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ST. LOUIS In a finish befitting two of the most talented teams in the nation, Boston College and North Dakota combined for five goals in the last 4:38.
When the dust settled, Boston College held on for a 6-4 win over the Fighting Sioux, and advanced to the NCAA championship game for the second consecutive season.
"That's the best team we played all year," BC coach Jerry York said. "I like the way they play. They're not trying to avoid losing, they're out there playing hard all the time. We're the same way. When you have two teams with that philosophy, it makes for a terrific game to watch."
Indeed, BC pumped 20 shots on net in the second period, and hit two crossbars, but could only score one goal, leaving the game tied, 2-2. It wasn't until the third that BC took advantage of some mistakes by the Sioux and put them away. But not until the final seconds.
"We survived that (second period)," said North Dakota coach Dave Hakstol. "With this team, going into a third period tied 2-2, we've been in that situation many, many times and we found a way to win those games. And I thought we came out and established the game we wanted to play, we grinded it out a little bit. Once we took the back to back penalties, that's what turned things around."
It became a war of attrition in the third, but one slip up cost North Dakota when Ben Smith got behind the defense. Nathan Gerbe found him with a perfect pass, and Smith roofed one over Philippe Lamoureux for a 3-2 lead, the Eagles' first lead of the game, with seven minutes remaining.
"It was not as high-tempo a third as we would've wanted," said North Dakota sophomore forward T.J. Oshie, who may play his next game in the same building — for the NHL's St. Louis Blues — if he wants to. The Blues own his NHL rights. "Our momentum was up and down. We thrive off building that, and we didn't do enough of that tonight."
It looked like BC would put the game away when Chris Porter took a bad offensive-zone charging penalty just a couple of minutes later. But instead, it was North Dakota that tied the game with a shorthanded goal from Oshie, who stole the puck from Benn Ferriero, stepped in front, and lifted a backhander under the crossbar, wowing a crowd he may play for next season.
But North Dakota defenseman Robbie Bina made the mistake of taking an elbowing penalty just 25 seconds after that Oshie goal. And just six seconds into the penalty, right off the draw, Nathan Gerbe was alone in the slot and scored his 24th goal of the season to give BC the lead for good.
"I think it's just read and reacting," York said. "They moved the puck very well, going down the block and moving it back to Nathan. It was just a well executed play. There was a lot of it through the course of the game for both teams. You can talk ab out the winning coach feeling a lot better, but it was a good game to watch."
The North Dakota penalty kill allowed three goals on the night.
"We knew what to expect, our coaches had us prepared," Porter said. "They executed what they wanted to do real well. The penalty kill was the difference in the game."
Hakstol said, "The problem for the penalty kill was fatigue. Twice tonight we had two minor penalties in a row. Penalty killing is hard work. You need energy, speed and quickness. When you lack energy it's advantage offense. Boston College spread out well, got pucks to the net well."
Although it was a lead BC didn't relinquish, the rest of the game was by no means easy.
Brett Motherwell was called for a penalty with 2:41 remaining, and about a minute later, North Dakota pulled the goaltender to create a 6-on-4. But Brian Boyle got possession, and the BC defenseman sent one down ice. It was just wide of the goal, but no icing because of the penalty kill; and Joe Rooney chased down the loose puck and put it in.
"I go to their blue line and I figured a couple of guys would be on me," Rooney said. "I looked back and there really weren't any guys in sight."
"I was just hoping and praying it did not hit anyone on the way out," Boyle said. "I never saw Rooney skate that fast, and he skates fast."
It still wasn't over because BC took another penalty in the last minute, and North Dakota got a power-play goal with 16 seconds remaining. But BC added another empty netter with six seconds left.
"We were never out of the game. We fought to the end," Porter said. "When we scored with 16 seconds left we thought there was still time. We were still hoping to score."
Said Hakstol, "You don't fight as hard as we fought all year long, and then because there's a one or two-goal lead or a tough situation you back off. That just doesn't happen. Not with this team. This team fights to the bitter end. We didn't do the things we needed to do in the third period, but there's no quit in this team."


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OK, so it's probably not the surgery that first came to your mind when you read that, but Craig Hansen (remember him?) discussed his surgery in the offseason for sleep apnea, a procedure that he hopes will leave him better able to make an impact in the final year of the major league contract he signed after being picked by the Sox in the first round of the 2005 draft.
We'll have more on Hansen in this space in a short while, but I also wanted to update all you interested Sox fans on a rather slow morning over at the player development complex. Manny Delcarmen and Javier Lopez showed up today, though neither of them stopped to chat. I'm sure we'll get to talk to them in the coming days.
Terry Francona was also around, chatting with bench coach Brad Mills and a number of staff members, many of whom arrived at the complex for the first time this morning. He went out to a field shortly after coming in, stopping to talk with Jon Lester and assistant trainer Mike Reinold. He expects to speak with the media for the first time this spring training tomorrow. Both pitching coach John Farrell and bullpen coach Gary Tuck were around this morning, as well.
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The comments are lovely too, as usual.
Freepers in a tizzy b/c MSNBC reporters met with Obama.
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I can't read the comments. Must you register with Disqus just to read?
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I'm not registered. I can read them.
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OMG! OMG! Where was Chris Matthews?????????????????
OMG! OMG! Was he SNUBBED????? Now what is going to happen? Is he going to abandon Obama? WTF! I mean WTF.
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Must be their worst nightmare, Obama looking like a full-on LIBERAL.
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I was looking for Fox reporters being invited to the Bush white house but I can't find them and I KNOW that happened.
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Pravda getting their marching orders! Now tell it to the masses!
Hail Obama! Hail Obama! Hail Obama!
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Obama doesn't have the threat of the re-election hanging over his head.
He can now do whatever he wants.
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George W. Bush met with talk radio hosts. I don't remember him having a meeting with Fox hosts. I think they were brought in individually and on different days.
Obama did this in the beginning of his first term with liberal radio hosts including Rachel Maddow. The only one he can really influence is Al Sharpton. Al will say anything publicly to make Obama look good.
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Fox doesn't have many real reporters. They have the big celebrities like O Reilly and back then Glenn Beck. They have Hannity. But most of they others are talking heads.
The people who run the show at Fox, like Roger Ailes got pleanty of invites & consults. Those guys belong to the same private clubs.
MSNBC is liberal, no doubt. But they are also smart and thoughtful and accurate. The pundits they have on are generally credible and the have them on because they are smart.
MSNBC is like reading an intelligent analysis and commentary every night. I love them. I trust them. They better not change. They are all we have.
These aren't lightweights. MSNBC produces a better informed electorate. If Obama is inviting the progressive media pundits to the White House, that's fine, but don't make it look like this was a private gathering for a select few MSNBC commentators.
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I can't read the DISQUS comments.
I am using Safari.
What browser are you using R2?
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Bush def had Beck, O'Reilly and the big tomato headed Irish bully there...Hannity.
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I think they didn't trust Bush to speak to reporters much, even friendly ones.
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Bush hand picked one of his Communications directors from FoxNews (Tony Snow).
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I can't read the comments
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R6 is a freeper who is having a meltdown over there on the SA thread. But he also defecated in the West Point same-sex marriage thread, the thread on "pray the gay away" reparative therapy, and elsewhere.
And my advice for him is still: crucifix, asshole, push as hard as you can.
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I can read the comments using firefox. not much to read Someone doesn't like it fuck em
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Why the shock? Since when is it out of the ordinary for a President to meet with his re election staff after a victory?
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R17 = idiot
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sa sucks
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Just as Fox marched in lockstep with Bush and the GOP, MSNBC puts out only what the Obama administration wants the public to know.
Never trust a lapdog press corps.
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You're an idiot. And obviously do not watch much MSNBC...
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A recent article in the Business Journal of Milwaukee reported on Obama's first use of laser's in his term as president of the U.S.A.
A local laser cutting firm produced the seal, which is painted gold and measures more than seven feet in diameter and took less then one week to manufacture and deliver. The seal will be permanently on display at the Capitol Hilton in Washington, D.C.
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DIED. Henry Beetle Hough, 88, journalist, author and environmental conscience who owned, edited and published the Vineyard Gazette, one of America's best country weeklies, from 1920 to 1968 and continued as its editor almost until his death; in Edgartown, Mass., on the offshore island of Martha's Vineyard. Hough's often poetic descriptions of everyday island events and the passing seasons, and his fervent quest to protect the Vineyard from mindless development, brought a steady growth in readership, while his popular book Country Editor (1940), followed by 21 novels, histories, children's tales and collected pieces, spread his fame beyond New England....
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Update: Lynchburg Police Looking for Walgreens Robbery Suspect
Update 8:30 p.m.:
Lynchburg, VA - Lynchburg Police identified the suspect they believe went into Walgreens on Wards Road and made off with prescription medication.
Lynchuburg Police say his name is Daniel Richard Lee White, and they have a warrant for robbery.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911.
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Lynchburg, VA - Lynchburg Police are looking for a man they say went into Walgreens and made off with prescription medication.
Police were on scene at the two thousand block of Wards Road around 12:30 p.m.
They say the man in this surveillance picture went into the store, said he had a gun and demanded prescription medication.
Police say he jumped over the counter to grab the medication.
They don't know how much he was able to get away with.
If you have any information about this, call Crime Stoppers.
Lynchburg, VA - Police are on the scene of a robbery at the Walgreens on Wards Road in Lynchburg Thursday.
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Newest member of the Bucs Ring of Honor to be announced Wednesday
The Bucs will announce their newest member of the team's Ring of Honor at a news conference Wednesday at 2 p.m.
Defensive end Lee Roy Selmon was the first inductee last season. It is not expected to be Doug Williams, who recently left the team's pro personnel department.
There are many other great candidates, to be sure, including former coach John McKay and running back Ricky Bell.
The consensus choice is linebacker Derrick Brooks, who has not 'officially' retired from pro football and likely will be the next Tampa Bay player to go into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Brooks left the organization on a sour note when he was released with four other players in 2009 shortly after general manager Mark Dominik and coach Raheem Morris took over. The Glazer family would be anxious to mend those fences and honor arguably the greatest player in team history.
For a team that is having trouble selling tickets, this also would be a crowd pleaser. There's always been a debate whether the ROH would be selected in chronological order or by merit. If it's the latter, No. 55 is the best choice.
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The Paris Air Show attracts not just buyers and sellers of aircraft and related equipment, but also the buyers and sellers of the companies that make them. The aerospace and defense sectors have been hotbeds of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in recent years, and the bankers who guide and cajole these deals have once again flocked to Le Bourget.
Speaking to AIN ahead of the show, three leading dealmakers acknowledged that cuts in military budgets have created varying degrees of uncertainty among investors. On the flip side, the civil side of the business continues to be buoyed by strong order backlogs for airliners, although this situation is not without challenges.
According to Michael Richter, managing director and co-head of the aerospace and defense group with financial advisor and asset manager Lazard, M&A activity has been somewhat curtailed due to a lack of stability in the defense sector, with much of this caused by uncertainty over the U.S. government's budget sequestration issues. "It would almost be better if the hammer [of military spending cuts] did come down and then companies would know what the future would be," he said. "This has been a real damper."
At investment bank Houlihan Lokey, senior managing director Anita Antenucci explained that defense companies are still waiting for the Pentagon to spell out revised budget priorities that were due to be published on May 31, but which have now been pushed back until at least early July. She indicated that the uncertainty has left prospective buyers, sellers and merger candidates uncertain as to how to proceed. "It [sequestration] clearly has an enormous impact on how companies proceed strategically," she told AIN. "Investors [in defense companies] are saying 'give us back the cash' [that otherwise might have been invested in takeovers] through dividends or shares." She added that only a few defense-focused companies have been successful in chasing other sources of income from related sectors such as homeland security.
However, David Baxt, global head of aerospace and defense investment banking at Jeffries International, expressed the view that equity markets have now largely factored in the impact of potential military budget cuts on share prices, arguably doing so in an "exaggerated" way. He added that shifting global security issues such as the threat posed by North Korea and the civil war in Syria serve as a reminder that defense needs don't go away, but rather change. "The U.S. is still the world's biggest defense spender, and while there is real concern over cuts in defense spending it will just be a matter of a shift in priorities to areas such as ISR and cyber [technology] to allow the military to do more with less," he commented.
In Baxt's view the long order backlogs in the civil airliner market are now posing their own problems for suppliers. While it suits the world's dominant airframers to keep cash-yielding deliveries flowing fast, it doesn't necessarily follow that it suits suppliers equally well to ramp up output rates with the investment spikes this requires. "It's tough to run an industry with a five- or six-year backlog," he said. "The supply chain just can't keep up. It's not that it's not robust enough, but it's reluctant to advance the build-rate. It's a constant battle to try to increase [i.e. bring forward] delivery dates to move cash forward for OEMs."
Baxt told AIN that he sees no let-up in the pace of new airliner sales. "Financing is only there for new aircraft. The pockets of capital for older aircraft don't exist as much as they did," he said. "The decision on the part of the operator to buy a new airplane has never been more secure. Boeing and Airbus are both overbooked [in terms of delivery slots] for 2013 and 2014. They could use a bit of softening [in demand]."
On the other hand, Lazard's Richter maintained that the industry has proved to be more responsive to these challenges than might appear to be the case. "There has been huge progress over the past year in terms of improving the supply chain and significant consolidation, as well as simplified logistics and product delivery," he said. Off the back of this trend, he predicted further M&A activity involving tier one, two and three suppliers.
Richter indicated that aerospace assets remain highly valued. "This [the strong order backlog] is a perfect storm located at a very strategic point in the aerospace cycle and investors believe there is plenty of runway left in the current cycle," he explained. "We've gone from a boom and bust cycle to what I see as a super cycle."
Antenucci shared his optimism. "The good news in terms of overall [company] valuations is that there are more buyers than sellers," she concluded. "With the record backlogs and companies coming out of 10 to 15 years of strong performance the balance sheets are pretty clean and cash remains strong. One thing that will force further consolidation is that buyers want to use this to get their balance sheets to work better. So there is an opportunity that investors can't ignore and with some [companies] wanting to be buyers realizing that they have to sell something first we will see a fair amount of asset swopping."


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Michael Bousamra, M.D.
Michael Bousamra, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Surgical Director, Lung Transplant Program, Jewish Hospital and St. Mary's Healthcare
Head of Thoracic Surgery, James Graham Brown Cancer Center
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- Diseases of the chest, including the esophagus and lungs
- Gastroesophageal reflux, achalasia, tracheal stenosis, lung cancer and esophageal cancer
- General surgery residency – Medical College of Virginia Hospital, Richmond, VA
- Cardothoracic surgery residency – Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
- American Board of General Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery
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- Bousamra M., Schumer E., Mingxiao Li., Knipps R., Nantz M., van Berkel V., Fu X., "Quantitative Analysis of Exhaled Carbonyl Compounds Distinguishes Benign From Malignant Pulmonary Disease" Journal of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery (submitted April 9, 2014)
- Fu XA, LI M., Knipp RJ, Nantz MH., Bousamra M., "Noninvasive Detection of Lung Cancer using Exhaled Breath" Cancer Med. 2013 Nov 20. (PMID: 24402867)
- Bousamra M, Kloecker G, Herbig S. Drive cancer out: a physician-led anti-smoking program directed at teens and adolescents. J Ky Med Assoc 106(12):561-5, 2008
- Bousamra M 2nd, Haasler GB, Parviz M. A decade of experience with transthoracic and transhiatal esophagectomy. Am J Surg 183(2):162-7, 2002
- Bousamra M 2nd, Rossi R, Jacobs E, Parviz M, Busch C, Nelin LD, Haworth S, Dawson C. Systemic lobar shunting induces advanced pulmonary vasculopathy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 120(1):88-98, 2000


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In this section, we are going to search an element from an array using Binary Search. The advantage of a binary search over a linear search is astounding for large numbers. It can be done either recursively or iteratively. In the given code, we have allowed the user to enter the numbers to be stored into the array.Then we start the search from the middle element of the array. If the middle element is equal to the searched value, the algorithm stops otherwise we have two cases:
1)If searched value is less than the middle element. In this case, again get
the middle element of the first half of the specified array.
2)If searched value is greater, than the middle element. In this case, again get the middle element of the second half of the specified array.
This will continue until we get the searched element.
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import java.util.*; public class BinarySearch { public static void main(String[] args) { int[] intArray = new int[10]; int searchValue = 0, index; System.out.println("Enter 10 numbers"); Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in); for (int i = 0; i < intArray.length; i++) { intArray[i] = input.nextInt(); } System.out.print("Enter a number to search for: "); searchValue = input.nextInt(); index = binarySearch(intArray, searchValue); if (index != -1) { System.out.println("Found at index: " + index); } else { System.out.println("Not Found"); } } static int binarySearch(int[] search, int find) { int start, end, midPt; start = 0; end = search.length - 1; while (start <= end) { midPt = (start + end) / 2; if (search[midPt] == find) { return midPt; } else if (search[midPt] < find) { start = midPt + 1; } else { end = midPt - 1; } } return -1; } }
Enter 10 numbers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Enter a number to search for:5 Found at index: 4
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United Fresh is Accepting Applications for 20th Leadership Program
By Grocery Headquarters Staff
The application period is now open for the 20th class of the United Fresh Produce Industry Leadership Program. Thanks to the generous support of founding sponsor DuPont Crop Protection, for the past 20 years United members have had the opportunity to take part in this unique experience dedicated to developing future leaders of the industry. Since it was first launched in 1995, over 200 industry members have graduated from this exclusive program. "Twenty years is a major milestone and we are incredibly indebted to DuPont for their steadfast support and the investment they have made in the produce industry," says Tom Stenzel, president and CEO of United Fresh Produce Association. "We are so proud of the many graduates of this program and the work they've done to drive our industry forward." The United Fresh Produce Industry Leadership Program is the only ongoing, fully paid leadership program for the produce industry. Each year, twelve fellows are selected to participate in the program which is developed around four fundamental goals: leadership development; business relationships; government and public affairs; and media and public relations. During the year-long fellowship, participants will take part in a series of customized trips including face-to-face meetings, hands-on training with top industry experts and educators, interactive experiences with influential leaders in Washington and more. This year's schedule will include four trips, with the class graduating at the 2015 United Fresh Convention in Chicago. "As a graduate of this program, I can personally attest to the value it brings not only to the participants, but to the industry at large," says Ron Midyett, CEO of Apio and United Chairman of the Board. "I strongly encourage anyone looking to advance their leadership skills to apply for this once-in-a lifetime opportunity." Participation in the program is limited to 12 fellows who are selected by an Advisory Committee. The fellows are chosen from a broad cross-section of the industry to represent the breadth of the United Fresh membership. Candidates interested in applying for the 20th class can download an application at unitedfresh.org/leadership. The deadline for applications is April 7, 2014. Eligibility to participate in the program is limited to representatives of United Fresh member companies, and all candidates must have the support of their companies to participate. There is no cost to participate in the program and all regular expenses are covered by the program.


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Outage Analyzer (beta) Tracks Cloud and Third-party Web Service Outages With Instant Notification of Cause and Impact DETROIT, Oct. 10, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Compuware Corporation (Nasdaq:CPWR), the technology performance company today announced a new generation performance analytics solution that raises the intelligence of software-as-a-service (SaaS) application performance management (APM). Outage Analyzer provides real-time visualizations and alerts of outages in third-party web services that are mission critical to web, mobile and cloud applications around the globe. Compuware is providing this new service free of charge. Check out Outage Analyzer here. Utilizing cutting-edge big data technologies and a proprietary anomaly detection engine, Outage Analyzer correlates more than eight billion data points per day. This data is collected from the Compuware Gomez Performance Monitoring Network of more than 150,000 test locations and delivers information on specific outages including the scope, duration and probable cause of the event – all visualized in real-time. "Compuware's new Outage Analyzer service is a primary example of the emerging industry trend toward applying big data analytics technologies to help understand and resolve application performance and availability issues in near real-time," said Tim Grieser, Program VP, Enterprise System Management Software at IDC. "Outage Analyzer's ability to analyze and visualize large masses of data, with automated anomaly detection, can help IT and business users better understand the sources and causes of outages in third-party web services." Cloud and third-party web services allow organizations to rapidly deliver a rich user experience, but also expose web and mobile sites to degraded performance—or even a total outage—should any of those components fail. Research shows that the typical website has more than ten separate hosts contributing to a single transaction, many of which come from third-party cloud services such as social media, ecommerce platforms, web analytics, ad servers and content delivery networks.
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Convenient second anchor switch
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Add a convenient second switch to your TRAC electric anchor winch. This switch can be installed at the helm or wherever you choose and provides a second option for control of the electric anchor winch. The switch on the winch cover will continue to operate as well. The kit includes sealed switch, bezel face plate, cables with connectors, 24' wire, and 4 screws – everything needed to install an auxiliary control switch in the location of your choice. For use with TRAC Fisherman 25, Pontoon 35, and Big Water 45 electric anchor winches.


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On Wednesday I went up to LA to visit the new and improved Griffith Observatory following its four-year, $93 million renovation. The first thing you see when you walk into the main hall is a Foucault Pendulum, and yesterday it was swinging away. You've probably seen one, but for those who haven't it's basically just a gigantic pendulum that demonstrates the rotation of the earth. As the pendulum swings freely and the earth rotates under it, the plane of the pendulum appears to move in a slow circle. (Nice cartoon explanation here.) At the latitude of Los Angeles it takes 42 hours to complete a circle, and it's traditional that at each hour mark you place a little wooden peg that gets knocked over when the pendulum hits it. It's fun for the whole family.
But yesterday, no pegs. What's the deal? The docent/explainer person explained: the Foucault Pendulum at the Griffith Observatory is down in a shallow pit. One day a health inspector came by and asked how the pegs got reset after they'd all been knocked down. So they told him: someone jumps down into the pit, stands up the pegs, and jumps out.
The health inspector was horrified. That's dangerous! You can't have a city employee leaping into a 3-foot pit and then resetting pegs while a giant pendulum is swinging! Shades of Edgar Allen Poe!
So they contracted with someone to build a peg-setter-upper that could manipulate the pegs from outside the pit. But during the remodeling, they lost the doohickey, and the guy who made it is retired (or dead; I forget which). So: no pegs. Sorry.
And that's your story of bureaucracy run wild. We will return shortly to normal blogging.


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Converting a .bbl (old e-Sword format) to a Sword module
Does anyone know of an easy way to convert the old e-Sword format to the Sword format? A .bbl is just a renamed .mdb (Access) file, so I wouldn't think that it would be too hard to write some sort of conversion script.
I may just try to write one myself, but I'd rather not bother if someone else has already done it. In particular, though, I'd like to be able to preserve the Strong's numbers during the conversion if at all possible.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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The true value of data standardization comes not in adopting the standards themselves but in using standards to help synchronize product information between trading partners and utilizing more accurate data in business transactions. To do so, the healthcare industry is increasingly leveraging the GS1 Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN). Using a GDSN certified data pool, manufacturers publish product data, including GS1 Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINS), to the GDSN, and hospitals and other authorized data subscribers can gain access to that data. Permissions are based on use of GS1 Global Location Numbers (GLNs) to identify publishing and subscribing organizations.
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The GHX Health ConneXion data pool provides a single connection through which healthcare trading partners can share and access GS1 standard identifiers, including Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs) and Global Location Numbers (GLNs), through the GDSN to improve the accuracy of business transactions and comply with emerging global data standards initiatives.
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Swept by Atlanta
Click here for a recap of last night's game.
The Mets failed to score a run for the second game in a row. In yesterday's Game Comments I said that the Mets not being able to score was a great concern. Perhaps I was being alarmist based on the fact that the pitcher they were up against the previous night was Tim Hudson. But last night's pitcher was rookie Kyle Davies who was making only his second major league start and was working on only 3 days rest. Here was a pitcher that was ripe for the picking and the Mets hitters couldn't muster anything sustainable against him.
On the plus side VÃctor Zambrano (6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER) had a good night on the mound. He was a victim of bad fielding (his own) when he didn't wait long enough for David Wright to get to the bag before he threw the ball to third base in an attempt to get a force out on a ball hit by Pete Orr. The play cost him 2 unearned runs.
Carlos Beltran was out of the starting lineup again but pinch hit late in the game. Today's Daily News says that Beltran's injury may lead to the return of VÃctor DÃaz. DÃaz is eligible to be called up tomorrow and the Mets may want him back to fill an outfield spot until Beltran is ready to start again.
On the plus side, the Phillies put an end to the Marlins win streak yesterday. Florida had won 6 in a row in their longest win streak of the season. Maybe the loss will take a little wind out of their sails and allow the Mets to gain an edge.
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Muret, Haute-Garonne, France, 2012/06/05 - The commercial version of GdPicture.NET version 9 will be released on July 1st 2012. A BETA program is available to try the new functionalities of GdPicture.NET 9 - GdPicture.com / ORPALIS.com.
It includes new features of the document imaging, PDF, annotations and barcode domains. The toolkit core has been improved in terms of speed, memory usage and multithread handling.
Registration to the BETA program of GdPicture.NET 9 is available upon request on the helpdesk platform of the GdPicture website at support.gdpicture.com in the section Submit a Support Ticket/GdPicture.NET 9 BETA Program.
Here is a short overview of the major changes:
Core library re-factorization to reduce memory usage, increase speed, improve stability and avoid regression on minor & medium releases.
Support for linearized PDF creation (Fast Web view mode).
Full PDF transparency support, for PDF viewing and PDF creation.
New PDF features. IE: digital signature with stamp, page drawing support, bookmark reading & writing, page duplication
PDF rendering speed has been increased by 10 20%, with a lower memory usage and a better rendering quality.
Speed improvement of the sophisticated document image processing (autodeskew, auto border removal, despeckle
Major performance increase on indexed bitmap processing in terms of memory usage and speed.
Considerable speed increase in editable multipage tiff & gif handling.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Amazingly, nobody has yet pointed out a severe usage limitation on Apple's ( AAPL) iPad that surely will cause grief with the very first reviewers. I'll get right to the bottom line: Just like the iPod Touch, the iPhone and most or even all other smartphones, the iPad lacks multiple user profile logins, including any "Guest" login. Think of the iPad as one big iPod Touch or iPhone. Once you've entered the password, you're in. And I mean in! You have complete access to all emails, instant messages, the address book and calendar. Contrast this with a laptop: On a PC, you may have, say, four different user logins (father, mother, son and daughter) and one generic "Guest" login. This means you can't see others' emails, instant messages, address books, calendars and any other documents created. Privacy is protected. So why is the lack of multiple user login or a guest account such a critical flaw on the iPad, when the world of smartphones doesn't seem to have crumbled in the wake of a similar deficiency? The answer should be obvious, but I will spell it out anyway: Unlike an in-pocket smartphone, the iPad is almost naturally a somewhat communal device. Where will you find the iPad most times? On the table, not in the pocket. What is its main purpose? To surf the Web, among many other things, of course. There is almost an expectation that anyone should be able to pick it up and use it. Just imagine the regular family of four: Residing on the dining table, kitchen counter or coffee table, the kids in the family will be jumping for the iPad at every moment. Will you tell them, "No?" Can you imagine their loud screams? For the iPad to have meaningful utility to a productive adult, it needs to be synchronized with your personalized data using iTunes and Apple's MobileMe. But wait. By containing all this personalized data, including your emails, address book and instant messages, just for starters, the kids will be only seconds away from destroying your most valuable information -- often work-related -- on the iPad. You can see the headlines right now: "Kid Gets Password to iPad ...." Fill in the humiliating blank.
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Ryan Gosling arrived at the airport in Toronto with his suit and luggage in hand this morning. He's joining the ranks of handsome guys at the TIFF for this evening's premiere of Blue Valentine, where he'll be joined by his costar Michelle Williams. The onscreen couple showed off some serious chemistry for W Magazine and were similarly adorable at the Cannes Film Festival while promoting their movie. Ryan's been working on an untitled Steve Carell comedy and performing with his band this Summer, though he'll soon be back in front of the camera with another pixie-haired leading lady alongside Carey Mulligan in Drive.
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High school quiz show participants might not be known for their keen senses of humor, but the guys from Brookline have certainly mastered the art of subtle hilarity. They recently appeared on "The Quiz Show" to have their knowledge tested against another team in front of thousands of local television viewers. During the appearance, the host asked each for their favorite movie, and one by one, they each picked films starring Nicolas Cage.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- In what can only be a sign that the economic health of the country is improving -- at least for for higher-income consumers, Williams-Sonoma announced that net revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 increased 9.7% to $1.195 billion versus $1.09 billion in the fourth quarter of 2010, including Internet net revenue growth of 27.2% and a comparable-store sales increase of 5.2%.
Diluted earnings per share on a GAAP basis were $1.05 for the quarter compared with 81 cents for the same period last year.
Laura Alber, president and CEO, commented, "Fiscal 2010 was a record earnings year for Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Each of our brands is stronger today than a year ago and we made substantial progress on our longer term growth and profitability initiatives. We are particularly pleased with the progress we made in merchandising, marketing, customer acquisition, and customer service, as it is these competitive advantages that allowed us to attract new customers to our brands and gain profitable market share all year, including Internet revenue growth of 27%."
Going forward, Alber said she expects growth in the company's e-commerce business.
"In fiscal 2011, we expect e-commerce to once again be our most profitable and fastest growing channel. As such, our direct-to-customer segment is expected to reach 43% of total company revenues in fiscal 2011 versus 41% in fiscal 2010."
Williams-Sonoma reported that net revenues for the 2010 fiscal year increased 12.9% to $3.5 billion versus $3.1 billion last year, including Internet net revenue growth of 26.9% and a comparable-store sales increase of 9.8%. Diluted earnings per share on a GAAP basis were $1.83 compared with 72 cents for the same period last year.
For fiscal 2011, the company is expecting non-GAAP diluted earnings per share increasing in the range of 8% to 12% and net revenues increasing in the range of 4% to 6%.
Williams-Sonoma's strong fourth quarter and full year results are a good indication that consumers are feeling more confident and discretionary spending is up.


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On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 6:09 AM, Chris Eidhof <email@example.com> wrote:

 Hey Kev,

 The types are "thrown away" during compile time. Therefore, if you have a constructor "VWrapper :: a -> Value" nothing is known about that "a" when you scrutinize it.

 What you could do, however, is something like this:

 data Value a where
 VInt :: Integer -> Value Integer
 ...
 VWrapper :: a -> Value a

 And then you can write a function doSomething:

 doSomething :: Value String -> String
 doSomething (VWrapper s) = s

I would like to put in a thumbs up on this approach. I'm currently experimenting with interpreters, and have found that parameterizing over the value type works quite smoothly.

Specifically, this is my usual starting point for the values:

 data Value a
 = VFun (Value a -> Value a)
 | VPrim a

Then I use a typeclass to endow the primitives with the structure they need:

 class ValueType a where
 apply :: a -> a -> a

Here's a simple interpreter for terms in De Bruijn notation:

 data Term a
 = TLit a
 | TApp (Term a) (Term a)
 | TLam (Term a)
 | TVar Int

 eval :: (ValueType a) => Term a -> [Value a] -> Value a
 eval (TLit x) = const (VPrim x)
 eval (TApp x y) =
 let x' = eval x
 y' = eval y
 in \env -> x' env % y' env
 eval (TLam body) =
 let body' = eval body
 in \env -> VFun (\x -> body (x:env))
 eval (TVar z) = \env -> env !! z

 (%) :: (ValueType a) => Value a -> Value a -> Value a
 VFun f % x = f x
 VPrim x % VFun _ = error "Apply primitive to function not supported"
 VPrim x % VPrim y = VLit (x `apply` y)

And an example ValueType:

 data Prim = PInt Int | PSucc
 instance ValueType Prim where
 apply PSucc (PInt z) = PInt $! z+1
 apply _ _ = error "Type error"

This approach has been very nice and modular for experimenting with dynamically typed interpreters. You could support application of literals to functions with some more support from the type class, but it wasn't worth it to me (and would limit the interpretation strategies that I would be able to use).

The decision about what suite of primitives to include and how they combine with each other is pushed out to the user, and the interpreter just focuses on the important things: functions. You could even write a little primitive combinator library (perhaps made more composable by switching to dictionary passing for ValueType instead of typeclass), so that users can easily specify any suite of primitives.

Anyway, those were just some thoughts for you.

Luke


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On Thu, 27 Dec 2007, Tom Lane wrote: > Andrew Sullivan <ajs(at)crankycanuck(dot)ca> writes: >> On Wed, Dec 26, 2007 at 05:48:14PM -0800, ivan.hou wrote: >>> if i executed "select * from mydb" twice, the XID wil be increased by 2 > >> Yep. Whereas if you did > >> BEGIN; >> SELECT 1; >> SELECT 1; >> COMMIT; > >> the xid would be increased by 1. > > But note that as of 8.3, SELECT-only transactions won't acquire an > XID and hence won't advance the counter. So if you're thinking of > writing code that depends on that behavior, don't. > Tom, So, the new XID counter won't advance unless there's at least one INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE in the transaction? Does it also update for SELECTs that call a function which does some write activity? Is there a new counter (or old one that I don't know about) that keeps track of the SELECT-only transactions? -- Jeff Frost, Owner <jeff(at)frostconsultingllc(dot)com> Frost Consulting, LLC http://www.frostconsultingllc.com/ Phone: 650-780-7908 FAX: 650-649-1954
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Binx tends to be submissive to other cats, but wants to play with them, so he would do well as a companion to another mellow kitty like Bagheera or your own cat if you already have one. If adopted as an only cat, Binx would make a great mouser or indoor/outdoor cat. Binx loves to hide in sunny windows. He also loves to sneak into bed with you and knead the covers with his paws, so for your own comfort you should keep his claws trimmed. He NEVER scratches the furniture, though, if you were worried about that. Our adoption contract forbids declawing, so please do not reply if you are unwilling to trim his claws or use a nail cover product like Soft Paws.
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Ed Whelan reminds us that Bill Brennan was born this week — April 25 — in the year 1906. It might therefore be appropriate to recall some curious features his — Brennan's, not Ed's — ascent to the Supreme Court. For one thing, this man — whose work on the Court remains the most significant of any Catholic to serve there — was not nominated by a Democratic President, a fact all the more odd because Brennan behaved like a Democrat from the moment he got onto the bench. But it was Dwight Eisenhower who made the appointment. Yes, appointment because Brennan was a recess appointee. His confirmation hearings occurred after he took his seat on the high Court.
For another thing, Brennan's Roman Catholicism was an issue – though not a big one — at the Hearing. Oddly, it was raised by a Roman Catholic Senator, one Joseph McCarthy, who seems to have suspected Brennan of latent hostility to McCarthy's preferred means of weeding Communists out of the government. Brennan managed to give sufficient assurances. He said along the way that he recognized no "obligation superior to the oath he had taken to support the Constitution and laws of the United States." Brennan spent the next thirty years reading his peculiar notion of what the law ought to be into the Constitution and laws of the United States.
The non-Catholic Senators present rushed forward to insist that Brennan's religion was irrelevant. Tennessee Democrat Estes Kefauver said "it would be a great disservice" to the country "to start a precedent" of injecting religious considerations "pro and con" into such decisions as the one presented. Mississippi Democrat James Eastland declared: "Everyone agrees with that". Oddly, some of today's Senate Democrats would not so readily agree.


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The tennis court will remain open during the work. The project will cost about $150,000 and is being paid for through the town's Capital Improvements Program.
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Why Warm Lemon Water Is Bad for You. This year's ultimate health goal has been drinking warm lemon water in the morning on an empty stomach. Supposedly, warm lemon water is good for many things, from improving digestion and stomach health to perfecting skin appearance, clearing the body of toxins, alkalizing the blood, curing respiratory infections and several other surprising benefits. But is drinking lemon water that good for us? Actually, the properties of lemon and lemon juice in particular produce some unexpected, less beneficial health effects that may negatively impact various aspects of our health.
What causes regular consumption of warm lemon water to be bad for us is the acidity of the fruit. Acidic fruits such as lemons are not recommended for people with stomach problems, sensitive teeth or for people who believe that eating a certain food will reverse a lifetime of bad dietary habits, counteract harmful lifestyle habits such as smoking or alcohol consumption or improve their health to such an extent that they don't have to pay attention to any other aspect of it from that point on.
In order to understand why it might not be wise to start drinking warm lemon water in the morning we should first know the supposed health benefits of this practice. The supposed benefits warm lemon water are:
1) Improves digestion and is good for the stomach.
2) Relieves constipation.
3) Boosts immunity.
4) Controls high blood pressure.
5) Helps with weight loss and controls hunger cravings.
6) Helps treat respiratory diseases and infections.
7) Detoxifies the liver, cleanses the blood of toxins, alkalizes the blood.
8) Great for oral hygiene.
9) Improves skin appearance.
10) Good for rheumatism.
Why is warm lemon water bad for you? Here are 10 reasons that explain how drinking warm lemon water on an empty stomach in the morning can do more harm than good and not deliver the promised health benefits:
1) Bad for stomach health. Lemon juice is acidic in nature, so drinking warm (room temperature or cold) lemon water on an empty stomach irritates the stomach lining. Moreover, lemon juice worsens existing gastritis, acid reflux and stomach ulcers which is why people with stomach problems are recommended to avoid citrus fruit, lemons and limes in particular. In addition to this, the lemon in lemon water and the warm temperature of the water do little for digestion. Drinking water is necessary to remain well-hydrated, stay alive and keep healthy and sometimes wash down foods that are too dry or too rich in protein.
2) Not that great for constipation. Relieving constipation is more about addressing the factors that cause it such as a low fiber intake, not drinking enough liquids, eating too little fats (for fear of gaining weight mostly), sedentarism, prolonged use of antibiotics (they destroy good stomach bacteria that help with breaking down food and normal transit) etc. While a glass of water in the morning does contribute to keeping us hydrated by adding to our intake of liquids, it's not going to make any difference for our constipation issues if don't continue to stay hydrated throughout the day, eat sufficient fiber, keep active, include healthy fats in our diet etc. The fact that we drink liquids on an empty stomach somewhat puts things into motion and helps us go to the bathroom simply because we are upping our liquid intake.
And lemons aren't rich in fiber so they can help us deal with constipation. We would be better off with prunes, almonds or kiwifruit and a glass of water in the morning. And regarding the argument that lemons contain pectin (a type of dietary fiber that binds jams and helps with constipation and diarrhea): lemons (and other citrus fruit), although rich in pectin, contain most of it in the rind, which you don't consume except for in jams or baked goods, making them even less suitable for treating constipation. Apples, strawberries, cherries, grapes, apricots etc. are better choices in this respect because you can actually eat their pectin-rich skin.
3) Doesn't boost immunity by itself. The reason why lemons are recommended for a strong immune system is because they contain vitamin C, a vital nutrient for good immunity. However, adding a slice or two of lemon or the juice from half a lemon to a glass of water provides us with very little vitamin C, especially considering that emerging research shows that vitamin C produces visible health benefits starting from a daily dose of at least 500 mg.
Compare this to:
(90 mg) the current recommended daily allowance of vitamin C.
(38.7 mg) the amount of vitamin C in 100 g of freshly squeezed lemon juice.
(18.6 mg) the amount of vitamin C in a 48 g lemon (the estimated weight of a fruit).
4) Doesn't affect blood pressure. Drinking warm lemon water in the morning doesn't lower high blood pressure. Hypertension is caused by a high intake of sodium (eating too salty), a low intake of potassium (which helps eliminate excess sodium and balance blood pressure), cholesterol buildup on artery walls (narrowing of the arteries restricts blood flow) etc. Lowering our sodium and raising our potassium intake as well as increasing our magnesium intake (for the good functioning of the heart muscle) can treat high blood pressure in a matter of weeks or months, not warm lemon water. On average, an adult body needs about 4,700 mg of potassium daily and lemons contain about 103 mg/100 g of juice (and 49 mg/ 48 g of juice).
5) Warm lemon water and weight loss. Healthy weight loss is a complex process that relies primarly on having overall healthy eating habits. Incorporating lemon water in our diet is not going to do much for us because losing weight is not dependant on one single food. It's a process that involves eating less calories, eliminating processed foods completely, reducing alcohol intake, fat intake etc. But if it gives us the confidence to eat healthier for the rest of the day, then why not?
As for the cravings and hunger, there is nothing satiating about lemon water. It's just filling up on flavored water to deceive hunger. What this does is starve the body and deny it vital nutrients it needs to keep us alive, to keep us healthy and help us maintain a good weight and a positive mindset. Eating the right foods is the best weight loss diet with the most beautiful long term results at a both physical and emotional level.
6) Warm lemon water and respiratory infections. The reason why lemon water is said to help treat throat and other respiratory tract infections is because it contains vitamin C, an extremely powerful antibacterial and anti-inflammatory agent. However, lemons contain very little vitamin C compared to the amounts needed to constitute an actual protective intake against infections of any sort. As mentioned above, research now suggests that intakes far higher than the current RDA of around 90 mg of vitamin C are needed to obtain visible health effects. So adding 2 or 3 slices of lemon in a glass of water doesn't make such a great difference for our health.
7) Warm lemon water and the liver. The liver's function is to do exactly this: process things and eliminate toxins, thus cleansing the blood of them. Drinking lemon water won't have it perform any better, but clean eating, healthy living will. So if we're trying to help our liver, then we should enjoy a balanced, varied diet, no processed foods, no alcohol or sugary beverages, fizzy or not, no smoking, less pollution, resting sufficiently etc. The good thing about lemons is that they are alkaline, meaning they can influence our blood pH positively (research suggests a more alkaline blood pH can lower the risk of chronic disease).
However, we can only achieve a more alkaline blood pH only if we eat mostly alkaline foods, not just drink a glass of lemon water in the morning because this alone will have very little impact on our overall health. At the same time, drinking the water in which we have soaked lemon rind might not be the healthiest option because it is likely contaminated with dangerous pesticides.
8) Damages teeth. Lemon juice is highly acidic and constant exposure of teeth to acidic foods will sensitize them, leading to pain and discomfort. This is caused by the acidity of lemon juice which wears down tooth enamel and leads to sensitivity. Drinking it using a straw might help limit damage. Other problematic foods include other citrus fruit, tomatoes, certain herbal teas, but also hot and cold foods and beverages, sweet and sour ones. In some cases, eating a slice of lemon can help with bad breath. Unfortunately, it won't cover the smell of pungent foods completely (garlic odour, for example) or treat bad breath that originates in stomach problems.
9) Skin care. Drinking warm lemon water does not have a major impact on skin appearance. Drinking plenty of water does because it helpes hydrate the skin and offers it a more youthful, plump, rested appearance. Lemon juice is best used topically, mixed with various other foods such as honey and yogurt for skin care.
10) Warm lemon water and rheumatism. There really isn't a known mechanism that can confirm the beneficial effects of lemon water on rheumatism. High amounts of vitamin C can help reduce inflammation and improve pain, but the amounts in a daily glass of water with a few slices of lemon are nowhere near producing visible effects.
Conclusion. Overall, warm lemon water is not an unhealthy habit per se. It's just that it's not healthy either. In fact, its supposed health benefits proclaimed in most health and wellness articles are either untrue or grossly magnified. Moreover, while it doesn't pose any health risks for the majority of people, anyone suffering from stomach ulcers, gastritis, acid reflux or other gastrointestinal conditions and teeth sensitivity benefits more from not drinking lemon water at all. Just water will be fine.


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