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BME 695L Lecture 2: Designing Nanomedical Systems
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2.1 Elements of good engineering design
2.1.1 Whenever possible, use a general design that has already been tested
2.1.2 Whenever possible, take advantage of "biomimicry" – Nature has tried many designs!
2.1.3 Avoid "general purpose" design. Use multiple specific molecules to do specific tasks.
2.1.4 Control the order of molecular assembly to control the order of events
2.1.5 Therefore, perform the nano assembly in reverse order to the desired order of events
2.2 Building a nanodevice
2.2.1 Choice of core materials
2.2.2 Add drug or therapeutic gene
2.2.3 Add molecular biosensors to control drug/gene delivery
2.2.4 Add intracellular targeting molecules
2.2.5 Result is multi-component, multi-functional nanomedical device
2.2.6 For use, design to de-layer, one layer at a time
2.2.7 The multi-step drug/gene delivery process in nanomedical systems
2.3 The challenge of drug/gene dosing to single cells
2.3.1 Precise targeting of drug delivery system while protecting non-targeted cells from exposure to the drug
2.3.2 How to minimize mis-targeting
2.3.3 How to deliver the right dose per cell
2.3.4 One possible solution – in situ manufacture of therapeutic genes
2.4 Bridging the gap between diagnostics and therapeutics
2.4.1 how conventional medicine is practiced in terms of diagnostics and therapeutics
2.4.2 the consequences of separating diagnostics and therapeutics
2.4.3 a new approach – "theragnostics" (or "theranostics")
2.5 Examples of current theragnostic systems
2.5.1 example 1: Rituxan ("Rituximab)(an example of not using diagnostics to guide the therapy)
2.5.2 example 2: Herceptin ("terastuzumab")
2.5.3 example 3: Iressa ("Gefitinib)
2.5.4 other examples
2.6 How theragnostics relates to Molecular Imaging
2.6.1 conventional imaging is not very specific
2.6.2 types of In-vivo Imaging
126.96.36.199 X-rays, CAT (Computed Axial Tomography) scans
220.127.116.11 MRI (magnetic Resonance Imaging)
18.104.22.168 PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scans
2.6.3 "molecular imaging" of nanoparticles in-vivo for diagnostics/monitoring of therapeutics
2.8 Engineering nanomedical systems for simultaneous molecular imaging
2.8.1 using nanomedical cores for MRI contrast agents
2.8.2 difficulties in using PET probes for nanomedical devices
2.8.3 using cell-specific probes for molecular imaging of nanomedical devices
2.8.4 breaking the "diffraction limit" – new nano-level imaging modalities
2.9 Theragnostic nanomedical devices
2.9.1 using nanomedical devices to guide separate therapeutic device
2.9.2 when might we want to combine diagnostics and therapeutics?
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- McCarthy, J.R., Jaffer,F.A., Weissleder, R. "A Macrophage-Targeted Theranostic Nanoparticle for Biomedical Applications". Small 2(8-9): 983 – 987 (2006).
- Pan, D., Caruthers, S.D., Hu, G., Senpan, A., Scott, M.J., Gaffney, P.J., Wickline, S.A., Lanza, G.M. "Ligand-Directed Nanobialys as Theranostic Agent for Drug Delivery and Manganese-Based Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Vascular Targets". J. AM. CHEM. SOC., 130, 9186–9187 (2008) (Full text found at nih.gov)
- Prow, T.W., Rose, W.A., Wang, N., Reece, L.M., Lvov, Y., Leary, J.F. "Biosensor-Controlled Gene Therapy/Drug Delivery with Nanoparticles for Nanomedicine" Proc. of SPIE 5692: 199 – 208, 2005.
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PORTLAND — Mayor Michael Brennan recited a roster of achievements and challenges Monday night in Portland's first "state of the city" address.
The address is required by the 2010 City Charter amendment that created Brennan's office; he is the city's first popularly elected mayor since 1923.
"A lot of what I've been doing is trying to figure out what the mayor can and should do," he said Monday.
Brennan credited partnerships with the City Council and city staff for much of Portland's success over the year. He then summarized that success with a list of kudos that included a below-average unemployment rate of 5.6 percent, $250 million of commercial and residential development in progress, and national rankings for the city's quality of life.
He also outlined challenges, such as federally mandated improvements to the city's storm-water system, the increasing number of people experiencing homelessness, and reductions in state and federal budgets.
"We need help from the state, and we need help from the federal government," Brennan said. "We will do our part, but we can't do it alone."
Education was another focus of the mayor's remarks.
"I want to be able to assure parents that Portland schools are some of the best in Maine, and some of the best in the country," he said.
He said his goal for Portland is a school system in which 99 percent of students graduate from high school and then have an opportunity to attend college. He also said City Hall would announce a major new "education partnership" in the coming weeks, but did not go into detail.
Portland, Brennan said, is much changed from the city his grandmother found when she arrived from Ireland in 1909.
As an example, he mentioned an October visit by the vice president of the one-year-old country of South Sudan, Riek Machar, who addressed hundreds of the city's Sudanese-American residents at Portland High School.
"I'm proud of the way Portland has greeted its new residents," Brennan said, although he noted that more must be done to bridge language barriers and provide job training for the city's immigrants.
Food security is another area where Portland can make improvements, Brennan said.
He noted that more than 500 people turned to Preble Street Resource Center for an evening meal Friday, the highest number ever. And 80 to 85 percent of the city's food is imported from outside the state, he said, putting residents at risk if there is a disruption in the food supply.
"The ripple effect is huge," he said.
Last year, Brennan created a task force on healthy and sustainable food systems. He said Monday that one of its goals is to increase the use of locally produced food in city schools from the current level ot 30 percent to 50 percent by 2015.
As he closed his address, Brennan recounted a story of talking with a Japanese exchange student. When he asked the student what he would remember most about the city, the student mentioned three things: restaurants, brew-houses and the kindness of its residents.
"I want to be able to say that we are creating a kinder community," Brennan said. "A community that understands everyone has a role to play and a contribution to make."
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The Great GLBT Photo Show
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If you are a lover of gay erotic photos, I have just the exhibit for you! The Great GLBT Photo Show is now open at the Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation in SoHo and it's really awesome. There are hundreds of works in this show and the photos are sure to give you a rise. You can view the entire collection online here. Alternately, after the jump, check out a few of my favorite works in this exhibit. The images are definitely NSFCMP (Not Safe For Closed Minded People), so proceed with caution. Don't worry, viewing these photos will not turn you gay, but if they do, gimmie a call!
The Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation is located at 26 Wooster Street in New York and the Great GLBT Photo Show runs through July 10, 2010.


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Clockwork Removals Ltd is an authorised member and agent of The British Association of Removers DBA the Movers Trading Club (MTC) which is a Foreign (non-USA) based Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) registered with the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), organization number 013636.
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I just wanted to say the guys were fantastic this morning - very professional, polite and helpful. They did a great job. Damian / London
Fraser and the rest of the men are a real credit to Clockwork. I have never seen removal men work so hard, take as few breaks and be so obliging no matter how many times you ask them to move or reposition things! K Gillies / National Trust of Scotland
I just wanted to ask you to please say thank you to your guys once more, they did an amazing job! Not only were they very quick but had soon also figured out where things needed to go better than us so they made what could have been a stressful day very easy for us. Great job and I'm so glad I picked Clockwork. Alexandra / Medland Metropolis
Very happy with the service provided and happy with the way you managed to deal with the problems I threw in at the last minute. All in all I was extremely pleased I chose Clockwork. Thanks a million. David Scott / Edinburgh
An excellent service. Thank you. Very reliable in every way. John Trumpeter / Cannock
I was impressed with how organised the Clockwork team were. Very impressed! C Garner / Maclay Murray & Spens
I thought the lads were great! they moved the content of the house very quickly and carefully - the move went really smooth much better than I had ever anticipated. I would definitely recommend Clockwork to any one. Natalia Polishchouk / Reading
Can't fault the service - the guys took all of the stress out of the process and added humour too. Would highly recommend you in the future - thank you. Leane Collins / Alton


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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
François Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture (c.1743-1803) was born into slavery in northern Saint Domingue and gained his freedom in the 1770s. Toussaint, who is believed to be of Fon origin (Benin), joined Boukman Dutty's 1791 slave revolt that launched the Haitian Revolution. Toussaint, a man of small stature but great energy, intellect, and ambition, used his extraordinary skills to navigate the intrigues of the great powers as well as the shifting alliances of the colony's European, African, and Creole inhabitants. On June 21, 1793, the military successes of Toussaint and other insurgents forced the French Republic to promise freedom and citizenship to all slaves in return for their support against France's foreign and domestic enemies. The resulting alliance led to the first mass exodus, with as many as ten thousand royalist whites fleeing Cap Français on ships bound for Norfolk, Virginia, one of the South's major ports of entry for Saint Domingan refugees. By 1800 Toussaint had driven the British, Spanish, and French from Saint Domingue and laid the foundation for the independent republic of Haiti. In 1802 Toussaint was treacherously captured by Napoleon's army and sent to France, where he died in prison in 1803.


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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (video game)
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|The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
|Video game
|Stormfront Studios
Hypnos Entertainment (GameCube port)
Griptonite Games (Gameboy Advance)
|Electronic Arts
|Playstation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance
|Release date
|PS2: 21 October 2002
GameCube, Xbox: November 2002
The title was one of the top selling console titles of 2002 and 2003, and was widely praised for its seamless transitions from actual film footage to interactive game play.
The game allows players to play Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas and Isildur (unlocked some time after beating the game), in a series of missions, many taken directly from either Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring (such as Weathertop) or Peter Jackson's The Two Towers (Amon Hen, Helm's Deep). Other missions, such as Fangorn Forest, are original pieces within the films' setting.
The screenplay is written by Philippa Boyens. Of the movie characters, only Éowyn is not voiced by her movie actress, Miranda Otto.
Game Boy Advance version
In contrast to the console versions, the Game Boy Advance version is an action-based role playing game similar to older dungeon crawlers. Playing as Aragorn, Legolas, Frodo, Éowyn or Gandalf, the player will see 30 levels per character, bringing the grand total to over 150 levels in the entire game. Gathering items and increasing abilties, you can play the game over and over until you reach the highest levels possible.


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Oana needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 211 designs submitted by 24 freelance designers.
help me choose a new logo for my photography studio!
I specialize in pregnancy, newborn and child photography, and I occasionally also photograph couples, weddings and headshots.
Oana Hogrefe Photography
Here is what I have right now:
I would like to still use the O and H, but not spelling OH or HO, which is why I did the overlapping in my version.
My tagline is currently:
your beauty . revealed
I am unsure whether I want it in the logo; I would prefer the dot to be midway up, rather than a mere period.
Special graphics: I like swirls, flowers (a tulip?), other fresh images suggesting childhood, but not incompatible with more grown up photography.
These are however getting quite trendy, so a more geometric approach may work as well.
consider a stylized image of a sun for the graphic, it does not HAVE to be a flower
The main purchasers of photography are women, so this should be appealing to them in a subtle way.
Color scheme: I love the aqua/turquiose. I also like silver, black and white for ease of matching with envelopes, etc
I would like to maintain some turquoise, I think, but am open to other colors and combinations, especially light green, yellow/orange, red, pink... Not all at once necessarily (unless as petals in a daisy like flower, or similar)
My style is relaxed, modern, polished, emotive.
Consider a circular design as well.
try a baroque element for the graphic too? other words coming to mind, as the feel needs to be mroe upscale: boutique, maybe vintage, crisp lines
Photoshop unflattened files preferred, as long as large enough for use on printed materials, etc.
I'll try to add reviews as items get posted -- thank you!
Flowers I LOVE and mean something to me, in order of the preferrence of which ones I'l love to see examples of: "ghiocel" (google it, don't know the English for it), lily of the valley, hyacinth, fresia, crocus
Ideally, the shape of the graphic would resemble one of them
consider a stylized image of a sun for the graphic, it does not HAVE to be a flower
- it should have Oana Hogrefe Photography in it
- intials and tagline (see above) are preferred but not a must have
- some turquiose in the coloring (preferred, but not firm)
- appeal to women, moms, while not alienating man
- convey concepts like: quality, modern, joy, professionalism, fresh, love, memories
- possibly have http://www.shutterview.com as well, which is my website
- not too busy
- should be able to be recognizable without the text, in case I need to use the graphic by itself on stickers, etc
- should work as a watermark, on dark and light backgrounds (see my blog for picture examples)
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She may as well be mute
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|Jay Hamilton, Estell Brinkman, Janet Beeler Shaw, Puskin
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|Love passed, the muse appeared and the dark mind cleared.
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|Flute, Cello, Toy Piano, Soprano, Tenor, Baritone
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|The title pretty much says it all, except to know that Cassandra was bounty brought back after the fall of Troy and she had the gift of prophecy and the curse that no one would believe her words. In this tale two cass/andra's come together on a blind date and it may go well but they already know how it will end.
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California Department of Transportation
Date: August 17, 2011
Contact: Debbie Mullins, Caltrans Division of Rail
Phone: (916) 654-7069
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Caltrans Expands Amtrak California Bus Service to Popular Desert Destinations
SACRAMENTO – Traveling to the desert just got better aboard Amtrak California. Caltrans has broadened its Amtrak California Thruway Bus service from Bakersfield to Palm Springs to include three new prime desert destinations:
Cabazon – The Cabazon stop is at the Morongo Casino Hotel, Resort and Spa, 49500 Seminole Drive.
Palm Desert – The Palm Desert stop is at the Palm Desert Westfield Mall, 72-840 Highway 111.
La Quinta – The La Quinta stop is at the La Quinta Town Center, Highway 111 and Adams.
Thruway Bus service is provided exclusively to train passengers as an extension of Amtrak California's train service to destinations where trains cannot operate.
"Expanding our Amtrak California Thruway Bus service provides train passengers a more convenient way to travel to and from these popular areas and enjoy the entertainment, recreation, and shopping they offer," said Acting Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty.
Travel to and from these desert "hot spots" via the Thruway Bus is available twice daily, seven days a week. For travel information and schedules or to book your next trip, visit www.AmtrakCalifornia.com, or call 1-800-USA-RAIL.
The Thruway Bus also stops in La Crescenta, Pasadena, Claremont, Ontario, Riverside, San Bernardino, Palm Springs, Indio, Moreno Valley, Perris, and Sun City.
About Amtrak California
Amtrak California is a partnership of Caltrans and Amtrak. Under the Amtrak California banner, Caltrans funds three of the six busiest intercity passenger rail routes in the Amtrak system: the Pacific Surfliner corridor (ranked second), the Capitol Corridor (ranked third), and the San Joaquin corridor (ranked fifth). Contributing more than $90 million annually in state operating assistance, Caltrans has the largest state supported passenger rail program in the nation.
About Amtrak
Celebrating 40 years of dedicated service as America's Railroad, Amtrak is the nation's intercity passenger rail provider and its only high-speed rail operator. A record 28.7 million passengers traveled on Amtrak in FY 2010 on more than 300 daily trains - at speeds up to 150 mph (241 kph) - that connect 46 states, the District of Columbia and three Canadian Provinces. Amtrak operates trains in partnership with 15 states and four commuter rail agencies. Amtrak also is a strong financial performer achieving an 85 percent cost-recovery ratio in FY 2010. Enjoy the journey at Amtrak.com or call 800-USA-RAIL for schedules, fares and more information. Join us on http://www.facebook.com/Amtrak and follow us at http://twitter.com/#!/amtrak
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The long-term benefits of learning more slowly
Does your company succeed by learning faster or learning more?
Researchers in the strategy field who study sustainability of advantages – the ability to make more money – tend to focus on speed and efficiency. The company that gets the product to market first wins.
So why do some firms willingly take on multifaceted, complex projects? Companies that set speed and efficiency as their goals eventually get to the same level. Why, then, do some companies perform better than the rest, year after year after year?
Strategy and entrepreneurship professor Scott Rockart gained insight into the question while working at McKinsey & Co. as a consultant early in his career. Marvin Bower, credited as the founder of management consulting and a longtime McKinsey member, espoused choosing clients because of what could be learned from them, not solely based on the money that could be made.
"That idea is particularly true in professional-service and knowledge-work settings," Rockart said. "Rather than assume everyone will get to the same capability endpoint eventually and focus on how fast they get there, the choices these firms make will determine their endpoint. They might not get there faster, but they'll go further."
The strategy field examines why some firms make more money than others. Hypercompetition says that all advantages are temporary. Firms must try to go from one temporary advantage to
the next. But that doesn't explain examples of a couple of firms, particularly among investment banks, that dominate the industry for a long time. Rockart posits that those firms know something their competitors don't, and they might have learned those advantages by taking on complex projects that pushed them to solve problems they wouldn't have been exposed to had they taken on only projects that required simple solutions.
To test his theory, Rockart looked at differences in firms' improvement trajectories, drawing on data in investment banking, which are primarily public. These trajectories are paths over which
a firm's capabilities develop with activity. They can be steep or gradual (the rate), and they can approach plateaus that are high or low (the potential of improvement). Other researchers have not distinguished between rate and potential or have focused on understanding differences in rate but not potential. Rockart developed an empirical model that allows the rate and potential to be
estimated jointly.
The computer tablet industry faces this dilemma: Should a firm make a product quickly and efficiently that gets to market before its competitors, or should it develop a product that incorporates the latest technology and might be more useful and long-lasting once it comes on the market? The latter choice likely would involve multiple changes in the manufacturing process, which would be a financial setback each time. But the payoff would be a more desirable product that integrates the developing IT infrastructure in a way that no other firm's does.
"The upside is that you'll be creating things that other folks will not have thought about," Rockart said. "If you automate a lot of the steps, you'll be exposed to fewer new ideas."
In helping firms decide whether to aim for speed or complexity, Rockart distinguishes between operations and strategy. The operations field focuses on finding the best way to get to the endpoint, and successful companies find ways to maximize efficiency and get to the endpoint first. In strategy, companies look at what sorts of options are open to them and what the ramifications are of choosing various options.
If one choice always proved better than the other, all successful firms would make the same choices. But that's not the case. Rockart said firms must consider what works best in their industry: getting a product out first or producing something that will be better able to adapt to changes in customer needs. Then, companies need to consider their own individual strengths. Some entrepreneurial firms may benefit from first-mover advantage if they have strong R&D and marketing divisions. Other firms that have huge resources could move effectively after any product uncertainty has been resolved; they are better off being the second-mover.
His research involves mathematical modeling (formal theory) coupled with empirical study. In his paper "The Rate and Potential of Capability Development Trajectories," co-authored with Nilanjana Dutt, a Duke University doctoral candidate, he observed that researchers tend to assume the starting point and the endpoint in graphs of improvement trajectory rates are the same for each company, and that the interesting point of study can be found in what happens in between the starting point and endpoint. But that method does not distinguish between the rate and the potential of improvement trajectories.
The math behind the theory involves estimating some variables or Rockart and Dutt saw problems with that method when it came to connecting the mathematical model with the empirical data.
"Assuming the same endpoint allows you to work out one of those equations," Rockart said. "But we're saying that, by doing so, you're throwing out too much to get to that empirical equation. You've lost some of what's interesting about that theory in order to make it easy to estimate how things affect learning rates."
One result surprised Rockart: The data don't support that taking on large, complex projects slows down a firm's improvement rate. Rockart won't speculate why in the paper, but it is a point that
caught his attention. And one that lends support to the overall message of his study: Working on larger projects can lead to both temporary and persistent capability advantages.
Scott Rockart is assistant professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at UNC Kenan-Flagler.


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The coddled egg has the texture of poached egg but with the addition of seasonings. Ask your grandmother for coddling pots, or use ramekins with a lid of tin foil. - The Fabulous Baker Brothers
Recipe from 'The Fabulous Baker Brothers Glorious British Grub' book, out on 28 February.
Serves: 4
100g or large handful of wild mushrooms, such as chanterelles or trompettes, torn into small pieces if large
1 tbsp butter, plus extra for greasing the pots
Large pinch of chopped lovage or parsley
8 large eggs
Splash of double cream
Salt and pepper
4 slices of bread, freshly toasted
1. First sauté the mushrooms. In a frying pan heat the butter until foaming. Add the mushrooms and toss around. When the mushrooms are starting to soften, season and remove from the heat. Add the lovage and toss through.
2. Grease the inside of four coddling pots or small ramekins and divide half the mushrooms between them.
3. Crack 2 eggs into each one, and spoon the remaining mushrooms on top. Splash some cream on top and a pinch of seasoning.
4. Place the coddle pots or ramekins into a sauté pan of gently simmering water. Gently cook for 5–6 minutes or until the egg whites have just set. Serve immediately with hot buttered toast.


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Fikkle is going to tank on his Druid. Sum Drood is Bear. And Bear is for Tank.
Nimrock is in charge of providing food and drink. He'll be playing the Gnome Mage
Sylus will be responsible for DoTs and Fearing and such on his Gnome Warlock.
Game Dame (Slig) will be providing Mass Quantities of Sustained Ranged DPS.(tm-all rights reserved BRK, used w/o permission) on her smexy Draenei Hunter. hrm..she plays a Tauren on the Horde and a space cow on the Ally side…interestings.
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I finally got my printer up and running yesterday, and took it for a few test prints. I'm a hobbyist who makes movie prop replicas, so my first few items are little things from Star Trek and Star Wars.
The first was rather a disaster:
Using Pronterface with PLA and default settings. Very low resolution and LOTS of delamination.
(Doctor's mobile holo emitter from Star Trek Voyager)
Tried again with PLA in Cura:
It turned out slightly better, but again, the same issues.
(From left to right: Pronterface, Cura)
SO ... I tried with ABS and noticed a GIGANTIC difference:
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So I immediately became a fan of ABS over PLA, and proceeded to print two more small objects I had on file:
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Thinking about the Ikea Kitchen Cart Marvelous Marvelous is somewhat impossible when you have many things to store inside. The kitchen cabinet, countertop, a sink and another kitchen set that must be arranged well. Some people also find troubles with the countertop, wall and the kitchen set arrangement, especially for the tiny space. This must be a daunting task. The following gallery can be one of your inspiration.
One of the most popular Ikea Kitchen Cart Marvelous Marvelous is creating the open floor plan. This is a great way to create a larger feel. You can also change the wall painting to freshen the look. Another kitchen design you can try is making glass-tile backsplash combined with the deep-toned cabinetry to keep the countertop and surrounding walls neutral. Such Kitchen is durable and easy to maintain. The remaining job you have to do is keeping the traffic. The kitchen is the highest traffic area so it is prone to dirt and mess. Keep in mind to set your furniture tidily and with its easiness to access. Some of them are about
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glossy needed a new t-shirt design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 34 designs submitted by 13 freelance designers.
We need a design for t-shirt (front and back) for web design firm http://www.netstudio.gr
We need to put a slogan like the one I have thought of: "Don't make war, make websites", the logo and the url in a way that is easy for someone to wear this t-shirt. Please submit designs on white, blue, black or any other color you see fit (for the t-shirt).
You can download the logo in positive and negative format along with the font used from http://www.netstudio.gr/netstudiologo.zip
The greek on the logo ("κατασκευή ιστοσελίδων") mean web design and should remain along with the logo.
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So, we're having a summer after all! But where have you been? Did you take refuge in an air conditioned house or shopping mall or car after July 1? You could have been out in the garden every waking moment since June's daily cool soaking rains gave way to unrelenting heat – it's a jungle out there.
Perhaps your house has turned into a motel-wannabe with a succession of friends, family and other visitors. You might simply be home, recovering from your own travels. Or, if your vacation is yet to come, you could just be getting bored and restless. Whatever your personal circumstances, the Chestnut Hill Center for Enrichment is here to help.
On several of summer's remaining Tuesday afternoons the CHCE living room will become a theater, showing films old and new ("Argo" on July 23, "Footloose" on Aug. 6, "March of the Penguins"on Aug. 20, viewers' choice – Sept. 3). Enjoy the movies for free on our new HDTV, along with snacks (donations are always welcome), good company and air-conditioning.
A good number of Center for Enrichment offerings continue once a week all through the summer, and you are invited to drop in whenever you can: Monday (crafts, drawing/sketching, French conversation); Tuesday mornings (watercolors); Bridge on Wednesday or Thursday afternoon; Play reading Thursday mornings; and Scrabble, folk dance and knitting (all on Friday).
Contact the Center for Enrichment office (215-248-0180 or email email@example.com) for all the details. Or just drop in at 8431 Germantown Ave., side entrance (between Highland and Gravers) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The CHCE is fortunate that so many adults of all ages, from so many neighborhoods across northwest Philadelphia and eastern Montgomery County, have found entertainment, information and friendship within our walls. The center continues to embrace suggestions for activities from CHCE members and friends. Bring us an idea, and we will try to accommodate by letting you lead the new program.


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Low Elo Podcast EP. 72 - Project Towel
This week in Low Elo we explain the LCS competitive format, Riot nerfs purple caster minions, we get trolled and the ever-present importance of high fives.
This week, the game is for prom season! We beg the question of which champion you would most prefer to chaparon your prom and then go on to answer Draven. If you'd like to provide your own (better) answer please email us at email@example.com.
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This episode's soundtrack is Love Dub (promo mix vocal edit) by Pierlo.


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It's been to long since I posted a solution to one of these challenges. How time flies when you're having fun.
Here's the problem:
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If the numbers 1 to 5 are written out in words: one, two, three, four, five,
then there are 3 + 3 + 5 + 4 + 4 = 19 letters used in total.
If all the numbers from 1 to 1000 (one thousand) inclusive were written
out in words, how many letters would be used?
Here is the python code:
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#!/usr/bin/env python
ones = {'1': 'one', '2': 'two', '3': 'three', '4': 'four', '5': 'five',
'6': 'six', '7': 'seven', '8': 'eight', '9': 'nine', '0': ''}
tens = {'2': 'twenty', '3': 'thirty', '4': 'forty', '5': 'fifty',
'6': 'sixty', '7': 'seventy', '8': 'eighty', '9': 'ninety'}
teens = {'10': 'ten', '11': 'eleven', '12': 'twelve', '13': 'thriteen',
'14': 'fourteen', '15': 'fifteen', '16': 'sixteen', '17': 'seventeen',
'18': 'eighteen', '19': 'nineteen'}
hundreds = {0: 0, 1: "onehundredand", 2: "twohundredand",
3: "threehundredand", 4: "fourhundredand",
5: "fivehundredand", 6: "sixhundredand",
7: "sevenhundredand", 8: "eighthundredand",
9: "ninehundredand" }
if __name__ == "__main__":
tot = 0
for h in xrange(10):
for y in xrange(1,100):
t,o = tuple(str(y))
if t is '1':
tot += len("{h}{t}".format(h=hundreds[h], t=teens[t + o]))
tot += len("{h}{t}{o}".format(h=hundreds[h], t=tens[t],
except ValueError:
tot += len("{h}{o}".format(h=hundreds[h], o=ones[str(y)]))
tot += len('onethousand')
print tot
Even though I wrote it, I still look at it and think "that's not mine." It's been a long time since I wrote a for loop within a for loop. There isn't anything wrong with it, it's just not my style. This time however I wasn't really able to come up with a solution that would allow me to break out of the two for loops.
The one part of the code that I was surprised "worked" war breaking up the digits by turning the number to a string then a tuple. This allowed me to easily test an exception. This exception will only be thrown 10% of the time. While exceptions might be expensive, the other 90% of the time the code hums along without using a conditional. Everything has costs, but I think that the cost of throwing an exception 10% of the time as opposed to testing a conditional 100% of the time is a cost I'm willing to accept.
I will admit that I did not code up another solution in a different programming language. While part of that is due to being lazy - it's good for the soul once and a while - I'm also not sure how I can code this up in a functional language. I'm sure it can be done, I just don't know how (If anyone has a link or idea please share it.) But because I do like to compare things I tweaked the code to run within python 3.3.0. The differences in time are so minimal that I'm not even going to post it. If you're really inspired you can read the python 3 code here.
Questions and comments welcomed. One quick side note to my readers: I'm getting married this year (Yay!) and a lot of my free time is spent juggling and planning. So I might not be blogging as frequently as usual. Thanks for your patience.


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The 13 Pocket-Sized Products You Need for Coachella
Let's be honest: while fun is certainly important, above all else, the cosmetics you pack for a music festival must be practical. Meaning they must be small enough to fit into a field jacket pocket, essential enough to tote around all day, and cannot warrant reapplication in an actual bathroom.
With that in mind, may we present our list of the teeny tiny, long-lasting, utterly sensible products that you cannot leave your hotel without. See you at the main stage!
A breakable glass vial of perfume? Forget about it. Instead, smell amazing all weekend with Pinrose's Sample Starter Kit ($5). Each packet is the size of a rubbing alcohol wipe, but instead of killing germs, it's soaked in beautiful scents we love. Fragrance on the go? Yes please.
Nars' new Matte Multiple ($39) is sheer perfection—pun intended. It's a little larger than a tube of lipstick and gives a beautiful wash of colour to cheeks, eyes, and lips. The best part? It's matte!
Sweatblock's Antiperspirant Wipes ($16) are as thin as a credit card and work as well as a clinical-strength deodorant and antiperspirant. Need we say more?
Oily skin? You'll want to pop a pack of oil-blotting papers in your bag. Try Tarte's Not So Slick Oil Absorbing Blotting Papers ($10).
There's no better time to give colourful hair a go than Coachella! L'Oreal Professionnel's new Hair Chalk ($24) has all the benefits of a classic chalk, but lasts the entire weekend—technically between two and 10 shampoos—even in the pool!
Can't live without bronzer, blush, or highlighter? There's a paper for that. Mai Couture's innovative papers look like oil-blotting sheets, but they're dusted with powder makeup. We like the Highlighter Papier ($28), or try the Glow-Geous Trio ($28) for all three above products.
Hand sanitizer can explode in your bag, so pack Herbane Essentials' Mixed Towelettes ($18) instead. They're naturally antibacterial and antiseptic, smell amazing, and are big enough to clean even the stickiest hands. Bonus? They're all natural, so you can use them to remove makeup, too!
If you're planning on hitting the festival for the earlier acts, make sure you have a way to cool off quickly throughout the day. Caudalie's editor-favourite Beauty Elixir ($18) tightens pores, refreshes skin, and is the perfect size for a small purse.
Don't even think about skipping sunscreen! We suggest you apply before you leave your hotel, then reapply with a travel-size aerosol, like Supergoop's Travel Size Antioxidant-Infused Sunscreen Mist ($13) throughout the day.
Don't want to tote a can of sunscreen? MD Mums' Baby Silk Babysafe Sunscreen Towelettes SPF 30 ($26) may be made for the maternal set, but they are strong, small, and incredibly gentle.
We won't tell you which lip balm to pack—they're all about the same size—but we suggest making sure it can pull double duty. We suggest picking something that can soothe chapped hands, act as a highlighter, and calm bug bites in a pinch—all of which Rosebud Perfume Co.'s Rosebud Salve in a Tube ($6) does.
If you choose to bring one hair product in your bag, make it Klorane's Travel Size Dry Shampoo ($9). The holy grail of dry shampoo soaks up oil, refreshes flat hair, delivers texture, and smells great.
We admit, you wouldn't tote a razor to the actual festival, but how great is Gillette's Venus Snap Embrace Razor ($13)? Perhaps the smallest razor we've ever tried, this will save valuable space in your suitcase.
Pinrose Sample Starter Kit ($5)
Mai Couture's Glow-Geous Trio ($28)
Gillette Venus Snap Embrace Razor ($13)
Herban Essentials Mixed Towelettes ($18)
L'Oreal Professionnel's Hair Chalk ($24)
weatblock Antiperspirant Wipes ($16)
Klorane Travel Size Dry Shampoo ($9)
MD Mums Baby Silk Babysafe Sunscreen Towelettes SPF 30 ($26)
Caudalie Beauty Elixir ($18)
Rosebud Perfume Co. Rosebud Salve in a Tube ($6)
Supergoop Travel Size Antioxidant-Infused Sunscreen Mist ($13)
Nars Matte Multiple ($13)
Tarte Not So Slick Oil Absorbing Blotting Papers ($10)


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WhatsApp, which allows text messaging over the Internet without incurring SMS messaging charges, violates Canadian and Dutch privacy laws, officials say.
Canada's privacy watchdog, in a joint investigation with Dutch authorities, determined the popular mobile messaging app breaches Canadian and Dutch privacy laws by forcing many of its users to grant access to their entire address book to use it, Canadian Broadcasting Corp. News reported Monday.
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Name: Samantha
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Location: Kansas City, KS
I'm with this boy and his penis is too big. Like it literally hits the end of my vagina and there's still an inch or two hanging out. I'm not sure why, but when he want to go all the way in it hurts. It hurts like virgin hurts. It's not fun at all. But when he doesn't go all the way in and keeps those couple of inches out, it's the best sex of my life. But then he always ruins it by shoving the whole thing in, if you know what I mean. I'm just wondering if you have any advice on how he could control himself, or help me tolerate his thrusting. I'm just wondering if there is any help for this.
PS: I love your podcasts!
Aww shucks! Thanks for your kind words about the podcasts, darlin'. I really appreciate it.
As to the issue you raise about your horse-hung BF, I have a whole lot to say, don't cha know. I have suggestions for him, suggestions for you, and suggestions for the both of you. You'll also find one of my Sexual Enrichment Tutorials: Basic Sexual Positions For One And All, very helpful.
First, here are my suggestions for your BF. I'm gonna go way out on a limb here and guess that he is a young thing like you, and he has yet to learn how to handle that big pipe of his. So many guys, regardless of their cock size, think that they are givin' their woman some mighty fine pleasure by slammin' into them like a wild stallion. These guys probably picked up this unfortunate information through watching porn. And if there is one thing that we all can say for sure it is, if a guy gets his sex education from porn, he's gonna be poorly equipped for when he encounters a real woman who's gonna let him jump her bones.
In your BF's defense, he's only doin what comes naturally. Here's the thing; as he gets closer to cuming he will increase his thrusts and try to smash deeper inside you. Nature programmed us men folk to do this to insure the spunk we're about to spew will land as close to the female's cervix as possible. After all nature's only concern is insuring successful impregnation of female, not insuring her pleasure. Bummer that, huh?
I guess you realize, as I do, that this brutish natural tendency needs to be tamed if there's gonna be any pleasure in it for you. And guess what? There's no one better situated to subdue the beast in your BF than you. Probably neither you, or you BF knows all that much about your internal anatomy. Am I right? Thought so. That's why I think you both might benefit from a remedial anatomy lesson. Did you know a vulva is made up of the same tissue as a penis and scrotum? In other words a cock and balls are simply a pussy on a stick. And pussies come in a variety of sizes shapes, just like cocks & balls.
Ok, so we're clear on that point, right? Excellent. Now the variation in size and shape of the external components of female genitalia, the vulva, vaginal lips, clit, etc., are only a preview of the amazing capacities of the internal components, the vagina itself. A vagina is best understood as a potential space. It's very expandable. It has to be, since whole babies come pushin' through that space from time to time. I'm just gonna hope that you both are clear on that concept.
Again if you follow where I'm going with this you'll realize that just about any adult female vagina is able to accommodate even the really big boys. However, being able to accommodate and wanting to be impaled by a giant johnson are two very different things.
This brings me to my suggestions for you, Sam. I wholeheartedly recommend that one day real soon you have a nice long talk with the BF about you and your parts. But you have to familiarize yourself with them first. It's beyond me why the men folk don't ask to be introduced to a new cunt before they start pokin' at it. Like I said earlier, everyone's is different. I mean, most guys will take some time to figure out what all the buttons, gizmos, gadgets, and levers do when he gets behind the wheel of a new car, right? Why they don't to that with an unfamiliar pussy is beyond me. But I digress.
Take your BF by the hand, literally and show him around. It'll be your job to point out all the really exciting points of interest in your neither regions…and there are plenty of 'em, don't cha know. I'd be willing to guess that you both will be sorely amazed. Most guys think their dick is talented. But let me tell you, it pales in comparison to a cooch.
Let me introduce you both to a little exercise called: THE AT HOME SEXOLOGICAL EXAMINATION. I use this exercise frequently in my private practice.
This exercise is designed to facilitate communication with your partner about what each of you likes and dislikes about genital stimulation. You will need a good anatomically correct diagram of both the female and male genitalia — internal as well as external. You will also need a speculum, hand mirror, and a flashlight. I suppose you know what a speculum is, right? It's a medical device designed for investigating body cavities. You can get an inexpensive plastic disposable vaginal speculum online for around seven bucks. Believe me it's well worth the price. You probably could get one from your doctor or your local Planned Parenthood clinic too. All ya gotta do is ask.
How to proceed:
- Look online for a really good diagram of both the female and male genitalia. Make sure the diagrams you choose label all the parts, inside and out. Print these out if necessary. You're gonna want to have the diagrams close to hand for this exercise.
- Take turns examining and being examined. It's gonna be just like playing doctor. First, look for and then touch to all the parts of your external genitalia — he touches you and you touch him. This is touching for information as opposed to touching for pleasure, but it'll be pleasurable nonetheless.
- Give each other plenty of specific feedback about what you are discovering. Be honest. Try different strokes on all of the parts. Use some agreed upon system for designating pleasure, like a scale of 1-5. 1 = discomfort, 3 = neutral, and 5 = hot, hot, hot. You could use colors just as well as numbers; it's up to you.
- Once you have the parts down, so to speak, allow the person being examined (person A) to guide the hand of the examiner (person B). The examiner (B) allows the one who is being examined (person A) to be in charge for a few minutes. Person A guides person B's hand in the areas, strokes, rhythms, pressures she or he prefers.
- Person B then takes over without guidance from person A. Person B spends some time giving the strokes he or she enjoys giving. Person A provides specific feedback — "I like that! I don't much like that!" Use your fingers, hands, and mouth.
- Once you are familiar with one another's external genitalia, you'll want to use the speculum to take a peek inside your vagina. You, Sam will need a hand mirror and the BF will need the flashlight.
- With the speculum in place and open, see if you can find your cervix. It should be pretty obvious. I believe it is your cervix that your BF is bumping into with his deep manly thrusts. And that, as you well know, is pretty damn painful. Once he has an appreciation of how things are situated inside you, he will have a much better appreciation for how to pleasure you, without hurting you. And you will know what to do to help him get off without hurting you.
- If you feel like having sex when you've finished your exam, I encourage you to wait at least a couple of hours before you do. This way you can better focus on the educational aspects of this exercise as opposed to having it be just seductive foreplay. Sometimes, information gathering can be really sexy too.
Finally, as I said earlier, check out that sexual positions tutorial. You may find that all you and the BF need to do is come up with a new position for the fuck, like you on top, or doggie style.
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As it comes to choral and particularly a Capella music, I heartily recommend the handiwork of Eric Whitacre. As regards that, I submit Exhibit A:
His music is exquisitely ethereal, yet rarely if ever religious. In addition, it seems I've heard in state in one interview or another that he has no religious beliefs, or did not at the time of that interview.
I have a pretty fair grasp of his oeuvre, if anyone is interested in further examples.
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mnp13 wrote:I don't think anyone is saying that it is an absolute. There are dogs that can be pets and working dogs, and dogs that can't.
Personally, I haven't managed to keep things 'black and white' with Ruby, so we're starting out very black and white with Riggs.
One of the best dogs in PSA right now is a full time, sleep on the bed house dog. But those dogs are not the majority.
bustersmama wrote:Just to clarify, when you say working dog - does that soley mean bite work? Is there any other type of "work" that you would want the personal time you spent with the dog limited until your "role" is established (or better yet his job?) Please, I am really clueless and just asking.
Also does Ruby and Conner perform their work as though it is a game? Again, the reason I am asking - I read a post not to long ago (I think it was Odnarbs) that the pit bull they did bite work with did well in competitions but if was ever asked to "attack" someone in a real world situation it might hesitate due to pit bull temperament.
gf turtle wrote:Congrats!!! Good lookin' dog!
What's he weigh? How old is he? I've not seen many pit bulls that were registered with the ADBA, UKC, and AKC.
I bet he's a great worker and you'll have a blast with him!
What happened with Roger the Rottie you were considering?
mnp13 wrote:gf turtle wrote:What happened with Roger the Rottie you were considering?
Roger is a great dog but would not have worked out. He's dog aggressive, so would have to ride in the car crated... but his crate is too big to fit in my car. We would have had to take two cars if we wanted to bring all three dogs somewhere. He's also just way too big.
cheekymunkee wrote:You haven't seen any. AKC doesn't register pit bulls, he is registered Am Staff with them.
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the first yvonne michelle holme is not all there and a crap actress all the others are great specally dervla
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A superb piece of comedy. A fine effort by cast and crew.I liked David Bensons portrayal of Noel Coward as well
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Goodnight Sweetheart is great comedy and quite poignant at times. Superb, and 100 times better than the drivel Lyndhurst is currently involved in for the BBC (After You're Gone).
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We enjoyed Dempsey/Makepeace. What happened? Why show this cheap turkey over and over again? I like it too - well almost - but repeats of repeats of repeats - is this what we pay for?
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Well Mike, you might want to 'force' yourself to view the spectacle as the US are through to the last 16 The thing about footer (soccer) is that if you've played it, you realise that it's not as easy as it looks.
1. The ridiculously overacted fake injuries.
3. Ties. It's ridiculous that a fan of any sports team should be excited that their team struggled to a 0-0 tie.
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Samplings of today's work-out soundtrack: Everybody Talks, Neon Trees; What Does Tomorrow Bring (Extended Mix), Starkillers & Richard Beynon; Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself), Ne-Yo; Hey (Nah Neh Nah), Milk & Sugar & Vaya Con Dios; Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You), Kelly Clarkson
Fitness does not happen over-night. Yeah, yeah, you say, I know that. *eye-roll* DUH, Kathryn. Well then, smart-ass, why do I see people giving up so easily when they don't see the results they want after just a few workouts/meal plan changes? Over and over again I see this happen. People want results and they want them in a hurry. Well, guess what? All those layers of bad habits crept up on you a little at a time, so the changing will have to come with time and work and sacrifice/discipline. Time and Work and Sacrifice/Discipline. Time and Work and Sacrifice/Discipline. Time and Work and Sacrifice/Discipline. Time and Work and Sacrifice/Discipline. Is that in your head yet? Time . . . Work . . . Sacrifice/Discipline.
You start with what you have and you work to make that the best you are able to with time, work, sacrifice/discipline: best heart/lung–cardio—condition, best muscular/skeletal condition, best endurance, best strength, best whatever it is you want—or all of the above. This isn't about turning yourself into someone you see in Hollowweird. This isn't about looking like, or working out like, your best friend-brother-sister-neighbor-someone you see at the gym; this is about doing and being the best YOU. And it is about not giving up and giving in when the going is difficult, or when the results you desire do not come to you as quickly as you imagined. For those who stay the course, they are rewarded–this I can guarantee.
Sometimes it does seem as if nothing is happening to our bodies even when we work hard. Folks, I promise you that things ARE happening! You must be patient, you must keep working towards your goals, you must not give up and give in! You must show your body/mind that you mean business so it will be open to change instead of trying for homeostasis, the status quo. For example, I'd often hear clients lament: "I've been working out and eating better for two weeks and I look the same! I'm so frustrated I just want to give up!" Well, keep going, I'd tell them. Do Not Stop. Because the reward does come. Our bodies work in mysterious and wondrous ways, and not always in the way we expect them to. But please believe me when I say: if you are truly working out and eating healthfully; if you are truly making healthful changes to your life-style, then it WILL show, the change will come, guaranteed. It is science, biology–we are beautiful biological machines.
Don't work out and eat healthfully for someone else. Yes, this may motivate you in the beginning, but you will feel resentment flash up and ponk you on your head until you are dizzy and pissed off. You must do this for you. Aren't you worth it? Hmmm? Of course you are! Although I will add that becoming healthy for your children's/grandchildren's sake is something to consider. Besides, do you want your children/grandchildren to have to look after your old tired unhealthy ass because you didn't take care of yourself? *giving you the personal trainer evil-eye*
So, there you are where you are, whatever the case may be. You find a reasonable starting goal and you work towards it, and when that goal is achieved, you find another one, and another one, and you keep building on those goals. The results will come, but they come at a price, and that price is hard work and time and sacrifice/discipline. Stop expecting change to come so quickly; stop expecting the "end result" to come without the work, for when you do not allow yourself to climb up the fitness ladder a rung at a time, you set yourself up for Half-Ass. Isn't Kick-Ass better than Half-Ass? I think so.
And you writers out there — near-bouts every work-out post I write has a message for writers in it–as does this one.
It's the same concept with your manuscript. A good novel/story does not come from rushing through it with the desire to "get it out there as quickly as possible." That "shitty rough draft" deserves time and work and sacrifice/discipline. Start with what you have and build on that. Write it, and then edit edit edit, until you have a Kick-Ass story/novel, instead of a Half-Ass story/novel. What's your rush? Slow down. Don't expect the end result–something you'll be proud to have your name on–to come to you easily and quickly. Give it the attention it deserves. One rung at a time.
Work-out tip of the day: If you aren't listening to music while you work out – please do try it! The tempo keeps you going, the music distracts you, it puts you in a great mood, and motivates you to work harder. There are iPods and iPod Shuffles (the small iPod Nano), and if you do not want to invest in that, there are all kinds of MP3 players out there. Load 'em up with energetic music and Have Fun!
Writing tip of the day: Do you really need to write "started to" . . . ? It started to rain; she started to cry; he started to run—you could just have the action itself: It rained; she cried; he ran.
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The Little Giant baseball team concluded its eastern-most trip of the regular season Sunday afternoon with a pair of victories over Hiram College. Wabash took the first North Coast Athletic Conference contest 10-3 before adding a 12-1 victory in game two.
Wabash opened game one with a pair of runs in the third inning on a two-run single by Montana Timmons to score John Pennington and John Holm. The Terriers answered with a run in the bottom half of the inning and two more in the fifth for a 3-2 lead before the Little Giants exploded with a six-run sixth inning.
Tanner Coggins started the inning with a double, scoring one batter later when PJ Tyson reached on a Hiram error. Ross Hendrickson reached on a fielder's choice, followed by a single from David Seibel. Trey Fankhauser's walk loaded the bases for Chris Deig, who lifted a double to score runs. Two batters later Holm cleared the bases with his sixth home run of the season to give Wabash a 7-3 lead.
Wabash added two more runs in the seventh with another Coggins (left) double, a Tyson single, a Hendrickson RBI groundout and a sacrifice fly by Fankhauser.
Chris Widup earned the victory in relief of starter Luke Zinsmaster. Widup worked three innings of no-hit baseball with only two walks, including one intentional pass. Zinsmaster threw four innings, allowing three runs on six hits with two walks and a strikeout.
Coggins finished with three hits in the game, while Holm had two hits and three RBI.
After scoring only one run in two games on Saturday at Allegheny, the Little Giants exploded for a seven-run first inning in game two against Hiram (8-14, 0-8 NCAC). Timmons, Tyson, and Hendrickson each had RBI singles, while Seibel brought home two runs with his one-base hit. Deig added a sacrifice fly to the offensive output after leading off the inning with a single.
Pennington drilled a two-run single in the third to help Wabash add a three-spot in the inning, taking an 11-1 lead. Robby Hechinger brought home the final run of the game in the sixth to complete the series sweep.
Jeff Soller returned to the lineup for the first time in over two weeks after missing action due to an injury. He started the game on the mound, pitching six innings of four-hit baseball to earn his second win of the season. He allowed one earned run with no walks and three strikeouts. Eric Foust pitched the final inning without allowing a base runner while striking out two.
Timmons, Hendrickson, Hechinger, and Seibel each had two hits for Wabash. Pennington and Tyson joined Seibel with two RBI in the ballgame.
Wabash improved to 13-18 overall and 6-4 in conference play with the two victories. The Little Giants return to Wabash Ballpark Tuesday afternoon for a 4 p.m. contest against arch-rival DePauw University.


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|Barrel Size
|1.25" (31.7mm)
|Apparent Field of View (Mfg Specified)
|Eye Relief (Designed)
|Filter Threads
|Standard 1.25" Filter Thread (M28.5 x 0.6)
|Fully Multi-Coated
|Lens Elements
|Blackened Lens Edges
|Barrel Type
|Smooth sided
|Protective Plastic Storage Container
|Yes - Free Agena Eyepiece Container
|Protective Plastic Storage Container Size
|Agena 42x60mm
|Optical Design
|Height (With Eyeguard Extended)
|End Caps
|Rubber Eye Guard
|1.7 oz
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