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EMDAS 2011 - March (Confliction) Entry Thread
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2011-03-11, 08:13
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Since there are too many excellent works this time round, I've had no choice but to turn in something really bad
. I hope to hit the spot where it's bad enough to actually be good.
Also, if your eyes start bleeding after reading this, please seek medical attention.
The Most Difficult Decisions
"Hey you! You seem to be enjoying yourself, eh?" shouted the twintailed girl in the mecha suit.
Arata had been caught in an extremely compromising position. Indeed it appeared to be an enviable situation, for he was somehow lying on the floor, with the class representative pressed on top of him. And she was dressed only in a bathrobe. But appearances deceived, for Arata's mind was in great conflict.
Really, he was now considering a difficult question. It was a weighty decision, something that he had been unable to resolve for the longest of times. "How can I possibly choose?" he thought. "Was it all a mistake?"
Everything began two years ago.
Meh, here's another one, the devil thought. Then he sighed a sulfurous sigh. The boy didn't look all that smart- quite the opposite actually- and would probably not prove much of a challenge to manipulate. But then again, the fun didn't lie in the mind games, but in the twisting of consciences.
Yes, offer them the chance to buy their heart's desire with a moment's sin, and watch them squirm and wrangle with themselves for the rest of their lives. A moment of pleasure for the buyer, a lifetime of entertainment for the seller. Better yet if the incentive was only marginally more attractive than the cost; then they would justify to themselves that their choice was not wrong, and yet never quite succeed to erase their doubt.
"What do you desire?" the devil asked Arata.
"C-can you truly grant my wishes? Truly?" said the teenager, with both hesitance and eagerness in his voice.
"Everything is possible, if you do but pay the price. A small tithe is all I requ-"
And to the fiend's surprise, the foul deal was forged in a fantastically fast record of 30 seconds.
What an idiot, the devil thought. What an absolute fool, agreeing even before the contract was set! How much easier could the job be? Still, the details remained, but what were details to devils?
The devil studied the teenager carefully with unearthly vision. Besides being inadequate in the mental department, he was also utterly unremarkable in every other aspect; looks, athletic ability, social skills, family background, special talents, all average or below average. He was indecisive and spineless too. What an interesting specimen, if only because he was uninteresting to the extreme!
Epic fail, in mortal words. No wonder he agreed so readily.
The devil then pondered over the choice of sins to force Arata to commit. Murder was of course always popular, except that those stories always ended so soon. The old ones had such brutal tastes, always about violent delights and violent ends. He preferred finer courses; it had to be something more subtle. Perhaps the crimes of the heart? Fitting, for this one so unacquainted with such affairs.
And so the words were etched onto the invisible contract.
"Now, state your one true desire."
There was a pause. "L-love." Arata said hesitantly.
A small grin appeared on the devil's face. What a small desire, and ironically one that would ultimately be shattered by the weight of sin.
"Very well, it will be s-"
"Wait, no! She must be cute!"
"Urg. Ok, it wil-"
"No, cute will wear out! She must be sexy! Yes, she must be sexy!"
"Ok, then -"
"Hmm wait a minute- looks aren't everything! It's better if I know her well already- so let her be a childhood friend?!"
"Is that your final -"
"Now that I think of it, that's not so important. But I would like intelligent girls, honor student perhaps? Good at sports and studies..."
And he went back and forth for ten hours, constantly changing his fickle mind, weaving from twintailed childhood friends to mysterious esper transfer students to shy librarian girls to outgoing class representatives. This was quite exasperating for the devil, who was bound by mystic forces to listen to this endless babble.
"Why don't you just get a cat." the devil uttered in annoyance.
"... A cat is fine too..."
At the end of thirty hours Arata had yet to come to a decision. Yes, not even one single decision. Instead the list of "true" desires he considered increased limitlessly; "I should be an ace pilot in a mecha academy", "A student trying to become a movie director", "Student council vice-president", "A ronin working as the manager of a girls dormitory", "A magical-zombie-boy", "A teacher at a magic academy", "God of gaming". Nevermind the fact that many of these desires could not be fulfilled without seriously warping the fabric of reality (quite beyond the devil's powers); it was the sheer fact that these wishes were the most ridiculous SERIOUS requests he had heard! And many of them contradicted with each other!
The nonsense barrage kept coming in- where, where did he get those ideas!?!?!
With superhuman endurance he lasted one week. No, not Arata, but the devil. At that juncture all he wanted to jam his horned head repeatedly into the nearest wall. But unfortunately all the nearby walls had already been destroyed. He could not hold out any longer...
"OK, OK! YOU WIN! I'LL GRANT YOU THOSE, OR WHATEVER SUBSET THAT DOESN'T BREAK REALITY! JUST GET LOST... I can't take it anymore...."
Back to the present, Arata was struggling with inner conflict, oblivious to the dangerous situation around him. But his inner thoughts were loud and clear.
"Childhood friend or class representative? Twintails or hime cut? Flat chest or D cup? TSUNDERE OR GENKI GIRL? CUTE OR SEXY? CAT UNDERWEAR OR... OR.... NOTHING? I am in despair! I am truly in despair! Hahahahaha!"
His mad laughter echoed throughout the room.
"...F-Flat c-chest!? CAT UNDERWEAR? DIE, YOU PERVERT!", screamed the girl as she used a shining punch to propel Arata upwards, through the wall, then the ceiling, and finally into the sky...
"I finally understand... I finally understand! The most difficult of decisions are those between a good and another good. HAHAHAHAHA...."
The sound of his laughter continued to be heard as he spiraled through the atmosphere.
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Christiansen, C. L., & Heise, G. D. (2006). The acute effects of static stretching on human hopping performance. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 38(5), Supplement abstract 1686.
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Disconfirmation of Whiteheads Relativity Theory -- A Critical Reply
by Dean R. Fowler
Dean B. Fowler is completing his Ph.D. at the Claremont Graduate School with a dissertation on the impact of Einsteins relativity theory on Whiteheads doctrine of God. The following article appeared in Process Studies, pp. 288-290, Vol. 4, Number 4, Winter, 1974. Process Studies is published quarterly by the Center for Process Studies, 1325 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA 91711. Used by permission. This material was prepared for Religion Online by Ted and Winnie Brock.
Robert Andrew Ariel has presented a concise and simplified account of Clifford Wills work "disproving" Whiteheads theory of relativity. It is an accurate presentation of that work as well as of Wills interpretation of Whiteheads theory. However, Ariels article lacks both a critical evaluation of Wills "empirical test" and a critical understanding of Whiteheads theory. The purpose of this short reply is to correct these two weaknesses in Ariels article and to caution against too hasty a rejection of Whiteheads theory of relativity (and with it his philosophy of nature) as a viable and living alternative to Einsteins proposal. Accordingly, I will discuss (1) the physics of Wills test and (2) the philosophical aspects of the controversy.1
Ariels article leaves the impression that an actual physical experiment was performed. This is not the case. To find the experimental limit on the variations of the gravitational constant (anisotropy in G), Will interpreted existing gravimeter data, ignoring all accelerations too small to be related to the galactic center mass. Regarding this data, he states that "we have not attempted a detailed analysis of the tidal data or of models of the Earths interior, and we have been somewhat cavalier in our treatment of uncertainties" (2:145). Although "cavalier," his interpretation of the existing data is reasonable.
The weakness of Wills approach lies in the simplified model of the universe which he uses in calculating Whiteheads "prediction." The prediction depends on the model of the universe used. To calculate the local gravitational constant according to Whiteheads theory, Will assumes that all the mass of our galaxy (1011 solar masses) is concentrated at a point 20,000 light-years from the earth -- the distance of the earth from the center of the galaxy. However, with a more realistic model in which the mass is smeared throughout the galaxy, Whiteheads prediction is altered by a factor of 100, greatly diminishing the divergence between his prediction and Wills experimental limit. Also, if one takes account of the mass of the universe outside our own galaxy (such as Andromeda), Whiteheads theory predicts a different result. This demonstrates that Whiteheads theory, like Einsteins, is sensitive to the cosmological model employed in making calculations. To settle the issue between the two formulae would require far more detailed work than has yet been done.
More important than the physics of Wills article is the philosophical interpretation of Whiteheads theory. It was Whiteheads purpose in The Principle of Relativity to offer an alternative interpretation of relativity equivalent to Einsteins predictions; consequently, the real issue between Whitehead and Einstein is philosophical not physical. Whitehead anticipated that in the future, as in the past, given scientific theories would be superseded by more comprehensive theories:
If the above formula gives results which are discrepant with observation, it would be quite possible with my general theory of nature to adopt Einsteins formula, based upon his differential equations, for the determination of the gravitational field. (R 84)
The crucial issue is Whiteheads theory of nature. This theory may be applied equally well to other laws of gravitation. Whitehead offers, in fact, four such laws.
Will is not sensitive to the philosophical aspects of Whiteheads theory. Wills interpretation of Whiteheads law of gravitation is based on the work of Synge. While Synge presents a mathematically accurate translation of Whiteheads theory, he misinterprets Whiteheads philosophy of nature. Synges attitude is captured in the introduction to one of his lectures:
. . . if the philosophy is only a wrapping for physical theory, then the mathematical physicist can take a savage joy in tearing off this wrapping and showing the hard kernel of physical theory concealed in it. Indeed there can be little doubt that the oblivion in which this work of Whitehead lies is due in no small measure to the effectiveness as insulation of what a physicist can in his ignorance describe only as the jargon of philosophy. The account of Whiteheads theory given in these lectures is emphatically one in which the philosophy is discarded and attention directed to the essential formulae. (1:2)
The interpretation of Whiteheads theory is crucial in the context of Wills work, since the heart of his criticism against Whitehead is based on the supposed prior geometry embodied in Whiteheads theory.
Whitehead, while maintaining a uniform geometry, did not claim that the geometrical structure is prior. Whitehead, in fact, emphasizes that geometry is an outgrowth of the relationships among actual events. That is, actual occasions are ontologically prior to geometry. According to the Will-Synge interpretation of Whiteheads theory, gravitational forces are propagated along straight lines determined by the prior geometry, while electromagnetic waves are deflected by the contingencies of the universe. This restriction in the propagation of gravity produces the variations in the gravitational constant. While this is an acceptable interpretation of the mathematical formula of Whiteheads law of gravitation, it does not express the demands of Whiteheads philosophy of nature.2 For Whitehead, gravitational effects share in the contingency of nature. The uniformity of nature expressed in the geometry of Minkowski space-time applies only to "cognizance by relatedness" (presentational immediacy in PR). "Cognizance by adjective" (causal efficacy in PR) does not demand uniformity. Consequently, Whiteheads philosophy of nature does not demand that gravity is propagated along the straight lines of a prior geometry, and hence the value of the gravitational constant is not a function of the prior geometry as Will and Ariel claim. This fact should be obvious from Whiteheads separation of geometry and physics.
Since Whiteheads formulae as they stand have not been disconfirmed and since Whitehead was quite prepared to adjust them to take account of new data, the real issues between Einstein and Whitehead are not physical but philosophical. No empirical test can decide the issue of the adequacy of Whiteheads basic theory of relativity. This issue must be settled on other grounds. Currently there is considerable interest in correlating relativity theory with quantum mechanics. The efforts made in this direction tend to support Whitehead rather than Einstein.3
1. John L. Synge. The Eielativity Theory of A. N. Whitehead, Lecture Series 5. Institute for Fluid Dynamics and Applied Mathematics, University of Maryland, 1951.
2. Clifford M. Will. "Relativistic gravity in the solar system, II: Anisotropy in the Newtonian gravitational constant." As-trophysical Journal, 169 (1971), 141-56.
1. I will be very brief concerning the philosophy. In a~,,~aper to, be published in a forthcoming issue of Proce.ss Studies I work through tehead s theory as a philosophical alternative to Einsteins thought.
2. Perhaps Whiteheads formula should be wntten to make this point clearer. However, ~vith the exception of Wills work, Whiteheads theory is identical to Einsteins in its predictions of the four tests of relativity.
3. See Suraj N. Gupta, "Einsteins and Other Theories of Gravitation," &views of Modem Physics, 29/3 (July, 1957), 334-36. In this work, Gupta perforzns the quantization of Einsteins gravitational field. The equations he derives are almost %entical to Whiteheads formula. However, Guptas method involves a more complex procedure for the summation of the effects of the gravitating particles.
4. It seems that Whiteheads equation for gravitation has been disconflimed by Wills experiment. However, the disconfinnation is rooted in the assumption that implicit in Whiteheads equation is the demand that gravity is propagated along the geodesics of the uniform structure of space-time. Since this demand is not a feature of Whiteheads philosophy of nature, disconfirmation of the equation does not entail rejection of the theory as a whole.


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If you are ready with the jumper settings, please proceed with the following installation
instructions. Because the designs of computers are different, only general installation
instructions are given. Please refer your computer's reference manual whenever in doubt.
1. Turn off the power to your computer and any other connected peripherals.
2. Remove the mounting screws located at the rear and/or sides panels of your Computer
and gently slide the cover off.
3. Locate an available expansion slot and remove its covers from the rear panel of your
computer. Make sure it is the right expansion slot for the card (see card description)
4. Align the card with the expansion slot, and then gently but firmly, insert the card.
Make sure the card is seated and oriented correctly. Never insert the card by force!
5. Then connect the card with a screw to the rear panel of the computer case.
6. Gently replace your computer's cover and the mounting screws.
Windows 9x/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7:
After starting Windows it recognizes a new "PCI Controller" and open the hardware
assistant. Please choose manual installation and put the driver CD into your CD-Rom
drive. Now enter the Path "D:\IO\NETMOS\98XX" and then the directory of your operating
system "WIN95" "WIN98" "WIN98" "WINME" "WIN2000" "WINXP"
"WINXP_64" "Vista32" "Vista64" "Win7_32" or "Win7_64" into the box for the Path/
Source and click at >next/continue<. Now Windows will search for the drivers in the
specified directory. Follow the hardware assistant and finish the installation. If Windows
recognizes other new devices repeat the above described steps. Attention! Restart
Windows after installing.
Click at Start<>Run< then enter "compmgmt.msc" and click at >OK<. In the windows
that open select >Device Manager<. Under "Ports (COM and LPT)" you should find
one or more new "PCI Ports" as sample (LPT2). If you see this or similar entries the
card is installed correctly.
If you like to change the port number for example LPT3 to LPT 1, open the >Device Manager<
click at >LPT3<, >Settings< and then >Advance<. There you can change between
LPT1 to 2.
Now you can install a Centronics parallel device to the card.
Attention!! If you want to connect old devices, it is possible that they wont work with
PCI or PCI-Express cards. In this case please connect the older device to the motherboard
and the newer device to the card. If it is necessary to connect a old device to the
card please make sure that you use the latest driver and firmware for the device. If you
experience problems with installing such devices or you are not sure that they will work.
Please contact the manufacturer of the device for further information!
Windows Server 200x:
After starting Windows it recognizes a new "PCI Controller" and open the hardware
assistant. Please choose manual installation and put the driver CD into your CD-Rom
drive. Now enter the Path "D:\IO\NETMOS\98XX" and then the directory of your operating
system for Server 2000: "WIN2000" for Server 2003: "WINXP" or "WINXP_64"
and for Server 2008: "Vista32" or "Vista64" into the box for the Path/Source and click
at >next/continue<. Now Windows search for the drivers in the specified directory.
Follow the hardware assistant and finish the installation. If Windows recognizes other
new devices repeat the above described steps. Attention! Restart Windows in any
case after installing the drivers.
Windows NT 4.0:
Start Windows NT and insert the driver CD into your CD-ROM drive (for example D:).
Click at >Start< >Run< and enter "D:\IO\NETMOS\98XX\WinNTMultiioDrivers.exe"
then click >OK<. Windows NT will now start the setup program and install the driver.
Please Restart Windows NT after installing the drivers.
Click to >Start< >Programs< >Administrative Tools[Common]< >Windows NTDiagnostics<
after you click to >Resource< >IRQ<. By this windows you can see >10
NmSer 0 PCI <. For the parallel port don't have IRQ information. You click to >I/OPort<.
Here you see two setting "E400-E406 NmSer 0 PCI " and "D800-D806 NmSer 0
PCI" for the serial ports and "DC00-DC06 NmPar 0 PCI" for the parallel port. The I/O
addresses can be change, that depends which system configuration you have. If you see
this information, the card is installed correctly.
There are no drivers available for Linux, but the card is supported by the most versions
of Linux. Because each individual distribution and kernel version of Linux is different,
sadly we cant provide a installation instruction. Please refer to the installation manual
for standard IO ports from your Linux version! In some newer versions the card will
even be installed automatically after starting Linux.
Copy the DOS driver file from the CD (D:\IO\NETMOS\98XX\DOS\NmDosln.exe) to the
root directory on your hard disk (C:\). Modify the "AUTOEXEC.BAT" with the following line:
C:\NmDosln -a -r
After you reboot DOS , you can see the card with LPT2 and LPT3. The IRQ its set from
System-BIOS and can't be changed.
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This document will present the steps needed to Install / Un-install the drivers of MosChip
PCI to Serial / Printer port products or another manufacturer's product based on MosChip
MCS98XX series.
In this document, the MCS9835 is taken as an example to explain the installation process.
MCS9835 offers two serial ports and one printer port.
Driver Installation:
Download the appropriate drivers from the link :
The drivers can be downloaded
from the category "PCI Connectivity" in the download section of our website.
Allow the ".zip" file to be downloaded to your local computer. Unzip the Driver files to a
directory on your PC Hard Disk, or to a Floppy Diskette.
Note : MCS98XX drivers are certified by Microsoft for
Vista 32bit & Vista 64bit operating systems.
Windows V ista i s th e first version of Windows t h at i s
enforcing some restrictions in adding un-signed drivers
to the kernel.
Installing Drivers for the first time:
Switch OFF the PC.
Insert the peripheral card into the computer.
Ensure that there are no external devices connected to the Ports at this time. They can
interfere with the installation of the Drivers.
Turn ON the computer.
Windows should detect the new card, and automatically invoke the "Found New
Hardware" wizard.
"Install this driver software anyway" to proceed with driver installation.
Following pop-up screen applies to un-signed drivers only. Hence u will not see
this with Microsoft certified drivers (Signed drivers).
Preparing Vista 64-bit Operating System for installing un-signed drivers:
Steps given below are relevant for using Un-signed drivers on Vista operating system.
MCS98XX drivers are certified by Microsoft (Signed drivers) hence steps below do not
apply when Signed drivers are used.
• Using the F8 option: Press F8 key on your keyboard while booting your PC. You
will get into "Advanced Boot Options". Select "Disable Driver Signature
• An F8 Advanced Boot Option introduced with Windows Vista—"Disable Driver
Signature Enforcement"—is available to disable the kernel-signing enforcement
only for the current boot session. This setting does not persist across boot sessions.
Note: Make sure to use F8 option every time you boot/reboot your PC before start
working with MCS98XX
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Administrator group on the system.
You will get a "User Account Control" window saying "An unidentified program
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Bengal intellectuals snub Karnad's Tagore tiradeTNN | Nov 10, 2012, 02.29 AM IST
KOLKATA: A day after Girish Karnad stirred up a controversy by calling Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore a great poet but a second-rate playwright, noted academicians and thespians in the state on Friday voiced their resentment against Karnad's tirade in unison. They simply didn't feel that Karnad was competent enough to debate on Rabindranath Tagore.
"What Girish has said about Tagore is nothing new. He made such a comment at a seminar in Delhi where I was among the speakers. I couldn't resist countering him. His view sounded like a fatwa because he didn't substantiate why he said so," said dramatist Rudraprasad Sengupta. Tagore expert Sankho Ghosh didn'teven feel like spending a word on Karnad's comment.
Dramatist Bibhas Chakrabarty doesn't mind if someone disliked Tagore's plays. "Karnad could have said that he did not like Tagore's plays. Anyone is free to have his own view. But that doesn't hold good for a theatre personality like Karnad. I don't think that all of Tagore's plays are superb. But one can hardly discount his plays like Muktodhara or Raktakarabi where Tagore packed the most modern thoughts in traditional form. It is difficult for a person trained in western theatre to fathom the depth of these plays," Chakrabarty said.
Rudraprasad held that culture has a local element that one can hardly savour by reading translations. "Culture has a local aspect, such as kirtan, that others can't appreciate without being into it. Beginning with Chirakumar Sabha or Seshraksha using the western theatre form, Tagore delved in the traditional, internalizing the form in his later plays. Even the Bengali audience that worships Tagore had to wait for 30 years for a Sambhu Mitra till 1952 to bring out Raktakarabi in its entirety on stage. Mitra also felt attracted to Muktodhara but dropped the plan because he couldn't manage it," said Sengupta.
The veteran dramatist didn't blame Karnad either. "Girish is not the only one to say so. People like Bengali dramatist Sekhar Chattopadhyay found some of Tagore's plays too complex. Chattopadhyay wrote that Tagore could have written his plays in a more lucid language. Girish could have rejected Tagore, but before doing that he ought to have the humility to crosscheck his views with experts. Trained in western theatre and trying a hand in folk forms, he considered himself the best judge without knowing the Bengali language even," Rudraprasad said.
This is not the first time that Karnad, who has acclaimed plays like Yayati, Tughlaq, Naga Mandala and Broken Images to his credit, has faced the wrath of the intellectuals. Just a few days back, he was criticized by a section of litterateurs for launching an attack on VS Naipaul. At the Mumbai LitFest, Karnad had called Naipaul a "stone deaf" and an "unreliable" writer of non-fiction as far as India was concerned.
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The second scrimmage of the year proved to be very productive for the Wildcats.
Sulphur Springs outscored Royse City 2-0 in the controlled scrimmage and 35-21 in timed live action Friday in a sweaty, humid contest at Gerald Prim Stadium.
"Overall, some things were better, we were a little more crisp," said Greg Owens, Sulphur Springs head football coach. "We were getting after it, but as the night went on we had a letdown. I was very disappointed by our defensive effort. We were flying around, trying to make plays, but not reacting too well."
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Royse City responded with a touchdown drive of their own. The key play, a 59-scoring toss to wide open receiver. The extra point knotted the score at 7-all with 9:46 on the clock.
Sulphur Springs again strung together a 70-yard drive on offense. The Wildcats overcame a clip call on a Galarza run. Pryor went to Carpenter for 36-yards. Pryor then called his own number and raced 26-yards for another big gain. Galarza found the end zone on a two-yard run to cap the drive. Ramirez boomed the extra point to give the home team a 14-7 lead with 8:18 left.
Royse City moved the ball on a 70-yard scoring drive of their own using a mixture of runs and passes to cover the real estate in two minutes on nine plays. A quarterback keeper from short range got the touchdown on the board. The extra point tied the contest at 14-all with 6:04 still to go in the first frame.
The Wildcats still were rolling on offense and used Ortiz runs and Pryor passes to move the chains. Pryor then found a new receiver, Bubba Hall open over the middle for a 30-yard scoring connection. Maddux pounded home the point after and the Wildcats went ahead 21-14.
Royse City took over at their own 30 with 4:24 to play in the quarter. The Bulldogs were slowed down by a nice hit from Dugan in the backfield. Hawkins had an interception slip through his hands. So Royse City went back to the ground picking up key yards in the middle of the line. The RC touchdown came on the first play of the first quarter on a short run. The extra point tied the game at 21-all.
On the next Sulphur Springs possession, the team again was able to drive 70 yards. Galarza ran for six. Then Pryor found Parker Aguilar open for a first down pass. A penalty on Royse City again assisted the cause as interference was called on the Bulldogs. Set up with a first down at the 33-yard line of Royse City, Hawkins ran for a first down. Ortiz ended the drive with a six-yard burst. The Maddux point after gave the home team a 28-21 with 9:00 left.
Royse City was hampered on their next possession by the Wildcat defense. Carson Hicks had a key hit on third down to force a punt.
Sulphur Springs, now using reserves, was unable to get a drive rolling and had to punt back to Royse City. The Bulldogs taking over with 6:36 left. Good defensive plays by Jaylon Mitchell and Cain Cody led to big hits on the Bulldogs.
The Wildcats took over at their own 13-yard line following a punt by Royse City. Hawkins showed he still had plenty left in his tank, racing all 87-yards on a slick run for Sulphur Springs. The sophomore speedster took the handoff and then cut toward the sidelines and outran all Royse City defenders for the score. Ramirez made the extra point with 1:18 left.
The timed portion of the scrimmage ended with Royse City picking off a pass. But the Wildcats were ahead on the scoreboard, 35-21.
In sub-varsity scrimmage competition, Sulphur Springs did well.
The junior varsity got three touchdown passes from quarterback Easton Silman. D.J. Hall, Tyrese Peters and Tyrik Cork all caught scoring passes. Nathan Bones scored on a 10-yard run.
Coach Bruce Silman pointed out Jackson Kinsey and Matthew Reynolds as standouts. Silman said, "We did some good things, we got the work we needed. We played well and our line blocked really well.'
In ninth grade play, the Sulphur Springs squad took a 4-2 decision. Coach Chris Valdovinos said, "We played hard and everyone did a good job. Our defense was awesome."
The coach listed standouts as Cason Goodson, Lawrence Worth, Ryan Humphries, Simeon Taylor, Logan Caden and Iverson Wade.
Sulphur Springs will return to practice Monday. The varsity and junior varsity will begin at 4 p.m. at the high school field as they prepare for the season opener Friday at Rockwall-Heath.
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Sea View Family Room in Edinburgh B&B
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- Family/child friendly
- Lockable room
- Breakfast
- Parking available
- Internet/WiFi
Accommodation summary
|Seaview Terrace, EH15 2HD Edinburgh, United Kingdom
|Property type
|Private room
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
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When weary of sightseeing retire to the beach where the children (and Mum & Dad) will love the clean sands, safe, shallow water and living rock pools. Many other facilities for children in the area. Amazingly only a 20 minute bus ride to the centre of town. Many local services, shops, restaurants & take-aways nearby.
You are looking at a family room for three with en-suite and panoramic sea view, with seating area. Extra-King size bed and a single bed. TV/DVD, complimentary tea, coffee and biscuits in room, hairdryer, radio alarm, free Wi-FI.
Price includes full-cooked Scottish, Continental (with fresh fruit, yogurt, cheese & ham, croissant & boiled egg) or Vegetarian breakfasts, all with homemade bread and preserves, cereals, fruit juice, tea or coffee. Microwave and fridge available for guest use in dining room.
An additional put-you-up bed for a child and/or a cot is available at a charge of £5.00 extra per night.
Suitable for Double, Twin or Triple Occupancy.
House rules- No Pets
- No Smoking
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
|Price for > 2 guests
|18 NZ$ per guest/night extra
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|On arrangement
|Check-out before
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Reviews of this property
The name says it all. We had a very tastefully decorated room with a sea view and it was still very warm when we arrived, the room was nice and cool. For breakfast there is a large variety of dishes. The toast and jams are even gemacht.Lorraine warer is a treasure. It ensures that everything is always in order, always has good advice on what to do in Edinburgh and there change for the bus. We were certainly not the last time
Der Name ist Programm. Wir hatten ein sehr geschmackvoll eingerichtetes Zimmer mit Meerblick und trotzdem es bei unserer Ankunft sehr warm war, war das
Zimmer angenehm kühl. Zum Frühstück gibt es eine reiche Auswahl an Gerichten. Das Toastbrot und die Marmeladen sind selbst gemacht.Lorraine ist ein warer Schatz. Sie sorgt sich, dass immer alles in Ordnung ist, hat immer gute Tipps, was man in Edinburgh machen kann und gibt Kleingeld für den Stadtbus.
Hier waren wir bestimmt nicht das letzte Mal.
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Wir haben zu dritt eine Edinburgh-Sightseeing-Woche in Lorraines "Pearlview"-Haus zugebracht und waren mit unserem Quartier überaus zufrieden. Wir wurden von Lorraine herzlich aufgenommen und sehr liebevoll betreut. Das Zimmer und besonders auch das "Frühstück nach Wunsch" war super, und wir konnten jeden Tag die herrliche Aussicht aufs Meer genießen.
Die Verkehrsanbindung ist sehr gut (Haltestelle gewissermaßen vor der Haustür). Busse in kurzer Frequenz bringen einen jederzeit in ca. ½ Stunde in die Innenstadt und auch wieder zurück.
Wir danken Lorraine für ihre Gastfreundschaft und empfehlen die Unterkunft gern weiter.
Lorraine war eine nette Gastgeberin und sehr bemüht unseren Wünschen nachzukommen. Das Frühstück war lecker, die Zimmer sauber und gemütlich. Gerne kommen wir wieder.
Lorraine is very nice and avaible. The location is really good and well served with busses also during the night; ideal if you want to visit the city. The only downside is that we booked a triple bedroom for three adults but the bedroom we were given was pretty small for three adults for three nights and we didn't know that we might have had to share the bathroom with another single room.
Thank you Lorraine for everything
My Journey was very great.
I recommended this B&B because it's in front of the beach, very quiet, and confortable.
Close to the city center of Edinburg with the bus (every 10min)
Merci Lorraine pour tout
Mon séjour à été génial
Je recommence ce B&B car celui ci est au bord de la mer, calme et confortable
Le centre ville d'Edimbourg est proche avec un bus qui passe toutes les 10min
I've been there for four nights, but it would have been great to stay longer. Very very good place, opening my window in the morning and enjoyng that magnificent view made me full of joy and relax...The room was simple but cozy, clean, and well equipped with all necessary. Excellent service; Lorraine (as well as the other two girls of the staff I met) was incredibly kind, friendly, likeable. She gave me all sort of informations and hints about any kind of things I needed. The place is a little far away from the center but, just closed to the house, there is the bus 26 with which you can get to the city center in 20 mins (30 in case of particular traffic around). And if you go towards the opposite direction, with the same bus, you can easily reach some lovely little towns and sea villages.. Amazing experience!!!
I stayed three nights at this cosy place with two friends. Lorraine is a woman with a true hart full of love and kindness! She gave us some good advice about what to see, which busses we needed to take and so on! Her house is comfy and cute. We loved our stay here:) Thanks Lorraine!
Bei Lorraine fühlt man sich wirklich wohl..die Lage ist auch super. direkt an einer schöner Strand Promenade . es ist schon ausserhalb der Stadt aber mit dem Bus ist es wirklich super zu erreichen...ruhiger Ort und Lorraine macht mit viel Liebe ein super Frühstück..Danke Lorraine ..Kind regards Selina
The "Pearlview" accomodation was very nice and recommendable. Lorraine, our lovely and helpful host, did a great job in serving a range of delicious breakfast every morning. One could choose between four different breakfasts - yummy :)
I mostly liked the guests' bathroom which was nicely furnished and designed. You know what I mean when you once go to visit that place. All in all we were thankful for having such a great time with Lorraine in the guesthouse.
I stayed 3 days at Lorraine's place and I really enjoyed staying there. The room as well as the bathroom was very neat and clean. The service very friendly and relaxed. The breakfast plenty and delicious. I can recommend wholeheartly this acommodation.
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Buy Joe Strummer's 1963 Thunderbird
While we all sit here pondering whether or not Sid Vicious would drive an Acura (answer: yes, into a wall), let there be no such speculation about Joe Strummer. That man drove a fucking 1963 Chalfont Blue Ford Thunderbird, as God intended. How do we know? Cause it's for sale, here, courtesy of the Beverly Hills Car Club.
Strummer purchased his ride for $4200 when he was living in LA in '87, and then he drove that baby straight to Hell. Or rather, he drove his kids around on various family outings. According to the vendor, Strummer also took his T-Bird to a screening of Mystery Train at the 1988 Santa Fe film festival, which is why you see the great clip below.
The auction begins today (August 11) and ends on the Clash frontman's birthday, August 21. (He would have been 62.)


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Best Of :: Food & Drink
Unless you're John-Boy Walton or Martha Stewart or a glutton for emotional punishment you're probably ambivalent about Thanksgiving. There's that enforced familial interaction (blah) and the infernal "dead turkey clock" that keeps ticking off the passing years. For example, if you've only eaten 10 birds, you're probably safe for a while longer yet there's that yawning eternity of Thanksgivings looming ahead. If you're 75, you're reached the downhill slope of the turkey hump, but the Grim Reaper is sharpening his scythe.
Death by gobbler is gonna get you either way, so why not go out in style? The Wrigley's annual Thanksgiving feast is style personified. Get a load of these offerings from last year's menu: baby lamb chops with a mint glaze and grilled salmon with a roasted red pepper coulis. Even the turkey slathered with cranberry chutney is life-affirming. What price mental health? A mere $27.50 to $55, which we'd consider cheap at twice the price.
Don't get us wrong we adore the savory dinner options at Sweet O Wine & Chocolate Lounge. From cheeses and dips, served with excellent grilled bread from Simply Bread, to fresh salads and creative panini, there's plenty on the menu that we're happy to fill up on. But why try to save room for dessert when that's the star attraction of this sleek little eatery? Better to start off with exactly what you came for exotic chocolate pastries, chocolate fondue, chocolate hazelnut panini with crme fraîche and crispy hazelnuts, and petits fours galore. Once you get a glimpse of the chocolate treats in the display case, you won't be able to wait 'til after dinner to indulge. From macadamia toffee and milk chocolate caramel to fleur de sel truffles and butter ganache pralines, Sweet O can deliver your chocolate fix in just about any form you like. Even the eclectic wine selection is geared toward cacao consumption, with a generous selection of dessert wines and fortified wines. And if you'd rather let the experts guide your palate, pick one of the chocolate flights, where three different bonbons are paired with an appropriately decadent drink. Sweet O's proprietors say the "O" stands for "origine" (French for "origin," sort of the terroir of chocolate). But after flooding our brains with blissful endorphins and alcohol, all we feel is sweet oblivion.
We sure love hot chocolate, although in the warmer months (when we'll only drink iced lattes) we can hardly stand the thought of it unless it's Cowboy Ciao's unforgettable take on the classic cold weather treat, the Cuppa Red Hot Chocolate. Here, pastry chef Tracey Dempsey interprets it as a cool, utterly decadent dessert: a rich chocolate-cinnamon pot de crme that's almost as thick as fudge, served in an oversized cup fit for cocoa. The only thing "hot" about it is a froth of oozy chipotle cream on top perfect to scoop up with the spicy ginger cookie that comes with it. We'd happily splurge on a cuppa that any day, no matter the season.
We usually order dessert when we're out somewhere fancy, when the conclusion of a multicourse meal calls for something sweet to go with our after-dinner cup o' joe. But after lunch at a sandwich shop? Hardly ever unless we're at Bertha's Café, where it's a given. At this friendly, inconspicuous little eatery, desserts are impossible to resist, appealingly displayed in a big case right next to the front counter. From cookies and muffins to malted brownies, it's all good, but we're particularly fond of their rich, creamy, homemade cheesecakes. Sometimes it's actually hard to choose from the daily assortment of just-made mini-cakes, with creative concoctions like s'mores, baklava, and banana cream. Bertha's flavors are anything but plain Jane.
Check your guilt at the door. From buttery grits and mac 'n' cheese to the famous fried chicken served with a hot stack of waffles, everything at Lo-Lo's is stick-to-your-ribs delicious. So it only makes sense that dessert here would be a luscious affair, worth every calorie-laden bite. And, boy, does the red velvet cake deliver. One slice of this sweet, red-tinted chocolate cake slathered in buttery cream-cheese icing that we could just eat with a spoon is thick enough to feed two people. Still, we'd rather get one all for ourselves. We figure, if we're gonna blow our diet, we might as well do it with gusto.
We love olive oil drizzled on salads or soaked up with a soft piece of bread, but in dessert? Admittedly, the sound of olive oil cake turned us off at first. But we were very pleasantly surprised when curiosity got the better of us at radioMILANO, and now it's our favorite choice for sweet satisfaction at the end of the meal. Here, the thick slice of cake is so moist and velvety that it's hard to eat just a bite or two. It's served with a huge, smooth dollop of thickened cream (you'll never be able to eat Cool Whip again after tasting it) and a nice blob of blackberry jam, although we'd gladly eat it plain. And here's a word to the wise: Get your own piece. The rest of the menu might be full of shareable small plates, but when it comes to olive oil cake, we gotta look after ourselves.


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Controversy ripples through NPR as GOP targets funding
National Public Radio, one of the few media outlets that seemed to be on a roll, has hit a very steep drop-off.
Vivian Schiller, CEO of the company, resigned Wednesday morning amid the latest political scandal to embroil the news organization. It was an abrupt end to the tenure of an executive who is credited with moving NPR onto mobile phones and iPads, increasing its presence online, attracting more listeners and improving its finances.
Schiller's departure came a day after the online release of a secretly taped video from a conservative activist, whose group recorded NPR's top fundraiser deriding Tea Party members, evangelical Christians, Republicans and the supposed Jewish control of newspapers.
Both the video sting and Schiller's exit follow the controversy last fall over the firing of commentator Juan Williams, who was let go over the phone when he made comments on Fox News about feeling nervous when he saw Muslim airline passengers.
NPR's political meltdown not only stalls its upward trajectory but also comes at a critical time: Republicans in Congress want to eliminate funding for public radio and television. That would not only hurt NPR but also could jeopardize local public radio stations, which rely much more heavily on federal funds.
"It's been this sort of continuing cycle of egg on the face, and this is just the most recent one," says Deborah Potter, executive director of NewsLab, a non-profit organization focused on local television news quality. "The potential ramifications are severe. NPR would probably survive if federal funding were cut off, but it's really going to hurt the stations. That's really problematic. In a lot of the country, public radio stations are the only stations that provide any news whatsoever."
NPR Chairman Dave Edwards said the board decided Schiller could not have overcome the problems caused by the tape and the Williams firing to combat threats from Republicans in Congress to take away federal funding. "We determined that so much had been happening that literally had become a distraction to the organization, she was probably not in a position to really lead forward," Edwards said Wednesday. "The last five or six months have been a rough period."
Edwards said it will take "significant leadership going forward" to fight calls from House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., and others to strip federal money for public radio and television. "Our concern is not about any one person at NPR. Rather, it's about millions of taxpayers," Cantor said Wednesday.
VIDEO: NPR CEO quits in wake of hidden-camera footage
POLITICS BLOG: Rep. takes aim at Big Bird's public funding
President Obama's proposed budget includes money for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which in turn funds NPR and other organizations, including PBS, Public Radio International and American Public Media. "We do not support calls to eliminate funding," White House press secretary Jay Carney said Wednesday.
Suspicions confirmed
NPR's latest controversy began with an edited video of NPR Foundation president Ron Schiller, who had planned to leave the company in May but announced his immediate departure Tuesday night.
Schiller (no relation to Vivian Schiller) said on tape that the Republican Party has been "hijacked" by Tea Party activists who are "not just Islamaphobic but really xenophobic. ... They're seriously racist, racist people."
He was meeting over lunch with two men he thought were affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood who wanted to donate $5 million. In fact, they were working for political activist James O'Keefe, who told CNN Wednesday that he targeted NPR as a result of the Williams controversy.
For Tea Party activists, his remarks confirmed their suspicions about NPR's liberal allegiance and increased their determination to end federal funding.
"I didn't realize how virulent their hatred of Middle America was, but I definitely understood that there was a quote unquote intellectual bias there, that they considered themselves smarter than everybody else," says Mark Meckler of the Tea Party Patriots. "If he's saying this ... one has to believe that this is said openly at NPR headquarters. It stretches the imagination that this is some off-the-wall comment that has never been made before at NPR headquarters."
NPR executives say that's not so. "We take very seriously, and we reject, the comments that were made in that video," Edwards said.
Yet the video remarks play into conservatives' complaints about NPR. "This is kind of a caricature of how you would think a liberal institution would look at Middle America," says Rem Rieder, editor of American Journalism Review, which examines the news media.
"Couldn't have done better," in furthering that perception if it had been scripted, agrees Pat Butler, the top lobbyist for public media in Washington.
NPR's troubles will reverberate for public radio stations around the country.
Iowa Public Radio gets 11% of its nearly $7 million annual budget from federal funds, says CEO Mary Grace Herrington. "It's not a huge chunk, but it's a very important chunk."
Federal funds pay for the station to buy NPR's most-popular shows, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and fund local programs such as the broadcast of three of Iowa's symphonies, she says.
Iowa had begun working with NPR on cultivating major philanthropic donors, a smart strategy that was an initiative of Vivian Schiller's, Herrington says, but will have to recover from the video debacle.
KNPR, Nevada's public radio network, gets about $450,000 of its $4.5 million budget from federal funds, says general manager Florence Rogers. Losing that money could mean "the difference between being able to operate a classical music service or not," or force the station to cut its local news operation, she says.
As states wrestle with budget crises, local public radio stations are also bracing for cuts on the state level. "I wouldn't say we're under siege," says Tom Rieland of WOSU in Columbus, Ohio. "But we're very concerned as a local station."
Management troubles
The sting video raises questions about the competence of NPR's fundraising.
"My goodness, that's one of the first things to know in the fundraising business: Know who you're talking to," says Doug Eichten, president of Development Exchange, a consulting group that helps public radio and TV stations with their fundraising.
NPR did take steps to vet the so-called MEAC Trust and, as recently as last week, lawyers for NPR had asked for a list of board members, past charitable donations and tax filings, but received nothing, spokeswoman Anna Christopher said. "It's typical for us in the process of reviewing and forming relationships with potential funders to meet with them over lunch and to have many conversations with them." She added, "Looking back, we would have done some things differently. But this was a preliminary lunch."
PBS, the public television network, said Wednesday that its senior vice president for development, Brian Reddington, had lunch in February with representatives of the MEAC Trust to discuss possible financial support.
"Attempts to confirm the credentials of the organization proved unsatisfactory, and communication was halted by PBS," spokeswoman Anne Bentley said in a statement.
NPR's recent troubles have come during a period of expansion and triumph for the news organization.
In a speech Monday, Vivian Schiller noted that while other news organizations have cut bureaus, NPR has 17 overseas bureaus. She added that NPR had achieved four quarters in a row of record ratings; it is listened to by 34 million people weekly and reaches 17 million weekly online and through mobile apps.
"She's done a terrific job on those fronts," Butler, the lobbyist, says. "The problem is that NPR and all of public broadcasting live in a political environment, and those kinds of issues have to be dealt with as well."
James Ledbetter, a Reuters.com editor and author of Made Possible By ..., a history of public broadcasting, notes the timing of the video was particularly bad for NPR — and Vivian Schiller was held accountable.
"With all of the funding for CPB up for grabs right now politically, everything is hypersensitive," Ledbetter says. "Any funding source is going to come with strings attached. ... The political strings are always the toughest ones, where people like Vivian Schiller are going to pay a price."
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I am rooting for Boston. I believe the only reason the Bulls are hanging around is due to all the injuries on the Celtics roster. Given that, I would like the sixers play them next round if they "shock the world" and win the series against the Magic.
I believe tommorrow's game is the most important game left in the series. If they can win that one, we should be able to take the series. But, if we lose it, I think the momentum shifts back to Miami (unless it is very close).
shawn philly pa [via mobile]: i think the sixers can win this series against the magic what are your thoughts
Chad Ford: (1:15 PM ET ) I actually picked the Magic in four ... and I've been one of their biggest skeptics all year. If you would've told me that Dwight Howard was going to have the huge game he did and they wouldn't win, I would've laughed at you. I just don't think Philly has enough talent to win 4 games in this series. But I do think it shows that the Magic are vulnerable at the guard positions in a big way.
Dileo should put all of the commentators comments on the whiteboard before the game. Its funny that no matter what they do they get no credit.
Of COURSE we want the Bulls to win this...can you imagine having homecourt advantage in the conference semis??? Would be unreal.
From DiLeo afternoon conference call: He said Dalembert (strained right shoulder) and Miller (hand) should be fine for Game 2. Both went through Tuesday's workout in Orlando.
Also, he said the Sixers are capable of playing much better in Game 2 than they did in the opener (missed free throws, falling behind by 18). "It's not like we played a perfect game," he said.
Good news all around. Odds are, Orlando will play better in game 2, the Sixers need to do the same if they want to come home up 2-0.
In terms of game 2, I think Miller can have a better game (maybe draw some fouls inside.) Miller was effective game one- esp helping on the boards.
I expect Thad to break out at home for game 3, but it would be great to see him step up in game 2. Overall, I'm hoping that Orlando gets flustered and starts pressing. I'm sure Orlando will come out super-intense at the start of game 2. if the Sixers can effectively counter-punch they could send Orlando reeling. can't say I'm expected that to happen though... but optimistic they at least split the next 2 like last year.
Then hopefully they capitalize better than last year.
Seen several comments here stating that Game 2 is the pivotal game in the series, kind of do-or-die type. In no way am I understating the importance of Game 2 but the first game at home (Game 3) is the pivotal one for me. Coming home with a split is nearly the best you can ask for. For them to win Game 3 keeps homecourt in the bag and is a mental boost for us while a loss for the Magic would be a mental obstacle casting serious doubt in their psyche.
I said the Sixers have to treat it as if it's do or die. They need to play every game like their backs are against the wall, no matter what the series record is.
Word. They have to take it one game at a time and give it their very best shot.
I've always iterated that as long as I see this team putting it maximum effort, making smart plays, playing defense and not giving up when the chips are down, I'm content.
If that is enough to win Game 2, I'll be ecstatic.
A little late with thoughts but....
1. I think if Orlando loses the 2nd game, they will be in a tailspin. If win, they will regain confidence.
2. I still think Boston winning would be better for the sixers. Not home court but I think it will be easier and defeating the World Champions would be nice before getting killed by Cleveland. I would give up home court advantage for that senario.


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Mario Lemieux: League 'failed' in punishment of Friday's brawl
The NHL handed down 23 games of suspensions and more than $200,000 in fines or lost pay after Friday's brawl-a-thon between the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins.
In Mario Lemieux's mind, the league came up short, even questioning whether he wanted to remain part of the NHL.
"Hockey is a tough, physical game, and it always should be," the Penguins owner and Hall of Famer said in a statement released by the team. "But what happened Friday night on Long Island wasn't hockey. It was a travesty. It was painful to watch the game I love turn into a sideshow like that.
"The NHL had a chance to send a clear and strong message that those kinds of actions are unacceptable and embarrassing to the sport. It failed."
SUSPENSIONS: Two Islanders, one Penguin penalized
BLOG: Lemieux's words could spark debate
VIDEO: The brawls from Friday's game
Friday's game, a 9-3 Islanders win, featured 15 fighting majors and 346 penalty minutes.
Late Saturday night, the NHL suspended Islanders forward Trevor Gillies ($24,193) nine games for elbowing Pittsburgh's Eric Tangradi in the head and throwing several punches afterward. New York's Matt Martin ($41,585) got four games for punching the Penguins' Max Talbot from behind and Pittsburgh's Eric Godard ($40,322) received an automatic 10 games for leaving the bench to join the fray.
NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell also fined the Islanders $100,000, saying the team "must bear some responsibility for their failure to control their players."
Name: Mario Lemieux
Title: Penguins owner
Quote: "If the events relating to Friday night reflect the state of the league, I need to rethink whether I want to be a part of it."
"We are entirely comfortable with how Friday night's events were handled," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Sunday. "We have no other response to Mr. Lemieux's statement."
Boston Bruins winger Milan Lucic, whose team has been involved in recent fight-filled games, backed the league's rulings.
"I think the NHL took a stand against line brawls and going out trying to hurt someone," he said.
The fighting stemmed from an earlier meeting in which Talbot delivered a hit that injured Blake Comeau and Brent Johnson broke bones in Islanders netminder Rick DiPietro's face with a one-punch knockdown after the two goalies agreed to drop the gloves.
Tangradi missed Sunday's game with a suspected concussion.
"We, as a league, must do a better job of protecting the integrity of the game and the safety of our players," Lemieux said. "We must make it clear that those kinds of actions will not be tolerated and will be met with meaningful disciplinary action.
"If the events relating to Friday night reflect the state of the league, I need to rethink whether I want to be a part of it."
Contributing: Kevin Allen, USA TODAY
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to bring together women from 26 sororities in the United States and Canada.
The Panhellenic Creed
We, as Undergraduate Members of women's fraternities, stand for good scholarship, for guarding of good health, for maintenance of fine standards, and for serving, to the best of our ability, our college community. Cooperation for furthering fraternity life, in harmony with its best possibilities, is the ideal that shall guide our fraternity activities.
We, as Fraternity Women, stand for service through the development of character inspired by the close contact and deep friendship of individual fraternity and Panhellenic life. The opportunity for wide and wise human service, through mutual respect and helpfulness, is the tenet by which we strive to live.
Welcome from the Panhellenic President
Welcome to the Panhellenic Association at Coastal Carolina University! We are glad you have shown interest and taken the time to explore Panhellenic life on our campus. We have over 250 women who have found a home in our 5 chapters and hope you find this website beneficial and informative.
The Panhellenic Council is made up of four pillars that sisterhood is based upon, Scholarship, Leadership, Community and Service. No matter where you find your home, each chapter will help enrich your college career with these four pillars.
Throughout campus, the council members hold prominent positions, excel scholastically and serve the University and the Conway Community.
On a Campus of about 9,000 students, joining a Greek organization is a great way to make this small campus seem a lot bigger. Whether you are looking to find life-long friendships, networking opportunities for your future, leadership opportunities or help scholastically, it can be provided through our 5 Panhellenic Chapters here. There are roughly 250 women in the Panhellenic community here at Coastal, with Recruitment held formally once a year in the fall.
On our web page you will find information about our Panhellenic Council and Executive Board along with Chapter information and how to join a Panhellenic Organization through Recruitment. I hope this has been a step forward in the right direction for you! If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. We are looking forward to an exciting and monumental year!
Alyssa James - Panhellenic President


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OTTAWA, Ont. – The federal government has laid down the law and told Canada's Class 1 rail carriers they must move more grain.
Transport minister Lisa Raitt issued an Order in Council (OIC) establishing minimum volume thresholds for the amount of grain CN and CP must carry. Effective immediately, the railways will be required to increase the volumes carried each week, over a period of four weeks, to a combined target of 1,000,000 tonnes per week, which is more than double the volume currently being moved.
The OIC, which was issued under section 47(1) of the Canada Transportation Act, also created penalties that will be imposed if the railways fail to comply with the directive. Non-compliance can cost the rail carriers up to $100,000 per day.
In addition to the short-term response, the government also announced longer term plans for dealing with the agricultural transportation in Western Canada crisis brought on in part by higher than average crop yields, a harsh winter with cold temperatures, and more competition from natural resources producers for rail capacity.
Agriculture minister Gerry Ritz said the government intends to introduce legislation covering the agricultural logistics system when parliament resumes sitting.
"The current grain logistics system is not meeting demand and today our government is taking concrete action to ensure the livelihoods of farmers and our overall economy," said Ritz.
"By making the Order in Council and working to introduce legislation, our Government continues to act in the best interests of our farmers while ensuring Canada maintains our global reputation as a reliable grain shipper."
Just wave the magic OIC wand to solve the problem
"Just wave the magic OIC wand to solve the problem"
Do you have a better idea?
Isn't 1,000,000 tonnes of grain per week a reasonable target?