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text: WVU basketball: It's time to start running By Dave Hickman October 17, 2013 Story Share MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - For the most part, fan events like the one West Virginia's basketball team is holding tonight at the Coliseum are pretty much just for show.When Bob Huggins trots his new team out tonight, though, it will be a chance to do something that the first few weeks of practice haven't afforded."We haven't run up and down at all,'' Huggins said.And so the Mountaineers will do that. A 7:30 p.m. event at the Coliseum - it's officially called the Gold-Blue Debut presented by Coke Zero - will include an introduction of the team, a speech by Huggins and an autograph session. But more significantly it will include a 40-minute officiated scrimmage."We need to scrimmage,'' Huggins said. "It's just that with all those new guys we're doing so much teaching that we haven't had a chance to run up and down. But we've got to start, obviously.''Indeed, since practice began late last month, Huggins and his staff have spent an inordinate amount of time simply teaching. That comes with having a roster that includes just five returning players, six newcomers and four walk-ons.Tonight will not only be the first opportunity for fans to see the likes of newcomers Nathan Adrian, Remi Debo, Brandon Watkins and Devin Williams, it will also be one of the first opportunities for Huggins to see them in live action.For instance, in addition to all the teaching, players like returning guards Eron Harris and Terry Henderson have seldom played together so far in practice. The same goes for point guards Juwan Staten and Gary Browne."The way we get the most out of them right now is to play them against each other,'' Huggins said. "It keeps them competitive.'' Everyone on the roster is expected to play with the exception of freshman Elijah Macon, who is both injured and an academic question mark. Jonathan Holton, a junior college newcomer, will play even though his eligibility for the season remains in doubt.Huggins also said it will be an opportunity for many - actually most - of his players to play in the Coliseum with some fans watching."And we scrimmage next weekend [at Ohio State], so we'll have to have some semblance of continuity,'' Huggins said.As much as anything, though, the event is simply a chance for fans to get a first glimpse at the team."It's a good opportunity for fans to come out and see the new guys,'' Huggins said. "They should be able to get in and out of the parking lot great.''Huggins was being facetious. While the Coliseum parking lots will be open, the basketball event comes on a Friday night before a Saturday home football game, so much of the lot will be filled with RVs. Fox Sports is also conducting a fan event there tonight and there is also a women's soccer home game. And at least part of the available parking won't be opened until two hours before the basketball scrimmage while the school's band practices there. Huggins said his players were looking forward to the event, especially given that most have never taken part in it and don't know what to expect."They came up to me [this week] and said they wanted to do a dunk contest,'' Huggins said. "I don't think they realize we're practicing two hours before we scrimmage.''Reach Dave Hickman at 304-348-1734 or firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him at Twitter.com/dphickman1. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Safety shutoff disabled prior to June coal-mining death, report says 3 Huggins, WVU tap South Florida hoops talent 4 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 5 WVU hopes to get injured defenders back for TCU Newcomers put on a show in Herd basketball scrimmage Previous Story Texas Tech's Hyder OK with coaching shuffle Next Story

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Despite overcoming a midseason quarterback change, wayward kicker and closer-than-anticipated divisional race, the San Francisco 49ers face easily their toughest challenge of the season Saturday evening when they host the Green Bay Packers in the NFC divisional round.
The NFC North champions are two years removed from a Super Bowl victory and fresh off spanking the depleted Minnesota Vikings in last week's wild card game.
Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers finished the regular season as the NFL's best-rated passer and continued his charge in the first round, shredding Minnesota's secondary while completing throws to 10 different receivers.
At least the 49ers' defense had an extra week of rest as they prepare for a rematch of the first game of the season.
San Francisco jumped out to an early lead Week 1 at Lambeau Field, worked hard to extend the margin (with the help of a record-tying 63-yard field goal by David Akers) and never looked back en route to a 30-22 win.
The Niners should draw confidence from what they did well during that game: out-rushing Green Bay by 141 yards, sacking Rodgers three times and holding onto the ball.
But in some vital ways, those teams differed drastically from the ones meeting Saturday at Candlestick Park.
Alex Smith led the San Francisco offense back then, and Akers (now the poster-child for inconsistent kicking) was a perfect 3-for-3 on field-goal attempts.
On the other side, the Week 1 loss kick-started a shockingly slow 2-3 beginning to 2012 for the Packers -- who, to no surprise, eventually turned it around and went 9-2 to finish the regular season.
Now Green Bay is one of the hottest teams in football, and the 49ers, with Colin Kaepernick at the helm, will have their hands full.
Rodgers will be the best player on the field Saturday, without a doubt. So, the Niners' game plan must begin with pressuring him, as they did early in the Week 1 win.
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Aldon Smith (19.5 sacks) was one of the league's best for most of the regular season, but he failed to record a sack in the final three games. If he can't break out of the funk, his team is in trouble because only one other 49er had more than three sacks in 2012.
San Francisco's stout running defense (fourth best in the NFL) should thrive on a Green Bay squad featuring no 500-plus-yard rusher and only one guy who gained more than 260 yards on the ground.
49ers running back Frank Gore, with his 1,214 rushing yards and eight touchdowns, should feast on the 17th-ranked Packers' rushing defense.
Third-down efficiency, which cost San Francisco in the NFC title game last year, should loom large as well.
The 49ers ranked No. 3 in third-down defense, but their offense was 25th, converting only 35.1 percent. The Packers, on the other hand, were ninth best at third-down conversions.
With playoff lives hanging in the balance, fourth downs could be key -- and San Francisco's opponents were successful 56 percent of the time during the season.
Both teams' turnover totals look quite similar, with each offense throwing eight picks and coughing up eight fumbles.
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Missing a field goal is just as bad as a turnover, and no teams were better at that than the 49ers and Packers - ranked 31st and 32nd in kicking percentage, respectively.
Akers' 69-percent clip cost the Niners, who were undefeated this season when the lefty was perfect but 4-4-1 when he missed one or more kicks.
It's been so abysmal that the 49ers brought in a possible replacement: Billy Cundiff, best known for blowing a potential game-tying 32-yard field goal in last year's AFC title game.
Luckily, Green Bay kicker Mason Crosby was even worse this season, going 21-for-33 on field-goal attempts. But he's only missed two tries in nine career playoff games.
Prediction: Packers 31, 49ers 20.
In the end, it won't come down to botched kicks or Kaepernick's inexperience but ineffective defense. Simply put, the 49ers won't be able to stop Rodgers again; he's on a roll and history is on his side.
The Packers have only lost twice to a team in the same season one time since Rodgers took over as starter in 2008 - the Vikings three seasons ago.
Don't fret San Francisco fans ... there's no shame in losing to the eventual Super Bowl champs.


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2011 Australian GP overtaking data for review
Tagged: F1, F1 overtaking statistics, F1 statistics, overtaking
This topic contains 27 replies, has 12 voices, and was last updated by sw6569 6 years, 5 months ago.
29th March 2011, 9:59 at 9:59 am #129130
Keith CollantineKeymaster
As promised, here's the first batch of data on overtaking in the Australian Grand Prix.
I've posted this here so we can refine the data, create an accurate picture of how much real, on-track overtaking goes on in a race, and use it to draw conclusions about things like which drivers did the most overtaking and whether the DRS is making a difference.
The data in the file below is generated automatically based on the same race data used on the site. However the system is not perfect at the moment and I need informed observers to make some amendments.
For example, there may be some occasions where a driver has been shown to have made an overtaking move when in fact they've just gained a place because a driver in front of them pitted.
Here is some guidance on what should and should not be counted as an overtaking move:
- No first-lap passes
- No passes that 'didn't stick' – e.g., where a driver gains a position braking too deeply into a corner and is immediately re-passed
- No places gained 'in the pits' – e.g., a driver gaining a place through faster in- and out-laps
- No places gained because the overtaken driver went off the track
- No places gained through moves that were penalised by the stewards
(Should you wish to analyse the data based on different criteria, please do so in another thread.)
Please post details of any amendments you would make to the data below, indicating which lap/s, which driver/s and why you would make the change.
Please do not edit the file and post a different version with no explanation, as that would be entirely unhelpful.
Click here to download the data. It's a .csv file which should work with most spreadsheet software such as Excel and Google Documents.29th March 2011, 10:06 at 10:06 am #165299
EDIT: Nevermind it works now.
Great data it's like a whole load of binary. (Apart from the 2's, -1's and 3's of course)29th March 2011, 10:11 at 10:11 am #165300
I entirely don't mean to sound rude, I just have a few questions which might help your endeavour.
1.How does this spreadsheet show if DRS is making a difference?
2. Maybe group the overtakes into "DRS assisted" and "No DRS".
3 If the overtakes were on the entry to turn 1, is it safe to say the overtake was DRS assisted?
4. What if DRS did very little in the overtaking, and the main factor was KERS or just the exit speed coming onto the straight?
edit: wasn't ALO -2 on lap 2?29th March 2011, 10:23 at 10:23 am #165301
Right now having a look at it.
Just to clear this, how is it possible, that there is more overtakes than places lost? For example Vettel passed Button, who did not lose a place in lap 16? But then loses 3 places in the next 2 laps.
It looks like Alonso was the most prolific passer with 15 (with Perez at 13 and Alg. at 12), a shame the FOM did not get more than 50% of that29th March 2011, 10:31 at 10:31 am #165302
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thanks!29th March 2011, 13:02 at 1:02 pm #165303
Will have a proper look at this ASAP. Hope I can be of some help.29th March 2011, 13:16 at 1:16 pm #165304
It shouldn't matter what was a DRS pass and which isn't. For me, I liked it that DRS wasn't an instant overtake button. It helped Button stay close to Massa and we got a great battle for about 10 laps.29th March 2011, 13:19 at 1:19 pm #165305
Keith CollantineKeymaster
"Just to clear this, how is it possible, that there is more overtakes than places lost?"
It's not – like I said, this data is produced automatically but it's only approximate, I don't have a foolproof method of automatically calculating all the 'real' passes with total accuracy based on the data available. That's why I'm asking for people to suggest changes to the data produced here.29th March 2011, 13:35 at 1:35 pm #165306
Thanks Keith, I thought that was it, just wanted to ask. Now off to get through the data for that.29th March 2011, 15:30 at 3:30 pm #165307
OK, so here goes for some ideas on the file, hope most of those are accurate:
1. I think Button in lap 11 should have 0 passes instead of 2 (one was getting past Massa, second Webber pitting)
2. Alonso gained only one place in that same lap (over Massa), the other was Webber pitting. Petrov did not pass anyone in that lap, Webber again.
To find laps where something does not add up, I put a sum at the end of each line, as the total should be 0 (same amount of gained places as places lost). Seems laps 11-17, 18, 23, 26, 27, 29-32, 35-37, 41, 42,48 need looking into.
Lap 48 – Button has 1 pass, if I am right, it should be Massa losing his place to Button there (3.).29th March 2011, 16:26 at 4:26 pm #165308
I didn't saw all the race, so, if I mention any overtaking that wasn't a real overtaking please point it.
Vettel 1 (Button)
Hamilton 0
Petrov 0
Alonso 4 (Kobayashi, Rosberg, Massa, Heidfeld)
Webber 1 (Kobayashi)
Button 2 (Buemi, Kobayashi)
Perez 0
Kobayashi 0
Massa 0
Buemi 1 (Di Resta)
Sutil 2 (Di Resta, Di Resta)
Di Resta 0
Alguersuari 5 (D' Ambrosio, Glock, Trulli, Kovalainen, Heidfeld)
Heidfeld 0
Trulli 0
D' Ambrosio 0
Glock 1 (D'Ambrosio)
Barrichello 7 (Glock, D' Ambrosio, Trulli, Maldonado, Kovalainen, Perez, Kobayashi)
Rosberg 0
Kovalainen 0
Schumacher 0
Maldonado 2 (Kovalainen, Perez)29th March 2011, 20:23 at 8:23 pm #165309
I know we were discussing this the other week but surely it's very difficult to know all over-taking moves as we don't get to see everyones race.29th March 2011, 20:29 at 8:29 pm #165310
Can we use this in conjunction with the 'tyres used' chart posted the other day to determine when drivers pitted and negate any over-takes on those laps?
To me, it seems like it's an over-take unless proven otherwise. Anything worth debating will be brought to our attention via television or other methods.29th March 2011, 20:35 at 8:35 pm #165311
That said…that kinda defeats one of the reasons for pitting! New tyres, new grip equates to potentially more over-taking. Hmmm!30th March 2011, 12:54 at 12:54 pm #165312
In your overtaking data you have a big problem, you clear the laps where the driver pits (which is correct), but you should clear to the overtakes done to drivers who where on the pits.
The best way in my opinion is to a graphical lap chart (with times instead of positions) and check for each driver line in graphic when he crossed over other drivers line. And then at the end remove the false positives, the ones you saw on tv that where motivated by off-track of one of the drivers, and no forbidden overtakes.
In your stats Perez seems to have 13 overtakes, but he didn't overtake no one on the track.
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A retired police officer has called for changes after his daughter's car was seized leaving her with a £150 recovery bill because computer records wrongly showed she was uninsured.
Debbie Pickford, 45, was driving home in Barkerend, Bradford, with her 13-year-old daughter, Leah, after a trip to the cinema when she was stopped by a police patrol car.
An Automatic Number Plate Recognition check wrongly showed the divorcee's 11-year-old Peugeot 206 was not insured due to a failure by her insurance company to update national records.
Despite her insisting she had a valid insurance certificate at her Cullingworth home, her car was towed away and she had to pay £150 the next day to get it back.
Her father, Brian Pickford, served for nearly 30 years as a traffic officer in Bradford.
Mr Pickford, 71, said when he was working, a driver would be given seven days to produce their documents at a police station.
He said: "I am glad we are doing something about illegal vehicles, but it should be for illegal use not legal use.
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Miss Pickford said: "It is outrageous this has happened and my daughter has been put through that when I was legitimately insured.
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"I am a single mother and £150 is a lot to pay, especially when I have not broken the law. I have written a letter to West Yorkshire Police to try to get the money back, but they have replied saying the officer did the correct thing."
Miss Pickford, who works with people with special needs, had continued her insurance cover through brokers Swinton to run from midnight on January 15, and she had received her new certificate.
Miss Pickford described the officer as "over-zealous", but said the fault was with the system. She said the police and insurance company seemed to be blaming each other.
Chief Inspector Neil Hunter, head of roads policing at West Yorkshire Police, said: "It would appear on this occasion, Miss Pickford's insurers had not transmitted the information to the Police National Computer enabling it to be updated accurately.
"In view of this reasonable doubt, officers have arranged for a recovery agent to attend and seize Miss Pickford's vehicle on the basis of the information they had at that time that it was uninsured."
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PHILADELPHIA -- Aaron Rowand played just two seasons with the Phillies, but he left an indelible impression on the organization.
He broke and bloodied his face on the center-field fence just so he could catch a fly ball in May 2006, which fans voted one of the top 10 moments in Citizens Bank Park's first 10 seasons.
"For who? My teammates. For what? To win," he famously said about the catch.
Rowand made his only All-Star team and won his only Gold Glove in 2007, when he helped the Phillies win their first National League East championship in 14 years. Rowand will be remembered as one of the guys that jump started arguably the most successful run in the organization's 132-year history.
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American Bard Theatre Company Presents Pericles, Prince of Tyre 3/9-4/1
American Bard Theater Company will present Pericles, Prince of Tyre, an epic play about treachery, love, hope and perseverance written by William Shakespeare and George Wilkins. Jack Herholdt and Natalie Doyle Holmes adapted the play and direct a cast of 11, including Tim C. Goodwin*, Lily Warpinski, Ross Hewitt, Bryan L. Cohen, Jack Herholdt*, Natalie D. Holmes, Cheri Wicks, Erin Gilbreth*, Tom Wolfson, Robert Dyckman*, and Elizabeth Galalis. Performances for Pericles, Prince of Tyre will be held at the Saint Mary's, Times Square, Third Floor Theatre, 145 West 46th Street (between Sixth and Seventh Aves.) for sixteen performances beginning Friday, March 9th through Sunday, April 1st, 2012. AEA Approved Showcase. *Member, Actors' Equity Assoc.
About the show: Through three storms at sea, five far-away lands and one prince's lifetime, Pericles, Prince of Tyre is an adventurous, romantic comedy complete with deadly pirates, charming princesses and a hero prince who takes a constant cosmic beating. In this epic tale, treachery, incest and deadly abuses of power conspire to conquer goodness, love and dignity. Can hopeful perseverance and good deeds change the world?
Seldom produced, Pericles was co-authored by William Shakespeare who completed the work of his contemporary, the unscrupulous George Wilkins. In this 2012 adaptation, the American Bard Artistic Ensemble and guest artists play multiple roles while creating a vivid aesthetic with fabrics, acoustic sounds, original music, and creative puppetry, reflecting the relevant and vital work of an emerging classic theater company in New York City.
From co-director and co-adaptor Natalie Doyle Holmes: "I'm interested in using as many different theatrical constructs as needed to tell a story. When I read Pericles, Prince of Tyre I believed there to be the potential to play with a world of theatrical goodies (puppets, music, fabrics, etc.). I saw the script as a gateway into a colorful world of playful textures, sights and sounds. That's how it grabbed me. Jack Herholdt and I "adapted" the script to plant a piece of ourselves in the story, make it our own, and feel an even closer connection to the work. It's still very much Wilkins' and Shakespeare's script, and we like to think of it as Wilkins', Shakespeare's and the American Bard Theater Company's script as well."
Pericles, Prince of Tyre is produced by American Bard Theater Company. Adapted and Co-Directed by: Jack Herholdt and Natalie Doyle Holmes; Original Music: Will TN Hall; Music Director: Tom Wolfson; Scenic and Lighting Designer: Mark Hankla; Sound Designer: Jeanne Travis; Fight Choreographer: Sam Laakso; Choreographer: Kikau Alvaro; Puppet Master Builder/Designer: Emily Hartford; Production Stage Manager: Olivia Gemelli; Assistant Stage Manager: Emily Asaro; Graphic Designer: Mark Schulz; Photographer: Carrie Crow; Publicist: Paul Siebold/Off Off PR.
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"In which four ways does one commit no evil action? Led by desire does one commit evil. Led by anger does one commit evil. Led by ignorance does one commit evil. Led by fear does one commit evil.
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Righteous conduct is the observance of the ten good actions (kusalákammapatha) in thought, word and deed: freeing the mind of greed, ill-will and wrong views; avoiding speech that is untruthful, slanderous, abusive and frivolous; and the non- committal acts of killing, stealing and sexual misconduct.
-- Everyman's Ethics: Four Discourses of the Buddha adapted from the translations of Narada Thera: http://www.bps.lk/wheels_library/wheels_pdf/wh_014.pdf
Peter wrote:I suspect a good answer to the question is to be found in the Abhidhamma. Unfortunately I am not familiar with Abhidhamma.
gavesako wrote:According to the Pali Vinaya, a bhikkhu incurs no fault when he lets someone drown. As the rule is defined, one has to make some active effort to commit an offence. That is how the Vinaya structure is made, usually it works well but in some cases (such as this one) if does not quite make sense.
retrofuturist wrote:it's the volitional quality of the mindstate (wholesome/unwholesome) at the time that determines the kammic quality... not the physical action (or non-action) itself.
Peter wrote:Just as certain actions are understood to always be unwholesome...
retrofuturist wrote:Peter wrote:Just as certain actions are understood to always be unwholesome...
Are they? Or is it just that the mindstates that underpin such actions are nearly always unwholesome?
Peter wrote:The suttas teach certain actions to always be unwholesome, such as intentional killing.
The suttas also teach it is the underlying mind-state which makes an action unwholesome, such as greed, hate, or delusion.
Thus we can conclude that certain actions (such as intentional killing) will always be based in an unwholesome mind-state (such as hate).
retrofuturist wrote:The moral quality of the volitional kammic action is the mindstate underpinning it, which can be wholesome or unwholesome.
Peter wrote:The suttas ... teach it is the underlying mind-state which makes an action unwholesome, such as greed, hate, or delusion.
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Although Pink's performance origins began in 2001 with an R&B girl-band called Choice, she found her true success as a solo pop artist. Her rock-chic persona and belting vocals match her often provocative lyrics perfectly, making her one of pop music's edgiest acts.
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The weekly USDA Export Sales report stated the weekly corn export total at just 49,100 tonnes, whereas pre-report forecasts were in the 200,000-350,000 tonne range. The Christmas holiday almost surely depressed the total, but the USDA figure implies a near boycott of U.S. corn by export customers. After holding up rather well in the face of that news, futures moved sharply lower in wake of news that a Memphis-based consulting firm boosted its final estimate for the 2012 U.S. corn crop. That foreshadows next Friday's (1/11/13) scheduled release of numerous USDA reports concerning the agricultural markets. The fact that the nearby contracts fell to fresh six-month lows at the end of the week also seems to imply potential for further technically-based losses in the short term. March corn ended the week 9 cents lower at $6.80 1/4, while December plunged 15 1/2 cents to $5.71 3/4 per bushel.
U.S. soybean sales reached 434,900 tonnes last week, which came in at the upper end of the forecast range. However, futures performed rather poorly in the wake of the report, probably due to news that the USDA attache in Brazil had boosted the unofficial forecast of its forthcoming soybean crop by about 2.0 million tonnes. The losses were reinforced by the subsequent release of an updated 2012 production estimate from a Memphis-based consulting company; the data weren't terribly surprising, but certainly did not encourage market bulls either. March futures are now threatening to drop below their November lows, which in turn might precipitate a larger decline. March beans settled 20 1/4 cents lower at $13.67 1/4 per bushel, while March soyoil was down 0.80 cents to 49.90 cents/pound and March meal posted a modest $5.2 loss to $399.0/ton.
Wheat traders could not have been happy with the weekly Export Sales result either, since the USDA figure, at 152,200 tonnes, fell well short of expectations in the 350,000-550,000 range. A portion of the shortfall might be blamed upon disruptions associated with the Christmas holiday, which might explain the muted reaction posted by wheat futures. Still, having the March CBOT contract end the week below the psychologically important $7.50 level seems to presage continued losses. On the other hand, the fact that nearby futures have reached deeply oversold levels may be setting the stage for a substantial rebound in the near future. Traders may need to see signs of improved export demand before they will be willing to aggressively pursue the long side of the wheat market. March CBOT wheat dropped 8 1/4 cents to $7.47 1/4 Friday, with March KCBT and MGE futures losing 7 3/4 cents and 7 cents to $8.04 1/2 and $8.41 per bushel, respectively.
Bullish cattle traders seemed disappointed that significant cash trading had failed to develop before the Friday afternoon CME close, which would partially explain the modest futures losses posted as pit trading wound down. The industry probably expects fed cattle to change hands around 129 cents/pound across the Great Plains this evening, thereby at least partially justifying the premiums built into nearby futures. Ultimately, persistent country gains and/or a wholesale breakout to record highs might be required to push the February and April contracts beyond their Thursday peak, but that is not guaranteed. February cattle declined 0.90 cents to 132.90 cents/pound Friday, while April lost 0.55 cents to 136.77 cents/pound to end the week.
Thursday afternoon reports indicating sizeable gains in cash hog and wholesale pork values very likely played a substantial role in boosting nearby futures Friday morning. Strong gains by the various pork cuts seemed quite impressive, thereby offering additional support. However, traders reportedly became much less persuaded of the wholesale outlook later in the day, which along with the cattle reversal, would go far in explaining the late slide in swine values as well. The premiums already built into Chicago prices also make it rather hard to sustain rallies, since the CME lean hog index remains several cents below the nearby contracts (and far below the bullish forecasts implicit in deferred futures). February hogs ended the week having slipped 0.17 cents to 86.22 cents/pound, while June futures lost 0.20 cents to 98.75 at the close.


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Claude Lanzmann Shoah Collection, Interview with Abraham Bomba
Collection Title:
Claude Lanzmann Shoah Collection
Event Date:
September 1979
US Holocaust Memorial Museum & Yad Vashem & State of Israel
Lanzmann's original transcript
Abraham Bomba, a barber from Czestochowa, Poland, is featured prominently in the film Shoah. In the outtakes interview he talks about the treatment the Jews received when the Germans first arrived in his town, deportation to Treblinka, and his work cutting the hair of people right before they entered the gas chambers. Bomba escaped from Treblinka and tried to warn the remaining residents of Czestochowa but they did not believe him. In his memoirs published in 2009, Lanzmann calls Bomba "one of the heroes of my film."
FILM ID 3197 -- Camera Rolls #1-3A -- 01:00:06 to 01:33:59
Lanzmann asks Bomba how long he has lived in Israel and how he likes it. Bomba says he was a Zionist when he lived in Czestochowa, Poland before the war. He talks about his family, how hard things were after World War I, and the Jewish community of Czestochowa. When the Germans invaded in 1939 his family tried to flee but they had nowhere to go. He describes the rapid stigmatization and loss of rights suffered by the Jews: mandatory armbands, confiscation of radios and valuables, curfews. In 1941 the ghetto was created. Bomba says that conditions were terrible but that people still had hope. He got married in 1940 and in August 1941 (or 1942?) his wife had a son.
FILM ID 3198 -- Camera Rolls #4-6 -- 02:00:06 to 02:21:10
On September 22, 1942, the first deportation from Czestochowa took place, and Bomba's brother and his family were deported. Bomba did not know at this time that deportation meant death. Bomba describes the next deportation, when he and his family were selected and loaded onto trains. He says that the Polish people who watched the trains go by laughed at the plight of the Jews. He describes the train journey to Treblinka and arrival at the camp. He was immediately separated from his wife, child, and mother, and assigned to the red (Jewish) commando.
FILM ID 3199 -- Camera Rolls #5A,8A,9A -- 03:00:09 to 03:23:23
Camera mostly on Lanzmann with some side views of Bomba. Some segments have no picture. Lanzmann clasps Bomba's hand for most of the interview. Bomba describes arrival at Treblinka and his escape from the camp. Some parts (Camera Rolls 8 and part of 9) are repeated from a different view on Film ID 3200.
FILM ID 3200 -- Camera Rolls #7-9 -- 04:00:04 to 04:29:17
[CLIP 1 BEGINS] Bomba was selected to work and he describes the strange quiet that descended after the other prisoners entered the gas chamber, and the location where the corpses were burned. The Germans found out that Bomba was a barber and assigned him to cut the hair of the women before they were gassed. Lanzmann asks Bomba how many people escaped from Treblinka and how he decided to try and escape. Bomba describes his escape from the camp after he had been there for three months [CLIP 1 ENDS].
FILM ID 3201 -- Camera Rolls #10-12 -- 05:00:06 to 05:34:07
[CLIP 2 BEGINS] Bomba and another man manage to return to Czestochowa and tell people there that their relatives who have been sent to Treblinka are dead, but people do not want to believe them. Eventually some of the ghetto residents went to the German commandant, Degenhart [?] and reported Bomba, but Degenhart did not do anything about it [CLIP 2 ENDS]. Lanzmann asks Bomba why he thinks the Jews were so reluctant to believe him about Treblinka. Bomba gives a long answer and says that the Jewish people did not go to the slaughterhouse like sheep, that they did fight back. Bomba talks about the experience of the religious Jews.
FILM ID 3202 -- Camera Rolls #13-15 -- 06:00:00 to 06:11:23
This tape contains footage of Bomba in the barber shop. The man in the chair getting his hair cut is Bomba's friend from Czestochowa. There is no dialogue.
FILM ID 3203 -- Camera Rolls #16-17 -- 07:00:05 to 07:03:24
Bomba describes the appearance of the gas chamber. He describes cutting the hair of the women and children, who thought that they were about to take showers.
FILM ID 3204 -- Camera Rolls #18-19 -- 08:00:06 to 08:32:01
[CLIP 3 BEGINS] Bomba says that the girlfriend of the Jewish commandant, Galewski, arrived at the gas chamber too and he did not tell her what was about to happen. He says the Polish Jews realized more than those from other parts of Europe what was about to happen to them. Bomba tells the story of a woman who managed to cut the throats of two Capos in the gas chamber. One of them died and the Germans gave him a funeral and he was buried, the only proper grave at Treblinka [CLIP 3 ENDS]. Bomba says that the barbers only cut hair in the gas chamber for a short time before they were moved to the undressing barracks. Bomba says it was hard for him to get used to cutting womens' hair again after the war.
FILM ID 3205 -- Coupes -- 09:00:00 to 09:04:58
Short, mute clips.
Abraham Bomba appears in "Shoah." Interview segments that appear in the final film are NOT available at the USHMM. The Claude Lanzmann Shoah Collection at the USHMM contains only the outtakes from the film. Outtakes are sections of a movie that are filmed but not used in the final version.
See pages 426-434 in Lanzmann's memoir "The Patagonian Hare" (English translation, March 2012) for his description of the search for Bomba and the interview.
The clips that stream on the Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive online catalog (www.ushmm.org/online/film) correspond to the following Film IDs and time codes. Go to collections.ushmm.org/search to watch full Film ID reels -- the more complete outtake interview.
Clip 1, Film ID 3200, 04:00:06 - 04:18:06
Clip 2, Film ID 3201, 05:00:00 - 05:11:06
Clip 3, Film ID 3204, 08:00:05 - 08:11:13
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Biography / History:
Abraham Bomba was born on June 9, 1913 in Germany.
Claude Lanzmann spent more than ten years searching for survivors, perpetrators, and eyewitnesses for his nine and a half hour film "Shoah" released in 1985. Without archival footage or dramatic enactment, "Shoah" weaves together extraordinary testimonies to render the step-by-step machinery of the destruction of European Jewry. Critics have called it "a masterpiece" and a "monument against forgetting."
Accession Info:
1996.166 The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased the Shoah outtakes from Claude Lanzmann on October 11, 1996. The Claude Lanzmann Shoah Collection is now jointly owned by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Yad Vashem - The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority.
Claude Lanzmann
Production Date:
Claude Lanzmann
Original Format:
16mm original color camera negative; 1/4 inch magnetic audio track; 16mm image and sound rushes
USHMM Format:
16mm; 1/4 in audio; DigiBeta; Betacam SP; VHS
Time Code:
Created by Claude Lanzmann during the filming of "Shoah," used by permission of USHMM and Yad Vashem


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Lyles 'in a good place' as he eyes rotation spot
MESA, Ariz. -- Righty Jordan Lyles, competing for the Rockies' rotation spot that will be open at the start of the year as Jhoulys Chacin recovers from a right shoulder injury, made forward strides during three scoreless innings in Tuesday's 13-0 victory over the Cubs.
Lyles' first inning featured two loud outs to the outfield but no damage, and he looked effective the rest of the time. He finished with four strikeouts, and was at his best in his final inning. Lyles came from the Astros as part of the trade for center fielder Dexter Fowler.
While working with Rockies pitching coach Jim Wright, Lyles, 23, has made small tweaks that he hopes will make him a more consistent ground-ball pitcher. Lyles has a 1.13 Cactus League ERA. The more experienced Franklin Morales, a lefty, and Christian Friedrich, who was limited to four appearances at Triple-A by back issues last season, also are competing. Morales could be used in the bullpen and as a spot-starter if the Rockies don't put him in the rotation.
"He's getting some confirmation out there with the things he's working on," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said of Lyles. "He's developing some angle with his fastball, which is going to allow him to keep the ball on the ground. He can two-seam it already.
"He threw some good cutters. He's got the breaking ball, good curveball, but I think it was a cutter he was throwing today, and he got some swings and misses on it. Jordan's in a good place."
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Quentin out of starting lineup with sore left shoulder
LOS ANGELES -- Carlos Quentin was out of the Padres starting lineup with a sore left shoulder Monday night -- the first time he's been active for a game against Los Angeles since he charged the mound after being hit by a Zack Greinke fastball on April 11.
The Padres left fielder collided with the Petco Park wall, while making a catch during Sunday's game against Toronto. Having played 10 games in a row -- nine as a starter, Quentin was left out of the lineup by manager Bud Black, who added that Quentin should be available if needed as a pinch-hitter. Both Black and Quentin are hopeful he'll be able to start Tuesday.
Speaking with reporters before Monday's game, Quentin sounded disheartened that he was unfit for game action.
"I'd like to get back out on the field as soon as I can and get all this behind me, get everything returned to baseball," Quentin said. "That's kind of the mindset. I'd like to be out there right now, but with how my body feels, today is not the day."
Greinke, of course, fractured his collarbone as a result of his collision with Quentin. Both benches cleared and after the game the Dodgers did not mince words as to their displeasure with Quentin, who received an eight-game suspension.
Quentin said he talked with Greinke on the phone three or four days later and called it a "productive conversation and the rest of that conversation, we're just going to kind of keep private."
After a rough start to the season, Quentin has returned to his old form recently, raising his average to .230 after batting .375 over the past 10 games. Greinke, meanwhile, returned about four weeks earlier than expected from his injury, but he won't pitch this week against the Padres.
"I think baseball, in general, has a way of taking care of these things," Black said. "It'll play out how it's supposed to play out as far as those of us in the game. Am I concerned? No."
Still, Quentin understands why the incident has received so much attention over the past couple months.
"Zack's a great pitcher -- a huge free-agent acquisition by the Dodgers," Quentin said. "He was unfortunately injured, so it obviously makes sense that it would draw attention."
As for what to expect from the Dodger Stadium faithful if and when Quentin earns his first at-bat there following the brawl, Quentin isn't sure what lays in store.
"It's a tough question to answer," he said. "They're Dodger fans, so that's all I can say."
AJ Cassavell is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @ajcassavell. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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RIP Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole was nominated for eight Oscars. He won none of them. To put this in perspective: his lead debut, Lawrence of Arabia, has him giving what is arguably the finest performance in the history of motion pictures to this day, and he lost the Oscar. To Gregory Peck in To Kill A Mockingbird, in all fairness. But still - Lawrence is the most towering, incredible character ever brought to life on movie screens.
That's where O'Toole started on screen (he had extensive stage work behind him, and he would always be a stage actor at heart), so it's no surprise he never topped it. How can you? Such perfection lays a long shadow across a career, and across a life.
Peter O'Toole isn't just phenomenal in Lawrence of Arabia, he's almost impossibly beautiful. His eyes are powerful and blue and absolutely mesmerizing, eyes that have the comfort of a desert oasis and the cruelty of a desert mirage. As Lawrence he's majestic and confused, imperious and playful, intense and loving.
O'Toole had many more great performances in him. He played Henry II twice, once in Becket and once in The Lion in Winter. He played a crazy nobleman in the caustically satirical The Ruling Class. In the late 70s he almost died thanks to his drinking, but he bounced back in the 80s, his gorgeous face showing every mile. In The Stunt Man he's great as the director who takes the making of a movie way too far, and in My Favorite Year he's likely playing a character very close to Peter O'Toole, a swashbuckling actor who it turns out is an impossible, outrageous drunk.
I met O'Toole in 2004 while he was doing press for Troy. It was a minor role - he had plenty of those in his filmography, movies like Supergirl and King Ralph and Phantoms - but his presence was enormous. He lit a cigarette in a non-smoking New York City hotel room and spun yarns for thirty minutes. To have those eyes, even a little rheumy with age, lock in to yours was incredible, and you could still feel his power.
In 2006 he had one last run at prestige with Venus. He lost that Oscar bid as well. Now the Academy will never have a chance to properly award the man, although they did give him one of those bullshit lifetime achievement awards back in 2003. He didn't want to accept, and he wrote the Academy explaining he was still acting and wanted a chance to "win the lovely bugger outright." He eventually acquiesced and accepted.
I know there are many of you reading this who have Lawrence of Arabia as a hole in your cinematic education. You've been waiting for it to play near you on the big screen. If you're in LA, you're in luck - it's playing at the Aero on December 21st and the Egyptian December 29th - go see it. But if you're not in a town where it is playing in the immediate future, simply see it. Get the Blu and watch it. Yes, Lawrence is meant to be seen on the big screen, but it's a film you need to see, period. Don't hold off. It's one of the greatest films ever made, and you will never understand Peter O'Toole or - if I may be so bold - acting until you've watched it for yourself.
Whether on the big screen or on your TV screen, those blue eyes will hook you. The performance will move you. The movie will change you.
Peter O'Toole was the fine old age of 81 when he passed.


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We take a detailed look at the latest work by New York designer Ronnie Fieg and Sebago. From the collaborative Spring/Summer 2012 Collection we present the second part, which features two new colorways of the Mohican style and two new models for women. As usual both the designs of the classic boat shoes and boots, as well as the materials have been changed, resulting in entirely new looks.
The shoes will become available later today at RonnieFieg.com and at Kith NYC stores.


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Allergic Rhinitis: Update on Diagnosis
Allergic Rhinitis: Update on Diagnosis
Key words: allergic rhinitis, nonallergic rhinitis, primary care
Allergic rhinitis is highly prevalent; about 20% of adults in the United States1 and 25% of children worldwide2 are affected. It is a major societal expense, with direct costs, attributable to physician visits and medications, of up to $5 billion per year, and indirect costs, mainly stemming from lost productivity, of up to $9.7 billion per year.3 In the United States, allergic rhinitis results in 3.5 million lost workdays and 2 million lost schooldays each year.4
In addition to the nasal and ocular symptoms of the disease, allergic rhinitis is associated with a higher burden of asthma and sinusitis.5 It also affects multiple areas related to quality of life, including quality of sleep,6,7 mood and energy level,4 work effectiveness,8 and even sexual function.9
Because nearly all patients with allergic rhinitis who seek medical attention present first to their primary care physician,1 this 2-part series will focus on the diagnosis and management of allergic rhinitis in the primary care setting. Here we discuss issues related to diagnosis, including the various types of rhinitis, complicating factors, common physical findings, and allergy` testing. In a coming issue, we will detail the treatment options.
While the term "rhinitis" suggests that inflammation of the upper airway would be a cardinal feature, some forms of rhinitis do not involve inflammation. Rather, the term refers to the presence of one or more of the following10:
• Nasal congestion.
• Pruritus.
• Sneezing.
• Anterior or posterior rhinorrhea.
Causes of rhinitis are divided most broadly into allergic and nonallergic (Table).1,10,11
Allergic rhinitis. The usual onset is before age 20. Allergic rhinitis is caused by an IgE-mediated reaction to specific seasonal or perennial aeroallergens.11 Since the indoor environment is relatively invariant, associated allergens (most commonly dust mite, mold, pet dander, and cockroach) cause perennial symptoms. Outdoor allergens, including pollens, mold, and bioaerosols such as those from grass cutting (which can also function as nonallergic irritants), tend to cause seasonal symptoms, although there is regional variability because certain pollens have a seasonal presence in some areas but are present year-round in other areas.10
In allergic rhinitis, specific IgE antibodies to allergens develop and are displayed on the surface of mast cells. When allergen binds the mast cell–bound antibody, the mast cells release cytokines, leading within minutes to an early response that consists of sneezing, itchiness, congestion, rhinorrhea, and even constitutional symptoms (hence the term "hay fever"). These cytokines also attract other inflammatory cells to the nasal mucosa, in what is referred to as the second, or late-phase, allergic rhinitis response, which prominently features nasal congestion.12
Nonallergic rhinitis. This type of rhinitis does not involve IgE. Pure allergic rhinitis is thought to be about 3 times more prevalent than pure nonallergic rhinitis; however, a mixed picture of the two is quite common: it is estimated that 44% to 87% of patients with rhinitis have some component of mixed rhinitis.10 Nonallergic rhinitis has a slight female predominance and has a later age of onset, generally in adulthood, than allergic rhinitis.13
There are several subtypes of nonallergic rhinitis. Vasomotor rhinitis is an incompletely understood entity thought to involve neurally mediated hypersecretion and hyperemia in the nasal mucosa; it is ultimately a diagnosis of exclusion in patients whose allergy test results are negative.10,13,14 Triggers for this subtype include exercise, changes in temperature or humidity, alcohol ingestion, and inhaled irritants, such as tobacco smoke, perfume, and chlorine gas.13
Gustatory rhinitis refers to rhinorrhea induced by eating; it is thought to be vagally mediated and not allergic. Although allergic reactions to food can induce rhinitis, such reactions are almost always seen in concert with an urticarial rash, respiratory symptoms, and/or GI symptoms.15 Gustatory rhinitis generally occurs in older patients, most commonly in reaction to spicy foods, but some patients have rhinorrhea in response to a wide range of foods.16
Drug-induced rhinitis can occur with the use of a number of medications, including angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, hydrochlorothiazide,β-blockers, α1-blockers, central α2-agonists, and phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors.13 When related to rebound congestion from overuse of nasal α-adrenergic agonists such as oxymetazoline, the syndrome is referred to as rhinitis medicamentosa.


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Corn prices weakened in morning trade ahead of the release of the July WASDE. In that report, USDA revised the 2013/14 ending stocks up to 1.246 billion bushels from 1.146 billion last month. The new-crop ending stocks are now forecast at 1.801 billion compared to 1.726 billion last month. Favorable weather outlooks for corn pollination also weighed on the market. USDA maintained the yield forecast at 165.3 bu/a. USDA increased its forecast for global corn ending stocks for 2014/15 to 188.0 mmt from 182.65 mmt last month. Shortly after the release of the crop report, September futures traded down 9 1/4 cents at $3.77 and December futures traded down 9 cents at $3.83 3/4.
Soybean prices plunged following the release of the July WASDE. In that report, USDA boosted the production forecast to a record 3.800 billion bushels, far above last month at 3.635 billion. The ending stocks forecast for 2013/14 was revised to 140 million bushels from last month at 125 million. For the new crop, the forecast increased from 325 million to 415 million. The old-crop market sees its way to enough supplies to make it to the next harvest. Basically, the market is giving up remaining premium very rapidly. Shortly after the release of the crop report, August futures traded down 60 cents at $11.72 3/4 and November futures traded down 15 cents at $10.78.
Wheat futures were trading sharply lower ahead of the monthly WASDE and the full wheat crop production report. The crop estimate is up 50 million bushels from last month at 1.992 billion. Exports are expected to be off sharply year-over-year. Lower prices have yet to kick up demand, so the market keeps working lower in search of sales. In the report, USDA revised its 2014/15 ending stocks forecast to 660 million bushels from 574 million last month. Exports are forecast down to 900 million from 1182 million last year. September CBOT wheat was down 17 1/2 cents to $5.31/bushel, while September MGE wheat was down 8 1/2 cents to $6.32 1/2/bushel and September KC wheat was down 9 3/4 cents to $6.375/bushel.
Cattle futures have turned lower at midday after a mixed start. August futures have plunged 8 cents/pound this week as a wave a profit-taking from the trading funds and speculative sectors hit the market. The selling pressure was triggered as futures fell below near-term chart support levels which sparked additional selling. Cash cattle traded at $156 in Nebraska, down $1 to $2 from Wednesday and down $2 from last week. In Kansas, fed cattle traded at $156, down $2 from last week while Texas cattle were $2 to $3 lower to $155 to $156. The Choice cutout was up again on Thursday, climbing $1.60/cwt to $252.17, another new high. Even with the lower cash trade, futures are at a steep discount to the cash market. August live cattle are 1.35 cents lower to 146.80 cents/pound while December is 1.40 cents lower to 151.00 cents. Meanwhile, August feeder cattle are 2.77 cents lower to 207.82 cents/pound.
Hog futures were mostly lower as the cattle market provided spillover impacts on the hogs market. Wholesale losses caused the sustained slippage in Chicago prices. The cash markets seemingly peaked at the extreme high recently and the industry now expects some downward adjustment from that peak as demand started to retreat, which probably sparked some short covering actions. August hog futures were down 0.25 cents at 127.7 cents/pound and December was down 1.45 cents to 102.5 cents.


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Boeing early last week launched function and reliability (F&R) testing and extended operations (ETOPS) demonstrations on the 787 Dreamliner, marking the start of the final phase of flight testing before certification.
"We are ready for this final phase of flight testing," said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787 program. "The team has created a solid plan for accomplishing the hours and test points required for F&R and ETOPS testing in support of delivery to our customer ANA in the August to September time period."
Along with F&R and ETOPS testing for the 787 with Rolls-Royce engines, Boeing continues certification testing on 787s with General Electric engines and plans to conduct a separate F&R/ETOPS test program for the GENx-powered version of the airplane. Other activities will continue on the flight test fleet to support Boeing objectives, including examining potential technologies for the 787-9 and testing engine improvement packages.
Hoping to deliver 20 airplanes this year, Boeing still needs to fly its 787s nearly 300 hours to complete F&R testing and ETOPS approvals. Early last month Fancher told reporters in Everett, Wash., that the in-flight electrical fire aboard the second 787 prototype last November as it approached Laredo, Texas, would not compromise Boeing's ability to gain ETOPS certification in due course. "We wouldn't be entering into [function and reliability] and ETOPS [testing], if both we and the FAA weren't convinced where the maturity was where it needed to be," he insisted.
Meanwhile, this week Boeing and launch customer All Nippon Airways plan to accomplish so-called service readiness operations with the second 787 prototype–ZA002–at several airports in Japan. The program includes trips between Haneda Airport in Tokyo and airports in Osaka (Itami and Kansai), Okayama and Hiroshima. First flight marks the 787's maiden appearance in Japan.
"We will in essence induct that airplane into ANA's operating system and maintenance system and for a period of time we're going to operate that airplane very much like it was an ANA airplane," said Fancher. During that time officials from Japan's Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) will observe the operation, he added. "And then from there there's a series of regulatory milestones associated with the JCAB that both ANA and we have to work on."


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Lift the hearts of those on your gift list with colorful, sweet-smelling spring flowers. Our Bulb Garden includes 1 'Bellisimo®' amaryllis, 5 'Monte Carlo' tulips, 4 'Early Glory' tulips and 8 scilla planted in a decorative, galvanized metal cachepot. The bulbs will burst into a succession of long-lasting color in just two to three weeks.
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Was second choice when holiday bulbs sold out FOR 2ND YEAR IN A ROW. Unlike the ad's photo, each kind of bulb, blossomed in sequence in lieu of all together. Although visually pleasing, and probably longer lasting due to sequence, didn't pack the full pizzaz of the photo.
Amaryllis appeared to be a dwarf variety with a single stalk, although 6 heads added great beauty to the room.
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This brightens our dining room and is just lovely. Minor complaint: the spout came off during shipping and had to be glued back on. But the flowers are so lovely it's worth it!
Not as perfect as pictured, of course, but all bulbs seem to be blooming.
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This was sent to an outgoing President of our Garden Club as a "thank you" gift. I am still receiving e-mails telling me how delighted she is with the blooming and color quality. She says she can't wait to get the bulbs and pot into her garden!
Bloomed in 3 parts, tulips were especially pretty & long lasting as they continued to open & spread the petals so she got the color but not the tulip look. A friend wants the can/planter to use at her house. Brightened a shut ins month for a reasonable price.Arrived shortly after ordered
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I gave this to a friend for a christmas gift and she loved it! She told me that it lasted longer than most arrangements and she loved the watering can, as she can use it in the future. This time of year flowers make the perfect gift for those who enjoy the color and scent of spring.
This item wasn't my first choice, but the holiday bulb basket was unavailable. The recipients have been enthusiastic and the flowers bloomed quickly as shown in the photo.
Gorgeous look for Spring and grew very rapidly once placed in a sunny window.
This was a gift and should have been packaged so that it was not obvious as to what it was.
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For Max Payne, the tragedies that took his loved ones years ago are wounds that refuse to heal. No longer a cop, close to washed up and addicted to pain killers, Max takes a job in São Paulo, Brazil, protecting the family of wealthy real estate mogul Rodrigo Branco, in an effort to finally escape his troubled past. But as events spiral out of his control, Max Payne finds himself alone on the streets of an unfamiliar city, desperately searching for the truth and fighting for a way out.
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A MASSED gathering of more than 300 choristers from parish churches throughout the Salisbury diocese will meet at Salisbury Cathedral on Sunday, June 22 for an afternoon of choral singing under the inspired leadership of Nigel Groome, organist and director of Music at Beckenham Parish Church and the Royal School of Church Music regional music advisor for the south and south west.
The theme of this year's festival is Life's Pilgrimage and includes music by Archer, Batten, Mendelssohn, Stanford and Wilby.
The service explores, in readings and music, the themes of confirmation, marriage, joy, sorrow, death and resurrection.
All are welcome to attend the festival service at 6pm during which a number of the choristers will also receive Dean's Award or Bishop's Award medals, which recognise excellence and commitment.
The Salisbury Diocesan Choral Festival Group (SDCFG) administers these awards, which will be given on the day by the Dean of Salisbury and the Bishop of Salisbury.
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In pictures: A stunning new rendition of the Persian national epic encompasses traditional styles dating back hundreds of years. Live webcast of book launch event at AsiaSociety.org/Live tonight, March 6, at 6:30 pm ET.
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BLACKBURN Rovers Ladies suffered FA Women's Cup heartbreak as they were beaten 2-0 at Women's Super League side Reading.
With the game goalless Gemma Donnelly's young charges had the chance to set up a major fourth-round shock when they were awarded a 75th-minute penalty.
But Rio Hardy saw her spot-kick saved and Reading made Rovers pay as Fran Kirby and Helen Ward scored in quick succession in extra-time.
Rovers assistant manager Amanda Goodwin said: "We did not look like a Northern Premier League team and we didn't make them look like a Super League team.
"We were under no pressure and showed them no respect and we couldn't have asked for any more from the players.
"They applied themselves professionally throughout and were absolutely immense.
"We are disappointed to miss the penalty, as we would have seen the game out, but that's football.
"We had eight under 18s in our squad while they had much more experienced internationals in theirs.
"It is a terrific learning curve for our young players, some of who were playing in the FA Women's Cup for the first time.
"There are loads of positives to take forward and if we play like that against teams in our division we know that we've got nothing to fear.
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It is an ongoing debate of dairy calf nutrition: when is the best time to start introducing forages into the diets of young calves, in terms of physiological development, cost efficiency and performance?
Researchers at the University of British Columbia led by Marina von Keyserlingk recently conducted a study to assess the carryover effects of providing forage during the milk-feeding period on postweaning feed intake and growth of heifers.
Their study, which recently was published in the Journal of Dairy Science, included 16 Holstein heifers. All heifers were fed a liquid diet of 8 L/day of whole milk from days three to 35 of life, and then gradually weaned between days 36 and 56. All heifers were provided free-choice access to water and texturized calf starter until they were moved to group housing at day 71.
Half of the heifers also were fed free-choice chopped grass hay through the same time period. This differentiation in diet was continued for one additional week in group housing, after which all animals were placed on a common diet including restricted starter and free-choice, coarsely chopped orchardgrass hay. Feed intake and growth were monitored through 18 weeks of age. Proving hay before weaning did not reduce growth of calves but did affect how calves grew.
Among the results:
- There was no significant difference in starter dry-matter intake between the two groups.
- Initial and final body weights were similar between the two groups.
- Forage consumption and total dry-matter intake (starter plus hay), neutral detergent fiber, crude protein and metabolizable energy intakes were greater in heifers fed forage pre-weaning.
- Although feed efficiency (BW gain/DM intake) after switching to a common diet was greater in calves previously fed starter alone, providing no forage before weaning resulted in calves developing larger bellies (as measured by body barrel circumference) when first provided to forage after weaning, suggesting that these animals had difficulty transitioning to forage-based diets.
The authors concluded that providing hay earlier in life promotes forage intake when heifers are switched to a higher-forage diet, but greater feed consumption did not translate into higher bodyweight gain. They believe that higher rates of forage intake after weaning of calves fed hay early in life were due to improved rumen capacity to accommodate and digest forage, as a result of greater saliva flow to the rumen and increased ruminal pH.
While the grain-only fed calves had higher feed efficiency after weaning, the authors suggest evaluating that result with caution, because less-developed rumens in this group could have contributed to less efficient digestion and passage of forages when they were initially introduced after weaning.


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|Trad, 1 pitch, 70'
|YDS: 5.9 French: 5c Ewbanks: 17 UIAA: VI ZA: 17 British: HVS 5a R [details]
|Howard King and Rob Fainberg, 1977
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By RTM
Jan 30, 2003
|Ha! I remember this climb. Is'nt it so typical to show up at JTree with high hopes of bagging some sick hard lead, only to get beat down on the warm-up. Yea, it was hard, I was scared. Prolly bouldered the rest of the day.
By Anonymous Coward
Feb 26, 2003
|It's good to see the upgrading to 5.9! Having just climbed it (Feb. 03) thinking it was a 5.7, I felt quite sketched out. Big sandbag! Besides the "thin" start it is somewhat sustained and awkward.
By Tyler Logan
From: Mammoth Lakes, CA
Nov 11, 2003
|More comparable to Jerry Brown (at .10b) than to most 5.7s, in my opinion.
By Howard King
Oct 27, 2004
|Are you people getting soft? I led this wearing cowboy boots with a head full of blotter acid. I never could climb anything harder than 5.7 on a good day.
By Robert Fainberg
Oct 27, 2004
|Lets set the record straight. It was boxing gloves and roller skates and 5.7 in his wildest dreams.
By Richard Adler
From: Bend, Oregon
Oct 28, 2004
rating: 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
Wow, a Howard King sighting on a climbing web site. Did you misread this address, Howard???? This climbingjtree.com not birdingjtree.com. I'm gonna have to add this to my State and County lists.
And yes, I thought Capt. Kronos was hard for 5.7!!! Probably cuz I did it WITHOUT the cowboy boots and blotter!!!!
And Last year I saw the film "Captain Kronos, Vampire Killer." It's as bad as the route!!!
By Woody Stark
Nov 29, 2004
|A good route but, curiously, more difficult than Brownian Motion (10a) next door.
By Adam Stackhouse
Jan 28, 2006
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
|What a slug in the face Joshua Tree climbing was when we did this in 1989...5.7? Wow...what a way to introduce someone to Jtree trad....hahahaha
By joe-boo-boo
Mar 19, 2007
|Green metolious can be place off the block in a shallow horizontail. You can then start from the begining or just go from the block.
By Joe Keyser
From: Scottsdale, AZ
Mar 21, 2007
|This is one of those courses that probably won't be quite as much fun the second time around, because it won't make you think as much about how to do the start. A good pitch.
By armand rollice
From: rancho cucamonga
Feb 27, 2008
|Enjoyed this climb alot have to return to do Jerry Brown.
By Andy Laakmann
Site Landlord
From: Bend, OR
Apr 17, 2008
rating: 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
|Really good route! Deserves more stars than it gets. Once you pass the face move down low, it is continously enjoyable jamming all the way to the top. The face move about 15' off the ground protects perfectly with a pink tricam. You do have one of those on your rack don't you? :) I brought a #4 camalot and it went in perfectly at a wider spot.
By Tradiban
Jan 1, 2013
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
|I started from the ground, seemed logical. Only runout for a little bit in easier terrain. If not for rock quality this would get a solid three stars. Yes, not 5.7.
By MikeP ROWCC
Feb 19, 2013
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13
|Not a 5.7! Kind of ackward in the right leaning crack, more footholds on the face would have been nice. Started from the ground and it was definetly don't blow it territory.
By susan peplow
From: Joshua Tree
Nov 6, 2013
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
Started from the ground with smallish bomber pro. Never for a moment thought it was 5.7 or R for that matter. Surprised to see that here on the Proj. Seemed obvious, place small gear low and follow the crack. It's slightly flared in a few areas but thought it was just me for the warm up, still took bomber gear. Didn't find it run out or sketchy and I'm not exactly a pro on leading cracks so a sandbag assessment this is not.
5.9 plenty of pro of all varieties. Wonderful ledge above leads to 2.5 - 3.5" crack or set anchor in the back with .5"+ or nuts. Plenty to love on Captain Kronos.
Oh, scramble up and over from the ledge. You can walk off back the back and climber's right or climber's left and down the chalkstones to the base (preferred method for me).
By JTLA Tolins
From: Los Angeles, California
Feb 27, 2014
|I'm with Susan on this one. Rushed this in at the end of the day, while the sun was setting. never felt runout or sketchy and even felt calling it 5.9 was a bit of a stretch. I'm not a particularly bold climber and usually look for mid tens.
By Josh Baxley
From: Seattle, WA
Nov 30, 2015
rating: 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
I could not find any decent pro at the beginning of this route, at all. I actually down climbed, double checked I was on the right route, and read the above comments again on the mobile app. Still not sure if we're talking about the same route.
There is one crappy slot about 10 ft. up for a TCU, then it's another 10 ft or more to real gear. There's at least one insecure move until you get decent pro.


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A quick run is done today at 3.64 w with laser temperature normal 84F and 54F. The difference in beam profile is clear. One more thing I noticed about the TC is, even after a period of 1hour it never reached the desired temperature of 50, it kind of stuck at 54 (the reading given by the computer) and moving very slowly an after 1.5hours it barely reached 55 (at the multimeter sensor). So I took the computer temperature in record.
Bingo!!! Look at surface profile it looks way better at 54. Horizontal profile is also way better the dip is gone. It's obvious the profile at this temperature is way better. Tomorrow I will do the profiling from .2w to 4.1w at this temperature and then compare it with our previous results. So we know that at this temperature upto what power we can go safely in comparison to 1.7w of safe-limit at 84f. And also better understanding of TC time taking to reach at the desired temperature of 50.


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The Best One Yet!I am always on a quest for the perfect thickening and lengthening mascara. I saw an ad for Lancome in a magazine, and decided to check it out. I was using Urban Decay Big Fatty, which constantly clumped. I tested the Hypnose Mascara at the Lancome counter after removing the mascara I was wearing. I was so surprised! This mascara not only thickens,but also lengthens. My eyelashes look as good...read more as wearing false lashes, but even better because I don't have to go all the trouble of using false lashes. I discovered something very interesting. The Lancome salesperson had me use a disposable mascara wand to apply the mascara. After I applied it, she handed me another disposable wand, and said to brush it through the mascara. This is THE secret to non-clumping mascara. I used the brush on the Lancome Mascara, and it really separated and also lengthened at the same time! She was kind enough to give me a handful of the disposable wands when I bought the mascara. She said for best results with this mascara, apply one coat, brush with the disposable wand and apply another coat, and brush through again. If you do it a 3rd time...WOW! Long, thick, non clumpy lashes. I highly recommend this mascara. — 5 years agoCaroleVonAllten | 1401 reviews
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Hynopse MascaraMy Lancome beauty advisor recommended this product when I told her my eyes generally water each morning for about ten minutes. This mascara truly remains on my eyelashes rather than on my face. I fell in love with this mascara and will cut back on another beauty product if I can't afford Hypnose and something else! My eyelashes truly look as if I am wearing falsies. Plus, it does not irritate my eyes with a strong odor as some mascaras do. This is definitely worth a try! — 3 years, 7 months agosusan_eanes | 1 reviews
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The 3rd FAI European Paragliding Accuracy Championship came to an end last July the 8th. Were crowned...
Overall: 1- Dimitar Ralev, Bulgaria; 2- Goran Gjurkovic, Serbia; 3- Matjaz Sluga, Slovenia.
Women: Milica Marinkovic, Serbia; 2- Jolanta Romanenko, Lithuania; Barbora Smutna, Czech Republic.
Nations: 1- Slovenia; 2- Czech Republic; 3- Serbia.
Check the competition website here.
See here all the pictures of the competition, including the prize-giving ceremony !