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Yay! I won this time... and it only took me 6 holes - lol.
After seeing how icy the course was, I ditched 2 Rocs for 2 Teebirds thinking that I could use them for some stand still flick shots.
UPDATE: Played again last night ad had another winning combination in my bag: 2 Wizards and 3 Buzzzes
The Wizards were pretty much the same, in fact, I am working on making the one a back up to the other. I had 2 Z Buzzzes (178 and 171), and I had a totally super awesome Bells ESP Buzzz (171). It worked out well for me, it was a muddy night so I was able to walk up to and toss a clean disc with out really thinking about it
Guy I played against rolled with 2 Challengers, 2 Buzzzes and a Stalker. After 7 holes, I had him down to one disc, but it took me 11 to finish him off.
Such a fun game, and it was useful for me as I have been a Roc thrower for a long time, but am pretty sure I am switching to the Buzzs for now.

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When Don Clegg steps back and reviews his past 25 years as head coach at Wilson High School in Tacoma, Wash., there's one name that makes him smile.
Over and over and over again.
Trufant's the name and Clegg was fortunate enough to have three of them—Marcus, Isaiah and Desmond—under his tutelage. And after the April 25-27 NFL Draft, Clegg can lay claim to having a hand in getting all three to the NFL.
Desmond Trufant will officially become the third brother (out of three and all cornerbacks) to wear an NFL uniform when his name is called next week. The Washington cornerback is a projected late first or early second-round pick. Marcus, the oldest of the three, is a free agent corner after playing 10 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks and Isaiah is entering his fourth season with the New York Jets.
Clegg thinks he knows the secret to the Trufants' success.
"It sounds like it's genetics, doesn't it?" Clegg laughs. "There's a lot of truth in that—and good raising by mom and dad and established work ethic by all three of them. Each one of them was a little bit different, but all basically guided by the same principles."
They may have gotten their athleticism from their parents, Lloyd and Constance, but their father quickly notes that they didn't inherit his football skills.
"I was an athlete," Lloyd Trufant says. "I grew up in Louisiana, deep down south. We didn't have a football team, so my sport was track and baseball and we played basketball. But we didn't have a football team at my school in that era."
Marcus and Isaiah—just two years apart—grew up competing against each other. Desmond, 10 years younger than Marcus and eight younger than Isaiah, benefited from having two older brothers who were great athletes, but in a lot of ways was on his own.
"I looked up to them," Desmond said. "What they were doing was exactly what I wanted to do when I grew up—play football. They were definitely role models. Even though they were older than me, I still competed with them the best I could. That helped me to this day—right now—I just have that competitive edge about me."
By the time Desmond began playing sports, Lloyd Trufant was familiar with what elite talent looked like and he could see it in his youngest son.
"My strongest thing about him is that he was an individual," his father says. "Where the other two were connected—they competed among themselves—Desmond had to get out there and make his name early on. But he did have help from his brothers."
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Marcus was a first-round pick out of Washington State. Clegg said the 6-foot, 190-pound athlete was an all-state defensive back and one of the top two running backs in the state of Washington.
At 5-8, 170, Isaiah is the smallest. He went to Eastern Washington and was undrafted. After spending several seasons in the AFL and UFL, he made it with the Jets in 2010 and has stuck since. Clegg says Isaiah was the hardest worker of the three because of his size.
Desmond says he observed his brothers and focused on picking up their qualities he most admires.
From Marcus, it's quiet confidence. "He feels he's the best person on the field," says Desmond. "He might not say it, but that's just how he is."
From Isaiah, it's resilience. "He was doubted his whole life because of his size—he can't do this, he can't do that," Desmond says. "He kept proving himself (in AFL and UFL), kept proving people wrong. He never gave up on his dream, no matter what people said. Eventually, he found his way to the league."
"Desmond is a blend of both brothers," Clegg says. "He has a whole different legacy in the fact that he always wanted to prove that he was better than the previous two."
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When Marcus was at Wilson, Clegg said the football team had a great group around him. For Isaiah, it was a pretty good group. But Desmond, well, he again was on his own. "Desmond didn't have anybody," Clegg says. "He was the only guy we had, so he had to carry us."
One example from Desmond's senior season at Wilson stands out.
"Nine guys missed him on the kickoff team when he was receiving the ball," Clegg says of a Friday night showdown against Lincoln. "That was one that Washington State just went nuts when they saw it because one of their coaches was in the stands. And Desmond didn't have any blocks either."
But Desmond opted not to follow his brother to Washington State. Instead, he ended up at Washington, where he was a team captain and first-team All-Pac-12 cornerback last season as he continued carving out his own path to the NFL.
With solid Combine and pro day results, he feels ready for what's ahead.
"I worked on every part of my game—speed, strength, quickness, ball drills, flipping my hips—I worked on everything," he says. "I didn't want to have any weakness."
He'll find out soon where he'll go. He has no preference. He's simply eager to work for his new team.
It's a familiar mindset.
"We're just going to ride it out, let it be an exciting thing when it happens," Lloyd says of the draft. "It is amazing. We went through it with Marcus and with Isaiah working his way up, but to have No. 3, it's a big deal for the family.
"We're really proud of the boys for their accomplishments."
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The Hounds in August wrapped up a 5-9 inaugural season in Major League Lacrosse, drawing an average of 5,712 fans per game at American Legion Memorial Stadium. With 2012 successfully behind us, the organization takes an opportunity to check in with the players and learn what stood out to them about this year, as well as find out what they are expecting for the 2013 season. In Part 2 of "Looking Back, Thinking Ahead" the players -- in their own words -- share what they are most looking forward to about the franchise's upcoming second year in Charlotte. After reading what they had to say, be sure to log in to the comments section and tell us what you can't wait to see in 2013!
Justin Turri, #12 (M): Really looking forward to establishing our identity as a team, beginning with training camp. Not having to deal with a lot of moving parts and shuffling in and out of the lineup will really help us gel and figure out who we are as a team. I believe that is going to lead to us competing for the 2013 MLL Championship.
Ryan Flanagan, #24 (D): Winning! I can't wait to see the fans back at Memorial Stadium again, but there is no arguing that we did not play as well on the field as we would have liked this past season. I think we owe it to ourselves and our fans to correct the win-loss column. We ended the season on a positive note, but we still have a long way to go on the field and it is going to take a complete team effort to make that happen.
Kyle Wimer, #20 (M): For our home opener so we can start things off right!
Gerry Reilly, #21 (M): I'm most excited about continuing the momentum we built at the end of the season last year, and winning more games for the city of Charlotte and our great fan base. I can't wait to get back to Charlotte.
Joe Vitale, #1 (M): What I am looking forward to is getting back with the guys and playing again. As a rookie, I just had a tiny taste of what the league and the Hounds are about, but with what I was a part of in just a short time has me very excited for the coming year.
Ricky Pages, #11 (D): This is going to be a huge season for me. Last season I had a career high in goals and want to focus on making myself an all-around defender -- goals and playing solid defense every time I step on the field. I am looking forward to having the best endurance I have ever had, so that I can take a lot more runs on the field and have more opportunities to be a huge playmaker and contributor to a Hounds winning season.
Adam Ghitelman, #8 (G): I'm excited to see the continued progression of our chemistry as a team. Our front office continues to make decisions that put us in a better position to be playing late in August. We just need to build on what made us successful at the end of the year.
Brett Schmidt, #44 (D): Everything!!! I miss being with the team, so am very much looking forward to getting everyone back to Charlotte. Being a local guy now, I am excited to be a part of the preseason festivities and active in the Charlotte lacrosse community to build momentum going in to the season. Oh yeah, and also looking forward to winning the MLL Championship!
Eric Lusby, #3 (A): I am looking forward to playing an entire season, and being a playoff caliber team.
Joe Cinosky, #84 (D): I'm looking forward to getting a chance to play in front of the best crowd in the MLL. #houndshelpinghounds.
Matt Danowski, #40 (A): I'm most looking forward to improving our record, especially at home, and making a run at the playoffs. We added some depth to our defensive midfield and a real threat in (Peet) Poillon. We have all the tools, now it's up to us to create some chemistry and make a run at the playoffs.
Stephen Berger, #13 (M): Obviously I'm looking forward to seeing how big our FAN base will be, but more importantly getting back out there with the guys and getting to be a TEAM again. We want to have fun all summer and work toward winning the MLL Championship and bringing home the Steinfeld Cup!
Jerry Ragonese, #37 (M/FO): Running through the Hounds collar for the first home game of the season, and bringing home the Steinfeld Cup to Charlotte.
Mark Manos, #54 (G): I am most looking forward to making a run for the MLL Championship. I feel like we have the right group of guys to make it happen, and I am really excited for us to get back out on the field and make a run for the title.
Kevin Kaminski, #15 (M): I am most looking forward to the first face-off and getting this season started. I am doing everything I can this off-season to help our team win games, and I know everyone else is taking those same steps. With our talent, focus and leadership we will be a team to fear in 2013.
Josh Amidon, #9 (M): What I am most excited for would have to be seeing my teammates again and winning the Championship.
Brian Carroll, #36 (M): Developing team chemistry was a challenge at times for us last season as a new franchise. I am looking forward to beginning 2013 with an identity already in place, and getting the chance to build upon the chemistry that we developed throughout last year.
Jovan Miller, #7 (M): I'm looking forward to winning. PERIOD.
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BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Orioles continued to trim down their spring roster on Monday morning, optioning left-handed pitcher Tim Berry and catcher Michael Ohlman to Double-A Bowie and reassigning catcher Brian Ward to Minor League camp.
The moves put the Orioles at 53 players in Major League Spring Training, including 15 non-roster invitees.
Ohlman appeared in two games, going 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs while Ward went 1-for-2 in three games. Berry allowed a run on two hits over three spring innings (two appearances).
Manager Buck Showalter was particularly impressed by Berry, who was protected on the 40-man roster this winter, and will be part of the Baysox rotation.
"Very intriguing what the future may hold for him," Showalter said. "I think it's going to be a big year for Berry. I think he's got a chance to really pop."
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Practice Survival: 5 mistakes your veterinary office receptionist is making on the phone
In my career, I've had the opportunity to make secret shopper calls, listen to audiotapes, and read transcripts and reports of calls between pet owners and staff members. Over time, a clear pattern emerged, revealing five common mistakes that even those veterinary practices with well-intentioned, well-trained staff members make. Here's a list of the five mistakes observed through our secret shopper calls. Hopefully, these mistakes will provide ideas for additional training and coaching to improve this critical communications area.
1. Sending the wrong messageHave you ever called a veterinary practice and heard a disinterested voice answer, "Hello. X-Y-Z Veterinary Hospital, Jane speaking. How can I help you?" Even though the words were right, the tone was wrong. The real message the caller receives is: "I'm mindlessly answering the phone, and I have other things I'd rather be doing than talking to you." It's hardly the warm, welcoming, interested-in-you spirit most practices want to convey. Most veterinary practices rely on scripts to get the job done. While scripts are helpful, staff members need to understand not only what they're talking about, but also that the way they deliver their words matters.
Phone communication is challenging. When people are talking on the phone, communication is limited to words, tone, energy, and warmth of the voice. There are no visual clues like body language, facial expressions, and eye contact to help deliver the message. On the phone, words comprise only 20 percent of what we communicate. The rest of the message is delivered through other audio components (tone, warmth) and these are the messaging tools practice owners most overlook in training.
Practice owners can create a true competitive advantage by training beyond the words and teaching team members to engage with callers. How would they act and sound if a good friend was on the other end of the line? Would they rush through the conversation or treat the caller indifferently? Pet owners who call are friends of the practice. They're trying to give you business by entrusting their pets to your care. Team member training includes helping them understand that callers should feel like welcomed friends when they call.


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MILWAUKEE -- While the first-base platoon of Mark Reynolds and Lyle Overbay has done adequately at the plate, manager Ron Roenicke says he's been impressed with their defense.
"Both of them have made plays to save our pitching staff, to save the infielders and to save a lot of runs," Roenicke said. "Whether you're driving them in or saving them, I don't think there's a difference."
Reynolds has gotten about two-thirds of the playing time at first and was batting .197 with five home runs and eight RBIs in 17 games entering Saturday's action. Overbay was batting .267 with one home run and four RBIs in 15 games.
"I think the combination of both of them being veterans, being good guys, fit in well with what we're trying to accomplish, and it's meant a lot," Roenicke said.
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The WSJ has an article on their site this morning about the health and mental impacts from working in investment banking. It's about a study that followed 1st and 2nd year bankers to see how they coped, or did not cope, with the workload of young investment bankers.
About the work:
"During their first two years, the bankers worked on average 80 to 120 hours a week, but remained eager and energetic, she says. They typically arrived at 6 a.m. and left around midnight."
And the side effects:
"By the fourth year, however, many bankers were a mess, according to the study. Some were sleep-deprived, blaming their bodies for preventing them from finishing their work. Others developed allergies and substance addictions. Still others were diagnosed with long-term health conditions such as Crohn's disease, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis and thyroid disorders."
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What can I say about the broader market that hasn't already been said? It has become death by a thousand paper cuts for bears and even those sitting on the sidelines. I've reduced some positions in longer-term and income portfolios, and for the most part, hindsight would say I am wrong. Most have continued higher. That is the nature of the beast. You don't want to miss out, but you don't want to get caught chasing. This is the time when I start to favor slightly in-the-money calls or shorting put spreads to buy call spreads to gain long exposure.Agilent (A) Source: StockCharts.com View Chart » View in New Window »
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The Immersion Station was first shown at Soundquest Fest, they are on their 3rd version now. I've never used it because I've never had an iphone up till a week ago, but lots of people have bought it from what I understand.
does any one really use this ? I never would
Don't look at this app as a musician's tool or as a toy. This is a Steve Roach long-form atmospheric piece. As opposed to a CD, you can adjust the mix & panning of the 5 stereo stems if you choose - or just pick a mix from the menu or let the parts randomly mix themselves. It's really just a different way to experience a long-form track - with the option to control the mix.Another aspect to consider is that due to the crazy-low app pricing "standards" these cost only $3-$5 each (with no shipping costs) for a long track.I just bought the new one yesterday and from limited listening, I think it's my fave from the series so far.


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Pizza in the Time of CholeraLogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
I brought my lunch to work with me today: two square slices of pizza sealed in one small square Tupperware container. The slices just barely fit in the container, stacked one on top of the other. I want to microwave them both at the same time (because I'm lazy), but if the cheese side of either slice is touching the other slice of pizza, or the inner surface of the container, then the cheese will get stuck to whatever it's touching when it melts. And the crust is pretty soft, so the pizza slices will flop over and be ruined if I don't lay them flat.
The problem is, everyone else at work is horribly sick, so I don't trust ANYthing to be clean enough to touch my food except the inside of my container, since it has been sealed all day. No plates, no paper towels, not the inside of the microwave, NOTHING! So how can I safely microwave both slices of pizza at the same time without letting the cheese touch anything, and without letting any part of the pizza touch any surface that might be contaminated?
AnswerLeave one slice in the container and take the second slice out. Turn the lid of the container upside down and lay the second slice on top of the nice, clean inner surface of the lid.
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I thought the upcoming Marshall Headphone's were the king of rock cool but their crown has just been stolen. Munitio is selling… um get this… Nine Millimeter Headphones! These are about $150 and you can also get them in silver. If you want to seriously ballistic (or stupid depending on how you look at it) go for the Teknines for $250. Why? Why not?
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It would be hard to top this five-day window of Miami Heat insanity, a wild ride even by the cartoonishly outsized standards weve come to expect involving the two-time defending NBA champions and most scrutinized team in American sports.
Saturday brought calamity. The loss at New Orleans continuing a recent slump found anger in the locker room going from simmer to boil. LeBron James said he was sick of excuses. Chris Bosh blasted his teams lack of passion. It sounded like crisis mode.
Sunday brought a party! Give the Heats stars credit. Even when times are tough, these guys find time to celebrate their birthdays. Bosh turned 30 and rented out Marlins Park for an elaborate circus-themed bash featuring clowns, liquored-up snow cones, dunk tanks and capering dwarf performers.
Monday brought a victory. It was by only two points over visiting Portland, but, after seven losses in the previous 11 games, Miamis worst slump of the Big 3 era, seldom has a Heat regular-season game felt more important. A valve seemed to turn, releasing a hiss of built-up pressure.
Tuesday brought a day of rest. This team needed one, for what was still ahead.
Thats because, now, Wednesday brings the real fun, the crescendo:
Heat at Pacers.
Itll be another circus, but with dunks replacing dunk tanks, and bad blood instead of clowns. For Miami it will be a huge road victory restoring an all-is-well order to the season, or a loss that, chances are, will see a return of sky-is-falling angst and doubts.
What would a victory Wednesday mean?
We need to continue to get better, began LeBron James answer. It doesnt define our season, but the way weve been playing lately, it would help.
The Pacers won the first of four season meetings, 90-84, Dec. 10 in Indiana. Miami won at home, 97-94, eight days later. After Wednesday nights game the teams meet again, here, April 11.
I miss the Pacers, said Bosh with a sly grin after Mondays game.
Call it a four-game teaser for the expected seven-game playoff series/grudge match in the Eastern Conference finals.
Three factors make Wednesdays Heat-Pacers rematch must-watch TV.
First, the teams season-long battle for the No. 1 playoff seed meaning the home-court in that presumptive winner-take-all Game 7 finds Indiana ahead by two games, and only one in the loss column. So Miami has a chance to move into a virtual deadlock as the season fritters to its final three weeks.
Its coming down to a photo finish, as Bosh characterized Heat vs. Pacers. Everybody was trying to make the games important back in December. Well, now theyre important.
A second point of intrigue Wednesday night: the unveiling of Greg Oden unveiling in the sense Miami signed him with the Pacers in mind, as a direct counter to Roy Hibbert, and this will be Odens Heat debut vs. Indiana.
Hibbert, 27, is 7-2 and 290 pounds. Oden, 26, is 7-0 and 273. Close enough. Let the bangin begin.
He gives us something we dont have, so its encouraging, coach Erik Spoelstra says of Oden. The physicality. The size at the rim on both ends
Oden was still under wraps rehabbing his knees, the Odentein monster not yet up off the laboratory slab, for these teams two December meetings.
Now well begin to see what impact Oden will have vs. Hibbert in Miamis effort to neutralize the Pacers front-court size advantage. The Portland game Monday was Odens fifth start. There is no question Miamis timetable for getting him fully ready has been a P&P strategy all the way: Pacers. Playoffs.
Third but not least: Dwyane Wade. A sore ankle Monday caused him to miss his 19th game of the season. Thats 19 of 69, or 27.5 percent. Miami likely needs a healthy Wade to win a playoff series over Indiana and have a chance at a three-peat, so his return to the lineup Wednesday would be symbolic in a you-can-count-one me sort of way.
Wades 32 points vs. the Pacers led Miamis win on Dec. 18.
The caveat on Wade that he remains an elite player when healthy has become an increasingly necessary disclaimer. One of the excuses James decried the Heat using surely involves the spotty availability of Wade, yet no one more than James knows the importance of a healthy Wade.
James himself has minor health issues he is playing through, and when he says things like he cant afford to sit out and has an obligation to play, you wonder how much of that may be a subtle or even subconscious reference to the clubs careful handling of Wade. You wonder if perhaps that reflects a building frustration in James that his chief partner cant always be counted on.
(OK, maybe you dont wonder that. But I do).
How much the Heat needs Wade and how much Wade needs to prove he can still be relied upon when it matters most is why you can bet on seeing No. 3 back on the court Wednesday.
Because this isnt just another game.
Afterward, you can be sure the winning team and losing team both will downplay the significance of the result.
Theyll probably both be lying.
Alrighty there Christopher lol
God I hope we smack the taste out of their miami beach , lavish spending, sushi eating mouths
If we got smacked around , could be a real exclamation point on things getting to Defcon 5


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Decision on Rondon looming after rough outing
LAKELAND, Fla. -- The spotlight that has been shining on Bruce Rondon every outing for the last five weeks finally can come down. Now comes the judgment of whether he's ready to pitch in the big leagues, let alone close.
Wednesday's outing against the Phillies didn't make the decision process any simpler.
"From an organizational standpoint, we're evaluating a couple of these last decisions we have to make," manager Jim Leyland said. "We evaluated yesterday and we evaluated today, and we will discuss those evaluations in both instances."
Without saying as much, Leyland was acknowledging the difference in the two days, and the complication in putting together a judgment as a whole. A day after Rondon submitted what Leyland called his best pitching of the spring, the right-hander struggled to try to get through his inning of work Wednesday.
Neither of the back-to-back singles Rondon allowed leading off Wednesday's seventh inning were hit particularly hard, though Ben Revere's ground ball single was hit hard enough to elude Danny Worth's diving attempt at third base. With runners at the corners and nobody out, Rondon rebounded to fire fastballs past Troy Hanzawa for the first out, but Michael Young's grounder to short sent Jhonny Peralta just far enough to his left to leave him without a play at the plate.
It also moved the speedy Revere to third, and that's where Rondon's outing seemed to come apart. A walk to Laynce Nix put runners at the corners for Carlos Ruiz. A balk then cost Rondon another run.
Catcher Alex Avila took the blame for the balk, saying they had a mixup on signs. When Avila threw down another sign, Rondon stopped in his delivery, drawing the call and sending Revere home with another run.
"Alex said he messed it up. I don't worry about that," Leyland said.
Ruiz's ensuing walk drew Leyland out of the dugout as soon as Rondon snatched the toss from Avila. Rondon had hit his pitch count, and Leyland did not want to go much past that on Rondon's second straight day of pitching.
"He wasn't as sharp, obviously," Leyland acknowledged, "but he wasn't bad, bad."
That said, Leyland acknowledged it'll be part of the evaluation.
Leyland said earlier Wednesday that he's hoping to have a decision on his remaining roster spots, including the bullpen, on Thursday.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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For an experience near the Guest House, take a tour of the Woodrow Wilson House locatedat 2340 S. Street, NW which is the only presidential museum in DC! The Woodrow Wilson House was the residence of the Twenty-Eighth President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson after he left office.
It's a unique experience for any guest to enjoy as it houses a very complete and authentic collection of historic artifacts. We encourage visitors to reserve a tour ahead of time for a more thorough visit. Group rates and tours are also available and can be made through their website.
The House also offers an Embassy Row Audio Tour Podcast for those who wish to take to the streets and gain an understanding of the historic houses in our neighborhood.
The House is open from 10am to 4pm Tuesday-Sunday (closed on Monday). Admission is $7.50 for adults, $6.50 for seniors, $3.00 for students, and for children under 7 it's free.
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TOWER FM listeners have bombarded the station's head office and social media pages threatening to switch stations after news that long-standing breakfast presenters Jon and Vix have been axed.
The much-loved duo, who wake up with Bolton and Bury from 6am every weekday, are to be replaced with Total Access presenter Simon Morykin, who made an announcement via his Facebook page yesterday.
Listeners had been left confused as to why the presenters have not been on air since earlier this week.
The Tower FM website currently has no mention of its flagship breakfast show, and a direct link to the old Jon and Vix page is now unavailable.
Jon and Vix are yet to comment officially.
However, Jon Holling tweeted earlier this morning: "Sleep levels up....Caffine levels down. Not getting dressed in the dark. Every cloud!"
Disgruntled listeners have posted messages of shock and anger on the station's Facebook page and even sent emails to its head office.
Michelle Mcloglin said: "As with everyone else here, I have now tuned away from Tower. Listened to Vix for years. Martin and Vix, Brooksy and Vix, Jon and Vix. She has been the constant throughout."
Paul Greenwood said: "I have just emailed the management about the situation. See what happens now."
A Facebook page calling for the presenters to be reinstated has also been set up.
Total Access presenter Simon Morykin took to Facebook to tell his fans about his new venture.
He said: "Oh my days! The time has come my friends - time to change radio shows.
"After six amazing years based at Signal 1 and five fantastic years hosting Total Access, I am thrilled to be finally moving back to daytime radio in the North West on Tower FM Breakfast.
"I started this profile around 2009 and you lot have become such amazing friends, your support has been incredible and I know many of you so well, I feel like we're a huge family.
"I'm thrilled to move to a breakfast show - which by the way - will be called Morykin in the Morning. From Monday you can listen atwww.towerfm.co.uk or download the app.
"My final Total Access show will be Friday evening - thank you for all your support on this show and I hope you'll join me in the mornings."
A Tower FM/UTV spokesman said: "Our hugely popular Total Access presenter Simon Morykin is Bolton born and bred and bringing him to Bolton and Bury listeners for the breakfast show on Tower FM was an opportunity we couldn't turn down."
Morykin in the Morning is due to launch on Tower FM on Monday.


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BROOKLYN, NY - In another batch of games at the Conrad McRae Youth League, a group of highly anticipated games turned out not to be so much the case, however both were still highly entertaining and loaded with dunks.
Wings Academy takes down Team Conrad, 62-48
Team Conrad came out blazing early behind a couple of long range bombs by lefty gunner Noah Woods (Trinity Pawling HS - 6'1 Wing - 2015) and held a commanding 18-8 lead at the end of the first.
Wings pressed very hard in the full court and while they appeared to be down in the dump early, they recovered quickly in the quarter behind some steals and good play making by their power backcourt duo of Desure Buie and Randy Corporan (5'9 Guard - 2015). With 3:00 minutes remaining Wings managed to edge back to within three points, 20-17 but a mini run by Team Conrad capped off by a pull up mid-range jumpshot by Woods gave Team Conrad a comfortable 27-21 lead at half.
Wings Academy started the third with their own10-0 run. Ball pressure and play making by Buie and Corporan along with the offensive outbursts by teammate Foday Sankaray (6'2 Guard - 2014) began to really put the pressure back on Team Conrad. The press of Wings forced Team Conrad to commit numerous turnovers putting them in 45-37 hole at the end of the third. The good play continued for Wings and in a brilliant team effort they cruised to victory.
Wings Academy players Sankaray and Buie chipped in 15 and 10 points apiece while Woods led Team Conrad with 20 points.
Abraham Lincoln Steamrolls Bishop Ford, 82-50
The game of the day between Bishop Ford and Lincoln began with the announcer hyping Isaiah Whitehead's (Lincoln HS - 6'3 SG- 2014) recent impressive performance at the Dyckman Tournament. Whitehead did not disappoint as he seemingly could not stay off of the rim along with teammate Desi Rodriguez (Lincoln HS - 6'5 Wing/Forward) - who started the game with a dunkfest.
The game started off with a one handed tomahawk slam by Rodriguez followed up by an alley opp slam with the assist thrown by Whitehead. After stuffing Bishop Ford on the other end, Rodriguez the caught another stuff in the lane and then passes the torch to Whitehead to dunk on a Bishop Ford player and get fouled. Lincoln led early 11-2. Bishop Loughlin however tried to stay strong behind the strong play of Dior Dixon (5'11 Guard - 2016) and Mark Jones (5'9 PG - 2014). At the end of the first Lincoln led 30-18.
In the second quarter is when things got ridiculous. Bishop Ford really started to struggle with turnovers and seemingly could not buy a basket while Lincoln players Whitehead and Rodriguez seemingly were about to break it off. The two players at halftime had a combined 10 dunks and Rodriguez was on his way to breaking a tournament record with 8 dunks in the books. At half, Lincoln dominated 53-25.
The second half was more of the same. Whitehead, Rodriguez, and crew had the game in the bag already and people were curious to see if Rodriguez would actually break the dunk record. He didn't, as he only managed to tie the all-time tournament record with 10 dunks but his efforts were laudable. Bishop Ford simply was no match for Lincoln on this day as the Railsplitters ran away with this one.
Rodriguez led all scorers with 26 while teammate Whitehead chipped in with 21. Bishop Ford was led by Dior Dixon with 18 points respectively.


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DEPUTY-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN OAKLAND PARK Names Released
- BSO Case Number: OP13-07-3281 (UPDATE)
- PIO Number: 13-8-1 (13-7-34)
- Date: July 31, 2013
- Time: 4:10 p.m.
- Place of Occurrence: 5201 N. Dixie Hwy., Oakland Park
- Jurisdiction: Oakland Park
- State of Florida
- Jermaine McBean, 33, 8/5/79, male, 5237 N. Dixie Hwy., Apt. D2, Oakland Park (DECEASED)
Description of Incident:
A man who witnesses said was walking down the street armed with a rifle was shot by a Broward Sheriff's Office deputy late Wednesday afternoon in Oakland Park.
Shortly after 4 p.m., deputies were dispatched to the 5200 block of North Dixie Highway in reference to 911 calls regarding an adult male walking armed with a rifle. One of the first BSO units to arrive on scene spotted the man, who was later identified as Jermaine McBean, with the rifle walking north on Dixie Highway and asked for back-up units to respond.
Another unit arrived. When the sergeant and deputy saw the armed man enter the Green Tree apartment complex and walk toward the occupied swimming pool, they decided to approach and try to get him to drop his weapon. The sergeant and deputy who were in full uniform identified themselves and ordered McBean several times to stop and drop the weapon.
With the weapon in his hand, McBean began to turn and point the gun in the direction of the deputy. Deputy Peter Peraza, a 12-year BSO veteran, fired his service weapon. No other shots were fired, and no other injuries were reported.
The suspect was transported to Broward Health Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.
After the shooting, crime scene detectives were able to examine McBean's weapon and determine it was a Winchester Model 1000 Air Rifle, which resembled a high-powered hunting rifle.
Per BSO policy, homicide detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting, and Dep. Peraza was placed on administrative assignment.
INVESTIGATORS: Homicide Sgt. D. Ellwood, CID; Homicide Det. E. Torres, CID; Capt. A. Hubrig, Lt. B. Ostroff, Sgt. I. Doriot, Oakland Park
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Aramis Ramirez leads at third as multiple Brewers surge in latest All-Star vote
MILWAUKEE - In the fifth update of National League voting totals for the 2014 MLB All-Star Game, several Brewers are surging to the top at their respective positions, making up significant ground compared to prior totals. Aramis Ramirez (1,279,902) has leapt into the lead among NL third basemen in balloting. Jonathan Lucroy is now second among catchers, Carlos Gomez (2,409,860) is third in the outfield and Ryan Braun (1,974,845) is fifth among outfielders in the hunt for an All-Star Game start.
Ramirez has played in 52 games this season and is batting .297 with 10 HR and 38 RBI. Ramirez has 15 total multi-hit games, including seven, 3-hit games this year. Since being reinstated from the disabled list, Ramirez is batting .377 with 5 home runs and 17 RBI in those 18 games.
Lucroy has moved ahead of San Francisco's Buster Posey and trails only the Cardinals' Yadier Molina. Lucroy is among NL leaders in multi-hit games (T-1st, 28), doubles (2nd, 26), batting average (2nd, .331), hits (2nd, 91), on-base percentage (7th, .397) and slugging percentage (8th, .520). Gomez is currently on a career-high 18-game hitting streak and has reached base safely in a Major League-best 35 consecutive games. Gomez is among the National League leaders in total bases (4th, 148), slugging percentage (4th, .532), batting average (5th, .217), runs (T-5th, 50), hits (6th, 88), extra-base hits (T-6th, 34), OPS (8th, .914) and doubles (8th, 20).
Jean Segura (1,272,273 votes) ranks second at shortstop, trailing Colorado's Troy Tulowitzki, Rickie Weeks is in fourth place at second base with 849,316 votes and Mark Reynolds (1,067,419) has moved into fourth place at first base. In addition, Khris Davis (1,052,946 votes) moved up a spot to 11th in the outfield.
Fans can vote for the Major League All-Stars online at Brewers.com through Thursday, July 3 at 10:59pm CT.
Brewers fans have the well-earned reputation for filling the ballot boxes with All-Star votes for Milwaukee Brewers players year in and year out. With at least one Brewers player elected to start in five of the last seven All-Star Games since 2007, Milwaukee fans demonstrated that it doesn't take the largest market to be heard as they voted for their favorite Brewers in almost unheard of numbers.
This season, eight Brewers players are featured on the ballot for the 85th Major League Baseball All-Star Game to be held on Tuesday, July 15 at Target Field in Minneapolis. Brewers fans will again have the opportunity to show their overwhelming fan support by helping decide which players will be named to the Midsummer Classic through the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot
Brewers players on this year's All-Star ballot include C Jonathan Lucroy, 1B Mark Reynolds, 2B Rickie Weeks, 3B Aramis Ramirez, SS Jean Segura, OF Ryan Braun, OF Carlos Gomez and OF Khris Davis.
At Brewers.com, all fans voting 21 or more times for their favorite Brewers will be entered into a drawing to win a prize package that includes: four Field Box tickets to a mutually agreed-upon game, an opportunity to go down Bernie's slide (restrictions apply), an opportunity to watch batting practice that day from the field and a meet and greet with five-time All-Star Ryan Braun. There is a maximum of 25 votes per email address. More information and rules may be found at Brewers.com. Additionally, fans voting online will be eligible to purchase Field Outfield and Club Outfield seats for select Brewers games at a savings of up to 50% (details available after voting at Brewers.com).
The Brewers media partners FOX Sports Wisconsin and Newsradio 620 WTMJ will be promoting the initiative on broadcasts and the World Famous Klement's Racing Sausages will help distribute voting information around the city. There will also be voting parties staged during the balloting period
Last season, Gomez and Segura represented the Brewers at the Midsummer Classic. Ryan Braun narrowly missed being elected a starter for the 2012 MLB All-Star Game after finishing fourth in voting among National League outfielders to Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers by just over 100,000 votes. Braun was later named a starter to replace the injured Kemp.
In 2011, Braun led National League outfielders in voting for the fourth straight season and led all NL players in voting for the first time (5,928,004). He is the only Brewers player to ever be elected to start in four consecutive All-Star Games (did not play in 2011 due to injury). Rickie Weeks was selected to his first All-Star Game as the NL's starting second baseman and Prince Fielder started and made his third All-Star appearance in 2011. In 2010, Braun and Corey Hart started for the Brewers (Hart was named as a starter after an injury to Atlanta's Jason Heyward).
In 2009, Braun and Fielder joined Trevor Hoffman as All-Stars. In addition to Braun in 2008, Hart was named that year to the National League All-Star team via the Monster All-Star Final Vote. In 2007, Fielder received the second-most votes in the National League en route to his first career All-Star team, becoming the first Brewers player to be voted to the All-Star Game since Paul Molitor was selected at third base in 1988. A complete list of All-Stars in franchise history can be found on page 285 of the 2014 Brewers media guide.
Both the National League and American League teams will have eight fan-elected starters. The pitchers and reserves for both will be determined through a combination of "Player Ballot" choices and selections made by the two All-Star managers.


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Wattson Collection by Feiss
You can bring unique, contemporary design to your space with the Wattson line of lights by Feiss. The line comes with your choice of beaded shades in either amber, clear, or red. Base is finished in dark bronze. The interesting shape and color of these lights will spice up your decor.


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Top Twenty Wrestlers Ever
I left out Bruno, Pedro, and Backlund because I found it hard to rank them among the modern era. Trying to be objective here based on overall career, accomplishments, entertainment value, and oh yeah, wrestling. Obviously, nobody ever agrees on these things, but I at least hope y'all agree on my top three:
19. Eddie Guerrero
18. Rey Mysterio
17. Big Show (Considering his size & the fact that he's still wrestling I wanted to go way higher)
16. Randy Orton
15. Macho Man
14. Kurt Angle
13. Bret Hart
12. CM Punk (Most people will whine that he should be closer to #1 but I feel his current popularity is why he surpassed Angle and Hart)
11. Edge
10. Jericho (I may be biased here bc he's one of my favorites)
9. The Rock
8. HHH (Son-in-law or not, the guy is a legend)
7. John Cena
6. Sting
5. Hulk Hogan
4. Ric Flair
(I found this top three virtually interchangeable, but here it goes)
3. The Undertaker (I think he faces Punk at WM and wins despite The Shield interfering and making it 4 on 1)
2. Stone Cold
1. Shawn Michaels (Obviously the most athletic among the top three and the best match quality)


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AGEC 121 - Honors Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
Credits: (3)
A course suggested for all honors students interested in the agricultural economy. A study of economic principles, with emphasis on their application to the solution of farm, agribusiness, natural resource and agricultural industry problems in relationship to other sectors of the United States economy and foreign countries. The course will include extensive discussion, writing, and computer assignments on application of economic principles to real-world problems and issues.
The course is equivalent to AGEC 120 and ECON 120


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Officials on Monday identified the woman who drowned after a wave swept her to sea near Shelter Cove Sunday morning as Shelter Cove resident Susan Kay Archer. She was 32.
Humboldt County Coroner Dave Parris said Archer and her boyfriend were -- as they did nearly every morning -- walking along the beach.
The couple had walked to the foot of Dolphin Drive, Parris said, and continued toward several large rocks that jut out into the ocean on Little Black Sands Beach. The water there crashes up onto the rocks, he said.
The couple waited for the water to recede, so that they could walk around one of the larger rocks. Archer and the couple's dog had just made it around the other side when a wave crashed onto shore -- much faster than they had been expecting, Parris said.
Archer and the dog were pulled into the ocean. Archer's boyfriend, who was only part way around, was thrown up against the rock, and suffered several severe cuts and lacerations, Parris said. He was able to climb to higher ground and call 911.
Parris said Archer's boyfriend would likely have been pulled out to sea as well, had he made it to the other side.
"She just didn't have anything to hold onto," Parris said.
The recovery effort took about 45 minutes from the time Archer was swept out, U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Bernie Garrigan said. A Coast Guard helicopter was diverted from McKinleyville for the approximately half-hour flight south, while a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat from Station Noyo River was launched to search for the woman in the water.
The helicopter located Archer's body within "minutes" of arrival on the scene, Garrigan said, and several boats in the water -- including a Shelter Cove Volunteer Fire Department boat -- helped to recover her body. Emergency medical personnel on shore pronounced her dead, a Coast Guard press release said.
Parris said the couple's dog swam to shore.
Shelter Cove Volunteer Fire Department Duty Officer Cheryl Antony said Sunday the waves were "extremely hazardous," and were 10 to 15 feet high.
Several Humboldt County beaches -- Black Sands Beach included -- can be highly dangerous, said National Weather Service Spokesman Troy Nicolini.
"Black Sands Beach is a very dangerous beach, there's no doubt about it," he said.
The steepness of both the beach and the area just offshore creates larger waves, he said. If someone is swept out, that also means they are immediately in deep water, which can make an escape less probable.
The coarse sand of the beach also collapses and erodes quickly, which can easily sweep someone off their feet, Nicolini said.
The National Weather Service had sent out a warning for sneaker waves for Friday and Saturday on the North Coast. But Nicolini said Sunday wasn't a strong sneaker wave day -- typically marked by lulls, followed by larger-than-average waves. There were, however, big waves along the coast, which could have caught the couple by surprise, he said.
Parris said, after speaking with Archer's boyfriend, that there was "standard wave action," when the incident occurred.
Whatever the conditions, Garrigan said, beachgoers need to always keep an eye on the ocean.
"Stay further from the water than you think you need to be," he said.
Sunday's incident is the region's third in the past several months, and the second on the North Coast.
In late November, a Eureka couple drowned and their son disappeared at Big Lagoon Beach near Orick. Gregory Kuljian, 16, went into the waves after the family dog, but was swept away. Following their son, Howard Kuljian and Mary Elena Scott died after being swept into the ocean. The dog survived; the boy has not been found.
On New Year's Day, a man and his wife were walking on the beach near Point Reyes when a wave pulled their dog out. The couple went in to rescue the dog, and the man was swept away, while his wife and dog made it safely to shore.
"This year has definitely been worse than usual," Garrigan said.
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April is Parkinson's Awareness Month! The sample press release below can be used for media outreach in your community!
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For Immediate Release
[Contact name]
[Organization name, if applicable]
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[Contact email]
[Insert Community Name, Organization] Plans Community Awareness Initiative for Parkinson's Disease
[Date, Your City, State] – This April, millions of people around the world will recognize April as Parkinson's Awareness Month. [Community name] residents are working hard to make their contribution on a local level. [If you are writing about an event, include the details here.]
[Group name] invites [community name] to participate in Parkinson's Awareness Month by [attending our event on date, place, time or visiting our Awareness Display at Town Hall].
Parkinson's disease is a movement disorder that is chronic and progressive. It affects many in our own community, such as [Individual name]. Not only that:
- Nearly one million Americans are living with Parkinson's.
- Approximately 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease each year, and this number does not reflect the thousands of cases that go undetected.
- Seven to 10 million people worldwide are estimated to be living with Parkinson's disease.
- Incidence of Parkinson's increases with age, but an estimated four percent of people with Parkinson's are diagnosed before the age of 50.
Unfortunately, the cause of Parkinson's is unknown and presently, there is no cure. That's why [Group name] is rallying [community name] this April to raise awareness and funds for a cure.
As local resident [Name] said, [Insert a personal quote here telling your story as a person living with Parkinson's, caregiver, fundraiser, etc.]
[Group name] invites all community members to join them in raising Parkinson's awareness by [Include your call to action or Event Name].
About Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurological disorder that affects nearly one million people in the US. Although promising research is being conducted, there is currently no cure for or definitive cause of Parkinson's disease.


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- If you're worried about what higher tax rates will do to the market, you're not alone. One thing we can all agree on is that higher taxes are not bullish for the market.We may not all be ready to agree that the fiscal cliff will come (sooner or later), but when it does, many stocks will feel the pinch. It's all pretty simple really. The government can't spend more than revenue raised forever without monetizing the dollar. For savers, the frustration of watching the government artificially keep interest rates low in a hopeless attempt at mitigating previous failed policies is heart-wrenching A few companies are bucking the trend and trading near their 52 week highs. Several banks make the list, providing hope that financials may offer hope again. Finding stocks making 52 week highs is easy; finding stocks making 52 week highs likely to continue higher is the real trick. I believe these stocks have a better than average chance of continuing higher. I use a filtering process that includes:
- Minimum trading threshold; eliminating thin stocks that leave so many investors up late at night.
- Year-over-year results that are improving at a relative rate as stock price increases; we want plenty of reason why the stock should continue higher.
- Analyst price targets that are higher than the current price; we want others after us to continue the buying pressure.
- Limited insider selling; because of compensation methods and diversification goals, some insider selling is acceptable, but management should have skin in the game.
- Low short interest; I consider short sellers to be the smart money -- there is no reason to bet against them when we have plenty of stocks to pick from.
Carnival ( CCL) Carnival is one of the world's largest multiple-night cruise companies. The company offers a broad range of cruise brands serving the contemporary cruise sector of the vacation market through Carnival Cruise Lines and Costa, the premium cruise sector through Holland America Line and the luxury cruise sector through Cunard Line, Seabourn Cruise Line and Windstar Cruises. Carnival trades an average of 3.3 million shares per day with a market cap of $30 billion. 52 Week High: $39.40 Beta: 1.42 Price to Book: 1.21 Shares are now starting to break-out higher after a considerable consolidation period. With a price-to-earnings multiple above 20, I would wait for a pullback in price before moving forward. The mean price target is $40.85, leaving plenty of room to grow from here. Cruise lines are floating casinos that for the most part, don't exploit the revenue from gaming nearly as much as I believe they can. The positive is that Carnival has considerable potential to grow revenue and earnings (especially in gaming). As the cruise industry gains understanding in gaming, profits and dividends should follow. The potential leaves Carnival in a prime position for continued share appreciation.


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Phils, Braves to honor Fregosi at Bright House
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The Phillies and Braves will honor the late Jim Fregosi on Wednesday afternoon at Bright House Field.
Fregosi, who died last month following a stroke, managed the Phillies' 1993 National League championship team and spent the past 13 years in the Braves' front office as a special assistant to the general manager.
Fregosi's family, residents of the Clearwater area, and former teammates and players will participate in the ceremony.
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Fountain Valley Skating Center will donate $5,000 to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation after raising money at its fundraiser for diabetes research Sunday.
The skating rink raised $450, and Bob LaBriola, owner of the rink, is donating an additional $4,550 to the cause. Admission, which included skate rentals, were reduced from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to $5 a person for the event.
LaBriola's 3-year-old grandson, Jackson, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes last year and was the inspiration behind the event.
"He didn't like pricking his finger in the beginning, but now he's completely used to it," said LaBriola as Jackson and his twin sister, Scarlett, sat on their grandfather's lap Sunday afternoon.
Jackson was diagnosed when he was 2 after his parents, Michael and Danielle LaBriola, noticed he was becoming unusually thirsty and urinating more often, both symptoms of Type 1 diabetes in children.
Since then, Danielle LaBriola gave up her job as a litigation attorney to become a full-time mom and care for her son, who has to test his blood sugar level about 20 times a day.
"It's important to make (Jackson) feel normal since there is so much in his life he has to adjust for," said Michael LaBriola. "Every single carb that goes into his mouth has to be accounted for."
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that destroys insulin-producing cells in the pancreas and is the main form of diabetes formed in children, said Dr. Francine Kaufman, chief medical officer of Medtronic Diabetes and former president of the American Diabetes Association.
Type 1 diabetes is increasing worldwide by 3 percent a year, but for children younger than 5 it is increasing 5 percent a year. It is most common in Caucasian children, Kaufman said.
About 17,000 children are diagnosed in the United States a year, Kaufman said.
Natalie Gracia, 11, of Aliso Viejo also attended Sunday's event; she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes last year.
"The hardest part (of having diabetes) is when I'm having fun and I have to stop in the middle of playing," said Gracia, who checks her blood sugar every three hours.
Natalie and Jackson both wear an insulin pump with a thin plastic tube and needle that administers insulin into the body automatically and as needed. The pump is similar in size and appearance to a pager and is worn at the hip.
Being thirsty and urinating more is a possible sign and symptom of Type 1 diabetes, which can lead to lethargy and vomiting. If you think your child is exhibiting these symptoms, contact your health-care provider as soon as you can, Kaufman said.


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Fujitsu FSAS plays a central role in managing IT infrastructure services for the Fujitsu Group. Not long ago, the company's decentralized server environment included disparate systems scattered across 80 sites in Japan. Administrator workload was huge and the level of system operation management varied from one location to another, making IT governance a challenge. As operational issues reached a tipping point, Fujitsu FSAS needed to reinvent its environment, consolidate its servers, and build a private cloud.
Based on the recommendation of BMC channel partner Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu FSAS implemented BladeLogic Server Automation. This advanced solution manages the total lifecycle of cloud services, from provisioning to application patching and configuration management.
Fujitsu FSAS was able to implement a company-wide private cloud comprising 259 business system and file system servers housed at two sites. BladeLogic enabled the creation of a centralized, automated cloud management system that delivers robust system security and consistent, standardized processes across IT.
"We are also considering developing solutions based on our know-how of virtual server provisioning built on the BladeLogic infrastructure. These opportunities as well as the success we have already enjoyed have given us big expectations on how BladeLogic will help our business going forward."— Yutaka Okamoto, System Operation, ICT Division, Fujitsu FSAS
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A SEDGLEY woman who stole over £9,000 from a disabled man at the care home where she worked has been warned she could be off to prison.
Sharon Raybould, aged 42, pleaded guilty to stealing £9,260 from the resident at the Pathways Care Home in Sedgley Road, Woodsetton.
Raybould, of Beacon Lane, was remanded on unconditional bail until April 10 at Wolverhampton Crown Court for the preparation of a pre-sentence report.
Recorder Stuart Sprawson told her it was a "very serious offence indeed" adding: "You were in a position trust while you were working as a carer.
"You exploited your position to steal money. I want you to be absolutely under no illusions whatsoever. The custody threshold has been crossed and possibly on an immediate basis."


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MILLBROOK, N.Y., Sept. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Donald Fresne, President and CEO of Egenix, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Eric Klann, Ph.D. to the Scientific Advisory Committee. Dr. Klann is a professor in the Center for Neural Science at New York University.
The first to demonstrate that eIF4E-dependent translation is required for long-lasting synaptic plasticity and long-term memory. More recently discovered that overexpression of eIF4E causes synaptic and behavioral aberrations associated with autism.
Recently demonstrated that suppressions of eIF2 phosphorylation prevents synaptic and memory deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
Serves as an editor and editorial board member of numerous journals including the Journal of Neuroscience. Recipient of multiple research awards and member of numerous international scientific societies. Currently the President of the Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society.
Egenix is a privately held, New York-based biotechnology company focused on the development of innovative cancer therapeutics. The company's therapeutic platform technology consists of small molecule drugs applicable for the treatment and prevention of a broad spectrum of cancers, autism, and Alzheimer's. Our lead drug candidates inhibit the "translation initiation factor" eIF4E, specifically blocking production of multiple cancer promoting proteins and promoting apoptosis (programmed cell death) and upregulation of tumor suppressor genes. The company licensed this technology from Harvard Medical School in 2007. eIF4E is an attractive cancer therapeutic target because every function necessary for cancer growth and metastasis is influenced or mediated be a gene product that is regulated by this translation initiation factor. Data from human cancer xenograft studies using two of our lead compounds tested against breast cancer and melanoma demonstrated 100% tumor inhibition and 20% to 30% tumor reduction. For more information visit www.egenixinc.com
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Linguistik-Klassifikation: Morphologie / Morphology
- Plural marking in argument supporting nominalizations (2008)
- This paper investigates the conditions under which Argument Supporting Nominalizations (ASNs) can receive plural marking. Under ASNs, we discuss deverbal nouns that express an event and preserve argument structure. In our discussion we consider ASNs in Romanian, English and German.
- Verbs, nouns and affixation (2008)
- What explains the rich patterns of deverbal nominalization? Why do some nouns have argument structure, while others do not? We seek a solution in which properties of deverbal nouns are composed from properties of verbs, properties of nouns, and properties of the morphemes that relate them. The theory of each plus the theory of howthey combine, should give the explanation. In exploring this, we investigate properties of two theories of nominalization. In one, the verb-like properties of deverbal nouns result from verbal syntactic structure (a "structural model"). See, for example, van Hout & Roeper 1998, Fu, Roeper and Borer 1993, 2001, to appear, Alexiadou 2001, to appear). According to the structural hypothesis, some nouns contain VPs and/or verbal functional layers. In the other theory, the verbal properties of deverbal nouns result from the event structure and argument structure of the DPs that they head. By "event structure" we mean a representation of the elements and structure of a linguistic event, not a representation of the world. We refer to this view as the "event model". According to the event model hypothesis, all derived nouns are represented with the same syntactic structure, the difference lying in argument structure – which in turn is critically related to event structure, in the way sketched in Grimshaw (1990), Siloni (1997) among others. In pursuing these lines of analysis, and at least to some extent disentangling their properties, we reach the conclusion that, with respect to a core set of phenomena, the two theories are remarkably similar – specifically, they achieve success with the same problems, and must resort to the same stipulations to address the remaining issues that we discuss (although the stipulations are couched in different forms).


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Al Jarreau Comes To The Jorgensen 11/11-12
Seven-time Grammy winner Al Jarreau brings his smooth croon to Jorgensen's "Best of Connecticut" Cabaret on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 11 and 12. The tireless performer, who has made music for five decades and counting, has distinguished himself by winning multiple Grammys in three musical genres - jazz, pop and R&B. Only the late Michael Jackson has achieved that same height - in rock, pop and R&B.
Jarreau and his quintet will treat Jorgensen audiences to early favorites, from hit albums "We Got By," "Glow" and "Look to the Rainbow," plus his biggest hits as he masterfully demonstrates his unique style as scat singer and vocal percussionist.
Time Magazine called Jarreau "the greatest jazz singer alive." He worked in LA and New York City, gaining national TV exposure with Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin, David Frost and Mike Douglas and "spelled" emerging comics such as John Belushi and Bette Midler.
After world acclaim for his 1975 debut album, "We Got By," he won a German Grammy for Best New International Soloist and a second German Grammy for "Glow."
But the 1977 release of his double live recording "Look to the Rainbow" netted him his first Grammy, for Best Jazz Vocal Performance. He won several others in three categories and the latest in 2007 for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for "God Bless the Child."
No wonder the Chicago Tribune labeled Jarreau "the voice of versatility."
He may be best known for his 1987 Grammy-nominated theme song for the hit TV show "Moonlighting," with Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd. He also played Teen Angel in "Grease" on Broadway and has made guest appearances in Fox's "New York Undercover" and NBC's "Touched by an Angel."
The Milwaukee-born performer, son of a Seventh-Day Adventist minister and a church musician, has been performing since he was 4. He holds a degree in psychology and a master's from the University of Iowa in vocational rehabilitation, which he used to start out as a rehab counselor on the West Coast. But it wasn't long before he adopted music as his true calling, working the club scene in the '60s and launching his recording career in earnest in the '70s.
He released an album this year from those early days called "Al Jarreau and the George Duke Trio, Live at the Half Note Club, 1965." He is also working on an album with the Metropole Orchestra of Holland to be released in 2012 and a new album of his own signature material.
Now a septuagenarian, he has done about 60 concerts this year in the U.S., Europe, Asia and the former Soviet states. He performs with Jazz for Japan, an all-star band working to raise funds for tsunami relief in Japan.
While on tour in the French Alps in 2010, Jarreau suffered arrhythmia and shortness of breath and was hospitalized, causing him to miss several concerts, a rarity for a man who had only missed one concert for health reasons in his whole career. Confusion led to the premature and viral reporting of his death, including one story saying he fell from the stage in performance. Such reports have resurfaced twice in online panics since then. Jarreau, in his signature ease and poise, told Jazz Times, "You know, I've never felt the need to jump off of any stage."
Within two weeks of treatment, Jarreau recorded "Double Face," which hit the top of the jazz charts throughout Europe and reached No. 2 on the Media Guide Jazz Chart in October.
Jarreau is featured in Jorgensen's Cabaret, winner of the "Best Cabaret" designation in Connecticut Magazine's "2011 Best of Connecticut" issue.
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts is located at 2132 Hillside Road on the UConn campus in Storrs. Doors open at 7 p.m. Sandwiches, dessert, alcohol and other beverages are available for cash. Regular tickets are $55 for table seats, $45, $38 and $34, with some discounts available. For tickets and information, call the Box Office at 860.486.4226, Monday through Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., or order online at jorgensen.uconn.edu. Convenient free parking is available across the street in the North Garage.


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The Secret Garden Quito
The Secret Garden is a friendly Australian/Ecuadorian/French family run hostel conveniently located in a quiet, authentic cobble-stone street in central Quito. Our 'barrio', or neighbourhood, is one of the few remaining Colonial districts and even our building is protected by a United Nations World Heritage listing. With a big improvement in security in the Old Town in recent years, plus 24 hour police patrols, our neighbourhood now enjoys a level of safety and security equal to (or often better than!!) most international capital cities.
But there's more!!
Our beautifully restored colonial building features a rooftop terrace/restaurant/bar with breathtaking views of the historical Old Town. Feel free to browse our hostal book exchange, chat with our friendly Ecuadorian and foreign staff, check your email in our internet cafe, or just relax listening to any of our wide selection of music.
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What they don't tell you about Varanasi, probably India's holiest city, is that in addition to being filled with sacred temples, mischievous monkeys and bearded ascetics, it's also full of waste of all kinds: mountains of fetid cow and other, much worse kinds of dung, muddy tributaries of dubious origin, mounds of fast-decaying flowers, shards of shattered clay cups. As I left the utter squalor of Varanasi, a permanent and ancient city of four million, for a temporary religious celebration of even more people nearby, I could only imagine the enormous crowds, inescapable filth and utter chaos that it would produce.
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It was January, and I was headed 80 miles west to the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, a Hindu religious festival in which tens of millions of pilgrims come together at the convergence of two real rivers, the Ganges and the Yamuna, and one mythical stream, the Saraswati. They stay for all or part of a celebration—this year's would last 55 days—that is the largest single-purpose human gathering on earth.
In the mythology of the Kumbh Mela, gods and demons fought for 12 days over a pitcher (kumbh) of nectar of immortality from the primordial ocean, and the nectar spilled onto the earth at four different places, including Allahabad. The gathering (mela) takes place every three years at one of the four locales in a 12-year cycle—a day of the gods' time corresponds to a year of human time—with the largest (maha) celebration in Allahabad. The first written record of its occurrence dates to the seventh century A.D.
The iconic image to which the Maha Kumbh Mela is invariably reduced is that of millions of worshipers, their ash-covered, dreadlocked sadhus leading the way, converging on the bank of the Ganges for a collective dawn dunk. This spectacle is so overwhelming that it was almost impossible for me to find out what the rest of the vast gathering would be like. And so I had approached my visit to Allahabad with both awe and dread. After seeing the sordid streets of Varanasi, the dread was winning out.
I arrived by taxi at the Kumbh at sunset, expecting throngs of cars, cows and human beings blocking all access points. Instead I glided comfortably into my camp, which sat on a hilltop. I looked out over the fleeting city before me: makeshift shelters constructed on the floodplain of a river that was sure to overflow again in a few months. The soundtrack consisted of dissonant chords of shrill songs, snippets of amped-up holy recitations, a distorted line from a dramatic performance of an Indian epic and the constant rumble of millions of people cooking, chatting, snoring and singing. The horizon was dark and smoky red, with colorful flickers of light piercing the haze in orderly, geometric rows that stretched as far as I could see in three directions.
I'd come to witness the spectacle for myself, but also to meet a group of Harvard researchers from the university's Graduate School of Design. Led by Rahul Mehrotra, an architect from Mumbai before he went stateside to teach, they would closely analyze this unparalleled feat of spontaneous urban organization. "We call this a pop-up megacity," said Mehrotra, a bearded 54-year-old. "It's a real city, but it's built in just a few weeks to instantly accommodate tens of millions of residents and visitors. It's fascinating in its own right, of course. But our main interest is in what can we learn from this city that we can then apply to designing and building all kinds of other pop-up megacities like it. Can what we see here teach us something that will help the next time the world has to build refugee camps or emergency settlements?"
Mehrotra gave me a rundown on the place and urged me to plunge in. "It's the biggest religious shopping mall in the world," he said. "Every kind of different Hindu group you can imagine comes together here to show off their wares, share their knowledge and vie for disciples. You have to get down there and see for yourself."
What struck me as soon as I descended into the byways of the Kumbh was something I had not anticipated: It was the cleanest and most orderly Indian city I'd ever seen. Wide boulevards built from metal plates bisected long lines of tents. White splashes dotted the sand where sanitation workers had disposed of waste and then scattered lye. The grounds stretched so far and wide, nearly eight square miles, that there was, at that time, none of the crowding and claustrophobia I'd feared. Clean and orderly streets were inhabited by citizens apparently enjoying an evening of enlightenment from lecturing gurus or entertainment from costumed Ramayana actors. There was little commerce of any kind, save for the occasional street-side snack stand that sold fried potatoes or popcorn, and there was little or no traffic, as vehicles were restricted. Pedestrians seemed to move with purpose, proceeding from mess hall to music performance, from the feet of their gurus to the tiny warming fires they'd lit in front of their tents.
That night, as I wandered the streets of the Kumbh—housing, lecture halls, open-air cafeterias, meeting areas for sadhus, disciples and pilgrims—I tried to make sense of the layout, a grid of 14 designated sectors. Mehrotra and his co-workers had mapped out the Kumbh's center, sent around a video van to document the main streets and flown kite cameras high above the crowds to capture the event from yet another perspective.


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has recently been listed on a small cap tech stock exchange called the NEEQ (National Equities Exchange and Quotations). The exchange is also called the New Third Board Stock. The company's stock code is 834877.
As part of the listing Panorama disclosed some official revenue figures for the last three years. All figures are in U.S. dollars.
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Despite the losses they have managed to raise some funds through Chinese private equity.
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Hello! My name is Jesse, I am an American yoga instructor living and teaching in Japan. I have been practicing Theravada buddhist meditation, as well, for about 8 years. I have lived in Japan for about four and a half years, and intend to go back to America in the fall of 2014 to begin work on a PhD in medical anthropology. I will be studying the ways in which meditation and ritual can have use as therapy in western clinical settings.
I am interested in the ways in which Buddhism, yoga, science and culture, intersect and have created my website for anyone who wants to participate in such dialogue: http://www.theothershore.org
It is still new so I am looking for members now who would be willing to participate, add content and give feedback. Please check it out
Have a nice day!