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Here at Pro Tools Expert Towers we have been getting a lot of news of different sound effects collections being released from a range of providers so we intend to bring them together in one place.
Airborne Sound Free Firearm Library
Airborne Sound are currently offering a free gun library that contains over 1,100 files in over 7 gigs of gun recordings. This collection includes bonus sound files, documents, and freshly revised metadata previously unavailable elsewhere.
Chuck Russom FX Are Offering Guns (Single Serving Packs)
Continuing the gun theme, sometimes you need gun sounds, but you don't always need a huge collection of them. So Chuck has wisely covered both angles. There is a multi gun pack, but if you just need one or two guns then you can buy a pack with just one gun.
Each gun has multiple takes and includes sounds from 10-16 microphone positions, covering close, medium, and distant perspectives. These are the same sounds from the larger bundle, but you now have the option of purchasing a gun at a time. The single gun packs vary from $20 to $35 per pack
Click here for more info on single gun packs
New Sound Lab Announce 3D Printer Library
New Sound Lab has released NSL013 3D Printer, a sound library featuring recordings of a 3D printer with four NEMA 14 stepper motors. When printing three-dimensional objects, these fast and precise movements result in a unique barrage of percussive and rhythmic mechanical noise.
These sounds were captured using three different recording setups using both Barcus Berry contact mics, and RF coils. Both raw recordings, and processed elements are included and ready for further sound manipulation.
There are 209 files at 24bit - 192khz giving you a 2 gig library and all files are organized and tagged with metadata, compatible with Pro Tools, Audiofinder, Soundminer and other sound library management software.
They are offering a special introductory price of $39 until the end of the year.
Soundeffects.ch Are Offering A Winter Sale With Discounts Up To 50%
Check out the December Special Deals page on Avosound and Soundefects.ch. There are around 16 libraries reduced this month from the Sound Ideas 6000 Combo on a hard drive down from $1995 to $998 to their own Civilisation Soundscapes in 5.1 down from $999 to $595.
Bonson Open For Business With 3 Libraries Including One Free Collection
Michael Bonson has launched a new web site with 3 sound effect libraries.
The first is called Wings. From tiny insects to small birds, from fairies to dragons, it offers a creative palette with a diverse range of sounds to choose from with over 1400 files in either 96kHz at $99 or 192kHz at $129.
Next there is Hockey 360, which has been designed to capture the excitement and energy of a hockey arena on game night. In this collection they present the visceral fan reactions recorded live from a hockey arena – From relaxed to euphoric, frustrated to exhilarated. Experience goals, booing, chants, cheers, wins, and losses. This library has been captured in stereo binuaral and has 103 files at 96kHz which comes out at around 2 gigs of data for $49.
Finally there is their free library. You have to provide your name and email address to get this free collection. Looking at the listing which you can read before you sign up, there are a selection of sounds from a blowtorch to power tools through to a dragon's wings.


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Dirty Dog Diaries: Eliot Spitzer Caught Creepin' Cheating On His Wife AGAIN — With Bill De Blasio Staffer!
Surprise, surprise! Eliot Spitzer still can't keep it in his pants.
According to Page Six reports:
Bill de Blasio's communications director is shacking up with her married, former boss — Eliot Spitzer.
Lis Smith, 31, who was hired by the mayor-elect in September as his top spokesperson, has been hosting the hooker-happy former governor at her SoHo pad, The Post has learned.
Spitzer, 54, twice spent the night at Smith's apartment building last week, showing up late in the evening, once taking her for a romantic dinner and both times slipping out of her building at dawn, a Post reporter observed.
On Wednesday, Spitzer pulled up in a cab a couple doors down from Smith's five-floor walkup around 10 pm, wearing jeans, sneakers, white hoodie and a grin on his face as he walked to the building and rang the bell.
He was buzzed up — and didn't emerge again until 5:45 am. With bags under his eyes, he stopped briefly on Smith's stoop to look at a newspaper that had been delivered before bolting through the pre-dawn darkness to catch a cab near Prince Street.
Smith, a tall, dark-haired beauty, emerged around noon smiling and looking fresh in a hot-pink puffer jacket.
That night, Spitzer showed up again, dapper in a long black overcoat and dress shoes as he walked to her door from Prince Street around 10 pm.
He went in, and emerged an hour later with Smith, both of them heading to a cozy French restaurant.
Seated at a back table, the pair held hands as they enjoyed a candlelit dinner. The manager described them as regulars who "have had almost everything on the menu by now. They come here that often."
"The first time I saw Spitzer, I didn't know if he was Eliot Spitzer or Anthony Weiner. Those two are like the same exact guy," the manager said, referring to the city's other sex-crazed, ex-pol.
After leaving the eatery around 12:30 am, Smith gave Spitzer a flirtatious look over her shoulder before the couple headed back to her walk-up.
Spitzer took off early in the morning. Smith left hours later, chatting on her cell phone, around 11.
Damn, these two are really bold huh?
And apparently it's suspected the two have been carrying on for quite some time…
The Bronxville native was first hired by Spitzer as a spokeswoman in July, during his failed primary run for comptroller against Scott Stringer.
Her hiring came at the same time sources revealed to The Post that long-suffering wife Silda Spitzer wanted a divorce, and while Spitzer was angrily dodging questions about a rumored new mistress.
The Post's Page Six had earlier reported that Spitzer moved out of his and Silda's Fifth Avenue apartment.
Spitzer stepped down after being revealed as "Client-9" of the Emperors Club VIP, a high-priced hooker ring.
Smith joined Team De Blasio in September, during the primary, and still works for the mayor-elect. It is not clear if she will follow him to City Hall when he takes office in January.
The Dartmouth grad apparently has a thing for bad boys, dating former Missouri pol Jeff Smith from 2005 to 2009, before he was locked up in the federal pen for obstruction after a probe of the state's 2004 election.
Do you think De Blasio should keep her on?
We're wondering if Spitzer will divorce his wife for her. Apparently her family are fans of the disgraced politician:
Meanwhile, Lis Smith's family seems to approve of the much older Spitzer.
When Spitzer's CNN show was canceled in July 2011, Smith's mom — travel writer and retired lawyer Adrienne Smith — tweeted:
"Sorry Spitzer's gig ending on CNN. Most intelligent commentary on TV. Even better than Rachel. Hope he finds another home.''
Her daughter retweeted the comment, with the response, "You tell em, Mom.''
Spitzer didn't comment. His spokeswoman, Lisa Linden, didn't deny his relationship with Smith.
"Lis Smith is a friend of Eliot's and he holds her in high regard," Linden said.
Be careful girl, don't think he won't do to you what he's already done to his wife!
William Lopez
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CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston Southern baseball begins this weekend as the Buccaneers host Delaware State at the CSU Ballpark on February 17-19. The Bucs open the season with 11 of their first 12 games at home before traveling to Florida International on March 9-11.
The Bucs enter their first season under the helm of interim head coach Adam Ward and will host 29 games at the CSU Ballpark in 2017.
Yesterday, the CSU Sports Information Department broke down the catching corps (read here). The season preview will continue with the infield on Wednesday and the outfield on Thursday.
Charleston Southern Pitching Staff
Returners – Cody Smith, Adam Andrew, Jamison Mobbs, Daniel Johnson, Kyle Dyson, Cody Maw, Eddie Hiott, Tyler Pickard, Wil Hartsell, Evan Nations, Tyler Weekley
Newcomers – Corey Ireson, Ryan Stoudemire, Jaret Bennett, Nik Constantakos, Taylor Cox, Bishop Jones, Parker Futrell, Seth Owens
Smith was among the Big South's leading relievers with 16 appearances and a 1.77 ERA in 20.1 innings pitched. He added 20.1 innings pitched and had two saves while holding opponents to a .219 batting average.
Andrew made 11 appearances and posted a 1-0 record in 16.1 innings pitched in 2016. He added 12 strikeouts and a 4.41 ERA on the year.
Mobbs made his impact out of the CSU bullpen in the 2016 season with seven appearances after coming from Goose Creek, S.C. and Stratford High School.
Johnson established himself as a weekend starter in his sophomore campaign and finished second on the roster with 65.0 innings pitched and third with 41 strikeouts.
Dyson made four starts and had 11 appearances in his junior season, striking out 19 in 25.2 innings in 2016.
Maw emerged as a key piece of a strong CSU bullpen toward the end of his redshirt freshman season in 2016 and was second on the team with 20 appearances and 36 innings pitched in relief.
Pickard made eight appearances and posted six strikeouts in the 2016 season after redshirting in 2015
Hartsell emerged as a key reliever out of the CSU bullpen after missing the first half of the season due to injury. He finished the season with a team-high three saves while holding opponents to a .180 batting average.
Nations emerged as a weekend starter for the Bucs in the 2016 season and finished fourth on the team with 54.2 innings pitched while making 16 appearances and nine starts.
Weekley looks to bounce back after missing the past two seasons due to injury. In his last appearances on the mound in 2014, Weekley went 3-3 with a 3.66 ERA over 10 appearances with four starts on the rubber.
Notes about the CSU Pitching Staff
- Smith closed out the 2016 season with six consecutive scoreless appearances and averaged 11.07 strikeouts per nine innings on the year
- Andrew was another strikeout pitcher on the mound for the Bucs in 2016 with 6.61 strikeouts per nine innings and he will potentially also see time behind the plate this year
- Mobbs made three scoreless appearances in the 2016 season including a shutout inning in relief in the season-opening series against West Virginia
- Johnson had several standout pitching performances in the 2016 season including an eight-inning masterpiece win over UMass, as well as stopping a CSU drought against Liberty with a seven-inning start in the Bucs' 6-1 win in Lynchburg
- Dyson made his longest career outing in the 2016 season with the redshirt senior and Hanahan native working six innings and scattering nine hits and two runs in a win over N.C. Central
- Maw averaged 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 2016 and worked a pair of scoreless innings in CSU's 6-4 win over eventual national champion Coastal Carolina on May 13 at the CSU Ballpark
- Pickard worked four scoreless appearances in the 2016 season including a pair of perfect innings against The Citadel (April 5) and Gardner-Webb (April 23)
- Hartsell finished the 2016 season with five consecutive scoreless appearances, including working three innings in CSU's 9-4 win over Presbyterian in the Bucs' season finale
- Nations was one of the hottest pitchers in the Big South to start the 2016 season as the redshirt sophomore allowed one earned run or fewer in his first eight appearances of the season
- Weekley starred in his CSU debut in the 2014 season with the James Island native holding opponents scoreless over his first three appearances and allowing only one run over his first 24.1 collegiate innings
- Ireson led Osceola High School to back-to-back district championships in 2013 and 201 and posted an ERA of 0.65 while striking out nearly eight batters per inning in the 2015 season. He was rated as a top 500 prospect in the country by Perfect Game
- Stoudemire was a three-year letter-winner and starter at Mid-Carolina High School and was a three-time All-Region selection after leading Mid-Carolina to a pair of region championships
- Bennett led Colonel Richardson High School to a 2015 Bayside Conference Championship and was honored as the Bayside Conference Player of the Year
- Constantakos was a two-time All-County selection at Jupiter Christian High School in Jupiter, Fla., and posted a career ERA of 1.47 while striking out 208 batters in three years at the varsity level
- Cox made seven relief appearances at Lenoir-Rhyne University in 2014 with six scoreless outings with the Bears
- Jones was a two-year letter winners at Charlotte Christian and led CCHS to back-to-back NCISAA 3A State Championships in 2014 and 2015
- Futrell comes to the Bucs from Hanahan High School and was named Hanahan's Most Valuable Pitcher in 2015 after posting a 2-1 record with a pair of saves and a 1.28 ERA
- Owens was a two-way player at North Augusta High School with the side-arming right-hander posting a 2.08 ERA in 21 relief innings as a junior
Ward on the CSU Pitching Staff
"We are excited about our pitching staff this year because we have a lot of talented arms. We have the luxury of being able to show a lot of different looks to an opposing offense over the course of a weekend series. We have a good mix of newcomers and veterans and those returners have done a great job of providing leadership up to this point." - CSU interim head coach Adam Ward on the pitching staff.
Q&A with redshirt junior right-hander Wil Hartsell
All this time and preparation for the 2017 season and you're less than a week away from first pitch. What goes through your mind as you continue to prepare for the 2017 season?
"I'm just trying to keep it like a normal week and stay in a routine, but I'm excited and ready to get going. It's been a long fall and long spring, and I'm just ready to get going and see what we can do this year."
It's almost a brand-new staff this season with eight new pitchers on the team. As one of the leaders on the staff, how have you seen the returners work with the newcomers to prepare for the year?
"I try to get out there and get my work in. A lot of us older guys and returners are out there doing our routines and the younger guys come up and are asking what we're doing and how that helps us get ready. I just try to explain and help them get ready for their outings with what I've learned. Just try to give some pointers here and there to help with mobility and strength, everything like that. We've got a lot of talent on the team this year."
You bounced back from an injury last season to become a key reliever on the staff and finished among the team leaders in saves. This year you make the transition to starter. How have you adapted and how does this change your preparations for each game?
"It was weird making the transition. This summer I went up to Charlottesville and started, and that's something I'd never done before. My first two starts were tough and just about adapting and changing to start going a complete game. It's about getting into a routine and changing my mindset a little bit. I go out there full effort on every pitch still, but I'm starting to see the counts and do what I can to keep the pitch count down. You have to have trust in your fielders and the guy behind the plate to get a ground ball and know they will make the play behind you."
A lot of home games early in the season is good for a team to relax and get on a roll. What are you most looking forward to in the early schedule?
"I think the home games help me and the other guys get going in the season. Everyone says home field advantage is big, and you get to eat in your house/dorm and sleep in your own bed. It's good to really get 12 games in before we really hit the road. It's just good to get that early routine in."
Any series, dates you are most looking forward to this season?
"I'm looking forward to Longwood. The pitching coach there was my coach this summer and it's also our conference opener, so it will be a good one."
What do you have to say to encourage fans to come out to the Ballpark and watch the Bucs this season?
"We've got a good team this year with a lot of young guys and a lot of energy. We're hitting with a lot more power and have more guys throwing hard. It will be fun to watch and everybody is ready to get after it this season."


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Hoadley Hide
Hoadley Hide is the annual activity-based camp and competition hike for Venturers, run by Rovers and Leaders each Easter in bushland Victoria.
Hoadley Hide is an annual Scouting activity (started back in 1952). It is a competitive event where Teams of Venturers hike from activity to activity (called stunts), which are run by groups of Leaders and Rover Crews. A Rogaine and a night hike are some features added recently. Music, videos and a DJ feature at night time campsites. The Hide is organised by the Victorian State Venturer Scout Council of Scouts Australia and runs over the Easter period from Good Friday until Easter Monday. Venturer Scouts and Guides from all over the state (and from other states of Australia) come to take part in this exciting activity that is a highlight of the Venturing year.
Looking to help, or for more information?
To get in contact with the Hoadley Hide Chief, contact Mathew McKernan (sc.personnel AT vicscouts DOT asn DOT au) for more information.


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Hey everyone! If you do not know yet, I have authored multiple books including the Disneyland Detectives series, which I have a topic on here in this forum. I was thinking of a new series of books to add, and I though about possibly doing a series about Disney Infinity...The plot of the story is that I was going to go into the perspective of the figures and the characters of the game, as if they were real living characters. It is almost a Wreck-It-Ralph type story but it is really early in development. Now, I do not want to start working on the idea with the other people I write books with until I know if it is a good idea. Would you guys be interested in seeing books like these?
Thanks for your input!


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Michael Joseph Savage founded the welfare state. In his own words, this man sums up Labour "from the cradle to the grave".
"I can smell the uranium on it [your breath]" was the epic quote by David Lange at the Oxford Union Debate. Lange was a legend - and Labour's 'no nukes' policy is now part of New Zealand's DNA.
Blackball is the West Coast town where Labour revolutionary tradition began with miners strikes. Hard men, hard socialists summed up by the rallying cry: "United We Stand, Divided We Fall".
Labour can have true pride when it came to treating people equally. Homosexual Law Reform, Civil Unions and Marriage Equality - Labour has made New Zealand a better place.
Labour was victim of what is surely one of the best political attack advertisements in world political history - The Dancing Cossacks from 1975. Rob Muldoon was so afraid of Labour he used a scare campaign portraying them as Soviet-Style bogeymen. The fear of its enemy shows the strength of Labour and the Labour/National war continues unabated today.
Sir Roger Douglas shook Labour, the economy and the country to its very core with Rogernomics. The economy and the country have long-recovered, but Labour is still licking its wounds 30 years on.
'Big Norm' aka Norman Kirk was Prime Minister from 1972-74 and died in office. One can only wonder what would have happened if he had lived longer. He summed up Labour's values when he famously said: "People don't want much, just someone to love, somewhere to live, somewhere to work and something to hope for."
'Aunty Helen' was Labour's saviour in so many ways. She healed the party after Rogernomics, she united the party - and most importantly, she got Labour into power. Her incredible role is illustrated by the fact that Labour has never been the same without her.
'Chardonnay socialism' is the pejorative criticism of Labour to describe its drift from its working class roots towards urban liberals. This is increasingly referred to as 'Craft beer socialism' now.
Like it or not, leadership coups are part of Labour's lifeblood. What they call 'grassroots democracy' is really 'backroom knife-job training'. Their history is littered with plotted coups, failed coups or real coups.


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Petagon: Rise of the Dragonlord
Available on: iOS, Android, Windows & Mac - Action, Strategy♥ 119
Petagon's story starts in the thick of war between the people of Ebion and the Goblins.
In a bid to end the war quickly, our hero decides to lead an elite force into the heart of a fabled and dangerous enchanted forest to take down the Goblin King. And it is only then when the real threat started revealing itself.
The journey unfolds across 3 realms filled with magic, charms and mystical creatures among many other weird and wonderful things. Enemies can be transformed to Allies and Dragons be tamed to aid in your quest. Be warned however, that without tactical planning, even powerful allies cannot guarantee you victory.
Deploy your troops, cast spells and unleash special abilities in a timely manner to counter the enemies and their ambushes. Your trusty comrades and their sometimes petty but funny conversations will get you through the drudgery of most battles. You may survive, but only if you use your wits in this Action Strategy game.
We are looking for Partners/Publishers for Petagon!
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Note the earlier date to avoid the bank holiday weekend.
Volunteer your time and join us to help with various conservation tasks around the reserve. It can be very wet and muddy so wear old clothing and sturdy boots or wellies. Work gloves and all necessary tools are provided. We work for three hours with a break for tea, coffee and a chat.


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Man Utd 0 - Liverpool 3: Visitors boost title hopes and heap more pressure on David Moyes
LIVERPOOL fans famously sing 'You'll Never Walk Alone' - but that's what David Moyes did yesterday.
The forlorn Manchester United boss headed unaccompanied to the dressing-room the second referee Mark Clattenburg ended his latest 90 minutes of misery as Manchester United boss.
Having seen Brendan Rodgers' team prove they are what United once were - genuine title rivals - the haunted Scot had no one to turn to.
Later, he genuinely did look like he had aged 10 years this season, as West Ham boss Sam Allardyce claimed recently.
Two converted penalties from Steven Gerrard and a goal from Luis Suarez kept Liverpool in the mix with Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal.
There was plenty of controversial decisions, not least the decision by Clattenburg to award a third spot-kick and send off Nemanja Vidic in the process.
But Moyes didn't even have it him to moan about them in details, knowing in his heart that even if he had the watching Diego Maradona in his prime playing for him, his men would still have lost.
"I won't really speak about it," said Moyes when pressed on what he was unhappy about.
Having embarrassed Moyes on the pitch with his spot-on tactics, Rodgers also left his rival red-faced after.
Moyes had said before the game that Liverpool were favourites to win at Old Trafford.
Rodgers said: "I was surprised - I would never say that at Liverpool, even if we were bottom."
United's England star Wayne Rooney - one of many flops in the team yesterday - did not hide how gutted he was at the result.
"It's a nightmare," he said. "It's one of the worst days I have ever had in football.
"It is hard to take. No one wants to lose, especially in this way in your own stadium."
Liverpool could have scored in the third minute, but Daniel Sturridge fluffed a shot with his weaker right foot after being played in by the excellent Jordan Henderson.
Joe Allen also miscued in the 28th minute after Vidic sent a interception straight to him.
In the 33rd minute yet another incisive Liverpool break saw Sturridge cross to Suarez and Rafael handball after the Uruguayan took a super touch in the box.
Clattenburg award a penalty - the first he had given against United in 20 league games - and Gerrard drilled it in.
United had their only real chance in the 44th minute. Simon Mignolet saved Rooney's first-time sidefoot spectacularly.
Just 25 seconds after the restart and Clattenburg gave a second spot-kick.
Phil Jones foolishly barged over the Allen as he took his turn to dart onto a Henderson pass.
Gerrard put his kick in the same place as his first.
United had claims for a Glen Johnson handball in the box and a Martin Skrtel bodycheck on Rooney on its edge.
Liverpool also reckoned Vidic handled in the penalty area and, late on, that Michael Carrick caught Sturridge, also in the box.
A third penalty did come in the 78th minute. Yet another loose United ball, from Rooney, saw Sturridge charge towards goal.
He always looked certain to get past Vidic, and did, and the United skipper's foot was there for the England striker to fall over.
It meant a second booking for Vidic - who protested it was a dive. But Gerrard sent his kick against the post.
In the 83rd a fantastic one-handed save by David De Gea denied Suarez. He was not to be denied because a minute later Sturridge's dragged shot landed right in his path and he bent in with his left foot for his 25th league goal of the season - just 21 less than the entire United squad.
"We are still going away disappointed that we didn't score more goals. We have shown out there that we are genuine contenders"Steven Gerrard
After witnessing a fifth league home defeat this season and ninth in total, United fans kept their unrest to just some ironic cheering when Marouane Fellaini was substituted.
If their idols crash out of the Champions League on Wednesday to Olympiakos, the natives will surely be far more restless and the calls for Moyes to go in the first year of his planned six at Old Trafford will grow.
While Rodgers wouldn't talk up Liverpool's title chances, Gerrard did - and also chucked in a dig at United.
"We are still going away disappointed that we didn't score more goals," said the England skipper.
"We have shown out there that we are genuine contenders."
At the corresponding stage of last season, United were 29 points ahead of their rivals, so Gerrard and Co have turned it round by 43 points.
If both teams carry on this way, it could go past the half century.


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A new month of course means another YOTD track, though it was uploaded one day late. I blame my laziness as well as my hospital visit yesterday. Anyway, the track for September has some rather interesting and odd sound sources, like an organ that was played at the Freemasons in Uppsala, Sweden and oddly processed and re-arranged beatboxing. Everything recorded by me, as usual.
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Yes, another stack that is called 'Events'. So until Michael thinks of a new name that will avoid conflicts, for the sake of this review, I'll call it FB Events.
FB Events is really simple to set up – just add the name of your Facebook page to the stack settings and your web page will always display your events in an exceptionally clean layout. The stack is so cool that I wish that I had events on my FB page. Sadly, I don't!
When you drag FB Events onto a stacks page and switch to preview mode, you'll find that it is already populated with events from the Globe Theatre in Stratford u.A. The initial view is a typical calendar view, but there is a switch above the calendar that allows you to switch to list view. And if you've added images to your FB event, the images will be displayed too.
FB Events can be matched to your theme colours and you can set the date range to be displayed, FB Events is, of course, responsive, but the calendar view doesn't display fully on mobile devices. To compensate there is a setting for Compact Mode for more confined spaces. (I would love to see the stack switch to compact mode automatically when viewed on mobile devices)
If you click on an event in either the calendar, or the list view, the event details that have been added to your facebook page are shown in their full glory.
Stack settings
FB Page ID
Layout – Full, Compact
View – Calendar, List
Switch – Show, Hide
Upcoming – All, Upcoming, Past
Title – Show, Hide (List View)
No. Of Events – Default 100
Time Format – 12/24h
Date Format – 5 options
Year Range – Number of years to be displayed
Year Before – True, False
Year After – True, False
Font – Helvetica, Theme
Highlight 1 – Colour
Highlight 2 – Colour
As already mentioned, FB Events is extremely simple to set up. There is no need to add any FB APIs, or IDs and the whole display looks really cool.
I'm off to think of some events that I can add to my FB page; and if you have the desire to add FB events to your site, you'll love FB Events too!
Let's say you have recipes online and you'd like your visitors to be able to cross off the ingredients that they already have and have the browser remember them. Or on your very private homepage, you'd like a list of 'Things To Do' before you publish an RW project. TaskList is an ingenious little stack even supports subheadings so that you can divide your recipe into Meat Dish, Sauce and Trimmings.
The possibilities are almost endless…
TaskList has extensive Style settings for the list itself and even includes options for the Checked Items such as Bold, Italic, Strikethrough, Opacity, Background Colour and Text Colour.
A ToDo List sounds so simple, yet it can be so configurable. Grab TaskList as part of RWExtra's Black Friday Promotion now!
A FAQs page immediately comes to mind, but Table Of Contents [TOC] can be used to build a complete page with article navigation.
TOC consists of two stacks and is simple to set up. Table Of Contents, the main stack, contains the complete setup for all TOC Article Child stacks, with the exception of the content type. The Content Type is individual for each child stack and can be set to Text (default) HTML, Markdown, or Stacks.
Once you've dragged the TOC 'master' stack onto your page, you can add title to the stack, then either drag in new content stacks from the Stacks' library, or simply click the + button to add a child stack. The TOC Content stack has a header area and a content area. When entering a header, it is automatically added to the contentlist.
The Content stacks may be dragged up or down inside the master stack, if you decide to change the order of your articles – the content list is then corrected accordingly.
It is possible to have more than one TOC stacks on your page.
When one of the Articles from the content list is clicked, TOC automatically jumps to that article and displays a progress bar at the top of the page. As you move down, reading the article, the progress bar indicates how much of the article has been read.
The clever thing about the progress indicator is – when you click the plus button at the top of the article, it opens the content list which now shows you which articles you have read and which articles you have yet to complete.
Stack settings
Once more, you will find an endless list of settings for TOC.
Suffice it to say that all aspects of the stack may be set to suit your preferences.
Background Colour, Icon size and colours, Header and Text Size and Colours, Line Height, and the list of Fonts that has become usual for 1LD stacks.
I find Table Of Contents to be well thought out and simple to use. Just drop in your content, TOC will do the rest.
Experience TOC at a site near you very soon!
Listify is a set of three stacks that will help you build professional lists within your Stacks pages. The basic stack, Listify, is a container for individual List Items. You can either click the stack's + button to create a List Item child, or drag in a List Item stack. The third stack is Listify Group; a container that allows you to create groups of list and automagically builds responsive columns to contain them.
The clever thing about Listify is that you can drop anything into it that you please…
Lets take a basic list. Drop Listify into a stacks page and add a List Item.
The List Item Displays an Icon and a Text Field. Enter your text, add a new List Item – as many as you need – and you have bulleted list.
If you need a headline, you can either enlarge the text in the first Item (see the image below), or you can add a container to the Item and drop in a Header stack (hover over the image below). You can, of course drop in an image, or a button into the List Item Stacks and switch off the default icon and text display.
Each List Item may be formatted individually, or – by leaving the default settings – the completed list may be configured as a whole. Once you've studied the settings panel you'll find that the configuration is really simple.
Tip. If you wish to set up individually formatted List Items, begin with one Item. Once you have finished the basic formatting, duplicate the Item and then reconfigure. You'll find it a lot easier than setting up each Item from scratch.
Stack settings.
The basic Listify stack provides the settings for the overall look and feel of your list. The List Fill Mode determines the width of your list – either Full Width (of the container it is placed in), or Pixel Width. The List Radius is set to a default of 5px whilst with the List Padding and the List Margins are set to 10px T, B, L & R.
The Background is set to Off by default, but may contain a solid Colour, a Gradient, or an Image.
Both the Borders and the Shadow are Off by default.
List Items (Shared Styles). The following settings will affect every List Item within the Listify stack:
Indent Direction (Left/Right), Item Indentation (px), Align Content (Left. Centre, Right, Separate (Icon & Text)), Item Spacing (default 5px), Item Radius (default 5px), Item Margin, Background and Border.
List Item Fonts gives you a choice of 13 standard Google Fonts, or (just to prove that 1LD listens to their customers) Custom. Text Size (px) and Text Colour.
List Item Icons (Shared Styles). Here you get to set the standard formatting for the icons: Vertical and Horizontal Positioning, Icon Padding and Spacing, Icon Radius and Icon Size. The Icon Background can once more contain a solid Colour, Gradient, or Image. Oh, and the Icon Colour itself, of course!
The default Icon is a Google Material Icons star. The icons are set individually for each List Item, with a choice of GMI's, Font Awesome, or Ion Icons.
Listify Item. The individual Items may be Linked to an external source. The next setting is Item Level. Each Item may be set to up to 10 (in words TEN!) Sub Levels! Excuse the overuse of exclamation marks (points if you're American) but this is amazing!
Next you have the option to Override Shared Styles. If this option is activated, each List Item may be individually styled. With the exception of Custom Stack Content and the Icon setting, the list of formatting options that follows is identical to those already listed above, including the individual visibility settings for the three screen sizes.
Finally, we come to the List Group stack.
As already stated, if you drop two, three, or more individual Listify stacks into a Group, your list is automatically columnised.
The List Group Stack also has some interesting features, though.
The List Alignment is set to Centred by default, but may also be set to Top, or Bottom. Then you'll find a setting Wrap List for Mobile Tablet (Portrait) and Desktop. Then there are settings for the group's Background – again None, Solid Colour, Gradient, or Image, Group Radius and Group Padding. The whole group may, of course be hidden at different screen sizes.
Hover over the image above, and you'll see just how flexible Listify really is – and that's without having added button stacks, or images!
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Pricing Tables is so simple to set up that if you have your content prepared, your first comparison table will be complete within mere minutes – you just need to work your way down the stack settings! The example below took less than five minutes to set up.
When you drop a Pricing Tables stack onto your RapidWeaver page, all you'll see is a box with a logo inside it.
Oops! 'What did I do wrong?' Was my first thought.
However, when I switched to preview mode, I discovered the same Pricing Tables on my page, as demonstrated on the RWtuts website.
Huh? I didn't do anything yet!
So let's take a look at the settings:
Settings panel.
Columns Styling. Pricing Tables is set up to display the 'standard' three options that we see online on a daily basis. No amount of juggling will allow you to add just a single price table, or compare four options – it's "take it, or leave it". So after choosing a Font from a choice of ten options (the dreaded Comic Sans is also included), your next option is the column width, set in percentage of the container stack.
The next setting is Space (in px) and governs the spacing between the columns.Next up – Border width, BG Colour and Border Colour.
Header Styling. Set the Header Colour for Headers 1 through 3, the Font Colour and the Font Size.
Price Styling. Price Colour (actually the background colour which also formats the background behind the submit button) and Font Size.
Button Styling. Button Colour, Font Colour and Font Size.
Once you have your formatting set up, you can add your content. Moving down the settings panel you will find containers for the contents of each panel.
These include Title, Price, Descriptions 1 through 6, Button Link and Button Text.
Once you've added this content, you can go proceed to publish – your setup is complete already.
Pricing Tables is a minimalistic stack that takes the work out of building a flat comparison table. There are no bells, or whistles, with the exception of the fact that the column that your visitor hovers over grows a subtle shadow. The setup is simple and the results will suffice in many situations.
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Bottomley Evergreens & Farms
Bottomley Evergreens & Farms (BEF) is a multi-generational family business based in Glade Creek, North Carolina. It began in 1980, when Mitchell Bottomley began working with his grandfather, Bunk Roten, tying Christmas garlands in the basement from evergreen boughs to earn some money for the holiday.
When Bunk passed away in 1990, Mitchell decided to honor his memory with a new business. Working alongside both his father and brother, Blan and Kelly Bottomley, respectively, the young entrepreneur turned a family cottage business into a major supplier of Christmas greenery.
Over the years, BEF has grown significantly. The family farm now grows 5,000 acres of Christmas trees and produce, including Fraser Firs, White Pines, Boxwoods, cabbage and pumpkins. The company is now the largest supplier of Christmas greenery in the United States. The company operates on a strong commitment to quality products and lasting relationships. BEF sells products wholesale to retailers year round, with a spike in the wintertime for holiday décor.
A family business
In 2013, Paul Demmink joined the company as CFO. He oversees the financial end of the business, while the Bottomley family takes care of growing and production. The management team oversees a staff of 120 full-time employees, although the staff grows significantly during the production season. From September to the second week of December, BEF employs as many as 800 people, creating traditional Christmas trimmings, such as garland, wreaths, centerpieces and bouquets.
"What sets us apart as a business is the quality of our products," Paul explains. "It is part of our culture and a philosophy the Bottomley family lives by. Our employees take great pride in their work and provide top-notch customer service."
Of course, the operation would be nothing without key facilities and procedures. The business is consistently growing 160 acres of cabbage, 1,500 acres of pumpkins and 800 acres of corn. Crops make up approximately 25 percent of product, while evergreens take care of the remaining 75 percent.
To process, store and ship all of these products, the company needs a lot of room. Outside of the farm, BEF has a 190,000-square-foot distribution center in Sparta, North Carolina, with coolers for storage. The company also has additional production and shipping centers in Virginia and North Carolina, with approximately 350,000 square feet of cold storage.
While produce and evergreen products are the primary function of the business, the family also operates Bottomley Enterprises, a full-service trucking company separate from the farm.
"We don't ship our own product," Paul notes. "We use common carriers and we ship for other businesses with our fleet of 36 tractors and 68 trailers."
Maintaining growth
BEF is a leader in the holiday décor niche market and continues to grow. After nearly 25 years in business, the company has gained the experience to maintain steady margins, focusing on quality while performing marginal damage control when markets turn.
The evergreen end of the business has held strong, although weather patterns over the last year affected other crops. "Weather is always an issue and it is just something that is out of our control," Paul explains. "In 2013, there was too much rain. We lost a lot of cabbage and pumpkins."
Meanwhile, demand for evergreen products continues to grow. The company's natural wreaths, garlands, centerpieces and other décor products are picking up steam. Industry trends are driving consumers to more natural products, which spans beyond food and into decorations. The company's evergreen selection offers the classic look of traditional Christmas decoration and customers continue to favor these boughs throughout the United States.
This continued growth presents its own set of challenges. Over the years, the Bottomley family has been working hard just to keep up. As the company expands, BEF requires a larger labor force and the infrastructure to accommodate it. Many of BEF's agricultural employees come from local Latino communities. In order to compensate well and improve convenience for employees, the company provides housing for workers.
In order to track resources, balance margins and better manage the growing business, BEF recently installed a new enterprise resource planning software (ERP). This upgrade will keep better tabs on all aspects of operations, allowing the Bottomley family to practice steady and sustainable growth in the coming years.
The recent explosion in business has all been positive, although Paul says in the future, the family is hoping for a more controlled approach. "We are looking closely at our infrastructure," he elaborates. "We want to grow at a more calculated rate in the future."
With new systems in place, Bottomley Evergreens and Farms is poised to increase production and reach an expanding customer base over the coming years.


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自由女神穿新衣 - Dan Bloom's Roving Adventures in South Taiwan (2011) - published in Liberty Times newspaper, reported by Irma Yu, January 8, 2011, in Chinese-language edition onlybefore photo from this website
shows the statue in 2010 with three broken points in her crown and a dirty, weatherbeaten exterior
THE NEW AFTER PHOTO by Irma Yu of the Liberty Times shows the Statue of Liberty after
the local DPP office called the Lion's Club on behalf of one petitioning expat who spent 5 years
trying to get the city to pay attention to the typhoon-struck and weatherbeaten "Freedom Godddess" first
erected by the Chiayi City Lions Club in 1985 or so. Now in 2011, she is all cleaned with a new paint of white and a new crown. BRAVO and thank you DPP and Lions Club!
Chiayi's Lady Liberty, strides high atop a traffic circle on the entrance into town from Highway 1. It is like a shining beacon for those who value freedom everywhere:... "Give me your tired, your poor, your hungry, your huddled masses ...." -- I am told that there is a replica somewhere in New York....
Taiwan. These two statues are in the cities of Keelung and Taipei. Here are two photos for reference. There are other smaller replicas on rooftops of love hotels and motels across Taiwan, with over 50 spotted so far. In addition, there is a smaller replica in Chiayi City, now repainted in fine white paint with a new crown on seven rays
on her head after being weatherbeaten for over ten years due to autumn and summer typhoons which broke
three of the rays off and her turned her once-white coat into a drab grey. [Now all fixed. See above.]
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834 - 1904) is the name of the French man who designed the original, which was called in French ''Liberty Enlightening the World''.
Soon after the establishment of the French Third Republic, the project of building some suitable memorial to show the fraternal feeling existing between the republics of the United States and France was suggested, and in 1874 the Union Franco-Americaine (Franco-American Union) was established. Among its members was Bartholdi. The plan of Bartholdi having been approved, more than 1,000,000 francs were raised by subscription throughout France for the building of the statue. In 1879, Bartholdi was awarded design patent U.S. Patent D11,023 for the Statue of Liberty. This patent covered the sale of small copies of the statue. Proceeds from the sale of the statues helped raise money to build the full statue. On July 4, 1880, the statue was formally delivered to the American minister in Paris, the event being celebrated by a banquet.
Before starting his commission, Bartholdi had traveled to the United States and selected New York Harbor as the site for the statue. The United States set apart Bedlow's Island as a site for the monument, and funds were collected throughout the United States for the building of the pedestal, about US$300,000 being raised. In October 1886, the structure was presented to the nation as the joint gift of the French and American people.
This statue is 151 feet high, and the top of the torch reaches 306 feet above low-tide sea level. It was the largest work of its kind that had ever been completed up to that time. It was rumored all over France that the face of the Statue of Liberty was modeled after Bartholdi's mother; and the body after his wife, Jean Emilie. TRUE?


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Japan Trumped: Hoping Against Hope
The election of Donald Trump as US president pushes its alliance with Japan back close to zero.
The election of Donald Trump as US president pushes its alliance with Japan back close to zero.
The first round of the unified local elections on April 12 showed once again that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ruling Liberal Democratic Party are in firm control of the nation. More than two years after the December 2012 general elections, there remains no sign whatsoever that the opposition parties are on the rebound or can even put up a decent fight against the ruling coalition.
The Japanese economy has emerged from recession, helped along by low oil prices and a surging stock market. But at a household level optimism remains elusive.
The group sometimes called the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) murdered freelance journalist Kenji Goto and his friend Haruna Yukawa. The various messages that ISIL sent through Goto's voice to the world demonstrate clearly that they are listening to the debates in the world's media, and we therefore can understand that ISIL murdered Mr. Goto in full knowledge of the humanitarian nature of his work and the fact that he personally bore no enmity toward Muslims or their causes.
Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima's decision to approve construction of the planned US Marine air base at Henoko has won its fair share of admirers. Much of the international media has portrayed it as a "breakthrough" that resolves a long political "stalemate" that had plagued US-Japan relations for many years.
Recent news from Southeast Asia has been dominated by maritime conflicts, and then trade negotiations in second place. However, nature has once again reminded us all that it is not just conflicts among nations that threaten the life and property of citizens. The reminder has come in the shape of a terrible typhoon, known as Haiyan or Yolanda.
"Joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations is a far-sighted policy," declared Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to his Cabinet and journalists on Friday, "Japan should play a leading role toward a year-end deal." The prime minister may be exactly right, but the fact is that very few independent observers have any firm basis for making a judgment. Not only are the TPP talks highly complex, they are also secret and moving very quickly.
The appearance on September 9 of an unmanned airplane near the Senkaku Islands, which Beijing claims under the name Diaoyu, was just one of many incidents reported by the media over the last few weeks. However, it attracted the attention of observers who wondered whether this was a harbinger of things to come. On the one hand, it was just a matter of time until this kind of weapon would be deployed by the various powers in the Asia-Pacific region, where rumors about its presence already abounded.
Shinzo Abe loved his grandfather, and so the chance to follow in his footsteps must be exhilarating indeed. In 1959 Tokyo was awarded the 1964 Summer Olympics. The prime minister of Japan in 1959 was Nobusuke Kishi, the current prime minister's grandfather. Shinzo Abe, of course, had nothing to do with initiating Tokyo's bid for the 2020 Olympics.
It is not exactly an unknown technique in politics, but the Abe administration is using it in several high-profile cases, and some people, at least, have noticed. The technique is to establish supposedly "independent" panels or organizations, but appointing people to serve on those panels or in those organizations whose opinions and conclusions are already known in advance.


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|Negotiating Revolution in Poland: Conversion and Opportunity in 1989
Michael D. Kennedy
Beginning in 1989, Round Table negotiations ended communism peacefully in Eastern Europe and elsewhere. First in Poland, followed shortly in Hungary, and then later in Czechoslovakia, East Germany and Bulgaria, and much later Mongolia, the Round Table became the principal peaceful mode of extrication from communist rule. Poland's Round Table was critical not only because it was first, but also because it embodied a transformation of political culture from one based on mobilization against enemies into one based on the value of compromise and dialogue. This paper draws on a 1999 conference at the University of Michigan, which brought together many of the Polish Round Table's participants, to consider both the controversies that surround and the lessons that can be learned from Poland's experience of negotiated political change.
National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) is a non-profit organization created in 1978 to develop and sustain long-term, high-quality programs for post-doctoral research on the social, political, economic, environmental, and historical development of Eurasia and Central and Eastern Europe. More
Doctors' and Parents' Perspectives on Communication Regarding HPV Vaccination in Bulgaria
Elitsa Dimitrova, Yulia Panayotova, Anna Alexandrova-Karamanova, and Irina Todorova
Contextual Constitution of Behavior: Introducing the HPV Vaccine in Eastern Europe
Irina Todorova and Adrian Baban
The Readers of Novyi Mir, 1948-1969: A Social Portrait
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BookManager has posted some preview images for an upcoming kid's activity book on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story that is scheduled to be released around the time of the film's release. The images reveal some interesting info about the tropical planet seen in Rogue One production images and footage, including the name of the new planet. There is also some new info concerning the design and purpose of the new U-Wing. Hit the jump to take a look…
Well folks, we now have a name to go with the tropical island paradise. We also have the knowledge that this planet, Scarif, is home to a massive Imperial installation that is supplying the resources needed for the Death Star's construction. The U-Wing also sounds like a nice addition to the rebel fleet, and its purpose as a drop ship makes a lot of sense with the ground-pounding battle action that I think we can expect from this film.
Click Here to see all of the images and stay tuned to Star Wars News Net for more Rogue One news as the December release date approaches.
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The Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry Society (RSPSoc) 2016 Annual Conference is taking place this week, hosted by the University of Nottingham and the British Geological Society. Two Pixalytics staff, Dr Sam Lavender and Dr Louisa Reynolds, left Plymouth on a cold wet day on Monday, and arrived in the Nottinghamshire sunshine as befits RSPSoc week. The conference runs for three days and gives an opportunity to hear about new developments and research within remote sensing. Both Sam and Louisa are giving presentations this year.
Tuesday morning began with the opening keynote presentation given by Stephen Coulson of the European Space Agency (ESA), which discussed their comprehensive programme including the Copernicus and Earth Explorer missions. The Copernicus missions are generating ten times more data than similar previous missions, which presents logistical, processing and storage challenges for users. The future vision is to bring the user to the data, rather than the other way around. However, the benefits of cloud computing are still to be fully understood and ESA are interested in hearing about applications that couldn't be produced with the IT technology we had 5 years ago.
After coffee Sam chaired the commercial session titled ŌĆśThe challenges (and rewards) of converting scientific research into commercial products.ŌĆÖ It started with three short viewpoint presentations from Jonathan Shears (Telespazio VEGA UK), Dr Sarah Johnson (University of Leicester) and Mark Jarman (Satellite Applications Catapult), and then moved into an interactive debate. It was great to see good attendance and a lively discussion ensued. Sam is planning to produce a white paper, with colleagues, based on the session. Some of the key points included:
- Informative websites so people know what you do
- Working with enthusiastic individuals as they will make sure something happens, and
- To have a strong commercial business case alongside technical feasibility.
Louisa presented on Tuesday afternoon within the Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction session. Her presentation was ŌĆśA semi-automated flood mapping procedure using statistical SAR backscatter analysisŌĆÖ which summarised the work Pixalytics has been doing over the last year on flood mapping which was funded by the Space for Smarter Government Programme (SSGP). Louisa was the third presenter who showed Sentinel-1 flood maps of York, and so it was a popular topic!
Alongside LouisaŌĆÖs presentation, there have some fascinating other talks on topics as varied as:
- Detecting and monitoring artisanal oil refining in the Niger Delta
- Night time lidar reading of long-eroded gravestones
- Photogrammatic maps of ancient water management features in Al-Jufra, Libya.
- Seismic risk in Crete; and
- Activities of Map Action
Although for Louisa her favourite part so far was watching a video of the launch of Sentinel 1A, through the Soyuz VS07 rocket's discarding and deployment stages, simultaneously filmed from the craft and from the ground.
Just so you donŌĆÖt think the whole event is about remote sensing, the conference also has a thriving social scene. On Monday there was a tour of The City Ground, legendary home of Nottingham Forest, by John McGovern who captained Forest to successive European CupŌĆÖs in 1979 and 1980. It was a great event and it was fascinating to hear about the irascible leadership style of Brian Clough. TuesdayŌĆÖs event was a tour round the spooky Galleries of Justice Museum.
The societyŌĆÖs Annual General Meeting takes place on Wednesday morning; SamŌĆÖs presentation, ŌĆśMonitoring Land Cover Dynamics: Bringing together Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 dataŌĆÖ, is in the Land Use/Land Cover Mapping session which follows.
The start of RSPSoc has been great as usual, offering chances to catch up with old remote sensing friends and meet some new ones. We are looking forward to rest of the conference and 2017!


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(Parsippany, NJ)
Some more info on the Paul Neyron rose plant, please.
You mention that these flowers are large. Do they remain upright or do they need to be propped up?
Is this a compact bush - you don't mention a spread on the web site.
When can I expect first blooms and last blooms each year? (I'm in zone 6)
Hello Stan,
The Paul Neyron rose is an old garden rose that will grow to about 4-5 feet tall with an upright growth habit.
This hybrid perpetual rose will start blooming in early summer and continue until fall.
Here is my page about thornless roses.
You can find it listed there.
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The Buddy Holly Story
Before The Beatles, before The Stones, Rock & Roll was born.
Now in its 28th amazing year, the sensational multi-award-winning West End show returns to Theatre Royal Plymouth.
Forget feel good, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story is FEEL GREAT! Experience the drama, passion and excitement as a cast of phenomenally talented actors and musicians tell Buddy Holly's story, from his meteoric rise to fame to his final legendary performance at The Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa.
Featuring two terrific hours of the greatest songs ever written, including Oh Boy, That'll Be The Day, Rave On, La Bamba, Chantilly Lace, Everyday, Johnny B. Goode, Raining In My Heart, Shout and many many more, this show is just Peggy Sue-perb!
Seen by over 22 million people worldwide book now for the most successful rock & roll show of all-time!
Pricing & Concessions
Mon – Thu Evening & Sat Matinee Performances
Price band A: £31
Price band B: £27
Price band C: £24
Price band D: £22
Price band E: £14 (restricted view)
Fri & Sat Evening Performances
Price band A: £34.50
Price band B: £31
Price band C: £26
Price band D: £24
Price band E: £16 (restricted view)
Thu Matinee
Price band A: £26
Price band B: £23
Price band C: £19
Price band D: £17
Price band E: £12 (restricted view)
Under 16s, Student, Unwaged, Young Company
£8 off A, B & C (Mon – Thu eves & Sat matinee)
Over 60s, Disabled, People's Company
£3 off A, B & C (Mon – Thu eves & Sat matinee)
Corporate Members:
£5 off, A, B & C (Mon – Thu eves)
£8 off A, B & C (First performance only)
Groups of 10+:
£2.50 off per ticket, A, B, C & D all performances
Groups of 20+:
£3.50 off per ticket, A, B C & D, plus 1 complimentary organiser ticket, all performances
Groups of 40+:
£4.50 off per ticket, A, B, C & D plus 1 complimentary organiser ticket, all performances
School groups of 10+:
£10 tickets, A, B & C (Mon – Thu all performances)
Dates & Times
An 80p postage fee applies for tickets that are mailed to customers.
Concessionary tickets for Under 16s, Over 60s, Students, Friends, Priority Booking members, Young Company members and People's Company members can be purchased online. Members will need to be logged in to the website in order for their concession to apply. Concessions may not apply to all performances – please check the Prices and Concessions tab for detailed information on concessionary tickets and availability.
If you have a membership but have not yet created an online account with us please contact the Box Office on 01752 267222 and we will ensure your membership is associated with your website login for all future bookings.
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The Microbiome in Cancer Immunotherapy
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Exploring the Role of the Microbiome in Cancer and Immune Response
12月5日 - 6日 | Hilton San Diego Resort | 美國加州聖地牙哥
Cancer immunotherapies are an exciting treatment option, harnessing the body's immune system to target cancer cells. However, not all patients respond to these treatments. There are myriad reasons for this, but it is becoming more apparent that the microbiome plays a bigger role than previously thought. At Cambridge Healthtech Institute's Inaugural Microbiome in Cancer Immunotherapy conference, leading researchers from microbiology and immunology will come together to address the impact the microbiome can have on this emerging area of therapy. Multiple strategies will be addressed, including more traditional approaches, such as transplanting the gut microbiome to boost immunotherapy response, as well as newer strategies, such as supplementing the microbiome to increase response. Overall, this event will provide an in-depth look at an emerging, yet critical, area of study to continue moving immunotherapies to the clinic.
Final Agenda
Day 1 | Day 2
Recommended Pre-Conference Short Courses*
SC1: Omic Technology for Cancer Immuno-Oncology
SC2: Applications of a Quantitative Imaging Tool Box in Evaluating a CAR Immune Synapse and Contributing to Rational CAR Design
*Separate registration required
TUESDAY, December 5
7:30 am Registration and Morning Coffee
8:30 Chairperson's Opening Remarks
William Smith, Principal Research Associate, Research, Vedanta Biosciences, Inc.
8:35 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Cancer Immunotherapy and the Microbiome - Intersection of the Gut Microbiota and Immune System
Arpita Maiti, Ph.D., Senior Director, External R&D Innovation, Inflammation & Immunology, Microbiome Worldwide R&D, Pfizer, Inc.
Interactions between gut microbiota and the immune system are important for immune system development and peripheral tolerance. It is therefore intriguing to hypothesize that the intersection of the microbiome and immune cells in the gut is the key to gaining a mechanistic understanding of how the microbiome impacts the mobilization of immune cells via checkpoint blockade. This understanding may provide a rich source of adjunctive and combination microbiome-based therapies that could increase the rates of patients responding to immunotherapies based on taking the "brakes" off immune cells.
9:05 Mycobiome (Fungal Microbiome) in Cancer Immunotherapy
Pranab Mukherjee, MSc, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University
Fungi are integral components of the human microbiome, however this fungal microbiome ("Mycobiome") has attracted far less attention than the bacterial microbiome. Recent studies have demonstrated that fungi induce specific interactions with bacteria and the host, thus affecting health and disease. Our group has conducted studies showing that fungal mycobiome plays a critical role in skin diseases like atopic dermatitis and psoriasis, as well as in the setting of inflammatory bowel disease and HIV infection.
9:35 The Skin Microbiome and its Role In Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Progression
Anita Y Voigt, Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Researcher, The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
The skin microbiome plays a critical role in homeostasis of the skin and the modulation of the immune system. Changes in the microbiome can play a role in skin disorders. We are investigating the connection with skin cancer development and progression in humans and mice and the beneficial or detrimental effects of certain microbes on the tumor development. Furthermore, we explore the diagnostic potential of the microbiome for skin cancer.
10:05 Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing
10:50 Targets and Pitfalls of the Microbiome during Immunotherapy
Julia Drewes, Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Fellow, Oncology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Bloomberg Kimmel Institute for Immunotherapy
We now understand that the microbiome may be involved in all aspects of colorectal cancer, from protection and prevention, to initiation and progression, and more recently to the response to chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Drawing on studies in both patients and mice, this presentation will discuss recent advances in identifying potential microbial targets and potential pitfalls during immunotherapy.
11:20 Pharmacological Targeting of Gut Microbiota to Improve Anti-Cancer Drug Efficacy
Aadra Bhatt, Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Fellow, Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Irinotecan is an anti-cancer drug that causes gastrointestinal (GI) side effects in 88% of patients. Detoxified irinotecan metabolites are reactivated within the intestinal lumen by microbial ß-glucuronidase (GUS) enzymes, resulting in epithelial cell death and acute diarrhea. Our pre-clinical studies using potent, selective and non-lethal GUS inhibitors reveal diminished GI side effects when administered in conjunction with compounds whose metabolites are reactivated by microbiota.
11:50 Modulating the Immune System through Manipulation of the Microbiome for Cancer Treatment
William Smith, Principal Research Associate, Research, Vedanta Biosciences, Inc.
Recent clinical oncology data suggests microbiota compositions can influence the efficacy of checkpoint inhibitors. These observations open the door to interventional approaches using microbiome-based therapies. Vedanta has identified commensal organisms derived from heathy donors capable of inducing immune effectors in germ-free mice. Results will be presented illustrating the ability of defined bacterial cocktails to enhance the therapeutic benefit of checkpoint inhibitors in syngeneic mouse models via augmentation of anti-tumor immunity.
12:20 pm Sponsored Presentation (Opportunity Available)
12:35 Luncheon Presentation (Sponsorship Opportunity Available) or Enjoy Lunch on Your Own
1:05 Session Break
2:05 Chairperson's Opening Remarks
Julia Oh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
2:10 High Diversity and Differential Composition of the Gut Microbiome Are Linked to Slower Cancer Progression on Immune Checkpoint Blockade
Vancheswaran Gopalakrishnan, Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Fellow, Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Recent evidence in murine models suggests that modulation of the gut microbiome may enhance responses to immune checkpoint blockade. We collected oral and gut microbiome samples from melanoma patients initiating treatment with PD-1 blockade (n=112). Responders had a significantly higher alpha diversity (p<0.05), and enrichment of the Ruminococcaceae family compared to non-responders, who had a significant enrichment of Bacteroidales. Immune profiling demonstrated a positive correlation between CD8 density and abundance of bacteria enriched in R.
2:40 Models of Microbial Adjuvants and Biomarkers of Cancer Immunotherapy
Julia Oh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
Cancer immunotherapies harness the power and specificity of the immune system to attack tumors while sparing normal tissue. However, tumor responses to immunotherapy have been highly variable. Host genetics together with the mutational landscape of the tumor must account for some of this variability, but additional systemic factors are likely to further shape immunotherapeutic efficacy. A nascent body of evidence points to the host microbiome, via immune system interactions, as a modulator of treatment responses. Understanding and manipulating these interactions to improve treatment efficacy could transform outcomes for cancer patients. Thus, great potential lies in systematically identifying and validating these microbial factors, as they can be administered as a dietary probiotic during immunotherapy. We have developed an experimental platform to systematically identify probiotic candidates from sequence-based reconstructions of the microbial communities of humanized cancer mouse models undergoing immunotherapy treatment. Our goals are to systematically characterize the ability of the human intestinal microbiome to improve immunotherapy outcomes in cancer, and to understand how variability in human gut microbiota between individuals affects variability in immunotherapy.
3:10 Investigating the Stool Bacteriome and Response to Immunotherapies in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (mRCC)
Manuel Maia, M.D., Fellow, Medical Oncology, City of Hope
Nivolumab has been approved in the 2nd-line for mRCC based on improvement in overall survival. However, no validated biomarkers exist to predict its activity at this point. Based on preclinical studies showing immunomodulatory effects of the gut microbiome in cancer by both inducing and augmenting the activity of immunotherapies, we are currently studying if any specific stool microbiome composition is predictive of clinical (or lack of) benefit in mRCC patients being treated with nivolumab.
3:40 Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing
4:15 Problem Solving Roundtable Discussions
5:15 Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing
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WEDNESDAY, December 6
8:00 am Morning Coffee
8:25 Chairperson's Opening Remarks
Shrish Budree, M.D., Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Clinical Research, Openbiome
8:30 Translational Aspects of Microbial Therapeutics in Immune-Oncology: Current Practices to Future Therapies
Shrish Budree, M.D., Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Clinical Research, Openbiome
There is growing evidence that the intestinal microbiome may enhance the efficacy of checkpoint inhibitors in the treatment of cancer. However, the clinical response to these checkpoint inhibitors is variable among patients, a feature which may be mediated through the gut microbiome. Recent studies in animal models have demonstrated that restoring a healthy intestinal microbiome enhances T-cell infiltration into the tumor microenvironment and augments tumor regression. Mice with a dysbiotic microbial community exhibit a poorer response to checkpoint inhibitors in comparison to their genetically identical counterparts with a healthy microbiome. Co-housing these mice, which is effectively analogous to performing a fecal microbial transplant (FMT), ameliorated this difference in response and enhanced the anti-tumor response in the previously dysbiotic mice. These seminal studies have laid the ground work for future translational studies in patients with malignancies on checkpoint inhibitor, aimed at evaluating the role of FMT in relation to the efficacy of checkpoint inhibitors. This talk will explore the current literature supporting the role of FMT in enhancing the efficacy of checkpoint inhibitors and the possibility of designing future human FMT trials.
9:00 Microbiome Derived Immunotherapies in Cancer
Rodolphe Clerval, Chief Business Officer, Vice President US Operations, Enterome Bioscience
Based on its metagenomics platforms, Enterome discovers microbiome-derived molecules acting as specific and unspecific activator of adaptive immune response against tumors. Several candidates are in preclinical development for the treatment of various types of cancer such as glioblastoma, colon, pancreatic, lung and breast.
9:30 Unravelling Microbiome Signatures for Designing Ecobiotics for Combination with Immunotherapies
Lata Jayaraman, Ph.D., Head, Tumor Immunotherapy, Seres Therapeutics
The human gut microbiome is a diverse, dynamic and complex ecosystem that contains many different types of micro-organisms. Gut microbiota modulate several host processes including metabolism, inflammation and immune and cellular responses. Recent studies have shown that the micobiome can also influence the development of cancer, and equally importantly, tumor response to therapy, especially immunotherapy. It is therefore not inconceivable that therapeutic utility of the microbiome to enhance clinical response is a distinct possibility in the not-so-distant future. This presentation will cover the challenges and advantages of developing the microbiome as a drug.
10:00 Sponsored Presentation (Opportunity Available)
10:15 Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing
10:45 Cancer Immunotherapy and the Gut Microbiome: A Biomarker or a Probiotic?
Sandip Patel, M.D., Assistant Professor, Cancer Immunotherapy Program, Experimental Therapeutics, Thoracic Oncology; Assistant Director, Clinical Trials Office, Medicine/Hematology & Oncology, University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center
A review of the state of microbiome science and cancer immunotherapy, with a focus on published data correlating gut microbiome to response to immune checkpoint blockade. Novel methods of microbiome assessment for discovery as well as host-immune interactions to develop microbiome signatures to correlate with immunotherapeutic response and toxicity. Overview of novel immunotherapy biomarkers and immunotherapeutic targets, and potential future directions in microbiome science as it pertains to novel cancer immunotherapeutics.
11:15 CLOSING PANEL DISCUSSION: Future Directions in Microbiome Research
Moderator: Arpita Maiti, Ph.D., Senior Director, External R&D Innovation, Inflammation & Immunology, Microbiome Worldwide R&D, Pfizer, Inc.
- Microbiome as a biomarker for cancer
- Microbiome as a predictor of treatment response
- Beyond oncology, additional roles of the microbiome
- Commercialization of microbiome therapies
Panelists: Julia Oh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
Pranab Mukherjee, MSc, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University
Lata Jayaraman, Ph.D., Head, Tumor Immunotherapy, Seres Therapeutics
12:15 pm Luncheon Presentation (Sponsorship Opportunity Available) or Enjoy Lunch on Your Own
12:45 Dessert Break in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing
1:15 PLENARY KEYNOTE SESSION click here for more information
Manufacturing Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells for Early Phase Clinical Trials
David F. Stroncek, M.D., Chief, Cell Therapy Section, Transfusion Medicine, NIH Clinical Center
Evolution of Cancer Immunotherapy
Ramy Ibrahim, M.D., VP, Clinical Development, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
2:50 Close of The Microbiome in Cancer Immunotherapy


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Kuala Lumpur City Hall and canopy
City Hall has regulations for hawkers. On 1.1.16, it presses petty traders to have canopies or large umbrellas, each costing over RM200. Those on sidecars have difficulties carrying the large object. City Hall must reconsider various aspects including business being not so good.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
A Legacy of Love
Today marks the 5th anniversary of my dad's passing and although he's gone, his full of life character and spirit remains in our hearts forever.
The anticipation of this day has really caused me to reflect and examine my feelings about what this mark means to me, the truth is I don't know if I can articulate my feelings accurately and I'm not even sure I need to.
I did find myself wondering what it means that he's no longer physically here, where is his spirit? I thought about what it might be like, you know, the afterlife. I realized that in the same instant that we say goodbye to our loved one that they may about to be greeted by many they've loved and lost in their lifetime, parents and grandparents and friends lost too soon.
I imagine him jamming with Miles Davis and John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald and Sara Vaughan, THAT would be heaven to him!
I was reminded by a good friend today how blessed I was to have had the amazing relationship I did with my dad, she's so right, I have so many treasured memories and not everyone has that with a parent.
I'm reminded of him daily in so many ways, some memories evoke sadness but most remind me of how valued and loved I was by him. So many of the memories cause me to smile and some just make me laugh out loud.I'm happy to say I inherited his sense of humor but also his bad temper and intolerance for things that most simply ignore or don't notice.
I'll always think of him as I cringe at the widely misused and unnecessary repetitive phrase " he, himself".
And of course, as I spout obscenities at the table leg on which I have just practically broken my baby toe.
He is missed by many more than me today; his life partner of nearly 30 years, Danny, my brother, Sean, his sister, Kathie, his grandson, Spencer and my husband, Ben,so many friends, too many to list really- what a tribute to his endearing personality!
This day has turned out to be full of love for me and I'm sending love to all of you thinking of him today and to anyone that's felt the sting of grief when losing someone you love dearly.
"I am ready to meet my maker, but whether my maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter."
Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British politician.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Memories of Love...reposting this today in honor of Valentines Day
I decided to re-post this today in honor of Valentines Day; I am so blessed to have so many people in my life to love and be loved by, Happy Valentines Day!!
Today is my Dad's birthday and this month will mark the fifth year without him, I miss him so much and sometimes can't believe he's gone. The other day my brother brought to my attention the fact that I had referred to him in the present tense "when I look at Daddy" I had said, I didn't even realize I said it that way and afterward it really made me think, I do still carry him with me in so many ways, I really am reminded of him daily and wouldn't want it any other way.
This necklace was inspired by him, he was such a source of love in my life. He truly was the first man I loved, he gave me my first book of love poems, he always wrote sweet encouraging letters and would always draw hearts on the page. He showed me the best example of a loving relationship with the love he exhibited for his life partner and my other dad ,Dan.
Because he was such a master of celebration, I know the best way to honor him today would be just that; to celebrate his life and the love he left in his path.
Happy Birthday, Daddy, I love you.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
New Etsy Listings
I'm slowly getting back into the swing of things after a very busy holiday season, I know- that was over 7 weeks ago- hence the word "slowly"...
Here is a few photos to entice you to my Etsy shop, these are recent listings and I will continue to post more hoping to help some of the indecisive spouses and mates to find that perfect Valentines Day gift.
Just follow the link on this page to find my Etsy shop or if you're in the South Park hood, stop into Make Good at 2207 Fern Street for lots of fabulous baubles to chose from.
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Kate Wild - Firefight
Three months after rescuing youngsters from an illegal fight club in Fight Game (Scholastic, 2009), Freedom Smith, now recruited into the elite crime-fighting organization Phoenix, is confronted with another abduction case involving several kids, including his romantic interest, Java. Born with phenomenal strength, the 15-year-old struggles between committing to the Phoenix team and acting solo. He's also wracked with guilt because he unknowingly endangered Java by forwarding to her a "Screamer" email containing subliminal messages. The rescue takes Freedom from England to Malta where he undergoes underwater ventures, hand-to-hand combat with Goth kids on rollerblades, and a face-off with the demon kidnapper. To complete the mission, he must defeat warriors trained in the ultimate fighting technique, Dragon Fire. The book reads like a fast-paced action-adventure cartoon; characters and subplots remain suitably undeveloped, and the good guys prevail. While the majority of fight scenes are well described and engaging, the dialogue in more tender moments is sometimes overwrought. Fans of James Patterson's "Maximum Ride" (Little, Brown) and Joe Craig's "Jimmy Coates" (HarperCollins) series will enjoy Freedom's exciting second mission.—Amy J. Chow, The Brearley School, New York City Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Freedom Smith, the kid with superhuman strength last seen in Fight Game (2007), returns to battle a shadowy gang on behalf of a secret British law-enforcement unit. At first, Freedom thinks that he is dealing with demons who abduct young people through the Internet. It turns out, though, that the abductors are human, and after they kidnap his friend, Freedom pursues the nefarious gang all the way to Malta. Wild effectively blends scenes of sinister foreboding with some violent action sequences in the complicated plot. Adventure fans will enjoy the latest installment in the series. Grades 7-10. --Todd Morning Recruited into a black ops unit after bringing down an illegal fight club, Freedom Smith is now an agent for Phoenix, investigating criminal underworlds. His next assignment: Solve the mystery of the Screamer--a viral video that's already made 13 kids vanish. Freedom faces the music, soon finding himself imprisoned in a nightmare fortress. To escape, he'll have to master Dragon Fire, the ultimate fighting technique, and battle a supernatural enemy immune to his strength. Freedom may be on the ropes, but he'd better rally--his girl Java is about to be sacrificed to a serpent goddess!


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CHICAGO (WLS) -- A house fire in the South Side Fernwood neighborhood sent three people to the hospital, including a firefighter Sunday night.
Firefighters put out the flames of the fire in a single-family home near West 101st and South LaSalle streets at around 11:30 p.m., fire officials said.
Two adults were transported to Roseland Community Hospital, one in fair-to-serious condition and the other in good condition, fire officials said. One of them is wheelchair-bound.
The injured firefighter was transported to Mercy Hospital in good condition.
Fire officials said the fire was contained to the home and was out within 30 minutes.
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The Let's Barbecue event, created to run over the Summer months on the Asda Groceries site, was designed to evoke images of the best barbecue restaurants, styled after a chalkboard menu
The design mixes product imagery with stylised typography to create clear sections and a consistent customer journey
An on-going project over the past year, I have been tasked with creating seasonal variations of the Inspiration category, helping to add personality to the customer journey; current variations include Spring, Summer and Winter
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BabyFace is a female collective and creative agency building an authentic girls-only community online, acting as a platform to highlight the work women are doing in creative industries
The site utilises a bespoke Wordpress CMS that allows the client to add and manage profiles, publishing to a custom template, as well as blog posts and social tools
Designed to add some fun and personality to an otherwise clinical event, Cold & Flu Fighters takes its inspiration from the 'Dumb Ways to Die' characters, as well as older advertising for household cleaners
By creating a sense of scale between the large lettering and the small germs, I attempted to highlight the power of the products within the event, as well as using a colour scheme that suited the aesthetic
Diana is a London-based Tourist Guide with over 20 years of experience in the field. She requested a site that would allow her to showcase this experience, as well as highlight what kind of services she offers
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SANTA CLARA – In its first foray into NCAA Division I basketball, the D-II Dominican University basketball team showed an early spark, opening up with a 15-3 run at USF in an eventual 92-66 loss Nov. 16.
Friday, the Penguins did one better, taking a 37-32 advantage into halftime and leading late into the second half, but the end result was the same, as Dominican eventually fell to the Broncos, 69-65.
The Penguins (2-5) led from 15:55 of the first half through the first three minutes of the second, with 28-19 being the biggest advantage. As late as 9:01 of the second half, the Penguins held a one-point lead at 50-49, but a 15-4 run over the next five minutes spurred the Broncos to a win.
"The thing we learned from (the USF) game was that we can play with these guys," Tovani said. "They can be Division-I athletes and be much bigger, but there's something to be said for a team that plays hard all the time and never gives up."
Dominican looked like the superior team through the first half, when Austin Bryan scored 13 of his team-high 16 points and Killian Larson scored eight of his 12. Time and again the Penguins turned sloppy Broncos turnovers into points on the other end, allowing Dominican to carry the five-point lead into intermission.
But the Broncos settled down in the second half and challenged the high-octane Penguins to get into a half court game, which favored the bigger Broncos and got the Penguins into foul trouble. Santa Clara got to the foul line 35 times on the night, making 26, compared to 15-for-19 for Dominican.
After relinquishing their initial lead for the first time around the 17:00 mark of the second half, Dominican hung tough, but Santa Clara went up for good on a Troy Payne putback with inside of 9 minutes remaining. Broncos center Marc Trasolini, who led all players with 22 points and 11 rebounds, then proceeded to go on a personal 8-2 run that wrested control of the game away from Dominican once and for all.
The Penguins got as close as 68-65 on an Alastair Flack 3 with 24.6 seconds to play, but Santa Clara point guard Robert Smith, who scored 16, split a pair of free throws with 7.6 seconds left to ice the win.
As he was after the USF game, Tovani was proud of his players' effort, but said they have to find a way to close out games.
"It's a credit to how hard they play that we hung in there like we did," Tovani said. "But we have to get over hanging in there and find a way to get over the hump. But I have nothing but admiration for them. They played hard. We pushed them to the limit."
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