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I heard a grizzled old traffic engineer say a modern roundabout is "the greatest intersection management tool man has devised since the Stone Age, and it's done with Stone Age material."
His remark sprung to mind during the Florida Department of Transportation's final design event last week for the first modern roundabouts on Sarasota's U.S. 41 at 10th and 14th streets.
Funded by fees and taxes collected for transportation, FDOT plans a 2017 build. Our U.S. 41 Momentum team is pressing the FDOT to "compress calendar" to December 2016, in time for beach-bound visitors to the 2017 International Rowing Championships. The FDOT website for it is www. US41roundabouts.com.
These two roundabouts will be followed by others along U.S. 41 from University Parkway through Orange Avenue. With 47th Street expected to be funded next year, there will be 11 modern roundabouts along this corridor reconfigured to be safer, aesthetic and more mobile for all users, on wheels and on foot. The corridor plan is at www.US41Momentum. com.
Some sunny day, you'll drive from the airport down North Tamiami Trail and along the Bayfront without stopping to wait at red lights. Not waiting, your travel time should be just as fast as it is today, likely quicker outside peak traffic. That's happening along 58 U.S. roundabout corridors (Golden, Colo.; San Diego; Sonoma, Ariz. and Malta, N.Y, others, and Honore Avenue in Sarasota).
Sarasota's U.S. 41 roundabout "grand boulevard" will stand out from those because ours is urban with two-lane roundabouts. Even more exceptional, with Sarasota as the cultural heart of Florida, the City Public Art Committee and the Sarasota County Arts and Cultural Alliance are planning iconic sculptures as the center verticals, lighted at night. Picture U.S. 41 at University Parkway as the marker for the complex of New College, the University of South Florida, the Asolo Theatre and the Ringling.
Letters last week to the Herald-Tribune expressed angst about this -- accident worry, "people here will never get it," and so on.
So why would the city, the Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the FDOT do this? Why would that aging engineer say "greatest since"?
Stone Age material? Just dirt, asphalt and concrete. The design lets you run the intersection when you are there -- efficient, user-managed. No one at a computer somewhere wrongly guessing how much red-light time you wait -- inefficient, state-managed. No taxpayer electricity costs. Ready for hurricane evacuation and emptying the Van Wezel parking. People make mistakes, but the accident is a fender-bender, not a head-on killer.
Modern roundabouts -- not older, Siesta-Drive-at-Tuttle-Avenue "circles" or Northeast "rotaries" -- began appearing in the U.S. about 15 years ago. With time, in a roundabout way, unintended consequences appeared. What began as a safer round thing in the road made what's around it blossom:
• Slowed drivers noticed businesses they sped by before, now with easier access.
• Green centers and landscaped approaches replaced cold, empty, speed-through signals. Together with less noise and less air pollution, nearby sidewalk cafes were comfortable (Caf� Americano at Five Points). Businesses put "roundabout" in their name (Roundabout Tavern, Gainesville; Patrick's restaurant has a "roundabout burger.")
• Money saved. Less braking and accelerating means less car maintenance. Driver fuel savings were measured: a single-lane roundabout saves 24,000 gallons of fuel a year (Insurance Institute of Highway Safety).
• Less personal injury and property damage led to lower auto insurance rates in roundabout ZIP codes (Carmel, Ind.).
• Property values and city tax base rose near roundabouts (Carmel).
• Users were everyone. Without impeding traffic flow, slower speed and a mid-crossing "safe harbor" an intersection was made safer for walkers, bikers, and the physically challenged, with enhanced transit stops (Clearwater).
• All this worked even better with roundabouts in series. The first rounder adjusted driver attitude to a slower speed that was sustained smoothly through the entire corridor.
The U.S. 41 Momentum team (Ron McCollough, Roger Barry, David Morris and I) has learned these "unintended" roundabout facets engendered a refreshed vitality and livability everywhere they're applied. Knowing so, no matter how grizzled we become, our mission is to encourage the FDOT to apply some private sector velocity to the U.S. 41 Multimodal Corridor so you enjoy your "grand boulevard" sooner.
Rod Warner is chair of US41 Momentum, a Sarasota County representative to the MPO Citizens Advisory Committee and a member of the Federal Highway Administration Peer2Peer Roundabout Team.
Rod Warner: Roundabouts will benefit drivers, walkers and taxpayers
I heard a grizzled old traffic engineer say a modern roundabout is "the greatest intersection management tool man has devised since the Stone Age, and it's done with Stone Age material."


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Universities not only provide the ideal petri dish for cultivating bioscience with commercial potential, but have a moral obligation to do so, given the opportunity to translate public funding into health and jobs, according to a new case study by UCSF researchers.
In an analysis published Oct. 24, 2012 in Science Translational Medicine, researchers at the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) assessed the impact of the institute's efforts over the past eight years in supporting entrepreneurs on the three UC campuses in which it operates: UCSF, UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz.
The study found that, by lowering the hurdle even very slightly for scientists to become entrepreneurs, the scientists were able to gain extraordinary traction in translating academic research into public benefit, generating 60 new companies in the first six years and attracting 75 new bioscience entrepreneurs in the last year alone.
"This fundamentally changes the way we think of academic science," said Douglas Crawford, PhD, assistant director of QB3 and senior author on the paper. "There is a distressing paucity of new drugs in the pipeline and a clear need for new economic engines in this country. This is a call to action to address that."
The paper cites the following essential support that universities can provide:
In the first six years since QB3 started supporting entrepreneurs at the UCSF Mission Bay campus, its growing network of incubators helped launch 60 new bioscience companies at UCSF and across the San Francisco Bay at UC Berkeley at a cost of $1 million per year. Of those, 56 are still in business, and 13 have moved beyond the incubator network or have been purchased by larger companies.
Together, those companies have created more than 280 jobs and attracted more than $230 million in either small business grants or venture capital funding for those companies, which are primarily focused on developing therapeutics, medical devices and research tools. That's a 38-fold return on investment, despite current negative trends in seed-stage investing, in addition to the public benefit of any products those companies generate.
The federal government invests $50 billion per year in academic research, including $23 billion for life sciences from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) alone, according to the paper. Both Baltimore, which is home to universities, and the San Francisco Bay Area receive about $2 billion annually in government research and development funding, yet productivity as measured by high-tech startups was 20-fold higher in the San Francisco area than Baltimore, the analysis found.
"This is clearly not an issue of how much funding is coming to the region. It's an issue of how we think about our social contract," said Regis B. Kelly, PhD, UCSF professor of biochemistry and biophysics, executive director of QB3 and a co-author on the paper. "Most people would say the public good a university offers is in providing research and education, but if we truly want to support the public with the benefits of science, we need to stop seeing economic growth and new medications as an inadvertent byproduct of academic research."
Many U.S. universities, including UCSF, are exploring ways to work with the private sector, with the multiple goals of invigorating research on campus, expediting drug development and ultimately improving the therapies that make it to the market.
That's a relatively new way of thinking, though, and one that often has been met with both skepticism and charges of conflicts of interest by those who believe science should be completely devoid of commercial influences.
"We have a fundamental charge as scientists to make an economic impact and to translate science into public benefit," Crawford said. "That's not a traditional way of thinking of universities, but at a certain point, we need to reassess that traditional thinking and take pride in the fact that a university's public contributions extends beyond its classrooms."
The paper points to the mission statement of the NIH, the nation's largest bioscience funding agency, which specifically includes a goal "to enhance the Nation's economic well-being and ensure a continued high return on the public investment in research."
"So as academic scientists, we are actually paid to protect and improve health, to prevent disease, and to enhance economic well-being," Crawford said. "This is not a sell-out to industry. It's an obligation to society."
Among the programs cited in the paper is a year-old mentoring program known as QB3 Startup in a Box, which connects scientists with external legal, professional and business experts to guide them in starting a new company. So far, the program has helped launch more than 75 virtual companies that are currently applying for grants, establishing business plans and pitching to investors. Seventeen are already operational.
Crawford emphasized that the goal of the analysis is not to assess blame, but to find solutions, and there are many. The authors also hope to generate discussion about which solutions work. The paper can be found online at www.sciencetranslationalmedicine.org.
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I got a request for crab cakes for football sunday! Made 22 of them, doubled the recipe! Good stuff, no leftovers!!
16 oz crab meat
1.5 cups panko bread crumbs
2 Tbsp minced parsley
2 Tbsp minced scallions
Whisk together; Combine:
4 eggs
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp dry mustard
1 tsp whatsthishere sauce
1/2 tsp cayene pepper
1/2 tsp kosher salt
Line a baking pan with wax paper and cover with panko crumbs.
Form crab cakes with 1/4 cup measure, transfer to the baking pan and press down into the panko to have about a 3/4" cake. Sprinkle more panko on the tops.
Chill for 1 hour.
Fry cakes in 2 Tbsp veggie oil over med. high heat in a non stick pan. Cook in batches until golden brown about 3-4 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.
Serve with your sauce of choice!
I wanted a few for leftovers! They et em all!!!
Fixin to get mixin!
All pankoed up.
Fry, baby fry!
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Taylor Swift Once Used a Sharpie to Line Her Eyes
Ladies, next time you're at work and — horrors! — notice the eyeliner you so carefully applied that morning is fading away, help may be no further away than the black markers in the office supply closet. That's according to country phenom Taylor Swift, who recently copped to once using a Sharpie for her signature cat-eye look.
"I once used a Sharpie as eyeliner in an airplane bathroom because I didn't have any with me," she told Refinery29.
And then, perhaps remembering she has a zillion-dollar endorsement deal with CoverGirl — which for reasons unknown doesn't include Sharpies in its line of cosmetics — she quickly added, "I don't recommend it."
Swift, who defines her style as "classic, feminine, and retro," says her go-to look is "red lips and a cat-eye." And while she herself is considered a fashion icon to many young girls, the singer has style inspirations of her own.
"I love looking at photos of Ethel and Jackie Kennedy back in the '50s and '60s," she said. "Something about that elegance is really lovely and makes me want to dress more like they did. I'd never thought about wearing pearl earrings or head scarves before [being inspired by] them."
And those blunt-cut bangs she's recently started sporting? Blame the stylists at high-fashion glossy mag Vogue. "I was so excited to be shooting the cover of Vogue that I let them cut bangs for me at the shoot. It turned out to be one of my favorite changes I've ever made to my hair," she explained. "Moral of the story: Always trust Vogue."
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The ad, which invites users to 'find the tunnels', has now been watched more than 12.5 million times since it was published last Friday (18 May).
A second ad from Nike's 'My time is now' campaign, in which footballer Mario Balotelli searches for an iconic hairstlye, is in third place with 38,888 shares.
Both videos end with an interactive call to action, driving users to click through to more Nike content across the web.
Following earlier viral success with 'Obamaville', US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney again enters the chart with another election video outlining his plans from 'day one' in office.
The ad, attacking Obama on job creation and healthcare, has been viewed just under half a million times and has been shared 23,573 times this week.
Top of the chart last week, an ad for Copenhagen Philharmonic has fallen out of the chart this week with just 5,495 shares.The chart, produced in conjunction with Unruly, ranks ads according to the number of times they have been shared on Facebook, Twitter and the blogosphere.
Ads launched more than 30 days ago are not included.
Due to technical issues with Twitter's API, shares from the social network were not included in the count.
1. Nike 'my time is now' by Wieden & Kennedy London
585,286 shares this week
All time: 624,704 shares
2. Pepsi Max 'uncle Drew'
69,980 shares this week
All time: 71,760 shares
3. Nike 'Mario Balotelli' by Agence Leg, France
38,888 shares this week
All time: 40,069 shares
4. Leap 'introducing the leap'
24,919 shares this week
All time: 25,550 shares
5. Mitt Romney 'day one' created in-house
23,573 shares this week
All time: 23,575 shares
6. Samsung 'Galaxy S III' created in-house
9,918 shares this week
All time: 41,271 shares
7. Samsung 'Beckham plays Beethoven' by Cheil, USA
6,477 shares this week
All time: 6,772 shares
8. Carlsberg 'fan academy' by Fold 7
6,249 shares this week
All time: 15,149 shares
9. Flying Horse 'cat toast' by Ogilvy & Mather, Brazil
5,804 shares this week
All time: 22,660 shares
10. Jammie Dodgers 'a certain gooey thing' by VCCP
5,776 shares this week
All time: 11,395 shares


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I wondered if any of you out there had any advice on how to standardise between real-time runs?
A little information about my experiment...
Run on LC480 (96well plates)
SYBR green assay looking at 2 genes of interest and housekeeping gene (HRPT)
Samples: -ve cell population (reference sample), 2 treated populations (test samples), a calibrator sample (nothing to do with experiment, just a kind donor's whole blood RNA sample)
Using the 2- delta delta Ct method
So far I have two plates of information and when I compare the calibrator sample (identical on both plates) the average Ct values are slightly different (run1=26.07 run2=25.15). How will this error affect the expression calculations of my actual samples? Does anyone know how to correct for this?
Also, my Ct values are between 28-35. Is this too high? My negative control samples are truly negative and with some the Ct value is >35 so undetectable and negative.
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My 2 and 1/2 year old daughter has a new word.
Apparently danger is all around us, or at least when it comes to things she doesn't want to do.
Trading in her quarters to her Aunt for her laundry for dollars... is dangerous.
Or having to clean up her bath toys... is dangerous.
Or pooping on the potty... is dangerous.
Okay. Maybe she's onto something with that one. She's obviously been in the potty with mommy one to many times these past few weeks.


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Last year I wrote 302 posts, and this year 250. I'm trying to cut down on writing and spend more time on research. No brick walls have been solved, that's my biggest regret. But this doesn't mean I won't try to write interesting posts, I will try very hard.
I began a new series for Sunday posts, that being a listing of all the obituaries in the Lowell Sun newspaper for Lowell, Massachusetts. Usually I show just the name, where they were from and age. Two things I discovered, first, I receive a huge number of hits, and second, I found out that three of my classmates died last week, we were all the same age! After more than a month, none of the readers has asked me to send a copy of an obit, but I have them saved, ready to scan for their asking.
Two fun events happened recently. The New England GeneaBlogger's Bash was held in late August, and I met some bloggers there. Last week, I met top Genea-Blogger, Thomas MacEntee and several other bloggers in Boston.
* Blogiversary combines the words Blog and Anniversary.


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Housing and Residence Life
Welcome to the Office of Residence Life!
The Office of Residence Life & Student Housing provides students with on-campus and off-campus housing services. On our site you will find information for on-campus housing, including rates, floor plans, and information for current residents. We also have useful information for those who wish to live off-campus, including neighborhood information, resources, and general rates for the area. If you are interested in living on-campus during the summer, please browse our summer housing pages for rates and the application process. Finally, don't forget to learn more about our Resident Fellow program and meet our full time staff members!
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns. We look forward to helping you with your housing needs!
The Capitol Crossing project is a multiphase development project that will be under construction for the foreseeable future. The construction will take place across the street from Gewirz above the I-395 roadway to make space for the 2.2 million square feet of business space, apartments, etc... You can read more about the project by clicking the link above.
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Molecular Genetics (Bachelor of Science)
Students who choose the Molecular Genetics major must also fulfill the basic distribution requirements for a Bachelor of Sciences (B.S.) degree from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and a core set of courses, totaling 65 credits, including: First-year Colloquium, Senior Seminar, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Recombinant DNA Lab, Molecular Cell Biology, General Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, General and Organic Chemistry, Calculus, Physics, and Statistics. In addition, Molecular Genetics majors take Prokaryotic Molecular Genetics and a minimum of twelve credits from an array of upper-level molecular genetics courses, including Molecular Cloning, Eukaryotic Genetics, Bioinformatics, Eukaryotic Virology, Protein-DNA Interactions, Internships, and Undergraduate Research. These courses meet the prerequisites for applying to Medical School or to Graduate School to do life sciences or biomedical research.
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- Colleges and Schools: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. College of Medicine.
- Departments and Programs: Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Department.


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Watermelon Champ
A watermelon eating contest for kids kicked off the annual Wild River BBQ
Jack Scymanky, 7, was pretty proud of eating the most watermelon the fastest Saturday, winning the championship trophy at the watermelon eating contest at the Wild River BBQ Cookoff in Clark Park at Molalla.
The annual event continues Saturday to 7 p.m. with food, an entertainment stage, a beer and wine tent and vendors.
Sunday, cooking demonstrations, the Iron chef Competition and this year's new Dutch Oven Competition highlight the event from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is free. Scrip sells for $5 per ticket to purchase food and drinks.
The annual event is a fundraiser for the Molalla River Alliance, a 501(c)3 organization.


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Agent Jim Pegram called Friday to inform Valdivia he had picked up the mount on Turf Cup favorite Champs Elysees and the Peruvian-born jockey made no mistakes in the Grade I Turf Cup, earning his first graded and richest victory of the year.
In the Turf Cup, Valdivia gave Champs Elysees a perfect ground-saving trip, moving into contention along the rail on the turn for home before swinging out and assuming command early in the stretch en route to a half-length victory over Obrigado. Kentucky-based Julien Leparoux originally was named to ride, but he is on vacation in Hawaii.
Great Britain-bred Champs Elysees, second in the Grade I event while making his North American debut for Juddmonte Farms a year ago, gave Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel a record fourth Turf Cup win while covering 1 ½ miles on the Lakeside Turf Course in 2:27.71.
French-bred Obrigado held off Church Service by three-quarters of a length to earn second money. New Zealand-bred mare Black Mamba was another three-quarters of a length back in fourth place in the field of nine, followed by Mr. Chairman, Winchester, High Heel Sneakers and Rush Rush.
"I got the call yesterday morning from my agent that I was going to ride this horse," Valdivia said. "I was working a horse here at Hollywood and before that Bobby had said it would probably be between me and (David) Flores. How many times do you get to pick up a horse that's 9-5 in a Grade 1?
"This is a very special animal," Valdivia added. "I think he's just been a little hard luck. He broke very good and put me in a comfortable spot. The pace was very slow, but he was fairly close and I didn't give him too much ground to make up. It was just a matter of biding my time and waiting for a hole to open. I had a lot of confidence with this horse. Even though this was my first time riding him I worked him many times in the morning and watched him win a couple of times. So I know the class that he has. I got to save ground all the way around. I felt like Street Sense in the Kentucky Derby."
Champs Elysees, eighth on Santa Anita Park's synthetic surface last outing in the Breeders' Cup Classic, won for the for the third time in ten North American starts.
"He likes each surface equally," Frankel said. "He waits on horses, but when that horse got to him he went on again. I was afraid he made the lead too soon. He got sick in the middle of the summer so I think that's why he had those two bad races, but he was really going into this race really well. I told Jose to try and make him break good, but don't worry about rushing him or anything."
Champs Elysees, a winner of five of 21 starts overall, banked $150,000 to increase his earnings to $1,354,761. A 5-year-old son of Danehill, he paid $5.60, $3.20 and $2.60. Obrigado returned $14.40 and $7, while Church Service paid $3.40.
In the Native Diver, Slew's Tizzy pulled away in the final yards to register a 1 ½-length victory in a Cushion Track record 1:46.78 for 1 1/8 miles.
"He ran huge two races back, so I'm not surprised he ran so good today," said Rosario, who has had five-win days at Bay Meadows and Golden Gate Fields. "Last time in the Breeders' Cup (Dirt Mile), I got bumped real hard by the horses inside me and outside me. My horse wanted to go, but it was a big field and they were going real fast. Today he was much more relaxed and more confident. It's harder to race between horses because you're under pressure the whole time, but he handled it great."
Slew's Tizzy, a 4-year-old son of Tiznow owned by Joseph Lacombe Stable, is trained by Doug O'Neill, who sent out Sky Jack to post a seven-length victory in the 2000 Native Diver.
"We put a line through that race, but at the same time you're always worried what a race like that does to their confidence," O'Neill said of the Breeders' Cup. "It obviously didn't affect him in a negative way. Today's race came up in a perfect spot and there's not a ton of options really. We definitely didn't think the mile and one-eighth would be a problem. The dream goal is the Santa Anita Handicap. We'll figure out how he comes out of this and the proper way to get there."
Slew's Tizzy the fifth choice in the field of six older horses, paid $16.40, $6.80 and $4. Past the Point returned $3.40 and $2.80, while the show payoff on Ball Four was $2.60.
The victory — worth $68,200 — boosted the Kentucky-bred's earnings to $619,619. He has won five of 19 starts.


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We have two Pontiac G8's and needed a way to store them for the winter. Since I couldn't cut a deal on two CarCapsules from AA, I decided to buy one of these and one 3D Maxpider AirCapsule. They run about the same price, but the design and materials used in the CarCapsule are definitely better. Don't misunderstand, both are up and running and doing their jobs as advertised. They set up the same way and take about the same amount of time to set up and inflate. If I were to buy another, this is it


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Paced by a pair of MVP performances from Jeff Casey and Brandon Sklavanitis, the West Carroll and Oregon wrestling teams finished second and third, respectively, at the Polo Invitational on Saturday.
Glenbard North's JV team won with 185 points, 15 more than the Thunder. The Hawks were next with 158 in the 18-team tourney.
Casey was voted the lower-weights MVP after taking the title at 126 pounds. West Carroll also got a title from Zach Hartman at 132.
Sklavanitis won his fourth straight title at Polo, this time at 170 pounds, and was named upper-weights MVP. Teammate John Brink won a title at 182.
AFC's Jake Kaecker took top honors at 152 pounds.
Warriors 15th at Sycamore: Sterling amassed 298 points and finished 15th at the 23-team Sycamore Invitational.
Isaac Anderson took third at 113 pounds. Curtis Lilly was fourth at 285. Austin Olalde (132) and Josh Villareal (195) were sixth.
Boys basketball
Rock Island 86, Sterling 32: Micah Miller scored seven points for the Golden Warriors (7-9) in a road loss to the Rocks.
Brian Richardson led Rock Island (12-3) with 21 points.
Winnebago 78, Oregon 72, OT: The Hawks nearly dealt the visiting Indians their first loss, only to be outscored 10-4 in overtime at the Blackhawk Center.
Caleb Mowry poured in 32 points to lead Oregon (9-6, 0-3 Big Northern West).
Jacoby Posley led Winnebago (15-0, 3-0) with 32.
Boys bowling
Hamburg leads Dukes: Andrew Hamburg had the top game (256) and series (673) at the Dixon Toughman tournament, leading the Dukes to fourth place in the 13-team event.
Freeport won the tourney with a 5,898 total.
Oregon was sixth at 5,374. The Hawks' Dan Grimm had a 671, second only to Hamburg.
Men's basketball
Sauk Valley 83, Kankakee 70: Jalen Riley tossed in 26 points on the road, including eight 3-pointers, in the Skyhawks' first game of the second half of their season.
Daven Ottley had 24 points and 11 rebounds for Sauk (9-5). Magd Owayed had 11 points and 14 boards.
Cody Behrens had nine points and 11 rebounds, and Carlos Hendrix added nine points and 12 assists.
Anthony Williams led Kankakee with 16 points.
Saturday's stars
Jeff Casey, West Carroll wrestling, named lower-weights MVP at Polo
Brandon Sklavanitis, Oregon wrestling, named upper-weights MVP at Polo
Caleb Mowry, Oregon basketball, 32 points
Jalen Riley, Sauk basketball, 26 points, 8 3s
Andrew Hamburg, Dixon bowling, top game & series at Dixon Toughman tournament


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NORTH COVENTRY — Police are looking for the suspects who threw eggs at a pedestrian and a parked truck Jan. 8 between 6 and 6:30 p.m. According to police, the suspects were in a dark-colored sedan. The truck that was hit was parked in the parking lot of the Coventry Mall when it was hit, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-323-8360.
RED HILL — Police are investigating the theft of a Red Hill man's identity after two credit card accounts were opened in the victim's name at Saks Fifth Avenue and GE Capital between Dec. 27, 2012, and Jan. 2. Anyone with information on these incidents should call the Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Skippack at 610-584-1250 and reference incident K03-1895014.
PERKIOMEN — A strand of Christmas lights outside a home in the 500 block of Brighton Road was damaged by vandals between Dec. 22 and 23, 2012, according to state police. The vandals cut the wire of lights decorating a shrub outside the front of the victim's home, police said. Anyone with information should call 610-584-1250 and reference incident K03-1893301.
PERKIOMEN — Police are seeking those responsible for egging and plastic-wrapping a black 1995 Ford Escort in the 100 block of Burgess Road between 9 p.m. Dec. 22 and midnight Dec. 23. The vehicle was targeted as it was parked in the driveway of a home, police said. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Trooper Noto at the Skippack barracks of the state police and reference incident number K03-1893304.


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Students with a reading level of 5 may complete their orientation online or in person. Online orientation:
- Is convenient
- Can be completed on your own schedule
- May take less time than in person orientation
- Does not have to be completed in one sitting
Is online orientation right for me?
- System Requirements
- A modern PC or Mac computer
- Speakers or headphones
- Minimum 1Mbs Internet connection
- Google Chrome or Safari
- Printer
- If you do not have a computer that meets these requirements, you can take online orientation on the Main Campus, in the computer lab (TLC 100) OR the West Campus computer lab (room 123). You will need your own headphones.
- Other requirements
- Completed Admissions application
- Granted Reading level 5
- Claimed your account
How to access online orientation:
Online orientation is housed in Desire2Learn. Eligible students will have access to online orientation within 3 business days after reading placement. (Students who applied to LCC for past semesters will need to contact our office for access to this semester's online orientation.) To access online orientation in D2L:
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Victoria McGowan scored 27 points in a 66-52 victory over Bethune-Cookman in a non-conference game Tuesday night.
DELAND — Victoria McGowan was not going to let this one get away.
The 5-foot-5 senior guard scored 17 of her game-high 27 points in the last 9 minutes to lead Stetson over Bethune-Cookman 66-52 in a non-conference game Tuesday night at the Edmunds Center.
The Wildcats had whittled a one-time Hatters' 14-point first-half lead to two, 44-42, with 9:24 left in the game and appeared to have all the momentum.
Then McGowan had her say.
She hit three 3-point field goals, a lay-in off a steal and two free throws to help the Hatters extend the lead back to 12, 59-47 with 4:16 left. The Wildcats never got closer than six the rest of way.
"It was just one of those refuse-to-lose moments and she started playing better and it opened it up for us," Stetson coach Lynn Bria said. "That's what great players do, they put the team on their back."
McGowan credited the defense.
"I think our defense picked up, that was the most important thing," said McGowan, who was just two points shy of her career high and equaled the points she scored last season in an 82-64 win at B-CU. "I hit a few shots, but mainly it was the defense that kept us in the game."
The Hatters defense turned in a stellar performance, holding the Wildcats to 38-percent shooting from the floor and forcing 24 turnovers.
"I think they had tremendous pressure on us and they were able to take away our inside presence by double-teaming (Amanda) Hairston," B-CU coach Vanessa Blair said.
Hairston, averaging 17 points per contest on 73-percent shooting this season, was held to five.
The Wildcats (2-2) were led in scoring by Chastity Rene Taylor with 14 and Kiara Redmon with 10. Sharnese Neal had 10 rebounds. Jama Sharp added 13 points for the Hatters (2-3).
The Wildcats trailed 40-30 with 14:01 left in the game when they made their run.
Redmon hit a 10-footer and Neal nailed a turnaround 5-foot jumper to cut it to 40-34. After a Janelle Mills lay-in, Neal put back an offensive rebound and Taylor Houston drilled a 3-pointer from the top of the key to make it 42-39. After a Burris spin-move lay-in, Shakeyia Colyer was fouled on a lay-in and hit the ensuing free throw for 44-42.
It would be the closest the Wildcats would get.
Both teams return to action against Ball State when the Cardinals come to town for a weekend series, 5 p.m. Friday at B-CU and 2 p.m. Sunday at Stetson.


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Clement is an email server application. Its main function is to block unwanted mail (spam) as soon as possible in the email exchange process. It accepts or rejects email while the SMTP session, initiated by the email sender, is still pending, accepting legitimate email messages without the need to return an error status to non-existent or "borrowed" return address later. Clement can operate in two modes, either as a standard MTA (as sendmail, Postfix, Exim, Exchange, etc.) to store email in the recipient's own area, or to transmit the mail to an another SMTP server acting as smart spam filtering device. Each email domain name Clement knows about can be treated in one of these two modes depending on the group to which the domain name has been set. Each message is verified by a virus scanner (ClamAV) while the SMTP connection is still open, but the refusal of mail and the reason for refusal is notified to the actual sender. Mail management is done via a Web interface and can be delegated to three administrative levels (Root-Admin, Group-Admin, Domain-Admin). Standard users can access their own logs (sent email status, email rejected, quarantined email, etc.). With this interface, the user can handle the rejection and acceptance of mail. Users who are level "Admin" can access the session logs (via the Web interface). Clement uses a SQL database (PostgreSQL, MySQL) to store and manage logs, user profiles, and dynamic management of directives concerning the sender-receiver relationship.
Masqmail is an MTA (mail transport agent) for notebooks, workstations, home servers, and generally any host with no permanent network connection. It has special support for multiple transfer routes (e.g. to different mail providers). Address rewriting can be done in several ways. It is a slim replacement for full-blown MTAs such as sendmail, exim, qmail, or postfix and for the intended uses, configuration is much simpler.
Why a milter archiver? If you are required to also log source and destination IPs and BCCs (additional rcpt to's not in a CC field communicated at the SMTP protocol level), then the only option is do this in the MTA, or in a milter application that has hooks in the MTA process (which is exactly why milter was invented). It uses a simple regex file that can be used with several *source target-mailbox rules to define what gets mirrored where. The archiver tries to be as quiet as possible. The possible methods to archive are SMTP, sendmail inject / Postfix inject, IMAP delivery, and milter-add recipient. It was build as a replacement for a Postfix BCC setup: (sender_bcc_maps = regexp:/etc/postfix/archive; recipient_bcc_maps = regexp:/etc/postfix/archive).
Yasma (Yet Another Sendmail Logfile Analyzer) is a reporting tool for sendmail log files. It provides a nice overview of your mail traffic like: messages transferred, some average values, top lists of messages sent, received, rejected, etc., and top lists of supposed spammers, status messages, relay hosts, and mailers. It analyzes one or more log files from the command line and writes an HTML report. For security, it can hide the user part of mail addresses listed in the report. A GeoIP database can be used to show country information.
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Yesterday was scraplift Saturday and I saw Jean2's Rejoice page and I new what I was going to do – scraplift! http://www.designerdigitals.com/digital-scrapbooking/ideas/showphoto.php?photo=185648&cat=all&limit=last1
Jeannies page had everything I needed and these music boxes had been begging to be scrapped but everything I had tried so far looked pitiful …. I think they were waiting for Jean to make her page and for new stuff to come out When I saw the Naughty or Nice this morning I knew it was meant to be. These are the last 2 pages for the ornament book for this year – 30 pages some this year some last year and I am pretty happy with the ones I have printed so far – so I'm technically done… My goal will be to add 2 or 4 pages a year as I get new things or I find a treasure I missed that needs a page … so until next year I'll be just leaving love… and 3 or 4 - more pages for my project 365+1 Thanks for making my ornament book and December so special !!!!
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The Geauga County Sheriff's Office discovered a methamphetamine lab in Montville Township on July 1 and arrested a man less than a week after he was arrested for allegedly operating a different meth lab.
On June 25, the Sheriff's Office arrested 30-year-old Anthony J. Garey, of Montville after finding a large bag of marijuana on the front seat of his vehicle during a traffic stop. When they searched the vehicle, they found an active meth lab, according to a Geauga County Sheriff's Office news release.
As a result of this incident, Garey was charged with fourth-degree felony aggravated drug trafficking, as well as a speeding violation for allegedly driving 80 mph in a 55 mph zone, which initiated the traffic stop. He was arraigned on June 26 and posted bond the next day of $500.
A preliminary hearing was set for July 2, according to Chardon Municipal Court records.
Then, on July 1 at about 3:30 p.m., Sheriff's Office detectives went to Garey's home at 16852 Whitney Road to meet with him about the previous arrest. At that time, detectives allegedly discovered another active meth lab at the home, according to the news release.
"The detectives neutralized the lab and cleaned the chemicals up. Montville and Hambden Fire Departments assisted at the scene," the release stated.
Garey was arrested and charged with a second-degree felony count of illegal manufacturing of drugs. Orwell resident Brittani L. Roberts, 29, also was arrested at the scene and charged with the same crime, according to Chardon Municipal Court records.
Roberts had bond set at $20,000 cash or surety, while Garey was given no opportunity for bond. A preliminary hearing for both Roberts and Garey is set for July 11.


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College and Career Expo
March 6, 2011
Additional Information
Want to find potential college students or future employees? If so then plan to participate in the Southwest Indiana College and Career Expo featuring local and national vendors. The Expo will provide an excellent opportunity for you to meet with high school students and parents, not to mention potential employees.
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The educational system is a significant gatekeeper in terms of further integration, in terms of the opportunities students will have. We need to work toward structures in which students of all kinds of groups have equitable access.
School can be tough for any child, but immigrant children can face exceptional hurdles. Assistant Professor of Education Ramona Fruja is interested in the relationship between immigration and education and the ways that schools participate in a student's transition to a new society.
"People coming from the outside can become insiders," she says. "Schools might be able to participate in that process, facilitate the welcome and the transition of immigrant children into U.S. society. We need to see how we could minimalize any possibility of marginalization."
Fruja's interest in the immigrant experience in the U.S. educational system led her to investigate another immigrant experience - taking the naturalization exam to become a U.S. citizen. She has explored the theory and history of the exam in terms of its critiques, revisions and expectations as a civic education for society's newest members. Looking forward, Fruja plans to delve into the personal experiences of individuals who have taken the exam.
Her interest in the exam stemmed from a recognition of the importance of legal status in determining access to educational and other opportunities. Her interest grew when she encountered a growing body of literature arguing that borders and national identities have become passé. She realized that the reality many people are living is a far cry from the academic literature. Fruja was born in Romania, educated in Romania and Bulgaria, lived in France and earned her doctorate in the United States.
"You could call me transnational, easily moving across borders, yet there is a paradox because it is not as easy as it seems, and most people never benefit from this ease of movement," she says. As a teacher, Fruja hopes to help her students understand how multiculturalism fits into the educational system, and how schools can help students from all backgrounds find a place to belong and succeed.
Bucknell's education program is open to future teachers, who also earn a teaching certification, and to students interested in studying education though a Bachelor of Arts but not planning to become teachers themselves. Fruja appreciates Bucknell's approach, she says, because it shows the University recognizes the broader picture of how schools participate in society at large, and that not only teachers but also "citizens in general have a say and play vital roles in the institutions of schooling."
"The educational system is a significant gatekeeper in terms of further integration, in terms of the opportunities students will have," she says. "We need to work toward structures in which students of all kinds of groups have equitable access."
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"Basically, and I'm speaking to the Blizzard guys in the back: we need to stop writing a fucking book in our game, because nobody wants to read it," he explained.
"We need to deliver our story in a way that is uniquely video game," Kaplan, who left WoW to work on Blizzard's next MMO, explained. "We need to engage our players in sort of an inspiring experience, and the sooner we accept that we are not Shakespeare, Scorsese, Tolstoy or the Beatles, the better off we are."
However, Kaplan did offer consolation to his fellow developers. "If it makes us feel better, Shakespeare couldn't 3D model his way out of a paper bag," he noted.


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Known for his colorful and eccentric taste in game design, Goichi Suda (better known as Suda 51) has become his own brand in the industry. His work on titles like Killer 7, No More Heroes, and Shadows of the Damned has turned him into a gaming rockstar for his devoted base of fans. While at E3 this year, Game Informer's Kim Wallace had the chance to speak with him about his new project called Killer is Dead.
Watch the video below to hear Kim and Suda 51 talk about assassins, love, and the origins of his fixation with death.
To learn more about the game, click here to check out Kim's written preview.
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Applications Sent to Schools in Mediacom Service Areas
Students Encouraged to Apply by Feb. 15 Deadline
Mediacom Communications is offering $60,000 in scholarship support for high school students who are seniors and plan to obtain further education. The scholarship program is in its 12th consecutive year and will award $1,000 World Class Scholarships to 60 high school seniors. Recipients will be selected from applicants living in areas where Mediacom delivers broadband and cable services. The company's service areas include more than 300 Iowa communities and non-urban areas in surrounding Midwestern states.
Recipients may use the financial awards to support educational expenses they will incur in the fall of 2013 as they pursue higher education or vocational training from any accredited post-secondary institution. High schools in Mediacom-served communities were sent application materials and applications are due on or before February 15, 2013. Information and the brief application can also be found online: www.mediacomworldclass.com
"As a company, Mediacom makes it a priority to give back to communities in which we do business, and one of the best ways is to invest in promising students who are our future leaders," said Mediacom Regional Vice President Doug Frank. Applicants do not have to be Mediacom customers but must live in areas where Mediacom provides broadband, video, phone and other digital communication services.
Frank suggested that the Christmas break in school calendars provides students with extra time to research scholarship options offered by local businesses and civic groups. He encourages students to contact high school counselors for Mediacom World Class Scholarship applications, or download the application online. The deadline for submitting completed applications is February 15, 2013. All scholarship applications must include a brief essay on leadership and the student's school transcript.
Downloadable applications and a listing of past scholarship recipients can be found online at: www.mediacomworldclass.com. Applications also are available at Mediacom customer service offices. Inquiries may be sent to: email@example.com


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These are happy days for vintage-Corvette fans, as Chevrolet's flagship two-seater currently holds the top spot in a very competitive field: the Pure Stock Drags. This race is for American performance cars that are as close to stock as possible, while remaining driveable. The event takes place each year on the second weekend after Labor Day in the boonies of central Michigan, and it draws muscle cars of all kinds: 442 W-30s, SS454s, Hemi Mopars, Cobra Jets, GS455 Stage Is, GTOs, 440 Six Packs, Boss Mustangs—you name it. All the heavy-hitters are there.
The lower ranks are casual. Everyone is invited to come out, have fun, and run their best time, whether fast or slow. But the upper echelons are loaded with experienced racers who take their fun seriously. Every year they get faster, and every year they're out to knock off the top dog. And in recent years, a Corvette has held a mortal lock on the top spot they're all gunning for.
The format of the Pure Stock Drags is unique. Cars must be in factory trim with OEM engines. Modifications for service—reasonable overbores, turned cranks, and so on—are OK, but the cams, valves, valvetrain, carbs, exhaust manifolds, drivelines, and even the wheels and tires have to be stock. No DOT sticky tires, porting or port matching, stroker cranks, or oversize valves are allowed. Each car gets an exam at registration, and a few of the eyebrow raisers get a closer inspection at the Heavy Tech tent. Any car can be P&G'd at any time if monkey business is suspected.
Other than that, Friday is open track. All runs are recorded, and each car is paired with the one running nearest its e.t.'s for a best-two-out-of-three shootout Saturday afternoon. It's a fun weekend, and you've never seen so many great muscle cars running in one place.
We'll note right up front that this story has a happy ending, but let's not get too hasty: There's a lot of good racing to cover before we reach the finals. We're going to cover the seven Corvettes that raced at the 2012 Pure Stock Drags, taking a look at each one's configuration, performance, and how it did against the competition.
For more information on the 2013 event, visit www.purestockdrags.com.
01 | 1969 Corvette—Best 2012 Event E.T.: 13.15 @ 106.50Owner: Devin Conlee
Engine/HP: L71 Tri-power 427/435
Transmission: Four-speed
Axle: 3.73:1
Weight: 3,538 lbs
You know it's a good day for Corvettes when the slowest one on hand is an L71 Tri-power running very low 13s. Devin Conlee and his 427 "triple deuce" square off against Bob Witt in his '69 AMC Hurst SC/Rambler, a potent muscle car that actually qualified a tick quicker.
Round 1: Both cut excellent lights, but Conlee's Corvette has the traction and uses it to step out front with a healthy lead. That's the way they go through the traps: the Corvette by an easy car length.
Round 2: They swap lanes. Both come off the line hard, but again, the Corvette strides through the first 60 feet and opens up a lead. The SC/Rambler comes on strong, but Conlee hits all his shifts clean, and there's just no catching that 427. Corvette sweeps this one in two straight.
1969 Corvette 427/435 vs. 1969 AMC SC/Rambler 390/315
|Round 1
|Round 2
|13.25 @ 104.65
|13.22 @ 105.34
|13.48 @ 104.65
|13.37 @ 105.39
02 | 1966 Corvette—Best 2012 Event E.T.: 13.04 @ 105.34
Owner: Donny Brass
Engine/HP: L79 327/350
Transmission: Four-speed
Axle: 4.56:1
Weight: 3,272 lbs
This super-sharp Milano Maroon '66 coupe is the lightest Corvette at the party, and thanks to owner Brass' driving skills, the svelte midyear can really fly. He's up against Steve Rehberg's '70 Ram Air IV GTO Judge. Both cars are four-speeds, but the Pontiac is a lot heavier. In the traction-limited world of stock racing, that can actually be an advantage at the critical launch.
Round 1: Rehberg is an experienced GTO pilot, but he gets a little trigger-happy and redlights Round 1 away. Brass has already won, but he pours on the coal anyway, rocketing to a 13.12.
Round 2: Rehberg cuts a quick light, but by the time they pass the tree, Brass has got a fender on him. The Corvette's well ahead at mid-track, but the Goat is coming on strong. It's not to be, as the Vette flashes through the traps first, despite the Poncho's higher mph. This one's through in two.
1966 Corvette 327/350 vs. 1969 GTO Judge Ram Air III 400/370
|Round 1
|Round 2
|13.12 @ 104.78
|13.28 @ 103.15
|14.17 @ 103.16*
|13.59 @ 104.95
03 | 1971 Corvette—Best 2012 Event E.T.: 12.20 @ 117.11
Owner: Jeff Morgan
Engine/HP: LS6 454/425
Transmission: Four-speed
Axle: 4.30:1
Weight: 3,644 lbs
Here's one for ages. Is the LS6 faster in the Corvette, down-rated to 425hp, or in the heavier SS454 Chevelle with its huge 450hp rating? Qualifying times are nearly identical: 12.58 (Corvette) and 12.56 (Chevelle). Jeff Morgan's got short 4.30 gears in the Corvette, while Dale Waligora's got nearly-as-steep 4.10s in the Chevelle. This should be good.
Round 1: Waligora kicks things off with a redlight. Both drivers abort.
Round 2: Waligora cuts the better light, but Morgan is battling back as they clear the tree. The Chevelle's a beast in the first half, but the Corvette has a powerful top-end charge. At the traps, it's the Chevelle first, despite Morgan's quicker and faster numbers. Time for a tie-breaker.
Round 3: The Chevelle is again off the line first, thanks to Waligora's superb 0.097 reaction time, and this time he's quicker through the first 60 feet. Morgan uncorks his best run of the meet, but it's not enough to run down the fleeing SS454.
'71 Corvette 454/425 vs. '70 Chevelle SS454/450
|Round 1
|Round 2
|Round 3
|16.40 @ 69.95
|12.47 @ 115.56
|12.49 @ 115.69
|Chevelle SS
|14.44 @ 69.47*
|12.66 @ 110.67
|12.37 @ 111.75
04 | 1969 Corvette—Best 2012 Event E.T.: 11.89 @ 121.55
Owner: Jim Johnston
Engine/HP: L88 427/430
Transmission: Four-speed
Axle: 4.56:1
Weight: 3,468 lbs
It would be hard to overstate the driving skills of Jim "JJ" Johnston. He holds the record for lowest-ever e.t. at the Pure Stock Drags (11.43 @ 125.50), set last year in his Cortez Silver '69 L88-spec Corvette. He's up against another ace: Jim Spetzman and his '69½ 440 Six Pack Super Bee.
Round 1: Johnston redlights, a rare foul for the Corvette pilot.
Round 2: Spetzman launches first and wheels the Bee through the 60-foot beams with a 1.97, putting the Vette in an early hole. Johnston, nursing a weak clutch, can't reel in the Mopar fast enough, and Spetzman emerges victorious.
'69 Corvette 427/430 vs. '691⁄2 Super Bee 440/390
|Round 1
|Round 2
|15.79 @ 68.25*
|12.35 @ 118.18
|Super Bee
|12.58 @ 90.98
|12.19 @ 114.69
05 | 1969 Corvette—Best 2012 Event E.T.: 11.80 @ 117.37
Owner: Ed Keim
Engine/HP: L88 427/430
Transmission: Automatic
Axle: 4.56:1
Weight: 3,450 lbs
Keim, the No. 6 qualifier, pulls his sweet L88-spec '69 Vette to the line against Jim Keyes, original owner of a clean and exceptionally strong Hemi Coronet R/T. Both cars are automatics with 4.56 gears. The Corvette is 366 pounds lighter, but as we've seen, that can work against you.
Round 1: It's a clean start, and they're dead even at the 1-2 shift. The crowd reacts as the win light goes on for the Hemi Dodge, which appears to have somehow out-muscled the L88.
Round 2: A pair of excellent reaction times—an 0.042 for the Corvette, and an 0.063 for the Dodge. These guys can drive! It's another nail-biter as they streak toward the big end, but it proves to be a replay of Round 1: Keyes' Dodge edges Keim's Vette by a fender.
'69 Corvette 427/430 vs. '67 Dodge Coronet R/T 426/425
|Round 1
|Round 2
|11.92 @ 116.12
|11.88 @ 116.92
|Coronet R/T
|11.79 @ 120.41
|11.79 @ 121.40
06 | 1969 Corvette—Best 2012 Event E.T.: 11.60 @ 119.66
Owner: Larry Kirkum
Engine/HP: L71 427/435
Transmission: Automatic
Axle: 4.56:1
Weight: 3,422 lbs
Infiltrating the ranks of the L88s is Larry Kirkum's extra-stout triple-carb 427. He'll need everything the Corvette can muster to fend off Rick Mahoney's '68 Hemi Road Runner, a purpose-built racer with a Ray Barton engine.
Round 1: Scott Tiemann drives the Road Runner, cutting a smokin' 0.007 light to put half a car length on Kirkum's Corvette. They're both under the 2-second mark through the 60-foot beams, but the Hemi stays ahead and takes the win.
Up in the tower, Kirkum gets DQ'd: His 11.60 e.t.—his quickest of the event—violates the rulebook's anti-sandbagging provision, which prohibits racers from running more than 0.3 second quicker than their qualifying time. Kirkum qualified at 11.92, so he's out.
Round 2: This shootout is already in the books as a win for the Road Runner, but these guys came to race, so they line up again. Kirkum redlights, but both racers stay in it all the way down track. The Road Runner's got the Corvette's number today, though, and gets there first.
'69 Corvette 427/435 vs. '68 Road Runner 426/425
|Round 1
|Round 2
|11.60 @ 119.60*
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|Road Runner
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07 | 1969 Corvette—Best 2012 Event E.T.: 11.53 @ 121.88
Owner: Julie Pennington
Engine/HP: L88 427/430
Transmission: Automatic
Axle: 4.56:1
Weight: 3,414 lbs
Julie Pennington is about as far from the high-strung, type-A racer as you can get. But don't underestimate her: Husband Terry built and tunes this Monaco Orange '69 L88-spec Corvette, which has proved virtually invulnerable in competition. Julie held the event's low e.t. record here for years, and she's the number one qualifier this time around. Her opponent is Jim Jarrett in a fine-looking '69 427 COPO Camaro.
Round 1: Jarrett comes off the line hard, but Pennington cuts an excellent 0.021 light and rips through the first 60 feet in 1.85 seconds. The Camaro's got a good run going, but this one's all Corvette, as Pennington backs off and coasts to an 11.64.
Round 2: Jarrett improves his reaction time, but Pennington's already well out front and opening up a lead. Again, she's got the Camaro covered, coasting through the beams for the win to become this year's "Top Gun."
'69 Corvette 427/430 vs. '69 COPO Camaro 427/430
|Round 1
|Round 2
|11.64 @ 105.16
|11.63 @ 106.42
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Elaine Lyons, a teacher and administrator for 40 years at the Lavelle School for the Blind in the Bronx, died of cancer on Oct. 15 at Calvary Hospital there. She was 75.
Born on Jan. 13, 1936, to Arthur Del Negro and the former Laura Fiorentino, Mrs. Lyons was a parishioner of St. Dominic's Church in the Van Nest section of the Bronx until her marriage to John Lyons in 1963. They moved to Riverdale, also in the Bronx.
Mrs. Lyons received both a bachelor's degree in education and a master's in special education from Hunter College. In 1957, she began teaching at the Lavelle School. She attended Lehman College for additional coursework in teaching foreign languages in the early '70s and other graduate programs, aimed at assessing and helping visually impaired students, later on.
She also taught at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, N.Y., helping foreign-born seminarians to learn English, and enjoyed singing in the seminary's choir.
Mrs. Lyons divided her time between Riverdale and Montauk, where she had a very active role at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church. Her family said that in Montauk she renewed a passion for painting and writing.
"Elaine's selflessness and faith was reflected in every relationship," her family said. "Whether it was family, friends, clergy, nuns, seminarians, blind students, stray animals or total strangers, Elaine was always there to help and guide."
She was a mentor and a mother figure to a young woman from the Philippines who worked at the LaVelle School, said the family. Not only did she attend the young woman's wedding in the island nation, she walked her down the aisle.
Mrs. Lyons is survived by a sister, Arlene Tobia of Palm Coast, Fla., and a brother, Arthur Del Negro Jr. of Pound Ridge, N.Y.
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It's not just about thick, black-winged eyeliner or bright, red lips. It's a culture, a strength that comes from within, and it's fused with feminism, sexuality and, most importantly, a whole lot of attitude.
"It's not that I think I'm the best," pinup Sandra Rankin said, twirling her long, dark brown locks around her fingers. "I have confidence, and that's where my pinup comes from."
Rankin has been perfecting her look for more than 18 years, and the 33-year-old from Bloomington is ready to strut her stuff in the pinup competition Saturday at the Hot Rod Riot.
The event, which kicks off at 11 a.m. at the South Texas Performance shop on Moody Street in Victoria, is designed to show off some serious love to the shop's customers and its neighboring communities, co-owner Jennifer Heibel said.
More than 60 cars from across Texas - ranging from hot rods to customized classics - and some of the best Rockabilly bands in Texas will top off the event's entertainment. A panel of judges will critique the pinup competition.
"The culture is really starting to catch on," Heibel said. "I'm starting to see more people (in Victoria) dress pinup because it's just a fun thing to do."
Pinups have no restrictions on who can be one: You can be any shape, size, height or nationality.
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A perfect pinup will make men swoon and women jealous. It's a head-to-toe look, and makeup and hairstylist Sandra Rankin said it all begins with a solid foundation of moisturizer. A sexy babe has to have great skin; everything after that just falls in line.
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The higher the hair, the closer you are to heaven - that's right, it's not just a saying for Jersey girls anymore. The tease is the epitome of the pinup girl do, and it all begins with a rat comb and a whole lot of hairspray. (Rankin suggests Freeze It hairspray as her "go to" brand.) Spray and tease and then spray and tease again to achieve lasting hair bumps and curls associated with the old-fashioned look - that and working with dirty hair, Rankin said. After teasing and brushing the hair out, start at the end, roll the hair up, pinch it in a circle and pin it down. Then, for good luck, spray it again.
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The first rule in pinup culture is that there aren't any rules. That being said, grab the shiniest shimmer you can find and apply it across your entire lid, Rankin said. Then to achieve that surprised bombshell swoop, use a gel-based eyeliner (Rimmel gel eyeliner, at $6.99, keeps costs down). Begin in the center of the lid and work outward, making the line thicker toward the end. For the tip, Rankin said follow the natural curve of your lower eyelid and then create a horizontal line going back toward the eye for the perfect wing tip.
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If you're going to go red, which any pinup should, Rankin said you have to use lip liner. Before tracing her natural lip line - and a little beyond for dramatic sake - put a little makeup base and loose powder over it. Trace the lips, fill in with lipstick and brush it powder. Repeat as needed. "Don't ask me why," she laughed. "It just lasts longer. Always remember a smile is the best thing a pinup can wear."
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From capris to poofed-out cupcake skirts, pinup style has may options, especially if you want to put a modern twist on it. Rankin said it doesn't matter if you wear flats or high heels, just make sure you walk tall. It's okay to look at stunners from the past such as Sophia Loren, Elizabeth Taylor or Lena Horne, just don't copy their style. Being a pinup is all about being yourself fearlessly. If you don't know where to start, Rankin said visit any of the resale shops in town. "They always have great foundation pieces," she said.
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EASTON – It's a busy lunch rush at the Stoneforge in Raynham. In the kitchen, 18-year-old Chelsea Reynolds of Norton, is tracking the order slips, making salads, assembling sandwiches and plating desserts as required.
The senior from Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School is taking part in a paid cooperative education program, also known as a co-op. She's majoring in the culinary arts program.
"This place has been the best opportunity for me, it's got a good training program," Reynolds said.
When she graduates, the company wants her to keep on working for them – full-time.
Southeastern's program of setting up high school juniors and seniors with paid work in their field is an attractive incentive. Especially at a time when the total federal student loan debt is now estimated to be nearing $1.2 trillion, according to a report from CBS. That debt includes both federal and private loans.
"Nowadays, a lot of kids need to be able to work and they need to be able to work in something they've trained in," said Southeastern Superintendent Luis Lopes.
Many students are making from $12 to $15 an hour in these co-op jobs, he said. Some employers are even offering incentives like paid college tuition, Lopes said.
Tim Drago, 18, of Stoughton, a senior at Southeastern, has been working as a plumbing co-op for Sagamore Plumbing and Heating in Hingham since last year.
"I've been working for them and getting paid as well as getting hours towards my journeyman's license," Drago said. He hopes to have his own business one day.
Drago has been offered a full-time job with the company when he graduates. The experience has been very helpful, he said. Drago worked for the company during his summer and winter breaks for the past 18 months.
"He's very responsible and got a good head on his shoulders," said Drago's boss, Ed Harris. This is the first time he's had a co-op from Southeastern.
Harris said the school did a good job of prepping Drago on the basics before he started.
"It's such a jump-start to his career," Harris said. "He's learning things like building bathroom set-ups before he's even in the field."
Having a high school junior or senior understand how to behave and act in the workplace isn't something that Southeastern Regional leaves to chance, said the Chuck Burgess, the coordinator of the co-op program.
"We want our students to get real world experience and our emphasis and our mission is to get paid employment for our students," Burgess said.
More than 60 students are currently enrolled in a co-op program.
Job-ready students must take an employability test from the school before they can begin work. The co-op jobs do count as school credit and students must present a portfolio of their work at the end of their co-op. The students must also fill out all applications and hiring requirements of the employer.
Part of Tim Drago's portfolio for his work at Sagamore Plumbing and Heating included photos and schematics of the bathrooms he helped build in East Bridgewater High School and Norton High School.
"I'm getting paid to learn; it's such a great opportunity," Drago said.
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Except that the stripy particles used here are not real. Stellacci has been claiming to make these, but there are big doubts over the evidence:
http://www.timeshighereducatio... [timeshighe...tion.co.uk]
Additional links: A big discussion has taken place on PubPeer following a pre-publication arXiv release of a paper (full disclosure: I'm a co-author on the second version of this paper). The paper is well worth a read, and should be coming out soon in PLoS One.
ArXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/1312.6812 [arxiv.org]
Pubpeer: https://pubpeer.com/publicatio... [pubpeer.com]
Oh come on, man! Did you even read that article? The person questioning him is Prof. Moriarity! Once an evil villain, always an evil villain!
Actually, I've been working with Prof. Moriarty and he's great fun. He has some "sixty symbols" and "numberphile" videos up on youtube if you are interested.
Taking a look at the paper, it doesn't appear that these results are highly dependent on the striped morphology, which, I agree, is dubious. These guys aren't using that, they're claiming a "checkerboard" shape.
I haven't read through the whole literature on this - are *all* of the patterns crap? Are there checkerboards, or just noise + STM artifacts?
First it looked like Vehicle Fusion, then Testicle Fusion.
Mimicking Vesicle Fusion To Make Gold Nanoparticles Easily Penetrate Cells
I've no idea what that means but I feel dirty after reading it.
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2 cloves garlic
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It's going to be a very tense next six months or so for England fans. The World Cup is just around the corner and preparation is key.
England have two massive games in the next few days, meeting Chile and Germany at Wembley. These two sides are by far the best level of competition the Three Lions have faced since the friendly meetings against Brazil.
Steven Gerrard will be key to everything in Brazil. Although has lost some of his ability, the captain more than makes up for it in experience.
His recent performances in the World Cup qualifiers against Montenegro and Poland were just what England wanted from their captain as sealed their place in Brazil with his crucial goal against Poland.
Coming up to the age of 34, he is no spring chicken and has recently picked up a hip injury. He'll miss the Chile game, however Gerrard has reportedly had an injection to ensure he is able to play against Germany on Tuesday.
That is such a silly move, in my opinion This is not a Sunday League game where one side only has ten men and an injured player therefore has to play - we're talking about the England captain here.
Friendlies are friendlies for a reason. With us so close to the World Cup, they exists to give players a chance to impress.
Southampton's Adam Lallana has done nothing else this season but impress. He's been influential for the Saints in the middle of the park.
However, this is only his second England call-up so I understand that Roy Hodgson may be a bit tentative in playing him.
But it makes more sense than playing an injured Gerrard. Imagine if the skipper injures himself even worse when playing Germany? Then England have a real problem.
It is just ignorance. I would give England the benefit of the doubt if this was a big game - but it's not. England have central-midfielders like Lallana and Frank Lampard who can fill Gerrard's boots.
I'd like to hear what Liverpool manager Brendan Rogers thinks about this situation.
England are risking not taking their captain to Brazil and also ruining Liverpool's title hopes.
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Cambridge Major Laboratories Adds ChemShop B.V.Newly combined organization becomes major global supplier of API services
GERMANTOWN, Wis., November 16, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Cambridge Major Laboratories today announced the acquisition of ChemShop B.V., Weert Netherlands, a European supplier of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) development services. The newly combined company is one of the largest pharmaceutical chemistry development organizations in the western hemisphere, with over 140 employees at 3 sites in the US and Europe. Carrying forward ChemShop will adopt the name Cambridge Major Laboratories Europe.
ChemShop has built an impeccable reputation in the pharmaceutical chemistry outsourcing sector, providing process development and GMP manufacturing services for the past 9 years. All of ChemShop's management and personnel will continue to operate the business at the Weert facility which includes R&D laboratories, GMP kilo lab suites, and a GMP pilot plant. The ChemShop facility provides intermediates and API's from grams to hundreds of kilograms scale.
As part of its commitment to global operations and to support its tremendous growth, Cambridge Major will invest several million dollars to expand the European site which will include more reactor capacity, laboratories, and expansion of the company's high potency API ("HPAPI") manufacturing capabilities to keep the ChemShop site on a fast growth track. The planned expansion will commence immediately and be completed in the second half of 2008.
"The addition of ChemShop presents an enormous opportunity for both companies to further tap into the growing European pharmaceutical market and to penetrate deeper into the US market as we leverage our combined technical expertise and human resources," said Michael W. Major, President and CEO, Cambridge Major Laboratories. "More importantly, both organizations share the same mentality and business approach which will guarantee seamless integration and will further bolster CML's technological reputation and expand its global capabilities in API-related chemistry services."
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I was just going to start a thread about this!I was at a Thai restaurant and was reminded that not all Asian cuisines use chopsticks - the owner at the Thai place we all love will politely supply them on demand, but Thai people traditionally use Western-style utensils, and I've always wondered if it were rude to ask for chopsticks at those types of restaurants.
I thought I knew how to eat with chopsticks - until the nice waiter in the Chinese restaurant quietly approached my table and laid something down on it. "Spoon," he said, and discreetly vanished.
I carry a pair with me in case I'm confronted with a mass of lettuce. Green salads are much easier for me to eat with chopsticks rather than a fork for some odd reason. The ones that break down sound really cool, and a bit more adult than the orange polka dot bento set I'm taking on vacation!
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As announced at Gamescom, PlayStation Plus is coming to Vita. It will be available this November--and best of all, it will be available at no extra cost to current subscribers. That means one fee will cover both PS3 and Vita.
Like the PS3 version of the service, PlayStation Plus members will gain access to an "instant game collection" for Vita. A regularly rotating selection of full games will be accessible, so long as your membership is active. In addition, Vita owners will get an additional 1GB of cloud game storage. Finally, Plus members will be able to schedule automatic updates and trophy syncs--just like on PS3.
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A team of researchers from UMass Lowell, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School is applying nanotechnology to a light-based therapy that could someday help patients fight viruses, bacteria, fungi and cancer cells.
The project, led by Prof. Long Chiang of UMass Lowell's Chemistry Department and Prof. Mike Hamblin of Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Mass General Hospital, is funded by a four-year, $1.34 million award from the National Institutes of Health.
Called "photodynamic therapy," or PDT, the technique combines a photosensitizer — a nontoxic, light-sensitive agent functioning as a catalyst — with harmless visible light to produce a photochemical reaction in the presence of oxygen that could wipe out cancer cells and other harmful microorganisms.
In this non-surgical, minimally invasive approach, the photosensitizer is first administered, followed by the irradiation of the tumor or infected tissue with intense light from a powerful lamp or laser. The photosensitizer absorbs the therapeutic light to form free radicals and singlet oxygen. These reactive oxygen species can kill cancer cells and pathogenic bacteria, fungi and viruses directly or by activating the host's immune system.
Chiang and his team are using chemically modified carbon molecules — called "fullerenes" — as photosensitizer. These nanoparticles, which look like soccer balls measuring only billionths of a meter in size, have 60 carbon atoms arranged in a unique, closed-cage structure.
"Several in vitro studies have shown that cancer cells, such as the human cervical carcinoma, as well as gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and fungal cells can be killed with fullerene-mediated PDT," explains Chiang. "Viruses can also be inactivated."
He says animal tests of PDT with fullerenes have shown that it has the potential to kill numerous classes of microbial cells as well as cancer cells.
"There are reports that PDT with fullerenes can destroy or inhibit subcutaneous tumors growing in mice," notes Chiang. "One report shows increased survival in a challenging disseminated abdominal cancer model. Another shows it can save the lives of mice with an invasive bacterial wound infection."
Fullerene cages can also form vesicles (small bubbles) that allow for the improved delivery of anticancer drugs to the affected tissues, he adds.
"In vivo PDT with fullerenes represents a new application in nanomedicine," says Chiang.


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- dhak, dak, palas, Butea frondosa, Butea monosperma(noun)
- East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye
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