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STORM?LAKE - The 2013 track and field season got off to a start last Tuesday with the Lakes Conference Indoor Meet. The meet was held in the Lamberti Recreation Center at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake.
No team points were kept for the event.
"It was good to be able to get some actual competition in,"?noted Emmetsburg Lady E-Hawk Head Coach Dan Dooley. "The weather has made it tough to get a lot of work in outdoors."
In the girls action, Emmetsburg got a 13th place finish in the 55 meter dash from Rachel Schroeder with her time of :08.34, while Mikki Mundus finished 22nd with a time of :08.73. Rachel Ruddy finished 29th with a time of :08.83 and Sydney Elbert finished 41st with a time of :9.98.
In the 200 meter dash, Rachel Ruddy finished with a time of :33.97 and Sydney Elbert placed 30th with a :37.34 effort.
Cierra McAllister led the Lady E-Hawks in the 800 meter run, finishing 10th with a 2:55.30, while Olivia Smith was 11th in a time of 2:55.54. Taylor Reimer finished 12th with 2:56.36 and Caroline Fantz placed 16th with a 3:03.94 effort.
In the 1500 meter run, Cierra McAllister placed eighth with a time of 6:02.53 and Olivia Smith placed 11th with a 6:22.06 clocking., while Ema Enriquez placed 25th in 8:19.60.
Hadley Egland would earn a ninth place finish in the 55 meter hurdles with her time of :10.12.
In the 4x200 relay, the foursome of Rachel Schroeder, Mikki Mundus, Alexa Naig and Emily Bonnstetter finished ninth with a time of 2:01.77, while the relay comprised of Hadley Egland, Caroline Fantz, Whitney Kibbie and chelsea Forry, placed 14th in a time of 2:06.94.
The Lady E-Hawks' 4x400 relay, with Hadley Egland, Chelsea Forry, Alexa Naig and Emily Bonnstetter placed 13th with a 4:58.24 and the 4x800 foursome of Tara Harris, Ema Enriquez, Emily Noll and Maura Soukup finished seventh in 13:54.26.
The Shuttle Hurdle relay of Cierra McAllister, Alexa Naig, Hadley Egland and Whitney Kibbie were fifth with a :43.51 time to round out the running events.
In the long jump, Rachel Ruddy finished 16th , jumping 12'5" and in the shot put, Teegan Olson was 14th with a throw of 27'6.5", while Emily Noll finished 28th with a throw of 21'7.5" and Chelsea Strohman finished 32nd with a throw of 17'1.5".
For the Emmetsburg boys, the meet also offered the first good competitive experience of the season, according to Head Coach Tyler Beving.
The highlight of the outing was the win in the shuttle hurdle relay for the E-Hawks, as the foursome of Clayton Henderson, Brandon Elbert, Allen Jensen and Cody Henderson took the top spot with a time of :35.80.
In the 55 meter dash, Emmetsburg was led by Andrew Wellik, who earned fourth place with his :06.90 clocking. Aaron Bird would finish 14th in a time of :07.32 for the E-Hawks.
Andrew Wellik would turn around to finish second in the 200 meter dash with a time of :23.86, while Aaron Bird was 10th with a :26.13 effort.
In the 800 meter run, Nick Grandstaff finished 19th with a time of 2:25.22, while Wes Brennan was 24th in a time of 2:32.19. Niklas Reichert was 26th with a time of 2:37.63, while Christian Strohman was 29th with a 2:55.84 and Lane Smith finished 30th with a time of 3:09.74.
Wesley Brennan ran the 1600 meters in 5:00.60 to finish seventh, while Nick Grandstaff placed 25th in a time of 5:34.86. Christian Strohman was 36th with a 6:29.39 and Lane Smith was 37th with a time of 7:01.35.
It was almost a dead heat in the 55 meter hurdles, as Clayton Henderson took fourth place over teammate Allen Jensen with an :08.47 to Jensen's :08.50 clocking for fifth place. Brandon Elbert earned ninth place with a time of :09.06 in the event.
Emmetsburg's 4x200 relay, with Clayton Henderson, Greg Wesley, Shay Mortenson and Allen Jensen, finished seventh with a time of 1:42.59, while the JV relay squad of Aaron Bird, Wesley Schultes, Zach Anderson and Jacob Kibbie finished 12th with a time of 1:45.74.
In the 4x400 relay, the quartet of Jacob Kibbie, Wesley Schultes, Niklas Reichert and Alex DeFord finished 15th in a time of 4:19.54.
In the long jump, Allen Jensen placed 13th with a jump of 17'5.75", while Clayton Henderson finished 15th with a jump of 16'10.75" and Wesley Schultes finished 16th with his jump of 16"2". Alex DeFord would finish 25th in the long jump with his effort of 12'2".
The shot put competition saw Patrick Brennan place 22nd with a throw of 24'3", while Nick Jackson threw the orb 32' to place 28th. Nick Chapman threw 29'9.75" to finish 32nd, while Michale Woodruff finished 34th with a throw of 28'3/4" and Doug Vesey threw the shot 21''3.50" to finished 37th.
Tuesday's Earlybird Meet at Estherville Lincoln Central was cancelled and will not be made up. the first outdoor action for the E-Hawk boys will now be at Humboldt on Friday, April 5, while the Lady E-Hawks will also see their first competition outdoors on Friday, April 5 at the Tomahawk Relays in Cherokee.


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first attempt at sourdough which is also GF
Hi all!
I am new to the site and can't wait to explore it more, it looks like I could spend a lot of time here ;-)
I have been baking GF bread for some time now. I usually use teff or sorghum.
So this is my first attempt at sourdough and am reading through some post and wonder if I am in way over my head. I don't even know what "hydration" is and don't recall it being mentioned in the two recipes I looked at for GF sourdough.
Today is day 6. I just started w/ 1 cup of ivory teff and 1 cup distilled water, covered the jar with a clean towel. I started feeding with 1/2 cup each teff and 1/2 cup water every 12 hours but a day and half ago went to every 24hrs since my house is ~65 degrees and although I was smelling something, and seeing some bubbling I was not seeing a lot of activity. After making that switch I think I was seeing more of the "hooch", black liquid at the top but still not expanding in size a lot. I also ran out of teff around the same time and switched to sorghum. Tonight I come home and it looks different. There is definitely something growing in there but it smells different, less appealing and looks different. There is no black liquid, it is foamy in places and has irregular pattern of tan and gray on top.
I am just wondering if anyone wants to throw their two cents in to whether or not I should keep going, and suggestions as to changes I could make to the regimen. I thought about putting my my bedroom since it's warmer at night when I am home with the heater, but thought the variability in temp may not be the best for it.
I am also wondering, I have over a pound of flour into it, and the way I understand it have at least another 4-8 days before I can use it for bread. My jar is only so big. What would be a good method for using some up to reduce the size and avoid waste?
any suggestions would be appreciated.


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Lieping Chen, MD, PhD
United Technologies Corporation Professor in Cancer Research and Professor of Immunobiology, of Dermatology and of Medicine (Medical Oncology); Co-Director, Cancer Immunology Program at Yale Cancer Center
Departments & Organizations
Rheumatic Diseases Research Core
Rheumatology, Allergy, & Clinical Immunology
Yale Cancer Center: Cancer Immunology | SPORE in Lung Cancer
Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Immunology
Office of Cooperative Research
Before joining Yale in 2010, Dr. Chen was a professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and at Mayo Clinic. He was also a research scientist in Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
Lieping Chen studies lymphocyte costimulation and coinhibition and their application in treating human diseases, including cancer and autoimmune diseases.
Published in 1992, Dr. Chen pioneered the first proof-of-concept study showing that manipulation of the B7-CD28/CTLA-4 family molecules could be used for cancer immunotherapy by introducing B7-1 into tumor cells to enhance tumor immunity. This study inspires subsequent studies targeting this pathway for the treatment of human cancer.
Dr. Chen's study established the foundation for the anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy for human cancer with contributions in both basic and translational research. In basic research, his laboratory co-discovered the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway and elucidated its functions. These findings include discovery of B7-H1 (PD-L1) molecule; its immune suppressive function as well as normal physiological functions. In translational research, his studies have singularly established the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway as target for cancer immunotherapy. These discoveries include demonstration of highly selective and over expression of PD-L1 in tumor microenvironment and its role in suppression of T cell response; discovery of interferon-gamma as a major regulator of PD-L1 expression as well as development of adaptive resistance hypothesis. These studies made the first link of the PD-L1/PD-1 pathway to cancer. He also initiated and helped organize the first-in-man clinical trial of antibody blockade of the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway for treating human cancer in 2006 (fully human monoclonal antibodies, Nivolumab, made by Medarex, now acquired by Bristol-Myers Squibb) and developed PD-L1 staining as a biomarker to predict treatment outcome. His discoveries directly led to the development of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibody therapy against broad spectrum of human cancers, especially solid tumors (first approved by FDA in 2014 and it has shown to be effective in at least 25 different types of human cancers). Dr. Chen's studies have revolutionized current cancer treatment.
Dr. Chen's laboratory also discovered multiple costimulatory and coinhibitory pathways, their immunological functions and applications in human disease treatment. These pathways include 4-1BB, ICOS/B7-H2, B7-H3, B7-H4, B7-H5/CD28H, PD-1H, LIGHT/HVEM, TROY, B7-H2/CD28/CTLA-4 (human), SALM5/HVEM. Among them, Dr. Chen's laboratory discovered the anti-tumor effect of agonist 4-1BB antibody and elucidated the mechanisms of action. These discoveries have led to the development of therapeutic agonist anti-4-1BB antibody (cancer), anti-B7-H3 antibody (cancer) anti-B7-H4 antibody (cancer) and B7-H4Ig fusion protein (autoimmune diseases) which are currently in clinical trials.
Dr. Chen's work in the discovery of the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway in cancer therapy was cited as the #1 breakthrough of the years by Science magazine in 2013. He has received several awards and professional recognition, including the William B. Coley Award (2014) and the AAI-Steinman Award (2016).
Education & Training
|Drexel University (1989)
|Beijing Union Medical College, Beijing, China, Immunology (1986)
|Fujian Medical College (1982)
|Postdoctoral fellow
|University of Washington
|Beijing Union Medical College
|Intern and Resident
|Fujian Union Hospital
Honors & Recognition
SCBA Presidential AwardSociety of Chinese Bioscientists in America (2017)
Warren Alpert Foundation PrizeWarren Alpert Foundation/Harvard Medical School (2017)
Biomedical Sciences AwardBoao Forum Asia in Biomedical Sciences (2017)
Shizhang Bei International AwardThe Biophysical Society of China (2017)
CAST-US Innovation AwardChinese Association for Science and Technology USA (2016)
AAI-Steinman AwardAmerican Association of Immunologists (2016)
CAHON-Lifetime Achievement AwardCAHON (2015)
William B. Coley AwardCancer Research Institute (2014)
Inaugural United Technologies Corporation Endowed Chair ProfessorYale University (2013)
Honorary Master of ArtsYale University (2012)


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The rumours are flying all around the corner; Stevan Jovetic has been strongly linked with a move to Arsenal. Sadly it has always been perpetual of the Gunners to be linked with potential players but they, more often than not, end up signing someone else.
The player has clearly stated his respect for the Gunners. Arsene Wenger now faces an up-hill task to fork out the price tag placed on Jovetic's head.
A price of £30million for a player who has scored 12 goals and achieved four assists in 27 games for his club this season isn't such a bad deal, not forgetting his versatility and teasing dribbling skills.
With Giroud struggling to replicate the form Robin van Persie once produced at Arsenal, Jovetic could be a possible replacement upfront. Moreover, if he eventually joins the Gunners, competition up front won't be so feisty. A place in the first-team is all but guarenteed.
Arsenal face competition from Juventus and Manchester City in the race to secure the signature of Jovetic. In as much as I believe Arsenal would be the best choice for Jovetic, a move to Manchester City may be too hard to turn down.
If he is prepared to sit on the bench with the likes of Samir Nasri and Jack Rodwell whilst earning more money than Arsenal could find it tough to convince the Montenegrin to move to London.
Moving to Juventus would be a bad idea. Imagine competing with the likes of Mirko Vučinić and Alessandro Matri for a place in the starting line-up.
With Fernado Llorente set to join Juventus in the summer, it would be foolish for Jovetic to consider staying in Italy.
Besides, he had a great year in Florence, moving to another Italian team would tarnish his good reputation in Fiorentina. Moving to an English team is the most logical idea to practice.
Lastly, his gigantic transfer fee could be an obstacle in his potential transfer to Arsenal. Wenger has been noted for his reluctance to spend. Other than that – he is a skilful player and a very good finisher; any club in the world would be lucky to secure his services.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The 2012 Georgia College Alumni Softball Game was played Saturday, Oct. 20 and held a special purpose this year. The game was played in honor of former Bobcat Kristen Pierce.
A catcher for Georgia College from 1997-99, she passed away in March of 2006 after a battle with Leukemia. Pierce was well-liked by her teammates and other fellow athletes on campus.
The game was played between current Bobcat softball players and alumni athletes in a friendly showdown. Alumni and current members of the softball team wore orange ribbons in honor of Pierce. In addition to the ribbons, the bases were painted orange.
Bobcat softball will start their season Feb. 2 when they host the 2013 Bobcat Blast, a four-team weekend-long tournament.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Medtronic Inc., the world's largest medical device company, said Tuesday it received U.S. approval for the first pacemaker designed to be safely used with MRI scanners.
Medtronic's Spinal and Biologics Business is based in Memphis.
Patients with the heart-pacing implants are strongly discouraged from having MRI scans because the radio waves could interfere with the functioning of their device. MRI scans use magnetic fields and radio frequencies to help diagnose cancers, heart conditions and other medical problems.
The company's REVO MRI pacemaker can be used with MRI scans on certain body parts and in certain patients, according to a statement from the FDA. The agency also said cardiologists and radiologists will have to undergo training to use the new devices.
Medtronic estimates that 200,000 pacemaker patients in the U.S. must opt out of the scans each year because of potential complications to their pacemakers, such as overheated wiring.
Medtronic said it would begin shipping the devices immediately.
Pacemakers use low-voltage electrical pulses to treat dangerously slow heart rhythms.
FDA approved the REVO MRI pacemaker based on a company study that showed no complications for patients who received the devices and underwent an MRI scan.
The FDA approval was unexpected as Medtronic is still trying to resolve a warning letter from the agency about problems at its manufacturing plant in Mounds View, Minn. Typically the FDA does not approve new devices when such warning letters are outstanding.
Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Testing 65 Different GPUs On Linux With Open Source Drivers 134
An anonymous reader writes "How good are open source graphics drivers in 2014 given all the Linux gaming and desktop attention? Phoronix has tested 65 different GPUs using the latest open source drivers covering Intel HD Graphics, NVIDIA GeForce, AMD Radeon, and AMD FirePro hardware. Of the 65 GPUs tested, only 50 of them had good enough open source driver support for running OpenGL games and benchmarks. Across the NVIDIA and AMD hardware were several pages of caveats with different driver issues encountered on Linux 3.15 and Mesa 10.3 loaded on Ubuntu 14.04. Intel graphics on Linux were reliable but slow while AMD's open-source Linux support was recommended over the NVIDIA support that doesn't currently allow for suitable graphics card re-clocking. Similar tests are now being done with the proprietary Linux drivers."


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Elmer Riggs, the first curator of Fossil Mammals (wearing cap) and field laboratory assistant Harold W. Menke preparing Grand Junction Colorado fossils including the Brachiosaurus femur still in plaster jacket at left. Paleontology Laboratory, Field Columbian Museum. Credit Information:© 1899 The Field MuseumNeg. # CSGEO3251c Photographer: unknown


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Madagascar is home to more than 40 percent of the 193 or so documented chameleon species. Frank Glaw of the Zoological State Collection of Munich, Germany, and his colleagues conducted intensive fieldwork in the forests of the island's northern tip, seeking the tiny reptiles where they roost—on limestone boulders and in low vegetation above the leaf litter.
The smallest of the four newfound dwarf chameleons, Brookesia micra, caught alongside a small creek, measures less than one and one-eighth inches from nose to tail. A B. micra juvenile can perch comfortably upon the head of a wooden match. The chameleons all possess conical, bulging eyes, and share skin tones of various beiges, browns, and grays. When stressed, some display a whitish stripe down their spines. The research team conducted genetic analyses and confirmed that the four types of chameleons represent new and very distinct species. A comparison of the mini-reptiles' hemipenes (the pair of penis-like organs in the male) and other morphologies revealed phenotypic differences as dramatic as the genetic ones.
The chameleons' diminutiveness could stem from "island dwarfism," in which isolated species evolve smaller size as an adaptation to limited range and resources. In the case of B. micra, which turned up on a very small islet called Nosy Hara, a "double" island dwarf effect might have occurred. Despite their modest need for real estate, the newly described chameleons are vulnerable to habitat loss. The scientists' names for two of the species—B. tristis and B. desperata—derive from the Latin words for "doleful" and "desperate," respectively, and refer to the severe deforestation taking place around the lizards. (PLoS ONE)


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Kenya: School Meals Graduates Pass Down Rewards
WFP has been providing school meals to children in Kenya for over 20 years. Today, a new generation of graduates is turning the rewards of those meals into stronger communities. Anthropologist Timothy J. Finan, author of a new report on school feeding in Kenya, tells us how.
NAIROBI – "It's amazing to watch how something as simple as giving a child some food can unlock their potential".
Dr. Finan should know. A professor at the University of Arizona, he's studied school feeding programmes from Bangladesh to Brazil and seen countless children come alive with the help of a nutritious meal.
Recently, his research took him to Kenya to study the impact one of WFP's longest running school meals programmes is having on local communities. His findings uncovered a pattern of successful graduates working to lift their families out of poverty and inspiring the next generation to follow in their footsteps.
Finan calls it the "Reverse Flow Effect".
Reverse Flow Effect
"This is the point at which school feeding, together with other factors, begins to break the cycle of hunger and poverty," he explains. "Healthy, educated young people start to get ahead and we see a flow of resources back to their family and community."
Dr. Timothy J. Finan (centre) is a professor of Applied Anthropology at the University of Arizona. An aid and development specialist, he's worked extensively in Chad, Brazil and recently Bangladesh.
Achieving the Reverse Flow Effect in one household can also be helpful in convincing others to follow their example and make education a priority. "When children reach a certain age, their parents start feeling pressure to take them out of school so they can generate income or help around the house," Finan said.
"But when families perceive that education will lead to future returns, they're more likely to accept the cost of keeping their child in school."
Steps forward
Commissioned by WFP's Office of Evaluation, Finan and his team surveyed the families of 1,352 children in 68 different schools across the country, in both rural Kenya and the city slums of Nairobi. They found that enrolment rates in schools with meals were an average 28% higher than at those without, confirming the power of food as a magnet to classrooms. School meals were also found to keep kids coming back, with attendance rates an average of 5% higher for boys and as much as 10% higher for girls.
In addition, the study showed that school lunches encouraged parents to leave their children at school for the entire day, freeing up time that nearly a third of families used to earn income.
Overall, children fed at school were more likely to continue studying after grade 8 by 4% among girls and 12% among boys. While girls with school meals finished elementary school at a rate 11% higher than those without, the study registered stubbornly high drop-out rates among female teens in both groups.
Finan concluded that overcoming the cultural barriers facing girls in school would require a wide range of food and educational initiatives that target the underlying causes at the root of poverty and hunger in Kenya.
- Some 66 million children around the world go to school on an empty stomach. One in three of them live in Africa.
- An estimated 75 million children don't go to school at all, so that they can work or help around the house.
- WFP provides school meals to around 22 million children in 70 different countries. Half of those children are girls.
- A hearty school lunch of porridge or rice and beans costs USD $0.25. Just $50 can provide a child with school meals for an entire year.


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Sunday, December 02, 2007
A final thought on Miles
The histrionics on display last weekend, when he "angrily" said he was staying at LSU right before the SEC championship game, was a load of crap. If Miles was so concerned about his team and such a distraction, why didn't Les call a quickie press conference the day after Lloyd retired and state unequivocally that he was staying at LSU? Would have saved poor Les a lot of stress from the bad, evil rumor people.
But he didn't. Because he was interested. He himself invited the circus and played people.
So spare us all the forced indignation, Lester.
Mitch Albom put it best in his excellent column, Les Miles was the wrong coach for a great job. Talking about the Tiger coach's press conference, Albom writes:
"Right. Stop. So long, Les. We've put up with a lot of baloney this past week in the Michigan coaching search. But getting belligerent about a process he encouraged, he invited -- and he ultimately parlayed into a jackpot? Sorry. Not swallowing that meatball."
But nice (over) acting job. You almost looked like you believed it because you said it really, really loud.
21 comments:
- Dezzi said...
I'm anticipating the Drew Sharp article on this matter...
It would read something like... Les Miles turning down the Michigan job shows that Michigan is not an elite coaching position and that no name coach in the country would even think about the opportunity...
- December 03, 2007 7:26 AM
- Oh Yeah said...
I don't buy that at all dezzi. I am worried about who Michigan will get, because a program like they have always had, and the type of program they like to run, thye will not settle for just anyone. I think Miles got his knickers knocked because someone blew his surprise out of the water and LSU retaliated before Michigan could. So Miles tried to make Michigan and Herbie look stupid for outting him. I don't think its because Michigan isn't elite, but I do agree that it may not be for everyone, nor as easy as originally thought. There are some BIG shoes to fill here and not very many have the hoo-has to do it!
- December 03, 2007 8:05 AM
- MozBrad said...
Here's Drew Not-So-Sharp's article, and as expected it's as anti-Michigan as it could possibly be. I don't understand why we've got to put up with these Michigan haters (Sharp, Herbstreit, Musburger) being regular reporters for the Wolverines. Why can't Mike Tirico cover college ball?
- December 03, 2007 8:08 AM
- Katie said...
I couldn't agree more. Buh Bye.
As for the Drew Sharp article, it wasn't as inflammatory as he typically is, he almost sounded sorry for Martin and Michigan. And he definitely didn't show any love to Miles.
- December 03, 2007 8:16 AM
- intellidouche said...
Once Saban's player's are gone, the pathetic coach the really is Les Miles will emerge.
- December 03, 2007 9:36 AM
- Jim said...
Sharp, like Cowherd, are just instigators. Ignore them like you would the taunts of a toddler.
- December 03, 2007 9:57 AM
- lane said...
he's a blowhard & his histrionics this past week shown his true colors brightly.
be thankful UM, this worked it self out as it did.
- December 03, 2007 10:02 AM
- Bigasshammm said...
Mozbrad you forgot Mark May.
My take on the whole Les Miles thing is somewhere somehow MI did make him an offer and it wasn't in the bazillion dollar range because that's not what MI does and Les was insulted so he lashed out. I actually think that Herbstriet was right with his source saying that Miles was coming but I bet there was a dollar sign that didn't match the pillow in Les's lil dream world so he freaked out about it. Either way MI should be able to get one hell of a coach from somewhere.
- December 03, 2007 10:49 AM
- Victory for MSU said...
keep acting like you guys never wanted him.
- December 03, 2007 12:01 PM
- MGoBlue93 said...
quiet little brother.
- December 03, 2007 4:30 PM
- MGoBlue93 said...
Nice blog there Victory... This thread has more posts than your entire blog. I'll guess you'll need to come up with something more than "Michigan is arrogant" and "dude, I'm gonna link to your Michigan is arrogant page when I write tonight".
Must suck to go through life with an inferiority complex like that!
- December 03, 2007 8:47 PM
- Victory for MSU said...
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- December 03, 2007 9:17 PM
- Victory for MSU said...
mgoblue, hahaha. Did i touch a nerve? And I'm hoping you were knocking how many comments I've had on my blog compared to this thread.If you really meant "posts", I have 29 posts, whereas this thread has 11 comments. 29 > 11. Click the "Older Posts" button next time. But enough about semantics. "Pride Comes Before the Fall." So far, so true....
- December 03, 2007 9:20 PM
- MGoBlue93 said...
Nope... victory, you didn't touch a nerve at all. After all, I got into my first choice where you had to settle for Moo U. Unless you wanted to major in restaurant management in the first place that is... after all, Michigan doesn't offer such a degree.
I just keep thinking how pathetic Sparty is to walk around all the time bitchin about Michigan instead of focusing on your own damn team. But perhaps that comes from you wanting to be associated with a winner. Because when it comes to anything Moo U., you'll always be Michigan's defeated little brother.
- December 03, 2007 10:42 PM
- Victory for MSU said...
Mgoblue, trust me, MSU was my first and only choice. Keep letting the Mzone feed you your only information regarding MSU. Such as in "know your foe" for MSU, of course its left out that MSU has the #1 secondary education program in the nation, a top Veterinary Medicine school, and has one of the best in Criminal Justice programs as well. You talk as if MSU is a degree factory, whereas UM's Kinesiology program is an absolute joke, which is why so many athletes take it, along with General Studies. See: Jim Harbaugh. Also, I'm sure you remember the Florida president ripping UM's academics as well. When a University president and a former football alum in Harbaugh tell it like it is, you guys freak. Get off your high horse and face the facts. Michigan is a prestigious university, no doubt. But spare me your elitist attitude, it is not as good as alum's like to brag about.
As far as wanting to be associated with a winner..MSU is just fine by itself. The only school to win multiple national championships in Hockey, Football, and Basketball sounds like a winner to me. Also, its likely that MSU will end up with the same record as UM this year in football, each being(8-5). Just sayin'...
- December 04, 2007 12:47 AM
- MGoBlue93 said...
My high horse??? Whatever... you're the one with the MSU blog which focuses on U of M. Spin your tales victory spin...
Besides, you DON'T want to compare running totals of national championships. For all of Michigan's flaws you don't want to compare that decades-long piece of shit football program in East Lansing or Michigan's highly ranked medical, engineering, business, engineering, dental, and law schools. BTW, how did that countdown clock work for Moo U. this season??? Should I even start talking about endowment or research grant totals???
Or some of the figures which help define the economic performance of the nation come out of Michigan's economics department -- you cannot say the same for Moo U.
Or how one of the methods networks use to send data across the world was developed at Michigan -- you cannot say the same for Moo U.
Or alums which have gained notoriety. All for their civil service, contributions to the arts, and entrepreneurship. Moo U. doesn't hold a candle to Michigan in that regard either.
How many presidents have visited Moo U. and given speeches like when President Kennedy gave his Peace Corps speech from the steps of the Michigan Union???
So call us arrogant, call us elitist, call us scUM... we've heard it all before!!! You're not the first and you won't be the last.
The fact of the matter is you're affiliated with MSU and you spend more time trying to tear down U of M than the time spent trying to support Moo U. I called you on your BS and that's how you react -- pathetic!!!
Every metric, statistic, lie you quote (except for BB... U of M sucks at men's BB) I can do you one better. You are so way out of your league, you haven't a clue. You're starting to bore me. Peace out!
- December 04, 2007 1:18 AM
- Victory for MSU said...
Listen, instead of creating another massively-long post, check out for yourself everything that MSU has accomplished: http://www.msu.edu/thisismsu/points_pride.html
Take off the blinders and realize there is much more to the academic world other than Michigan. I can admit Michigan is prestigious and excels in academics, but yet you can't even fathom that MSU does great work in academics. It really is just proving everyone's stereotypes right regarding UofM. Keep up the goodwork...
I'm done with this, you can have the last word. I don't even know why I tried, trying to tell a UM fan/grad/whatever you are that the world doesn't revolve around Ann Arbor is impossible. Goodnight.
P.S. - Northwestern is the academic class of the Big 10, not Michigan.
- December 04, 2007 1:32 AM
- Bigasshammm said...
If you click on 2005 of the MZone Archive and scroll down about 1 page you will see a post that will make you chuckle.
Michigan's Next Head Coach (Picture of Les Miles)
Man, did you see his team slaughter Miami last night?
Posted by The King at 12/31/2005 09:37:00 AM 11 comments
Oh how confunded we all have been.
- December 04, 2007 1:46 PM
- Mikoyan said...
I don't normally read Jemele Hill but:
Pretty interesting little editorial
- December 04, 2007 3:31 PM
- rex said...
I think the Coach at Cincinatti would be a good choice for Michigan. He already has a recruiting base in Michigan from the past and now Ohio and he has won everywhere he coached. I don't think that last point should be overlooked a lot of these "genius coaches" can't win except with other people's recruits. Go Blue
- December 04, 2007 4:01 PM
- Mikoyan said...
I think the ability to recruit should definately be a factor since Michigan is probably looking for the long haul.
- December 04, 2007 5:12 PM


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Believe it or not, the Florida Panthers currently sit atop the Southeast Division standings. Sure, they only have one more point and one less win than the Washington Capitals despite playing in two more games, but they're still there. That's quite an accomplishment for a team that seemingly was more about the future than the present.
Speaking of still being there, the beauty of an upstart team like the Panthers is that a lot of their top guns are available in a decent amount of leagues. On the flip side, you could get burnt if those players fizzle out after a hot run. Let's start off this Daily Dose with a look at the players you should take a look at.
Brian Campbell – My guess is that "Soupy" is the least likely player to still be a free agent in your league for the simple reason that scoring defensemen are rare. Yes, he might not ever live up to his contract. Yet with 15 points already, he might just be worth 7.1 million fantasy dollars (which I imagine would look a lot like Monopoly money).
Kris Versteeg – The most established talent (other than Soupy) among the Panthers' top scorers, at least as far as being dynamic is concerned. He's been scooped up in a lot of leagues already and won't stay this hot (18.2 shooting percentage) all year long, but he's a great option if he's still around.
(Again, he won't be around for long if he still somehow is, though.)
Jose Theodore – Theo is the third of the Panthers' fantasy trinity. He's probably around in more leagues because there are less pieces of the rotisserie pie for goalies. Consider him a no-brainer if you even have a slight need for goaltending; as I've been hammering with other guys, there's nothing wrong with stocking up on netminders because an excess of quality ones could provide great trade bait.
Stephen Weiss – By the end of the season, Weiss will probably remain the consensus best all-around player on the Panthers' roster. In fantasy terms, he hasn't always been as valuable, but he has an enticing 12 points so far. Center is a position flooded with talent, so I might say "pass" on him until leagues find a better way to gauge defensive ability than plus/minus.
Tomas Fleischmann – Now we're getting into the "intriguing gambles" category. Fleischmann's health is harder to forecast than his last name is to spell, but the guy has legitimate talent. Like Versteeg, he's been traded around the league but might just find a home in Florida. He also matches Versteeg's willingness to shoot, as he already has 40 SOG this season.
Dmitry Kulikov – It looks like Kulikov has made the transformation from "promising prospect" to a legitimate NHL contributor, although it would be nice to see him add some goals. He's all assists so far, with 12. He's a no-brainer in deeper leagues and might be worth a short-term look if you need defense in any situation – just don't expect him to fill up other categories.
Jason Garrison – He's a tough nut to crack. As much as I want to dock him points because defensemen aren't steady goal scorers, he's gotten his six goals on 40 shots, which ties him for second place on the team in SOG with Fleischmann. Keep him on your radar, if nothing else.
Tomas Kopecky – Kudos to Kopecky for fitting in so well (I hated the amount of cash they spent on a three-year deal for him, even with the salary cap floor in mind), but I don't think he's a fit for your imaginary squad.
So that's my take on the top Panthers. They're likely to run out of some of this magic soon, but fantasy owners would be glad to get a lot of these guys at 80-90 percent of what they're doing right now – which is possible in many cases. After the jump, check out praise for another Boston Bruins forward, the few useful players in Columbus not named Rick Nash and more.
Brad Marchand looks to be Tyler Seguin's running mate in Boston, so if you're kicking yourself for passing on the surging sophomore, go for his running mate. Marchand won't score as much as Seguin, but he should be reasonably close and will likely fill up a lot of different categories with his pest-like behavior. He already has 31 PIM on the season, for instance …
It's miserable in Columbus right now, but as of this writing, nothing major has happened (unless you really like Kris Russell's game). Chances are that you shouldn't expect big changes, then, at least from guys like Steve Mason.
Aside from an obvious pick in Rick Nash (who almost depressingly hit career point 500 on Thursday), there are a few guys worth looking at in Ohio. The first is Vinny Prospal, who might be a wing in some leagues and improbably has more points (13) than Nash's 12. The second guy is Grant Clitsome, who has eight points and a last name that's a double entendre waiting to happen. (I'd probably put Clitsome on a watch list instead of adding him right now, though.)
The last is the most intriguing one, at least in a couple weeks: Mark Dekanich. He was supposed to serve as a backup for Mason but suffered an injury that scuttled the Blue Jackets' plans. Considering how terrible things have been for Mason, it's not crazy to think that Dekanich could steal some starts and maybe even make a name for himself in the equivalent of "garbage time."
Dekanich might even be this year's answer to Johan Hedberg – a goalie who puts up nice numbers while his team is hopelessly out of the playoff race. Make note of him now even if he's a wild card at the moment.
Things were looking pretty dire for the Toronto Maple Leafs, but Ben Scrivens might have a chance to be a solid backup for James Reimer (who reportedly isn't far from skating again). Scrivens isn't really a long-term answer in net, but he might be good for a few spot starts over the next week or so as Reimer tries to make his way back from injury.
Of course, Scrivens' rise could lead to complete irrelevance for Jonas Gustavsson, which hopefully won't be of much consequence to Daily Dose readers.
As some point, the logjam in the New York Islanders' net will be settled. Rick DiPietro is about as trustworthy as Tim Connolly's health, so the two guys to watch are Al Montoya (47 saves on Nov. 10) and Evgeni Nabokov. If "Nabby" gets traded to the right place – or even the wrong place, like Columbus – it could be a nice low-risk, medium-reward situation in net. I'd be weary regarding Montoya just because the Islanders seem to be a few strides short of where they really want to be, though.
Tomas Plekanec gave fans and owners a scare when he left the ice after falling awkwardly into the boards, but he returned to the game so the Habs center should be OK … Judging by Devan Dubnyk's most recent performances, the Edmonton Oilers might be forced to play 38-year-old Nikolai Khabibulin more than they'd like, which is both good and bad news fantasy-wise … Milan Hejduk (10 points, 50 SOG) and Kyle Quincey (12 points as a defenseman) are two Avalanche players you should strongly consider if you can stomach the plus/minus risks.
Jussi Jokinen could be available for the Carolina Hurricanes tonight … Chris Neil is expected to miss a couple games, but Daniel Alfredsson is expected to return for Ottawa … Sorry, but Sidney Crosby won't return this weekend … Michael Cammalleri wasn't able to play on Thursday … Dave Bolland is day-to-day with a foot injury. (Click here for the full injury list.)
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With the return of center Scott Wells from injured reserve, the St. Louis Rams waived fullback Brit Miller Tuesday to open a spot for Wells on the 53-man roster.
Wells has been on injured reserve with a designation to return since suffering a fractured left foot in the Rams' season opener. Wells returned to practice on Nov. 8 before being activated on Tuesday.
Miller was in his third season with the Rams after spending his rookie campaign with the San Francisco 49ers. Miller appeared in 30 games for the Rams serving primarily as a lead-blocker and on special teams. Miller has five carries for 14 yards, three catches for 41 yards and compiled 16 tackles in the last three years.


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Spring 2009 Dior Proves Couture Still Going Strong
Spring 2009 Dior Proves Couture Still Going Strong
>> While editor attendance may not be as high as in the past, executives aren't too concerned about the state of couture. In fact, this week, no drop in client attendance is expected at the shows, and growth — albeit lower than that in 2008 — is still predicted for 2009. Judging by John Galliano's colorful, theatrical Spring 2009 outing today, with blue and white delft prints, stained glass backdrop, and corseted crinoline gowns that took 300 to 400 hours each to make, the top brass at Dior isn't too worried, either.
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A global look at company management trends reveals that an increasing number of executives are going the extra mile to up their A games, particularly in a shaky economy. Memphis is no exception. Locally as well as internationally, the executive coaching industry is thriving.
"Business leaders are high performers, and most of them want to stay that way. A coach can help them look at themselves objectively, capitalize on their strengths and focus on their weaknesses," said Bill Burtch, Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and Professional Certified Coach (PCC). "And sometimes they're so high up in an organization, they don't get that kind of candid feedback."
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"We often see people get promoted because of their technical skills," he said. "They excel at their jobs, so people automatically assume they'll be a good manager. But it's an entirely different set of competencies that need to be developed."
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She's always handling the misconception that "getting sent to see the coach" means an employee is doing something wrong. In fact, it means just the opposite, she said. The company wouldn't invest time in coaching if they didn't see leadership potential in that person.
"Coaching is a good thing. It's for development, and we could all use a little help," she said. "I would personally love to have a coach. You've got a neutral party who's just trying to help you figure things out and find your own way. It's a very positive experience."
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — There was a time when Ohio State could use the week of the Wisconsin game to prepare for other, bigger showdowns.
From 1948 to 1980, the Buckeyes were 32-1 against the Badgers. Most games were over before fans found their seats.
"I was here a long time ago, and it was not a rivalry," said Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, a graduate assistant with the Buckeyes in the 1980s. "But you have to give credit to Wisconsin. I think it all started with Coach (Barry) Alvarez, and then the following coaches have done a great job. So it's one of, if not the best program in the Big Ten right now."
Dave McClain, Alvarez and Bret Bielema brought respect and stability to Wisconsin — and gave a shot of balance to the Wisconsin-Ohio State series.
From 1981-87, the Badgers won six times in seven meetings — after winning just seven times in the previous 68 years.
Each side has been trading welts and bruises in equal measure in what has become one of the most anticipated games on their schedules.
Once again, a lot is riding on Saturday night's meeting between the fourth-ranked Buckeyes and No. 23 Badgers. Chief among them is superiority in the Big Ten's Leaders Division.
Here are five things to watch:
NOT BOWING TO THE KING: Wisconsin has won the last three Big Ten championship games. No wonder Meyer called it the "king" of the conference.
That rankles his own players, who went 12-0 last year including a dramatic overtime win over the Badgers, but were prevented from playing in the title game because of NCAA sanctions.
"When somebody takes what's yours, you're obviously not going to be happy about it," cornerback Bradley Roby said of Wisconsin winning the championship in 2012. "The next time you see them it's going to be a fight. That's basically what it is, man. This game is going to be a fight."
ROCK VS. HARD PLACE: Wisconsin is third in the nation in rushing at 350 yards a game, Ohio State is sixth at 311. If either dominates like it has, it's going to be a long night for the other defense.
Both sides are steeling for a cage match in the trenches.
"Against teams like this you aren't going to always run pretty," Wisconsin offensive lineman Ryan Groy said. "When our backs are running physical and running hard, they are going to break some tackles. That's when most of it counts, after first contact. Teams like this that have great defenses and tackle well, you break a couple tackles and something good is going to happen."
AIR RAID: If the ground battle is fought on relatively even terms, the ability to pass will be paramount.
Wisconsin has thrown 99 passes all season; Ohio State threw 34 times in the first half of its last game. The Badgers have totaled six TD passes; the Buckeyes' backup quarterback Kenny Guiton, had that many in the first two quarters last week.
Balancing that is the fact that Wisconsin hasn't given up a scoring pass yet this year. The Buckeyes vow that stat won't be the same on Sunday.
"I know they're a good defense. And I know they're real disciplined with their assignments and what they have to do," Ohio State wide receiver Evan Spencer said. "But we're really an explosive offense. So I can tell you right now that little record thing, that probably won't stand too long."
NIGHT MOVES: The game will be on national TV during prime time. Both teams are used to playing after dark.
"I love night games," Roby said. "Everybody's watching the best games. The place is electrified. Everybody's there, people have all day to get drunk and stuff like that, so it's going to be crazy."
THE COACHES: Gary Andersen, in his first year with the Badgers, was an assistant under Meyer for a year at Utah. They remain best friends.
But Andersen pooh-poohs the importance of that.
"My take is that it doesn't have anything to do with it," he said. "Obviously, Urban's a good friend. I consider him a good friend. Who knows, maybe he doesn't consider me a good friend."
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Phillies Swat the Nats with Some Big Sticks
In his second start back since coming off the DL, Roy Oswalt looked healthy and in control. Thanks to an early lead given to him by the offense, he was able to relax and really settle back into the rotation.
Through seven innings, Oswalt gave up three runs on six hit and a walk for a quality start. While Oswalt pitched, the Phillies offense did more than their share to help out.
Ryan Howard continues to rip the cover off the ball. Tonight he went 2-for-4 with four RBI, including a 2-run homer. That puts him at 95 RBI on the year, which leads the league.
Also with a multi-hit night, Shane Victorino shows no signs of slowing down. He is now batting .313.
The Phillies scored runs in a variety of ways tonight, taking advantage of Nationals errors, running the bases well and taking walks. Oswalt walked twice, and one of those forced a run home. Pitcher John Lannan lasted only three innings, allowing seven runs, six of which were unearned due to Nats bloopers.
By the eighth inning, the Phillies has the game well in hand, leading 8-3. Only, there was still one issue. Hunter Pence did not yet have a hit. And as has been the trend since Pence joined the team, if he does not hit, the Phillies do not win. Pence alleviated all worries of a Nats comeback with an RBI-single in the 8th. Whew!
Michael Stutes pitched the final two innings to secure the Phillies 11-3 win over the Nats, splitting the series at one game apiece.
The final game of the series is scheduled for Sunday at 1:35pm which is to be preceded by the unveiling of the new fan-funded Harry Kalas statue. However, the weather is calling for a lot of rain, threatening the game. Cross your fingers! If the rain holds out, I will return with photos.
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We welcome more than 500 new students every year at Evangel, and more than 400 of those students come to Springfield from other cities, states and countries. So if you're wondering whether making the move to Springfield is right for you, just remember – you're not alone.
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The first reveal of the game in action features Marty McFly worried about his friend Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown, who is about to lose his home and belongs in 1986 after deciding to stay in the past. Soon after, the DeLorean reappears and we learn that Doc is in trouble and he needs his old friend to save him. The trailer looks promising, save for some terrible lip-syncing and stiff animations.
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According to the video, the five-part series has already been scheduled:
- Episode One "It's About Time" - December 2010
- Episode Two "Get Tannen!" - February 2011
- Episode Three "Citizen Brown" - March 2011
- Episode Four "Double Visions" - April 2011
- Episode Five "OUTATIME" - TBA (Finale)
Based on the trailer, Marty's first destination is the early 1930s. When last we saw Doc Brown, he was flying off to an unknown time with his new found family from 1885 in a flux capacitor-outfitted, steam-powered train at the end of Back to the Future 3.
Pre-orders are available from Telltale's official site, with $1 from each sale going to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Back to the Future: The Game will launch for the PC, Mac, PlayStation 3, and iPad.


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3 shot to death in Sandy Springs home | News
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. -- Three adults were found dead from gunshot wounds in a Sandy Springs home at around 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Sandy Springs Police Capt. Steve Rose said the bodies were found by a coworker of one of the victims inside a home on Brandon Ridge Drive.
The coworker went to the home out of concern when one of the victims did not show up for work, Rose said.
The victims have since been identified as 85-year-old Edith Renner, 49-year-old Suzanne Renner and 45-year-old Charles Renner IV.
Rose said a pistol was found near Charles Renner's body, leading investigators to believe the shooting was most likely a murder/suicide.
Police are still waiting for the Medical Examiner's report to help them determine what happened. The relationship among the three victims has not yet been established.


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Security Considerations for Replication
It is important to understand how to secure a replication environment to protect the data and business logic in your application. Fundamentally, securing your replication environment is a matter of understanding your authentication and authorization options, understanding appropriate uses of replication filtering features, and learning specific measures for securing each piece of the replication environment (including the Distributor, Publisher, Subscribers, and the snapshot folder).
This chapter addresses replication security, but replication security is built on SQL Server security and Windows security, so it is important to understand this foundation as well as the specifics of replication security. For more information about security for SQL Server in general, see Security Considerations for a SQL Server Installation.
The replication agent security model has changed significantly from SQL Server 2000. For detailed information about the security model, see Replication Agent Security Model. Replication scripts created from SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 7.0 should be upgraded for SQL Server 2005 in order to take advantage of security enhancements. For more information, see How to: Upgrade Replication Scripts (Replication Transact-SQL Programming).
Replication security documentation includes information about:
Describes the elements of replication security: authentication, authorization, encryption, and filtering.
Describes recommended approaches to configuring replication security.
Describes how to secure a Distributor.
Describes the publication access list (PAL) and best practices for its use.
Describes connections made to Subscribers and considerations for transactional updating Subscribers.
Describes permissions required for access to the snapshot folder, best practices for defining folder location, and considerations for snapshot delivery through FTP.
Includes links to topics about specifying accounts, and setting and changing passwords.
Includes information about virtual private networks and Web synchronization.
For additional information about security considerations for Oracle publishing, see the section "Replication Security Model" in the topic Design Considerations and Limitations for Oracle Publishers.
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Engineering Curricula
The College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences offers B.S. degrees in Civil, Electrical, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering. In addition, there are two interdisciplinary B.S. degrees: the B.S. in Engineering, and the B.S. in Engineering Management which is offered in conjunction with the School of Business Administration. The Bachelor of Science degrees in Civil, Electrical, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering are ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredited.
In addition to the Bachelor of Science degrees, the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences also offers a Bachelor of Arts in Engineering in collaboration with the College of Arts and Sciences.
Laptop Requirements: Engineering is a professional field that leverages mathematics and the sciences to design and implement solutions to problems faced by society. The practicing Engineer utilizes not only the fundamentals related to mathematics and the sciences but also computational tools to accomplish his or her tasks. With the latter reality in mind, the School of Engineering (SoE) requires all incoming engineering students to have a laptop computer. The laptop requirement enables instructors to incorporate computational analysis and numerical examples in the classroom for an immediate and powerful praxis of engineering theory. The laptop requirement is platform agnostic (Windows, Mac or Linux. The suggested minimum configuration is available on the School of Engineering website. Note that current netbooks will not have sufficient computational resources to meet the requirements. As part of the laptop requirement, students must also purchase a student version of MATLAB® (a high-level programming language and interactive computational environment). MATLAB® is available through the MathWorks™ website: MathWorks . The school also recommends that students have word processing, presentation and spreadsheet software on their laptop.
HSS Requirements: To complement the technical content of the Engineering curriculum, all B.S. programs require a Humanities and Social Science (HSS) component that encourages the exploration of the Humanities and Social Sciences and the appreciation of diversity in society. HSS electives may not be taken on a pass/no pass basis. A minimum of fifteen credits are required and at least six credits must be from the same department. A current list of approved HSS electives is available on the CEMS Student Services website or in the CEMS Student Services Office (Votey 103).
Students' HSS electives must include two three-credit University Approved Diversity courses. One three-credit course must be from Category One (Race and Racism in the U.S.) and the second three-credit course can be from either Category One or Category Two (Human and Societal Diversity). See the Diversity course listing in this catalogue. Diversity courses have a D1 or D2 prefix.


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According to a survey conducted in 11 countries by security company AVG, the global average of snooping parents was 44 per cent.
Still, Canadian parents were less likely to spy on their teens than those in the U.S. and Spain, where 61 per cent admitted to monitoring Facebook covertly.
When accounting for the results from all countries, mothers were more likely than fathers to do the cyberstalking.
About 49 per cent of moms admitted to doing so, compared to 39 per cent of dads.
Canadian parents were second most likely to be Facebook friends with their teens. About 66 per cent said their kids had accepted their friend request, compared to 72 per cent in the U.S. and just 32 per cent in France and 10 per cent in Japan.
When it came to worries about online behaviour, about 38 per cent of Canadian parents said they worried their teen's actions on social networks could affect their future job, school or dating prospects, compared to 40 per cent in the U.S. and 42 per cent globally.
About 18 per cent of Canadian parents suspected their teen was accessing pornography, six per cent thought they were gambling online, and 25 per cent believed their were downloading music illegally, which were all slightly below the global averages.
About 43 per cent of the parents in Canada said they were satisfied with how schools were teaching their teens to responsibly use the Internet, compared to a high of 59 per cent in the U.K. and a low of 31 per cent in the Czech Republic.


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The star of Lawless, Shia LaBeouf, has plenty of experience with lawlessness - and not just on screen, as his arrests for trespassing and drunk driving attest.
''Sure, I've broken the law,'' he says unapologetically. ''My family wasn't really a show-biz family; they were more of a criminal enterprise.''
The 26-year-old actor is referring to the much-documented environment in which he grew up, with a drug-dealing father in a bad neighbourhood in Los Angeles.
''My father worked as a clown, but it was a front for selling drugs,'' LaBeouf says. ''He grew weed on the sides of the 405 freeway and let the government water his plants for him, getting out of his Corvette in a bright orange construction worker vest to look like he was cleaning the freeway, when he was loading up his bags of weed. So that was the lifestyle we lived off until I got my first job in Hollywood.''
Lawless is based on the 2008 Matt Bondurant historical novel The Wettest Country in the World, in which the author offers a fictional account of the exploits of his paternal grandfather, Jack (LaBeouf), and grand-uncles, Forrest (Tom Hardy) and Howard (Jason Clarke), as they run a flourishing bootleg business in Virginia in the 1930s.
Although the film has a distinctive western gangster flavour, it was made by a slew of Aussies - directed by John (The Proposition) Hillcoat, with the screenplay and music written by Nick Cave and a cast including Guy Pearce, Mia Wasikowska and Jason Clarke.
But it was LaBeouf who helped secure financing as the first actor to commit, and it was also his idea to send the script to Hardy. ''I was approached by John Hillcoat towards the end of the Transformers shoot and he said, 'Do you want to be in 'Goodfellas in the Woods?' That was a huge sentence and I was passionate about the idea from that point on,'' says LaBeouf, sporting long, messy hair, a beard and moustache in preparation for his upcoming Lars von Trier movie Nymphomaniac.
LaBeouf bonded with his screen brothers, Hardy and Clarke, ''by playing UFC fighting video games and socialising in the gym''.
Hardy says he also developed an unusual bond with his movie nemesis, Pearce. ''Guy and I just chilled,'' Hardy says.
''We would sit in the make-up trailer and talk shit,'' Pearce adds with a grin. ''We were playing these two angry characters and in between takes, we were sitting there playing Angry Birds. I think the funny thing is, particularly when you work on something that has some violence in it, you actually find a lighter, more humorous way of connecting with each other as a counter.''
LaBeouf started acting as a child and says he got into it for one reason. ''I come from poverty so the initial reason I got into acting was sort of a hustle,'' he says. ''I wanted some money and I had the foresight at 10 to realise by 20 I would be paying for things myself.''
Signed by an agent at 12, he appeared in TV shows The X-Files, Freaks and Geeks and the series Even Stevens before making the theatrical jump to the 2003 Disney adaptation of the young-adult book Holes.
His big break was the 2007 blockbuster Transformers, which led to two sequels, and he received another career boost when Steven Spielberg cast him as the son of Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) in that long-awaited sequel, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
The actor never stops working and his upcoming releases include the Robert Redford thriller The Company You Keep, the indie thriller The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman and his own short film, Howard Cantour, which he directed.
''I'm addicted to being on set and addicted to call sheets,'' he confesses. ''Coming out of Transformers, I decided I only wanted to work on things that terrified me and that's what I've been doing with films like Lawless, because I like the challenge.''
GENRE Crime drama.
CRITICAL BUZZ A modest $US25 million box-office take, but rave reviews.
STARS Shia LaBeouf, Guy Pearce, Tom Hardy.
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James Loney finished 3-for-3 with three RBI and one run scored to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the middle test of a three-game set Wednesday at Camden Yards.
Kelly Johnson and Shelley Duncan each smacked solo homers, while Yunel Escobar added an RBI single to help the Rays snap a four-game skid.
Matt Moore (3-0) struck out seven and limited the O's to two runs on five hits and three walks over 6 2/3 frames to earn the victory.
Adam Jones stroked a two-run homer to account for Baltimore's offense, while starter Chris Tillman (0-1) was charged with four runs allowed on six hits and two walks over five frames for the Orioles, who took the opener of the series, 5-4, on Tuesday.
"It's disappointing," Tillman said of his outing "I think I've got some things to work on right now. I think the biggest thing is getting strike one."
Johnson gave the Rays a jolt in the first, when he crushed a one-out homer into the bleachers in right-center field.
"I think it all starts with Kelly Johnson in the first inning," Duncan said of the Rays' offense coming to life. "You come out there and you do that, it allows everyone to relax a lot. I think that's what really set the tone."
After the O's stranded runners on the corners in the bottom half, Duncan doubled the lead when he launched a slider into the first row in left-center field with one out in the second.
Baltimore finally broke through in third, when Manny Machado reached on a fielder's choice before Jones followed with a two-out drive into left-center field that hit the top of the fence and bounced back into play.
Jones coasted into second with a double, but the umpires got together and reviewed the play, which was eventually ruled a home run that brought the O's even at 2-2.
Tampa Bay quickly answered in the top of the fourth. Evan Longoria launched a leadoff double off the right-field wall before Duncan smacked a one-out single and moved to second on the throw to the plate to put two runners in scoring position.
Loney then scorched a sinking line drive to center that dropped just in front of Jones to score Longoria and Duncan and make it 4-2.
Tampa Bay tacked on an insurance run in the sixth on Escobar's RBI single that plated Loney, who added an RBI single in the eighth to push the lead to 6-2.
Baltimore, meanwhile, failed to move a runner into scoring position after Jones' blast in the third.
Game Notes
Rays manager Joe Maddon was ejected in the top of the fifth inning for arguing a call at second base ... Moore improved to 3-2 lifetime against the O's ... Baltimore went 0-for-1 with runners in scoring position and left eight on base ... The Rays went 4-for-11 with RISP and left seven on base.


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Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship has now changed names to Catch The Fire Toronto to fit better with the wider Catch The Fire family of churches.
Catch The Fire is a family of churches and ministries worldwide, that was birthed as a result of the incredible revival that began in Toronto in 1994. Today Catch The Fire encompasses a growing network of churches, a college with International Schools of Ministry, a missions program and events running all over the world.
To walk in God's Love and give it away until the whole earth is filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord.
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After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, "Doesn't your teacher pay the temple tax?"
"Yes, he does," he replied.
When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. "What do you think, Simon?" he asked. "From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes—from their own sons or from others?"
"From others," Peter answered.
"Then the sons are exempt," Jesus said to him. "But so that we may not offend them, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours."


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Thomasville, NC- Conference Carolinas announced the 2007 award winners at their annual Volleyball Honors Banquet that was hosted by Anderson University on Friday morning. Awards include All-Conference First, Second, and Honorable Mention teams, Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Freshman of the Year, & Regular Season Champions. Head coaches from conference member institutions nominate and then vote on the award winners who represent the best of the best for the league.
The Volleyball Honors Banquet Brunch was held in conjunction with the Conference Championship semifinals and finals that is also being hosted by Anderson University. Tournament competition began Monday and Wednesday with first and second round games being played at the higher seeded home courts. Semifinal matches begin Friday afternoon with the championship final concluding Saturday.
All-Conference 1st-Team
Sam Mitchell Mount Olive
Margaret Madison Coker
Daviana Metti Lees-McRae
Melissa Thomas Limestone
Amanda Edwards Anderson
Kelsey Carlson Coker
Morgan Liebert Pfeiffer
All-Conference 2nd-Team
Racey Bartley Mount Olive
Megan Haupt Coker
Lauren Spiotta Pfeiffer
Lindsey Stansbury St. Andrews
Leanna Willis Anderson
Kell Bogdan Lees-McRae
Lindsay Doggett Anderson
All-Conference Honorable Mention
Brittany Dickens Pfeiffer
Beth Lawson Anderson
Galina Podolsky St. Andrews
Monica Halligan Belmont Abbey
Lauren Dickover Lees-McRae
Freshman of the Year
Emily Frohnapfel Belmont Abbey College
Player of the Year
Sam Mitchell Mount Olive College
Coach of the Year
Chuck Mullen Coker College
Regular Season Champions
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Written, directed and executive produced by nationally syndicated radio personality and filmmaker Russ Parr, The Undershepherd tells the controversial tale of two ministers, who, although originally best friends and brothers in Christ, find their relationship tested by access to power, money and greed.
Isaiah Washington stars in the role of Lawrence "LC" Case, an ambitious and charismatic minister overcome by greed and ego who uses the pulpit to further his own agenda and ultimately lead his congregation astray. LC's best friend, Roland, starring Lamman Rucker, struggles to get his grassroots ministry off the ground and doesn't enjoy the same level of success which generates controversy and conflict between the two men.
The Undershepherd made its national feature film debut in June 2012 and collected multiple cinematic awards along the way including winner of Best Narrative Feature, Best Director and Best Actress at the 2012 American Black Film Festival, 2012 Kansas City Film Festival Winner, 2012 Pan African Film Festival Featured Film, 2012 Motion Picture Association of American Featured Film and 2013 New Voice in Black Cinema Featured Film. The Undershepeherd is a Melee Entertainment and Uptoparr Production in association with Swirl Films. Russ Parr serves as Executive Producer, Writer and Director with Eric Tomosunas as producer.


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Land surveyors working outside a vacant Atlantic Avenue house in Amagansett reported finding several bagsful of beer and liquor bottles on the property on Nov. 1.
East Hampton Town police had received a report two days earlier, the day after Hurricane Sandy, that the basement door to a neighboring house had been kicked in and several bottles of alcohol stolen. On Nov. 2, that same house was broken into in the same way. This time, however, a piece of clothing was left behind, leading police to the home of a local 16-year-old.
When questioned, the youth, who was not identified due to his age, admitted to the break-ins, implicating two friends, one 15 and the other 16, and led police to another Atlantic Avenue house as well as one around the corner on Bluff Road, which they had also broken into. It appears from the heavily redacted report that the goal, with the power being out and school closed, was to obtain liquor and a safe place to drink.
Extensive damage was done to the three houses, especially the Bluff Road house, where they broke in through a skylight, damaging it and a tub in the room below. All three face multiple felony charges, including burglary in the second degree and criminal mischief. They were released without bail.
Town police arrested Kelvin DeLaCruz, 23, last Thursday, at his Montauk residence, after investigating a complaint from a woman who is the mother of his child.
Yinsley Fernandez complained that after Mr. DeLaCruz knocked on her door on Oct. 26 and the two spoke briefly, he grabbed her around the neck and threw her to the floor. Mr. DeLaCruz then went over and picked up their baby, she told police, before returning to where she was lying and kicking her. She told police he then headed to the door, carrying the baby. Ms. Fernandez got up and tackled him, and he dropped the baby onto the couch and went out the door. She called police soon after, and after investigating the complaint they arrested him.
Mr. DeLaCruz was charged with two misdemeanors, one for choking Ms. Fernandez and the other for endangering the welfare of a child, along with a harassment count, which is considered a violation. He was released on $250 bail last Thursday; the court issued Ms. Fernandez an order of protection against him. Child Protection Services has been notified.


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A Juneau man was charged with six class 'A' misdemeanors Friday evening after getting in a car crash then fleeing from the police.
According to a release from Juneau Police Department, a JPD officer had turned on his patrol car's overhead lights to pull over a Honda Civic without headlights around 8:30 p.m. on Egan Drive near the McDonald's.
But when the lights began to flash, a Dodge pickup truck in the left-hand lane began to swerve to its right, striking the Honda, which was in the right lane.
"The collision caused the Honda to veer to its right, nearly leaving the roadway," the release states.
The pickup continued driving and turned right onto Glacier Highway. Another officer who was near the intersection located the pickup truck and tried to pull it over on Old Dairy Road. The driver continued driving for a short distance, then came to a stop, the release states. The driver got out of his vehicle and ran away from the officer. More JPD patrol officers responded to the area, and the driver was found hiding in a private lot about 30 minutes later.
Police say the driver of the truck was identified as Andrew C. Lawson, 18. He was charged with driving under the influence, refusing a breath sample, failure to provide information after an accident, failure to stop at the direction of a police officer and two counts of reckless endangerment.
Class 'A' misdemeanors can carry up to one year in jail and a $10,000 fine. Two passengers in the truck were also cited for minor consuming.
As for the Honda, police say there was only minor damage and no occupants were injured.


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More than half of biomedical findings cannot be reproduced – we urgently need a way to ensure that discoveries are properly checkedREPRODUCIBILITY is the cornerstone of science. What we hold as definitive scientific fact has been tested over and over again. Even when a fact has been tested in this way, it may still be superseded by new knowledge. Newtonian mechanics became a special case of Einstein's general relativity; molecular biology's mantra "one gene, one protein" became a special case of DNA transcription and translation.One goal of scientific publication is to share results in enough detail to allow other research teams to reproduce them and build on them. However, many recent reports have raised the alarm that a shocking amount of the published literature in fields ranging from cancer biology to psychology is not reproducible.
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The reasons for this are myriad. The natural world is complex, and experimental methods do not always capture all possible variables. Funding is limited and the need to publish quickly is increasing.There are human factors, too. The pressure to cut corners, to see what one wants and believes to be true, to extract a positive outcome from months or years of hard work, and the impossibility of being an expert in all the experimental techniques required in a high-impact paper are all contributing factors.


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After 6 years, my Vintage Keeper 220 cooling unit burned out on me. It wasn't very old but it did suffer through 5 moves - Toronto to Florida, 3 moves in Florida and then up to NYC - so I guess it's had some stress.
I checked around and found a replacement unit at http://www.wineracking.com. 888-274-8813. A nice woman from Mississauga took my order and dispatched a replacement unit from a warehouse in Phoenix. It arrived in NYC 3 days later. The unit fit perfectly and works great.
For those of you with a VK220, the model name was NUVO and serial #CN106360-136. I have one of the newer VK220s with the larger opening in the back. If you have an older unit, you may have to cut a larger opening. Template comes with the unit to guide you.
I think the unit cost about $270 plus shipping.
Just replaced the cooling unit on my VK 250 I bought in 2003. $340 with shipping from Nuvo.
I recently replaced mine with the same unit from the people in Mississauga. So far it is working fine. Intallation was relatively straight forward, with the template.
I'm considering replacing this one before it burns out (they all seem to go at some point) but not sure how long to wait. Mine lasted about 13 years but was only moved once.
Thanks for the tip. I think mine are getting close to the end. However, I heard that their latest model has the cooling unit installing from the top. I wonder how much longer they'll be making the old models?
Punch it , Chewie!
I can't count the number of people who have had problems with Vintage Keeper cooling units. Any refrigeration unit that doesn't last 10+ years without major repair is shoddy.
I can't disagree with you but if you look at the numbers, even 6 years isn't all that bad. I paid $1200 for the 220, if I am storing 200 bottles over 6 years for $270, that works out to about $0.23 per bottle per year (plus the initial cost).
I agree that $0.15 would be better, but I'm still way ahead of off-site storage.
I went through 2 of them in about 6 years. I will say that VK replaced the first one with no arguments at no cost to me.
The one in my VK500 died just before 4 years. No help from VK offered except their "special replacement" offer, which was market value for the new cooling unit.
I bought the same replacement unit from the same company recently for my VK500.
I just need to find the time to install it.
My unit has 350-400 bottles loaded in it and the back of the unit is against a wall. Seems like these cooling units load from the back.... Can someone confirm?
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Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
Ditto on Dok's welcome back!
I found that the concept of unloading the unit was more daunting than the actually re-installation of the cooling unit. I used it as a good opportunity to inventory the cellar.
My replacement unit did install from the back, and was a piece of cake done solo, although an extra set of hands would have made the job even easier.
As far as the offset from the wall, I'd suggest that before you reload your cellar that you make sure that you have enough room to allow access for your vacuum attachment so that you can regularly vacuum the accumulated dust from the cooling fins in the back of the unit. This will help prolong the life of the new compressor.
Thanks PH.
Agreed... So not looking forward to lining up hundreds of bottles all over my main floor.
Although there must be a bunch of surprise bottles to be found that I have completely forgotten about.
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Welcome back Baird. We should set up a welcome back offline in the honour of you.....
PH, I understand the frustration of the " short life " of the cooling unit. But I also look at the unit as a low cost unit as a starter. If you just need a storage, they are great. Yes, you might need to replace the cooling unit every few years, but at under $350 for a new unit. I personally rather replace the unit every 3 years and the unit would still cost under $2k in a 10 year. But of course, if you need a nice piece of furniture in the living or dining room, that's a different story.
Disclaimer: I carry VintageKeeper as well as Eurocave.
Agreed, absolutely essential to vacuum regularly. I don't know if the manufacturer has a recommendation as to how often, but I do it once a week.
I believe the manufacturer's recommendation is once a month, but you certainly can't hurt things by cleaning the fins more often.
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