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LA GRANDE, Ore. (January 31, 2011) – U.S. Cellular continues to invest in its high-speed nationwide network with a new cell site in the La Grande area to help residents and businesses stay connected to the web, e-mail and the people who matter most to them. The new site in the Mahogany Mountain area increases U.S. Cellular's coverage and network capacity in the canyon west of La Grande to the Hilgard area. The new site also provides improved service along Interstate 84.
The network enhancement follows U.S. Cellular's launch of The Belief Project, an array of innovative initiatives that recognize customer loyalty with bundled national plans that offer customers the freedom to enjoy benefits without signing continuous contracts. The company was recently ranked No. 1 in service and named the best carrier in the country in a Consumer Reports survey of wireless customers. With "no contract after the first," new customers who complete a two-year contract will never have to sign another one and will continue to get guaranteed upgrades to the newest phones at promotional prices every 18 months. Customers get valuable rewards just for being customers and can get even faster upgrades in as little as 10 months when they use their rewards.
"The Belief Project is about delighting our customers with services that make their lives easier and providing a reliable network they can count on is a big part of making it possible," said Joe Cabrera, director of sales for U.S. Cellular in Oregon and Washington. "It's important to us that every call, text and e-mail gets through so our customers can have everything they need at their fingertips."
To select locations for new towers, U.S. Cellular has teams of system performance engineers who drive through the company's network coverage area, sometimes hundreds of miles a day, to test the signal strength and call quality. U.S. Cellular also listens to customer feedback to find the communities that would benefit from another tower.
With U.S. Cellular's high-speed nationwide network, websites open faster and e-mails download more quickly on the company's line of cutting-edge BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and Android-powered smartphones like the BlackBerry Bold, HTC Desire and the Samsung Mesmerize, a Galaxy S device.
About The Belief Project
The Belief Project, recently named Frost & Sullivan's Customer Value Enhancement of the Year, recognizes customer loyalty with national bundled plans that offer customers the freedom to enjoy industry-leading benefits without signing continuous contracts.
With "no contract after the first," new customers who complete a two-year contract will never have to sign another one and will continue to get guaranteed upgrades to the newest phones at promotional prices every 18 months. Existing customers who switch to the new Belief Plans can simply finish out their current contract and never sign a contract again.
While some carriers are increasing time for phone upgrades, U.S. Cellular customers automatically get valuable rewards just for being a customer that can be used for even faster phone upgrades in as little as 10 months. Rewards can also be used to get additional lines, phones, accessories and ringtones. Customers who refer a friend to a Belief Plan get 1,000 reward points, along with the friend who signed up that could be used to get a new phone one month faster.
Customers can save up to 5 percent on their monthly plans for setting up autopay and paperless billing. U.S. Cellular also introduced the industry's only Phone Replacement program for customers on select plans. If a customer's phone accidentally breaks or stops working, U.S. Cellular replaces it with the same or similar model at no additional cost.
These innovative initiatives were developed to elevate the customer experience and create a human relationship with customers, not a contractual one. For more information about The Belief Project, visit uscellular.com.
About U.S. Cellular
U.S. Cellular is committed to fixing wireless one project at a time and recently unveiled The Belief Project, an array of industry-leading innovations designed to elevate the customer experience. The Chicago-based carrier provides the best cell phone service in the country according to survey results released by Consumer Reports, which found that wireless customers are more satisfied with U.S. Cellular than every other major wireless company. U.S. Cellular was also named one of Forbes Magazine's 2010 "Most Trustworthy Companies." The Belief Project complements U.S. Cellular's growing catalog of cutting-edge phones that are all backed by its high-speed nationwide network. To learn more about U.S. Cellular, visit one of its retail stores or uscellular.com. You can also check out U.S. Cellular on Facebook.
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Tympanic membrane is the fancy name for eardrum, so when a doctor wants to find out how your eardrum is working, he or she may get a tympanogram. In this test, a doctor uses a special machine that is small enough to be inserted into you ear. It makes a quiet noise that should get your eardrum moving. The result of this test is known as a tympanogram.
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text: Tight Range for Corn Prices Ahead September 14, 2012 11:21 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Scott Harms, Archer Financial Services Email This information is provided by Archer Financial Services, Inc. 800-933-3996. After a quiet start to the week, the grain markets had an increasing amount information to digest as the week progressed. The USDA Report on Wednesday was met with a mixed reaction by the grain trade. The corn production estimate was revealed over 300 million bushels higher than what the trade had been expecting. This led to a sharply lower corn trade following its release. Although, the corn market was able to more than halve its losses by Wednesday's close, mainly on the back of a sharply higher soybean trade, it still managed nearly double digit losses. One of the bigger surprises in Wednesday's report was the fact that they left the harvested acreage data unchanged, while many in the trade are arguing for a reduction in that figure North of one million acres. Skepticism of the harvested acreage data and expectations of further yield cuts aided in the corn market's late week recovery. The soybean market rallied sharply on Wednesday after the USDA released a soybean production figure lower than trade expectations. Many in the trade were hopeful that August rains would provide a yield boost to soybeans, yet that was not evident in the yield estimate on Wednesday. General commodity buying appeared on Thursday and Friday of this week as the US Dollar plunged to its lowest levels in over six months. This action was the result of the Federal Reserve's bold move to purchase $40 billion in mortgage-backed securities for an unspecified amount of time. This has increased inflationary concerns and helped the gold market trade to six month highs. Inflationary concerns are a longer term feature in the grains and not likely capable of sustaining a continued grain rally in the short term. We expect that the corn market to be tightly range bound over the next several weeks, while soybeans will look poised to challenge its contract highs. We will look to extend corn hedges on rallies above $8.20 basis December corn and add to soybean hedges on a move above $18.00. Click to view larger image. Back to news


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Best known for premium handbags and travel accessories, Coach has now created a gorgeous line of eyewear. As with their other product lines, Coach eyeglasses are held to the highest standards of quality. Using the fresh, contemporary design they are known for, Coach eyeglasses provide an understated yet luxurious look. Coach eyeglasses feature updated silhouettes and are made from fine acetates and metals. Shop a large range of colors and shapes to find a pair that is distinctly you. Coach eyeglasses are also comfortable and lightweight - the perfect companion for every day. You can find signature Coach logos and patterns interwoven into the details of Coach eyewear lines, perfect to express the effortless New York style of the Coach brand.
Coach is a heritage American leather goods company that has expanded to become the luxury accessories and lifestyle leader they are today. Coach was founded in 1941 in Manhattan as a family run, artisan workshop. They retain their headquarters in the location of their former factory lofts in NYC to this day. Coach is a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and has 1,000 boutiques operated in metropolitan centers all over the world.


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Heard of Curana? Maybe not, but the Belgian accessory makers have big plans. We read on their website that their "innovation strategy is 100% offensive", we're not sure if that's a good thing or not but hey, it's a bold claim. These C-Lite mudguards are stylish, robust, easy to fit... and a little bit short.
Out of the box there's no doubting that the C-Lites are a quality item. The mudguards are made from an Aluminium/composite mix and they're subtly curved with a nice matt black finish. Fitting them is simple enough; we had to take a hacksaw to the beefy stays to get the blades nice and close to the tyre but once on everything feels good and sturdy.
Venture out on the bike and there's a bit of noise from the fittings on rough surfaces, we narrowed this down to the brake bridge where the blade just pushes through the fitting rather than being fixed. A bit of tape fixed that, and other than that the C-Lites were very well behaved and the minimal look suited my Genesis very well.
One thing they're not, though – in common with other 'fashionable' mudguards, if mudguards can ever be fashionable – is very long. They could do with an extra few inches wrapping round the wheel, especially at the rear where they didn't fully stop the tyre throwing up spray. They're better than having no mudguards of course, but they could do better on that front. Maybe Curana could offer a longer version as well; the blades are stiff enough to cope.
Available in 45-50mm (tested) or 30-35mm widths for £39.99, there's also a mountain bike version. All available in black or silver.
At a copper under £50 these 'guards aren't cheap, but they're well made and well behaved on the bike. It's a pity they're not a bit longer though.
If you're thinking of buying this product using a cashback deal why not use the road.cc Top Cashback page and get some top cashback while helping to support your favourite independent cycling website
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Make and model: Curana C-Lite mudguards
Size tested: 45mm
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
"Super stylish C-Lite guards are made completely of an aluminium and composite layered material. These are extremely light and strong with a clean high-tech look."
indeed they are.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes, bit short though
Would you consider buying the product? yes
Would you recommend the product to a friend? maybe
About the tester
Age: 38 Height: 190cm Weight: 98kg
I usually ride: whatever I'm testing... My best bike is: Genesis Equilibrium with SRAM Apex
I've been riding for: 10-20 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: time trialling, cyclo cross, commuting, sportives, general fitness riding, fixed/singlespeed, mtb, Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling, track
Dave is a founding father of road.cc and responsible for kicking the server when it breaks. In a previous life he was a graphic designer but he's also a three-time Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling world champion, and remains unbeaten through the bog. Dave rides all sorts of bikes but tends to prefer metal ones. He's getting old is why.


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The December issue of Better Homes and Gardens has an article about the wonderful snowflake photography of Kenneth G. Libbrecht, a professor of physics at CalTech.
You may see some of Professor Libbrecht's snowflakes in your mailbox because the U.S. Postal Service has recently issued a series of stamps that feature his photos. Austria's postal service also has a set of snowflake stamps with Libbrecht's images.
The BH&G article suggests printing Libbrecht's snowflake images to make your own Christmas cards and stickers. I assume this is within the bounds of what his copyright restrictions allow. Surely they checked with him before printing these craft ideas!
The professor's snowflake website, snowcrystals.com, is an interesting blend of scientific facts and gorgeous photos. He explains how he took the pictures, and he gives advice about the best places to study snow, as well as describing some interesting snow activities and experiments for scientists of all ages. It's well worth a visit.
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Lady Crusader tennis downs Lady Chucks 8-1
The Lady Crusader tennis squad defeated the Lady Chucks 8-1 on Thursday afternoon in matches played at Benzinger and Memorial parks in St. Marys. Despite the threat of rain, the teams were able to get in all their matches before the wet weather returned early in the evening. "The weather cooperated and we were able to play a very competitive tennis match against a really nice Punxsy squad," said ECC head coach Pete Meier. "Punxsy has improved tremendously since last year. They have a wonderful group of young ladies, and it was a very enjoyable match to watch."At #1 singles, Elk Catholic's Abby Meyer won 6-3, 6-1 over Punxsy's Anna Monyak, and Lady Crusader Loreal Housler defeated Shaina Reddinger 6-1, 6-3 at #2 singles. "Abby Meyer and Loreal Housler each won their match in straight sets. Abby and Loreal are both playing very well right now, both girls are improving, and today they won against a very tough opponent," Meier said. ECC's Laira Reuscher defeated Punxsy's Searra Wasicki 6-0, 6-1 at #3 singles, while Elk Catholic's Maria Gismondi downed Lauren Wolfe 6-0, 6-4 at #4 singles. "Laira Reuscher and Maria Gismondi continue to play very good tennis at the #3 and #4 positions," Meier said. "Both matches had a lot of long rallies. There were many highly competitive points played, and these two young ladies each came up big for the win." Elk's lone loss on the day came at #5 singles, where Sophie Herzing fell to Punxsy's Amber Ward 6-3, 6-7 (1-7), 8-10. "The match of the day came at #5 singles, where Sophie Herzing lost a heartbreaker to Amber Ward," Meier said. "The second and third sets both ended in evenly matched, hotly contested tiebreakers. This was a wonderful match to watch between two very good, evenly matched players, as both of these girls battled right to the end. It's always fun to watch these kinds of matches."In the doubles matches, Meyer and Housler teamed up to defeat Punxsy's Anna Monyak and Shaina Reddinger 8-4. "Abby and Loreal teamed up to win another evenly played, highly competitive match at first doubles. These two play very well together and are a lot of fun to watch," Meier said. At #2 doubles, ECC's Abby Wittman and Kristen Dippold picked up an 8-4 victory over Punxsutawney's Searra Wasicki and Lauren Wolfe. "The #2 doubles match was another exciting, evenly played, back-and-forth match between two very good doubles teams," Meier said. "Abby Wittman and Kristen Dippold work very well together. Both girls are very good players, and their doubles win today was something special to watch." Lady Crusaders Brittany Auman and Maddie O'Leary defeated Amber Ward and Calena Spearing 8-5 at #3 doubles, while Elk Catholic's Elizabeth Nicklas and Maura Keyes beat Lady Chucks Kylie Krise and Tori Brooks 8-2 at #4 singles. "Elizabeth Nicklas and Maura Keyes teamed up for a win at #4 doubles, while Brittany Auman and Maddie O'Leary outlasted their opponents at #3 doubles. Both teams played really well together," Meier said. A number of players also competed in exhibition on Thursday afternoon. "We had a very successful exhibition 'match' today, where many of our new players got a chance to play and did very well," Meier said. In exhibition #1, Elk Catholic's Linnea Stager and Kathryn Ordiway won 8-2 over Punxsutawney's Laura Chelgren and Karlee Wingard. Lady Crusaders Maddie Foringer and Natalie Reichard defeated Lady Chucks Erin Long and Jaelene Burkett 6-2 in exhibition #2. ECC's Marla Scacchitti and Rachel Stauffer picked up a 6-0 win over Punxsy's Shauna Wood and Sydney Jekielek in exhibition #3. Both Elk Catholic squads were handed 2-6 setbacks in the #4 and #5 exhibitions, with Anna Wingard and Rebecca Gleixner falling to Punxsy's Kylie Krise and Tori Brooks, while Quirin Riddle and Rachel Rupprecht came up short against Erin Long and Jaelene Burkett. In the #6 exhibition, Lady Crusaders Danielle Healy and Megan McKenna picked up a 6-3 victory over Punxsutawney's Shauna Wood and Sydney Jekielek. "It was another good day for tennis," Meier said. "We played against a really nice opponent, there was a lot of good tennis played, and the sunshine felt good. This was our sixth match of the season, we've done very well so far, and I'm really proud of our girls." The Lady Crusaders will return to action on Monday when they take on Warren Area High School in a match scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at Benzinger Park.
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sub completeorder_html { open(COUNT, "$datapath/orders/completed/count.txt"); while(<COUNT>) { my ($num) = split /\n/; $newnum = $num + 1; open(ID, "$datapath/orders/$FORM{'id'}.txt"); while(<ID>) { ($item, $quant, $price, $num, $total) = split /\|/; open(CART, ">$datapath/orders/completed/$newnum.txt"); print CART "$item|$quant|$price|$num|$total|\n"; close(CART); } close(ID); print qq|This order has been given the number $newnum for further referencing.|; open(COUNTS, ">$datapath/orders/completed/count.txt"); print COUNTS "$newnum"; close(COUNTS); } close(COUNT); }
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# -w is very remommented at the #! line use strict; # Explicit declarations use CGI qw(:cgi); use CGI::Carp qw(fatalsToBrowser); use Fcntl qw(:DEFAULT :flock); sub completeorder_html { # Get parameters using CGI module my $ID = param('id'); # Save an array with new data. # you can't write to a file when you still need # to read from it. my @NewCounts; # Open and lock (LOCK_SH for read, LOCK_EX for write mostly) # The O_RDWR makes the file readable and writable at the same time. # P.S. you can't write until you're done reading # That was one bug in your code. sysopen(COUNT, "$datapath/orders/completed/count.txt", O_RDWR) or die "Can't open count.txt: $!"; flock(COUNT, LOCK_SH); while(my $num = <COUNT>) { chomp $num; # remove \n my $newnum = ($num + 1); # Open the new id open(ID, "$datapath/orders/$ID.txt") or die "Can't open data file for $ID: $!"; flock(ID, LOCK_SH); # Just open the file once. We keep in in use until we're done. # Combined with the flock, nobody can edit the file while this script # is running. Otherwise someother user (running the script at the same time) # could corrupt the entire file while we were busy with it at the same time. open(CART, ">$datapath/orders/completed/$newnum.txt") or die "Can't save $newnum: $!"; flock(CART, LOCK_EX); #### The following code it don't get: there are better ways of copying a file. #### Besides, you were opening the file for each print, #### and truncating it every time you opened it. (because of the >, not >> ) # # while(my $line = <ID>) # { # chomp $line; # my ($item, $quant, $price, $num, $total) = split(/\|/, $line, 5); # print CART "$item|$quant|$price|$num|$total|\n"; # } # # It can be done with this line... pring CART <ID>; # <ID> returns an array because print can handle it. # and everything is being printed in the the new file # Close and unlock the files flock(CART, LOCK_UN); close(CART); flock(ID, LOCK_UN); close(ID); print qq|This order has been given the number $newnum for further referencing.|; push @NewCounts, "$newnum"; } seek(COUNT, 0, 0) or die "Can't rewind file: $!"; # go to the first line truncate(COUNT, 0) or die "Can't truncate file: $!"; # erase everything from the first character. # Write the new data into the file, # we're done reading from it now. print COUNT, @NewCounts; # Close the count file flock(COUNT, LOCK_UN); close(COUNT); }
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|Stuttgart came from behind to beat Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1 at Borussia Park on Saturday.
Things started fantastically for the hosts, with Martin Stranzl putting them ahead after just seven minutes with a fantastic strike from 30 yards which flew past Sven Ulreich in the Stuttgart goal. However, they were in the lead for a minute. Cristian Molinaro immediately found space down the left, swung in a fantastic ball to the far post, and Martin Harnik was there to climb over this marker and head it beyond Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
The two sides remained level for much of the match, but just under 20 minutes from time, Stuttgart edged ahead in freak fashion, with the unfortunate Roel Brouwers hacking a Zdravko Kuzmanovic cross over his own keeper to gift the visitors all three points.
|Hannover's recent run of indifferent form continued when Freiburg claimed an unlikely 2-1 win over Mirko Slomka's side at the AWD Arena.
It was the visitors who struck first, with Jonathan Schmid capitalising on some suicidal defending to sweep the ball into the back of Ron-Robert Zieler's net after just 12 minutes. Soon after, however, Hannover bounced back through a Moa Abdellaoue penalty.
Just after the break, though, more catastrophic defending let Hannover down. Jan Rosenthal was alert to nick the ball from the slack Karim Haggui, passed it out left, and promptly received the ball back from Max Kruse to tap it home against his old club.
Despite this result, Hannover remain in sixth, but with an ever-increasing gap between themselves and fifth-placed Bayern Leverkusen.
|Hamburg grabbed a much-needed 1-0 win over fellow midtable outfit Mainz to continue their ascent up the Bundesliga table.
The only goal of the match came shortly after the hour-mark. Maximilian Beister received the ball on the left-hand channel and wasted no time in tapping it across the face of goal to Son Heung-Min, who continued in his rich vein of form by sliding in to divert it home from close range.
The visitors protested for an offside in the build-up to the goal, but no decision was forthcoming, and Thorsten Fink's side clung on to grab all three points.
|Eintracht Frankfurt kept up the pace with Schalke and Bayern Munich by overcoming struggling Bavarians Augsburg 4-2 at the Commerzbank Arena.
The hosts got off to a fine start, with Pirmin Schwegler's free kick taking a deflection off the unfortunate Sascha Molders and bouncing beyond Mohamed Amsif in the Augsburg goal. Soon after, it was two. Stefan Aigner beat the offside trap, rounded the keeper, and squeezed the ball over the line despite the best efforts of the covering defender.
Just before the break, however, the visitors gained a lifeline. A corner was cleared as far as Koo Ja-Cheol, who drove it home from the edge of the box with aplomb. It was to matter little. Shortly after the restart, Alexander Meier restored his side's 3-1 advantage with an excellent finish.
Once again, the deficit was cut to one goal when Sascha Molders tucked one away from the penalty spot, but Meier killed off the Bavarian challenge once for all 15 minutes from time.
This result sees Augsburg remain rooted to the bottom of the table. Their opponents, however, are in third place, a mere point behind Schalke.
|Schalke missed the opportunity to take advantage of Bayern Munich's draw with Nurnberg as Bayer Leverkusen overcame them at the BayArena.
It was Andre Schurrle breaking the deadlock, darting in from the left wing and sending a ferocious 30-yard effort that flew past Lars Unnerstall into the top corner. The young goalkeeper didn't even bother trying to save it - and he needn't have.
Around the hour-mark, Lars Bender was within inches of making it 2-0, but sent his effort from 20 yards against the foot of the post, but Stefan Kiessling made the victory secure soon after, leaving a defender in his wake before finishing smartly.
Schalke remain second, but a full eight points behind table-toppers Bayern.
|Werder Bremen came from behind to beat Fortuna Dusseldorf 2-1 at the Weserstadion to kick off Sunday's action.
The visitors had been struggling for form in recent weeks, but got had a golden opportunity to get off to a fine start here when Sokratis hacked down Robbi Kruse inside the Bremen area. And, sure enough, Jens Langeneke gave his side the lead from the spot.
Shortly after the break, though, Thomas Schaaf's side hit back. Lukas Schmitz did superbly to keep the ball in on the left wing, cut inside and put on a plate for Nils Petersen, who sent a crisp header into the back of the net.
The hosts' quest for a winner was made all the harder when Assani Lukimya received his marching orders, but Kevin De Bruyne was there to volley home Aaron Hunt's ball to give his side a crucial three points.
|Wolfsburg's revival under Felix Magath continued when they claimed a 3-1 victory over Hoffenheim at the Rhein Neckar Arena.
It was the visitors who came out of the blocks the quicker, with a smart Makoto Hasebe finish giving them the lead after just seven minutes. Hoffenehiem were dealt a critical blow soon after when Bas Dost grabbed his fifth goal of the season.
As time wore on, Wolfsburg pressed more and more, and Mathieu Delpierre was forced into an acrobatic clearance to keep the score at 2-0. They eventually made it 3-0 through Naldo, who sent a trademark free kick past Benaglio.
Eren Derdiyok pulled one back on 88 minutes with a close-range header, but it was too little too late for Markus Babbel's side.


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West Texas A&M University is proud to offer our first Ph.D. The degree is in Agriculture and has a "Systems" approach.
One thing that life teaches is that all things are interdependent. Plants, animals, economics, energy input, energy outputs and more impact one another. One decision cascades to unintended consequences. This program is designed to help the student understand and study these interconnections. It is the hope of this program that with better understanding of the systems and interconnection fewer detrimental unintended consequences will occur.
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Lady and the Monster was the first film version of the classic Curt Siodmak sci-fi/horror tale Donovan's Brain. The plot involves the brain of a famous but unscrupulous financier, recently deceased. The brain is kept alive artificially by overenthusiastic scientist Erich Von Stroheim, with the help of lab assistants Vera Hruba Ralston (the lady of the title) and Richard Arlen. Gradually, the dead financier's brain takes over the mind of Arlen, turning him into the helpless conduit for the financier's evil machinations. Lady and the Monster was remade in 1954, using the original Siodmak title Donovan's Brain.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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The rate of earthquakes in Oklahoma has increased by about 50 percent since October 2013, significantly increasing the chance for a damaging quake in central Oklahoma.
In a new joint statement by the U.S. Geological Survey and Oklahoma Geological Survey, the agencies reported that 183 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater occurred in Oklahoma from October 2013 through April 14, 2014. This compares with a long-term average from 1978 to 2008 of only two magnitude 3.0 or larger earthquakes per year. As a result of the increased number of small and moderate shocks, the likelihood of future, damaging earthquakes has increased for central and north-central Oklahoma.
The joint statement indicates that a likely contributing factor to the increase in earthquakes is wastewater disposal by injection into deep geologic formations. The water injection can increase underground pressures, lubricate faults and cause earthquakes – a process known as injection-induced seismicity. Much of this wastewater is a byproduct of oil and gas production and is routinely disposed of by injection into wells specifically designed and approved for this purpose. The recent earthquake rate changes are not due to typical, random fluctuations in natural seismicity rates.
Oklahoma's heightened earthquake activity since 2009 includes 20 magnitude 4.0 to 4.8 quakes, plus one of the two largest recorded earthquakes in Oklahoma's history – a magnitude 5.6 earthquake that occurred near Prague on Nov. 5, 2011, which damaged a number of homes and the historic Benedictine Hall at St. Gregory's University in Shawnee.
As a result of the increased seismicity, the Oklahoma Geological Survey has increased the number of monitoring stations and now operates a seismograph network of 15 permanent stations and 17 temporary stations. Both agencies are actively involved in research to determine the cause of the increased earthquake rate and to quantify the increased hazard in central Oklahoma.
For more information, visit http://www.ready.gov/earthquakes and http://www.shakeout.org/centralus/.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Lipscomb women's tennis team fell to Samford University 7-0 in a non-conference match.
The Lady Bisons did not record any singles or doubles victories in the match Wednesday at the Samford Tennis Center.
The Lady Bisons are 9-7 overall this season.
Samford took the doubles point away from Lipscomb by not dropping any of its three matches.
In singles play the Lady Bisons got solid performances, but could not get a win against Samford.
Deahna Welcher at No. 1 for Lipscomb lost in a third-set fight against Stephanie N'tcha. Welcher started off well in the first set by not dropping a game and taking the set 6-0, but later gave the match away by losing two sets consecutively. The final score was 0-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Melissa Kromer at No.2 lost in a close straight-set fight against Samford's Kristin Lewis.
Lipscomb lost at No. 3, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 in straight sets.
Samford, from the Southern Conference, is 14-2 overall and is 9-0 at home this season. They have won 11 straight home matches dating back to March 22, 2013.
The Lady Bisons, 2-2 in the Atlantic Sun Conference, play two crucial matches this weekend. Stetson visits the Huston-Marsh-Griffith Tennis Center Friday at 10 a.m. Saturday Florida Gulf Coast will be on campus for a 9 a.m. match. These will be the last home regular season matches.
Samford 7, Lipscomb 0
1. Stephanie N'tcha (SAM) def. Deahna Welcher (LIP) 0-6, 6-3, 6-2
2. Kristin Lewis (SAM) def. Melissa Kromer (LIP) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
3. Yasmeen Ebada (SAM) def. Laura Kent (LIP) 6-2, 6-0
4. Jessica Northcutt (SAM) def. Jenny Borck (LIP) 6-0, 6-2
5. Emily Mallory (SAM) def. Lorena Djuknic (LIP) 6-4, 6-1
6. Lauren Caballero (SAM) def. Sierra Troxel (LIP) 6-1, 6-1
1. Kristin Lewis/Emily Mallory (SAM-WT) def. Jenny Borck/Deahna Welcher (LIPW) 8-5
2. Jessica Northcutt/Stephanie N'tcha (SAM-WT) def. Laura Kent/Melissa Kromer (LIPW) 8-5
3. Carita Moolman/Yasmeen Ebada (SAM-WT) def. Lorena Djuknic/Sierra Troxel (LIPW) 8-1


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Shouryuuken! Chris goes old school in this review of the beat 'em up anime...
Shadowlaw: an underground organization bent on world domination through drug smuggling, illegal weapons distribution and terrorism. Led by the evil M. Bison (Vega in the Japanese version), Shadowlaw hopes to increase their power by recruiting the world's greatest street fighters. Their main target: Ryu, a master of Shotokan Karate who roams all over the world to test his skills against other fighters. As a means to lure the elusive Ryu, Bison abducts his best friend, former martial arts champion Ken Masters, and uses him as bait. Interpol agent Chun-Li and U.S. Air Force pilot Guile team up to get to Ryu before Bison does and continues his reign of terror. (Taken from the PR.)
When I was a kid, before the popularity of the Internet, I used to get my gaming fix by way of Japanese 'grey import' consoles like the Megadrive and the Super Famicom. Yes they cost an arm and a leg even by today's standards, but back then PC (Windows) gaming wasn't what it is today and the dedicated consoles provided a much better experience than general purpose computers like the Amiga or ST (not that I didn't love those as well). My favourite console was undoubtedly my Super Famicom (AKA Super NES), largely for the quality of its bundled launch title (the astounding Super Mario World) and extensive third-party support from arcade giants of the time. Chief among these were Capcom, whose own port of Final Fight was one of the three titles I received with my machine and a damn fine game in its own right.
A few months later the various games mags began previewing screens from Capcom's 16-bit port of their phenomenally popular Street Fighter II arcade beat 'em up and I knew I had to own it. As the first 16Mb (that's megabit) cartridge on the system it didn't come cheap - around £75 if I remember rightly - but I had it months in advance of the UK release and the game itself was a revelation. I now find it amusing to think that many people labelled it 'arcade perfect' at the time, because a fair bit of content was removed or altered, but it was the closest gamers in 1992 had ever seen. I distinctly remember the morning the game arrived (a Saturday) and the almost superhuman speed with which my friend managed to get from his house to mine so that we could play the verses mode. Over the following weeks I played that game damn near to death, determined to improve my skill and see the finishing screen for every character. Of course it didn't end there, because Capcom very shrewdly held back the ability to play as the boss characters for the Turbo edition of the game, which cost even more (almost £100 at the time), then went on to release Super Street Fighter II with an expanded roster of characters, some of whom appear in the animated movie.
Now let's talk about said movie ('finally!', I hear you cry). Well it's pretty standard 'bad guy wants to take over the world because he's bad' stuff, but the way that the street fighting action has been woven into the plot is quite novel (if not entirely logical). The idea of Ryu travelling the world to challenge various fighters makes sense within the Street Fighter universe and allows for some very nicely choreographed sequences. That Vega wants to use him and other fighters as assassins seems a little nonsensical to me. Why put all the time and effort into brainwashing street fighters? Why not just shoot your targets? Anyway, it's a contrived plot device but I guess they had to come up with something beyond the basic tournament framework of the games, and it's still far more logical than the plot of the live action version with Jean-Claude Van Damme. I just wish that some of the dangling plot threads had been resolved, such as why Sagat just disappears on an errand never to be seen again, or how Ken, who is apparently equal to Ryu in terms of fighting potential, somehow goes unnoticed when he is actively competing in martial arts tournaments. That would have saved them an arm and a leg on Monitor cyborgs for a start. Also, why does it take three years to brainwash Cammy, but about five minutes to do the same to Ken. Why spend most of the film trying to recruit Ryu only to have Ken attempt to kill him at the first opportunity? However, perhaps most importantly, the issue of how Chun-Li is able to stand up - let alone perform the 'spinning bird kick' - with proportions like like that is never addressed.
There are other niggles too. While the addition of the characters from the ' Super' version of the game (Fei Long, Thunder Hawk, Cammy, Dee Jay) is welcome, the marginalisation of some of the original characters, particularly Zangief and Blanka, is not. The pair barely have any screen time at all; hell, Ken's girlfriend Eliza gets more action! Guile, one of the best characters in the game, also suffers from being a largely redundant presence in the film. He spends most of his time frantically chasing around, arriving at events when they're all over bar the shouting, before finally having his arse handed to him by Vega. Talk about inauspicious. Of course all of this is really just silly nit-picking at what is, essentially, a brainless action film centred around a video game phenomenon aimed at teenage boys with a love of blood-letting and boobs (so all of them then). Yes it's silly, but it's still (sadly) one of the better game-to-movie adaptations and more enjoyable than most of the live-action genre efforts.
The 1.85:1 (1080/24p AVC) image is surprisingly good for a property such as this. I don't mean that to sound condescending, but it's not like the film was a mainstream hit and anime series/features from twenty years ago don't always look their best in high-definition. Thankfully the image is generally very clean and sable, with only the odd film artefact and some minor (but noticeable) telecine wobble at the beginning springing immediately to mind as cause for concern. Colour reproduction is much better than any version I've previously viewed, with hues appearing richer and more natural, while the compression improvements help massively with things like bleeding. Another major advantage to watching the film on BD is that it is progressive. The DVD, or at least the one I own, suffers from some very obvious interlacing/ghosting issues (and if memory serves it's not even 16:9 enhanced). The level of detail also undergoes a corresponding leap, with the whole image having a very appealing, film-like quality thanks to the retention of the grain. This increased clarity really did highlight thinks I'd missed before, including the almost 'blink and you'll miss him' cameo by Gouki/Akuma. It's true that the source itself isn't the sharpest, prettiest thing you'll ever see, but this Blu-ray definitely delivers the best looking home version of the film to date.
Well it's 'no-frills' territory here with a few LPCM 2.0 Stereo tracks, including both the original Japanese audio and the English dub (and a French track). This marked the first time I'd heard the film in its original language, and is usually the case I much preferred the voice acting. It's not that the English voice actors are all that bad, just that the Japanese ones are better. Far too much of the dialogue in the dub track is dumbed down or altered to better fit the characters' facial animation for my liking. As for said dialogue, it's always intelligible regardless of which language you opt for, but beyond that there's really not much to say. There's very little in the way of stereo panning, with only a couple of moments springing immediately to mind as I write this, and of course there is no surround activity of any kind (unless you use processing in your receiver). Bass is also fairly limited, not to mention patchy, with a number of the fight sequences lacking the sort of weight you'd hope for given the sort of kicks and punches being traded. Still, this is about what one would expect from almost twenty year old anime and it's perfectly functional. What I did find surprising about the original language track was the music, because it's almost universally incongruous with the on-screen action. Seriously, most scenes are accompanied by what sounds like fully realised orchestrations of 16-bit game music, just not a fighting game! In fact, I was at times reminded more of something like Pilot Wings than Street Fighter II. The Chun-Li/Balrog encounter is particularly shocking, playing out against an aural canvas of bad J-pop and the sort of generic music you'll find playing over the end credits of any number of forgettable 90s video-games. If the intention was to have a score that sounded like that, job done, but it doesn't really suit the action at all. For the technically minded, the bitrate/depth of the Japanese track is slightly higher than the dubs, weighing in at 2304Kbps/24-bit as opposed to 1536Kbps/16-bit.
The dub will most probably be more familiar to those of you who, like me, first saw the movie on TV years ago. Obvious language differences aside, it is the soundtrack that really sets the dub apart from the original Japanese track. Gone is the rather ill-fitting, twee music, to be replaced by more raucous tunes from the likes of Alice in Chains and Korn. On the whole the heavier, rockier soundtrack actually fits the combat sequences better than the 'elevator music' of the Japanese track, particularly during Chun-Li and Balrog's fight. Unfortunately the 'uncensored' tag attached to this release doesn't extend to the dub, as the content makers have used the 'PG-13' version that removes profanity and a couple of other lines. It's not a complete disaster, but it is sure to disappoint those used to those elements.
The English subtitles are fine for the most part, although there are occasional grammatical errors, some suspect positioning, and they sometimes flash by a little too quickly. They also translate the name of Vega's evil empire as Shadowlaw, rather than Shadaloo, but I believe there's always been some debate about which is correct (for what it's worth, the English text on various screens and documents in the film says Shadowlaw).
Um, none. Not even character bios. That deserves a hadoken to the face.
Street Fighter II isn't a great film, but neither is it a bad one. It's definitely a bit of a guilty pleasure for me, and brings back very fond memories of my youth (although I'd rather be having nostalgic feelings for a game called 'Super Sex Haver II', because I'd be looking back on my teens with greater fondness). The inclusion of both versions of the film on this Blu-ray is major bonus for me, as one of the things that endears me to the original Japanese version is that it uses the correct names for the 'boss' characters. Because I cut my SFII teeth on the import cart I grew up fighting M. Bison, Balrog, Sagat and Vega, in that order. It wasn't until I got to Super Street Fighter II - which was a US import rather than a Japanese one - that I had to suffer the mixed-up names, and it bugged the hell out of me. I mean come on, it's not like M. Bison is a subtle reference to a certain boxer or anything. Anyway, the Blu-ray is a mixed affair, offering decent video and adequate audio, but nothing in the way of bonus material. It's unlikely to convert many to the cause, but if you're an existing fan this is the version to get.
There, I went the entire review without making some sort of lame joke about Psycho Power and ex-girlfriends. Oh dammit! So close!
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This flick was watched to death when I first got the vieo. I remember it blowing my mind.
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There's a great post here about Gisaburo Sugii/Street Fighter II
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Release Date: 13th May 2013
Discs: 1
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RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
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Director: Gisaburô Sugii
Cast: Kôjiro Shimizu, Kenji Haga, Miki Fujitani, Masane Tsukayama, Takeshi Kusaka, Hank Smith, Ted Richards, Mary Briscoe, Donald Lee, Phil Matthews
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Australia and Malaysia were panned as mainly processional races and the milder sound of the engines was criticised by many.
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Ferrari has not been the only paddock voice making noise about 2014, as reigning world champions Red Bull and even F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone have also been highly and repeatedly critical.
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A great man has died, one who contributed greatly to our specialty. When I first met Dr. Compere at a party to welcome the new residents in 1960, he looked at my wife and said, "I'm Dr. Compere. When can I do your nose?" My wife was pregnant at the time, and he and Jim Crabtree did Jane's nose 6 weeks after the baby was born.
He used the Goldman technique, resulting in a beautiful nose. Dr. Goldman retired to the Breakers in Palm Beach, and whenever we were there for the Triological meeting, Dr. Compere would take Jane over to his table and show off her great result.
He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, but grew up in Los Angeles, graduating from Los Angeles High School in 1942. He was an active reservist in the US Navy in the premed program, and got his BA and 1947 and his MD in 1950 from the University of Southern California. He was on the swim team and was captain of the water polo team at USC. He served on active duty in the Navy from 1951 to 1953 in Japan. He did his residency in Otolaryngology at USC, LA County Hospital, and received his Boards in 1954.
His pioneering work in radiology of the temporal bone led to many invitations, including the First International Congress of Radiology in Bordeaux, France, the IX International Congress in Mexico City, and the Royal Society of Medicine in London.
He became Associate Professor of Surgery in Otolaryngology at USC. He read all the x-rays of the temporal bone at the House Group in the late 1950s, and he became chief of the USC residency program at LA County Hospital in 1960. He returned to his home in La Mesa, California, in 1961, where he remained in practice.
He was a consultant in Otolaryngology at the US Naval Hospital in San Diego, a consultant in Radiology at Orange County Hospital, and Clinical Professor of ENT at UCSD School of Medicine.
Gene was chief in my first year of residency at LA County Hospital USC Service in 1960 and held an x-ray conference weekly, teaching us the fine points of anatomy and interpretation of temporal bone x-rays.
Dr. Compere was elected to the Triological Society in 1962, winning the coveted Mosher Award with his thesis on "The Radiologic Evaluation of the Petrous Portion of the Temporal Bone" He was also elected to the Otological Society.
Gene Compere has indeed been my mentor my entire professional life. The study habits and investigational methods he taught me have been invaluable in my own practice. I often called Gene for advice on research that I was doing, and his answers were always inspired and of great value.
He was a great help and inspiration in my Triological thesis. Gene Compere was a very tough chief. Our Journal Club every week was fraught with fear because you were required to read all articles of the assigned journal, and be able to discuss any of the articles intelligently or you would be in serious trouble.
Gene developed brittle diabetes when he was 50 and told his wife Jane that he thought he would likely only live another 10 years. He was fastidious and committed to controlling his sugar to perfection, long before the days of insulin pumps and other high-tech methods of control.
Some of my favorite expressions I learned from Gene. One was "That was a blow for freedom!" which was often exclaimed during surgery. He frequently commented when someone goofed up, "That's okay. Everyone makes mistakes, you bungling idiot!"
Dr. Compere was a perfectionist, and a fine surgeon. He and his wife Jane were married for 62 years, and they had 4 children: Bob, Cathie, Bill, and Francie.
Gene published 24 articles, each a landmark work. Despite his remarkable work output, he spent every evening with his family. Gene Compere leaves a legacy of excellence, inspired teaching, and an example that few have attained in their contribution to their fellow man. His legacy of trust in God outshines even his other many talents and interests.


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Despite doing what I think are some great things for the American people, the Obama administration has a dark side. Joe Biden and many others on staff come straight from the RIAA camp, and it shows. Today, the Obama administration disregarded every US law relating to theft and copyright by stating that piracy is "flat, unadulterated theft".
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Morally or fiscally? :-)
We're not fiscally bankrupt until we default, as I understand the term. Call me an optimist, but as we recovered from the Nixon / Ford / Carter fiasco, we can recover from the Bush / Obama fiasco (not to absolve congress by using names of convenience, of course). We just desperately need some competent leadership.


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LIMA, Henrique Espada. Under the realm of precariousness: slavery and the meaning of freedom of labour in the nineteenth century.Translated byEoin O'Neill. Topoi [online]. 2006, vol.2Selected edition, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1518-3319.
This article examines the ambiguities raised by the concept of "labor freedom" in the XIXth century, through a comparative perspective of not only the history and historiography of slavery, but also the social, economic, and institutional history of labor. It considers that this approach will allow a better understanding of the collective experience of free laborers as well as slaves, in order to criticize the "transition" model that is still used - often without any criticism - by the historiography on slavery and free labor in Brazil and in the Americas to explain the relationship between freedom and bondage in labor history. Some of the questions raised in the first part of the article will be used to analyze a sample of labor contracts between formal slaves and their formal masters or new bosses, notarized in the city of Desterro, in Southern Brazil, between the 1840s and the 1880s.
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Thanks djsmom!!!
Oh I don't expect any sstn business. Haha! My older one didn't until he weaned and I was fine with that. I look back and think that all that night nursing helped my supply and allowed me to nurse him until he was 1.5 years old.
Thanks djsmom!!!
Oh I don't expect any sstn business. Haha! My older one didn't until he weaned and I was fine with that. I look back and think that all that night nursing helped my supply and allowed me to nurse him until he was 1.5 years old.
Forgot to ask again... So you still pump while away, right? Otherwise supply could tank?
I would still pump while baby is under a year. Even if you start out with a reverse cycler, baby may change its mind and start taking milk while you are gone. Definitely better to pump for maintaining supply, and probably necessary for your comfort while gone, especially if it is a full 8 hour working day.
Yes I would suggest definitely plan to pump. I suppose if you had a TRUE reverse cycler who ate nothing the entire separation and got all the breastmilk they needed daily from nursing when you were home, a mom could not pump at all and still maintain adequate production. BUT any long periods of no milk removal (day or night) will reduce milk production. And certainly, at least at first, you would get quite uncomfortable at work if you were not regularly removing milk. Might as well get in the habit of pumping at work and adjust frequency of pumping as needed down the road.
Along the "never say never" line my EBF baby is just about six months old. Weighed 17.9lbs at his five month visit (so he's getting more than enough) and has slept through the night since he was 8 weeks old. I've always fed on demand, I don't believe in sleep training or CIO or anything else like that- but only a crazy person wakes up a healthy, full term, sleeping baby in the middle of the night
I went back to work when he was 7 weeks, I found that the only bottels he would take were playtex drop ins. When we started I tried to nurse for a few min, to take the edge off being hungry and then Daddy went for the bottle. I also had Daddy give the bottle with out his shirt on. I'm not sure if it helped, or if my little chub just loves food, but he goes back and forth now with no issues.
Yes, my baby also sleeps really well.
So, it's been a little while since I posted and nothing has really changed except she drank 4 oz from a nanny helper while I was here working. My baby only takes the bottle in her home & when I am here! I honestly cannot understand how other babies don't eat throughout the day. This would mean that she would have to be
miserable for the whole day & then finally get to eat. Doesn't sound like a good plan for me. Anyhow, we are going to continue working on it. I am also going to try
the cup soon.
Are you miserable while you aren't eating for the 12hours from after dinner and when you sleep? No. It's all about what you take in in a 24 hour period. It doesn't matter when. And it matter much less for infants because their bodies have not been conditioned for years to eat at certain times. If you baby chooses to wait for you and is still gaining it's not a problem. I mean yes continue to work on it...but don't assume that your baby is miserable because she eating at different points in a 24hour period than you or I would.
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Oreo's Big Super Bowl Real-Time Ad Moment
Oreo's real-time content marketing on Twitter during the Super Bowl 2013 was one example of how companies are capitalizing on social media with real-time ads during big events for some extra exposure. WSJ's Shira Ovide Reports. (Photo: Getty Images)
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I ... I ... France took a good day and age of the Super Bowl last night and Shira over day with a Wall Street ... last night during the Super Bowl more than twenty four million Twitter messages were treated ... on the social media service last night ... and big brands took advantage of all that attention ... we had last night ... big companies including subways ... and Oreo anti ... each of them using Twitter to circulate their messages or in some cases ... get more attention for ... those thirty second spots they ran during the telecast ... last night's big winner was probably Oriental breaching during the power outage right after half time ... the media we pull together this clever little iPad ... and that Twitter message was certainly more than ten thousand times in one hour ... essentially giving Oreo ... whole lot of free publicity ... really in the last couple of years we've seen in more companies more marketers ... take advantage of this real time working on Twitter ... socially it's free publicity are many cases largely free publicity ... and ... within minutes ... of the Super Bowl ... power outage again we're seeing marketers get on terms like power and we've seen ... the same thing happened in prior sporting events ... and during big events like the Grammys where people are ... tuned in TV and Twitter is ...


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NOAO > Observing Info > Approved Programs > 2009B-0448
PI: Ginger Bryngelson, Clemson University, email@example.com
Address: Physics Department, 118 Kinard Laboratory, Clemson, South Carolina 29634-0978, USA
CoI: Mark Leising, Clemson University
CoI: Peter Milne, Steward Observatory
CoI: Adria Updike, Clemson University
Title: Physics of Supernovae Ia at Late Epochs
Abstract: We continue and extend studies of the late light curves of nearby Type Ia supernovae in the JHK bands. Our goal is to measure the color evolution to late enough epochs to see the possible shift of power (as seen already in a few Supernovae) into the near infrared, and perhaps the as yet unobserved subsequent decline of the NIR light curve. With these observations, we can explore the thermodynamics of the ejecta, including the possibility of the thermal instability known as the infrared catastrophe. This will also allow us to detect the escape of ^56Co positrons and perhaps to connect late time behavior to luminosity class. These late studies probe the intrinsic variations in SN Ia physics, which is vital to know to what extent they can be relied upon for cosmological studies.
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MEQUON, Wis. – The wins just keep coming for Concordia University Wisconsin. Derek Brueske recorded six points on Wednesday to help the Falcons win a program record seventh consecutive with an 18-5 decision over Beloit College at Fitting Field during non-conference play.
CUW hasn't lost in over three-and-a-half weeks, including four victories on its home turf. The win over the Buccaneers was much like the others during the winning streak, as the Falcons charged out to a commanding 8-3 halftime lead and never looked back.
The Falcons had 11 different players finish with a point and four goalies combined to make 10 saves. They also scored seven-straight goals after the intermission to put the game out of reach. CUW ended with three man-up scores, all in the fourth quarter, and outshot BC by a 45-18 margin, including 25-15 margin on goal.
CUW again was unselfish on the offensive end of the field, as they assisted on 12 of their 18 goals.
Brueske (junior, Hopkins, Minn.) led all players with six points (three goals, three assists), while freshman Colin Raley (Inverness, Ill.) had a career-high-tying four goals. Senior Sam Wladyka (Winnipeg, Manitoba) recorded a hat trick and senior Justin Krause (Hartland, Wis.) had two goals and two assists.
Defensively, sophomore Mark Wilson (Calgary, Alberta) caused a career-best three turnovers and the Falcons held a 28-17 advantage in ground balls. Sophomore Danny Bundra (Lake Zurich, Ill.) won 17-of-27 faceoffs and picked up five ground balls.
Sophomore Thomas Mueller (Prior Lake, Minn.) improved to 4-0 between the pipes after making eight saves in just over 51 minutes of action. A trio of goalkeepers finished the game for the Falcons, including freshman Nick Hepting (Kingwood, Texas) who made a pair of saves.
Matt Kelly led the Buccaneers (5-4) with two goals, while three others had a marker. Jack Jenkins won 10 faceoffs and picked up a team-best six ground balls. Jake Trainor caused three turnovers.
Both teams were efficient in clearing the ball, as CUW finished 17-of-18 and BC was 17-of-19. The game was played cleanly until the final quarter when there were six penalties called on the Buccaneers.
CUW returns to action on Saturday for a 12 p.m. CDT Midwest Lacrosse Conference game against the College of Mount St. Joseph.


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Postby ray » Sun Aug 04, 2013 3:08 pm
On my way to Bums on Bikes around lunch time and saw a cyclist down near the Eaton Hills Function Centre/Pub. Any one know if the cyslist is ok? I saw the cyclist lying on the footpath with people around him but I couldn't see if he was conscious It looks like it was near where the bike lane filters into nothing. When I went by there was a fire engine (firestation is near by) and a plain clothed policeman directing traffic to the inside lane.
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Postby grpaxto » Sun Aug 04, 2013 10:36 pm
Not sure, hope all is well. I went past on my way home for the second time just as an ambulance was arriving and the guy was laying on the ground on oxygen. Lane was blocked off by witches hats and off duty cop directing traffic. Must have just missed it happening on my way to nth avanti, 4wd involved and a lot of people rushing to his aid which was good but never good to see someone in distress.
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Re: Albany Creek Rd - Cyclist down :(
Postby newbris » Sun Aug 04, 2013 10:55 pm
Makes you sick in the stomach....hope he is ok.
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Re: Albany Creek Rd - Cyclist down :(
Postby sumgy » Mon Aug 05, 2013 11:29 am
Sounds like a victim of the absolutely pathetic bicycle infrastructure provided by Moreton Bay Council.
They will likely argue it is Mains Road who is to blame but I dont vote for Main Roads, I vote for council.
It is their job to act on these sorts of things.
That bike lane is truly ridiculous the way it just stops like it does leaving you nowhere to go with cars in a hurry to go both straight ahead and to turn left onto Eatons Crossing Road.
Hope the rider was OK.
I know from recent experience that being hit by a heavy vehicle is no fun.
They will likely argue it is Mains Road who is to blame but I dont vote for Main Roads, I vote for council.
It is their job to act on these sorts of things.
That bike lane is truly ridiculous the way it just stops like it does leaving you nowhere to go with cars in a hurry to go both straight ahead and to turn left onto Eatons Crossing Road.
Hope the rider was OK.
I know from recent experience that being hit by a heavy vehicle is no fun.
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Re: Albany Creek Rd - Cyclist down :(
Postby Lukeyboy » Mon Aug 05, 2013 6:29 pm
I think the area is pretty good from the times I've used it (eastbound to North or Southbound - only used it heading north/westbound in the early morning on weekends). Eatons Crossing merging onto South Pine Road is a bitch via the bike lane as you have to deal with traffic going straight ahead. Personally I think that's a design flaw. In situations like that that's where a extra light cycle just for cyclists would be helpful (trigged by pressing the button - Think Kittyhawke Drive at Chermside or Sandgate Road at Toombul or even those bus jump signals along Gympie Road and in the valley) but even then I'd say that claiming the lane would be the safest option. I can see how something similar could happen before the bridge over South Pine River heading towards the city where there's a sign that says "cyclists must exit" or "all bicycles" with a ramp up on to the footpath. That being said I always ignore that sign
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Re: Albany Creek Rd - Cyclist down :(
Postby foo on patrol » Sat Aug 10, 2013 1:04 pm
Don't know who that was but one of my mates young bloke got nailed on Wednesday over there.
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Dennis Gene Deakins of Dover passed away peacefully at home on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. He was 56.
Dennis Gene Deakins of Dover passed away peacefully at home on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. He was 56.
Dennis was born June 4, 1956 to Cecil and Lynn Deakins.
He graduated from Caesar Rodney High School in 1975 where he was on the wrestling and football teams. After graduation he attended Salisbury State University where he played football. Dennis worked as a truck driver and printer. He enjoyed photography and riding hid Honda Gold Wing motorcycle, but loved being with his family most of all especially his two grandsons.
Wonderful son, father, brother and grandfather, he is survived by his parents Cecil and Lynn Deakins of Dover; daughters, Dawn Edwards and her husband Bill of Baltimore, Md., Kristina Deakins of Hudson, Fla.; brother, John Deakins and his wife Theresa of Bear, Del.; and grandsons, Cooper Edwards and Jack Deakins–Topp.
A memorial service will be held during the visitation Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 at Torbert Funeral Chapel South, 1145 E. Lebanon Road (Route 10), Dover. Visitation hours will be held from 6-8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions be made to the Greater Baltimore Medical Center Foundation in Baltimore, Md.
Letters of condolence may be sent and the guestbook signed at www.torbertfuneral.com.