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The Exploding Galaxies
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Exploding Galaxies is forming in New York. We're a 4-part harmony band into great melodies and great songs. Looking for guys and gals with good voices who perhaps also play an instrument. The core band is 2 gals and 2 guys. We're recording a version of the Hollies' Wings for our first single. All four members will end up writing the first 2 EPs followed by a full-length album. As the producer, I select the songs to record (at my own studio), but each member will be guaranteed a fair share of the songwriting pie. Unlike poor ol' George Harrison!
If you're interested in the group, please make yourself known! A free ice cream and a trip on the D train with Spider for the first 10 respondents.
Influences: Mamas & Papas, Beatles, Hollies, Beach Boys, Todd Rundgren, Burt Bacharach, Steely Dan, Stealers Wheel, The Orb, psychedelia in general!
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Track and Field to Host Wake Forest Open as Outdoor Season Begins
March 17, 2011
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest track and field teams will look to open the outdoor season with successful performances at this weekend's Wake Forest Open, one of only two home meets this year for the Deacons.
Many of the competitors in the event, held at Kentner Stadium every year since 2005, will be familiar faces from the recently-concluded indoor season. However, a few others are making their 2011 debuts in outdoor-only events like the javelin and discus throws.
"I think I'm looking more at just giving as many people as we can an opportunity to compete. We've got six weeks left until the ACC Outdoor Championships, and this is the one opportunity where the team can compete in front of their friends and family. It gives me an indicator of where we are with people as we try to move forward and plan for the rest of the outdoor season," head coach John Millar said while addressing the goals of the meet. "I'm excited for the first home meet. I've heard a lot about it, so I'm anxious to see how it is and how things go and how the kids perform."
On the men's side, senior leader Tyler Dodds will be competing in the 200m and 400m dashes. He enjoyed an excellent indoor season and captured a fourth-place finish in the 400m dash at the ACC Championships with a personal-best time of 47.69. Dodds will look to best his mark of 49.10 that gave him an 18th-place finish in the 400m dash at last year's Wake Forest Open.
Fellow senior Allan Lunkenheimer will also compete in the 400m dash. He competed in just two meets during the indoor season but recorded a 15th-place finish at the 2010 Wake Forest Open with a time of 49.05.
Versatile junior Alex Hill will be competing in five events, including both track and field competitions. He earned a fifth-place finish in the heptathlon at the ACC Indoor Championships with a personal-best 5,009 points.
Making their season debuts for the men this weekend will be freshman Sterling Wilkins (100m and 200m), sophomores Ben Lincoln (javelin), Michael McEnany (800m) and Luke Hadden (discus and javelin) and juniors Paul Loeser (800m and DMR), Justin Bookheimer (400m hurdles) and Ben Morrow (3,000m).
"We want to see some people that haven't had a chance to compete, like the javelin throwers and some people in the discus that are not indoor events. I'm curious to see what they can do now that they've got an opportunity to go out and compete," said Millar. "I certainly think that the javelin guys, Ben Lincoln and Luke Hadden, are ones that have performed well in the past."
For the women, senior Kim Vos will be competing in the 400m and 800m events as well as the distance medley relay after a limited indoor season. She ran in only two meets, the Virginia Tech Challenge and the ACC Championships, but Coach Millar is confident that she will be in top form for the outdoor season. "She showed some pretty good improvement right toward the end of the indoor season in her performances, and her training seems to be going very well. Hopefully she'll be someone we can count on down the road as we get closer to the ACC Outdoor Championships."
Junior Dina Nosenko is slated to make her 2011 debut after missing the indoor season due to injury. Her sister, Anna Nosenko, will not compete this weekend but helped to power the Deacons to a 26th-place finish overall in a field of 63 teams at the NCAA Indoor Championships after placing fourth in the 5,000m run and sixth in the 3,000m run last weekend. "I'm anxious to watch Dina actually compete and just get a feel for where she's at," Coach Millar added.
Besides Nosenko, none of the other women will be competing in their first meet of the year. Several only had limited action during the indoor season, however, including freshman Julie McCauley, sophomores Madison Kocher and Katy Swain and juniors Samantha Howell and Laura Rapp.
The Wake Forest Open will kick off on Friday at 9:30 a.m. with the women's hammer throw and Day 1's action will conclude around 8:40 p.m. following the men's and women's 10,000m runs.
A recap of event performances will be posted here on WakeForestSports.com on Friday evening and again on Saturday following the end of the meet. Live results for all events can be found under the Wake Forest Open page on www.flashresults.com.


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It must be party time because I have another crowd pleasing drink for you that comes straight from my grandma's recipe book.
It even has vanilla ice cream, who could turn that down, right?! :)
This recipe is only 4 ingredients and super easy to make. This is another yummy punch that made it into our family party rotations and is tried and true to be delicious and a crowd favorite. The flavors from the pineapple, vanilla ice cream and ginger ale fuze together to make a creamy, fruity and refreshing beverage. In a way, though different, this recipe kind of reminds me of the Dole Pineapple Whips from Disneyland… SOOOO good! :)
- 2 liters ginger ale or 7-up
- 1 (46 oz.) can Dole pineapple juice
- 1 quart vanilla ice cream, add up to a ½ gallon ad needed (2 quarts)
- 1 quart Pineapple sherbet, add up to a ½ gallon as needed (2 quarts)
- In a large punch bowl, combine ginger ale (or 7-up) and pineapple juice.
- Using an ice cream scoop, scoop pineapple sherbet and vanilla ice cream by rounded scoops into punch bowl.
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Wow! Through tomorrow (12/22) and while supplies last you can get Pictureka 2nd Edition for only $1 (reg $19.99) at Toys R Us! This deal is valid in-stores only and will likely sell out very quickly. I would bring in the AD to claim it
- Game includes game tiles, sand timer and mission cards
- Monsters, robots, fast things and slow things – all these and more are hiding in the game tiles
- Race against the clock or other players to find the most things and collect the most cards
- Test your spotting skills with multiple games and challenges and combine with other Pictureka
- For ages 6+ years and for 2+ players


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VMware Zimbra for Android (VZA) is a native Android collaboration application that allows you to access your email, calendar, contacts, tasks and files from any Android device, specifically smartphones and tablets. VZA supports any Microsoft ActiveSync compliant email server and also supports the VMware Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS). With ZCS as the backend, VZA offers several additional ZCS-only features such as Briefcase, Saved Searches, etc. that are not available in any of the Android email applications in the market today.
VZA was tested with Microsoft Exchange 2003, 2007 and 2010 and Zimbra Collaboration Suite 6.x and 7.x. It supports Android 2.x and 3.x.
Check out the video to get an overview of some of the features but more than anything else, download and give it a spin. We welcome your feedback.


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News: Air Cav hosts Spouse Spur Ride
Story by Sgt. Christopher Calvert
FORT HOOD, Texas – Spouses with the "Warrior" brigade became honorary soldiers for a day and earned their spurs during the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade's Spouse Spur Ride July 9.
Spurs are traditionally given to Troopers upon completion of a spur ride or after serving as a member of or with a Cavalry unit. To earn theirs, spouses were put through a variety of challenges.
During the event, 57 spouses performed physical readiness training, maneuvered through the confidence and leader-reaction courses, fired weapons using the Engagement Skills Trainer 2000, and learned the basics of land navigation; ultimately allowing them a glimpse into the daily life of their soldier.
"This is the first time I've had the opportunity to do anything Army-related like this," said Julia Watlington-Kloster, a Heidelberg, Germany native and Army spouse. "I've often wondered what my husband does while at work. Now that I've participated, I have a new respect for what all soldiers do, especially here in the scorching heat."
Sgt. George Watlington, Julia's husband and a mental health specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st ACB, said the Spouse Spur Ride provided the opportunity for his spouse to see what a day in the life of a soldier often entails.
"I'm glad Julia had the opportunity to see what the Army does on a day-to-day basis," said Watlington, who hails from Fayetteville, N.C. "I completed the Air Assault course a few months ago, and she's been eager to see some of the challenges I faced during the obstacle course. The Spouse Spur Ride not only let her see the obstacles, but actually let her negotiate them as well."
Pfc. Jeff Bates, a Richmond, Va. native with Company C, 2nd Brigade, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st ACB, attended the event with his wife Tiffany, and said the Spouse Spur Ride was a huge success as it offered the perfect blend of entertainment and insight for her.
"It was awesome to get to show my wife some of the things we do in the military and what it's like to be a soldier," Jeff said. "She's been talking about how fun it was every since we finished the first event."
Tiffany echoed her husband's enthusiasm and admitted although she was nervous at first, she ended up having a blast.
"I didn't know what to expect, so I was originally pretty nervous to undergo some of the events; I thought my husband was going to push me into the huge mud pit," she said light-heartedly. "Now that it's all over, I can't wait to do it again, and the mud pit ended up being my favorite part."
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Over the next few days I will be showing the full engine nut and bolt/bearing rebuild on my Yamaha WR450.
Wiseco 478cc piston, selected new gears in the gearbox, and cam timing procedure.
This will include a selection of pictures as to why it needed to be done.
Then to follow will be the rest of the build which includes RTT steering stabilizer, powder coated frame and pimped wheels.
Should be good when its finished........before the end of March...for the VD run in Wales
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Left casing outside.
Left casing crank side.
Right casing clutch side.
Right casing crank side.
Wiseco 478 piston.
Gearbox to follow.
will be good to see whats involved with a major rebuild.
i know who i will be pming if anything goes wrong with my wr400
Engine casing right side with new bearings.
Engine casing left side with new bearings.
Left side with gearbox and crank fitted.
And another.
Right side with partial build up.
Two halves together.
Conrod assembly got replaced as a matter of course.....good job really as fatigue was found.
The reason for the strip,loss of 4th and 5th gears.
And this is what happens to a selector fork when it has gears pushing against it that won`t engage.
oooooo ya fooker than bigend dont look great does it, oil starvation for sure as you said on the phone. You was lucky that the gearbox went first because if the rod had snapped as they do, they normally punch a whole through the cases front and back & ...........................$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Chris ......................
you need to get out more ................... anal or what
Just fix the fcuker will you and let's go
You`re just jealous cos the closest you get to a `spanner` is someone who resides in Nantwich...
brokenlegs wrote (see)
coming on nicely then chris it will be the best 2003 450 that money can buy
Why? Is he putting a KTM 6 speed box in it?
I loved my WR, but them Yammy 'boxes....... just poo. Thought about getting the dogs undercut a bit to help them engage more positively & last a bit longer, but then had a moment of clarity and just got rid of it.
KTM 2 stroke stuff / XR650R stuff. Stiffy's house of bling
Comming on nicely.
Welded on steering stabilizer post.
Not long to go now.
The dogs....
Chris, your bikes in your house! Jeeze my wife would kill me even if I brought a spanner through the door (hence why none of you lot can visit me..). You lucky bugger.
Will the bike be ready for 4 weeks time then? When are you running it in?
Anyone Fancy a Pre-South-Wales North Wales run?
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The Universal World Wide Travel Charger Adapter Plug is perfect for sleep apnea therapy patients who like to travel abroad. This plug contains four international plugs, and is compatible with standard outlets all over the world. The plug is also safe, and features a built in surge protector that safeguards your device against erratic power sources. The plug supports a universal voltage of 110-240V.
The plug contains the UG-A plug, which is commonly found in Europe, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Africa, and the Middle East. It also features the UG-B, which will be useful in North and South America.
Ideal for patients who are traveling outside the US or for patients who live outside the US and need an adapter for their CPAP machine.
Yes, the plugs are meant to be switched by the user at their convenience.
Slightly larger than a standard plug and considerably smaller than even the tiniest travel CPAP machines.


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Black Friday: An early present for data analysts
Depending on one's perspective, last week's Black Friday, the official beginning of the holiday shopping season, is seen as either a disgusting display of consumerism or a welcome bucket of water for a starving retail sector. But now a new group has its own view of the now national American event: data analysts. To them Black Friday is like an early present.
For the first time, consumers gave more than $1 billion of their hard-earned cash to store owners in one day. Followed by another new phenomenon known as Cyber Monday--which may reach $1.5 billion--retailers, e-tailers and data analysts are whistling while they work.
The National Retail Federation used historical analysis and surveys to project that the average holiday shopper will spend $749.51 this year through the holidays, up from $740.57 last year. It even knows something about how it will spend that money. For example, $421.82 will be spent on children, parents, aunts, uncles and other family members, $75.13 will be spent on friends, $23.48 on co-workers and $28.13 on pets, community members and others, and $28.66 on greeting cards. It also knows that shoppers intend to take a little more for themselves this year from their holiday budgets.
But one thing the NRF can't do with this kind of analysis is say what individuals will do. Ian Fyfe, chief technology evangelist for Pentaho, said in a ZDnet blog last week that this year's winning retailers have a secret weapon that helps them do just that: big data analytics. He said that for the first time, it is technically and economically viable to store and analyze the data generated by web sites, GPS-enabled tablet devices and smart phones, embedded sensors and other data sources to reveal new insights and patterns in order to target customers on a more personal and direct level—not for next year, but this year.
He said retailers can monitor and tweak promotions and campaigns in near real-time to maximize spending during the short holiday shopping window. He added that the year's biggest retail winners will be those that are leveraging big data analytics to optimize revenue during this holiday.
According to Forbes this week, MasterCard is seeing this season the fruits of its MasterCard Audiences program, launched in February, which sells anonymous, aggregated customer transaction information to retailers. MasterCard said it uses big data to identify millions of different consumer segments, such as business travelers, holiday travelers, Black Friday shoppers and Cyber Monday shoppers, and passes that onto retailers.
McKinsey & Company highlighted online fashion retailer Gilt Groupe this month as a company that takes its analytics a level further to target individual customers using big data, mobile and social media. After five years of gathering data, the company this year has been able to analyze patterns and preferences and create over 3,000 versions of its daily marketing messages to go to specific shoppers based on shopping history, patterns and preferences.
One surprising big data statistic came from the social media world: the referral effect of social media--customers being influenced by trends or comments on Twitter and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and being converted to sales--was practically zilch. An IBM (NYSE: IBM) Digital Analytics Benchmark report concluded that Shoppers referred from Social Networks such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube generated 0.34 percent of all online sales on Black Friday, a decrease of more than 35 percent from 2011.
For more:
- see National Retail Federation release
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Gunman Fires Shots Outside Empire State Building, Two Killed, Several Injuredcarolyncastiglia
Another day, another shooting in the United States, though this one may seem a bit more shocking than others because it took place in the heart of one of the most tourist-traveled areas of Manhattan. This morning, around 9 am, a gunman fired three fatal shots, allegedly at his former boss, outside the Empire State Building. The shooter was also killed in gunfire from the NYPD. Mayor Bloomberg, in a press conference, suggested that the NYPD accidentally shot several innocent bystanders.
Details of the shooting are still unfolding, and The New York Post just published an article suggesting that the bystanders who were shot may have been shot by the gunman and not police. The Post also notes that "just minutes before the mayhem, Mayor Bloomberg was warning about the dangers of "too many guns on the streets" on his weekly radio show." Bloomberg has long been a proponent of gun control.
As the story develops on Twitter, many people are shifting the focus from the Empire State Building shooting to the 19 shootings that took place last night alone in Chicago. New York is a relatively safe city in comparison, and Mayor Bloomberg called New York the safest big city in the world in his press conference just now, but he reiterated the well-known fact that we here in the Big Apple are not immune to gun violence.
The identity of the shooter is known, but in keeping with the protocol preached by anti-gun violence experts, I will not include his name here so as to glorify his actions.
We'll update our coverage as more accurate information becomes available.
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The Automated ScoreBook
Northern Illinois at Sacramento State (Game 2)
Mar 17, 2011 at Sacramento, Calif. (Shea Stadium)
Score by Innings R H E
Northern Illinois... 201 00 - 3 6 2
Sacramento State.... 020 9X - 11 10 2
Umpires - HP: Dave Maudsley 1B: Jim Cole 3B: Dennis Hobart
Start: 3:08 pm Time: 1:36 Attendance: 65
Weather: Sunny, Clear
The Automated ScoreBook
Northern Illinois at Sacramento State (Game 2)
Mar 17, 2011 at Sacramento, Calif. (Shea Stadium)
Northern Illinois starters: 23/cf GREMILLION; 21/rf COLOSIMO; 13/3b TOFFT;
15/lf SINNER; 24/dh WULBECKER; 22/c SANCHEZ; 6/1b BARNETT; 1/ss MATSUI; 5/2b
CIPOLLONE; 2/p BITTNER;
Sacramento State starters: 22/1b NAKKEN, A.; 7/lf KAUFMAN, S.; 11/2b CALDWELL,
D.; 13/p SCHAEFER, M.; 10/c NAVARRO, M.; 23/ss ALCALA, Y.; 2/3b MARTIN, P.;
9/rf SHEPARD, K.; 18/cf FRYE, K.; 14/dh STROUD, T.;
Northern Illinois 1st - GREMILLION singled to
catcher. GREMILLION advanced to second on a wild pitch. COLOSIMO singled to
right center; GREMILLION advanced to third. COLOSIMO stole second. COLOSIMO
advanced to third on a wild pitch; GREMILLION scored. TOFFT walked. TOFFT stole
second; COLOSIMO scored on a throwing error by c, unearned. SINNER hit by
pitch. WULBECKER struck out looking. SINNER stole second; TOFFT stole third.
SANCHEZ lined out to cf. BARNETT struck out looking. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1
error, 2 LOB.
Sacramento State 1st - NAKKEN, A. out at first p to
2b, bunt. KAUFMAN, S. flied out to lf. CALDWELL, D. lined out to 3b. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northern Illinois 2nd - MATSUI popped up to p.
CIPOLLONE tripled to center field. GREMILLION grounded out to 2b. COLOSIMO
lined out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Sacramento State 2nd - SCHAEFER, M. flied out to lf.
NAVARRO, M. singled to left field. ALCALA, Y. singled up the middle; NAVARRO,
M. advanced to second. ALCALA, Y. advanced to second on a wild pitch; NAVARRO,
M. advanced to third. MARTIN, P. singled up the middle, 2 RBI; ALCALA, Y.
scored; NAVARRO, M. scored. SHEPARD, K. singled to shortstop; MARTIN, P.
advanced to second. FRYE, K. grounded out to 3b; SHEPARD, K. advanced to
second; MARTIN, P. advanced to third. NAKKEN, A. grounded out to p. 2
runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Northern Illinois 3rd - TOFFT grounded out to 1b
unassisted. SINNER reached on a fielding error by 3b. WULBECKER tripled to
right field, RBI; SINNER scored, unearned. SANCHEZ reached on a fielder's
choice, bunt; WULBECKER out at home p to c. SANCHEZ advanced to second on a
wild pitch. BARNETT flied out to lf. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1
Sacramento State 3rd - KAUFMAN, S. grounded out to
ss. CALDWELL, D. grounded out to 3b. SCHAEFER, M. grounded out to 2b. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northern Illinois 4th - MATSUI lined out to p.
CIPOLLONE out at first p to 2b, bunt. GREMILLION flied out to cf. 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Sacramento State 4th - NAVARRO, M. walked. ALCALA,
Y. out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt; NAVARRO, M. advanced to second. ABELIA, J.
pinch ran for NAVARRO, M.. MARTIN, P. singled to left field; ABELIA, J.
advanced to third. MARTIN, P. stole second. SHEPARD, K. reached on a fielder's
choice, SAC, advanced to second on a throwing error by p, RBI; MARTIN, P.
advanced to third; ABELIA, J. scored. FRYE, K. singled through the right side,
RBI; SHEPARD, K. advanced to third; MARTIN, P. scored. FRYE, K. stole second.
NAKKEN, A. walked. KAUFMAN, S. reached on a fielder's choice to third base;
NAKKEN, A. advanced to second; FRYE, K. advanced to third; SHEPARD, K. scored
on a fielding error by c, unearned. CALDWELL, D. singled through the left side,
RBI; KAUFMAN, S. advanced to second; NAKKEN, A. advanced to third; FRYE, K.
scored. SCHAEFER, M. singled up the middle, RBI; CALDWELL, D. advanced to
second; KAUFMAN, S. advanced to third; NAKKEN, A. scored. NAVARRO, M. to c for
ABELIA, J.. NAVARRO, M. homered to left field, 4 RBI; SCHAEFER, M. scored;
CALDWELL, D. scored; KAUFMAN, S. scored. ALCALA, Y. singled up the middle.
MARTIN, P. popped up to 3b. SHEPARD, K. popped up to ss. 9 runs, 6 hits,
2 errors, 1 LOB.
Northern Illinois 5th - COLOSIMO doubled to left
field. TOFFT singled to center field; COLOSIMO advanced to third. SINNER
reached on a fielder's choice; TOFFT advanced to second; COLOSIMO out at home
ss to c. WULBECKER struck out looking. SANCHEZ lined out to lf. 0 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.


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New research from Michigan State University examined advergames and found that they have a tendency to promote foods that are unhealthy – full of fat, sugar, and sodium. Researchers concluded that these games meant to promote products and brands often promote unhealthy lifestyle choices for children too.
The researchers examined hundreds of advergames actively played by children on food marketing websites. They focused on 145 different websites and found 439 food brands being promoted through advergames on those sites. Researchers say that they found that many of the games centered around high-fat, high-sugar and high-sodium products.
"One of the things we were concerned about was that the majority of foods that received the most interest were those that tended to be energy dense – high in calories – and not high in nutrients," said Lorraine Weatherspoon, a co-director of the project and an associate professor of food science and human nutrition. "These foods typically included high-sugar snacks and cereals as well as instant or canned soups, sugar-sweetened beverages and several types of candy products."
"Compared to a typical TV commercial that would last maybe 30 seconds, these games are fun and engaging and children can play them for much longer periods of time," added Elizabeth Taylor Quilliam, project co-director and assistant professor of advertising and public relations.
Researchers added that there seems to be no consistent standards for what can or cannot be marketed to children and how the marketing should be done.
"We firmly believe that some kind of federally mandated policy needs to be addressed, so that there is better control on the type and amount of marketing as well as the kinds of foods that are promoted," Weatherspoon said.
By shedding light on these types of games, researchers hope to see healthy eating promoted through advergames in the future.
"We hope that we can translate the use of engaging entertaining online tactics like this to teach healthy eating and other healthy lifestyle behaviors to kids," Quilliam said.
The article, "Consistency of Nutrition Recommendations for Foods Marketed to Children in the United States," was published in a recent issue of the journal Preventing Chronic Disease. The research was funded through a $407,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health.


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Hi, my name is Shawn and I'm from Buffalo NY. Last Summer, I rode my Mt. bike over 200 miles due to the $4.50 it was for a gallon of gas here. I found that I really enjoyed biking but didn't care too much for headwinds and pulling moderate to big hills. Well, one day last summer, a guy Flew past me with a Phoenix motor on his bike and I stopped briefly to ask him some questions. I been kicking around the idea of getting one ever since.
So I began looking into Ebikes. All I gotta say is that i can't believe I don't see more people with these in my area.
I have been Looking in to the Amped Bikes 36 volt 500 watt starter kit with the 3 SLA batteries just to get my feet wet in Ebiking. Seems like a good value for a complete ready to go kit.
Does anyone here have one of these and can I get your feed back about the kit? Quality, Durability, dependability, Actual Maximum MPH at full throttle, How long does the Charge last?
I'm excited that I found this forum and I hope to convert my Mt. Bike to an Ebike by March.


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Iowa State: Anyone who's a true college basketball fan needs to see a game at Hilton Coliseum. Nice is in the DNA of Iowans and the fans here are particularly gracious -- even when the home team loses but gives a great effort, they are appreciative.
ESPN.com picked Hilton Coliseum as the "Hot Arena" in the Big 12...coaches in the league noted that, "regardless of talent, the Cyclones have a home court like no other."
This is awesome!! I liked how they upped Ellis Hobbs' Kick return rating.
That was pretty good.
Watch the score...clever video...but they didn't put their clips in the right order. ;)
Yeah saw that too. But still a pretty good production.
Chicks Dig the Long Ball...
Green hills for thy throne, and for crown a golden melody/Ringing in the hearts of all who bring thee love and loyalty/Dear Alma Mater, make our spirits great
True and valiant like the bells of I-O-WA STATE!
And thank you Stumpy for this:
LOL... "Chicks dig the long ball."
That is hilarious. "Hobbs Sucks at Kick Returns" riiiiiight
"Thats Game planning, pure game planning"
I also like when they increase injury cheer there is a category for weapon setting.
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Pics: Deepika Padukone's Hot Photoshoot For Femina Magazine
Deepika Padukone who is currently bombarded with film projects is enjoying the glorious success she has achieved in the industry. The actress who has a a slew of releases lined up from Finding Fanny, Happy New Year this year to Tamasha and Bajirao Mastani next year, has added another feather to her cap.
The actress is gracing the cover of Femina magazine's September issue in most sleek way possible. The actress who is usually seen showing off her sensual side in photoshoots has opted for a classy formal look this time. Deepika is seen dressed in a white formal outfit with her hair tied up into a bun to suit the look she is carrying.
The September issue of the magazine seems to be covering 'India's Most Powerful Women' and so the actress is seen dressed in such a look so as to suit her powerful status quo. Deepika has achieved a lot in the industry in a very short time and the actress deserves every little of that success for she has worked really hard.
From a non-actress in Om Shanti Om to a versatile actress in Ram-Leela, she has conquered and achieved a lot. Sometime ago she was so fascinated by the art of film-making that she even wanted to work as assistant director but recently when the actresses was asked this question considering all the other contemporary actresses like Priyanka Chorpa and Anushka Sharma turning producers, here is what Deepika had to say, "I have no stories to tell. Also, I don't have any plans to start my own production house."
But she has ventured into other mediums like starting her own fashion label etc. The actress has made mark in a lot of areas and thats why she has managed to climb on the pedestal of 'India's Most Powerful Women.' Check out her latest photoshoot pictures...


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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Ahab
by Gideon Defoe
No current Talk conversations about this book.
Read this book aloud on car trips to Jefferson and Andrew. I thought most of it was over Jefferson's head (well, a lot of the humor really was), but then when we finally finished the book, Jefferson kept asking about it. We started reading another book in this series, but misplaced it not long ago. Time to go on a hunt so we can see how it ends!
"'It's not going too well, is it, Pirate Captain?' said the scarf-wearing pirate, staring at the conspicuously whaleless sea. 'I'm worried that perhaps this whaling business is a little more difficult than we thought. Possibly that's why Ahab said he'd been chasing the whale for years.'"
This review really boils down to a very simple message. IF YOU HAVEN'T READ ONE OF THESE BOOKS YET JUST GET ON WITH IT ALREADY. Because they're funny and cheerful and warm and just a little bit naughty, and if you don't try one you'll never know if the humour clicks with yours or not. If nothing else, you'll learn something from the helpful trivia footnotes (for example, this time I learned the origins of the phrase "freezing the balls off a brass monkey"...). Soooo, go hit the library or something.
In this second installment of the series (I've read An Adventure with Scientists (1) and An Adventure with Communists (3) already), the pirates buy a beautiful new boat from Cutlass Liz (who is AWESOME by the way) and spend the rest of the book trying to work out how to pay her off before their time runs out and she kills them horribly. All your favourite elements are in there - the Pirate Captain's beard and pleasant, open face, the long-suffering pirate with a scarf, the Pirate Captain's charming nemesis Black Bellamy and some ship's biscuits (bourbons preferable). Throw in a chance encounter with grizzly old Ahab, a prize ham, a randy whale, a casino, a lesbian albatross, a sexy figurehead and a compelling yet moving one-man show and you've got... well, just another Pirates! adventure, really. The perfect way to while away an idle afternoon and put a mischievous grin on your face! Oh, and don't worry if you haven't read Moby Dick - I haven't either, but so long as you know the absolute basics (y'know, whale, sea captain, Pequod, long rambling discourses about whaling) you'll be just fine. :)
BONUS POINTS - for this: "I wanted to tell you one thing - Pirate Captain, you were always my favourite pupil. Certainly you were much better than the others in your class, whom I regarded merely as a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess and a criminal." ONE OF MY FAVOURITE MOVIES OF ALL TIME.
EXTRA BONUS POINTS - for the little extras Defoe always includes at the back of the book. This time there's some handy information about whale conservation, Nantucket and debt ("Like the Pirate Captain, more people than ever are getting into serious debt, with the accompanying risks of depression, worry and not being able to buy things that you want"). He rounds off the whole thing with an exhaustive list of non-existent (but they totally should!) Pirates! titles, including The Pirates! In an Adventure with Risk Management, The Pirates and the Edge of Reason, The Pirates! Learn German in Five Easy Lessons and The Pirates! In an Adventure with Shaft.
The pirates have an adventure involving Captain Ahab and the accursed white whale. It's [b:Moby-Dick or, The Whale|153747|Moby-Dick or, The Whale|Herman Melville|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1309376917s/153747.jpg|2409320] but shorter, sillier and with more ham and a detour via Las Vegas...
More of the same, with the added bonus of cross-dressing whales. Joy!
The pirate crew have just bought a fancy new ship to replace their current ailing vessel (it's really not normal for the mast to fall down three times a week), but they don't have ready cash to pay for it. What to do to avoid incurring the wrath of Cutlass Liz, pirate-ship dealer and the bloodthirstiest lass on the high seas? Apparently there's a fella named Ahab who's offering a sizeable reward for the capture of a certain white whale…
This is the second in "The Pirates" series by Gideon Defoe. I picked it up after seeing The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists (the North American title is "The Pirates: Band of Misfits"), an Aardman Animations feature based on the first book in the series. I did actually request the first book as well, but this one arrived earlier. It may be more helpful for those completely new to the series to start with the first book, or perhaps see the movie (I did find that helped with visualizing the characters).
I whipped through this book in very short order -- it has only 152 pages and the book itself is quite small. I also spent pretty much the entire book grinning like an idiot. I did think I would spend more time laughing out loud than actually happened, but non-stop grinning is pretty good too. It's very, very silly, which can be just what the doctor ordered in some instances. And I really did almost laugh out loud on the bus when I caught this dig at Moby-Dick:
"just as one of the whalers would actually seem to be getting to the point of an anecdote, they were liable to wander off suddenly on long and rather dull tangents about whale anatomy or things like that."
Fortunately this book is not dull. Will you like it, you ask? Well, Eric Idle (he of Monty Python fame) endorsed the first book, so if you like Pythonesque humour you may like this as well. And if you like stories about mishaps on ships, there are plenty of those here for you to enjoy. I would probably not recommend reading all of the Pirates! books in one sitting though -- even while reading it I could tell that one at a time was enough. Save it for a day when you can really use some cheering up.
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According to the RAG, Rhoads said he would likely name a kicker by 11am today. Any word yet CW?
On Sept. 1st is what he was saying.
Sorry...my bad...reading comprehension 101
Netten new on the kicking front.
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Sorry...my bad...reading comprehension 101
I was thinking, yah, makes sense when I opened this thread since its reasonable to think coach needed to go to church for divine intervention this morning and than make the announcement! Of course, he might want to save that intervention or inspiration for the QB pick.
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I went to the doctor, and I'm back on a pretty ridiculous dose of lortab due to the fact that my periods have suddenly decided to last for two weeks, cramping all the while.
In slightly-hilarious news, while speaking with my doctor about the issue, I said, "You know, as soon as I have insurance, I'm just getting everything except one ovary cut out. I can't do this, any more."
She replied, "Oh, girl, I know. I'm tired of it, too, and I don't even have to deal with it directly!"
I laughed and said, "It's a good thing I already know I don't want kids, eh?"
She giggled and said something like, "Well, you're already having headaches and fatigue problems. Who needs a kid when you get the side effects without them?"
So in a weird way, I think I just got approval from my doctor to have a hysterectomy whenever I get insurance. This is awesome, because at my age, you have to practically jump through hoops to get approval, because they insist that if you don't have tumors, cysts, or endometriosis, you're not making the right decision by not holding out for another ten years, "just in case you change your mind about kids."
Oh! ALSO! The nurse practitioner I had so many issues with last year? The one who was such a colossal bitch to me that even Forrest noticed and got angry, and I had a letter of complaint filed against her and put in my records, stating that I would frankly rather die than ever be in her care, again? She's GONE! :-D YAY! I don't know if she quit or was fired, but I'd like to imagine that she was fired, because it makes me happy. If you're a bitch, you don't belong in an MD;s office.
I've seriously got to try to get some sleep, now, as I'm babysitting again, tomorrow, and will be getting approximately 5 hours of sleep, at this rate. :-/ Keeping up with a toddler is hard, y'all. That's another reason I'm just not interested in kids; they're exhausting. No, thanks, I can wear myself out quite well enough without depending on a smaller human being to monopolize my last nerve by climbing on the furniture and jumping around on it.


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Sometimes you should just take a chance…
[Warning – this is a very personal post so if you're not interested in that sort of thing or you have an aversion to a very rare moment of niceness from me, then don't read this!!]
Ok, so now you're either reading out of curiosity or because you are genuinely interested in my life. Whichever it is, please respect that this is a personal post.
Normal service will resume after this post.
The reason for this post is simple – today (4th October 2011) marks my first anniversary with my boyfriend Chris.
Now, for most of you, you'll think "oh pah, one year, that's nothing".
But for me, it's quite an achievement. You see, for a variety of reasons, I am a total commitment-phobe.
Not that I couldn't be committed to one person of course, I have never had a problem with that. Just that I hadn't found someone that I wanted to allow to be involved in the rest of my life. I tend to live a rather compartmentalised life – there's family, then there's work, then there's my social life, then there's my online life etc.
They don't always cross over. And I often like it that way.
Let me take you back by 13 months.
We started emailing each other through Facebook (we had mutual friends in common), and all was going well. However, there were a few things that didn't work for me (you know how people have a list of what they want in a partner? I had one of what I didn't want – it was quite a short list, but still).
So while I was happy being friendly and chatting, I really didn't think anything would ever happen, particularly when I discovered these things (oh, ok, I'll give you an example – Chris smokes and has a child from a previous relationship – as I hate children, I couldn't ever imagine being with someone that had children as it just isn't how I want to live my life. Selfish, yes, but also honest. And the smoking thing – well, I imagine most non-smokers feel that way about smoking).
But I digress.
We were getting on well via email, so I eventually let Chris have my mobile number. More texting and emailing ensued, and then the inevitable "so, when shall we meet up then?"
Now, at this point, I should confess that while I love a little bit of flirting and banter with people, I can rarely be bothered to make it into anything more. I've been on my fair share of disastrous dates (I could probably write a book on some of my more 'entertaining' ones), and so I really wasn't interested on going on another.
This was different though. Instead of constantly pestering me to meet up, Chris left that subject alone for a while.
I respected that. Most people, if they don't get what they want pretty much straight away, get bored and go off elsewhere. I was obviously worth the wait (oh come on, nothing wrong with a little self-promotion, and Chris has said that himself!).
Anyway, we carried on chatting, I was still thinking "well, nothing will come of this because of these issues I have with certain things" but we were getting on well so I didn't want to stop chatting.
Eventually I agreed to go around and have a cup of tea. Not go on a formal 'date' as we both hate that forced situation, but just pop over for a cup of tea & a chat.
I figured – what the hell. I get tea (and we all know how much that pleases me) and it'll stop Chris from asking me to meet him and then I can draw my own conclusions. Hopefully I'd get a friend out of the whole experience, but who knows.
So after work I went round to his…tea was waiting for me when I got there (brownie point), and we got on like we'd known each other for years. Oh, and I discovered that he had 2 cats – now, as I am a mad cat lady, this gave huge bonus brownie points! We chatted, chilled and drank tea for most of the evening, and time flew by. Very surprising for me!
I went back round a couple of days later and Chris had made me a present – you've all seen my Purple Minxy Witch logo? Chris had taken that (I'd been talking about it on Facebook at the time) and had got it printed on to a t-shirt for me. I was amazed at such a thoughtful and personal present – here was someone that clearly understood I was mad!
Anyway, fast forward a year, and we've been to Rome together, been to concerts, fireworks and weddings together (at one wedding I got given Chris' surname as well – most amusing!), as well as all sorts of other stuff.
Oh, and as this is being uploaded, we're in Rome again.
I've met some of Chris' family and he's met mine (just to give you an idea of how much a big deal that is for me, Chris is only the second boyfriend ever to have met my parents!). He's helped me move house, looked after me when I've been ill, and generally been an absolutely brilliant boyfriend.
We've discussed it before – neither of us were looking for a relationship when we found each other, but look where we've ended up. Both very happy with each other & our relationship.
If I'd stuck to my "no smokers, no parents" rule then I wouldn't be with him today, and as he's been such a great teammate on my journey through this year, I'd have missed out big-time.
I'd said to myself a few years ago that if I were to get into another serious relationship then what I was looking for was a partner in crime (not *actual* crime, obviously!).
Someone to join in on some of the daft things that I do with my time, to support me as I would support them, to laugh and play together…oh, come on, I'm sure you can work on your own definition of 'partner in crime' (without the crime bit!!).
We seem to work very well together as a team.
So the moral of this blog post – sometimes you just have to take a chance – no matter how many times you've been disappointed and hurt or frustrated.
Oh, and Happy Anniversary Chris…you've survived your first year with me as your crazy girlfriend…here's to many more!
P.S. If you survived all of this without a) dying from boredom or b) hurling into the nearest bucket, then feel free to comment if you wish, or just go and tell someone that you love them (be it a pet, a friend, anyone you truly care about).
If you've enjoyed this post, I'd be grateful if you'd share it with your friends or anyone else that you feel it could help.


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I want to share a great blog post today, titled, "Disappearing into the Fire". It's an extremely well written piece. I highly recommend reading it. But the point of the article comes at the end of the anecdote. How do you separate yourself from your work? What are the elements that define you as a person? Are they fundamentally tied to your work, or are you able to exist outside of that dimension? I believe that life is pointless if you can not exist meaningfully through your actions and not solely through your work. How do we, as high achieving, hard-working Americans achieve this? Hopefully part of the answer will come in tomorrow's blog post, but until then, what do you think? How do you ensure separation of 'church and state'? And is there fundamental value in doing so?
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After sewing up a batch of adorable burp cloths for a friend, I wrapped them in tissue paper and a kraft paper gift bag. I pulled out a box of wood mini tags that I picked up to make a rustic and unique gift tag.
I painted the entire tag in a rust metallic craft paint.
Once the paint was fully dry, I taped the long edges with FrogTape®, making sure to press the tape down tightly.
I painted two coats of bright white craft paint between the tape, creating a space suitable for writing.
Once the white paint was dry, I was able to write on it with an ink pen.
I tied the gift tag to my craft bag using a scrap of dark leather.
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Kim Kardashian Reacts to the Casey Anthony Verdict
July 05, 2011 04:02 PM by Shayla Perry
The entire country waited with bated breath in anticipation of the jury's decision in the Casey Anthony murder trial, which surprisingly resulted in a verdict of "Not Guilty." Sixteen years ago, it was another trial that captivated the nation, and another verdict of "Not Guilty" that stunned (and divided) us all. For one reality TV family, the Casey Anthony trial brings back memories of the father who first made the Kardashian name famous when he served as a defense attorney for O.J. Simpson. Like many others, Kim Kardashian took to Twitter to express her shock over the trial, but some are calling "foul," claiming that the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star is being hypocritical.
"WHAT!!!!???!!!! CASEY ANTHONY FOUND NOT GUILTY!!!! I am speechless!!!" Kim Kardashian tweeted following the breaking news that a jury found the 25-year-old not guilty of the first-degree murder of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee Marie Anthony.
This was the reaction that most people throughout the country shared, but for some of the 8,153,475 people following the E! reality star on Twitter, her response was a little hypocritical, considering the fact that her father, Robert Kardashian, was one of the lawyers responsible for O.J. Simpson's not guilty verdict in the 1995 double murder trial of Nicole Brown Simpson (who was a friend of Kim's mother, Kris Jenner) and Ron Goldman.
Kim's Twitter page was quickly filled with angry tweets ranging from: "u r an idiot…u r famous due to the OJ trial where a killer walked," to "Why? Your Dad helped OJ walk. Even though he KNEW he was guilty. Somethings never change. Murders go free."
Kardashian responded to the comments in another tweet, "Reading the comments here &its nuts people think just bc I was close to the OJ trial I can't have my own opinion on the Casey Anthony case?"
So, what do you think RTVM– is the criticism of Kim Kardashian's response to the Casey Anthony verdict fair or unfair? Sound off below!
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stephanie Says:
July 5th, 2011 at 4:42 pm
This is ridiculous kim has every right to speak out against such an injustice and demonic ruling in that little girls case. i mean what does kim have to do with something that happened 16 years ago when she was just a kid if these idiots have a problem they should take it up with her father … good luck with that one . rip little caley .. her mother still has to face God
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July 10th, 2011 at 4:17 am
Kim is an idiot and even worse a hypocrite. Was she even in her right mind when she said somthing like that?? She is freakin famous due to OJ's trial!! Why didnt she disown her dad for defending a murder?? UGH , some people


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The funeral of Terry Gathercole A.M was held in the small country town of West Wylong, in South Western NSW, where Terry was buried beside his father and
mother. The local Anglican church was packed with townspeople honouring its famous son and with many swimming friends who had travelled far to mourn a man who had reached the height of success in swimming.
Terry was a world record holder, an Olympic swimmer and medal winner, a coach of two Olympic champions and a World Championship winner, and finally served with distinction as President of Australian Swimming in Australia's Olympic year.
On the following day, Thursday June 7th at noon, in the AIS pool in Canberra where Terry had last coached with outstanding success from 1991 until 1996, a
wonderful Memorial service was held.
The Daily Telegraph well summed up the thoughts of around a thousand, who included the Prime Minister, two ministers of the Commonwealth Government and representatives from the USA and New Zealand Swimming, Carol Zaleski and Bill Madsen, both of whom also represented FINA.
This was written in this morning's paper……..
"Passionate, loyal, honest, dedicated and a cheerful soul is how former Swimming president Terry Gathercole was remembered yesterday.
"The memorial was also attended by the Prime Minister John Howard,who said Gathercole had been a great Family man and a beacon to young swimmers."
All the above characteristics, the humanity, and laughter,of Terry who had passionately served his swimmers and swimming for nearly 50 years were echoed in eloquent and heart-felt eulogies given by his great friend John Devitt, his daughter Gai, former pupils Richard Cahalan, Lisa Forrest, and Linley Frame, by Kieren Perkins on behalf of the Australian Sports
Commission, Professor Dr. Peter Fricker, and Barry Prime a fellow AIS coach.
Terry's fortitude during 15 years of complex recurring illnesses after his first open heart surgery in 1986 was praised. Many aspects of Terry's fruitful life came up for review: his 5 years in the USA at Midland, Texas, where had he not decided to bring his family back to Australia, although an Australian, he was marked as President Elect of the American Swimming Coaches Association. Spoken of continually was his
devotion to wife Carol and his family, Ben, Gai and Tim. Also recalled was Terry's love for his Harley Davidson motorcycle, and for American country and western music — and his particular favourite was played. It was Pecos Promenade, a song with a Texas flavor sung by Tania Tucker.
His fondness for a cigar and an occasional sip of a good red wine "for medicinal purposes" were also mentioned.
The strains of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, another favourite of Terry's, performed by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra rang out as his many friends filed out of the area and on the way, as invited, patted the head of an elegant member of one of his treasured plaster frog collections.
Breaststrokers with their "frog" kicks —as Terry so many times pointed out with a chuckle, represented the cream of the crop.


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Carrot Cake with Walnut meal (Gluten & Dairy Free
by inspirilla
This carrot cake I made using home made walnut meal and date sirup as sweetening. It is deep in color and naturally moist in texture.
The frosting, which is usually made from cream cheese and sugar, I made using coconut cream, flavored with stevia powder and orange zest.
This cake is so good that it can be served as a dessert, especially now in the winter season.
3 eggs
100 ml canola oil
100 ml date syrup or honey
1 cup grated carrots
1 tbsp lemon juice
220 g of walnut flour
1.5 teaspoons baking powder
1 pinch of salt
80 g dried fruit (optional)
50g chopped nuts (optional)
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp ground cardamom
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1 pinch ground cloves
1 cup coconut cream (ie from 1-2 packs coconut milk depending on what kind you use)
1 tbsp stevia
1 ½ tsp orange zest
Grind the nuts in a food processor. Let it run until the nuts become powder and stop processing before the flour is getting "moist" and form clumps. It should be the consistency of almond flour.
Grate the carrots. Beat eggs and add Date syrup, shredded carrots and lemon juice.
Mix the walnut flour, baking soda, salt and spices and add to the egg and carrot mixture.
Grease a baking pan with either canola oil or coconut oil and flour with walnut flour or shredded coconut. Pour batter into the pan and bake at 175 degrees C, for about 35 minutes.
Meanwhile make the frosting. Use coconut milk or extra creamy coconut milk and pour off all the coconut water (the clear runny liquid) and use only the white solid, creamy coconut milk. Whip it chilled with stevia and orange zest.
The cake is done when it is firm in the center. Remove from the oven and let it cool completely. Before serving: spread the cake with frosting.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala, February 3. THE SEC Office published the conference swimmers and divers this afternoon, naming athletes from Florida, Tennessee and Auburn.
University of Florida junior Zach Wilcox (Yarrow Point, Wash.) and freshman Leah Returm (Columbus, Ind.) were named the Southeastern Conference's Diver and Swimmer of the Week Tuesday afternoon.
Wilcox posted two NCAA zone qualifying scores and won the one-meter for the ninth time this season in helping Florida defeat No. 13 Tennessee on the road last week. He posted his 20th and 21st zone qualifying scores of the season in winning the one-meter (345.90) and taking third on the three-meter (343.35). On the season, Wilcox has posted zone scores 21 of the 21 times he's dived and has 14 wins to his credit. The honor is the second in as many weeks for Wilcox and the third of his career.
Against Tennessee, Retrum swam a lead-off time of 27.70 in the 200-yard medley relay en route to a first-place finish for the Gators. She swam an NCAA automatic qualifying time in the 200-yard backstroke to win the event in 1:58.00. Her time also was a career-best. Retrum also swam the 200-yard freestyle in a career-best time of 1:51.36, good enough for a fourth-place finish. She has one automatic qualifying time and eight provisional times this season, along with four wins in the backstroke. Retrum also has qualified for the Olympic Trials this season in the 200 backstroke.
After sweeping both diving event titles in a 129-103 loss to Florida on Saturday, Jan. 31, Tennessee junior Lauryn McCalley (Moultrie, Ga.) was chosen as the Southeastern Conference Diver of the Week on Tuesday.
"Lauryn has been training diligently and consistently all season long," Diving Coach Dave Parrington said. "This has resulted in a high standard of competitive performance week-in and week-out during a particularly busy January meet schedule against a very high level of competition each time out. I am proud and pleased she has been honored with this award, which I honestly believe she fully deserves."
The strong performer becomes the first member of Parrington's squad to earn the conference citation this year. Against the Gators, McCalley swept both the one-meter and three-meter springboard titles from the Florida Gators. The three-meter mark of 321.52 was the ninth-best sequence of dives in school history. She also turned in a 300.97 on the one-meter. Her title sweep represents the third time she has accomplished that feat during the season for the Lady Vols. Additionally, the pair of title crowns brings her season total to eight.
Auburn junior middle distance freestyle specialist BJ Jones was named the Southeastern Conference Men's Swimmer of the Week, the conference office announced on Tuesday morning.
Jones earned the award following a dominating performance during the top-ranked Tigers' dual meet with SEC foe Kentucky. The LaGrange, Ga., native began his meet by breaking the school record in the 1000 freestyle by over five seconds, clocking a 9:01.07. James Galloway had held the school record for just over a year at 9:06.48.
Jones was not done there, however, as he also won the 100 freestyle in a time of 45.12, almost a full second over the second-place finisher.
Both of Jones' times from the Tigers' final dual meet of the season rank in the top-10 in the conference with the 1000 representing the fastest time in the SEC this year and the second-fastest in the nation.


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|Sport, 1 pitch, 95'
|YDS: 5.3 French: 3+ Ewbanks: 10 UIAA: III ZA: 9 British: VD 3a [details]
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By EDGE
From: Between Nederland and Boulder,
Oct 11, 2010
|Two old bolts with home made flat bar stock hangers lead to a two bolt anchor. From here you can make a longish run-out up and right to another bolt, then trend up and left to a sling and quick link anchor at a tree. Many of the old hangers are hard to clip, and one required tying it off with webbing as there was no room to get the nose of a carabiner in it. I would not call the second "pitch" a wise choice for a beginning leader. Info from Oct. 10, 2010.
By joshua corbett
From: Wolfeboro NH
Oct 12, 2010
rating: 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
|Also to know that there is no webing on the two bolt anchors at the top of the first pitch
By chinos
Jul 2, 2011
|someone added a 3/8" bolt next to the old 1/4" 3rd bolt to split it into two pitches i guess. from there i agree with EDGE, a bit runout and dirty for a beginner. Someone should replace those old manky 1/4" bolts, i doubt they would hold a fall! fun route tho! It can be done in one nice long pitch as well.
By Dan Felix
Aug 26, 2012
|Climbed/scrambled this route today with my kids. I left a 3/8" screw link on each anchor at the top. Figured the screw links would last longer than webbing...
By Robert Hall
Jul 12, 2014
|I did this back in 2007 and my old Webster guidebook has a comment I added: "Headwall is 5.5-5.6 R/X", so I'm not sure if the climb is simply supposed to END after the 1st pitch. "Old School" 5.3 can easily be 5.5 these days, but considering the bolts placed on even the easy slab of P1, I'd say the steeper top is not part of the original route.


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"Swing" on by for a day of pampering on the golf course featuring martinis, massages, chocolates and much more at the 10th Annual Clearbrook Women's Classic. Sorry guys, this unique, 18-hole golf event is for ladies only! Golfers get a treat at each hole. In the past, such hole surprises have included wine, make-up samples, beer, chocolate chip cookies, margaritas, pizza cones, skin care samples, fresh fruit, granola bars, ice cream and more. Don't miss this unique golf experience!
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We currently have openings at HSPH for one senior and one junior bioinformatician as we expand our bioinformatics support to the Harvard NeuroDiscovery Center (HNDC), adding a bioinformatics core to the existing range of core facilities, research platforms and funding opportunities the HNDC provides to investigators seeking to understand the nervous system and associated diseases.
Your tasks includes supporting ad hoc projects which usually are associated with very short, grant-related deadlines, collaborative projects with challenging methods development and analytical tasks, and developing sequencing workflows in close coordination with the research computing team at FAS. If you enjoy playing with GATK, parallel computing and sequencing data we would love to talk to you.
To apply, please email a CV and cover letter to Oliver Hofmann. If you have additional question please contact us via email or Twitter.]]>
We are looking for a computational biologists to handle data from a wide variety of experimental approaches, focusing on next-gen sequencing technologies, methods development and data integration.]]>
Space is limited, register now if you would like to attend.
Researchers who:
• are generating, or hope to generate RNAseq data
• want to use a simple, graphical interface to analyse their results
• want to analyse their results in a reproducible fashion
The workshop will introduce basic concepts and illustrate an end-to-end
data analysis workflow through live tutorials using the Galaxy
analytical framework. At the end of this activity, participants will
be able to start their own Galaxy servers using Amazon's EC2 environment
to analyze their data, without using the command line.
9 am – 11am: Introduction to Galaxy
11am – 5pm: RNA-seq (includes a break for lunch1 and a short break in
the afternoon)
While biological and medical knowledge are helpful, students do not need to have prior programming or "command line" experience to participate in the course. For those unfamiliar with the Galaxy platform, we will start the the workshop with an optional introductory Galaxy tutorial, covering such topics as data import, filtering, combining, conversion and how to perform actions on genomic regions. After a short break we will spend the rest of our time applying this knowledge to RNA-seq. Those with prior Galaxy experience may choose to skip the first session and join us at 11am, though all are welcome to attend.
9am-5pm, Wednesday November 28th, 2012
Countway Library
Longwood Campus
10 Shattuck Street
Boston, MA 02115
1 Lunch will not be provided, but there are a number of cafeterias and
restaurants in the immediate vicinity.
The 1,000 Genomes project has provided a sort of "null expectation" for the number of rare, low-frequency, and common variants of different functional consequences found in randomly-chosen [healthy] individuals from various populations. […] It also tells you that if you sequence an individual's whole genomes and don't find about 3 million SNPs, something is probably wrong.
And Luke Jostin's publication in Nature reports on a record number of genetic associations for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, along with the struggle to turn these associations into actionable predictions:
We could imagine genotyping healthy people and use our new IBD variants to find a "high risk" group that we can monitor more closely. How well would this work? Given the variants reported in the paper, the answer is "not very well". Suppose we take people in the top 0.05% of IBD risk. Even in this high risk group only 1 in 10 people will get IBD. Even worse, 99% of real IBD patients WON'T be in this group, and so would be missed by the test!
This is a unique opportunity to participate in world-class stem cell research that aims to make an impact on human health. You will be working directly with researchers on projects ranging from understanding hematopoietic stem cell biology, to muscle regeneration or the role of pluripotency genes in stem-cell self renewal or cancer. You will act as the liaison between HBC and CRM to ensure developed solutions can be standardized and made available to the broader scientific community.
You have a background in biomedical or quantitative science and a strong interest in working with researchers in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine. You thrive on scientific challenges, enjoy collaborating with an interdisciplinary team and excel at communicating and coordinating between programmers and wet-lab scientists alike. Learning and applying new methods is natural for you, and you are motivated to continuously expand your skills. You have a good handle on your data and project management skills. Working on different projects and deadlines, frequently in collaboration with other Cores and research groups, doesn't intimidate you. You enjoy teaching and organizing workshops to train other researchers in newly developed methods and workflows.
You will support researchers at CRM with their data management, quality control, analysis of data and presentation of results. Projects are usually a mix of short-term support tasks and long-term collaborations; most support tasks and methods should eventually transition into standardized workflows. You will need broad experience in several bioinformatics domains such as microarray analysis (mRNA, miRNA), sequencing (RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, Exome-seq) or functional analysis. You will be the initial point of contact for CRM researchers, work with the HBC director to prioritize projects and expand the HSCI Core Bioinformatics Program.
Send us an email with your CV, cover letter and any questions you might have.]]>
We are looking for a computational biologists to handle data from a wide variety of experimental methods, focusing on next-gen sequencing technologies.]]>
The effect of a genetic variant depends on many factors beyond how it impacts protein structure: where the gene is expressed, when it's expressed, how it interacts with other genes that themselves may harbor variants, etc. […] And let's not forget the effect of environment. Diet, exercise, exposure to carcinogenes, and other factors may have a far more dramatic effect on whether or not someone gets a particular disease than their constitutional genetic makeup.
Respondents spend the greatest fraction of their NGS workflow performing data analysis and interpreting biological meaning from their data.
No, that doesn't mean a genome will cost nearly $300,000 to fully analyze, a number touted recently by a Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology report, neatly debunked by Daniel McArthur at Genomes Unzipped. But the amount of time spent on interpretation and meta-analysis combined already exceeds time spent with primary data analysis (presumably QC, mapping, calling for a typical re-sequencing workflow), and I expect this to tip even more towards interpretation in the future. In other words, while we continue to automate more and more of the analytical process, demands on data annotation and interpretation continue to increase — and not all experimental resources should be allocated purely to data generation.
There is also incredible value in partnering with a sequencing facility that gets involved in the experimental design, even if that raises the initial cost of the experiment. See Bastien Chevreux's brilliant summary of just some of the choices influencing a NGS experiment:
On a gene fishing expedition? Probably Illumina HiSeq, at least 100bp, 150 to 200bp if your provider supports it well. Ion if a small organism and you need it quick without caring for possible frameshifts. Want some larger contigs? 454 Titanium + Illumina 100bp (150 to 200bp if provider supports it). The same as above, but maybe cheaper? Ion Torrent (long chemistry) & Illumina. Even larger contigs and scaffolding? 454 Titanium + 454 paired-end + Illumina HiSeq (also paired-end if you need more coverage). Larger scaffolds? Like above, but different library sizes in the paired-end libraries. Feeling adventurous or have a complex eukaryote? PacBio + at least Illumina, preferably with 2x to 4× 454 mixed in.
In other words:
There's one – and only one – question which you, as sequencing customer, need to be able to answer … if necessary in every excruciating detail, but you must know the answer. The question is: "WHAT DO YOU WANT?!" […] But often sequencing customers get their priorities wrong by putting forward another question: "WHAT WILL IT COST ME?"
The BroadE curriculum ("E" stands for educational, and "Broad" means collaboration) offers insights and hands-on training in rapidly evolving technologies, high-throughput methods, and computational tools that are not typically found in conventional research labs.
It is open to members of the Broad Institute and affiliated institutions (Harvard, MIT). Three workshops coming up, two are still "open for registration:http://www.broadinstitute.org/what-broad/administration/broade/broad-workshops:
GenePattern – May 21
Using CellProfiler for Biological Image Analysis – May 25
RNA-Seq Introduction – June 25
Please note that access to the FAS RC environment is currently limited to participants in the HSPH-FAS pilot project. We will open up access up to all HSPH researchers as soon as possible.
Accounts can be requested by filling out a simple signup form. Select
Odyssey Cluster as the subject, provide information on your lab affiliation (sponsor) and list
HSPH Pilot / Oliver Hofmann in the comments field. All other fields are optional.
FAS uses a two-key authentication system similar to what many banks, Google and other places offer. Details are available at OpenAuth — basically you will have a small program widget for your PC or smart phone provide you with a number during the login which you will need in addition to your password. Client applications exist for Windows, OSX and Linux as well as iPhone, Blackberry and Android devices.
The only way to access the FAS RC environment is via SSH. Typing your password and security code for every data transfer and shell can quickly become tedious, but OpenSSH supports sharing of authentication sessions.
Finally, in order to access some of the webservers and other services at FAS you will require an active VPN connection which also allows you off-campus access to your data.
Odyssey is the FAS research computing cluster. If you plan on running computationally intensive jobs do take a look at the queue information, and make sure to browse through the extensive list of performance computing related questions.
Dedicated setups exists for high-memory jobs, I/O-intensive tasks or shared memory algorithms, and you can monitor the current status of the system at all times. Note that it is relatively easy to overload the file storage system. If you are submitting a large number of tasks it might make sense to throttle the number of concurrently running jobs. If in doubt, do mail the very responsive RC Helpdesk and they will get right back to you.
Odyssey allows interactive use which is great for exploring new tools or running shell-based sessions (SAS, Matlab, R) without having to submit jobs.
If you would like to use a graphical client you need to enable X11 forwarding. A sample session for using Matlab or SAS would look like this:
1. Log on to the cluster with X11 forwarding enabled
2. Request an interactive shell on Odyssey (
bsub -Is -q interact -n 1 bash)
3. Load the SAS or Matlab module (e.g.,
module load hpc/sas-9.3)
4. Start the shell (
At this point the SAS GUI should pop out.
Data can be transferred to and from FAS using secure shell/copy only.
HSPH is in a process of purchasing and setting up additional backed up storage to meet users' demands. Please, feel free to contact Oliver Hofmann about the status of this additional storage. HSPH researchers have access to the RC computing file systems, in particular 1TB of space per lab (
/n/hsphsS10/hsphfs1/scratch). All data stored in this
hsphS10 environment is redundantly stored and backed up at a second site.
The FAS environment does not have a default process for handling data with special security requirements. If access to your data needs to be limited in any way contact the RC Helpdesk prior to transferring data.
The RC Helpdesk is there to support all research computing related questions. If you run into any problems, need grant support or are not sure whom to talk to let me know via email.]]>
When we're competing for readers against the Whitney Houston autopsy and the Presidential campaign, it sometimes seems that the only way to sell science is to claim that it's either saving or destroying the world.
It took me about three days to report my piece on the Vogelstein paper while I was simultaneously working on other assignments. That's probably longer than most reporters can spend on a piece like this.
Hat tip to Luke Jostins who worked with Erika on questions and blogged his own thoughts over at Genomes Unzipped:
The message, to those who can read them, is clear and well established –- genetic risk prediction (or any form of risk prediction) will never be able to perfectly predict disease incidence, and will never replace diagnostic tests. But the fact that the results of Bert Vogelstein's study seems to have come as a surprise to people, when it comes as no surprise to us, shows us that we have failed in one of our primary duties to keep the public informed about the results of our research.
Titus' team not only submitted a pre-print to arXiv and made all source code available, they also disseminate all data, scripts to reproduce the manuscript's figures, tutorials to make use of their software in practice, but to top it off they also provide an EC2 instance so readers can get started right away:
Once you're connected in, select the 'diginorm' notebook (should be the only one on the list) and open it. Once open, go to the 'Cell…' menu and select 'Run all'.
(Cool, huh?)
Update: Also see Titus' blog post on the motivation and work that went into this]]>


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With a few weeks break due to frozen pitches and cup weekends every man and his dog made themselves available and we managed to take a squad of twenty to Hough End for the away fixture against Broughton Park.
Broughton Park's player manager explained that they only had 14 players due to their 5th team not playing ball and they needed someone to play on the wing. We told them no and played 15 against 14 and then they had an injury so we had 15 against 13 and we smashed them by 100 points to make us feel like really big men. Or at least we would have done if we were Warrington or Liverpool Collegiate.
We in fact did what any team at this level should do and lent them a player straight away. Young Luke Miller was volunteered and put on the black shirt of BP to make it 15 vs 15 and a worthwhile game of rugby.
The game got under away and Burnage were soon making inroads into the opposition half. Some strong carries from the forwards sucked the defence in and then the ball was fed out to the backs. With a 4 on 1 overlap the captain decided to be greedy and dummied and headed for the line. He just about made it and the conversion was added to give us a 7-0 lead. BP came back at us and scored their own try to make it 7 – 5. Tom McCumskey cut a great line form the right wing and scored under the posts and we were 14-5 ahead. BP added a penalty to make it 14-8.
At this point Tom Canham fell on his own shoulder ruling him out of the rest of the game. Luke Miller was brought into the Burnage pack and the Burnage captain played for Broughton Park for the rest of the game. Both sides added tries before the break and the score was 19 -15. Rich Freeman made a clean break through the centre and had only the fullback to beat with Josh Mullaly in support. He went it alone and was tackled by the BP 15. Freeman felt he was speared but the ref thought not. What can only be described as a hissy fit followed and Freeman was in the bin for 10 minutes.
Broughton Park produced thirst quenching oranges and a rallying half time team talk. McCluckie must have used wise words as Burnage came out strong and were soon 24 -15 ahead and the game looked like it might be done. Freeman came back on soon to be removed by captain McCluckie. No room in his team for petulance. Raspin also received a yellow for describing the referee's head as a male organ.
Broughton rallied and scored a try off the back of a ruck and the score was 24-20 and all to play for. The Burnage attack proved too strong and a tired BP defence couldn't stop Drew from crossing the line to make it 31-24 leaving BP with too much to do.
An excellent game of rugby with the score keeping it competitive from start to finish.
Luke Miller gets this week's man of the match for starting for the opposition and then having a great game for Burnage.
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While it is true that Apple is sometimes a warranty nightmare (it has a somewhat 'buggy' after sales support and replacement parts that isn't worth the headache to wait for) but this is so because it is a reflection of their faith in the quality of their products. The performance of Apple devices in the market is indeed phenomenal and the company is rarely praising their products (more of a 'market performance speaks louder than ads' kind of thing) but when they are claiming an Apple product to be the best they've ever made, it certainly is worth the consumer's attention.
They are talking about the new Macbook Pro and claiming it to be the best is a gutsy move since the competition is no other than one of the best laptops out there, its very own predecessor: the old Macbook Pro. Weighing just 4.46 pounds and has a thickness of only .71 inches, you won't expect it to conceal a powerhouse engine underneath. You can opt to put in a Quad core 2.7 ghz Core i7 procie, 16 Gig RAM, NVIDIA Kepler GT 650M GPU, up to 768 GB of storage, 2 USB 3.0 ports, HDMI port, 2 Thunderbolt, a thinner MagSafe 2 connector, an ultra silent fan and a battery that can give you 7 hours of continuous usage and 30 days of standby time.
Conspicuously absent is an optical drive, the usual Firewire and Ethernet connections (which can be solved by buying a thunderbolt adaptor) but the real story here is the new Retina Display. It boasts of a 2880 x 1800 resolution. This roughly translates to a 220 pixels per inch (or if we want to exaggerate things, enough to see angels dancing at the top of a pin). In other words, it gives new meaning to the words High Definition. Complementing it are the usual apps like Aperture and Final Cut Pro (which are optimized to take advantage of the new display). On top of that, it promises better contrast, viewing angles and reduced glare.
The next gen Macbook Pro starts shipping now with price starting at $2,199. Although it is a better version (unarguably) of the still breathing, fighting and still very much available last-gen Macbook Pro 15 inch, time will only tell if or when it completely replaces the old one.
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The Jones County Sheriff's office has concluded its investigation into an incident on Tuesday where a special-needs child was left on a school bus for several hours.
Aaron Cook, a 10-year-old Macon boy who attends Dames Ferry elementary school in Jones County, was on his school bus from 6:30 am until around 1 pm Tuesday.
Marlene Porter, Aaron's mother, said school district officials brought Aaron home at around 3:45 p.m., and told her the driver didn't check that her bus was empty before driving the bus home for the morning.
Captain Earl Humphries said his department reviewed the school bus tape, and spoke to all parties involved, before deciding to close the case.
"The main thing is intent," Humphries said. "Was there criminal intent to cause a child harm, or was it an honest mistake that was made? We've determined that it was an honest mistake. It should not have been made, but we don't find any criminal intent from anybody involved. It was just an unfortunate incident involving a child, and we're thankful that the child is safe now."
A statement from Sheriff Butch Reece also said they found no "criminal intent or reckless conduct."
Aaron Cook has severe autism and ADHD. Porter said Tuesday night she worried about him because he bangs his head when he gets upset. She would not comment Thursday afternoon, but instead directed 13WMAZ to the Childers & McCain law firm in Macon.
Earlier on Thursday, School Supt. William Matthews said that the driver was not on the job again that day and her status was still up in the air while the district investigates.
He could not be reached for comment later Thursday. The driver's name has not been released.