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4 years and 5 IVF cycles in the making, Elliott was born at home in water on 2/2/11.
Presby-Huntersville (hospital): Very much a hospital but with a WONDERFUL CNM: Marcia Chilluck and a doctor Dr. Peacock. They practice together . . . They have the best hospital births locally and I have been reading local birth stories for over a year.
CMC-Pineville (hospital): More a hospital even, but has a practice of 4 midwives (within a huge doctor practice) who are CNMs and who will 'allow' natural birth . . . The staff there tends to be supportive too . . . But you would be, IMHO, more likely to get your ideal birth with Marcia . . . The midwives don't work weekends currently. If you go into labor on a weekend, a doctor will deliver you . . .
Under the Radar Care: We have a few CPMs practicing locally that do HomeBirths . . . If you ask around, you will find out who they are soon enough . . .
Birth Center in SC: This is theoretically possible, as is living in SC! You can live just south of the border (20 minutes to Uptown Charlotte) or get a sublet there and have a LEGAL homebirth attended by a State Licensed Midwife . . . Damaris Pittman is the local one who is great, I hear . . . She has a website if you search her . . . SC licenses midwives, but they cannot attend VBACs . . .
You could also travel to Asheville (Mission Hospital, New Dawn Midwifery, etc) . . . New Dawn will deliver at Mission. They are very picky about who they will take, so I don't know if renting a place near the hospital and asking them to attend you at home would work.
The SC birth centers are pretty far from CLT, I think the closest one is in Columbia . . . Which is a hike and I don't know anything about them . . . But worth checking into! HTH!!!
I may just stick with the birth center I have. That would make it closer for family to come see me, too. But I at least wanted to see what the options were in the Charlotte area. I wasn't aware that midwifery wasn't legal in NC. Is that the case? Would that explain the absence of birth centers? I have a friend in Raleigh that used a birth center so I guess I am confused.
CNMs are legal in NC, but not CPMs. CNMs must have doctor back up as well.
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What about childbirth education in Charlotte? And doulas? I would prefer not to take one of the traditional hospital courses (although Spartanburg Regional has a Hypnobirthing class and that isn't traditional.) I had found the perfect one here in SC but I don't want to have to travel every week for it if there is something comparable in Charlotte.
We are having a "Birth Awareness" presentation. We'll have a Bradley instructor, birth doula, post-partum doula, hypno-birthing support sharing information. And perhaps a midwife attending also. We meet on the third Wednesday of each month at EarthFare-Ballantyne. So, Oct. 15th, at 7:30pm.
You are also welcome to post for recommendations of birthing support on the forums there.
Our next MNO is Wednesday, October 1st at 7:30 pm.
Location: Melting Pot
901 South Kings Dr.
Charlotte, NC 28204
RSVP if you can join us!
Wanted to share the data about C-section, VBAC, vaginal birth records, for Charlotte, NC. The 2007, "Method of Delivery" records, by hospital come directly from the NC Dept. of Health and Human Services. Please share them around for mamas interested in first time vaginal births, or VBACs. The national C-section rate has escalated to 31.7%. It is higher in NC.
A Birth Center is opening in Fort Mill, SC this summer!
Total C-section rate for 2007
NC Total 32.2%
Lake Norman 37.5%
Presby-Huntersville 32.9%
CMC-Pineville 32.5%
CMC-Main 31.4% (lower than the state average)
Presby- Main 38% (18% higher than the state average!!)
CMC-University 38.4% (19% higher than the state average!!)
Presby-Matthews 34% (higher than the state average)
CMC-Union County 25.8% (20% lower than the state average.)
Best chance of a vaginal first birth is at
CMC-Union County 87.8% of all births are vaginal, much higher than the state average.
CMC-Main 82.7%
CMC-Pineville 81.9%
Worst chance of a vaginal first birth is at
Presby-Main 77.3% of all births are vaginal, much lower than the state average.
CMC-University 78%
Best chance of a VBAC is at
CMC-Main 2.5%
CMC-Pineville 1.6%
CMC-University 1.5%
Most chance of a repeat C-section is at
Lake Norman 16.6% of all births
CMC-University 14.9% of all births
Presby-Main 14.2% of all births
Least chance of a repeat C-section is at
CMC-Pineville- 12.7%
CMC-Union Co. 12.9%
Presby-Huntersville 12.9%
I'm trying to get a link to the source document. But, this is astounding.
I'm shocked that I was able to birth vaginally at Presby.
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Marcia (CNM) is no longer w/ Dr. Peacock. I don't have any info on where she went, but he is still a very supportive Dr. who is not afraid of VBAC from what I've heard/read.
CMC-Pineville - there are more CNMs now - Piedmont GYN/OB delivers there and now has 5 CNMs and has opened a second office in the Fort Mill area near I-77. I believe that now having 5 CNMs means that they now have 24/7 coverage at the hospital, since w/ 3 CNMs they did not cover the weekends, but I'm not positive... Overall the hospital has a decent reputation for 'allowing' natural birth but you really need to be prepared, especially if you are going to decline any 'routine' newborn procedures, b/c the nurses can get on auto-pilot if you're not careful (happened to me w/ the vit. K).
And I'm so excited about the Birth Center coming to Fort Mill!!! (greater Charlotte area) This will be the area's first 'legal' alternative to a hospital birth or underground homebirth (or of course legal homebirth in SC if you have a location). It will be midwife-run. They are currently trying to raise the funds to secure their site and hoping to be up and running by Labor Day 2009...
There is something very, very important when interpreting these statistics, in order to be fair not only to YOURSELF but the facility as well.
The hospitals that have the highest rates of c-sections ALSO have a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as well as a high-risk maternity sub-specialty of the Maternity Ward....as a NICU-RN, I can assure you that there are very valid medical reasons for c-sections on women who are NOT candidates for vaginal deliveries.
If your baby is having late decels...your baby can only do that for so long during labor before it is either get out by c-section or you will risk your baby not surviving at all. No OB is going to put a mother's life at risk along with her baby when her blood pressure shoots up to 240/125...that mother is going to get a c-section. The diabetic mother who is a first-time mother with a breech baby that cannot be successfully turned that is estimated to be 10lbs plus...again, no way is the OB going to risk that. There are other considerations such as known birth defects of the infant, reproductive history of the mother, it is only safe to deliver twins if both babies are in the vertex position...I have PERSONALLY witnessed a horrific outcome of an OB that tried to deliver twins when one was breech in "hopes" he could turn the other after he delivered the first He was not successful.
Seriously folks...I am ALL FOR a natural birth if the mother desires one! However, don't ASSUME that just because a facility has a high c-section rate that it means that the "hospital" is responsible.
Hospitals don't order nor perform c-sections...OB's do...do your research and find the right physician that will respect your wishes. Understand that you have the right to refuse ANY TREATMENT or monitoring...however, understand that as healthcare professionals, they have to inform you of the risks if you do....he or she would be irresponsible if they did otherwise.
I had a c-section at CMC-Pineville. The typical "failure to progress" "baby is too big". My OB coerced and bullied me into a section 33 minutes from her shift end.
I had a VBAC with a CNM in Columbia, SC
I'll be birthing at Carolina Waterbirth as a VBAC in Simpsonville, SC next time.
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I am not working a birth center (but will consider that when the one in Statesville opens). I own and am CNM of homebirth practice in Hickory, NC.
I have worked in a few free standing birth centers since 1985 and enjoyed them all.
Karen Benfield, CNM of BirthTender
P.S. The whole Chrlotte area greater surrounding areas is withing my traveling radius. Back up doctor is up in Mooresville
I know quite a number of families on here have been wanting and needing a homebirth CNM practice.
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text: In addition to developing the European market, Venaxis is actively focused on training hospital sites for its pivotal clinical study of APPY1 in the United States. Most sites are prepared to begin enrolling patients into the study, with training either completed or scheduled for near-term completion with laboratory personnel at the participating sites. Ultimately, the study is expected to enroll a total of approximately 2,000 net evaluable patients at approximately 28 hospital emergency departments across the United States. In parallel, the FDA recently offered Venaxis the option to conduct a follow-up call to discuss the protocol enhancements made by the Company following its September pre-IDE meeting. Venaxis will take advantage of this opportunity, and accordingly, the follow-up call has been scheduled for early January. Venaxis plans to commence patient enrollment after the follow-up call with the FDA is completed and continues to anticipate that all hospital sites will be on-line and enrolling patients in early 2013.Steve Lundy, President and CEO of Venaxis, stated, "We are currently prepared to begin enrolling patients into the pivotal study; however, we believe it is in Venaxis' best interest, and the best interest of our shareholders, to leverage every available opportunity to interact with the FDA. Therefore, we welcome further discussion of the APPY1 U.S. regulatory process, in an effort to maximize our potential for successful clearance of our test. As we move forward with our commercial plans in Europe, we are encouraged by the FDA's ongoing dialogue with us regarding our pivotal U.S. study. As we continue our clinical development, we look forward to completing the pivotal trial, sharing the outcome and data with you when it is available, and submitting it to the FDA for such clearance." About Venaxis, Inc. Venaxis, Inc. (formerly AspenBio Pharma, Inc.) is an in vitro diagnostic company focused on the clinical development and commercialization of its blood-based appendicitis test, APPY1. The unique appendicitis test has projected high sensitivity and negative predictive value and is designed to aid in the identification of patients at low risk for acute appendicitis, allowing for more conservative patient management. APPY1 is being developed initially for pediatric, adolescent and young adult patients with abdominal pain, as this population is at the highest risk for appendicitis and has the highest risk of long-term health effects associated with CT imaging. For more information, visit www.venaxis.com. Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes "forward-looking statements" of Venaxis, Inc. ("Venaxis") (formerly AspenBio Pharma, Inc.) as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that Venaxis believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on certain assumptions made based on experience, expected future developments and other factors Venaxis believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of Venaxis. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including our ability to successfully complete required product development and modifications in a timely and cost effective manner, complete clinical trial activities for APPY1 required for FDA submission, obtain FDA clearance or approval, complete and obtain CE Mark, cost effectively manufacture and generate revenues from APPY1, execute agreements required to successfully advance the company's objectives, retain the management team to advance the products, overcome adverse changes in market conditions and the regulatory environment, obtain and enforce intellectual property rights, and realize value of intangible assets. Furthermore, Venaxis does not intend (and is not obligated) to update publicly any forward-looking statements. The contents of this press release should be considered in conjunction with the risk factors contained in Venaxis' recent filings with the SEC, including its Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012, filed on November 7, 2012. For Investors & Media: Joshua Drumm, PhD / Jason RandoTiberend Strategic Advisors, Inc.(212) 827-0020 firstname.lastname@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com SOURCE Venaxis, Inc.


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It's my Disney. It's my Muppets. It's Evil Dead.
To paint a picture of this film is to explain the wildly debatable reviews that are already out there. What other films bolster a 65% satisfaction rating AND have critics walking out of the screening they are in? I was simultaneously told by an exiting audience before my show that it was "Awesome"and "a piece of shit."
I was obviously about to see something more than a cheap, fun horror flick...
Mia (Jane Levy) is a heroine addict. But she has friends,and those friends decide to take her to a remote cabin to detox under the care of nurse Olivia (Jessica Lucas), high school teacher Eric (Lou Taylor Pucci), brother David (Shiloh Fernandez)and David's girlfriend Natalie (Elizabeth Blackmore).
This cabin in the woods ain't smiling...
When Eric locates an ancient book and fearlessly starts to decipher the contents, things get a little hellish. And by a little, I mean a lot.
Anarchy sets in when Mia has a rather wince-heavy interaction in the woods and explains to her brother that the cabin is now the playground for some very masochistic demons.
The following hundred or so minutes is where the debate of the film lies: is it grotesque, Saw-level gore? Pain for the sake of pain? Is this Hostel?
Fede Alvarez and Sam Raimi take the colors of shallow brutal films and paint a masterpiece. Limbs are removed, skin is pierced and slashed and removed. But it isn't happening for you. It's happening because hell is consuming reality. It is necessary evil.
Evil Dead can best described as the gorefest for adults. Saw isn't subtle. Hostel is too lazy. Evil Dead doesn't just lay out the pain and wipe its hands clean. It pushes you through uncontrollable fear, twists you through experiences you almost can't stand,and gives you a heroine that is as surprisingly good as she is surprising.
Levy deserves a great deal of credit for the human depth of Evil Dead, as well as for a chilling performance that will inch it's way into the history books.
As Mia is taken from humanity, suffers possession and reaches the height of her potential, Levy makes us feel everything from fear to morbid amusement to "f*** yeah!" cheerleading.
Evil Dead may not be your cup of tea, but it's worth trying. For a remake, the film does a great deal to redefine what a gory movie can still be, and reminds us that horror isn't an artless genre.


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Kiosks are becoming a more important venue for video rentals. Attracted by the convenience and value pricing, more consumers are opting to rent from the vending machine-type kiosks. Experts said there's plenty of upside to the business for the drug channel.
"We're still in the early stages of this business," said Eric Handler, a media and entertainment analyst for MKM Partners, a New York-based institutional equity trading and research firm. "Penetration in supermarkets and drug stores is still relatively low, so there are a lot of areas for kiosks to expand."
Handler said kiosks are poised to become a more significant part of the rental business because they offer a low-cost alternative. "Downloads continue to build momentum, but they are still $4 or $5 a pop, and kiosk rentals are $1 to $2 a day."
A recent study by Market Force Information revealed that more than 40% of consumers said they would rent a movie at a kiosk, compared with 36% who said they would do so at a video store. The study revealed that purchasing movies from cable subscriptions falls behind kiosks in frequency—15% of consumers said they watch movies rented through cable providers.
The report also said that more consumers who said they planned to rent more DVDs or Blu-Ray discs said they would do so at kiosks rather than through subscription-based rental services, through their cable TV subscriptions or at video stores.
"Kiosk rentals should account for about 30% of all rentals in 2010," said Jeff Dudash, a spokesman for NCR. NCR has become a big player in the category with its Blockbuster-branded kiosks. The company had no kiosks in stores in 2009; now more than 4,000 locations in the United States contain a Blockbuster rental unit.
Dudash said kiosks continue to grab share from other rental channels—a trend he said is driven by the convenience aspect the kiosks offer consumers and the low $1-a-day rental price. "Convenience and cost are really driving the trend. There are a lot of ways to get a movie, but kiosks are convenient because they are located in places the consumer is already visiting," Dudash said. "Consumers can pick up a DVD near work and return it near home, or pick it up and have the kids watch it in the car and return it when they get to their destination. It offers a lot of flexibility."
Retailers like the kiosks because they guarantee a return trip to the store. Coupons and joint promotions also can be tailored to individual retailers.
One issue with the kiosks has been timing on new releases. Some studios want to create a delay on when new releases could become available to kiosks because of their low prices. "The question still remains whether there will be a window where kiosks won't have new releases yet," Handler said. Value-conscious consumers may not mind the wait.
The units can hold hundreds of DVDs. Volume is based on usage, and NCR tailors the selection in its Blockbuster units based on market preferences. "Our units hold as many as 950 DVDs, while most competitors hold about 500," Dudash said. "New releases have to be predominant, but older releases have a place. When the new Harry Potter movie comes out, we'll offer older Harry Potter rentals as well."
Since technology is changing so rapidly, video rental companies are keeping their eye on the future. "We're thinking about the future of entertainment, and we don't want our units to become dinosaurs as people shift to digital download," Dudash said. While he thinks that shift will take five to six years, NCR is working to enable its units to allow consumers to download movies on portable SD cards.
"Our kiosks will easily evolve to the medium of choice," he said. The company already has some technical trials in the Dallas; Portland, Ore.; and Seattle markets. "We want to have a solution that makes sense for consumers, so we'll be rolling out our testing more aggressively this year."


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Ogden • After the celebration on the court was over and the Bear River basketball team had greeted its student section in a jumble of elation, Wade Miller strode off the court and into the dull light of the tunnel in the bowels of the Dee Events Center.
Miller turned back and took one last glance out onto the court. He searched the stands for his family and pointed to them, unleashing a yell. The next time he will be here, on this floor, it will be to play for a state title.
The senior star guard's 25 points highlighted Bear River's 83-58 throttling of Snow Canyon in the Class 3A semifinals Friday evening. Miller now will get the opportunity to end his superlative career the way he always imagined.
"We're here now, and this is our time to go out and show what we can do," Miller said. "We've done it so far, and we just need to do it one more time."
The Bears showed their offensive firepower from the beginning of the game. Miller had a stretch of three consecutive 3-pointers in the first quarter, and the Warriors were unable to keep up with the Bears' aggressive style of play.
"I don't think [Snow Canyon's] ever seen a team push like that," Miller said. "I think it was key to come out like that and rebound and push, and then the atmosphere there's nothing like state basketball."
The Bears had built a 16-point lead by halftime. There was no looking back. They kept pushing the ball up the court and kept scoring.
Miller explained after the game that the Bears had come too far to let a large lead slip away. There was no talk of letting up or pumping the brakes.
"A 15-point lead can be erased like that," Miller said. "There's no relaxing."
For Miller, the win was reward for an outstanding career that previously had lacked playoff success. The Bears won only one game during his freshman season, and though the Bears made the postseason in each of the last two seasons, they hadn't won a playoff game.
But in tunnel underneath the Dee Events Center stands, Miller basked in the afterglow of a run deep into the state tournament.
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Well, how do you fare compared to the Zeitgeist?
Chat up your fellow wooters and let us know how lame this poll was or what obvious choices we missed.
For example: Was this poll a) STUPID, b) DUMB, c) POINTLESS or d) ALL OF THE ABOVE?
As usual, I kept my New Year's resolution of 1974, which was to make no more New Year's resolutions. I may be smug but I'm also happier for making and keeping that resolution. I will continue to keep that resolution this New Year.
Can walk - check
Can talk - check
Can feed myself - check
Yeah, I'm good.
Historically I don't believe in new years resolutions. They're just some artificial rule you put on yourself that will most likely be broken before the end of January. Why do that to yourself?
Or if you want to improve, why not make an effort to improve all year? Why only at the new year? Why do gym memberships explode at the first of the year, then taper off by February?
Setting goals is a lot like planning ahead. I have learned that rarely does anything go according to plan so I just don't plan. I let life happen to me. It is going to anyway.
I don't make new year's resolutions. HOWEVER, some of those things that I thought I couldn't conquer throughout the year that kept me up crying late at night are all better now with the effort of my whole family! I consider that a better accomplishment than anything.
Got a job at the library, improved my singing and learned to bake awesome bread. Good year.
Next year: learn tai chi, get another job, make that RPG I've been thinking about, improve singing.
Hrrmmm... saw the doctor, met deadlines at my job, cleaned out the garage, fixed a bunch of stuff, had a doomed relationship. Hey, all in all, an active year.
Sure, with the exception of one...
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KOCH: How I Ranked the Top 10 Players of the Cronin Era
Koch recaps his selections and explains his ranking
Postgame Notes - Cincinnati 102, Chicago State 62
Gates Invited to Portsmouth Invitational Tournament
Bearcats Fall To Buckeyes In Sweet Sixteen, 81-66
Cashmere Wright scored 18 and Sean Kilpatrick had 15 for the Bearcats.
Bearcats, Buckeyes Once Ruled Final Four
Associated Press Feature Story
Bearcats NCAA 4th Round Press Conference
Bearcats Pre-Boston Media Availability
NCAA Tournament: Yancy Gates Reacts to FSU Win
Bearcats NCAA 3rd Round Press Conference
Bearcats NCAA Post Game Press Conference: Texas
Cincinnati 66, Ohio State 81 - AP Photos
Cashmere Wright scored 18 and Sean Kilpatrick had 15 for the Bearcats.
Cincinnati's NCAA Tournament Practice
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Bearcats top Florida State for first trip to Sweet 16 since 2001.
NCAA Third Round : Cincinnati vs. Florida State
Cincinnati 62, Florida State 56
2012 NCAA Tournament, Second Round :: Cincinnati vs. Texas (March 16, 2012)
2012 NCAA Tournament, Second Round :: Cincinnati vs. Texas (March 16, 2012)
Only player in school history to lead UC in rebounding for four consecutive seasons
2011-12 Season (Senior): Played in 31 games with 29 starts, averaging 12.2 points and a team-high 8.9 rebounds ... finished as one of only six players in school history with at least 1,400 points and 900 rebounds ... ended career with 1,485 points, 14th in school history ... finished career with 916 rebounds, ninth most in school history ... became first player in school history to lead the Bearcats in rebounding for four seasons ... tied for third in school history with 132 games played ... tied for fourth in the BIG EAST, averaging 8.9 rebounds for the season ... averaged a team-high 13.7 points and 6.8 rebounds while shooting 48.5 percent from the field (33-of-68) during postseason play ... averaged a team-best 9.4 rebounds during BIG EAST games ... named to BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team, averaging 16.7 points and 7.0 rebounds ... tallied nine double-doubles to finish career with 22 double-doubles ... led UC in rebounding in 22 of 31 games ... grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds twice, at West Virginia (1/21) and vs. Marquette (2/29) ... posted 16 points and 10 rebounds against Texas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (3/16) ... tallied 18 points and seven rebounds against Syracuse in the BIG EAST Championship semifinals (3/9) ... recorded a season-high 23 points on 10-of-19 shooting along with eight rebounds and three steals in a career-high 46 minutes of play in the BIG EAST Championship quarterfinal vs. Georgetown (3/8) ... registered 16 points and a game-high 10 rebounds against Syracuse (1/23) ... had 16 points with nine rebounds against Villanova (1/14) ... secured double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds at Xavier (12/10) ... finished with 20 double-figure scoring games and 11 double-figure rebounding games.
2010-11 Season (Junior): Played in 34 games with 28 starts, averaging a team-high 27.8 minutes ... ranked among the BIG EAST leaders (all games) in rebounding (10th - 6.9), field goal percentage (eighth - .511) and blocks (14th - 1.26) ... led the Bearcats in five categories: scoring average (11.9), rebounds (6.9), blocks (1.5), field goals made (162) and field goal shooting percentage (.511) ... posted a team-high seven double-doubles ... sparked UC's late season run, averaging 15.8 points and 8.1 rebounds while shooting 59.3 percent from the field (51-of-86) and 69.8 percent from the foul line (37-of-53) over the team's final nine games ... scored in double figures in 24 games and grabbed six or more rebounds in 23 games ... led UC in scoring in eight games and rebounding in 18 games ... posted 11 points and six rebounds against Connecticut (3/19) in the third round of NCAA Tournament ... registered 18 points and 11 rebounds against Missouri (3/17) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... posted sixth double-double of season with 11 points and 11 rebounds at Marquette (3/2) ... recorded 14 points and eight rebounds vs. Connecticut (2/27) ... produced fifth double-double of season with 17 points and 11 rebounds at Georgetown (2/23) ... posted 21 points and eight rebounds at Providence (2/19) ... posted double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds, while adding one block and a steal vs. Rutgers (1/26) ... scored game-winning three-point play with eight seconds to go at St. John's (1/22) and finished the game with team highs in points (13) and rebounds (8) ... recorded double-double with 22 points and a career-high 14 rebounds, while adding two blocks, two assists and one steal vs. Xavier (1/6) ... racked up 15 points, six rebounds, two blocks and two steals vs. DePaul (12/28) ... scored 18 points and set a career high with four steals in 20 minutes of play vs. St. Francis (12/23) ... recorded double-double vs. Florida A&M (11/22) with 11 points and 11 rebounds, also tied his career high with four blocks .... posted a double-double in the season opener vs. Mount St. Mary's (11/15) with 15 points and 10 boards.
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Best Final Ever?
SURF: 6 foot offshore barrels at {{{Malibu}}} Reef
EVENTS HELD: Mens Round 4 to Finals
NATURE'S CALL: Batten down the hatches. The storm that gave us all the surf is coming straight for us.
PREDICTED: More Andy/Kelly domination/showdowns in 2005
It had to happen. After years of missing each other in heats like ships passing in the night, Andy Irons and Kelly Slater have just faced off in the finals of the last two events. Oh, has it been worth the wait. 48 surfers entered the Quiksilver Japan Pro, but all eyes were only on two. And Kelly and Andy didn't disappoint.
All the elements came together for today's showdown: surf, stakes and performances. First the surf: Super Typhoon Nabi inched closer to the Japanese coastline sending ruler-edged six foot lines to Malibu Reef brushed by a gentle offshore breeze. Second, the stakes: with Kelly Slater threatening to pull away from the pack en route to his long awaited 7th world title, someone in Japan had to stop him. From the start of the event, only AI seemed up to the task. Finally, the performances: here's a stat for the record books, Kelly and Andy posted 9 of the 10 of the highest scores of the day. To put it bluntly: no one else even came close.
Their roads to the showdown were different. Andy arrived at the event late and seemed out of sorts until yesterday, when he took a liking to the Japanese Malibu and had a cruisy win over Dane Reynolds. After that he crushed all who came up against him until the final. Kelly, on the other hand, initially didn't look up to the task at hand. He didn't even want to paddle out this morning after having a look at wash-through conditions and asked the judges and contest organizers to delay the start of the round for a higher tide later in the day. They declined, wanting to make sure the contest was finished before the Typhoon pushed ashore, which is scheduled to happen tomorrow.
Kelly fell behind Occy early in their Round 4 heat before finding a double up wedge that he absolutely caned for an 8.8 and an easy win. His quarterfinal, though, was a different matter. He again fell behind to Phil MacDonald and needed a 7.5 with only 4 minutes remaining. Then he found his wave. He took off, dug a rail on the first turn, squared off the bottom and threw the tail out for on an incredibly powerful off the lip reverse, then tried to overdo a floater on the inside and fell. The score, 8.0. Afterwards, Kelly even admitted he was surprised by getting a high score for only completing one real turn, but he wasn't about to question it.
The semis were a clear indication of what was to come. In #1, Kelly paddled out on his 6-1 Simon Anderson pintail (the same board he used at J-Bay) got barrel after barrel and posted a 19.54 — the highest heat score of the event and had Toby Martin combo-ed in minutes. Then in #2, Andy paddled out against Tom Whitaker and did the same thing making the Malibu Reef look like a perfect day at Off the Wall.
Then the final.
Despite having surfed three previous heats each, both guys got off to a quick start. So quick that the score was 15.6 to 15.17 with 23 minutes remaining. When they go head to head, it's easy to see how evenly matched they are. They find the barrel seemingly at will, throw giant, stylish carves in the most critical part of the hook and know how to punctuate a ride with a giant tailslide or air. Despite the driving rain the entire beach was buzzing and emails were pouring in from around the world from fans glued to their computers. The key moment happened at the 11 minute mark when Andy, needing an 8.6, grabbed priority and held it. For seven long minutes he waited for his wave, showing the patience and poise you expect from a three-time world champ even as great waves peeled off all around him. As Andy said, "I was a bit stressed, but I knew I had that one good score locked away and all I needed to do was back it up."
Finally, with four minutes left, the biggest wave of the day lined up across the reef. Andy took off deep, so deep in fact that the wave looked like a closeout. But he drove across it and then flew up into the longest and heaviest tube of the day. He came out, slammed a turn in the lip and claimed it all the way to the beach. The judges scored him a well-deserved 9.93 and it gave Andy another win in a Quiksilver event. (Interestingly, Kelly hasn't won a Quiksilver event since France in 1996 while Andy's taken out 4 of them in the last two years. Kelly, meanwhile has won 4 Billabong events in the same period of time. Kellys comment, "It's like we're both sponsored by both companies."
After it was over, Kelly downplayed the overall significance of Andy's win, saying, "It may have been one wave in one heat but by him winning he gained 178 points on me. If I'd won, I would have moved ahead about the same."
Later on, after the fans and crew had drifted away from the beach, Taj Burrow wrote emails in the office of the event at Hebara Beach and reflected on what he had seen. He knew what happened was more than just about ratings points or world titles — it was about the magic that can happen when everything comes together. "Kelly was surfing better than I had ever seen anyone surf, but that wave Andy got — he deserved to win," he said. "It was the best final I've ever seen."
Andy Irons def. Kelly Slater
Kelly Slater def. Toby Martin
Andy Irons def. Tom Whitaker
Toby Martin def. Mick Fanning
Kelly SLater def. Phil MacDonald
Andy Irons def. Troy Brooks
Tom Whitaker def. Taj BurrowASP Top 20 after the Quiksilver Pro Japan
Event # 7 of 11
1 – Kelly Slater – 6374 points
2 – Andy Irons – 5796
3 – Mick Fanning – 4962
4 – Trent Munro – 4886
5 – Phil MacDonald – 4331
6 – Taj Burrow – 4170
7 – Cory Lopez – 3985
8 – Joel Parkinson – 3957
9 – {{{CJ}}} Hobgood – 3956
10 – Bruce Irons – 3911
11 – Dean Morrison – 3899
=12 – Nathan Hedge & Fred Patacchia – 3853
14 – Tom Whitaker – 3807
15 – Danny Wills – 3658
16 – Damien Hobgood – 3634
17 – Darren O'Rafferty – 3329
18 – Luke Egan – 3260
19 – Taylor Knox – 3250
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Twenty-one months ago: New Expressway road could displace residents
The South Jersey Transportation Authority has plans for a new connector road to link the Atlantic City Expressway with Atlantic City International Airport and avoid traffic at the Airport Circle.
But the plans call for the road to be built through a wooded area of the mobile home community of Steeple Chase Village and displace five households. The SJTA met with residents in a July 2011 meeting, and although the residents protested, officials said it was the best place to build the road with the least environmental impact.
At its March 20 meeting the SJTA's Board of Commissioners unanimously approved allocating more than $1.4 million to purchase 3.8 acres of land from Wawa Inc. and 2.2 acres of land from the five residents at the mobile home park. The money also includes costs to relocate them.
Sam Donelson, the SJTA's acting executive director, said they have yet to begin negotiations with the parties to buy the land. He said the authority wanted to wait until the money was secured.
The total was based on an appraisal of the land and estimated cost to relocate the residents. The authority can use eminent domain to secure the property if an agreement cannot be reached.
The authority will split the road project into two phases and could award the contract on the first phase in May, Donelson said.
Eleven month ago: New rehab facility pulls out of Hamilton Business Park
In April 2012, the Hamilton Township Business Park was gaining serious momentum. But it didn't last.
The township had just reached an agreement with Florida-based rehabilitation center Treatment Solutions to build a 120-bed facility for its clients. The business was expected to provide 50 to 60 full-time jobs.
The township sold an approximately 15-acre plot for $592,000 in April. It was the second land sale in the park in five months. In December, it finalized an agreement to sell 15.9 acres to Egg Harbor Township-based Harrison Beverage to move its operations to the township.
The sales not only meant future ratables but significant influxes of money for that year's budget.
But Hamilton Economic Development Director Phil Sartorio said Treatment Solutions decided not to move forward with the project and allowed its contract with the township to run out last year.
The change was due to a merger by the company and they moved in a new direction, he said.
"Anytime you lose the opportunity to create jobs it's a little disappointing but sometimes things happen," he said.
The township's Industrial Commission, which oversees the park, has plans to hire a Realtor who will help market the site along Harding Highway for new businesses, he said.
Three months ago: State inmate charged with escape
On Dec. 1, local authorities announced Nelson Hook, 31, of Atlantic City, had escaped from his halfway house in Trenton. He had been sentenced to five years in prison for drug and weapons charges in September 2008 and was scheduled to be released in May, according to the state Department of Corrections' website.
But authorities apprehended Hook, who was transported back to prison on Dec. 5, the DOC states. He is serving his time at Northern State Prison in Newark and could be staying longer than his original sentence.
The Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office announced March 1 that a grand jury indicted Hook on the charge of escape. He will face a trial at a later date.
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I don't understand the need some Linux advocates have to kick at the BSD's due to them having less users, it's some weird 'kick downwards' attitude I find appalling and given Linux own underdog history it just makes no sense. At the same time I can't understand the 'f**king Linux ate our lunch' mentality which also exists among some of the BSD advocates. All in all there's no reason why Linux and BSD fans shouldn't be able to get along. Both are open source, both are unix descendants and even though their respective licences certainly differ in terms they both promote the use and development of open source.
BSD isn't going to disappear. While the developers are fewer and the community is smaller than that of Linux, BSD is still going strong after all these years. And here's the thing, you don't have to conquer the market to justify your existance, there's room for smaller players in pretty much all segments (heck, even in the desktop market where Windows has a stranglehold).
And obviously Linux won't disappear either, I don't see it ever becoming a desktop OS for the masses but that doesn't prevent me from using it as my day-to-day OS, meanwhile it's it remains strong in the server/embedded and of late in the mobile space markets (due to Android).
Due to a higher level of developer support (much of which through corporate backing) Linux is developing faster and 'broader' than that of the BSD's, however the BSD's seem more focused on their niche targets and thus are likely very competitive in those particular areas.
They are both great unix-based systems with alot more in common than that which separates them, so can't we just get along?
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Car & Driver - Comparison Tests
What does F as in F01 and F10 stand for?
Well according to Car & Driver its stands for Freakin last...
C&D Comparo - F10 535i vs Infiniti M37 vs Audi A6... and the BMW placed... LAST
C&D Comparo - F01 750Li vs Jaguar XJL vs Audi A8... and the BMW placed... LAST
I have loved my 4 BMW's over the last 10 years and my son just bought his first which we are enjoying working on together but everything tells me BMW's best days are behind it, as a car company. BMW is more concerned with being an eco friendly "don't blame us" company than it is a car company anymore. And this depresses the hell out of me :eek:
And it scares the hell out of me too . . . .
How can Ford do EPS (Electric Power Steering) on the Mustang and have it met with rave reviews, yet BMW seems hell bent on using EPS on everything while theirs is atrocious?
We have an E46 (2002 LCI 330i), and just picked up our EuroDel E90 (2011 335i) in March. The "softness" of the steering, weak door checks, and some other issues (content loss: tools, two-sided trunk mat, hood silencer pad, even the friggin' 12-volt outlet?!?) give us pause as to where the heck BMW is going.
Come on BMW, don't screw up the next "F" car--drop me a line if you want some last minute F30 inputs from someone who has purchased a new 3 Series four times over the past decade (who's also a lifetime BMW CCA member). There's only one way to go when you're on top so let's keep our eyes on the goal: BE the Ultimate Driving Machine.
I have to say after owning multiple BMW car over the year from E46, E39, E60, E65, and E92 that those had great steering feel. I am not liking the steering feel of the new F10 550i or 528i that I recently drove.
I think the electric steering needs some serious work to make it more on par with the fantastic feel of previous BMW steering's. As far as ECO friendly goes I have no problem with that. I think with the current fuel prices we need BMW to make more fuel efficient cars that are equally fun to drive.
On the side note though the newer F10 has much nicer interior and much more room then the E60. In fact room wise I felt it was on par with the last generation E65 7 series of mine.
It is my opinion that BMW died at the end of the E38/39/46 life cycles. Remember when they won every comparison? People used to write into C/D and others that they were biased and paid off by BMW!
BMW needs to take a year or two off and find itself again. BMW is not about over-technolized, over weight, detached driving, it needs to rewind 10 years and go off of those chassis and try again.
Modern BMWs don't seem to have the unique magic of older models. Not that they're bad cars, just different
The F10 and F01 are winning any comparison tests...
What a nasty attitude.
333HP, Supercharged V6 with instant throttle response and 7 speed dual clutch transmission. Super quick smooth shifts. It really is an amazing car to drive. Corners like its on rails and blindingly fast. R&T 0-60 test 4.4 seconds.
Everything I used to associate with BMW is part of the S4 driving experience.
And it gets decent mileage without run flat tires, or turbo lag.
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Location: Mosquito and Fly ResearchTitle: Procedures to ensure the quality of mass-reared filth fly parasitoids Author
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Publication Acceptance Date: 11/8/2013
Publication Date: 11/25/2013
Citation: Geden, C.J. 2013. Procedures to ensure the quality of mass-reared filth fly parasitoids. Meeting Abstract. IOBC-MRQA Workshop. p.15-17. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: Nearly all of the commercially produced parasitoids for management of filth flies are in the genera Muscidifurax and Spalangia. Successful production of these species requires close attention to detail and an understanding of the life history characteristics of each species. High host quality is the first element in parasitoid production. Many recipes are available for economical production of house fly pupae, which can be produced for less than $1 per 10,000 pupae. Fly larval densities need to be managed to ensure colony efficiency without sacrificing host quality. Good quality parasitoids can be produced on pupae weighing at least 15 mg each. Even larger pupae (>20 mg) are superior hosts but seldom worth the extra expense required to achieve body sizes above 18 mg. Similarly, host:parasitoid ratios need to be chosen that ensure high rates of parasitism without causing excessive mortality and male production because of superparasitism. The use of killed hosts for mass-production provides a practical method for stockpiling hosts in preparation for colony expansion. Irradiated pupae have the longest shelf life, followed by heat-killed hosts. Freeze-killed pupae are of lower quality, especially for Spalangia spp., but can be used in emergencies. Superparasitism strategies vary with the species being reared. Solitary Muscidifurax (M. raptor & M. zaraptor) have aggressive first stage larvae that help ensure production of a single healthy adult per host. Spalangia spp. show ovipositional restraint to minimize supernumerary oviposition which results in undersized adult parasitoids. Gregarious species such as M. raptorellus respond to changes in host availability by adjusting the number of eggs deposited per host. Rearing and release of species mixtures can improve efficacy but require strict operational control to avoid contamination of stock colonies. Spalangia spp compete poorly with Muscidifurax spp, and solitary Muscidifurax spp. outcompete M. raptorellus. Nasonia vitripennis is a constant threat that can eliminate any other species within a few generations. Every cohort of reared parasitoids should be given a spot inspection for the presence of contaminants. Colonies should be restarted from field material as often as is practical, as laboratory adaptation can occur rapidly. These effects are not always easy to detect. For example, colonized Spalangia cameroni appears to suffer little loss of fecundity or longevity but its ability to find concealed hosts degrades quickly. Nosema disease is common in colonies of filth fly parasitoids, especially M. raptor and M. zaraptor. Infection rates in field populations are low but disease is rapidly amplified under colonization conditions. Maternal transmission is nearly 100% efficient and mass-rearing conditions exacerbate the risks of horizontal transmission. Disease mitigation protocols are available but careful selection of founding stock to cull infected individuals provides the best assurance of colony health.


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Tortola is the main island of the British Virgin Islands, its capital being Road Town. Tortola island is the place to be for beautiful beaches and it has great nightlife as well. There are huge collections of restaurants and nightclubs and the capital Road Town is a decent place to spend some time and enjoy the colourful buildings and botanic gardens. It also has some fine museums, where you can witness some relics dating back to the slavery time.
Tortola has a very pleasant and tropical climate with generally warm and humid weather. The seabreeze makes things relatively mild though and water is never far away. Temperatures generally average around 30 °C during the day yearround and 23 °C at night. December to May is the dry season, where July to October is the rainy season, but this generally means some showers at the end of the day instead of days of rain on end. Hurricanes are possible though from August to October.
Fly BVI is a charter airline serving San Juan in Puerto Rico, Saint Martin, St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands and Antigua. They also serve Anegada and Beef Island. Island Birds has charters from San Juan and Saint Martin to Tortola as well. BVI Airlines offers charter flights in the region from Tortola.
Aero Gorda flies to Anegada, the northermost British Virgin Island. There are 4 flights between Tortola and Anegada as well with Clair Aero.
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This charming hand-coloured picture postcard depicts the Bank Street in Wallace, Idaho. Note the women in full-length dresses, hats and gloves. The telegraph poles appear to be a recent addition. The scene for a western movie…
On the reverse is a short letter from Teddy to Ethel Lingle in Spokane, Washington.
"This is the street the store is on. Do you think you would like the place?" Is this the preamble to a conjugal proposal? One wonders whether Ethel replied in the affirmative!
The card bears a neat CDS for Wallace, Mar 10, 2 PM, Idaho (1909).


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You are home alone, and you hear on the news about the profile of a murderer who is on the loose. You look out the sliding glass doors to your backyard, and you notice a man standing out in the snow. He fits the profile of the murderer exactly, and he is smiling at you.
You gulp, picking up the phone to your right and dialing 911. You look back out the glass as you press the phone to your ear, and notice he is much closer to you now.
You then drop the phone in shock. There are no footprints in the snow.
It's his reflection.
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My fav creepypasta! :3
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Scared the living day lights out of me! Bro, please!
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Would you like to save as your currency permanently or for this visit only?
Location Early check out time - 11am! Horrible supplies in bathroom, Uncomfortable bed.
As soon as you enter the hotel smells like cigarettes, a lot.
Price OK Bed fine Room clean but smelled a little funky Bath fine WiFi fine All about what one would expect from a 2 star motel No TV for three nights. The proprietor just blew it off when I reported the problem on the first evening. Never followed up. The hallway smelled terrible. A dog barked from 4:30 until 5:30 for two mornings. I left in disgust at 6am on my last day because I couldn't get back to sleep. I don't expect much when I book based on price but this place and treatment was pretty bad. I have learned to trust Super 8 but will not use then again.
The friendly front desk staff. EVERYTHING! It started as I was walking up three flights of stairs. I wanted to use the hand rail. I put my hand on the rail and it was so sticky and nasty that I quickly pulled back my hand. I finally got to the room and had to kill a ton of spiders
It was a convenient location and had a great accessible bathroom. Nice handicapped parking right in front of room. Staff was friendly. Heater worked quick but sound like a jet engine each time it kicked on and that's not an exaggeration! Bed was unbelievably small for a queen. No coffee available due to construction. Towels very harsh and small. Spider crawled under the door gap.
Nothing it was devastating I hate it
nothing about this hotel. The receptionist was really un-professional, we were charged for Wi-Fi services, which I think is the worst thing ever, cause every business I visit offer free Wi-Fi service!
The restaurant beside the hotel. Everything. The bedding was dirty, the floor was dirty with hair and the room smelled of cigarette smoke.
Beds were comfy, location was great. clerk refused to give us a smoking room, even though there was availability. Said online reservation was set in stone, including room number. That was ludicrous!
Nothing Everything! Motel was dirty, holes in the carpet in our room, garbage outside everywhere! I will not be staying there again!
Noting No shampoo or lotion, soap as the size of small Hershey chocolate piece, no power outlets at desk.
The free high-speed internet is actually free and high speed. All you have to do for access is call the front desk and they give you the password. From my room I could also see five routers, so every room has a good connection. The guy who checked in before me came back in because he was given a room that was occupied. When you sign in at the front desk they take your name, photocopy your drivers license, and have you write down your car's licence plate so they know who you are, a fairly standard practice, but handwritten at the bottom they also have "No guests, No visitors" I'm in town to visit friends and hang out, and they want us to tell my friends "Hey you can't come over to my hotel before we do anything, you're not allowed to be here." So my friend parked across the street to avoid getting towed. The trip was planned earlier that day, and I didn't care where I stayed. Apparently I should have. One of the first things we noticed when we got in our room was a sticker on the side of the television. It was a price sticker from Goodwill for $2.00. There was mouse poop in the side table where the bible is at. The bathroom was covered in hair and the drain for the shower was.... questionably functional, and missing a cover. The desk and TV stand are very old and half their handles have broken off. We're also not sure if there was a hidden camera on the front of the TV either, and spent about an hour trying to figure out if the little black bubble on the front of the TV was to receive the remote inputs for the cable box or if it was a tiny camera recording us. The room has very oddly placed power outlets. There's one behind the bed, one on the floor by the AC//Heating unit, and two in the far corner by the sink. I tried to plug my computer into one of the corner outlets and it blew the fuse. There weren't very many other people staying here, even for a Friday. Which is very fortunate considering how loud it is when someone else flushes their toilet. It doesn't seem to matter what room the other person is in, the sound just comes through and fills the whole room with overpowering noise. And despite how hard the water struggles to get through the pipes, the toilets still don't flush that well. The only thing I brought up when I was checking out was the mouse poop in the side table. The guy at the counter wasn't shocked, didn't care and all he said was "Okay." Nothing about getting it taken care of, nothing about them being so sorry that our room had rodent faeces in it. Nothing. The whole experience made me feel uneasy, especially the fact that our room may well have been bugged. I've been checking my account since I left just in case they try to charge me extra for something. I wouldn't be surprised if they try to claim that I damaged something so they can charge my card again. I would have checked my balance to make sure they didn't already charge me more while I was there, but based on how sleazy the whole place felt to me at that point I wasn't sure they weren't giving the free Wifi so they can monitor web traffic. TL-DR: You're probably being watched, mouse poop, no friends allowed.over, bad utilities, broken furniture, might have roommates.


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The Interstate 470 corridor through Lee's Summit is fast becoming our foremost jobs corridor and a source for major development activities. Current and planned development portends good things for our community. City leaders had the foresight to work for multiple interchanges/exits from I-470 in Lee's Summit, and these have been the nexus for thousands of square feet of new and planned development, an expanding tax base, and new jobs.
The public-private partnerships, new infrastructure, judicious use of economic incentives and a spirit of looking to the future have borne and will continue to bear fruit.
The development offers a wide variety of uses, services and employment. At the city's western gateway, area businessman Flip Short and his development team are working on a plan to create a new Sports Complex and Village on the northeast quadrant of the intersection. The proposed $230 million project will be anchored by 15 synthetic-turfed, lighted, multi-sport fields and a 3,500-5,000 seat championship field and feature hotels, office space, housing, restaurants, bars and entertainment venues.
The project will feature many recommendations featured in the city's sustainability plan and include bicycle and hiking trails, LEED or LEED-like building standards, alternative energy generation, a project-wide recycling program and the preservation of native habitat.
Short is also working on a land reclamation project that will provide more than 100 acres of land for future commercial development. The project site, located north of I-470 and west of Pryor Road, consists of reclaiming the land of an abandoned underground mine that in essence is serving as a development "brownfield."
Further east on I-470 you'll be able to exit and gain access to Summit Village, a Zimmer Companies-led office park development that will feature 2,000,000 square feet of new office space. The site, north of I-470 and roughly bounded by Blue Parkway, Colbern Road and Douglas Street, will provide for 300 acres of new commercial development.
Located within one mile of the Summit Woods and Summit Fair shopping centers, which have provided new retail opportunities in our city, the Summit Technology Campus provides over one million square feet of office, call center, data center and light manufacturing space. The site has been chosen for the new Missouri Innovation Campus, an education and business collaboration led by the Lee's Summit R-7 school district, the University of Central Missouri, the Metropolitan Community College, and features innovative partnerships with many leading KC area employers.
Bill Brown is the vice-chair of the Lee's Summit Economic Development Council and president of Spectrum Strategies.


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"The eagerly awaited second book in the buzzed-about Claire DeWitt mystery series, featuring one of the genre's most original characters in years . . . as if David Lynch directed a Raymond Chandler novel. (CNN)"
When Paul Casablancas, Claire DeWitt's musician ex-boyfriend, is found dead in his Mission District home, the police are convinced it's a simple robbery. But Claire knows nothing is ever simple.
With the help of her new assistant, Claude, Claire follows the clues, finding hints to Paul's fate in her other cases especially that of a missing girl in the gritty 1980s East Village and a modern-day miniature horse theft in Marin. As visions of the past reveal the secrets of the present, Claire begins to understand the words of the enigmatic French detective Jacques Silette: The detective won t know what he is capable of until he encounters a mystery that pierces his own heart. And love, in all its forms, is the greatest mystery of all at least to the world's greatest PI.
An addictive new adventure featuring an irresistible heroine.
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SARA GRAN is the author of five critically acclaimed novels, including "Come Closer "and "Dope "as well as the Claire DeWitt series." S"he also writes for film and TV (including TNT's "Southland") and has published in "The New York Times," "The New Orleans Times Picayune," and "USA Today." She is a former bookseller and a native of Brooklyn.


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Updated: Latvian jailed 12 years
A Latvian man has been jailed 12 years and fined €30,000 after a jury found guilty of conspiring to import cocaine with eight votes to one.
The jury reached their verdict after deliberating for an hour.
The Latvian, Janis Boruss, 31, told a court today that he was drunk when he was arrested and when he gave a statement to the police in 2010.
He contested the charge because what was found in a false bottom of his bag were three kilogrammes of coffee and paracetamol. The prosecution, however, said this was a cutting agent for cocaine.
Mr Boruss conducted his own defence before the jurors.
He told the court he was an alcoholic at the time and was drunk when he arrived in Malta. He could not imagine what had been going through his head when he carried coffee and paracetemol in his luggage.
However, he still could not understand why he was in court over some coffee.
Prosecuting lawyer Elaine Mercieca Rizzo said his version of events did not make sense.
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We present calculations that reveal an anisotropic expansion of the non-condensed component in Na clouds cooled below the critical temperature for Bose-Einstein condensation and subsequently released from the asymmetric magnetic trapping potential. Each atomic cloud is composed of a central condensate and a more extended distribution of non-condensed "thermal" atoms. The interaction between the condensed and non-condensed components of the cloud is found to influence their rates of expansion. The noncondensed component is accelerated and the condensed component is decelerated due to the repulsive interaction between the atoms, with the largest effects occuring in the tightly confined direction of the asymmetric trap.
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It's one of the most alluring investment stories around. The return on commercial property last year was 18%, and unit trusts in this sector have consistently knocked out gains of 10% a year or more over the past five years.
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Meanwhile F&C last week launched a commercial property investment trust which pulled in £975m. Its property director, Michael Barrie, is forecasting returns of 9% per annum over the next five years.
Norwich Union, which runs the biggest property unit trust at £1.3bn in assets, is slightly less optimistic. Geraldine Davies, who manages the fund, says: "We expect higher prices and a weaker housing market to impact on sentiment. Returns over the next three years are likely to be nearer 7%-8% per annum than the 13.5% per annum achieved over the past three years."
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The market remains difficult to call and there is little doubt that it is in uncharted territory. Never before have we seen such a prolonged period of rising capital values whilst the occupier market, the long-term driver of per formance, remains subdued at best."
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Hey I have a 08 focus se with 37k miles and I seem to be having kind of the same problem as you. What my car is doin is that when you first turn it on,on cold start or when its been running it runs good,but when I stop at a stop light or stop sign or just stop it jerks between gears. So when I take off after stopping it jerks from 1 to 2 and then on 2 it dnt shift to third and so when that happens the motors sounds like it being forced and the rpm is at 3000 or more depending on speed. But when I stop and turn the car off then turn it back on it runs good and then it does the same thing all over again. I took it to a machanic and he said that it was the coils but I changed them and it still doing the same. Please Someone let me know what it it could be so I can get it fixed
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I'm pleased to join forces this afternoon with my colleague and Customer Intelligence Practice Leader Suresh Vittal for a joint blog post on the very interesting IBM announcement this morning that it will buy Unica for US$480 million (greater than 100% premium on its previous day close). Suresh has covered Unica for many years in the enterprise marketing space, and I cover them from the Web analytics and online marketing suite perspectives. So besides a striking outcome for Unica's shareholders, this deal impacts many marketers and customer intelligence professionals. After all, Unica is the preeminent provider of campaign management software and a leading provider of marketing operations, Web analytics, and interaction management solutions.
So let's walk through some of the implications of this deal:
- Any time a technology giant like IBM makes a move in the marketing technology landscape, it is good news for the providers and the overall market. The multiple IBM is paying for Unica is also encouraging. Why? Follow-up deals, renewed interest from mainstream media that generates broader awareness, and follow-up investments that spur innovation all make this acquisition good news for Unica's competitors and the adjacent categories. But what is the impact of this acquisition on marketers and customer intelligence professionals, and does this signal a broader trend of marketing automation going the way of CRM?
- Let's make one thing clear from the outset – this acquisition is about Unica's marketing automation and operations solutions not necessarily about the Web analytics products. But there is a clear and significant overlap between the Coremetrics and Unica NetInsight product lines and no amount of marketing speak by IBM and Unica executives takes away from this fact. Clever product positioning and go-to-market strategies may drive some degree of clarity on the topic, but in the long term this will cause friction as IBM expends resources to develop, support, sell, and market overlapping solutions. Current and prospective Coremetrics and Unica NetInsight users need to carefully monitor this situation. We can't help but wonder: With Unica in play, why would IBM have acquired Coremetrics?
- This is IBM's eighth marketing and data related deal since 2008 – Cognos, iLog, Lombardi, Initiate, SPSS, Sterling Software, Coremetrics, and now Unica. Whew! Right off the bat, several functional redundancies in targeting, BI, interaction management, Web analytics, and optimization become obvious. So marketers and CI professionals should ask Unica and IBM:
- What does the acquisition mean for the future of Unica's product road map?
- What is IBM's enterprise marketing software strategy?
- Given the redundancies in capabilities, which capability wins?
- The acquisition of Unica absolutely reinforces IBM's assertion that it is committing to marketing solutions and the CMO. It's great to see that IBM's efforts in the marketing space aren't an empty tagline. But we've seen many companies attempt to enter the marketing space, and it is harder than it looks. IBM has traditionally been very IT centric, and turning on a dime to focus on marketing will be challenging and requires a long-term mindset. IBM will share its product road maps and go-to-market strategies after the transaction closes, and then we'll see where the rubber will hit the road.
- As with Coremetrics and many other IBM acquisitions, Unica is a small fish in a very large pond. A $96 billion, 400,000 employee pond. IBM is a huge company. Can Unica's products alongside IBM's efforts in the enterprise marketing space ramp up fast enough and to the level needed to hit the requisite growth targets for a company this size to warrant long-term interest and investment? A corollary to this is what measures will IBM take to ensure successful mindshare and adoption with its global sales, channels, and services divisions to drive the marketing business forward?
This transaction was only announced today, and as you can see we have some answers, and even more questions outstanding. The synergies between IBM and Unica are exciting and make a lot of sense, but challenges to successful execution remain. We'll get more information after the transaction closes, per standard operating procedure for a deal of this nature. What are your impressions, and how do you think this will play out in the long term?
IBM's acquisition of Unica is a good thing for clients
Comment from Naras Eechambadi (not verified) on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 11:18
I agree with most of the points you make in this blog, although I have a slightly different perspective. I think it will take some time for IBM to clearly define their vision. I do hope this acquisition was actually done to fill a gap in capabilities that they identified as a result of a well defined vision and strategy in this space. The additional excitement in this space bodes well for all players, because it will raise visibility in the marketplace and within client companies. As you state, IBM's relationships are with IT, so this does run the risk of marginalizing marketing buyers, who are the true users of this software. On the other hand, marketing, customer service and support are converging in many organizations particularly in digital channels, so this may not altogether be a bad thing if it accelerates that convergence, which benefits end customers.
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It is an interesting
Comment from Ps Krishnan on Tue, 08/17/2010 - 11:20
It is an interesting development and perhaps fits with IBM's global strategy to get into the Marketing Automation space. As you have observed the synergies are obvious and make sense. However, Unica has always been perceived as the Marketer friendly, yet an IT solution. It will be interesting to see how much of the 'Marketing' will remain in this pursuit.
The Interactive Marketing and Customer Engagement space is even more interesting today with additions of customer footprints from Social Media etc. One expected Unica as leaders to come up with products and solutions therefore, which integrated these developments. So, in the wake of the acquisition by IBM, if 'Marketing' is indeed lost, it opens up a tremendous opportunity for the other, hitherto yet independent competitors, to quickly up the ante, and challenge the leaders.
Joe, I think all of these
Comment from Tewks Tewksbury (not verified) on Tue, 08/17/2010 - 14:33
I think all of these assessments are spot on. The one that strikes me the most however is the emerging emphasis on delivering solutions. Selling to a CMO is quiet different that a CTO. Certailny there are buying centers in both, but their needs, language, and objectives are quite different. Any thoughts as to how they cross chasm?
Reviewing the other comments, it appears this is a similar thought. How does a group of traditional technologists make the shift in story telling? Is an agency acquisition the next purchase? Now they've got all the pieces bring in the folks who know how to sell to the CMO?
Who will support a renewed interest in marketing automation
Comment from John Kottcamp on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 17:42
I agree with all the points Joe makes regarding the reasoning for IBM moving with great rapidity into the marketing automation space and believe it will have a positive impact on the overall market, helping MSP's like Neolane, Eloqua and even Omniture. However what I find missing from the discussion is the age old problem of technology vendors and system integrators, they simply don't stick around or have the marketing acumen to provide the strategic, process and organizational support needed by companies when they invest in new marketing technolgy. The CRM world has seen this for a couple of decades and the analytics vendors are right behind them. For a renewed interest in marketing automation to take hold we will need to see more consulting companies with real marketing expertise, not just technology backgrounds to help CMOs actually see the benefits that go along with the proper investment, deployment and optimization of marketing technology.
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