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California pieced together identical halves, in which the Vulcans scored 39 in both, to get past Seton Hill, 78-70, in a PSAC West Division game at the Convocation Center.
Cal raised its record to 11-6, 5-3 in the conference. Seton Hill stumbled to 11-7 and 3-5 in the PSAC.
Irina Kukolj scored 19 points for the Vulcans and had three of the nine three-point field goals. Emma Mahady had 14 points, eight rebounds and three steals and Ashley Hines had a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. She also had four steals for Cal, which never trailed in the second half.
Katie Gattuso scored a game-high 25 points for Seton Hill and Paige Alvarini had 15 points and six assists.
Wash & Jeff 79, Westminster 76: Chelsea Apke scored a game-high 22 points, including a pivotal field goal with 14 seconds remaining, and Washington & Jefferson held off a late rally by Westminster, 79-76, in a PAC game at Henry Memorial Center.
The win was the fifth in a row for W&J (7-3, 12-5) and keeps the Presidents tied for third place in the PAC with Waynesburg.
W&J led 42-28 at halftime and 67-54 with 6:02 remaining before Westminster (6-4, 9-8) started its comeback. The Titans pulled to within 74-73 after two free throws by Hannah Shaffer with 42 seconds left. Apke, however, made a jump shot to make it 76-73 and the Titans missed a two-pointer with four seconds left.
Beka Bellhy scored 13 points for W&J and Kara Seamon had 10 points and six assists.
Shaffer and Courtney Zitt each scored 18 points to pace Westminster. Shaffer also had a game-high 11 rebounds.
Waynesburg 62, Bethany 40: Heather Davis came off the bench to score 11 points and grab eight rebounds to help Waynesburg rout Bethany, 62-40, in a Presidents' Athletic Conference game.
The win pushed Waynesburg to 9-8, including 7-3 in the conference. Host Bethany fell to 4-13, 3-7 in the conference.
Elaine Hasek had 10 points and seven rebounds for the Yellow Jackets, who held Bethany to 15 first-half point while building an 11-point lead.
Heather Delaney had seven points, three steals, a block and two rebounds in 15 minutes. Hayden Giuliani had eight points and seven rebounds.
Waynesburg outrebounded Bethany 52-38 and held the Bison to just 24 percent shooting form the field (14 of 57).
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Bethany 79, Waynesburg 67: Bethany unleashed a torrent of three-point field goals, making half of the 24 attempted, to power past Waynesburg, 79-67, in a Presidents' Athletic Conference game.
The host Bison moved to 14-4, including 7-2 in the PAC, while Waynesburg fell to 8-10 and 3-6 in the conference.
Bethany, which led 41-28 at halftime, had four players knock in three three-point field goals: Lawrence Weldon, Tyrone Smothers, Leslie Addy and Kevin Jackson. All four, and Delonte Joyce, were in double figures. Addy led the way with a double-double: 19 points and 10 rebounds. Jackson and Weldon had 16 apiece, Joyce added 13 and Smothers 11.
The Yellow Jackets managed just six of 19 three-point attempts but shot 46 percent (23 of 50) for the game. Bethany shot 44 (27 of 62).
Thomas Ellis had a team-high 15 points, and Kenny Klase and Byron Louco scored 10 apiece.
Seton Hill 56, California 46: Seton Hill had a torrid game shooting the basketball, in stark contrast the misfiring California team, and came away with a 56-46 victory in a PSAC West game at the Convocation Center.
The win moved Seton Hill to 11-6, including 3-4 in the conference. Cal fell to 8-9, 3-4 in the conference.
Seton Hill hit half of its 42 shots with Max Kenyi and Malachi Leonard went a combined 11-for-19. Kenyi finished with 18 points and Leonard added 12 points.
Cal manaaged to make just 12 of 42 attempts for 28 percent and made just one three-point try. Tyrone Fortune led Cal with 11 points.
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By David H. Ringstrom, CPA
From time to time you may craft a formula that in some cases will return an error, such as #DIV/0! or #N/A. Many users overcome this situation by using combinations of the IF, ISERROR, and ISNA worksheet functions. However, using these functions in concert can sometimes result in unnecessarily complex formulas. In this article, I'll discuss an alternative available to anyone using Excel 2007 or later.
Let's first start with a common scenario, where calculating the percentage change between two numbers results in a #DIV/0! error, as illustrated in Figure 1. Presently, the formula in cell D2 takes this form:
Figure 1: Excel returns a #DIV/0! error when you attempt to divide by zero.
As you can see, when we copy this formula down the column, D4 returns #DIV/0! because cell B4 equals zero. To eliminate the #DIV/0! error, we can amend the formula to take this form:
As shown in Figure 2, the formula in cell D4 now returns a dash instead of #DIV/0!.
Figure 2: A combination of IF and ISERROR can display alternative results when a calculation results in an error.
For the uninitiated, the IF function has three arguments, or inputs, which are:
- logical_test – In this case, the ISERROR function carries out the test and either returns TRUE or FALSE.
- value_if_true – If ISERROR returns TRUE, we want Excel to return a dash, which we must enclose in double quotes. The quotes are only required when we want the IF statement to return text, so there's no need to enclose numeric values, such as zero, in quotes.
- value_if_false – If ISERROR returns FALSE, we want Excel to perform our original calculation.
Although valid, this approach introduces complexity to the formula because we must repeat our original calculation twice. However, as shown in Figure 3, if our spreadsheet will only be used in Excel 2007 or later, we can streamline the formula to this:
Figure 3: The IFERROR function streamlines complex error-trapping formulas.
First introduced in Excel 2007, IFERROR has two arguments:
- value – This is the calculation we wish to test for errors.
- value_if_error – This is the result we wish to display should our calculation return an error.
As you can see, IFERROR eliminates the need to repeat any portion of the calculation. However, it isn't backwards compatible with earlier versions of Excel. As shown in Figure 4, the IFERROR function will return #NAME? in Excel 2003 and earlier. If you need compatibility with earlier versions of Excel, use the aforementioned IF/ISERROR approach instead.
Figure 4: The IFERROR function is incompatible with Excel 2003 and earlier, but can be used in Excel 2007 and later.
Also, a possible downside to both IFERROR and ISERROR is that they mask any # sign error that your formula may trigger. You may have situations where you want to mask a #N/A error but be notified of other errors, such as #DIV/0!, #REF!, or #NAME?. As shown in Figure 5, you can craft a formula to trap #N/A errors only, but display other # sign errors like #DIV/0!:
Figure 5: ISNA tests specifically for #N/A errors but will allow other errors to be displayed.
Sharp-eyed readers will notice that I used a zero in place of the typical FALSE within VLOOKUP to indicate an exact match. If you're unfamiliar with VLOOKUP, it's a function that's used to return values from a list that has four inputs:
- lookup_value – This represents the item that you're looking for within a list. For instance, in the formula above, A8 signifies that we want to look for the word "Apples."
- table_array –This represents the cell coordinates for the list you wish to search. In the formula above, our list is comprised of cells A1 through D5. VLOOKUP searches for the lookup_value in the first column of the table_array.
- col_index_num – This argument tells VLOOKUP which column you want to return a value from when a match is found in the first column. In this case we want to return the % change from the fourth column of our table_array.
- range_lookup – Use this cryptic setting to signify if you want an exact match or an approximate match. In this case, we want an exact match on the word "Apples," so enter the word FALSE or a zero in this final argument. Omit this argument, or use the word TRUE or a one in that position to signify an approximate match, such as if you were looking up a tax bracket based on a gross income number.
Read more articles by David Ringstrom.
About the author:
David H. Ringstrom, CPA heads up Accounting Advisors, Inc., an Atlanta-based software and database consulting firm providing training and consulting services nationwide. Contact David at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter. David speaks at conferences about Microsoft Excel, and presents webcasts for several CPE providers, including AccountingWEB partner CPE Link.

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As a followon post from my 10 blogging slogans for t-shirts comes 10 Shakespearean quotations for bloggers.
The K-Rex opened a can of worms with his reply to my post 10 Conversation Starting T-Shirts for Bloggers for the Contest: Create a Clever Blogging T-Shirt. He came up with a Shakespearean t-shirt.
I'd steered clear of the ancient codger as I couldn't bring myself to wear a shirt with one of his lines on it. But just for a bit of fun I've come up with Shakespeare quotations for bloggers.
I think popular entries would be "I blog therefore I am" and "To Blog or not to Blog, that is the question" but I've gone for some more obscure ones.
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Hi, I found a minor glitch in the documentation for 8.1 where it talks about boolean data type. Here is what the documentation says: "Tip: Values of the boolean type cannot be cast directly to other types (e.g., CAST (boolval AS integer) does not work)." It is true for pre-8.1. As for 8.1, however, boolean type cast works: =# select true::int; int4 ------ 1 (1 row) regards, -- Taiki Yamaguchi
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HP has announced the newest addition to their offering of HP Mini products. The HP Mini 2140 will feature a 10.1-inch HP Illumi-Lite LED display which is scratch resistant. The netbook will also feature a QWERTY keyboard which is 92% of full-size.{ad}
The netbook will be offered in a variety of hard drive configurations which includes the ability to purchase an optional 80GB solid-state drive. A solid-state drive offers less power consumption and faster read/write times compared to traditional hard drives. For those wanting to communicate on the go an integrated VGA webcam and Wi-Fi access is also included. For those needing longer battery life a six-cell lithium-ion battery is an option. THe HP Mini 2140 is expected to retail for US$499 and will be available later this month.
I absolutely love the Acer netbooks and it looks like this new HP netbook may become my new love. Of course, you have to make some compromises if you prefer the smaller size of a netbook. First, dont't expect a built-in DVD drive. Second, if you are in love with a 15″ inch or larger laptop screen the 10.1″ screen may not be for you, though most people would be surprised how comfortable a 10.1″ screen can be, especially if it has the ability to display high-definition resolutions.
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Staff Sgt. Matt Maupin is finally coming home.
Maupin went missing April 9, 2004, outside Baghdad when insurgents attacked his convoy using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire. The Army announced Monday that Maupin's remains and a bit of his uniform had been found and identified.
Details of how and where Maupin's remains were found have not been made available, but the Defense Department said that a medical examiner on Saturday confirmed that the remains recovered in Iraq were those of Maupin.
"After a long wait, we want to offer our most sincere condolences to Carolyn and Keith Maupin on the loss of their son," Army Secretary Pete Geren said in a statement.
The Army told Maupin's parents about the discovery during a meeting Sunday in Ohio.
"My heart sinks, but I know they can't hurt him anymore," said his father, Keith Maupin, according to the Associated Press.
"It hurts," Carolyn Maupin told the AP. "After you go through almost four years of hope, and this is what happens, it's like a letdown, so I'm trying to get through that right now."
Maupin, a 24-year-old from Batavia, Ohio, had been listed as missing-captured since April 16, 2004.
A week after he disappeared, the Arab television network Al-Jazeera aired a videotape showing a stunned-looking Maupin wearing camouflage and a floppy desert hat, sitting on the floor surrounded by five masked men holding automatic rifles, according to the AP.
That June, Al-Jazeera aired another tape purporting to show a U.S. soldier being shot. But the dark and grainy tape showed only the back of the victim's head and not the execution.
Maupin's status was changed on March 31 to deceased.
Maupin enlisted Oct. 9, 2002, and was assigned to the Army Reserve's 724th Transportation Company in Bartonville, Ill. He was a private first class when he was captured, but was promoted three times while he was missing, most recently in August 2006 to staff sergeant.
Maupin's parents, Keith and Carolyn, have actively pursued information about their son's whereabouts, traveling to the Pentagon and to Army briefings for any new piece of information they could learn. They also founded the Yellow Ribbon Support Center in Cincinnati and have worked to provide moral support, care packages, college scholarships and encouragement to deployed troops and their families.
"The Maupins are people of modest means with great big hearts, and they've touched the lives of thousands," Geren said in his statement. "His parents are helping others with soldiers in harm's way, just like their son, from the Yellow Ribbon Support Center in Cincinnati. The Maupins selflessly serve as a funnel for the generosity of people across America."
Three other U.S. soldiers remain missing in Iraq.
Sgt. Ahmed Altaie, also an Army Reserve soldier, was forcibly taken by masked gunmen in a Baghdad neighborhood Oct. 23, 2006, while visiting family. The Army said Altaie had gone on his own outside the fortified Green Zone to see his Iraqi wife, whom he had married before deploying to Iraq, when he disappeared.
Altaie, 41, is an Iraqi-born resident of Ann Arbor, Mich.
Also missing are two soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division.
Spc. Alex Jimenez, 25, and Pvt. Byron Fouty, 19, disappeared after a May 12, 2007, ambush south of Baghdad that also took the lives of seven fellow soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter.
Six of the soldiers were killed at the scene, and the body of a seventh soldier who had been missing since the attack was found May 23 in the Euphrates River.
Jimenez and Fouty are assigned to 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment,at Fort Drum, N.Y.
"I want to say this once again to the families of our other captured soldiers in Iraq," Geren said. "We will not stop searching for your loved ones."


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YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio – October 1, 2010 – A week after a safety fence was removed from around Olive Kettering Library, workers completed the initial cleaning of Antioch Hall's exterior and began to assess West Hall for restoration.
Workers spent roughly two weeks pressure cleaning the iconic landmark. Interim President Matthew A. Derr '89 joined College staff on the steps of Antioch Hall to mark end of this phase of the project. The next phase of the restoration project will include replacing damaged bricks around the base, said John Feinberg '70 of The Collaborative, the company charged with overseeing the restoration of the historic campus.
In other facilities news, volunteers spent several days cleaning and painting the Art Building in preparation for the weekend of October 15-16, when events will be held to mark Founders Day. The building will be the site of a community potluck. (Read the related story.)
Crews began assessing West Hall. Full renovation of West is expected to take from 120 to 180 days. The dormitory can hold a maximum of 32 occupants and may be where students are housed when they arrive in the fall of 2011. Another possible housing option is the fully operational Units, which can also accommodate 32 residents.
A safety fence was installed around the library after bricks fell away from the south-facing wall. Work crews replaced the bricks in recent weeks.
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What is Triple Nut Butter?
Here at Myprotein, we have raised the bar once again with our exclusive Triple Nut Butter. Made simply from a trio of roasted peanuts, cashews and almonds, our blend has a delicious texture and is free from added salt, sugar, palm oil or preservatives.
What are the Key Benefits?
Myprotein's Triple Nut Butter is perfect for anyone wanting to complement their diet and exercise regimens with a healthy snack, supercharged with both macro and micronutrients. It's a rich source of protein (providing 25g per 100g serving), which contributes to the maintenance and growth of lean muscle mass. With a high content of mono and polyunsaturated fats, our butter a has a rich micronutrient profile, containing Vitamin E, Magnesium, Zinc, Copper and Iron.
How can Triple Nut Butter be used?
Our nut butter is beautifully versatile and can be used in a variety of ways. As a spread, it can be used to add flavour to rice cakes, crackers, wholegrain toast and fruits, such as apples and bananas. You can also get creative with your protein shakes by adding a spoonful of Triple Nut Butter for a fantastic flavour boost and all the nutritional benefits. Why not be even more adventurous, and add some to a chicken or beef stir fry?
Please note that the labelling on this product is provided in English as a minimum. French, Italian, German, Spanish, Danish, Swedish and Finnish may also be present on a product by product basis.
Ideal for use as a spread or cooking agent. Some separation of oil is natural, simply stir back in.
Store in a cool, dry place. Once opened, best consumed within 3 months. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Produce of more than one country.
For allergens, see ingredients highlighted in bold. May also contain sesame seeds.
Roasted Peanuts (whole skin on) (40%), Roasted Cashew Nuts (35%), Roasted Almonds (25%).
|Per 100g
|2575 kJ/622 kcal
|50 g
|of which saturates
|8.0 g
|13 g
|of which sugars
|5.3 g
|7.9 g
|25 g
|0 g
|Per 100g
|Vitamin E
|6 mg
|5.2 mg
|52 µg
|487 mg
|231 mg
|2.2 mg
|3.3 mg
|1.0 mg
|0.6 mg
* Reference intake of an average adult (8400 kJ/2000 kcal)
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Love this stuff. I put a spoonful of it in my smoothies to give a bit of thickness and adds a delicious taste.Goes Well With:Salted caramel whey protein
Doesn't really taste that nice in comparison to pure almond butter, yet it is more expensive. Very oily and requires a lot of mixing before it achieves consumable consistency
Its tasty, but I like almond better
I love multi-nut butters and was excited when this came out, but I'm afraid I have to agree with the reviewer who said the peanut flavour was overwhelming - this mix doesn't quite have the 'luxury' taste or texture of some of its rivals. Having said which, well done to MyProtein for producing a 1kg tub, which no other company seems to. I'd like to rate this higher and still think it is good value for money, but just a bit too peanut-dominant for my taste.Goes Well With:cottage cheese as a pre-bed snack
I really wanted to love this. I love nut butter. I love peanuts. I love cashews. I love almonds. Combined? I wanted to be blown away. But I wasn't. I think the problem lies with the percentage mix of nuts. In order to manufacture it cheaper, I guess they went with the lead nut being peanut. Which happens to also be the strongest taste. So all you really get is a smoother tasting peanut butter. The almond and cashew don't pop up and say hello at any point. On pricing, due to peanuts being cheaper, I'd expect this nut butter mix to be cheaper too. As it stands, 1kg of cashew or pure almond is cheaper and better. I like the concept, but the ratios need working on with this product. Therefore I'd rather buy my nut butters separate and try my own mix with better proportions of cashew and almond until this is fixed. Good consistency though.Goes Well With:Your finger or a spoon. Or mix in some soft cheese for a dip for veggies.
Absolutely Love it!! Perfect taste , just one minus- cant stop eating :))Goes Well With:Banana, rice crisps
Amazing taste! You can taste the cashew nut butter more than peanut and almond, which I ,love.Goes Well With:Rice cakes or just eatern with a spoon
Tastes great, mixes well in shakes. Will happily buy again next time it's on offerGoes Well With:Whey
This is honestly the best nut butter I've EVER tasted. Holy moly. Normally triple nut butters are peanut/cashew/hazelnut and the hazelnut overpowers the other flavours. This one however is peanut/cashew/almond and the balance of flavours is PERFECT. You can taste each of the 3 nuts within this and the combination of the 3 is just divine. It's honestly better than all 3 individually and I've tried 100s of nut butters. In terms of consistency, this is just like all of the rest of the Myprotein butters. It's most similar in consistency I think to Meridian nut butters. Nice and smooth and easy to spread (or eat by the teaspoon- maybe more like tablespoon or ladle). I've tried mixing in Salted Caramel Whey protein to a tablespoonful of this which is delicious too! There is one bad thing about this product though, which is the fact that it's going to be gone within a week because I have zero self control.Goes Well With:Protein pancakes, bananas, protein porridge, yogurt, Protein Brownies, My Bar Zeros (Almond Vanilla flavour), Salted Caramel Whey.


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Mack Derrick Jones' lawyers characterize their client as a ''sacrificial lamb.'' Prosecutors call him a willing participant. And a Clarke County Superior Court jury could decide today whether the Athens man is guilty or innocent of a pair of 1999 armed robberies.
Jones, 23, faces a minimum of 10 years in prison without parole if convicted in the robberies of the Suburban Lodge on Macon Highway and the Local Finance Co. on Clayton Street. Police say Jones, wearing a makeshift ski mask and sunglasses, burst into the businesses brandishing a firearm on consecutive days in late December 1999. No one was hurt in either instance.
Jones' attorney, Scott Davis, said in his closing argument that his client was coerced into robbing the businesses by Darrell Lester, a 32-year-old Athens man who was later convicted in a separate case of kidnapping, aggravated assault and armed robbery and is serving a life sentence without parole.
Last year Lester, labeled by police as a ''big, mean man,'' kidnapped a Madison County woman, threw her in the trunk of her car and drove her around Oconee County while looking for a place to rob at gunpoint. He later escaped from the Madison County jail with the help of his wife but was eventually recaptured.
Davis said Lester lured Jones into a life of crime and lorded over him while the younger man stayed at Lester's Pineview Drive duplex.
''He told him when he could sleep, he told him when he could eat, he told him when he could bathe,'' Davis said. When it came time to rob the businesses, Lester ''had a weapon -- he said, 'Do these or I'll do you.'''
Assistant District Attorney Phillip Griffeth countered in his closing argument that Jones acted under no immediate threat of violence when he committed the robberies. He noted that according to testimony, Jones helped Lester make the ski mask used in the holdups.
''I submit he was not coerced -- it was a choice he made,'' Griffeth said.
The jury is expected to listen to a taped police interview with Jones and the defendant's earlier court testimony this morning. Jurors deliberated for about two and a half hours Thursday before asking Judge Lawton Stephens to allow them to hear that evidence again.
Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Friday, April 26, 2002.
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I'm also wrapping up a contract where I helped design and develop very heavy transaction, large database. It drove home for me again the truth that testing on your notebook, or even with a 9Gb test database on a dev server, isn't the same as production with 19K very busy connections and a database that's growing Gbs per hour.
So for this next book, I want a more realistic database, one that won't possibly all fit into memory. I'm playing with data downloaded from the US Census Bureau and have pushed it to about 27Gb so far, but thought, why not ask the SQLBlog gang, what would be a great sample database? What's the criteria?
Here's what I have so far as the Great Sample Database goals:
So I ask you, what else might you want in a great sample database?
Why not 3 DBs?
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Which US Census download are you referring to? TIGER?
Hi Denis, do you mean small, medium, large in the number of table and complexity or the amount of data?
Hi Adam,
I found the 1990 Census data easy to download and use, so that's what I'm playing with, but if you have a better idea, I'm open.
I'm not familiar with the Census data itself, and didn't even know you could download it. There is a product called TIGER that you can download which contains line segments that describe roads, large buildings, bodies of water, and other formations. I've worked with this data and it is a tremendous pain so I was surprised that you might be considering it :-)
Paul, I would say size, you can always use a handful of tables. You also don't need to populate all the tables with the same number of rows.....remember not everyone has a TB on their laptop
I agree, that's why the sample database has to have a fixed loadable set of test data for unit testing and demo code that always generates the same answer to a query.
And a Populate script can pump data into the API so the reader/developer can push the database to whatever size they want for volumn testing, or run multiple copies of the script to test transaction locking and blocking.


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Liz Rose knows you're not trouble when you walk in. The Grammy Award–winning songwriter — best known for her work on Taylor Swift's "You Belong with Me" and "Teardrops on My Guitar" — has mastered the world of creating lyrics and is now giving her creativity a go in the home décor space, with her brand new Nashville boutique.
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Elk River will open against Orono on Thursday in a state softball tournament field that's almost the same as last year with six teams returning.
The Elks and Prior Lake are the only new teams in this year's Class AAA lineup, replacing Big Lake and Mankato East, respectively. The games will be held at Casswell Fields in North Mankato.
Stillwater (hometown of Elk coach Stacey Sheetz) was champion last year, beating Maple Grove 6-2 in the finals. Orono was the third-place team. They all return, along with Farmington, Forest Lake and Bloomington Jefferson.
The No. 7 ranked Elks (18-3), making their first appearance since the 2009 team won state, face No. 9 Orono (20-3) at 9 a.m., while Farmington (19-5) faces No. 2 Forest Lake (22-2), also at 9 a.m., in the same bracket. The winners will clash at 3 p.m.
Jefferson (15-5) takes on No. 3 Maple Grove (21-1) at 11 a.m. while Prior Lake (15-3) meets No.6 Stillwater (20-3), also at 11 a.m. Those winners meet at 5 p.m.
The championship game will be held Friday at 1 p.m.
Top-ranked Lakeville North lost to Park-Cottage Grove and Eastview in their section and Jefferson beat Eastview.


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Notre Dame-West Haven senior Cam Tucker recently signed a national letter of intent to play football at Southern Connecticut State University.
Tucker, who was the Green Knights' leading rusher this past fall, will concentrate on the defensive side of the ball at SCSU under new head coach Tom Godek, according to a press release sent by Notre Dame. Tucker made 44 tackles as a senior.
A West Haven resident, Tucker ran for 967 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior. As a junior, he ran for 1,697 yards and 19 touchdowns. He gained 590 yards as a sophomore. For his career, Tucker ran for 3,254 yards and 43 touchdowns. Tucker was named to the All-SCC and Levi Jackson First Team this past fall.
More on Tucker.
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I just sped through all four chapters--this is SUCH a lovely piece you've got going!! What astounds me every time I find little gems like this on MNFF is how a great writing style can completely immerse me in a plot. I've seen Harry/Ginny break-up stories where scarred!Harry makes an appearance or Hermione/Ron break-up stories where Harry and Ron remain friends and the Trio's relationship is strained... all of this has been done before, but you really have put a whole new shine onto the general framework with your beautiful characterization. Over and over again, you use just enough description to indirectly characterize the three of them, and I just find these chapters to be wonderfully refined. You're a very talented author, that much is clear, and though the plot is clearly just in the beginning stages at this point, I'm looking forward to reading more from you. Bravo! And of course, write on. :)
Author's Response: Thank you very much. I really do prefer-- I'll say a more diffuse approach to characterization. I like to have lots of things going at once so a character can react and interact. That way they don't have much opportunity to sililoquize.
You are right. This has all been done before… but I thought I might try my hand at it, anyway. I hope my version of events is unique enough to continue to be worth reading.
As for being talented, I appreciate you saying so, but really I'm just a charlatan, dreading the moment I am to be found out. Hooefully, I can make it through this fic, first.
Again, thank you so much for reading and for the review.
Excellent writing! I hope you have more for us soon!
Author's Response: Thank you, Chelle74,
Writing time is sparse at the moment, but the next bit is framed in my head. I just need to get it down.
Thank you so much for reading and for the review!
Still love it!! You've painted Ron right back to the idiot he was with Lavender in school! Harry's a bit twisted which I love bc after all he went through no normal person would be able to go on without having a few scars to deal with. I'm dissappointed in Ginnny though as you know I buy into the whole JKR fairy tail ending but here it's a real world reaction! Great job!!
Author's Response: Hey, nevilleherosnape
Thanks for keeping up. I'm glad you still love it!
Ron-- if anyone is likely to regress straight back to adolescence once in the pub, he's the guy. But I don't want to paint him flat. He's got some stuff going on in the back that I will address shortly. As for Ginny-- yes, she is a disappointment. I've found her disappointing from the moment she reared her freckled little face in book one.
Anyway, thank you so much for reading and for the review!
Dearest Littlebird, where art thou? I hope you'll be back soon! It's too lonely here without being able to read something by you.
Author's Response: Hi, Akay! Just waiting for validation. I has been a while, hasn't it? Thanks for checking in! -S-
Merp!! I'm still waiting for the next chapters!!
Author's Response: Hey, E-Biff, The next chapter is submitted for validation. I'v got my fingers crossed! Thanks for reading and sticking around! -S-
Wow, I really like how you've set up the story with these first few chapters. I've read so many fanfic stories that open with emotional scenes or tragic events but you've captured sme snippets of something that can happen in anyone's life and I think that's what struck me. You've set this story apart from so many others by or idling some raw emotional reflections and let a reader empathize with the character(s).
I reall like the scene of H & Hr on the bathroom floor sharing a personal moment. I'm looking forward to the next installment!
Great job!
Author's Response: Hi, Sean, I'm so sorry for the delay in responding, but as the sole food source for a tiny human, my hands have been sort of full for the last couple of weeks. I'm sure you can understand.... Anyway, I'm pleased you approve of my story so far. I will gladly let other authors romp in the domain of the hugely tragic if I may dawdle in the mundane and un-extraordinary. That's where we all really live, isn't it? The every-day carries plenty of pain if we look hard enough. I see no need to manufacture big events when just existing in the world with other people can hurt so badly. I hope to have the next bit up soon...if my little guy will allow it. Thank you so much for reading and for the review! ~Susan
I must say, I don't particularly like Harry/Hermione fics, but your summary was so great that I just had to read it. :) Anyways, I'm not very good at constructive criticism, and I thought the prologue was great! The length was perfect--prologues shouldn't be all that long, but it was rather confusing to me, but I think it was just me... I really like it so far, though.
Author's Response: Hey, starlight dreamer, I'm using a non-linear structure, here. Something commonly referred to as the 'O' where the story begins at it's crisis, then immediately drops into flashback, from whence it will carry on until it once again reaches the crisis, and will then be resolved. So, yeah. I can see where it may be confusing, but it will all make sense in the end, I promise. I'm glad you liked it, though, and I hope I may have hooked you into returning. Thanks so much for reading and for the review! ~S~
Amazing that it is four in the morning and I just got lucky the fourth time today while checking if your chapter got through. First one on the recent page. Shouldn't there be points for this kind of thing?
I could hear Harry. From the second sentence onward. I love this about the first person, which is just one of the reasons that it's my own default writing POV. I thought at first that his observations of the sounds were too much information, in too much detail. But my idea was very premature. This beginning scene required a bit of imagination and it works amazingly for the reader that way. I love the way he's lying there listening to her move around in the kitchen, his easiness in that gesture, up until the moment that so suddenly she has head out of the door and he springs after her belatedly. As before you have tapped into Harry very well. It's so endearing about him the way he's unsurprised at her visit but curiosity fills him entirely only minutes later.
Just like Hermione's prologue you do here a nice job of sketching out his life and who he is at this point in a unique manner, without ever really spelling things out for the reader. I love the feeling of open-endedness I feel.
Authors often write Harry as an organized and collected person after the war. You write him with a stark contrast. I can't help but almost smile at the conversation in his head, he's divided and confused and probably not used to solving riddles without her help.
There's an affected brand of wittiness there: 'floppy wastes of time', 'the fact still remains - I'm faster' which sort of balances this chapter against the last, him against her.
I did have a tiny doubt about the girl in his bed being Hermione at first. But the line about the curl suggests otherwise. It's amazing that your chapters are so short but the events in your story, perhaps because of the way you are laying them out, I should say is progressing just fine. Obviously though, there are more questions than answers.
See you on the other side of the calender. Happy new year, littlebird!
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Hi, Akay! Happy New Year to you!
First, let me say that you have tapped one of my pet peeves: Authors writing post-Hogwarts Harry as a righteous, collected, uber-capable machine of valour. I've never been able to see why, suddenly, he should have it all together just because he's older. I've always thought it more likely that the years would turn up more and more issues. More scars. More chips in his psyche. I believe he would struggle, but I also believe there would be a sort of wry acceptance that these things would come, and that he'd think it best to try to deal with them.
I wonder, can you tell that this was originally going to be two separate stories? The more I thought about it, though, the more I wanted to mesh them together and shift between voices; Hermione- injured with no recovery in sight, and Harry- not quite so desperate, but still floundering. I am pleased you found my representation of his voice believable and that the contrast between the two is discernible.
As I'm sure you've deduced by now, I am no fan of exposition and much prefer to nonchalantly tuck a few key details into the narrative, letting the reader intuitively perceive the larger picture. This is another reason to like first-person POV. The information, no matter how "reliable" the narrator, remains completely subjective. Even the narrator's most honest statements can contain only part of the truth, and that, to me, is much more interesting.
Oh, dear. It's late and I've begun to ramble. As always, thank you so much for reading and for the thoughtful review, and I hope to have a new chapter up soon!
I'm a big fan of Harry/Hermione fics so I was excited to read your story. I really enjoyed the first chapter and can't wait to read more!
Author's Response: Hi SOE, First, thank you so much for reading! I, too, love H/Hm fics and there are far too few on this site, in my opinion. I'm glad you enjoyed the first chapter and I hope what I submit for you guys next will keep you coming back for more. Again, thank you so much for reading and for the review. -S-
You wound me. Because I read here so rarely now, because my favourite authors have moved on and don't write anymore, and almost by chance I stumble on your story and I know that I must expect something moving, it's still a surprise somehow how sad your writing makes me feel.
The flair with which you create hurt and hollowness is simply remarkable. Because the character is Hermione, the whole chapter exudes this feeling of a nagging pain, an anticipation of it, anxiousness, of the sort that a person carries with him on one of those days that they go about their business occasionally with a forced smile, sometimes, if they're lucky, even getting lost in the mundanity of life, but the chest remains heavy with a burden of not being brave enough, or ready enough to deal with it. The best lines of course were in that paragraph were she mulls over steps she'd taken to make that meeting as less difficult as possible. It's so characteristic of Hermione to plan the way she did, but it's also heart-breaking to reflect that she perhaps did all those things for herself as much as for him. Hermione who never focused much on her physical aspects, I reckon after the war must have begun to appreciate them in the way that Ron was appreciative of them. For me thinking that she makes the effort to wear an unlikeable braid speaks just enough about the length and breadth of their relationship and what it had suddenly become.
The best line was That leaves Harry - if Harry even exists, anymore It's an amazing line to give Harry the introduction in your story and sets the tone of his role and characterisation in the future chapters. The lonely, broody, unresolved Harry just seems to fit post-war stories so well than other scenarios. Loved it.
I liked the intensity of the second last paragraph. I have never read anyone describe breathing in cold wind but it's a feeling we know all too well. But I thought it didn't come off as well as it could specifically thegulping, quick lungfuls of frigid air part.
The line where you end is so appropriate but at the same time, I was thinking if what comes next at Harry's place could actually have been included in this chapter. It's very less to go on, but maybe that's just my highly eager (read: impatient) self talking.
So my brilliant little head just took a battering from your very talented one. I suppose life's not always fair. So how far are you in the next chapter?
Author's Response: Hi, Akay,
If I wound you, then may I say that you, in your way, both gratify and frighten me. Because you are clearly a thorough, conscientious, and discerning reader, you are both my ideal audience and a great source of creative anxiety. I feel held to a higher standard, and know, inevitably, one day I shan't live up. Until that day, though, thank you so much for reading my stories.
You use of the words "hurt and hollowness" pleases me no end, because that is exactly what I needed to convey. It is essential that the reader understand the place to which Hermione has been driven, and yet I want the reader to question how she ended up here, alone. I also needed to provide a starting point for what I will give the reader next.
I agree with your assessment of the "Unresolved Harry". That love (whose ever it may have been) should have shielded him from any and all psychological injury is the sort of dreamy untruth I simply can't reconcile. For that matter, the idea that any of these characters could just slip into happy oblivion with their teen-age sweetheart really chafes. In my characterisations, therefore, they must be damaged. They must be flawed and behave in ways they will regret, and they must hurt.
The sentence "I begin to walk, gulping quick lungfuls of frigid air, cooling everything fast, through and through," I will attempt to defend, workshop style. This is meant to serve as both a transitive device and a link between the outside environment and the state to which Hermione, at that moment, aspires: Cold and unfeeling. That was my aim. I am willing to concede I may have missed the mark. That said, I will warn you, this is an experiment in non-linear story telling with shifting POV's. There will be violence and sex (neither will be gratuitous) and some of the language may be...inelegant when I feel it to be appropriate. Of course, I will keep it within MN guidelines, but I refuse to look away, so to speak.
To answer your final question, the next bit is done, submitted, and only awaiting validation. From that point on, I have no idea how fast this thing will be written. I have the whole story in my head, but, because I write sentence by sentence and don't have a beta, I usually re-write several times until I'm satisfied. My biggest obstacle, though, is RL, and the same crunched schedule that anyone with a small child, a job, and a spouse must endure. Still, I'm currently very excited about this story and it's necessary research.
Thank you so much for reading for your always thoughtful reviews. I hope I can persuade you to stick with me through this little experiment of mine.
I'm dying to know what happened!!!
Author's Response: Hey, nevilleherosnape, Lots of things happened. And something else is about to happen. But we'll get to all of them. In places, this story will loop back upon itself, but it will all make sense in the end. Thanks for reading! -S-


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Beyond our Ken Does anybody still pay personal income tax? Has everybody become a corporation? No wonder George Osborne claims that small businesses are opening all the time, taking up the slack from his public spending squeeze. Hardly a day goes by without some fresh revelation of prominent individuals, even Labour ex-ministers and full-time government employees, who have their earnings paid into a private company - of which they and their spouses are usually the sole directors - so that they are liable for corporation tax at 20 per cent instead of higher-rate income tax at 40 or 50 per cent. The latest to be exposed in this nice little earner is that great tribune of the people and champion of public spending, Ken Livingstone. A few years ago, my tax accountant proposed that, for a modest increase in his fees, I should adopt a similar arrangement. I declined, partly, I confess, because I didn't fully understand it and it sounded like too much trouble anyway. 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Naomi Jaye's excruciatingly slow two-hander follows a pair of nameless Jewish teenagers who seek refuge during WWII.
Hiding out in a Lithuanian barn during WWII, two nameless Jewish teenagers meet, warily circle one another and finally fall in love in "The Pin," Naomi Jaye's excruciatingly slow Yiddish-language two-hander. With a framing device that lends a continual tragic cast to the proceedings, the pic employs a series of flashbacks to trace the couple's brief courtship, though the glacial pacing makes the 85-minute running time feel like a small eternity. In her attempt to depict love as a magical time-out from death and horror, Jaye strains for the universal to artificial effect. Few non-Jewish auds will ever hear this "Pin" drop.
The couple is first introduced as an old shomer (David Fox), a man whose job it is to sit with the dead, and a female corpse whom he recognizes as his long-lost love. The man then replays his memories of their past meeting as juves-on-the-run (Milda Gecaite as the girl, Grisha Pasternak as the boy), arriving separately at the fateful barn.
Adopting a minimalist approach, scripter-helmer Jaye has pared down the film's action, dialogue and color palette in her quest to create a timeless, private refuge amid the grim realities closing in on her beleaguered characters. Their dilapidated haven is extremely fragile: German patrols roam the forest, the occasional soldier searching the barn. The girl's body seizes up with fear when she hears them approaching.
Flashbacks-within-flashbacks are psychologically well timed. The girl tersely recalls watching from the roof as her mother is led away, while the wounded boy is glimpsed crawling out of the grave that still holds the rest of his family — traumatic events that, understandably, can only be contemplated in brief snatches. Also interspersed between flashbacks are quick returns to the present-day shomer; Jaye plays with time so that, instead of the old woman's corpse, the vibrant living body of the young girl lies on the morgue table, or stretches out beside the octogenarian on the floor.
The performances are moving, particularly from Gecaite as the skittish girl, but also compromised by Jaye's decision to have her actors speak Yiddish, which neither she nor they understand. Far from the colorful, down-to-earth tongue of Yiddish literature and lore, the language is cast here as a primal, transparent expression of an Adam-and-Eve state of grace, to precious and somewhat incongruous effect.
Closeups intensify the young lovers' vulnerability, fear and responsiveness, and the film is not without moments of realism; the two make love awkwardly and painfully in a scene devoid of all romance. But Jaye relies too heavily on the magical notion of innocence and the situation's inherent pathos to push along the story, never nudging the action forward with anything resembling dramatic momentum. Even the dialogue advances by inches, as if somehow distilling fragile, delicate Eternal Truths within everyday speech.
Michael Leblanc's twilit lensing adds to the film's sense of timelessness, and Adam Stein's clear-cut sound design, with its pointed absence of music, intensifies the possible sources of danger.
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Reviewed at AMC Loews Village 7, New York, Oct. 30, 2013. Running time: 85 MIN.
(Canada) A Main Street Films release of a Scythia Films, Serendipity Prods., Tremendous production. Produced by Daniel Bekerman, Naomi Jaye. Executive producers, C.C. Hang, Daniel J. Heffner, Ketura Kestin, Harrison Kordestani. Co-producers, Coral Aiken, Adam Burrows, Lori Fischburg.
Directed, written by Naomi Jaye. Camera (color, widescreen, HD), Michael Leblanc; editor, Jorge Weisz; production designer, Nazgol Goshabpour; art director, Mike White; sound, James Lazarenko; sound designer (Dolby Digital), Adam Stein.
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The city's Planning Commission will recommend to City Council that 17.096 acres of land located on the south side of Milltown Road, between Commerce Parkway and Oak Hill Road, be zoned C-1 (Office and Institutional).
The recommendation was by unanimous vote of the commission at its monthly meeting Wednesday evening.
The land, being petitioned for annexation into the city, is owned by the Aultman Health Foundation and will be used for a physicians' office building.
"The kind of use fits right in with what C-1 was designed for," said attorney John T. Keating, who spoke on behalf of Aultman. "C-1 fits in well with the surrounding zoning districts."
David Thiel, Aultman senior vice president, said that the one-story office building eventually will be 20,000 square feet. For now, however, the foundation is planning on building only 10,000-12,000 square feet of the structure, with future expansion taking place on the sides of the building. Five to seven physicians' offices are planned for the initial structure.
Keating said the Wayne County commissioners approved the annexation petition on June 30.
That same petition will come before City Council in September, he said.
In other business, the commission voted to recommend preliminary and final approval of the platting of four lots, including the creation of a private street, on the east side of Cleveland Road, between Milltown Road and Merle Avenue.
Locodia Place, consisting of 6.446 acres, is in a C-5 district. The private street will be called Oxenrider Lane.
A condition of the approval is that the easement off of Oxenrider Lane must be surfaced, so that emergency vehicles can get through in adverse conditions.
The commission also gave final approval to Phase I of the Summerlin subdivision, located on the west side of Melrose Drive, between Milltown and Smithville-Western roads.
The 27.512 acres is divided into 32 lots in an R-3 (residential) district. The approval is contingent on engineers working out a sight distance problem at Melrose Drive.
The commission gave site plan approval to Riverview Industrial Wood Products for the construction of a 75-by-75 storage building and a 40-by 50 building addition in an M-2 (manufacturing) district.
The free-standing storage building will be built right away, with the addition coming sometime in the future.
The commission also gave site plan approval of the construction of a 60-by-200 commercial building in a C-5 (commercial) district on the west side of Cleveland Road, between Smithville-Western and Schellin roads.
Alan Ratliff, of Ratliff Custom Homes, said he plans on building 8,000 square feet of the 12,000-square-foot building now, but wanted approval for the entire project because he is trying to prepare for a 12,000 foot facility.
The commission tabled until the next meeting a request by Crystal View Subdivision, Phase III, for preliminary and final approval of a 5-lot, 2.066 acre subdivision on the west side of Emalene Road, between Andrew Lane and the dead end.
Commission member Tami Mosser abstain from the vote because the developers of the property, Beth Lowenstern and Spencer Hodges, are her employers.
That abstention meant the commission did not have a quorum for the vote.
Of the nine commission members, five were present Wednesday night.


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With season tickets sold out , Miami Heat fires the season ticket sales staff.
With the arrival of Lebron James, the Miami Heat rapidly sold out all their season tickets. That turned out to be bad news for the ticket-sales staff, which was fired Friday. In a statement, the Heat confirmed the dismissals Friday afternoon, saying that with an ``exhausted'' inventory of season-tickets ``we no longer require a season ticket sales team to sell tickets.'' Stephen Weber, vice president of sales, delivered the news to about 30 ticket sales people Friday morning, according to one of the staffers who asked not to be named because he is seeking another job in sports.
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International Surfing Day 2015 – June 20th @ 8am – Indian River, North Side
Please join us at this year's International Surfing Day Celebration, Saturday, June 20th, 8AM Indian River Inlet North Side.
This year you can also help us by joining Surfrider through this special link made just for our Chapter. You can also renew your membership there or just donate
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May 16th – 11:30 AM – Northside Indian River Inlet
· Did you know oil exploration and seismic testing is being actively proposed by the Department of Interior directly off of our Delaware coasts?
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In 2012, the Delaware Surfrider Foundation Chapter formed the Surf Quality and Access Committee to focus on issues such as surf spot protection, surfing access, and improve surfing opportunities in Delaware. An overall assessment of surfing opportunities in Delaware is available in the "State of Surfing in Delaware" a report released in January 2014.
See Full Report: North Side Indian River Inlet Monitoring Report
Swimming, surfing at odds with beach protection
Molly Murray, The News Journal 4:06 p.m. EDT November 1, 2014
Some residents on Delaware's ocean coast worry the state is focusing too much on shoreline protection and not enough on safety and recreation.
At issue for Rehoboth Beach resident Ed O'Connor is the limited number of beaches where he can still surf – and even take friends and family swimming – since state and federal renourishment projects started.
"Those beaches have a use, and it's for recreation," O'Connor said.
And those bigger, wider beaches, he said, just aren't as safe for swimming anymore because of the steep dropoffs formed when the beach is elevated and widened.
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Delaware's beach building line stuck in past
A lot has changed along the Delaware coast over the last 33 years, but the building line, a benchmark to protect sand dunes and keep homes and buildings out of them, is not one of them.
In recent months, a panel of building officials, coastal residents, contractors and state regulators have been meeting to look at a regulatory revision…Full Story
Researchers seek to stem tide of surf injuries
By Ryan Mavity | Jul 11, 2014
Beebe reports early summer surf injuries double over last year.
Researchers with Delaware Sea Grant, Beebe Healthcare and Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control are studying surf conditions to develop a model to better prevent surf injuries.
Doctors at Beebe Healthcare's emergency department report surf injuries in June were double last year's total for the month… Full Story
Surfriders gather for International Surfing Day – By Chris Flood
Celebrate ISD with FREE Surf Lessons!
June 21st – 9:30AM – 12:00 PM
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Join us this Saturday to celebrate International Surf Day with some FREE Surf Lessons courtesy of Rehoboth Boarding School and Dewey Beach Surf Shop.
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Dune Grass Planting a Huge Success
Huge Success!!! A big "Thank You" to everyone who could come! DNREC estimates over 800 volunteers showed up. The sheer magnitude of volunteers and freshly planted dune grass was a pretty cool sight to see!
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The State of Surfing in Delaware
It is an understatement to say the Delaware Chapter is concerned about the impact beach replenishment is having on our surfing resources. But without hysterics and without hyperbole, here is a factual account of where we have come from and where we are now.
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Estrella War will once again be hosting a Laurels/Apprentice Tea. The tea is scheduled for 1:30-3:30 PM Thursday at the Barony of SunDragon's Baronial Pavilion (Atenveldt).
New exhibit on sculpture of the Italian Renaissance now at the MFA
Submitted by Karen on Mon, 2007-01-29 16:10
"Donatello to Giambologna: Italian Renaissance Sculpture" will be on display at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, through July 8.
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Feeling cranky? Perhaps a constructive way to blow off steam is to read through the University of Oregon Medieval Studies Department's Medieval Insult Page.
Ealdormere 12th Night photos online
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Lord Eirik Andersen reports that his new server is operational and now includes the most recent event photos from the Kingdom of Ealdormere's 12th Night.
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Mines takes home Nyikos Cup for fourth straight year
Colorado School of Mines scored 27 points in the fourth quarter in a defensive struggle to defeat Colorado Mesa 27-10 in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football game at Stocker Stadium.
Mines (5-3, 4-2 RMAC) won the Nyikos Cup for the fourth consecutive year and snapped the Mavericks' four-game winning streak.
Mesa's defense forced four turnovers, but all came deep in Mesa territory. The Mavs (5-3, 4-2 RMAC) were limited to 310 yards in total offense and 100 on the ground. Mesa was 7 of 19 on third-down conversions.
Mines quarterback Justin Dvorak completed 30 of 49 passes for 356 yards with one touchdown and ran for two more in his first collegiate start.


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Treat yourself (and your bathroom) to a stylish LED bathroom mirror. Not only will your bathroom be the talking point of your friends, you'll be the proud owner of a glamourous bathroom. LED illuminated mirrors are attractive and lend themselves to any modern bathroom installation.
LED mirrors are easy to use and are switched on by either a pull cord or a sensor, and come with a wide selection of functions including shaver sockets, digital clocks and de-mister pads.
All LED mirrors at Kings Bathroom come at the cheapest price possible giving you a fantastic mirror at a great price.
All fittings supplied for easy installation of your LED bathroom mirror.
More bathroom mirrors in this section - Back Lit Mirrors , Mirrors With Lights , Mirrors With Shelves , Infinity Mirrors , Plain Mirrors
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Before we even check out the increasingly popular LED bathroom mirrors, let's look back at where the mirror concept came from. Though we have bathroom mirrors in every home, there was a time when using a mirror was a luxury. Technological advancements have enabled manufacturers to create mirrors from glass and a metal coating unlike the early days when highly polished metals were used as mirrors. The most common metal used to coat glass is aluminium. Today, there are many manufacturers coming up with various designs to suit nearly everyone's taste. Let's look at one of the designs that are becoming more popular by day in the UK.
Uses and Advantages of LED Bathroom Mirrors
Most people use bathroom mirrors to prepare themselves as they head to work in the morning. Nevertheless, modern designers have noticed that some people need more than that reflection, they are using bathroom mirrors as bathroom accessories too. The LED's fixed in the mirrors can be used for many purposes in diverse areas. Seen as one of the best innovations in the bathroom area, LED mirrors can completely change the look of your bathroom. The extra illumination provided by LED's ensures a uniform reflection unlike the normal mirrors which may produce some shadows.
LED Mirror Special Features
LED mirrors are known for their crystal clear reflections. The added illumination ensures that there is enough light for an even reflection. They also come with demisting pads which are responsible for clearing the steam immediately it's created allowing you to use the mirror after a hot shower. Depending on the design you choose, you can find one that has other features too. The illumination provided does not only help in making the reflection clear, it also improves the décor of the room.
These luxurious mirrors come with shaving sockets as well as sensors for enhanced comfort in the bathroom area. They are also available in a wide variety of sleek designs that enhance the look of the bathroom area. This ensures that everyone gets their taste as well. These mirrors are also good in saving energy compared to other lighting options. LED bulbs consume very little power. Consequently, they don't emit any heat and when they do, it's very little compared to other lighting options.
These bathroom mirrors come in different shapes and sizes and can therefore be used in any room too. The price range differs from the large mirrors to small ones. With this in mind, you can always have something that suits your bathroom décor at a very affordable price.


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Wind River basin snow 45 percent of average, mirroring state figureMay 1, 2012 Staff and wire reports
A warm, dry spring is continuing to drive Wyoming's mountain snow depths lower in sharp contrast to last year, when flood worries were at high pitch as May began.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service reports Wyoming's snowpack pack at 45 percent of average, compared with 152 percent of average at this time last year.
Last week's figure was 54 percent of average.
The Wind River Basin drainage, which supplies irrigation water for most Fremont County residents, mirrored the state figures as of Monday, also at 45 percent. Wind River drainage snowpack was 58 percent a week earlier and stood at 125 percent last year and would grow to about 200 percent in many locations by the end of May.
The state agency reported all of the state's basins at below average this week. The snow in the Cheyenne Basin was registered at just 2 percent, up from zero a week ago.
The Madison basin has highest snowpack at 90 percent of average while Yellowstone is at 87 percent.
NRCS water supply specialist Lee Hackleman says that if things don't improve in May, this year's snow levels could reach an all-time low.
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School Field Trip To The Zoo Quickly Turns Into A Sex Ed Class [NSFW VIDEO]
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Did you you see the kids face in the front, its like he knew what was happening. I mean what else can you do but say "LET'S GO," if your a teacher. Nothing to see kids…they were just wrestling. Move along, move along.. priceless moment.
Can you imagine the phone calls from the parents the next day.. Have fun with that .If they didn't get a lesson about the birds and bees they did today.


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Monday 15th July marked the first of an annual charity day that Eclipse will be holding for the RSPB.
The date marks the launch of a new managed communications network Eclipse has created to support the work of the country's largest nature and conservation charity.
The RSPB network that sees over 200 locations being connected across the country, many in hard to reach rural areas, allows the deployment of new services and ways of working, including access to more real time video.
Activities on the charity day ranged from an office virtual bird watch, design the best bird house, an angry birds tournament and much more. These activities saw over £200 raised to help the RSPB give nature a home.
Pete Tomlinson, Director of Sales & Marketing at Eclipse said "When we were completing the tender process it struck the whole team just how much good work the RSPB team does. Everyone wanted to get involved beyond being the supplier of their new network and the annual charity day is a great way to raise both money and awareness of nature. The day this week was a lot of fun and we can't wait to continue building the relationship and celebrating each year!"


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A Nevadan who served as a public lands, mining and wildlife advisor for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid from January 2003 to January 2011 will be named acting national director of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages 253 million acres, or one-eighth of the nation's entire land mass, mostly in the West.
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text: Politics 3 June 2011 Fat profits for Big Pharma Sign up for our weekly email * Can medicines treat obesity? When, in 1994, loss of a single gene encoding a protein hormone called leptin was shown to cause mice to balloon to five times their normal size, optimism was high. Human beings have leptin, too. Released into the blood after feeding, it tells the brain to stop feeling hungry. But giving leptin to most hungry people does little to curb their appetite. It does not control all cravings, and where it does, a diminished response to the protein, rather than reduced production, lessens its effect. Recent results from the Weizmann Institute in Israel show how lack of one control-cascade protein, a phosphatase called PTPe, decreases appetite in female mice. Most drug firms are pursuing phosphatase inhibitors (which control many processes in the body); as such, hopes of hunger-regulating drugs have received a boost. The dietary products market runs into many billions of dollars, so PTPe-inhibitor investment may be significant. However, as inhibitors of one phosphatase often inhibit others, the chances of finding one that quells appetite without any side effects are slim. A new drug to fight a neglected tropical disease, such as the deadly African sleeping sickness, caused by parasites replete with specific protein targets, would be easier to develop. Are many pharmaceutical companies doing that? Fat chance. Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 30 May 2011 issue of the New Statesman, Hands up who knows how to fix our schools More


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I don't know how many parents out there have kids that are going back to school today, but I happen to be one of those parents. My son started back to school this morning and I'm celebrating!!!! At the same time, I'm a bit sad because I won't get to see him during the day. Since my work duties take me out of town on a regular basis, I was enjoying the time I was able to spend with my kids during the middle of the day - breakfast as a family, lunch as a family, 30 minute breaks to play with them, etc. The good news is that I get to get my work done in a more productive fashion, but I won't get to spend as much time with them. Ah, the tradeoffs.
Now, I just have to wait one more week and my daughter will be back in school as well. Then my wife and I will have to get into a rhythm of dropping off and picking up the kids from school. That is the most painful part since the two kids go to two different schools that are about 16 miles apart.
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The government will let the budget deficit blow out over the next two years as falling commodity prices drag on the economy and unemployment is tipped to surge above the levels reached in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.
Revenues have been slashed by $33 billion over the four-year forward estimates and have been partially offset by $17.4 billion in new taxes and savings measures.
Treasurer Chris Bowen said the government is sticking to its plan of delivering Australia's first surplus in almost a decade by 2016-17.
However, Friday's economic statement forecasts a surplus of $4 billion for 2016/17, down from $6.6 billion forecast in the May budget.
Collapsing revenues caused by a dramatically downgraded forecast for the terms of trade means Labor will allow the deficit to widen by almost $12.1 billion to $30.1 billion this financial year and from $10.9 billion to $24 billion in 2014-15.
The $800 million budget balance forecast in May for 2015-16 is now a $4.7 billion deficit.
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Mr Bowen and Finance Minister Penny Wong said the government remains committed to its medium-term fiscal strategy, but will support growth and jobs over the short term by "largely absorbing the fall in forecast revenues".
"Not doing so would be to accept a policy of excessive austerity that would exacerbate, not mitigate, the economic challenges Australia faces and would hurt businesses, households and the nations future prosperity," they said in a statement.
Growth is forecast to slow to a below average pace of 2.5 per cent this financial year, down from 2.75 per cent forecast in the budget.
The jobless rate will jump to 6.25 per cent by the June quarter of 2014 – 0.5 percentage points higher than expected in May. That would be higher than the 5.9 per cent reached in mid-2009 and the worst result since 2002.
Treasury also issued a bleaker forecast for the terms of trade, which it now predicts will drop 5.75 per cent in 2013-14 (compared to a fall of 0.75 per cent in the budget).
New revenue measures
Key revenue measures unveiled in the statement include a $5.3 billion increase in tobacco tax; a $730 million bank deposit insurance levy; a new $1.8 billion efficiency dividend across the public service; and the backloading of Australia's commitment to increase the foreign aid budget to 0.5 per cent of gross domestic income by 2017/18. The aid shuffle will save $879 million.
There has also been a readjustment in the profile of defence spending.
Other new measures include increasing the threshold of unclaimed superannuation accounts that will now be seized by Treasury in two stages from $2000 to $6000, raising an extra $582 million.
In response to anger from the higher education sector and professional groups such as doctors, the government will defer by one year the start of a $2000 cap on tax deductions for self-education expenses.
Key new expenses include $3.8 billion to move the carbon price to a floating price a year earlier and a net $623 million for Kevin Rudd's Papua New Guinea solution, as well as $1.3 billion in increased costs caused by a greater than expected increase in asylum seekers.
Net debt will surge to 13 per cent of gross domestic product next year, the highest level since 1997/98.
Widening deficits 'moderate': S&P
Standard & Poor's sovereign analyst for Australia, Craig Michaels, said the government's economic statement showed it will "continue to take a conservative approach to public finances in the medium term" and that the forecast widening in near-term deficits remains moderate. Australia's AAA rating remains stable.
"With the government taking further action to improve the budget position over the forecast period, we expect government debt to remain low," he said.
"In our view the government has the flexibility and willingness to address further revenue pressures that arise going forward."
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It's April 2011. Quantcast is running one of the largest MapReduce clusters out there. Engineers write Java code that gets executed across the whole cluster efficiently on terabytes of data. Wonderful!
Unfortunately, not everyone who needs access to data is an engineer. Also, even engineers don't feel like writing a new MapReduce job every time they want to take a different look at a data set.
We realized we needed a more productive data analysis tool. The first thought was to get SQL to run on our petabytes of data, but that seemed like a large undertaking, as SQL data access semantics are fairly sophisticated, which implies a fairly large friction area with Quantcast's MapReduce implementation. Another solution, simpler, was to get Google's recently open-sourced Sawzall to run on Quantcast's MapReduce cluster. Although as a language Sawzall is not as easy to use as SQL, especially to non-engineers, it's still much simpler than Java. And it seemed reasonably easy to integrate Sawzall with Quantcast's MapReduce implementation, as its interface to MapReduce is much narrower and better defined than SQL's.
This theoretical "ease of integration with MapReduce" turned out (surprise!) harder than expected in practice. First, Sawzall was not open-sourced with a MapReduce harness, but only as a compilation/execution engine plus a command line tool with little practical utility. Second, Sawzall runs best on protocol buffers but Quantcast stores its data in different binary and text formats. Third, Quantcast's MapReduce although based on Hadoop lacked streaming capability because it was branched off an old Hadoop version that predates streaming capability.
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We integrated Sawzall execution with our cluster software by writing a generic MapReduce program that executes any given Sawzall program. The mappers and reducers stream data to and from Sawzall executors on each cluster worker machine. The data translation mechanisms (from Quantcast's format to/from Google's protocol buffers and the Sawzall binary output format) are pre-compiled before the job starts.
Dynamic Schemas + Multiple Type Systems = Need Dynamic Code Generation
The main difficulty came from the fact that the schema of the Sawzall output depends heavily on the content of the program, and can contain nesting and arrays. A top(10)[country] of frequency table will produce tuples with two fields, where the second field will be an array of 10 elements. This entirely dynamic schema behavior did not go well with our MapReduce framework, where schemas were determined and fixed once the MapReduce job was written. Moreover, we strongly preferred to flatten the output so that it could be exported to PostgreSQL. The solution was to deterministically flatten Sawzall output schemas. We implemented this schema flattener and educated users accordingly.
Also, when we started to draw boxes and connect them with lines we realized we had to exchange data over several type systems. Quantcast data is generally represented in the Java type system. Sawzall expects data in the Google Protocol Buffer type system, but it produces results in its own type system and encoding. We wrote code to handle all these type translations. For efficiency, rather than writing generic translation libraries, we built a code generator that created custom translation code for every job based on the Sawzall table semantics. The custom code was compiled with javac (for the Java components) and with gcc (for the C++ components) and shipped to mappers/reducers as byte code or object code, where it was loaded by each mapper/reducer at their start time.
Cool Language Wrangling, But How Well Did It Actually Work?
We could let the data speak. The numbers were collected over two years of operation.
The Quantcast Sawzall integration increased the velocity of our engineering and product teams, and helped the client services team.
Overall the Sawzall integration was a success. However, there were two main issues that over time have grown into larger problems. First, most of our code base is written in Java, while the Sawzall engine is in C++. This limits the level of interoperability and leads to code duplication and skew, which in turn leads to conflicting analytics results. Second, while the Sawzall language provided a productivity boost for scripts between 2 and 20 lines, it became hard to maintain larger scripts, especially for users outside engineering. Our current analytics direction has shifted away from Sawzall, and is based primarily on SQL + Java user defined functions and aggregators. More about SQL in a later post.
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Rep Morris K. Udall (D.Ariz.) declared here that there must be "no compromise on the survival of Israel" on the part of the U.S. and expressed hope that this country would "stand firm" in support of "a real friend" which is the State of Israel. Udall. addressing 600 delegates at the 11th National Board Conference of the Women's American ORT here, also called for a "flexible foreign policy" that would be selective in giving aid to countries in which the U.S. has a true interest.
The history of the Jewish people, he said, reflected "an unquenchable belief in the human spirit" predicated on the knowledge that "when the bell tolls for one man or one nation, it tolls for all." He praised the ORT's 97-year record of vocational training and education all over the world.
ORT's chief of operations in Geneva, David Alberstein, told the delegates that the organization will be teaching more and more "sophisticated skills that will be necessary for life in the year 2000." In order to keep up with the rapid advances in technology ORT will "keep raising the levels of study. It is a quintessential part of ORT's program to constantly offer advanced skills to its students," he said. Alberstein spoke of ORT's operations in Latin America, particularly its creative education programs in Chile and Venezuela.
Dvorah Tomer, a former commander of Israel's women's army with the rank of colonel, spoke of the need to "change the image of women as it is at present reflected in the kind of skills taught to women in ORT-Israel." She said the status of women in Israel could well be altered by the kind of vocational education they received at ORT schools and predicted a "new era" in the making for Israeli women.
Resolutions adopted by the conference included an endorsement of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), support of the right of Soviet Jews to emigrate and a condemnation of terrorism.