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My interest in radio first started in high school where I was the night DJ every Thursday from 8 to 11PM on 89.5 WAHS at Avondale High School in Auburn Hills. After I knew that radio is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I started broadcasting school at Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts in October of 2003. After graduating I got my first real job in Tawas MI at a small country station 104.7 WKJC. After 5 months of doing weekends and filling in for the full time staff I landed my first full time job in Athens OH. I was the night DJ for Power 105.5 WXTQ. After 10 months at Power 105.5 I moved back home to Detroit to work part time On Air and Promotions at 99.5 WYCD. I spent 2 years doing weekends and overnights for WYCD until my big break came to do my own morning show in Kankakee IL. In June of 2008 I started at XCOUNTRY 106.5 WXNU in Kankakee IL. After only 3 months of mornings there I won 2 IBA Silverdome awards for best self promotion, and best small marked team. Then in September of 2009 I moved back to Michigan to do mornings with Krista Hatcher where we formed the Hatcher and Harvey on 103.3 WKFR. It is truly the happiest I have been in my radio career and thanks to KFR, I can call Kalamazoo my home!
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STMA's Nicole Westrum, left, and Wayzata's Reilly Johnson competed for control of a rebound.
Finishing close contests had been a challenge for Wayzata entering Friday night's matchup of two of Class 4A's top 10 girls' basketball teams. The Trojans, however, finally found the right combination on the floor of St. Michael-Albertville.
No. 8 Wayzata went on a 9-2 run in the final three minutes and survived a last-second heave from Erin Autio to secure a 54-51 victory over the 10th-ranked Knights.
Coming off an overtime loss in the championship of the Hill-Murray tournament, the Trojans relied on quickness to grab the late edge and their 10th victory of the season. Reilly Johnson scored her final two of 19 points on an inbounds play under the basket with 23 seconds left to give Wayzata the final lead.
"Katie [Schulz] cut, and my defender went with her, so I was open," said Johnson, who also had 10 rebounds. "I knew I had to step it up."
Wayzata lost starting guard Kiana Nickel midway through the first half. Nickel suffered a serious mouth injury after colliding with a pair of STMA players. Her presence was missed in the second half as the Trojans struggled to create open looks. Schulz and Summer Johnson (11 points each) carried the load after her departure, doing most of the ball-handling and scoring.
"It's tough when you lose a guard that is usually in the flow of things and is strong," Schulz said. "We were frustrated at the beginning, too, but we picked it up."
The Knights led at the break 24-20 but lost the edge as their trouble with Lake Conference schools continues. St. Michael-Albertville's previous two losses were to Minnetonka and Edina in two of its past three games. Edina upset the host Knights in their holiday tournament final by two points.
Moral victories and close margins of defeat are no longer good enough for STMA, though.
"They're really good teams, but we always compete," Autio said after leading her team with 15 points and 11 rebounds. "We just have to take it into practice and work hard to get the close ones."


text: A 3D model of the long-lost Scalopocynodon gracilis skull. Evolutionary Studies Unit, Wits University September 26, 2016 3D technology brings a lost mammalian ancestor back to life Julien Benoit, University of the Witwatersrand and Sandra Jasinoski, University of the Witwatersrand An old technique to explore the inside of fossils unfortunately ended up destroying some unique specimens. New technology has been used to reconstruct one such fossil.


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A comprehensive resource for individuals and organizations working to ensure that every woman has access to skilled care during childbirth. Contains a Policy Brief, Information Booklet, and Country Profiles. The Policy Brief presents arguments for why governments should invest in skilled care, defines key terms, and outlines the impact skilled care can have in reducing maternal deaths. The Information Booklet outlines the main issues that need to be considered when designing and implementing policies and programs to expand skilled care during childbirth, including essential competencies of skilled care providers; laws, policies and infrastructure; training and supervision; and monitoring and evaluation. The Country Profiles describe the strategies utilized by Botswana, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Tunisia in lowering maternal mortality and improving coverage of skilled care during childbirth. English (GSM17E), French (GSM17F), Spanish (GSM17S), all produced in 2002. (The Spanish version is available in PDF only).
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Tom Brady paused for a near droplet in an ESPN interview about his draft day in 2000, when he wasn't selected until the sixth round. Brady, who seems to be growing more expressive with age, paused to remember his supportive parents and needed a moment. He also entertained the idea that he would have been "an insurance salesman" instead of a Super Bowl champion with a supermodel wife had he not been drafted — but that's probably more of a night terror for him than it is a mid-interview breakdown.
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The following table describes parameters for the check-request-limits function.Table 7–17 check-request-limits Parameters
(Optional) Threshold for matching requests per second. If this threshold is exceeded subsequent connections matching the criteria are not serviced. Because an acceptable threshold value can vary widely between sites, there is no default value for this parameter.
(Optional) Maximum number of concurrent matching connections. If the server receives a request that matches the criteria while the number of matching requests currently being processed meets or exceeds this number, the request is denied.
Note that this number is the current requests at any time, and is independent of the interval. parameter. As soon as the number of concurrent requests falls below this limit, new matching requests are processed.
Because an acceptable value can vary widely between sites, there is no default value for this parameter.
(Optional) In seconds, the time interval during which average requests per second is computed. The max-rps limit is not applied until the next request rate computation. Because potential attackers can have unlimited requests serviced during this interval, balance the length of this interval against the performance cost of recomputing the maximum requests per second. The default is 30 seconds.
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Japanese gardens also often feature large boulders that are sunk into the ground for scenic effect. In ancient time when the first garden manual, Sakuteiki, was written, rock setting was a very serious task.
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Unlike traditional buy here pay here dealerships in Louisville which tend to carry old, high-mileage used vehicles, at DriveTime, we have a wide selection of newer used cars, trucks, SUVs and vans. All our vehicles have gone through our multi-point pre-purchase inspection*, process to ensure that all our vehicles are ready to sale. Each also has a vehicle history report that details previous ownership and other vehicle history information.
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Is a Personal Loan the best way to consoldate your loan debt
Is a Personal Loan the best way to consoldate your loan debt?
A personal loan from a bank is usually the cheapest way of borrowing money open to most people.
Personal loans may be secured or unsecured. With a secured loan the lender has rights over certain property, like a car. An unsecured loan will usually have a higher rate of interest because it is a higher risk loan, which the lender would have more difficulty in recovering if you default on the payments.
A personal loan gives you more protection if something goes wrong than a Hire Purchase agreement. You usually have an opt-out period in which you can change your mind without any penalties
Personal loans come in many guises; car loans, property improvement loans and college loans are just a few.
A personal loan enables you to purchase what you need now and pay for it over the coming months or years. If you need a car now and you don't have the money now, a personal loan gives you the benefit of the money now, enabling you to buy the care, keep a job and pay off the loan.
Personal loans are distinct from mortgages because a mortgage can only be used to buy property. The mortgage loan will be at a lower rate of interest because it is secured against a property that is expected to rise in value, reducing the risk the lender is exposed to.
With the advent of the Internet the customer can shop around for a personal loan from many sources and compare payments easily. Customers do need to compare like with like though. Some loans will include an element of insurance, others will have set-up fees or early repayment penalties.
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Looking to shake those winter blahs? One sure way is to "whistle a happy tune."
That's the prescription, anyway, once provided by Oscar Hammerstein II and being filled again now by "The King and I" at Toby's Dinner Theatre of Columbia.
Whatever your concerns going in, you're guaranteed to go out singing, humming or whistling some of Broadway's most indelible melodies.
This is the third rendition of the "King and I" by the Columbia dinner theater and, if not the best, the third time is definitely a charmer. It's up to the standards of the previous shows, and is more than capable of delivering all the strengths of the original play.
So many popular standards come from this score by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein — from lighthearted tunes like "Getting to Know You" and "I Whistle a Happy Tune" to full-blown romantic ballads like "Hello, Young Lovers" and "We Kiss in the Shadow."
For more than six decades, "The King and I" has delighted folks the world over with its charming score and exotic story of a Welsh governess brought into the court of Siam to tutor the king's offspring and their various mothers.
The musical was actually based on the experiences of the real-life Anna Leonowens, governess to the children of Siam's King Monkut in the 1860s. Her story was told in Margaret Landon's 1944 novel, which itself was made into a movie in 1946.
The poignant East-meets-West tale is still fresh, funny and surprisingly moving, as staged in Columbia by Shawn Kettering. And while most other area dinner theaters rely on taped musical accompaniment, Toby's Dinner Theatre still offers the best live pit band in Maryland.
Conductor Ross Scott Rawlings leads the musical sextet that complements the singers. On one recent night, an insistent drum beat kept the king and Anna dancing round and round in an unacknowledged courtship ritual that one suspects Hammerstein intended when he adapted the novel.
Rawlings' musicians really bring the songs to life, pushing the various leads into delivering soaring vocal performances.
While you couldn't exactly call their relationship romantic, Heather Marie Beck as Anna Leonowens gains early advantage over sparring partner David Bosley-Reynolds in the coveted role of the king. Audience members could sense the sexual tension, perhaps stemming from old wounds or private fears, as the king is forced to deliver on a promise of a house for Anna, even as he insists that she reside in his palace. If there's a moral, it's the need to respect the differences between people and their cultures.
Beck soars as Miss Anna. With her hands holding her huge hooped skirt and a smile to brighten the night, Beck whirls onto Toby's central stage like a tornado about to touch down. And from her first notes to that famous dancing finale, Beck never falters nor loses her sparkle.
Bosley-Reynolds brings a depth and slyness to the king, who wants to move his country into the modern era but is stymied by long-held cultural values and beliefs. Bosley-Reynolds softens the edges of the staid monarch with flashes of genuine warmth. His tenderness with the children — picking up the tiniest princess who bows the wrong way and gently putting her down right — and his effective delivery of the solo "A Puzzlement" had the audience squarely in his corner.
Toby's theater-in-the-round has long been a haven for upcoming artists, and this show brought to our attention young Palmer Foran as Prince Chulalongkorn, the king's feisty son.
Soprano Julia Lancione, whose gorgeous voice easily reaches above high C, and triple-threat talent Jeffrey Shankle play Tuptim and Lun Tha, respectively, the star-crossed lovers who may bring tears to your eyes as they steal away to "kiss in the moonlight."
Sensing the couple may be forced apart forever, Crystal Freeman, as Lady Thiang, delivers the haunting "Something Wonderful" with a feeling and control that is indeed wonderful to hear.
Kudos, too, to choreographer Tina DeSimone for arranging dances that capture the youth and vitality of this youthful cast. The youngsters in the ensemble, many of them double-cast in rather demanding roles, are a sentimental plus.
The entire cast performs in the Act II ballet, "The Small House of Uncle Thomas." Some are dancers, others serve as props bathed in an otherworldly green lighting. Standouts include Tegan Williams (Eliza) and her Angel, Erisu Jo, a gifted Japanese-born dancer.
Veteran dancer/choreographer Charlie Abel commands the spotlight with some bravura moves as the evil Simon of Lagree, and keeps the show moving ably along at other points in a variety of character roles.
Finally, let's not forget costume designer Florence Arnold, whose Asian-inspired costumes, masks and, especially, lovely swirling pink ballgown for Anna's famous dance with the king do their part in making this show as much a delight to the eye as to the ear.
If you've never been to Toby's Dinner Theatre or have been waiting for the right show to treat your family, this could have you all whistling along to the time-honored joys of live theater.
"The King and I" continues at Toby's Dinner Theatre of Columbia through March 25. Tickets for both evening and matinee performances range from $34.50 to $53, and include parking, a wide-ranging dinner buffet and dessert. Reservations are required. Group rates, season subscriptions and gift certificates are available. For information, call 410-730-8311, or go to http://www.tobysdinnertheatre.com.


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Invasive Alien Species, ranging from disease and plants, to rats and goats, are one of the top three threats to life on this planet, according to a new publication coordinated by the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP), of which IUCN is a partner.
Most countries have made international commitments to tackle this threat, but only half have introduced relevant legislation and even fewer are taking adequate action on the ground.
The publication, "Global indicators of biological invasion: species numbers, biodiversity impact and policy responses", looked at 57 countries and found that, on average, there are 50 non-indigenous species per country which have a negative impact on biodiversity. The number of invasive alien species ranged from nine in Equatorial Guinea to 222 in New Zealand.
A total of 542 species were documented as invasive aliens, including 316 plants, 101 marine organisms, 44 freshwater fish, 43 mammal, 23 bird and 15 amphibian species. According to Prof. Melodie McGeoch, lead author on the publication and member of the Centre for Invasion Biology, these numbers are a significant underestimate. "We showed that regions with low development status and little investment in research have lower than expected numbers of invasive aliens". An increase in the number and spread of alien species, which adversely affect the habitats they invade, is nonetheless attributed to a substantial rise in international trade over the past 25 years.
"While some threatened species on the IUCN Red List have improved in status as a result of successful control or eradication of invasive alien species, a growing number are more threatened owing to increasing spread and threats from non-indigenous species," says Dr Stuart Butchart from BirdLife International. "This shows that although we are winning some battles in the fight against invasive species, current evidence suggests that we are losing the war."
If left uncontrolled, invasive alien species can have a serious impact on native species. The Yellowhead, a bird endemic to New Zealand, has suffered considerably in recent years due to a surge in the number of rats. Two populations of the Yellowhead are now extinct and three more are significantly falling in number, leading to the species to move up from Vulnerable to Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.
Similarly, the pathogenic chytrid fungus, which was entirely unknown until 1998, is thought to be the cause of the decline and extinction of many amphibian populations around the globe. The disease, caused by the fungus, can be spread by humans and a host of other species, ranging from exotic fish to African Clawed Frogs.
But the impact of invasive alien species can be successfully controlled. The Black-vented Shearwater, a seabird native to Natividad Island off the Pacific coast of Mexico, was under threat from cats, goats and sheep. But since they've been eradicated, the status of the bird has been reduced from Vulnerable to Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Similarly, the control of the Red Fox in south-western Australia in the last decade allowed the population of the endemic Western Brush Wallaby to recover sufficiently for it to be downlisted on the IUCN Red List to Least Concern.
"It's likely to be more cost effective to prevent the spread of invasive species in the first place than to tackle the biodiversity crisis once they have become established," says Dr Bill Jackson, IUCN's Deputy Director General and Chairman of GISP. "With sufficient funds and political will, invasive species can be controlled or eradicated. This will allow native species to be saved from extinction, but countries need to dramatically improve the way they deal with the problem."
Editor's notes:
The publication was produced by scientists from the Centre for Invasion Biology (Stellenbosch University), BirdLife International and IUCN.
Full publication available at: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/123243506/PDFSTART?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
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About BirdLife International
BirdLife International is a global alliance of conservation organisations working in more than 100 countries and territories who, together, are the leading authority on the status of birds, their habitats and the issues and problems affecting them.
About the Centre for Invasion Biology
The DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology is an association of research organisations, based largely in South Africa, undertaking the science required to reduce the rates and impacts of biological invasions.
Invasive Alien Species Indicator website: www.sun.ac.za/cib/iasi


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INGENIOUS is HOURS of SHEER FUN.
The already addictive nature of the Ingenious board game is greatly enhanced on the Android phone, giving the user a really exciting- and graphically stimulating-experience every time. Build lines of colour tiles, try and block your opponent, and remember that the winner isn't necessarily the player with the highest scores in only a few colours!
You must excel in all your colours.
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DUBAI (Reuters) - Millions of Iranians voted to choose a new president on Friday, urged by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to turn out in force to discredit suggestions by arch foe the United States that the election would be a sham.
The 50 million eligible voters had a choice between six candidates to replace incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Having been vetted by Iran's electoral authorities, none is seen a challenge to the Islamic Republic's 34-year-old system of clerical rule.
Polling stations closed five hours later than planned in the capital Tehran because of what Iranian state media reported were large queues of people waiting to cast their vote. Voting was extended by four hours across the rest of the country.
With authorities estimating a turnout of over 70 percent, final results are unlikely to be announced until Saturday.
The first presidential election since a disputed 2009 contest led to months of unrest is unlikely to change rocky ties between the West and the OPEC nation of 75 million, but it may bring a softening of the antagonistic style favored by Ahmadinejad.
World powers in talks with Iran over its nuclear program are looking for any signs of a recalibration of its negotiating stance after eight years of intransigence.
Voting in the capital Tehran, Khamenei called on Iranians to vote in large numbers and derided Western misgivings about the credibility of the vote.
"I recently heard that someone at the U.S. National Security Council said 'we do not accept this election in Iran'," he said. "We don't give a damn."
On May 24, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry questioned the credibility of the election, criticizing the disqualification of candidates and accusing Tehran of disrupting Internet access.
All the remaining contenders except current chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili have criticized the conduct of diplomacy that has left Iran increasingly isolated and under painful economic sanctions.
After casting his vote, Jalili said: "Everyone should respect the name that comes out of the ballot boxes and the person people choose," according to ISNA news agency.
Hossein, a 27-year-old voter in Tehran who belongs to the hardline Basij volunteer militia, said he would vote for Jalili, 47, Khamenei's national security adviser and a former Revolutionary Guard who lost a leg in the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war.
"He is the only one I can trust to respect the values of the revolution ... He feels and cares for the needy," Hossein said.
On the other end of the political spectrum, many liberal-minded Iranians backed Hassan Rohani, the only cleric in the race. Though a moderate conservative, he has courted support from reformists by offering a more progressive policy agenda.
"I am a reformist and at best he is only a moderate but I voted for him because he is the best we have got at this point," said Sara who cast her vote in northern Tehran.
The Guardian Council, a state body that vets all candidates, barred several hopefuls, notably former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, one of the Islamic Republic's founding fathers seen as sympathetic to reform, as well as Ahmadinejad's close ally Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie.
This narrowing of the field prompted concerns of a low turnout which the supreme leader sought to counter.
"What is important is that everyone takes part," Khamenei said. "Our dear nation should come (to vote) with excitement and liveliness, and know that the destiny of the country is in their hands and the happiness of the country depends on them."
Of five conservative candidates professing unwavering obedience to Khamenei, only three are thought to stand any chance of winning the vote, or making it through to a second round run-off in a week's time.
Nuclear negotiator Jalili, who advocates maintaining a robust, ideologically-driven foreign policy, is seen as the main conservative contender.
The other two, Tehran mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and former foreign minister Velayati, have pledged never to back away from pursuing Iran's nuclear program but have strongly criticized Jalili's inflexible negotiating stance.
Rohani has also defended Iran's nuclear rights but stressed the importance of working constructively with world powers to alleviate the effects of sanctions.
The opposition Kaleme website said Rohani's campaign headquarters had sent a letter to the Guardian Council urging it to remove the name of Mohammad Reza Aref - a reformist candidate who dropped out this week in favor of Rohani - from ballot papers. The complaint said voting slips in some polling stations carried Aref's name and this could create confusion.
With no reliable opinion polls in Iran, it is hard to gauge the public mood, let alone the extent to which Khamenei and the Revolutionary Guards exert their influence over the ballot. But indications pointed to a surge of excitement among voters.
Security has been tight and campaigning subdued compared to the euphoric rallies that preceded the 2009 polls when reformist supporters thought they scented the prospect of change in Iran.
Those hopes were dashed when Ahmadinejad was returned to office by results the reformists said were rigged.
Human rights groups have criticized Iran for further arrests and curbs on activists and journalists ahead of Friday's poll and the disqualification of 678 people registered as candidates.
Iranian officials dispute accusations of human rights abuses and call the charges politically motivated. They also say elections in Iran are free, fair and democratic.


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First example of in vivo replication of a synthetic DNA base pair published
|(Nanowerk News) Synthorx Inc. announced today the official launch of the company, which will be focused on using synthetic biology to improve the discovery and development of new medicines, diagnostics and vaccines. In addition, research was published in Nature ("A semi-synthetic organism with an expanded genetic alphabet") by Floyd Romesberg, Ph.D., Synthorx's co-founder and associate professor of The Scripps Research Institute, describing the first example of the in vivo replication of a synthetic DNA base pair. The company has the exclusive rights to this synthetic biology technology from The Scripps Research Institute. Synthorx has received an undisclosed investment from Avalon Ventures and Correlation Ventures.
|Expanding the genetic alphabet. By adding a synthetic base pair – two new synthetic nucleotides – to DNA, the Romesberg lab has increased the number of possible amino acids a cell can use to construct proteins, opening up new possibilities for DNA and RNA and for the production of proteins containing new kinds of amino acids. (Image: Synthorx)
|Dr. Romesberg said, "For the past 14 years, we have been creating and optimizing synthetic DNA bases in my lab. Today we have shown the first example of a synthetic base pair undergoing DNA replication in a single-cell organism. The ability to incorporate and replicate a synthetic DNA base pair in vivo means that we have, for the first time, expanded the genetic alphabet to increase the amount of information that can be stored in DNA."
|This is the first reported example of a semi-synthetic organism that is able to stably maintain and replicate a synthetic base pair in its DNA. The 'genetic alphabet' of DNA constitutes two base pairs (AT and G-C). Dr. Romesberg and his team have crafted another base pair d5SICSTP and dNaMTP (abbreviated X and Y). The incorporation of X and Y into DNA expands the genetic alphabet, allowing for the increased storage of information to improve the discovery and development of new drugs, diagnostics and vaccines as well as creating innovative products, including research reagents, aptamers and nanomaterials.
|Mr. Court R. Turner, venture partner at Avalon Ventures and president of Synthorx said, "The limited combinations of the DNA bases, A, T, G and C, have restricted the types of new proteins, RNA and DNA that we could make. Adding X and Y to the genetic alphabet, we now have an expanded vocabulary to generate a variety of new inputs and materials for drug discovery, improved vaccines and improvements to nanotechnologies, such as microprocessing. We have already begun to further develop Dr. Romesberg's breakthrough technology at Synthorx and will work with partners to synthesize innovative solutions for numerous medical and technological applications."
|About Synthorx
|Synthorx is a biotechnology company using synthetic biology to synthesize solutions for the discovery and development of novel therapeutics, diagnostics and vaccines. With the revolutionary advancement of synthetic nucleotides that can be maintained and replicated by a single-cell organism, Synthorx is exploring the natural and evolution-directed technologies to improve drug discovery. Using synthetic nucleotides to expand the genetic alphabet, Synthorx is developing novel proteins, RNA and DNA for medical applications. The company was founded by Avalon Ventures based on important discoveries in Dr. Floyd Romesberg's lab at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA.
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"I was extremely honored and excited when I first received the news that I was going to be inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame," Tate said. "Tonight was a very special night for me and I was truly honored to be a part of the Class of 2013. I am also honored to be the first Arkansas State women's basketball player to be inducted in the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame and it is an honor that I am truly grateful for."
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With the NHL season already a month old, the clock is ticking for prospective Olympians' to show they belong in Sochi.
When it comes to Team Canada, injuries have affected the latest projection more than good or bad performances, most notably the concussion that has sidelined Rick Nash for most of the season.
The New York Rangers forward was considered one of nine locks for Canada after being such a big part of the gold-medal run in Vancouver in 2010. Coach Mike Babcock would love nothing more than to reunite Nash with Jonathan Toews, but staying off the ice for so long does not bode well.
In his place is Milan Lucic, who isn't the same player but brings some size on a team that's built mostly for speed. The Boston Bruins winger has seven goals and six assists in 14 games so far.
Jeff Carter wasn't an automatic for Team Canada after just missing out in 2010, but he had a good shot as a pure scorer, especially after a strong start. A lower-body injury suffered in late October puts the Los Angeles Kings forward's status in question.
Matt Duchene, the leading scorer for the NHL's biggest surprise story in the Colorado Avalanche, has done plenty to warrant inclusion. Don Cherry recently called him the best player in the league, ahead of Sidney Crosby, and while that may be stretch, he's a point-a-game performer.
Claude Giroux, on the other hand, is not. The Philadelphia Flyers captain who had off-season surgery to repair a torn tendon in his finger resulting from a golfing accident has no goals and seven assists.
Kevin Lowe was in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday night scouting for Team Canada, and what he saw in the final minute out of Giroux was not pretty.
With the last-place Flyers clinging to a 1-0 lead, Giroux lost a crucial defensive zone faceoff to Eric Staal, then lost track of Jordan Staal in front of the net, which allowed the Hurricanes to tie the score. Carolina won in overtime, and Giroux conceded Jordan Staal was his man.
Team Canada general manager Steve Yzerman said Giroux's decision not to attend Olympic orientation camp would not be held against Giroux. But failing to produce cannot help his cause, especially with similar players like Jordan Eberle of the Edmonton Oilers cruising along.
Few Canadian forwards are putting up as many points as Chris Kunitz, whose natural chemistry with Crosby should give him a boost. Heading into Wednesday's games, the Pittsburgh Penguins winger had eight goals and seven assists in 15 games.
Taylor Hall's case was an interesting one based on his numbers from 2013, but the Oilers left-winger faces an uphill climb once he returns from a knee injury later this month.
On defence, Dan Boyle missed more than two weeks after taking an illegal hit from Maxim Lapierre, but the veteran has since returned to the San Jose Sharks' lineup. Boyle can score and run the power play, so his stock is fine as long as he's healthy.
Once again, Cam Ward is not healthy. The Hurricanes goaltender was a dark-horse candidate for the Olympic team with the assumption of a good start, but his Oct. 24 injury that's expected to keep him out three to four weeks just about ends that possibility.
Instead, Canada's third goalie job (behind Carey Price and Roberto Luongo) is wide open. Marc-Andre Fleury of the Penguins leads all Canadian goaltenders in victories, but recent playoff performances (an .880 save percentage dating to 2010) puts him further back in the race.
Yzerman could go with Corey Crawford, considering his start for the Blackhawks and his Stanley Cup run, but the early buzz belongs to Mike Smith of the Phoenix Coyotes, who was 9-2-2 with a 2.79 goals-against average and .919 save percentage heading into Wednesday's games.
Who's in: Forward Chris Kunitz, forward Milan Lucic, forward Matt Duchene, goaltender Mike Smith.
Who's out: Forward Claude Giroux, forward Rick Nash, forward Jeff Carter, goaltender Cam Ward.
Projected lineup:
Chris Kunitz - Sidney Crosby - Steven Stamkos
Logan Couture - Jonathan Toews - Corey Perry
Eric Staal - John Tavares - Matt Duchene
Milan Lucic - Patrice Bergeron - Marty St. Louis
Patrick Sharp - Ryan Getzlaf
Duncan Keith - Shea Weber
Marc Staal - Drew Doughty
Jay Bouwmeester - Alex Pietrangelo
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The weekend was just perfect. The sweltering heat was replaced by warm comfortable days. I was able to get caught up on a few areas of the garden that needed attention. But mostly I just enjoyed being outside. The garden could certainly use some rain which is predicted for tonight.
Sunday, August 05, 2007
Beautiful Weekend
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"The more things change, the more they stay the same." This adage offers an accurate summary of how organizations currently purchase storage solutions. What are changing are the drivers that affect IT decision making — executives want IT to reduce costs and improve responsiveness to business requirements. From a technology perspective, there are always new storage innovations coming to market—such as deduplication and thin provisioning — that promise to help companies deal with massive data growth. What is staying the same is how IT executes a storage solution purchase. Despite evolving business drivers and innovations, most organizations still procure storage the same way they did a decade ago: by focusing on capacity requirements.
To actually take advantage of the innovations in storage, organizations need a new set of purchase criteria to evaluate the various solutions in the marketplace. By altering their storage buying perspective from a capacity point of view to one that centers on solving real business challenges, businesses can build a more cost-effective, operationally efficient and flexible storage infrastructure.
When buying storage from a business problem perspective, ESG recommends that companies make a concerted effort to avoid making each purchase so unique that the solution only addresses a specific challenge. Having a separate system for every problem precludes any economies of scale that a shared infrastructure could provide. As a result, ESG believes that companies should establish a set of common criteria that becomes a standard part of storage solution RFPs so that IT has the flexibility to build and efficiently run a shared infrastructure. ESG's suggestions are highlighted in this slideshow.
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While I generally avoid anything having to do with the communist news network, in this case I'll make an exception and provide a link.
Overall, according to this poll, 56 percent of Americans think the government is a threat. I can't understand how anyone would NOT think the government is a threat.
More enlightening:
The survey indicates a partisan divide on the question: only 37 percent of Democrats, 63 percent of Independents and nearly 7 in 10 Republicans say the federal government poses a threat to the rights of Americans.So over 60 percent of people that are willing to admit to being a democrat are so stupid that they don't feel threatened by the government. I'm surprised that 30 to 40 percent of people who will not admit to being democrats don't feel that the government is a threat.
The government has always been the biggest threat to our liberty. It always will be. I'm just shocked that more people don't understand that. I guess we can thank government schools and lazy parents for a lot of that.


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Story highlights
- The Swedish artist was hospitalized with severe abdominal pains
- He became an international star as a DJ and producer in electronic dance
Superstar DJ Avicii canceled his Ultra Festival performance this weekend to undergo gall bladder surgery.
The Swedish artist behind the hit song "Wake Me Up" was scheduled to perform in Miami on Saturday, but was hospitalized with severe abdominal pains.
"I woke up on Wednesday morning with serious pain, but I flew to Miami anyway, hoping that it would go away," he said in a statement Friday.
"The pain was still there when I landed, so I went straight to hospital. I was treated and left later that night."
Doctors scheduled surgery Saturday to remove his gall bladder after the pain returned.
He described it as a routine procedure, and said he expects to be back on his feet for his "True Tour," which starts next month.
The artist, whose real name is Tim Bergling, became an international star as a DJ and producer in electronic dance.
His other hit songs include "Levels," which was nominated for a Grammy for Best Dance Recording last year.


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No Compromise: 2013 National Conference
"We live in an age of compromise, but if we stand on the bedrock of God's truth, we will not bend with the winds of relativism and faithlessness." —R.C. Sproul Alistair Begg, Sinclair Ferguson, Steven Lawson, R.C …Read More
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Lot 408: RALPH HUMPHREY (1932 - 1990) | Warren, 1968
- Dimensions: 48 by 48 in. (121.9 by 121.9 cm.)
- Provenance: Bykert Gallery, New York
Christie's, New York, 2 November 1984, Lot 315
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
- Condition: This work is in good condition overall. There is a surface layer of dust and handling marks with associated discoloration to the unpainted passages. There are scattered pinpoint surface accretions, visible upon close inspection. There is scattered linear cracking to the painted passages, primarily to the central element, visible upon close inspection. Under Ultraviolet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
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As a courtesy to purchasers who come to Sotheby's to collect property, Sotheby's will assist in the packing of lots, although Sotheby's may, in the case of fragile articles, choose not to pack or otherwise handle a purchase.
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Sotheby's will contact your shipper within 24 hours of receipt of the Bill of Lading to confirm the date and time that your property can be collected. Property will not be released without this confirmation and your shipper must bring the same Bill of Lading that was faxed to Sotheby's when collecting. All property releases are subject to the receipt of cleared funds.
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Certain property sold at auction, for example, items made of or incorporating plant or animal materials such as coral, crocodile, ivory, whalebone, tortoiseshell, rhinoceros horn, rosewood, etc., irrespective of age or value, may require a license or certificate prior to exportation and additional licenses or certificates upon importation to another country. Sotheby's suggests that buyers check on their government wildlife import requirements prior to placing a bid. Please note that the ability to obtain an export license or certificate does not ensure the ability to obtain an import license or certificate in another country, and vice versa. It is the purchaser's responsibility to obtain any export or import licenses and/or certificates as well as any other required documentation. In the case of denial of any export or import license or of delay in the obtaining of such licenses, the purchaser is still responsible for making on-time payment of the total purchase price for the lot.
Although licenses can be obtained to export some types of endangered species, other types may not be exported at all, and other types may not be resold in the United States. Upon request, Sotheby's is willing to assist the purchaser in attempting to obtain the appropriate licenses and/or certificates. However, there is no assurance that an export license or certificate can be obtained. Please check with the specialist department or the Shipping Department if you are uncertain as to whether a lot is subject to these export/import license and certificate requirements, or any other restrictions on exportation.
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To commemorate National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Hein Electric Supply Co., Brookfield, Wis., and vendor sponsor Minerallac/Cully, Seattle, Wash., held a promotion and special events, raising nearly $4,000 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a breast cancer education and research organization. "The lives of so many people have been touched by breast cancer in one way or another," says Laura Longston, Hein marketing manager. "Because of this, we wanted to help Susan G. Komen for the Cure in the fight against this terrible disease. We are proud of the support we received from our customers, vendors, and local community."
Hein sales staff donated their October incentive earnings for the cause, and the company also donated $1 for every package of Minerallac/Cully fasteners sold. At two contractor events, raffles raised additional monies for the charitable organization.


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How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn't identify? Here's your chance to moonlight as an electrical inspector and second-guess someone else's work from the safety of your living room or office. Can you identify the Code violation(s) in this photo? Note: Submitted comments must include specific references from the 2011 NEC.
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Using the 2011 NEC, correctly identify the Code violation(s) in this month's photo — in 200 words or less — and you could win a $50 American Express gift card. E-mail your response, including your name and mailing address, to [email protected], and Russ will select three winners (excluding manufacturers and prior winners) from the correct submissions. Note that submissions without an address will not be eligible to win.
February Winners
I received a ton of great responses for this photo. Thank you to all our readers! Our winners this month include: Nate Derave from Algae Energy USA in Cumming, Ga.; Ifor C. Santiago, a project manager with ICI Engineers, Inc., in Walnut, Calif.; and Chris Schmidt, an estimator with Harold E. Nutter, Inc., in Sacramento, Calif.
Installing ENT outside in the sun is a violation of 362.12(8), unless the ENT is specifically identified as "sunlight resistant." This ENT was brittle/broken and definitely not designed to be installed in the sun. The use of black electrical tape as a means to join two sections of ENT would also be a violation of 362.48, unless approved by the AHJ. Because couplings are made for this specific purpose, the AHJ would probably prefer a coupling rather than black tape. In accordance with 362.24, bends must be made so that the ENT will not be damaged as it was here. Drilling out the cover of the short radius PVC conduit body in order to connect the ENT is a violation of 352.6 and 110.3(B), since there are no instructions, labels, or listings that would permit it. This is also a violation of 314.16(C)(3), considering the fact that there is not enough free space to accommodate all of the conductors enclosed in the conduit body.


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Pepperl+Fuchs Launches Weekly Modern Automation Technology Podcasts
Source: ControlGlobal.com
Feb 01, 2013
Pepperl+Fuchs launches TechTalk – a weekly podcast that will help listeners gain insight into modern automation technologies by focusing on AS-Interface (Actuator Sensor Interface) and its associated safety technology, Safety at Work. Each podcast is 5 – 10 minutes long and follows a conversational/interview format. TechTalk will cover topics ranging from hardware selection to installation and maintenance.
TechTalk podcast are hosted by Helge Hornis and Tim Cicerchi. Cicerchi is an electrical engineering graduate and while at Pepperl+Fuchs he has been a product manager for AS-Interface, RFID systems, and barcode systems for the past 10 years. Hornis has a PhD in physics from the Georgia Institute of Technology. For the last 16 years, he has been responsible for Intelligent Systems at Pepperl+Fuchs. In addition, he holds a seat on the board of AS-Interface USA – a user organization focused on the promotion of AS-interface as an open, international networking standard designed for low-level I/O and the interfacing of safety devices.
Hornis says that with these podcasts, control engineers who are familiar with AS-Interface will get the latest news on specification enhancements, new products, and will also learn troubleshooting methods, tips and tricks.
You can listed to the podcasts through iTunes and the Apple website or at http://pepperlfuchs.libsyn.com/.


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Dogs can detect emotion in human voices, study shows
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Think your dog can tell when you're feeling sad or happy? You may be right.
Dogs are sensitive to cues of emotion in human voices, according to a new study from Current Biology. Researchers suspect the area of the brain responsible for voice and sounds in both dogs and humans evolved at the same time, 100 million years ago, when the two species shared common ancestors.
"Dogs and humans share a similar social environment," Attila Andics, of MTA-ELTE Comparative Ethology Research Group in Hungary, said in a press release. "Our findings suggest that they also use similar brain mechanisms to process social information. This may support the successfulness of vocal communication between the two species."
For their study, researchers trained 11 dogs to sit still in a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanner. The researchers then analyzed the brain activity of both dogs and humans as they listened to 200 different dog and human sounds, ranging from crying to playful barking and laughing.
While the brains of both dogs and humans responded most strongly to noises produced by their own species, they processed emotionally-loaded sounds in similar ways. For example, both species experienced a greater activation of the brain's primary auditory cortex when hearing happy sounds.
Some differences were noted as well: Dogs responded more strongly to non-vocal noises, compared to humans.
The researchers believe this study may lead to a better understanding of why dogs are so in tune with their owner's emotions.
"This method offers a totally new way of investigating neural processing in dogs," Andics said. "At last we begin to understand how our best friend is looking at us and navigating in our social environment."
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Joe Henderson's third Blue Note release (which is here reissued on CD along with the addition of a previously unissued version of the title cut) matches the very distinctive tenor with the veteran trumpeter Kenny Dorham and an unbeatable rhythm section: pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Richard Davis and drummer Elvin Jones. Henderson, who has always had the ability to make a routine bop piece sound complex and the most complicated free improvisation seem logical, and Dorham provided all of the material and the music still sounds fresh over three decades later. ~ Scott Yanow


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Members of the Mod Squad have received numerous complaints about ATT forum etiquette of late. The Mod Squad has responded both publicly and privately as the situation required.
A reminder of what we expect:
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If a member of the Mod Squad posts that a thread needs to return to topic, NO off-topic post is to be responded to. That conversation is over. Period. Do not try to get in the last word. Posts that ignore the directive will be deleted.
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It's a common error, regularly made in a variety of publications (including this one): Billionaire Los Angeles art collector and philanthropist Eli Broad is said to be the biggest donor to the city's Museum of Contemporary Art.
He isn't. Not by a long shot.
Broad has indeed been very generous to MOCA, especially in the wake of the museum's near-collapse in the economic calamity of 2008. Through his foundation he gave $15 million to fund the MOCA exhibition program for five years, plus a matching grant of another $15 million to encourage other benefactors to step up. That's real largesse.
TIMELINE: MOCA in flux
Many others, however, have donated more. Much, much more. Here are just three examples:
Trustee Giuseppe Panza di Biumo and his wife Giovanna offered to sell to the museum their coveted collection of 80 Abstract Expressionist and Pop art paintings and sculptures by Mark Rothko, Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg and five other artists at just a fraction of its market value -- amounting to a combination gift-purchase.
Taft and Rita Schreiber, through their daughter and MOCA life trustee Lenore Greenberg, donated 18 magnificent paintings and sculptures by Jackson Pollock, Alberto Giacometti, Arshile Gorky, Piet Mondrian and many others.
Trustee Beatrice Gersh and her husband Philip donated exceptional and historically significant paintings and sculptures by Jackson Pollock, David Smith and Edward Ruscha, among many more.
In these cases – and others -- the hefty monetary value of art donations exceeds Broad's cash gifts. It appears to be accurate to say that Broad has been MOCA's largest funder to date, but not its largest donor.
Funding is essential to keeping MOCA's doors open. Art donations are essential to making it worthwhile to walk through those doors.
This is more than mere semantics. MOCA has suffered for 30 years from inadequate funding, all while building an exceptional permanent collection. Distinguishing between cash gifts and art gifts – both of which are extraordinary benefactions -- helps clarify the museum's difficult situation. Clarity is necessary for MOCA to succeed.
Sizable recent pledges to the museum's goal of a $100-millon endowment are very encouraging, although it's disappointing that MOCA has so far declined to identify the individual sums pledged or when those pledges are expected to be fulfilled.
And it also bears repeating that the goal represents the floor, not the ceiling, of what the museum will require to be put on a healthy financial footing.