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For as competitive as the NL is this year, the most competitive division is going to be the Wild Card Division. Seven NL teams are realistically vying for two spots, and with so many buyers and so few sellers (Cubs, Milwaukee), let's examine where the Wild Card contenders stand:
Cincinnati, 44-30 (second, NL Central)
The Reds have the catbird seat here, as they have the strongest offense (332 runs scored) of any of the contenders, combined with the second-strongest pitching staff (271 runs allowed). The biggest questions: will the Cardinals run away with the division or will the Reds catch them? These Reds are a lock for the playoffs either way.
Pittsburgh, 43-30 (third, NL Central)
The Pirates have been here before. First half contenders wilt to second half also-rans, as the overachieving pitching staff wears down in the summer heat. But wait–these Pirates have one of the best bullpens in baseball, and sport the lowest runs allowed (252) of any Wild Card contender. They play in a brutal division with the Cards and Reds, so this might be a catchable team over a long season. Their runs scored is adequate but not overwhelming (272). Overall, so far, a fundamentally sound team.
San Francisco, 37-35 (second, NL West)
Don't say we didn't warn you. Each of the members of the pitching staff has battled a down year or injury in the past four seasons, and when it happens multiple times, the team is very mediocre. They have been outscored on the season and sport one of the highest team ERAs in the NL, 4.05. Some health and focus would do their pitching staff a world of good, and the talent is there for a run if the pieces can come together.
San Diego, 37-36 (third, NL West)
Surprise! Didn't expect the Padres here? They have also been outscored, with the worst pitching staff that doesn't play half its games at Coors Field (4.16 ERA). That said, they can hit a little bit and have been very tough at home (roughly .667 win percentage), though playing in a division with four good teams will make this a tougher slog.
Washington, 36-36 (second, NL East)
Alas, the Nats look like they took manager Davey Johnson's "World Series or Bust" proclamation totally the wrong way. What looked like a pitching staff for the ages has been beset by injuries and inconsistency, but a return to health and a midyear retooling of the bullpen has resulted in a very solid ERA of 3.14. The Nats' major issue is hitting, or lack thereof–they sport the third worst offense in the major leagues, a team batting average of .233 and injuries up and down the lineup, including to star Bryce Harper. The addition of Anthony Rendon and other minor league stars has helped, but ultimately the Nats will not contend without a much improved offense.
Colorado, 37-37 (fourth, NL West)
Normally teams that are in fourth place in their division don't get on this list, but the Rockies have been game this year. Their pitching staff has been atrocious, giving up the most runs in the league for a 4.12 ERA–but that's not bad for a Colorado team. Their strength is that they have outscored their opponents by 29 runs, on the strength of the best offense not in the American League, and have dominated at Coors Field. The downside? A bad record away from home that may doom them as it has so many Rockies teams in the past.
Philadelphia, 35-38 (third, NL East)
The Phillies have talent, including some young talent. Domonic Brown is a major stud who has carried this team into respectability. Unfortunately, their pitching staff is one of the worst in the league and they have been outscored by 50 runs (that's not a misprint) on the season. Health could help them make a run, but they need at least one more starter and one more reliever to be seriously in the hunt–and with a bereft farm system from all those title runs, that help may not arrive.


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Sophomore Marshae Dotson was named a second team All-SEC selection by the league's coaches. Dotson led the Gators in scoring and rebounding in SEC regular-season games, averaging 16.4 points and 8.1 rebounds while shooting 55.5 percent from the floor. In the SEC games stats, Dotson ranked No. 4 for scoring, No. 7 for rebounding, No. 4 for field goal percentage, No. 13 for steals and tied-No. 14 for minutes played.
Dotson, who is the only Gator who has scored in every game this season, reset every personal career statistical game category, including her scoring total four times. She has eight 20-point games in 2007, most recently 22 in the regular-season finale against Kentucky (Feb. 25), when she hit 10-of-14 from the floor.
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Wrapping up charrette week
|By Andy Balaskovitz
Week-long visioning sessions for Grand River/Michigan corridor come to a closeFor over three hours inside the Lansing Center last week, politicians worked alongside concerned citizens, engineers and planners alongside transportation advocates to visualize the future of Grand River and Michigan avenues between the Capitol and Webberville.
"Let's put a brew pub every mile-and-a-half"; "I want to see very purposeful nodes of higher density development"; "streetscape" in East Lansing between campus and Park Lake Road; "Frandor needs more visual appeal"; and, "Is there any reason for someone to develop here?" were a few of the comments overheard at a "vision charrette" for the 20 miles covering Lansing, East Lansing, Meridian Township, Williamston and Webberville.
"This represents regional collaboration. Connecting communities is important," said John Elsinga, Delhi Township manager. "We want multi-modal that's vibrant versus a sea of asphalt and empty buildings."
Elsinga's assessment of the Grand River/Michigan avenues corridor? "Needs work."
Wednesday's event at the Lansing Center, with about 150 participants ranging from mayors to retirees, launched the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission's "Michigan Ave.-Grand River Ave. Vision Charrette," which continued over the past week with a design open house and a work-in-progress presentation. The exercise is funded by a three-year, $3 million sustainability grant the planning commission received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development last year. In October, a second charrette week will focus on two or three areas of the corridor for a more "intensive, detailed look" for future development, said Susan Pigg, the commision's executive director.
"This is going to result in a lot of summary ideas, recommendations and visions that we can share with all of the municipalities along the corridor for them to consider how and if they want to implement them into their own municipal plans and activities," she said.
The visioning session had three rules: Focus on what you'd like to see, not how you'd get it; build up each other's ideas, not tear them down; and draw your ideas. Nearly half of the participants were over 50 years old, according to a survey taken during the session.
East Lansing Planning Director Tim Dempsey said that in his community "there's interest in better connecting our downtown with the rest of the corridor, especially for pedestrians."
Ideas are good and all, but what do these vision sessions accomplish in the way of real change? That remains to be seen, Dempsey said, but even small change is worth the effort.
"Any time you have people dreaming about what could be, you're always going to have ideas that don't come to fruition," he said. "But if you can realize at least some, you've achieved something significant."
Session leader Victor Dover, of the urban design team Dover, Kohl & Partners, said "charrette" is a French term for "cart," originating from student architects who were given tight design deadlines in school and would wheel their finished product to advisors. Essentially, charrettes are about "getting as much done with as little time as possible," Dover said.
Participants broke into groups for two hours, writing thoughts and sketching pictures on aerial views of the entire corridor and different sections. A short presentation by each table followed, which unfolded into a retelling of what participants wanted to see. Session organizers said such a compilation of ideas — which largely focused on diversifying transportation options and maximizing green space along the corridor — is the first of its kind. The goal is to gather the information into a digestible report to be handed over to city officials, planning experts and private developers.
"Cities are like a great assembly of a work of art — always changing," Dover said. "We're taking the work of many and turning it into something that is simple and advisable."


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Downtime is a killer. When equipment is laid up in the shop waiting for maintenance, it's like having an entire crew call in sick.
You scramble to find a "fill in" and take a productivity hit as you realign schedules and cobble together a fast Plan B to get the day's work done.
"In the service business, you can't get that downtime back," says Tim Schnabel, president, Aggieland Green Lawn & Tree Care in Colorado Springs, Colo., and College Station, Texas. "You have to buy the right equipment that gets the job done most efficiently with the fewest headaches and problems."
Buying smart takes some practice, and most of us make mistakes before we figure out the art and science of purchasing. We have preferences for certain lines/brands, and there are numbers to crunch.
But if you're in the buying mode these days, Todd Pugh says equipment dealerships are ripe with promotions. If you have the cash or you can get financing, you can get some pretty good deals," says the founder and CEO of Todd's Enviroscapes in Louisville, Ohio.
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"We need to be quick to make decisions," says Pugh, founder and CEO of the company he started when he was 14 years old. (He incorporated in 1996.) "In the past, we could sit and actually project and budget our equipment needs – we could say, 'We are going to add three mowing crews and this is how much equipment we will need.'"
Today, Pugh might need to add a couple of crews mid-season. Commercial clients are waiting until last minute to contract work in order to save money. Contract administrators have been laid off. There are national buying groups making decisions. But despite all this, business moves much faster today, Pugh says.
That's why Enviroscapes runs unified fleets – same color mowers, same truck brand, same name on hand-held equipment. "That way, we can create stronger vendor relationships, training time is reduced because the guys are used to the same controls and operations and there is less stocking of parts," Pugh says.
Buying the same lines from the same dealers improves purchasing efficiency. And that means Pugh can make last-minute decisions to support business growth that occurs mid-season, or any time, for that matter.
Of course, equipment purchasing wasn't always so organized at Enviroscapes. Pugh says there is a learning curve, and when he first got into the business he bought any equipment that was a good deal. "I had Isuzu trucks, Chevy trucks, International trucks," he says. "As your business begins to grow, you end up working around your fleet of equipment – 'We need this truck on that job' – because the vehicles are so different. But they were a good deal."
A fleet of disparate mowers and a mishmash of vehicles got Pugh through the early years, until he could begin unifying his fleet. Before, "We were working around dinosaur-type equipment that I was emotionally attached to," he says, recalling his first vehicle: a Ford 3000 tractor and loader with a 10-foot flatbed trailer. "I didn't have my driver's license yet, so I drove that all through town."
Pugh rotates his trucks – there are 65 of them – every seven to 10 years, or every 100,000 to 150,000 miles. He made an arrangement with his dealer to trade in mowers every two or three years. "He is basically setting a guaranteed buy-back price, so you could consider that a lease," Pugh says.
Meanwhile, paying attention to details ensures that Enviroscapes' fleets work hard for the business. Three mechanics work for Pugh, and they handle all mower repair and truck maintenance. (Once the business hit $1 million, Pugh decided to hire the first service technician.) "You need a mechanic when your landscape guys are doing repairs when they should be landscaping," he says.
He switched to synthetic oil in vehicles and equipment, which costs more but requires fewer oil changes – less product, less labor. The company has an on-site fuel station, and employees are responsible for cleaning equipment and vehicles daily and ensuring proper tire pressure.
Equipment is the No. 2 expense after labor at Enviroscapes, so managing the expense is critical to the company's success, Pugh says.
"Equipment is a huge factor in the profitability of the business," he says. "Once you decide on your fleet, you have to be disciplined and stick to your plan."
Primed for productivity
"We are fresh at the end of the day, where traditional methods run us ragged," says Tim Schnabel, president of both Aggieland Green in College Station, Texas, and Integrated Lawn & Tree Care in Colorado Springs, Colo. "While ride-on spreaders require more technical skills, having them in the fleet attracts a higher-quality employee that really finds the equipment is a challenge they enjoy."
At about $9,000 per ride-on (Schnabel pays cash), this is not a purchase he makes on a whim. "We look at ratios," he says, noting that overtime hours and the concentration of customers in a given area of town are analyzed. "We look at how well we have grown in that current year, and if those factors push us toward maxing out technicians, then we will add another vehicle."
Generally, Schnabel adds one vehicle per location per year to its fleet. "We are pretty aggressive when it comes to making sure that we have the right vehicle and equipment," Schnabel says. And the company doesn't leave buying decisions to chance. Before purchasing the first ride-on, Schnabel visited with companies that used various types of ride-on spreaders. "We were able to talk to their technicians, and work on the equipment," he says.
He discovered a preference for the zero-turn hydrostatic, ride-on spreaders with more customization options. Since moving to ride-on spreaders, the company has also invested in ride-on aerators. And, Schnabel has also changed up his vehicles by purchasing a 14-foot box truck that is customized with a back-mounted ramp and side doors that open up for loading product by forklift. "We are protected from rain, from theft, from all of the elements," Schnabel says.
Schnabel says over the years he has learned to buy equipment based on efficiency because downtime is futile. In the past, the older trucks technicians once drove required loss productivity and frequent trips back to the shop for repairs. "We always look for equipment that will make us the most money in the long-term," he says.
Accountability rules
But he plans on getting up to 12 years from each truck, and pumps on spray rigs are rebuilt each year to keep them in tip-top shape. "We used to wait until we had a problem with a pump, but in our case, it's easier to rebuild them every year to prevent something from happening in the field," he says, relating how keeping pumps in stock and backup equipment available in case of a breakdown prevents downtime.
What Jacobi stresses at AgriLawn is equipment accountability. All equipment is barcoded and each piece "belongs" to a truck. "We know at any time which truck is missing equipment and every piece is tracked for repair that way," he says.
A white board in the shop notifies managers if there is a problem with any equipment or vehicle. "We work hard to make sure that employees know it's their responsibility to communicate issues," he says, noting that accountability is emphasized at team meetings.
As for purchasing decisions, Jacobi sticks to the same brand equipment so he can minimize the number of parts he stocks. A fleet/facility manager manages all preventive maintenance, and Jacobi's goal is to maximize the life of all equipment and vehicles – and when he does buy, to bring in a few at a time.
Jacobi is careful to consider the long-term before driving any vehicle off the lot. The last time the company purchased three trucks, Jacobi decided to buy diesel models. At the time, diesel cost less at the pump. "Even though we knew we would pay more upfront for the trucks, we figured we would save money fueling up," he says.
"The following year, diesel prices ended up being higher than gasoline, and it has been that way ever since," Jacobi says. "We learned not to be short-sighted when making decisions like that."
It's time for Jacobi to retire some of his 12-year-old vehicles in the fleet. But those trucks won't go to waste. "We'll put some trucks into other uses – such as making an aerator truck out of older trucks," he says.
Being resourceful speaks to accountability. "We make sure any buying decision makes financial sense," he says.


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which they got from Equifax. I applied for and received 3 credit cards in the past few weeks but it seems I have reached a threshold. How long should I wait before applying for this credit card again? I also opened a mortgage about 5 months ago and I'm not sure if this contributed. Thanks for any insight.
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By mid-January I'll be down to 9 inquiries in the past 12 months and can apply for the rest of the credit cards I'd like. Maybe I'll also try to apply for several on the same day and see if it works.
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From research on this forum and the Internet, it seems that 12 months is used for the "too many recent inquiries" message. I determined I had 15 inquiries in the past year when I applied for the Citi card. Since I got the 3 most recent credit cards with inquiries of 14, 13, and 12, I'd like to think that 15 tipped me over but it could also be that Citi uses a different automated number than some of the other companies.
By mid-January I'll be down to 9 inquiries in the past 12 months and can apply for the rest of the credit cards I'd like. Maybe I'll also try to apply for several on the same day and see if it works.
Quite a comeback!
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I hope this adds some value for someone.
Over 5 years, I cancelled many credit cards, not because of debt; but because I wasn't expecting to use them.
I also requested lower limits on 3 cards, eventually cancelling one,
As the economy sank, I chopped it down to two. Yes I know tat eliminating long termcards isn't good, but i felt safe with my recent past. My credit score only went down for about 3 months and spiked backup again. I would suppose they saw that after 3 months i didn't apply for more credit or load up my cards.
In the last 2 years and last 3 months, I requested a limit increase.
In each case they doubled my credit limit without touching my credit record, based on pyament history.
No additional info needed either, just an SSN over the phone or a request online.
Not everyone is getting limits reduced, but I have worked hrd to not maintain debt.
update: I found out today Citi upgrade my world card to World Elite, but I have no idea what the difference is
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As a person with familial ties to North Carolina, I am embarrassed for the state that it passed Amendment One last week. I am disgusted 6 out of every 10 voters there would cling to their bigotry, as if their actions were somehow noble or Biblical in basis. The state is more than tobacco-chewing rednecks slobbering over NASCAR drivers making left turns but outsiders wouldn't know this based on their anti-gay marriage stance.
I come from a pretty backwoods, er backswamp, place myself. Lest I forget this, an article in Sunday's New Orleans Times-Picayune reminded me in bold letters.
"Louisiana is the world's prison capital," the article's headline and first sentence read. What came afterward made me curse under my breath and out loud, shake my head vigorously, and decry my home state's fucked up way of treating its people — both criminals and non-criminals. (NOTE: The state's court system is no better, as I detailed last April.)
If anyone wondered whether Louisiana were a third world country masquerading as a state in the first world they only need to read Cindy Chang's piece to put aside their doubts. She did an excellent job reporting and writing the piece and the graphics that accompany it are fantastic too.


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how do i put your sons of anarchy theme on my phone.... does it have to be jailbroke
To make a bar dialer, you can use the iSense Bar Dialer i made as a pattern for your bar dialer. There aren't that many images you have to create, and by using mine, you know the dimensions of every single image
I have submitted BluSmoke to the Modmyi Cydia repo but they have not uploaded it. I have no idea why. I'm currently waiting for another source to upload RedSmoke and if they do I will post all my other themes up through them. I just need to wait a day or two for them to get back to me. Dont forget you can always download them from this site and ssh them into your iphone. Hope this helps dude.


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Sharad Rajpal
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin
Country: USA
Detail Information
- The role of cation-dependent chloride transporters in neuropathic pain following spinal cord injurySamuel W Cramer
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Mol Pain 4:36. 2008..This study investigated the role of two major intracellular Cl- regulatory proteins, Na+-K+-Cl- cotransporter 1 (NKCC1) and K+-Cl- cotransporter 2 (KCC2), in neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury (SCI)...
- Upper cervical myelopathy due to arachnoiditis and spinal cord tethering from adjacent C-2 osteomyelitis. Case report and review of the literatureSharad Rajpal
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 6:64-7. 2007..To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of progressive upper cervical myelopathy due to arachnoiditis and cord tethering from an adjacent methicillin-sensitive S. aureus C-2 osteomyelitis...
- Common pitfalls in interpretation of medical evidence: a case demonstration of misleading interpretation in the analysis of cervical spine fusionsDaniel K Resnick
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, K4 834 Clinical Science Center, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Spine J 9:905-9. 2009..Reliance on randomized trials as criteria for making recommendations is usually impractical. Conclusions based on low-quality information or post hoc analysis of high-quality information must be interpreted with caution...
- Rod cantilever techniquesSharad Rajpal
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, USA
Neurosurgery 63:157-62. 2008..In practice, however, most constructs are applied in a hybrid fashion. The basic tenets of cantilever beam fixation are provided in this article...


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NC State defeats Maryland 79-74
Posted January 8, 2012
Raleigh, N.C. — NC State defeated Maryland 79-74 to open ACC play Sunday.
ACC action is in full swing tonight at the RBC Center, as NC State has taken a 36-30 lead against Maryland into the halftime break.
In a game that featured a few runs, it was the Wolfpack who had the last spurt of the half to take the lead. After Maryland jumped out to a 6-2 early lead, NCSU went on a 14-3 run, spurred by a couple of big baskets from junior Scott Wood.
Maryland and the Wolfpack went back and forth for the remainder of the half. In fact the game was knotted up at 30 apiece with two minutes remaining. However, a 6-0 spurt by NCSU to end the half gave the Wolfpack the margin.
NCSU is led in scoring by 12 points from CJ Leslie.
GAME NOTES: ACC action tips off on this Sunday with a battle of streaking teams, as the Maryland Terrapins head to the RBC Center in Raleigh to take on the NC State Wolfpack.
After starting the year 3-3, Maryland has won seven consecutive games. The Terrapins started the streak with an impressive triumph against Notre Dame, 78-71, and culminated the run with a 70-62 win versus Cornell on Tuesday.
NC State's season has also been highlighted by streaks. The Wolfpack opened the season at 3-0 before losing four of its next seven. Since losing to national powerhouse Syracuse 88-72 on December 17, however, NC State has won five in a row, its latest victory coming in blowout fashion against Delaware State, 78-44 on Wednesday.
This game marks the 149th meeting between these ACC rivals. Maryland holds a slight edge, 76-72. The Terps have had the advantage of late, winning nine straight decisions, including last season's first-round ACC Tournament matchup in Greensboro, 75-67.
Maryland is led by its sophomore standout Terrell Stoglin. Stoglin has established himself to be a proven scorer as he currently leads the ACC with 21.2 ppg. Stoglin has scored 20 or more points in nine games and has gone over 30 twice. His three-point field goal percentage is third in the league, as he is knocking down treys at a 41.7 percent rate. Sean Mosley averages 10.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, and led the Terps in the win over Cornell, connecting on 6-of-9 total shots, including 2-of-4 three pointers for 19 points. Freshman center Alex Len had missed the first 10 games due to eligibility issues but was finally able to suit up on December 28 against Albany. Len has proven to be a factor in the middle, averaging 14 points, eight rebounds, and 2.3 blocks in his first three games.
NC State's offense has been potent all year, averaging 77.3 ppg to rank third in the conference behind North Carolina and Duke. The Wolfpack possess an incredibly balanced scoring attack, with five players averaging at least 12 ppg. Pushing to the front of the pack is forward C.J. Leslie, who nets 13 ppg and also leads the team in blocks with 2.3 per contest. Lorenzo Brown chips in 12.5 ppg and is second in the ACC in assists with 6.7 per outing, while leading the league in steals per game with 1.9. Richard Howell is tied for second in the conference in rebounding with 9.9 per game and has posted a double-double in each of the last four games, including a 14-point, 14-rebound effort in the win over Delaware State on Wednesday. Howell is trying to become the first NC State player to record five consecutive double-doubles since Kenny Carr accomplished the feat during the 1976-77 season.
It's tough to ask for a more evenly-matched game to open the ACC slate. The more high-powered offense and the home crowd gives the Wolf Pack the slight edge.
GAME NOTES: ACC action tips off on this Sunday with a battle of streaking teams, as the Maryland Terrapins head to the RBC Center in Raleigh to take on the NC State Wolfpack.
Fact Stats
FACTS & STATS: Site: RBC Center (19,722) -- Raleigh, North Carolina. Television: ESPNU. Home Record: Maryland 8-1, NC State 9-2. Away Record: Maryland 0-0, NC State 1-1. Neutral Record: Maryland 2-2, NC State 1-1. Conference Record: Maryland 0-0, NC State 0-0. Series Record: Maryland leads, 76-72.
Game Date and Time
Sunday, January 8th, 6:00 p.m. (et)
Predicted Outcome
NC State 78, Maryland 76


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[14.11 12:14] Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank has added another three names for their 2013 roster.
American Timmy Duggan and Russian Evgeny Petrov have agreed to deals of respectively one year and two years with the Danish based team. Japanese Takashi Miyazawa has renewed his contract for another year.
30 year old Timmy Duggan won the U.S. National Road Race Champion in 2012 while riding for Liquigas. He had orginally signed for Canadian Team SpiderTech for the 2013 season, but then became available, when the team decided to postpone its racing activities for the coming year in order to focus on a 2014 World Tour bid.
As a part of Duggan's move to Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, SpiderTech will become a partner of Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank in 2013.
34 year old Evgeny Petrov joins Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank from Astana. In 2010, he achieved one of the biggest results of his career, when he won stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia.
34 year old Takashi Miyazawa signed with Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank last year and since then, proved himself to be a solid lead-out man for the team's sprinters.
"We are getting close to finalizing our 2013 roster, and with the confirmation of these three riders, we are adding solid depth in different areas of the team. Duggan is a climbing allrounder, Petrov a strong allrounder and Takashi a great helper when setting up a sprint for his team mates. I believe these guys will bring great value to our roster, and I look forward to them joining our team for next year," team owner Bjarne Riis says.
Timmy Duggan says:
"I am thrilled to join Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank. After my previous team turned out the lights, I was left scrambling for a job, but luckily Bjarne saw a good opportunity in me and felt that I would be a good fit for the team. So I am thrilled to make a late signing into a fantastic situation. Throughout my career I've admired Bjarne's world-class focus on the team aspect of cycling and I always wanted to be a part of that. For me there are already many friends and familiar faces on the team, so combined with the focus on team building I know it will be a comfortable and effective environment."
Evgeny Petrov says:
"For me it is a fantastic opportunity to ride for such a strong team as Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, and personally I also take pride in riding for a team co-sponsored by a Russian company. So I'm really looking forward to the challenge and to meet my new team mates. I believe we have a very strong team in many kind of races, and I will do my best to contribute to the team's success."
Takashi Miyazawa says:
"It has been a fantastic experience to be part of Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank in 2012, and as a bike rider I have learnt a lot during my first year with the team. The whole setup here is very professional and the rider and staff groups are just great, so to be able to continue on this team, and to be able to continue to represent Japanese cycling on the highest level is something that makes me very proud."


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Florida Education Commissioner Eric Smith told the Broward County School District earlier this month that he wasn't convinced by its plan to "restore the public's trust" after a highly critical grand jury report.
So the department's Inspector General will arrive Monday to review district records and interview staff to help Smith decide whether a full-fledged inquiry by his agency is needed.
Because of the "critical nature" of the jury's findings, Smith told the district to provide a more detailed report by March 31, ahead of the 45-day maximum deadline that Superintendent Jim Notter had proposed.Notter has said that it would be "challenging" to move up the deadline, but "I'm going to do everything I can."
The Department of Education said today that two staff members from the Inspector General's office and one staff member from the facilities office will arrive Monday and stay until the end of the week "to obtain and review information."
A copy of their final report will be released once it's completed, a department spokeswoman said.


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LIKE a lot of people who post videos of themselves on YouTube, Kristina Cecil wants the world to know a few personal facts:
She is an avid hiker.
She is a Minnesota Vikings fan.
She is a member of the United States Air Force, which is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream to serve in the military.
And she is gay.
"It's really nice to say that now, because the whole 'don't ask, don't tell' has been repealed," Ms. Cecil, a 22-year-old with short-cropped blond hair and a tattoo on her right arm, said excitedly to the camera. "I'm just really happy to say that I'm gay, and I'm an American airman."
Ms. Cecil's on-screen declaration, shot in her disheveled bedroom, is one among a wave of coming-out videos posted by gay soldiers on YouTube in recent weeks. With National Coming Out Day this past Tuesday, less than a month after the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy was repealed, the genre of military coming-out videos gained force this week.
Eric Marlowe Garrison, an author and clinical sexologist based in Manhattan and in Richmond, Va., who counsels many gay soldiers, said he personally knew "12 to 18 people, possibly two dozen" members of the military who planned to come out by video on National Coming Out Day. Some planned to make their YouTube videos public; many intended to make them available only to viewers of their choosing, at least for now.
Some videos are by people simply sharing their coming-out stories; others are part of a process, falling somewhere between coming out to one's loved ones and, ultimately, to anyone with an Internet connection. With a few exceptions, most videos appear self-produced with a single fixed camera filming the subject speaking directly into the lens. Editing and scripting is absent or minimal, and the sound is at times out of sync. Nearly all are charged with emotion, as the soldiers work to express and control a complex sequence of feelings that run from joy to defiance.
"I've never been able to do anything like this before due to the 'don't ask, don't tell' thing," said one 21-year-old Coast Guard member (username "dthurst121") about making a video as an openly gay man. Pfc. Hugo Valencia, a 21-year-old Army reservist, said in an Oct. 11 video that he had thought that staying silent about his sexuality would be easy. Over time, he discovered he was wrong.Continue reading the main story
"It used to feel like you were walking around with a piece of tape over your mouth: you couldn't say anything," he said. Now, "I can put a picture of me and my boyfriend on Facebook, once I have a boyfriend, and it's safe. Everything is better."
YouTube has been a hotbed of coming-out activity of late. Many video makers, military and civilian, point to Randy Phillips, 21, an airman stationed in Germany, for inspiration. Mr. Phillips's videos of his phone calls home to tell his parents he is gay have garnered more than five million views in just a few weeks.
According to a YouTube spokesman, more than 5,000 videos identified by the term "coming out" were uploaded to the site in the week leading up to Oct. 12; more than 12,000 were uploaded in the month leading up to Oct. 12.
The coming-out video may owe its existence to the new social norms belonging to a generation weaned on reality television and social networking, said Dr. Joseph Cilona, a Manhattan-based clinical psychologist. "In many ways, teens and young adults of today have literally been bombarded with the normalization of the disappearance of stigma around sharing personal information," he said.
For soldiers effectively sequestered on military bases far from home, coming out online has its logistical advantages. It is efficient (everyone can watch the same video) and comfortable (viewer reactions are hidden). Sharing news into a camera is already second nature to soldiers accustomed to online video chatting with services like Skype.
But there may be dangers inherent to coming out online, Mr. Garrison said. "I don't think some of these people understand that this is still the World Wide Web," he said. He pointed to his previous experience as a high school coach and teacher, a job that, despite his being out, he believed demanded a bit of personal and professional discretion. One's "grocery list" of whom to come out to — and when — benefits from careful curating, he said.
"On YouTube, you don't control that grocery list anymore," he said. "Everyone becomes an A-list invitee to your coming-out process."
Still, coming out, through whatever means, is crucial to self-actualization and growth, Mr. Garrison said. For Marcus Prince, a soldier in the Oklahoma Army National Guard, it was a matter of survival. In a video celebrating the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," he revealed that he had been consumed by suicidal thoughts before coming out. "I constantly was always thinking 'life would be better if I was not here,' " he said.
Coming out changed that. "I'm not hiding who I am anymore," he said.Continue reading the main story


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Watch the tide rise
People can watch the king tide rising at east-Auckland beaches from the comfort of their own homes tonight.
Auckland Council will live-stream footage from various hot spots around the region, and deliver it through social media platforms in a project called the King Tides Auckland Initiative.
One of the year's highest king tides is due to hit the city's east-coast beaches at 9.31pm.
Event co-ordinator Ben Sheeran said it was important to document the event to provide a snapshot of how rising tides would affect infrastructure in the future.
People can attend the official king-tide countdown on the city's waterfront tonight or search King Tides AKL on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram for a live feed.
Sheeran said normally the council would encourage people to go out and view the tide themselves but being a night event it decided it would be safer to use social media as a research platform instead.
Tamaki Dr was expected to be among the worst-hit spots, as well as the northwestern motorway cycleway and Bucklands Beach, he said.
"Realistically I think we may have seen a greater impact last night given the confluence of some of the weather effects, but there are gusty westerlies predicted for Bucklands Beach and with the wind picking up there may be more of an impact," he said.
The king tide may be what a normal tide looks like in the future, potentially within decades, he said.
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This is a non uncommon problem that can occur with or without implants. There are a few scattered cases where a leaking silicone gel implants could be a possible cause, but in most patients with implants this is not likely to be causative.
Since you have a diagnosis I presume you have been seen by a physician who has started an evaluation and treatment. If not, you would be well to be seen at a breast clinic, since most plastic surgeons will not have the experience or judgement in dealing with peri-ductal mastitis. If a leaking gel implant is implicated, consult a plastic surgeon about its removal and the options available.
Thanks for the question, best wishes.


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99/7 Environmental Projects in Tunisia and Senegal
Ulf von Brömssen, Kajsa Sundberg
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Sida requested the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate Swedish environmental support to Tunisia and Senegal during the last 10 years. For this purpose Sida selected six projects in Tunisia and Senegal, all in the field of the environment. The projects in Tunisia were: two for training personnel working at sewage treatment plants, three for technical support and studies for constructing wastewater treatment plants, and one for the developement of a regional environmental action plan. The projects in Senegal were: one for the development of a National Environmental Action Plan, one to hold a seminar for implementation of this plan, one to work out a system for environmental monitoring, one for the rehabilitation of sewage systems in three cities, and one for environmental studies in industry.
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The stories in this year's anthology abound with animals, and not merely the dogs that often populate Hempel's life and work: There's a dead deer in a pond, a dead moose in a boat, a live caiman as a pet, and a giant catfish kept moist and breathing on land with a hose. And the peoplethey birth and die all over the place, amid calamities and sadness, humor and hope. What New Orleans native and novelist Nancy Lemann said about the South is true of the stories in this book: There's a lot of human condition going around.
Editor Louis Rubin founded Algonquin Books in 1991 to function as an outlet for emerging writers who had no connections in the New York publishing industry. Algonquin's location in North Carolina meant word of it spread among Southern writers more widely and quickly than in the rest of the nation, and although it was not intended to have a regional focus, that's what it ended up with. Algonquin is known today largely in two respects: as the foremost publisher of contemporary Southern literary fiction; and for its New Stories from the South series, which was for years the product of editor Shannon Ravenel's efforts, but which is now overseen by Kathy Pories. The anthology has published stories by Barry Hannah, Robert Olen Butler, Jill McCorkle, Allan Gurganus, Nanci Kincaid, Steve Almond, Madison Smartt Bell, Mary Hood, and many others. The authors in this 25th edition include Rick Bass, Wendell Berry, George Singleton, Ann Pancake, Padgett Powell, Marjorie Kemper, and Wells Tower.
Amy Hempel and Gigantic conducted this interview via e-mail over three days in July.
GIGANTIC: You wrote in "The Afterlife" that water is your "place on earth, not swimming pools at small hotels, but lakes, the ocean, a lazy-waved bay, ponds ringed with willows, and me the girl swimming under low-hanging branches brushed by leaves for the rest of my days." How do you feel when you see water being treated as it is in the Gulf with the oil spill?
AMY HEMPEL: I feel the way every other person who cares about LIFE feels about the situation thereit's criminal, devastating, and I'm sickened, furious, and anguished. It is hard to believe what has happenedis STILL happeningin the Gulf. I have lovely memories of the Gulf Coast and I am going back later this summer to look for myself. Water is very important in my life, as in my fictionthe Gulf Coast, certain lakes in Maine, the Caribbean, Venice Beach, the pond in Illinois that is described in the quote from "The Afterlife."
GIGANTIC: Do you have a particularly fond memory of being on the Gulf that you could relate?
AH: Every time I was in Hattiesburg visiting the University of Southern Mississippi's writing program with Rick Barthelme, Rie Fortenberry, Mary Robison, et al. Going out to the casinos!before they were blown away.
GIGANTIC: I assume you know about Barthelme's removal from that program.
AH: Yes, it's unbelievably awful. I'd known of this for some time, and there are MANY writers across the country writing to the dean about this, me included. Disgusting
GIGANTIC: When you're writing, you pay strict attention to the individual sentence. Is the same true while you're readingespecially when you're reading for a purpose?
AH: I DO read at the sentence level, even when I am not reading for a project like this. Language is always the first requirement. If I find myself stopping to say a sentence aloudthat's a very good sign. I also want a sense that the author is not holding anything back.
GIGANTIC: A story can be called "Southern" for a number of reasonsits author's place of origin or residence, its content or tonebut I was wondering if perhaps Southern stories are simply made of Southern sentences. What do you think?
AH: This is an interesting question! There are Southern words, certainly, and Southern idioms. I like the idea of a Southern sentence, but I don't know of one to give you.
GIGANTIC: I guess when I was thinking about Southern sentences, I was thinking mostly about Barry Hannah. I believe his book Ray is composed almost exclusively of them. You knew Hannah personally, and this anthology is dedicated to him. But I was wondering if you could talk about your relationship with him in another regardwith you as a reader, and him as a writer, Southern or otherwise.
AH: Barry Hannah's sentences are indelible. Once I was remembering a favorite one, and I unconsciously substituted a word that made it truer for me. It's the line, "I live in so many centuries." I remembered it as "I live in so many sentences." Well, I doI live in so many of HIS sentences. The line after that, of course, is, "Everybody is still alive." I can't think of another writer whose sentences I cherish as much as his. When I read Airships, I felt my sense of story and language open up in a profound way. Same with everything after that. I read him just before I started to write. He was always one of the four or five people I wrote for. I met him just before my first book came out, went to Oxford to meet him back in 1984. He was one of the funniest people I've ever known, and he was capable of so much surprise on the page. You can learn pretty much everything you'd ever need to know about "voice" by reading Barry. He is noble on the page. He told me, "Beckett would be a downer in a bar, but he was noble on the page." Beloved Barry.
My first trip to Oxford, I asked Barry what he felt when people referred to him as a "Southern writer," and he said, "You like to be called a woman writer?"
GIGANTIC: "Southern fiction" doesn't seem to me quite as obnoxious as "African-American poetry" or "women's lit," but any time you use a qualifier like that, I feel like there's a bit of degrading effect. What do you think?
AH: I agree that labeling writing or writers by region has the effect of suggesting limitation. I'd rather just say that someone is a writer from the South. I don't think there is a single story in the anthology I put together that would not appeal to readers anywhere. That was my experience with NSFTS for many years as a reader I knew I was guaranteed to find stories I would adore, and that my students would too. I didn't go looking for "Southern" stories, you know?
GIGANTIC: You've said that you want in a story things that could only happen in the place in which it's set. How does this relate to finding stories from a particular region?
AH: I'm thinking of a recent story that came up in a workshop at Bennington. It was set in a town in Colorado where beer is brewed because of the special qualities of the water there, so the town has a yeasty smell to newcomers. I look for smaller defining aspects, in the South or anywheretown by town.
GIGANTIC: Those sentences of Hannah's you mentionabout living in so many centuries and everyone is still aliveecho the Faulkner quote you included in the introduction to the anthology: "The past is never dead. It's not even past." How important do you think a sense of the past is to good fiction writing?
AH: I don't feel one way or another about a sense of the past as an important element in fiction. It's important for some writers, not important for others. I am probably more interested in an accurate rendering of the here and now.
GIGANTIC: You said Barry Hannah was one of four or five people you wrote for. Who are the others?
AH: I always wrote "for" or with these people in mind: Barry Hannah, Mary Robison, Gordon Lish for many years. The other one or two people in this category change over the years.
GIGANTIC: In your introduction, you mentioned a criterion you had heard from Gary Lutz as one that helped you determine whether you would include a story in this collection: You wanted whatever you could never expect to get from anyone else. NOON editor Diane Williams recently cited a speech Lutz gave in 2008 as "one of the most important contributions to 21st century American letters." Is it a coincidental product of my reading habits, or are Lutz's opinions on fiction writing becoming increasingly influential?
AH: That talk that Gary Lutz gave a couple of years ago is every bit as important as Diane said. Gary has been an extraordinary "writer's writer" for years, and as more people read and listen to him, his influence grows. Gary Lutz sounds like nobody else. He is one of the most precise and daring writers I can think of. There are no half-measures in his stance regarding fiction. You can set a course by some of the things he said in that talk, which I think was also published in the Believer. He is always worth reading, and re-reading!
GIGANTIC: The spaces in a storybetween sentences or images, long breaths in dialogueare often as important as the words themselves. When you're compiling an anthology, do you think about the spaces between the stories, and what effects the gaps between one and the next might create?
AH: I do think about the spaces between stories in the anthology. I can't know if they'll have the effects on other readers that they had on me, but I started with the first and last stories, of course, and filled in on either side moving towards the center. Some coincidences occurred as a result: George Singleton is placed on one side of Megan Mayhew-Bergman, and I later found out that he had been her teacher. I tried not to put a very sad story after a funny one, because a reader conditioned to laugh might keep on laughing, but that said, I probably did this very thing.
GIGANTIC: Besides selecting the stories for this anthology, I know you've also judged a contest or two for the Mississippi Review. What other things have you done that are Southern-lit related?
AH: In addition to judging the Mississippi Review Prize Issue, I was a regular visitor to the Center for Writers there in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Rick Barthelme and company made it a remarkable place. A few years ago I judged the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction for Sarabande Books in Louisville, Kentucky. I picked a collection titled Head, by William Tester, who is from Florida. There are writers from the South in the current issue of the Alaska Quarterly Review that I guest-edited, such as Patricia Lear (her story "After Memphis" was in the Best of the South anthology edited by Shannon Ravenel), also new writers such as Jamie Quatro down in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, and again, Megan Mayhew-Bergman.
GIGANTIC: Who are five fiction writers from the South whom you might recommend who do not appear in this year's anthology?
AH: I'll give you six fiction writers from the South that I'd recommend who are not present in this anthology: All of them are well-known, and some not included only because, as I say in the introduction, they did not publish short fiction in 2009. I'd say Rick Barthelme, William Gay, Allan Gurganus, Nancy Lemann, Jill McCorkle, and Mark Richard. Mark Richard has an extraordinary memoir coming out in February, Jill McCorkle had two stories out in 2009 that were exempt from consideration because they'd already appeared in her collection Going Away Shoes. Allan Gurganus can do no wrong, as far as I'm concerned. William Gay didn't publish short fiction in 09; I heard he's working on a novel. Nancy Lemann is a novelist, not a story writer, so there would not be a chance to have her in such an anthology, but her work is singularly funny and filled with yearning. Rick Barthelme doesn't make a misstep either, and everyone should re-read his novel Waveland, given what's going on in the Gulf.
GIGANTIC: What types of satisfaction do you get out of compiling anthologies? What are your favorite things about projects like this?
AH: The best part is finding new writers that you want others to readthat is always worth the time. And selfishly, it's good to feelfor that year, at leastthat you've read more than you might have without the guest-editor position.
GIGANTIC: What are you up to, writing-wise?
AH: For the last year, I've mostly been writing half-page biographies of dogs on death row, trying to get them adopted from the "kill shelter" in Spanish Harlem. It's the most important writing I do. It's part of a program I'm a part of there, volunteers who tend to the dogs who are scheduled to be put down ... very grim, but such wonderful dogs, and such a great feeling when they are rescued and given another chance. (Also, Harper's is running a new short-short story, in its August issue, I think.)
Nathan C. Martin lives in New Orleans, and writes a blog called PEASANTS.
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And credit also toĀ Toby Mountain, whose company created the video. (Toby is also a Conservative District Councillor).


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He lost both parents within a year of each other (this happened in 2009/2010) and he has difficulty opening up about it. He says that this struggle has caused him to be in a funk lately. And that this is what caused him to act out. However, what he doesn't know yet is that I've discovered this activity has been going on for the past few years. Maybe it's related to his struggle, but maybe not. It could be a true addiction and he is looking for an excuse for it. In any event, I've stressed that I want him to talk to me about how he is feeling, and that I'm the one who loves him and wants to be consoling to him.
We did talk about the lack of closeness in our relationship. We talk about it frequently and he said it's been getting better for him. Yet, this activity continues, and he has no explanation for why.
He is very savvy and will figure out how to cover his tracks if he continues this. So I don't want him to know how I am accessing the information. I'm thinking that if I ask him to share his accounts with me that it will aid him in feeling as if he is addressing the problem. Even if it doesn't make me feel better or worse to be checking on him. But for now I plan to keep the key-logger software running and check in every few weeks without him knowing. Unfortunately I feel like I have to take this measure to truly know, because he can easily cover his tracks.
I want to heal things, but you're right, it's going to take a while. I feel sick every time I think about it. And I feel like I'm betraying myself when I try to let him close and try to forgive. It's truly a struggle for me.
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Group D was the last one to complete before the final break of Day 1 of Assembly Summer and two of the fan favorites TLO and Sjow advance forward to the Ro16.
Sjow showed an incredibly dominant play finishing 6-0 in sets in Group D (the only other player with such final score is Dimaga in Group A). The terran comes victorious out of one of the most difficult pools at Assembly and is now to face team-mate Bischu in the Ro16.
TLO took the second place but only thanks to a nail-bitingly close overall score. With everyone except Sjow having a 1-2 match score, it all came down to comparing set advantage. Having a slightly better result (losing just one less мап), TLO advances to the elimination bracket over Adel, despite losing to him 1-2 earlier. TLO's opponent will be none other than Group A's champion Dimaga, so there are greater challenges still ahead of the talented German.


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On the verge of enduring the most lopsided loss in program history, the touchdown pass and extra point made the final score 58-14 and kept the Boilermakers from hitting that worst-loss record. For interim head coach Patrick Higgins, though, it was another example of his team's resiliency.
"The one [positive] thing we have to look at is the effort," Higgins said. "They should be commended because they did not give up."
Despite the late touchdown to avoid the record books, the Heart of Dallas Bowl will go down as one of the worst losses in Purdue history.
This loss set the record for the Boilermakers' most lopsided bowl loss in program history. In addition, the 44-point loss was Purdue's worst non-conference loss since 1992 when it lost to then-No. 6 Notre Dame 48-0.
Purdue (6-7) allowed 524 total offensive yards and had five turnovers in the bowl loss.
Oklahoma State (8-5) scored 24-points off Purdue's turnovers, including a 37-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown to open the third quarter that gave the Cowboys a 35-0 lead. In addition, both of the Cowboys interceptions on tipped passes came within the Boilermakers territory that lead to scores.
"We needed to keep the field long today. In all the conversations I've had, I said we can't turn the ball over," Hggins said. " Five turnovers. ... That's a lot to overcome."
Oklahoma State quarterback Clint Chelf was named the bowl's most valuable player after finishing 17-of-22 for 193 passing yards. The junior also had three touchdown passes with his final one coming in the third quarter before being pulled with Oklahoma State leading 45-0.
In his final college game and with former Purdue all-conference quarterbacks Drew Brees and Kyle Orton in attendance, Robert Marve did not surpass 100 passing yards until the Boilermakers trailed by 45 points. Marve ended the game 21-of-34 for 212 passing yards and was sacked three times.
Marve said the entire offense struggled to get in rhythm throughout most the game. He also said the month off between the regular-season finale and the bowl game hurt the Boilermakers' offense while benefiting the Cowboys' defense.
"You could tell they were watching a lot of film. They were jumping a lot of our stuff. We didn't make the plays when we were there," Marve said. "This definitely hurts."
Purdue entered the bowl on a three-game winning streak, including scoring a season-high 56 points in its regular-season finale against Indiana to become bowl eligible.
Senior running back Akeem Shavers — who had a game-high 93 rushing yards — said Purdue struggled on offense because Oklahoma State's fast defense.
"They were very tough. They're strong all the way across the board," Shavers said. "They're a very fast team, fast defense, that's built to stop the spread."
The Heart of Dallas Bowl loss officially marks the start of the Darrell Hazell coaching era at Purdue. Purdue fired Danny Hope at the end of the regular season and named Higgins the interim head coach for the bowl game before in December hiring Hazell from Kent State.
Both Marve and Higgins said they would have preferred a more competitive outcome to their bowl season but enjoyed the opportunity to go out with bowl game.
"I've never been on a team that's had more off the field distractions and just craziness going on and ups and downs," Marve said. "For the team to make it to a bowl game it's exciting. We obviously didn't show up today."
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2. Notre Dame def. Purdue 48-0 (1992)
3. Michigan def. Purdue 47-0 (1985)
4. Wisconsin def. Purdue 62-17 (2011)
5. Oklahoma State def. Purdue 58-14 (2013)
6. Ohio State def. Purdue 46-0 (1977)
7. Butler def. Purdue 48-6 (1887)
T-8. Great Lakes def. Purdue 42-0 (1942)
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Sights & Sounds - June 25
'The Crucible'
The Heritage Players will present Arthur Miller's classic drama "The Crucible" at 8 p.m. June 27 and 28, and 2 p.m. June 22 and 29 at the Seton Center. Box office opens one half hour before curtain. Tickets are $12 at the door or online.
Visit www.bphp.org or phone 412-254-4633 for more information.
'The Comedie of Errors'
The Unrehearsed Shakespeare Project will present "The Comedie of Errors" at 2 p.m. June 28 and 29 in Collier Park. Free admission. For more information, call 412-279-2525 ext. 122.
Hollywood Theater
The Hollywood Theater in Dormont announces its June schedule:
• "Evergreen: The Road to Legalization," a feature documentary about Initiative 502, which made Washington the first American state to legalize possession of recreational marijuana when it went into effect in 2012, screens at 7:30 p.m. June 26; and 4 and 7 p.m. June 28.
• "La Bare," a new documentary offering an insider's look at the history, lives and culture of the most popular male strip club in the world—La Bare in Dallas. Directed by and starring Pittsburgh's own Joe Manganiello (True Blood, Magic Mike), performances are at 9:15 p.m. June 28 and 2 p.m. June 29.
Other movies include:
Schedules are subject to change. Call the theater at 412-563-0368 or check Facebook (www.facebook.com/HollywoodTheaterDormont) and website (www.thehollywooddormont.org) for updates. Unless noted, admission is $8/adults; $6/children under 12 and seniors. The theater is available to rent for parties and special events. For more information, call 412-563-0368.
Cure'ated Dinners
In July, Cure chef/owner Justin Severino will kick off the Cure'ated Dinners, a regular series of collaborative meals featuring big name out-of-town chefs. Each dinner will feature chefs from two restaurants joining Severino and his team at Cure.
The series will kick off on July 27 with Jamie Bissonnette of Boston's Coppa and Toro in New York and Scott and Rachelle Vivian of Beast in Toronto.
Tickets are $135 per person inclusive of beverages, tax and gratuity and can be made by calling 412-252-2595.
Future guests include Mike Isabella, Tarver King, Bryan Voltaggio, George Sabatino and Mike Solomonov.


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Among the storied mansions of Springfield history, there was none more beautiful in its landscape setting and embellishments than the old Gehrmann residence at Third and Calhoun in its prime - as witness this "camera painting" of 1901, one of the finest examples of the work of the late Guy Mathis. Charles A. Gehrmann was one of the leading dry goods merchants here for many years. He took extreme pride in his home which occupied a full block, the substantial brick residence being in the center of the elaborate landscaping which included fine greensward, formal gardens, statuary, driveway and graveled walks, many rare trees and plants, etc. The house itself was beautifully furnished and contained many rare art objects. In the picture, by that pretty white birch tree, we see Miss Adele Gehrmann, standing at left, and her brother Paul Gehrmann, seated in an old-fashioned settee, at the edge of the walk. At the right is the front elevation of the house, almost obscured by the wealth of foliage and shrubbery. In the distance we can glimpse a corner of the gardens. This obviously was in the era of gracious living, in which the Gehrmanns played a prominent part in Springfield. The home was long a center of hospitality. Following the death of her parents, Miss Adele lived there with only the servants for about thirty years. Her older brother, Charles, returned to Springfield about a year ago, and the two lived there in the old home which, with the grounds, had been restored to something of its former state - until last March when Miss Gehrmann died suddenly and her brother also within two months. A sad ending indeed for the local history of this fine old family. A sister, Mrs. Ella Gehrmann Fuller, lives in Altadena, Calif, and Paul Gehrmann, shown in this picture, is a resident of Kansas City, Kans. thus, many memories cluster about this old mansion, including the history of the site prior to its erection in 1872. Here was located the log cabin of William Kelly, one of the famous Kelly brothers from North Carolina, who were the earliest residents of this locality. Incidentally, part of this cabin (the logs of which were removed long since) still is in existence, in the small frame structure, occupied by the gardener, in the rear of the residence.
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On one table they had many of their devices and a couple of their small form factor PC cases. One of which we recently reviewed the SG05-450. Also on the table were different 3.5 bay adapters with some focused on adding USB 3.0 to the front of a case. The various Air Penetrator fans were present as well. Perhaps the most interesting of all were the magnetic fan filters. This allows you to add fan filters to any case. It might not always look pretty if the case wasnt designed for it, but it will give you a quick and easy way to keep dust out of your system.
There were also nearly half a dozen power supplies on display. The Decathlon 1000w boasts greater than 80% efficiency and six PCIe 6pin connectors. Also on display was the fanless PSU option - the ST40NF which is also 80+ Bronze certified. The all-aluminum construction acts as a heatsink reducing the need for active cooling. This is a perfect option for a HTPC that you are trying to keep as quiet as possible. The 80+ Gold series of their popular Strider line were also on display, look for a review of the 750w model soon.
Last but certainly not least we had a couple of HTPC models on display that are clearly meant to be part of your entertainment setup. They are compact, feature USB 3.0 and are very stylish. The first case is the the ML03 and the second is the GD06. The GD06 comes with a front door to hide everything behind and locks to keep the hotswap drives safe.
We are looking forward to continuing to review SilverStone's products here on OCIA.net and would like to thank them for their time at CES 2011.


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Statement From Senator Golden on the Extension of the Brooklyn to Manhattan Ferry Service
Brooklyn, NY – Following reports that ferry service from the Brooklyn Army Terminal to Manhattan is being extended until January, State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I) issued the following statement:
"For years, ferry service has been a top priority for me, and I am happy to report that it looks like the Brooklyn to Manhattan Ferry is now set to run through January. This is not a permanent solution, but a step in the right direction, and will continue to provide an appropriate alternative while the R train remains under construction. I will continue to lobby for a permanent ferry for all of our residents, and I ask all members of the community to help increase ridership by telling their friends, neighbors, and family that the ferry to Manhattan continues!"


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Looking for a way to "give back a little" at Yosemite National Park this summer? The park's volunteer Habitat Protectors program offers a chance to do just that every Wednesday; no experience or advance registration is required for individuals or small groups.
The weekly drop-in program offers volunteers of all ages the chance to help protect and restore endangered plant and wildlife habitat in Yosemite Valley and other high value habitat areas in Yosemite National Park.
What are "habitat protectors"?
According to the park, the program allows you to "visit some of the most scenic areas in the park and help Resources Management and Science staff manage the park's precious resources." This is hands-on work, so participants should plan to get dirty working on a variety of projects such as manually removing invasive plant species or maintaining native plantings.
No experience is required, and training to complete the day's project will be provided. The program is open to volunteers of all ages, so this is a great opportunity for families as well as individuals. Children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by a parent, and all participants under 18 years of age are required to have a volunteer agreement signed by their parent or legal guardian. Forms are also available from the work leader at the start of the work session.
Participants must wear long pants and closed-toe shoes, and clothes they don't mind getting dirty. They should bring water and snacks, and a hat, long-sleeves, and sunscreen are also recommended. Volunteers for the projects are encouraged to wear layers of clothing for changing weather and bring rain gear, in case it should be needed. Gloves and tools will be provided.
Individuals and groups welcome and no pre-registration required for individuals or small groups. Groups larger than ten are required to pre-register by calling 209/379-1850, and groups can also schedule additional weekend or weekday dates.
All sessions will be conducted on Wednesdays from June 2 through September 1, 2010, and run from 9 a.m. to noon. Participants will meet in front of the Valley Visitor Center to follow the work leader to the work site.
You'll find additional details about the program, along with downloadable copies of the necessary forms, on the park website, along with information about other volunteer opportunities in Yosemite.


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Metro closing early Sunday morning because of Daylight Saving Time
Two Metro stations will close starting late Friday night as part of ongoing track work and the system will close early Sunday morning due to Daylight Saving Time.
The Minnesota Avenue and Deanwood stations will close starting at 10 p.m. Friday night. Shuttle buses will run on the Orange Line between Stadium-Armory and Cheverly and on the Blue Line between Stadium-Armory and Benning Road.
Trains will also single track on the Orange Line between West and East Falls Church and on the Red Line between Judiciary Square and Rhode Island Avenue. Single-tracking will also happen between L'Enfant Plaza and Mt. Vernon Square on the Green and Yellow Lines.
In addition to the track work, the rail system will still close at 3 a.m. Sunday after clocks jump ahead one hour due to Daylight Saving Time. Final trains will move through stations between 1 and 2 a.m.


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I know it's here at the start of the day, but it never seems to be here until we finish the Ash Wednesday Divine Service. The litany, the ashes to remember our mortality, the beautiful words of the Introit and the Collect of the Day calling us home, the nine-fold Kyrie, the reading from Joel ("Even now...") and from Peter and the words of our Lord - the joy of preaching that God is waiting anxiously for everyone to return - even now, despite all. The offertory: "Create in me" - we pray it every week, but tonight we prayed it like we meant it. The choir singing: "See in Him God's love revealed." The Eucharist itself, somewhat subdued but still brimming with joy. "In Adam..." and "Lord, now lettest..." The final prayer we sing: "On my heart imprint Your image, blessed Jesus, King of grace..."
NOW Lent is here. Here is earnest. As a community in Christ we have entered it together, and together begun journeying with the whole Church toward the joys of the Easter Feast.
The sadness? Only 190 pilgrims began the journey together tonight - on Sunday we usually count over 300. Oh, people loved by God, make room in your lives for Lent! For giving, prayer and fasting, for return! Come and let the Word unfold its gifts and show you a Savior beyond all imagining - a love that will humble you, fill you, transform you and delight you. Not for a few minutes or hours. Eternally. Come and receive the bounty of the Lord!
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Okay, it's here
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I feel your sadness. It is my first Ash Wednesday at our parish in West Texas and we only had 15 last night. We expected 25-30.
But it was a beautiful and reverent service. I am thankful for those who joined us and have to admit its solemnity was unlike any service we've had so far, possibly with the exception of Holy Thursday or Good Friday.
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