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Serve with scoops of vanilla ice cream.
- Yield
- Makes 8 servings
- Crust
- 1/3 cup whole milk
- 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chilled solid vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- Filling
- 2/3 cup plus 1/4 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 5 cups pitted fresh cherries (about 2 1/2 pounds) or frozen pitted sweet dark cherries, thawed, drained (about 26 ounces frozen)
- 1 egg, beaten to blend with 2 teaspoons water (for glaze)
- For crust:
- Whisk milk and vinegar in small bowl to blend. Whisk flour and salt in medium bowl to blend; add shortening and rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in milk mixture; briefly knead in bowl just until dough comes together. Gather dough into ball. Divide into 2 pieces, 1 slightly larger than the other. Flatten each piece into disk. Wrap disks separately in plastic and refrigerate 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare filling:
- Mix 2/3 cup sugar and next 6 ingredients in large bowl to combine. Add cherries and toss to blend. Let stand 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Roll out larger dough disk on lightly floured work surface to 13-inch round (crust will be thin). Transfer to 10-inch-diameter glass pie dish. Roll out second disk on lightly floured work surface to 12x8-inch rectangle. Using fluted pastry wheel or sharp knife, cut rectangle lengthwise into nine 3/4-inch-wide strips. Spoon cherry filling into crust. Place 5 dough strips across pie in 1 direction and 4 in opposite direction, forming lattice. Press strip ends and edge of crust together to seal. Crimp edges decoratively. Brush lattice and edges with egg glaze. Sprinkle 1/4 cup sugar over lattice.
- Bake pie 20 minutes. Cover crust edges with foil collar to prevent overbrowning. Continue to bake until filling bubbles and crust is golden brown, about 40 minutes longer. Transfer pie to rack and cool at least 1 hour. Serve pie warm or at room temperature.
- Test-kitchen tip:
- A fluted pastry wheel will cut lattice strips with pretty scalloped edges, but a sharp knife works fine, too.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories513
- Carbohydrates65 g(22%)
- Fat27 g(41%)
- Protein5 g(10%)
- Saturated Fat7 g(34%)
- Sodium196 mg(8%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat7 g
- Fiber3 g(12%)
- Monounsaturated Fat11 g
- Cholesterol21 mg(7%)


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Two Kingdoms, One God
Without a doubt, the greatest theologian in the first thousand years of the church was Augustine of Hippo (354–430). His voluminous theological, exegetical, and devotional writings have had a lasting impact and continue to be studied to this day. One …Read More
God's Other Kingdom
We often talk about how God is "sovereign" over all things. The term has to do with God's providential control over His creation — that is to say, everything that exists — and, in different contexts, with His action in …Read More
Two Kingdoms
What is the kingdom of God? It's a simple question, yet if I were to ask that same question to a hundred theologians I would likely get a hundred different answers. The kingdom of God is not some sort of …Read More
The Battle for Grace Alone
The early part of the fifth century witnessed a serious controversy in the church that is known as the Pelagian controversy. This debate took place principally between the British monk Pelagius and the great theologian of the first millennium, Augustine …Read More
Foundations of Political Action
On August 24 of the year 410, the Visigoths under Alaric entered Rome, and they plundered the city for several days. Within weeks, word of the catastrophe had been conveyed throughout the Roman Empire, even to a small North African …Read More
Confessing Faith
While it may be true that there are two kinds of people in the world, (those who like to divide the world into two kinds of people and those who don't), there are in turn myriad places to draw these …Read More
Augustine, Doctor of Grace
For combination of doctrine and piety, Augustine (354–430) has few peers in the history of Christianity. His writings inform every area of discussion in Christian philosophy, systematic theology, philosophy of history, polemics, rhetoric, and devotion. Though some views support doctrines …Read More
Living Authority
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ELECTROMACH convention 2012
12 September, Assen
18 September, Vlaardingen
20 September, Hoofddorp
4 October, Antwerpen
Are you joining us?
All subscribers of this newsletter are invited for the Electromach convention
Electromach will organize a special convention for her regular customers at the end of the summer. The topics which will be discussed, are related to the world of explosion protection.
*** Please note, the seminars will be held in the Dutch language ****
More info... (information is in Dutch)
Program Electromach convention
Program location Assen, Vlaardingen and Hoofddorp (in Dutch)
Explosion protected Exe junction boxes, at stock!
Electromach can supply, direct from their extensive inventory, explosion protected Exe junction boxes.
The junction boxes are foreseen with the maximum amount of terminals and punched entries.
Place your order and specify how many cable glands / stopping plugs you will need, and they will be package separately. The cable glands/stopping plugs can be mounted easily at site.
Ex-News: Recent developments regarding 31/953/NP
In every newsletter you will find an actual overview of standards relating to explosion safety.
In this issue we publish the 31/953/NP, the future IEC 60079-32-2.
Container system Ex-p
- An optimized solution in Oil- & Gas plants
The current situation in the Oil- & Gas-industry:
It is common knowledge, our world is still growing in population. Latest insights show a world population increasing from 6.5 billion to more than 9 billion in 2050. This results in a similar development towards our world energy hunger. Of course energy saving techniques will have some effect, but the energy requirements are expected to grow from the approximately 550 EJ of today to more than 700 EJ in 2030.
Globally, European-wide, and country-specific scenarios show 10% to 25% shares of primary energy coming from renewable sources by 2030. Taditional sources such as coal, oil and gas will remain quite stable. Especially for natural gas there will be even more growth.
Ex-magazine 2012
Once a year STAHL publishes the Ex-magazine. A valuable magazine for anyone dealing with explosion protection. In the various articles problems and solutions are discussed concerning issues which you may encounter in practice. Attention is also given to the development and interpretation of the Ex-standards.
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Offshore Energy, 2012 (RAI Amsterdam)
Electromach employees inspired by European championship 2012
Electromach encourages sportive activities for the employees. After the running event in April, it was now time for the soccer fans.
What began as a spontaneous idea of some Electromach soccer fans, resulted in a real tournament for Hengelo companies. The first 'Westermaat soccer tournament' was a fact.
32 Teams from 24 different companies entered the tournament. It was a big success! The organisation expressed the intention to make it an annual event.
Job vacancies
Electromach has several job vacancies at the moment:
Location Hengelo, Netherlands
- Besturingstechnicus (E), een commercieel ingestelde techneut
- Electrical Engineer
- Bedradingsmonteurs
- Engineer op HTS-E niveau
- Lead Engineer
- Medewerker afdeling eindcontrole
- Productspecialist Ex-Automation
Location Dendermonde, België
Open applications can be send to firstname.lastname@example.com
'Hands on Fieldbus'
Also this year Fieldbus Benelux will organise a special 'Hands on Fieldbus' day.
There are workshops 'Foundation Fieldbus in practice' and presentations regarding the subject 'Decrease your maintenance costs with Foundation Fieldbus'.
Date: 25 October 2012
Location: Kenniscentrum STC in Brielle
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Big Wind Blows Into Brighton
ISLAND POND - With strong local opposition to the construction of wind farms and/or "demonstration" projects in Orleans County, what will be the reaction to residents of Brighton, Newark and Ferdinand about the proposed wind farm by energy development company Eolian Renewable Energy LLC?Eolian filed for a Certificate for Public Good on April 12, proposing the construction of four wind testing towers. One of the 185-foot towers will be located in the town of Ferdinand, one in Newark and two will be located in Brighton. The testing period will be for five years, although Eolian can begin the process for approval of 12-25 towers sited in these towns.Eolian Renewable Energy is currently researching to determine if the various sites are suitable for the construction of a wind farm.Representatives of Eolian have met with the Brighton Select Board on two occasions, both informally, to present information about the project and to address more specific questions.Town of Brighton Administrative Assistant Joel Cope said the next step is for a warned public hearing by the select board to get community input into the proposed wind development project. The select board has not yet made a decision as to their next step in the process.Eolian also has one project underway in New Hampshire and two in Maine, in early stages of development.Based in Portsmouth, NH, Eolian is owned by Jack and Drew Kenworthy, who started the company several years ago. The project has a co-partnership with Nordex USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Nordex Energy GmbH, an international energy conglomerate. Nordex is a manufacturer of utility scale wind turbines and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.The Essex County wind project has the potential to generate 100 MW of power if 25 turbines are constructed, similar to the energy production estimated for First Wind's wind farm in Sheffield. That's assuming the wind towers are working 30% of the time, and Eolian is able to construct 25 towers.On the official Eolian company web site there is mention of financial reimbursement for the three towns in which the wind farm will be located. Each town may receive approximately $25,000 per turbine a year while the wind farm is in operation. First Wind pays the Town of Sheffield $520,000 each year and will do so for 20 years, the expected life of the wind towers.Currently, the Eolian project is in the initial stages, which includes collecting technical information about the site's capacity to produce wind as well as community outreach and education.


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Five Surprises Found on Cruisesby Paul Motter | 09.25.12
A gourmet cuisine dessert expertly prepared tableside on an Azamara cruise ship
While approximately one third of Americans have now tried at least one cruise, that still means the vast majority of Americans have no idea about the real cruise experience. What if I told you there are many things that you probably never expected to find on a cruise - things that are so good you are likely to tell your friends and family, "If I had known how great it is, I would have started cruising a long, long time ago?"
That is the truth; that statistically most people who take their first cruise end up saying the experience offered far more than they ever expected. But this brings forth the somewhat illogical question from those who have not yet tried a cruise, "What surprises should I expect?" I'm going to tell you.
1. Excellent Food and Restaurant Service. If you go to one of the finer hometown restaurants you will probably find tables set with white linen, multiple utensils and a number of special glasses for wine varietals. The waiters, dressed in tuxedos, hold your chair and place the napkin in your lap.
But while these standards are regular procedure for cruise ship dining that level of dining service excellence has actually become exceedingly rare in land-based restaurants.
And that is not all - even if you know of such a restaurant in your home town, can you try anything and everything on the menu you want at no extra cost? It really sounds too good to be true, but it is true on cruise ships. All of the meals are served in the finest of settings and the menu items include a variety of starter salads, appetizers, soups, entrees and usually fabulous desserts where you can order as much as you want - all included in the basic cruise fare; breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Are you aware of any additonal cruise surprises? Tell us here: Cruise Forum
2. Free Room Service. Who doesn't enjoy room service? Is there anything more relaxing than having a hot meal delivered to your hotel room? But once again, on a cruise ship room service is even better.
Imagine if this room service was free. Cruise ship room service is included in the cruise fare 24 hours a day (with a few exceptions; some cruise lines have added charges for special orders). Before you retire the prior evening you can put a card out containing your breakfast order, and the next morning it will arrive at the pre-arranged time. You can have omelettes, muffins, cereal, yogurt and a full pot of hot coffee - and there is no charge for this service. It's almost too good to be true.
On many cruise ships you can order the very same food as is being served in the opulent dining room and enjoy it in your stateroom in your 'jammies while watching a movie on television. If you have a suite it will most likely be served by a butler in a tuxedo who will even set a table with white linen; condiments, a bread basket and even fresh flowers - right in your stateroom just for you.
3. Room Stewards. In a hotel you have maid service but you rarely ever see her. She will come and clean up your room and bathroom when you are out during the day, and that is all.
But on a cruise ship your room steward (or stewardess) will come to introduce himself the moment you arrive. He will ask about your preferences for fresh fruit and flowers in the room, and give you a pager number to use if you ever need anything during the cruise.
A cruise steward does not work just during the day, but also comes back nightly while you are at dinner and does a turn-down service including a chocolate on your pillow. He leaves the next day's daily program and makes sure you have enough of everything to get you through the night.
4. Concierge and Butler Service. A step beyond a room steward, higher stateroom categories on most cruise ships come with concierge services. The concierge will stay at his desk within the concierge lounge, a special room with fresh water, fruit, coffee, snacks, magazines, newspapers, books and DVDs available to you day and night.
Some of the additional services that a butler and concierge provide include picking up your laundry for cleaning and pressing and shining your shoes. They will ask about your shore excursion preferences and pick up and deliver the tour tickets to you. If you want a reservation in a special restaurant they will get them and write down the time and place for you. If you want a special service in the next port of call you also ask the concierge; if you want to rent a car or go SCUBA diving for example.
5. Time. The final surprise you will find on a cruise is personal time. Cruising in Europe or any far away destination is so effortless you will be amazed. You do not have worry about packing and unpacking, nor do you have to find tour guides or restaurants in ports of call. Tours and dining are all handled aboard the ship and all you have to do is decide what you want and then show up at the given time and place.
Of course, there may be additional charges for special services on a ship, even provided by a concierge, but the cost is given to you before you make a commitment and you always have the option of doing things for yourself. But in most cases I am sure you will find the ship's services are competitively priced and the convenience is worth any added cost.
By not having to worry about daily details like taxis, trains, restaurants and hotels you have much more free time and money to spend with your spouse and children. You don't have continually watch your vacation budget because most of your cruise vacation is prepaid in the cruise fare.
The Bottom Line
In the end, the bottom line is probably the biggest surprise about a cruise. A cruise is like an "all-inclusive vacation" with the added benefit of travel. Compare a mostly inclusive cruise to an average vacation where you handle every detail separately and you will see that opulence and pampering, plus the comfort and convenience of travel to exotic places, comes at a very reasonable price. Especially when you consider the variety of destinations offered on most cruise itineraries.
In fact - many people enjoy cruising so much they wouldn't mind if the cruise ship never landed in any port of call. But cruises do offer travel to exotic ports of call - and so it is two vacations in one - a relaxing getaway and a journey of discovery. Does that sound good? Then chances are you will soon be among the people who say "if we had known how great it is, we would have started cruising a long time ago."
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Osteoporosis Management
Osteoporosis, or "porous bones," is a progressive disease that causes bones to weaken and become brittle – so brittle, in fact, that a sudden strain or fall, can result in a fracture. Typically, such fractures occur in the hip, spine or wrist, but they can happen anywhere, at any time.
Today, more than 10 million Americans have been diagnosed with Osteoporosis and an additional 34 million are at risk. Although four times more women than men are likely to be affected – and about 55% of these individuals are older than 50 years – osteoporosis can strike anyone … at any age.
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation offers a specialized Osteoporosis Treatment Program to help individuals manage this condition more successfully. This integrated program combines medical evaluation, physical and occupational therapies, exercise and education in an effort to build strength, restore mobility, reduce pain and decrease risk of fractures.
Our Approach
We draw on the experience and expertise of our staff to tailor services to individual needs. We also offer the most advanced treatment and prevention strategies to help those with osteoporosis, as well as those at risk for this disease, manage their condition. This conservative, yet highly effective approach helps to:
- Increase strength and balance
- Decrease the risk of falls and fractures
- Provide postural re-education
- Slow the process of bone loss
Early detection and treatment are key to managing osteoporosis. Kessler's Osteoporosis Treatment Program begins with a comprehensive evaluation to determine the individual's needs and rehabilitation goals. Based on a detailed medical history, physical examination and diagnostic studies, our physicians prescribe a treatment plan that addresses both medical and functional concerns, including pain management.
Specialized Care & Services
Studies have shown that exercise and therapy can be effective in building strength and restoring balance in individuals with or at risk for osteoporosis. Kessler's team of physical and occupational therapists will implement the individual's program, which may include:
- Exercises to increase bone strength, improve posture and decrease the risk of fracture
- Training to improve balance and coordination
- Treatments to reduce pain
- Fitting with orthoses, if recommended
- Instruction in the use of adaptive equipment to help with daily activities
Home exercise will also be provides to help reinforce and maintain gains made. The therapy team will carefully monitor progress throughout the course of treatment and will adjust the plan accordingly. We will also communicate with the primary or referring physician to ensure continuity of care.
For More Information
For more information about Kessler's Osteoporosis Treatment Program, contact or call Kessler's West Orange, Saddle Brook or Chester Campus.


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Expertise: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML), Hodgkin's Disease, Leukemia, Medical Oncology, Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS), Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL), Pediatric Oncology ...read more
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Dr. Donald Small is Director of the Division of Pediatric Oncology at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Kyle Haydock Professor of Oncology. He holds joint appointments in Pediatrics and Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Human Genetics. He also directs the Johns Hopkins/National Cancer Institute Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship program.
Dr. Small received his undergraduate, and then M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the Johns Hopkins University in 1979 and 1985. His Ph.D. research was conducted with Bert Vogelstein in the Oncology Department and his postdoctoral research with Tom Kelly in the Molecular Biology and Genetics Department. He trained in pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology at Johns Hopkins and joined the faculty in 1990.
Dr. Small's laboratory was the first to clone the human FLT3 gene that is the most frequently mutated gene in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and results in very poor chances of cure for these patients. The investigations of FLT3 led Dr. Small and his team to discover drugs able to inhibit the cancer-generating activity of this important gene. His laboratory showed that a new class of drugs known as tyrosine kinase inhibitors could kill FLT3-affected cells, thus developing one of the earliest molecularly targeted cancer therapies. They then developed a test that enabled them to screen a host of additional kinase inhibitors and find several with great potency against FLT3. His group also led the first clinical trials investigating the use of a FLT3 inhibitor in adult relapsed and refractory FLT3 mutant AML, and determined how best to combine these drugs with chemotherapy. They also helped design the first pediatric trials of FLT3 inhibitors in pediatric AML and infant ALL.
Dr. Small's lab continues to investigate leukemic processes and the role of stem cells in governing the activities of the FLT3 gene in leukemia.
- Director, Division of Pediatric Oncology
- Kyle Haydock Professor of Oncology
- Professor of Oncology
- Professor of Pediatrics
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- MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1985)
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Pediatrics (1987)
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1990)
Research & Publications
Clinical Trial KeywordsFLT3 inhibitors, lymphoma, leukemia
Selected PublicationsView all on Pubmed
Brown, P.; Levis, M.; McIntyre, E.; Griesemer, M.; Small, D. Combinations of the FLT3 inhibitor CEP-701 and chemotherapy synergistically kill infant and childhood MLL-rearranged ALL cells in a sequence-dependent manner. Leukemia. 2006 Aug;20(8):1368-1376.
Kim, K.T.; Levis, M.; Small, D. Constitutively activated FLT3 phosphorylates BAD partially through pim-1. Br J Haematol. 2006 Sep;134(5):500-509.
Knapper, S.; Burnett, A.K.; Littlewood, T.; Kell, W.J.; Agrawal, S.; Chopra, R.; Clark, R.; Levis, M.J.; Small, D. A phase 2 trial of the FLT3 inhibitor lestaurtinib (CEP701) as first-line treatment for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia not considered fit for intensive chemotherapy. Blood. 2006 Nov 15;108(10):3262-3270.
Levis, M.; Brown, P.; Smith, B.D.; Stine, A.; Pham, R.; Stone, R.; Deangelo, D.; Galinsky, I.; Giles, F.; Estey, E.; Kantarjian, H.; Cohen, P.; Wang, Y.; Roesel, J.; Karp, J.E.; Small, D. Plasma inhibitory activity (PIA): a pharmacodynamic assay reveals insights into the basis for cytotoxic response to FLT3 inhibitors. Blood. 2006 Nov 15;108(10):3477-3483.
Piloto, O.; Nguyen, B.; Huso, D.; Kim, K.T.; Li, Y.; Witte, L.; Hicklin, D.J.; Brown, P.; Small, D. IMC-EB10, an anti-FLT3 monoclonal antibody, prolongs survival and reduces nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient engraftment of some acute lymphoblastic leukemia cell lines and primary leukemic samples. Cancer Res. 2006 May 1;66(9):4843-4851.
Radomska, H.S.; Basseres, D.S.; Zheng, R.; Zhang, P.; Dayaram, T.; Yamamoto, Y.; Sternberg, D.W.; Lokker, N.; Giese, N.A.; Bohlander, S.K.; Schnittger, S.; Delmotte, M.H.; Davis, R.J.; Small, D.; Hiddemann, W.; Gilliland, D.G.; Tenen, D.G. Block of C/EBP alpha function by phosphorylation in acute myeloid leukemia with FLT3 activating mutations. J Exp Med. 2006 Feb 20;203(2):371-381.
Baldwin, B.R.; Li, L.; Tse, K.F.; Small, S.; Collector, M.; Whartenby, K.A.; Sharkis, S.J.; Racke, F.; Huso, D.; Small, D. Transgenic mice expressing Tel-FLT3, a constitutively activated form of FLT3, develop myeloproliferative disease. Leukemia. 2007 Apr;21(4):764-771.
Brown, P.; McIntyre, E.; Rau, R.; Meshinchi, S.; Lacayo, N.; Dahl, G.; Alonzo, T.A.; Chang, M.; Arceci, R.J.; Small, D. The incidence and clinical significance of nucleophosmin mutations in childhood AML. Blood. 2007 Aug 1;110(3):979-985.
Kim, K.T.; Baird, K.; Davis, S.; Piloto, O.; Levis, M.; Li, L.; Chen, P.; Meltzer, P.; Small, D. Constitutive Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 activation results in specific changes in gene expression in myeloid leukaemic cells. Br J Haematol. 2007 Sep;138(5):603-615.
Li, L.; Piloto, O.; Kim, K.T.; Ye, Z.; Nguyen, H.B.; Yu, X.; Levis, M.; Cheng, L.; Small, D. FLT3/ITD expression increases expansion, survival and entry into cell cycle of human haematopoietic stem/progenitor cells. Br J Haematol. 2007 Apr;137(1):64-75.
Piloto, O.; Wright, M.; Brown, P.; Kim, K.T.; Levis, M.; Small, D. Prolonged exposure to FLT3 inhibitors leads to resistance via activation of parallel signaling pathways. Blood. 2007 Feb 15;109(4):1643-1652.
Li, L.; Piloto, O.; Nguyen, H.B.; Greenberg, K.; Takamiya, K.; Racke, F.; Huso, D.; Small, D. Knock-in of an internal tandem duplication mutation into murine FLT3 confers myeloproliferative disease in a mouse model. Blood. 2008 Apr 1;111(7):3849-3858.
Sallmyr, A.; Fan, J.; Datta, K.; Kim, K.T.; Grosu, D.; Shapiro, P.; Small, D.; Rassool, F. Internal tandem duplication of FLT3 (FLT3/ITD) induces increased ROS production, DNA damage and misrepair: implications for poor prognosis in AML. Blood. 2008 Jan 11.
Small, D. Targeting FLT3 for the treatment of leukemia. Seminars in hematology. 2008 Jul;45(3 Suppl 2):S17-21.
Whartenby, K.A.; Small, D.; Calabresi, P.A. FLT3 inhibitors for the treatment of autoimmune disease. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2008 Nov;17(11):1685-1692.
Pratz, K.W.; Cortes, J.; Roboz, G.J.; Rao, N.; Arowojolu, O.; Stine, A.; Shiotsu, Y.; Shudo, A.; Akinaga, S.; Small, D.; Karp, J.E.; Levis, M. A pharmacodynamic study of the FLT3 inhibitor KW-2449 yields insight into the basis for clinical response. Blood. 2009 Apr 23;113(17):3938-3946.
Schafer, E.; Irizarry, R.; Negi, S.; McIntyre, E.; Small, D.; Figueroa, M.E.; Melnick, A.; Brown, P. Promoter hypermethylation in MLL-r infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia: biology and therapeutic targeting. Blood. 2010 Jun 10;115(23):4798-4809.
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The recipient of every major "Best RPG of the Year" award, The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall revolutionizes the world of role-playing games, creating a new standard in 3D graphics and role-playing expansiveness. The second chapter in The Elder Scrolls, Daggerfall contains, literally, hundreds of hours of gameplay.
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When there's a picture of an old Chevy above the toilet in your hotel room bathroom.
and when your hotel is in the GM world-wide headquarters (my room was on the 47th floor)
and when there is GM dealership on the first level of the hotel
and when there are old car pictures on the walls of the hotel instead of the generic prints.
and when a sidewalk mural includes Barry Sanders
and when even the sidewalk ads are automotive.
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A manhunt is on for a man suspected of fleeing the scene of a robbery with several firearms in Fern Lakes subdivision off Burnt Church Road.
The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office responded to a robbery report 2:30 p.m. at 17 Fernlakes Dr. to find one suspect detained at gunpoint by the owner outside his home, according to a report. The owner said a second suspect had managed to flee through a pond in the neighborhood.
The first suspect has been detained, and deputies have established a perimeter with members of the K-9 Tracking Team on the prowl for the missing second suspect. The suspect may have stolen several firearms from the home, so he's considered dangerous, the sheriff's office reports.
It's believed the suspect may have stolen several firearms from the home, and as such, should be considered armed and dangerous.
The suspect has been described only as a black male wearing dark clothing, which will likely be wet from the pond. Residents of Fern Lakes as well as homes and businesses in the surrounding area are encouraged to stay inside and to immediately call 911 with sightings of any suspicious persons.
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Battalion of Second Australian Infantry Forces.
Ancestry.com - Search Military Records
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German Casualties in the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 / Deutsche Verluste im Deutsch-Französischen Krieg, 1870-1871
Original source: Königliche Geheime Oberhofbuchdruckerei (Hrsg.). Deutsch-französischer Krieg, 1870-71, Verlust-Liste. Berlin: 1870-1871. Gebundene Zusammenfassung der fast täglich während des Krieges herausgegebenen Verlustlisten. Spezialbibliothek des Niedersächsischen Landesvereins für Familienkunde e.V., M 0054.
ArkivDigital - Swedish Genealogy $
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Australia Remembers Crosses Database
List of names on the crosses placed on the grounds surrounding the Shrine of Rememberance. Surnames are listed alphabetically. From the Genealogical Society of Victoria.
Australian ANZACs in the Great War 1914-1918
Online searchable database for more than 330,000 men & women who embarked from Australia for service overseas in the (First) Australian Imperial Force. Research & information from the University of New South Wales & the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra.
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Irish-born Enlistments in the AIF
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64 members of the AIF were awarded the Victoria Cross during the First World War.
Australian Service Nurses National Memorial
Nurses who died during or as a result of War Service, since the Boer War, compiled by Phyllis Wilson of the Returned and Service Nurses Club of Victoria.
Australian War Graves Photographic Archive
The Australian War Graves Photographic Archive was began in 2000, and is committed to procuring a digital photograph of every Australian War Grave and Memorial Commemoration; worldwide.
Approximately 28,000 Belgian soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1918.
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Details of 1.7 million members of UK and Commonwealth forces who died in the 1st and 2nd World Wars and other wars, and 60,000 civilian casualties of WWII. Gives details of grave site, date of death, age, usually parents/widow's address.
Edgars from Australia killed in the First World War
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EDGARS from New Zealand killed in WW1
Details of the members of the EDGAR family from New Zealand killed in the First World War.
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HAGSOC: Graves and Memorials of Australians in the Boer War 1899-1902
This project, by the Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra, aims to publish the database of burial and memorial locations of Australians who died during the second South African Anglo-Boer War of 1899 - 1902. Also included are biographies, researched by the Society, of selected soldiers from each of the Australian States.
Haller's Army Index | Polish Genealogical Society of America
An estimated 20,000 Polish persons answered the call to fight for freedom and the opportunity to regain Poland's independence during World War I in the Polish Army in France.
Im Vorfeld des 200. Jubiläums der Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitserklärung begannen schließlich Eckhardt G. Franz und Otto Fröhlich ein Projekt an der Marburger Archivschule, das später von Inge Auerbach fortgesetzt wurde und in dessen Verlauf bis 1987 fast 90.000 Datensätze zu den ca. 19.000 Soldaten aus Hessen-Kassel, Waldeck und Hessen-Hanau erhoben und in sechs Bänden gedruckt publiziert wurden. In diesen Veröffentlichungen sind die Feldzugteilnehmer nach Regimentern bzw. Bataillonen geordnet und darunter wiederum alphabetisch nach den Nachnamen sortiert. / Ahead of the 200th Anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence finally began Eckhardt G. Franz and Otto Fröhlich a project at the Marburg Archives School, which was later continued by Inge Auerbach and in the course until 1987 almost 90,000 records for the approximately 19,000 soldiers from Hesse-Kassel, Waldeck and Hesse Hanau collected and printed was published in six volumes. In these publications, the campaign participants are ordered by regiments or battalions and below in turn arranged alphabetically by surname.
iCasualties | Operation Iraqi Freedom | Iraq
Detailed information on individual casualties in the Iraq Coalition since March, 2003. Uses official sources for death information of multi-national Coalition service members, contractors, journalists & Iraqi security forces - see Fatality Details. Provides name, rank, service branch, unit & hometown as well as date, location & cause of casualty. Gives limited information on non-fatal casualties as well - see Some of the Wounded.
Description of a New Zealand prisoner of war in Stalag XVIIIA in Austria.
Kilmore and District World War 1 Soldiers and Nurses
List of district soldiers and nurses from Kilmore, Victoria, Australia compiled from various sources.
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CHICAGO – A federal district judge has ordered Kable News Company, a nationwide periodical circulator, to provide a comprehensive employee list in response to a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) administrative subpoena in an age discrimination case, the agency announced today.
The EEOC's subpoena was issued in connection with its investigation stemming from a discrimination charge filed by a former Kable News employee contending that he had been fired because of his age. Judge Elaine Bucklo, relying on the EEOC's prior subpoena enforcement action against the Sidley Austin law firm, rejected Kable's argument that the EEOC could not obtain comprehensive employee data because the information sought in the subpoena was outside the scope of the individual discrimination charge. (EEOC v. Kable News Co., N.D. Ill.No. 10 C 5234, Minute Order, 11/4/10, E. Bucklo, D.J.).
In rejecting that argument and K able's contention that it had already provided the EEOC with enough information, Judge Bucklo wrote that EEOC "enforcement proceedings are highly deferential," and the "role of the court is 'sharply limited' in such proceedings." Kable, she continued, "fails to appreciate that the . . . grant of investigative authority to the Commission is not cabined by any reference to charges." Additionally, the court found:
[Kable's] argument that it has already produced sufficient information for the EEOC to conclude its investigation of the current charge not only suffers from the same misapprehension, it assumes the correctness of [Kable's] own theory of the case, which the EEOC is entitled to test through an expanded investigation.
Bucklo also rejected Kable's argument that producing the information would be unduly burdensome, even though it would take six to 12 weeks to compile. "[Kable] does not meet the high threshold of showing that responding to the subpoena would 'threaten the normal operation of respondent's business,'" the judge wrote. "Moreover, [Kable] is clearly part of a substantial corporate group that presumably has the resources to enlist additional employees in the process," the judge added.
John Hendrickson, regional attorney for EEOC in Chicago, commented, "This decision, like many before it, makes unequivocally clear that it is the EEOC that determines what may be required in its administrative investigations—not the employer. There is nothing really new in what Judge Bucklo has said. But some employers appear to think that it's a good idea to 'make a federal case' out of the enforcement of EEOC subpoenas. The court's forceful articulation of the rules to the contrary should provide more realistic guidance to decision makers."
Kable, a company established in Mount Morris, Ill., is a self-proclaimed print media empire. According to its website, "Kable is one of the largest magazine and periodical circulators in the world. Eleven unique, yet interrelated services comprise our selection of circulation and marketing services for the publishing and direct response industries."
In addition to Hendrickson, the EEOC is represented by Supervisory Trial Attorney Diane Smason and Trial Attorney Aaron DeCamp. The EEOC Chicago District Office is responsible for processing charges of discrimination, administrative enforcement, and the conduct of agency litigation in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and North and South Dakota, with Area Offices in Milwaukee and Minneapolis.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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Ditto on:
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- Calling Oxnard "The 'nard"
This might be a California thing, but lately I've run across a number of people of dubious qualification who, upon ending a conversation, place their palms together and say something along the lines of, "I wish you light and laughter on your path" while the radioactive glint in their eyes clearly conveys their vehement desire to visit upon me an immediate IRS audit and chronic, raging irritable bowel syndrome.
Blessings + Hate Vibe = Break Even?
What's the bottom line on that, anyway?
Clothing that is described or advertised as "conceptual"
Including (but not limited to) "Greensleeves."
Any representation of Blue Man Group that exceeds 6 feet in height
The following conversational item and all variations thereof: "So, which route did you take to get here?"
My reaction is pretty much the same as this young lady's.
The way, when you're eating a bag of Funyuns, you can suddenly find yourself sitting bolt upright, peering into the bag and saying, "Wait, do these Funyuns taste like trout? Why do they taste like trout?" And then, after a few more, you convince yourself that they do, in fact, taste slightly more like fake onions than trout. What a relief.And then you finish the bag.


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Movie Star Mystery Photo
April 3, 2009 | 9:00 am
Los Angeles Times file photo
Just a reminder on how this works: I post the mystery photo on Monday and reveal the answer on Friday. To keep the mystery photo from getting lost in the other entries, I move it from Monday to Tuesday to Wednesday, etc., adding a photo every day.
I have to approve all comments, so if your guess is posted immediately, that means you're wrong. (And if a wrong guess has already been submitted by someone else, there's no point in submitting it again). If you're right, you will have to wait until Friday. There's no need to submit your guess five times. Once is enough. The only prize is bragging rights.
Update: This is Sheila Ryan in a photo dated Dec. 29, 1941.
The answer to last week's photo: Sharon Lynn
Check back Monday for another mystery photo!
Los Angeles Times file photo
Here's another photo of our mystery woman and a mystery companion. Please congratulate Eve Golden's "co-worker Mel" for recognizing her first. Also congratulate Anne Papineau, Dewey Webb, Nick Santa Maria, Jeff Hanna, "bjth" Don Danard and Gerald McCann!
Update: Our mystery fellow is Tony De Marco in an August 1943 photo.
Photograph by the Los Angeles Times
Here's another clue! Please congratulate William Weathersby, Dave and Jeff for correctly identifying her. And hats off to Dewey Webb for identifying her mystery companion!
Sheila Ryan, 23, seeking a divorce from cowboy actor Allan Lane, Feb. 22, 1946.
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Here's another photo of our mystery woman. Please congratulate Annie Frye and R. Ahuna for correctly identifying her. Check back tomorrow when we reveal the name of our mystery movie star!
Update: Sheila Ryan in a still from "Getting Gertie's Garter."
Los Angeles Times file photo
This is is Sheila Ryan, who was married to western star Pat Buttram. Isn't this a great photo? When I got it out of the archives I found The Times art department had butchered it down to a one-column mug shot. Here is it, stripped of all the white goop we used to put on pictures.


text: Known problems and limitations for the 3.1.22 PCMCIA release ============================================================ Bug summaries: o CardBus devices with 2.0.* kernels are not recommended o PCI interrupt routing issues for CardBus bridges on some systems o PCI configuration problems with 2.3.* kernels o O2Micro and ToPIC CardBus bridge configuration problems o On the Sony VAIO PCG-N505VE, interrupts break after a suspend o SCSI drivers are not hot swap safe o Iomega Clik! drives require a kernel patch o Token ring memory allocation issues o Interrupt lossage with Megahertz multifunction cards o The aic7xxx/apa1480_cb driver misbehaves if the cable is detached o Ositech Jack of Diamonds firmware issue o Serial interrupt sharing bug in certain 2.2.*, 2.3.* kernels o aha152x interrupt bug in certain 2.2.* kernels o IDE driver shutdown bug in certain 2.2.*, 2.3.* kernels o Tedious IDE probes for nonexistent slave devices o IDE driver does not share PCI interrupts properly o SuSE 6.4 IDE driver problem o parport_cs doesn't work in 2.3.* o Xircom CardBus driver instability o NE2000 compatible cards based on the Asix AX88190 are unsupported Bug details: o Use of CardBus cards with 2.0.* kernels is discouraged. It may work on some systems, but not on others, due to PCI BIOS limitations. Also, it is harder to diagnose problems, because /proc/bus/pccard is not available with these kernels. o With some PCI host bridges, the PCMCIA subsystem is not able to determine the PCI interrupt routing for CardBus bridges. For some types of CardBus bridges, this means that we can't configure interrupts for CardBus cards at all. When the PCMCIA drivers are loaded, they may complain about an "unknown interrupt router". Prognosis: see the discussion in the PCMCIA-HOWTO. o Some 2.3.* kernels may make mistakes when autoconfiguring CardBus bridges. Specifically, the kernel may memory map bridges at invalid addresses. The i82365 driver reports a "Bad bridge mapping". In other cases, the PCI subsystem may misconfigure PCI interrupts for CardBus bridges. Prognosis: either upgrade to a newer 2.3.* kernel if possible, or revert to a 2.2.* kernel. o Interrupt routing on O2Micro CardBus bridges seems to have problems. Toshiba ToPIC97 bridges also seem to have problems, particularly with Cardbus cards. Prognosis: I think the O2Micro problems should now be fixed. For the ToPIC problem, Toshiba does not seem willing and/or able to provide adequate help, so I've mostly given up on it. For both the O2Micro and ToPIC problems, fixes would require someone with device driver experience and the relevant hardware to work on it: data sheets are available, and I can make suggestions of things to try, but I can't debug the problems by email. With ToPIC chipsets, some systems seem to work better if the bridge mode is changed to either "PCIC" or "CardBus", rather than "Auto", in the BIOS setup menu. In some cases, ToPIC chipsets generate bogus eject/insert sequences when a card is first powered up. It may be useful to increase the vcc_settle and/or setup_time parameters for the pcmcia_core module to prevent this. o On the Sony VAIO PCG-N505VE, after a suspend, no interrupts are delivered by the CardBus bridge until the system is rebooted. Prognosis: I've spent a lot of time trying to track this down, but I'm completely stumped. The PCMCIA drivers appear to restore the state of the CardBus bridge correctly, and the PCI interrupt router is also configured properly. But no interrupts get through. o All of the SCSI drivers, and most of the CardBus drivers, do not implement suspend/resume handling. The only workaround now is to eject these cards (or do "cardctl eject") before suspending. Prognosis: CardBus Network cards will probably be fixed eventually, but it has not been a high priority. SCSI drivers are less likely to be fixed since we're more dependent on kernel code. o The Iomega Clik! drive is incompatible with the kernel ide-floppy driver. A kernel patch for 2.2.14 and later 2.2 kernels is available at http://paulbristow.net/linux/clik.html. o The token ring driver tweaks a problem in the memory management code. To work around the problem, remove all high memory windows from /etc/pcmcia/config.opts. The driver is also completely broken for late 2.1 and early 2.2 kernels. A fix is in 2.2.7. o Megahertz EM1144, EM3288, and EM3336 cards drop interrupts if the modem and ethernet are used simultaneously. Prognosis: Unlikely to be fixed, since these cards are old and we are unlikely to ever get more complete tech info. o The kernel aic7xxx driver, which is linked into the apa1480_cb driver, can generate spurious interrupts when a card is initialized, which can cause system lockups. This will usually happen if the card is inserted with no SCSI cable attached. Prognosis: I've sent a patch to the driver maintainer. The problem can be mostly mitigated by disabling use of PCI interrupts for CardBus cards, by setting PCIC_OPTS="pci_int=0". This setting does not work on some newer laptops; in those cases, you'll have to wait for a kernel update to fix the problem. o Some Ositech Jack of Diamonds 33.6K modem/ethernet cards don't work because of a firmware issue. With these cards, the smc91c92_cs driver reports "Bad chip signature". A DOS program to update the card firmware to v8.1B is available from Ositech's web site at ftp://www.ositech.com/pub/jod/JDCEL422.EXE o The 2.2.*/2.3.* serial driver had a bug that interfered with interrupt sharing for multifunction cards. The effect is that opening a serial port on a multifunction card fails, giving an IO error. It was fixed in 2.2.11 and 2.3.9. The bug can be fixed by editing linux/drivers/char/serial.c and changing each use of IRQ_T(info) to IRQ_T(state). o The kernel aha152x driver, used for Adaptec 16-bit SCSI adapters, had a PCMCIA compatibility problem in 2.2.* that was fixed in 2.2.9. The effect was that interrupts were ignored, unless the card happened to be configured for irq 9..12. Either upgrade to a 2.2.9 or later kernel, or if you have an appropriate interrupt available, add to /etc/pcmcia/config.opts: module "aha152x_cs" opts "irq_list=9,10,11,12" o The kernel IDE driver had a bug that causes shutdown of some PCMCIA IDE cards to cause a kernel trap. It was introduced in 2.2.9/2.3.1 and fixed in 2.2.10/2.3.4. o For some ATA/IDE devices, the IDE driver will lock up the system for up to 15 seconds while probing for (non-existent) slave devices. I've told the IDE maintainer about the issue and it is just a matter of getting the kernel driver updated. There are two aspects to the fix; one is to improve automatic detection of flash memory cards, and the other is to change the probe to sleep instead of freezing the system during the probe. The 2.4 driver is fixed. o The linux IDE driver generates spurious interrupts when it probes for new devices. This is ok at boot time because the IDE probe runs before almost all other drivers. But it causes lockups if the probe is done when another driver is using the same PCI interrupt. This happens when the PCMCIA subsystem is configured to use only PCI interrupts for card status changes as well as card interrupts. Prognosis: the IDE device probe needs to be rewritten; I don't know when that might happen. In some situations, you can work around the issue by using startup options like: PCIC_OPTS="irq_mode=0 pci_csc=0" which will prevent the i82365 driver from sharing the PCI interrupt for monitoring card insert/eject events; this will not help if other PCI devices also need to share. o The SuSE 6.4 version of the 2.2.14 kernel has a broken IDE probe that messes up at least some PCMCIA devices. The result is that the ide_cs driver reports "ide_register(...) failed". Prognosis: substitute drivers/block/ide-probe.c from SuSE's 2.2.13 kernel or from a virgin 2.2.14 source tree. o The 2.3.6 kernel update broke the PCMCIA parport_cs driver. Prognosis: it should be fixable in newer 2.3.* kernels, but I just have not gotten around to doing it. o Xircom CBEM support in the tulip_cb driver seems to be extremely unreliable. A wide range of symptoms are reported, ranging from no packet reception, to correct operation at certain speed/duplex combinations but not others, to frequent missed interrupts. Also, some people have reported kernel faults when a Xircom card is shut down with "ifconfig down". Prognosis: I used to think that the Xircom inconsistencies had to do with multiple chipset revisions. After more study, it seems that the receive filter setup on the Xircom chipset is quirky; different network setups kick the filter differently, so many reported differences in card behavior actually reflect different network setups. Temporarily setting the card to promiscuous mode ("ifconfig eth0 promisc") or all-multicast mode ("ifconfig eth0 allmulti") seems to help with the packet reception issue in some cases. The current driver is broken for more than 6 multicast addresses, unless "allmulti" is used. o A number of "NE2000 compatible" cards use the Asix AX88190 chipset, which has several serious bugs and incompatibilities that render the regular pcnet_cs driver unusable. The pcnet_cs driver will identify and refuse to deal with these cards. Prognosis: a Linux driver is available from the Asix web site at http://www.asix.com.tw/driver2.htm and I'm investigating how to best deal with the issue in the regular pcnet_cs driver. It is a tricky issue and I'm not sure when a better fix will be available.


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Monitoring the Future: A Continuing Study of American Youth (8th- and 10th-Grade Surveys), 2008 (ICPSR 25422)
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Lloyd D. Johnston, University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research. Survey Research Center; Jerald G. Bachman, University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research. Survey Research Center; Patrick M. O'Malley, University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research. Survey Research Center; John E. Schulenberg, University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research. Survey Research Center
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These surveys of 8th- and 10th-grade students are part of a series that explores changes in important values, behaviors, and lifestyle orientations of contemporary American youth. Students in each grade are randomly assigned to complete one of four questionnaires, each with a different subset of topical questions but containing a set of "core" questions on demographics and drug use. There are more than 450 variables across the questionnaires. Drugs covered by this survey include amphetamines (stimulants), barbiturates (tranquilizers), other prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, tobacco, smokeless tobacco, alcohol, inhalants, steroids, marijuana, hashish, LSD, hallucinogens, cocaine, crack, ecstasy, methamphetamine, and injectable drugs such as heroin.
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>>>Full Bracket
INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA office announced brackets for the 2013 NCAA Softball Regional Tournaments, with No. 24 Georgia College (36-15) taking a No. 7-seed in the Southeast Region.
The Bobcats are set to play Southeast Regional #2 host No. 2-seed Lenoir-Rhyne University (35-14) Friday, May 10 at 4:30 p.m.
The double-elimination tournament also features No. 3-seed University of North Georgia battling No. 6-seed Anderson University at 2 p.m. to kick-off action.
The Bobcats earn a regional bid for the first time since 2009, when they also played the regional round at LRU's Bears Field. Georgia College has won two NCAA Regional Championships, coming in 2006 and 2003.
Lead by Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Coach of the Year Jamie Grodecki, the Bobcats put three on the All-PBC Teams. Senior Dani Gallucci (Orlando, Fla.), junior Whitney Okvist (Kennesaw, Ga.) and freshman Abi LeRoy (Dublin, Ga.) all took slots.
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Euro 2012: Five talking points from Spain's win over Portugal | Simon Burnton
27th June 2012
Spain were rattled by Portugal's attacking approach but Cristiano Ronaldo was a disappointment, offering no cutting edge
1 Spain can be regal, but they can also be rattled
Spain's modus operandi is familiar: hassle the opposition into giving them the ball and never give it back. Portugal might not have been able to outpass them, but they could certainly outhassle them and in the first half they did precisely that. But their ambitions were not limited to destruction: Nani started the game wonderfully on the right flank and Cristiano Ronaldo seemed full of dangerous intent on the other. When Portugal had the ball, even in their own half, they often had four men in attack: the two wingers, the striker Hugo Almeida and a supporting midfielder. The result in the Spanish ranks was frequently panic. In the first half Spain hit 29 long balls, one fewer than in the entire game against France; in the second half they hit 44, precisely as many as in the entire game against Italy. Only in extra time did they recover the style that they are used to, and that suits them so well.
2 Even Ronaldo cannot always be brilliant
Rarely can the award of a free-kick 35 yards from goal have induced such feverish excitement in a commentator as when Portugal attacked last night. Cristiano Ronaldo is a phenomenon, but perhaps too much is expected of him. But one disappointment last night was that the greatest individual player on the pitch could offer no cutting edge. He had seven shots in all, not one of them on target. In the final minute Portugal broke, four men against two defenders. Raul Meireles played the ball to Ronaldo – imperfectly, it must be said – and the stage was set. One flash of the left boot later, the ball flew 10 yards over the bar. Portugal were foolish to schedule him as their fifth penalty taker, but there is no guarantee that he would have scored.
3 Strikers can be highly overrated
Spain have been widely criticised during this tournament for their refusal to play a striker, yet nobody could say this tactic had been failing, so it was a surprise when Vicente del Bosque named Alvaro Negredo in his starting lineup. Negredo's only previous appearance in this tournament had come as an 89th-minute substitute in a group game, and he had appeared only once in qualifying, and that against Luxembourg. This was a very different and considerably more testing encounter, and not only did he seem to have little idea what his job was, neither did his team-mates. They passed to him just 14 times, while he had one shot – not on target – and attempted no crosses. Nine minutes after half-time he was replaced with a midfielder and Spain's improvement was immediate.
4 Referee guilty of double standards
On occasions the referee, Cuneyt Cakir, appeared to have something against Nani. In the 19th minute the winger ran down the right flank before cutting infield between Jordi Alba and Sergio Ramos, who appeared to impede him. Nani went down, a little easily, but the referee refused to whistle. Ten minutes later the same player produced an excellent turn on the half-way line to befuddle Alba and Xabi Alonso. This time he didn't go down, and the referee did give a free-kick. The two decisions, coming so close to each other and involving the same key player, displayed an almost perverse inconsistency. His authority was not helped by a shower of second-half yellow cards – Cakir booked nobody in the first 40 minutes, and seven people in the following 45.
5 Empty seats prove there is a problem with pricing
In the run-up to kick-off rumours spread that hundreds of tickets had been given away locally. Even so the stadium was far from full, but perhaps it was no surprise: the average salary in Ukraine is £230, and cheapest tickets for last night's match cost £36. The best seats, with a face value of £216, cost almost an entire month's pay for the average salaried Ukrainian. to see Shakhtar Donetsk in the same stadium start at 20 hryvna, about £1.60, and nothing outside the corporate hospitality areas costs more than 90 hryvna (£7.15). It is all very well for Uefa and Fifa to bring major competitions to obscure locations, but their pricing must then reflect the regional realities.
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A-Sun tourney opener for Bisons pushed to Thursday morning
DELAND, Fla. – The opening game of the 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference baseball championship went extra innings and was followed by a trademark afternoon Florida thunderstorm pushing the start of game No. 2 back to a 4:30 p.m. start. As a result, the Lipscomb contest against North Florida that was scheduled for a 7:15 p.m. first pitch has been moved to Thursday morning at 9 a.m. at Melching Field in DeLand, Fla.
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Where can you do genealogical research when it snows and rains most of October? We are not looking forward to a predicted third snowfall of the month that will finish out the month. These snow episodes change our travel plans, keep us out of cemeteries and mostly at home.
Go Girl #2 managed to get to my place in North Platte, Nebraska last Wednesday afternoon. She arrived just in time to unload her vehicle and load Lil' Red up for the Genealogy Night sponsored by the North Platte Genealogical Society. We both had displays and handouts, plus door prizes to set up. Other genealogists brought interesting displays and it was a fun filled evening of visiting and meeting some guests who were interested in the society and what we had for "show and tell."
The day before #2 arrived I received an injection in my knee which is an attempt to stall off knee replacement surgery. Within ten minutes the knee and leg had doubled in size and became as hard as wood, very painful and scary. By evening, while still in pain, I was able to walk. Now, a week later, it is much better, so I may be able to make it a few months longer. If the snow will hold off just for a few weeks in November, I may be able to travel and do some research.
In the meantime, nursing our colds and watching the weather reports, Go Girl #2 is doing intense Swedish research. I am sure she will be reporting about her excellent skills at finding missing Swedes. As for me, #1, I'm making ornaments for my Ancestor Tree. A year ago my granddaughter suggested that I make some kind of ornaments with the photos I have of ancestors. Staying inside because of snow, tender knee and a cold, I am now making them. Of course, I am not using original photos, but making copies in sepia tone and labeling them on the back with their names and dates. Rest assured that I will share this tree in photos on another blog. And I must give credit to #2 and her artistic skills in getting me started on the project.
Neither one of us is exactly burnin' up the pavement. Regardless of how we feel or what the weather dumps on us, we love our ancestors.
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AirAsia X Offers Passengers Red Carpet ServiceFeb 27 (Wed ), 2013
AirAsia X has expanded its ancillary offerings to include a Red Carpet service, a special service for those seeking for a more personalised check in experience at the Kuala Lumpur Low Cost Carrier Terminal.
The Red Carpet service was first launched back in March 2012 by AirAsia, and now its long-haul arm is collaborating with AirAsia to extend this service to AAX guests departing Kuala Lumpur to its long-haul destinations.
The Red Carpet Service includes a dedicated check-in counter, priority baggage tagging and loading, access to the Plaza Premium lounge at LCCT, fast track immigration, security clearance and priority boarding with buggy service to the bay (subject to aircraft parking bay distance) which includes priority baggage delivery upon arrival.
Guest can either pre-book the service online for MYR100 or request the service at the airport for a walk-in rate of MYR125. The Red Carpet counter is located at counter S25 and S26.
In the event of flight cancellation or delay, guests will be entitled to a full refund or they may transfer the Red Carpet Service to their next available flight.
AirAsia X's CEO, Azran Osman-Rani said, "AirAsia X is delighted to extend the Red Carpet service to our guests. Akin to a VIP service, guests may now opt for the Red Carpet service and whizz through the crowd and buggy to the plane and will be accorded a speedier process from check-in to boarding the plane."
AirAsia X features Premium Flatbed seats, which have standard business class specifications of 20" width, 60" pitch and stretch out to 77" in full recline position.
The Premium flatbeds feature universal power sockets, adjustable headrests and built-in personal utilities such as tray table, drink holder, reading light and privacy screen. Premium seat guests also enjoy premium complimentary products and services including Pick A Seat, Priority Check-in, Priority Boarding, Priority Baggage, 25kg Baggage Allowance, Complimentary Meal and Pillow & Duvet.
On top of that, AirAsia X recently introduced the "Quiet Zone" cabin on all its long-haul flights across China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Australia and Nepal. The new service enhancement is exclusively for guests who are above age 12. The "Quiet Zone" cabin features a new ambiance with soft lighting, offering a more relaxing cabin atmosphere.


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Tuesday, July 5, 2011
And People Thought WoW had Adult Themes...
Yes, I've heard about some funky new patch thingie that dropped last Tuesday, but in typical Redbeard fashion I took a huge pass on fighting the crowd in Hyjal and putzed around with other things.
"Are you grinding rep?" a toon asked me when I offered assistance on his plea for help on the Ring of Blood.
"No, working on Loremaster." Okay, I took advange of the PvP flag being on after a BG to go and take Halaa --again, something this Wrath baby had never done before-- but I was exploring Outland as part of my ongoing quest for double Loremaster.
If a toon could look disappointed, it was this guy. "Oh."
"Well, that and avoiding the nuthouse in Hyjal."
In addition to doing some out of the way stuff, I've also been examining yet another MMO. No, not the upcoming Star Wars MMO The Old Republic, although I'll say that what I've seen via the vid clips looks very interesting. The MMO I'm speaking of is Age of Conan, which just went F2P last week.
I'll be honest: I only have the money in the budget for one pay-type MMO at a time, so F2P MMOs hold a great amount of appeal to me. The F2P model allows me to explore different MMOs without incurring additional cost, and while I'm aware that I'm observing only a small slice of the entire MMO, the F2P MMOs give me a bit more breadth in the MMO space.
And what breadth it is.
I suppose Age of Conan is most famous for it's 'M' rating, and I'll be honest: the first thing that I heard gamer podcasters mention about AoC --even more than the graphic violence-- was the nudity. The concept of "OMG bewbs!!" from more than a few people kind of turned me away from the game, not that I'm a prude by any stretch, but nudity for shock purposes doesn't appeal to me. And now, with the recent addition of vanity armor to AoC, that also means that you can deliberately customize your toon to walk around almost literally naked.*
However, let's get something straight. This is Hyboria. This is Conan. This is Robert E. Howard's vision.
And nudity is part of the tapestry of the Dreaming West.
I've read several books worth of the original Robert E. Howard short stories, so I know a bit about Hyboria and the Sword and Sorcery genre that it helped spawn. For a Sword and Sorcery environment, you need a few things you don't typically see in traditional Epic Fantasy RPGs or MMOs: all magic is tainted to some degree or another, and rarely --if ever-- used for purely good purposes; the noble savage ala Conan or Tarzan (or even Fafhrd) as a skilled hero; an overall feel of a more primitive lost world whose time is approaching it's end (less Tolkien's Middle-earth and more Moorcock's Melnibone); that nobody has really pure morals and/or motives; and sex and betrayal are often integral to the plotline.
Judging by those tropes, Age of Conan really succeeds in capturing the feel of Howard's Hyboria. The only mages as a playable class deal with those from the tales who wielded the Dark Arts: Stygians and Khitans. The emphasis from Aquilonians and Cimmerians is on Rogues and Soldiers, with the odd Priest or Shaman thrown in for good measure. The quests in Tortage (the starting zone) focus on evils awakened by the Picts, the Stygian witch Myrelle, and the twisted and evil tyrant Strom of the Red Hand. The questlines often present choices where there are really no good answers, only varying shades of gray. Undercurrents of sex, whoring, racketeering, greed, and violence really fill out the quest lines. Consider that you become part of the Resistance against Strom, hoping to overthrow him and Myrelle so that the city can return to being a bustling pirate haven full of greed, slaves, and prostitution, and you get the point.
This is not fodder for kids.
WoW, by comparison, is pretty tame stuff. Sure, you have shades of gray with NPCs' morals, but you also have discernable good and bad guys. There's nothing like dark and darker imagery that you get out of Age of Conan. Considering that WoW is doing something completely different with it's blend of High Fantasy and Steampunk, that's to be expected. Blizzard doesn't take itself too seriously, while AoC is like the student dressed all in black sitting at a table in a dimly lit coffeehouse, grousing about 'art'.
One thing that did strike me about the environment was how AoC equalized the sexes. Sure, you've got your standard-issue damsel in distress style stuff and the omnipresent skimpily clad NPCs, but AoC is set up so that as far as profession is concerned, the sex of the NPC is irrelevant. Sure, some of the female NPCs do show an interest in your toon (I played a male toon, so I don't know what the female toons deal with), but the banter reminded me more of a Mike Hammer episode than anything else.
The graphics are beautiful in a realistic manner, but they make my PC strain more than WoW does. That's kind of a bummer, but it's a tradeoff. The character customization is something that every MMO ought to have; it does a fantastic job of tweaking your toon to just the right size and shape. And yes, for the record, the shape of the human body isn't the cartoony top-heavy look that you get out of humans in WoW.
One huge problem I noticed was the size creep in the game's database. When I started playing the game, the DB was about 8 GB. The next day, it was 12 GB. On Sunday, 16 GB. By this morning, it had ballooned out to 20 GB but seemed to have stopped growing. If it starts expanding again, I'm going to run out of disk space before too long. Additionally, the game kept informing me on startup that the DB might be corrupted, and would I like to thoroughly check the DB. So, what began as a 4 minute startup turned into a 10-15 minute startup. This doesn't lend AoC well to the "okay, I've got a few minutes, let me login and play for a bit" mode that I can slip into.
Another annoyance is that the graphics settings would need to be tweaked on game startup. I mean, every single freaking time. At first I thought it was because I was stressing the graphics card so I backed off on the settings, but it still did it the next time I booted up. Oh well.
I suppose I could talk about the Real Combat system, where combos are a succession of keys pressed in the correct order, but that's really secondary to the environment. The thing that really struck me about combat wasn't the Real Combat system, but how mobs attack. You attack one Pict in a village, and the others will step up and rally to his/her defense. You don't take on a mob lightly, because they will swarm you and attack you intelligently: take you from behind, stand at distance and conduct ranged attacks, and stay disciplined in their movement. If you move to keep the mob in front of you, the mob won't just stand there passively: it will respond to your movements to regain the upper hand. While you do have heroic combat, it's definitely a "make 'em sweat" style of combat where two of the enemy at one time can be a dicey event.
On the whole, I like what Age of Conan is doing, and I'll probably play it a bit here and there. It's not going to replace WoW by any means --I get the impression that Funcom is going to really restrict what is in the F2P area, above and beyond what LOTRO does-- but for a real Sword and Sorcery environment, it can't be beat.
Now, is it asking too much to have an MMO based on Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser?
*And don't think that people haven't done that either. After a while I started to get annoyed at the people who had created female toons with names like "Goodforyou" and paraded them around the city. By the end of the weekend, however, those sort of toons seemed to disappear as the crowd thinned, but still there was one guy in Trial chat who asked if he was "a bad man for checking out his Succubus' rack."
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I might be willing to pay money for another MMO, but I certainly don't have the time for two! (I know you don't, either). It's interesting to read about your experiences. I would really love some better customization options in WoW. It's really my one big complaint (okay, second big complaint, my other big complaint is regarding moonkin. Literally, it's a huge complaint. And hairy, feathery, with this weird ass-crack thing...but I digress).ReplyDelete
@Vid-- You're absolutely right that I don't have the time for another game. My kids ask me when I'm going to play LOTRO again, and I typically respond "when I get the chance".ReplyDelete
If there's one thing that the old Howard and Moorcock era Sword and Sorcery genre suffered from, it's the masculine bias. I think that Funcom did a good job in taking care of that by having stronger female NPCs --there are plenty of female NPCs in roles that ordinarily would have gone to male NPCs in the old stories-- but the quest lines assigned to the female NPCs had very few associated with a female NPC's love interest.
The customization options in the game are fantastic, and I really really wish that Blizzard would do something along those lines. Blizz can keep the general look of the races, but allowing for more customization would be awesome.