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Canadian Immunodeficiency Research Collaborative
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Canadian Immunodeficiency Research Collaborative
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First received: January 8, 2010
Last updated: August 12, 2014
Last verified: August 2014
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Detailed Description:
The objective of this study is to determine if concentrations of raltegravir in semen exceed the 50% and 95% inhibitory concentrations of HIV during the dose interval.
The secondary objective is to determine the extend of raltegravir penetration into semen by obtaining semen to plasma ratios across the dosing interval, to determine the area under the concentration time curve of raltegravir in semen, and to determine the variability in the penetration of raltegravir into the seminal compartment over the dosing period.
|Other: Seminal plasma pharmacokinetics
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|Study to Determine the Concentrations of Raltegravir in Semen, the Seminal to Plasma Ratio of Raltegravir and the Variability in Seminal to Plasma Ratios Over the Raltegravir Dosing Period.
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MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDS
Drug Information available for: Raltegravir Raltegravir potassiumU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Canadian Immunodeficiency Research Collaborative:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Seminal Concentrations of Raltegravir. [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Determine if concentrations of raltegravir in semen exceed the 50% and 95% inhibitory concentrations of HIV during the dosing interval.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Semen to Plasma Raltegravir Concentrations [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Determine the extent of raltegravir penetration into semen by obtaining semen to plasma ratios across the dosing interval.
- Seminal Distribution of Raltegravir [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Determine the area under the concentration time curve of raltegravir in semen.
- Semen to Plasma Distribution of Raltegravir [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Determine the variability in the penetration of raltegravir into the seminal compartment over the raltegravir dosing period.
|Study Start Date:
|December 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|July 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Raltegravir treated men
Single group study of seminal plasma pharmacokinetics of raltegravir in men receiving chronic raltegravir therapy
Other: Seminal plasma pharmacokinetics
Measure semen sample concentrations, obtain semen to plasma ratios across the dosing interval, the area under the concentration time curve of raltegravir in semen, the variability in penetration of raltegravir into the seminal compartment over the dosing period.
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The patient population will consist of 12 male HIV-positive patients who have been receiving stable antiretroviral therapy that includes raltegravir for a minimum of three months. Patients will be enrolled from one clinic in downtown Toronto and a hospital affiliated HIV specialty clinic in Ottawa, Ontario. Eligible patients will have evidence of full virologic suppression (HIV viral load < 50 copies/mL) at least one month prior to enrollment in the study. No changes will be made to the patients antiretroviral therapy during the course of the study.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
12 HIV-positive males
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV infected male
- 18 years old or older
- on raltegravir twice daily as part of their antiretroviral regimen for at least 3 months prior to screening
- viral load < 50 copies/mL at least one month prior to enrolling
- able to read, understand and sign a written informed consent prior to initiation of the study
- medically stable at the time of the study, with no evidence of acute illness
Exclusion Criteria:
- having difficulty adhering to current antiretroviral therapy
- patient is expected to have difficulties adhering with study protocol
- patients with malignancy, or acute renal or liver disease
- patient with active AIDS-defining illness
- patient with any medical, psychiatric or other circumstance that may impede the provision of informed consent
- patient with any of the following abnormalities at the time of screening:
- hemoglobin < 85 g/L
- absolute neutrophil count < 1000 cells/uL
- platelet count < 50,000 cells/ microleter (uL)
- aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT) or total bilirubin > 3 times the upper limit of normal
- serum creatinine > 1.5 times upper limit of normal
- patient receiving concomitant therapy with rifampin or St. John's wort
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01045265
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01045265
|Canada, Ontario
|The Ottawa Hospital
|Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
|Canadian Immunodeficiency Research Collaborative
|Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1L6
Sponsors and Collaborators
Canadian Immunodeficiency Research Collaborative
|Principal Investigator:
|Mona Loutfy, MD, MPH
|Maple Leaf Medical Research
|Principal Investigator:
|Tony Antoniou
|St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Canadian Immunodeficiency Research Collaborative
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01045265 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|January 8, 2010
|Results First Received:
|June 16, 2014
|Last Updated:
|August 12, 2014
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Raltegravir Potassium
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
HIV Integrase Inhibitors
Integrase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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Saturday's return as an opposing player after 13 years with the Colts will eventually pale in comparison to the one that'll come a year from now. Just wait until the Denver Broncos come in with quarterback Peyton Manning in 2013. I think the term hype will need to be redefined when that day arrives.
For now, however, Saturday will be a center of attention Sunday, from the time he steps into the foreign locker room. "I don't think I've ever even been to the visitor's locker room," he said during a conference call Wednesday.
Saturday will display that old familiar stance, pointing to defensive schemes and making line adjustments, this time with Aaron Rodgers, rather than Manning, standing behind him.
It'll be surreal for Colts fans and strange for Saturday.
"It's all going to look different and, obviously, coming out and seeing the team," Saturday said. "You're so accustomed to seeing that blue and the horseshoe and the whole deal. Hopefully I don't jog the wrong way early. I'll turn around and head back towards the right side."
Saturday left the Colts in free agency, one of the painful goodbyes necessary when Colts owner Jim Irsay decided to stage a complete makeover of the team in building for the future. Saturday, Manning, Dallas Clark, Gary Brackett and Joseph Addai, among others, parted ways after last season.
Irsay offered Saturday a front-office job if he retired, Saturday said.
"I gave it its due consideration," Saturday said of potential retirement. "I didn't know what I was going to do, to be very frank. I think I made that frank with everybody. I was going to give myself time to decide. I went through it, my wife and I prayed about it and talked about it."
The opportunity to sign with a Super Bowl contender intrigued Saturday, who had been such an integral part of the Colts' run of seven straight seasons with 12 or more wins, two AFC Championships and one Super Bowl title.
He also went from playing with one elite quarterback in Manning to another in Rodgers.
Rodgers is younger and more mobile than Manning, but both are adept at running a high-octane offense that requires substantial physical and cerebral play from the center.
"You're going with two great quarterbacks who know how to win football games, and it's fun," Saturday said. "You watch them do their thing, and you can get caught up in being a fan of those guys as well. I love watching both of them play. I still watch Peyton play his games. We still text back and forth. It's exciting when you get around players who are good football players and make plays. It's fun to hang around."
Saturday said it took him a while to get used to wearing the Packers uniform. He and his family plan to return to Indianapolis where he still has a home once he retires, probably after next season. He said he would consider a post-career job with the Colts.
The Colts usually show a video highlight when former players return, and undoubtedly will for Saturday, who not only represented the Colts so well but also worked to end the last NFL labor dispute as a player representative. Saturday expects a warm reception.
"I hope they put some good stuff up there," Saturday said of the expected video salute. "You appreciate it. As a player, man I gave the same as I'm doing here I gave everything I had. I played as hard as I could. I felt like I led the team on and off the field and did the best job that I could. I'm proud of the time that I was there and always look fondly upon that time."
Colts fans look fondly on Saturday's time playing in Indianapolis, no question. His return as an opponent may prompt some melancholy.
It'll also prepare them for another similar, even more emotional, old-home day next year.
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BOSTON—With his team one win away from advancing to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Brad Marchand decided to take his spot in history.
"The fourth game's always the hardest one to get," Marchand said from the center of a giant semicircle of cameras and voice recorders. As he finished his sentence, confetti rained down from the ceiling of the Bruins' locker room, a banner saying "ONE MILLION!" unfurled, and a marching band entered, playing Kool & The Gang's "Celebration." It was a magical moment, if completely imaginary, for the millionth utterance of one of hockey's grandest cliches.
— The best of the NHL playoffs | Sidney Crosby vs. Mario Lemieux
For the Bruins, closing out series has not always been an easy task, and Claude Julien was reminded of that on Friday morning, asked by Kevin Walsh of CSN New England about his 3-6 record in potential clinching games (other than Game 7s, which are also elimination games).
"I knew something positive would come from you, Walshie," Julien said with a laugh. "I'm gonna try and make it 4-6 tonight. How's that?"
Julien's teams have completed two sweeps—in 2009 against the Canadiens and 2011 against the Flyers. Three of those six losses in non-Game 7 chances came in 2010, when the Bruins blew a 3-0 series lead and lost to Philadelphia, becoming the third team in NHL history to choke so mightily.
— Why the Leafs should ignore the score
But is it really true that the fourth win in a series is the most difficult to get? According to data from whowins.com, which tracks best-of-seven series in all sports, the answer is no.
Teams who are tied in a series obviously have a .500 record, because one team wins and one team loses in each of those situations. There are six possible untied states for a series to be in, and here are their records in the subsequent games (through last year's playoffs)...
Up 1-0: 322-269 in Game 2 (.545 winning percentage)
Up 2-0: 172-150 in Game 3 (.534)
Up 3-0: 108-64 in Game 4 (.628)
Up 2-1: 198-221 in Game 4 (.473)
Up 3-1: 151-111 in Game 5 (.576)
Up 3-2: 188-144 in Game 6 (.566)
It really should not come as a surprise that teams who already have beaten an opponent three times in a series have a good track record at winning a fourth—they have won three games for a reason, which generally is that they're better. The teams who get to three wins and then let their opponent force a Game 7 still have a 75-69 record in deciding contests, a .521 winning percentage that is better than teams' in Game 4 up 2-1.
The Bruins led the Maple Leafs, 2-1, and then took Game 4 in Toronto, bucking the historical trend as well as this year's, in which four of the other six teams who took 2-1 series leads lost Game 4. That's because the hardest win to get in a series is the third one—teams are a combined 514-559 when up 2-0, up 2-1, or down 3-2.
"I think it gets tossed around a lot that the fourth one's the hardest," Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference said. "But I don't think it's any harder than the first, or second, or third. Every win is tough. It's playoffs. The victories are earned, and there's no freebies. Regardless of the game or the situation, you have to have respect for your opponent. You have to respect the fact that if you don't come out and play extremely hard and do all the right things, there's a good chance you'll lose. Seventh game or first game, there's not a whole lot of difference. If you make mistakes and don't come prepared, things aren't going to go well for you."
The notion of the fourth win being the hardest comes from the memorable occasions when desperate teams rallied to stave off elimination. Much more often, the teams who are able to win three games in a series have already shown their ability to avoid mistakes and come prepared—and doing it one more time results in a fourth win and a handshake.


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Adam, Finn, Lewis and Emily (The Trackers) are back in another high-tech adventure, this time getting involved with a secret group that is trying to stop the world's most dangerous hacker, Shantorian. The problem is, the organization is SO top secret even the FBI doesn't know about it.
With the help of their new secretive partners, Lazlo and Zara, The Trackers set up a complex online heist to make Shantorian reveal his identity and whereabouts. As the heist unfolds, alliances and friendship start to unravel leaving Adam, Finn, Lewis and Emily in separate FBI interrogation rooms, under suspician for pulling off the largest online banking heist in history. Shantorian? No where to be found. The question Adam needs to answer for himself as well as his friends….who is Shantorian and where is the money? Did Shantorian outsmart the trackers?
Told through a series of police interviews and video transcipts, this technical mystery unfolds like a movie. Intrigue and double-crossing are in there as well as gadgets, gadgets, and more gadgets.
This time Adam is sucked in by the competition of it…the fact that he can go head to head with this Shantorian. He gets so caught up in it that he forgets his friends and what they each bring to The Trackers. (He also gets distracted by the beautiful and brillian Zara…which makes things a little tense with Emily!)
For their part, The Trackers get a little supicious of Adam and how close he is working with Lazlo and Zara. When The Trackers are in separate FBI interrogation rooms it really puts their friendship to the test. They are in what is known as "the prisoner's dilemma" when the police or the FBI separate people suspected of a crime and try to get one of them to talk and betray the other. Threatened with some very serious jail time for the online heist, will each Tracker remain silent and loyal to the group or will their growing suspicians of each other cause a betrayal that will sink them all? As each of them gets more and more tired and hungry tensions increase. It's really intersting to watch how they behave.
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LEDBURY resumed their Midlands Three West (South) campaign with a 35-3 home success over lowly Kings Norton in a rearranged fixture.
Having had no games for three weeks due to the widespread flooding, the hosts were inevitably somewhat rusty but dominated from the kick-off and their bonus-point win further cemented third place in the table.
The late rearrangement meant an entire squad with first XV appearances this season were unavailable but the club's increased strength in depth allowed them to field a competitive side.
They took the lead after just eight minutes when good line-out possession enabled prop Arron Almond to drive to within 10 metres of the line and centre Matt Hallett easily scored near the posts. Fly-half George Bennion converted.
The next 25 minutes saw Ledbury create numerous scoring opportunities without adding to their lead.
When Kings Norton converted a penalty with their first real attack on 34 minutes, the visitors' hopes of a surprise result rose, particularly as they would have the wind and slope behind them in the second period.
However, the Ross Road team responded immediately when, from scrums near the Birmingham side's try line, head coach and scrum-half Paul Rudland and then number eight Gary Nicholson crashed over. Bennion converted both to leave Ledbury in control.
Kings Norton made use of the elements in the second period to at least spend more time in the Ledbury half but they could not compete in the set-piece, particularly in the scrum where the hosts were once again impressive.
Chances came and went for Ledbury to secure the bonus point with a fourth try before forwards coach and flanker Elliot Bee took advantage of a quick penalty to put winger Jamie Rayfield clear.
Rayfield's excellent angle of running meant he touched down near the posts after 70 minutes.
Bennion converted and another superb individual effort by Hallett completed a satisfactory victory.
Ledbury face a challenging trip to fifth-placed Manor Park in Nuneaton tomorrow but the return of previously unavailable players will give even greater strength to pick from.


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"American Idol" stars Casey Abrams, a jazz, blues and rock musician, and singer-songwriter Paul McDonald met with seriously ill children staying at Ronald McDonald House on July 13. (Posted July 13 at 4:51 p.m.)
Accused Lytton Plaza stabber makes $100,000 bail
A 28-year-old East Palo Alto man accused of a stabbing at Lytton Plaza last April posted $100,000 bail on July 9, according to court records. (Posted July 13 at 9:54 a.m.)
Atherton council backs staff layoffs
In a closed-session meeting Tuesday afternoon, the Atherton City Council "affirmed the actions of the City Manager in effecting layoffs of personnel," according to a statement issued by Deputy City Clerk Theresa DellaSanta. The union promptly filed a lawsuit, according to a Teamsters representative. (Posted July 13 at 8:38 a.m.)
Atherton fire damages home, kills two cats
A disabled security gate and a long private driveway hampered firefighters' efforts to extinguish a two-alarm blaze at a home in Atherton early Wednesday morning (July 13), a fire official said. (Posted July 13 at 8:34 a.m.)
Mountain View couple comes home to burglars
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Bay trees being removed to save oak trees
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Community colleges brace for cuts — again
Due to deep state cuts to public higher education, local community colleges will have to cut back on courses, turn away students and lay off part-time faculty in the coming school year, officials from the Foothill-De Anza Community College District said. (Posted July 8 at 5:01 p.m.)
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There was a time not too long ago when we all thought racing on Pomona's legendary surface was only a distant memory for average Joes like us. But for the past two years, the NMCA, in conjunction with the NHRA and JE Pistons, has been able to unleash a big event for sportsman and heads-up drag racers that don't have the cash flow and/or desire to race at the NHRA level. Finally, the West Coast hosts a big muscle car event and luckily, it's growing.
We were on the Pomona premises for the JE Pistons NMCA West Coast Shootout Presented by Lucas Oil last May and captured some of the coolest Chevys in contention. While the NMCA hosts all brands, there are quite a few crafty Chevy drivers to come out on top at this event. And, like last year, class winners could pick up the NHRA's most prestigious award: the "Wally."
In Garret Turbo Pro Street, Mike Bowman laid down a wicked 5.97 in testing, the quickest pass of the event, but Bowman's Chevelle was taken out in the finals and settled for second place. Another notable run came from the Idaho resident and skilled drag radial racer Kevin Young, who managed to take out James Lawrence in the semis before taking down Artis Houston's Nova in the final round. In the Outlaw 8.5 class, a few badass Chevys ruled the competition, but it was Ryan "Toaster" Jones who climbed to the top of the heap after taking down the supercharged Camaro of DJ Reid in the final with his turbocharged Chevy II. In the index classes, Nova driver Josh Edwards was able to win in the final, taking home the coveted NHRA "Wally" trophy, while Tom Drake won in Bracket 1 with his green hardtop Nova, and Randy Chen won Bracket 2 with his '68 Chevelle. In the TREMEC True Street class, a Mustang, unfortunately, got the best average (8.80), but the turbocharged and nitrous'd Vette of Ed Crowe got second with a 9.78 average, followed by September's feature car, the Nova of Don Geis, who won the 10-second class with a 10.06 average.


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A Dukes County grand jury last week indicted three men on charges related to drug trafficking on Martha's Vineyard.
Two Edgartown men face drug charges including heroin possession following a bust Friday by Edgartown police and the Martha's Vineyard Drug Task Force.
Island police ended the summer with several drug arrests and investigations, including three men charged with drug trafficking and the discovery of 20 marijuana plants in Aquinnah.
As part of an ongoing prescription drugs investigation, members of the Martha's Vineyard Task Force Tuesday arrested three men who allegedly came to the Island to sell prescription drugs.
A Vineyard Haven man was sentenced to at least three years in state prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to drug charges in Dukes County superior court.
Jeffrey T. Moore, 44, pleaded guilty to possessing to distribute a class A substance (heroin) and possessing to distribute a class B substance before Hon. Gary A. Nickerson, associate justice of the superior court. He was sentenced to three to three and a half years at Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction, a maximum security prison in Walpole. The sentence will start Sept. 4.
In what was called a rare event on Martha's Vineyard, an Idaho man was arrested Tuesday for possessing crystal methamphetamine.
Lance P. Ragsdale, 41, was arrested after Edgartown police and state police executed a search warrant for a Road to the Plains home, Edgartown Det. Sgt. Chris Dolby said.
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A study being presented Sunday, Nov. 6 at the 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology in Chicago, finds that many lupus patients with low socioeconomic status are unable to attend scheduled appointments with physicians due to daily obstacles.
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American Automobile Association (AAA) members and their immediate family (spouses and dependents) are eligible to receive a 10% discount on most adult rail fares for Amtrak travel. Up to two children ages 2 - 12 may accompany each adult member at half the AAA member rail fare. Visit the AAA web site for information about becoming an AAA member.
To use the AAA discount, you must book your tickets at least three days in advance of travel.
If you make any change to your itinerary, you must re-qualify for any membership discount used. This means that to be eligible to receive an applicable membership discount, any change to your itinerary must be made at least three days in advance of travel.
To take advantage of this discount:
To correctly enter your number in the booking process or as part of your user profile:
You'll need to show your AAA membership ID card when you pick up your ticket, and you'll have to carry it with you onboard the train. You may be asked to show your AAA card to the conductor upon request. Digital membership cards will be accepted.


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The Ion Audio Scratch 2 Go can't be real because it's so stupid.
"Scratch 2 Go is an ultra-portable DJ control surface that turns your iPad into a mobile mixing experience. Just download the free Scratch 2 Go app and start mixing, scratching, and adding effects to your music— Scratch 2 Go works with iTunes, so you can mix the music you already own. Its two turntables, crossfader, and control knobs gently attach to your iPad's screen via soft suction cups for hours of mixing fun." – ionaudio.com
For more info: ionaudio.com/Scratch_2_Go.pdf


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Why does everyone seem to think first run buzzes are so much better than later runs? I've thrown several buzzes and to me they flew the same regardless of run. I see them for sale and the first runs always fetch more. Is it a mental thing or something? I also feel the same way about the old CE plastic. People think todays champion plastic is not as good, but I disagree.
It seems like a disc being rare or old are hot selling points today regardless if the disc is actually any good.


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Darren Collison, James Posey, and an S&T'd Josh McRoberts for Tony Parker
Why for IND: Parker will be 29 and the start of next season so still probably has at least 3 seasons left before the inevitable decline. He is a three time All-Star and multiple NBA champion so his experience in the playoffs would be invaluable.
Why for SA: If SA is serious about rebuilding, they may to shed Parker's huge contract, which has four years left and will be the largest on the team after Duncan retires. They desperately need athleticism, and McRoberts would instantly become by far the most athletic guy on the team. Collison is a high character point guard who has shown a lot of signs that he'll be at worst a solid starter in the NBA, he'd benefit immeasurably from a coach like Popovich.


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SF:Peja or Danny?
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PG:AJ or JT?
SF:Peja or Danny?
By now you should be able to post in the main boards. So you can put this on the Pacers forum if you'd like to have some response.
how to move that?
Dunno. Just start a new thread.
I got it..
Hop in the transponder...
Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
And life itself, rushing over me
Life itself, the wind in black elms,
Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you
This is neat Hicks, since when can we (or maybe just you) do that?
Way to shoot yourself in the foot with that one.
Come to the Dark Side -- There's cookies!
The spoiler button is really cool. Genius Hicks Genius
I was ready for Josh Smith to go to Indiana, but he went to the NBA. I am ready for him to come to Indiana once again.
I'd like to see JO, Foster, AJ, Paja and Granger. It mite be the best of both worlds that the Pacers need.
The dudes that won game 1.
SJ - we need ball movement on offense
FJ - we need his defense on Carter
PS - we need his 3-pointshot
DG - we need his defense on Krstic
JO - we need his interior defense
Let's start with Sarunas, we need a good start on offense and he's the best creator. He will match up with Kidd and therefore won't have to deal with Vaughn. Let SJax (when healthy) play as 6th man so he can be the first option with the reserves. We also start both Peja and Danny because I think Granger is the best match up we have with Krstic. He's smaller than Nenad but he certainly can limit his effectiviness on offense (lesser midrange jumpers). When Krstic goes inside we need JO to double him. Let them play through Collins instead of Krstic.
I thought Granger played well enough to start again. (Random side note, I like when Danny looks for his shot - he shot 3 of 4 from deep last game, but outside of that, he looked really hesitant. The kid can shoot, he needs that "let it fly" mentality). Besides if Peja (due to his knee) came off the bench just to slowly get back in, he wouldn't have to do extra work guarding RJ, which would be nice for us.
I would imagine if Peja's knee tightens up when he is immobile then he will start to keep the knee active and come out sparingly. When he does, you could expect to see him on an exercise bike.
this is funny, we all know what the lineup will be.
*removed* Just keep politics and religion completely out of it, please.


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These last few weeks have been a blur. Each day held something new. I'll start with last weekend. Sunday we went on what was supposed to be a seven mile hike. However, it ended up being closer to ten. Not that I minded, I haven't seen one thing in Spain that wasn't beautiful. Our Spanish guides pointed out many things to us. There were berries which are apparently alcoholic as well as many pig farms. Our guides explained to us how the Italian Mafia will often use pigs to dispose of bodies, lovely!
At one point after climbing for what seemed like hours, we reached a beautiful clearing where we took a rest.
Last week's classes were very enlightening. I've always had an interest in international business and investment. They're interesting topics on their own, but there's lots of money in them. That's partially why I'm a business major! For those interested in the world of business, studying abroad would be of enormous benefit. I could write a novel about the benefits of studying abroad and I've only been abroad for one month! Anyway, I've enjoyed my classes tremendously so far, and I'm learning Spanish at a surprisingly quick pace. I underestimated how fun it is to learn another language. It may difficult, but you gain the ability to communicate with an entirely new culture. It's an eye opening experience especially for someone from a sheltered upbringing such as myself.
The highlight of my last few weeks was my weekend in Lagos, Portugal. Our friends at DiscoverSevilla booked and planned this trip. Where do I begin…
I think I remember a moment during our trip where I literally thought to myself "Studying abroad may have been the best decision I've ever made." It was during a cruise off the coast of Lagos. I had just dived off the side of the boat in the emerald ocean water. I looked around. On my right was a tranquil grotto nestled in some caves, and on my left was the ship with my CIEE friends… The next day we traveled to a place called "The End of The World." The location was named so because it's located on a cliff on the Western coast of Portugal. Looking out over the ocean, people once thought that this was it. If you went too far you would simply fall off the side of the world and hurdle through nothingness forever.
The next day was spent relaxing at a beach in Lagos. Before the bus ride back we went into town and enjoyed the finest food Portugal had to offer. Normally at the end of such an amazing weekend I would be depressed that it was over. However, this weekend I did not feel this way. I was returning back to Sevilla, which I have quickly learned to call home.


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For all the gamers that have been eager to track their progress in the Community Qualifier and Country Challenge for the opening qualification season of the FIFA Interactive World Cup 2014 (FIWC14), the wait is over!
Both the FIWC14 Community Qualifier Leaderboard and the Country Challenge Leaderboard are now live! You can view these two leaderboards by visiting the FIFA Interactive World Cup on Facebook and clicking on the 'Community Leaderboards' tab.
Daily leaderboard updates
The traditional main qualification leaderboard continues to tick along on FIFA.com as players desperately try and edge their way into the top two positions for Online Season One. The top two players for Season 1 will be the first to claim their places alongside defending champion Bruce Grannec at the FIWC 2014 Grand Final in Brazil.
Our exciting new leaderboards - the Community Qualifier and Country Challenge - are available on the FIWC Facebook page. These two leaderboards, along with the main FIWC leaderboard, are updated daily ensuring that FIWC competitors stay up to speed on the latest leaderboard chases, challenges and shake-ups! Not competing in FIWC 2014 yet? What are you waiting for? Jump into FIWC14 with EA SPORTS™ FIFA 14 and win your way to the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ in Brazil.
What is the Community Qualifier?
For each of the six online qualification seasons a Community Qualifier seat will be awarded to the player with the best Community Qualifier performance. This performance is based on a win-loss ratio that rewards quality of games over quantity. To find out how the ratio is calculated and learn about the various tiebreaker scenarios for this qualification seat visit our Community Qualifier section. You can track your progress for this method of qualification by viewing the Community Qualifier Leaderboard. Please note: (1) only the top 40,000 ranked players will be displayed on the Community Qualifier leaderboard; (2) you must play a minimum of 30 games in one season to be eligible to win the Community Qualifier.
What is the Country Challenge?
Every online season all participating countries will be ranked according to their overall performance in the Community Qualifiers. Help your country to win a season's Country Challenge by performing well in the Community Qualifier. The nation that wins the County Challenge will be rewarded with an incredible prize - a trip for two to watch the final day of FIWC 2014 in Rio de Janeiro and two tickets to a 2014 FIFA World Cup Match in Rio De Janeiro! The prize will be awarded as follows: All players that help their nation win the Country Challenge and that meet the Community Qualifier game minimum (30 matches) will go into a prize raffle for the Country Challenge Prize. One lucky name will be drawn at random! A country will only be able to win a County Challenge once ensuring that over the course of 6 seasons, 6 different countries will walk away with the Country Challenge prize.
Want to stay up to speed on all things FIWC? Become a fan of the FIFA Interactive World Cup on Facebook, follow @FIWC on Twitter and subscribe to FIFATV on YouTube for FIWC videos.


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The Dairy FarmerMath brain teasers require computations to solve.
A dairy farmer had 54 litres of milk in three churns. He wanted to make sure each churn contained 18 litres.
First, he poured 1/4 of the first churn into the second churn. Then he poured 1/2 of the second churn into the third churn. Finally, he poured 1/3 of the third churn into the first churn.
How many litres did each churn contain before he started pouring?
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Craven Community College has contracted with School Servicing Center (SSC) to help students complete the verification of their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Once we begin processing the FAFSA's for each year, students will receive an email on their college Gmail account from Craven Financial Aid Office informing them that their financial aid information has been received. If they are selected for verification by the Department of Education, the student will also receive an email from SSC explaining the next steps.
If no verification is needed and all admission requirements are met, the student will receive a later email notification that their award has been processed and they can complete the updated financial aid workshop online and find their award information on WebAdvisor or receive a paper copy of award letter if requested on WebAdvisor.
NOTE: the priority deadline for all information to be received is June 1. That will ensure that eligible students will have financial aid for fall registration.
The purpose of all financial aid awarded at Craven Community College is to provide monetary assistance to students who, without the receipt of aid, would be unable to begin or continue their studies at this institution.
Financial Aid Application Procedures
Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You may apply online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. This must be completed in order to receive any Federal and State aid, and some scholarships. You will need a FSA ID and password to sign your FAFSA online. If you have to include your parent's information on the FAFSA, your parents will need a FSA ID and password. Craven's priority deadline is June 1 of each year to ensure aid is available for Fall semester.
Once Craven receives your processed FAFSA, we will send an email to your student email account letting you know the information needed to complete your financial aid file. You will need to schedule an appointment with the appropriate Financial Aid office:
- New Bern Campus Appointment Scheduler
- Havelock Campus Appointment Scheduler
- Veteran Affairs Appointment Scheduler
- Veteran and Dependent Advising Scheduler
Submit any required documents to the Financial Aid Office during your appointment. Please respond promptly to requests for information.
Ensure all documents have been received by admissions. Admissions will need to be completed in order to receive Federal or State aid.
You will receive notification from Financial Aid on your next step. If eligible for grants, you will receive notification at your student email account to complete the Financial Aid Workshop on Craven's website. If not eligible for grants, you will receive notification at your student email account. Students not eligible for aid will receive a notification of evaluation at your student email account.
Video: How are students chosen for verification?
Video: I was asked to verify that I did not file a Federal income tax return. How do I do this?
You may review your financial aid information on WebAdvisor (your student web account for registering, checking grades and viewing financial aid information).
For general questions about Financial Aid, please visit cravencc.financialaidtv.com.


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Someth1ng wrote:Well I have 2 pink and 2 new yellows, flat but not gummy. They flew pretty much like my gummy pink or my orange USDGC MD2, a touch shorter but I think it was me. Over all I am pretty happy and happy with the time DTworld took to go through their stock of MD2s to get me the flat ones.
awesome, i'm glad these are rolling back around. i knew patience would be the ticket. the more i throw my new the one the happier i get. i'm glad you got hooked up.


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LOS ANGELES — Korean pears, guava, cocktail grapefruit, meyer lemons and kumquats are just some of the produce items you can expect to see in various dishes throughout the upcoming winter, said Robert Schueller, director of public relations for Melissa's World Variety Produce Inc.
The company gave Southern California food writers, bloggers and chefs a peek at what's in store for the world of produce in the coming months during a Dec. 28 get-together at the company's headquarters.
Schueller also discussed some of the firm's newest and most-popular items and shared trend information from the latest chef survey from the National Restaurant Association.
Of the 225 rankings included in the chef survey, nearly three dozen were produce-related. They included organics, a category that continues to grow; super fruits, a category that Schueller said is hard to define; exotic fruits; heirloom apples; black garlic; and heirloom beans.
One of the biggest winter food trends is citrus, Schueller said as he touted Melissa's cocktail grapefruit, blood oranges and pink navel oranges, which he said are sweeter than regular navels and also known as cara caras.
Schueller said tangerines, mandarins and clementines are from the same family. They differ primarily in that clementines are derived from Europe, and mandarins came from Asia. Tangerines are a hybrid of mandarins and clementines.
Also new from Melissa's are jeju mandarins, finger limes and Bordeaux radish, and three kinds of grains — organic red quinoa, organic faro and freekeh — which have been available in trendy restaurants and are making their debuts in produce departments. which have been available in trendy restaurants and are making their debuts in produce departments.
The company plans to introduce two varieties of chia seeds — black and white — early this year. The flavorless seeds were featured on the Dr. Oz TV show and are said to help regulate sugar levels.
Other tidbits that Schueller shared:
- Korean pears, now at peak season, don't oxidize like other pears;
- You can tell the ripeness of a papaya by its fragrance and slight give to the touch but not by its color; and
- Unlike sweet potatoes, nearly all true yams are imported, are extremely hard to find, and are not sweet.
Finally, Schueller said the company plans to release its third book in December 2012 through San Francisco-based Chronicle Books. It will focus on wellness and feature the top 50 most nutritious fruits and vegetables.


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International Admitted
Congratulations on Your Admission!
Congratulations on your admission to UIS. You have made some very important decisions already, but there are still many things to do before you leave home. Getting the United States visa, preparing your travel, and getting information about what to do after to arriving in Springfield are some of the activities that you have to perform. The following detailed information is for international students who have been admitted.
- Your Admission Packet
- Obtaining a VISA
- What is SEVIS?
- Frequently Asked International Questions
- Travel Tips
- Springfield Points of Interest
Admission Packet
Upon approval you will be sent an admission packet which includes:
- Acceptance letter: A letter informing you about your acceptance in the undergraduate program of the University of Illinois at Springfield (required at Consulate visa appointment).
- I-20: Immigration document that certifies your admission to the University of Illinois at Springfield. (This document is required to apply for an F-1 student visa at the American Embassy or Consulate.)
- Informative Letter: This contains general information regarding documents, requirements and advice about your arrival
- Health letter: This letter describes the mandatory requirements for immunizations. The attached pre-enrollment health form must be completed by your physician in your country.
- Visa Information: This document describes the procedure of applying for a student visa at the U.S. Consulate. Additional information regarding immigration laws, procedures, SEVIS fee, transportation, traveling, and checklists for your arrival will be included as well.
- Housing Information
- Getting the visa
Students applying for the F-1 visa to study in the United States are now being required to undergo additional scrutiny since September 2001 as rules changed to improve US security. You will be required to have a face-to-face interview and undergo a background check. You will need to bring the I-20 to your interview and all other documents needed, such as the affidavit of financial support etc…
Once you receive the admission package you must apply for a student visa in the United States embassy. A visa allows you to travel to the United States as far as the port of entry (airport or land border crossing) and ask the immigration officer to allow you to enter the country. Only the immigration officer has the authority to permit you to enter the United States. He or she decides how long you can stay for any particular visit. Immigration matters are the responsibility of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
There are two categories of U.S. visas: immigrant and nonimmigrant.
Immigrant visas are for people who intend to live permanently in the U.S. Nonimmigrant visas are for people with permanent residence outside the U.S. but who wish to be in the U.S. on a temporary basis – for tourism, medical treatment, business, temporary work or study.
How to get a Visa?
Visit the USA Travel State Gov Visa website for official information about U.S. visa policy and procedures. Use this site to learn about the visa application process, understand current requirements, and get updates on recent developments.
Before making an appointment to get a visa, visit your country's visa consular section of the U.S. Embassy's website and find out what documentation is required. In addition to the documents required,
- Passport
- Form I-20
- Evidence of financial resources
- Evidence of student Status
- Paper receipt for the SEVIS fee, form I-797
- Name and contact information of your "Designated School Official" (ex: Rick Lane).
10 Points to Remember When Applying for a Nonimmigrant Visa
- TIES TO YOUR HOME COUNTRY. Under U.S. law, all applicants for nonimmigrant visas, such as student visas, are viewed as intending immigrants until they can convince the consular officer that they are not. You must therefore be able to show that you have reasons for returning to your home country that are stronger than those for remaining in the United States. "Ties" to your home country are the things that bind you to your home town, homeland, or current place of residence: job, family, financial prospects that you own or will inherit, investments, etc. If you are a prospective undergraduate, the interviewing officer may ask about your specific intentions or promise of future employment, family or other relationships, educational objectives, grades, long-range plans and career prospects in your home country. Each person's situation is different, of course, and there is no magic explanation or single document, certificate, or letter which can guarantee visa issuance. If you have applied for the U.S. Green Card Lottery, you may be asked if you are intending to immigrate. A simple answer would be that you applied for the lottery since it was available but not with a specific intent to immigrate. If you overstayed your authorized stay in the U.S. previously, be prepared to explain what happened clearly and concisely, with documentation if available.
- ENGLISH. Anticipate that the interview will be conducted in English and not in your native language. One suggestion is to practice English conversation with a native speaker before the interview, but do NOT prepare speeches! If you are coming to the United States solely to study intensive English, be prepared to explain how English will be useful for you in your home country.
- SPEAK FOR YOURSELF. Do not bring parents or family members with you to the interview. The consular officer wants to interview you, not your family. A negative impression is created if you are not prepared to speak on your own behalf.
- KNOW THE PROGRAM AND HOW IT FITS YOUR CAREER PLANS. If you are not able to articulate the reasons you will study in a particular program in the United States, you may not succeed in convincing the consular officer that you are indeed planning to study, rather than to immigrate. You should also be able to explain how studying in the U.S. relates to your future professional career when you return home.
- BE BRIEF. Because of the volume of applications received, all consular officers are under considerable time pressure to conduct a quick and efficient interview. They must make a decision, for the most part, on the impressions they form during the first minute of the interview. Consequently, what you say first and the initial impression you create are critical to your success. Keep your answers to the officer's questions short and to the point.
- ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION. It should be immediately clear to the consular officer what written documents you are presenting and what they signify. Lengthy written explanations cannot be quickly read or evaluated. Remember that you will have 2-3 minutes of interview time, if you're lucky.
- NOT ALL COUNTRIES ARE EQUAL. Applicants from countries suffering economic problems or from countries where many students have remained in the US as immigrants will have more difficulty getting visas. Statistically, applicants from those countries are more likely to be intending immigrants. They are also more likely to be asked about job opportunities at home after their study in the U.S.
- EMPLOYMENT. Your main purpose in coming to the United States should be to study, not for the chance to work before or after graduation. While many students do work off-campus during their studies, such employment is incidental to their main purpose of completing their U.S. education. You must be able to clearly articulate your plan to return home at the end of your program. If your spouse is also applying for an accompanying F-2 visa, be aware that F-2 dependents cannot, under any circumstances, be employed in the U.S. If asked, be prepared to address what your spouse intends to do with his or her time while in the U.S. Volunteer work and attending school part-time are permitted activities.
- DEPENDENTS REMAINING AT HOME. If your spouse and children are remaining behind in your country, be prepared to address how they will support themselves in your absence. This can be an especially tricky area if you are the primary source of income for your family. If the consular officer gains the impression that your family will need you to remit money from the United States in order to support themselves, your student visa application will almost certainly be denied. If your family does decide to join you at a later time, it is helpful to have them apply at the same post where you applied for your visa.
- MAINTAIN A POSITIVE ATTITUDE. Do not engage the consular officer in an argument. If you are denied a student visa, ask the officer for a list of documents he or she would suggest you bring in order to overcome the refusal, and try to get the reason you were denied in writing.
What Is SEVIS?
The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) is an automated process for collecting, maintaining and managing information about international foreign students, exchange visitors and their dependents during their stay in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provides for the collection of a Congressionally mandated fee to be paid by certain aliens who are seeking status as F–1, F–3, M–1, or M–3 nonimmigrant students or as J–1 nonimmigrant exchange visitors.
Generally, the rule levies a fee of $180.
|For spouses and dependent children (F-2, M-2, or J-2) of students or exchange visitors
|For students (F-1, F-3, M-1, or M-3)
|For exchange visitors (J-1) unless participating in:
|Federally sponsored exchange visitor program (program codes starts with G-1, G-2, or G-3)
|Summer work/travel program
|Au pair program
|Camp counselor program
Who must pay this fee?
This fee is being levied on aliens seeking F–1, F–3, M–1, M–3, or J–1 nonimmigrant status to cover the costs of administering and maintaining the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS).
How to pay it?
You can pay SEVIS fee at:
- DHS will issue an official paper receipt (I-797) acknowledging every payment regardless of payment method.
- Express delivery service for the I-797 receipt may be requested at additional cost.
- Anyone who submits an individual fee electronically will be able to print out an electronic receipt immediately at the time of payment for use in advance of the mail delivery of the official paper receipt.
Frequently Asked Questions
When must continuing students (F-1, F-3, M-1, or M-3 non-immigrants that have begun, but not finished, a program) pay the SEVIS fee?
Continuing students must pay the SEVIS fee before:
- Filing an application for reinstatement when they have been out of status for more than 5 months.
- Applying for a new visa or returning to the U.S. after an absence of 5 months or more that did not involve authorized overseas study.
- Filing an application for a change of status except for changes between F-1 and F-3 or between M-1 and M-3.
When must continuing exchange visitors (J-1 Non-immigrants who have begun, but not finished a program) pay the SEVIS fee?
Continuing exchange visitors must pay the SEVIS fee before:
- Filing a reinstatement application after a substantive violation after they have been out of status between 121 and 269 days.
Applying for a change of exchange visitor category unless the new exchange visitor category is fee exempt (federally sponsored programs with program codes that start with G-1, G-2, or G-3).
Travel Tips
Your first month in the U.S. will be much more satisfying if you plan ahead. If you have not already done so, visit the U.S. educational advising center in your city, country, or region. Most advising centers offer helpful pre-departure orientations for new international students. They are typically more accessible than the U.S. consulate.
What to bring?
Do not check the following documents in your baggage. If your baggage is lost or delayed, you will be unable to present the documents at your port of entry. As a result, you may not be able to enter the United States
- Your passport, valid for at least six months beyond the date of your expected stay;
- SEVIS Form I-20.
- Evidence of financial resources;
- Evidence of student status, such as recent tuition receipts and transcripts;
- Paper receipt for the SEVIS fee, Form I-797, and
- Name and contact information for your "Designated School Official, Rick Lane", including a 24-hour emergency contact number at the school. Bring with you to the United States any important documents that relate to your academic, medical, or legal history.
- Official transcripts from secondary schools, colleges or universities ("official" means that they must have a stamp, seal, and/or signature.)
- Medical and dental records, including certificates of immunizations and vaccinations
Information and medical conditions or treatments, prescriptions for medication (including the generic and brand names), eyeglasses, and a copy of your Medical Insurance policy if you already have one.
- Marriage certificates (if applicable)
- Birth certificates for children (if applicable)
- If possible, bring one document of identification at least one year old.
Obtain English translations of these documents and have the translations certified by a U.S. educational advising center or a U.S. consulate or embassy. Retain photocopies of all original documents for your records.
Other Things to Bring
Springfield's climate varies from extremely warm to very cold.
However, in order to keep travel simple, try to bring as little as possible, and to have a comfortable trip; you can purchase cold weather gear after you arrive or bring only one jacket if you are arriving during winter. You are less likely to lose luggage if you follow the baggage limitations of the international airlines.
You may find, however, that bringing certain items from home will help you to feel more comfortable in your new surroundings. Do bring traditional wear and a few artifacts from your country, as there will be opportunities for you to share your traditions and culture during events and programs.
Financial Tips
Before the term begins you will pay for local transportation, possibly several nights of lodging off campus, and meals. Once on campus, your expenses will include:
- Tuition and fees for the first term
- Books and supplies
- Housing deposits and rent
- Health insurance premiums
- Clothing appropriate for the Illinois climate
- Household items
- Bicycle (Springfield has very limited and expensive public transportation. Plan on purchasing a bicycle for local transportation around campus and the community.
Do not carry a large sum of cash. Traveler's checks are a safer way to carry money.
With regard to your financial responsibility, you will be asked at various times during your program of study at UIS to provide evidence of financial support. When you apply for a visa, you are asked to prove your ability to pay. You must be able to continue to provide this information in the event you are required to have a new I-20 issued, you make special requests of the university, or you make application to INS for certain benefits.
Tips while traveling
Arrange for your flight as soon as you know your report date.
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- You can expect to experience fatigue and other physical symptoms due to long-distance travel and time changes. Be well rested at the start of your trip and take care of details in advance. Eat lightly and drink plenty of water the day before you travel. Prepare for changes in temperature by wearing several layers of clothing that can be removed or added as needed. Keep your passport, travel documents, and money with you at all times. Keep important papers in your carry-on luggage, with photocopies in your other luggage. Label your baggage inside and out with your name and both your home and U.S. addresses and telephone numbers. Use the address and phone numbers of ISS, if necessary. To prevent inconveniences in the case of lost luggage, keep in you carry-on luggage all of the items you would need for one night's emergency stay in a hotel.
- Toward the end of your flight, the airline personnel will give you several forms to complete for the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and U.S. Customs. One of these forms will be an I-94 card. Read the questions on this card carefully before you fill in the blanks and do not lose this card – it is an important INS document, along with your I-20 and passport. It is forbidden to bring certain items into the United States (for example fruits, vegetables, drugs, firearms). You will be asked to report the value of the things you are bringing into the U.S. Simply follow the directions of the forms. If necessary, ask the flight attendant for clarifications.
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To really appreciate how this all unfolded, how an unsightly mess became stark-crazy beautiful, you have to start at the beginning.
The day Hugh Freeze walked into the school he loved all his life and found it on life support.
"It was awful," Freeze says.
Ole Miss had one SEC win in two years, and hadn't felt good about itself in longer than that. Those two Cotton Bowls Houston Nutt won? Fools gold.
He was a hired gun; nothing else. Rolled into town on the heels of a public breakup from one SEC school, only to latch onto another, win some games, lose more and eventually leave the place in shambles.
Oxford had become nothing more than a weigh station, a place to stop and go and if it all worked out, you could make more money elsewhere. And if it didn't, shoot, may as well kiss your career goodbye.
So it's no surprise that when Freeze arrived at the annual menagerie that is SEC Media Days last July, he walked to the podium and the first question wasn't about his plan or his goals, but about Ole Miss as the punchline.
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Steve Spurrier was telling anyone who would listen that day that it wasn't fair Georgia "gets to play Ole Miss" and South Carolina "has to play LSU." Freeze looked puzzled and angered and finally, after feebly trying to be diplomatic, said, "we'll remember that." And the assembled media laughed—because, you know, it's Ole Miss.
Fast forward to National Signing Day, 2013. Now everyone wants to know how he did it. How Freeze landed an unprecedented recruiting class; how he convinced all of those elite recruits to play for Ole Miss.
You want to know how? It's a lot more complicated than you think.
It's about finding a disorganized, disappointed—and depressed—program and breathing energy and enthusiasm into it. It's about going an entire season with 68 or fewer scholarship players—at one point as low as 22 under the 85 limit—in the biggest, baddest conference in college football, clawing out six wins and getting those precious extra 15 days of bowl practice.
Those 15 extra practices led to a bowl game, where more than 40,000 Ole Miss fans packed Birmingham's Legion Field for a bowl game that meant nothing—and everything. That win over Pitt validated the dream Freeze began selling a year earlier, and underscored a promise he made Beverly and Sonny Nkemdiche last summer.
We'll win at Ole Miss.
"He just had this aura about him," said Ole Miss quarterback Bo Wallace. "Things changed quickly."
And that takes us all the way back to National Signing Day, when jealousy quickly morphed into animosity. How in the world did Ole Miss get five 5-star players to sign, and land a top 5 recruiting class months after breaking a 16-game SEC losing streak?
Listen up, everyone. Freeze explains right here:
— DE Robert Nkemdiche: "Beverly and Sonny told me if you can show progress as a program and Denzel (Nkemdiche) shows progress, Robert will play for Ole Miss," Freeze said. "He and his brother want to play together, and we want them to play together."
Nkemdiche's parents told Freeze this before the season began—you know, just in case he didn't have enough pressure turning around the program. Denzel Nkemdiche developed into a star linebacker and earned Sporting News Freshman All-American honors, and his younger brother Robert—the nation's No. 1 recruit—did what everyone thought he would: sign with Ole Miss.
— DT Lavon Hooks: "Houston Nutt signed him a couple of years ago and placed him in a junior college," Freeze said. "All I had to do was not screw that one up."
— DB Tony Conner: "Tony lives 20 minutes down the road in Batesville and plays for South Panola. Ole Miss doesn't lose kids from South Panola. Hasn't for years."
— WR Laquon Treadwell: "A year ago, we had the foresight and vision to sign Laquon's best friend, Anthony Standifer," Freeze said. "He had nowhere to go and we had a scholarship, and he fit what we wanted in a player. I told our guys then, this may help us down the road with Laquon. Sure enough, Anthony was a big factor."
— OT Laremy Tunsil: "That was all Nkemdiche," Freeze said. "We started recruiting (Tunsil) about a year ago, and we were behind. We worked hard at building a relationship, but once Robert decided where he was going, he recruited (Tunsil). You need a little luck sometimes."
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That's right, everyone. Hugh Freeze isn't ashamed to admit that, yeah, Ole Miss got lucky. Got lucky with four-star wideout Quincy Adeboyejo, too.
"You know why Quincy came to Ole Miss? Because Laquon told him to," Freeze said. "Laquon became the best recruiter we had."
And suddenly, before anyone could grasp it all, the unsightly mess became stark-crazy beautiful—with a sidecar of controversy.
Maybe it would have been different if Treadwell didn't Tweet a picture of his hand over a few hundred-dollar bills after committing to the Rebels. Or if Nkemdiche would have committed to Ole Miss long ago like most on the Ole Miss staff thought he would.
Maybe then there wouldn't be the nasty undercurrent of someone's getting paid. One minute, you're elated about gaining a critical commitment, the next you're seeing a Tweet from former Mississippi State wideout Chad Bumphis telling recruits "Don't go with the money."
One minute you're closing in on an unprecedented recruiting class, the next Mississippi State athletic director Scott Stricklin sends out this Tweet: "How about the pearls of wisdom coming from Chad Bumphis today."
"Unfortunately, it has gotten out of hand with social media today," Freeze said. "The shots some people are willing to take at others; it's sickening. And there's absolutely nothing you can do about it."
Midway through the season, after a heartbreaking last-minute loss to Texas A&M, Freeze knew something had to change. He was down to the low 60s in scholarship players, and the Rebels were 3-3 and still hadn't won an SEC game in two years.
More important, the prospects of showing "progress" for the Nkemdiches was slipping away. So Freeze pulled back on practice, went from 120 minutes to 80 to save bodies and injuries—then watched his team play its best football of the season.
"There were times when I thought, can we do this?" Freeze said. "Can we really get it done with all we have going on here? I've never admitted that until now."
And Ole Miss has never looked this good, this prepared, for the future.
Who gets to play Ole Miss has become who has to play Ole Miss.
And there's absolutely nothing anyone can do about it.
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Can someone please explain to me in layman's terms -
Is warning that you will do some lawful act a threat?
eg. If the governor had said he'd write a scathing reprimand in the Texas Lawyer (exercising the 1st Amendment) if Mrs Lehmberg did not resign, would that be considered a threat or coercion?
Secondly - and I think its a good discussion for all public servants, left or right -
Where does political horse-trading and compromise become bribery?
Is there a bright-line test we non-lawyers can use to look at a politician's action (in context) and say "yep, he crossed the line."?
Most lawyers sitting on the benches of appellate courts of the Texas Supreme Court (TSC) "system" are every bit as corrupt as Perry or Tom "the Hammer" Delay have been. It is a certainty that the lawyer-judges, most of whom came from and will return to lucrative lawyer-partnerships representing white-collar crooks will have no hesitation committing honest services fraud against Texas by issuing fraudulent "legal" opinions that will keep their cronies Perry and Delay out of jail.
Texas lawyer-judges do that with impunity many times in cases ignored by lawyer-managed corporate media--see for example 5th COA Justice David L. Bridges' fraud in his opinion on remand from the TSC (http://www.scribd.com/doc/77638195/Opinion-on-Remand-by-David-L-Bridges-June-23-2003). Bridges' honest services fraud was later shown to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct (SCJC) and the FBI to be the product of bribes paid to benefit Carrington, Coleman, Sloman and Blumenthal, LLP partner and federal-judge-appointee Barbara M. G. Lynn (http://www.scribd.com/doc/221876320/FBI-FOIA-Request-Judge-Barbara-M-G-Lynn) and Lynn's clients--lawyers Windle Turley, and Baron & Budd, PC president Fred Baron and secretary Lisa Blue.
The epidemic corruption of the TSC "system" has remained unchecked because of regulatory capture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture) law putative law enforcement agencies like the SCJC by the lawyers' union bosses of the State Bar of Texas (http://www.scribd.com/doc/155127415/Texas-SCJC-Memo). The DoJ and it investigations organ, the FBI, under infamous managers like Criminal Division Chief (now financial crimes defense lawyer) Lanny "Too-Big-To-Jail" Breuer, are showing symptoms of chronic regulatory capture as evidenced by Breuer's public admissions of gross prosecutorial indiscretion in the selective non-prosecution of big-fee paying bannisters, such as AIG's Maurice R. Greenberg, whose financial/insurance fraud schemes caused the 2007-2008 financial collapse, the subsequent global recession and government bailouts—crimes Breuer now defends for profit.
Democrat hacks and political provocateurs. They are behind in the polls for 2014 and worry about Perry in 2016 so they attempt to defame his character. This is a pattern that they have used successfully in the past. Remember Casper Weinburger, the democrats October surprise. This kind of garbage needs to stop and those engaged in it should consider the damage they are causing to the republic.
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Nice one Micke thats looks like a fun but practical project .
nice one
Yet another DIY-project...
I have been playing with Google Sketchup to make a one-piece lavvu from a standard plastic tarpaulin.
The tarpaulin is 8 by 5 meters and in 180gram/sqm weight.
By drawing the tarp and a circle with radius = tarp long side / 2 you get a pie segment that determines how big the lavvu will be.
My tarp (8x5m) gives a pie 'segment' with radius 4m, and pie outer rim 14,6m.
The radius will be the length of the outer wall of the lavvu and the outer rim of the pie segment will be the circumference of the lavvu when erected.
So by simple maths the radius of the lavvu will be 14,6/3,14/2=2,3m (r=O/pi/2)
The height will be (according to Pythagoras) the square root of 4*4 - 2,3*2,3=3,25m. And Sketchup gives the inner area 16,8 square meters...
Now it's just to draw the circle/pie segment on the tarp and cut it out.
I also cut out a small circle at the 'top'/the center, for the smoke hole.
Along the edges where the sides will meet on the lavvu, make 6 times 2 holes at each edge to allow the edges to be "sewn" together with sticks, like the indians made up their Tipis. I fitted aluminium eyelets to the holes.
Then get 12 pine poles, ca 4,3 m long.
Tie 3 of them together at just under 4 meter and erect them with radius 2,3m. After that erect the rest of the poles at equal distances and cover it all with the tarp. Then line up the holes on the edges and fasten them with short sticks.
The erected lavvu.
The door, 2 pieces of scrap tarp material glued and 'sewn' together with washing line.
The pine poles gives the door rigidity. They should be so long so they rest on the 2 standing poles at the door.
Details of the sticks holding the lavvu together. The door is just hanging from one of the sticks with a piece of washing line.
The 'Berjas', a piece of double burlap with pockets sewn in the corners for stones. The Berjas is used for rain/mosquito protection and fire draft regulation. It's manouvered with a pole from the outside.
Plenty of room, 7 people can sleep with spare room over.
So far, me and our youngest daughter have slept 5 nights in it
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Nice one Micke thats looks like a fun but practical project .
nice one
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Brilliant and inspiring, thanks for posting it up.
How have you secured it, as in the bottom edge?
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Great stuff... How well does the lavvu handle the smoke from the fire?
It'll shine when it shines, you might thinking I'm wasting time, but I'm just a good ol' boy who's learned to wait.
Really brilliant post matey! Big thanks. I bet it will handle the snow very well to.
Wonderful stuff, MickeS.
Now I'm really impressed by that. Great pix. Thanks for sharing it.
Thanks all
No fire yet, tonight it'll have it's baptism... we have had quite warm nights so I haven't bothered with a fire yet. Almost no mosqiutos either, the first night we had to burn a birch tinder fungus to keep 'em eway.
It has withstood 3 nights of heavy rain, at the most some 50-60mm/day, and it let in just some drops of water in the fire area. The only drawback so far with the plastic is that it's very noisy in the rain.
I've staked it to the ground with eight DIY snow-/sand stakes made from angled alu profiles, 300mm long and 45x45mm I believe them where.
The plan is to keep it up all year round, we also have a Tentipi Safir 7, but that one's too expensive to keep up all the time.
The tarpaulin for this one cost like 25 pounds so it's bit cheaper than a Tentipi=D, and not so costly to replace when worn.
edit: Eventually we'll use the lavvu for cold smoking meat and fish, the traditional way.
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So by simple maths the radius of the lavvu will be 14,6/3,14/2=2,3m (r=O/pi/2)
The height will be (according to Pythagoras) the square root of 4*4 - 2,3*2,3=3,25m.
That's a cracking Laavu mate - but I'm so glad you did the "simple maths".
Preparedness for every eventuality!
Brilliant. I might have a go at this during the summer.
Best Wishes
Nice one
Was playing around with the sums to see sizes you can make from other tarps, and thought that other might benefit from the genralized formula.
All credit to the OP, as he did all the hard work and its a brilliant idea.
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Thanks Benjy for simplifying? my mildly confusing math explanation =D
So far - 22 nights in the lavvu...
Excellent post Micke, very interesting.
Thats brilliant! Mmmm gonna have a play with that handy looking little program, and thanks for the equations, I'm just at planning stage ofa llavu and been struggling to get my head around it amidst christmas cooking... women? Multifunction? Nahhhhh
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