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Volume 26, Number 1
Process Analytical Technology (PAT) and Scalable Automation for Bioprocess Control and Monitoring – A Case Study
by John Nichols, Stuart Preston, Joydeep Ganguly, Gerrit Vogel
This case study provides a comprehensive look at Talecris Biotherapeutics' approach to PAT and automation followed by examples of PAT deployed on a bioprocess. It introduces the concept of integrated and scalable automation, provides a comparison of automation concepts, and explains how the selected automation effectively supports initiatives like PAT.
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Pharmaceutical Facility Upgrades: The Containment Issues
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On-line Particle Counters Provide Detection and Control in Water for Injection (WFI) and Purified Water (PW) Systems
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Interview with Emer Cooke, Head of Sector, Inspections, Veterinary Medicines and Inspections, EMEA
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GAMP® Traceability for GxP Regulated Applications
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Country Profile: Thailand - Jan/Feb 2006
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A Hub Layout Concept for Oral Solid Dosage (OSD) Facilities
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The company said on Monday its $1.1 billion Pilbara Iron Ore Project (PIOP) had received environmental approvals from the Western Australian and federal governments, allowing it to produce up to 15 million tonnes of iron ore per annum.
Flinders Mines is still seeking funding to develop the PIOP, after a takeover bid by a Russian steel maker fell through in July.
The company also needs to finalise arrangements to access infrastructure in the region.
Flinders Mines shares were down 1.25 per cent at 7.9¢ at 3.10pm AEDT.

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New business owners and inspiring entrepreneurs can visit a one-stop-shop Wednesday to meet people who can help their startups grow.
Next week is Global Entrepreneurship Week and, to recognize the day, the Central Texas Business Resource Center is hosting a gathering that will bring professionals who can provide services to those starting or growing their own operations, said Marcus Carr, director of the center.
"What we want to do is bring the resources into one room, so they could show off their products and explain their services to show why they are important to running a small business," said Aimeé Nesse, a business counselor at the center.
Among those professionals will be bankers, lawyers, accountants, marketing and promotion experts and even local printers, Carr said. Other professionals also will be in attendance.
The center refers a lot of entrepreneurs to consult with these professionals, but it's easy not visit them all when you have to drive around town, Nesse said.
"It is like a boost up for them instead of having to travel from agency to agency," she said. "One thing that we wanted to accomplish is to help people not get lost in the mix."
The center will provide an agenda along with some helpful questions for the business owners, Nesse said.
Door prizes include a free one-on-one session with one of the presenters over lunch, Carr said.
That will give entrepreneurs a chance to make a deeper connection and get a little mentorship from the professional, he said.


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An excerpt from the Wings of Legacy newsletter. Read the full Spring 2009 issue here.By 1928, a growing number of women wanted to learn to fly. Many were trained at the Embry-Riddle Flying School in Cincinnati, Ohio, then in its third year of operation. John Paul Riddle believed that women made better pilots than men. In the book, The Sky is Home, Riddle said, "Women have more nerve than men when it comes to flying ... maybe it's because women are (more) naturally nearer to angels than men." With more women entering aviation, one question often asked of Embry-Riddle during its Saturday night "aviation chats" on a local radio station was, "What place is there for women in aviation?" Women were expected to hold jobs in aviation, but mostly occupations that were "outside the actual operations and maintenance departments." Nevertheless, one member of the Embry-Riddle Flying School praised women for their business acumen and believed that a woman in aviation would be "a more valuable and more efficient employee if she knew how to fly."
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President Isabel McKayIn 1939, attorney and aviator John McKay partnered with John Paul Riddle to create a seaplane base in Miami, Fla., called the Embry-Riddle School of Aviation. Operations expanded into several satellite training facilities for military pilots and mechanics during WWII. McKay became president and owner of Embry-Riddle in 1944.After his death in 1951, McKay's wife Isabel took over as the first and only female president and general manager. She served on the board from 1945 until her death in 1972. In 1959, she established the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute as a non-profit Florida corporation. Students on the Daytona Beach campus voted to name a dormitory "McKay Hall" in Isabel's honor.
Susan EmbrySusan H. Embry became the first female vice president of the Embry-Riddle Company in the late 1920s when she purchased one of its Waco No. 9 biplanes. She was the mother of the Embry-Riddle Company's co-founder, T. Higbee Embry. Susan flew as a passenger with John Paul Riddle in the 1926 Ford Air Tour. She was the only woman on the tour. Riddle came in fifth place flying one of the company's Waco No. 9 biplanes and won $1,350.
Miami's Technical SchoolWomen played a key role in the Technical School and Carlstrom Field's Overhaul Division. They received training in the use of precision instruments and in thefundamentals of engine operation. John Paul Riddle hired 300 women to refurbish aircraft wings in Miami. From April 1942 to February 1943, the women overhauled,recovered, and refinished over 200 aircraft, and recovered and repaired hundreds of wings, ailerons, stabilizers, elevators, and rudders.
Miami Seaplane BaseThe original Embry-Riddle Company merged with the Aviation Corporation (AVCO) in 1929 and was later absorbed by American Airways in 1931. John Paul Riddle eventually relocated to South Florida and reestablished the Embry-Riddle Company as a seaplane base in Miami in October 1939. It was run almost entirely by women, also known as the "barnacle pilots." In 1942–43, Ruth Norton served as general manager and flight instructor, along with two other female instructors,Marion Bertram and Pat Grant (one of the first female flight instructors in the country). The chief of the ground school was Pauline Powell. Cay Sillcocks, featured in the photo, was the office manager and registrar of the Miami Seaplane Base.
Union City, Tenn.At the Embry-Riddle Field in Union City, Tenn. in 1942, six women wereemployed as dispatchers. Pictured at right: Women being given their dailyduties at Embry-Riddle Field in Union City.
Carlstrom FieldBy 1943, women played a greater role in keeping Embry-Riddle in operation during WWII when fewer men were available on the home front. They performed duties such as chief dispatcher, radio, Link and drafting instructors, librarian, mimeographer, and postmistress. Above, female personnel are pictured in front of the administration building at Carlstrom Field in Arcadia, Fla. From left to right: Jackie Livingston, Roberta Dudley, Loretta Weaver, Lydia Sammon, Wilda Smithson, Lorean Bond, Betty Vickers, Margaret Kent, Maude Dykes, Kay Bramlitt, Norma Tucker, and Edna Poston.
São Paulo, BrazilIn 1943, Embry-Riddle established the first aviation school in São Paulo, Brazil, the Escola Técnica de Aviação. Parachute rigging courses were taught by female instructors. On the far left in this photo is Ann Thilmony, who originally worked for Embry-Riddle at Chanute Air Field in Rahtoul, Ill., during WWII teaching parachute rigging. She accepted an offer from Embry-Riddle to relocate to the new school in Brazil to teach parachute rigging and English.


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I have a 01 325ci this noise started a month back and i look around but i cant find anyone else with the same problem maybe someone else has had this same problem
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It's either your belt tensioner/idler pulley or both. You should replace both at the same time. Check the DIY's on how to do this.
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I had a loud schreeching noise that was intermittent and did not increase with engine speed. One day the noise went away. The next day disaster struck. Lost my belt and 2 pulleys. Hydraulic tensioner was fine but the one pulley was missing the other was bitten up.Hope this helps
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either you have a mouse under your hood or like they said, check your belts, pulleys, and tensioner. you could have oil on your belt, or it could be cracked. it could also be something that's become missaligned. PS pump, alternator, AC compressor. that's my best guess.
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The Newcastle Journal has revealed the color coding at Newcastle for the three groups of players we had talked about yesterday – purple are the top players – reds are the developing players like Gael Bigirimana, who are just behind the first team and coming through quickly, and then for the younger group – that Kevin Mbabu is part of – the color is blue.
Moussa Sissoko – naming rights helped to buy this player
Now that we know the actual color coding we may be able to speak intelligently about the three groups in the future – maybe. 😀
We've been awash with Derek LLambias interviews for the last couple of days, as the top executive at Newcastle has given exclusive interviews to both the Evening Chronicle and the Journal and he has talked about a wide range of subjects, and it's good Derek has done that – and we hope it's a sign he'll be talking more to the fans in the future.
And the MD has talked about the naming right, and he says the money it has generated helped the club pay out £1.8M for a certain Moussa Sissoko – who already looks a fabulous player at Newcastle.
This is more of what Derek Llambias has said today in the Journal:
"Take the naming rights, for example. It's such a contentious issue – we understood that but what we were trying to do was bring a player onto the pitch. Look at Sissoko, the naming rights have helped pay for him." "That's money we didn't have. If you look at it – we've signed Sissoko and the name of the stadium is now back to St James' Park."
"That wasn't bad business. It is what it is, it's the future. Our size of club just can't compete with the Chrysler deals (Man U). We just can't do it." "We don't have that global reach yet. Over the next few years we need to expand into that market and that's really what our concentration is. How do we build that global market?"
"That's about bringing in different partners and getting our brand out there a little bit more. Worldwide we have three-and-a-half million fans, Man United have 350M and sell 1.2M shirts." "That's what it is – the reality is there's massive gaps between us and them. How do we close that gap?"
"We don't get there by throwing money at it because we can't." "We haven't got enough money so we have to get there by building slowly, building solid foundations. The club is always going to be safe, financially safe. It's got to be like that."
""But we're not easy sellers, we're known for that. And these are all big players." "We will trade. If we lose a player, we will bring one in of that standard. That's just normal trading for us." "The remit for us is that Alan needs a number of players into the team that he can draw on for the various competitions."
"That's our game plan." "You can't have too many players that are first-team players sitting on the bench, there's a balance, you need to have players just behind them pushing the first team." "Having a responsibility for this club, you're always going to be open to some form of criticism."
"I do occasionally read the comments on the blogs and on the local paper websites – I understand some of that." "But I was on the train this week and a couple of guys came up to me and started talking to me." "They appreciated what we were doing and that we're trying to do something the club's not done before financially." "This club needs to be solid. It needs to be solid, not just financially, but as a team – a management team. We think we're getting there."
Notice that when LLambias talks about the money from the naming rights, it's the money the club are getting from Wonga to change the stadium name back to St. James' Park – and as Derek says – that wasn't a bad piece of business, and it's still unclear to us whether Sports Direct paid Newcastle anything for changing the name of the stadium for about a year.
And since they still have their Sports Direct hording all over the place at the stadium, hopefully the company is paying Newcastle for all the advertising they are getting – but we're not sure what the facts are on that.
But we just hope that after the fours years have been completed by Wonga – that the naming right are not put up for sale again – and we'll have some silly name that replaces St. James' Park.
We hope that doesn't happen – but we cannot be sure.
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Research on mixing it up earns MIT scholarship
Research on mixing it up earns MIT scholarship
A University of Auckland engineering undergraduate has earned a PhD scholarship to one of the world's most prestigious universities after discovering inconsistencies in the way we measure mixed ingredients.
Joey Gu, 21, graduates today with a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Chemical and Materials Engineering and will begin his PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the city of Cambridge in the United States in August.
Around ten non-US-based students are offered a full PhD scholarship in Chemical Engineering at MIT each year but it is around five years since a student from Australasia was invited.
"Acceptance rates at MIT are quite low so it's an amazing opportunity for me," Joey says. "There will be some very ambitious goals in terms of the research so I'm excited to be a part of it."
Joey's final year project has been published in a major academic journal, something quite rare for an undergraduate, says Professor John Chen of the University of Auckland's Faculty of Engineering.
"Joey is very immersed in his work and will make an excellent engineering scientist," Professor Chen says.
Joey's research looked at the indexes used to measure "mixedness", a scientific concept used to measure how well ingredients are mixed together, for example breakfast cereal. Joey's research discovered some indexes have been subject to incorrect interpretation because of their different baseline assumptions.
Joey also researched the Gini coefficient, an index economists use to measure income parity. He found the Gini coefficient, and other mixing indexes used in engineering could be used to measure a much wider range of dispersed elements, for example ecologists could use it to measure species diversity.
"No-one had done a comparative study of this before," Professor Chen says.
Along with a passion for research, Joey's main ambition is to teach.
"I would like to stay in academia, I'm really interested in teaching because I like the idea of sharing knowledge with others, knowledge that can transform people's lives," he says.


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Sherman - Funeral services for Wilson "Pookey" Cole will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, January 25 at Waldo Funeral Home. Rev. Ken Dacus of the VIctory Missionary Baptist Church will officiate. Burial with military honors will follow at West Hill Cemetery with grandsons Roy Farrow, Robert Cole, David Cole, Pat Just and Steve Wiggins serving as pallbearers.
Mr. Cole passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at the age of 88 in the Royse City Health and Rehab Center.
Wilson Harold Cole was born on December 25, 1921 near Tom Bean, to the late Robert W. and Flora Bell (Frazier) Cole. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps in August 1942. While serving in the Samoan Islands, he was wounded and received the Purple Heart. After his discharge from the military in November 1944, Pookey and Gladys Burden were married on February 26, 1945 in Sherman.
He worked for Texas Power and Light as a lineman from 1945 to 1980. During retirement, he owned and operated Pookey Cole Electric. An avid outdoorsman, Pookey and Gladys often enjoyed fishing together at Sherman Country Club. They had been married nearly 62 years when Gladys passed away in January 2007. Pookey was a member of the Sherman Country Club, the Masonic Lodge, and Victory Missionary Baptist Church.
Mr. Cole is survived by one son, Robert Ray Cole and his wife, Linda, of Royse City; one daughter, Betty Farrow and husband, Dwayne, of Caddo Mills; one brother, Virgil "Pete" Cole of Sherman; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and one great-granddaughter, Hannah Elizabeth Cole.
The family will receive friends from 3-5 p.m. Sunday at Waldo Funeral Home.
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By the time that sophomore Daniel Barbero (Bronx/Lehman High School) hangs up his cleats this season, he may own virtually every single-season offensive mark in the Hudson Valley Community College baseball record book. Barbero finished with six hits in leading Hudson Valley (23-15) to a doubleheader sweep of Genesee Community College (7-16) at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium earlier today. Hudson Valley won the opener 13-0 and the nightcap 10-0.
Barbero, currently hitting .492 on the season, has tied or set three major offensive records and is on the verge of establishing more. He currently has 64 hits and eight home runs, which tie the single-season marks that were set by current University at Albany catcher Jason Martin last year. He poked his 11th triple of the season in today's opener, surpassing the old mark of 10 triples by Silvestre Castro in 1991.
Not only did Barbero go three-for-four in each of today's games, he also pitched a complete game, one-hit, shutout in the opener to lead the Vikings. He struck out five and walked one.
Freshmen Jonathan Callahan (Schenectady/Schenectady High School) and Rashad Barksdale (Hudson/Hudson High School) each finished three-for-three with three RBI in the opener for Hudson Valley. Sophomore Michael Harrington (Troy/Troy High School) finished two-for-three with a double and an RBI.
Freshman pitcher Rafael Espinal (New York/George Washington High School) allowed only one hit over six innings to pick up the win for Hudson Valley in the second game. He fanned seven Genesee batters.
Harrington was two-for-three at the plate and freshman Ryan Gijon-Owen (Puebla, Mexico/Bowie High School) hit a two-RBI double for the Vikings in the nightcap.
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As far as I know, the concepts you list more to do with compositing, not so much with making your images look their best.

For the latter I would start with cropping (which is mostly about a few concepts of design rather than technical skills), then adjusting color and value range (curves/levels and color cast correction), then sharpening and other sorts of filters to improve overall image quality.

After that (getting an introduction to layers in the process) to cover selections and paths which give you the means to apply some of the above techniques to specific portions of the image.

Although I sort of know how to do the second portion of stuff, it is very tedious for me and I could probably use some help / hints.

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For the approach, I want to hint that going back and forth learning a little and practicing a little with guidance on examples might be the better way. Because in recent intro to Blender workshop at Noisebridge I got a great sense of what the software could and should do for me but when I tried it myself I got lost and frustrated at that point and dropped it. Sometimes interaction with the teacher helps in a small group but sometimes it is not enough, maybe depending on how much you know to start with and if you are used to a different style of approach (such as experience with the Photoshop way not like the Gimp way). In the Blender case I knew nothing to start with if that makes any difference, but in some other circumstances it has been more of the other sort of confusion (in Science / Computing) which has sometimes interfered with learning from others -- where I think there has to be more back and forth sharing/ cooperation rather than teacher/ student orientation)

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On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 1:32 PM, Just Duncan <email@example.com> wrote:

 I guess I fall in the variation of the latter, being I'm not sure I fully grasp the concepts behind photo editing... specifically layers, boundaries, filters, paths & alpha (though I think I sort of got the latter down). I've read the help pages, but people learn things differently.

For example, say I've never snow skied and wanted to learn how. Some people might read about it on the internet first, some might want to watch others first, some might want to learn by someone auditorily telling them how to do it first, and others might just get on some skies and do it first. Each of these ways has it's own pluses and minuses and people vary in their preferences. Ultimately, getting in and just doing it is required, but learning the basic concepts first can be much more efficient.

In other words, let's not confuse the desire to learn with not having had the opportunity to learn, have someone knowledgeable nearby when they were "figuring it out", etc.. I think a short class on the underlying concepts would be most excellent! :-)

On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 2:43 PM, Corey McGuire <email@example.com> wrote:

 I'd be willing to help. I use GIMP exclusively, but I'm not a graphics geek by any stretch. I use inkscape as much or less for graphic work than I do for laser/plasma cutting.

GIMP is easy. I think people who don't like it fall in to two categories, people who don't want to learn something new or people who don't want to learn the concepts behind photo editing. OSS tools are built for people who are unencumbered by limits to their desire to learn.

On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 9:13 PM, Kelly <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:

 I use gimp exclusively. I'd be up for doing some tutorial. Can we make
 a wiki page where people can request things? I know Gimp but I don't
 know know how to teach a software class...

 We could just have a mutual worktime workshop.

 -Kelly

 PS. I know some inkscape as well.

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Unveiling the proposal at a national rail summit in Melbourne yesterday, Mr Anderson said it would deliver improved interstate track infrastructure, better track management and a dedicated freight path into Sydney from Melbourne.
Australia's whole rail network needed fixing to handle the switching of freight movements from the road system to the rail network, he said.
"Land transport volumes are likely to double over the next 20 years," he said.
"It can't all go on our roads."
Unions may be concerned about job losses that might result from moving freight from road to rail, Mr Anderson said.
"But if rail continues to die there'll be less jobs," he said.
"If we can revitalise it [rail] there'll be many, many more jobs and opportunities."
Mr Anderson said the $870 million investment would bring the rail network to the point where it could seriously win market share of freight movements from roads and justify further heavy investment that needed to follow.
"We've got to fix rail, but it really is one minute to midnight," he said.
"If we can't get a seamless interstate track network, which is what this is all about, and lift freight volumes on the north-south corridor, it will be impossible to do it any further down the road."
The funding for the proposed investment over five years would come from the federal and state governments, the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) and the private sector.
The Commonwealth-owned ARTC owns or leases the interstate rail network linking Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.
Mr Anderson said the investment depended on the ARTC obtaining the lease over the NSW interstate lines.
The Federal Government and the ARTC have submitted the proposal to the NSW Government for consideration.
NSW would free itself of huge capital requirements by leasing the tracks to the ARTC, Mr Anderson said.
"The ARTC lease proposal is extremely important, given that the north-south freight corridor carries the highest volumes of freight in Australia," he said.
Only 15 per cent of freight on the corridor was now carried by rail, compared with almost 80 per cent on the east-west corridor.
"The investment program would deliver enormous benefits for the rail industry, road users and the economy," Mr Anderson said.
The lease proposal includes an option for the ARTC to access NSW rail corridors needed for the proposed inland rail project from Melbourne to Brisbane.
"If we can get this right, it's the best shot we've had at serious revitalisation of rail we've had for a century," Mr Anderson said.
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If you want to suggest games we should predict next week (Feb. 3-9) tweet us @lohudinsider and @lohud_defran — hashtag it #GOTW.
Dan and I were a little spotty last week. I finished 3-2 and he was 2-3. We both missed on Peekskill-Putnam Valley and Iona Prep-Stepinac. Dan also went against Pearl River on its home floor — a pick that proved to be costly for our young prognosticator.
Despite a quiet week in terms of volume, there's plenty of quality games over the coming days. It really heats up Friday afternoon and Saturday, as you'll see below. You also have Mount Vernon and New Rochelle meeting for the first time since last year's famous Class AA final and a rematch of Carmel-Mahopac just five days after the Indians won at home, 68-51.
Here's a look at who we like this week:
2013-14 Records —
Josh: 28-8 (3-2 last week)
Dan: 26-10 (2-3 last week)
Mount Vernon at New Rochelle, 4 p.m. —
Josh's pick: Mount Vernon, 77-56. With its team depleted and its confidence hit, I'm not sure New Ro will have what it takes to keep this one close. Mount Vernon hasn't scored much against good teams this season, but can the Huguenots be good enough defensively to hold the Knights in the 50s and hang in the game? I'm not so sure. Couple that with plenty of added incentive and I think Mount Vernon will start and finish strong.
Dan's pick: Mount Vernon, 65-52. Yes, I'm sure all the players on Mount Vernon will tell you that last season is in the past and this is a new team with a new identity. Still, I'd bet my next paycheck the first game they looked for when the schedule was released was when they would face New Rochelle for the first time. Mount Vernon will be way too motivated for this game to let it slip away. I think the Knights jump on the Huguenots early and never look back.
Mahopac at Carmel, 4 p.m. —
Josh's pick: Mahopac, 55-52. I think you'll see Carmel keep this one close throughout. Mahopac outscored the Rams by 16 points in the second half on Saturday, but this time Carmel will be home and fueled by its crowd. This is a rivalry where emotion is important. Plus, the talent gap between these teams is more narrow than you might think.
Dan's pick: Mahopac, 62-57. After a sloppy start, Mahopac dominated the last meeting between these two. Tensions will certainly be high as it'll be the first time the Indians' R.J. Martinez is playing on his former home court in an opposing team's jersey. Still, both teams will already know what to expect, and Mahopac is just too good to let this one slip away.
White Plains at Mount Vernon, 5 p.m. —
Josh's pick: Mount Vernon, 66-59. I think you'll see a little bit higher scoring game in the rematch with the forgiving rims and backboards at Mount Vernon High School. As Dan points out, Mount Vernon should be in better form than last time when it was in the midst of a very quiet stretch of the schedule. Again, if White Plains wins, I think it comes down to outside shooting. Mount Vernon shut down the Tigers at the 3-point line last time, but Jordan Tucker and Mike DeMello will need to shoot effectively. Personally, I think the Knights are too strong defensively.
Dan's pick: Mount Vernon, 57-50. The Tigers' inside presence is improving, but the Knights' front line is just too big to pick against. Mount Vernon also has the benefit of having a few more games under its belt this time around (last time these two teams played the Knights had a long stretch without games leading up to the match). An exceptional shooting performance could turn things in the Tigers favor, but that might be a bit of a long shot against such a stout defense.
Saturday, at Coaches vs. Cancer Week Tip-Off Classic, Beacon High School
Putnam Valley vs. Our Lady of Lourdes, 12 p.m. —
Josh's pick: Lourdes, 58-55. This is a very difficult game to call and will go a long way toward showing us how far Putnam Valley has come. The Tigers were dominated by Lourdes last year at the County Center, but they bring back the more experienced team. Still, Kyle Santoro and Justin Rynders give the Warriors some skill and experience. I think that will be enough for a close win close to home for Lourdes.
Dan's pick: Putnam Valley, 54-47. This Tigers' team really seems determined to get revenge on all the tough losses they took last season (see Wednesday's win against Peekskill for Exhibit A). None, though, hurt more than Putnam Valley's loss in the Class B sectional final to Lourdes last season. With the Warriors bumping up to A, this will be Putnam Valley's one chance to exact some revenge from last season.
Peekskill vs. Poughkeepsie, 2 p.m. —
Josh's pick: Peekskill, 74-67. Before Peekskill won in last year's season opener, Poughkeepsie had beat the Red Devils in four straight, including the 2012 Class A semis. The Pioneers have shown flashes of improvement, but they are young and have lacked consistency. Peekskill is experienced, but that hasn't prevented the Red Devils from fighting the same bug. It's impossible to guess which teams will show up. I'll take Peekskill and its higher upside.
Dan's pick: Peekskill, 56-49. Although both teams aren't having fantastic seasons, I think its for different reasons. The Pioneers are just having a down season. Peekskill has the talent, but just can't seem to get it together. With sectionals just around the corner, something's got to give. I'll give the edge to the Red Devils, who, in my eyes, still have the pieces to be a contender in A.
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Bob Chernuta had one of those days last winter that seemed too good to be true.
He's a steelhead guide from Finleyville, operator of Angler's Choice Guide Service, who does most of his business in the fall, when the steelhead runs begin in earnest, conditions are easiest and most anglers think of fishing.
But he and a friend traveled north during winter to cast a few lines of their own.
They stopped at Elk Creek; it was high and muddy. Twentymile was more of the same. Then, they went to Sixteenmile Creek.
"Sixteenmile looked a little greener. It was still high, but it wasn't brown like the others," Cherbuta said. "We got down in there and found a whole pool of fresh fish. And I think we caught every one of them.
"I know you hear stories like that all the time, of guys saying they just killed them, but we did."
Days like that might be special, but the truth -- somewhat overlooked though it -- is that the months of January through March offer quality steelhead fishing.
"If the tributaries are open, and not covered with ice, the fishing can actually be very good," said Chuck Murray, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission's Lake Erie research biologist.
"The fishing pressure is about half what it is early in the fall, and catch rates are about double. There's almost an inverse relationship between the two."
Catching winter steelhead can be different, though.
Uniontown's Mark DeFrank of DeFrank's Flies and Guide Service said most of the remaining fish are dark-colored males that have been in streams for weeks or months. They stack up in deeper holes and catching them requires precision.
"It's almost like you have to get your fly right in their face," DeFrank said. "They're not going to go two feet to take a bait. They're lethargic and conserving energy, so you've got to get right on them."
Randy Leighton, a deputy waterways conservation officer with the Fish and Boat Commission, said bait anglers should think small to entice fish. Shiners drifted with the current are a good bet, he said, as are single cured eggs and grubs fished on a size 16- or 18-egg hook.
"Working micro jigs can be very productive this time of year, especially the marabou variety, as they have a natural movement of their own. They can be effective alone or with a tipped grub or maggot," Leighton said.
Anglers should expect any hits they get to be light, to the point of sometimes being almost imperceptible, he added.
The best winter fishing often comes when the weather is mildest. Fishing when water temperatures climb into the 40s or even 50s is very productive, DeFranks said.
"At other times of year, early and late in the day is oftentimes the best time to fish. In winter, you can see the best fishing in mid-afternoon, when the sun is high, or later in the day, after the sun has had a chance to warm the water," Murray added.
And sometimes, you just have to get out on the water and see what happens, as Chernuta did, and will again.
"I'll get the bug here in a few weeks and go fishing, probably in February," he said. "You may have to walk a little more to find fish that are more scattered, but you can go out and have some days up there in winter."Additional Information:
Winter fishing tips
-- Dress in layers. You can't catch fish unless you can keep warm enough to stay on the water, so wear multiple layers of clothing to trap body heat.
-- Carry Chapstick. It will not only keep your lips from chapping, but smearing some on the guides of your fishing rod will keep them from freezing shut with ice.
-- Carry different baits. Sometimes, fish that will let one bait float by will strike the next, so long as it's something different. Don't let the thought of exposing fingers to cold air keep you from changing baits periodically.
-- Wear cleats. Most times, felt-bottomed waders are best. In winter, with snow and ice, consider cleats instead.


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Though not officially illegal, women aren't allowed behind the wheel. A handful of protesters are trying to change that.
Transit "branding," from a system's logos to its stations, can have a real impact on riders.
New logic from one of the country's most conservative "scholars."
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The outcome gives the party a two-thirds parliamentary majority that enables President Robert Mugabe to amend the constitution.
Mr Mugabe said it was a moment of great joy - but the opposition has accused his party of fixing the ballot.
Election observers from southern Africa have postponed their statement on the fairness of the election.
They are reported to have said this was in order to investigate a number of discrepancies.
But the South African observer mission has said the vote reflected the will of the people.
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Zanu-PF won 78 of the 120 contested seats, according to final results issued by the chief election officer.
Under Zimbabwean law, Mr Mugabe has the power to appoint another 30 MPs in the 150-seat chamber, giving Zanu-PF a two-thirds majority.
"This is a moment of victory for my party and the victory of my party translates itself, naturally, into a victory for our country," the 81-year-old president said.
The MDC has dismissed the poll as a fraud, citing evidence of ballot stuffing and highlighting flaws in the electoral system.
Party leader Morgan Tsvangirai the results did not reflect "the will of the people".
Another senior MDC member said the party had decided to call a one-day national strike in protest - although the date has yet to be decided.
Britain, America, human rights groups and other observers, have said the election was not free and fair.
Election monitors from the Southern African Development Community ( SADC) were due to report on Saturday.
But they reportedly postponed their announcement, saying there are major queries over a quarter of the polling stations and they further investigation are needed.
Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme that he rejected claims that the election was "flawed".
"These were the most free and fair elections in the world," he said.
In 2000, Zanu-PF won a majority of seats but fell short of a two-thirds majority which allows the constitution to be changed.
Mr Mugabe has long said he wanted to amend the constitution to establish a second parliamentary chamber.
Critics accuse him of wanting to pack the chamber with his own supporters to extend his influence after he retires.