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Feb. 16, 2012
Sun-Tue., Feb. 19-21 -- at Puerto Rico Classic (Rio Grande, Puerto Rico)
Live Results
Next on the Tee
Fresh off opening the spring season at the Big Ten Match Play Championship, the University of Michigan men's golf team will head to Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, Sunday through Tuesday (Feb. 19-21) for the 2012 Puerto Rico Classic. The 54-hole tournament, featuring eight of the top 50 ranked programs and three of the nation's top 10 teams -- including No. 1 Texas -- will be played at the River Course at the Rio Mar Country Club. The River Course will be set up for a par of 72 and 6,902 yards.
The Tournament Field
There will be a 15-team field in the Puerto Rico Classic, including No. 8 Alabama, No. 16 Clemson, East Tennessee State, No. 26 Georgia, No. 7 Georgia Tech, Michigan, North Carolina, N.C. State, Ohio State, No. 35 Oklahoma, No. 24 Oklahoma State, No. 40 Purdue, No. 1 Texas, UNC Greensboro and Virginia Tech.
The Tournament Schedule
Saturday, Feb. 18 -- Practice Round & College Am (8:30 a.m., AST, shotgun)
Sunday, Feb. 19 -- First Round (8 a.m. AST, shotgun)
Monday, Feb. 20 -- Second Round (8 a.m. AST, shotgun)
Tuesday, Feb. 21 -- Final Round (7:30 a.m. AST, shotgun)
The Tournament Scoring Format
Scoring for the Puerto Rico Classic will be five players; count the low four scores each round.
The Match Play Lineup
Michigan will bring five-members for the 2012 Puerto Rico Classic. Playing for the Wolverines will be: senior Matt Thompson (Battle Creek, Mich./Lakeview HS), junior Jack Schultz (Whitefish Bay, Wis./Whitefish Bay HS), junior Miguel Echavarria (Medellin, Colombia/The Columbus School), junior Matt Alessi (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Birmingham Brother Rice) and freshman Noori Hyun (Seoul, Korea/Centreville HS [Va.]). Sophomore Matt Felsenfeld (West Bloomfield, Mich./Leadbetter Golf Academy [Fla.]) will travel to Puerto Rico and use it as a training and practice trip.
The Annual Trek
Michigan will be making its 10th straight appearance at the Puerto Rico Classic, hosted by Purdue. In one of the early spring seasons toughest tests, the Wolverines have continued to move up the leaderboard at the event with each passing year. U-M recorded its best team finish with a sixth-place showing in 2008. Lion Kim has the top individual performance, tying for 10th in 2008 (76-68-69/213).
U-M at the Puerto Rico Classic
2003 -- 18th (328-319-313/960)
2004 -- 18th (319-302-301/922)
2005 -- 18th (300-307-320/927)
2006 -- 18th (305-297-304/906)
2007 -- 17th (304-303-297/904)
2008 -- 6th (291-287-292/870)
2009 -- t-9th (287-294-296/877)
2010 -- t-13th (293-288-295/876)
2011 -- 12th (300-302-286/888)
We Meet Yet Again
When Michigan heads to the Puerto Rico Classic, it will mark the fourth time this season the Wolverines will play against former head coach Andrew Sapp and his North Carolina Tar Heels. So far this season, the series all tied up at 1-1-1. Sapp, originally from Chapel Hill, N.C., took over his alma mater after having coached with the Wolverines for nine years (2003-11).
Match Play Streak Kept Alive
With Miguel Echavarria's 2-0 record at the 2012 Big Ten Match Play, he kept Michigan's streak alive of having at least one Wolverine go undefeated in each of the conference's match play event. Matt Thompson was 3-0 in the inaugural event in 2009, while Jack Schultz was 2-0-1 in 2010 and former Wolverine Joey Garber was 3-0 last year.
What a Closing Season ... So Far
Matt Thompson, who has twice been named the Big Ten's Golfer of the Week, finished the fall season leading Michigan in four of the five events, including three top-10 finishes and picking up his first collegiate win at the 2011 Windon Memorial Classic with a five-under 205. In his final season, he is averaging 72.00 strokes per round, which is on pace to equal his single-season personal record.
The Wolverine Surprise
After being selected to the team following his walk-on tryout in early September, all Matt Alessi did was start all five fall events, average 76.58 per round and collect one top-20 finish, tying for 17th at the Inverness Intercollegiate.
The New Home of the Wolverines
Following the fall season, both Michigan men's and women's golf teams moved into its new practice facility -- the Weisfeld Family Golf Center. After starting construction last September, the $2.5 million, 10,000 gross-square-foot building was dedicated and open for both programs. The new facility, set off South Main Street on the west side of the driving range of the U-M Golf Course, provides indoor/outdoor hitting bays, chipping and putting area, a golf simulator area, meeting areas, team room, coaches offices and new locker rooms. [ Photo Tour ]
Regional Coming to Ann Arbor
Michigan and U-M Golf Course have been selected as one of six regional host sites for the 2012 NCAA Regional Championships. The three-day, 54-hole event will run Thursday through Saturday, May 17-19, 2012. The U-M Golf Course, which has hosted a total of 11 conference championships, last hosted an NCAA event when the women's program played host to the 2007 NCAA Central Regional. The men's program has hosted NCAA events in 1996 with the NCAA Central Regional and in 1947 when the NCAA Finals were played at the U-M Golf Course.
Regional Bids Keep Coming
Michigan has been selected to four straight NCAA regional appearances. U-M's 2010 selection marked its 34th NCAA postseason appearance and the program's sixth regional since the format changed to regional play in 1991. Overall, the Wolverines have participated in five central regionals (1997, 2000, '08, '10, '11) and one southwest regional (2009).
Michigan and the NCAA Regional
1997 -- Central (8th)
2000 -- Central (t-11th)
2008 -- Central (t-12th)
2009 -- Southwest (5th), advanced to NCAA Finals (match play semifinalist)
2010 -- Central (t-6th)
2011 -- Central (1st), advanced to NCAA Finals (tied for 10th)
Mon-Tue., Feb. 27-28 -- at North Ranch Collegiate (West Lake Village, Calif.)
Fri-Sun., March 16-18 -- at Furman Intercollegiate (Greenville, S.C.)
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423


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Parent Diaries
"Work was still important, there was just something more important to get home for."
Becoming a dad means there's so much more to life than work
All the way through my 20s and early 30s, life centred on my career. My partner Emily is really career-driven too, that's one of the reasons we work so well.
As soon as Aoife arrived, my whole attitude changed.
As soon as Aoife arrived, my whole attitude changed. Instead of staying late and working on three drafts of a document, I would focus and get it right first time. I got better at delegating to my team, and they actually really like that. I also realised how much time was wasted in meetings. I hated that and our team became super-efficient. Work was still important, there was just something more important to get home for.
After 6 months we realised our plan for Emily to go back to work and I took over full-time parenting. I'd spent loads of time with Aoife, lots of full days together, so I didn't think the change would be that big. But it was. Mainly, I hadn't realised that until that point, Emily had choreographed the whole thing. She'd give me a day bag with nappies, wipes, bibs, loads of food in plastic containers. I just went out for the day. I had no idea how much time it took to get ready. I started getting up an hour early just to get packed, and I usually forgot something. It was really hard!
The other challenge was how to spend our days. Emily had met loads of new mums through a local Facebook group, and she went to classes with the same 5 or 6 mums every day. At first I wasn't sure about continuing those classes and relationships. What if I didn't connect with them in the same way?
But thankfully I went along anyway, and all of Emily's friends were absolutely amazing. Totally different backgrounds and outlooks, not people I would have met through work or my other social groups. But brilliant people. They looked at me and thought 'this guy needs help' and I was happy to receive it! We don't have family nearby so these guys made all the difference - I've used all of them as a crutch and I don't know how I'd have managed those six months of paternity leave without them. Any time I'd forgotten something or needed help, they were there for me.
Now we're all back at work, these friendships are still a big part of life. One mum friend Megan especially - we look after each other's little girls every Friday. We've both got spare child seats and double buggies, we batch cook and share food - we're even going on holiday together. It feels like since having Aoife we're now a real part of our community, even though we've lived here for 12 years. Work is still important to me, but it's definitely not the main focus anymore.

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RICHMOND – Like any new free agent pickup, Tracy Porter wanted to make a good impression on his new bosses, the Washington Redskins. But, as a seventh-year pro, who has battled injury multiple times in his career, Porter also knew that he needed to have patience as he rehabbed from surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder.
So, rather than being able to take part in Washington's offseason practices, Porter continued to rehab with the team's athletic trainers with the goal of reporting for training camp without limitations.
"Having injuries in the past, I was with the team for a couple years," said the 5-foot-11, 188-pound Porter, who during stops in New Orleans, Denver and Oakland recorded 282 tackles, 10 interceptions (three returned for touchdowns) and 50 pass breakups. "Coming to a team with an injury, yeah they signed you, but you don't know what they're thinking and what goes on in the meeting rooms. I just tried to do what I could do and rehab, stay positive and get back.
"Not being able to practice, it forced me to focus on a different aspect of the game, and that's getting mental reps," Porter added. "I try to look at everything in a positive light, so having an injury forced me to sharpen my mind while I stood on the sideline and watched the guys take those reps. Now I feel great."
Porter did indeed open camp on the active roster, and now he looks to make up for lost time as he competes with sixth-year veteran E.J. Biggers for a key role in the secondary as nickel back.
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Porter hopes that his experience and versatility help him earn a job with Washington, however.
During his career, he has played both on the outside, and in the slot, so he feels comfortable "helping them in whatever way they want to use me." Thus far, Porter has seen time out the outside behind Amerson with Biggers serving as the first man up in nickel packages. Some days, Porter has seen time in the nickel back role here and there.
"It's always competition when you're out there on the field, but we're not trying to sabotage anybody," Porter said. "We know it's a production business. We're all trying to help each other. We're not going to tell a young guy a wrong coverage to mess him up. We know there's 32 teams watching out there. We're trying to help everybody in our secondary so everybody in our secondary will be successful. We'll do what we can, leave it in God's hand, and trust that the coaches will make the best decision at the end of the day."
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Posted on 28 Jan 2010
So unlady-like! Woman sits with legs open for whole bus journey
STOMPer Jen spotted this well dressed lady, who wore a short skirt, sitting with her legs wide open and feels that girls who wear short skirts or dresses should sit properly to not attract unwanted attention.
Says the STOMPer::
"On Tuesday, Jan 26, I took bus service no.7 to go home after work.
"The first thing which caught my eyes when I stepped in was this couple, in the mid or late 20s, pretty well dressed.
"The girl who is ok-looking was wearing a short skirt and sitting with her legs wide open.
"I sat diagonally opposite her for the whole journey and this girl kept sitting like this.
"The few men that came in were a little bit shock tried to look the other way.
"No offence but that is not how a girl should sit, especially when she wears dresses, skirts.
"I'm not sure if her mother taught her how to talk, walk or sit like a lady, but if her mother did, clearly she didn't pay attention or is just trying to get attention by doing this?!
"If she was sitting like that in a bar (without a boyfriend) I wouldn't be surprise if a guy passes by and says 'What a nice view you got there' or ask her 'What time will your legs open again?'
"I suggest this lady takes a 'How to be a lady' class!"
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Taking an outlet out of a 3way...
Hi -
I live in a old 3 decker in boston that got turned into condos. The back stairs go up into a headhouse on the roof that gives us access to a very nice roof deck.
Going up the back stairs, there are lights on each landing, and a light switch (3 way I think??) - the switches turn all the lights on or off.
The problem is there is a light up in the headhouse....but there's no switch.
What happens is - we go up to the deck in the evening when its sunny (so we don't turn on the hall lights)...and usually stay out till its dusk....and when we get back to the headhouse, its dark....and we have to go down some tricky 1890 era winders to get to the light switch.
Had an electrian over to do some other work - based on the layout of the stairs/headhouse, running the wires up to the headhouse for a switch would a real pain - lot of work, lot of digging in the walls, etc.
What I'm thinking about now is putting in a motion sensitive light (they sell them at lowes/Home Depot) in. We don't need much light, and it only needs to be on when we come in at night....so it might be perfect.
Any idea how hard, if its even possible, to take the light fixture/box up in the headhouse "out" of the circuit connected to the light switches? So it would be always powered?
I know my grasp of electrical terms is weak....but hopefully its clear enough that someone can give me a pointer...
One of the truly cheap things you could do is install a solar powered motion sensor light at the top. Now, personally I think that these things are trash so if you go this route, please don't come back and flame me! But, it would be some light which seems to be what you're looking for.
(SSSSS....SSSSS. Smell that? It's Joba about to chime in with his usual "..hire a licensed electrician" advice!)
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What Does it Mean When a College Kid From Ecuador Beats the Best?
Yesterday the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation awarded $100,000 to the top five teams in an assessment scoring competition. The goal was to build software systems that could grade short answer responses on state standardized tests as accurately as trained experts--a more difficult challenge than the essay competition held in the first quarter of this year where the winning algorithms equaled experts.


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Lilo.conf - BT - boot = /dev/sda & root = sda6 ??
Change you lilo.conf to reflect this:
(EDIT: Yes, Thnx PH - I copied and pasted the OP's lilo.conf, only paying attention to the devices being selected)Code:boot = /dev/sda prompt timeout = 60 #bitmap=/boot/splash.bmp change-rules reset #vga = 769,771/773/792 vga = 769 image = /boot/vmlinuz root = /dev/sda6 label = BackTrack read-write other = /dev/sda1 label = Windows XP table = /dev/sda << edit by pureh@te(forgot that part Re@lity : )
But why didn't you just install Lilo to sda1, in the first place, with the "restore original mbr" un-checked, so it actually gets written there and left.
Then, boot into BT and edit your lilo.conf to add your Windows partition.
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Any tips on getting a Tree House
I was looking at getting a REAL tree house made in a tree of mine (of all palces)
Any tips on this? :-)
Or any good carpenters in Essex area
i got a wooden fort in the end with a climbing thingy, cost me £1700 eek! the kids better like it, im gonna be skint afterwards, looked really good fun tho, wish i had one when i was a kid
Sound really neat :D You really were looking for a "real" one for the money you spent on what you did. (of course I don't know exactly how much £1700 is in US dollars but is sounds pricey:confused: ) It would be cool to see some photos of the fort. :) Did you build it or was it contracted out?
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Michal earned an MS and BS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. She has also studied, taught and performed improv comedy for more than 15 years.
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text: I was just wondering if you guys had any cool ideas about how to personalize my GTI MVKI with some decals. I'd love to put Pirelli or something to do with performance part brands. I'd also like to see your car if you have one with a cool decal set. If you have any other cheap ways for me to personalize my car just let me know too.


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manikx66 wrote:well its seems that much didnt happen in my birth year. did find out that asteroids came out then however and it was a game i played alot later on my atari 5200.
who didn't? lol...this is not my birth year, but i like the design/reference....
Re: Pac Man
Put the year in the title.
Re: 1969 One small step for man
Love it! Were you going for the old 'keep on trucking'? It fits!
Narfcake wrote:It came out on December 17, 1989. Therefore, 1989!
Granted, if we really need to get nitpicky, it actually came out on The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987 ...
if only i was born 2 weeks earlier! D:
1988- Premiere of the movie "Big"
Zoltar says make your wish...
Re: 1987
shikausstan wrote:This is one derby entry I could actually see me wearing.
I try to make designs I would wear, I am just hoping it isn't too obscure.
Re: 1988: Return to Flight
Amazing coloring. And I mean A-MA-ZING.
Re: 1976
On April 1, 1976 was founded Apple Inc.
In memoriam Steve Jobs. Thanks for all...
Re: 1986: An ASCII Odyessy
Nice design, i'd buy one!
I think you just redefined mashup.
...really? :T
jclough59 wrote:Aha! I did not know that. I went with plain ol' yellow. I guess if they want to put it on lemon (not that I have a snowballs chance of winning) it's okay with me!
Unfortunately, that's not really how woot works. If there's a problem with your design, they're not going to fix it. People are voting on your design expecting it to be exactly as is. If you did win, and they then changed the shirt color, that would be unfair to the other artists whose shirts didn't get as many votes because they did things correctly the first time. I'm not an artist, but I know on the entry page there are templates with the correct colors. Maybe you want to check that out for future reference.
anemality wrote:http://shirt.woot.com/Derby/Entry.aspx?id=60323
...really? :T
Actually the house-animals-in-their-scarves is too basic an idea to say it's a copy methinks.
Re: Elvis Plumbing 1977
Alas, Elvis died in 1977 on the throne. Commemorate his passing with this lovely shirt design.
cpresti wrote:Really lovely! And I love that your color swatches mimic the phases of the moon.
Thank You!
auntieclo wrote:Love it! Were you going for the old 'keep on trucking'? It fits!
I had a few idea's for this at the start. But this old school feel fit very well.
absternr wrote:Dead Astaire?
Yes. Yes indeed xP
Re: 1997: The legend begins
House animals in scarves is one thing.. house animals in scarves that look EXACTLY like Ramyb's linked shirt is an entirely different beast.
Re: 1972 Clockwork
great play on words here. Lucky 1972!
Re: 1989: Crack, its as innocent looking as candy!
this is wrong and I like it
unicornears wrote:This is SO good! Well done! You have my vote
auntieclo wrote:That's gorgeous!
I agree.
Thank you.
Hm...I'd have to agree that they are a little similar, but it's not like you can't draw the house animals in their scarves. It's just a shame that the the styles are also similar.
Re: 1986
Really cool! The contrasting colors are great!
Wouldn't wear it, but this seriously made me laugh.
Lol! This is too funny, but I doubt you'll get past a rejection because of "potty humor". Either way, you got my vote! Good luck!
Re: 1971-Floppy Diskette
If you really want to be scared, some of the computers used to launch the US ICBMs still use these.
Regardless of the style, the fact remains, a similar [Woot] shirt already exists:
I'm not implying that the idea can't be used, just that the manner in which it's used is extremely similar.
1987 saw the release of SB2 as well as the pilot episode of TMNT... thus a shirt is born...
...*and* that's a honey badger, so, yeah.
mightyrain wrote:1987 saw the release of SB2 as well as the pilot episode of TMNT... thus a shirt is born...
Lanicoise wrote:I loved playing this game on the Atari. Apparently, I was in a very small minority, but I thought that it was fun.
I didn't mind it either. It was frustrating as hell, that's for sure. I just remember falling into that hole over and over and over and over and over. It was one of the first games that I can recall that had an ending (I consider the spaceship taking off to be the ending.)
shikausstan wrote:Why do I always get a warped one?
You probably didn't do this intentionally, but I LOVE how he's all 'Haters gonna hate'.
YES! GMV for the humping illusion.
cpresti wrote:I was going to say the same thing! Trick of the eye!
Re: 1985
I adore this and wish it had more votes!
endangeredomega wrote:Regardless of the style, the fact remains, a similar [Woot] shirt already exists:
Wow, I actually didn't notice until I saw this link, but I just looked up the crests of each house and drew those.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ----- The UAB football team will face another tough assignment Saturday as the Blazers travel to Columbus, Ohio to take on No. 16-ranked Ohio State.
Gametime at Ohio Stadium is set for 12:01 p.m. ET. The contest will be televised by the Big Ten Network and will also be carried by the Blazer IMG Sports Network.
UAB will be playing its second straight top 20-ranked opponent. Last Saturday, the Blazers played at No. 8 South Carolina, falling to the Gamecocks, 49-6.
This will be UAB's first meeting with the Buckeyes and only the second game the Blazers have gone against a Big Ten opponent. UAB lost at Michigan State to open the 2007 season.
UAB opens its Conference USA slate next Saturday, Sept. 29 when the Tulsa Golden Hurricane visits Legion Field for a 2:00 p.m. CT kickoff.
UAB at No. 16 Ohio State
Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012
12:01 p.m. ET
Ohio Stadium (103,329)
TV:Big Ten Network - Eric Collins (play by play), Derek Rackley (color analyst), Lisa Byington (sidelines)
RADIO:Blazer IMG Sports Network - David Crane (play by play), Steve Irvine (color analyst), Sam Miller (sidelines)
• The Blazers played their first game under Garrick McGee Sept. 1 vs. Troy. McGee was named UAB's fourth head coach in school history last December.
• Ohio State is only the second Big Ten Conference opponent that UAB has faced on the football field. The Blazers opened the 2007 season with a 55-18 loss at Michigan State.
• UAB will open its Conference USA schedule next week as the Blazers play host to Tulsa.
• UAB has a young football program compared to most of its opposition. The 2012 season will represent the 22nd season of football for UAB. Ohio State, on the other hand, is playing its 123rd season of football.
• The UAB coaching staff has some familiarity to the Big Ten and Ohio State. Head coach Garrick McGee was the offensive coordinator at Arkansas when the Razorbacks played Ohio State in the 2011 Allstate Sugar Bowl. McGee also spent four years on the staff at Northwestern (2004-07). Blazers' offensive coordinator Jeff Brohm spent the past two seasons on the staff as the QBs coach at Illinois. UAB offensive line coach John Petersonis returning to his roots this weekend in Columbus. Peterson is a former Buckeye offensive lineman (1987-90), was a graduate assistant on the OSU staff (1993-94) and later Ohio State's tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator (2004-11).
• UAB and Ohio State will be meeting for the first time in history.
• UAB: Garrick McGee (Oklahoma, '96) is in his first season as the head coach at UAB. McGee was hired last December after four seasons on the staff at Arkansas, the last two as the offensive coordinator. McGee was a finalist for the 2011 Broyles Award that is presented to the nation's top assistant coach. He has also served on the coaching staffs at Northwestern (2004-07), UNLV (2003), Toledo (2002), Jacksonville Jaguars (2000-01), Northern Iowa (1999) and Langston (1996-98).
• OHIO STATE: Urban Meyer Cincinnati, '86) is in his first season as the head coach at Ohio State and his 26th season overall. Meyer was the head coach at Florida from 2005-10 and led the Gators to national championships in 2006 and 2008 while compiling a 65-15 record in six seasons. Meyer has a career record of 107-23 in 11 years as a head coach. He also served as head coach at Utah (2003-04) and at Bowling Green (2001-02).
• UAB returns seven starters on offense and four on defense from last season.
• For only the second time in the past six seasons, UAB will play six home games in 2012.
• The Blazers will have to replace four of five starters on their offensive line from a year ago. Led by first-team all-conference tackle Matt McCants, a sixth-round NFL draft choice of the New York Giants, UAB lost four starters who totaled 136 career starts. Senior Chris Hubbard, a preseason coaches all-conference selection is the lone returning starter among the offensive line.
• The Blazers have four assistant coaches (Jeff Brohm, Jimmy Williams, Richard Owens and Brandon Sharp) who spent time as a player in the National Football League.
• The Blazers had 19 players make their collegiate debut in UAB's season opener Sept. 1 versus Troy. Last season when UAB opened the 2011 season at Florida, the Blazers also had 19 first-time players.
• Junior wide receiver Jackie Williams, the Blazers' leading returning receiver, opened the 2012 season with a six-catch, 157-yard performance against Troy. Williams had five more grabs vs. South Carolina leaving him just one catch shy of 100 in his career. Williams would become the fifth UAB player in history to reach 100 receptions for his career.
• Quarterback Jonathan Perrypassed for 317 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the season opener against Troy. The performance marked the third-highest passing yardage total in Perry's career and the third time the Baltimore, Md., native has eclipsed the 300-yard mark in a game.
• Ohio State is in its first season under head coach Urban Meyer.
• The Buckeyes have won 60 consecutive non-conference home games. The last loss came at the hands of Florida State (34-17) on Oct. 2, 1982.
• Ohio State opens its 2012 Big Ten schedule next weekend when the Buckeyes travel to Michigan State.
• UAB offensive line coach John Peterson, who joined the Blazers' staff in January, 2012, will be coming back to familiar territory this weekend the UAB makes the trip to Ohio Stadium. Peterson, a native of Middletown, Ohio, was a four-year letterman at Ohio State from 1987-90. He later joined the coaching staff as a graduate assistant (1993-94) and then as full-time assistant coach (tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator, 2004-11).
• UAB has a young football program compared to most of its opposition. The Blazers went through their first intercollegiate football season in 1991 as a member of NCAA Division III.
• The Blazers moved to Division I-AA two seasons later in 1993, remaining at that level three years before making the transition to Division I-A during 1996 season.
• The 2012 season represents the 22nd season of football for UAB.
• Blazer sophomore kicker Ty Longhas made nine straight field goals, dating back to last year's game vs. Houston. Long is 3-for-3 this season after hitting a pair of attempts in last Saturday's game at South Carolina. Long made his final six three-point attempts in 2012, his last miss coming on a 47-yard try against Houston last Nov. 5.
• UAB sophomore Ty Long enjoyed one of the top seasons in the country last season among all freshman kickers. He finished with 16-of-19 field goals and was perfect on three-pointers inside 42 yards in 2011. Long began the new season right where he left off and is 3-for-3 in 2012. His career FG accuracy percentage is 86.4 percent (19-for-22).


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[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Week 1] The first MLS clubs won't be in action until Wednesday, but as many as four Americans should be in action on Tuesday as Tijuana makes its Concacaf Champions League debut at Salvadoran club Luis Angel Firpo.
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f(x) = x3 + 2x2 – 0.4X – 1
how do you you factor this?
Do not repost a question which has been answered.
Please use ^ before exponents.
There is no simpl standard formula for finding the roots of cubic equations. First create integer coefficients by rewriting as
(1/5) (5x^3 + 10x^2 -2x -5)
There are no simple factors with integers for this equation. That can be proven with something sometimes called the "p/q theorem". It can be faotored to
f(x) = 5[(x-0.689)(x+1.941,(x+0.748)]
I used an online solver for that.
The numbers in the factors are rounded.


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Wandy Rodriguez has been placed on unconditional release waivers, the Pittsburgh Pirates have announced. This essentially cuts ties with Rodriguez, who will be released after he clears waivers.
The Pirates designated Rodriguez for assignment last week, replacing him in the rotation with Brandon Cumpton. His numbers were poor, with a 6.75 ERA, and his velocity was down. He also struggled during two rehab starts in Altoona.
The Pirates are on the hook for Rodriguez's full salary this year, minus the $5.5 M paid by the Houston Astros. That makes their share $7.5 M....
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A second reading and final vote on easing restrictions on where pawnshops can be located will be heard when Gainesville City Council meets tonight.
The council voted 4-2 on April 1 to amend an ordinance that had required pawnshops to be separated by 2,500 feet.
The vote comes after Title Max had been prohibited from opening a new location at 719 Jesse Jewell Parkway SW because Georgia Auto Pawn already operates directly across the street.
Title Max had finished renovations on the new location before city officials discovered it was in violation of the ordinance.
When Title Max threatened suit, city officials decided to strip the distance requirement from the ordinance.
Councilwomen Ruth Bruner and Myrtle Figueras voted against the amendment, expressing concerns about the city being overrun with pawnshops.
Meanwhile, the council also is set to approve a zoning ordinance amendment that will allow a Waffle House to be built at Clarks Bridge Road and Limestone Parkway.
The property was rezoned to allow for a restaurant in 2006, and Waffle House officials requested amending a condition that required a pitched roof similar to neighboring residential properties.
Property owner Jeff Lawson is preparing to sell the site to Waffle House, which plans to build an 1,850-square-foot restaurant.
Lawson has said the sale is under contract and should close in a few months. Officials with Waffle House said there is no time frame to begin construction.
Residents of an active-adult community located next to the proposed Waffle House have expressed concerns about the prospect of noise, light pollution and increased traffic associated with the new restaurant.
City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. tonight in the municipal courtroom at the Public Safety Complex, 701 Queen City Parkway.
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For decades, evangelical leaders have touted "virginity pledges" as a way for teens and young adults to "save themselves for marriage."
But what happens after the wedding day?
According to a researcher at the University of Washington, young adult men who took the pledge and had male friends who held them accountable before marriage find themselves suddenly adrift and unable to talk to trusted friends — and sometimes even their new wives — about sex.
"Because these men understand sex as a gift for the marriage bed, it is unthinkable to discuss sexual activity anywhere outside of their married relationships," Sarah Diefendorf wrote in a paper presented at the American Sociological Association's convention this week in San Francisco.


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More than 100 students, teachers, school administrators and family members gathered in Mitchell's cafeteria to witness football star Ricky Trinidad and soccer standouts Arielle Anahory, Breana Pullara and Auburn Cherry make their college plans official.
After watching a lengthy highlight reel of jaw-dropping runs from his prep career and listening to words of encouragement from former Mitchell head coach Brian Wachtel, now the head coach at Land O'Lakes, Trinidad signed with NCAA Division II University of Nebraska-Kearney.
"I've been dreaming of this day since I was little," Trinidad said in a speech to those in attendance.
Trinidad rushed for 1,389 yards and scored 16 touchdowns during his junior season. He gained 609 yards and scored seven touchdowns as a senior but an ACL tear ended his year prematurely. Trinidad, who said he plans to redshirt his first year at Nebraska-Kearney, finished his Mitchell career as the leading rusher in school history.
"I am truly blessed to be surrounded by friends and family who want to see me succeed in life," Trinidad said.
Also signing Wednesday were a trio of girls soccer seniors from a Mitchell team that won its first district title since 2008.
Anahory, who finished her Mitchell career as the fourth leading goal scorer in school history after registering 58 goals and 20 assists, signed with Division II Eckerd College.
Pullara overcame an ACL tear as a junior to score ten goals and assist on 20 others during her Mitchell career. Pullara signed with NAIA Thomas University on Wednesday.
Cherry, a "bone crushing defender" according to Mitchell girls soccer coach Karl Kukec, inked her commitment to Division II Florida Southern College. Cherry completed her Mitchell career with two goals and six assists.
In all, Mitchell won 74 games with only 15 losses and eight ties in the four years Anahory, Pullara and Cherry played for the Mustangs.
"I know they will be starters when they go in as freshmen, and I know they will perform just like they did in high school," Kukec said.


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We would like to thanks our friends at the HPC service in Imperial College London for working with on the following tests and providing some great feedback:
The test performed was one of molecular docking using the Vina code: http://vina.scripps.edu/
Docking could potentially be a pretty good fit for this type of system because it's the sort of thing that's often run in ensembles, so is throughput-oriented. It's CPU intensive, a mix of integer and fp.
On the ARM system, I compiled with the system Boost, g++ 4.6.3 and compiler flags:
-O3 -mcpu=cortex-a9 -mfpu=neon -ftree-vectorize -mfloat-abi=hard -ffast-math -fpermissive
On my x86 system (dual E2620, turbo enabled, HT enabled) I used the distributed vina binary.
The test model is HIV protease and a ligand from the DUD docking test set.
Vina was run with:
vina --seed 0 --size_x 59.358 --center_x 4.486 --size_y 35.873 --center_y 0.8825 --size_z 38.609 --center_z 17.8075
--receptor receptor.pdbqt
--ligand ligand.pdbqt
--cpu 4
I elected to run it with 4 threads, which is not the most efficient for maximising throughput (there's a serial component at the start of the test), but I wanted a threaded component in the test, and I'll correct for that in the analysis by using CPU time, rather than elapsed wall.
Here are the timings:
1 run, @4px: 2777.86 user 12:18.62 elapsed 376%CPU
For 6 TASKS:
x86: 278 minutes of CPU time
6 runs @4px: individual ave 1192.94 5:18.70 elapsed 374%CPU
For 6 TASKS: 19.9 minutes CPU time, 5:18m of walltime
So that's a throughput difference of ~14x between the dual E5-2620 (24t) and the 4core Viridis SoC.
Looking at power, an estimate of the energy required to do 6 repetitions:
Viridis = 7W * 12:18m * 6runs =~ 31kJ
x86 = 200W * 5:18m * 6/6 (all runs simultaneous ) =~ 64kJ
The ARM system is about twice as power efficient as the x86. It might be low power, but it takes a long time getting to the end.
What does this mean in practice? Imagine building a cluster to do nothing but run this code:
*) A Boston Viridis cluster built to the same power budget as an x86 one would
– have (200W/7W) ~ 28x the number of nodes
– a throughput (28 / 14x ) = ~2x that of the x86.
*) A calxeda cluster built to match throughput with the x86 one will
– need 14x the number of nodes
– require ~.5x the power
*) calxeda built to the same volume as an x86 one will have
– 36x # nodes (72/u / 2/u)
– 6x # cores (6 core counting HT)
– ~1.3x higher power draw ( 72*7W / 200W)
– ~2.7x the throughput of the x86. (36x/ 14x)
To conclude:
The Boston Viridis has a ~2x energy advantage on throughput compute-intensive workload, but this is substantially lower than the *power* advantage (~28x) would suggest because of markedly reduced performance (~1/14x) relative to the x86.
P.S: (Sell these things for Raspberry Pi prices and I'll buy a container-load).


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Changing existing brick mortar color
Here is a odd question.
We currently have a brick fireplace that has BLACK mortar between the brick. As we are remodeling and want to keep the brick, I would like to change the mortar back to natural gray. Any suggestions of how to accomplish this. Has anyone done this before, or anything simular to it?
Thanks for any insightful responses.
It could probably be painted, but the only way to permanently change it is to grind it out and repoint with the color you want.
Dye for tile grout would most likely work. Try it in a unnoticeable spot.
I am facing the same problem....how did yours turn out and what did you do? Are you happy with the results?
Sorry, I have decided to leave it alone and have not made any changes.
A dye would work if going from a light color to a dark color (but the color might not be exactly as you expected), but not from black to a light color. I definitely would not paint it unless you are painting the brick. Chipping or grinding out and re-pointing is the only real option.
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When talk around the league about the elite tight ends the names Jimmy Graham, Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Hernandez, Vernon Davis, and Antonio Gates and soon to be Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez always come up. However there is one tight end that never quite makes the list. Heath Miller who has had a successful yet modest NFL career always seems to get the short end of the stick in the list of current great NFL tight ends. Well, Big Ben thinks differently. "He's absolutely the best all-around tight end in the league," Roethlisberger said. "People are going to argue. But all-around tight end, there's no doubt about it." Miller has always been a steady and reliable option for Big Ben. Miller is a very solid blocker, and always seems to be open on 3rd down for Ben. Miller is on pace for career highs in touchdowns, receiving yards and could be on pace for a pro bowl season. Miller ranks 3rd in the AFC in receiving yards for tight ends and tied for 1st in touchdowns with 5. Miller hasn't exactly even had mind blowing statistic but has been a quiet leader on and off the field. In his 8th season Miller has been to the pro bowl once in 2009 and is a 2 time super bowl champion. While Miller is probably a long shot for the Hall of fame as players like his former teammate Hines Ward would probably get the nod before him, Miller is sure to be in the Steelers hall of fame. Miller doesn't get the proper due he deserves unless it's from Mike Mayock who drools over him whenever he is on Thursday night football. [follow]
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The first real question is actually how serious the economic slowdown. Undoubtedly, growth was reported in the past decade double digits, but while official sources indicate that the growth rate remains a healthy 7%, according to a number of independent analysts, the real figure is closer to 5%. For a country that is at a stage of development in China, this is still a healthy pace. The slowdown of the Chinese economy was inevitable, but to understand the panic at the moment – because that is the right term, the author states – one must accept one of the two hypotheses. Or that the investors of practice did not account for the fact that the economy will actually be delayed or that the fear that the delay is even more seriously – to below 5%.
The latest bout of global risk aversion was triggered by the surprise decision by China to devalue its currency against the dollar, which many razchetoha as a signal of panic among Chinese politicians and expertise to support exports and growth. The decision was not communicated well and this coincided with weaker trade and generally more volatile markets in August.
On the other hand, fundamentally it makes sense yuan detach partially from the rising dollar in the period in which the dollar is likely to continue rising, and the other Asian currencies are weak. Indeed, last week production data in China showed weight loss and renewed fears about the extent of the economic slowdown, but other data, especially consumption, suggests healthy growth.
If growth is actually around 5%, China stands before difficult task to deal with the economic transition and the weight of the world economy will start to move, but its fundamentals global growth is not threatened. If you growth in China slowed to 3% or even 1%, then the recent declines in stock prices are just the beginning, says Weldon.


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Ashamed No More: A Pastor's Journey Through Sex Addiction
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Book Excerpt: Adapted from Chapter One, "Living a Divided Life"
I was sitting on the trunk of a fallen tree beside a creek, and I was miserable. I was aware we were having one of those warm, sun-splashed days that make spring so sweet, yet I wasn't feeling anything but dullness, despair and self-loathing. Hopelessness was suffocating me.
I was in a park, getting porn. For sixteen years I had worked at recovering from compulsive sexual behaviors, and there I was--after nine years of therapy, years of groups and sponsors, a lot of work and struggle--and I was getting porn. For years, I'd had porn blocked on my laptop. Yet there I was, getting porn in a park. I was so down I didn't see any way of going on, going back or getting out. I saw no way.
I turned my face toward the blue sky and prayed, "God in heaven, I cannot believe after everything I've done and all the grace you've shown me, I'm here in this place, just cycling and cycling and cycling. I can't stand this life anymore. I don't care what you want from me--anything, anything--but I can't stand this life anymore. I don't care what you do with me, but you have to do something. Please."
I had not lost my faith. But I had lost hope. I was hopelessly stuck.
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Life is difficult. Living life well is hard. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Life may seem more challenging for some than for others, but all of us have challenges that make life complicated.
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For more than forty years, a defining and crippling characteristic of my life was a daily struggle with compulsive sexual behavior. I was a dopamine and adrenaline junky. I used my sexuality to get my "drugs." But my problem wasn't just sex. Anyone who is an addict and then experiences genuine recovery from addiction sooner or later learns that addictions are not our real problem. Addictions or compulsive behaviors are merely the symptoms of something deeper.
My life was hard and chaotic. I was gifted and I was loved. I was angry and I was moody. I despaired and I was depressed. I was impulsive and compulsive. I was effective and successful, and I was a mess. Sometimes I even made it harder and more chaotic, though I usually didn't see it that way at the time. I was trapped, and try as I might, I had a prolonged struggle to find my way out of the wilderness of compulsive behavior and chaotic living.
For the longest time--roughly the first twenty-five years of my forty-year sojourn in the wilderness of chaotic living--I was firmly committed to solving my problems on my own. That doesn't mean I was the only one aware of my problems, just that I was a determined isolationist. I came by that honestly, as do a lot of us. It's an odd thing, I suppose, or maybe it's really not odd at all, that most of us who've been really hurt or disappointed are very careful whom we share ourselves with, and we never tell our secrets to other people. We're convinced some parts of life are meant to be handled within the deep walls of protective loneliness, and we believe that to try any other approach would surely bring more hurt and more shame. I was one of those people. . . .


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Description :
Madwifi 0.9.3.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial
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Toys R Us, Naha
We have lived here on island for almost ten months now, and somehow I've managed to avoid making a trip to Toys R Us in all that time. Call me a mean mommy, but I don't bring my kids toy shopping all that often.
But when I found myself heading down to Naha for lunch with friends, I decided to check it out. Just to see if I could even find it. And so I searched Okinawa Hai for a post about this branch of Toys R Us, and though I found many references to it, I couldn't find a single post telling me what to expect. And thus, I had a justifiable reason to visit this store that simultaneously holds the dreams of children and the nightmares of their parents.
I had been told by a friend that it was overwhelming at first. To me, the combination of a store and the word overwhelming is like putting a big sign with a skull and crossbones in front of my face: I back away. Quickly. But in the interest of helping those of you (the remaining few) who haven't yet been to Toys R Us, I pushed through the fear.
And really? It's just like any other TRU I've ever been in. Just with a lot more Japanese toys.
There's the requisite pink aisle:
And the planes, trains, and automobiles exhibit:
A cheaper outdoor sports equipment section, as well as a more extensive bike and scooter collection.
Including those adorable parent-assisted toddler bikes that I gravitated toward until I saw the price tags and quickly continued moving. They seemed to have the same selection of infant and toddler toys, as well as a large variety of toys for older kids as well, that you'd find in the states. So I headed over to the adjoining Babies R Us section of the store.
This was actually considerably smaller than BRU stores I've been in stateside, but they had a large variety of high-end (and high-priced) strollers, as well as the coolest potty training seats I think I've ever seen.
There's also a fairly large shoe section, a kids' clothing area, as well as a small maternity clothing section, and a variety of baby slings and carriers. Perhaps most importantly, they've got a sizeable "Baby Room" with changing tables and private nursing rooms to feed your babies.
It seemed to me – the frugal [read: cheap] shopper – that the prices here at TRU are significantly higher than what you'll pay at the BX/PX… but you've also got a much larger selection here. There are some good bargains on some of the sand and outdoor toys, though you might also be able to find good deals on such things at ¥100 stores, too.
My final assessment: if you're making a trip to TRU with kids, make the effort to go down to the Naha branch. It's worth it for the YuKids Island play area upstairs. But if you're free of the kids for a few hours and want to be able to do some shopping (window or the real kind) at other stores, head to Awase.
Toys R Us
Address: 3-3, Omoro-machi, Naha
Google Maps Coordinates: 26.2123124, 127.67915679999999
Directions: Take 58 south to Naha. Try to stay in the middle lane, as the far left lane will sometimes become turn-only. After traveling over the second overpass, get into the left lane. Watch for the Uenoya intersection; it's not well-marked ahead of time, but you'll see it directly after a Pachinko building and the Premist Tower building. A Birkenstock store will be on your right across from Uenoya street.
Take a left here. Follow the road about a kilometer, past a Sports Depo and a UNIQLO strip mall on your left. The Co-Op (apple sign market) and Toys R Us/Babies R Us share the 1st floor of the same building. Free parking is either directly in front of the building, or in the parking garage within it.
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April 7, 2013
The awase location is closed.Melinda
April 7, 2013
The Toys R Us in Awase is now closed I believe.SS
July 24, 2012
Does anyone know how far the TRU in Naha is from Kinser?
Also, does the BRU have a baby heartbeat Doppler? I'm looking for one but can't find any at the px or bx. Thanks!Mel
May 26, 2012
I will be heading to the Awase location soon. I will keep you posted if I see any baby swings (American Brands or Japanese, but I'm guessing you're looking for American brands). If I don't see any, just know that you can always order one from Amazon, where I originally decided to order mine from. They have a pretty decent selection and free shipping if it's going to the states!Alexandria
May 11, 2012
I AM LOOKING FOR A NEW BABY SWING FOR MY SISTER-IN-LAW. The sweet ones that lay back. Would it be better for me to purchase it here in Texas or find somewhere there to buy it?Trena
February 1, 2012
The only 2 Toys R Us on the Island, do not carry any American Action Figures (GI Joes, Thundercats, WWE, MMA fighters, Star Wars, no Super Hero toys, or any Hasbro, Mattel, JAKKS pacific, etc…), only Japanese toys for kids. not a good selection for boys at all, the only section you will recognice its Transformers.Jorge
April 18, 2011
Do either of these stores have baby furniture? I am looking to buy nursery furniture somewhere other than the foster furniture store or the Bx. Help please!!Jessie
August 27, 2009
FYI – If you're coming from Camp Courtney or McT you'll turn left on 329 from 75. Then drive until you reach a McDonald's on your left (I belive this is 85). Take a left at this intersection. Follow road for about ½ km; Awase Shopping Center is the large building on your right.Maria
August 17, 2009
Kimja2 – I saw smaller swingsets there, but mostly along the lines of a double-seater. Nothing very large or extensive.Heather
August 16, 2009
Did they have swing sets? I am looking to buy one. I haven't seen any on base or okinawayardales.kimja2
June 25, 2009
so do you actually go over the bridge or do you go next to the bridge? i know where the co-op store is. just want to clarify. thanksmichelle zarate
June 15, 2009
Just FYI, when I last went (to the Naha one), they had a really cute selection of diaper bags there! I wished I hadn't already ordered one online. That was like a year ago though.kellyerace
June 14, 2009
If you are out for shop-till-you-drop day, I'd recommend visiting the Naha branch- cleaner, brighter, newer, nicer – and only a block away from San-A Mainplace and two or so blocks away from the DFS center. Not to mention the strip mall on the other side with the Uniqlo and Sports Depot and whatever else in there. I usually just go to one of the near-by Bunny stores though. Good selection, great prices, close at hand. And if you want to throw some culture into your shop-till-you-drop day, in between TRU and San-A Mainplace is the art museum. Haven't been inside, but it's on my to-do list.Jen
June 14, 2009
You can usually find a good selection of kiddie pools at ToysRUs versus the PX/BX too.Paul
June 14, 2009
I was just at the Naha store and YuKids on Friday – glad to see this comparison with the Awase store so I know which is better for me.
I thought the toilet training aisle was cool too. 🙂
We had lunch at the Italian cafe there (same building, 2F) on our way to YuKids. Good stuff. There are multiple places to get food there, as well as several other shops on the second floor. I didn't get a chance to check them out, but now that I know the way, I plan to go back. One of the stores appeared to be a kids' clothing shop specifically affiliated with the YuKids play area – it's where you pay for your time in the play area.
For those who were looking for a children's hair cut place a month or so back, there is a place on the 2nd floor, right next to/behind the YuKids Island play area called "Powder". The prices seemed high to me, but then, I give my kids home haircuts…so everything is more than free. 😉 There's also a photo place where the kids can dress up. Didn't check their rates. But one could definitely do an all day thing there in the TRU/BRU building at Naha.


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April 30, 2014
Saturday, May 3 -- at Indiana Billy Hayes Invitational (Bloomington, Ind.), 11 a.m.
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The University of Michigan men's track and field team will have its full squad together at one meet for the first time in four weeks, when it competes in the Indiana Billy Hayes Invitational on Saturday (May 3). The meet is set to start at 11 a.m. at Robert C. Haugh Track & Field Complex in Bloomington, Ind.
However, seniors Ethan Dennis, Erick Gavin, Bradley James, Troy Sneller and Herman Washington will not be traveling to Indiana this weekend, as they will be participating in Michigan's graduation ceremony.
Brad Bolton, Stephen Burk, Patrick Cochran, Louis Lamberti, Chris Maye, Zac Miklja, Joshua Nance, Codie Nolan, Michael Parker Jr., Ben Reed, Jeff Sattler, Derek Sievers, Tony Smoragiewicz, Stephen Sykes, James Vincent
Junior/sophomore August Pappas (Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea) completed his first 10,00-meter run of the season last weekend at the Penn Relays (April 24). He clocked the sixth-best time in the Big Ten at 29:40.25, which is a 54-second personal record.
Fifth-year senior Bradley James (East Lansing, Mich./Haslett) recorded the fourth-best high jump mark in the Big Ten of 2.11 meters (6-11) last weekend at the Triton Invitational (April 26). That mark is just 1.25 inches off his career best and also ranks 23rd in the NCAA East Region.
Ethan Dennis increased his own school hammer throw record at the Kentucky Relays (April 19) with his toss of 66.36 meters (217-8). He originally set the school hammer throw record in 2013 (64.97m, 213-2) before topping that mark by four-and-a-half feet. His mark ranks third in the Big Ten and seventh in the NCAA East Region.
Outdoor Advantages
Several new events are contested during the outdoor season that were not during the indoor season. The 60-meter dash and 60-meter hurdles are replaced by the 100-meter dash and 110-meter hurdles; the mile run is replaced by the 1,500-meter run; and the weight throw is replaced with the hammer throw. The 400-meter hurdles, 3,000-meter steeplechase, 10,000-meter run, javelin and discus, as well as the 4x100-meter relay, are also added to the list of events.
Michigan will benefit from several of the different outdoor events added to the outdoor lineup:
3,000-meter Steeplechase
Junior/sophomore Mason Ferlic (St. Paul, Minn./Mounds Park Academy) is a returning All-America second teamer in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, as he finished 13th at the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Competing in the steeplechase for the first time just one meet prior to the 2013 Big Ten Championships, Ferlic excelled quickly and contributed immediately, finishing fourth at the conference meet. He opened up the season in the steeplechase at the Cal-Virginia tri-meet, clocking a time of 8:47.91, which ranks first in the Big Ten and 11th in the nation. Ferlic was named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week for the second time in his career on April 9 for his season-opening performance.
10,000-meter Run
Senior/junior Mark Beams (Vicksburg, Mich./Vicksburg) and junior/sophomore Scotty Albaugh (Waterford, Mich./Waterford Mott) finished eighth and ninth, respectively, in the 10,000-meter run at the 2013 Big Ten Outdoor Championships and also qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds. Beams opened the season at the Cal-Virginia tri-meet in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:20.83 and made his season debut in the 10,000-meter run at the Mt. SAC Relays, running 29:59.65. Albaugh currently owns a season-best 10,000-meter time of 30:00.97. August Pappas owns U-M's best 10,000-meter time of the season of 29:40.25, which ranked sixth in the Big Ten and 36th in the NCAA East Region.
Hammer Throw
Fifth-year senior Ethan Dennis (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grandville) and junior/sophomore Brad Bolton (Lake Forest, Calif./El Toro) compete for U-M in the hammer throw during the outdoor season. Dennis is the school record holder in the hammer throw (66.36m, 217-8), improving on his own record at the Kentucky Relays (April 19), and a returning All-America honorable mention. His record-holding mark also ranks third in the Big Ten and seventh in the NCAA East Region. Bolton redshirted during the 2013 outdoor season, following an impressive freshman campaign that saw him finish ninth at the 2012 Big Ten Indoor Championships and qualify for the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds. Bolton currently ranks third on U-M's all-time performance list with his throw of 60.73 meters (199-3) that he recorded at the season-opening North Florida Invitational (March 28-29). That mark is also ninth in the Big Ten and 35th in the NCAA East Region.
Sophomore/freshman Stephen Burk (Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany), who only competes for the Wolverines during the outdoor season in the javelin, returned to action for the first time since the 2013 Big Ten Outdoor Championships at the North Florida Invitational (March 28-29). He won the javelin at UNF with a mark of 68.10 meters (223-5), which moved him into second on U-M's all-time performance list. He currently ranks fourth in the Big Ten and 22nd in the NCAA East Region. He also won the javelin at the tri-meet vs. Cal and Virginia with a toss of 64.40 meters (211-3).
400-meter Hurdles
Fifth-year senior Troy Sneller (Hamilton, Mich./Hamilton), who finished eighth at the 2013 Big Ten Outdoor Championships and qualified for the 2013 NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in the 400-meter hurdles, returned for his final season in Maize and Blue. Sneller, who competed in the 600-meter run indoors, excels more in the 400-meter hurdles outdoors. He competed in the 400-meter dash at the Beach Invitational (April 19), where he ran a career-best time of 49.79.
Other Key Wolverines
Senior/junior Patrick Cochran (Erie, Pa./McDowell), who redshirted the 2014 indoor season returned to compete for the Wolverines during the outdoor season opener. In his first competition since the 2013 Big Ten Outdoor Championships, Cochran finished runner-up in the long jump at the North Florida Invitational (March 28) with a mark of 7.54 meters (24-9), which ranks third in the Big Ten and 10th on U-M's all-time performance list. His mark was more than a two-foot personal record.
Junior/sophomore Derek Sievers (Byron Center, Mich./Byron Center) made big strides for the Wolverines during the 2014 indoor season, where he finished eighth in the shot put at the Big Ten Indoor Championships. Sievers owns U-M's best shot put (17.69m, 58-0.5) and discus (52.30m, 171-7) marks so far this season, which rank eighth and 10th, respectively, on Michigan's all-time top 10 performance list.
Senior Herman Washington (Blacklick, Ohio/Gahanna Lincoln) currently ranks just outside the top eight in the Big Ten in ninth with a 110-meter hurdle time of 14.19, which also ranks 45th in the NCAA East Region. His personal-best time of 13.82 came last year at the Joe Hilton Invitational. Last season, he advanced to the finals at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships and the semifinals of the NCAA East Preliminaries.
Senior/junior shot putter Cody Riffle (Toledo, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit) missed the majority of the indoor season due to a hand injury and has not yet competed during the outdoor season. He is the school record holder in the shot put (18.80m, 61-8.25) and a returning outdoor second team All-American.
Michigan Among the Big Ten
With two weeks remaining in the regular season, Michigan has seven student-athletes ranked in the top eight in the Big Ten in at least one event (the top eight score at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships).
|Mason Ferlic
|Morsi Rayyan
|August Pappas
|Mason Ferlic
|3,000m Steeplechase
|Bradley James
|High Jump
|2.11m (6-11)
|Patrick Cochran
|Long Jump
|7.54m (24-9)
|Ethan Dennis
|Hammer Throw
|66.36m (217-8)
|Stephen Burk
|68.10m (223-5)
Eleven student-athlete who will compete in uniform for U-M this outdoor season are currently ranked on the program's all-time top-10 outdoor performance list in at least one event:
|Time/Mark (Year)
|Mason Ferlic
|3,000m steeplechase
|8:41.83 (2013)
|Mason Ferlic
|Herman Washington
|110m hurdles
|13.82 (2013)
|Bradley James
|High Jump
|7-0 1/2 (2011)
|Patrick Cochran
|Long Jump
|24-9 (2014)
|Cody Riffle
|Shot Put
|61-3 1/2 (2013)
|179-6 (2011)
|Derek Sievers
|Shot Put
|58 1/2 (2014)
|171-7 (2014)
|Justin Gaumer
|Shot Put
|56-1 1/4 (2014)
|Ethan Dennis
|217-8 (2014)
|Brad Bolton
|199-3 (2014)
|Stephen Burk
|223-5 (2014)
|Codie Nolan
|4x100m Relay
|40.25 (2013)
Jerry Clayton is in his first year as Michigan's head coach, working primarily with U-M's field event athletes. Prior to moving to Ann Arbor, Clayton spent 15 seasons as an assistant head coach at Auburn. He has strong Big Ten ties, as he competed for Illinois and was two-time NCAA qualifier in the shot put, and returned to Illinois as an assistant coach from 1980-89. Clayton has produced several high-level national and international athletes, including 16 NCAA individual champions, 85 NCAA All-Americans, 39 international team competitors, 24 qualifiers for the U.S. Olympic Trials and 33 participants in Olympic Games and World Championship competition.
Assistant coach Steven Rajewsky is in his first year as a member of U-M's coaching staff, working primarily with U-M's sprinters and hurdles. Prior to coming to Michigan, Rajewsky spent six years as an assistant coach at Kent State.
Assistant coach Alex Gibby is in his fourth season as U-M's distance coach. In his first three seasons, he guided nine student-athletes to the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds, two to the NCAA Indoor Championships and three to NCAA Outdoor Championship appearances. As the Wolverines' cross country head coach, he led his 2013 squad to the NCAA Great Lakes Region title and a runner-up finish at the Big Ten Championships.
Team Captains: Senior Herman Washington, as well as senior/juniors Mark Beams and Cody Riffle were named tri-captains for the 2014 season. Each captain was chosen by the team and coaches to represent the different event areas-- Beams (distance), Riffle (field) and Washington (sprints).
Returning All-Americans: The Wolverines return four student-athletes who earned All-America honors during the 2013 outdoor season. Senior/junior Cody Riffle (Toledo, Ohio/St. John's Jesuit) placed ninth at the outdoor national championships, earning All-America second team recognition. Fifth-year senior Ethan Dennis (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grandville) finished 20th in the hammer throw at the national outdoor event, garnering All-America honorable mention accolades. In his first year competing in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, junior/sophomore Mason Ferlic (St. Paul, Minn./Mounds Park Academy) ran to a 13th-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships to earn All-America second team honors. Senior Ali Arastu (Northville, Mich./Northville), who is redshirting the 2014 season, finished fourth in the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, becoming U-M's only First Team All-American of the year.
In the Record Book: Ethan Dennis owns Michigan's indoor weight throw (21.20m, 69-6 3/4) and outdoor hammer throw (66.36m, 217-8) records, while Cody Riffle has set new school records in the indoor (19.25m, 63-2) and outdoor (18.80m, 61-8.25) shot put. Both indoor records were set at the 2013 dual meet against Michigan State.
The 2014 Big Ten Outdoor Championships will be hosted by Purdue University from May 16-18.
For the fifth consecutive season, the NCAA East and West Preliminary Rounds will be utilized to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Using a descending order list, the top-48 athletes in each event will participate in two rounds (first round and quarterfinals) during the Preliminary Round. Twelve competitors from each individual event and 12 teams from each relay event will advance from each Preliminary Championship competition to the NCAA Championships. There are no qualifying marks used during the outdoor season. This year's NCAA East Preliminary Round will be hosted by the University of North Florida from May 29-31, in Jacksonville, Fla.
Friday, May 9 -- at Toledo Invitational (Toledo, Ohio), 9 a.m.
Fri-Sun., May 16-18 -- at Big Ten Outdoor Championships (West Lafayette, Ind.)
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Study of NGR-hTNF as Single Agent in Patients Affected by Colorectal Cancer (CRC)
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A grand metropolis of architectural delights, ornate bath houses, gourmet restaurants and classic coffee houses, Hungary's idiosyncratic capital Budapest has much to offer the cultural traveller.
It's early morning and the Queen of the Danube is beginning to stir. Newspaper kiosks are opening, people are busy getting their espresso fixes in the cafes and an old lady is selling flowers outside the iron gates of the Great Market Hall.
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Taking the waters
Budapest is well known for its thermal spas, and swimming and bathing are a national institution. Inside the city's most celebrated bath house, Gellert regular Cserjes Laszi prepares for his morning ritual. People come and socialise every day and it's the perfect start to your morning, says Laszi stepping into the men's thermal pool exquisitely decorated with fountains and ornate details of Art Nouveau architecture.
Locals in flesh-coloured aprons mix with visitors wearing more conventional swimming attire. Three elderly bathers float serenely on their backs next to a group engaged in heated discussion. Soaking in these pools that maintain a constant temperature of 38 degrees is wonderful therapy for aching muscles and other ailments. All types of treatments are on offer from water suspensions and mud packs to massage and pedicures.
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Shop like the locals
Back on the Pest side people are busy shopping inside the wonderfully restored Great Market Hall at Nagycsarnok. Although fruit and vegetables are available, the market certainly doesn't have the vegetarian in mind, with an emphasis on meat products such as sausages, salamis, bacon, goose liver, goose breast and goose crackling.
Above one stall, mixed in with the garlands of paprika, is a proudly displayed black and white photograph of Margaret Thatcher, who called into the market during a visit in the 1980s. Other stalls are stacked with typical Hungarian drinks such as unicum (a traditional herb liqueur), palinka (a powerful brandy distilled from fruit such as pears, apricots or plums) and Tokaji Aszu wines, which King Louis XIV famously called the wine of kings and the king of wines.
Another great shopping experience is the Ecseri Piac, one of the biggest and best flea markets in Central Europe. In the Communist era it was a black market where people came to buy contraband goods that weren't available in the regular stores. Favourite items were Marlboro cigarettes, Johnnie Walker whisky, Levi jeans, magazines such as Playboy and recordings from bands such as the Rolling Stones.
Today, it's fascinating to wander through the labyrinth of passageways and stalls selling everything from 1940s Leica cameras, antique jewellery and Soviet army watches to old gramophone players.
Cafe culture
It won't take you long to realise that Budapesters are keen coffee drinkers, with tiny glasses of strong black espresso consumed throughout the day with alarming frequency. Cafe life was an essential part of the social scene in Budapest long before it made an appearance in Paris or Vienna, and while many of the late 19th-century coffee houses in the city are long gone, some still uphold the fine tradition, retaining much of their period charm and elegance.
Take for example, Gerbeaud which, since 1870, has been a fashionable meeting place for the city's elite, on the west side of Pest's busiest square. Another is the Cafe Central, once the regular hangout of poets and writers who lingered there over cups of coffee, writing, reciting and discussing their work. Three of the most influential Hungarian literary periodicals were founded there, The Week, The West and The New Moon.
Ruswurm (established in 1827) is the oldest cafe in Budapest and the perfect place for coffee and mouthwatering pastries when visiting the medieval Castle District. All the produce is made on site and its specialties include famous cakes such as Dobos tortes, Eszterhazy and Goosleg.
Explore the streets
Budapest is a city made for exploring on foot and there are sights around every corner from a decorative facade to a brightly tiled gem of an Art Nouveau building. What the city may lack in medieval buildings it more than makes up for with baroque, neoclassical, eclectic and Art Nouveau architecture.
Keep your eyes open, look up from time to time and you'll spot bits and pieces everywhere. Some of the best examples include the Geology Institute, National Institute for the Blind, Gresham Palace, Applied Arts Museum, Postal Savings Bank and the city zoo's main entrance.
Paprika and goulash
When people think of Hungarian food, two things inevitably spring to mind, paprika and goulash.
Traditionally a peasant dish, goulash is actually a soup served with beef, finely sliced vegetables and plenty of paprika. It was also favoured by royalty and greatly relished by Emperor Franz Joseph. It is at the heart of any decent restaurant menu, and, indeed an invaluable part of life. As the Hungarian saying goes: "One may replace one's wife, but one cherishes goulash forever."
Other typical restaurant dishes include cold soups, such as wild cherry or fresh tomato with vodka, game dishes, stuffed cabbage, goose liver pates, fish soup (made with carp, sour cream and paprika), and sweet cottage cheese flavoured with lemon, sugar and walnut.
At the start of the 20th century, chef Karoly Gundel was influential in adding a revivifying French touch to traditional heavy Hungarian cuisine. Modern chefs are continuing the trend, giving a multicultural kick to dishes such as the meltingly soft goose liver, tenderloin strips and veal medallions.
For great goose liver and gypsy music try Gambrinus; for a romantic evening, visit Alabardos and, if someone else is footing the bill, then head for Gundel (established in 1894), Budapest's most famous and luxurious restaurant.
This eating house epitomises the elegant Budapest of the inter-war years where meals are served in a room adorned with paintings by 19th- and 20th-century Hungarian masters.
A night at the opera
Budapesters are justifiably proud of their country's musical heritage, and it is certainly no mean feat for such a small nation to have produced two of the world's greatest 20th-century composers in Zoltan Kodaly and Bela Bartok. And, in such an emotive city, when you start to think that even a tram ride should be accompanied by a soul-stirring rhapsody, it's not surprising to learn that the opera and classical music scene is thriving.
A night at the Hungarian State Opera House is another cultural highlight. Completed in 1884, by the architect Miklos Ybl, the neo-Renaissance building is a magnificent delight to the eye and ear. Hungarians are a cultured bunch and don't always hold the view that a visit to the opera is a fairly extravagant thing to do. Unlike in London or Sydney for example, tickets aren't the sole domain of a select few. A royal box for instance costs the princely sum of about $25 and prices start as low as $2. If you can't make a performance be sure to take a tour.
Accommodation in Budapest ranges from budget hostels and mid-range hotels to five-star hotels. For an authentic Budapest experience, book into the Gellert Hotel (next to the Danube River on the Buda side), an old-style, four-star hotel with bags of character. Hotel guests are free to use the luxurious baths, which can be accessed via a quirky lift complete with lift attendant.
Gellert Hotel, H-1111 Budapest, Szent Gellert ter 1.
Phone: +36 1 889 5500
Email: gellert.reservations @danubiusgroup.com
See: http://www.danubiusgroup.com/gellert
Citizens of virtually all European countries do not require a visa for stays up to 90 days.
Australian passport holders still require visas.
The Lonely Planet guides to Budapest and Hungary contain useful information.