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Jacksonville (Fla.) Raines vs. Jacksonville (Fla.) First Coast
Raines jumped out to early 7-0 lead and should have had a two touchdown lead early in the game, but a turnover cost them a score and it gave First Coast some momentum. First Coast ended up taking care of Raines 27-7 in the end.
First Coast has a number of top prospects and linebacker Daniel McMillan, a Florida commitment, may be ranked the highest, but Seyvon Lowry (UCF commitment) and Tyrell Lyons (Florida State commitment) made the most plays for the Bucs on the defensive side of the ball in this game. Lyons was outstanding at strongside linebacker and he made a huge play on a blitz when he hit the quarterback and running back at the same time and it led to a fumble and score for First Coast. Lyons does not get a lot of pub, but he has good instincts, he is very strong, and he has good speed to the ball.
Lowry was quick off the ball all night and he pressured the quarterback for four quarters in this game. He needs to improve at the point of attack, but his speed is a real weapon on the edge. McMillan was solid too and he made a couple of nice plays when the ball went in another direction.
On offense, 2015 Florida State commitment DeAndre Johnson led the Bucs. He threw for 184 yards and two scores. He missed on his first three throws and then hit on nine of his last ten. He is a smart quarterback and he has very pocket awareness. His head is in the game at all times and he is really developing nicely. He throws a good ball, he has nice touch, and he is a real leader on the field.
Jamie Newberg, National Recruiting Analyst
Orlando Evans vs Orlando Dr. Phillip
Tony Stevens had a relatively quiet night for Evans. This four-star receiver did have a 43-yard touchdown reception. On this play he ran a simple go route. Stevens beat the defender and Dr. Phillips safety Marcell Harris could get over in time. Stevens is every bit of 6-foot-3 and runs well. He is definitely a big time deep threat. He's a graceful long strider that also plays free safety, although he only played sparingly on that side of the ball on Thursday.
Four-star outside linebacker Rodderick Hoskins had a solid night. This Florida State commitment was in on a handful of tackles. Like Stevens, he's tall and lean and has a great frame to pack on the muscle and weight once he gets to Tallahassee. Hoskins had a very nice pick six, where he dropped in coverage, intercepted the ball and then took it to the house. He showed some flashes of dominance, especially when he's attacking. That's when he's at his best.
Dr. Phillips four-star safety Marcell Harris had a good game. He was in on several tackles and had one bone crushing hit on a defenseless Evans receiver going over the middle. Harris shows good range, whether it's run support or in coverage. He got hurt in the 3rd quarter returning a kickoff and did not return.
The star of the Dr. Phillips defense was Boston College commitment Matt Milano. He's not the biggest or the fastest but this kid makes plays all over the field. On one play he's line up in the box and then he will be back playing the normal safety spot. But most of the time he's close to the line of scrimmage. Milano was in on two first half sacks and had a super interception on the sideline helping out his corner on a deep route, showing range and athleticism. This kid is physical and just always seems around the ball.
John Garcia Jr., Southeast Recruiting Analyst
Lithonia (Ga.) Martin Luther King at Stone Mountain (Ga.) Stephenson
In a back-and-fourth game Friday, one prospect stood out a bit more than the rest. King's DeMarquis Polite-Bray did it all for his team, on both sides of the ball. Neither defense really held down the fort in a high-scoring affair, but Polite-Bray did his part on the edge of the unit when action came his way. The senior was solid on D, but superb on offense and special teams. He made noise in the return game, even taking a kickoff to the house before a holding penalty brought it back. But where Polite-Bray shined most was on offense, getting behind Stephenson's defensive backs as a wideout. He scored a pair of touchdowns after displaying great route-running skills and even-better hands. He has special speed and makes things look smooth in the process, which is why he continues to snag offers late in the process.
Geoff Voght, Florida Recruiting Analyst
Palmetto(Fla.) vs Manatee(Fla.)
The 'Canes put a 62-0 beating on Palmetto by dominating in all three facets of the game. Mississippi State commit Cord Sandberg did not even have to throw the ball as Manatee gashed Palmetto on the ground. Palmetto said in the newspapers that Manatee's defensive line was not the best in county history. Well DeMarcus Christmas (6-4/ 270), Derrick Calloway (6-1/310), Blake Keller (6-3/220), and Marquis Dawsey (6-0/225) made a strong case that they, in fact, are. Manatee also showed that young play-makers Marquel Hines, Kevin McKnight, Trevon Walters, and freshman Johnie Lang are up to the challenge. Palmetto has too much talent on offense to not respond next week in another Manatee County showdown with Southeast (for the district championship). Running back Josh Hicks and wide receivers Shaquille Harris and Cory Crawford are difference makers.
Mike Bakas, Florida Recruiting Analyst
Orlando Timber Creek vs Orlando University
Timber Creek running back Jacques Patrick was clearly the best prospect on the field. At 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds, Patrick is a beast out there. He has the size and toughness to get yards between the tackles. He's a downhill runner with good vision and shows the ability to make the first guy miss on a lot of his runs. He also has the speed and athletic ability to make things happen on the perimeter. He ran for almost 200 yards in this game and looked very good in doing so. He already has major offers from all over and the sophomore looks to be one of the state's elite 2015 prospects. He has the potential to be a five-star prospect down the road. His best days are likely way ahead of him.
Steve Robertson, Southeast Regional Analyst
Wayne County (Miss.) vs. Brookhaven (Miss.)
A pair of Southern Miss commitments paired off in an important district game. OL Devin Farrior of Wayne County did some nice things and looks to be in even better physical condition than he was last fall. Farrior is both bigger and trimmer which is a testament to his off season conditioning. On the college level, Farrior could play either of the guard positions or play right tackle. He has a good initial punch coming off of the line and he does a nice job of keeping his man out and away from his quarterback in pass protection.
Greg Biggins, National Recruiting Analyst
Mission Hills (Calif.) Alemany vs Eninco (Calif.) Crespi
Alemany receiver Steven Mitchell didn't have a lot of touches in this game was but was dynamic every time he did. He played some wildcat quarterback and showed great quickness and the ability to make people miss in the open field. He caught a deep ball late and the ensuing touchdown to bring Alemany within two points late in this game. The USC commit shows great hands and big play ability. He's an explosive athlete who combines the hands of route running of a possession receiver with the speed to get deep.
Sophomore Desean Holmes was Alemany's top receiver in this game and he showed why he's already a coveted prospect. Holmes has tremendous speed and is a legit home run threat. He's not real big but has two years to physically develop. Holmes has been to compared to former LB Poly and current Eagle receiver DeSean Jackson in terms of his size and big play ability by some on the Alemany staff. It's probably too early to give him that label but he's definitely a promising prospect.
He may not be a household name but Crespi athlete Timothy Hayes was the best player on the field. He scored two touchdowns including a 75 yarder where he outran Alemany's entire secondary and had a key interception late in the game. Hayes is probably only about 5-8 but is a strong 180 pounds and has a great burst. He's a tough inside runner but his forte is his speed and he was easily the fastest player on the field in this game.
Brandon Huffman, National Recruiting Analyst
Seattle (Wash.) Rainier Beach vs. Seattle (Wash.) O'Dea
Tatum Taylor (Seattle, Wash/O'Dea), was feared lost for the season two weeks ago when he suffered an ankle injury. And while Taylor said after the game he was feeling the effects of the injury, he looked fine during the game. The three-star receiver with double digit offers played primarily running back and looked good in the open field, showing plenty of shiftiness and cutback, and no tentativeness in cutting on his ankle. He also did a good job of seeing the right hole and hitting it, instead of being hesitant. Taylor still needs to add some weight, he's pretty slight, and goes down a little too easy, but with his raw speed, he's tremendous in space and showed it even at about 75%.
Leo Kealani (Seattle, Wash./Rainier Beach), may be the biggest player we've seen this year, at 6-10, 350-pounds. He plays right tackle, but largely because Beach has a lefthanded quarterback, still protecting the blind side. Kealani isn't real athletic, and doesn't look all that agile, but he looked surprisingly good in run blocking, doing a good job of getting to the second level, and was fine in pass pro. He's so massive that once he got a hand on a defender, it was typically over, but some times when O'Dea brought outside pressure, he struggled to get out to get his man.
Kevin Carden, West Recruiting Analyst
Moorpark (Calif.) vs Westlake Village (Calif.) Oaks Christian
Stanford wide receiver commit Francis Owusu made a huge impact right from the start in Oaks Christian's 55-7 win on Friday night. Owusu got the Lions' offense rolling with a 90-yard touchdown run on the first possession of the game and later added an 88-yard touchdown run as well. The four-star receiver pulled in a handful of catches from quarterback Brandon Dawkins and added an interception on the defensive side of the ball. At 6-3, 195 pounds, Owusu has great size to go along with good speed.
2014 quarterback Brandon Dawkins showed off his ability to run and pass against a usually solid Moorpark defense. The 6-4, 215-pound quarterback reminds me of UCLA's Brett Hundley, in that both are pure pocket passers but also have the ability to make defenses pay because of their running skills. Dawkins already has Notre Dame and Utah and will be one of the top quarterback recruits on the West Coast next year.
Jason Jewell, Southwest Recruiting Analyst
Scottsdale (Ariz.) Chaparral vs Scottsdale (Ariz.) Saguaro
Chaparral athlete Jake Roh has seen his recruitment increase dramatically over the past few weeks, landing offers from Boise State, Washington State and Nevada most recently. The 6-3 210 pound Roh plays wide receiver and outside linebacker and is being recruited at OLB, TE and h-back. Roh had a tremendous game on defense Thursday, helping contain a Saguaro offense that ranked as one of the nation's most productive.
I love the future of Saguaro sophomore wide receiver Christian Kirk. Kirk already has verbal offers from UCLA and Arizona State and it is easy to see why. He is a smooth athlete and has the ability to play on either side of the ball.
Annabel Stephan, West Field Reporter
Anaheim (Calif.) Western vs Tustin (Calif.)
There are blowouts, and then there is Tustin's 82-7 homecoming victory over Western, which brought the Tillers' season record to 9-0. Touchdowns were spread throughout the team's talented offense; running back Terence Martinez scored four touchdowns and also had a few key plays on defense, including an interception for a 75-yard return in the third quarter, getting the ball to prime scoring position. Linebacker Edward Tandy, whose offers include California, Colorado, Washington, and Nevada, also had some big plays, including a 76-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, one of his many touchdowns of the night. Tandy said after the game that he plans on taking a visit to Cal. Running back Davonte Young was another big scorer for the Tillers with multiple touchdowns. Young, who has been hearing from most of the Pac-12, said post-game that he is focused on his academics rather than recruiting and is putting in all of his effort to ensure his eligibility. Linebacker Marshaun Daniel (Houston, UNLV, and Nevada offers) had a few big hits on defense, but also accounted for two of the Tillers' touchdowns. Center David Maka also impressed; an explosive player, Maka, whose offers include Utah, UCLA, and San Diego State, looks to be every bit of the 6-foot-5, 305-pounds that he's listed. Maka and Young both visited Arizona this weekend and were in attendance for the Wildcats' upset of USC.
Greg Powers, National Recruiting Analyst
Flower Mound (Texas) vs Lewisville (Texas) Hebron
Star running back Dez Wortham was out with an injury and it gave senior running back Vandy Parkes and junior stud Jamal Adams the chance to get some carries. It was a tough hard fought game, but in the end Hebron pulled out a tough 27-20 victory. Hebron really played well up front on offense led by top 2015 prospect Zach Rogers, who already holds offers from Arkansas and Texas Tech. On the defensive side of the line keep an eye on junior defensive lineman Daniel Wise, the younger brother of 2012 Arkansas signed Deatrich Wise.
Ahmard Vital, Midlands Recruiting Analyst
Richmond (Texas) Bush vs Missouri City (Texas) Elkins
It came down the final moments in the game, but it was Bush that outlasted Elkins to pull out a 29-22 win. Bush junior quarterback Ronald Monroe had a somewhat quiet night going 6-for-11 for 69 yards, which included a 17-yard touchdown. From a management standpoint, he looks solid by getting out of the pocket when it was necessary. He showed great mobility.
On the defensive side, Chad Davis proved once again that he is a Division I caliber defensive back. Going against two solid commitments in Elkins wide receivers Darvin Kidsy and J'Mon Moore (which will get to shortly), Davis held his own. He's a great boundary cornerback who doesn't play a lot of press coverage, but does get physical once the receiver has taken that initial step off the line. This is done within the allotted the five yards. Davis ended the night with seven tackles and an interception. He didn't have many updates going on recruiting wise, but did provide us with an update which will be published this week.
Allen Trieu - National Recruiting Analyst
Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills (Mich.) vs Muskegon (Mich.)
Both teams have their fair share of prospects, but the one guy on the field who seems most likely to head for BCS offers is Muskegon junior defensive lineman Kenny Finley. He's quick, has length, and a great motor. He plays over the center, but I think, at 6'3, 255-lbs, he's going to end up as three tech or possibly a five-tech. He's currently seen as a tackle-end tweener, so how his body develops over the next two years will determine where he ends up playing. While that's up in the air, what's not up for debate is how much he's in the backfield and how hard this kid gets after it on every play. Kenowa Hills junior defensive end Zach Evans and sophomore defensive tackle Malik Swain are two kids to watch. Swain made a number of nice plays on the evening. Muskegon also has several linemen being recruited, the lone junior of the group, Malik King, is also one of the biggest, and although he plays guard now, has the frame to play tackle. He's receiving interest from a number of schools.
Bill Greene, Ohio Recruiting Analys
Shaker Heights (Ohio) vs Parma (Ohio) Normandy
Shaker's blowout win was noteworthy because of the impressive performances by several 2014 prospects, and this will be a team to be reckoned with in Ohio next season. Junior offensive tackle Ja'Merez Bowen has four offers, and more could be headed his way, as he is a long-armed, agile athlete. Junior defensive end Joseph Henderson has a handful of offers, and the pass-rushing specialist has interest from several top programs. Junior wide receiver Odell Spencer was ultra-impressive, with several exciting catches. Junior tailback Ramses Owens continues to improve, and the power back will be a BCS recruit.
Dave Berk, Ohio Recruiting Analyst
Louisville (Ken.) Trinity vs Cincinnati (Ohio) Moeller
Great game between these two teams as Moeller handed Trinity their first loss of the season 45-42 ending a 33-game winning streak by last year's FOX Sports High School National Champion. Moeller offensive lineman Alex Gall (6-foot-4, 295-pounds) and his line mates powered the Moeller rushing attack with 250 yards on the day. The Miami (Fla.) pledge battled USC pledge Jason Hatcher on almost every snap and played maybe the best game of his high school career against the FOX Sports NEXT four-star prospect and future Trojan. Trinity wide receiver James Quick showed why he's one of the best prospects in the country using his speed and great hands pulling down eight balls for 102 yards and one touchdown. The eight catches gives Quick 273 receptions during his career moving him to the top spot all time in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. But Quick was not enough on this day as the Moeller defense led by Michigan State pledge Shane Jones made key stops when they needed them most and running back Keith Watkins (Northwestern) came up big scoring the final two touchdowns on a one yard run and 30 yard run in the fourth quarter giving Moeller enough points to keep the Shamrocks chasing them on the scoreboard. Trinity entered the game as the No. 3 ranked team in the latest FOX Sports NEXT Top 50.
Beth Long, Midwest Field Reporter
Wheaton North (Ill.) vs St Charles East (Ill.)
In the first week of IHSA state playoffs number five seed Wheaton North took on 12 seed St. Charles East. Wheaton North took this one from the very beginning, even though they strayed some from their very effective two quarterback system. Senior Johnny Peltz took all the snaps at quarterback, and looked out to their other option under center, 2014 Clayton Thorson as a wide receiver. It proved to be an effective combination, as Thorson scored several times from the position. The talented 2014 prospect also picked up his 6th offer Friday, from Indiana. St. Charles East never really got to executing their game plan, although the one bright spot for them was 2014 wide receiver Brannon Barry.
Simone Scott, Midwest Recruiting Reporter
Reynoldsburg (Ohio) vs Groveport Madison (Ohio)
It was all Reynoldsburg in their 28-0 rout over Groveport Madison; more specifically it was all senior Kumar Collins. The running back had three touchdown 1-yard touchdowns alongside several large runs to keep momentum in his team's favor. Junior Cory Beal was also impressive in the game. The defensive end showed his quickness when he was able to block a punt and return it for a touchdown. The bright spot for Groveport Madison was Illinois commit Dawuane Smoot. In a cold, rainy game, the defensive lineman seemed to continuously be able to get to the quarterback and make the big tackle.
Brian Dohn, East Recruiting Analyst
Wilmington (Del.) Salesianum High vs Middletown (Del.) High
Class of Wilmington receiver Chris Godwin was the star attraction and he didn't disappoint. He is 6-foot-3. 200 pounds, runs well and has good hands. He also is a good route runner and difficult to tackle. Goodwin returned a punt for 75 yards, breaking several tackles in the process, and also had a pair of touchdown catches. He is physical and releases well off the line of scrimmage.
Wilmington 2014 quarterback Darius Wade also was impressive and showed why he already has offers from Delaware and Massachusetts. His accuracy was a bit spotty, but that will come. The lefty showed very good arm strength in throwing 10-yard outs and also fired a 65-yard pass down the field on a scramble. He is elusive and moves well in the pocket and picks up yards with his feet. However, he does not look to run first, and often showed patience in waiting for receivers to get open rather than tuck the ball and run.
Michael Clark, East Recruiting Analyst
Richmond (Va.) Godwin vs. Richmond (Va.) Hermitage
This rivalry game was close early, but once Hermitage started rolling in the second quarter, they never looked back. The Panthers moved to 8-0 with 46-10 win over Godwin. Five-star running back Derrick Green did not disappoint, rushing for 215 yards and two touchdowns. Green was a man among boys Friday night. The 6-foot, 220-pound Green is a powerful running back that gets stronger as the game goes on. While Green does a nice job running behind his pads and gets a lot yards after contact, he made several impressive cuts on Friday night. His agility and quickness are extremely impressive for a back his size. There is no doubt that the five-star running back is one of the top players in the country.


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8409 Quail Hill Road N, Maple Grove, MN 55311
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Welcome Home to an Up North feel right in the Twin Cities! Cozy but spacious, hrdwd floors&SS kitchen appliances, wood-burning fireplaces, main floor laundry, walkout basement w/wet bar, 4-season porch. 4BR up, master suite w/private full bath. Gorgeous setting: Elm Creek thru backyard, w/canoe&kayak access to Rice Lake in summer; trail access to Rice & Fish Lakes; mature trees & fantastic wildlife; quiet nbhd. Easy access to entertainment at Maple Grove Arbor Lakes, local parks, & downtown Mpls
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Property Details for 8409 Quail Hill Road N, Maple Grove, MN 55311
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 2 Full | 1 Three-Qtr | 1 Half
Lot Size: 0.35 Acres
Lot Dimensions: 87x173x104x150
Year Built: 1987
Garage Dimensions: 3 car
Garage: Attached Garage, Driveway - Concrete
Style: (SF) Two Stories
Water: City Water/Connected
Sewer: City Sewer/Connected
Square Feet: 3653
Above Ground Sq Ft: 2580
Below Ground Sq Ft: 1073 (approx)
Room Information for 8409 Quail Hill Road N, Maple Grove, MN 55311
Main Floor
Living Room: 15x14
Dining Room: 13x12
Family Room: 18x14
Kitchen: 12x11
Informal Dining Room: 13x10
Porch: 14x14
Upper Floor
Bedroom 1: 15x13
Bedroom 2: 13x10
Bedroom 3: 10x10
Bedroom 4: 12x11
Lower Floor
Amusement Room: 14x12
Fifth (5th) Bedroom: 13x13
Office: 13x9
Recreation Room: 22x13
Dining Room Description: Separate/Formal Dining Room, Informal Dining Room, Eat In Kitchen
Family Room Characteristics: Main Level, Lower Level
School Information for 8409 Quail Hill Road N, Maple Grove, MN 55311
School District: Osseo
School District Phone: 763-391-7000
Interior Features for 8409 Quail Hill Road N, Maple Grove, MN 55311
Appliances: Range, Cooktop, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Washer, Dryer, Water Softener - Owned, Disposal, Central Vacuum
Air Cond: Central
Heating: Forced Air
Fireplaces: Yes
Basement: (1073 sq Finished) Walkout, Full, Finished (Livable), Drain Tiled, Sump Pump, Day/Lookout Windows
Exterior Features for 8409 Quail Hill Road N, Maple Grove, MN 55311
Lot Description: Tree Coverage - Heavy
Lot Dimensions: 87x173x104x150
Roof: Asphalt Shingles, Pitched, Age 8 Years or Less
Zoning: Residential-Single
Financial Considerations for 8409 Quail Hill Road N, Maple Grove, MN 55311
Tax Amount: $5,602
Taxes w/Assessments: $5,915
Tax/Property ID: 2111922210013
Tax Year: 2016
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Llama Trekking Gains Popularity with Tourists (PHOTOS)
They're a common sight in South America's Andes mountains but llamas are now flocking to the trails of Europe and the U.S. — as hiking companions to tourists.
Llama trekking (also known as llama hiking) is an outdoor activity where llamas accompany hikers on expeditions. The activity began in California, where llamas are a fairly common sight on farms in the Sierra Nevada mountains west of San Francisco, according to the Independent.
Today, llamas treks are available everywhere, from the Bavarian Alps to Taos, N.M. On most treks, hikers lead the llamas along mountain ranges and trails (they don't ride the llamas). On some treks, the llamas can carry the gear.
"[Llamas] bond with you like pets do — they're very friendly and inquisitive," Tina O'Donnell, who owns a farm that offers llama treks in the U.K, told BBC News.
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Why do llamas, which traditionally serve as an important means of transporting goods across mountainous terrain in parts of South America, make good hiking companions? The have padded feet similar to a dog, which lets them easily traverse steep and rocky paths while being more environmentally friendly to the ground than horse hooves, according to Julia Barnes' Camels and Llamas at Work (Animals at Work).
Llamas can also use narrower paths reducing disturbances to vegetation, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
The animals' gentle and unflappable nature also makes them therapeutic hiking companions (llamas are also commonly used as therapy animals). Hikers have mentioned that llama trekking is similar to taking a very big dog for a walk.
Klaus Eberle, who organizes llama trekking tours in the Allgaeu region of Bavaria, says the animals have the ability to sense whether the accompanying person is in a calm state or not.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Laura and John Arnold Foundation (LJAF) today announced the release of a 50-state survey of legislation in 2012 affecting key aspects of the pretrial criminal justice system. The report, authored by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and funded by a grant from LJAF, represents the first stage of a yearlong project that will culminate in the 2013 release of an interactive, web-based database of statutes and significant pending legislation in all 50 states regarding pretrial justice. The resources created through this grant will, for the first time, allow lawmakers, criminal justice practitioners, researchers, and the public to easily and quickly gain a comprehensive understanding of pretrial laws and proposed legislation in every state. The reports and database will provide information on laws and legislation regarding important issues, including:


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Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities in America
LawStreet reveals that new studies from the FBI show crime dropping - but the Top 10 Dangerous don't follow the trend. Do you think the list below is accurate?
Here they are - from Least Dangerous, to Most Dangerous:
10. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
9. Atlanta, Georgia
8. Cleveland, Ohio
7. Baltimore, Maryland
6. Birmingham, Alabama
5. Stockton, California
4. Memphis, Tennessee
3. St. Louis, Missouri
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10 Questions with Paul Gilbert
Paul Gilbert is a busy man, a very busy man indeed. Not only has he just completed a highly successful tour of Europe (in support of his last release "Fuzz Universe") but he now has new record coming out with Mr. Big. The new release is called "What If" and it has the original line up of Eric Martin (vocals), Billy Sheehan (bass), Pat Torpey (drums) and of course, Paul on Guitar. Tour plans are underway and you can be sure to catch Mr. Big at a venue near you, real soon. On another front, you can also catch Paul playing with his Beatles band of sorts, Yellow Matter Custard (Mike Portnoy, Kasim Sultan, and Neal More. They'll be playing a few select dates in New York, Chicago and Long Beach, CA. For more info - go here
And now onto more inportant matters - 10 questions with Mr. Gilbert......
Guitar.com: Paul, please give us a little insight into your writing process?
Paul Gilbert: First I spill all my ideas out onto the table. Then I look at them and pick my favorites. Then I develop those into more completed songs. Then I pick my favorites from those. Then I panic because I'm missing something, and I write the two best songs for the album in a last-minute, sleepless frenzy. That's usually what happens.
Guitar.com: Do you ever put lyrics to songs, only to change them to an instrumental later?
Gilbert: That happened on a song called, "Mantra the Lawn". I was happy that I could turn it into an instrumental tune, because the lyrics made no sense. They were just sounds, rather than words with a specific meaning. But don't underestimate sounds.
Guitar.com: You mention that "Fuzz" is the term you first heard to describe the sound of an overdriven guitar. What are some classic Fuzz guitar tunes for you?
Gilbert: All the Black Sabbath stuff. The intro to "Revolution" by The Beatles. "Satisfaction" by The Stones. All the Ramones and Sex Pistols stuff. The solo from "Goodbye to Love" by The Carpenters.
(Editors note - just in case you doubted Paul's memory with regard to the "Fuzz" tone on that Carpenters tune - we searched for it on YouTube and here's a vid from back in the day on the BBC, with a guy playing a classic ES-335 and he does in fact have a bitchin' Fuzz tone for what would be 1976)
Guitar.com: Who are our favorite guitar instrumentalists?
Gilbert: I like Eric Johnson a lot. I still like Tony MacAlpine's records from the mid-80's. And Yngwie's records from that same era. Once in a while I'll put on some Barney Kessel. And I like the first three Allan Holdsworth records a lot. And the one he did with U.K. But I must admit, I still usually listen to music with vocals. And I often listen to music with no lead guitar at all! My ears need some balance.
Guitar.com: So what is your practice regimen these days?
Gilbert: I love being on the road with my solo band. I wake up. Squeeze myself some orange juice. Meet my VIP students and jam with them for an hour and a half. Then do soundcheck for an hour and jam with my band. Then grab some dinner. Then warm up backstage for a few minutes. Then jam onstage for two hours. It's guitar player's dream! I get to play so much. My calluses get super-thick and I get bend almost anything. At home, I don't play so much. So I'll go down to GIT and do some teaching so I can jam with the students.
Guitar.com: Do you have a home studio? What DAW/recording device do you use?
Gilbert: I finally moved my home-studio to a room outside my house. But it's basically the same, only less-annoying to my neighbors. I use Pro Tools. It works pretty well, and everyone else uses it, so it makes it easy to take the sessions to another studio if I want to do the drums somewhere else.
Guitar.com: What do you consider your "go-to" signal chain: Guitar/pedals/amp/mic/pre?
Gilbert: My Ibanez Fireman plugs into a Boss Tuner… and I'm always switching pedals around… The most common ones are my Ibanez Airplane Flanger, an MXR Phase 90 (the one with the script logo and the LED), an H.B.E. Detox EQ, a Majik Box Fuzz Universe, and these are all powered by a Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 Plus. I use a Marshall Vintage Modern 2 x 12 combo with a THD Hot Plate between the head and the speakers. For mics, I use a '57 and a Royer ribbon mic. These plug into a couple of Amek 9098 mic preamps. That's it.
Guitar.com: Guitar music has taken a bit of a back seat as of late. Where do you see the future of guitar heading?
Gilbert: Well, as much as technology might advance and gear might have more complex sounds to offer, it's very comforting to me that the E-chord that I learned when I was 11 years old STILL WORKS. I don't have to discard my old playing like an old laptop. Everything that I have ever learned to play is still valuable and valid. So I think that the true advances in guitar playing have to be made by players rather than by the gear. We just have to keep playing with strong rhythmic and melodic intention. We have to play in bands that have good singers and good songs. We have to make the girls dance and the guys headbang. There is no single future. It's the individual future of every one of us who steps onstage and makes people want to listen.
Guitar.com: Any advice for young players?
Gilbert: Learn "Hey Bulldog" by The Beatles. Learn the opening riff to "Barracuda" by Heart. Learn "Take the Money and Run" by Steve Miller. Learn lots of chords and how to strum. Find a teacher who will help you. Learn songs!
Guitar.com: What's up for you next?
Gilbert: I'm doing three shows with an all-star Beatles tribute band. Mike Portnoy is on drums. Neal Morse is on guitar and keyboards. And Kasim Sulton is playing bass. Kasim is one of my pop heroes, so I'm really excited to play with him, and with the other guys as well. After that I'll be preparing for a Mr. Big tour of Japan and the rest of the world. And I'm still trying to find all the best notes on my guitar, so I keep playing, looking, and listening.
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Pippo, which opened in June, is the other half of La Calaca Loca, the Mexican place next door. Both are owned by Howard Schindler, who also owns the popular Nick's Crispy Tacos in San Francisco.
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The tuna salad sandwich ($5.95) gets a grown-up spritz of olives, capers and parsley, and its thick-sliced bread is grilled to a nice crunch. A salad comes alongside.
Minestrone ($3.95), the daily soup on a recent Friday, is a meal in itself -- a bowl-size cup, stuffed with vegetables and pasta, topped with a spoonful of pesto.
French fries ($2.95 small; $3.95 large), seasoned with mildly hot red pepper, are enough to feed the table. Wine is $3.95 a glass.
In a neighborhood that's become hipper than hip, Cafe Pippo brings a down-to-earth touch.
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This book has some useful insights on the history of the Catholic vs. Protestant conflicts in Europe. The narrative was a bit fuzzy at times. I think I liked the concept of the book more than the book itself.
This was billed as a literary mystery and it was enjoyable in that respect but there was also alot of history and religion and my knowledge of the Thirty Year's War and Counter-Reformation were pretty severely strained. It was enjoyable to read, I just let it pull me along and didn't worry much about sorting out too much of the names and places, just did my best with it. My biggest complaint is that the grand conclusion, soon followed by the stunning loss of vital knowledge, didn't seem so stunning because we've got that all now. But fun to read and not the boring awful chore of some simliar works. (The Name of the Rose, The Rule of Four , The Geographer's Library
I had a good time in this murder mystery full of Cryptographic, Bibliographic and cartographic details. It should be re-issued and will do well.
A nice historical mystery involving lots of period detail, with good plotting and mostly interesting characters. The breadth of historical context King manages to fit in is impressive.
I really wanted to like this one. There were lots of individual details that were nice to stumble into, but somehow the end results didn't blend into a tale that captured my attention. It seemed like it would have all the right ingredients: English history, mystery, books, but it didn't work for me.
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A cryptic summons to a remote country house launches Isaac Inchbold, a London bookseller and antiquarian, on an odyssey through seventeenth-century Europe. Charged with the task of restoring a magnificent library destroyed by the war, Inchbold moves between Prague and the Tower Bridge in London, his fortunes—and his life—hanging on his ability to recover a missing manuscript. Yet the lost volume is not what it seems, and his search is part of a treacherous game of underworld spies and smugglers, ciphers, and forgeries. Inchbold's adventure is compelling from beginning to end as Ross King vividly recreates the turmoil of Europe in the seventeenth century—the sacks of great cities; Raleigh's final voyage; the quest for occult knowledge; and a watery escape from three mysterious horsemen.
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Santa Cruz County Adopts Temporary Moratorium on Fracking
On September 10, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors adopted a temporary ban on the hydraulic fracturing method of gas and oil extraction, also known as fracking. Additionally, the board will be amending the county general plan to include a permanent ban on fracking. The new ban specifically covers land based fracking as the county of Santa Cruz already requires a vote of the citizens to approve the building of any onshore development that facilitates offshore oil production. (PDF: September 10 county board meeting agenda packet on fracking, which includes the letter of the Planning Director, dated August 15, 2013, County Code Section 16.55.020, interim ordinance establishing moratorium, the Draft General Plan Amendment (clean and strike-through/underline versions), and public comments)
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In February of this year, the board of supervisors first adopted a resolution expressing concern over proposed fracking regulations by the state, and on March 29, the board received a report from the county planning department which addressed the potential for oil and gas drilling in Santa Cruz County, including the use of well stimulation techniques such as hydraulic fracturing.
The planning department wrote in March that hydraulic fracturing in Santa Cruz County was unlikely, due to the strong industry push for fracking in the more lucrative deposit areas of Southern California. However, the report stated that at some point in the future it could not be entirely ruled out locally, saying "technically feasible and economically viable approaches may be discovered by the oil industry to tap the shale oil potential in the Monterey formation, and interest could turn from the developed resource areas in southern California to the Monterey formation in other parts of the State, including in Santa Cruz County."
The planning department was then directed to work with county counsel to consider amending General Plan Policy 5.18.4 to clearly prohibit onshore oil and gas production and to consider the specifics of regulating fracking.
Public comments in the September 10 agenda packet included expressions of concern over the pollution of the local water supply by fracking, including that of personal wells, and at least one member of the public expressed concerns over the possibility of fracking disturbing the stability of fault lines through the county.
Here is a sampling of the comments submitted (See above PDF for more):
Nancy Abbey of Santa Cruz: "Please pass the moratorium. There are clearly many concerns about the process of fracking, so until we have definite answers about the chemicals used, how the vast amount of water needed for fracking would impact our water supply, and what effect the run-off from fracking would have on the quality of our water, we shouldn't allow it in Santa Cruz County."
Sue Reynoldson of Santa Cruz: "Please pass this referendum. I'm sorry I cannot be there to speak, because I have studied both sides of the argument and feel very strongly that the dangers of fracking to our water supply outweigh any possible benefits."
Joy Binah: "By all means, vote on a moratorium on fracking. I am not in favor of this approach to energy due to the chemicals used, the amount of water needed for the process, the impact on our meager water resources, the possibility of disturbing the fault line, the pollution of our groundwater, etc. This in NOT the answer! There are so many other alternatives waiting in the wings!"
Nikki Taylor of Santa Cruz: "We support this moratorium to prevent fracking in Santa Cruz County. It is too great a risk for our meager water supply. We have a well and fear intrusion of chemicals."
Signe Frost of Watsonville: "Please vote to extend the moratorium on any oil investigation or fracking in the waters of our precious ocean. It will only lead to deadly mishaps that will poison our water and our sea life. I know you will vote to protect us!"
Ellen Fitzgerald Murtha: "Board of Supervisors, Thank you for considering a moratorium on fracking in Santa Cruz County. There are too many questions that have not been answered for it to be allowed in our community. Industry refuses to disclose the chemical mixtures used along with the water to frack. What we do know about fracking is frightening. We know it is a terrible waste of our precious water. We know it has a destabilizing impact in an area with known earthquake faults. Thank you for protecting the people and the environment of Santa Cruz."
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It's no secret that he's struggled with his waistline over the years, and Rob Kardashian is tired of naysayers throwing insults via social media.
Earlier today (May 20) the "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star tweeted, "So i found out i was trending for being fat ... thank you all it really made my day :)."
From there, he wrote, "To the blogs saying i went to fat camp or rehab LOL then why am i still fat u fools?? first, i don't believe in rehab or therapy or anything of that sort and second I'm a grown man and will work on myself when i choose. I'm aware that I'm fat that def aint a surprise to me lol and my only therapy will be in the gym anyways had to say somethingggggggggg."
Sister Khloe Kardashian also weighed in- "I love you @robkardashian. Some of you people are disgusting for calling others names and picking on them… You should be ashamed of your self. Your words are cutting deeper then you know and are possible leaving lifetime scars!"
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Posted by James McQuivey on February 16, 2011
Yesterday Apple announced its intention to tighten its hold on the payment for and the delivery of content through its successful iTunes platform. (I'll leave off the I-told-you-so; oops, too late.) Apple will require that all content experiences that can be paid for in an Apple app must be purchasable inside the app, with Apple collecting its 30% fee. The app can no longer direct you to a browser or some other means for completing a transaction. Crucially, the in-app purchase offer must be extended at the same price as the same offer made elsewhere. Though the announcement of the subscription model was the triggering event, the policy extends to all paid content.
I do not believe this is where Apple will stop – I personally expect them to eventually deny the delivery of content paid for outside of the app without some kind of convenience charge. But my personal expectations are irrelevant here, because what Apple has done already is sufficient to make providers of content aggressively invest in alternative means to reach the market.
Subscription content services are the lifeblood of the content economy. A full 63% of the money consumers spend on content of all types comes through a renewable subscription (I'll be publishing this data from a survey of 4,000 US online adults as part of a bigger analysis next month, hang tight). Most of that subscription revenue goes to pay-TV providers, but 17% of it goes to newspaper and magazine publishers, including their online or app content experiences.
The economics of subscription content are simple enough: Keep your costs as low as possible to maintain an active base of subscriptions against which future content and distribution investments can be justified (and against which ads can be sold, if applicable). Subscriber certainty fuels the business; subscriber uncertainty undermines it. This is why one-off content businesses like movies and books are so dicey and blockbuster- or bestseller-dependent, because without the guarantee that the same million or so people who read or watched you last month will do so again next month, content investments are hard to justify.
Certainly Apple knew this when it responded to magazine publishers like Conde Nast that requested a subscription model for iPad content to stem the dropoff in interest its iPad magazine editions were experiencing. Apple has the industry over a barrel in this regard and you can't fault the company for exploiting its advantage for economic gain. In this light, a 5% tax on content providers would seem like a fair exchange: Apple offers access to desirable customers and deserves a facilitation fee for making the delivery of the content possible (even if it doesn't technically bear the cost of the delivery, the consumer does, paying a premium to own the device and funding the connectivity, either via 3G or wifi).
However, you can fault the company for choosing not to anticipate that seeking a 30% toll would bring any subscription model of any type to its knees. Remember, subscription content is priced as low as it can be to drive interest while paying off reasonable costs. Taking a 30% toll amounts to a massive increase in the cost basis of a content business that will kill it. There is not a subscription business alive that can bear that additional cost without passing the cost along to subscribers, even if the content is unique, which most content is not.
But a content provider can't pass the cost along only to Apple's subscribers, which would seem the one solution Apple could offer that would make economic sense but which Apple has specifically proscribed. In other words, if your subscription costs $5 a month even if you never access it on an Apple device, it must be offered for $5 a month through the Apple device as well, but with Apple culling out $1.50. What's a content provider to do – pass the 30% tax on to all users to ensure that they don't get killed by the uptake on Apple devices only to see subscriptions dwindle? Or keep the price low across the board and desperately hope that no one takes advantage of the iPad app they spent months developing?
None of this is Apple's fault; I staunchly defend Apple's right to price its products and services any way it wants. But it is shortsighted. Because now Apple has given every publisher, producer, and distributor in the business a reason to actively pursue alternatives to the elegant apps that Apple had hitherto taught us to depend on. I don't really have to encourage my clients to add urgency to their already furious Android app development efforts. But it will also lead to non-app content experiences as well, most of them developed in HTML5 – Steve Job's own panacea for the future of content delivery.
Whether publishers can feel betrayed, as some have suggested, is a matter for psychologists and ethicists to ponder. Perhaps it's healthy that the content industries were able to so quickly see that Apple isn't really a savior for their businesses after all. At least now they can make decisions based on market facts rather than market hopes. And if the sour taste in their mouths is good for anything, let's hope it motivates them to get out there and show everybody that they still have content experiences to offer, content experiences we want, content experiences worth paying for.
Apple should've learned from Sony
Comment from Scott Lewis (not verified) on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 13:12
I've seen this coming for years. Apple has been remarkable for making it this long without making bad for partners and bad for consumers moves motivated from being in both device and distribution businesses. Sony did the same thing in many ways with proprietary everything-- flash memory form factor, compression, copy protection / DRM as they moved from being king with the analog Walkman franchise to being loathed by customers and partners alike as they tried to re-create that success in the digital world. Since Sony both distributed content and made content (music and movies) they could've made even worse steps but the buying models of the day seem to have kept them from going there.
Though bitten by trying to do the right thing, Sony eventually learned at least partially and tried to be more open and a better partner. Their latest eReaders are a good example. Unfortunately their biggest part in that space was Borders who just filed bankruptcy. Together they may have proven have much abuse the consumer is willing to take to get the most fashionable device / brand. Why by the Sony Reader Daily when all the buzz is about Amazon's Kindle and then Apple's iPad? Sony lets you borrow from libraries online and uses a not unique to Sony Adobe approach to DRM -- that's nice. Lock me in to Kindle's .prc or Apple's approach whatever the add'l expense and loss of rights to the media I "bought".
Apple's brilliant in that they gained enough consumers before making this move that they can now hold the content companies over the proverbial barrel. "Go it alone or be on our platform, the choice us yours." But if you thought 3-5% credit card fees were bad wait until you taste 30% fees.
30% is a fairly normal cost to distribute a software product in the traditional business world. It is not at all normal in the subscription content world. We may next see the content companies work overtime to fire up the consumers to tell Apple to stop abusing their market power the same way we've seen cable carriers pull consumers in to their side of the battle with networks and content sources by making sure critical negotiations happen around the same time as the most critical live, perishable content is scheduled. Sports events are a big lever since watching them before everyone knows the score and outcome is higher value. SI could use the Swimsuit Edition.
In the end it comes down to market power as it always has but the new twist is that it is market power as measured by who can best get the consumer on their side.
The big question then is, as a group, how much of these outrageous costs will end up getting passed to the consumers and will the consumers ever make a stand? Many feel it is wrong that eBooks cost more than real books or that iTunes songs cost more than buying a CD at Target or Walmart or Amazon. But they overlook it because it is close enough and they like the convenience and love the device. Is this love endless or is it playing with fire to push this much more cost into the market? Time will tell.
In many ways Apple has taken on the worse of Sony's bad decisions and then gone further. So far it has fueled, not hurt, their success. If this move or future moves prove to be too much, who steps in next to be what Apple has been to Sony? That's an investment I'd like to be in on. Treating your partners and consumers fairly while making a fair profit is always the better long term business model.
On the other hand if you want to see who is next to wrong the market through their combined product and distribution business model keep an eye on Comcast + NBC Universal.
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PRINCETON, N.J. — As a new, exciting page is about to be written in the storied history of Ivy League Women's Lacrosse, it seems that a familiar chapter is also being penned in the end of season awards.
Out with the old is the regular season champion taking the automatic bid from the Ivy Group. In with the new is the inaugural Ivy League Women's Lacrosse Tournament to determine the automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Familiarly, however, Penn will be a key fixture in the new venture, as it was with the system from yesteryear.
Although the record would suggest otherwise, the Quakers (12-3) navigated through a difficult Ivy season with yet another unblemished record. Penn (7-0 in Ivy play), with a senior class that has yet to lose an Ivy League game, overcame a rash of injuries to take the regular season title. Unlike in year's past, however, the feat only earned the right to host the tournament as the No. 1 seed. Two more Ivy wins for the senior class would assure the automatic pass to the NCAAs once again.
Joining the Quakers in the Ivy Women's Tournament are No. 2 Dartmouth (5-2, Ivy), No. 3 Cornell (4-3) and Princeton (4-3), the No. 4 seed.
Not surprisingly, all four schools make up the majority of the All-Ivy first team this year. The Quakers lead the group with four selections, followed by the Big Green with three. Both the Big Red and the Tigers have two selections apiece. Brown and Harvard complete the squad as each school has one representative.
Ali DeLuca also continued a trend that has seen a Penn player earn at least one superlative award since the 2007 season. Fittingly, it was the then-freshman that burst onto the scene and took Rookie of the Year honors in unanimous fashion. The senior midfielder follows a recent Penn lineage that that started with Sarah Waxman in 2008 and teammate Emma Spiro in 2009 as Player of the Year. Wendy DiDomenico (1989) also received the honor, making DeLuca Penn's fourth recipient. A two-time Ivy Player of the Week, DeLuca continued to dominate the midfield as a senior. She led the team in goals, assists, draw controls and total points. The Tewaaraton nominee, and surefire All-America, is also second on the team in ground balls (24) and third on caused turnovers (16). She is Penn's all-time leading scorer.
As the incredibly athletic midfielder graduates, another gifted talent — Harvard's Jennifer VanderMeulen — emerges on the scene to take the Rookie of the Year award back to the shores of the Charles River. The freshman attacker also made an immediate impact on the stat sheets, scoring an outrageous 51 goals on the year for the Crimson, including 24 in League games.
In all, nearly half of the first-team selections were unanimous in a vote by the League coaches. Joining DeLuca and VanderMeulen as consensus unanimous first-team selections were attackers Jessi Steinberg (Cornell) and Greta Meyer (Dartmouth), along with Penn's Emma Spiro in the midfield and Princeton defender Lindsey deButts.
Steinberg had 38 goals on the year, including a League-leading 28 during Ivy play. A tenacious attacking force, Steinberg will be a fixture for the Big Red on offense for years to come as her speed and quickness are threatening in both transition and settled attack. She is also not afraid to challenge opponents, having picked up 11 ground balls and causing six turnovers in 2010.
Arguably the most complete attacker of the 2010 contingent, Meyer was more than just a prolific goalscorer (30 goals on the year). The selfless player also chipped in 22 assists for the Big Green. A clinical finisher, the Tewaaraton nominee shot an alarmingly high .577 on the year. An All-Ivy Honorable Mention selection as a midfielder in 2009, the junior transitioned into a new position in 2010. Meyer's 11 assists in League play tied her for second-place with Penn's Erin Brennan.
Coming off a junior season where she was the 2009 Ivy League Co-Player of the Year, Spiro's senior year was shortened as the injury bug hit early on. Spiro scored 21 goals and set up four additional for the Quakers in 2010, having only appeared in 10 games. She was especially potent in Ivy play, scoring 15 goals. Spiro also picked up 12 ground balls and controlled 14 draws on the year.
A prototypical defender, deButts led the Tigers in ground balls and draw controls, with 34 and 37 respectively. A natural competitor, deButts had an incredible season leading a very inexperienced defensive unit. The top overall defender and most reliable transition player, deButts has excellent awareness and game sense. The sophomore caused 19 turnovers in 2010.
Penn's Erin Brennan, the 2009 Rookie of the Year, continued to impose her will on Ivy defenses in 2010. A gifted attacker, the sophomore posted 41 points on the year. Brennan was third in the League in points per game (3.71) during Ivy play, just behind DeLuca (4.57) and Steinberg (4.43).
Brown's Paris Waterman gets the nod after a stellar year that saw 32 goals and 6 assists. The junior also picked up 33 ground balls and caused 16 turnovers for the Bears.
Dartmouth's Shannie MacKenzie is consistently assigned to defend the opposition's leading scorer and has done so with great success this season. She is a tenacious and incredibly smart defender who pressures behind the goal well. She has 18 ground balls on the year and caused 16 turnovers.
A team captain and the vocal leader of the Cornell defense, Tissy O'Connor's fiery competitiveness gets her noticed. She gives consistent top speed effort and plays with tremendous passion. Tissy's individual defensive skills are outstanding, and she leads the Big Red in caused turnovers (15) and is third on the team in ground balls (18).
Kaileigh Wright is Penn's top match-up defender. A great 1 v 1 defender as well as a team defender, the senior is quick, agile and strong at denying the ball or checking on the catch. A vital cog in the transition game for the Quakers, Wright is also a major factor as to why Karin Brower Corbett's stout defense is once again nationally ranked for goals against average.
Dartmouth's Julie Wadland once again patrols the nets for the top team in 2010. The senior co-captain, is the engine by which the Dartmouth machine goes. A two-time Tewaaraton Nominee, she has great athleticism, composure and leadership in the cage. Dartmouth has one of the nation's top defenses and Wadland's presence — saving 46.5 percent of shots faced — allows the defenders to be aggressive. She leads the Big Green in ground balls (33) and has 79 saves on the year.
*Unanimous selection
*Ali DeLuca, Penn (Sr., Hillsborough, N.J.)
*Jennifer VanderMeulen, Harvard (Fr., Liverpool, N.Y.)
*Attack - Jessi Steinberg, Cornell (So., Suffern, N.Y.)
*Attack - Greta Meyer, Dartmouth (Jr., Denver, Colo.)
*Attack - Jennifer VanderMeulen, Harvard (Fr., Liverpool, N.Y.)
Attack - Erin Brennan, Penn (So., Garden City, N.J.)
Attack - Lizzy Drumm, Princeton (Jr., Westbury, N.Y)
*Midfield - Ali DeLuca, Penn (Sr., Hillsborough, N.J.)
*Midfield - Emma Spiro, Penn (Sr., Wellesley, Mass.)
Midfield - Paris Waterman, Brown (Jr., Newark, Del.)
*Defense - Lindsey deButts, Princeton (So., Alexandria, Va.)
Defense - Shannie MacKenzie, Dartmouth (Jr., Riverside, Conn.)
Defense - Tissy O'Connor, Cornell (Sr., Winchester, Mass.)
Defense - Kaileigh Wright, Penn (Sr., Mendham, N.J.)
Goalkeeper - Julie Wadland, Dartmouth (Sr., Andover, Mass.)
Attack - Libby Johnson, Cornell (Jr., Skaneateles, N.Y.)
Attack - Kaela McGilloway, Brown (So., Sea Cliff, N.Y.)
Attack - Brittany Shannon, Columbia (Jr. Garden City, N.Y.)
Midfield - Melanie Baskind, Harvard (So., Framingham, Mass.)
Midfield - Giulia Giordano, Penn (Jr., Moorestown, N.J.)
Midfield - Sarah Plumb, Dartmouth (So., Wellesley, Mass.)
Midfield - Devon Rhodes, Yale (Fr., East Northport, N.Y.)
Defense - Michele Fiorentino, Yale (Sr., Berwyn, Pa.)
Defense - Colleen Olsen, Dartmouth (Sr., Avon, Conn.)
Defense - Barb Seaman, Penn (Sr., Baltimore, Md.)
Goalkeeper - Erin Tochihara, Princeton (Jr., Englewood, Colo.)
Micaela Cyr, Harvard (Fr., M, Lexington, Mass.)
Taylor Gattinella, Columbia (So., M, Greenwich, Conn.)
Kirsten Goldberg, Dartmouth (So., M, Cockeysville, Md.)
Amanda Goodheart, Columbia (So., D, Alexandria, Va.)
Caroline Helmer, Cornell (So., M, Manlius, N.Y.)
Courtney Lubbe, Penn (Sr., A, Newtown, Pa.)
Kristin Morrison, Princeton (Sr., A, Manhasset, N.Y.)
Sarah Parks, Dartmouth (So., A, Ellicott City, Md.)
Whitney Quackenbush, Yale (So., G, Manhasset, N.Y.)


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We've already looked at the new Xbox Live features and games line-up from Microsoft announced at E3, and we wondered if there was any hardware to go with the software – and it seems as if there is.
Microsoft has announced the Xbox Wireless Speed Wheel for all the petrol heads out there who have tired of using regular controllers to navigate their way around tracks and streets. The new steering wheel, as you can see, sports a three-quarters design and includes most of the controls you'd get on a regular Xbox controller including four-way directional pad, action buttons and trigger buttons on the rear for accelerator and brake controls. While we'll have to wait to see if the Speed Wheel will feel nice in the hand, the inclusion of a rumble pack for haptic feedback which will make sure you feel as if you are taking those high-speed corners yourself.
The Wireless Speed Wheel will cost $60 when it hits shops in October and will work with all racing games out of the box, but Microsoft add a caveat that there will be limited functionality with some games, which means you should probably look at the small print before thinking of investing. At the top of the Speed Wheel are green bands of lights on each handle to provide visual cues when necessary. The Wireless Speed Wheel will be shipping from 26 September and we are waiting to hear a UK price but will let you know as soon as we do.
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This is a nice, vintage LIONEL FLAGMAN, #1045. The piece, including the sign post is about 7 1/2 inches tall. The Flagman is over 4 inches tall. T is minor paint chipping on the red tin base. The connectors look like they are in good shape, but I have no idea if he works.T is a nice metal insert on the base that clearly identifies this piece. A Fun Find for a Lionel collector!


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1. Re: getSubject() always return null after jdk1.6.0_39EJP Apr 28, 2013 11:00 PM (in response to 795131)More likely the problem is at the other end, where the Subject gets set, or not. What does that look like?
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"We're basically developing eight city blocks," says Tim Dittmar, construction manager at EllisDonLedcor PAAV Inc., the company set up by the two construction firms to build the project.
"That includes all of the necessary infrastructure."
Design plans unveiled for Toronto's Canary District
Infrastructure Ontario and Waterfront Toronto are working with TO2015 to develop the section of the West Don Lands that will be home to the village. Dundee Kilmer Developments signed a fixed-price contract in January of last year to design, build and finance the development.
EllisDon Ledcor is Dundee Kilmer's construction partner.
The project includes six buildings — a mix of "market" and affordable housing, a George Brown College student residence and a YMCA recreational centre, which will function as a training facility during the Games.
Once the Games are wrapped up, the buildings will be turned back to the contractors to remove temporary facilities that were installed to support the Games and to convert housing and other facilities used during the Games for permanent occupancy.
The infrastructure that is being put in place will accommodate the eventual build-out of the entire Canary District and the West Don Lands neighbourhood.
Road infrastructure work includes the redevelopment of Cherry Street and Old Eastern Avenue.
"When we started the project, those roads were turned over to us," Dittmar said.
"We had to close them down, tear them up, and replace all of the utilities."
Enbridge is running gas lines into the site while utility contractor Entera is undertaking work on behalf of Toronto Hydro. The Enbridge work is slated to be wrapped up this month. Entera is to complete its installations by mid-February.
Dittmar said getting the new road system in place was a priority, to allow trucks access to the various building sites.
In addition, "deep" infrastructure has been installed on the site — storm, sanitary and water lines.
On the buildings side, the YMCA and George Brown College residence are the furthest along, and on track for topping off next spring. Substantial completion on both projects is slated for January 2014.
The buildings are located at Front and Cherry streets.
A crane is scheduled to be erected on site in December, with a second in January, on the first "market" condominium building.
Excavation and drilling of structural caissons are well under way.
Construction of the second condo building is also under way, with a crane scheduled to be erected in November and a second in December.
The condo buildings are scheduled to be substantially completed in the fall of 2014.
Construction is proceeding "almost in parallel" on the affordable housing units.
Substantial completion is scheduled for December 2013 and January 2014.
"The buildings themselves are fairly simple," Dittmar said.
"They shouldn't present too much of a challenge in terms of construction." The project is scheduled to be turned over to the TO2015 organization in January of 2015.
"Everybody from Infrastructure Ontario, Waterfront Toronto, Dundee Kilmer and especially the city has been very co-operative in allowing this project to move forward at the pace that we have set," Dittmar said.
Currently, the EllisDon Ledcor venture has a staff of about 45 in its site office, drawn from both companies. In all, there are an estimated 250 personnel on site, including multiple electrical, mechanical and formwork subtrades.
"We've got a good team working here, which makes a big difference," Dittmar said.
Dittmar, a professional engineer who joined EllisDon in the mid 1980s after stints at both Vanbots and Eastern Construction, expects the key challenges will arise once the development has been turned back to the contractors in September 2015.
During the conversion phase, temporary facilities that were put in place to accommodate the Games must be removed.
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In addition, many of the washroom facilities that were installed to accommodate the athletes will be converted. Kitchens and finished floors will be installed in the housing units.
Dittmar said all life-safety systems will be re-verified as well.
With the exception of the market housing units, this work must be completed by the end of March 2016.
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Another 'coward' kills others and then, as his spine melts, shoots himself.
At least he saved lots of taxpayer $$$.
This is a discussion on Man kills 4 at gathering in Miami, then kills self within the In the News: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly forums, part of the The Back Porch category; MIAMI A man shot four people to death at a family gathering early Sunday, then went home and killed himself, police said. The man ...
MIAMI A man shot four people to death at a family gathering early Sunday, then went home and killed himself, police said.
The man may have been upset because his wife had left him, according to a sergeant with the Miami Police Department's homicide division.
Officers got a call shortly after midnight that numerous shots had been fired and a red pickup truck had been spotted leaving the scene. They arrived and found four bodies.
Juan Sosa, who lives a block away, was out walking his dog early Sunday when he heard two shots and saw people running toward him, screaming. Then he heard as many as two dozen more shots and ducked behind a large tree to call police.
"I didn't want to get hit," he said.
Soon after, someone called 911 to say a building about three miles away was on fire and more shots had been fired. That's officials found the alleged gunman dead.
Janseen Almodovar, who lives across the street, rushed outside when he heard people screaming and honking. He said the entire building and a truck out front were in flames.
"We thought the truck was going to blow up," Almodovar said.
Panicked neighbors weren't sure if anyone was inside the one-story ivory stucco building, but they couldn't knock because the fire was so intense.
Police did not release the names of those who died because family members hadn't been notified.
Landlord Abel Loredo, who owns building where the alleged gunman shot himself, said the man had lived there for five years and had always been on time with the rent for his one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment.
Loredo declined to identify the man but said he had moved from Cuba about a decade ago and was very nice. The man was a cook at a restaurant in nearby Little Havana for a time before becoming an electrician a few years ago.
Neighbors said there had never been any problems with police and the man and his wife were often seen in their yard barbecuing. Loredo said the man's wife and her son had lived with him at some point, but he didn't know if they were still living there.
Sosa, who lives in the quiet neighborhood where the family gathering took place, said about 20 people ran into the street after the shots were fired. The last person he saw was a limping man who got into a red pickup truck and sped away without turning his lights on.
Sosa said he had seen the truck driving around the neighborhood earlier and that his father remembered seeing it several times in the last few weeks.
He did not know the people who were killed but said he felt badly for them.
"I feel sorry for the family," he said. "There's no excuse for that."
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Another 'coward' kills others and then, as his spine melts, shoots himself.
At least he saved lots of taxpayer $$$.
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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I agree, it doesn't get much more cowardly. Becoming far too common nowadays, unfortunately. Goes to highlight that sometimes you're not even safe around family.
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Too bad that guys like this don't just kill themselves and skip step number one. If you are that miserable kill yourself and leave the other people out of it.


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APPLE VS MICROSOFT, submitted by d00gZ. I have to admit it, I have a soft spot for web pages that are essentially novel-sized psychotic rants. While bizarre sexual fetishes will do for an ALOD if I'm in a pinch, it's already a given that for every life form and inanimate object that exists or has been imagined, there's at least a few people out there who want to stick their penises inside it or stick it inside themselves or be ingested by it.
Epic rants, however, are fascinating. They prove a certain level of dedication and enthusiasm, and are thick with the air of desperation as they attempt to persuade you to see things the way they do. Some want everyone to realize that we're the ancestors of alien reptiles who still live in the Earth's core, some truly believe that the freemasons are controlling their thoughts with implant chips, and some are convinced that the internet was faked in a Los Angeles tv studio. The possibilities are endless, as are these people's supply of free time.
As the title suggests, this site tries to make... some kind of point about Microsoft and Apple. I think. To be honest I can't tell you what the point is because it contains more text than a transcript of everything I've ever said out loud in my life, and also because it's so horribly formatted that my eyes have filed assault charges and moved back in with their mother until this whole thing blows over. Dare to read the entire thing and you'll be treated to a lot of nonsensical statistics, random use of enlarged and pink text, approximately one zillion ugly images, and twice as many occurrences of the word "clone" and its variations.
As one can see, 1993 is the key to Computer Use and the Internet, and the start of Apple into oblivion. The cloning of the computer population continues to this day for Microsoft. "It is the OS stupid" Mac hit it's high market share in 1992 (12%), and down to (2.27%) in 2002. Apple's global share for new computers 1.7% in 2003
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Hi Patrick, Thanks for your reply. Still iam facing problem with lucene 1.9.I have downloaded binaries as well as source code. When iam trying to run the binaries.Iam getting an error. I have followed the your instructions . I have deployed the luceneweb.war in tomcat.Iam getting the front-end lucene web page.When I entered words for searching it giving the following message. Document Summary null null null null Please tell me step by step how you build lucene 1.9 in brief so that I can try. Thanks Haritha -----Original Message----- From: Patrick Kimber [mailto:mailing.patrick.kimber@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 5:16 PM To: java-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: steps for building lucene 1.9 Hi Haritha Hope the following helps: Build Lucene Core from SVN Download the lucene Subversion repository from: http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/lucene/java/trunk Note: The CVS repository is still accessible but is out of date. I downloaded to: C:\src\lucene-svn\ To build (using ANT): cd C:\src\lucene-svn\ ant The following jar file is produced: C:\src\lucene-svn\build\lucene-core-1.9-rc1-dev.jar I have just built lucene using these instructions on my workstation and it builds without any errors. Patrick On 09/03/06, Haritha_Parvatham <Haritha_Parvatham@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > I have downloaded lucene 1.9 version .please tell me how to build > it.Iam finding so many errors in lucene 1.9 source code. > > Thanks. > Haritha --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-user-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: java-user-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx DISCLAIMER: This email (including any attachments) is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient/s and may contain material that is CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVATE COMPANY INFORMATION. Any review or reliance by others or copying or distribution or forwarding of any or all of the contents in this message is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by email and delete all copies; your cooperation in this regard is appreciated. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-user-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: java-user-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Safety and Efficacy of Valsartan Plus Hydrochlorothiazide and Amlodipine in Hypertensive Patients
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A double-blind, active-controlled, randomized trial to compare Valsartan plus Hydrochlorothiazide 80mg/12.5mg and Amlodipine 5 mg.
Study design: 2 weeks washout, 8 weeks treatment period.
|Drug: Valsartan plus Hydrochlorothiazide (80mg/12.5mg) Drug: Amlodipine (5mg)
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double-Blind
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|The Comparison of the Antihypertensive Efficacy and Tolerability Between Valsartan Plus Hydrochlorothiazide 80mg/12.5mg and Amlodipine 5mg in the Essential Hypertensive Patients
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Drug Information available for: Hydrochlorothiazide Amlodipine Amlodipine besylate ValsartanU.S. FDA Resources
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change from baseline in mean sitting systolic blood pressure (msSBP) after 8 weeks treatment
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Change from baseline in mean sitting diastolic blood pressure (msDBP) after 8 weeks treatment
- Change from baseline in Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurement (ABPM) parameters after 8 weeks treatment
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|Study Start Date:
|November 2006
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|September 2007
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Female or male patient with age ≧ 18 years old.
- Patient with mild to moderate uncomplicated essential hypertension, and the blood pressure not adequately controlled on existing antihypertensive treatment.
- Patient with sitting systolic blood pressure (sSBP)/ sitting diastolic blood pressure (sDBP) ≦ 180/110 mmHg at screening visit.
- For non-diabetic patient, sitting systolic blood pressure (sSBP) ≧ 140 mmHg or sitting diastolic blood pressure (sDBP) ≧ 90 mmHg at baseline visit; for diabetic patient, sitting systolic blood pressure (sSBP) ≧ 130 mmHg or sitting diastolic blood pressure (sDBP) ≧ 80 mmHg at baseline visit.
- Patient or his/her legally acceptable representative has signed and dated the informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Known or suspected secondary hypertension.
- sSBP > 180 mmHg or sDBP > 110 mmHg at baseline visit.
- Patients taking more than two anti-hypertensive medications at the screening visit. (Fixed-dose combinations of two or more antihypertensive therapies will be counted as two or more antihypertensive medications.)
- Known NYHA functional class Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) III and IV.
- With a history of myocardial infarction, transient ischemic attack or cerebrovascular accident within the preceding 6 months, clinically significant valvular heart disease, or hepatic and/or renal dysfunction as defined by the following laboratory parameters
- SGPT (ALT) or SGOT (AST) > two times upper the limit of normal range
- Serum creatinine > 2.3 mg/dl or creatinine clearance < 30 ml/min
Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
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|Last Updated:
|August 20, 2008
Keywords provided by Novartis:
AMPM, SBP, DBP, Valsartan plus Hydrochlorothiazide, Amlodipine, high blood pressure
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Antihypertensive Agents
Calcium Channel Blockers
Membrane Transport Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Vasodilator Agents
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Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers
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Costco reaches settlement with U.S. EPA over clean air act violations
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Costco Wholesale Corporation will pay $335,000 in penalties for federal Clean Air Acts and must make improvements at 274 stores under a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The EPA says the large retailer has agreed to cut its emissions of ozone-depleting and greenhouse gases from leaking refrigeration equipment at more than half of its stores nationwide. The trailer must fix refrigerant leaks and make other improvements that the EPA estimates could cost up to $2 million over the next three years.
"Because of this settlement, Costco will cut its future greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to nearly 200 million pounds of carbon dioxide, supporting our efforts to cut greenhouse gases nationwide," Jared Blumenfeld, EPA's Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest, said in a statement. "Investing in better equipment and maintenance to stop wasteful refrigerant leaks is good for our environment and good for business."
Federal prosecutors said Costco violated the Clean Air Act by failing to promptly repair refrigeration equipment leaks of the refrigerant R-22, a powerful ozone-depleting hydrochlorofluorocarbon, between 2004 and 2007. Costco also failed to keep adequate records of the servicing of its refrigeration equipment to prevent harmful leaks.
Under the terms of the settlement, Costco must retrofit or replace commercial refrigeration equipment at 30 of its stores to reduce ozone-depleting and greenhouse gas emissions. Costco must also implement a refrigerant management system to prevent and repair coolant leaks and reduce its corporate-wide average leak rate at least 20 percent by 2017. In addition, Costco will install and operate environmentally-friendly glycol refrigeration systems and centrally monitored refrigerant leak detection systems at all new stores.
Costco, headquarted in Issaquah, Wash., operates 466 stores in the U.S. The settlement applies to 67 stores in California.
The full text of the proposed settlement can be viewed here.