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Welcome to YA Writer Wednesdays, Lizzie! What's your book about?
POOR LITTLE DEAD GIRLS is about a girl who transfers from public school in Portland to her late mother's alma mater, a ritzy prep school in DC, on a once-in-a-lifetime, couldn't-possibly-turn-it-down scholarship. She falls in with a group of old money blue bloods and starts to realize that their wealth and power may not have been entirely accidental. There are creepy rituals, long-standing conspiracies, steamy trysts, and lots of designer gowns.
What inspired you to write it?
I've wanted to write a novel for about as long as I can remember, but I remember the exact moment when I decided to give it an actual shot. After that, of course, I waited at least two more years, spending hours on Sunday mornings starting and restarting outlines, or thinking romantically about how I was going to write without actually doing any actual writing.
After a solid year or so more of my dad pestering me constantly every time we talked on the phone (I swear I still hear, "Did you start your book yet?" whenever the phone rings), I finally just…started. I told myself to write worrying about what book I should write, or what book might sell, and just wrote whatever sounded like the most fun. I wrote a book I'd want to read on a beach somewhere, or on the couch with an Irish coffee when it's -10 outside and the streets have been white for months. I took at all of my favorite plot elements–insulated, atmospheric environments; gothic villains, melodramatic conspiracies, indulgent love stories, and snarky bitches–and combined them together in a way that was as fun to write as I hope it is to read. About six months later I had the first draft ofPoor Little Dead Girls.
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Do you write from an outline or are you a "pantser"?
I'm an obsessive outliner. The first thing I do after getting an idea is start outlining, and I keep it going throughout the writing process. I'm constantly updating it, though, and the final outline looks nothing like the original. I didn't really believe other authors when they told me this early on because it sounds so conveniently romantic and writer-y, but the plot does have a way of taking on a mind of its own. Once you're in full swing with a manuscript, the act of writing feels a lot like reading. The scenes play out in your head the same way, and you have more control over what's happening, but not by much.
Who's your favorite author? What is it about his or her writing that has made you a fan?
Favorite author is such an impossible question, but the author I'm most excited about right now is Gillian Flynn. She writes such intelligent, truly surprising mysteries with unbelievably nasty female characters, which is much more of a compliment than it sounds. She's an author that high-brow types like to criticize because she got so much hype for Gone Girl, but I don't think she gets enough credit for her craft. She's the only author I've ever read that can evoke truly visceral reactions from me on a regular bases, and she's incredibly good at letting a plot unfold while keeping a reader guessing. For anyone who hasn't read it, I recommend taking a look at the "For Readers" essay on her site, as it articulates what's so great about her more than I ever could.
Are you a full-time writer or do you have a "day job"? What do you do in your "day job"?
I do have a day job that I love, though it's definitely in a whole different world from YA fiction. I'm an analyst at a market research and consulting firm, and I cover the global restaurant industry for companies like fast food and coffee shop chains. I track trends in the industry, break down financial filings and publish insights and recommendations on everything from street food in Thailand to cafe culture in the UAE. I'm also a part-time grad student working my way towards a masters in analytics at Northwestern.
Why YA as opposed to some other genre?
I wasn't a big reader of YA before I started researching it for my book, but I think it's an incredibly worthwhile category and the resurgence that has happened in the post-Twilight years is really exciting. As one Grantland writer put it here, young adult novels strip away some of the noise that's so common in adult novels and focuses on the core tenets of what storytelling is really about. Because of this, people like to think of YA as easier to write, but that's not the case at all. Sure some things are streamlined, because you don't have to deal with the banal details of adult life (jobs, bills, mortgages) but you also don't have room for error. YA novels are shorter and tighter, and you don't have time to mess around. I also feel like I'm at a point in my life where I can look back on the teenage experience with a certain level of clarity, but I need a bit more life experience and distance before I'll be able to do the same for the adult years.
Who's your agent? Take this opportunity to brag on him/her if you'd like!
My agent is the wonderful and talented Lauren MacLeod of the Strothman Agency. Couldn't be happier, couldn't recommend her more. Find out more about her submission guidelines and preferences here and here.
Thanks for joining us for YA Writer Wednesdays, Lizzie! Best of luck with POOR LITTLE DEAD GIRLS!


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Since getting treatment for my cancer, I have ringing in the ears. Is there anything that will make this go away?
Alexander Lin, MD, Radiation Oncologist at Penn Medicine, responds:
Platinum-based chemotherapy can cause ringing in the ears. If you are receiving this type of chemotherapy currently, you may want to discuss your symptoms with your medical oncologist to see if changes in your chemotherapy dose or regimen should be considered.
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Oct 11, 2011
- Sarah Palladino named to Honor Roll -
New York, N.Y. - The Skyline Conference released the sixth Women's Volleyball report for the 2011 season this afternoon, including Player of the Week, Rookie of the Week, Honor Roll and Conference statistics.
Freshman setter Sarah Palladino (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) was named to the Skyline Conference Player of the Week Honor Roll for women's Volleyball. Palladino led Farmingdale State to a 3-2 win over Sage with 31 assists and 7 service aces.
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What is menopause?
Women usually experience menopause, the cessation of the menstrual period, when they're about 50 years old. However, the decrease in hormones, called climacteric, is a long process that begins when a woman is in her 40's and ends during her 70's. Changes occur in four main hormones that orchestrate the menstrual cycle: estrogen, progesterone, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH).
After a woman has menstruated for 30 years, fewer of her follicles (the layer of cells that surround each egg in the ovary) mature each month, and the ones that do are less sensitive to hormones. As a result, cycles shorten or become irregular. Estrogen levels decrease and FSH levels increase. After 10 years of slowing down, there comes a day when estrogen is so low that menstruation stops and menopause begins. Medically, a woman is considered menopausal when she has no period for six to 12 months after age 45.
Although we recognize now that menopause is a natural part of life, not a disease or Weakness, it's difficult to erase years of myths and stereotypes. Menopause was basically ignored by doctors until the mid-nineteenth century. When it was finally acknowledged, many physicians spent the next 60 years perpetuating the image of the irascible menopausal woman. Even today, women are seen as overanxious about their health leading some doctors to judge "women's complaints" as emotionally based (1).
Opinions about menopause vary between cultures. In Japan, for example, menopause is seen as a natural transition into the latter part of life. One survey reported under 10 percent of
Japanese women have hot flushes, whereas some American physicians claim that 85 percent of their menopausal patients experience these symptoms (2).
What causes menopausal symptoms? Psychologists may point to early, unresolved conflicts that resurface during climacteric as the cause. Sociologists emphasize life changes, such as the death of parents. Physicians list deficient estrogen levels as the reason (2).
Menopausal Symptoms
Most of us are familiar with the most common menopausal symptom: the hot flush or flash. Reddening of the head, neck and chest accompanied by heat and perspiration can last for seconds or half an hour. Flushes can plague a women for one, five or even 10 years.
They are most severe at night, during stress or following alcohol consumption.
Atrophic vaginitis, a dry, itching vagina, can also result from estrogen decline. This and a change or decrease in libido can temporarily alter a woman's sexual activity. However, when older married women are compared to older married men, the percentage who has sex is almost identical.
A group of more subjective complaints has been labeled "menopausal syndrome". These include fatigue, nervousness, headaches, insomnia, depression, irritability, dizziness, palpitations, and joint and muscle pains. Some of these vague symptoms are blamed on hot flushes. For instance, wouldn't waking up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat give you insomnia, make you feel tired and subsequently irritable, nervous and perhaps give you headaches?


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New species of invertebrates discovered in the Antarctic
The polyps of the new gorgonia discovered, Tauroprimnoa austasensis and Digitogorgia kuekenthali, in the region of Austasen, in the Eastern Weddell Sea, and to the south-east of the Falklands and Isla Nueve (in Chilean Patagonia) respectively, are small and elongated. Both species stand out for the number, shape and layout of the scales of calcium carbonate that cover the polyps, and for the type of ramification of the colonies.
"The Tauroprimnoa are characterized by being colonies in the shape of a brush, with simple branches and whose polyps arranged in whorls, have only four marginal scales. The rest of the polyp is covered by five longitudinal rows of scales. The sight is reminiscent of a bull, hence the name", Rebeca Zapata-Guardiola, main author of the study and researcher in the department for Physiology and Zoology at the US, describes to SINC.
The study, which has been published in the journal Polar Biology, shows that Digitogorgia type gorgonea have the same characteristics as previous ones, except for the digitations in the distal region of the scales of the polyps, and the absence of spines on the eight marginal scales and on the eight rows filled with scales that cover the polyp.
The four gorgonea of Atka Bay
The other four species discovered in the area of the South Georgia islands and in Atka bay in the Antarctic region -Thouarella bayeri, Thouarella sardana, Thouarella undulata, and Thouarella andeep- are made up of, like the others of their kind, eight rows of scales that cover the surface of the polyp.
"The differences are found in the ramification pattern of the colonies, in the layout of the polyps in the branches and in the shape and ornamentation of the scales of the polyp", Zapata-Guardiola indicates.
This second investigation, published in the journal Scientia Marina, has revealed the presence of incidental opercular scales on the polyps of the gorgonea, located in an inner cycle, and already observed in 1908 by the Japanese Kinoshita. This could indicate that the number of scales has been reduced during its evolution. However, "up until now they hadn't been observed again in any other species of the genus", the biologist points out.
Oceanographic campaigns
The six new species have been collected using sampling techniques for benthic fauna thanks to the Agassiz net -one of the most commonly used trawling methods for analysing communities that live on the sea bed- during the LAMPOS, ANDEEP-SYSTCO and BENDEX campaigns on board the Polarstern ship.
The LAMPOS campaign, carried out between 3 April and 5 May 2002, made it possible to strengthen cooperation between Latin American and European scientists, and to study the relationship between biogeography and the evolution of benthic fauna between the region of Magallanes and the Antarctic peninsula.
The BENDEX campaign, carried out between 17 November 2003 and 18 January 2004, made it possible to discover how benthic fauna is affected by the alterations and disruptions of the icebergs.
The ANDEEP-SYSTCO campaign, of 28 November 2007 to 4 February 2008, undertook to study the benthic biodiversity of the depths of the Antarctic Ocean, the history of colonisations and patterns of recent communities, and systematic coupling. On this expedition, nine new Antarctic species were also discovered.
Explore further
Zapata-Guardiola, Rebeca; López-González, Pablo J.
"Two new gorgonian genera (Octocorallia: Primnoidae) from Southern Ocean waters"
Polar Biology 33(3): 313-320, marzo de 2010.
Zapata-Guardiola, Rebeca; López-González, Pablo J.
"Four new species of Thouarella (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Primnoidae) from Antarctic waters"
Scientia Marina 74(1): 131-146, marzo de 2010.


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I live in Austin, TX. Not only do we have confirmed record-setting zombie hordes, but we also have a populace ready to warn one another of outbreaks of zombiism. So of course I'm interested in knowing whether we (or anyone else) will be able to survive an actual bout with zombies. Thankfully, a group of certified mad scientists have figured this out for us.
Mad Reference: Philip Munz, Ioan Hudea, Joe Imad, and Robert J. Smith?. (2009) "When Zombies Attack!: Mathematical Modelling of an Outbreak of Zombie Infection." Infectious Disease Modelling Research Progress. (full text available free online [PDF])
Mad Background: First off, that isn't a typo in the name of the lead researcher. His last name is "Smith?" with a question mark. In addition, from his homepage at the University of Ottawa (emphasis added), "People kept asking if I'll be getting US citizenship next and I kept laughing at that. Somewhat hysterically, it must be said." Your last name is "Smith?", and you talk about your hysterical laughter on your homepage? You are an inspiration for all would-be mad scientists, Dr. Smith?!
As far as the science, the background you need is that mathematical models are used in fields like epidemiology to help predict the spread of diseases under various conditions, and thus to plan out the best way to combat those diseases. For example, mathematical models can help predict what will happen if only a limited number of vaccine doses are available for a disease, or what will happen if people infected with a disease are quarantined. But can they predict the outcome of a hypothetical disease that follows a pattern very different from known real-world diseases?
Mad Observations: Especially in modern movies and video games, zombiism spreads like a disease. If it spreads like a disease, it should be possible to model it the same way we model diseases.
Mad Hypothesis: If a zombie outbreak occurs, mankind can survive. At least, that's what they're pretending to test. What they're really testing is whether mathematical models can be put together for a "disease" as strange as zombiism, in particular the strain of zombiism in which the dead can become "infected" with the disease and come back to terrorize the living.
Mad Experiment: The researchers built five mathematical models for zombie outbreaks: a basic model, a model with an incubation period, a model in which the unaffected attempt to quarantine the infected, a model in which a treatment for zombiism is available, and a model in which humanity fights back. They then used each model to predict the equilibrium; in other words, to predict whether humanity would survive. Each model had some assumptions in common:
- The particular form of zombiism being modeled is the "slow zombie" style. "Fast zombies," like the things in 28 Days Later, were not studied. I'd be interested to see what would change in such a model, but, alas, that will require further research.
- As I mentioned in the Mad Hypothesis section, the strain of zombiism being modeled also infects the dead (including dead zombies), allowing the dead to join the population of zombies. The whole point was to model something far from known diseases to see how the models held up, so it made sense to include the truly undead in the model.
They All Laughed, But: We are all screwed. Unless we get infrastructure in place to quarantine zombies and zombies-to-be, or are able to quickly develop a cure when an outbreak occurs, or are able to successfully coordinate zombie-eradication attacks, zombies eventually wipe us all out. The eradication model was the only one in which we eventually won, and it seems likely to me that this would require military involvement. If you've ever seen a zombie movie, you know that involving the military is a terrible, terrible idea, so our best hope is also the one that, the "literature" shows us, is empirically shown to lead to a society in which the living envy the dead.
The treatment model was also unique in that, at equilibrium, a large zombie population survived in addition to a small human population. Note that this human population would remain at a certain size, but would not always contain the same individuals; you might become a zombie for a while, then get treated, then die, then rise as a zombie, then get treated again and rejoin the human population. This wouldn't necessarily be a fun existence, although it would definitely be interesting. This model is the only one in which pet zombies, like in Fido and Shaun of the Dead, are even slightly possible. And it looks far more likely that zombies would have pet humans (for a few minutes, before eating their brains and/or infecting them).
The quarantine model seems like our best bet, but, alas, assuming we don't have a massive infrastructure already in place for such quarantine, even then zombies eventually kill us all off.
Mad Engineering Applications: As it turns out, Dr. Smith?'s page indicates that a mad engineer has already expressed interest in this research, in that someone wrote to Dr. Smith? asking for help engineering a zombiism virus. Presumably that evil genius plans to control the treatment of his strain of zombiism, thus ensuring that he is (at least occasionally) a member of the small surviving human population. In case that nutjob is able to design such a virus, I guess the rest of us need to be ready to work with the military to make sure his plan isn't successful.
Of course, the other point of all of this was that the models seemed to work. The real application is to, essentially, not be afraid to try to model things that don't follow traditional disease models. The paper mentions the examples of allegiance to political parties or diseases with dormant infection, but there are definitely other things that can be modeled much like diseases.
It's hard to pick a favorite part of all of this, but, if you get a chance, I strongly recommend at least reading the last two pages of the PDF (the references). I couldn't stop laughing (maniacally, of course), seeing things like "Capcom, Shinji Mikami (creator), 1996-2007 Resident Evil" listed alongside "van den Driessche, P., Watmough, J. (2002) Reproduction numbers and sub-threshold endemic equilibria for compartmental models of disease transmission. Math. Biosci. 180, 29-48."
If you'd like to continue to study zombie survival tips, I recommend my friend Jon's weekly Zombie Friday! You can probably guess on which day you should check his site for said column, unless, of course, you're already safe from zombies.


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The Kiwi Dairy
You find these corner-shops across the country, from small towns to the middle of absolute no where. Remember, these are icons of kiwiana history & folklore
A new style light box 'Dairy' sign stands proud next to the main road drawing many weary travellers in for an ice cream.
The humble kiwi corner dairy. An iconic slice of kiwiana throughout the ages. A place where many kids have met on a Saturday afternoon, got a 20c pack of lollies & some tattoo bubble gum, played some spacie's (street fighter…what else!?) while slurping on a Zap!.
The classic dairy store frontage. Note the milk branded signage, mass amount of advertising plastered anywhere possible and newsstand boards bearing yesterdays headlines. All standard dairy kit.
Known as corner shops, milk bars or tuck shops in Australia & the UK, New Zealand has taken to these beacon's of convenience since their early introduction when New Zealand was being populated. Mostly dotted haphazardly over our rural township landscape and in city suburbs, most 'old' style dairy's served the function as being a full on convenience store & post office back in the day. Most dairy's still retain their 'dairy' heritage by being plastered with ice cream or milk company signage as they are still seen as the place where most people 'nip down to get some milk & bread'.
A fine example of a rural dairy just outside of Huntly. Once again signage has been in place since around 1985 and wherever possible, logos and sign-writing has been applied to please the brands that be. Old flickering flurorescent lights add to the 'ambience'.
This cute dairy is in Coatesville. How do I know? It says on the sign. This one is typical of rural New Zealand. Set on a corner in the 'centre' of town on the 'main drag' this has been the cornerstone of the village for years. Still selling massive ice creams. Must stop if on the Coatesville/Riverhead Highway (which was put through for a potential King's visit…but that story for another time.)
Now days with the competition of the larger supermarket chains, the life of many a dairy has met a sad end, but still there are plenty more all over NZ that survive intact with their old school 1970's/80's charm today. They have even been the focus for many a New Zealand television advert in days past, such is their status in the kiwi psyche. You are still able in many to get a few scoops of ice cream from the Tip Top chiller or get another kiwi classic, a Longest Drink in Town milkshake…a lime one if you please!
A dairy as seen outside the town of Ngaruawahia about an hours or so drive south of Auckland. Note the home style paint job and signage and the bonus high scoring factor that it incorporates BOTH a dairy AND a takeaways under the one roof. Mega kiwiana points here guys, this is the jackpot. Also, the name…Riverview. The fact the river is quite some way away does not matter. You can still see some of it. So it lives up to the 'naming' criteria.
Probably the best example of a 21'st century dairy which still retains its old world charm. The Rangitoto Suprette (fancy name…still a day though) is on Takapuna's Lake Road and features some newly tricked out re branded Tip Top signage with brand new installed Tip Top ice-cream dairy set up inside. Choice! Hokey Pokey double scoop and a lime milkshake to go thanks.
Outside we see some definitive new ice cream signage with no tagging or 'graffiti' which is rather rare but then again…this is Auckland's North Shore. Also seen is a sign for Mrs Mac's pies. Pies also were and still are a main drawcard at dairy's across the country.
These stores are iconic and are a unique part of New Zealand culture, and something which goes largely unnoticed for most kiwi's. I for one have fond memory's of my local dairy I used to frequent when staying at my grandparents in Gloria Ave in West Auckland. We used to walk up there, buy 20c worth of lollies (which years ago meant you got like a bag for that price) and then with some change after we had ordered some fish & chips at the chinese takeaways next door, drop some "20's" as they were called into the street fighter 2 spacies machine by the front door, while standing on a old milk tray so we could see the CRT screen trying not to spill our Zap! chocolate drinks (another kiwism).
Hilltop Dairy in Orewa. Good position, right beside a road. Get some extra points being positioned beside a takeaways, like most old dairy's were. Therefore you could order your fish & chips, hop next door and get some drinks and a can of Watties tomato sauce, perhaps some Mountain Dew for the kids and a couple Trumpets for later, and after dropping some 20's in the spacies out front, your dinner would be ready for pick up next door…who needs a PA when you could time this stuff with almost pinpoint accuracy?
From the old ice cream signage to the the newsstand placards screaming the days headlines at you in bold font. The bank of lolly bins inside to the iconic signature trim on the exterior. All of these features have remained relatively unchanged for the last 30 years. Sadly most have lost their spacies machines thanks to the popularity of the new Sega Master System II … I mean PS3/Xbox (get with the times I must) and the cost of lollies has increased to a shocking level of thievery (20c now days would buy you something like 1…lolly) but most retain their rustic charm with pride. Whether that is from sheer owner laziness in not updating their sign-writing or possibly born out of acute awareness to preserve what is truly iconic, I am yet to discern.
The names of some of these dairy's is quite amusing. Some are pretty obvious. "*state name of town here* Dairy". Some elude to features of the area such as Riverview or Hilltop. Some are just downright weird and you must wonder what they were thinking when they came up with the names. I wont spoil it, you will have to go searching them out for yourself but I must tell you its not too hard.
Some features of the dairy. Seats of course. For sitting outside while your ice cream melts all over your hand in the hot summer sun. Advertising, magazine covers, headline newsstand boards. All for your viewing pleasure.
A old Tip Top logo light box stands proud under the awning of the Coatesville Dairy. A welcome relief to many would be travelers in summer time.
What I do know is these places, along side its counterpart in the kiwi vernacular, the Kiwi Takeaway, are to be most assuredly cherished. Next time you are rolling through a small town, look out for its little iconic dairy and go pick up a hokey pokey ice cream or a trumpet (see ad video) and sit outside and soak up the ambiance, knowing that several generations of kiwi's have done exactly what you have done in the same spot. These pillars of society, although they might seem common enough are part of the landscape that makes New Zealand a truly unique place and will enhance your trip all the more.


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Florida coach Billy Donovan and Florida Gulf Coast's Andy Enfield have crossed paths several times in their careers.
ARLINGTON, Texas — Their programs are different, but Florida coach Billy Donovan and Florida Gulf Coast University coach Andy Enfield share similar backgrounds.
Both were scoring point guards never afraid to hoist a shot in a big moment. Both turned their back on Wall Street to return to the game they loved. And both worked as assistants under Rick Pitino, absorbing the knowledge and skills that prepared them to coach at the Division I level.
"I have a little less hair than Billy," Enfield said. "For some reason, he's in better shape than I am. He's a better looking guy, and he's got a lot more hair."
When Florida faces Florida Gulf Coast in the Sweet 16 on Friday at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, it will match a pair of coaches familiar with one another. Enfield worked as an assistant coach at Florida State from 2006-11, recruiting against Donovan and UF's staff. Donovan first met Florida Gulf Coast's coach when Enfield was an assistant under Pitino with the Boston Celtics from 1998-2000.
"I've always had a good relationship with him, and I have a lot of respect for him as a person and as a coach," Donovan said. "He's obviously done a terrific job." In fact, the Sweet 16 matchup could have happened sooner. Enfield had approached Donovan about traveling up to Gainesville for a closed preseason scrimmage. But Donovan said he chose to scrimmage Rollins College instead, because the Gators were facing a pair of Princeton offense teams (Georgetown and Air Force) during their non-conference schedule. Rollins presented a better match to prepare for those teams. "In talking to Andy on the phone, I'm not one bit surprised of the year they've had," Donovan said. "Because when I had a conversation with him he was telling me how really good they were and how special he thought his team could be, and he had a lot of really good players and they were going to have a really good year." On the court, Enfield said he views some similarities between Florida and Florida Gulf Coast. The Pitino influence is apparent. Like Florida, Florida Gulf Coast will press, push the ball upcourt and use screening action to free up open shooters. But Enfield said he doesn't view that familiarity as an advantage in preparing for the Gators. He called Donovan "one of the best adjustment coaches I've seen." "We'll have to prepare for what's coming, and I'm sure we'll have to adjust ourselves," Enfield said. Enfield has built the Florida Gulf Coast program around rangy, athletic players who finish well in transition. Florida Gulf Coast scored close to 20 percent of their points on dunks and lobs, which were on display in NCAA Tournament upset wins over Georgetown and San Diego State. As a result, Florida Gulf Coast's campus hometown of Fort Myers has earned the nickname "Dunk City." Asked about FGCU's ability in transition, Donovan credited the school's sophomore point guard, Brett Comer. Comer, who teamed with former Duke guard Austin Rivers at Winter Park High School, ranks 16th in the nation in assists at 6.4 per game. "Comer is a great assist guy," Donovan said. "He reminds me a lot of (Missouri's) Phil Pressey, not so much the way they are built so to speak, but the vision that he has. He is one of the best passers in the country. "And when you've got a point guard that's got that kind of vision and can make pinpoint passes like that, it takes their team to a different level. And in transition, where they do get a lot of those lobs, you've got to do a really good job of getting back in transition and taking care of the basketball and doing those kinds of things. Because if they get out and they space it with their speed and quickness, they are really, really good on the break, putting the ball on the rim and they've got athletic frontcourt guys and wing players that can go up there and get it and finish." Off the court, Donovan gave up cold calls at a brokerage firm on Wall Street to join Pitino in 1989 as a graduate assistant at Kentucky. Enfield's encounter with the business world was different and more dynamic. In 2000, Enfield left the Celtics to start a pair of basketball consulting websites. During that time, Enfield also pursued an entrepreneurship opportunity that netted him millions of dollars. He joined a pair of partners to found TractManager, an information management system for health care contracts. But in 2006, the former John's Hopkins guard couldn't resist the itch to return to coaching. Enfield took an assistant coaching job at Florida State, moving himself and supermodel wife, Amanda Marcum, from New York City to Tallahassee. The couple now have three young children. Hired at Florida Gulf Coast in 2011, the 44-year-old Enfield has coached a 15-seed to the Sweet 16 for the first time in NCAA Tournament history. "His experiences with Coach Pitino, with (FSU coach) Leonard Hamilton, with the different places that he's been, he's probably taken some of those things and then he's probably taken some of his own ideas and thoughts and got them into his program as well," Donovan said. "They do a lot of different things very well."


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Froggy wrote:shmenguin wrote:The rule will be that if my daughter wants to be on Facebook, then she has to friend me. I also plan on monitoring the router logs to see if any funny business is going on.
How do you lock down their phones though? Do people not give their kids a full data plan? Just phone and text?
is facebook even going to be a thing when your daughter is old enough to worry about?
Yep. Because old people use it. they all still have AOL email addresses. They'll never use anything else.


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The history of jazz is often told as a sequence of epic heroes, legends whose careers proceed from one great accomplishment to another. Coincidentally, the saxophonist Chris Potter, bright-toned and gymnastically powerful, has been reading Homer lately. That's inspired his latest suite of compositions, a collection of tuneful numbers based on The Odyssey. The Sirens is geared largely around a quartet of widely admired musicians, not least of whom is Potter himself.
Like brave Odysseus, Potter returns to a place which has been a home base for him. His quartet celebrates the release of The Sirens at the Village Vanguard in New York. WBGO and NPR Music presented a live radio broadcast and video webcast of the Chris Potter Quartet in concert.
Set List
All compositions by Chris Potter unless otherwise indicated.
- "Wine Dark Sea"
- "Wayfinder"
- "The Owl Of Cranston" (P. Motian)
- "Kalypso"
- "The Sirens"
- "Sky"
- Chris Potter, saxophones
- Ethan Iverson, piano
- Larry Grenadier, bass
- Eric Harland, drums


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Human Genome News, May 1994; 6(1)
This acronym listing is prepared for Human Genome News by K. Alicia Davidson of the Human Genome Management Information System at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). To subscribe to a hard copy of HGN, contact Betty Mansfield, HGMIS; ORNL; 1060 Commerce Park, MS 6480; Oak Ridge, TN 37830 (615/576-6669, Fax:/574-9888, Internet: email@example.com).
The electronic form of the newsletter may be cited in the following style:
Human Genome Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Human Genome News (v6n1).
The Human Genome Project (HGP) was an international 13-year effort, 1990 to 2003. Primary goals were to discover the complete set of human genes and make them accessible for further biological study, and determine the complete sequence of DNA bases in the human genome. See Timeline for more HGP history.
Published from 1989 until 2002, this newsletter facilitated HGP communication, helped prevent duplication of research effort, and informed persons interested in genome research.


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A liver transplant is a surgical procedure performed to replace a diseased liver with a healthy liver from another person. The liver may come from a deceased organ donor or from a living donor. Family members or individuals who are unrelated but make a good match may be able to donate a portion of their liver. This type of transplant is called a living transplant. People who donate a portion of their liver can live healthy lives with the remaining liver.
An entire liver may be transplanted, or just a section. Because the liver is the only organ in the body able to regenerate, a transplanted portion of a liver can rebuild to normal capacity within weeks.
A liver transplant is recommended for individuals who have serious liver dysfunction and will not be able to live without having the liver replaced. The most common liver disease for which transplants are done is viral hepatitis-induced cirrhosis. Other diseases may include the following:
Acute hepatic necrosis or fulminant liver failure
Biliary atresia and other congenital disorders
Metabolic diseases
Liver cancers or bile duct cancer
Autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, or sclerosing cholangitis
Liver damage from overdose of medicines toxic to the liver, such as acetaminophen or too much alcohol use in the past
Visit the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) website for statistics of patients awaiting a liver transplant, and the number of patients who underwent a transplant this year.
The majority of livers that are transplanted come from organ donors who have died. These organ donors are adults or children who have become critically ill (often due to an accidental injury) and have died as a result of their illness. If the donor is an adult, he or she may have agreed to be an organ donor before becoming ill. Parents or spouses can also agree to donate a relative's organs. Donors can come from any part of the U.S. This type of transplant is called a deceased donor transplant.
An individual receiving a transplant may either get a whole liver, or a segment of one. If an adult liver is available and is an appropriate match for 2 individuals on the waiting list, the donor liver can be divided into 2 segments and each part is transplanted one for the adult and one for a child.
Living family members may also be able to donate a section of their liver. This type of transplant is called a living-related transplant. Individuals receiving a partial liver seem to do as well as those receiving a whole liver. Relatives who donate a portion of their liver can live healthy lives with the segment that remains.
UNOS is responsible for transplant organ distribution in the U.S. UNOS oversees the distribution of many different types of transplants, including liver, kidney, pancreas, heart, lung, and cornea.
UNOS receives data from hospitals and medical centers throughout the country regarding adults and children who need organ transplants. The medical team is responsible for sending the data to UNOS, and updating it as your condition changes.
Criteria have been developed to make sure that all people on the waiting list are judged fairly. They judge the severity of their liver illness using the MELD score and the associated urgency of receiving a transplant. Once UNOS receives the data from local hospitals, people waiting for a transplant are placed on a waiting list and given a "status" code. In adults, this is called a MELD score. The people in most urgent need of a transplant are placed highest on the status list. They are given first priority when a donor liver becomes available. The MELD score was updated in January 2016 and now is calculated using measurements of bilirubin, creatinine, an international normalized ratio (INR), sodium level, and whether the patient is receiving dialysis for kidney disease. Certain patients get an upgrade in their MELD score based on certain diseases, such as hepatocellular cancer.
When a donor organ becomes available, a computer searches all the people on the waiting list for a liver and sets aside those who are not good matches for the available liver. A new list is made from the remaining candidates. The person at the top of the specialized list is considered for the transplant. If he or she is not a good candidate, for whatever reason, the next person is considered, and so forth. Sometimes, people lower on the list might be considered before a person at the top because of the size of the donor organ or the geographic distance between the donor and the recipient. There is now a regional share for sudden liver failure and a MELD score of over 35 in the United States.
Extensive testing must be done before an individual can be placed on the transplant list. Testing includes:
Psychological and social evaluation
Diagnostic tests for heart, lung, and other organ conditions
Blood tests. Blood tests are done to gather information that will help determine how urgent it is that an individual is placed on the transplant list. They also are used to make sure that the individual receives a donor organ that is a good match. These tests may include:
Liver enzymes. Elevated levels of liver enzymes can alert healthcare providers to liver damage or injury, since the enzymes leak from the liver into the bloodstream.
Bilirubin. Bilirubin is made by the liver and is excreted in the bile. Elevated levels of bilirubin often indicate an obstruction of bile flow or a defect in the processing of bile by the liver.
Albumin. Below-normal levels of proteins made by the liver are associated with many chronic liver disorders.
Clotting studies, such as an international normalized ratio (INR) formerly known as the prothrombin time (PT). Tests that measure the time it takes for blood to clot are often used before liver transplantation. Blood clotting needs vitamin K and proteins made by the liver. Liver cell damage and bile obstruction can both interfere with proper blood clotting.
Renal function. Creatinine reflects the liver function in critically ill people.
Other blood tests will help improve the chances that the donor organ will not be rejected. They may include:
Your blood type. Each person has a specific blood type: type A+, A -, B+, B -, AB+, AB -, O+, or O -. When receiving a transfusion, the blood received must be a compatible type with an individual's type of blood or an immune reaction will happen. The same immune reaction will happen if the blood contained within a donor organ enters an individual's body during a transplant.
Viral studies. These tests determine if the recipient has viruses that may increase the likelihood of infecting the donor organ. These include hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
Diagnostic tests may include any of the tests that have been done to evaluate the extent of the disease, including the following:
Abdominal ultrasound (also called sonography). A diagnostic imaging technique that uses high-frequency sound waves and a computer to create images of blood vessels, tissues, and organs. Ultrasounds are used to view internal organs and to assess blood flow through various vessels.
Liver biopsy. A procedure in which tissue samples from the liver are removed (with a needle) from the body for examination under a microscope.
There is no definite answer to this question. Sometimes, individuals wait only a few days or weeks before receiving a donor organ. If no living-related donor is available, it may take months or years on the waiting list before a suitable donor organ is available. Unfortunately, some people die, about 20%, before an acceptable donor organ can be found.
Each transplant team has its own specific guidelines regarding waiting on the transplant list and being notified when a donor organ is available. In most instances, you will be notified by phone or pager that an organ is available. You will be told to come to the hospital immediately so you can be prepared for the transplant.
Rejection is a normal reaction of the body to a foreign object. When a new liver is placed in a person's body, the body sees the transplanted organ as a threat and tries to attack it. The immune system makes antibodies to try to kill the new organ, not realizing that the transplanted liver is beneficial. To allow the organ to successfully live in a new body, medicines must be given to trick the immune system into accepting the transplant.
Medicines must be given for the rest of the individual's life to fight rejection and each transplant team has preferences for different medicines. The antirejection medicines most commonly used include:
Mycophenolate mofetil
The doses of these medicines may change often, depending on your response. Because antirejection medicines affect the immune system, individuals who receive a transplant are at higher risk for infections. A balance must be maintained between preventing rejection and making you very susceptible to infection. Blood tests to measure the amount of medicine in the body are done periodically to make sure you do not get too much or too little of the medicines. White blood cells are also an important indicator of how much medicine you may need.
This risk of infection is especially great in the first few months after transplant because higher doses of antirejection medicines are given during this time. You will most likely need to take medicines to prevent other infections from occurring. Some of the infections you will be especially susceptible to include oral yeast infection (thrush), herpes, and respiratory viruses.
The following are the most common symptoms of rejection. However, each individual may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
A fever of 100.4 F (38.0 C) or higher, or as directed by your healthcare provider
Jaundice. A yellowing of the skin and eyes.
Dark urine
Abdominal swelling or tenderness
The symptoms of rejection may resemble other medical conditions or problems. Talk with your transplant team right away with any concerns you may have.
Living with a transplant is a lifelong process. Medicines must be taken for the rest of your life to fight rejection. Other medicines must also be taken to prevent side effects of the antirejection medicines, such as infection. Frequent visits and contact with the transplant team are essential.
There is no good answer as to how long an individual can be expected to live after a liver transplant. Each person and every transplant is different. Results improve continually as healthcare providers and scientists learn more about how the body deals with transplanted organs and search for ways to improve the success of transplantation.


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The 4" Wilkins 575 Reduced Pressure Zone backflow preventer was introduced in 1975 under the Richwell Model DC name. Approximately 1978 it was sold to the Neptune Meter Company. The Neptune Company changed the model to 575 and produced it until 1984. Wilkins bought the rights to the device in 1984 and it was discontinued in 1995. The body was made of epoxy coated cast iron and features replacable seats. Check assemblies are self contained. Check assemblies were not self contained and covers had spring tension against them. The relief valve is attached to the body by a bolted flange and uses an external sensing line. The relief valve seat is replacable. Hard parts have been discontinued for the Model 575 and rubber parts are the only avilable service parts. No special tools are required for servicing.
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How to Choose a Ringtone for Your iPhone
You can choose a distinctive ringtone for your iPhone. Apple has included 25 ringtones in the iPhone, ranging from the sound of crickets to an old car horn.
From the Home screen, tap Settings.
Tap Sounds.
Tap Ringtone to access the list of available ringtones.Choose a ringtone.
Flick your finger to move up or down the list.
Tap any of the ringtones to hear what it will sound like.
A check mark appears next to the ringtone you've just listened to. If need be, adjust the volume slider in Sounds.
If you're satisfied, you need do nothing more. Unbeknownst to you, you have just selected that ringtone. If you're not pleased, you can choose another one.


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THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) -- William Zalatoris won the U.S. Junior Amateur on Saturday, beating Davis Riley 5 and 3 in the 36-hole final at The Club at Carlton Woods.
The 17-year-old Zalatoris, from Plano, holed out from 115 yards for eagle on the 32nd hole -- the par-4 14th on the Nicklaus Course -- to take a 4-up lead and ended the match with a par win on the 33rd hole.
The 17-year-old Riley, from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, finished second for the second straight year. Last year, he fell 3 and 2 to Scottie Scheffler at Martis Camp in Truckee, California.
Zalatoris, the rising Wake Forest freshman making his record-tying fifth appearance in the event, tied it with a birdie on the par-4 18th and took a 2-up lead with birdie wins on the par-4 19th and 20th holes.
Riley, set to play at Alabama, won the par-3 21st with a birdie to cut his deficit to a hole, but Zalatoris won the par-4 23rd with a par and the par-5 26th with a birdie to take a 3-up lead. Riley cut it to two holes with a birdie on the par-4 29th, and Zalatoris pushed the margin back to three with a par win on the par-3 30th hole.
Both players earned spots in the U.S. Amateur next month at Atlanta Athletic Club.


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The Anthropology and Environment Society (formerly the Anthropology and Environment Section of the AAA) seeks participants for a new mentoring event, which will take place during the 2012 AAA Annual Meeting in San Francisco. We will select students to meet in small groups with A&E faculty members to workshop their dissertation projects (or pieces of them). We aim for this program to not only build graduate student networks within Environmental Anthropology, but also to provide a constructive space to share dissertations-in-progress. Ph.D. students in any stage of their program are welcome to apply. For consideration for this year's mentoring event, please send the following documents to Sarah Besky (firstname.lastname@example.com) by September 15:
• A 500 word abstract of a dissertation (for students who have not yet begun writing-up) or dissertation chapter (for students writing-up). This abstract should indicate the student's stage in her program as well as describe: 1) particular questions or concerns the student has with the piece; and 2) why the student is interested in participation. (If the student is submitting a chapter, please describe of how the chapter fits into the larger dissertation.)
• The full-length version of the student's dissertation proposal or chapter.
Given time constraints, A&E faculty members will only be able to comment on the dissertation's overall conceptualization (i.e. the dissertation proposal) or the contents of one dissertation chapter. Please do not submit complete dissertation drafts.
The A&E Mentoring Program is separate from the Rappaport Prize, which is given for article length and breadth writing. Together with the Rappaport Prize, the A&E Mentoring Program is aimed at creating a supportive and inclusive intellectual community within the Anthropology and the Environment Society.


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*Parked along the road that extends from [[Malibu Club]] to [[North Point Mall]].
*Parked along the road that extends from [[Malibu Club]] to [[North Point Mall]].
*Next to a building east of the [[Ocean Bay Marina]], [[Ocean Beach]].
*Next to a building east of the [[Ocean Bay Marina]], [[Ocean Beach]].
*Parked near an apartment at Vice Point, before the bridge leading to Prawn Island.
*Parked near an apartment at Vice Point, before the bridge leading to Prawn Island.
*A uniquely-colored one is featured in "[[So Long Schlong]]" and is easily obtained by killing [[Reni Wassulmaier|Reni]].
*A uniquely-colored one is featured in "[[So Long Schlong]]" and is easily obtained by killing [[Reni Wassulmaier|Reni]].
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A Comet in GTA Vice City.
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The Comet is a recurring two-seater sports car introduced in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Design and frequency of appearance
GTA Vice City — GTA Vice City Stories
The Comet from GTA Vice City to GTA Vice City Stories is based on the Porsche 911; it best resembles the 911 Carrera Cabriolet from 1976 or the early 1980s, however, like newer 911 models, it has an all-wheel-drive configuration. The car features a targa top similar to the Targa 911s; however, the fastback profile the Comet sported in GTA Vice City was dropped in favor of a backwards-slanted standalone C-pillar until GTA IV. Similarly, the Comet in the Xbox version of GTA Vice City also it shares the same rear design as the Comet in GTA San Andreas and GTA Vice City Stories. The Comet between GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories is also front-engined, unlike the real Porsche 911, which is famously rear-engined; this led to speculation that the Comet was inspired by a Datsun 240Z, as did the inset headlamps, which is not seen on any Porsche model. The headlamps may also have been inspired by the 1966-1969 Alfa Romeo Spider.
GTA Vice City (Rear quarter view).
GTA San Andreas (Rear quarter view).
GTA Vice City Stories (Rear quarter view).
GTA IV's Comet, manufactured by Pfister, is available only in hardtop coupe form. It now largely resembles a Type 997 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S, while retaining the scooped headlights of previous Comets, though with a decidedly Porsche-like design. The Comet features large, cross-drilled disc brakes all around. Inside are two sport seats in black leather resembling Lamborghini's seat design. Similar to the Grotti Turismo, the Comet also features a front-mounted, carpeted boot with space for luggage. Unlike its predecessors, GTA IV's Comet is very rarely encountered on the streets, and is more common in Party Mode where two parked Comets can be seen and driven. Like the real 911, the GTA IV Comet is rear-engined.
For GTA Chinatown Wars, two variants of the Comet are available, a regular Comet being similar to GTA IV's Comet, as well as a highly modified racing variant, featuring a purple-and-red paintjob, a bodykit, and white neon underglows that turn on at night.
The Comet is slated to appear in GTA V in a similar form as the GTA IV rendition, but will feature a large spoiler, modernized rims and various minor cosmetic changes.
GTA IV (Rear quarter view, engine).
GTA Vice City — GTA Vice City Stories
The Comet's acceleration, speed, braking, and handling are all among the best in the game. In GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories, many of the Comet's properties are similar to those of the Stinger, although traction is inferior. Both vehicles have open tops, and the speed and acceleration are around the same. In the GTA III era, the Comet's top-down convertible nature allows the protagonist to jump over the driver's-side door, facilitating a more rapid take-off.
GTA IV — GTA Chinatown Wars
The GTA IV rendition of the Comet is the fastest car in the game, reaching a top speed of 175 km/h (110 mph), closely followed by the Turismo and Coquette, which reach 103 mph. Four-wheel drive is standard; acceleration from standstill is very quick due to increased grip from the four-wheel-drive system. Unfortunately, fast cornering results in massive understeer, and has the potential for lift-off oversteer (i.e. flipping), which makes winning the race-based mission No. 1 extremely difficult if the player insists on speeding through the course. The Comet also suffers from a weak suspension construction. The wheels are prone to buckle into the chassis after striking a curb laterally with less force than expected, making the Comet one of the more fragile sports/super cars.
The Comet is slightly faster than the Infernus, but is not necessarily superior in multiplayer racing—the Comet is very light-weight, leading to the car being rammed off-road by the other vehicles, or being launched into the air off of hills and losing control. AI races present much less of a challenge—the player can easily outpace the competition very early on, thanks to the Comet's speed; once this is accomplished, the Comet's vulnerability to the other cars is rendered moot, and the player will have the luxury of slowing down to prevent being launched off of hills. However, this isn't always possible in the more winding courses such as that in the No.1 mission.
The conventional Comet in GTA Chinatown Wars retains its sporty performance, but is now ranked below higher end sports cars in the same, although its handling and braking are considerably good. The modified variant of the Comet is superior in speed, but is otherwise similar in performance to a standard Comet.
Customization in GTA San Andreas
The Comet in GTA San Andreas can be modified at a TransFender, but is only offered a bare minimum of modification options:
Italicized pricing denotes prices at the Las Venturas TransFender, which charges 20% more except Colors.
- For the open-top Comets, if the car is locked, the character refuses to enter the car even though the usual animation of entering the car is hopping into the car.
- In some of the games in the series, Comets' radios default to a certain station. They are as follows:
- GTA San Andreas: CSR 103.9
- GTA Vice City Stories: Fresh FM
- GTA IV: Electro-Choc or Radio Broker
- In perfect condition this car can be sold in the S&M Auto Sales for $6,000 in GTA IV.
- In GTA IV, the Comet appears to be a popular car with Niko's girlfriends, in particular Alexandra Chilton and Michelle.
Notable owners
- Mrs. Dawson was driving a yellow Comet in the mission Waste the Wife.
- Reni Wassulmaier had a red Comet with a yellow landau top in the mission So Long Schlong.
- Stevie had a Comet in "No. 1" in GTA IV. (After the mission it belongs to Niko). He can own one again (for himself); as he says he "misses his Comet", and you can sell it to him.
- Florian Cravic had a unique silver Comet during mission "Hating The Haters".
- Patrick McReary drives a bright red Comet in "Ladies' Night" in The Ballad of Gay Tony.
- GTA Vice City
- In front of Leaf Links Country Club
- In the mission Waste the Wife, although the player cannot steal it without failing the mission.
- Inside the garage in a house in the Starfish Island, just north of Vercetti Estate.
- GTA San Andreas
- Can be seen rarely in Vinewood, specifically in Richman and Mulholland.
- Spawns while walking in Ganton, Los Santos (Saturday).
- Spawns while driving a Remington in Rodeo, Los Santos (Wednesday).
- Spawns while riding a PCJ-600 in Rodeo, Los Santos (Thursday).
- Rarely found near Easter Bay Airport.
- Spawns while driving a ZR-350 in Queens, San Fierro (Saturday).
- Available for import from Easter Basin docks, San Fierro, for $28,000 after delivering one, with the numberplate reading "LOLLY".
- Parked in the parking lot nearby the tennis court at the Avispa Country Club, San Fierro (only when wanted for Exports and Imports).
- Occasionally seen driving around Las Venturas.
- GTA Vice City Stories
- Parking lot of the Vice City Transport Police station, Viceport.
- Parked under a building near Bryan Forbes' apartment.
- Parked along the road that extends from Malibu Club to North Point Mall.
- Next to a building east of the Ocean Bay Marina, Ocean Beach.
- Behind the Maison Wenifall (unmarked) building in Ocean Beach.
- Parked near an apartment at Vice Point, before the bridge leading to Prawn Island.
- A uniquely-colored one is featured in "So Long Schlong" and is easily obtained by killing Reni.
- Obtained in the mission "No. 1" (given by Brucie Kibbutz), where the player must race others using a Comet from Brucie's friend, Stevie. After winning the race (and the mission), Brucie will allow the player to keep the Comet as a gratuity. This Comet has a unique rich gold color, much darker than a normal yellow Comet.
- The Comet will be always seen during the mission "Payback". While the player is chasing the Pavanos, a Comet is seen getting into a car accident; the player can stop to take this car, although doing so is likely to lead to mission failure.
- Very rarely spawns in Algonquin, Liberty City.
- Parked in the beginning of Bernie Crane's mission, "Hating the Haters". The player may park this Comet at a safehouse for safekeeping, and continue the mission in another car. In some cases the Comet is available in a very unusual dark grey color which appears red in certain angles, more specifically in the bumpers and skirts.
- Parked again in the beginning of "Union Drive", there may be a Comet near where you start the mission and Bernie tells you to get a car; however, a Turismo may spawn instead.
- The Comet is one of the target cars to be stolen for Stevie in Stevie's Car Thefts. The player can drive the target Comet to a safehouse and store it; another will respawn in the same place it was found, and this Comet can be delivered to Stevie. This Comet comes in a unique mauve color.
- In Brucie's Races, sometimes an opponent or opponents will spawn in Comets, which can be stolen (although this will forfeit the race).
- The Comet can be spawned by dialing (227)-555-0175 on the mobile/cell phone. This cheat code does not affect saved games.
- The Lost and Damned
- The Ballad Of Gay Tony
- The vehicle is now extensively available and can be found driving around the streets of Algonquin.
- GTA Chinatown Wars
- A modified Comet is parked on the northeast corner of Chan Jaoming's garage in East Island City, Dukes.
- The modified Comet may be purchased at the Auto Merchant in BOABO, Broker.
See also
- Penetrator, Porka, Porka Turbo and Speeder, various GTA 1 cars based on Porsche models.


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U2TOURFANS Announces launch of iPhone/iTouch Application
Today, U2TOURFANS announced the release of a new iPhone/iTouch application that integrates its multiple services into a single interface, making it easy for iPhone users to find, use and switch between U2TOURFANS social media properties like, Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, and more To use the application, iPhone/iTouch users can download directly from the iTunes Applicaition store, by searching U2TOURFANS or clicking here. (Free for a limited time ) Sign up on Facebook Fan Club for ulimited free use.
To accomplish this, U2TOURFANS partnered with SeattleClouds, SeattleCloud is an online publishing platform that allows you to create your own iPhone applications. You can then submit and sell your apps in the AppStore so people all over the world can download or buy your app.
The people behind SeattleClouds are a team of dedicated individuals with a long history in the technology field. Because of the potential that we saw in iPhone applications, we have developed a platform that can let any user create iPhone applications; no programming skills are required.
U2TOURFANS and SeattleClouds wanted a 360 experience unlike any other fan site connecting all of the elements that make up U2TOURFANS 360 experience. By connecting social applications such as twitter, youtube and facebook fans will be able to have the complete experience.
Editor-in-Chief Dre was quoted last night during the introductionof the application as saying." This as the greatest birthday present to date, the launch of the application creates the 360 expeience that has always been the main focus of our media property.
These new features provide iPhone users with a desktop-like U2TOURFANS web application experience in terms of ease-of-use, speed, and feature richness but optimized for the iPhone. This experience is made possible by the iPhone's general usability and the capabilities of its web browser, combined with U2TOURFANS/SeattleClouds innovative mobile web applications. We plan to expand this experience with updated versions as we get closer to tour season. One of our goals is to support a complete U2 experience that are fulfilling the promise of the mobile web - like the iPhone - and to ultimately deliver unique and compelling mobile experiences that provides the best fan experience possible.
Birthday wishes to our Chief from the U2TOURFANS Team ! We selected this one for you !


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Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 Stereo Speakers
Many audiophiles will recognise this speaker from years ago when they started out on their own journey to hifi heaven. Year after year, engineers have strived to improve the performance of the loudspeaker, and here we find ourselves with the latest incarnation of the most famous Wharfedale speaker ever, the Diamond 10.1
It's predecessor, the 9.1 swept all before it, it was our best selling budget bookshelf speaker by far. They have evolved the design further for this season, keeping the positive elements and changing those parts where improvement in sound quality could result.
Offering even better sound quality than previous models due to a number of refinements in the design - the curved cabinet walls are retained from the 9.1, but they are now stronger due to improved bonding techniques and superior internal bracing, which reduces overall cabinet resonance - in other words, the cabinet does not 'speak' when the loudspeaker 'speaks'. Pretty impressive stuff!
The piano black composite front baffle provides a very inert and stable platform for the two drive units, so that when the drive units move, the baffle does not (flex). That way, the listener gets to hear everything on the recording.
The bass-midrange driver is anchored to the baffle with six huge bolts via a heavy duty flange, so that the coupling of driver to speaker is perfect. The bass-mid driver surround has a unique diamond pattern embossed in it's design which helps greatly the reduction of standing waves, which can lead to boomy bass - this speaker has the tightest bass in it's class as a result of this feature.
The reflex ports have been removed from the front baffle to the rear to reduce distortion, and you can hear this instantly when you play a bass heavy track.
On the tweeter front, a metal gauze diffuses high frequencies and produces smooth highs, together with improved stereo imaging.
The front cloth grill is held by pegs which fit securely into the hexagon bolt heads holding the drive units, which gives a very clean look to the front aspect .
Which ever way you look at it a superb budget stand mount loudspeaker.
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Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 Stereo Speakers
Type 2 way bass reflex Drive units Tweeter is a 25mm soft dome tweeter with metal grille
Bass-mid is a 125mm kevlar cone
Bi-wire facility Frequency response 45 Hz - 30kHz Impedance 8Ω Sensitivity 86dB/W Recommended amplifier power 20W to 120W Dimensions H x W x D 296 x 194 x 278mm
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Wharfedale Diamond 220 Bookshelf Loudspeakers
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