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Karl Deisseroth honored with research award for work on the biological basis of psychiatric disorders.
Vale shares $1.2 million award for discovery of molecular motor proteins.
HHMI, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Wellcome Trust, and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation announce the selection of 41 International Research Scholars, early-career scientists poised to advance biomedical research across the globe.
Thirteen HHMI scientists have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
HHMI will appoint up to 20 new biomedical researchers through a national open competition.
The Associated Press and HHMI's Department of Science Education announce a yearlong collaboration on two pilot projects designed to expand AP's science journalism.
Eight HHMI scientists are among 391 new Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Three HHMI investigators and two HHMI professors have been elected to membership in the National Academy of Medicine.
HHMI, the Simons Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announce the selection of 84 Faculty Scholars, early-career scientists who have great potential to make unique contributions to their field.
Two films and one short film series produced by HHMI's Tangled Bank Studios and BioInteractive won awards at the Jackson Hole Science Media Awards.
New program aims to recruit and retain early-career scientists who are from gender, racial, ethnic, and other groups underrepresented in the life sciences, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for TB-HIV and the Africa Centre for Population Health join forces to form a new interdisciplinary institute to fight tuberculosis, HIV and related diseases.
HHMI Investigator David E. Clapham, MD, PhD, will become Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, effective September 1, 2016.
Zoghbi shares Shaw Prize for research leading to discovery of genes and proteins involved in Rett syndrome.
HHMI launches new program to provide advanced technology for use in core facilities that are intended to serve a cohort of users – including researchers from outside the HHMI community.
HHMI scientists are among 84 newly elected members and 21 foreign associates.
Debora Spar, PhD, president of Barnard College, is HHMI's newest Trustee.
The HHMI Trustees have named Erin O'Shea the Institute's sixth president, succeeding Robert Tjian.
Four HHMI scientists are among those honored by the prestigious Royal Society.
HHMI President Robert Tjian will step down in late 2016.
On September 16, Matthew Scott, President of the Carnegie Institution for Science, will deliver a talk, "Exploring the Genes that Built You" at Janelia Research Campus.
Bassler shares prestigious honor for discovery of quorum sensing, a process that allows bacteria to communicate with each other.
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An accomplished group, the 26 new HHMI investigators are at the forefront of discovery research.
HHMI scientists are among 84 newly elected members.
Eleven HHMI scientists are elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Sixty-eight medical and veterinary students from 37 different schools across the country will participate in HHMI's year-long Medical Research Fellows Program.
On May 13, Princeton University President Emerita Shirley Tilghman will deliver a talk, "The Wild and Wacky World of Epigenetics" at 7:00 p.m. at Janelia Research Campus.
HHMI, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Simons Foundation launch Faculty Scholars Program to give promising early-career scientists a boost.
On February 18, Janelia group leader Luke Lavis will speak about "The Chemistry of Color" at 7:00 p.m. at Janelia Research Campus.
Fernando Amat, Philipp Keller, and William Lemon win first prize in the 2014 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition for their video that captures the early development of a fruit fly embryo.
Six HHMI scientists have been elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine.
On November 19, Janelia group leader Gwyneth Card will deliver a talk, "Taking Action: How Small Brains Make Big Choices."
The September 17 lecture, "Unraveling Infectious Disease Mysteries Through Genomics," is free, but tickets are required for admission.
Peter Walter shares prize for discovery of the unfolded protein response of the endoplasmic reticulum.
HHMI scientists are among ten newly elected foreign members.
HHMI scientists are among 84 newly elected members.
Ten HHMI investigators are elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
In his "Dialogues of Discovery" talk at Janelia on February 26, 2014, HHMI investigator Jeremy Nathans will explore the diverse ways in which color vision has evolved.
Janelia neurobiologist Igor Siwanowicz wins first prize in the 2013 Olympus BioScape Digital Imaging Competition with a photo that shows the gaping trap of an aquatic carnivorous plant, humped bladderwort about to consume microinvertebrates.
HHMI investigator is among 6 honored for excellence in research aimed at curing intractable diseases and extending human life.
Ulrike Heberlein, a scientific program director and laboratory head at the Janelia Farm Research Campus, will deliver a public lecture at Janelia titled, "Alcoholism: 100 Million Years in the Making?"
Six HHMI scientists have been elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine.
Neuroscientist Cori Bargmann will discuss "Ancient Molecules and the Modern Brain: Understanding our Social Nature," at Janelia on September 18.
Kathryn S. Brown, head of communications, oversees all communications and public relations for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
HHMI relaunches its primary public website. The new site uses Drupal, an open-source technology.
HHMI announces the selection of 27 HHMI investigators, representing 19 institutions.
Two bioengineering professors at Rice University have been named recipients of the 2013 $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation.Rebecca Richards-Kortum, an HHMI program director at Rice, and an HHMI Professor, and her colleague, Maria Oden, are being honored for mentoring a new generation of inventors in developing life-saving health technologies for the world¹s poorest communities.
Eddy will speak about "The Language of DNA" on May 22 in an event open to the public.
Misha Ahrens, Shaul Druckmann, Krystyna Keleman, and Minoru Koyama will each lead a small research team working toward learning how the brain's neural circuits process information and guide behavior.
Jennifer Tour Chayes, Managing Director of Microsoft Research New England and Microsoft Research New York City, will speak about "Age of Networks" on February 20 at 7 PM.
New lab heads Barry Dickson and Nikolaus Grigorieff will move to Janelia in 2013.
O'Shea, HHMI investigator and professor at Harvard University, will lead HHMI's science programs.
New film and media production company aims to be a significant contributor to the science documentary arena.
Betzig will discuss historical connections between astronomy and microscopy on Dec. 12.
Susan Desmond-Hellmann, M.D., M.P.H., chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco, becomes one of 11 Trustees of the Institute.
Hanna H. Gray, Ph.D., former chair of the HHMI Trustees, retires after serving the Institute since 1984.
Seven HHMI investigators and two members of HHMI's Scientific Review Board have been elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
Together, the teams include 28 researchers from 20 institutions in the United States, Germany, and Israel.
Seventy students from 27 medical schools across the country will participate in HHMI's year-long Medical Research Fellows Program.
Dixon, who has led HHMI's scientific programs since 2007, will retire from the Institute in summer 2013.
Fourteen HHMI scientists are among 84 newly elected members.
Bonnie Bassler and Jack Dixon are among eight newly elected foreign members.
Nine HHMI investigators and one HHMI Professor are elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The May 9th lecture, "Shining Light on How the Brain Works," is free, but tickets are required for admission.
The Gilliam program aims to increase the diversity of college and university faculty by supporting future scientific leaders during their graduate studies.
Perlmutter's lecture on "Building Better Medicines: Drug Discovery in the 21st Century" will take place on February 15.
Sean B. Carroll, HHMI's vice president for science education and a long-time HHMI investigator, has been awarded the 2012 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science.
A group of internationally recognized scientists was named to the editorial team of eLife, the new open-access journal to be launched by HHMI, Wellcome Trust and Max Planck Society.
Patterson, director of publishing at the Public Library of Science (PLoS), helped establish PLoS as a pioneer of open access publishing.
Distinguished cell biologist is named first editor of a new journal that HHMI, the Max Planck Society, and the Wellcome Trust will launch next year.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Max Planck Society, and the Wellcome Trust will support a new journal that will aim to attract and define the very best research publications from across these fields.
Leonardo's lecture, "Constructing Reality: What Illusions Tell Us About the Mind," will take place the evening of May 25.
The Trustees of HHMI have elected Nitin Kotak as vice president and chief financial officer. He joins the Institute from Bethesda-based Technest Holdings, Inc.
HHMI has doubled the number of the Gilliam Fellowships available to Ph.D.-seeking students from groups traditionally underrepresented in the sciences.
The HHMI Bulletin iPad app is now available for download in the Apple App Store.
Graham Walker will talk about running a science education research group and developing resources for MIT and the larger education community in a AAAS plenary talk.
HHMI is launching a $60 million documentary film initiative that aims to bring high quality, compelling science features to television.
Sean Carroll, vice president for science education at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, will deliver a public lecture titled "Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species" at the Janelia Farm Research Campus on February 9.
Roian Egnor and Lou Scheffer will speak at the USA Science and Engineering Festival Expo on the National Mall on October 23.
The KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV (K-RITH) is seeking early career and established research scientists to work for a newly-formed institute in Durban, South Africa, that is dedicated to basic tuberculosis (TB) and HIV research in sub-Saharan Africa.
Harris will deliver a public lecture titled "Seeing the Brain in Action: A Toolmaker's Perspective" on November 3.
HHMI has awarded $364,000 to more than double the capacity of a vital repository that is a resource for the worldwide community of scientists who study the fruit fly.
Moore, COO of HHMI's Janelia Farm Research Campus, will assume the new role in September 2010.
This year, 116 medical, dental, and veterinary students from 47 schools across the country will take a break from memorizing molecular metabolism and studying drug interactions to spend a year in a lab doing hands-on research.
HHMI investigator William Newsome and NYU researcher J. Anthony Movshon are recipients of the 2010 Vision Award.
Schmoke, Dean of the Howard University School of Law, succeeds Hanna H. Gray as Chairman of the Trustees of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
HHMI and the University of KwaZulu-Natal announce appointment of Bishai as the first permanent director of the KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV (K-RITH).
Thirteen HHMI professors with successful science education programs were awarded a total of $9 million over the next four years.
MIT will use part of its $1.8 million HHMI grant to share its online science educational tools with a larger worldwide audience through its OpenCourseWare (OCW) program.
The University of North Texas will use a portion of its first $1.3 million HHMI grant to encourage a successful transition for students from community colleges to the four-year school and expand research opportunities to more students.
The University of Miami is using a portion of its new $1.4 million HHMI grant to spearhead an approach that focuses on preparing undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds to succeed in science.
The Science Literacy Program (SLP), funded by an HHMI grant, will help faculty from four departments—chemistry, physics, biology, and geological sciences—transform the classes they offer to non-science majors.
Lehigh's Biosystems Dynamics Summer Institute (BDSI)—a 10-week summer program—places undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty members on interdisciplinary teams to tackle projects such as looking for drugs to treat stress disorders and developing reliable methods to separate cells in the blood for detection of HIV.
High school students across New Mexico have conducted basic genetics experiments with the help of New Mexico State University scientists and a mobile lab that travels to a different high school each week.
A list of the universities that received grants for 2010 through HHMI's Precollege and Undergraduate Science Education Program and the HHMI Professors Program.
To better tailor the premed curriculum to the needs of future physicians, Yale University is developing a cluster of new interdisciplinary courses that devote special focus to the concepts most relevant to medicine.
The University of Missouri, Columbia's interdisciplinary program with the renowned University of Missouri School of Journalism will prepare up-and-coming scientists to communicate with—even educate—the public.
The University of Maryland will use a portion of its new $1.5 million grant to partner with the nonprofit MDBio Foundation to bring its mobile laboratory to high schools throughout the state for one-week visits.


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What can anyone tell me about Jamie Collins from Southern Miss who Sabotage has the Colts taking round 3? Still love the B. Jones pick.
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What can anyone tell me about Jamie Collins from Southern Miss who Sabotage has the Colts taking round 3? Still love the B. Jones pick.
Jamie Collins, OLB Jamie, the 64 240 pound Outside Linebacker is entering his 4th year at Southern Mississippi and now moving to his 3rd position (Safety, Defensive End, now OLB). Playing the Bandit position in the 4-2-5 defense this past year, he had 98 tackles, 19.5 TFL, 6.5 sacks, along with 8 pass deflections, and an interception. He has a knack for making plays in the backfield, using his quick first step, and great hand usage, and disengages with ease. He needs to add muscle/weight to his frame, as he looks slim, but is line to be a solid 2nd-3rd round pick after the season (especially if he runs in his reported 4.5 range).
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What can anyone tell me about Jamie Collins from Southern Miss who Sabotage has the Colts taking round 3? Still love the B. Jones pick.
Jamie Collins, OLB Jamie, the 64 240 pound Outside Linebacker is entering his 4th year at Southern Mississippi and now moving to his 3rd position (Safety, Defensive End, now OLB). Playing the Bandit position in the 4-2-5 defense this past year, he had 98 tackles, 19.5 TFL, 6.5 sacks, along with 8 pass deflections, and an interception. He has a knack for making plays in the backfield, using his quick first step, and great hand usage, and disengages with ease. He needs to add muscle/weight to his frame, as he looks slim, but is line to be a solid 2nd-3rd round pick after the season (especially if he runs in his reported 4.5 range).
Wow, fast. Sounds like a nice value pick.
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Wow! You really moved the Vikings pick down!
Love the 1st round pick, and love the 2nd round pick even more!
Iowa State has two of the best LBs in the country. It just sucks that they play for Iowa State. If they were with Alabama, LSU, FSU, etc, they would probably be 1st rounders.
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As of the 28th update...
Steelers absolutely have to go for McDonald in the second. Safety is a huge issue.
Also, in the third, there's no need for a TE. We have Miller (having a breakout year) Weslye Saunders (currently suspended, but definitely a good #2) and even Pope as a #3. We don't need another TE. We need to go ILB in the third.
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10. Kansas City Chiefs // Eugene Smith, QB West Virginia
42. Kansas City Chiefs // Tony Jefferson, S Oklahoma
74. Kansas City Chiefs // Alexander Ogletree, ILB Georgia
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If the Lions did that I would be extremely happy. The defensive secondary is terrible.
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The draft order of picks 1-20 is determined by win %, strength of schedule, divisional record, and conference record in that order. Picks 21-32 feature teams that would be in the playoffs if the season ended today, and projections are based on record and strength of schedule/seeding
Round One
1. New Orleans Saints // Star Lotulelei, DT Utah
2. Cleveland Browns // Samuel Montgomery, DE Louisiana State University
3. Carolina Panthers // Johnathan Hankins, DT Ohio State University
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers // Xavier Rhodes, CB Florida State University
5. Oakland Raiders // Barkevious Mingo, DE/OLB Louisiana State University
6. Kansas City Chiefs // Eugene Smith, QB West Virginia
7. Detroit Lions // Dee Milliner, CB Alabama
8. Tennessee Titans // Barrett Jones, OL Alabama
9. Miami Dolphins // Justin Hunter, WR Tennessee
10. Jacksonville Jaguars // Jarvis Jones, OLB Georgia
11. Pittsburgh Steelers // Dion Jordan, OLB Oregon
12. Indianapolis Colts // Chance Warmack, OG Alabama
13. Buffalo Bills // Tyler Wilson, QB Arkansas
14. St. Louis Rams (from Washington) // Luke Joeckel, OT Texas A&M
15. New York Giants // Taylor Lewan, OT Michigan
16. Dallas Cowboys // Eric Reid, S Louisiana State University
17. St. Louis Rams // Jake Matthews, OT Texas A&M
18. Green Bay Packers // Tyler Eifert, TE Notre Dame
19. Seattle Seahawks // Kennan Allen, WR California
20. Denver Broncos // Manti TeO, MLB Notre Dame
21. New York Jets // Jackson Jeffcoat, OLB Texas
22. New England Patriots // Aaron Dobson, WR Marshall
23. Minnesota Vikings // Kawann Short, DT Purdue
24. Chicago Bears // Alexander Ogletree, MLB Georgia
25. Cincinnati Bengals // Marcus Lattimore, RB South Carolina
26. San Diego Chargers // Johnthan Banks, CB Mississippi State
27. San Francisco 49ers // Jesse Williams, DT Alabama
28. Philadelphia Eagles // David Amerson, S North Carolina State
29. Baltimore Ravens // Andrew Jackson, ILB Western Kentucky
30. Atlanta Falcons // C.J. Fiedorowicz, TE Iowa
31. Houston Texans // John Jenkins, DT/DE Georgia
32. Arizona Cardinals // Matthew Barkley, QB Southern California
Round Two:
33. New Orleans Saints // ** Forfeited due to Bountygate **
34. Cleveland Browns // ** Used in Supplemental Draft **
35. Carolina Panthers // Kenny Vaccaro, S Texas
36. Tampa Bay Buccaneers // Zac Dysert, QB Miami (OH)
37. Cincinnati Bengals (from Oakland) // Khaseem Greene, OLB Rutgers
38. Kansas City Chiefs // Sean Porter, OLB Texas A&M
39. Detroit Lions // Corey Lemonier, DE Auburn
40. Tennessee Titans // T.J. McDonald, S Southern California
41. Miami Dolphins // Justin Gilbert, CB Oklahoma State
42. Jacksonville Jaguars // Logan Ryan, CB Rutgers
43. Pittsburgh Steelers // A.J. Klein, ILB Iowa State
44. Miami Dolphins (from Indianapolis) // Larry Warford, OG Kentucky
45. Buffalo Bills // Cordarrelle Patterson, WR Tennessee
46. Washington Redskins // Terry Hawthorne, CB Illinois
47. New York Giants // Alex Okafor, DE Texas
48. Dallas Cowboys // Jonathan Cooper, OG North Carolina
49. St. Louis Rams // Robert Woods, WR Southern California
50. Green Bay Packers // Khaled Holmes, C Southern California
51. Seattle Seahawks // Damontre Moore, DE/OLB Texas A&M
52. Denver Broncos // Carrington Byndom, CB Texas
53. New York Jets // Terrance Williams, WR Baylor
54. New England Patriots // Bennie Logan, DT/DE Louisiana State University
55. Minnesota Vikings // DaRick Rogers, WR Tennessee Tech
56. Chicago Bears // Oday Aboushi, OT Virginia
57. Cincinnati Bengals // John Simon, DE Ohio State University
58. San Diego Chargers // Tony Jefferson, S Oklahoma
59. San Francisco 49ers // D.J. Fluker, OG Alabama
60. Philadelphia Eagles // Morgan Mosses, OT Virginia
61. Baltimore Ravens // Robert Lester, S Alabama
62. Atlanta Falcons // Giovani Bernard, RB North Carolina
63. Houston Texans // Shayne Skov, ILB Stanford
64. Arizona Cardinals // Dallas Thomas, OT/G Tennessee
Round Three
65. New Orleans Saints // Mark Jackson, OT Glenville State
66. Cleveland Browns // Jake Knott, OLB Iowa State
67. San Francisco 49ers (from Carolina) // Justin Pugh, OT Syracuse
68. Tampa Bay Buccaneers // Gerald Hodges, OLB Penn State
69. Oakland Raiders // Sylvester Williams, DT North Carolina
70. Kansas City Chiefs // Margus Hunt, DE SMU
71. Detroit Lions // Duke Williams, S Nevada
72. Tennessee Titans // Travis Frederick, C/G Wisconsin
73. Miami Dolphins // Baccari Rambo, S Georgia
74. Jacksonville Jaguars // Eric Fisher, OT Central Michigan
75. Pittsburgh Steelers // Shawn Williams, S Georgia
76. Indianapolis Colts // Jamie Collins, OLB Southern Mississippi
77. Buffalo Bills // Chris Gragg, TE Arkansas
78. Washington Redskins // Gabe Jackson, OG Mississippi State
79. New York Giants // Omoregie Uzzi, OG Georgia Tech
80. Dallas Cowboys // Chase Thomas, OLB Stanford
81. St. Louis Rams // William Gholston, DE Michigan State
82. Green Bay Packers // Knile Davis, RB Arkansas
83. Seattle Seahawks // Arthur Brown, OLB Kansas State
84. Denver Broncos // Sharrif Floyd, DT Florida
85. New York Jets // Ricky Wagner, OT Wisconsin
86. New England Patriots // Travis Swanson, C/G Arkansas
87. Minnesota Vikings // Nico Johnson, MLB Alabama
88. Miami Dolphins (from Chicago) // Tavon Austin, WR West Virginia
89. Cincinnati Bengals // Blidi Wreh-Wilson, CB Connecticut
90. San Diego Chargers // Aaron Mellette, WR Elon
91. San Francisco 49ers // Datone Jones, DE UCLA
92. Philadelphia Eagles // Logan Thomas, QB Virginia Tech
93. Baltimore Ravens // Kenny Stills, WR Oklahoma
94. Atlanta Falcons // Sheldon Richardson, DT Missouri
95. Houston Texans // Brennan Williams, OT North Carolina
96. Arizona Cardinals // C.J. Mosley, OLB Alabama
Round Four
97. New Orleans Saints // Cornellius Carradine, DE Florida State University
98. Cleveland Browns // Jordan Poyer, CB Oregon State
99. Carolina Panthers // Cobi Hamilton, WR Arkansas
100. Tampa Bay Buccaneers // Seantrel Henderson, OT Miami (Fl.)
101. Oakland Raiders // E.J. Manuel, QB Florida State University
102. Kansas City Chiefs // Chris Borland, ILB Wisconsin
103. Minnesota Vikings (from Detroit) // David Quessenberry, OT San Jose State
104. Tennessee Titans // Kyle Fuller, CB Virginia Tech
105. Miami Dolphins // Phillip Lutzenkirchen, TE/FB Auburn
106. Jacksonville Jaguars // James Gayle, DE Virginia Tech
107. Pittsburgh Steelers // Desmond Trufant, CB Washington
108. Indianapolis Colts // Alex Hurst, OT Louisiana State University
109. Buffalo Bills // Devin Taylor, DE South Carolina
110. Washington Redskins // Michael Mauti, ILB Penn State
111. New York Giants // Rod Sweeting, CB Georgia Tech
112. Dallas Cowboys // Leon McFadden, CB San Diego State
113. St. Louis Rams // Matthew Elam, S Florida
114. Green Bay Packers // Cory Grssom, DT South Florida
115. Seattle Seahawks // James Hurst, OT North Carolina
116. Denver Broncos // Xavier Nixon, OT Florida
117. New York Jets // Tyler Bray, QB Tennessee
118. New England Patriots // Micah Hyde, S Iowa
119. Minnesota Vikings // B.W. Webb, CB William & Mary
120. Chicago Bears // Nickell Robey, CB Southern California
121. Cincinnati Bengals // Travis Howard, S Ohio State
122. San Diego Chargers // John Sullen, OG Auburn
123. San Francisco 49ers // Branden Smith, CB Georgia
124. Philadelphia Eagles // Kenny Tate, LB/S Maryland
125. Baltimore Ravens // Michael Buchanan, OLB Illinois
126. Atlanta Falcons // Johnny Adams, CB Michigan State
127. Houston Texans // Earl Watford, OG James Maddison
128. Arizona Cardinals // Kevin Minter, ILB Louisiana State University
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If you give the Eagles
Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan
in the second round it's perfect - Morgan Moses isn't worthy of a second round selection.
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 10:11 am
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Robert Lester over John Simon in rd 2 for the Bengals.
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-"Our life is what our thoughts make it" - Marcus Aurelius
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Post subject: Re: Sabotage's 2013 Mock Draft Thread 4 Rounds v1.4 10/5/12
Its A Sabotage wrote:
6. Kansas City Chiefs // Eugene Smith, QB West Virginia
38. Kansas City Chiefs // Sean Porter, OLB Texas A&M
given Lewis's inability to stay healthy give us TJ McDonald here
70. Kansas City Chiefs // Margus Hunt, DE SMU
solid pick
102. Kansas City Chiefs // Chris Borland, ILB Wisconsin
solid pick
for the first time since 2003 Royals baseball is enjoyable
Thanks for ryknowsd for the awesome sig
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 11:37 am
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This is the best mock for Chicago you've done yet... hit the right needs with solid players. Te'o, Ogletree, or Mosley in the 1st, Best LT on the board in the 2nd. Nice work.
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I'd prefer something else in the 2nd for Skins. Maybe S.
- mike23md
D.C. Sports: Hope is fine, but believing is where we screw up.
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Posts: 2049
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For the Bears, I'd prefer Amerson in the 1st. He's a perfect fit for the cover 2. Like the rest of the picks especially Oday
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Is woods having that bad of a year??
I am busy on saturdays and have yet to see him play this year-- he was a "top 5" talent this year, USC have not been all that but is he not doing good?
R.I.P Crackburn, always in our hearts
adopt a Brown: Davone Bess - The best- one catch, one first down--- never mind person foul takes away! arrghhh
Reg on the SIG
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June 6 - It's World Drawing Day today
For half of the world, Drawing Day has already begun so - Happy Drawing Day!
We've just launched our online gallery where you can keep track of drawings as they're being uploaded to the various participating websites - Check out the gallery here
The most important part now is to Start Drawing! Everything you need to know about how to participate is available here.
The second, and just as important step is to spread the word! Email all your friends, tell them about the Drawing Day website and how to participate. This is a world-wide event and the biggest strength we all have as artists is our voice. If you own a blog, blog about the event. If you're a twitter user, then please tweet each time you create a drawing with links to your art and our website. You can also follow us on Twitter, which is a great way to stay updated about Drawing Day over this weekend.
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Welcome | Issues Update | Upcoming Events | Resources | Contact Us | Donate
Families of September 11 is now operating as the For Action Initiative. The web pages on this site are available for informational purposes only. Please visit us at www.foractioninitiative.org.
Families of September 11 (FOS11) is committed to building meaningful partnerships within the 9/11 Community that help to further connectedness and enhance services to our membership. We are proud of two such partnerships recently developed with the Nuclear Threat Initiative and Story Corps. Moving forward, we hope to continue to collaborate and grow so that all within the 9/11 community are better supported and have a stronger collective voice.
Nuclear Threat Initiative
FOS11 fully supports the mission of the Nuclear Threat Initiative to reduce the global threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. Last month, the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and FOS11 launched a joint public education initiative to raise awareness about the threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and materials so citizens can help reduce these threats. This project includes activities such as: national screenings and discussions of the docudrama Last Best Chance, the release of three Public Service Announcements (PSAs) to more than 1,200 television stations nationwide; the launch of the www.saferworld.org website; and public meetings to discuss the threat and prevention of nuclear terrorism. Read testimony from Board Member Nancy Aronson about the FOS11 involvement in the NTI, and FOS11 staff member's review of a Last Best Chance screening event in New York, below in the Issues Section.
FOS11 has also been working closely to support the special 9/11 initiative of Story Corps. The goal of this initiative is to record the life stories of those who were lost on September 11th by inviting their family members, friends, and coworkers to share and record memories of their loved ones. Story Corps is also recording the stories of survivors, firefighters, police officers, rescue workers, witnesses, volunteers or anyone closely impacted by September 11th in order to preserve their extraordinary personal experiences for history. All recordings are stored at the Library of Congress, and will be housed in the permanent collection of the WTC Memorial Museum.
There are Story Corps booths at Ground Zero and Grand Central Station in New York City. Additionally, Story Corps has two mobile booths, a door-to-door program, and outposts, click here to learn more about different options. There will be more information about how FOS11 will partner with Story Corps in the upcoming weeks.
Issues Update
Board Member, Nancy Aronson, testimony on FOS11 partnership with NTI
FOS11 Staff Attends Screening of Last Best Chance
This month, FOS11 staff had the opportunity to attend a screening of the film, Last Best Chance at Columbia University. This film was produced with support from the Nuclear Threat Initiative as part of a public awareness campaign to prevent nuclear terrorism. Last Best Chance is a docudrama based on facts and portrays events that may have happened, may be happening now, and possibly what may happen in the future if nothing is done to prevent the threat. After watching the film, a group of students and several concerned individuals engaged in a discussion led by terrorism expert and School of International and Public Affairs Professor, Reid Sawyer. The film seemed to be well-received and spurred a much-needed dialogue about how real the threat is and what can be done to prevent it.
Families of September 11 wants you to know that you can help protect our country from nuclear terrorism by locking down nuclear weapons and materials before they get into the hands of terrorists. The first step is to become aware. You can help raise awareness by watching and showing the film to others in your family and community. Click here to learn how you can get involved.
Ground Zero Update – News from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Also, Senators Charles Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton renewed their calls to get the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) and/or other appropriate agencies involved in the search for any further human remains at the World Trade Center site.
FOS11 understands that this news will continue to be unsettling for family members and is in constant contact with the Mayor's Community Assistance office. FOS11 will continue to send updates as available.
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Those who participated in Phase I of the 9/11 Grief Survey, should now complete Phase II of the study. Wherever you are in the grief process, please take half an hour to complete Phase II of the survey. For those who haven't participated yet in Phase II, but did participate in phase I, please log onto the study website at www.9-11survey.org. If you don't remember your password and PIN code you can request them online.
If you have questions regarding the study please address them to the Principal Investigator, Dr. Yuval Neria from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons and the New York State Psychiatric Institute at firstname.lastname@example.com. For help with your password or PIN code you may also contact Scott Noonan at email@example.com.
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Please take this opportunity to join with your peers in the 9/11 community. This online chat session will provide 9/11 victims' families, survivors, first responders, and others affected by the attacks at the Pentagon, the World Trade Center, and Shanksville the opportunity to discuss issues and topics of importance in a safe, supportive environment. As a reminder, all participants must be FOS11 members (please see below on how to register as a member - membership is free). Dr. Donna Gaffney, a licensed mental health professional and noted trauma specialist, will facilitate the chat.
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To learn more about the chat program visit the FOS11 website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at (212) 575-1878 or email@example.com.
"Life and Liberty After 9/11" : National Juried Exhibit at the Las Cruces Museum of Art
Public Meeting Notice on Fiterman Hall: Remediation and Deconstruction Project – Community Board #1, Manhattan
Tribute Center Daily Walking Tours
Columbia University Resilience Enhancement (CURE) Workshop
World Cares Center hosts resiliency workshops which are conducted by senior faculty from Columbia University. The core philosophy of this program is that resilience, or "power of recovery," can be cultivated, practiced, and enhanced in preparation for future major stressful events. The Columbia University Resilience Enhancement (CURE) program combines new research findings with teaching strategies that proved successful in the Columbia Center's training program for professionals after 9/11. The CURE program has been specially designed for individuals who have been affected by the 9/11 attacks, and for those who work with affected populations.
Sessions will be available throughout the year, and can be scheduled in response to the needs of interested groups. Meetings will take place at September Space Lower Manhattan, 11 Broadway, 11th floor. The program also has the potential to travel to other sites in order to accommodate groups of 6 or more, if visiting the Lower Manhattan space is not feasible.
The CURE program is offered at NO COST through the generous support of a Red Cross 9/11 Recovery Grant. This program is not a treatment for PTSD, depression, or other psychological conditions that resulted from 9/11; however, staff can assist in finding treatment for persons in need of more intensive professional help.
For more information about the program click here, to make a scheduling request, or to enroll, please contact Theresa Frey at 646-289-3098 or by emailing email@example.com.
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This program offers financial assistance with the cost of mental health and substance abuse treatment to those directly affected by the attacks, regardless of insurance or immigration status. Financial assistance for treatment is retroactive to September 11, 2001 and will cover dates of service through December 31, 2007. That means if you are eligible and you received treatment after the initial attacks, your out-of-pocket costs may still be covered. Download Now: Program Postcard, Program brochure, and Program summary.
Those eligible for the 9/11 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Program include those who:
Visit the website and begin registration online at http://www.9-11mentalhealth.org/ or call any of the following numbers:
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by Jon Markman | January 8, 2012 6:01 am
Investors seeking stocks with strong dividend yields would be well advised to go to sea and consider Capital Product Partners LP (NASDAQ:CPLP[1]), a $285 million international transportation firm that owns and leases ships for transporting petroleum. It pays a whopping annual 14% yield, and has done so reliably for years.
CPLP specializes in small- and medium-sized ships to transport crude oil, gasoline, ethanol and other fuel-related products. Commercial tankers typically come in two varieties: large crude carriers and smaller refined product tankers. Crude tankers transport large amounts of unrefined oil from the point of extraction to refineries, while smaller product tankers generally transport the refined fuels such as gasoline and ethanol from the refineries to points closer to the end user.
CPLP charters its fleet out to customers under medium- to long-term fixed-rate time and bareboat contracts. Under time charters, firms like Petrobras (NYSE:PBR[2]) of Brazil hire vessels for a set period of time, performing as many transports as they wish. Under bareboat charters, the lessor acts as the ship's operator, taking on all responsibilities, including providing its own crew and ship maintenance.
In either case, CPLP has ship rates starting at $28,000 per day for its biggest ships, and it currently has an average of 5.8 years remaining on all charters.
Click to Enlarge What makes CPLP special is it has the youngest fleet in the tanker sector, with a fleet of 27 double-hull tankers averaging 3.6 years in age. It has contracts with several multinationals including Petrobras, BP Shipping Limited, Capital Maritime and others. The Greece-based firm was set up in early 2007 as a publicly traded master limited partnership for tax purposes but trades like any other U.S.-based stock.
The primary goal of CPLP and many of its peers is to operate as efficiently as possible while signing multi-year charters at favorable rates. This contracted quarterly revenue is what draws investors in, as it allows the firm to make large quarterly distributions.
CPLP has one of the highest distribution rates in the industry, currently at 93 cents per share. This translates to an annual yield of 14.3%, which is consistent with its average yield of just over 13% since going public.
The firm is in good hands, with chief executive Evangelos Marinakis having overseen the firm through the completion of 15 acquisitions since going public, including the recent merger with Crude Carriers Corp at the end of September. The share-only transaction made Crude Carriers a wholly owned subsidiary of CPLP and has vaulted it to the fifth-largest U.S.-listed tanker company.
Also, the name Evangelos Marinakis might ring a bell with international soccer fans, as the Greek businessman also is the president and majority owner of the well-known club Olympiacos FC[3].
CPLP's balance sheet is strong with more than $55 million in cash, and a $350 million credit facility it was able to secure a few years ago. Additionally, based on the contracted charters in place, CPLP is generating more than the $16.5 million in cash flow needed to maintain its current quarterly distribution rate.
CPLP has been one of the best operators in the industry the last few years, improving gross margins for five consecutive years and operating margins the past three. Considering the aggressive acquisition strategy, the margin improvement is even more impressive.
The firm already has contracted out its vessels for close to 65% of 2012, and according to an analyst with Merrill Lynch, it shouldn't have any problem signing charters for each of its two remaining tankers.
Although its headquarters are in Piraeus, the company's customer base is global and CPLP shares trade on the Nasdaq exchange in dollars. Shares are starting to gain traction — up 14% in the last month. Buy CPLP as it appears to be one best small and fast-growing operators in the oil transportation business, and has a record of steadily paying a huge dividend.
Jon Markman operates the investment firm Markman Capital Insights[4]. He also writes a daily trading newsletter, Trader's Advantage[5], and a long-term investment service, Strategic Advantage[6]. Check out his Top Stock for 2012 here[7].
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Each cone serves 1.
Melt candy following package directions. Fill stars mold with yellow candy; gently tap on counter. Refrigerate until firm. Unmold. Attach lollipop stick to backs of stars with melted candy; let set.
Dip wide end of ice cream cone into melted cocoa candy; immediately dip into jimmies. Let set on parchment paper. Prepare cereal treats mixture; fill cones with mixture before it sets. Let cool.
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Basal ganglia dysfunction is a problem with the deep brain structures that help start and control movement.
Extra-pyramidal syndrome
Conditions that cause injury to the brain can damage the basal ganglia. Such conditions include:
Many brain disorders are associated with basal ganglia dysfunction. They include:
This list may not be all-inclusive.
Damage to the basal ganglia cells may cause problems with one's ability to control speech, movement, and posture. A person with basal ganglia dysfunction may have difficulty starting, stopping, or sustaining movement. Depending on which area is affected, there may also be problems with memory and other thought processes.
In general, symptoms vary and may include:
The doctor or nurse will examine you and ask questions about your symptoms and medical history. Blood and imaging tests may be needed. This may include:
Treatment depends on the cause of the disorder.
How well a person does depends on the cause of the dysfunction. Some causes are reversible, while others require lifelong treatment.
Call your health care provider if you have any abnormal or involuntary movements, unexplainable falls, or if you or others notice that you are shaky or slow.
Lang AE. Parkinsonism. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 416.
Jankovic J. Movement disorders. In: Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J, Mazziotta JC, eds. Bradley's Neurology in Clinical Practice. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2012:chap 71.
Lang AE. Other movement disorders. In: Goldman L, SchaferAI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 417.


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Tigerville, S.C. - Brevard College saw their 12 game winning streak snapped in the season finale on the road as the Tornados fell on Tuesday afternoon at Ashmore Field to North Greenville, 19-9.
Casey Burnette (0-1) suffered the loss for the Tornados (27-21) in the game as Brevard ran out six pitchers to the mound against the Crusaders (26-20) in their final contest before the 2012 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Baseball tournament. Dylan Fulk (1-0) pitched five innings in relief for North Greenville in picking up his first win of the season.
Tarron Robinson led the Brevard offensive efforts in the game, leading the way with four hits in the contest, scoring three times, while Randy O'Dell added three RBIs for the Tornados.
Markus Duckworth and Derek Fulmer led the Crusaders on the afternoon, also recording four hits apiece in the game, while Andrew Lawrence drove in four on the game as North Greenville used a pair of seven run innings to pull away from Brevard to take the win.
Kody Miller earned the start for the Tornados pitching three innings in his final regular season start with the blue and white, while Burnette, Jacob Koontz, Jonathan Bethea, Chas Welch and Zach Jones all saw action for Brevard in the game.
Brevard returns to the road as the Tornados begin the 2012 postseason at McNair Field in Forest City, N.C. as the three-seed Tornados take on the four-seed Wingate Bulldogs. First pitch between Brevard and Wingate is set for 7:30 p.m.


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A missing 69-year-old Millcreek man was being treated at a hospital Sunday afternoon after a Unified police officer spotted him nearly eight miles away from home.
Derald Nielson, who suffers from advanced Alzheimer's disease, was found by the officer about 1:15 p.m. as he walked near 6200 South and Redwood Road in Taylorsville, police said.
Nielson had last been seen by his wife about 10 a.m. Saturday at their Millcreek home near 1350 East and 3600 South. When she went to check on him about noon Saturday, he was gone, police said.
Officers believe Nielson took his dog for a walk, but the dog returned without him.
Police combed the neighborhood Saturday and used reverse 911 to call all residents who lived in a radius of several miles to Nielsen's home.
Nielsen was eventually located outside the search radius.
Police said Nielsen has gone missing in the past and is able to walk long distances.
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Over the past several years revenue management has become increasingly multifaceted. Hotel operators must juggle promoting properties, driving traffic to websites for online registrations from multiple sources, and predicting future demand, all while strategically managing capacity and pricing. That complexity has been much simplified by an array of revenue management systems that hotel operators in large and small environments are leveraging to their benefit.
Heiko Dobrikow, general manager of The Riverside Hotel (www.riversidehotel.com) in Ft. Lauderdale, started in revenue management with Marriott and first became aware of REVPAR (www.revparguru.com) in 2007. He was "very intrigued by it," however, he was concerned about relinquishing control. "I was very worried as a GM that we were giving away our decision-making power." So, in 2007, he made the decision not to go with the system. He was, he says, in his "old, traditional way, thinking that I'm going to know more than a system does."
In 2010 Dobrikow once again was reviewing systems and met with REVPAR. "They had refined the algorithms and had a much better track record," he says. "I was receiving very favorable reviews on their system." What impressed Dobrikow this time around, was the fact that the system provided him with the ability to set the boundaries in terms of what he wanted to sell.
In addition to the forecasting capabilities and the ability to analyze booking patterns, Dobrikow has found big returns in being connected to "potentially more than 500 online travel agencies." The previous system had required Dobrikow's revenue manager to manage the extranet from each different online travel agency through its own portal. "This technology has given us a one-stop shop system, where I don't have to go through all of these different portals," Dobrikow reports. "I'm actually controlling my rate just through one system."
John Martin, director of revenue/reservations with Hotel ZaZa (www.hotelzaza.com) in Dallas, voiced similar concerns about the balance between technology and human beings where revenue management — and hospitality management in general — is concerned.
While technology tools have streamlined operations and provided intelligence that can be used to make critical strategic decisions, Martin fears the loss of an important personal touch in the industry. "If you are a business that relies on algorithms and systems to automatically manage your revenue, you're leaving money on the table," Martin warns. "In my own experience doing this for 27 years now, it is impossible to not have human elements in fifty percent of revenue management — for us it's more like 70-80 percent." Martin believes that there are simply too many variables for revenue management to be a perfect science and, he adds, given that this is the hospitality industry, you will never be able to remove humans from the equation.
Despite his trepidations, like Dobrikow, he has found many benefits through the use of a revenue management system — in his case OPERA from MICROS (www.micros.com). The system is the basis for two regular weekly meetings that provide Martin and his colleagues with an opportunity to view real-time activity, make projections and compare activity against historical data.
Weekly reviews also involve a careful review and analysis of the information to check for any errors that may have occurred through inaccurate entry or unauthorized comps or discounts, for instance. The system also allows comparisons against competitors. Martin is proud to report that despite being a two-property, boutique, independent, Hotel ZaZa outperforms its competition 90 percent of the time on the STAR report from STR Global (www.strglobal.com). "We're very revenue-oriented here at the hotels," Martin reveals. The ability to rely on a revenue management system like OPERA is critical to the hotel's successful operation, he says.
Smaller facilities may feel the direct impact of revenue management even more than larger counterparts. Rich Newman is the general manager of Gainey Suites Hotel (www.gaineysuiteshotel.com) in Scottsdale, Ariz., an all-suites property that blends business and leisure segments. Newman has been using Maestro (www.maestropms.com) for revenue management since 2004 and he has found the two-way interface and tie-ins to social media particularly useful. Since implementing Maestro, Newman is proud to report that Gainey Suites has achieved a number one rating in TripAdvisor.com. "The integration of the property management system with social media platforms as well as our website has given us the opportunity to tell our story which is truly unique," he says.
"[Maestro is a system] that enables us to be more competitive and nimble and gives us the ability to leverage the unique aspects of our property," Newman notes. "We've been able to use the yield management system, we know our strategy patterns, and the yield management system enables us to look ahead and set parameters for each room type, segment, and rate type. It's very easy to use. Everything is right there at our fingertips and everybody is on the same page."
Ease of use was a top concern for Newman when selecting a system. He admits that it's easy to get distracted by "all the bells and whistles," but the bottom line is that simplicity matters. "I think you have to find that perfect balance between the human factor, the technological factor, and the usability for your staff," Newman asserts.
With so many options available, finding the perfect combination for a particular property might seem like a daunting prospect. Dobrikow, who went to the extent of actually driving to other properties to see what systems were in place and how they functioned, stresses that due diligence is important. Though the process was arduous, Dobrikow admits that he picked up tips and best practices that he might not otherwise have gleaned. As technology continues to evolve, what the future holds is anybody's guess, but as Dobrikow says, "I'm looking forward to it."


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20 things you didn't know about me
This is my 2nd favourite pose. I broke my front tooth (adult) once and it grew back…no kidding.
I speak English, Chinese, Hokkien, very basic Cantonese and very basic Italian.
I can swear in many more languages: Malay, Japanese, Spanish, Russian, French, Lebanese, Korean, German, Vietnamese, Behasa Indonesian.
I am an accredited professional translator (Chinese to English)
I teach translation once a week in the evening at university.
When I was about 10, I saw a man running around in flames. He was a mentally ill neighbour who set himself on fire.
I am so vain I'll happily look at myself in the mirror for hours. I appeared on TV on a talent show when I was a little girl.
I appeared on a newspaper once for the same reason.
I used to collect Barbie dolls; I have about 50 of them in my Singapore home.
I grew up with a lot of pets: dogs, cats, chicken, rabbits, white mice, hamsters, guinea pigs, birds, caterpillars (I wanted to watch them change into pretty butterflies), ferret, fish, tortoise. If I can be an animal, I would like to be a bird so I can randomly poop on people I don't like.
My favourite reality show is "America's Next Top Model".
"Farmer wants a Wife" comes a close second.
I love happy endings, even when it's cheesy and predictable.
I am really classy when drunk. I prefer juice to soft drinks of any kind.
I seek comfort in fast food, especially Macdonalds and KFC, because that's what I used to get as a special treat when I was a little girl.
26 Responses to 20 things you didn't know about me
- It's A Jaime Thing said...
How fun are you! And your blog too...it's always great to find fresh, new, inspiring reads. ;) Keep up the beautiful posts and have a lovely weekend!
- May 21, 2009 at 1:54 PM
- Carlene said...
Too cute!!!! I really didn't know all that about you. :)
- May 21, 2009 at 4:14 PM
- Diana said...
you are so cute with your dimples! and still cute even in your drunk photo! LOL
- May 21, 2009 at 5:11 PM
- ♥ GRACE ♥ said...
I like the photo of u in black looking into the mirror... it's real classic, black, red bedspread (it's a bedspread isn't it?)... very vampire-ish! Hhaha..
- May 21, 2009 at 5:16 PM
- Meredith] said...
lol. i love your list.
and it's so great you're a translator. i've been harbouring a secret wish to be one.
- May 21, 2009 at 7:23 PM
guess who found your blog..
hint : its someone from uni :P
- May 21, 2009 at 9:59 PM
- Couture Carrie said...
Very cool post and blog! I'd be a bird too I think!
- May 22, 2009 at 1:24 AM
- steph said...
Thanks for visiting & commenting on my blog! =) How did the braid turn out?
Your 20 Things is actually pretty hilarious!
I'll link you =)
Xoxo, Steph
- May 22, 2009 at 4:21 AM
- steph said...
Hrm, I just sent a comment, but not sure if it showed up. So let me restate it, just in case:
Thanks for visiting & commenting on my blog! =) Your 20 Things about you are actually hilarious.
I'll link you. =)
Xoxo, Stephanie
- May 22, 2009 at 4:24 AM
- {The Perfect Palette} said...
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- May 22, 2009 at 4:46 AM
- steph said...
I liked your 5 Happy Things idea so much, I did it myself and gave you a little shout out!
Thanks for the idea! =)
- May 22, 2009 at 8:09 AM
- Elizabeth Marie said...
How fun! I love learning about my bloggie friends!
I'm vain too haha! Isn't it fun? LOL
- May 22, 2009 at 11:34 AM
- trishiekoh said...
Just how anonymous are you, anonymous? You got me curious!
- May 22, 2009 at 11:39 AM
- LEon said...
You really know how to have fun even in writing. I wonder where you pick up all the international swearing. On TV?
- May 22, 2009 at 12:38 PM
- trishiekoh said...
Leon, everytime i meet someone from a different country, i ask them 2 things:
1. how do you say "hello" in your language?
2. can you teach me to swear in your language?
You'd be suprised how obliging people are.
- May 22, 2009 at 12:53 PM
- Alley said...
You've been nominated for an award @ my blog:
Sarcastic Humour and Chewed Up Pen CapsAnd this post is too awesome :)
- May 22, 2009 at 12:59 PM
- juanitatortilla said...
Great post! You don't have to wait to be tagged for one of those "memes" to list things about yourself.
Couple years back, I saw a blog entry -in someone's blog I seriously cannot remember now- featuring her "Timelife". Been meaning to do that, but who'd be interested (about me)?! Ha.
- May 22, 2009 at 9:21 PM
- Tina { Luphia Loves... } said...
loved getting to know you a little more! :)
ps your skin is glowing! :)
- May 23, 2009 at 8:52 AM
- Lily G. said...
haha, very cute.
- May 23, 2009 at 9:21 AM
- LENORENEVERMORE said...
oooh you are the cutest! America'sNextTopModel is one of my guilty pleasure too ;) ~Fab weekend beautiful! XO*
- May 23, 2009 at 10:43 AM
- tanya said...
that last picture...PRICELESS. Also, another thing about you--you're gorgeous!!! Love it :-)
- May 24, 2009 at 5:11 PM
- Henry said...
Hi! Thank you very much for your comment on my blog!! I love your blog too. I especially liked learning about all your pets.
Love Henry
- May 24, 2009 at 8:37 PM
- Jennifer said...
Awhhh you are soooo funny! this post made me laugh :P & you are such a stunner, the pic of you poking your tongue is so adorable! bet you man loves you to bits :) your so cute!
- May 29, 2009 at 4:02 AM
- katherine said...
you are so adorable - what a cute post
- February 27, 2010 at 3:40 PM
- wallflower said...
I love this post.
It's so real. :)
- May 14, 2010 at 11:19 AM
- Jennifer Tran said...
omg, the drunken you is so hilarious. Top classy list. :))))
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Alice at Heart
Belle, 2002, 14.95, 320 pp. ISBN: 0967303524 Though it is February, Odd Alice swims the icy waters of Lake Riley high in the Georgia Mountains as if it is a summer day. Her idyllic watery solace ends with a splash and a vision. She rescues a child who fell into the lake and Griffin Randolph, the treasure seeker starring in her vision who faces death from an underwater explosion near Spain until just Alice pleaded with him to breath. Because ...
Charming Grace
Grace Vance is a young widow living in Dahlonega, Georgia. Her husband died a hero when he sacrificed his life while capturing a bomb-carrying maniac. His actions saved numerous lives and turned him into a bona fide hero and legend. Now Hollywood has come calling to the Georgia town of Dahlonega. Action hero movie star turned director, Stone Senterra, wants the world to know Harp Vance's story. The only problem is Grace won't cooperate. Grace is very ...
Charming Grace
Widow Grace Bagshaw Vance has protected Harper Vance all her life--and she doesn't plan to let his death affect that. When hotshot actor Stone Senterra comes to Dahlonega to film the movie he has written about Harper's life, Grace does her best to make sure it falls through. But Stone pushes back, usually through his bodyguard, Cajun ex-con Boone Noleene. It doesn't take Grace long to notice that Boone has many of the same heroic, chivalrous traits th...
Diary of a Radical Mermaid
Belle Books, July 2004, 14.95, 234 pp. ISBN 0967303575 The race of Mers lives in, on, or by the sea but they do not have tails or shift from half human to human and back again. They are very strong physically and are able to speak telepathically with their own kind and the high order of sea creatures. June Lee Pourfox is on probation because she squelched a deal between Donald Trump and a Mer. She is in the custody of Lilith who asks her to br...
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Reunion at Mossy Creek
, Sandra Chastain, Donna Ball, Debra Dixon, Nancy Knight, & Virginia Ellis Belle Books, Jul 2002, $14.95, 400pp ISBN: 0967303532 With the twenty-year reunion at Mossy Creek, Georgia coming soon, Creekites wonder who burned down the town's high school back then that has forced locals to attend nearby rival Bigelow High School? Apparently the arsonist is taunting the Creekites by having sent to the town the ten cent fortune telling machine used d...
Summer in Mossy Creek
Dixon, Chastain, Smith, Knight, Shields, Bishop, McSparren, Brock, Henry, Keim, Sebastian, Morris, Goggins Belle, Jun 2003, $14.95 ISBN: 0967303540 If the Lovin' Spoonful had been in the Georgia village of Mossy Creek rather than Greenwich Village, they would know that hot time, summer in the mountains means plenty of fun, ole southern style. The townsfolk look for a quiet uneventful season, but also know their enemy in slimy Bigelow still remain...
Sweet Hush
Little, Brown, Feb 2003, 23.95, 336 pp. ISBN: 0316806501 Fifth generation apple grower, Hush McGillen is proud of her Georgia mountain roots and being 100% American, but she never expected to be spending any time at the White House. She had not even contemplated visiting as a tourist. However, not only is she in DC and inside the Pennsylvania Avenue barriers, Hush is at war with the First Lady on the enemy's turf. The war of the women began ...
The Stone Flower Garden
Little, Brown; Feb 2002; 23.95, 352 pp. ISBN: 0316800945 In 1972, ten years old Eli Wade and his family enter Burnt Stand, North Carolina by pushing their broken down car into town. Though three years younger than Eli, Darleen Union, heir to the Hardigree Marble Company that owns the town, knows they belong together. They become friends until someone murders Darleen's Aunt Clara. Though the case is not solved, everyone blames Eli's dad fo...


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Annie - from Vallejo, CA
Underbaked cakes will dip in the center as they cool.
Make sure the temperature in the oven is correct - as an oven gets older, thermostats can be off. Check with an oven thermometer by placing the thermometer on a shelf in the center of the oven - centering it on the shelf. Allow it to sit in the heated oven 10 minutes before checking. If it's incorrect, you can adjust the thermostate setting or call a repairman.
If you oven is correct, check the baked item with a cake tester or toothpick before removing from the oven. Test in the center of the cake layer - the tester should come out of the cake dry or with just a few moist crumbs.


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Ubuntu Oneiric Installation
Installing Ubuntu
Warning: During installation, there is an advanced option (Ready to install -> Advanced) to install the GRUB2 bootloader into the same partition into which the (K)Ubuntu OS is installed but not to change the MBR (Master Boot Record). Pay careful attention during this step if your system uses a boot partition, uses multiple OS (more than 2), or chainloads bootloaders. For systems with such a boot partition, it is best not to overwrite the MBR.
Hardware requirements
Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot runs well with as little as 384 Mb RAM. (The GUI installer requires a minimum of 256 Mb RAM, while the alternative text-based installer can run using only 192 Mb RAM.) Netbooks can run Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot, which has been optimised for that platform.
The installation takes between 3-4 Gb hard drive space, and 8 - 10 Gb will be needed to run comfortably. (However, at least 25-30 Gb will likely be needed for routine usage.)
If you have an older computer with less memory than this, consider Lubuntu (if 160 Mb RAM or greater), PuppyLinux (if 256 Mb or greater), or DSL (if minimal RAM, limited hard drive space, running from a USBdrive, or running from within another OS).
Fresh Installation
- Download the latest ISO image from Ubuntu 11.10.
- See this guide for burning the ISO image to a CD ("LiveCD").
- Use the LiveCD for installation.
- Another method involves installing the Server version first and then installing the Ubuntu desktop.
- The Alternate CD version also allows the use of the same fast text-based installer used in the Server version (requiring less RAM), and there are more installation options than on the Desktop CD ("Regular Download").
- A LiveCD can also be transferred to a USB flashdrive (using usb-creator-gtk) and the USB flashdrive then used to install Ubuntu on systems without CD drives. (Also see the Ubuntu Community documentation.)
Install a classic Gnome-appearing User Interface
- A Gnome 3 interface gnome-shell can be installed, and a choice (from the Login Manager) of running in Unity or Gnome 3 will then be available:
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell
- A user interface resembling the classic Gnome 2 interface (used in Ubuntu Lucid Lynx and earlier versions) can be installed. (This installs the gnome-shell modules as well.) A choice of running Unity or Gnome as the desktop environment will then be available from the Login Manager.
sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback
- A complete Ubuntu Gnome Shell Remix OS (an unofficial Ubuntu derivative) is also available from which the Unity desktop environment has been removed entirely, and is more similar to a Debian distribution with a Gnome desktop.
Dual-Booting Windows and Ubuntu
A user may experience problems dual-booting Ubuntu and Windows. In general, a Windows OS should be installed first, because its bootloader is very particular. A default Windows installation usually occupies the entire hard drive, so the main Windows partition needs to be shrunk, creating free space for the Ubuntu partitions. (You should clean up unnecessary files and defragment the drive before resizing.) See changing the Windows partition size.
After shrinking a Windows partition, you should reboot once into Windows prior to installing Ubuntu or further manipulating the partitions. This allows the Windows system to automatically rescan the newly-resized partition (using chkdsk in XP or other utilities in more recent versions of Windows) and write changes to its own bootup files. (If you forget to do this, you may later have to repair the Windows partition bootup files manually using the Windows Recovery Console.)
Newer installations of Windows use two primary partitions (a small Windows boot partition and a large Windows OS partition). An Ubuntu Linux installation also requires two partitions -- a linux-swap partition and the OS partition. The Linux partitions can either be two primary partitions or can be two logical partitions within an extended partition. Some computer retailers use all four partitions on a hard drive. Unless there are two free partitions available (either primary or logical) in which to install Ubuntu, however, it will appear as if there is no available free space. If only one partition on a hard drive can be made available, it must be used as an extended partition (in which multiple logical partitions can then be created). Partition management can be done using the GParted utility.
If there are only two existing primary partitions on a hard drive (and plenty of free space on it) then there will be no problem installing Ubuntu as the second operating system and it is done automatically from the Ubuntu LiveCD. Allow the Ubuntu LiveCD to install to "largest available free space." Alternatively, if there is an extended partition with plenty of free space within it, the Ubuntu LiveCD will install to this "largest available free space" as well.
The main Windows partition should be at least 20 Gb (recommended 30 Gb for Vista/Windows 7), and a Ubuntu partition at least 10 Gb (recommended 20 Gb). Obviously, if you have plenty of disk space, make the partition for whichever will be your favoured operating system larger. For a recommended partitioning scheme, see this section.
Conversely you can install a retail version of Windows (but not an OEM or recovery version) after Ubuntu by creating a primary NTFS partition using GParted. (You may have to use GPparted from a Live CD/USB). Once the primary NTFS partition is created you can boot your Windows CD/DVD and choose to install Windows to that NTFS partition. When installation is complete, reboot to insure Windows boots properly. Once that is ascertained, use the Ubuntu Live CD/USB to install GRUB back to the MBR. (This is necessary because Windows overwrites the MBR and designates its own bootloader as the master bootloader.) Once GRUB is installed you will be able to boot either OS.
Alternatives include:
- Wubi (Windows-based Ubuntu Installer), an officially supported dual-boot installer that allows Ubuntu to be run mounted in a virtual-disk within the Windows environment (which can cause a slight degradation in performance). Because the installation requires an intact functioning Windows system, it is recommended to install Ubuntu in this manner for short-term evaluation purposes only. A permanent Ubuntu installation should be installed in its own partition, with its own filesystem, and should not rely on Windows.
- EasyBCD, a free Windows-based program that allows you to dual-boot Windows 7/Vista and Ubuntu (as well as other operating systems) by configuring the Windows 7/Vista bootloader.
Installing multiple OS on a single computer
Warning: During installation, there is an advanced option (Ready to install -> Advanced) to install the GRUB2 bootloader into the same partition into which the (K)Ubuntu OS is installed but not to change the MBR (Master Boot Record). Pay careful attention during this step if your system uses a boot partition, uses multiple OS (more than 2), or chainloads bootloaders. For systems with such a boot partition, it is best not to overwrite the MBR.
- Example, from the Desktop version GUI installer, a point in the installation will be reached:
- Summary -> Advanced -> Device for boot loader installation: /dev/sda6
In this example, this setting will cause the GRUB2 bootloader to be installed into /dev/sda6 only (the partition into which the new (K)Ubuntu OS is being installed). The MBR (Master Boot Record) will not be changed. However, if the default setting of /dev/sda is allowed, then GRUB2 will not only be installed into partition dev/sda6 (into which the (K)Ubuntu OS is installed) but also the MBR (MasterBootRecord) will be changed so that the copy of GRUB2 stored there will be designated as the master bootloader for all Operating Systems on the entire computer. This may be undesirable if you wish to use bootloaders other than GRUB2.
If you want to install more than 2 operating systems on a single computer, check out these tips. Also see these tips regarding manipulating partitions.
Use Startup Manager to change Grub settings
Grub is a bootup utility that controls which OS to load by default and other bootup settings. You can change Grub settings from Startup Manager, a GUI that is able to manage settings for Grub (Grub Legacy), Grub 2, Usplash, and Splashy. Also see the Ubuntu Community help page for Startup Manager usage instructions. Install:
sudo apt-get install startupmanager menu
- Menu -> System -> Administration -> Startup Manager
Note: You can also edit the Grub settings manually from the command-line interface.
Dual-Booting Mac OS X and Ubuntu
- Also see these tips for installing multiple OS.
Mac OS X has a similar structure to Linux (it is BSD Unix based). Dual-booting Mac OS X and Ubuntu detailed instructions can be found here.
Installing Mac OS X after Ubuntu
- If you decide to dual boot with OS X, choose ext2 as your partition type during the Ubuntu installation. (For this the Super Grub Disk CD is a useful utility. You can download the Super Grub .iso image file at forjamari.linex.org and burn the image to a CD-ROM.)
- Once you have installed Ubuntu, edit the Grub start-up list:
sudo nano /boot/grub/menu.lst
- and add the following lines:
title Mac OS X root (hd0,0) makeactive chainloader +1
Reboot your Mac and go to the terminal in Max OS X (if you have any issues booting, boot from your Mac OS X DVD). Press F8 and enter -s. Enter:
fdisk -e /dev/rdisk0 flag 2 <--note that flag 2 is my Mac partition number two quit y reboot
- If are still unsure whether it is working correctly, use the Super Grub Disk CD and make grub active.
Installing Ubuntu after Mac OS X
- If you get an error message during boot such as HFS+error in the bootloader, you can also use the Super Grub Disk for recovering Linux GRUB and the Windows MBR (Master Boot Record).
- Once you have installed Ubuntu, edit the Grub start-up list:
sudo nano /boot/grub/menu.lst
- and add the following lines:
title Mac OS X root (hd0,0) makeactive chainloader +1
- If you have issues with Mac OSX or Windows in GRUB, try changing the Mac OS X Grub entry
- change root (hd0,0) to root (hd0,1)
This means you will boot into partition number 1. You can try any partition number until you get it right.
Upgrading from older versions
- Also see the Ubuntu desktop upgrade documentation and Oneiric upgrade documentation (specific to Ubuntu).
There are several methods for upgrades from the command-line interface (Konsole) (which can be used for both the desktop and server editions of Kubuntu/Ubuntu).
- This is the preferred method:
sudo apt-get install update-manager-core sudo do-release-upgrade
- You can also use the update-manager (all editions):
sudo apt-get install update-manager sudo update-manager -d
- You can also use:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
- (Note: the first two lines simply make sure your current distribution is current before upgrading the entire distribution, and are optional.
Always backup your system. Upgrades do not generally work for me, because I often make customizations to my older installations (to make my hardware work with them) but these customizations are often not required in the newest version. When the system then attempts to migrate my customizations (during an attempted upgrade), it often crashes my new system. (Fortunately, I always back up my important files, and reinstalling them on a fresh OS installation is therefore usually accomplished relatively quickly.) Here are some of the steps I have sometimes needed to take when performing upgrades.
- In general, upgrades must be done serially from one version to the next in order.
Reinstalling applications after a fresh installation
If you upgrade your Ubuntu system with a fresh installation, it is possible to mark the packages and services installed on your old system (prior to the upgrade) and save the settings ("markings") into a file. Then install the new version of Ubuntu and allow the system to reinstall packages and services using the settings saved in the "markings" file. For instructions, see this Ubuntu forum thread. In brief:
- On the old system:
- Synaptic Package Manager -> File -> Save Markings
- Save the markings file to an external medium, such as a USB drive.
- Complete the backup of your system's other important files (e.g. the /home directory) before the installation of the new system.
- In the freshly-installed new system:
- Synaptic Package Manager -> File -> Read markings and load the file on your USB drive (or other external storage) previously saved.
Note: Many packages, dependencies, and compatibilities change between version of Ubuntu, so this method does not always work. Automated updates remains the recommended method.
- Alternatively you can use this command-line method.
- Prior to the clean installation. run:
dpkg --get-selections > ~/my-packages
- This creates a my-packages file in the ~ (home) directory which will contain a list of the packages installed on the old system. Copy this file to a safe place (as you will need it after the new installation).
- Proceed with the clean installation. Enable the same repositories that were enabled in the old system.
- Now copy the my-packages file to the ~ (/home) folder. Run:
sudo dpkg --set-selections < my-packages && sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade
- Any packages that you had installed (that are in the new repositories) will now be installed. Excluded will be any manually-installed packages (that are not in the new repositories) and any packages that were compiled from source.
- Here are some of the steps I have sometimes needed to take when performing upgrades.


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Willingham and Cuddyer will both be 33-years old next year and each of them made their first All-Star Game in 2010. But the upside to Willingham has been his ability to hit for more power and a high slugging percentage over the course of his eight-year career with the Marlins, Nationals, and Athletics. Last season with the Athletics, Willingham hit a career high 29 home runs while spending the most of his time in left field. The right-handed hitter has held his own against right handed pitching by batting .264/.356/.470 in his eight seasons at the big league level. Against southpaws he has stayed close to his career averages by hitting .254/.372/.489 since 2004. Last season, his ability to pull the ball was on display as all of his home runs were between center field and left field.
|ESPN Home Run Tracker
The signing of Willingham brings into focus much of the Twins starting line-up for next season. His multi-year deal will most certainly push the Twins near their self-imposed payroll limit. This means that all of the Opening Day starting line-up is most likely on the roster after Willingham signs on the dotted line. There are still some injury concerns and positions to sort out once the team meets up in Fort Myers. But for the time being, here are the nine men set to be penciled in against the Orioles on April 6, 2012:
C: Joe Mauer
1B: Justin Morneau
2B: Alexi Casilla
3B: Danny Valencia
SS: Jamey Carroll
OF: Denard Span
OF: Ben Revere
OF: Josh Willingham
DH: Ryan Doumit
This is quite the contrast to the line-up that took the field in Toronto for Opening Day last season. By the end of the year, Gardenhire never got to use his Opening Day line-up except for the first day of the season.
C: Joe Mauer
1B: Justin Morneau
2B: Tsuyoshi Nishioka
3B: Danny Valencia
SS: Alexi Casilla
OF: Delmon Young
OF: Denard Span
OF: Michael Cuddyer
DH Jason Kubel
The fan inside of me is sad to see Cuddyer have to exit the organization because of the leadership he provided and all of his work in the Twin Cities community. From the Twins standpoint, they are getting a comparable player to Cuddyer for less money and they will get two compensatory draft picks once he signs with another club. A year removed from a 99-loss season, the two high draft picks are looking very nice and the Twins were still able to sign a very good free agent to replace Mr. Cuddyer.
In an almost forgotten about part of the story, Jason Kubel is in the same boat as Cuddyer in the fact that he is most likely not going to be back with Twins for next season. The rumored deal for Willingham will push the Twins payroll to $96 million for next season and that number is getting close to the $100 million mark that Terry Ryan discussed at his introductory press conference. The Twins are expected to use the rest of their payroll space to sign arms to add some depth to their pitching staff. The exodus of Kubel will also net the Twins a compensatory draft pick. With this added pick, the Twins will have the second pick in the draft along with three other picks before the start of the second round.
This is not a bad haul of top-tier draft picks for a team looking to add prospects to their minor league system.


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Fox Lets Hospital Lobbyist D'Amato Attack Health Care Reform
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In an appearance on Fox's America's Newsroom, former Sen. Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY) claimed that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would lead to "droves of hospitals" shutting down, though neglected to disclose that his firm has taken in nearly $1 million lobbying on behalf of New York-area hospitals since 2007.
While discussing the ACA, D'Amato claimed that "Obamacare is creating immense distortions in the market, and you're going to see hospitals -- that's my prediction -- droves of hospitals closing down. They're just not going to be able to make it."
Neither Fox nor D'Amato disclosed his lobbying work for the hospital industry or his business relationships within the healthcare industry. In his introduction by co-host Martha MacCallum and on the chyron, D'Amato was simply identified as a former senator. D'Amato is the founder and managing directorof Park Strategies, LLC a lobbying firm that describes itself as cultivating "influential and beneficial relationships through our years of experience and involvement with government and private sector industries."
According to Open Secrets, between 2007 and 2012, Park Strategies earned $720,000 for federal lobbying on behalf of South Nassau Communities Hospital. From 2009 to 2012, Brookhaven Memorial Hospital paid Park Strategies $260,000 for lobbying services. Both hospitals are located in New York.
D'Amato is also on the board of directors of BioSign Technogies, Inc., a "manufacturer and distributor of innovative health monitoring systems" that sells its products to doctors and hospitals, among others.
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