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Opera Turns 15
It's hard to believe, but Norwegian browser Opera is celebrating its 15th birthday today. Jon von Tetzchner--Opera's current CEO--and Geir Ivarsøy first developed the browser in lab back in late April 1994.
"Geir and I knew the Web would forever change how people live, work and play--the Web browser would be the tool to enable that transformation," said von Tetzchner in a statement issued today. "Today, I am humbled by what our company, together with the worldwide community of Opera users, has achieved. In the next 15 years, billions of people will join the Web. I am confident we will give them even more reasons to choose Opera. Everyone deserves a good browser, regardless of how or where they connect to the Web."
According to the company, some 40 million people across the world use the browser on their PCs. The company is celebrating the birthday on its site with the "top 15 reasons to use Opera."


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AMHERST, Mass. (courtesy Amherst College) – The most successful Brandeis men's soccer season in decades came to a close today as the Judges fell to Williams College, 1-0, in the Sweet 16 of the 2012 NCAA Division Soccer Tournament.
Eph senior Patrick Ebobisse scored in the 63rd minute off a Mohammed Rashid assist to lift Williams to the win at Hitchcock Field in Amherst.
The win advances the Ephs (16-1-2) to tomorrow's Elite Eight game, to be played at 1:30 p.m. Brandeis ends its season at 18-3-1.
Looking for early offense, Brandeis nearly struck in the third minute when senior Sam Ocel (No. Attleboro, Mass./North Attleboro) struck a strong cross into the box that deflected off a Williams defender and required a diving stop from Williams' Than Finan '13 to prevent an own goal.
Another fine piece of goalkeeping kept it scoreless in the 11th minute when Ebobisse found space near the top of the 18 and blasted a strong volley, but Brandeis senior Blake Minchoff (Fiskdale, Mass./Tantasqua Regional) was equal to the task, lunging to his right to knock away the attempt.
Brandeis nearly earned a penalty kick moments later on a Williams foul inches outside the box. Ocel took the ensuing set piece, but his hard shot was just wide of the left post.
The Judges had a great opportunity go awry in the 24th when Tyler Savonen (Orleans, Mass./Nauset Regional) sent a beautiful through ball to Ocel on the right side, but his clean look flew just high. The teams entered halftime scoreless and even in shots, 4-4.
With even play to start the second half, neither team had a good chance to break the deadlock until Williams finally struck in the 63rd. Gathering a loose ball near the left corner, Rashid used nifty footwork to beat his defender and enter the box. The rookie sent a hard low cross for Ebobisse, who outmuscled his defender, putting a toe on it for the finish into the bottom left corner, putting the Ephs up 1-0.
Brandeis found its best chance to even it in the 81st when a loose bouncing ball in the box nearly gave Lee Russo (Westford, Mass./Westford Acad.) a chance at a close-range shot, but Finan arrived just in time to secure possession for the Ephs.
With Brandeis pressuring hard in the closing minutes, the Williams defense anchored by center-backs Matt Ratajczak '13 and Dan Lima '14 held fast, preventing any good looks until a dramatic final minute.
In a desperate late push, Russo sent a promising corner in with 40 seconds remaining, and Ocel put a good header on it, but the attempt was right at Finan. The Judges had one more look on a free kick from Russo with 17 seconds on the clock, but again Finan was positioned for an easy save, icing the win for Williams.
Both Finan and Minchoff finished with four saves, while Brandeis held a 15-10 edge in shots and an 8-4 advantage in corners.
Brandeis seniors Minchoff, Russo and Joe Eisenbies (Hingham, Mass./Hingham) end their careers with 51 wins, two ECAC tournament titles and the program's first trip to the NCAA tournament since 1985. Ocel, who missed his entire sophomore season to injury, will be back as a graduate student next year.


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Pardew fined and warned by Magpies
Newcastle have hit manager Alan Pardew with a formal warning and a £100,000 fine after he appeared to headbutt Hull midfielder David Meyler in Saturday's Barclays Premier League match at the KC Stadium.
The incident, which came in the 72nd minute as Meyler sought to retrieve the ball from behind Pardew at a throw-in in front of the dugouts, cast a shadow over a match the Magpies went on to win 4-1.
Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has confirmed the organisation will investigate the incident, while Pardew himself conceded he would be "stupid" not to expect the FA to come down hard on him in the coming days.
In a statement released late on Saturday night, Newcastle said: "Newcastle United are disappointed with the actions of its manager Alan Pardew this afternoon. His behaviour was unacceptable and is not the behaviour we expect from the manager of Newcastle United.
"It is most disappointing that this incident has taken the focus away from what was a fantastic performance by the team and an excellent result away from home which leaves the club in eighth place in the Barclays Premier League.
"Sadly, the headlines tomorrow will not be focused on the result or the efforts of the players, but instead on the actions of our manager.
"Alan unreservedly apologised immediately following the game to the player, to Hull City Football cub and its fans, and to the fans of Newcastle United.
"We have held discussions this evening with Alan who has offered his sincere apologies to the club and it is clear he deeply regrets his actions. Alan has accepted a formal warning from the club in relation to his behaviour today and also a club fine of £100,000.
"The club is now drawing a line under this matter and will be making no further comment."
Pardew was sent to the stands and Meyler shown a yellow card following their clash which occurred with Newcastle 3-1 up, referee Kevin Friend adjudging the Magpies boss to be the main aggressor in an ugly tussle sparked when Meyler barged into the 52-year-old while attempting to retrieve the ball.
Pardew, no stranger to touchline altercations in the last year with his confrontation with Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini the highest profile, appeared to move his head towards the former Sunderland midfielder, who was later commended by Hull boss Steve Bruce for not making more of the contact.
While the Republic of Ireland international midfielder's actions perhaps warded off an even more explosive melee, Pardew admitted he had crossed a line.
He said: "He was right on top of me and I wanted to just ease him away from me but obviously I put my head in a forward motion. I want to apologise to him, everyone at Hull and obviously my own fans as well.
"I don't think it was a headbutt. It wasn't a motion that was quick.
"Sometimes when you're on the sideline like that you can get involved in a moment like that. It was an incident that just flared up all around me. I just wanted to get him away, but with the forward motion...you can't do that.
"Of course, I'm not stupid enough to accept there's going to be no punishment. I'll have to accept whatever comes my way.
"I believe my behaviour over the years has not resulted in too many fines and sitting in the stands, but this one probably will."
The incident took the gloss off a superb display by the Magpies, who had been goal-shy in recent weeks but exploded into life on Saturday thanks to a Moussa Sissoko brace and one each for Loic Remy and Vurnon Anita.
Pardew's antics will generate yet more negative headlines for a club never far from controversy for one reason or another, and the manager admits Saturday's episode may well be a personal watershed.
"Definitely from now on I'm going to sit down and stay out of the way. I'll have to sit in the dugout - hopefully I'll be in the dugout, we'll have to wait and see," he added, alluding to the likelihood of an FA ban.
"I want to win games. Perhaps I get too involved in it by standing so close to the action. The thing today has told me to go and sit down, watch the game and keep out of the way.
"Sir Alex Ferguson once said to me, 'go and sit down'. I think he was probably right."
Hull boss Bruce felt Pardew would have instantly regretted his rash reaction.
"He's apologised to us as a club and as far as I'm concerned the matter's over," said Bruce, whose charges pulled back to 2-1 early in the second half through a Curtis Davies header but failed to kick on from there.
"I've never seen or witnessed anything like that. There's no question that Alan's led with his head and he's obviously lost it. I'm sure Alan will regret it and he'll look at himself later on and think 'what the hell have I done?'
"I don't think I've ever seen a manager do anything like that. We're all in a state of shock. It's for Alan to live with and deal with the consequences.
"I'm sure he'll regret his actions for a long time. I would imagine Alan would be in serious trouble, serious trouble."
Bruce was at least able to joke that Pardew was fortunate Meyler did not respond in kind.
"He's lucky that he didn't get one back! Then he would have been in serious trouble," he said.
"A 25-year-old against a 50-year-old is a mismatch, isn't it?"
Pardew's actions were also savaged by pundits.
Match of the Day's Alan Hansen said: "There's outrage and understandably so. It's terribly sad to see these pictures, sad for Pardew, sad for Newcastle and sad for the game.
"Meyler doesn't do a lot to provoke him and yet he still lost it totally. The pictures are very, very bad."
BBC Radio 5 Live pundit Robbie Savage questioned whether the Newcastle manager's position had become untenable as a result of the incident.
He said: "I think it's a shocking act. A ridiculous, scandalous act from a manager who's got previous. Has his position become untenable?
"It's violent conduct, a three-game ban for a player. Because it's a manager I feel it's worse. He's been sent to the stands.
"I would give him a complete ban from now until the end of the season...home and away games.
"But given Newcastle's current position (safe from the threat of relegation), is that any punishment?"
Former England international and Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker took to social media to say: "Inexcusable from a manager."
Another pundit, Richard Keys, added on Twitter: "Sir Bobby Robson will be spinning in his grave."
Former Tottenham and Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp said Pardew's conduct was "unacceptable".
Now a pundit on Sky Sports, the 40-year-old said: "It's absolutely unacceptable. You don't go to headbutt someone - that's not right.
"You have to set standards as a manager, you're a representative of your club. It's extremely wrong."
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British Library and findmypast.co.uk to digitise 5 million pages of family history records
The British Library and family history website findmypast.co.uk are to digitise a treasure trove of family history resources held by the Library, making them available online and fully searchable for the first time.
The project will involve the scanning of UK electoral registers covering the century that followed the Reform Act of 1832, along with records of baptisms, marriages and burials drawn from the archives of the India Office.
When available online, these collections will enable historians, genealogists and family history researchers to make connections and track down details of ancestors and others at the click of a mouse – work that would previously have necessitated visits to the Library's Reading Rooms and many hours of laborious manual searching.
The British Library holds the national collection of electoral registers covering the whole of the United Kingdom. The registers contain a vast range of names, addresses and other genealogical information.
"Digitisation of the electoral registers will transform the work of people wishing to use them for family history research," said Jennie Grimshaw, the Library's curator for Social Policy and Official Publications. "Printed electoral registers are arranged by polling district within constituency and names are not indexed, so the process of finding an address to confirm names of residents is currently incredibly laborious. Digitisation represents a huge breakthrough as users will be able to search for names and addresses, thereby pinpointing the individuals and ancestors they're looking for."
The other holdings included in the large-scale digitisation are drawn from the archives of the East India Company and the India Office. These records relate to Britons living and working in the Indian sub-continent during the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries, up to Independence in 1948. They include over 1,000 volumes of ecclesiastical returns of births, marriages and burials, together with applications for civil and military service, and details of pension payments to individuals.
Antonia Moon, curator of post-1858 India Office Records said, "These records are an outstanding resource for researchers whose ancestors had connections with British India, whether as servants of the administration or as private inhabitants."
The partnership between the British Library and findmypast.co.uk followed a competitive tender process and will see five million pages of UK electoral registers and India Office records digitised over the next year. The resources will become available via findmypast.co.uk and in the British Library's Reading Rooms from early 2012; online access will be available to findmypast.co.uk subscribers and pay-as-you-go customers – access to users in the British Library Reading Rooms will be free.
Simon Bell, the British Library's Head of Licensing and Product Development, said: "We are delighted to announce this exciting new partnership between the British Library and findmypast.co.uk , which will deliver an online and fully searchable resource that will prove immensely valuable to family history researchers in unlocking a treasure trove of content that up to now has only been available either on microfilm or within the pages of bound volumes. The Library will receive copies of the digitised images created for this project, so as well as transforming access for current researchers, we will also retain digital versions of these collections in perpetuity, for the benefit of future researchers."
Elaine Collins, Commercial Director at findmypast.co.uk, said: "We're very excited to be involved with this fascinating project. The electoral rolls are the great missing link for family historians: after censuses and civil registration indexes, they provide the widest coverage of the whole population. To have Irish and Scottish records alongside England and Wales is also a huge advantage. These records will join the 1911 Census, Chelsea Pensioner Service Records and many more datasets available online at findmypast.co.uk, which enable people to make fantastic discoveries day after day."
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The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It provides world class information services to the academic, business, research and scientific communities and offers unparalleled access to the world's largest and most comprehensive research collection. The British Library's collections include 150 million items from every era of written human history beginning with Chinese oracle bones dating from 300 BC, right up to the latest e-journals. www.bl.uk
About findmypast.co.uk
Leading UK family history website findmypast.co.uk (formerly 1837online.com) was the first company to make the complete birth, marriage and death indexes for England & Wales available online in April 2003.
Following the transcription, scanning and indexing of over two million images, the company launched the first website to allow the public easy and fast access to the complete indexes, which until then had only been available on microfiche film in specialist archives and libraries. The launch was instrumental in creating the widespread and growing interest in genealogy seen in the UK today.
Findmypast.co.uk has subsequently digitised many more family history records and now offers access to over 750 million records dating as far back as 1538. This allows family historians and novice genealogists to search for their ancestors among comprehensive collections of military records, census, migration, occupation directories, and current electoral roll data, as well as the original comprehensive birth, marriage and death records.
In November 2006 findmypast.co.uk launched the ancestorsonboard.com microsite in association with The National Archives to publish outbound passenger lists for long-distance voyages departing all British ports between 1890 and 1960.
As well as providing access to historical records, findmypast.co.uk is also developing a range of online tools to help people discover and share their family history more easily, beginning with the launch of Family Tree Explorer in July 2007.
In April 2007, findmypast.co.uk's then parent company Title Research Group received the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2007 in recognition of their achievement.
Findmypast.co.uk was acquired in December 2007 by brightsolid, the company that was awarded The National Archives' contract to publish online the 1911 census, which it launched in January 2009.
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Student demands for online professor evaluations for several years have been satisfied with the opening of RatePSU.com on March 14th.
"This has been on the agenda of student governments for as far back as I can remember," said ASPSU Vice President Ryan Klute, "Now students have what they asked for - a forum to express their voice and learn about professors at PSU."
The new website enables students to rate the quality of professors at PSU. Ratings are measured on several factors including effectiveness, difficulty, and availability. Students may also post comments about their experiences.
As of May 2nd, over 6,000 ratings have been submitted. "Student involvement is four times our original expectation," said Klute. The ASPSU estimates the majority of ratings are positive and constructive. Comments that are inappropriate are removed.
Criticisms about the site tend to regard the statistical accuracy of the ratings. "This is a forum of opinion," said Klute, "Ratings should be considered personal opinions and not statistically representative of 23,000 students."
In the future, the ASPSU plans to expand the site to include ratings for departments, offices, and student services at PSU. "Everyone has a right to express their voice," said Klute, "This site will hopefully facilitate this process."


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Yes folks, we've hit the tipping point with gas prices.
Over the last year, as gas prices have steadily moved higher and people predicted gas would eventually climb above $4 a gallon the big question in the industry has been where is the tipping point?
At what price per gallon will we finally see car, truck, and SUV buyers shift to smaller more fuel efficient models? Well, folks it's here.
The national average for a gallon of gas is $3.74 a gallon according to AAA.
When I talk with a variety of people in the auto industry including dealers, executives at auto companies, and industry consultants almost all are seeing the same thing: buyers are now shifting to more fuel efficient models.
Considering the following:
In the last three months the percentage of overall retail sales consisting of pick-up trucks has gone from 13% to 10%. At the same time, small car sales have jumped from 19% to 25% of all retail sales. And this is just the beginning. Fuel efficiency is increasingly the determining factor for the type of vehicle people will buy.
Fortunately for the automakers, they are much better positioned to handle that shift than they were when gas prices spiked in 2008. Look at GM - 46% of its sales are now 4 cylinder models. What a huge change from a few years ago when only one out of every four GM vehicles had a four cylinder engine. At Ford, 40% of the F-Series pick-ups sold last month had 6 cylinder engines.
The development of far more fuel efficient engines explains why sales of pick-ups and SUV's have not fallen off a cliff. Yes, large SUV sales were up just 7.7% in the first quarter. But mid-size SUV sales jumped 42.3% and Small SUV's were up 27.6%. Both above the industry average (up) 20.2%. The bottom line: car buyers are are still buying, thanks in large part to a stronger job market. But now, with gas edging closer to $4 a gallon, they are looking for the more fuel efficient model.
Yes, my friends we are at the tipping point.
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Please note that the IRS does not initiate contact with taxpayers by email to request personal or financial information. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as text messages and social media channels.
For more information on phishing scams, please see Protect Your Personal Information and Suspicious e-Mails and Identity Theft.
October 2012
Don't Fall for Phony IRS Websites
The IRS warns consumers about a new tax scam that uses a website that mimics the IRS e-Services online registration page.
The actual IRS e-Services page offers web-based products for tax preparers, not the general public. The phony web page looks almost identical to the real one.
The IRS gets many reports of fake websites like this. Criminals use these sites to lure people into providing personal and financial information that may be used to steal the victim's money or identity.
June 2012
Beware of Phony Email from DFAS
Taxpayers should be on the lookout for a new, email-based phishing scam circulating that targets Department of Defense military members, retirees and civilian employees. The email appears to come from Defense Finance and Accounting Services and displays a .mil email address. The email states that those receiving disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may be able to obtain additional funds from the IRS. Email recipients are then asked to send various VA and IRS documents containing their personal and financial information, such as copies of VA award letters or their income tax returns, to an address in Florida.
The information on these documents is then used by the scammers to commit identity theft. Typically, identity thieves use someone's personal data to empty the victim's financial accounts, run up charges on the victim's existing credit cards or apply for new loans, credit cards, services or benefits in the victim's name.
For more information on phishing scams, please see Suspicious e-Mails and Identity Theft.
November 2011
The IRS Warns of Scam Emails
Update Nov. 10, 2011 — A suspected phishing email on the Employer Identification Number (EIN), claiming to come from the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility, is currently circulating. This email was not sent by the IRS. For more information, see Latest News from Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR).
The IRS does not send unsolicited e-mail to taxpayers either about their tax accounts or requesting sensitive personal and financial information.
Nevertheless, taxpayers do receive e-mails claiming to come from the IRS, sometimes containing a real or made-up employee name, address and similar information to make an e-mail seem credible.
These e-mails usually are scams whose purpose is to obtain personal and financial information — such as name, Social Security number, bank account and credit card or even PIN numbers — from taxpayers which can be used by the scammers to commit identity theft. Identity thieves use the data to empty the victim's financial accounts, run up charges on the victim's existing credit cards, apply for new loans, credit cards, services or benefits in the victim's name, file fraudulent tax returns and more.
Typically, IRS-impersonation scam e-mails state that the IRS needs certain personal and financial information to process a tax return, tax payment or refund. They may claim the e-mail recipient is being audited. They may mention specific monetary amounts or genuine programs, such as the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS), to add credible detail to the scam. The e-mails often contain links or attachments to what appears to be the IRS web site or an IRS form. However genuine in appearance, these phonies are designed to elicit the information the scammers are looking for.
Alternatively, a link in a scam e-mail may download malicious software onto the taxpayer's computer when clicked. The software is often designed to search out and send back to the scammer personal and financial information contained on the taxpayer's computer or obtained through keystrokes that the scammer can use to commit identity theft.


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Division of Endocrinology
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New York, NY 10075
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New York, NY 10038
1283 York Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10065
As part of a world-class academic medical center, the Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Division is dedicated to providing a variety of services with competence, compassion and humility to help our patients manage their disease and develop a healthy, normal lifestyle.
Led by Division Chief Dr. Julianne Imperato-McGinley, we are committed to our mission of excellence in providing the best quality-of-care to patients with endocrine and metabolic disorders. Our areas of expertise in clinical care include:
- General endocrinology;
- Reproductive endocrinology, including the treatment of menstrual irregularities, hirsutism and menopause;
- Thyroid disease, with particular emphasis on thyroid cancer;
- Disorders of calcium metabolism;
- Metabolic bone disease; and the
- Prevention of the recurrence of kidney stones.
Should surgery be necessary for the treatment of an endocrine disorder, we also have an endocrine surgeon on-site.
The Diabetes Center
Within the Endocrine Division, the Diabetes Center, established in 1997, provides the highest standard of care for approximately 2,000 patients with both type I and type II diabetes mellitus. It offers a multidisciplinary team approach for diabetes care with comprehensive case management and development of an individualized treatment plan. Our expert team is composed of diabetologists, certified diabetes educators and registered dieticians who are experienced in intensive diabetes management, including insulin pump therapy. The Center also has extensive experience in the management of gestational diabetes in patients with type I and type II diabetes mellitus.
Your First Visit
Please be sure to bring a completed Health History Form to your appointment. (New Visit Forms: PDF, MS Word)
Our staff takes pride in its commitment to meeting all of our patients' needs by providing outstanding medical care, and attending to the other details that can make your visit go smoothly and be as stress-free as possible.
To make an appointment, please call 646-962-8690. Please be sure to bring a completed Health History Form to your appointment. (New Visit Forms: PDF, MS Word)
Please make sure to arrive at least 10 minutes early for your appointment so that you, and all other patients, can be seen on time. Please note, if you are more than 10 minutes late for your appointment, you may be rescheduled to a different time that day, if time is available, or to a different day entirely.
Here are some things to bring to your appointment:
- A completed Health History Form (New Visit Forms: PDF, MS Word)
- Copies of your medical history, x-rays, and/or lab reports if you have them
- List of any medications that you may be taking and their dosages
- Your insurance information and card (i.e., HMO, Medicare, Medicaid)
- Any questions you may have for your doctor
If you are insured under a managed care plan, before your appointment:
- Confirm that the provider you will be seeing is a participating provider in your plan and obtain any prior authorization, if required
- Confirm that any service you will be receiving is covered under your plan and obtain any prior authorization, if required
- Your insurance information and card (i.e., HMO, Medicare, Medicaid)
- Obtain any necessary referral authorization from your primary care physician before seeing a specialist
- Be prepared to pay your co-payment at the time of service
Cancelling or Rescheduling Your Appointment
If you do need to cancel or reschedule, please notify our staff as soon as possible. If all patients do this, it enables us to better accommodate patients in a timely manner. It is very important that you call 24 hours in advance to cancel your appointment. For example, if your scheduled appointment time is at 10am, you must call prior to 10am the day before to cancel or reschedule your appointment. If you fail to notify our office in time, your account will be charged $75.00. After three consecutive no-show occurrences, our practice may elect to terminate our relationship with you.


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A Good Place to Park
Mitch Klapow was not enthused when his mother handed him an ad for the Oakridge Mobile Home Park in Sylmar, where he would eventually buy his first home.
At the time, Mitch, 30, was searching for a condominium to rent. Looking at the mobile homes in the real estate magazine, he thought: "There's no way I'm living in a trailer."
A condo rental in Granada Hills, near where he and his mother operated two laundromats and a small publishing company, would be a step up from the various apartments he had rented since he left home at 18.
With the rent on his latest apartment increasing to more than $1,000 a month (this was a few years ago), he decided to find a condo, figuring he could pay $1,100 to $1,200 a month.
Buying a place had not yet occurred to him: "I think of myself as a renter."
His mind changed when he toured Oakridge, a large, gated park tucked up against the San Gabriel Mountains in the far northern reaches of the San Fernando Valley. Besides winding streets of well-kept factory-manufactured homes that seem more like cottages than trailers, the park offers a 15,000-square-foot clubhouse, two jacuzzis, a pool, tennis court, and billiard room with five tables. As a family park, it is open to children, and there is an average age of 50.
The prices were appealing to Klapow. He could lock one in for less than $100,000 at the time, he said, still sounding incredulous. "It's a joke. It's ridiculous."
While he would still be renting the lot, he would also reap the tax and equity-building advantages of owning a home.
What appealed to Mitch most was the attentive on-site management, led by park manager and real estate agent Ginny Harmon, who moved to the park decades, two months after it opened. As Mitch was to find out for himself, the park's tidiness is largely Harmon's doing.
"If you have chipped paint, you get a note from Ginny," he said. "She's hard-core and I like it."
From early in the year when he started looking, to the close of escrow in the Fall, Mitch looked at dozens of mobile homes in the park.
"I drove those ladies crazy," he said of Ginny and the two other licensed real estate agents who live and work in the park. The newer homes Mitch declared "too white," while the older ones were too brown, on account of their prolific wood paneling. Finally, he decided on a strategy that would reap him an "acceptable" mobile home: buy an older coach and do an extensive remodel.
As a "guy who likes to shop," Mitch knew it would cost $25,000 for a remodel that would give him the slate floors and upscale doors and fixtures he wanted.
Throughout the year, Mitch shopped both for a suitable mobile home and for the ingredients he wanted in a remodel. Even a year later, park manager Harmon recalls Mitch's priorities: privacy, a garage, and a garden.
It took months to find the right unit, but he finally made an offer on a 1982, yellow-and-white, two-bedroom, two-bathroom home with 1,288 square feet, an added sun room, and a two-car garage to hold his pristine Corvette. Ending up with a carport instead of a garage would have been disappointing.
"To me, that was the point of having a house. I wanted a garage door. I wanted my own trashcans. I love taking out the trash."
By the end of escrow, Mitch had lined up the materials and workers to pull off the eight-week remodel. The biggest project was pulling up the gray carpeting that was "everywhere" and replacing it with a new subfloor and 1,200 square feet of slate flooring. To make sure the jacks holding up the coach could handle the added weight, he called in a contractor knowledgeable in mobile homes for a consultation, and the contractor suggested the Mitch add a few more jacks for support.
Another big project was cutting open the wall opposite the kitchen and adding sliding French doors that open to the side garden. In a "privacy lot" such as this one, park rules prohibit the owner of the adjacent unit installing windows that would overlook Mitch's yard. Likewise, he cannot add windows that would overlook the garden of the neighbor on the other side.
A set of French doors was also added from the sunroom at the back of coach that lead to the master bedroom. Thick moldings were added around both doors, which not only covers the wall area disturbed for the door additions, but make the large doors appear even larger. The molding compliments the crown moldings added throughout the home.
While Mitch got much of what he wanted in his coach, it did not come with "big luscious bathrooms." To approximate those, he added slate in both bathrooms, along with a "full on" shower in one bathroom, and a deep tub in the other. Much of the budget was spent on pricey Baldwin hardware and Newport Brass fixtures. To give him the feeling of a luxurious home, Mitch tried to upgrade all those thing he would be touching—counters, doors, hardware, and fixtures—while leaving many of the existing kitchen and bathroom cabinets in place. "There are certain issues where budget takes over," he said.
To bring color into the home, he painted the ceilings—which he said he's "king of" in his circle, calling it "decorator tip number one"—the same dark tan as the walls in the living room/dining room/kitchen. The library adjacent to the living room is green, and the master bathroom is "where taupe meets gray." All trim is painted Navaho white. Lamps and accessories came from Fabby and Zipper, both in Los Angeles, and Restoration Hardware in Woodland Hills.
Before the project was totally finished, the budget was used up. Mitch still wants to add concrete steps from the sliding French door to the garden, and to replace the old stove with a stainless steel one. But he feels he got the ingredients that make him feel he is living in a luxury home.
"How do I know that I'm 23 inches off the ground, that there are jacks under there?" he asked. "You forget about it."
The success of the remodel might launch Mitch on a new career. Several people who saw the home asked Mitch if he hired out his decorating skills. "Sure," he told them. "I get 20 percent of everything we spend." His first two jobs made him enough to pay off the Neptune washer and dryer, which weren't in the budget but which he "had to have."
But the new house comes with a downside. "It makes me nervous living in it. I'm afraid I'll break something," he said. "I've never had this good of stuff of my own."
While Mitch suggests the mobile home park to others, he does so with a caveat. "They would be turned off by these places," he said. "You have to move in with the idea of redoing it."
From his experiences, Mitch said he has discovered, "How to buy your first home, how it can be fabulous, and be under $100,000.
"People can do it," he added.
Strategy: Buy a mobile home with the goal to remodel it
Park: Oakridge Mobile Home Park, Sylmar
Remodel cost: $25,000
Real estate agent: Ginny Harmon, Oakridge Mobile Home Park, (818) 367-1128.
Owner/builder/decorator: Mitch Klapow


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Many years ago I worked as a concierge at an inn in Niagara-On-The-Lake. In that position, and due to the location, part of my responsibility was to be up-to-date on information about the various wines and wineries in the area. To help with that, every Friday a different winery representative would come to the inn, give us a tasting along with a short talk, and field any questions we had.
It was an enjoyable job which sparked an interest, and to this day I still follow the world of wines, though to a much lesser degree. A bit of news that I came across a couple of months ago really annoyed me, however.
Two wine companies are in a legal battle about the naming of their wines, and it is those names that irk me. One is called "Mommyjuice," while the other is called "Mommy's Time Out."
I'm not denying that this is a key demographic. In fact, wineries across the board have realized that women 25 – 40 are target consumers, and this is why there has been a proliferation of reasonably priced wines with cute or stylish labels. Yellow Tail (a brand of Casella Wines) became an instant success with it's artful wallaby, Vincor (itself a subsidiary of Constellation Brands) came up with Kumala, and Peller Estates created an entire subsidiary in Roundpetal to produce XOXO, Croc Crossing and others… all to market to women.
I'm all in favour of the above. I think it is in a business's best interest to locate potential buyers and market to them. Businesses that fail to do so alienate huge swaths of the populace.
My beef, however, is with the flagrant implications that "Mommyjuice" and "Mommy's Time Out" create.
While being a stay-at-home mom is certainly a difficult and sometimes stressful job, and I take no issue with a parent enjoying a glass of wine at the end of the day, I find the implication that alcohol is the answer to be in poor taste. It is entirely possible to market to this demographic without the suggestion that the need for alcohol is in direct relation to their children.
In wine tasting lingo, a dirty wine is one that is poorly made, that gives off a foul or pungent smell. I define dirty marketing as much the same.


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Seib & Wessel: Obama Still Needs to Sell Syria Plan
WSJ's Patrick O'Connor says any boost Obama's Syria plans received from GOP leaders' backing quickly faded due to deep doubts among rank-and-file lawmakers. Obama still has convincing to do.
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Mizzou Football Prepares for First Fall Scrimmage
COLUMBIA - The Mizzou football team has nine days of practice under its belt. Saturday marks a change of pace for the team.
The team will have its first scrimmage of fall camp Saturday morning. It's one of three scrimmages during camp. Coach Pinkel said whether the players wearing red will scrimmage is a decision for trainer Rex Sharp.
Wide receiver Marcus Lucas and safety Matt White wore a red bib today, which means Lucas and White were limited to drills. The players say they look forward to these scrimmages because it's a time to test new adjustments, compete and see how the younger players perform in their first college football scrimmage. Senior cornerback EJ Gaines said, "It's like a game day, I mean there's really nothing that can compare to a game day, but I mean it's the closest thing to it right now. So just coming out and competing against the offense and really there's a lot of competition between guys at positions."
Cornell Ford, the team's cornerback coach, said "It's live tackling, I mean we really haven't done a whole lot of live tackling, and so the ability to tackle people in space is always a concern." Safety Ian Simon agreed, "Get the pads popping, see what some of the young guys can do in live action and you know get out on their foot and actually see if they an wrap up and make a tackle."
Coach Pinkel said the first scrimmage is so important because he gets to see where his team is at. "What we want to do is we want to see some continuity with our number one offense and number one defense, other than that we really mix a lot of people up and we understand that the continuity won't be as good, but you want to see your one offense and your one defense with some good continuity."
The Tigers will officially open the season at home against Murray State August 31. Kickoff is at 6p.m.


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Aebelskivers (Pancake Ball Recipe)
I think this recipe would be a perfect addition to a Thanksgiving brunch. The children in our family love pancakes, and this version fits the season quite well due to the addition of cranberry jam. It doesn't hurt that the pancakes have a unique look to them as well.
The recipe starts like any pancake recipe. The one challenge is actually fitting the jam into the pancakes, and to make that possible, I cooked them in an aebelskiver pan. Aebelskivers are round pancake balls that taste similar to crossbred doughnuts and popovers. I usually use this pan for a Vietnamese dish called bánh khọt, which is a savory Vietnamese-style rice flour pancake. You've probably seen it in a flat-version (bánh xèo). Today, it made lovely, fluffy pancakes filled with a dollop of sweet/tart cranberry jam. If you prefer, you could fill them with candied yams, though I think there wouldn't be as much textural contrast. This is definitely a recipe to learn, as it's easy to adapt to any season or occasion.
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I wrote the following article in June for United Press International in observance of World Refugee Day 2014. It has been re-posted with permission of UPI.
The United Nations has recognized June 20 as World Refugee Day since 2001 -- the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.
On this year's World Refugee Day, the U.N. refugee agency reported a shocking increase in the number of forcibly displaced. It said that "the number of refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced people worldwide has, for the first time in the post-World War II era, exceeded 50 million people."
In total, 51.2 million people were forcibly displaced by the end of 2013, up from the 45.2 million reported in 2012. That number equates to the population of a medium-to-large country.
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres believes the solution is political.
"The international community has to overcome its differences and find solutions to the conflicts of today in South Sudan, Syria, Central African Republic and elsewhere."
The conflicts in Afghanistan, Syria, and Somalia account for the largest percentage of refugees. In Syria, one-third of the country's population has been displaced.
UPI spoke in February with Amin Awad, who directs UNHCR's Middle East and North Africa Bureau and coordinates Syrian refugee operations.
Half the population of Syrian refugees -- as with other refugee groups -- is under the age of 18, making children a top priority. Awad notes that in order to protect the future of this young generation, "The number one challenge is that children are missing out on school."
"They need to continue their education but of course, along with that, or maybe before that, they need psycho-social support because of trauma. Children, as you know, are the number one sector of the population that gets affected by flight, by violence, by bombing, even the sound of it really traumatizes them. So we have a traumatized population. They need education. The youth also need not only education but activities to engage in. Among these children are some that are separated from their parents. We have a lot of separated children that we are in the process of tracing parents and guardians with ICRC [International Committee of the Red Cross] and other organizations."
That concern led to UNICEF's No Lost Generation initiative, which seeks to help Syrian children by protecting them from abuse and violence, and providing them with education and skills.
Awad described the challenges faced by relief workers attempting to help Syria's internally displaced. Security and access, he said, are the biggest challenges inside Syria.
"In 2013, we shifted our emphasis to non-governmentally controlled areas, assisting IDPS. But that doesn't mean we are satisfied with that. There are some places that are not accessible to us, what we call -- besieged areas or hard to reach areas. ... Access to these places is a challenge in itself. You come across dozens of checkpoints and you don't know who's who. Security and access are our number one challenges inside Syria."
Awad echoed High Commissioner Guterres' remark that conflict-torn countries must come up with political solutions to bring about peace and resolve the refugee crisis. But with Syria, he acknowledged, that process may take a long time.
"We came to the conclusion that this [Syrian] conflict will be protracted. There is no political settlement in sight. ... If we judge by similar conflicts in recent history, like the Balkans, it takes five, six, seven years to come up with a solution." Because of the long-term projection, UNHCR shifted to long-term assistance.
According to Awad, long-term assistance is multi-faceted and includes shifting from in-kind assistance to cash so that refugees have more autonomy meeting their own needs, focusing on development and rehabilitation, and working with host-countries on burden sharing.
"Refugee relief is expensive. To meet the growing needs, non-traditional donors need to step up alongside traditional donors," Guterres wrote in UNHCR's Global Trends report.
World Refugee Day aims to raise awareness about the 51.2 million people who have been forcibly displaced across the world. UNHCR launched a social media campaign to "support families torn apart by war and share their stories," asking the public to share the following message on Twitter:
"On #WorldRefugeeDay help support families torn apart by war & share their stories http://thndr.it/1nNUqMv"


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1) Is there a stipend and/or tuition waiver? Yes, a stipend and tuition waiver for each Fall/Spring/Summer of the 3 years (PhD) or 2 years (MS) is provided, renewable after each year.
2) Can I enroll in the program without receiving a stipend? No, only those accepted to receive a stipend and tuition waiver are accepted into the program.
3) Am I housed in the HPL? Yes, all students receiving a stipend have their own carrel and workspace to promote daily interaction with the faculty, staff, and other students.
4) Is it necessary to visit the HPL and faculty during the application process? We encourage students to visit in support of their application. Visits are usually scheduled over the course of a full day (8 am to ~4 pm) to allow time to meet all the faculty, staff, and students, and to see the facilities and campus. Contact Scott Trappe, PhD to set up a visit.
5) How many students do you take each year? We usually take 2-3 students in each of the PhD and Exercise Physiology MS programs, and the process is highly competitive.
6) Do I need a strong science background? Yes, a strong science background (inorganic and organic chemistry, biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, physics, anatomy, physiology, and exercise physiology) is highly preferred for both the Human Bioenergetics PhD and Exercise Physiology MS programs.
NOTE: Two semesters of organic chemistry (organic 1 and organic 2) with lab are required for acceptance into either the PhD or MS program, as these are a prerequisite for the biochemistry course (CHEM 563) you will take your first semester.
7) What is the typical course of study for a PhD or MS student? Please see the Degree Requirements in the Human Bioenergetics PhD or Exercise Physiology MS section of our website for a detailed outline of the requirements, typical course progression, and electives.
8) What are the current areas of research for the HPL faculty? Please see the HPL Research page and related PubMed links to see the ongoing research in the HPL. Please feel free to request pdf documents of research articles if necessary.
9) What do the graduates of the HPL programs go on to do after completing their program of study? With over 60 PhD graduates and approximately 200 graduates of the Exercise Physiology MS program, we take pride in the future successes and placement of our students. Graduates of the PhD program typically go on to complete post-doctoral training in an area of their interest, obtain a university professorship, or enter an industry-based research or administrative position. Graduates of the Exercise Physiology MS program typically enter a PhD program of their choice.
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News & Notes: Game 128
Sunday, August 21, 2011 (5:05 p.m.) – Huntington Park
Radio: WWKB AM 1520, bisons.com
Buffalo Bisons (55-72, 5th(-17.0), North)
RHP Dylan Owen (5-6, 4.69)
Columbus Clippers (80-49, 1st(+13.0), West)
RHP Corey Kluber (7-8, 5.61)
TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons face the Columbus Clippers in the second game of a four-game set at Huntington Park (5:05 p.m.). Buffalo won 15-3 last night to begin their eight-game roadtrip. The Herd has now won four of its last five games and seven of 10 dating back to August 11.
VS. THE CLIPPERS: Last night, the Bisons collected their first win over the Clippers in 2011. Columbus swept a four-game set back in Buffalo, June 11. The road team has won all five games in this season series. Last year, the home team won six of the eight games between the Bisons and Clippers.
DEALIN' DYLAN: RHP DYLAN OWEN starts for the 18th time for the Bisons the year. The righty is winless in three starts but is coming off one of his strongest outings of the season. Owen allowed just one run in 6.2 innings on August 16 against Toledo in a game eventually won by the Bisons, 3-2. Owen is third on the Bisons staff with 78 strikeouts.
HITTIN' HERD: The Bisons pounded out a season-high seven doubles and nine extra-base hits in last night's victory. The Herd's seven-run ninth inning was also the most prolific frame for the team since the plate nine runs against the Clippers in an 11-4 win on August 8, 2010. Buffalo's 15 runs fell one run short of the team's season high of 16, on June 19 at Norfolk
SMOOTH AS: INF JOSH SATIN brings an eight-game hit streak into tonight's action. Since August 13, the Triple-A rookie has hit .414 (12-29) with two RBI and four runs scored. Satin already has a 14-game hit streak in his short time with the Bisons and has hit in 25 of his 28 with the team.
MR. VP: INF VALENTINO PASCUCCI is back on top of the International League. His 87RBI are two more than any other hitter in the league. The last Bisons player to lead the league in RBI was OF Nigel Wilson, who drove home 95 to lead the American Association in 1996. The last Bisons player to lead the IL in RBI was Frank "Pancho" Herrera with 108RBI in 1962.
BISONS BITS: Six different Bisons drove in runs last night…OF RAUL REYES picked up his first two Triple-A hits last night (both doubles). He had 20 doubles and 36RBI with Double-A Binghamton to begin the season…RHP BRIAN SWEENEY has thrown eight shutout innings of relief against Columbus.
METS UPDATE: The Mets (60-65) lost to the Brewers, 11-9, yesterday at Citi Field. Former Bisons OF ANGEL PAGAN had three hits, including his seventh home run of the season. INF RUBEN TEJADA doubled twice for New York. The Mets host the Brewers at 1:10 p.m.


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Corey Crawford will start in goal
for the Blackhawks against Nashville on Tuesday.
The key, though, is whether he finishes.
Because this appears to be a huge start for Crawford.
The Hawks would dismiss the idea they have a goalie crisis. The Hawks probably wouldn't say they have a goalie controversy. But the Hawks can't deny they have more goalie questions than answers a month away from the trade deadline.
Hawks general manager Stan Bowman already has top-four defenseman and No. 2 center on his shopping list. He simply cannot afford to add another big-ticket item, and besides, Bowman already signed Crawford to a big ticket.
But Crawford has been ordinary too often and hardly playoff-worthy of late. That's what matters: Showing everybody he can be counted on in the playoffs.
But I'm getting ahead of myself. For now, Crawford has to show he can be counted on to finish tonight's game at home against a charging divisional opponent. This feels as close to a must-win as you'll get in January.
Crawford didn't complete his last start in Nashville on Saturday. He gave up a horrible-looking goal from center ice and endured the skate of shame against the Predators, who, look at that, are just a regulation win away from catching the Hawks for fifth place in a Western Conference they led just a couple days ago.
Yep, it can happen quicker than you can say, "What's Ray Emery's record?''
Crawford started well this season, then slumped. As he sat for almost three weeks in December, Emery won six games in seven starts. He looked as if he was pulling the backup goalie trick that the Hawks have mastered each of the last three years. If nothing else, Emery gave the Hawks some hope if Crawford continued his lousy play.
Crawford got back in the net before Christmas and looked like a different goalie --- the one who carried the Hawks last season and one of the biggest reasons they got to overtime of Game 7 against Vancouver. He was playing aggressively, coming out to the top of his crease, playing big and coming up big.
But since New Year's Day, pfffft.
Going back to Jan. 2, Crawford has made eight starts and allowed four goals in almost half of them. He held opponents to just two goals in only two of them, but those opponents were the miserable Blue Jackets and equally miserable Sabres.
The raw numbers drop Crawford behind his backup. Emery has fewer wins, but a better winning percentage (11-3-2 compared to Crawford's 18-11-4). Emery also has a better goals-against average (2.57 compared to 2.88) and better save percentage (.907 vs. .902).
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Emery also owns a more impressive playoff history, having backstopped Ottawa to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2007.
Crawford said he's about wins, not stats. Fine. But he's not winning. He has won only three of eight games this month. That's an issue because the Hawks need wins if they are going to achieve their announced goal of winning the Stanley Cup.
Heck, they needs wins just to get into the playoffs in the asphyxiating West.
If Crawford isn't going to get those wins, even with Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp out --- especially with Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp out --- then the Hawks will find someone who will. They always do. Just ask Crawford, who went from supplanting the disappointing and unreliable Marty Turco last year to perhaps turning into him this season.


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Tom Cruise Shirtless & Tattooed For 'W' Magazine
The 49-year-old channeled his 'Rock of Ages' character in this sexy, rocker shoot. Get your first look here!
Tom Cruise flaunts his six-pack abs in low jeans and a slew of tattoos on the cover of W magazine's June 2012 issue, where the star definitely embodies the spirit of his rocker character Stacee Jaxx in Rock of Ages.
Judging by the smoldering shoot, Tom has definitely nailed the rocker vibe — and we can't wait to see him in the upcoming flick!
UPDATE: Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes Officially Divorcing
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Mick Rock is often referred to as "The Man Who Shot the Seventies". He is responsible for most of the memorable images of David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust, as he worked as Bowie's official photographer at the time. Beyond Bowie, he took iconic shots of rock and roll legends such as Queen, Blondie, The Ramones and Joan Jett. More recently, he's photographed stars such as Snoop Dogg, Lady Gaga, Daft Punk and Alicia Keys. Rock has published numerous books featuring his photographs and has been the subject of a television series and documentary. His works have been displayed in major exhibitions worldwide.
Debbie Harry photographed by "The Man Who Shot the Seventies" Mick Rock. Part of an iconic and brightly colored series.
Debbie Harry photographed by "The Man Who Shot the Seventies" Mick Rock. Part of an iconic and brightly colored series.
David Bowie posing with the original artwork for "Hunky Dory" in 1972. The photo was taken at Bowie's home at the edge of London.
David Bowie looking in the mirror at Haddon Hall in 1972.
David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed photographed at the Dorchester Hotel in London in 1972. Taken soon after the release of Bowies "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars" and around the time of the release of Reed's critically acclaimed "Transformer" and The Stooges' "Raw Power".
David Bowie and Lou Reed photographed at the Dorchester Hotel in London in 1972.
David Bowie and Mick Ronson photographed on their way to Aberdeen for the first show of the final Ziggy Stardust tour on May 15, 1973.
Portrait of David Bowie shot on the set of the music video (which was also directed by Mick Rock) for his highly acclaimed 1973 single "Life On Mars".
David Bowie applying makeup in Aberdeen, Scotland on May 16, 1973.
David Bowie posing with a saxophone in 1973. Bowie began playing the saxophone as a child went on to play the instrument on a number of his songs.


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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—With five players scoring in double figures, the Birmingham-Southern women's basketball team defeated Rust College at home, 77-66, Wednesday evening in Bill Battle Coliseum.
The Panthers move to 6-8 on the season, while the Lady Bearcats fall to 7-10.
BSC, playing without leading scorer Melanie Short for the second straight game, who is out with an ankle injury, opened the game with a 7-0 lead within the first two minutes, but Rust put together a 15-2 run after that to take a 15-9 lead by the 12:58 mark. The Panthers fought back to take a 20-19 lead at the 8:16 mark, and the rest of the half was close, ending in a 30-30 tie.
BSC took control in the second half, out-scoring the Lady Bearcats 20-10 over the first nine minutes to go up 50-40, and then leading by as much as 17, 62-45, at the 8:24 mark.The Panthers kept a double-digit lead for the duration of the game, letting Rust cut it to 10 only once before winning by 11, 77-66.
Senior Caroline King led all players with 19 points, followed by freshman Kelsey Brown with 16 points and four assists. Junior Elizabeth Bromirski scored 14 points, while senior Alex Adams posted a double-double with 12 points and a game-high 10 rebounds off the bench. Senior Sydney Darnall also had 12 points.
Anissa Wilder led Rust with 14 points, followed by Jessica Brown with 11 and Morgan Vickery and Demetrius Bradshaw with 10 points each. Brown and Bradshaw led with eight boards apiece, and Wilder led with four assists and four steals.
The Panthers out-shot the Lady Bearcats overall, hitting 26-61 (.426) to Rust's 25-65 (.385). Rust shot better from long range, going 8-18 (.444) while BSC was 10-25 (.400). The Lady Bearcats went 8-10 (.800) at the free throw line, and the Panthers went 15-20 (.750).
Rebounds were even at 40 boards for each team, and BSC committed 15 turnovers, six less than Rust.
The Panthers are at home again on Saturday, resuming Southern Athletic Association play against Millsaps at 3 p.m. in Bill Battle Coliseum.


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Why Champagne Has Consumers in a Fizzy Mood
The last few weeks of the year are all-important for champagne and spirits makers. This year, champagne sales are forecasting a festive mood among consumers. Pernod Ricard's Frank Polley discusses on Lunch Break. Photo: Getty Images.
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Lutz, Satin jar the 'Hens
Zach Lutz had the longest and the shortest hit on Tuesday night at Coca-Cola Field. Both of them were equally important.
The Bisons' slugger homered and then scored the game-winning run in Buffalo's 3-2 walk-off win over the Mud Hens in the first game of a four-game series. Lutz's hard slide into home with one out in the ninth inning knocked the ball out of the glove of Max St. Pierre to give Buffalo another late-inning victory.
Lutz got the Bisons on the board with a mammoth home run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Trailing 1-0, he knocked Toledo starter Ramon Garcia from the game by knocking his 1-1 change up out of the ballpark. Lutz's eighth home run of the season cleared the screen in left field and bounced onto Oak St.
Two innings later and with the score now tied at two, Lutz led off the ninth with a single that glanced off the arm of reliever Brendan Wise. He moved to into scoring position thanks to a wild pitch from Wise.
Two batters later, Josh Satin ripped a single into left field for his third hit of the game. Tim Teufel waived Lutz home but a good throw from Ben Guez in left beat Lutz to the plate. The third baseman slid in hard and the ball popped out of the St. Pierre's glove for the game-winning tally.
The win for Buffalo went to John Lujan in relief. Dylan Owen did not earn a decision for his 6.2 innings of solid work. The starter helped out a tired bullpen and scattered seven hits. Owen threw 102 pitches, one short of his season high.
The Bisons have just seven home games left in 2011, including their final afternoon start on Wednesday at 1:05 p.m. against the Mud Hens.
BISONS NOTES:Prior to the game, the Bisons placed OF Fernando Martinez on the disabled list with a left wrist sprain. With the roster move, C/1B Soloman Manriquez was promoted from Double-A Binghamton…Tuesday's game was the first against Toledo since July 26, 2010. Buffalo had played 164 games since that contest.


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Dr. Adityan remembered one year on
Chennai, India, April 19, 2014 – A Memorial Hall has been inaugurated in memory of the former FIVB Honorary Executive Vice-President Sivanthi Adityan in his home town of Chennai, India on Saturday, one year on from his passing.
Close family and friends will attend the private memorial service.
It has been one year since Dr. Adityan passed away aged 76 in Chennai following a long illness. He was a FIVB Executive Committee member, member of numerous FIVB Commissions, President of the Volleyball Federation of India, Life President of the India Olympic Association and Vice President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).
He was elected as a FIVB Board of Administration member during the FIVB World Congress held at Long Beach, Los Angeles, USA in 1984 before being elected as FIVB Executive Vice-President in the FIVB World Congress held at Tokyo, Japan in 1998.
Dr. Adityan received the FIVB Honorary Executive Vice-President honour during his last FIVB appearance at the 2012 Congress in Anaheim where Dr. Ary S. Graça F° was elected as the FIVB's fourth President.
In 1989, Dr. Adityan also was awarded the Gold Medal by the International Volleyball Federation for his active and key participation for the development of volleyball in India.
He was also presented with the OCA Merit Award by His Excellency Sheikh Ahmad Al-Sabah, President of the OCA in 2010.
He is survived by his wife S. Malathi and his son S. Balasubramania.


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For a finite dimensional $k$-algebra $A$, each $A^{\otimes n}, n \geq 0$ is a $k$-algebra ($A^0 = k $). Let $T= \prod_{n \geq 0} A^{\otimes n}$. This is a $k$-alegbra with unit $(1,1,\dots)$ and multiplication is component-wise. Let $\Delta^{(n)} : A^{\otimes n} \to T \otimes T$ be the deconcatenation map $$ \Delta^{(n)}(a_1 \otimes \dots \otimes a_n) = \sum_{i=0}^n (a_1 \otimes \dots \otimes a_i) \otimes (a_{i+1} \otimes \dots \otimes a_n ). $$
I want to extend these $\Delta^{(n)}$ to a comultiplication $\Delta : T \to T \otimes T $. This does not seem to work in a straightforward way because if $t = ( t_0, t_1, \dots ) \in T, $ then $\sum_n \Delta^{(n)}(t_n)$ may not be a finite sum of pure tensors in $T \otimes T$ (I have not shown this sum can be infinite, but suspect it can be).
Is there a way to make $T$ into a Hopf algebra so that $\Delta(t) = \Delta^{(n)}(t)$ when $t_i=0$ for $i \ne n$? If not, is there an algebra similar to $T$ where this does work?
Is there a standard way to complete the tensor product and instead get a map $\Delta$ from $T$ to the completion? Does this give rise to a genuine Hopf algebra or some generalization of Hopf alegbras?