Zboya has been responding to experimental translations of this poem by such artists as Marcel Broodthaers, Guido Molinari, and Michalis Pichler (all of whom obliterate the lines of the text in order to emphasize the depth of the "blank space" in the page itself). Zboya, however, breaks with these precedents by accentuating the spatiality of the typeset letters upon the page—and in the last half of my interview with him, he explains some of the various results of his literary research.
Can you explain your translation, which uses the typefont, Univers Revolved?
Sure. Ji Lee is the inventor of a "3D-font" called Univers Revolved, and the process for translating Un Coup de Dés, using this typefont comes down to a simple act of transliteration, nothing more. Lee has already done the dirty work—he has created the typefont, which is free for everyone to use. I simply visit his website, take the characters that I need, reduce them in size accordingly, and then I place them on the space of the page, based upon the positions of the original text. The font gives each letter a tangible, concrete quality of depth, almost like rows of sculpture.
Can you explain your translation, which uses a form of anaglyphic projection?
To generate a three-dimensional projection, I must first recreate Un Coup de Dés in its entirety on the computer, and then I transfer the image over to Photoshop. From there, I create two identical images of the text: one image coloured in the red channel; the other image coloured in the blue channel. I superimpose these two images, and then I skew one of them slightly to either the right or the left: the greater the horizontal displacement, the greater the illusion that the text either extrudes off the page or recedes deeper into the page. The reader must, of course, view this text with classic 3D-glasses. The final result creates a dynamic, plastic structure, whose spatial experience not only plunges the reader directly into the page, but literally showcases the notion of textual transcendence, since every word almost appears to ascend from the surface of the page into the space above it—(very cool…).
Can you explain your translation, which uses a form of algorithmic extrusion?
In a manner much like the anaglyphic projections, I first recreate Un Coup de Dés in its entirety on the computer, reproducing precisely all the typographical characteristics of the poem—and once the text has undergone this mimetic operation, I transfer the forgery over to a program for editing graphics, where I mutate the text three-dimensionally through a series of computations. I use an algorithm that extrudes each of the letters into a 3D-model, and then I repeat this process again and again upon the resulting imagery, transforming it into multiple "dendrites" that spike off the shell of the page. I might note that each algorithmic translation of a page can never be recreated in exactly the same way twice, due to the seemingly aleatory function of the software during this mathematical transliteration.
What have you learned about translation from performing these exercises?
As long as a poet can provide a critical, aesthetic framework for their process of translation, almost any form of transmutation seems possible, especially when it comes to the use of computer-generated procedures for such metamorphosis.
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110G Community Stocking Suggestions
I bought myself a 110G for Christmas (journal thread is in my signature), and now I'm ready to add some more fish to my collection.
Currently has:
7 Male Guppies, 7 Neon Tetras, 1 Otocinclus, 2 adult and 4 juvenile Dalmatian Mollys.
I'd like to get some larger fish - probably not any more schools. Are there any peaceful sharks? ;)
The tank is heavily planted.
I'm pretty sure most 'sharks' will eat the neons and possibly the guppies. Also, ottos do better in groups of at least 3-5. You could maybe try twig catfish... Angelfish might be nice too!
I see that you don't have the tank fully covered, so my idea of Roseline barbs is gone. They really do look nice though, especially in a group of about 6 or more. You could also go with some Congo tetras (at least 4). To me, a true community tank has at least 2 Angelfish, but that is up to you.
Denisan barbs, or rosealine sharks, would look great there really peacefull i have 4 in my 55 gal planted community tank, there so timid that even the 5 black neon tertas i have in the tank school with them, or you could do dwarf cichlids like rams and cockatoo cichlids, i also have them in the tank with the denisan barbs they look realy nice
Angelfish sound like a good choice too - I'll have to read more about them. There is a pretty strong current in my tank, so I don't want them to get blown about ;)
So, after a trip to the pet store today, we came home with 7 black skirt tetras, 5 more fancy guppies, a golden gourami, and a red tail shark.
They're all having fun adjusting to life in their new home. My daughter is thrilled :)
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Love brought Sadie Scheffer to San Francisco, but loaves keep her there.
"I moved to San Francisco to follow a boy that I liked, and he had a gluten allergy," says Scheffer, who relocated from the East Coast in the summer of 2009. "I started baking just to get him to hang out with me, and it turned into a pretty serious hobby."
About two years in, Scheffer figured out she, too, was sensitive to gluten. Coping with it, however, "turned out to be really easy because I already knew how to bake."
Around this time, Scheffer began studying the history of bread. "I tried to carry over the traditional practices of bread baking to gluten-free baking," she says. In August 2011, she launched Bread SRSLY in her apartment. She baked 13 loaves the first week, selling them mostly to family and friends, and only one to a stranger. But with each passing week, as word of mouth spread, Scheffer soon had more mouths to feed. And that led to the start of Bread SRSLY's local delivery service.
"We have a mixed suite of bikes and cars now," she says, "but for more than a year, we delivered bread exclusively by bicycle."
Today, Scheffer is cooking for more than just her longtime boyfriend. She now provides gluten-free breads and muffins to various San Francisco-area grocery stores and food purveyors, including Rainbow Grocery and Bi-Rite Market. In an effort to continue expanding her operation, she recently applied recently to Intuit's Small Business Growing Strong campaign.
"My wish is to purchase a custom die cutter for manufacturing my bread packaging," she wrote. "I make gluten-free sourdough and package it in compostable paper bags instead of plastic. Sometimes the loaves rise too much in the ovens and rip the paper when I try to package them. Those loaves can't be sold to grocery stores. This die will cut a custom-sized bag that will fit even the biggest loaves! I'll be able to send loaves to grocery stores without the food or packaging waste."
When it came to fulfilling Scheffer's wish, Intuit didn't, er, loaf around. It awarded her a grant this week.
"This is wonderful," she says. "I am honored. Thank you so much!"
If Scheffer's track record is any indication of future success, the gluten-free baker will take Bread SRSLY to some seriously new heights.
"I'm really excited to take it statewide sometime in the next three years probably," she says. "I'm just really excited to start scaling up and learning how to deal with the bigger stores. It's really important to have the packaging really exemplify the brand, because I won't be there to personally meet everyone who buys the bread anymore."
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Mixed Picture For Windows Phone 7 Launch
With Microsoft's new Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system (OS) recent debut, experts are already debating whether or not it's a success. One source claims first-day sales were nowhere close to the release of other high-profile phone systems, while others report significant stock shortages.
The sales figures come from an unnamed market research source speaking to a financial news website. The source claims a total of 40,000 handsets running Windows Phone 7 were sold the first day it went on sale. That compares poorly to the 1.7 million sales of the iPhone 4 in the first three days it was on sale. (Source: thestreet.com)
It's not stated how this 40,000 phone figure was produced. Similar figures in the past have come from leaked manufacturer records to guesstimates based on the number of people seen buying at a particular store.
No iPhone-Like Hype Here
In the past, when Apple released a new iPhone, it's been a major event: there's only one handset in play (and only one carrier), and the company releases it on a Friday to maximize the chances that people will either wait in line on release day or get it over the weekend.
With Windows Phone 7, things have been very different. The system is available on multiple handsets from different manufacturers and on different networks. While Microsoft has tried to make sure the system looks, feels and works similarly on all phones, there's no single "Windows Phone" for consumers to get excited about and rush out to buy.
European, US Sell-outs a Positive Sign
Intriguingly, though, there have been reports of stores selling out both in Europe and the US. Microsoft addressed these events in a statement reading: "As is sometimes the case with the launch of a new product, initial supplies are tight. We understand some customers are disappointed to learn their local stores are already out of stock. We hear their concerns and are working diligently with our partners to bring more phones to stores in the coming weeks." (Source: zdnet.com)
Of course, these two points aren't necessarily contradictory: it's possible that in some stores sales are low simply because management didn't think many people would want to buy a Windows phone.
If that is the case, though, it suggests Microsoft's marketing campaign, which some say is costing the company hundreds of millions of dollars, has failed to create buzz. That doesn't mean Windows Phone 7 is sunk, but it does make its road to success a lot tougher.
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Catholic Conversations: Nuns on the Papal Transition
As the Catholic Church begins the process of selecting its next leader, WNYC's Amy Eddings is hosting conversations with Catholics to find out what anxieties, concerns and hopes they have during this time of transition. We're hearing this week from two nuns.
Sr. Susan Wilcox, 54, is a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph/Brentwood. The order, founded in France in 1650, "seeks to promote justice, to live lives of non-violence and to respond to the needs of our time." She entered religious life in 1999, at the age of 40. She currently teaches at St. Joseph's College in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.
"There is a sense that women in Church are feeling that there's no place for them, that they are second class status in the Church. It's a structural problem that needs to be addressed. But ultimately, whatever decisions are made within the structure of the Church, it doesn't relieve any of us of our own baptismal call to live the Gospel of Jesus. When things get big, that's what we fall back on. It's our own responsibility."
Sr. John Mary, 38, is a Sister of Life. The order is a relatively new one, founded in 1991 by the late Cardinal John O'Connor, who headed the New York Archdiocese for 16 years until his death in 2000. Members of the order take a vow to "protect and enhance the sacredness of life." Sr. John Mary works at the order's Visitation Mission, which provides support and services to pregnant women.
"I think the deepest desires on the hearts of young people and young women is to know that they're loved, to have a sense of their dignity and worth. Women all the time define themselves in the culture by their career, by their choices, by their image, by their achievements. I think there's a radical message in the Christian faith [...] that a person's worth is infinite. You are unique and unrepeatable in the eyes of God."
And tune in to Catholic Conversations on Saturdays during Lent and the papal conclave to hear what others are saying.
Catholic Conversations airs Saturday mornings during Weekend Edition Saturday from 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM on 93.9FM and from 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM on AM820.