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NHL 30 is a strong mix of hockey talent, with new poses for Daniel Sedin and Pavel Datsyuk, as well as new uniforms for Brian Gionta and Ryan Smyth. Toronto goalie James Reimer makes his Sports Picks debut as a Collector Level ONLY figure, while Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux is showcased in an iconic pose, raising his first-ever Stanley Cup from back in 1991.
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Saturday, March 8, 2014
Fans of the Charleston RiverDogs may not be able to run forever like Forrest Gump, but they can lace up their running shoes and head to Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park for the 11th Annual "Run Forrest Run" 5K Race presented by Fleet Feet Sports on Saturday, April 19 at 4 p.m. before the RiverDogs game against the Rome Braves.
The course is TAC certified and features split times at each mile marker with chip timing for quick and accurate results.
Proceeds from the rain-or-shine event benefit the MUSC Storm Eye Institute.
"This race is fun for all ages and caters to every type of participant," said RiverDogs Vice President of Special Events Melissa Azevedo. "Our 5K race begins in front of The Joe and finishes at home plate where runners are greeted by RiverDogs players and coaches."
With the Cooper River Bridge Run just two weeks prior to April 19, the top eight local finishers will be invited to participate in the "Run Forrest Run" 5K Race.
Pre-registration by April 17 cost for the race is $30, and includes a race packet, T-shirt, one ticket to that evening's RiverDogs game against the Rome Braves (6:05 p.m. first pitch), an in-game awards ceremony and a post-race party with dinner provided by Bubba Gump Shrimp Company. Late registration and walk-up after April 17 is $35. T-shirts are available while supplies last.
Additional game tickets are $7 each and can be purchased at packet pick-up.
Race packets may be picked up on Friday, April 18 at Fleet Feet Sports in Mount Pleasant from noon until 6 p.m. On-site registration and packet pick-up on race day will open at 1 p.m. at Joe Riley Park and close at 3:45 p.m. before the 4 p.m. race begins.
Registration forms are available online at www.rileyparkevents.com or www.active.com. For more information, please contact Kristen Wolfe at 843-577-DOGS (3647).
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Chattanooga Mocs Basketball Postgame Notes
Chattanooga at The Citadel
McAlister Fieldhouse - Charleston, S.C. - Jan. 10, 2013
- Chattanooga ground out a 70-65 win at The Citadel in Southern Conference action...UTC is now 7-9, 2-1 in the league, while the Bulldogs move to 3-10, 0-3.
- Mocs are now 55-16 against The Citadel...51-13 in regular-season SoCon play...26-7 in Charleston (SoCon play).
- Last back-to-back road conference wins? January 8 and 13, 2011 at UNCG (70-65) and The Citadel (69-68).
- Head Coach John Shulman is 139-136 in his ninth season...9-2 vs. The Citadel, 5-1 in Charleston.
- 3rd of four in a row on the road for Chattanooga...3-3 away from Chattanooga...played just three road games all season leading into this stretch.
- Shot 92.9 percent from the free throw line making 13 of 14...1st time since 90.9% (20-22) vs. Brevard on Nov. 29, 2004.
- Shot 45 percent, 9-20 from three-point range...back-to-back games with nine three made despite making a league-low five per contest entering tonight.
- Chattanooga led 29-28 at intermission...6-1 this season when leading at the break.
- UTC is now 2-1 when the score is within five points either way with five minutes to play...trailed 60-59 at the five-minute mark...54-32 under Shulman in this situation.
- The Mocs trailed 10, 54-44, with 11:36 to go in the game...went on 9-0 run to close to within a point, 54-53, with 9:26 left...down 60-56 with 5:31 left, the squad out-scored the Bulldogs 14-5 down the stretch.
- Chattanooga won the battle on the glass 35-32 with 16 offensive boards...15-7 advantage in second chance points.
- 23 UTC points off 14 Bulldogs turnovers tonight...The Citadel had 17 on 11 Mocs miscues.
Senior Guard Dontay Hampton
- 1st action of the season coming back from July knee injury.
- 11 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals in 16 minutes.
- 3-6 from 3pt range.
- 14th double-digit scoring night of his career, 4th time with three or more steals.
Senior Forward Drazen Zlovaric
- 14 points on 6-6 FG & 2-2 FT.
Junior Forward Z. Mason
- Team highs with 15 points and eight rebounds tonight...4-11 FG but 6-6 FT.
- 12th double figure night of the season, 16th career.
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Friday, June 7, 2013
At approximately 9:15 a.m., this morning, the South Carolina Federal Credit Union located at 9999 Dorchester Rd. was robbed, according to Summerville Police.
The suspect entered the bank and demanded cash. The suspect did not present a weapon, however he stated he was armed. No injuries were reported during the robbery.
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Silas tries to trick information out of Kiki, Britt wants to save face with Nikolas, and Brad wants Michael to kiss before he tells.
At Sonny's, Carly interrupts Sonny and Connie discussing The Port Charles Press. She needs Sonny to stop a wedding. He's surprised Morgan's getting married and decides he'll deal with it. Carly's concerned since he dealt with Franco and now he could die. Sonny thinks she's going soft for caring about Franco. He believes the brain tumor is convenient and if he dies, that's one less problem for them to worry about. Sonny apologizes to Connie when Carly leaves about all the craziness. Connie knows there's craziness, she's about to lose her magazine and hopes the ELQ story can help.
Ava arrives at ELQ and reminds Tracy if Franco dies so do their plans. In AJ's office, he wonders why Elizabeth needed to see him. She lets him know about Franco's condition. He doesn't care much and is worried about Franco's play for ELQ with Ava. Tracy interrupts ready to boot him out. He thinks she's bluffing but she produces Ava's proxy after announcing she's called a shareholder meeting.
At GH, Kiki worries with Morgan about losing the father she just met. Silas interrupts. Morgan gets upset when he wants to talk to her alone. Silas doesn't think Morgan's old enough to marry Kiki when he mentions he's the fiancé. He stops short of calling her his daughter and pulls her away. Alice brings food to Morgan. Nearby, Silas tells Kiki he's updating her medical history and asks for her date of birth. Ava pulls her away wanting news about Franco before she answers. Kiki's needed at ELQ for a shareholder meeting. Silas joins Morgan and Alice. He's interested if the couple is old enough to get married. Morgan says they're both 19 but Alice is certain Kiki is 21. Alice receives a call to get to ELQ. Alone, Silas thinks if Morgan loves Kiki he'll tell her the truth. Carly joins Morgan as Patrick comes out of surgery.
At Kelly's, Britt texts Brad interested in finding out what happened with Michael. She catches Nikolas leaving and wants to know why she's getting a cold shoulder. He's rushing to the hospital and isn't sure she's interested in speaking about his ill nephew. Britt realizes Elizabeth must have spoken to Nikolas when he sounds unsure if she even likes kids. She admits Elizabeth told her she could have nothing to do with Nikolas. He's concerned with anyone who has a problem with Emma. Britt explains she did act like a child, she's not proud. He asks if that's all she's done. She confesses all Elizabeth told him, but advises him to stick with Elizabeth if he wants someone perfect. They sit at the counter and Nikolas gets personal about his family. He doesn't care what people think, is grateful for friends, and wants her to be one of them. They shake on it. Later, Britt's mother tells her that her life's about to go up in smoke.
At Michael's, Felix advises Michael to get the information he needs before things get out of hand. He hides before Michael lets Brad in. Brad takes a drink and wants to know what Michael's up for. He sits down and asks Michael if he's gay. Michael can't say it as Felix stresses in the shadows. He claims to be conflicted and Brad offers him a chance to out himself to someone who won't judge him. Michael's not sure he can trust him after his attempt at blackmail. He wants Brad to tell him his secret and then he'll tell him if he's gay. Brad remembers Britt's warning about Michael setting him up and decides to tell him he's been hurt by men before. Michael claims he's interested but just needs a symbol of faith. Brad will need his own symbol and promises to tell him anything he wants to know for one kiss. Michael's about to bail when Felix texts him, 'It's just a kiss, close your eyes.' Michael stops Brad from leaving but before they can kiss Michael receives a call from AJ to come to ELQ. He leaves Brad to see himself out. Brad wonders what's up and Felix comes out to warn him he's done. This only upsets Brad who is tired of pretending. He confesses how much he likes Felix. Felix is touched and almost finds Brad's speech redeeming, but he needs a symbol of faith too. Brad's worried Britt will kill him. If Felix wants to know he should ask her mother.
Back at ELQ, Diane reviews votes online. Tracy tells Alice to vote for her when she arrives. Kiki's upset that while her father's in surgery they are fighting over ELQ. She's ready to vote with AJ and Michael. AJ knows he lacks the majority. Tracy brags she has majority when Diane announces AJ won the vote.
Monday's Port Charles spoilers for General Hospital:
Sonny doesn't want Connie near AJ.
Tracy tries to kill Alice.
Felix wants to find Britt's mom.
Dr. Olbrecht has bad news for Britt.
Sam tells Patrick that Franco's a donor match.
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Pork and Chives Dumpling Filling
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Pork and Chives Dumpling Filling
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- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 pound Chinese chives, finely sliced (see note above)
- 1/2 pound fatty ground pork
- 1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon sugar, or more to taste
- 2 teaspoons Shaoxing rice wine
- 2 tablespoons pork stock or water
- about 1 teaspoon ginger, minced or grated with a microplane grater
Mix all ingredients well in a medium-sized mixing bowl. To taste for seasoning, place a 1/2 teaspoon-sized amount of filling on a microwaveable plate and microwave until cooked, about 10 seconds. Taste, then adjust mixture with more salt or sugar. If not using immediately, cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until you are ready to use, up to 24 hours.
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Gossip Girl Recap of Season 6, Episode 9, "The Revengers": Can Chuck and Blair Finally Be Together?
Gossip Girl Season 6, Episode 9: "The Revengers" begins with Blair (Leighton Meester) in the midst of a bizarre dream, wherein a partially disguised Bart Bass tells her, "You could wake up dead, Mrs. Bass, like last week's news." It's a jarring, jolting opening to an episode built on the show's greatest strengths: quips, drama, feuds, and epic romance. While Blair dreams of being Chuck (Ed Westwick)'s wife, Serena (Blake Lively) is packing her bags for Los Angeles, Nate (Chace Crawford) is fumbling espionage, and Dan (Penn Badgley) is proving to be the best double-agent the UES has ever seen. Brooklyn's exports really might have more fight in their veins.
In short: It's the episode in which every single character realizes what they want and what's standing in their way. Unfortunately, this also means someone must die. But more on that later...
Blair untangles herself from her murderous subconscious and finds Chuck, then the two head over to Serena's apartment, in matching strides and coordinating outfits. (Confidential to Eric Daman: Is aubergine the new black?) Serena, who is packing for Los Angeles, plays it off like she's "purging her closet" — the only kind of bulimia to which we subscribe.
Blair tells Serena that they must befriend Ivy (Kaylee DeFer), because the smoky-voiced van der Wannabe is the key to toppling Bart Bass. Serena immediately calls Ivy, who then proves she's the most gullible grifter in the history of sociopaths and agrees to meet Serena for brunch.
The next few scenes involve a complicated but predictable scheme: Ivy calls Bart, who thinks she's back in town to scheme with him; Nate gives Bart a fake phone under the guise of avoiding jail time; and Blair and Serena get the girl gang back together to hijack Bart's 'Man of the Year' party. The one dude who's seemingly not been invited to this reunion? Dan Humphrey, who approaches Bart because he needs a reference for his new apartment and ends up agreeing to profile Bart for his 'Man of the Year' award. Oh, and then Nate's arrested... for like twenty minutes.
Meanwhile, in the world's most heavy-handed storyline (just wait for the Star Wars music), Bart tells Chuck he must either move to Russia (specifically, Moscow) or lose EVERYTHING (you know, like Blair... and his freedom). To ensure the safety of everyone Chuck loves, Bart insists that his son live in exile "forever." Chuck agrees to this goodbye-everyone-forever plan, black car-ing it (the helicopter was in the shop) to the tarmac to meet the Bass Industries jet.
Blair, catching wind that the love of her life might soon be taking flight, ambushes him and pleads with him to stay. "Just have faith in me, this one last time," Chuck tells her, holding her face. "My father would never try to kill his own son." Then they have an epic makeout sesh and he boards the plane.
Dan attempts to make his love story with Serena equally epic but falls far short of Gone with the Wind status. He only published that really mean chapter because he wanted to show her he's not scared of her... You know? Like people do? (Hello?) Serena isn't buying any of his schtick, and has a surprising amount of zingers this episode. "Excuse me but I need to be... Anywhere but here." Serena's decided she's moving to L.A., that she's had enough of New York. Goodbye to all that (who are you, Leighton Meester?).
Meanwhile, Blair and Serena circle their minion wagons at the 'Man of the Year' gala. Blair, determined to steamroll herself into the Bass World War, makes Ivy serve vodka drinks and pretend she has copies of the precious microfilm. As the scheming girls and stiff drinks circle the room, Blair's attention is suddenly interrupted by a news broadcast: the Bart Industries jet has gone down, killing all onboard.
In perhaps the most shocking scene of the night (final death scene included), Dan takes the podium to introduce Bart and instead introduces Chuck — who is not only not dead but also suddenly vindicated and immediately accuses his father of having him killed. (Note to writers: If you build a promo completely on someone's death, maybe give it five minutes in the actual episode to knock the point home...)
While the boys are fighting, the girls are making up. Blair, who's learned of her former-present-future BFF's possible move to the West Coast from their shared ex, Dan Humphrey, confronts Serena on the stairs. Serena explains she's anxious to escape from her own shadow. "In Los Angeles, no one cares if I date the wrong guy." Our flaxen-haired heiress is dead-set on moving to L.A., but Blair pleads (once again) with her to consider staying — and moving cross-town instead of cross-country.
Chuck finds his father on the roof, and the two have a fist-fight about what it means to be a man (no, really). Chuck: "A man accepts responsibility for his actions, a man takes care of his family, a man doesn't pay a woman to abandon her family and then tell his son his mother was killed." Yeah, okay, that's an oddly specific definition. Blair finds Chuck watching his father hang from the side of the building, and then they both watch Bart fall to his death while weird Batman/Star Wars music plays and three words flash on screen: "to be continued..."
What do you think? Is Bart really dead or does this dude have a life for every billion in the bank?
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Movies in a Minute: Skyfall
Bruce St. James said of the latest 'Bond' film, "Mr. Bond is getting darker. In fact, it seems he he is tired of being a secret agent, and he may be too old to get the job done. Or not. With a chip on his shoulder, and a bad attitude, it's classic "Bond". I don't think this rises to the "classic" level of Bond movies, but it certainly is a good one."


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High Power MicroSpot Focusing Objectives
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Thorlabs' High-Power Nd:YAG MicroSpot Focusing Objectives are designed to focus high-power Nd:YAG laser beams to a diffraction-limited spot. They offer a damage threshold of 500 MW/cm2 at 532 nm or 1064 nm (20 ns, 20 Hz pulses).
This objective is capable of producing a near-diffraction-limited spot size when used with a monochromatic source within the 250 - 1600 nm range. However, if used at a wavelength other than the design wavelength, the effective focal length listed on the Specs tab will shift and the AR coating will no longer be optimized; see the Specs tab for AR coating plots. Custom AR Coatings are available to optimize the performance of these objectives at other wavelengths.
High Power MicroSpot Focusing Objectives
Thorlabs offers a wide selection of optics optimized for use with Nd:YAG lasers. Please see below for more information.
Damage Threshold Data for High Power Focusing Objectives AR Coatings
The specifications to the right are measured data for the antireflective (AR) coatings deposited onto the optical surface of our high power focusing objectives. Damage threshold specifications are constant for a given coating type, regardless of the focal length.
Laser Induced Damage Threshold Tutorial
This following is a general overview of how laser induced damage thresholds are measured and how the values may be utilized in determining the appropriateness of an optic for a given application. When choosing optics, it is important to understand the Laser Induced Damage Threshold (LIDT) of the optics being used. The LIDT for an optic greatly depends on the type of laser you are using. Continuous wave (CW) lasers typically cause damage from thermal effects (absorption either in the coating or in the substrate). Pulsed lasers, on the other hand, often strip electrons from the lattice structure of an optic before causing thermal damage. Note that the guideline presented here assumes room temperature operation and optics in new condition (i.e., within scratch-dig spec, surface free of contamination, etc.). Because dust or other particles on the surface of an optic can cause damage at lower thresholds, we recommend keeping surfaces clean and free of debris. For more information on cleaning optics, please see our Optics Cleaning tutorial.
Testing Method
Thorlabs' LIDT testing is done in compliance with ISO/DIS11254 specifications. A standard 1-on-1 testing regime is performed to test the damage threshold.
First, a low-power/energy beam is directed to the optic under test. The optic is exposed in 10 locations to this laser beam for a set duration of time (CW) or number of pulses (pulse repetition frequency specified). After exposure, the optic is examined by a microscope (~100X magnification) for any visible damage. The number of locations that are damaged at a particular power/energy level is recorded. Next, the power/energy is either increased or decreased and the optic is exposed at 10 new locations. This process is repeated until damage is observed. The damage threshold is then assigned to be the highest power/energy that the optic can withstand without causing damage. A histogram such as that below represents the testing of one BB1-E02 mirror.
The photograph above is a protected aluminum-coated mirror after LIDT testing. In this particular test, it handled 0.43 J/cm2 (1064 nm, 10 ns pulse, 10 Hz, Ø1.000 mm) before damage.
According to the test, the damage threshold of the mirror was 2.00 J/cm2 (532 nm, 10 ns pulse, 10 Hz, Ø0.803 mm). Please keep in mind that it is only representative of one coating run and that Thorlabs' specified damage thresholds account for coating variances.
Continuous Wave and Long-Pulse Lasers
When an optic is damaged by a continuous wave (CW) laser, it is usually due to the melting of the surface as a result of absorbing the laser's energy or damage to the optical coating (antireflection) [1]. Pulsed lasers with pulse lengths longer than 1 µs can be treated as CW lasers for LIDT discussions. Additionally, when pulse lengths are between 1 ns and 1 µs, LIDT can occur either because of absorption or a dielectric breakdown (must check both CW and pulsed LIDT). Absorption is either due to an intrinsic property of the optic or due to surface irregularities; thus LIDT values are only valid for optics meeting or exceeding the surface quality specifications given by a manufacturer. While many optics can handle high power CW lasers, cemented (e.g., achromatic doublets) or highly absorptive (e.g., ND filters) optics tend to have lower CW damage thresholds. These lower thresholds are due to absorption or scattering in the cement or metal coating.
Pulsed lasers with high pulse repetition frequencies (PRF) may behave similarly to CW beams. Unfortunately, this is highly dependent on factors such as absorption and thermal diffusivity, so there is no reliable method for determining when a high PRF laser will damage an optic due to thermal effects. For beams with a large PRF both the average and peak powers must be compared to the equivalent CW power. Additionally, for highly transparent materials, there is little to no drop in the LIDT with increasing PRF.
In order to use the specified CW damage threshold of an optic, it is necessary to know the following:
The power density of your beam should be calculated in terms of W/cm. The graph to the right shows why the linear power density provides the best metric for long pulse and CW sources. Under these conditions, linear power density scales independently of spot size; one does not need to compute an adjusted LIDT to adjust for changes in spot size. This calculation assumes a uniform beam intensity profile. You must now consider hotspots in the beam or other nonuniform intensity profiles and roughly calculate a maximum power density. For reference, a Gaussian beam typically has a maximum power density that is twice that of the uniform beam (see lower right).
Now compare the maximum power density to that which is specified as the LIDT for the optic. If the optic was tested at a wavelength other than your operating wavelength, the damage threshold must be scaled appropriately. A good rule of thumb is that the damage threshold has a linear relationship with wavelength such that as you move to shorter wavelengths, the damage threshold decreases (i.e., a LIDT of 10 W/cm at 1310 nm scales to 5 W/cm at 655 nm). While this rule of thumb provides a general trend, it is not a quantitative analysis of LIDT vs wavelength. In CW applications, for instance, damage scales more strongly with absorption in the coating and substrate, which does not necessarily scale well with wavelength. While the above procedure provides a good rule of thumb for LIDT values, please contact Tech Support if your wavelength is different from the specified LIDT wavelength. If your power density is less than the adjusted LIDT of the optic, then the optic should work for your application.
Please note that we have a buffer built in between the specified damage thresholds online and the tests which we have done, which accommodates variation between batches. Upon request, we can provide individual test information and a testing certificate. The damage analysis will be carried out on a similar optic (customer's optic will not be damaged). Testing may result in additional costs or lead times. Contact Tech Support for more information.
Pulsed Lasers
As previously stated, pulsed lasers typically induce a different type of damage to the optic than CW lasers. Pulsed lasers often do not heat the optic enough to damage it; instead, pulsed lasers produce strong electric fields capable of inducing dielectric breakdown in the material. Unfortunately, it can be very difficult to compare the LIDT specification of an optic to your laser. There are multiple regimes in which a pulsed laser can damage an optic and this is based on the laser's pulse length. The highlighted columns in the table below outline the relevant pulse lengths for our specified LIDT values.
Pulses shorter than 10-9 s cannot be compared to our specified LIDT values with much reliability. In this ultra-short-pulse regime various mechanics, such as multiphoton-avalanche ionization, take over as the predominate damage mechanism [2]. In contrast, pulses between 10-7 s and 10-4 s may cause damage to an optic either because of dielectric breakdown or thermal effects. This means that both CW and pulsed damage thresholds must be compared to the laser beam to determine whether the optic is suitable for your application.
When comparing an LIDT specified for a pulsed laser to your laser, it is essential to know the following:
The energy density of your beam should be calculated in terms of J/cm2. The graph to the right shows why the energy density provides the best metric for short pulse sources. Under these conditions, energy density scales independently of spot size, one does not need to compute an adjusted LIDT to adjust for changes in spot size. This calculation assumes a uniform beam intensity profile. You must now adjust this energy density to account for hotspots or other nonuniform intensity profiles and roughly calculate a maximum energy density. For reference a Gaussian beam typically has a maximum power density that is twice that of the 1/e2 beam.
Now compare the maximum energy density to that which is specified as the LIDT for the optic. If the optic was tested at a wavelength other than your operating wavelength, the damage threshold must be scaled appropriately [3]. A good rule of thumb is that the damage threshold has an inverse square root relationship with wavelength such that as you move to shorter wavelengths, the damage threshold decreases (i.e., a LIDT of 1 J/cm2 at 1064 nm scales to 0.7 J/cm2 at 532 nm):
You now have a wavelength-adjusted energy density, which you will use in the following step.
Beam diameter is also important to know when comparing damage thresholds. While the LIDT, when expressed in units of J/cm2, scales independently of spot size; large beam sizes are more likely to illuminate a larger number of defects which can lead to greater variances in the LIDT [4]. For data presented here, a <1 mm beam size was used to measure the LIDT. For beams sizes greater than 5 mm, the LIDT (J/cm2) will not scale independently of beam diameter due to the larger size beam exposing more defects.
The pulse length must now be compensated for. The longer the pulse duration, the more energy the optic can handle. For pulse widths between 1 - 100 ns, an approximation is as follows:
Use this formula to calculate the Adjusted LIDT for an optic based on your pulse length. If your maximum energy density is less than this adjusted LIDT maximum energy density, then the optic should be suitable for your application. Keep in mind that this calculation is only used for pulses between 10-9 s and 10-7 s. For pulses between 10-7 s and 10-4 s, the CW LIDT must also be checked before deeming the optic appropriate for your application.
Please note that we have a buffer built in between the specified damage thresholds online and the tests which we have done, which accommodates variation between batches. Upon request, we can provide individual test information and a testing certificate. Contact Tech Support for more information.
[1] R. M. Wood, Optics and Laser Tech. 29, 517 (1997).


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I have just been working with getting an ad together for Medical Design Briefs. I wanted to show the readers of this magazine how a new feature in V. 4.2a works. It's called "Image to Material", and I wanted to also share it here.
2D Image Data in COMSOL Multiphysics
It's common to bring in 2D image data (SEM, CT, MRI, etc.) as geometries into COMSOL Multiphysics, mesh them and then solve them. COMSOL distinguished between different image data, sort of step-wise, assigning such data as being a part of, or outside of, the model domain. While straightforward to use, this often lead to intricate meshing in areas where not a lot is happening (the lower path of the two paths in the image below).
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The magazine function is interesting, but I think it'd be a lot more useful if it allowed people to add sources instead of just specific articles to their own magazines.
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Tapping the [+] will "flip" the item you're looking at into your very own Flipboard magazine. Magazines are great for collecting the things you discover and they can be shared publicly or kept private just for you. For example, you can create a beautiful magazine full of all the places you want to explore or all the books you want to read.
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Flipboard 2.0 lets create your own magazines
Wow, this new version feels extremely snappy
Hmm, my very own custom tech magazine huh? Will definitely experiment with this.
As much as I want to I just can't get into Flipboard. I have it and update it but don't use it. I'm not sure why either.
I was the same way, but then I started checking more and more without realizing it, I send quite a few stories to both Facebook and Twitter with it and I've even started adding stories to my Magazine
Maybe I'll have to try to use it more and then maybe I'll appreciate it a bit more. I like having RSS and social stuff in the same place that's for sure.
I appreciate how well Flipboard continues to update and improve it's service. I love how it can read your twitter and facebook as well; many can't do this. However, I simply can't get into Flipboard. Just doesn't do it for me. It's missing something; I have no idea what it's missing.
Maybe a space after each item for writing notes/ideas. ?
This update definitely seems to have sped things up: it flies on my iPad now. On the other side though, I don't see many people catching on to the idea of viewing other people's magazines, particularly because you can't view it on a computer. It just seems like too much of a hassle to view and interact with your friends aggregated content on just a mobile device.
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this is one of my most used apps. I am going to love creating my own magazines
I love this app. It's beats google reader by a mile!
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It has been a quite few years since cinnamon became a been highly sought after commodity. This is a spice obtained from the inner bark of certain trees particularly trees growing in Ceylon or present day Sri Lanka. Cinnamon was imported to Egypt as early as 2000 BC. At one time cinnamon was thought to be "more precious than gold," and a war was fought between Dutch and Portuguese armies over control of cinnamon from Ceylon.
There are generally two kinds of cinnamon, although both are similar. Cinnamon from Ceylon which is also grown in India, Brazil, Madagascar and the Caribbean and is known as "real cinnamon." Cassia cinnamon is largely grown in China and Vietnam.
This common spice has been found to lower blood sugar in non insulin dependent type 2 diabetics. A 2009 Scandinavian study found that as little as 3 grams per day helped to lower blood sugar in the studied patients. Also, in one study it seemed to lower cholesterol by 18 percent. One gram of ground cinnamon is equal to about one half of a teaspoon and 2 to 6 grams daily may help to lower blood sugar. How this works is not really known, but cinnamon seems to help lower insulin resistance and may need to be taken daily for about 40 days before these positive effects are noted.
Cinnamon is one of the oldest spices is mentioned in the Bible and also in a poem by the Greek poet Sappo in the 7th century BC. The global annual production of cinnamon is about 27,000 to 35,00 tons a year. Ceylon cinnamon or cinnamon verum totals only about 7,500m to 10,000 tons annually. Because cinnamon is classified as a food supplement and not a drug, its safety does not have to be proven. Cassia cinnamon has been found to contain certain amounts of coumarin or naturally occurring anticoagulants; therefore, it would probably be safer to use Ceylon cinnamon or "real cinnamon" if you are likely to use large amounts. However, with ordinary seasoning it is most unlikely to see "added health risks."
Cinnamon is sold in pill form in our local pharmacies in 1- to 2-gram portions. So, if you want to spice up your life and lower your blood sugar at the same time, consider cinnamon.
David Keisler is a gastroenterologist and internist in Aiken.
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UPS founder Jim Casey established The UPS Foundation in 1951 with a mission to help build stronger and more resilient communities around the world. And that's exactly what we've been doing for more than 60 years now.
To us, giving means more than writing a check. It means combining employees' skill, passion and time with our logistics expertise, transportation assets and charitable donations* to make a measurable difference in society. In 2013, we invested over 1.8 million volunteer hours and more than $100 million dollars into our global communities.
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The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is the nation's largest and most effective minority education organization. Their goal is to increase the number of African American college graduates every year, and The UPS Foundation is here to help. Since 1972, we have provided scholarship funds to undergraduate students at each of the 37 UNCF-member colleges that have produced more than 400,000 graduates to date.
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The UPS Foundation has been providing grant funding to Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) since 1988. As a result of our support, PVA has been able to expand Operation PAVE (Paving Access for Veterans Employment), a program that provides career counseling and employment opportunities to veterans with complex needs.
The UPS Foundation has supported the National Urban League for more than 50 years. Since 2009, we have focused our investments on the growth and development of the National Urban League's Entrepreneurship Center Program (ECP). These training centers work with minority entrepreneurs to enhance their management skills so they can recognize and act on business opportunities, and qualify for financing that leads to increased economic growth.
The UPS Foundation works with 100 Black Men of America, Inc., a group of African American business leaders and role models whose diverse talents are used to mentor young adults and motivate them to succeed. The UPS Foundation has invested millions in the organization to help build its infrastructure, increase the number of national chapters and provide college scholarships to more than 350 students.
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. In addition to their other efforts, HRC has joined forces with The UPS Foundation to create and fund the Workplace Project. The collaboration advocates for policies that prohibit discrimination against LGBT workers, provide employees with equal benefits and encourage appropriate marketing within every work environment.
For more information about our diversity programs, download the 2013 Social Impact Report.
UPS employees are passionate about making the world a better place, which is why they volunteer for more than 1.8 million hours in our local communities and with their favorite nonprofit organizations every year. The UPS Foundation provides those organizations with the operational expertise, leadership development and technology enhancements they need to tackle today's societal challenges.
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Local Grants Program
The UPS Foundation allocates local funding for each of UPS's 13 districts, regions and business units so our employees can determine which organization will best address the unique needs of their communities. For an organization to be eligible, their UPS volunteer must log 50 hours of community service and be nominated by UPS's local Community Involvement Committee. At the end of Global Volunteer Month, The UPS Foundation awards a $10,000 grant to a nonprofit in each U.S. region and business unit. Some of our grantees to date include the Ana si Copii House and Seton Home.
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In addition to U.S.-based organizations, The UPS Foundation also provides funding to other nonprofits around the world. In 2013, The UPS Foundation awarded a $1.2 million grant to the Points of Light Foundation, the world's largest organization dedicated to volunteer leadership services. The funds will go toward developing innovative technologies and training to better mobilize volunteers in times of disaster, assisting a veteran's leadership program and the sponsorship of the 2014 Points of Light Tribute awards.
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To reinforce our commitment to making a real difference in the world through volunteering, UPS recently pledged to complete 20 million hours of global volunteerism and community service by the end of 2020. By achieving this goal, UPS's total volunteer hours will increase more than 12% and non-profits will receive assistance valued at more than $460 million.
Honoring Tony Heath's Heart of Gold
Tony Heath has been dedicated to helping everyone around him for his entire life. That's why he received The UPS 2014 Jim Casey Community Service Award, which recognizes one UPS employee each year for their exceptional community volunteerism.
Even though it's an hour away from his home, Tony chooses to work in Chester, PA, because that's where he's needed most. He worked with community leaders and UPS to establish The Better Living Center, a community resource center where people can get health screenings and groceries for their families (since there isn't a supermarket in the neighborhood).
When Tony travels to Camden, NJ, he takes his sense of community with him. There, he helps the homeless residents of "tent city" get clothing and propane tanks to stay warm on cold winter nights. The UPS Foundation will visit in 2014 to bring supplies and help meet the people's needs there.
It's no surprise that Tony Heath won this award. He has focused his life on making a difference in our communities, and will continue to do so in the future.
For more information about the Foundation's volunteerism, download the 2013 Social Impact Report.
UPS aims to make the world a safer place by using our company's logistics expertise and training to teach safety practices in the local and global communities we serve. The UPS Foundation supports these efforts by creating and funding programs focused on road safety and humanitarian relief.
Road Safety
Year after year, UPS drivers are recognized for being among the safest drivers on the road. Their extensive training teaches them to always be aware of their surroundings and ready to react when necessary. Since motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death among teens, we created the Road Code® Teen Safe Driving Program in partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to share our successful training methods and educate young drivers on safe driving habits.
The state-of-the-art interactive program uses classroom instruction and virtual driving simulators to teach safe driving "code" or habits used by all UPS drivers. Our goal is to prepare these 13-18 year old students, who have had little to no exposure to driving, for the real roads where distractions run rampant.
The UPS Foundation pledged to give a total of $2.4 million in road safety grants throughout 2014. Part of those funds will be used to expand UPS Road Code® in the UK, Germany, Canada and China where the main program audience is university students. A grant will also be given to the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation to support their Helmets for Kids program in Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam.
We also support the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety in an effort to help them reduce global road fatalities by 2020. Our financial support helps provide road safety education to fleet and emergency drivers in developing nations.
For more information on our road safety initiatives, download the UPS Road Safety Whitepaper.
Humanitarian Relief & Resilience
To have strong, productive communities, we must first have safe communities. So we've allocated cash, emergency funding and in-kind contributions, totaling $6.6 million in 2014, to help build strategic partnerships with global and domestic organizations like American Red Cross, Salvation Army, World Food Program, UNICEF, CARE and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The UPS Foundation's funding, along with UPS's logistics expertise, transportation resources and skilled global workforce, assists these organizations in disaster preparedness, relief and recovery efforts that allow them to respond more effectively and impact more lives.
Disaster Preparedness
We provide funding, personnel, training and other resources to equip global communities. In Turkey, we collaborated with multiple partners to launch "Sağlam Kobi," a unique Business Disaster Resiliency Program meaning "Strong Small and Medium Size Enterprises" in Turkish. The program provides proactive training sessions and offers a suite of online resources including disaster preparedness checklists, FAQs and risk assessment and mitigation action plans for 300,000 businesses. Sağlam Kobi also engages businesses, emergency management agencies and nonprofits to plan for catastrophic earthquakes and improve the businesses' readiness capabilities to withstand a disruption in operations during and after a crisis.
Urgent Humanitarian Relief
Unfortunately, it's not always possible for a community to be fully prepared before disaster strikes. But The UPS Foundation is always prepared to respond with the aid of skilled volunteers. We collaborated with the World Food Programme to create Logistics Emergency Teams (LETs) made up of trained UPS logistics experts who can be deployed within 48 hours of a crisis for up to six weeks.
In 2013, UPS's Oliver Bartolo led the LET response to Typhoon Haiyan. His role required that he coordinate customs clearance, warehouse management and transportation of relief goods arriving in the aftermath of the storm. Oliver was deployed to Manila and Cebu before eventually arriving in Tacloban, the capital of the Region of Eastern Visayas, Philippines, where he managed an LET comprised of 21 skilled volunteers. Together, they secured necessary resources to aid in the expedited delivery of life-sustaining food, materials and medical supplies to 2.5 million survivors whose homes were levelled by the typhoon. Oliver's warehouse operations expertise allowed him and his team to more quickly load and unload relief goods, which decreased the time it took to reach those survivors. The UPS Foundation also pledged $1 million in financial and in-kind assistance to support various efforts of our partner agencies, which include UNICEF, UNHCR, CARE, The Salvation Army, MedShare, the Philippines Red Cross and the World Food Programme.
Since the program's inception in 2008, LETs have been dispatched to deliver disaster relief support more than 15 times. Similarly, we partnered with the American Red Cross to establish Logistics Action Teams (LATs), groups of UPS logistics experts based in the United States who provide support during times of domestic crisis. To date, we've formed LATs in 11 states across the country.
Post-Crisis Recovery
Recovering from a crisis can be even tougher than enduring it. To make the process easier, The UPS Foundation provides resources and expertise that help disaster-stricken areas recover and rebuild more quickly and efficiently.
For instance, we are working with our long-time partner and humanitarian aid organization UNHCR to implement a more efficient donation tracking system. UNHCR was established by the United Nations General Assembly to lead and coordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees.
The UPS Foundation is currently collaborating with UNHCR to develop the next generation of UPS Trackpad to ensure relief supplies get to the people who need them the most. This technology originated from the UPS hand-held device that drivers use to scan packages and evolved into an application that will track donations of goods from the donor organization to the individual receiving the goods. This allows the organization to know exactly how many families received relief items and ensures equal distribution within a monitored site.
The last mile delivery is the most difficult to trace, so we're currently testing tracking solutions with UNHCR which is responsible for the care of 30 million refugees around the world.
For more information on our humanitarian relief program, download the UPS Humanitarian Relief Whitepaper.
For more information about our community safety programs as a whole, download the 2013 Social Impact Report.
Every day, UPS delivers nearly 17 million packages by air, land and sea. We're constantly operating within the environment, so it's important that we do our part to preserve and protect it, long-term.
To do so, The UPS Foundation provides financial and employee volunteer support to environmental programs with a focus on reforestation and conservation, carbon reduction efforts and environmental research/education.
Global Forestry Initiative
Preserving the world's forests is critical to reducing carbon, combating climate change and protecting the planet's atmosphere. Investing in reforestation also builds resiliency in our communities by creating jobs and protecting against erosion and mudslides. Which is why, in 2011, we launched the Global Forestry Initiative to plant, protect and preserve trees in urban and rural areas around the world.
The Two Million Tree Campaign
In addition to protecting these living, breathing trees, we're also planting millions more. In 2013, The UPS Foundation partnered with The Nature Conservancy, Earth Day Network, Arbor Day Foundation and the National Park Foundation to plant 1.3 million trees.
This year, we're back at it again. Our goal: plant one million more trees in 2014. To help us reach this milestone, the Foundation awarded $2.3 million in tree grants to various partner organizations committed to environmental sustainability. While they will do a majority of the planting, 15,000 trees are also being distributed to employees for individual efforts. The trees include a variety of species based on planting location, and now you can see where they're going worldwide.
We work hard to get these trees in the ground. And they work hard once they are there. Find out what two million trees can do to protect your water and reduce air pollution for years to come.
For more information about our environmental efforts, download the 2013 Social Impact Report.
Partnering with The Earthwatch Institute
A United Front with United Way
For more than 30 years, UPS has supported the work of United Way, an organization that shares our dedication to improving lives and strengthening communities where we live and work every day. Within these communities, we're addressing important issues such as early-grade reading, high school graduation rates and financial stability.
But we couldn't create this positive impact on society without the overwhelming help and support of our employees. Since 1982, UPS and our employees – both active and retired – have donated more than $1 billion to United Way, becoming the first company to reach this philanthropic milestone.
And our efforts have not gone unrecognized. Twice we've won United Way's Spirit of America award, the organization's highest national honor for corporate involvement and commitment to building better communities.
Meet the Board of Trustees
Each member of our leadership brings a diverse set of skills and experiences to The UPS Foundation. Together they're a powerful force for good.
- David Abney Chief Executive Officer
- Kurt Kuehn Chief Financial Officer
- Alan Gershenhorn Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer
- Teri Plummer McClure Chief Legal Officer and Senior Vice President, Human Resources
- Dan Brutto President, UPS International (Retired)
- Eduardo Martinez President, The UPS Foundation
Policies & Governance
The UPS Foundation is a separate legal entity from UPS with tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) IRS tax code. Funding for the Foundation is provided by annual contributions from the company's profits.
We seek to support organizations that, like UPS and The UPS Foundation, do not discriminate in the delivery of charitable services and support diversity, community safety, environmental sustainability and volunteerism. Accordingly, an applicant must certify that it is compliant with The UPS Foundation's Grantee Non-Discrimination Policy in order to receive a grant from The UPS Foundation (policy set forth below). Any organization that receives a grant and is later found to be noncompliant with The UPS Foundation's Grantee Non-Discrimination Policy, as determined in the sole discretion of The UPS Foundation based on all appropriate facts and circumstances, will be required to return all or part of the grant.
Grantee Non-Discrimination Policy
Organizations seeking financial support from The UPS Foundation must certify that their charitable and/or educational programs and services are offered and provided to the intended beneficiaries without discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or military status, pregnancy, ancestry, age or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, county or local laws, regulations or ordinances.
Notwithstanding the preceding, organizations that offer gender-based programs or have programs and services designed to benefit a specific population will not be considered discriminatory for this reason alone.
Conflict of Interest Policy
The UPS Foundation wants to avoid situations in which the business or personal interests of a trustee, officer, staff member, associate or advisory committee member may inappropriately influence the Foundation's decision-making process.
To view this policy in its entirety, visit the UPS Pressroom.
In-Kind Donations Policy
The UPS Foundation has partnered with top relief agencies to provide in-kind shipments of the highest priority items needed for recovery. We allocate in-kind support to a select group of first responder agencies each year, then activate our global network when these first responder agencies are called to action around the globe. These partnerships ensure that we deliver shipments of the highest priority to meet critical needs in impacted areas and help minimize unsolicited donations, allowing for smoother transportation and distribution of needed commodities. If you would like to donate in-kind products, please visit our partners at: cidi.org or good360.org.


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Andrew J. Stevens, 26, pleaded innocent in Rutland criminal court to a charge of lewd and lascivious conduct, which carries a potential maximum penalty of five years in jail. He was freed on $25,000 bail.
He was arrested Monday after a woman told Vermont State Police that Stevens followed her as she was leaving a party Sunday night on Cheerio Hill Road in Shrewsbury and grabbed her from behind, according to court records.
The woman managed to free herself, police said, but Stevens grabbed her again and knocked her to the ground and shoved his hands under her clothes.
When she tried to call for help, the woman said Stevens put his hand over her mouth.
Eventually, the woman was able to call for help and was released, police said.
Police said Stevens, who said he drank at least eight beers at the party, denied assaulting the woman said he followed the woman to her car because he wanted to ask her to have sex.MORE IN This Just InBy Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli Full StoryBennington College and Middlebury College both top a list for most entrepreneurial colleges in... Full StoryWas the response to an alleged assault at College of St. Full Story
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The long-standing collaboration between the Cascades Female Factory Historic Site and Dr Christina Henri's Roses from the Heart project has been recognised with the Creative Partnerships SME Award, presented recently at Government House in Hobart.
Christina Henri conceived the Roses from the Heart project after visiting the World Heritage-listed Cascades Female Factory, the best-preserved convict women's prison site in Australia.
The project has invited people to make a cloth bonnet in memory of the life of a convict woman. Over 23,000 bonnets have been sent from around the world, linking the local community to the global community, and supporting convict women's heritage.
Manager of the Cascades Female Factory Historic Site Ms Greta McDonald said 'It was very exciting to be an invitee to Government House and we were up against some very strong competition, so it was almost overwhelming when they announced that we won in the category of small to medium enterprise."
Dr Henri expressed her thanks to Cascades Female Factory Historic Site staff and volunteers, 'who have become such allies over the years to see this partnership flourish and be the success it is.'
Both Ms McDonald and Dr Henri thanked Robyn Bradshaw, who prepared the submission whilst acting as Interim Manager of the Cascades Female Factory earlier this year.
Creative Partnerships Australia was established this year under Creative Australia, the Australian Government's national cultural policy, to encourage and facilitate private sector support for the arts. Creative Partnerships will work with the arts, business and philanthropic sectors, as well as government, to support sustainable creative industries in Australia.
The 2013 Awards recognise and celebrate the very best relationships between the private sector – both business and philanthropic – and the arts throughout Australia.
The award categories include partnerships, donations and volunteering, all of which support the creation of cultural activities for the enjoyment of all Australians.
Tasmanian Awards winners will go on to represent Tasmania at the 2013 national Awards Dinner at Parliament House in Canberra on 18 November.
The Cascades Female Factory Historic Site is one of 11 places that comprise the Australian World Heritage Convict Sites property. It is managed by the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority (PAHSMA).
Cascades Female Factory Manager Greta McDonald accepts the award on behalf of the Historic Site and Dr Christina Henri
Greta McDonald and Robyn Bradshaw with His Excellency The Honourable Peter Underwood AC, Governor of Tasmania at the ceremony
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Playoff soccer: NCSSM, Woods Charter advance to quarterfinals
New Hanover ends Jordan 4-A playoff run
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WILMINGTON — New Hanover senior Bryan Gunnell's 56th-minute strike Wednesday stood up in a 1-0 third-round 4-A state playoff win against visiting No. 5 seed Jordan (16-3-3).
The fourth-seeded Wildcats (21-2-2) turned the tides after a nightmare start. The Wildcats spent most of the opening half on their heels, turning back one Jordan rush after another.
The Falcons dominated play early and had several chances slide just outside the goal posts, but the New Hanover backline held strong.
Gunnell's goal changed the narrative midway through the second half. Junior Ian Bennett received a long punt from goalie Max Johnson and split two defenders with a pass into space.
Gunnell ran onto the service with only keeper Billy Morgenlander to beat. He ripped a low shot along the wet ground and took off running in the opposite direction as the ball reached the back of the net for his 13th goal of the season.
The Falcons pushed for the equalizer late but couldn't manage any clean looks in the closing minutes.
New Hanover 1, Jordan 0
Jordan 0 0 — 0
New Hanover 0 1 — 1
Goals — New Hanover, Bryan Gunnell (56th).
Assists — New Hanover, Ian Bennett.
Saves — Jordan 7 (Billy Morgenlander 7), New Hanover 3 (Max Johnson 3).
Records — No. 5 Jordan (16-3-3), No. 4 New Hanover 21-2-2.
NCSSM 2, East Duplin 1, 2OT
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BEULAVILLE — Fifth-seeded N.C. School of Science & Mathematics recovered from a 1-0 halftime deficit to tie the score in the second half and wound up beating No. 4 seed East Duplin 2-1 on a goal by Jarod Glover with 2:29 left in the second and final overtime period Wednesday.
NCSSM improved to 17-3-1 with the win and advanced to this weekend's state 2-A quarterfinals. The Unicorns will travel to No. 1 seed First Flight in Kill Devil Hills (21-0) most likely Saturday evening for their quarterfinal match.
The exact time and date is expected to be announced today.
Adam Canales gave East Duplin (18-4-1) a 1-0 lead with 3:10 left in the first half before Thomas Baraldi's knotted it at 1-1 only 45 seconds into the second half. It stayed that way through the rest of that 40-minute half and the first of two required 10-minute overtimes.
Glover's goal finally ended it at the 97:31 mark.
NCSSM is one of two area 2-A teams left in the original 64-team field. No. 7 seed Carrboro (16-5-2), last year's state 2-A runner-up, advanced with a win Tuesday night and will travel to No. 3 seed Clinton (21-3-2) for the other state quarterfinal game.
The winners of this weekend's NCSSM and Carrboro quarterfinals will meet in next week's state semifinals, the NCHSAA East Region championship game. If both NCSSM and Carrboro advance, the game would be played Tuesday or Wednesday at NCSSM.
NCSSM 2, East Duplin 1, 2OT
N.C. Science & Math 0 1 0 1 — 2
East Duplin 1 0 0 0 — 1
First Half
ED — Adams Canales, 36:50
Second Half
NCSSM — Thomas Baraldi, 40:45
2nd Overtime
NCSSM — Jarod Glover, 97:31
Records — No. 5 N.C. School of Science & Mathematics (17-3-1), No. 4 Beulaville East Duplin 18-4-1.
Next game (state quarterfinal) — No. 5 NCSSM at No. 1 Kill Devil Hills First Flight (21-0).
Woods Charter 3, Granville Central 2
(3rd Round, 1-A Playoffs)
STEM — Sophomore Peter Baroff scored a pair of goals and Granville Central scored Woods Charter's third on an own-goal off an errant header as No. 5 seed Woods Charter upset No. 1 seed Granville Central in the third round of the state 1-A playoffs here Wednesday night.
Peyton Thomas had put Granville Central on top 1-0 in the second half before the score was evened by the own-goal a short time later. Woods Charter's Baroff scored twice — his 47th and 48th goals of the season — to give WC a 3-1 lead.
Granville Central saw a late comeback come up short.
Panthers' star Noe Geronimo — a likely major college recruiting target, according to Granville Central coach Mike Atkinson — scored to make it 3-2 with 25 seconds left.
Granville (18-4-1) got a shot at the tying goal with six seconds to play but a corner kick went awry and Woods Charter (17-3), which is located in Chapel Hill, advanced to the state quarterfinals.
Woods Charter will host No. 7 seed Raleigh Charter (19-5) in the state 1-A quarters on Friday or Saturday.
Game time and date had not been announced as of Wednesday night.
The season was a remarkable one for Granville Central and first-year coach Atkinson. The Panthers were winless a year ago and made it all the way to No. 4 in the state 1-A rankings and locked down the No. 1 seed in the East Regional.
"It was all about busting our butts in the offseason," Atkinson said. "It's been a great year, no matter what happened tonight."
Woods Charter 3, Granville Central 2
Woods Charter 0 3 — 3
Granville Central 0 2 — 2
Goals — Woods Charter, Peter Baroff 2, Granville Central own-goal. Granville Central, Peyton Thomas, Noe Geronimo
Records — No. 5 Woods Charter 17-3, No. 1 Granville Central 18-4-1.
Next game (state quarterfinal) — No. 7 Raleigh Charter (19-5) at No. 5 Woods Charter.


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But they didn't do anything illegal. They're basically just using their own download application that comes with extra stuff.
Yes, but Download.com still assures users that they will never bundle that "extra stuff". Their Adware & Spyware Notice says:
In your letters, user reviews, and polls, you told us bundled adware was unacceptable--no matter how harmless it might be. We want you to know what you're getting when you download from CNET Download.com, and no other download site can promise that.
Also, they make it look like a download link for the real installer (which it used to be), and then the user gets this CNET crap. But they still used our name liberally in the trojan installer as if we were somehow responsible for or involved in this abomination. I've got screen shots on my Download.com fiasco page.
Also, this "apology" rings hollow because they aren't fixing the problem along with it. In particular:
1) He claims that bundling malware with Nmap was a "mistake on our part" and "we reviewed all open source files in our catalog to ensure none are being bundled." Either that is a lie, or they are totally incompetent, because tons of open source software is still being bundled. You can read the comments below his post for many examples.
2) Even if they had removed the malware bundling from open source software, what about all of the other free (but not open source) Windows software out there? They shouldn't infect any 3rd party software with sketchy toolbars, search engine redirectors, etc.
3) At the same time that Sean sent the "apology" to users, he sent this very different note to developers. He says they are working on a new expanded version of the rogue installer and "initial feedback from developers on our new model has been very positive and we are excited to bring this to the broader community as soon as possible". He tries to mollify developers by promising to give them a cut ("revenue share") of the proceeds from infecting their users.
4) You no longer need to register and log in to get the small (non-trojan) "direct download" link, but the giant green download button still exposes users to malware.
5) The Download.Com Adware & Spyware Notice still says "every time you download software from Download.com, you can trust that we've tested it and found it to be adware-free." How can they say that while they are still adding their own adware? At least they removed the statement from their trojan installer that it is "SAFE, TRUSTED, AND SPYWARE FREE".
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Pardon the Nmap promotion, but it seemed on-topic for the story.
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