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BBC World Cup 2010 Team Tracker
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The BBC World Cup 2010 Team Tracker was developed by Saint @ RKCR/YR. My role in the project was as part of the copy-writing team. The brief was to write headline options for each game. These were submitted to the lead creative for inclusion in the Team Tracker. Turnaround was 30 mins after final whistle and headlines had to be written for both teams with a maximum character limit of 40, including spaces. BBC copy guidelines were adhered to at all times. Below are some examples of my headlines that made it onto the site.
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text: [Federal Register: November 24, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 226)] [Notices] [Page 68381-68383] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr24no04-95] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 2004D-0369] Draft Guidance for Industry: Recommendations for the Early Food Safety Evaluation of New Non-Pesticidal Proteins Produced by New Plant Varieties Intended for Food Use; Availability AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled ``Recommendations for the Early Food Safety Evaluation of New Non- Pesticidal Proteins Produced by New Plant Varieties Intended for Food Use.'' The draft guidance, when finalized, is intended to provide recommendations to developers of new plant varieties, in particular bioengineered plants, on the early food safety evaluation of new non- pesticidal proteins. The draft guidance describes procedures for submitting an early food safety evaluation of such proteins to the agency. DATES: Submit written or electronic comments concerning the draft guidance and the collection of information provisions by January 24, 2005. ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for single copies of the draft guidance entitled ``Recommendations for the Early Food Safety Evaluation of New Non-Pesticidal Proteins Produced by New Plant Varieties Intended for Food Use'' to Mary D. Ditto, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-255), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 301-436-1165. Send one self-adhesive address label to assist that office in processing your request, or include a fax number to which the draft guidance may be sent. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic access to the draft guidance. Submit written comments concerning the draft guidance and the collection of information provisions to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit electronic comments to http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary D. Ditto, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-255), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 301-436-1165, FAX 301-436- 2965, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background In a document in the Federal Register of August 2, 2002 (67 FR 50578), the U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) proposed Federal actions to update field test requirements and to establish early voluntary food safety evaluations for new proteins produced by bioengineered plants. Rapid developments in genomics are resulting in dramatic changes in the way new plant varieties are developed and commercialized. Scientific advances are expected to accelerate over the next decade, leading to the development and commercialization of a greater number and diversity of bioengineered crops. As the number and diversity of field tests for bioengineered plants increase, the likelihood that cross-pollination due to pollen drift from field tests to commercial fields and commingling of seeds produced during field tests with commercial seeds or grain may also increase. This could result in the inadvertent, intermittent, low-level presence in the food supply of proteins that have not been evaluated through FDA's voluntary consultation procedures for foods derived from new plant varieties (referred to as ``biotechnology consultation'' in the case of bioengineered plants).\1\ FDA is issuing a draft guidance document to address this possibility. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Guidance on Consultation Procedures: Foods Derived from New Plant Varieties can be found at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/lrd/consulpr.html . --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This draft guidance describes the procedure for early food safety evaluation of new proteins produced by new plant varieties that are under [[Page 68382]] development. While this guidance is focused on new proteins in bioengineered plants, these procedures may, of course, be used for new proteins in non-bioengineered foods as well. This draft guidance also provides information to sponsors and developers about submitting their evaluation to FDA. This level 1 draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance practices regulations (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when finalized, will represent FDA's current thinking on the early food safety assessment of new proteins produced by new plant varieties intended for food use. It does not create or confer any rights, for or on any person, and does not operate to bind FDA or the public. You can use an alternative approach if the approach satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations. If you want to discuss an alternative approach, contact the FDA staff responsible for implementing the guidance. If you cannot identify the appropriate FDA staff, call the telephone number listed in the title page of the guidance. II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 This draft guidance document contains information collection provisions that are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). Under the PRA, Federal agencies must obtain approval from the OMB for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. ``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3 and includes agency requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, FDA is publishing notice of the proposed collection of information set forth below. FDA invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's functions, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques, when appropriate, and other forms of information technology. Elsewhere, in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is publishing a notice announcing an opportunity for public comment on the information collection, entitled ``Guidance on Consultation Procedures; Foods Derived from New Plant Varieties.'' Recommendations for Early Food Safety Evaluation of New Non-Pesticidal Proteins Produced by New Plant Varieties Intended for Food Use Since 1992, when FDA issued its Statement of Policy: Foods Derived from New Plant Varieties (57 FR 22984, May 29, 1992), FDA has encouraged developers of new plant varieties, including those varieties that are developed through biotechnology, to consult with FDA early in the development process to discuss possible scientific and regulatory issues that might arise. The current guidance continues to foster early communication by encouraging developers to submit to FDA their evaluation of the food safety of their new protein. Such communication helps to ensure that any potential food safety issues regarding a new protein in a new plant variety are resolved early in development, prior to any possible inadvertent introduction into the food supply of material from that plant variety. FDA believes that any food safety concern related to such material entering the food supply would be limited to the potential that a new protein in food from the plant variety could cause an allergic reaction in susceptible individuals or could be a toxin. This guidance describes the procedures for early food safety evaluation of new proteins in new plant varieties, including bioengineered food plants, and the procedures for communicating with FDA about the safety evaluation. Information Collection Burden Estimate FDA estimates the burden for this information collection as follows: Table 1.--Estimated Reporting Burden\1\ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Operating and No. of Frequency per Total Annual Hours per Maintenance Total Hours Respondents Response Responses Response Costs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First four data components 20 1 20 4 $0 80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two other data components 20 1 20 16 $0 320 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual one-time burden hours 400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ There are no capital costs or operating or maintenance costs associated with this collection of information. Burden: Hour Burden Estimate One Time Burden Completing an early food safety evaluation for a new protein from a new plant variety will be a one-time burden (one evaluation per new protein). FDA cannot know how many developers will choose to complete an early food safety evaluation for their new plant protein. Some plant developers may choose not to complete an evaluation because of the uncertainty of the new plant variety's future viability in the marketplace. Other developers may have previously communicated with FDA about the food safety of a new protein, for example, when the same protein was expressed in a different crop. Still other developers may test a new plant variety under such [[Page 68383]] conditions that those developers have no concerns that the new protein could enter the food supply. FDA scientists predict that this draft guidance will generate about 20 to 150 early food safety evaluations yearly. While there is uncertainty as to the number of developers who will choose to submit an evaluation, FDA estimates that the annual number of early food safety evaluations will be closer to the lower bound estimate of 20 evaluations rather than the upper bound estimate of 150 evaluations. This estimation is supported by the fact that on average there have been nine initial biotechnology consultations per year; an initial biotechnology consultation has traditionally been the first discussion between a developer and FDA about a bioengineered food. Evaluation Components The early food safety evaluation for new proteins includes six main data components. Four of these data components are easily and quickly obtainable, having to do with the identity and source of the protein. FDA estimates that completing these data components will take about 4 hours per evaluation. In table 1 of this document, row 1 shows that for 20 evaluations, the total burden for these 4 data components is 80 hours. Two data components ask for original data to be generated. One data component consists of a bioinformatics analysis which can be performed using publicly available databases. The other data component involves `wet' lab work to assess the new protein's stability and the resistance of the protein to enzymatic degradation using appropriate in vitro assays (protein digestibility study). The paperwork burden of these two data components consists of the time it takes the company to put together the information on these two data components to submit to FDA. We estimate that these two data components will take 16 hours to complete (8 hours for each component). Table 1, row 2, shows that for 20 evaluations, the total burden for these two data components is 320 hours. III. Comments Interested persons may submit to the Division of Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES) written or electronic comments regarding the draft guidance and the collection of information provisions. Submit a single copy of electronic comments or two paper copies of any mailed comments, except that individuals may submit one paper copy. Comments are to be identified with the docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document. The draft guidance and received comments may be seen in the Division of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. IV. Electronic Access An electronic version of the draft guidance is available on the Internet at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/guidance.html and http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.fda.gov/cvm. Dated: November 17, 2004. Jeffrey Shuren, Assistant Commissioner for Policy. [FR Doc. 04-26049 Filed 11-19-04; 1:52 pm] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S


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I think I have just discovered some of the coolest eco furniture on the web! The company is called Way Basics, and the product is the zBoard. All of Way Basics furniture is composed of boards they call 'zBoards', which are all composed of 99% post-consumer recycled paper! I've recently acquired a Red and Orange cube from these guys, and I was amazed at how strong these boards are. They felt just as durable as particle board, but they were a lot lighter. I even did the impossible and stood on my cube (I weigh about 170 lbs.) and it held my weight! One of the coolest things (aside from the eco factor), is that the furniture requires zero tools for assembly. All of the boards are held by a double-sided tape from 3M. I had my doubts, but the tape is incredibly strong and held the cubes really well. The item I recommend is a 3 Spinning Cube set, which contains three cubes and two spinning plates so you can spin around the Cubes 360 degrees. But if spinning cubes aren't your thing, Way Basics offers an entire line of products on their homepage: http://www.waybasics.com/shop/ They even offer an array of colors, ranging from natural wood grains such as Cedar and Espresso, to hot pink! You can mix and match colors, or just order in a single shade. I am also a fan of Way Basics on Facebook (they are offering weekly giveaways exclusively to Facebook fans), so be sure to check them out there. Bottom line: Way Basics is offering an incredible product for an incredibly affordable price, single Cubes start at $20. Do yourself and the environment a favor, check them out!


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This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
An important property of C60 in aquatic ecotoxicology is that it can form stable aggregates with nanoscale dimensions, namely nC60. Aggregation allows fullerenes to remain suspended for a long time, and the reactivity of individual C60 is substantially altered in this aggregate form. Herein, we investigated the interaction of nC60 and human serum album (HSA) using the methods of fluorescence, fluorescence dynamics, circular dichroism (CD), and site marker competitive experiments. We proposed a binding model consistent with the available experimental results for the interactions of nC60 with HSA. During the interaction process, the structure and conformation of HSA were affected, leading to functional changes of drug binding sites of HSA.
Since the discovery of fullerene (C60) in 1985 [
An important property of C60 in aquatic ecotoxicology is its acquisition of charge and ability to form relatively stable clusters (referred to as nC60) in aqueous systems, by means of natural processes like water flow and mixing, as well as by vigorous stirring in the laboratory [
In previous work, BSA was found to adopt a more flexible conformational state on the boundary surface of gold nanoparticles as a result of the conformational changes in the bioconjugates [
Quenching refers to any process which decreases the fluorescence intensity of a given substance. A variety of processes can result in quenching, such as excited state reactions, energy transfer, complex-formation and collisional quenching.
For dynamic quenching, the quenching is an additional process that deactivates the excited state besides radiative emission through the collision between the quencher and fluorophore. As for HSA, the dependence of the emission intensity on quencher concentration [
For static quenching, the binding of a quencher (
Then the binding constant (
The relation between the fluorescence intensity and concentration of quencher [
The quenching data were presented as a plot of
This result indicates that HSA can be quenched both by collisions and by complex formation with C60 nanoparticles. Then the fractional fluorescence remaining
According to the definition,
The nonlinear fitting analysis was performed by plotting
Synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy is a common method used to provide information about conformational changes of protein since the possible shift of maximum emission wavelength is related to the polarity of the environment. The synchronous fluorescence spectra of HSA-nC60 system are shown in
Circular dichroism spectra can sensitively monitor conformation changes in the protein upon interaction with the ligand. In this experiment, the calculated α-helicity content of native HSA solution is 54.9%, and with the addition of nC60 to the native HSA solution, the α-helicity content of HSA increased to 59.8%, 61.2% and 62.0% (
It is well known that HSA has two major drug binding sites, site I and site II, which are located in the hydrophobic pocket of sub-domain IIA and sub-domain IIIA, respectively. In order to identify the nC60-binding site on HSA, two probes were used. One probe of HSA is dansylamide (DNSA), whose binding site is located in the region of sub-domain IIA (sudlow site I); another probe, dansylproline (DP) is bound to HSA in the sub-domain IIIA (sudlow site II) [
Our results above indicate that the fluorescence quenching and conformational changes of HSA can be attributed to the interaction between HSA and nC60. C60 fullerene has also been reported to be bound to the subdomain IIA of HSA using time-resolved fluorescence decay experiments, docking calculations, and binding site alignment methods [
C60 (99.5% purity) was obtained from Sigma Chemical Company, St. Louis, USA. HSA (98% purity, essentially fatty acid and globulin free) was purchased from NEB (USA). All solutions were prepared in ultrapure water with the resistivity of 18.2 MΩ·cm (ALGA system, UK). Phosphate buffer (10 mM, pH = 7.4) was prepared with chemicals of analytical pure grade, obtained from commercial sources, and filtered with a 0.22-μmm filter (Millipore, Bedford, MA, USA). All other materials were of analytical pure grade.
C60 suspensions were prepared according to the method described previously [
Absorption spectra were recorded on a UV-2102PCS UV-Vis spectrophotometer (UNICO, USA) equipped with a 1.0 cm quartz cuvette at room temperature. The wavelength range was recorded from 200 to 500 nm.
All fluorescence emission spectra were recorded in the range of 300–450 nm on a LS-55 spectrofluorimeter (PE, USA) equipped with 100 μL quartz cells. The bandwidth of excitation and emission (3 nm) and scan speed (300 nm/min) were kept constant within each data set. Fluorescence intensity at 343 nm was used for calculation in Stern-Volmer equation. All measurements were performed at room temperature (∼25 °C).
Binding site marker competitive experiments were carried out by the fluorescence titration methods. The concentration of HSA and dansylamide/dansylproline (DNSA/DP) were all kept at 10 μM. Then nC60 was gradually titrated into the HSA-DNSA/DP systems. Fluorescence spectra were recorded with an excitation wavelength of 370 nm (for DNSA) and 375 nm (for DNP) in the range of 400–600 nm.
Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy was performed on a J-810 spectropolarimeter (Jasco Co., Japan) over a wavelength of 200–260 nm. The scanning speed was set at 500 nm/min. Each spectrum was the average of three successive scans and appropriate buffer solutions running under the same conditions were taken as blank and their contributions were subtracted from the experimental spectra.
We observed a quenching of fluorescence of HSA in the presence of nC60, and fluorescence quenching mechanism was investigated by the Stern-Volmer equation which showed a characteristic feature for the combined fluorescence quenching. The binding of HSA to nC60 increases the polar environment of the Trp residue, resulting in a red shift in the fluorescence spectra. The CD results showed that the percentage of α-helicity of HSA increased, revealing that the protein becomes more compact upon association with nC60. The results indicate that the fluorescence quenching and conformational changes of HSA can be attributed to the interaction between HSA and nC60. In the binding site marker competitive experiment, the binding of DNSA/DP to HSA was affected by adding nC60. We propose that HSA interacted with aggregate nC60 surface, and led to the functional changes of drug binding sites of HSA.
This research was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21077116, 20921063, 20890112, 20805057), and the National Basic Research Program of China (Nos. 09CB421605, 10CB933502) to M. Song and H. Wang.
Fluorescence spectra of human serum album (HSA) in the presence of nC60 aggregates. HSA concentration was 20 μM. The concentration of C60 (from A to F) was 0, 1.41, 2.83, 5.66, 8.48, and 11.30 μM, respectively (pH = 7.4; ex = 280 nm).
Synchronous fluorescence spectra of HSA in the presence of nC60. (
The circular dichroism (CD) spectra of the HSA-nC60 system. Concentration of HSA was 7.3 μM; Concentration of nC60 (from A to D) was 0, 3.38, 5.63, 11.8 μM, respectively.
Effect of nC60 on binding site probe-HSA system. Concentrations of HSA and probes (DNSA and DP) were 20 μM. (


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Romney looks to boost front-runner status in Nevada
With a huge lead in the polls, U.S. Republican front-runner Mitt Romney appeared poised for an easy win in Nevada on Saturday that would put him in firm command of the party's see-sawing presidential nominating race.
A Nevada victory would be Romney's second win in a row and his third in the first five contests in the state-by-state battle to find a Republican challenger to President Barack Obama in November's general election.
Two polls taken this week in Nevada showed the former Massachusetts governor with a lead of 20 points or more over top rival Newt Gingrich after recapturing his front-runner status with a convincing win in Florida on Tuesday.
The caucus sessions began at many of the 125 sites around Nevada on Saturday morning, although final results were not expected until after 7 p.m. PST (0300 Sunday GMT). A final caucus gathering to accommodate Jews observing the Sabbath on Saturday will begin in Las Vegas at that time.
Nevada, which has a faltering economy and a big Mormon population, is friendly territory for Romney, a Mormon and former head of a private equity firm. He captured 51 percent of the vote in 2008 to win the state during his failed 2008 presidential bid.
He has stressed his business background as a cure for the ailing economy in Nevada, which has the country's highest state unemployment rate, 12.6 percent in December, and the highest home foreclosure rate.
This has been a tough three years, Romney told supporters in Henderson, Nevada, outside Las Vegas, on Friday night at his last campaign stop before the vote. It's time now for Barack Obama to get out of the way.
Romney hopes Nevada's caucuses will launch a February winning streak that could position him for a knockout blow to Gingrich during the 10 Super Tuesday contests on March 6 - or sooner.
Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri will have nominating contests on Tuesday. Maine will wrap up its weeklong caucuses next Saturday, and Arizona and Michigan hold February 28 contests.
Romney won Nevada, Colorado, Minnesota, Maine and Michigan in 2008. He came in second in Arizona to native son and eventual nominee John McCain, an Arizona senator, and he finished third in Missouri.
Gingrich is hoping to hang in the race until March, when there will be contests in several southern states where the former Georgia congressman and U.S. House of Representatives speaker believes he can do well.
At a campaign stop in Las Vegas on Friday, Gingrich called himself the candidate of people power versus money power, returning to his theme that Romney is a flawed product of the elite and a Wall Street favorite.
But some Romney supporters say they are not turned off by his vast wealth even though Gingrich has made it a campaign issue. They say they're backing Romney because he has the best chance to beat Obama.
I think he's the only one who can beat Obama, said George Peterson, a retired Air Force veteran who attended a caucus at Chaparral High School in Las Vegas.
Gayle Darin, an executive assistant at the Bellagio hotel, said she thought it was time for Republicans to pick a candidate and begin to focus on Obama.
A lot of people have rallied behind Romney now, she said. We've got to step up and get Obama out of office.
Ernie Prosch, a retired airline pilot, backed Gingrich because he liked his ideas for turning around the economy.
What the country needs is somebody to come up with ideas on how to get jobs, he said. I don't think you need to be a businessman to do that, and I don't think you need millions.
At the caucus, voters broke into small groups by precinct to elect delegates to the county convention in March and cast ballots in the presidential race.
At the precinct attended by Darin, Prosch and Peterson, the final tally was 12 for Romney, seven for U.S. Representative Ron Paul, three for Gingrich and none for former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum. At a caucus at a middle school in Henderson, Romney won 51 votes to nine for Paul, five for Santorum and two for Gingrich.
Paul and Santorum have also pledged to keep fighting beyond Nevada. Santorum will campaign in Colorado on Saturday, and Paul will visit Minnesota.
Romney will turn his attention to the next round with a visit to Colorado before returning to Las Vegas for a victory party on Saturday night.
At least 1,114 delegates are needed to secure the nomination in August. Nevada will award 28 delegates and split them proportionally based on the vote total.


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EliIsakov said
I'd personally go with a pro…I have one and it's amazing.
I also recommend the pro!
Whatever you do, make sure it has a speedy SSD inside. The Samsung 830 series are supposedly one of the best price & speed combo-wise.
On another note, I love my early-2011 MacBook Pro. Sadly, the Airs' displays aren't nearly the same quality (resolution is the same but color quality is comparatively poor) so I probably won't be picking one of those up anytime soon. The best thing I have ever done to it was put a OCZ Vertex 3 SSD in there which was once one of the fastest SSD 's. Once you go SSD , you never go back.
I have that rare 17" too, and I love it! I was pretty disappointed when I saw they stopped making it…
Go for Air – slightly slower CPU is nothing compared to size, weight, SSD and (IMO) slightly better display
mordauk said
I just purchased the top-of-the-line Air a few weeks ago, and I have got to say that I will never go back to a Pro again, at least not until the have the same form factor as the Air. The size, weight (or lack thereof), and the shape of the Air make it exponentially more comfortable to use.
Purchased both an Air and a Retina Pro and honestly the Air is my favourite for the same reasons.
I don't know. Macbook Air 13" or Macbook Pro 15"? I can't decide. I use Photoshop and normal Webdeveloper programms like Sublime and so on. So can the Air handle it?
I greatly enjoy the mix of desktop (with an attached cheapskate 22" HKC ) and laptop that the Macbook Pro 13" offers! It's both portable and powerful, which is exactly what I need as an IT student who spends too much time in the trains
It's all a matter of what you're going to use it for


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The James River Association has measured an improvement in the overall health of the James River, giving the waterway a "B-" in its latest State of the James report.
Grades are based on four indicators of river health: fish and wildlife populations, habitat, pollution reduction and restoration and protection actions. The river's score of 61 percent is a four percent increase since the report was last issued in 2013, and it marks the first time the historically-polluted waterway has scored in the "B" range. But according to the report, much work remains to be done, particularly related to sediment pollution in the waterway.
While sediment is a natural part of the environment, excess particles of sand, silt and clay can cloud the water, harming underwater grasses, fish and shellfish. According to the James River Association, sediment pollution in the James has shown little improvement over the past several years, and it continues to pose a significant threat to the long-term health of the river.
According to the report, however, Virginia has made significant strides in reducing nutrient pollution—in particular, pollution from wastewater—as the state works to meet limits set by the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL).
The James River Association has measured a slight improvement in James River health, giving the waterway a "C" in its latest State of the James report.
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The river's score of 53 on a one-to-100 scale marks a two percent increase since the report was last issued in 2011, but continued problems with sediment pollution overshadow progress made elsewhere.
While sediment is a natural part of the environment, excess particles of sand, silt and clay can cloud the water, harming underwater grasses, fish and shellfish. According to the State of the James report, sediment pollution in the James has shown no improvement over the past two decades, indicating that stronger measures should be taken to restore streamside forests and other buffers that can filter runoff before it enters rivers and streams.
Virginia has made strides, however, in reducing nutrient pollution, as it works to meet limits set by the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load or "pollution diet." The Commonwealth has invested in wastewater treatment, increased funding toward agricultural conservation and focused attention on controlling stormwater runoff.
Learn more about the State of the James or read other river health report cards.
The National Park Service, with support of five states, has designated four rivers – the Susquehanna, Chester, upper Nanticoke and upper James – as new sections of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail.
(Image courtesy Michael Land/National Park Service)
Recognition of these connecting waterways adds 841 miles to the 3,000-mile-long trail and underscores their significance to the history, cultural heritage and natural resources of the Chesapeake region.
Joel Dunn, executive director of Chesapeake Conservancy said, "These [connecting] trails provide a focus around which communities can engage in efforts to increase recreational use of the Chesapeake's great rivers and protect the river corridors and landscapes. This kind of conservation helps communities celebrate their history and culture, protect wildlife habitat, and protect lands that have unique ecological values."
The designation comes after considerable collaboration between the National Park Service, the five states through which these rivers flow, numerous American Indian tribes and strong support of the conservation community. The National Park Service will work closely with these partners to provide technical and financial assistance, manage resources, enhance facilities, and mark and promote interpretive routes along the connecting trails.
Visit the Chesapeake Conservancy's website to learn more about these new rivers and the entire Smith Trail.
The James River Association (JRA) has given Virginia's James River a C in its latest State of the James report, down from a C+ in the last report two years ago, despite rebounding underwater bay grass beds and resurgent shad and eagle populations.
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The State of the James measures four critical indicators of river health: key fish and wildlife species, habitat, pollution, and restoration and protection actions. The river received a 53 percent score, meaning it is just over the halfway point of being fully healthy. However, this score is down 4 percent from two years ago.
The largest score decline was observed in the pollution category, which fell 11 percent from the previous report's score. According to the JRA, progress to reduce nutrient pollution has stalled, and sediment pollution actually increased due to large storms.
"The James River is healthier today than it has been in decades, but the kind of progress we have made toward improving the health of the river is waning," said JRA Executive Director Bill Street. "Unfortunately, unless we redouble our commitment to controlling pollution flowing into the James, we run the real risk of erasing the progress we have worked so hard to achieve."
Visit the JRA's website to learn more about the James River and the State of the James report.
Scientists are examining the possibility that Atlantic sturgeon – a prehistoric fish whose population is so low that it may be listed as an endangered species – may spawn more than once per year in the James River.
In early September, biologists with Virginia Commonwealth University captured a female sturgeon leaking eggs near the confluence of the Appomattox and James rivers. This area may be a place where migrating fish adjust to less salty water before moving upstream to spawn.
If the Atlantic sturgeon is placed on the federal Endangered Species List, the multiple spawning run discovery could increase the amount of time that spawning-age fish are protected each year.
Read this article from the Bay Journal to learn more about Atlantic sturgeon on the James River.
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A partnership between the James River Association, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership and several other organizations has protected from erosion more than 500 acres of tidal freshwater marsh on Herring Creek in Charles City County, Virginia.
The newly protected marsh, known as Ducking Stool Point, is a spit of land located at the confluence of Herring Creek and the James River. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ducking Stool Point provides important habitat for waterfowl, bald eagles, largemouth bass and a number of other birds and fish.
To protect the marsh from further erosion, the partnership installed an 1,825-foot-long structure of sloping stone between the marsh and the James River. Stabilizing Ducking Stool Point will help protect stream habitat for migratory and residential fish species, many of which are recreationally valuable to area residents. The project also protects bald eagles and other wildlife that nest and roost in the area.
The project was completed in November and unveiled at a ceremony this month.
Visit the James River Association's website for more information about the Ducking Stool Point project.


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Yes, it is possible to repair and even regrow your teeth using a completely natural method that is actually based on science. A team of Alberta researchers applied for a patent that claims they created a miniature device that will stimulate the jaw bones and gums around the affected tooth. Using the low intensity ultrasound technology, they claim they were able to regrow the root of a tooth and stimulate tooth grow and repair.
Although the technology is not going to be in your local dental office for a few years, I believe we don't have to wait for it and apply the common sense to do the whole process ourselves. First, we need a low frequency ultrasound source and from all the legally (you can't buy a real ultrasound machine unless you are a doctor) available sources two come to mind.
First is a Novasonic Massager that can generate a sound vibration of 20,000 Hertz. It is not your regular massager and all you have to do is slightly touch the skin and you can feel the sound waves go deep within your body. I have one myself and love using it.
Second device is more sophisticated and you can find them selling on Ebay. The link searches for the Ebay results for "ultrasound massager" and you will see a bunch of them selling from $100 to $150. They are much more powerful then a Novasonic model and can generate up to 3-5 mHz frequency, so be very careful when using one. You should get one that generates only 1-2 mHz, as 3-5 mHz vibrations don't go very far – about 1/8″-1/4″ deep.
So, what I do is I apply the sound waves from the device to my teeth and gums for a few minutes every day and get a gentle but thorough massage this way.
I have a tooth I'd like to regrow. Has this worked for anyone? I want to do this so if any doctors know of cancer risks from ultrasounding your tooth roots and jaw, speak up. Or if the people in Alberta have any tips based on their research, let us know. This from Science Daily:
ScienceDaily (June 28, 2006) — Hockey players, rejoice! A team of University of Alberta researchers has created technology to regrow teeth – the first time scientists have been able to reform human dental tissue. … Using low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS), Dr. Tarak El-Bialy from the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry and Drs. Jie Chen and Ying Tsui from the Faculty of Engineering have created a miniaturized system-on-a-chip that offers a non-invasive and novel way to stimulate jaw growth and dental tissue healing.
"It's very exciting because we have shown the results and actually have something you can touch and feel that will impact the health of people in Canada and throughout the world," said Chen, who works out of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the National Institute for Nanotechnology.
The wireless design of the ultrasound transducer means the miniscule device will be able to fit comfortably inside a patient's mouth while packed in biocompatible materials. The unit will be easily mounted on an orthodontic or "braces" bracket or even a plastic removable crown. The team also designed an energy sensor that will ensure the LIPUS power is reaching the target area of the teeth roots within the bone. TEC Edmonton, the U of A's exclusive tech transfer service provider, filed the first patent recently in the U.S. Currently, the research team is finishing the system-on-a-chip and hopes to complete the miniaturized device by next year.
"If the root is broken, it can now be fixed," said El-Bialy. "And because we can regrow the teeth root, a patient could have his own tooth rather than foreign objects in his mouth." – ScienceDaily
That was years ago. I've written to ask for an update. Here is Dr. El-Bialy's profile including his current work. Here is the patent application for the ultrasound device that can regrow teeth. Ultrasound works to regrow teeth according to this site which does not seem to have been recently updated:
This is about our eighteen month test of using LIPUS to regrow pulp and dentin at an accelerated rate for mature and senior people. The process invigorates the inside of our teeth for increased healthier tissue. The added growth of dentin bolsters the enamel as it was when you were a younger person. In addition to the above an increase of density in mandible bone and upper tooth support solidifies tooth roots. Our experience shows a solid bite equal to that in our teenage years. The ringing of teeth when biting down hard, which we had forgotten entirely, was back again. Professor Paul Sharpe, Head of the Department of Craniofacial Development, King's College London stated: "A key medical advantage of this new technology is that a living tooth can preserve the health of the surrounding tissues much better than artificial prosthesis. Teeth are living, and they are able to respond to a person's bite. They move, and in doing so they maintain the health of the surrounding gums and teeth."
At the present time our technology is at the stage where regrowing teeth is limited to teeth with live roots. The inner part of the tooth, dentin is alive and in regrowing will expand into its initial, youthful proportions. The dentin thereby puts equal pressure on the Enamel part of the tooth as in the younger person. This naturally recurring rejuvenation has a propensity to expel such parts of the tooth enamel which have previously been broken, which may result in its loss. Our experience is based on our use of this methodology and equipment and is now in its third year. Any person planning to use this Canadian LIPUS technique can inquire with questions to our test section. – hopp , lipus.org
There are many sonic massagers online but will any do the job?
A caution I found about ultrasound:
Ultrasound is actually used in surgery to cut through tissue – it is especially helpful in hepatic resections where it cuts parenchyma but spares vessels for individual ligation and division. So ultrasound is not necessarily as benign as might appear at first blush. Need much more data before I'd aim a unit at my skull. Link
It makes sense to me that a little physical damage would trigger regrowth, but this is something you'd want the benefit of research in determining what works and what is safe.
Here are the technical specs that seem best for regrowing teeth:
Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) is a medical technology, generally using 1.5 MHz frequency pulses, with a pulse width of 200 μs, repeated at 1 kHz, at a spatial average and temporal average intensity of 30 mW/cm2, 20 minutes/day.
Applications of LIPUS include:
Promoting bone-fracture healing.
Treating orthodontically induced root resorption.
Regrow missing teeth.
Enhancing mandibular growth in children with hemifacial microsomia.
Promoting healing in various soft tissues such as cartilage, inter vertebral disc.
Improving muscle healing after laceration injury.
Researchers at the University of Alberta have used LIPUS to gently massage teeth roots and jawbones to cause growth or regrowth, and have grown new teeth in rabbits after lower jaw surgical lengthening (Distraction osteogenesis) (American Journal of Orthodontics, 2002). As of June 2006, a larger device has been licensed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada for use by orthopedic surgeons. A smaller device that fits on braces has also been developed but is still in the investigational stage and is not available to the public.


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The government has called on the mobile phone industry to do more to protect handset owners against theft. Alan Campbell, Minister for Crime Prevention, said firms "have a social and a corporate responsibility to tackle crime". Around 2% of British mobile phone users report they have suffered a theft in the last year, although for teenagers the figure is three times higher.
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The insanely popular Lost panel at Comic-Con may be long gone, but you can find enough former castaways to stage a reunion at this year's event. Michael Emerson (Ben), Jorge Garcia (Hurley) and Nestor Carbonell (Richard) will all be here hawking their new shows, and even creator/producer Damon Lindelof will be on hand for the premiere of Cowboys and Aliens and to lend some starpower to ABC's Once Upon a Time panel.
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Armstrong, Keith M., Fuks, Suzon, & Cunningham, James (2002) Access all. [Inter-arts]
Access All was performance produced following a three-month mentorship in web-based performance that I was commissioned to conduct for the performance company Igneous. This live, triple-site performance event for three performers in three remote venues was specifically designed for presentation at Access Grid Nodes - conference rooms located around the globe equipped with a high end, open source computer teleconferencing technology that allowed multiple nodes to cross-connect with each other. Whilst each room was setup somewhat differently they all deployed the same basic infrastructre of multiple projectors, cameras, and sound as well as a reconfigurable floorspace. At that time these relatively formal setups imposed a clear series of limitations in terms of software capabilities and basic infrastructure and so there was much interest in understanding how far its capabilities might be pushed.----- Numerous performance experiments were undertaken between three Access Grid nodes in QUT Brisbane, VISLAB Sydney and Manchester Supercomputing Centre, England, culminating in the public performance staged simultaneously between the sites with local audiences at each venue and others online. Access All was devised in collaboration with interdisciplinary performance company Bonemap, Kelli Dipple (Interarts curator, Tate Modern London) and Mike Stubbs British curator and Director of FACT (Liverpool).----- This period of research and development was instigated and shaped by a public lecture I had earlier delivered in Sydney for the 'Global Access Grid Network, Super Computing Global Conference' entitled 'Performance Practice across Electronic Networks'. The findings of this work went on to inform numerous future networked and performative works produced from 2002 onwards.
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Wallace & Gromit fans rejoice! Aardman's original blend of claymation and gentle humour is well in evidence in this laugh-out-loud funny tale of a rebellious chicken named Ginger (voice of Julia Sawalha, Saffy in Absolutely Fabulous) and her elaborate plans to lead a breakout from a gloomy egg farm.
Writer-directors Nick Park and Peter Lord are wonderfully creative in the touches that illustrate this animated take on a prison movie. Ginger crafts complex escape routes that are diagrammed like American football plays. Human implements have radically different uses for these small animals: egg beaters become digging tools, a badminton shuttlecock doubles as a chicken's wedding veil or Indian headdress, old egg cartons are used as bleacher seats by a couple of mice.
The characters also have vivid individuality, not just in personality, but in physical appearance. We relish the differences between the ditsy chicken Babs (Jane Horrocks, Bubble in Absolutely Fabulous), the fiercely independent Ginger, the evil farm owner Mrs. Tweedy (Miranda Richardson) and her hen-pecked husband. Please forgive the pun.
Above all, the production and distinctive style of the movie make it a great joy to watch. My favorite is the liquids: pouring coffee and dripping rain have a heavy, slow-motion quality not found in nature. Here the chicken have teeth and curtains over their windows, but that's okay.
Lord and Park juxtapose the laughable and the tragic. The silly looking bottom-heavy hens are funny until they're confronted with the possibility of death. A chicken-pie making machine is like a deadly amusement park ride - one of several sequences that showcase the animation to good effect.
Sawalha is wonderfully deadpan as Ginger, who gets exasperated dealing with the hormonal, nervy bunch of females on the farm. Mel Gibson is in his element as Rocky the Rooster, the "lone free ranger" who charms all the "beautiful chicks." I really lost it when he slicked back his rooster comb, for all the world like John Travolta in Grease.
In the grand tradition of all romantic comedies - human or not - Rocky and Ginger strike sparks. If you've ever wondered how to portray sexual tension between two chickens, this movie does as good a job as I could imagine.
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Regular readers of this column know that periodically I write about people who should be famous for the stuff they do. They are generally unsung people who ought to be getting more attention for their work. Well, there's a flipside to all of that, as well. We'll call it people who we could really do without.


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Labor has turned up the heat on the Prime Minister's trustworthiness, citing the children overboard affair as proof that John Howard would say anything to get elected.
In a pre-emptive strike to undermine the promises Mr Howard will make during the election campaign, the ALP yesterday released Truth Overboard - 27 Lies Told By John Howard And Counting.
The dossier lists alleged lies told by Mr Howard since the Coalition won office in 1996 about Medicare, the cost of university degrees, the "never ever" GST, Iraq's elusive weapons of mass destruction, his meetings with the ethanol industry, political advertising and, of course, the children overboard affair.
Last night Mr Howard's office was finalising a response to Labor's accusations. Mr Howard said he would prove the allegations of 27 lies "are themselves lies".
Labor has seized on Mr Howard's credibility as a key vulnerability to exploit before the election.
The issue has returned to the fore since a former Defence bureaucrat said last week that he told Mr Howard just days before the 2001 election that there was no evidence children had been thrown overboard from a boat full of asylum seekers. Mr Howard has repeatedly denied any knowledge that the claims were false.
The Opposition is exploiting these revelations to raise questions about what else it says the Prime Minister might be misleading the public about.
"Can you rely on his word when he talks about things such as funding for public hospitals, about access to higher education, about whether or not he's going to pursue families for family debt issues after the next poll?" the Opposition defence spokesman, Kim Beazley, said on Channel Nine.
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Mr Beazley said voters "ought to be concerned about a Prime Minister with a record of saying and doing anything to get himself elected".
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"That mantle [of truth] has left this Government," Mr Beazley said. "And that is one of the many reasons why change must take place."


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Compulsive gambler Oz (Bonz Malone) lives in a rent-controlled apartment in Brooklyn, N.Y., with his roommate, Ivy-League dropout Ish (Ishmael Butler). Crippled by an unspoken fear of failure, the serial underachievers whittle the hours away playing video games and discussing plans for a band that has yet to leave the realm of the hypothetical. But after they meet graffiti artist Veronica (Anita Kopacz), who challenges them to take action, Oz and Ish must examine themselves for the first time.
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Mr. Hershel Greene, age 82, of Wilkesboro and Deep Gap, passed away Tuesday evening, February 4, 2014 at Watauga Medical Center.
Born July 19, 1931 in Watauga County he was a son of the late Judson and Hettie Wellborn Greene. He was a member of Pilgrim Baptist Church. Hershel was a cattle and timber farmer and co-owner of Millers Creek Lumber Company.
He is survived by his wife Imogene Blackburn Greene, one son Alan Greene, two sisters, Bonita Stewart of Wilkesboro and Carolyn Austin of Boone, and a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Judson and Hettie Wellborn Greene and four brothers; Charles, Troy, Riley and Cline Greene.
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It really is up to you how and when you offer these incentives but make sure that they generate the maximum number of sales possible and also encourage future business. You may want to offer money off vouchers as a Thank You to new customers who have made a purchase with you to ensure they come back to you. You could even offer vouchers to new customers to pass on to their friends. There are endless ways in which you could use vouchers to boost sales and build your customer base.
Sounds Great! How do I offer Vouchers to my customers?
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Click on "Gift Vouchers" and you'll see the "Issue Gift Vouchers" window.
All you need to do is enter the Recipients Name, their Email Address, the amount of the voucher and any message you want to send to your lucky customer. Don't forget to tick the "Voucher Entry Box", which enables a text box in your shopping cart where customers can enter the code for their gift voucher. You can issue up to 200 gift vouchers this way. The currencies are those from your current cart setup.
The Redeem Vouchers section deals with vouchers, which can be issued for use only as part payment of an order. Here you can choose whether the order total needs to be more than the gift voucher and whether the customer needs to pay the remainder before letting them check out. Choose your preferred option and click update settings.
All the Vouchers you issue are logged on this same page to help you keep track of them too.
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You could stand in line at Schwartz, but now that it's been privately bought, I'm not sure how I feel about doing that. Course I've had a lot of Schwartz in my time. A lot a lot.
It will always have a nostalgic hold on my heart, but sometimes I just want a bite of smoked meat. Not a whole sandwich, just a few bites. And I don't want to stand in a crowded line of annoying sight-see-ers.
So I look across the street. Main has been around a while. It's guilty of having used one of the worst fonts ever, but this isn't fontology.
It's famous in it's own right. A longstanding old fashioned deli serving solid smoked meat. In fact, they've probably served the same food, the same way, for a long time. And why shouldn't they? Repeat history if it tastes good.
My sister thought of Main because she recently saw it on the Food Network's "You gotta eat here". Well, then we gotta. We popped in for a quick lunch as we scoffed at the line of tourists waiting at Schwartz.
Service was friendly.
Main is evidently famous for its potato latkes. I'm so sorry, but I will pass on these. I prefer my latkes less dense. These felt more like heavy floury potato patties. And sadly they were a little too charred for my liking. But then again, sour cream masks everything, including burned bits.
Of course the main event was the Main Super Poutine. While pricey at $10 plus, it was o.mazing. You take good old fashioned french fries, a lot of Quebec cheese curds, gravy and then throw on slices of smoked meat and you get big bites of yummy.


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|psn25lats_v3.dat and pss25lats_v3.dat
|psn25lons_v3.dat and pss25lons_v3.dat
|psn12area_v3.dat and pss12area_v3.dat
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|ltln_12n.msk and ltln_12s.msk
|ltln_25n.msk and ltln_25s.msk
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One year earlier, on 02 June 2008, NSIDC switched its SSM/I processing stream from the DMSP-F13 satellite to the DMSP-F15 satellite due to a failing recorder on F13. For continuity, F15 data were acquired and processed from 01 January 2008 until 25 February 2009. On 16 February 2009, however, NSIDC switched its SSM/I processing stream back to the DMSP-F13 satellite due to an issue with the DMSP-F15 SSM/I 22 GHz frequency brightness temperature fields. NSIDC continued to produce the F13 products until further degradation of the SSM/I instrument on 11 May 2009. Processed F13 data are available for the 01 July 2008 through 11 May 2009 time period.
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Valley News Dispatch spotlight athletes: Springdale's Adam Lock, Valley's Allie Aftanas
Adam Lock
Class: Junior
School: Springdale
Sport: Baseball
Report card: The 6-foot-2, 200-pound center fielder only has eight hits this season, but four are for extra bases, including a walk-off grand slam in an 11-10 victory over rival Riverview. Lock has two triples and 10 RBIs. He is also a member of the football team as a tight end and defensive end.
How did it feel to hit the walk-off grand slam?
It was a lot of fun. Honestly, it felt nice being able to put up a good fight against a good team. I'm glad our team kept fighting and we never gave up on each other.
You help create the game program for home games. Does the thought to promote yourself a little more ever cross your mind?
Not really. I'm trying to do it to help out the coach so he has a little less to worry about. I did it so it goes in number order. I do my best to make it look nice for the team.
How have you adjusted to hitting in the cleanup spot after hitting fifth last year?
It's a bit of a bumpy road. I had some trouble earlier in the season adjusting to the way pitchers throw to me. It's just one spot, but they pitch completely different in the order. I got in my head a little too much trying to guess pitches.
According to coach Randy Eaton, you have quite the vertical jump. What stopped you from using it to play basketball?
I played basketball through seventh and eighth grade. I got away from it. I wanted to focus more on football and baseball. I enjoy those more than basketball.
Any college plans yet?
I want to go to a four-year university and major in engineering. I'm not sure which type of engineering or school I'm interested in. I'm still looking around.
Allie Aftanas
Class: Sophomore
School: Valley
Sport: Softball
Report Card: The third baseman is batting .500 on the year, going 13 for 26 with three doubles. She went 7 for 7 in a doubleheader last week against West Shamokin. She's also scored 10 runs on the year for the Vikings.
Did you ever think you would have a day where you went 7 for 7 at the plate?
No, I didn't. I've worked all winter long so that I could hit well, but I never pictured myself going 7 for 7. I still can't believe I did it.
What do you attribute to being so dialed in at the plate that day?
I try to keep the same system every time I go up to bat. If I see a pitch, and lock in on it, I get a feeling, and I know I'll get that hit. I try to get a hit every at-bat, but there was something where I felt really good at the plate.
Did that performance up your goals for the year?
It definitely was a goal that I had to get a hit every at-bat, but this just makes me want to set higher goals for myself to achieve even more.
What would be a more exciting? Robbing someone of an extra-base hit by making a diving catch or hitting an inside-the-park home run?
Robbing someone of an extra-base hit. Hitting an inside-the-park home run is great, but defense is the way you win games.
Do you listen to music before a game and if so name the two songs that are a must-listen on your playlist?
Yes, I do. "Trophies" by Lil Wayne and "All I Do Is Win" by T-Pain.


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On 31st May the fortress fell, and at 3.30 on the morning of 2nd June von Mackensen entered the city.
Meanwhile, Mackensen in Dobrudja was showing extreme activity.
Five days later Mackensen cut the southern line between Lublin and Cholm, and the sides of the triangle were fast closing in.
The mightiest efforts of Mackensen's forces were unable to check him.
When Mackensen left there remained in Rumania only fifty locomotives out of the twelve hundred which she possessed before the war.
This line had been Mackensen's objective from the beginning.
Mackensen is said to be in Servia and pushing south rapidly.
Mackensen had crossed the Danube on the 7th and taken Belgrade on the 9th.
The capture of Przemysl was a great feather in von Mackensen's cap, but it was no great prize.
They seem not to be aware that Mackensen has Zeppelins in Bulgaria.


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Pakistan batsman Abdul Razzaq on the fourth day of the second Test match at the MCG.
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Pakistan allrounder Abdul Razzaq was out of hospital and a chance to play in the third cricket Test against Australia in Sydney, team manager Haroon Rashid said today.
Razzaq, 25, was twice admitted to hospital during the Melbourne Test because of dizziness, shortage of breath and low blood pressure.
He was first admitted on Tuesday morning and returned to hospital yesterday after being dismissed for 19 in Pakistan's second innings.
Australia won the second Test by nine wickets and takes an unassailable 2-0 lead going into the third match, at the SCG starting Sunday.
Haroon said although the team was unsure what Razzaq was suffering from, his condition was improving and he had rejoined his teammates and begun eating.
"He came out of hospital last evening and he was feeling all right, much better," he said.
"We couldn't figure it out. He has come back all clear, but we think it was some sort of fatigue.
"Nobody knows what it was, he was just having severe headaches."
Haroon said Razzaq was a chance to play in Sydney, but Pakistan would have to wait to see how he trained before naming him in the side.
Fast bowler Mohammad Sami and offspinning allrounder Shoaib Malik are still troubled by injury and are unlikely to play.
Sami is suffering from internal bleeding in his heel and has been ordered to rest, while Malik is having trouble batting because of stitches in the webbing of his right hand, which he suffered taking a catch on Tuesday at the MCG.
But captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, who missed the second Test because of a problem with the sacroiliac joint in his lower back, is rated a good chance to return.
"He's been going to treatment and going to the gym and the signs are good, but we won't know until we see how he goes with batting," Haroon said.
Pacemen Mohammad Khalil, who played in the first Test in Perth, and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, the 12th man in Melbourne, will be considered if Sami does not play in Sydney.
If the SCG wicket is expected to spin, legspinning allrounder Shahid Afridi could come into calculations even though he played the last of his 14 Tests two-and-a-half years ago.
The 24-year-old was included in the squad mainly for the one-day series, but could play in Sydney alongside first-choice leggie Danish Kaneria, who has impressed in the series.
Pakistan took the day off today and will fly to Sydney tomorrow.
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