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PHILADELPHIA - The Penn men's lacrosse team got goals from Corey Winkoff and Rob McMullen just 13 seconds apart with just over two minutes to play, and that allowed the Quakers to defeat Villanova, 8-7, Saturday at Franklin Field.
The win was Penn's fourth in a row and improved the Quakers to 4-2 overall. Villanova saw a three-game win streak snapped and fell to 3-2.
Things were not looking good for Penn early on, as Villanova scored the game's first three goals in less than six minutes. Jack Rice got things started on a Kevin Cunningham feed just 51 seconds into the contest, and then Cunningham finished a Paul Webber feed for a 2-0 lead. The Cats were then credited with a goal after the ball went in from a Penn player at the 9:11 mark.
It took nearly six minutes after that, but Penn got on the board when Will Amling scored unassisted. In the second period, however, the Quakers set off on their own three-goal run to take the lead. Rob Fitzpatrick scored off a John Conneely feed, and then Winkoff netted a McMullen feed to tie the scored with 9:17 left before halftime. The duo then reversed roles with 4:24 left, as Winkoff fed McMullen and the senior netted his first of the day. Villanova's Will Casertano finished a C.J. Small feed with 2:57 left, though, and the teams went into the break tied at 4-4.
The score was still tied after the third quarter, after both teams scored once in the stanza -- McMullen's goal (off a Terry Kennedy) feed was matched by VU's Rice.
McMullen again gave Penn the lead in the fourth, finishing a feed from Dan Savage, but Villanova scored twice in a 1:15 span to regain the lead, 6-5. Mark Scioscia scored the goal to tie things, and then Michael Vigilante put the Wildcats up with 8:35 to play. Nearly six minutes went by before Penn drew level, as Winkoff finished a Conneely feed. Just 13 seconds after that, McMullen netted his fourth of the day to give the Quakers the lead, and they were able to hold on for the victory.
Chris Casey and Joe Hegener split time in goal for Penn on Saturday; Casey had four saves in the first half, while Hegener had two stops in the second half and was credited with the win. At the other end, Dan Gutierrez had seven stops for Villanova.
Penn returns to action Monday afternoon, traveling to the University of Maryland to take on the Terps at 3 p.m. in the Quakers' last non-conference game of the 2010 season.
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DESPERATE Dudley Sports were all set to play their first West Midlands League game since December this week when they were due to face Wednesfield.
But Sports' hopes were dashed when they discovered the game was called off because Wednesfield were involved in a Birmingham Floodlit Cup game which took precedent.
Dismayed Sports joint boss Tony Gore claimed: "That just sums up the past 10 weeks! But we have to get on with things. At least we know the pitch does dry out quickly."
Brierley Hill-based Sports will be hoping for better luck this Saturday when they entertain Wellington at Hillcrest Avenue. The following Tuesday they travel to Shawbury.
In the meantime Sports have boosted their ranks by bringing in 19-year-old Worcester City striker James Lemon on loan for the rest of the season.
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NAMA retained Veris Consulting, Inc. to survey the 24 largest U.S. wheat, durum and rye milling companies on their flour production in the third quarter of 2012 (July, August, September)*.
Data published in this report are based on data voluntarily reported to Veris.
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Wet Volume vs. Dry Volume
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Posted 22 October 2012 - 01:04 AM
When I was mixing tons of slip years ago(slip business) I had a dry material to water formula like you are asking about as it was always the same.
As for glazes I have always adjusted them each time-Maybe I should revisit this as I do mix many glazes over and over say for 35 years almost every week for 10 months.
This may be a forest thru the trees moment for me-I do know they vary enough to need different amounts of water per glaze.
Posted 22 October 2012 - 10:09 AM
All of this must involve a relationship between clay (our suspenders) and the water, as well of the percentage of water in the slurry. I sure would like to know that a general rule for that relationship. For instance, if it has X bentonite, or X ball clay it will perform differently than with no bentonite or 1/2 X ball clay.
Right now I need to add 1 percent cobalt oxide to 5 kg of slurry. I'm really not wanting to have to mixa dry mix to do this, Yes, it is laziness mostly.
Posted 22 October 2012 - 11:21 AM
Posted 22 October 2012 - 10:40 PM
Mark, do the glaze makers tell you what the sp of each glaze should be, or is this something you have to figure out on your own? I'm mixing some dry glaze ingredients for the first time. I cannot see the 'fun' that others see in it. Totaly drudgery for me, way to much like cooking.
I'm not sure what glaze makers you speak as I'm the glaze maker and am making all my own from scratch some are my own formulas.
I learned what sp each glaze each works best by testing-lots of testing .This has taken many firings over many years.I'm working in porcelain so that sp is for this clay at cone 11. After almost 40 years one also has a feel for this
That is the only way to get a good sp with homemade glazes I know of.
As far as making glazes it a means to get to the end-that is the way for many processes in ceramics weather making clay from scratch or glazes or kiln building its part of the final finished ware we all like at the end of the line. We all have our favorite parts -some like to form some like to fire some like other parts-I like to glaze pots and fire for example but after glazing 10 hours and loading 2 glaze kilns today I'm a bit beat and it feels like work and my body says it was a hard job. But I still like it as its part of the process and no matter what I like or do not in ceramics its all part of the whole. I learned long ago that trying to master all the parts is the key. It takes discipline and focus not easy points in todays world.
making glaze that works great and customers comment on it at every show is very rewarding. I focus on that when mixing glaze-I always mix the day before needing it as well.
I'm not big on cooking but I like to eat and cooking gets me there so I cook-its just like that.
One last point is that people pay me to work in the studio by buying my wares-Its still amazing after almost 40 years-to be able to carve out my own life doing what i want to do.
Glaze making is just a part of that life.
Posted 22 October 2012 - 10:42 PM
They vary a remarkable range from what I've seen. A copper red glaze or magic black goes on very thick and in the slurry has a sg of perhaps 160, or even 170. The yellow salt glaze though is extremely thin, but its sg is like 150 I think. My cone 6 glaze is thicker than the yellow salt with an sg of 135.
All of this must involve a relationship between clay (our suspenders) and the water, as well of the percentage of water in the slurry.
This is why I've said before that the rheology (flow characteristics) of the glaze is more importqant than the specific gravity. And why a viscometer is the tool to use to match one batch to the next, not a hydrometer.
And you can pretty much standardize the content for a single glaze, batch to batch (unless one of the matterials analysis changes). But there is no "rule" that I know of that applies to all glazes.
John Baymore
Adjunct Professor of Ceramics; New Hampshire Insitute of Art
Former Guest Professor, Wuxi Institute of Arts and Science, Yixing, China
Former President and Past President; Potters Council
Posted 23 October 2012 - 01:34 PM
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Posted 23 October 2012 - 11:49 PM
Posted 26 October 2012 - 08:19 AM
I have it in a spreadsheet if you want it.
Be careful deflocculating a glaze. It will settle out into a rock in the bottom of the bucket if you go too far.
Posted 27 October 2012 - 04:58 AM
Neil, are you talking about one of those slotted sticks that painters use? Sounds like a simple yet effective method. I think the whole point is consistant results, right?
Posted 04 November 2012 - 04:25 PM
If one is using commercially pre mixed/made up glazes, then you'll have to test, and determine thickness for your firing schedule, and your body. None of us on these forums can predict your outcomes to your satisfaction. And that's a given. I'm not a user of commercially prepared glazes mixes, but correct me if I'm wrong - don't these mixes usually come with some ball park mixing instructions to facilitate ease of use and application?
Another idea is to find someone in your area who has some experience and ask them to pop over and give a look-see to what's going on. Another thought in these days of uploading videos from smart phones, etc., you might be able to cadge a quick seminar if you made a video of how the glaze looks when poured from a ladle from a height, and pouring off your hand after you've submerged it. I have to say in the interest of strict health and safety, wear a vinyl glove in case of open cuts. I don't, but that's my choice.
Here's a thought for this forum: encourage more intelligent discussion by having the capability of posting a video from members to solicit assistance because so much of what we do and wish assistance for is based upon visual analysis. However, given some of the glitchy stuff I just experienced signing on 20 minutes ago, maybe we are a little ways off from this type of technology.
Comment if you think it would help you!
Posted 04 November 2012 - 06:45 PM
Posted 05 November 2012 - 07:39 AM
Commercial glazes are sometimes a bit touchy. I have one that I've used for several years successfully, so decided to make it my basic white (Snowflake White) and bought 25 lbs. dry and mixed it up as I'd done the smaller batches (12 oz. water per pound of dry). Much to my dismay--although it looked the same as the smaller batch--it ran like a sonofagun. I've spent the better part of a week trying to grind the mess off the shelves. Totally ruined a half-shelf that I now have to replace. I've written to the manufacturer but haven't heard back as yet. It may be a bad batch, but I don't have a clue how to fix the problem (there may not be a fix). It's like piling up some money and setting fire to it.
Sorry to hear about this.
Best course of action in future will be to test all new ingredients/glazes. If you buy a new bag of a chemical, make a small batch of glaze with that chemical from the new bag and test fire it. Same for new premixed glazes.
Make up some test tiles or save those pieces that don't survive the bisque and before using an untested batch of clay or glaze, fire a test tile sitting in a saucer of known good clay to catch any drips.
takes some planning ahead but solves more problems than it creates.
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The University of Pennsylvania women's soccer team packed its clean sheets forthe trip to Virginia, recording its fifth shutoutin as many matches this seasonin a0-0 draw with William & Mary on Friday night.
Kalijah Terilli made the three saves she was called upon for, including two in the second half as the Quakers moved to 4-0-1 this season and remained the only team in the nation to not have allowed a goal in 2013. The shutout is the third solo clean sheet for Terilli.
Penn outshot the Tribe, 18-8, and forced Caroline Casey to make seven stops in the contest. In addition, Wiliam & Mary (3-1-3) -- which played its fifth overtime match this season -- also had a defensive save in the game, when a defender cleared a shot by Kerry Scalora on an empty net. Clara Midgley had four shots in the match to lead Penn, while Megan York and Laura Oliver had three apiece.
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Burda Style 12/12 Red draped dress
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by cathytxtwfr
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Here is my version of dress #112 from the December 2012 issue of BurdaStyle. So glad it had step by step illustrations or this dress would never have happened.
I used a stiff cotton fabric (bazin) but after a few washes it should lose that plasticy coating and drape better. I hope.
I cut the largest size for the sleeves but they were too small for my arms so I left them out (plus i prefer sleeveless in any case)
I don't think I did a good job on the "knot" part as it doesn't look as nice as the model's, but I am still very happy with it!
The biggest issue is I have extra space in the neck. I however would rather treat this dress as a muslin then rip out and re sew the zipper & facing… so for now I just let my hair down to cover up that extra poof.
I wrote more in my blog here: http://cathywu.com/journal/treadling/2013/02/18/burdastyle-122012-dress-112/
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Feb 18, 2013, 04.57 PMby omgdora
Ooh, how cute! The knot may not look like the picture in the magazine but it looks very interesting and fashion-y.
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Feb 18, 2013, 08.06 PMby cathytxtwfr
and comfortable to move around in too! thank you :)
Feb 18, 2013, 02.46 PMby aggelicat .)
I really like it!!
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Feb 18, 2013, 08.06 PMby cathytxtwfr
thank you!
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Feb 18, 2013, 11.05 AMby schnui
I really like this pattern and I am glad to see that you have made it in a cotton. The red is beautiful on you and for a muslin dress, this is very nice. Once you have worked out the neck gaping problem, you will be able to make it in your dream fabric. I also like that you have made it sleeveless. It really suits you.
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Feb 18, 2013, 08.05 PMby cathytxtwfr
thank you :) i intend to try it with a drapier fabric later on
Feb 18, 2013, 08.10 AMby Mary Athey
I was going to say the same as klotto. I'd put a couple of little darts in the neck. Overall though.i think your dress is lovely and what a fab colour.x
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Feb 18, 2013, 08.05 PMby cathytxtwfr
one can never go wrong with red!
Feb 18, 2013, 08.01 AMby klotto
Lllllllove your dress! Maybe you can make small darts on both sides of your zipper to resolve the issue? I know this isn't a classic solution, but might be worth a try….
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thank you for the advice, ill play around and see if it works
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Interventions for Sleep Problems in Early Childhood
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified December 2011 by Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center.
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
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This study will inform the field about underlying mechanisms associated with infant sleep problems and will deepen the understanding of the intervention process. The study will provide detailed information on the intervention process itself and will explore how behavioral sleep interventions affect broader infant outcome.
|Sleep Disorder
|Behavioral: "presence" Behavioral: "checking"
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Basic Science
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|Interventions for Sleep Problems in Early Childhood:The Role of Child, Parental and Intervention Factors
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Further study details as provided by Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Improved infant sleep [ Time Frame: base line to one month follow-up ]Less parental involvement in falling asleep, less night wakings, heightened sleep efficacy
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- improvement in infant emotion regulation and in parent-infant interaction [ Time Frame: one month follow-up to one year follow-up ]infant heightened ability to regulate emotion when frustrated, a more secure infant attachment to mother, less infant withdrawal and more maternal sensitivity
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|February 2012
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|February 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Experimental: Clinical group-"presence" intervention
The "Presence" intervention is based on based on the principles of graduated extinction, which has been defined has been defined as "effective and recommended therapy in the treatment of bedtime problems and night wakings" by the Standard of Practice Committee of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Behavioral: "presence"
constant presence of the parent in the child's room throughout the night during the first week of the intervention. In addition to sleeping near the child's crib, the parents repeat the same routines as in the "checking" method if the child is actively protesting or crying.
Experimental: Clinical group-"checking" intervention
The "Checking" training is based on the principles of graduated extinction, which has been defined has been defined as "effective and recommended therapy in the treatment of bedtime problems and night wakings" by the Standard of Practice Committee of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Behavioral: "checking"
putting the child into the crib at bedtime and leaving the room with repeated quick visits every 5 minutes if the child is actively protesting or crying, providing brief reassurance, helping the child to resume a sleeping position.
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|9 Months to 18 Months (Child)
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- infants at age range 9-18 months;
- healthy infants with no significant health problems;
- two-parents families;
- parents who master the Hebrew language.
- significant sleep problem lasting more than 3 months:
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Nervous System Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
Mental Disorders
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2012 Cross Country (Sr.)
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2011-12 Indoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• Won her first Big South title, thanks to a 17:43.09 clocking in the 5K
• Also earned All-Big South honors with a third-place 3K finish
• Posted a personal-best 5K time of 17:27.13 to place 14th in the ECAC final and claim the No. 8 spot in program history
2011 Cross Country (Jr.)
• Served as Liberty's No. 2 runner throughout the season
• Earned All-Big South recognition by placing sixth at the conference meet in a cross country 5K season-best effort of 18:01
• Posted a 35th-place finish at the ECAC meet
• Came in 105th at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championship
2011 Outdoor Track & Field (So.)
• Placed ninth in the Big South 5K final
• Ran a season-best 5K time of 17:40.35 at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier
• Season-best 1,500 effort, 4:48.01, came at the Radford Invitational
2010-11 Indoor Track & Field (So.)
• Stepped up with a key seventh-place finish in the Big South 5K, late in the meet
• During that 5K, she recorded a season-best time of 18:03.23
2010 Cross Country (So.)
• Came in 12th overall and fourth among the Big South champion Lady Flames at the conference meet
• Teamed up with Jennifer Klugh to form the winning team at the season-opening Virginia Tech Cross Country Relays
• Crossed the line 90th at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championship, in a 6K personal-best time of 22:23.5
2010 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Big South Presidential Honor Roll
• Finished ninth in the Big South 10K
• Ran a 39:14.35 in her 10K debut at the Shamrock Invitational
2009-10 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Crossed the line 10th in the Big South 5K final
2009 Cross Country (Fr.)
• Posted a 25th-place Big South finish
• Clocked a 5K season-best time of 19:13.5 at the Hagan Stone Park Classic, finishing 13th overall and fourth on the team
• Paired with another red-haired freshman, Taylor Bowles, for ninth place at the season-opening Virginia Tech Cross Country Relay
• Graduated from Watauga High School
• Placed 10th at the North Carolina Class 4A state cross country meet in 2008
• Her individual effort helped Watauga finish third as a team
• Also played lacrosse at Watauga
• Daughter of the late Jim and Karen Kanagy
• Health promotions major
• Birthday is Nov. 15
Top Efforts in a Liberty Uniform
1,500 – 4:40.18
Mile – 5:25.13 (indoor)
3K – 10:01.66 (indoor)
Big South Individual Titles (1)
2012 Indoor 5K
All-Big South Honors (9)
2011 Cross Country – 6th
2012 Indoor 3K - 3rd
2012 Indoor 5K - 1st
2012 Outdoor 10K - 2nd
2012 Cross Country – 7th
2013 Indoor 3K - 2nd
2013 Indoor 5K - 2nd
2013 Outdoor 5K - 2nd
2013 Outdoor 10K - 2nd


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Crystal Valley Foods opens Miami facility
Miami-based Crystal Valley Foods has a new facility in Miami, said owner Jay Rodriguez.
The facility offers 18 loading doors for better customer service loading and unloading, he said.
Crystal Valley also is opening a facility just off the Los Angeles market for its Mexican and Peruvian asparagus and Guatemalan beans and peas, he said.
Keystone Fruit expands into Northeast U.S.
Greencastle, Pa.-based Keystone Fruit Marketing, Inc. is expanding its distribution into the Northeast by offering forward distributing for its less-than-truckload customers.
"We're doing forward distributing for our Mexican product for the first time," said Tracy Wood, sales/manager of Keystone's southeastern office, "and we expect to continue doing it from all growing regions."
Keystone has a distribution base out of the Yuma and Nogales, Ariz., areas. The company also distributes out of Los Angeles.
Maurice A. Auerbach moves into facility
South Hackensack, N.J.-based Maurice A. Auerbach Inc. has plenty of ideas for its new facility in Secaucus, N.J., which the company moved into at the end of December.
"There are a lot of things on the drawing board since we've doubled the size of our facility and probably quadrupled the size of our refrigerated storage," said marketing director Bruce Klein.
The 60,000-square-foot facility, with 45,000 square feet of refrigerated space, is designed to protect the cold chain from the time fresh produce travels from the truck to the loading dock, into the coolers and on its final trip to customers, Klein said.
Plans for the new facility may include a bagging operation for retail customers, and Klein said more and more customers are asking about local asparagus in addition to California and Washington.
Gourmet Trading Co. to install grader, sorter
Los Angeles-based Gourmet Trading Co. is installing a grading, sorting, and weighing line for the 2012 Washington season.
"We hope with this line we will be able to increase efficiencies while giving our customers a better pack and our growers more return," said marketing manager Julie Inestroza.
Gourmet expects to start harvesting in Washington in mid-April, Inestroza said.
Southern Specialties increases capacity
The expansion of Southern Specialties' Pompano Beach, Fla., facilities is enhancing the company's capacity to handle asparagus, said Charlie Eagle, vice president of business development.
"We have forced air and hydro-cooled capabilities, temperature and humidity controlled cooling areas specific to asparagus so we can offer customers product that's been handled as efficiently as possible," Eagle said.
"We've also completed additional processing rooms, which we began using last year," he said.


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Hello,I have a Joomla 1.5 website with articles in English and Russian. I have exported the SQL database via phpMyAdmin using its default values. After importing the database to a new server i found out that all Russian content has a messed up charset, and looks something like this: О «Бездушной Компьютерной» Музыке
Then i have opened the database in Notepad++ and indeed all Cyrillic characters are a mess.
What setting should i set in phpMyAdmin to export the database properly, so Latin and Cyrillic content will be displayed properly?
My Joomla is utf-8, and so is the database.
Thank you.
Hi there,
Are you viewing your exported data in Notepad++ using the UTF8 encoding?This can be found under the setting "Encoding", the fifth item in the menu bar at the top.
Hi,Exactly, and i see Cyrillic content messed.
So when you exported from PHPMyAdmin did you specify the character set as utf-8?
If not, you can do this by selecting "Export Method" as "Custom", then under "Output" select "utf-8" from the drop down menu.
My phpMyAdmin looks different actually. I think it was utf-8, i have used default settings, did not change. This is an example page of bad cyryllyc charset: http://azmand.site11.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=544:-q-q-&catid=3:text-main&Itemid=29Now my database is utf-8 definitely, i have converted it and tables collation using a common sql query, it did no help anyway.Thank you.
You need to find this out. If you are viewing your exported db file using the uft-8 encoding in Notepad++ (as described above) and you are seeing gobbledygook, then obviously the file wasn't exported correctly.Even if your PHPMyAdmin interface looks different, there will be an option to specify the charset upon export.
I believe you that you are having the problem that you say you are.
Thanks a bunch for willing to help me everyone.
I have solved the issue finally. After all the exported database was OK, the issue was appearing when importing the database actually, that's because i was importing it using a tool from the hosting company, that tool was messing up all non latin characters.
So idecided to give a try to BigDump tool, and this is a very good one, it did it, it preserved the utf8 and latin charset because i told it so.


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Flames NewsFlames Home > Men's Basketball Home > News
Layer and Burrus Preview Howard Matchup
A day before the Liberty men's basketball team tips off with Howard, Liberty Flames Sports Network's Alan York caught up with head coach Dale Layer and redshirt senior forward Antwan Burrus.
During the pair of interviews, the coach and player discuss a variety of topics and preview the game with the Bison.
Game time for Tuesday's contest is slated for 7 p.m., with the matchup airing live on the Liberty Flames Sports Network, Comcast Sports South, ESPN3, MASN and the Big South Network.


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Flash banner advertising on AZ Big Media's websites requires a clickTAG for click tracking within the AD server. Adobe has an official guide on how to setup the Flash file to use the clickTAG tracking. Why use clickTAG tracking? The clickTAG is the tracking code assigned by the ad serving network to an individual ad.… Read More →


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The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher when trading resumes tomorrow, as global markets extended their recent rallies. The local market is closed today for the Australia Day public holiday.
AMP Capital head of investment strategy Shane Oliver said the Australian market should have a positive start tomorrow.
''Reflecting the strong gains in Europe and the US, ASX 200 futures rose another 31 points or 0.6 per cent, suggesting a positive start to trade next week,'' Dr Oliver said. ''Although bear in mind that due to the Australia Day holiday, global share markets will have another day's worth of trading before the local share market opens again on Tuesday.''
Global markets today
Japan's Nikkei share average breached the 11,000-point level at the open to a fresh 32-month high after the yen dropped sharply over the weekend, but it pulled back to be down by mid-morning as investors awaited local earnings for further cues.
The benchmark was down 0.3 per cent to 10,890.04 after striking 11,002.86 on bumper foreign orders after the yen dropped to 91 versus the US dollar on Friday, spurring interest in Japanese exporters whose overseas revenues are set to expand once repatriated.
The Australian dollar is trading flat at $US1.0418 and 94.8 yen.
Hong Kong stocks rose 0.35 per cent in the first few minutes of trade today following Friday's rally on Wall Street. The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 83.03 points to 23,663.46.
Spot gold steadied around $US1658.54 an ounce on Monday, still below its 200-day moving average. As riskier equities rallied on Friday, bullion saw its biggest weekly drop this year on Friday.
US crude inched up 0.1 per cent to $US95.94 a barrel.
In the United States on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 70.65 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 13,896.0 points.
Stocks were boosted by earnings from the world's largest consumer products maker, Procter & Gamble, which reported that its quarterly income had more than doubled. The company also raised its profit forecast for its full fiscal year.
Starbucks was another positive influence on the US market after it reported a 13 per cent increase in profits.
The broad-based S&P 500 index lifted 8.14 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 1502.96 points, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index added 19.33 points, or 0.6 per cent, to 3149.71 points.
Events ahead
On the company front, Oil Search releases its fourth quarter production report on Tuesday, Wesfarmers releases its second quarter sales results on Wednesday, and Woolworths releases its second quarter sales results on Thursday.
On the economic front, the National Australia Bank on Tuesday releases its monthly business survey for December, the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday issues international trade prices indexes for the December quarter while producer prices indexes for the December quarter are due out on Friday.
Last Friday on the Australian market, the main indices closed half a percentage point higher as investors chased higher yielding financial stocks.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 25.0 points, or 0.5 per cent higher at 4835.2 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 25.1 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 4858.9 points.
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DEMOLITION work is underway on land that will house a new Premier Inn hotel in Birkenhead.
The 67-bedroom building, in the Crown Prosecution Service's former premises on Conway Street, is due to open early next year. Thirty jobs will be created.
Part of the existing building is being removed, while the remainder will be retained and converted into hotel rooms.
The development was approved by Wirral's planning committee in 2012.
Nicholas Johnston, acquisition manager for the leisure firm, said: "We are delighted to be starting work on our new Premier Inn hotel in Birkenhead.
"This is great news for the local area as the new Premier Inn will create new jobs and help to attract additional visitors to the area, increasing trade for existing local retailers and businesses.
"Our new hotel will secure the long-term active future of this prominent site on Conway Street and create 30 new local jobs, including full and part-time positions."


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Clone Techniques (分身術, Bunshinjutsu) are techniques that create a copy of the user or objects used by them. The standard Clone Technique is considered the most basic of basic ninjutsu. Despite this, clone techniques are very versatile and useful, and are often used to distract or fool enemies into thinking that they have delivered a critical or fatal hit to the user, leaving the enemy vulnerable. The various villages have created their own characteristic forms of clone techniques. Besides these, there are a dozens of other clone techniques in existence, some of which are extraordinarily difficult to use.
There are various methods of creating clones. The most commonly used clone techniques use only chakra to create the clone. After these, clone techniques that use a medium seem to be most common. These clone techniques use various elements to give the clone form and substance. There are also clone techniques that transform another person or animal into a clone of the user. Finally, there are clone techniques that make use of genjutsu to create illusionary clones.
- Despite there being basic elemental clones, there has yet to have been a clone jutsu using basic Fire Release or Wind Release.


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Spasmolin Side Effects
Generic Name: atropine / hyoscyamine / phenobarbital / scopolamine
Note: This page contains side effects data for the generic drug atropine / hyoscyamine / phenobarbital / scopolamine. It is possible that some of the dosage forms included below may not apply to the brand name Spasmolin.
For the Consumer
Applies to atropine / hyoscyamine / phenobarbital / scopolamine: oral capsule, oral elixir, oral liquid, oral tablet, oral tablet extended release
As well as its needed effects, atropine / hyoscyamine / phenobarbital / scopolamine may cause unwanted side effects that require medical attention.
Major Side Effects
If any of the following side effects occur while taking atropine / hyoscyamine / phenobarbital / scopolamine, check with your doctor immediately:Rare
- Eye pain
- skin rash or hives
- sore throat and fever
- unusual bleeding or bruising
- yellow eyes or skin
Minor Side Effects
Some atropine / hyoscyamine / phenobarbital / scopolamine side effects may not need any medical attention. As your body gets used to the medicine these side effects may disappear. Your health care professional may be able to help you prevent or reduce these side effects, but do check with them if any of the following side effects continue, or if you are concerned about them:More common:
- Constipation
- decreased sweating
- dizziness
- dry mouth, nose, throat, or skin
- Bloated feeling
- blurred vision
- decreased flow of breast milk
- difficult urination
- difficulty in swallowing
- headache
- increased sensitivity of eyes to sunlight
- loss of memory
- nausea or vomiting
- unusual tiredness or weakness
For Healthcare Professionals
Applies to atropine / hyoscyamine / phenobarbital / scopolamine: oral capsule, oral elixir, oral liquid, oral tablet, oral tablet extended release
Gastrointestinal side effects have included xerostomia, nausea, vomiting, constipation, and bloating.[Ref]
Genitourinary side effects have included urinary hesitancy, urinary retention, and impotence.[Ref]
Cardiovascular side effects have included tachycardia and palpitation.[Ref]
Ocular side effects have included blurred vision, mydriasis, cycloplegia, and increased ocular tension.[Ref]
Hypersensitivity reactions have included severe allergic reactions, anaphylaxis, urticaria, and other dermal manifestations.[Ref]
Endocrine side effects have included suppression of lactation.[Ref]
Musculoskeletal side effects have included musculoskeletal pain.[Ref]
Nervous system
Nervous system side effects have included headache, excitement, and agitation.[Ref]
Psychiatric side effects have included excitement in some patients and sedation in other patients with use of phenobarbital. Abrupt withdrawal from phenobarbital may produce delirium or convulsions.[Ref]
General side effects have included drowsiness, weakness, loss of taste sense, decreased sweating, and insomnia. Elderly patients may react with symptoms of excitement, agitation, drowsiness, and other untoward manifestations to even small doses of the drug.[Ref]
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The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) was first passed by Congress as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty. This legislation provided federal funds to support public education, particularly in resource-poor, low income settings. The most recent reauthorization amending ESEA is the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). This legislation aimed to close the achievement gap between groups of students through greater accountability and increased flexibility and choice. NCLB affects almost every school district and charter school in the state.
The Division of Enforcement and Support at the Texas Education Agency (TEA) is responsible for the state-level administration of specific programs under NCLB and the Ed-Flex Partnership program.
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Some of you might think "Black Friday" is just a regular old shopping day. Wrong. It's not. The day after Thanksgiving is the holy grail of shopping days to retailers. It's the day where they expect to turn the most profit. That means amazing deals, discounts, and specials.
A few years ago, retailers were opening the doors at 6 a.m., now they are opening at 12 a.m. Walmart is opening their doors at 10 p.m. on Thanksgiving night. These retailers are not joking around! And neither are the shoppers. I just read about a lady who starting camping outside of a Best Buy nine days ago. So, If you're heading out on Friday, here are a few shopping tips.
- Wear comfortable shoes. Please don't be the lady fighting over flat screen t.v. in a pair of 5-inch platforms.
- Don't forget your coupons. Do you really want to stand in line for hours only to be at the register and find out you left your 15% off coupons at home?
- Make sure you're rested. How many times do you complain about making mistakes because you're "too tired." This is a serious shopping time. There is no room for mistakes.
- Bring your patience. That's it. You're going to need it.
- Don't forget about the "door busters." The earlier you arrive the better chance of getting a Blu-ray player for $10.
- Do your research manage your time. Don't just show up and figure you'll find good deals. Again, you're just wasting valuable "Black Friday" shopping time.
- Don't forget to eat a healthy meal and stay hydrated. You don't won't be sluggish on the busiest shopping day of the year do you? Those shopping pros will run you over with their carts!
- Bring a friend. Who else is going to hold your stuff if you can't find a shopping cart?
- If all else fails…shop online. That's a whole different post.


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PRINCETON — The fifth installment in the Widmark Wednesday film series begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the meeting room at Princeton Public Library. Admission is free.
Richard Widmark stars in a 1954 western drama with one of his biggest Hollywood heroes, the legendary Spencer Tracy.
Tracy portrays a domineering cattle baron whose three older sons (Widmark, Hugh O'Brian and Earl Holliman) come to resent the favored treatment their overbearing father bestows on a younger half-brother (Robert Wagner). The movie concludes with a climactic confrontation between Widmark and Wagner.
Katy Jurado, who portrays Tracy's second wife, was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. The movie won an Oscar for Best Story.
Widmark (1914-2008) attended Princeton schools from sixth through 12th grades. He appeared in more than 60 Hollywood movies from 1947 to 1991.
For information, contact the library at 815-875-1331.


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A RUMOUR that sparked interest among Bromsgrove residents and dedicated One Direction fans has been answered by the star's father.
In December, the Bromsgrove Advertiser reported on speculation that Harry Styles, from the internationally successful group, was born in the town.
The rumour had been started by several references to the singer's birth being registered at Bromsgrove Registry Office, in February 1994, which had been listed on several websites and discussed on social networks.
Attempts to clarify the matter, including contacting Harry directly and through his agents, all proved unsuccessful.
But after reading the Advertiser's story Harry's dad, Des, took to Twitter to clarify his son was in fact born at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch.
On the social network he wrote: "Funny stuff.. Bromsgrove Advertiser says H (Harry) might be born there?
"He was born in Redditch, we were there just in time!"
Des also moved to clarify why other websites, including Wikipedia, stated the 19-year-old's birthplace as Evesham - pointing out this was where he and Harry's mum, Anne Cox, lived at the time of his birth.
Harry's birthplace was further confused as being Holmes Chapel, in Cheshire - because this was where the Styles family later moved to.


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A WORCESTER News story about a lorry crash caused a mix-up across the pond in America.
As well as posting a report on this website, we also used social media to warn our readers about the widespread traffic chaos that was expected at Broomhall Way on the city's southern link road today.
Our tweets were picked up by Joe @ScanWorcester in Massachusetts, USA. His Twitter biography says he has an interest in "public safety incidents, news and other fun stuff".
He seemed to assume the accident was in his neighbourhood (and don't worry, Joe, we've all been there!). This was the result:
Our original tweet
Broomhall Way is closed after lorry crash: THE A4440 Broomhall Way is closed in both directions after a seriou... http://t.co/ULZ2Maq5wI— Worcester News (@worcesternews) April 22, 2014
And Joe's quickly on the case
Paul & I are rolling on this one! Pics to follow! RT @5_13Dist: WORCESTER MA An accident in #Worcester on the A4440 Broomhall Way— Joe (@ScanWorcester) April 22, 2014
The confusion begins
@ScanWorcester @5_13Dist wha?— Jim O'Connell (@Jim_OConnell) April 22, 2014
... and gets worse
@ScanWorcester @5_13Dist where?— John Callahan (@AylaFlamaBlanca) April 22, 2014
Ah, it's all becoming clearer
@ScanWorcester @5_13Dist isn't that Worcester England??— Matt Welch (@mattybelch) April 22, 2014
Joe's followers can even joke about it (at a Brit's expense)
@ScanWorcester @5_13Dist maybe some bloke in a lorry hit Jeremy clarkson and knocked out his windscreen and landed him on his bonnet?— Paul (@pauls612) April 22, 2014
But this is just rude!
@ScanWorcester the only way that address could have been more British would be if it had bad teeth.— Jim O'Connell (@Jim_OConnell) April 22, 2014
Hmm. Not so sure about this, Joe
I intentionally RT'd as a laugh. This sort of erroneous info goes out more often than you expect.— Joe (@ScanWorcester) April 22, 2014
A final word of clarification from our pal in the US
@johnwilsonWN A friend & I picked up on the US RT & had a laugh about it. Just wanted to clarify it wasn't me that initiated the confusion!— Joe (@ScanWorcester) April 22, 2014


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Here's what dictionary.com has to say:
1. quantity or amount: the least quantum of evidence.
2. a particular amount.
3. a share or portion.
4. a large quantity; bulk.
5. Physics.
a. the smallest quantity of radiant energy, equal to Planck's constant times the frequency of the associated radiation.
b. the fundamental unit of a quantized physical magnitude, as angular momentum.
6. sudden and significant: a quantum increase in productivity.
I was reminded of this word by this wonderful quote:
"There is an art in writing for the Theatre, technically called touch and go, which is indispensible when we consider the small quantum of patience, which so motley an assemblage as a London audience can be expected to afford."
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Lysa TerKeurst is a wife, mother of five – Jackson, Mark, Hope, Ashley and Brooke – and President of Proverbs 31 Ministries. She is the co-host of the ministry's radio program which airs daily across the nation and abroad. Lysa is the award-winning author of several books, including Radically Obedient, Radically Blessed, Leading Women to the Heart of God, Who Holds the Key to Your Heart?, and co-author of A Woman's Secret to a Balanced Life with Sharon Jaynes. She is a featured writer for the P31 Woman magazine and has had her work published in Focus on the Family Magazine and Larry Burkett's Money Matters Newsletter.
Lysa has been featured numerous times on Dr. Dobson's Focus on the Family radio broadcast, and many other radio and television programs such as the "700 Club" and Moody's "Midday Connection." She was the keynote speaker for Focus on the Family's Renewing the Heart women's leadership conference and is a featured Extraordinary Women speaker. She is a certified CLASS speaker and speaks from coast to coast at women's conferences. She and her husband Art also conduct marriage seminars. Lysa and her family live just outside of Charlotte, North Carolina.


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Boston Court and Circle X to Present Aaron Posner's STUPID F--KING BIRD, Opening Today
The Theatre @ Boston Court and Circle X Theatre Co. present Stupid Fucking Bird, by Aaron Posner, directed by Michael Michetti. Opening night is Saturday, June 28, 2014 on the Main Stage at Boston Court Performing Arts Center, 70 North Mentor Avenue.
In this irreverent remix of Chekhov's The Seagull, an aspiring young director rails against art created by his mother's generation, a nubile young actress wrestles with an aging Hollywood star for the affections of a renowned novelist, and everyone discovers just how disappointing life, art, and growing up can be. Chekhov's characters still ruminate on love, revolution and the pursuit of happiness, but this time with a lot more snark as the subtext bubbles to the surface. With music, meta-theatricality, and mad humor, playwright Aaron Posner beats The Seagull to a bloody fucking pulp.
Featuring: Adam Silver, Amy Pietz, Arye Gross, Charlotte Gulezian, Zarah Mahler, Will Bradley, Matthew Floyd Miller.
Production Staff: Stephanie Kerly Schwartz, Scenic Design; Elizabeth Harper, Lighting Design; Rob Oriol, Sound Design & Music Direction; Mallory Kay Nelson, Costume Design; Sean Cawelti, Projection Design; Jenny Smith, Prop Design; Julia Flores, Casting Director; Katherine Hoevers, Assitant Director; Kate Jopson, Dramaturg; Andrew Lia, Stage Manager; Ed Krieger, Production Photograhy.
Aaron Posner is a Helen Hayes and Barrymore Award-winning director and playwright. He is a founder and former Artistic Director of Philadelphia's Arden Theatre, is an Associate Artist at both the Folger Theatre and Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, and has directed at major regional theatres from coast to coast including ART, South Coast Rep, Seattle Rep, Portland Center Stage, The Alliance, Actor's Theatre of Louisville, Arizona Theatre Company, Milwaukee Rep, California Shakespeare Theatre, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Roundhouse Theatre, Studio Theatre, Signature Theatre, Theatre J, American Player's Theatre and many more. His adaptations include Chaim Potok's The Chosen and My Name is Asher Lev (both of which have enjoyed successful runs at more than 50 theatres across the country and the latter of which ran for ten months Off-Broadway in 2012/13 and won both the Outer Circle Critics Award for Best New Off-Broadway play and the John Gassner Award), as well as Ken Kesey's Sometimes a Great Notion, Mark Twain's A Murder, A Mystery, and a Marriage, an adaptation of three Kurt Vonnegut short stories, entitled Who Am I This Time? (and other conundrums of love). His Chekhov inspired Stupid Fucking Bird debuted at Woolly Mammoth and won the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Resident Play as well as the Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding Play or Musical. Aaron was raised in Eugene, Oregon, graduated from Northwestern University, is an Eisenhower Fellow, and lives near Washington, DC.
Michael Michetti is the Co-Artistic Director for The Theatre @ Boston Court. Directed for The Theatre @ Boston Court: Dan Dietz's American Misfit, Kathryn Walat's Creation, John Walch's The Dinosaur Within, Tom Jacobson's The Twentieth-Century Way; Deborah Stein's God Save Gertrude; Jason Grote's 1001; Carlos Murillo's dark play or stories for boys; Eric Whitacre's Paradise Lost: Shadows & Wings; his own adaptation of Oscar Wilde's A Picture of Dorian Gray; Sinan U?nel's Pera Palas; Charles L. Mee's Summertime; Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Elsewhere: The Guardsman, The Grapes of Wrath, The Comedy of Errors, Hamlet, Don Juan and As You Like It (A Noise Within); Kiss Me, Kate, Carousel, Man of La Mancha and Li'l Abner (Reprise); Tom Jacobson's House of the Rising Son (EST-LA); A Life in the Theatre (Pasadena Playhouse). He is the recipient of two Ovation Awards and five LADCC Awards.
Stupid Fucking Bird is supported in part by the Edgerton Foundation, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, The Shubert Foundation, The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, Founding Director Z. Clark Branson, and the generous contributions of The Theatre @ Boston Court supporters and contributors.
The Theatre @ Boston Court is the award-winning resident theatre company at Boston Court Performing Arts Center in Pasadena, CA. Michael Seel, Executive Director; Jessica Kubzansky and Michael Michetti, Co-Artistic Directors; Hillary Metcalf, Managing Director.
Circle X Theatre Co. is a not-for-profit ensemble of artists dedicated to highly provocative, boldly theatrical productions of new and rarely-seen plays and the development of new works for the stage. Circle X believes in imagination over budget, adrenaline over inertia, irreverence over convention and excellence over all. The company was founded in 1996 by seven theatre artists drawn together by a common desire to create an artistic home in Los Angeles with a focus on the development of new work for the stage. Innovation and the idea of "imagination over budget" are their guiding principles, and they strive to make them the core of every element of production, beyond selection of thought-provoking, highly theatrical plays. This extends to everything from production, design, performance and direction to administration and marketing, creating the unique aesthetic for which Circle X is known. Through their Writers Group and new play development programs they support theatre artists interested in taking new plays from inception to production, and launching them onto a life beyond their stages.


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The French Girls with their hard fought for medal.
Throughout the competition - Live Results available - follow this link
Videos available on YouTube - follow the link and the Playlists.
By the end of the closing ceremony everyone was humming the French National Anthem –' Les Marseillaise'. The French delegation was represented on every single podium, only being beaten by Belgium's Hayabusa in the 4-Way Open in both events (European Championships and World Cup) and by the UAE in the 4-way VFS (World Cup). The great atmosphere of the whole competition continued through the prize giving and the closing banquet, held on the DZ.
The organisers received a huge round of applause for the helpful and friendly way they had conducted the whole event, and in his closing speech the President of the Parachute Club of Banjaluka reminded everyone that next year they would be hosting the CF and Style & Acc WC – and who knows he may welcome everyone back in 2015!
The two competitors' meetings held in the afternoon continued the general good feeling. In the Formation Skydiving meeting the competitors on the whole were happy with the conduct of the championships and the judging.
There was some discussion around the way "head up" and "head down" are specified in the regulations and the problems some had with interpreting or understanding them. There was also a suggestion following the situation at the end of the 4-Way Female event.
The USA felt that the tie-break round should be timed so that the team that is fastest to the last point (if a tie continues) should be declared the winners – rather than the count back system which is currently in the rules. That meant the competition was decided on one jump – however the same could be said of the proposal as the tie break round would be the deciding one. It does however seem a neater solution.
At the Artistic Events' competitors meeting concerns were raised about the situation teams found themselves in following exit commands that had them landing well off the airfield and then being asked to jump through cloud when they could not see the ground. Some competitors felt they could not take the risk of not jumping for fear of their concerns would not be considered pertinent.
The British Freestyle team asked for a formal letter of apology over the error made in announcing them as placed 3rd in the European Championships – before the adjustment had been made. They had announced this to their sponsors and now had to correct the situation. This will be forthcoming.
The competitors expressed being satisfied with the way the compulsory rounds had been judged believing the judges had listened to their suggestions and concerns before the competition started – and they believed the judging was an improvement on previous years.
All videos from the competitions, both Artistic Events and Formation Skydiving are on the IPC pages of YouTube – and over the coming days they will be sorted into the Playlist to make them easier to find. Unfortunately a few got corrupted between being judged and the transfer so unfortunately these are not available.
Ted Wagner (OmniSkore!HD) is already working on a faster and easier system of transfer to us so that all videos will be available on both the FAI/IPC site (and OmniSkore) as soon as the internet connection will allow after judging – for Prostejov (Czech Republic) 2014.
After the closing ceremony we were treated to an amazing gymnastic display by Daphney – Israel Freestylist. We hope to post the video very soon. This is one talented young lady with her sights set on becoming World Champion.
Blue Skies to all.


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PHILADELPHIA – The Penn men's and women's squash teams will play host to their third matches of the new year this Saturday when national powerhouse Trinity comes to Philadelphia for a noon matchup at the Ringe Squash Courts.
The Women
The fifth-ranked Quakers (6-1, 1-1 Ivy) will welcome No. 4 Trinity (8-0, 4-0 NESCAC), and are looking to make a jump in the Dunlop Women's College Squash Team Rankings. The rankings have remained unchanged for Penn, which has sat at the No. 5 spot all season. With a victory over the higher-ranked Bantams, a team they haven't beaten since Feb. 27, 2010, there will be no reason not to bump the Quakers up the rankings.
Although Trinity is unbeaten, its most recent win was a close, 6-3, victory over the same Dartmouth team the Red and Blue ran out of Philadelphia via a 9-0 romp. The toughest test in front of Penn will be at the first position, where presumably Nabilla Ariffin will take on fifth-ranked Catalina Pelaez. The Bantam co-captain has never lost to Ariffin in their three-match history.
Other players to watch will be a trio of successful freshmen in Yan Xin, Haidi Lala, and Camille Lanier. The three rookies have amassed a combined record of 15-1 in their young collegiate careers.
The Men
No. 12 Penn (3-5, 0-2) has yet another tough test ahead in the form of second-ranked Trinity (7-0, 4-0) this Saturday. The Quakers are 7-20 all-time against a Bantam team that is coming off a huge, 8-1, win over Dartmouth. Trinity's only loss against the Big Green was at No. 1 to highly-ranked Christopher Hanson, as it swept the rest of the matches.
The Red and Blue are looking for that season-changing win, and this weekend is as good a chance as any. Trinity has not faced a team ranked higher than No. 8 this season and is not its usual dominant force, which does give Penn – a relatively raw team stocked with lots of young talent – the chance they are looking for.
The player to watch for the Quakers will be freshman Tyler Odell. A dual-athlete in lacrosse and squash at Penn, Odell has been on a tear of late winning his last two matches, and six of eight on the season.


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I am a newbie in Python ;
I would like to extract lines from a unique input file, to place them in several output files according to some specific string on each line;
it would look like the following pseudo-code (the 'line_list' variable being the list of strings in each line read from the input file)
if line_list[5] == 'B01' then write line into 'B01-output.txt' file
if line_list[5] == 'B02' then write line into 'B02-output.txt' file
if line_list[5] == 'B03' then write line into 'B03-output.txt' file
and so on until, let say, B99 ;
Question :
how could I write a Python script to simplify the psuedo-code above by using loops ?
this script, if it was possible, could look like this one :
- Code: Select all
input_open = open('input_file.txt', 'r')
Bubble_List = ['B01','B02','B03','B04', ...,'B97','B98','B99']
for prefix in Bubble_List:
prefix_output_file = prefix+'_output_file.txt'
prefix_output_open = open(prefix_output_file,'w') # how to make the prefix_output_open variable name varies with the value of prefix ?
for line in input_open:
line_list = line.split()
if line_list[5][:3] in Bubble_List:
prefix_output_open.write(line) # how to make the prefix_output_open variable name varies with the value of prefix ?
Hope my question is clear enough
thanks in advance


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A loved-up couple who share a passion for the number 12 are getting married at 12.12pm on December 12, 2012.
Joeh Chan, 24, and Ginny Chan, 20, of Colindale, will exchange their vows at the Burnt Oak Register Office in front of family and friends.
The couple first met at midnight on December 12 while celebrating at a friend's party four years ago.
Mr Chan, an IT director, said: "The number 12 has always been very lucky for us. When I knew the 12/12/12 was coming up I decided to book the register office before I even knew Ginny's answer."
Mr Chan took Miss Chan for a romantic meal at Alexandra Palace where he proposed on her birthday, October 12.
Miss Chan, a student at the London College of Fashion, said: "I'm really looking forward to being married, but I'm getting a bit nervous about the big day."
The couple are not the only ones eager to tie the knot today. Barnet Registration and Nationality Service has seen a spike in interest for this special date.
So far 14 weddings have been booked in, 13 at the Oak Room in Burnt Oak Register Office and one at Hendon Town Hall.
Sanja Duymovic-Potnar, service manager at Barnet Registration and Nationality Service said: "We normally have four or five weddings on a week day, but this year the date has proved really popular. It will be another 100 years before similar date combination comes around again."
Mr Chan said: "People couldn't believe it when we told them what date we were planning on getting married.
"Us men can have a problem with remembering dates, so I have no excuse for forgetting my wedding anniversary in the future."


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Other restaurant countertop must-haves are all the various slicers and cutters that are needed for fast and efficient food preparation such as fry cutters, apple slicers and onion blossom cutters. There's probably not a cook around who wouldn't want a fry cutter to make fast work of slicing potatoes for fries. With this kitchen countertop gadget from Sam's Club, anyone can turn a whole potato into ribbon fries, hash browns or even spiral fries in minutes. Sam's Club also carries a great selection of restaurant countertop blenders so you'll creamy shakes, refreshing smoothies and silky sauces every time.
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Preparation time:10 minutes
Cooking Time: 10-15 minutes
Serves 4
4 Large Potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 Stick of Butter, unsalted
1 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream or Half & Half
½ Tablespoon Borgo de Medici, or more to taste
- Boil potatoes in water over high heat until tender.
- Drain off water and add butter to potatoes.
- Stir in butter until melted, then add cream and salt and mash to liking. More cream, butter, and/or salt can be added, to taste.
Truffle Butter: Soften one stick of unsalted butter, stir in 1 to 2 teaspoons of truffle salt. Serve butter over meats, vegetables, or with warm rolls.
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Two thieves pretending to be window cleaners stole £1,200 worth of jewellery off a 95-year-old woman.
A man knocked on the door of the lady's house in Strawberry Lane, Carshalton, and told her he had cleaned her windows at 6.45 that morning.
He then asked for £8 as a payment for the job.
The woman said she not asked for her windows to be cleaned and refused to pay.
She then went off into her living room to find her phone after the man encouraged her to call his boss.
When she got back a different man was at the door, who told her his colleague had gone elsewhere.
She refused to pay once again and shut the door.
Later that day she realised the jewellery had been stolen and her rear window was open.
The theft took place on Thursday, August 21 at 10am, and the fake window cleaners have been described as white and in their early twenties.
Sutton police say they have received two other reports of men pretending to be window cleaners.
On August 13 we reported on how a 90-year-old woman was robbed of £150 in a similar incident.
If you have any information about these incidents call Sutton police on 101 quoting ref no: 4008781/14, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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You exercise your body to stay physically in shape, so why shouldn't you exercise your brain to stay mentally fit? With these daily exercises you will learn how to flex your mind, improve your creativity and boost your memory. As with any exercise, repetition is necessary for you to see improvement, so pick your favorite exercises from our daily suggestions and repeat them as desired. Try to do some mentalrobics every single day!
Creativity :: Risk
The fear of risk is similar to the fear of embarrassment. Good ideas are sometimes not explored because the perceived risk is too great. Before you disqualify an idea or solution for being too risky, take a moment to quantify the risks involved. Ask yourself "what is the worst thing that could happen?" If the answer is that you might be embarrassed, then perhaps the risk is worth it. Often, it is the risky ideas that have the highest reward when they are successful.
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This article was published 20/5/2013 (1555 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Medical dramas like the classics St. Elsewhere and ER, and the more recent House and Nurse Jackie, have done a lot to de-romanticize the image of doctors as warmly pleasant, always calm and ever-composed miracle workers that was created in the 1960s by shows such as Marcus Welby, M.D.
Yet in the process of humanizing the healers, these realistically gritty and gory programs also tend to portray emergency rooms as theatres of non-stop, life-or-death drama and heroism. Or at least every patient who enters through the sliding class doors seems to have something exotic or interesting wrong with them.
But try to imagine an episode of ER where George Clooney rushes to the aid of an elderly gent suffering from a case of impacted cerumen -- the medical term for too much ear wax.
Or Anthony Edwards trying to explain to the mother of a rash-covered boy that Fanstastik bathroom cleaner is not meant for removing permanent-marker stains from skin.
Take it from a real-life Winnipeg ER doctor: While hospital emergency rooms can be "exhilarating, terrifying and hilarious" -- all within a single shift -- the red neon sign out front also seems to be a beacon for the bizarre.
"Yesterday, I treated a woman who had been bitten on the cheek by a horse," Dr. Donovan Gray writes in his new self-published memoir, Dude, Where's My Stethoscope?: and other stories from the ER.
One of my daughters ruled out medicine based on my vomit stories.
(Some dude, a patient, did steal his stethoscope when he was a medical student.)
Gray, 51, who works at Victoria General Hospital, draws on his experiences in Winnipeg and in remote rural communities in northern Manitoba and Ontario for the book, which features more than 200 tales from the medical trenches, as well as vignettes from his other life as a husband and father.
It spans about 30 years, dating back to 1983 when the student of both arts and hard sciences found himself at an academic crossroads: honours English or medical school? The latter won out, of course, but his love of the written word remained.
Gray, who was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and spent his childhood there and in Quebec before moving to Winnipeg with his family, graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1990 with a degree in family and emergency medicine.
He wrote the book, he says over coffee, to give readers a look behind the scene of the medical front lines, in all its tragic, tedious, poignant and humorous glory.
But he wanted to give them a candid look. "I wanted to give people a look at the real world of an ER doc, not only the cases that went really well, but some of the other ones, too," says the Harley-riding doc, who has the kind of good looks and flashy grin needed to fit in with the cool kids on most of those TV medical dramas.
In other words, Gray decided to write about the man who came into the ER to personally thank him for saving his life after a heart attack that required nearly a dozen defibrillations, as well as the concussed and contused Guns N' Roses super fan who met the business end of a bat wielded by a Mtley Crºe disciple after their best-band-of-all-time debate turned sour.
The latter and his ilk are one category of regulars who frequent the ER, typically between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m., which Gray refers to in the book as the "Jethro Hour."
"That's when the bars close and dozens of our city's brightest and best stagger out into the streets to engage in the time-honoured tradition of nocturnal brawling," he writes. "Once the punch-ups have concluded, the vanquished slowly make their way to the nearest ER to get their boo-boos fixed... "
"Jethros" is Gray's nickname for the falling-down drunks who show up during the night shift, often necessitating the services of a mop-toting janitor. (The name is a reference to Jethro Bodine, the doltish oaf from The Beverly Hillbillies.)
"One of the my daughters ruled out medicine based on my vomit stories," says the father of three, whose children are 19, 18 and 17.
Gray, who spent several years working as a "cradle-to-grave" family physician in small-town Ontario before moving back to Winnipeg in 2003, says being an ER doctor can be gruelling for the shift work alone, never mind the pace and unpredictability.
"An ER is the final net where anyone and everyone can go for whatever reason," he says, whether that's a life-threatening injury or illness, a scammer trying to get a refill for a narcotic painkiller or someone who needs a doctor's note or a signature on an official form. Gray recalls being asked for a medical note stating a person needed to get a carpet in their apartment for health reasons.
"Every day, we see something that we've never seen before. There's no such thing as a routine day."
He estimates only five per cent of ER visitors have a legitimate medical emergency, while another 15 per cent present problems of a "reasonably urgent" nature. The remaining 80 per cent is a mixed bag that includes the "worried well" (hypochondriacs), people with colds and flus, those hoping to fast-track an appointment with a specialist and the elderly who are having difficulties living alone.
About one-third of ER visitors do not have a family physician.
During his most recent night shift, Gray saw 25 patients between midnight and 8 a.m. The only doctor in the hospital at that time, he also attended to a "code" upstairs and reapplied a cast for an inpatient.
"It's a sprint," says the doctor, whose dinner that night was four Digestive cookies and a cup of tea. "When you come in at midnight, the first person you see might have registered eight or nine hours before. You feel pretty guilty if you take a dinner break."
Around twice a year, he says, the unthinkable happens: You can lie down for a nap.
To learn more about Gray and his book ($22 online or at McNally Robinson Booksellers), visit www.dudewheresmystethoscope.ca.


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