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Here I am, a senior who is just six weeks from graduating, and I cannot in words express how excited I am. My time at Freed-Hardeman has definitely been the most enjoyable and memorable four years of my life, but I feel that I am ready to move on. For the past two years I have been interning in our Information Technology department as a programmer and I feel that this was the best career decision I have ever made. My education, particularly in Computer Science, has set up a great foundation of both knowledge and the ability to learn new things quickly. This education, coupled with my experience in the IT department, has given me at least some confidence in my ability to find and maintain a job.
With all that said, with my excitement to finish school and my confidence in my education and work-experience, I still am quite nervous and almost frightened in the idea of working outside of the FHU world. In my internship I have had to accomplish different tasks that involved and utilized unrelated things, but I fear that if I were placed entirely out of my element that I could fail. I don't believe this is a reflection on Freed-Hardeman's ability to educate, or my boss's ability to assign realistic programming tasks, but rather my lack of knowledge on programming in the "real-world". This uncertainty, and I think it would be said for anyone entering a market they were unfamiliar with, is truly intimidating and frightening, but also a necessary step in life.
When I compare myself to my friends that have went on to get jobs, both from Freed-Hardeman and other Universities, I do consider myself to possess similar, if not perhaps better abilities than them. I believe that FHU is responsible for this in the education and opportunities I was offered while here. While slightly scared I am beyond excited to move on. I look forward to being challenged in my profession and having the ability and mentality to utilize my Freed-Hardeman experiences to accomplish my goals.
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As a college senior I have found that perhaps the most important ability you need to have in college is managing time. As a student you have so many different things going on, such as classes, class work, professional clubs, social activities, sports, and of course just chilling with friends, and it's important to be able to balance these.
I have found in my time here at Freed that the best way to manage time is by using and staying faithful to Google Calendar. Google Calendar is another one of Google's many free products that just make life easier. It allows you to schedule activities, but visually. You mark the time you have scheduled meetings as "blocks" on the grid view of the calendar. This allows you to literally see the amount of time on your schedule. With Google Calendar, you can classify different blocks as different types of activities, by giving them different colors. You can also add tasks, for assignments, or just things you need to accomplish throughout the week. You can even share your calendar with other people, so they can see when you're busy or free. And the best thing, as always with Google, is it lives in the cloud. Once you create your calendar, you can access it from any device that allows you to sign in with you Google account. If you have an Android device, your calendar is instantly synced to your device every time you make an update. If you aren't using Google Calendar now, I highly suggest it - it truly makes life simpler.
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Recently I have begun the development of FHU Mobile for Android. At first it seemed rather daunting, and while there is a definite difference in building web applications and native application, Google has given developers all the tools they need to build responsive, powerful applications that take advantage of the mobile state of an Android device.
After consulting the Android documentation, I was able to figure out just how to get everything up and running. The Android uses Java, so as far as I know, any Java-based IDE will work to develop Android apps. The developer's guide suggests using Eclipse, so that's what I went with. In the past I have used both Eclipse and Netbeans as development environments, but I must say I feel most at home with Visual Studio. First let me say that in my humble opinion, when it comes to IDEs, Visual Studio is second to none. Microsoft has developed a very intuitive (Microsoft?) powerful program that almost makes me feel as if it teaches me to code as a code. In the little time I have had with Eclipse I must say that it does offer most of the "perks" of Visual Studio, such as good error checking and an intelligent auto-correct, however it isn't as fluid as VS. Eclipse runs slow on my machine, whereas Visual Studio is rather snappy, even on my 2008 Macbook (Windows 7). Visual Studio's Intellisense shines even more after using Eclipse, in which its auto-prediction is rather slow and not that smart.
As mentioned earlier Android apps are written in Java which is particularly awesome because it allows you to use most any of the large number of java libraries floating around on the internet. With that mentioned the actual logical coding of the applications are very similar to any other language I have used. It is the view-based components, and how the different methods work that have caused the biggest challenge to me. I am slowly learning my way around the Android framework and I believe I will continue to enjoy this challenge.
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This week has been a productive week to say the least. I have recently completed all tasks associated with the core functionality of the back channel app. This included adding the ability for any user to join, search for, and create a session. Users that are affiliated with Freed-Hardeman have the ability to create or search for a session based on a certain class they might be involved in. Outside users still have the ability to create a session, it's just not tied to a particular class. We also added the ability to send out email invites to any one that the creator might want to have access to their session. We've also completed our roles and their functional privileges.
One additional functionality that was completed yesterday was the creation of our own application account management. Originally we had used the default ASP Membership accounts as the template for our Contribute Accounts, but it didn't work out so well. The Contribute Account also allows for the retrievals of forgotten passwords, so at the point that you log-in to the app, you'll never have an excuse to not be able to join again.
Like I said it's been a very productive week and it's only going to get better. I'm learning a lot and becoming even more interested in this project than I already was. I'm looking forward to sharing some new features that will be added in the next few weeks very soon!
This has been my first full week back to work, and I once again I am quickly learning new things. The week began with working on using different types of accounts to sign in to our backchannel app. So far we've implemented logins using Only1, ASP Membership accounts, Google account, and Facebook authentication. One thing I've learned is that the Facebook API is very tricky to use. They actually have quite a few different APIs that are slowly being either updated or deprecated, and there's not much documentation given with them.
I've also started going with more of an object-oriented route in my programming; designing classes and such instead of just coding the same methods over and over again...yeah, I can sometimes be a dirty programmer. I've found that not only is it a lot easier to go about programming this way, but it also just feels more professional. I hope to go about being more clean on this project the rest of the summer...no promises though.
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Two of Matthew Kotson's alleged victims established a pattern of his sexually aggressive behavior toward woman, and a judge ruled Thursday their testimony is admissible in the former Wheeling police officer's upcoming trial.
Kotson's trial on two counts of first-degree sexual abuse on one alleged victim is scheduled for Sept. 4. He will face the allegations of his two other accusers during separate trials at later dates.
The first alleged victim to testify Thursday said she and Kotson were involved in a tumultuous relationship for nearly two years.
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Former Wheeling police officer Matthew Kotson, right, listens to testimony as defense attorney Robert McCoid takes notes in Ohio County Circuit Court on Thursday.
Kotson's "drinking was always a problem," she said. "Going out ... we fought about that. The late nights - coming in late, being drunk - that made it very hard to keep a stable relationship."
She said the first time he sexually abused her was at her home.
"He pushed his body up against mine so I was pushed up against the counter top, and he started to place his hands down my pants, trying to touch me," she said. "I kept telling him, 'What are you doing? Don't do that. Please stop,' ... and he got mad because I wouldn't let him touch me."
She recounted another incident in which Kotson allegedly sexually abused her on her living room couch. He continually attempted to put his hands up her shirt and pull down her pants, she said, all while her young children were in the room.
"I kept telling him to stop, that the children could see him and I didn't want him to do that," she said. "I kept telling him, 'No,' and he kept proceeding to try."
The second alleged victim accused Kotson of sexually assaulting her one year after they began dating. She said she continued to see him romantically on and off for a year following the first alleged assault, however. The relationship ended when Kotson assaulted her multiple times in May 2011, she said.
"I'm telling him to stop the whole time and I'm crying," she said of one of the alleged assaults.
Recht said the testimony of both alleged victims demonstrated that Kotson "has a propensity of forcing himself upon another when he has been told that person does not want to be forced upon."
Those alleged victims, however, also admitted they submitted to Kotson's sexual advances on previous occasions, although they said they were not initially willing. One of the women said they engaged in consensual sex with Kotson in an effort to reconcile the relationship. Both women also said they suspected Kotson of infidelity at points during their respective relationships with him.
A third woman testified that while Kotson made unsolicited sexual advances toward her one night at her home, he never become aggressive or committed a crime.
She said he continually tried to kiss her while the two were seated on her couch before she became upset and drove him home.
"He was persistent, but he was never aggressive or forceful," she said. "He never held me down, he never used force or violence. He never raised his voice, but he was persistent."
Neither of the alleged victims to testify Thursday reported Kotson's actions to law enforcement. A third alleged victim made accusations to West Virginia State Police, who subsequently launched an investigation and interviewed the other women.

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I'm almost 7 months post partum and I haven't had a period yet. Is this normal? I have been breast feeding the entire time and have started to wean at this point. When will my period come back? Do I still have a risk of getting pregnant again if I don't use birth control? worried mama
my first daughter was velcrochild: she nursed 10-20x/24hrs, rarely went more than 3hrs between nursings (and often ''fly by'' nursing every 10-20 minutes!) until i nightweaned at 28mos. i didn't get my period back until she was 21mos, and didn't get consistent fertile mucus or a long enough luteal phase to conceive until a year later, when she was down to 2-3x/day. with my second, we nurse less, because she sleeps longer and is busier chasing her big sis around. with her, even though i was 3 years older, i got my period back sooner (when she was 15mos), and recently got full cycle/mucus back even though she still night nurses for a total of 4-6x/24hrs. then there's my friend, with another round the clock nurser, who got pregnant when he was 13mos. and another friend who had one period when her daughter was 21mos (nursing round the clock), and got pregnant (trying) the next cycle...
so everyone's different, and if you want 100% reliability of contraception, you need to use something, or learn more about what to look for in your signs of fertility (fertile mucus is the biggy, temp can help). i liked ''Your Fertility Signals: Using Them to Achieve or Avoid Pregnancy Naturally'' by Merryl Winstein. http://www.epinions.com/content_37235232388
then there's good ol' kellymom: http://www.kellymom.com/bf/normal/fertility.html
and la leche league: http://www.lalecheleague.org/NB/NBMayJune04p114.html this page is about trying to be fertile, but the info is relevant anyway, and you can go on to search the site for other info. have fun learning! anon
I am still breastfeeding my 1-year-old son 4-5 times a day (in the process of trying to daytime wean), and I have been having regular periods for 8 months. During my last annual exam, I mentioned this to my OB/Gyn, and he said that, while unusual, this doesn't indicate any problem whatsoever, especially since my periods are''normal'': not painful, of average length, and always right on time.
Has anyone else has the same experience? I'd just like a little anecdotal reassurance that this didn't indicate a hidden medical problem for you - especially a problem that might hinder a successful pregnancy in the future.
(A side note: I had an early miscarriage in 2004, and my regular periods kicked in again exactly 28 days after the miscarriage. Maybe this is just my body's way?) Nursing Mama
I'm just wondering how long some of you moms have gone without getting your period while breastfeeding? I have an almost 1 year old, who is a night (and day) nurser, and therefore, I've still no visit from AF. Can this go on, for as long as one nurses, primarily during the night? Just looking for averages from the community,,,
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At the Avondale Civic Center, a brick path stretches between the amphitheater and the courthouse, reaching across decades of wars in remembrance of those who have served in the United States armed forces.
On Memorial Day, Avondale is hosting a ceremony on this "Walk of Honor," honoring its local veterans.
The bricks are engraved with names, dates, military branches and messages from loved ones. New bricks are donated and laid each Labor Day and Memorial Day.
"It's really quite touching," said Ingrid Melle, spokeswoman for Avondale. "People really come to reflect on those who have served our country. They sit on our dedicated benches and look at the path and are mesmerized by it all."
This Memorial Day, 21 bricks will be added to the path. To celebrate, the city is hosting a candlelighting ceremony along the path at sunset May 31.
Mayor Marie Lopez Rogers will speak, along with Col. Jeffrey Weed, Luke Air Force Base vice commander, and local veteran Frank Whitten.
Whitten, who served as an Army specialist for nearly 10 years, has been a part of the Avondale ceremony since its conception in 2004. He has been a part of a military family his whole life, from his father to his grandchildren.
"I am a veteran myself, and I appreciate my fellow veterans," he said. "[The path] is a recognition of the service that veterans have provided their country, especially those that have paid the ultimate price."
American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars local posts are co-hosts of the ceremony.
"It's a collaborative initiative with our local veterans and it's something that the residents have always wanted," Melle said. "It's an important reflection on those who serve."
Applications for Memorial Day bricks have already closed, but veterans' loved ones can dedicate bricks now for the Veterans Day ceremony.
Scottish American Military Society member James McCormick performs a ceremony at a Remembrance Table during a Memorial Day Service at Avondale Civic Center at Monday, May 25, 2009.
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Comala Comala is a a concert cantata for voices and chamber ensemble by Mexican 2011 Pulitzer Prize finalist Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon. Comala features new-music soprano Tony Arnold and Pittsburgh tenor Rob Frankenberry with guitarist Dieter Hennings, percussionist Stuart Gerber, saxophonist Jan Baker, and the Eastman BroadBand. Conductor Federico Garcia also premieres one of his own works, and leads music by John Arrigo-Nelson and Michael Fiday.01/22/2014
Emmanuel Chabrier's L'Etoile In Chabrier's opera, King Ouf the First disguises himself and goes in search of a subject to execute. Laoula, the daughter of a monarch, arrives in town unaware that she has been sent to marry the King. Unfortunately, Laoula falls in love with Lazuli, a poor peddler, who insults the incognito king and becomes a candidate for impalement. However, the king's astrologer intervenes, forcing his majesty to make a big decision. Brian Garman conducts, Gregory Lehane directs.01/23/2014
Company Ted Pappas directs and choreographs a brand-new staging of Sondheim's musical comedy Company. The show evokes the excitement of Manhattan where eligible bachelor, Robert, is surrounded by five married couples and three single women. Robert will be played by Pittsburgh native Jim Stanek, whose Broadway credits include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Rivals, Little Women, Lestat, and The Story of My Life.01/23/2014
The Music of John Williams PSO Resident Conductor Lawrence Loh leads the music of John Williams. The winner of five Academy Awards, Williams has written music for Lincoln, Jaws, Schindler's List, E.T., Superman, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Saving Private Ryan, The Accidental Tourist, War Horse, The Adventures of Tintin, Born on the Fourth of July, the first three Harry Potter movies and the unforgettable themes for Star Wars and all four Indiana Jones films.01/23/2014
Freya String Quartet with Symbiotic Chamber Orchestra - Electric Freya plugs in their instruments and joins forces with the Symbiotic Chamber Orchestra for Ingram Marshall's Entrada, Steve Reich's Different Trains, and Sean Neukom's The Ghost and Mister Able, a work that blurs the lines of what is considered pop or classical.01/24/2014
Spanish Harlem Orchestra Founded in 2000, the Grammy-winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra has established itself as a standard bearer of contemporary Latin music. Directed by world-renowned pianist, arranger, and producer Oscar Hern�ndez, the thirteen-member all-star ensemble has reintroduced the classic sounds of New York City Salsa to music lovers worldwide.01/24/2014
Strike Duo Strike Duo members Jeffery Meyer (piano) and Paul Vaillancourt (percussion) have been described as "exceptionally fine players both individually and in tandem." The'll play Chen Yi's folk-inspired China West Suite, Mario Davidovsky's electroacoustic classic Synchronisms No. 6, Brooke Joyce's Sacred Trees, Marc Mellits' Tight Sweater (Remix), Eric Moe's Cross Chop (for solo drum set), and Jim David's Duo Toccata. Co-presented with Andy Warhol Museum.01/25/2014
Robert Burns Supper Burns is Scotland's national poet. Hear recitations of his Selkirk Grace, Address to the Haggis, Immortal Memory, and more, with Scottish music and authentic fare including Jamison Farm's renowned lamb, a whiskey tasting, silent auction, and souvenir pictures. Performances feature the MacDonald Pipe Band, singer Diane Rudolph, Highland dancers, and Scottish tenor Robert Murdoch. Scottish-born business Gordon MacDonald Reid is the emcee. (Black tie or full Highland dress.)01/25/2014
PB&J - May I Have This Dance? Chatham Baroque's Peanut Butter & Jam Sessions are designed for preschool children and their accompanying adults. Based on a model developed by the Linton Chamber Music Series in Cincinnati, PB&J is hosted by certified Kindermusik teacher Lynda Wingerd, and encourages young children to become active and enthusiastic listeners through music, dance and games. Chatham Baroque performs live, often with guest artists.01/25/2014
Nico Muhly's Dark Sisters After a raid on her polygamous family's compound, sister-wife Eliza embarks on a quest for self-discovery. Her journey is burdened by tragedy and strife, in a work that "evokes the jittery buzz of reality television." (New York Times). Pittsburgh Opera's resident artists star in Muhly's 2010 opera conducted by Glenn Lewis.01/25/2014
Fields of Praise The Pittsburgh Camerata pays tribute to former Artistic Director Gayle Kirkwood (1985-1995) with this concert of works by the Gabrielis (both Andrea and Giovanni), Sergei Rachmaninoff, Johannes Brahms, Benjamin Britten, and "Fern Hill" by Richard Corigliano.01/26/2014
Music on the Mount Triano Woodwind Quintet, James Houlik, director.01/26/2014
Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra Guest Conductor Ian Hobson leads the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra in Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin, Mozart's Piano Concerto #23 in A Major, K 488, featuring Mr. Hobson, and Beethoven's Symphony #1 in C Major.01/26/2014
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$100 Donation to WQED includes a thank you gift of 1 Meet & Greet ticket to the event. $75 Donation to WQED includes a thank you gift of 1 ticket to the event. Now in it's 19th year, the B.E. Taylor Christmas Concert continues to wow audiences throughout the Midwest. B.E. Taylor Christmas is the place where the faithful come year after year to feel the love of Christmas. Inside some of the most revered concert halls in America, B.E. Taylor transforms old favorites through bold interpretations to create new traditions that will live in the heart as long as Christmas is celebrated.
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$90 Donation to WQED includes a thank you gift of 1 ticket to the event. The 14th Annual Pittsburgh Holiday Doo Wop Concert returns to Heinz Hall. Featuring - MARY WILSON of the Supremes "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love"
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The Original Tymes "So Much in Love", "Wonderful, Wonderful"
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The distinctive sound of Libera has traveled the world in the last few years. The group's albums have topped both mainstream and classical charts in many countries, and their recordings hold their place in top-tens alongside major artists like Bocelli.
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Date: Sunday, December 27, 2015 Venue: Consol Energy Center Time: 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM
$100 Donation to WQED includes a thank you gift of 1 ticket to the event. TSO is thrilled to announce that the 2015 Winter Tour will feature the live debut of 'The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve'! TSO will also release their newest full-length album titled 'Letters From the Labyrinth' this winter!
Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) is an American progressive rock band founded in 1993 by producer, composer, and lyricist Paul O'Neill. TSO has sold more than 9 million concert tickets and over 8 million albums. The band's musical style incorporates classical, orchestral, symphonic, and progressive elements into hard rock and heavy metal.
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The ACM's CCS has defined the computing field since 1964, and was last updated in 1998. This latest update, completed in March 2012 but unveiled this month, can be considered a full list of terms. According to the ACM,
The 2012 ACM Computing Classification System has been developed as a poly-hierarchical ontology that can be utilized in semantic web applications… It relies on a semantic vocabulary as the single source of categories and concepts that reflect the state of the art of the computing discipline and is receptive to structural change as it evolves in the future.
You can see the entire CCS as a Word document, HTML page or as an XML file.
What's new in the 2012 classification? Lots, both in terms of organization and in content.
Previously, the CCS was divided into 11 top-level hierarchies: General literature, Hardware, Computer systems organization, Software, Data, Theory of computing, Mathematics of computing, Information systems, Computing methodologies, Computer applications, Computing milieux (my favorite), and Computers and society.
The new 2012 system has 14 top-level hierarchies which better reflect today's world: General and reference, Hardware, Computer systems organization, Networks, Software and its engineering, Theory of computation, Mathematics of computing, Information systems, Security and privacy, Human-centered computing, Computing methodologies, Applied computing, Social and professional topics, and Proper nouns: People, technologies and companies.
Alas, Computing milieux has been renamed into the clearer, but less romantic, Social and professional topics.
Here's an entire section that didn't exist before:
Ubiquitous and mobile computing
.Ubiquitous and mobile computing theory, concepts and paradigms
..Ubiquitous computing
..Mobile computing
..Ambient intelligence
.Ubiquitous and mobile computing systems and tools
.Ubiquitous and mobile devices
..Interactive whiteboards
..Mobile phones
..Mobile devices
..Portable media players
..Personal digital assistants
..Handheld game consoles
..E-book readers
..Tablet computers
.Ubiquitous and mobile computing design and evaluation methods
.Empirical studies in ubiquitous and mobile computing
Think of the CCS taxonomy as a giant table of contents or index for our industry. When you look through 2012 CCS, you can see just how big computing is – and how fast it is changing.


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The Madness of March doesn't just concern itself with buzzer-beating losses and which mid-major copped Cinderella's slippers.
A portion of the month's charm revolves around rumors of players transferring and, even better, Coach A leaving his cozy multimillion-dollar post to start anew at Program B.
Some absolute gems are floating about, my favorite being Indiana University coach Tom Crean leaving to succeed the retiring Jim Boeheim at Syracuse.
All together now ... huh?
As far as I know, the 69-year-old Boeheim, who in the past has gone public with his disdain of down time, isn't going anywhere.
Why would he? The guy is revered in Syracuse, a city known for Boeheim, his yearly top 10 teams and little else. The Orange play home games inside a 35,446-seat cash magnet that on a snowy night with a lousy opponent in town might draw only 23,000.
Boeheim played for Syracuse, graduated from Syracuse, spent seven seasons as an assistant coach at Syracuse and since 1976 has been head coach at Syracuse.
Every one of his 946 career victories have been at, yep, Syracuse.
As for who is supposedly moving into Crean's office, everyone from Coastal Carolina's Cliff Ellis to one-time IU swingman Mike Woodson to — you might want to sit down for this one — Pat Knight has been mentioned.
One problem. OK, three.
Ellis is 13 months younger than Boeheim. Not a great age to be out recruiting for one of the sport's blue-blood programs in one of the country's truly elite conferences. This is IU, for heaven's sake! We need to set the bar higher with our rumors.
Woodson, the embattled and quite possibly soon-to-be-ex-coach of the New York Knicks, has never coached at the collegiate level and owns a sub-.500 won-loss record in the pros. Just because he was one of the Hoosiers' all-timers as a player doesn't make him the next Bob Knight.
Speaking of the Knights, uh, no.
In Lexington, there is a John Calipari watch with the Kentucky coach supposedly yearning to get back to the NBA after going 72-112 with the New Jersey Nets from 1996-99.
That and the fact Cal's last two five-star-studded classes of likely one-and-done Wildcats have been pretty underwhelming.
Staying in the Bluegrass State, is Rick Pitino seriously contemplating hanging up the hideous white Colonel Sanders jacket he breaks out once or twice a season and retiring from Louisville? After his 2013 Cards won it all, anything, I suppose, is possible.
Turnover-prone Purdue sophomore point guard Ronnie Johnson has heard all he wants to hear from the Mackey Arena boo birds and has announced he's going to transfer.
Maybe his classmate, 7-foot center A.J. Hammons, follows him out the door by making himself eligible for the NBA Draft.
Chemistry and in-your-jersey defense used to be what made Boilermaker hoops fun to watch. Purdue games now are an errant pass or low-percentage shot attempt waiting to happen.
Painful. Just painful.
No Matt Painter rumors to discuss. Yet. But if someone wants to start one about him bolting for greener pastures and being replaced by Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall, I'll definitely listen.
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At the northern edge of the west coast is a spot they call the Glass Window. The island becomes very narrow here and the window in the rock occurred naturally over time. A road was built over the "window" to maintain access across the island. The Atlantic is on one side and the Bank on the other. A rogue wave damaged the bridge and pushed it west about 7 feet. It was closed for many years at that time. Currently, there is a functioning bridge again. It is an awesome site. I would love to see it from the air with the dark blue of the Atlantic on the other side.
06/03/2012, W Coast of Eleuthera
Sunday we left Governor's Harbour and headed north up the coast. The scenery was beautiful with the turquoise water coming right up to the high cliffs. There are a very settlement along the way but no good places to anchor. We decided to just keep on going north. If we made good time we would go through the cut and all the way to Royal Island.
Along the way we would see houses just perched along the edge like these two!!
We went back over to the government dock area to have ice cream at a cafe where we had burgers for dinner. Wyatt thought the big fat rope was pretty impressive.
Here's a pic of the pink and green library - love it!
06/02/2012, Governor's Harbor, Eleuthera
We are now in Governor's harbor on Eleuthera. This used to be the capital of the Bahamas. There are a lot of neat old Victorian houses from the earlier settlers. We walked around a bit and checked out the few shops, bought a few provisions, etc. Tomorrow we'll be heading farther north. We won't have internet for a few days.
05/31/2012, Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas
We are still in Rock Sound killing some time before we need to be in Nassau. There is a great grocery store, hardware store and laundrymat here. Plus, they have a nice library that will let you use the PC's. We bought internet time that we can use from the boat so we are good either way.
We have been doing some boat cleaning and a bit of homeschooling. I should have been a bit more diligent on the daily math as we are finding ourselves doing math everyday in order to be done by the time we get home. Schooling has gone fairly well for us. The worst part is the current crack down causes complaining since we have been a bit lax on the first half of the trip. That said, I am not at all concerned for the kids. They are both very bright (thank you!) and will jump back in quite well. I can here the homework complaints already. When homeschooling, there isn't any "homework" !! :-)
We will be heading further north on Eleuthera starting tomorrow. Our goal is Spanish Wells on the north end and then to Nassau.


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I work with IBM SPSS Statistics 21 Server installed on a Microsoft Windows 2008 server 64 bit. You would like to open files on shared and mapped network folders while working in distributed mode. From the client you switch to the statistics server and then use Open - Remote file dialog to open the file on the mapped network share.
I can find the shared folder e.g. \\server\folder\, select a SAV file in the folder and open it. I can also use GET FILE syntax on the server to open a remote file directly e.g.
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However, when I type the full UNC path to the file directly on the open - Remote File dialog it does not work. It only works with GET GILE and if I select the shared folder first.
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Universal Pictures and YouTube music sensation Mike Tompkins teamed up in search of new talent to appear in "Starships," the official music video for the upcoming comedy Pitch Perfect! Video entries poured in from amateur singers, beat-boxers and dancers from all over the United States and over 300 user-generated videos were used alongside Tompkins and the film's cast in the new music video – a cover of the Nicki Minaj hit "Starships"!
This is the first time Tompkins has collaborated with filmmakers, talent and a studio on the official music video for a movie. Tompkins, represented by Maker Studios—a next-generation talent-first music company—is best known for creating his own unique twist on music covers using only his voice and mouth.
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Arrive on the international flight of your choice. You will be met at the airport by your guide and transferred into Windhoek to your guesthouse. Tonight, enjoy dinner getting to know your guide at one of the famous local restaurants or at the guesthouse. The guesthouse can arrange an optional cooking class for foodies interested in learning to prepare some traditional Namibian dishes and enjoy South African wines.
This morning depart Windhoek and head south through the Khomas Hochland highlands before descending the Great Escarpment into the Namib Desert. Enjoy a scenic picnic lunch en route, and arrive to your lodge in the late afternoon. Time depending, you can explore the area with your guide, or just relax and freshen up before dinner.
Rise early and move further into Sossusvlei, beating the crowds coming from outside the park, and experience the unique dawn lighting over some of the world's tallest freestanding sand dunes. Once you have explored the area, watching the changing light, you will move on to the Tok Tokkie Trails. These trails are located on a largest privately owned reserve in southern Africa, the NamibRand Nature Reserve. Enjoy lunch at the farmstead before embarking on a two day hike in the dunes.
Your gear will be moved by vehicle, so you will only need to carry what you want for the day. Traveling by foot affords you the opportunity to see animals very rarely seen when traveling by vehicle such as the Hairy-footed Gerbil, Namib Golden Mole, and several species of beetle. Oryx, springbok, and ostrich are also typically found in the area. Sleeping out on top of the dunes under a blanket of stars is sure to be an experience not soon forgotten.
*Note: walking is done at a slow pace and typically does not exceed 7 miles a day.
After breakfast this morning walk back to the homestead and continue your trip. Drive north through the Namib Naukluft National Park, where you will see the Gaub and Kuiseb canyons. Arrive to the port town of Walvis Bay where you can explore the lagoon and see an interesting mix of sea birds such as flamingos, and pelicans. Continue on to Swakopmund and wander around the waterfront before heading to dinner at the popular Tug Restaurant which specializes in seafood.
Take to the Atlantic Ocean by sea kayak this morning to see the seals and dolphins play in the wild. Enjoy a light lunch before heading to the inner lagoon of Walvis Bay where you will find several varieties of sea birds. Retreat to the lodge for the heat of the afternoon, but return to the shore for another dinner out.
Continue northeast on your safari towards Damaraland passing Namibia's highest peak, the Brandberg. Wind, water, and other natural forces have created this expansive landscape of hills, table top mountains, gravel plains, and ancient river terraces. Enjoy the feeling of solitude as you take the day traversing this sprawling countryside. If time allows, your guide will make stops at Burnt Mountain, the Organ Pipes, and the Twyfelfontein rock engravings which were recently declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
After an early breakfast proceed on an exciting 4x4 expedition along the ephemeral Aba Huab River Valley in search of game. The desert is home to several species of animal, including the elusive desert adapted elephants, so keep your eyes peeled. Return to camp for lunch and enjoy your afternoon by either spending time wandering the area with your guide or relaxing and enjoy some well deserved leisure time.
Before breakfast, take a walk around the area with your guide to see what hidden treasures there are to be found. Arrive to the Palmwag concession after a slow drive in time for lunch. Continue on through the concession for the next 2-3 hours until you reach the secluded Desert Rhino Camp. Arrive in time to freshen up before dinner and conversation in the Boma.
The Palmwag concession is home to the Hartmann's mountain zebra, giraffe, desert adapted elephant, ostrich, lion, oryx, spotted and brown hyena, cheetah, kudu, leopard, and in particular this area is home to one of the world's largest natural populations of the rare black rhino.
A memorable experience awaits you today: tracking the black rhino by foot! Head out into the cool morning with your guides to track these huge animals before the heat of the day. Have a picnic lunch in the wilderness (weather permitting) and head back to camp to relax while the temperatures soar. Head back out later in the afternoon for a picturesque nature drive, or continue on by foot to appreciate the minutia of Namibia.
Visit an extremely remote Himba village on your way to Etosha National Park. Your guide's presence and contacts with the local community will ensure you will be welcomed as a 'friend of a friend' and you are invited to spend considerable time there learning about these fascinating nomadic pastoralists. There has been virtually no modern influence on these communities, which makes for a fascinating cultural exchange. Enjoy lunch en route as you continue on your journey. By late afternoon you will arrive to camp, which will give you time to investigate the grounds and prepare for your game activities the following morning.
Today your guide is at your disposal. Choose to take a morning game drive and return to camp for the heat of the day before going back out for an afternoon game drive, or spend the entire day out in the bush and enjoy lunch at a watering hole or at one of the restcamps.
Etosha National Park houses huge salt pans which are leftover from a shallow lake that existed there three million years ago, lending to its name, which translates to 'Land of Dry Water'. Game-viewing revolves around the numerous springs and waterholes where numerous diverse species can often be seen at the same time. The Park boasts over 100 mammal and over 340 bird species including elephant, lion, giraffe, blue wildebeest, kudu, gemsbok, zebra, rhino, cheetah, leopard, hyena, honey badger and warthog, as well as the endemic black faced impala.
Depart Etosha and head for Okonjima, home to the Africat Foundation. This wildlife sanctuary focuses on the examination and rehabilitation of Africa's big cats, especially injured or captured leopard and cheetah. Activities include leopard tracking by vehicle, a visit to the cheetah welfare project and after dinner there is the possibility to visit the night hide where nocturnal animals such as porcupine, caracal, honey badger and even leopard may be seen.
Rise early this morning to participate in one last guided activity before returning to camp for breakfast. Freshen up and depart for Windhoek, stopping at the craft markets of Okahandja if you wish. Your tour ends with a drop off at Windhoek International Airport (flights must be no earlier than 4 PM).
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UPDATE 12/18: Well, this totally blows. While we know that guest stars don't always stick around forever — thus the term "guest" star — but we didn't expect to have such decided news about it all. Today, a People story came out, with an unnamed source declaring that Demi is dunzo with the small screen — at least for the next year. "She plans to spend next year completely focused on her music," the source says of the multi-talented 21-year-old.
While she's been able to manage her music, acting, and X Factor judging duties for the last couple years, the two Fox shows have taken up a lot of time she could've used to relax or apply to music. In fact, Demi plans to take the month of January off completely before heading out on the road for her "Neon Lights" arena tour. So, how will things end with Dani and Santana? Hopefully with an open-ended declaration of love, leaving room for Dems to return when she's ready to kiss hot girls onscreen again.
ORIGINAL STORY 11/18: Santana (Naya Rivera) has had her share of excellent love interests on Glee, but one of our favorites is new lady love Dani (Demi Lovato). We first met the singing sensation with the quick wit at the Spotlight Deli, in Episode 2, when our girl Sanny took a shine to her. Now, Dantana sings and dance sside by side in a cover band with Kurt and Rachel, and who knows where their adventures will take them! No, seriously. Who knows? We do, sort of.
Brittana lovers the world over have been swearing about Dani up and down the Internet, wishing for Dantana's demise. And even though they're probably not going to get the Britt OTP end they're hoping for, since Heather Morris isn't returning to the show this season, they will almost certainly get one thing: Dani and Santana will probably be breaking up, sooner than later.
How do we know that? Well, Demi Lovato is a busy lady, and she only signed on for a six-episode arc. With appearances in Episodes 2 and 4 under her coordinated waitress outfit, and her next showing in Episode 7: "Puppet Master," confirmed, that only leaves three episodes for Dems to make her mark.
We don't know what else will happen between between Dani and Santana during that time, or if Demi will come back for another arc. See how well fans have received Dani, we'd usually speculate that Glee would simply increase her episode order. But Demi heads out on her big Neon Lights concert tour February 9, which means she won't be around to film any new episodes after that!
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BARABOO, Wis. (AP) — A forensic case manager recommends treatment in a community setting for a man found not to be mentally responsible for a fatal crash in Sauk County.
According to a criminal complaint, Casey Wright claimed he was trying to get away from demons when he crashed into an oncoming vehicle in August 2012 in Lake Delton. Killed was 22-year-old Lisa Mikec.
Sauk County Circuit Court Judge Patrick Taggart found the 28-year-old guilty, but not responsible because of a mental condition.
The Baraboo News Republic reports (http://bit.ly/TrTRNW ) a representative of Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, Inc. recommended Wright be released and treated in a community setting. Taggart had previously said he would sentence Wright to treatment based on the recommendation.
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Jennifer Cardona willwed David Mehalshick
Wendy and Sean McLaughlin, Milford, New Jersey, announce the engagement of their niece, Jennifer Lee Cardona, to David Lee Mehalshick, son of Francine and David Mehalshick, Hazleton.
The future bride is a 2003 graduate of Hazleton Area High School. She is employed as a Licensed Practical Nurse at John Heinz. She is also a full time college student studying health information management.
The future groom is a 2002 graduate of Bishop Hafey Junior/Senior High School. He is employed as an electrician for I.B.E.W. Local 163. He is also a full time college student majoring in electronics engineering with a minor in processed automation and robotics.
Together with family and friend, they will celebrate their marriage on June 6, 2015 at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Freeland, with a reception at Carmen's Country Inn, Drums.
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Insomnia declared 'public health epidemic'
A few new habits can help you get your zzzz's
Americans are so sleep deprived that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention two years ago declared insufficient sleep a national "public health epidemic" that effects productivity and can damage health.
As many as 48 percent of Americans report experiencing occasional insomnia, according to the National Sleep Foundation, while 22 percent report having difficulty sleeping every, or almost every, night.
Health organizations such as the National Institutes of Health, the American Psychological Association and the Mayo Clinic have warned for years that Americans aren't getting enough sleep, linking the condition to increased health risks, motor vehicle crashes, workplace accidents and decreased productivity. "Adequate sleep improves daytime functioning and concentration, and may improve the body's immune system," said Dr. Larry Ayers, a pulmonary diseases physician affiliated with the Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa.
The CDC estimates that between 50 and 70 million U.S. adults have a sleep or wakefulness disorder, a term that includes insomnia, as well as other sleep-related conditions such as sleep apnea, characterized by breathing interruptions during sleep, restless leg syndrome — a tingling or prickly sensation in the legs — and narcolepsy, a condition that causes overwhelming daytime sleepiness and daytime "sleep attacks."
With so many people experiencing so many different sleeping issues, it can be difficult to know exactly what qualifies as "healthy sleep."
"Healthy sleep leaves the individual 'rested' and not feeling drowsy during the day," Ayers said. "Normal sleep includes deep sleep, Rapid Eye Movement (REM) or dream sleep, and light sleep."
How much sleep do we need? The amount changes as we age and varies among individuals. The National Sleep Foundation recommends 10 to 11 hours of sleep per day for children ages 5 to 10, 8.5 to 9 hours of sleep for youth ages 10 to 17 and 7 to 9 hours for adults. "Six to eight hours of sleep usually is adequate to provide the
'rested' condition," according to Ayers. If you're one of the millions of Americans who suffer from insomnia or insufficient sleep, brushing up on your sleep hygiene may help you get a good night's sleep without the need for sleep aids or medical treatments.
Sleep may not be something that most people would associate with hygiene, but the NSF defines "sleep hygiene" as "practices that are necessary to have normal, quality nighttime sleep and full daytime alertness." Just like good personal and dental hygiene, good sleep hygiene contributes to overall health.
General tips include avoiding daytime naps, spending at least 15 minutes in natural sunlight at the same time each morning, and avoiding stimulants such as caffeine, nicotine and alcohol too close to bedtime.
"It's really important to wake up at about the same time every day," said Dr. Lawrence Kline, a Scripps Clinic sleep medicine specialist and director of the Viterbi Family Sleep Center. "The wake-up time is what your brain looks to set its circadian rhythm (biological rhythm for sleep that's tied to the light-dark cycle of the planet). Being outdoors, without sunglasses … in the morning … will help your mood and your sleep-wakefulness rhythm."
Spending the appropriate amount of time in bed is also an important part of good sleep hygiene. The NSF recommends that people who struggle with daytime sleepiness spend at least eight hours in bed each night, while people who have trouble sleeping should limit the time they spend in bed to no more than seven hours. However, spending time in bed when you aren't sleepy may exacerbate insomnia by creating anxiety, according to Kline.
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Serving as the capstone to a 20-year career in real estate, Rick Distel joined the Washington Depot office of Sotheby's International Realty in 2008. His experience in the industry is multifaceted. While an undergraduate at the Ohio State University, he began buying, renovating and managing his own multi-family properties.
After moving to New York and receiving his MBA in Real Estate and Finance from NYU's Leonard N. Stern School of Business, he worked as a consultant at Ernst & Young, where he specialized in large-scale asset acquisitions and dispositions, performed due diligence and strategic advisory services, and provided valuations of closely held real estate companies.In 2000, he co-founded a private real estate investment firm that invests in high value-added opportunities across property types, primarily focused in New York's downtown neighborhoods. He has been involved in virtually every aspect of the business, from property management to development, construction management to financing, and residential and commercial leasing.
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- Standard Wireless Internet service is free for all members
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It's hard to leave your best buddy at home when you're traveling for extended periods, so we provide a pet friendly experience. Restrictions and fees apply.
Whether you are booking suites for a family reunion or suites for your company's training needs, Candlewood Suites hotels can accommodate your group.
Workout whenever you want: Candlewood Gym always has an open door and lots of aerobic and cardio equipment to make it easier to stick to your exercise routine, no sweat.
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Hotel location is good, serval resturants within walking distance.
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I always enjoy staying at the Candlewood Suites in Chambersburg. The staff, especially, Anna, is very friendly and accommodating.
great hotel
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Why do we see estimate compression message in the online.log as shown below, when we did run any compression command?
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14:50:28 SCHAPI Estimate Compression for txc07_4q:"ssadmin".ubevent started
14:50:30 admin_fragment_command('fragment estimate_compression ','69206165') succeeded
14:50:30 SCHAPI Estimate Compression for txc07_4q:"ssadmin".ubflag started
14:50:31 admin_fragment_command('fragment estimate_compression ','69206167') succeeded
14:50:31 SCHAPI Estimate Compression for txc07_4q:"ssadmin".ubkeys started
14:50:35 admin_fragment_command('fragment estimate_compression ','69206168') succeeded
When you connect to the database via OAT and while browsing through the menu in OAT, you click on "Storage" under "Space Administration" section, it will deploy a task called "mon_compression_estimates" in the scheduler. Whenever the task executes, it generates the message, SCHAPI Estimate Compression, in the online.log.
You can run the following SQL statement to stop the task from being executed, hence stop the message from being displayed in the online.log.
UPDATE sysadmin:ph_task
SET tk_enable = "F"
WHERE tk_name = "mon_compression_estimates";
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I live 27km from the racetrack. There have been some updates made to it but they're really going to have to pick up the pace if it is to be homologated until the end of the year.


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Hi Valmar!
I just registered to this site and this is my first post.
Firs off, let me say I am glad someone else seems to be using CC3, too. I have been using it for some time now and have created maps for my campaign set in Norwold of the D&D Gazzetteer series. I might be brave enough to post some here. I started with CC2 over 2 years ago and moved on to CC3 when it was released. I bought it at the gaming fair in Essen which was a nice deal since you could talk to one of its creators there. I also strongly recommend the tutorials from Joe Sweeny (not sure about spelling) on YouTube.
Concerning your map, I can only congratulate you on your use of the Sheet and Effects. The glow on the shore and the Map names are excellent. I'd like to give you some advice on the changes I'd do.
Was it supposed to have no settlements? Because of the fact that most settlements are built new water bodies those on this map will probably be near the shore. Otherwise I'd recommend creating some rivers which would lighten up the overall picture. How about some vegetation? Even if all the land around the mountains was plain a couple of single or 2-3 tress distributed here and there make it seem a little more "natural". The mountains to the upper north and the utmost south look great because you didn't line them up in a straight way like you did in the middle part. I'd recommend putting the mountains in the middle slightly off each other a bit. Might not look good though. I will try to post one or 2 of the 12 maps I did for my campaign and you can tell me, too, what you think of them. Maybe we can be inspired by each others maps and thus profit both from it.
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A 16-YEAR-OLD boy who is said to have taken part in a robbery earlier this year has been released on bail by a judge.
The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is said to have been involved in the offence with another lad on Wednesday February 19.
No charge was put to the teenager, from Oakhurst, and he did not enter a plea during the brief hearing at Swindon Crown Court.
Judge Douglas Field adjourned the case to Friday, July 11 and released him on bail until then.


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MM will most probably be the next love child of carmello in the near future.
he has a similar style to casey and an ego like vale , a combo to send carmello into rapture.
MM has always believed he is better than everyone , its a great psychological boost to have as it never allows the mind to dwell on defeat , it can also lead to dangerous riding in the last desperate laps though.
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CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WZZM) -- Kent County authorities may be close to capturing suspects responsible for up to a dozen home burglaries in Caledonia Township.
The resident in a house burglars were apparently planning to break into surprised them by answering the door when one of them knocked to make sure no one was home. When police showed the resident some pictures of possible suspects, Greg Stevens was able to make a positive identification.
It just might be the break detectives need.
"I told them when they left, 'Good luck you guys, I hope you catch him,' and they said, 'We will -- we are getting real close now,'" Stevens said.
Earlier this week, Stevens said he saw a suspicious white van parked and then slowly cruising down 68th Street. He wondered if the van was related to all the recent home invasions in the township. Then, just before noon the next day, a stranger knocked on the door.
"He wanted to know if Josh was here. I said, 'Josh?' and he says, 'Yeah,'" Stevens said. "Right away I got thinking something is odd with that guy, you know? Asking questions [that] didn't make sense. Then I turned on the TV and saw four break-ins so far, and I got on the phone" to call the authorities.
Detectives discovered someone had tried but failed to break into the house next door, and the burglars were apparently working their way down the street.
Barb Mesecar owns one of the dozen or so Caledonia homes recently broken into.
"Apparently, all they were looking for was money," she said. "I had some change in my china cupboard...I don't remember how much was in there, but that was gone."
Change was also taken from a little heart-shaped box belonging to her granddaughter.
That change was all she noticed was missing.
"Ten years ago, I never used to lock the front door," Mesecar says. "[It's] a little scary when I hear a noise. I, you know, I jump -- but I'm surviving."


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The project is the first phase of a late 1990s master plan that was designed to overhaul the garden with upgrades that are practical and environmentally friendly, according to Max Joel, the capital project assistant for the garden.The first phase includes the construction of a new 15,831-square-foot visitor/administration building with some of the more outstanding features being a green roof and compost toilets.He said the city Green Buildings Law signed in October would mandate by 2007 any building receiving over half of its funding from the city to meet at least some of the green building standards, which outline ways to reduce the environmental impact of new construction."We're hoping this building will serve as a model for other agencies," said Joel.While eliciting a few squinched noses at the mention of "compost toilets" that would recycle waste through bacteria and sometimes worms, Joel said the facilities are completely harmless.The compost is recycled and used in the gardens, he said."You would have no idea you were using one," he said, adding that the recycling method would save water and energy by recycling the garden's own waste.The 6,229-square-foot horticultural building/maintenance building was recently completed, he said, allowing the maintenance staff to abandon their previous unheated shed and to store equipment someplace other than under the usual tarp covers."This is a vast improvement," he said.The building also contains a rain basin that will allow workers to use rainwater to clean equipment, he said.The green roof of the project will be accessible to the public and is expected to use about 40 percent less energy than typical buildings of its size, he said. It is designed to prevent the reduce the release of greenhouse gases and energy costs by more than $7,000."That was a very refreshing presentation," Marshall said. "It says to us that spring is not far away."Reach reporter Scott Sieber by e-mail at news@times
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congratulations ... a bit far away, but I'll raise my glass of .. coke to you .. and turn in ... *lol*
Well, I just completed my last final. I'm pretty confident. Though... I completely forgot WTF the Dansgaard-Oeschger oscilation was... Anyway, it looks I've got meseff a Geography degree under me belt.
Who wants to get drunk?!?
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Dude, that's awesome! Congratulations Su_Liam, I certainly know the feeling of wanting to finish your degree, I'm two months away from finishing mine at this point (hence, my disappearance at the forums over the last month and a half). Anyway, I hope you realize now that you've set the bar high for yourself. We are expecting great things from a genuine bonafide cartographer at the Guild-of course, given the quality of your past work I'd say these expectations won't be too difficult for you exceed. Wish I could have a beer with you man, but I'm stuck down here in Sunny SoCal.
Way to go bro. Now go get a job I raise my can of Pepsi and say "Salud".
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Hey Conga Rats man, that's awesome!
I remember when I was finishing up my degree...by the end there I was riding on fumes and if I didn't already know it by then I wasn't going to worry much. I just wanted to finish and move on to the new chapter.
Bask in the glow of your achievement and may you use what you have learned to learn even more.
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Congratulations! I can't handle Coke or Pepsi, but I do have my tankard of Mönchsambacher Lager beer from the small Zehendner family brewery near Bamberg raised high (I'm typing with the left hand only) to extend my "Prosit!" in your direction. I'm holding it so high to make sure the tear or two that I'm shedding drop somewhere else than into my beer. And I'm shedding the tears in the tragic realization that you can't drink a Mönchsambacher with me to celebrate. Sic transit gloria mundi!
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Well done su-liam, a bona fide Geographer eh.. I concur that we will be sending over the tech queries to you now. I will leave the starters for 10 / climate modeling questions till your less drunk !
I'll raise my mug of tea being all British wot...
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Predictive Implications Of Bone Turnover Markers After Treatment In Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer Patients With Painful Osseous Metastases
Since emerging evidence suggests that biomarkers of bone turnover carry notable potential to become useful tools for monitoring patients with metastatic bone disease, we measured a panel of bone formation and bone resorption markers in a relatively homogenous group of patients with hormone-refractory prostatic carcinoma (HRPC) and bone only metastases, immediately before 186Rhenium-l,l-hydroxyethylidene diphosphonate (186Re-HEDP) therapy and strictly after 3 months. This practice corresponds to the time of completion of a typical clinical follow-up after palliative radionuclide treatment and also matches the 3-month schedule of others concerning measurement of various bone markers after hormonal or zoledronic acid treatment in HRPC patients. Furthermore, according to a previous observation that when there is a change in the rate of bone remodelling resorption, markers fall faster than formation markers (2-12 weeks vs. 3-6 months, respectively) and in view of the expenses and discomfort implied in serial marker measurement, the 3 month time-point supports the rationale of a properly timed conjunction of both processes in a single blood sampling.
According to our results, pre-treatment values of single bone markers could not predict response to treatment with 186Re-HEDP. On the contrary, several marker ratios as well as the percentile drop of some markers actually did correlate with pain response. Concerning both good and durable response, the best marker-derived predictors of response proved post-therapy drop of NTx > or = 20% and pre-therapy NTx/PINP > or = 1.2. The former index presumably reflects the key role of inhibition of osteolysis after 186Re-HEDP treatment for achievement of improved response. Regarding the latter ratio, the observation that a high resorption to formation rate correlates positively to palliative response might seem to be counterintuitive, since it might be expected that patients with increased bone formation, and correspondingly decreased bone resorption, would have the most optimal outcomes. This "paradoxical" observation may have been due to a breakdown in homeostatic mechanisms in bone microenvironment that surrounds a metastatic lesion, wherein the tight coupling of resorption and formation has been disrupted.
In the present study osteocalcin could not predict clinical response, mainly due to methodological heterogeneity and easy loss of the molecule's immunological activity. Accordingly, the absence of predictive power of another traditional bone marker, namely BALP, may also be attributed to the fact that serum levels of it also increase to balance localized or systemic increases in osteolytic activity or as an indication of bone formation to repair bone lesions that have responded to treatment. Most interestingly, PSA levels also could not predict response to 186Re-HEDP therapies, in accordance with the results of previous prospective trials regarding survival correlations. One possible explanation for this might be that the value of the standard deviation of PSA values in both responders and non-responders, either pre- or post-therapy with 186Re-HEDP was found to be quite wide, a drawback further amplified by the relative small patient cohort. Besides, serum PSA levels do not reflect the whole tumour burden, especially in advanced-stage tumours consisting of high-grade cancer cells which release proportionally less PSA into the blood. Finally, the discrepancy we observed between PSA and bone marker alterations presumably suggests that the decrease in bone metabolism provided by bone markers decline is not enough to lead to an objective anti-tumour effect measured by PSA alterations.
The main limitation of this study is that the cohort of the evaluable patients was relatively small, thus introducing a degree of uncertainness concerning particularly the specificity and sensitivity of the tested variables. Another limitation is that since the aforementioned analytical and biological variability of bone markers render it difficult to determine precise cut-off values for individual patients, at present results for most markers of bone turnover cannot be compared among laboratories without previous cross-calibration. Accordingly, when bone remodelling rates are changing as was the case herein, a combination of markers such as one resorption and one formation marker might appear more informative than a single marker, whilst duplicate measurements, as we also performed, can be used to minimize the effect of intra-individual variation. Even so, the influence of 186Re-HEDP therapy on changes in bone turnover markers needs to be further examined including more time points, so as to correlate the course of the metabolic response to the long-term clinical outcome.
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Bartlesville High School seniors Ann Miller and Seth Tate have been named the Rotary Students of the Month for April.
Ann is the daughter of Ron and Marion Miller. She is a member of the National Honor Society and is interested in pursuing an engineering career at the Colorado School of Mines. She was a member of the Bruins' cross country program from 2007-11 and the track program from 2008-12. She is involved in the "Run the Streets" program through the Richard Kane YMCA in Bartlesville as well.
Ann was part of the Bruins orchestra program in 2005 and 2011, and was a Girl Scout from 2000-10, collecting bronze and silver awards along the way.
Seth is the son of Curtiss Tate and Kimberly Ketchum. He is a member of the Bruin Brigade Marching Band as well as the Bruins' percussion ensemble and steel drum band.
Seth is part of the youth group at the Bartlesville Southern Baptist Church and his interests include technology.
The Rotary students of the month — both seniors and juniors are eligible — are chosen by a committee of BHS teachers. The students should be of high moral character, have initiative, show leadership capabilities, be good students, and be active and interested in their school and community. One boy and one girl are selected each month from September through May.