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This month, Julia's History Refreshed column takes a peek behind the veil with a discussion of life in the seraglio. After inhaling the flavor of these vanished worlds in four novels, check out how much is fact, how much is invention, in a classic non-fiction account of the harem. Read about it here: http://freshfiction.com/page.php?id=8648
Tags: exotic worlds, harem, History Refreshed, sheik, sultan

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Louisville coach Rick Pitino couldn't have asked for better trip South. He spent time with friends, got to visit his daughter and watched his fifth-ranked Cardinals play the defense he's been seeking all season.
Wayne Blackshear scored 18 points and Louisville turned up the defensive pressure throughout to blow past the College of Charleston, 80-38, on Tuesday night. The Cardinals (7-1) had a season-high 18 steals and forced the Cougars (5-3) into 27 turnovers, 11 more than they'd averaged coming in.
``It's the best we've looked this year'' on defense, Pitino said. ``We worked on it all week.''
It sure paid off at the sold-out TD Arena. The Cougars had hoped to rekindle the success of 2010 when they defeated ninth-ranked North Carolina here in overtime, 82-79. But Louisville never gave them a chance at the upset, pulling away with a 22-7 run midway through the opening period and eventually stretching the lead to 42 points.
Blackshear said the players watched film of some of Louisville's past, best defensive teams and brought that mentality into the game. Still, Pitino wasn't sure his players had absorbed the lessons and asked them before the game if they wanted to play zone defense or man-to-man against Charleston.
``I think we just all wanted to play man to show him we could get out there and play it well,'' Blackshear said.
Things turned Louisville's way for good in the opening half as Blackshear hit a 3-pointer to begin the decisive run. Russ Smith made seven of eight free throws and Peyton Siva had six points in the surge as the Cardinials led 36-16 at the half.
The Cougars scored the first five points after the break to cut the lead to 15 before Louisville got going again with five straight baskets.
Blackshear hit the second of three 3-pointers to increase the margin to 51-26 with 15:38 to go. Blackshear's last long-range basket some 11 minutes later made it 73-36.
``They are a great team if they get into a half-court set and that was our main key not to let them,'' Siva said. ``Our goal was to pressure their guards and it worked tonight.''
Smith finished with 13 points and Siva 12. The two combined for nine steals and held Charleston's backcourt of Andrew Lawrence and Anthony Stitt to 3-of-13 shooting, nine turnovers and 10 points, 14 fewer than their average coming in.
Adjehi Baru had 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Cougars.
Chane Behanan had 10 points, Louisville's fourth player in double figures.
Louisville had looked shaky its past two games without junior center Gorgui Dieng, who fractured his wrist in a win over Missouri on Nov. 23. Since then, the Cards lost to Duke (76-71) and hung on in a win over Illinois State (69-66) last Saturday.
This time, Louisville pushed the pace early and the Cougars couldn't stand up to its stifling defense. The Cardinals were up 12-3 less than seven minutes in, holding Charleston to 1-of-6 shooting and forcing five turnovers.
Blackshear's 3-pointer began the 22-7 run for Louisville over the final 8 minutes of the half. Smith made seven of eight foul shots in the run while Siva had 6 points.
Louisville had nine steals in the half as its pressing defense rarely let up.
Charleston finished the period with 16 turnovers, the amount it had averaged its first seven games.
The game was the 20th sellout in the TD Arena's five seasons and the Cougars had hoped to rekindle the success it had in 2010 when it rallied past then-No. 9 North Carolina here for an 82-79 overtime victory.
But that game's hero, ex-Charleston guard Andrew Goudelock, is in the NBA now and the Cougars had no one who could keep pace with Siva and Smith.
``We tried to simulate their pressure yesterday in practice. Their length and strength is pretty impressive,'' Cougars coach Doug Wojcik said. ``It was a tough night for us. We never put them on their heels.''
These played last year in Louisville and when then-Cougars coach Bobby Cremins stepped down last year, he urged Cardinals coach Rick Pitino to honor the trip South.
Why wouldn't he? Pitino said if he were going back to college, he'd put Charleston in his top three. It must run in the family since Pitino's daughter, Jacqueline, is a junior majoring in education at Charleston. He also spent time with Cremins and another ex-Cougars coach who's a friend in John Kresse, the man who the floor here in named for.
``I got to spent a little time with John Kresse, a little time with Bobby Cremins, I got to see me daughter, and we played great,'' he said. ``It couldn't have gone any better.''


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I. _The Salonican Brotherhood of America, Inc._
Certificate of Incorporation, March 10, 1916
"The name Salonican being derived from Salonica, a city in Greece." [Said corporation is formed] "to aid those of our members who are aliens to be naturalized; to promote and cultivate the study and interest, literature, art, and science; to maintain clubrooms where the members may congregate; to maintain burial plots in an organized cemetery or cemeteries for the interrment of our dead and to voluntarily afford relief by extending sick benefit to aid our sick members; to own and hold real property either by gift, device or purchase for the purposes herein above mentioned."
Directors of said Corporation until its first annual meeting:
Victor Cohen, 171 Eldridge St, NYC
Israel Chestman, 128 Essex St, NYC
Jaques S. Hassid, 93 Stanton St, NYC
Morris I. Sackler, 132 Essex St, NYC
Abraham Schnitzer, 2 Avenue A, NYC
Oscar Settinger, 132 Essex St, NYC
Reuben Sharenson, 1 Ave C, NYC
II. Change of name
From... The Salonican Brotherhood of America, Inc.
To.... _The Sepharadic Brotherhood of America, Inc._
November 22, 1921
Moise Sulam, President
Albert Levy, Secretary
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Membership List
Abeniesh,Lucia,153 Essex St,NYC
Aelion,Leon,133 Eldridge St,NYC
Aji,Mochon,150 Orchard St,NYC
Alallud,Haim,1589 Park Ave,NYC
Alalluf,Abraham,72 E 115th St,NYC
Alalluf,Matilde,1580 Park Ave,NYC
Alfandary,Abram,135 Orchard St,NYC
Algasi,Israel,107 Ludlow St,NYC
Allaluf,Ephraim,83 Stanton St,NYC
Allaluf,Sam,149 Orchard St,NYC
Altabet,Joseph,156 Forsyth St,NYC
Altcheh,Sam,1463 5th Ave,NYC
Alvo,Judas,156 Forsyth St,NYC
Amalek,Isaac,74 E 115th St,NYC
Ambussafia,Salamon,81 Allen St,NYC
Amon,Jack,107 Essex St,NYC
Amon,Joseph,107 Essex St,NYC
Angel,Joseph,83 Stanton St,NYC
Angel,Mentesh,1719 Madison Ave,NYC
Angel,Mentesh,77 E 110th St,NYC
Angel,Oriel,46 Rivington St,NYC
Arditi,Samuel,128 E 115th St,NYC
Arditti,Mordecai,138 Orchard St,NYC
Arouh,Abraham,60 E 113th St,NYC
Arouh,Elie 74 E 115th St,NYC
Aroyo,Meshulam,139 Essex St,NYC
Attas,Mois,10 E 116th St,NYC
Attas,Raphael,10 E 115th St,NYC
Azaria,Haim,24 E 116th St,NYC
Azaria,Mois,74 E 115th St,NYC
Azaria,Mordo,54 E 115th St,NYC
Azaria,Rachel,180 Ludlow St,NYC
Azaria,Rebecca,180 Ludlow St,NYC
Azriel,Isaac,128 E 115th St,NYC
Bahar,Albert,1361 5th Ave,NYC
Baruh,Joseph,89 E 116th St,NYC
Basse,Salomon,95 Allen St,NYC
Behar,Sam,85 E 113th St,NYC
Beja,Joseph,116 Ludlow St,NYC
Benmator,Albert,59 E 115th St,NYC
Benroubi,Albert,156 Forsyth St,NYC
Benroubi,Jacob,65 E 114th St,NYC
Benroubi,Sam,46 Rivington,NYC
Benroubi,Sam 65 E 114th St,NYC
Benrubi,Mary 1500 Park Ave,NYC
Bensussam,Jack,1761 Madison Ave,NYC
Benusiglio,Albert,68 E 116th St,NYC
Benusiglio,Joseph,68 E 116th St,NYC
Benveniste,Haim,85 E 112th St,NYC
Beraha,Abraham,95 Allen St,NYC
Beraha,Isaac,1726 Madison Ave,NYC
Bitran,Abraham,135 Eldridge St, NYC
Bitran,Dario,135 Eldridge St,NYC
Bivas,Isaac,5 E 115th St,NYC
Bonomo,Prosper,81 E 113th St,NYC
Botton,Mois,126 Ludlow St,NYC
Brottas,Benison,66 E 116th St,NYC
Brudo,Elie,1650 Madison Ave,NYC
Brudo,Yontov,1650 Madison Ave,NYC
Bueno,David,92 Allen St,NYC
Camano,Isaac,156 Forsyth St,NYC
Camhi,Jack,85 E 113th St,NYC
Camhi,Pinhas,1395 Fifth Ave,NYC
Candioti,Marcos,155 Norfolk St,NYC
Capon,Daniel,126 Ludlow St,NYC
Carasso,Ida,1576 Park Ave,NYC
Carasso,Juda,83 Stanton St,NYC
Carasso,Leon,18 E 116th St,NYC
Carasso,Salomon,83 Stanton St,NYC
Carasso,Samuel,83 Stanton St,NYC
Carraso,Sarah,74 E 115th St,NYC
Cases,Angel,126 Ludlow St,NYC
Cases,Julia,126 Ludlow St,NYC
Cattan,Esther,132 Orchard St,NYC
Cohen,Aaron,126 E 114th St,NYC
Cohen,Abraham,46 Rivington St,NYC
Cohen,Binuta,75 Rivington St,NYC
Cohen,David,174 Ludlow St,NYC
Cohen,Elie,136 Ludlow St,NYC
Cohen,Haim,1580 Park Ave,NYC
Cohen,Haim,75 Rivington St,NYC
Cohen,Isaac,11 E 117th St,NYC
Cohen,Isaac,150 Orchard St,NYC
Cohen,Jacob,156 Forsyth St,NYC
Cohen,Joseph,1580 Park Ave,NYC
Cohen,Joshua,136 Orchard St,NYC
Cohen,Louis,163 Ludlow St,NYC
Cohen,Louis,1704 Madison Ave,NYC
Cohen,Mahel,55 Stanton St,NYC
Cohen,Matilda,75 Rivington St,NYC
Cohen,Morris,156 Forsyth St,NYC
Cohen,Rebecca,156 Forsyth St,NYC
Cohen,Rouben,24 E 116th St,NYC
Cohen,Salomon,109 Eldridge St,NYC
Cohen,Victor,166 Norfolk St,NYC
Corcos, F,65 E 114th St,NYC
Cove,Albert,176 Forsyth St,NYC
Cove,Joseph,46 Delancey St,NYC
Covo,Moise,1699 Madison Ave,NYC
Cuencas,Hanen,132 Orchard St,NYC
Dassa,Cabriel,75 Rivington St,NYC
Dassa,Isaac,107 Essex St,NYC
Dassa,Isaac,75 Rivington St,NYC
Dassa,Jack,107 Essex St,NYC
Dassa,Joseph,83 E 113th St,NYC
Dassa,Raphael,75 Rivington St,NYC
Djahon,Albert,81 E 113th St,NYC
Djahon,Beni,81 E 113th St,NYC
Djahon,Julia,81 E 113th St,NYC
Eliakim,Jack,1761 Madison Ave,NYC
Errera,Abraham,128 E 115th St,NYC
Errera,Samuel,126 Ludlow St,NYC
Esformes,Isaac,88 Rivington St,NYC
Esformes,Nathan,109 Ludlow St,NYC
Eshbia,Clara,114 Stanton St,NYC
Eshbia,Elie,114 Stanton St,NYC
Eshbia,Nathan,114 Stanton St,NYC
Eskenasi,A,144 Ludlow St, NYC
Eskenasi,Aaron,149 Orchard St,NYC
Eskenasi,David,1704 Madison Ave,NYC
Eskenasi,Elie,69 E 116th St,NYC
Eskenasi,Isai,153 Essex St,NYC
Eskenasi,Jack,144 Ludlow St,NYC
Eskenasi,Leon,1704 Madison Ave,NYC
Eskenasi,Morris,155 Norfolk St,NYC
Esratty,Bois,96 Stanton St,NYC
Exratty,Jacob,136 Eldridge St,NYC
Frances,Pepo,190 Orchard St,NYC
Gattegno,Doudun,1726 Madison Ave,NYC
Gattegno,Joseph,163 Ludlow St,NYC
Gattegno,Mois,128 E 115th St,NYC
Gattegno,Salomon,133 Orchard St,NYC
Gattegno,Salomon,1726 Madison Ave,NYC
Gormesano,Sam,74 E 113th St,NYC
Grotas,Sabetay,46 Rivington St,NYC
Grottas,Bension,66 E 116th St,NYC
Hakim,Mois,70 E 113th St,NYC
Halegua,Jack,75-77 Stanton St,NYC
Halegua,Samuel,1719 Madison Ave,NYC
Handall,Isaac,223 Cook St,NYC
Hanen,Jack,150 Orchard St,NYC
Hanen,Salvater,137 Norfolk St,NYC
Hanoca,Albert,116 Ludlow St,NYC
Hanoca,Lezer,1258 Madison Ave,NYC
Hanoh,Isaac,142 Essex St,NYC
Haskell,Leon,187 Orchard St,NYC
Hassid,Jack,64-66 E 112th St,NYC
Hassid,Joseph,1699 Madison Ave,NYC
Hassid,Samuel,84 Essex St,NYC
Hasson,Aaron J, 66 E 116th St,NYC
Hasson,Raphael,73 W 116th St,NYC
Hazliah,Victor,179 Eldridge St,NYC
Houlli,Louis,75 Rivington St,NYC
Hubesh,Albert,156 Allen St,NYC
Hulli,Mois,83 Allen St,NYC
Israel,Elie,83 Stanton St,NYC
Lazar,Bohor,23 E 114th St,NYC
Lazar,Leon,23 E 114th St,NYC
Lazar,Sabetyy,149 Orchard St,NYC
Levy,Abraham,115 E 69th St,NYC
Levy,Albert,93 Allen St,NYC
Levy,Isaac,69 E 115th St,NYC
Levy,Jacob,129 E 114th St,NYC
Levy,Joseph,129 E 114th St,NYC
Levy,Joseph,138 Orchard St,NYC
Levy,Malca,115 E 116th St,NYC
Levy,Mois,150 Ludlow St,NYC
Levy,Saadi,152 Orchard St,NYC
Levy,Sabetay,18 E 120th St,NYC
Levy,Simon,60 E 115th St,NYC
Levy,Touvi,18 E 116th St,NYC
Levy,Vida,138 Orchard St,NYC
Levy,Vidal,138 Orchard St,NYC
Mair,Flor,78 E 115th St,NYC
Marcos,Jack (no address)
Marcos,Joseph,129 Allen St,NYC
Matalon,Azriel,136 Orchard St,NYC
Matalon,Elie,30 Rivington St,NYC
Matalon,Mois,30 Rivington St,NYC
Matalon,Raphael,30 Rivington,St NYC
Matarasso,Alberto,112 E 113th St,NYC
Menahem,Juda,1650 Madison Ave,NYC
Menahem,Riketa,135 E 115th St,NYC
Menahem,Suzanne,28 E 114th St,NYC
Mevorah,Haim,153 Essex St,NYC
Missistrani,Raphael,150 Orchard St,NYC
Moche,Dario,154 Allen St,NYC
Modiano,Samuel,1580 Park Ave,NYC
Mois, Nessim,57 Lennox Ave,NYC
Montekio,Manuel,156 Allen St,NYC
Montekio,Salomon,156 Forsyth St,NYC
Mordoh,Isaac,18 E 116th St,NYC
Nahama,Jacob,69-73 Rivington St,NYC
Nahama,Raphael,62 E 116th St,NYC
Nahman,Haim,59 E 115th St,NYC
Nahman,Mordecai,97 Allen St,NYC
Nahmias,David,129 Allen St,NYC
Nahmias,Isaac,107 Essex St,NYC
Nahum,Abraham,78 E 115th St,NYC
Nahum,David,39 Sufolk St,NYC
Nahum,Isaac,66 E 116th St,NYC
Nahum,Joseph,66 E 116th St,NYC
Namias,Simon,149 Orchard St,NYC
Nathan,Albert,69 E 113th St,NYC
Nathan,Haim,83 E 113th St,NYC
Nathan,Jacob,69 E 113th St,NYC
Negri,Morris,158 Allen St,NYC
Nessim,Samuel,60 E 115th St,NYC
Nessim,Shalom,83 Stanton St,NYC
Nessim,Zimbul,129 Allen St,NYC
Nigri,Vitale,104 Allen St,NYC
Ovadia,Jacob,155 Orchard St,NYC
Paladino,Bintov,76 E 113th St,NYC
Paladino,Haim,71 E 115th St,NYC
Palermo,Samuel,69 E 115th St,NYC
Pardo,Aaron,165 Orchard St,NYC
Pardo,Emanuel,52 Allen St,NYC
Pardo,Isaac,6 E 116th St,NYC
Pardo Isie,69 E 114th St,NYC
Perahia,Aaron,65 E 114th St,NYC
Perahia,Henry,8 E 115th St,NYC
Perahia,Moche,65 E 114th St,NYC
Perahia,Saul,65 E 114th St,NYC
Pessah,Matilda,75 E 107th St,NYC
Pessah,Saadi,75-77 E 112th St,NYC
Pessah,Soltana,75 E 107th St,NYC
Pilo,Nathan,69 Rivington St,NYC
Pipano,Hanoh,85 E 113th St,NYC
Pitilon,Albert,238 Osborn St,Brooklyn NY
Raphael,David,42 W 114th St,NYC
Raphael,Isaac,83 Stanton St,NYC
Romano,David,62 E 115th St,NYC
Rosa,Albert,151 Allen St,NYC
Roubi,Albert,132 Orchard St,NYC
Russo,Sol,114 E 115th St,NYC
Saadi,Mois,222 E 114th St,NYC
Saady,Leon,155 Essex St,NYC
Sabah,Morris,1359 5th Ave,NYC
Sabetay,Nahama,18 E 111th St,NYC
Sadek,Israel,1408 5th Ave,NYC
Sadicario,Daniel,1580 Park Ave,NYC
Sadicario,David,1704 Madison Ave,NYC
Sadicario,Lina,1704 Madison Ave,NYC
Sadicario,Mateo,1746 Madison Ave,NYC
Saffan,David,264 Broome St,NYC
Saffan,Isaac,96 Orchard St,NYC
Saffan,Sam,96 Orchard St,NYC
Saias,Joseph,1704 Madison Ave,NYC
Saias,Mois,1704 Madison Ave,NYC
Saias,Sasson,149 Orchard St,NYC
Salem,Elie,72 E 113th St,NYC
Salem,Sabetay,72 E 113th St,NYC
Saltiel,Isaac,175 Orchard St,NYC
Saltiel,Jacob,1500 Park Ave,NYC
Saltiel,Marguerite,1500 Park Ave,NYC
Saltiel,Salvator,160 Allen St,NYC
Samarel,Sam,166 Norfolk St,NYC
Sami Sam 73 E 115th St NYC
Saporta,Abraham,83 Allen St,NYC
Saporta,Joseph,77 E 117th St,NYC
Saporta,Michel,77 E 117th St, NYC
Saragossi,Sam,128 E 115th St,NYC
Sarfati,Rachel,128 E 115th St,NYC
Sarfati,Samuel,1345 5th Ave,NYC
Sarfatty,Daniel,69-73 Rivington St,NYC
Sarfaty,Jack,118 E 120th St,NYC
Sasbon,Menahem,1345 5th Ave,NYC
Sasbon Mois,1345 5th Ave,NYC
Sciaky,Elie,108 E 114th St,NYC
Sevi,Beni,56 E 115th St,NYC
Shalom,Isaac,72 E 113th St,NYC [Shalem?]
Shalom,Jack,1395 Fifth Ave,NYC
Shalom,Saltiel,1395 Fifth Ave,NYC
Shalou,Abraham,81 E 113th St,NYC
Shimshi,David,183 Orchard St,NYC
Shoel,Joseph,185 Orchard St,NYC
Sides,Isaac,139 Orchard St,NYC
Sion,Aaron,155 Essex St,NYC
Sion,Acher,69 Rivington St,NYC
Sion,Joseph,187 Orchard St,NYC
Sotto,Haim,28 E 106th St,NYC
Soulam,David,155 Allen St,NYC
Soulam,Joseph,28 E 106th St,NYC
Soulam,Mois J, 28 E 106th St,NYC
Sullam Moise,18 E 111th St,NYC
Sustiel,Isaac,74 E 113th St,NYC
Sustiel,Salomon,74 E 113th St,NYC
Taboh,Abraham,69 Rivington St,NYC
Taboh,Juda,150 Orchard St,NYC
Termin?,Sasson,85 E 116th St,NYC
Tiano,Albert,74 E 114th St,NYC
Tiano,Eliezer,53 E 115th St,NYC
Tiano,Jentil,74 E 114th St,NYC
Tilias,Mair,1719 Madison Ave,NYC
Tilias,Raphael,1719 Madison Ave,NYC
Torres,Daniel,28 E 114th St,NYC
Torres,Isaac,186 Ludlow St,NYC
Touvi,Levy,18 E 116th St,NYC
Uziel,Israel,154 Orchard St,NYC
Varssano,Jacob,84 Essex St,NYC
Vatsano,Joseph,176 Forsyth St,NYC
Veyissid,Mois,116 Ludlow St,NYC
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Questions raised about local water park's profit
Business continues to boom at Rogers aquatic center just months after it opened.
Some people had complained about admission prices for the Rogers aquatics center. 40/29 news found out how much the park is making, and where your money is going.
Although the center has made more than $500,000 in admission in just 6-weeks, Roger's Aquatic center manager Suzy Turek said there are a lot of expenses to consider.
"We wanted to know we could return that in revenue and make our operational cost and break even," said Turek. The Rogers aquatics center did more than just break even. Larry Williams Parks Department Operations Manager told 40/29 news the aquatics center brought in more than $790,000 since May 25th.
Turek said they set a side at least half a million dollars for operational costs. That leaves a little bit of a profit, so where does that money go? "If we have some left we put it in a legacy fund for repairs for expansion if we are lucky enough to do that and that's exactly what has happened," said Turek.
Turek said they also had some deals on discounted admission that helped pack in people when the park first opened. Larry Williams Parks Department Operations Manager said they won't know exactly how much the aquatics center made until the end of this year.
Here is a financial breakdown of the Rogers aquatic center costs.
Admissions - $552,573
Party Rentals - $11,126
Concessions - $96,121
Swim Lessons - $25,545
Concessions - $49,504
Maintenance - $28,401


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|SUMMARY - Western Arthurs, Tasmania
|From Port Davey Track carpark to Junction Creek, Alpha Morraine, Western Arthurs and Kappa Morraine.
|6 days
|South West Tasmania
|National Park
|South West National Park (note there is no mention of Western Arthurs on their website)
|Port Davey trailhead carpark, just south of Scotts Peak Dam
|Day 1
|Carpark to Junction Creek (3h). Recommended time: 2-3 hours
Junction Creek to Lake Cygnus (4h30m, total 8h15m). Recommended time: 3h30m-5h
|Day 2
|Lake Cygnus to Lake Oberon (4hrs). Recommended time: 2-3 hours
|Day 3
|Lake Oberon to High Moor (8h). Recommended time: 5-7 hours
|Day 4
|High Moor to Haven Lake (8h20m). Recommended time: 4-6 hours
|Day 5
|Haven Lake to Two Mile Creek, via Kappa Morraine and McKays Track (2h45m to Kappa Morraine junction. Recommended time 1h30m-2h30m. Total time 8h30m)
|Day 6
|Two Mile Creek to Carpark trailhead, via Junction Creek (4h)
I don't mind rock climbing, but I certainly don't love it (or even like it?). I didn't hate the hike - it was exhilarating - more a case that I didn't realise just how much rock climbing there was. Of course I knew there were difficult sections involving scrambling, and possibly ropes, I had read enough guidebooks, articles and blogs to know that, but I underestimated just how much rock climbing there was. A solid two days of the six contained this, and a lot of it.
During the most dreadful weather, a bit of me wanted to get off that mountain range, and quickly. No wait, I lie, all of me wanted to get off asap, we were in the most exposed campsite - at High Moor, and it was a difficult day's hike either backward or forward to reach an exit off the range. By dreadful weather I mean some kinda squall. We had 3G service earlier that day and had checked the weather forecast: light winds and some showers. That forecast was soon questioned though when we saw a solid block of cloud approaching at speed in the valley well beneath us, indeed, we could see over the top of the cloud formation. It looked pretty solid, and visibility soon dropped as the cloud ramped up over the range enveloping it. Soon the rains began, turning to fierce horizontal rain. Not pleasant for hiking in, but even less pleasant for camping in. It was a true test for each of our hiking tents, and one I'm afraid neither stood up too well in. Fierce horizontal rain has a way of working its way into a tent, these single pole tents just didn't have enough defences.
Regardless, we were safe: warm and dry. The leaks in each tent could be contained. When we reached camp we hurriedly set up our tents and crawled in, drenched to the bone. In lulls in the wind we shouted out to each other, "Tim, are you in dry clothes?", "Tim, are you warm?", "Tim, is your tent holding up?". Next time I tackle a hike in South West Tasmania it will be in better tent: something with three poles, a fly that sits lower to the ground (that gap was the source of the water leaks), and probably a shared tent, something like 2.5-3.5kg I suspect (not the 1.5kg tents we each had).
The hiking was difficult, the first day showed us that. Accustomed to being fast hikers, we were alarmed to do the first section at the upper limit of the recommeded time. Two to three hours was the recommended time, we did it in three hours. This pattern continued - even alarmingly, got worse - we completed some days in longer than the recommended maximum time - 8.5 hours for one 4 to 6 hour section. Others we met hiking were doing similar times. I had read of others doing similar times too, but in all those cases I figured they were fat (oh really), not so fit, or weighed down by two litre bottles of coke.
The rock climbing was a real challenge. Scaling wet rock walls, climbing down rocky chutes. Tree roots were a real life saver. They're not the wisest thing to stake your safety and weight on, they can easily break or pull out, any read of a guidebook for the South West will warn you of that. But they were well used, and without them the climbs up and down would be impossible. Of course it paid to be extra careful not to step onto them, a foothold sure, but they could be slippery. I couple of times I resorted to getting my rope out, tying my pack to it, and dropping it down beneath me. It scratched my pack and its contents up a lot, but it was well worth it. Without my pack on, I had no trouble with the rock climbing. Carrying a 19kg pack on your back does somewhat dent your rock climbing confidence!
Despite it being a challenge, Tim and I are level-headed chaps, so it was all good. Tim lead on the climbing, but I took heart from a memory of the two of us working on a rooftop of the shed at Biggs Flat. We'd climbed atop, and I remember turning around to see him sitting straddling the ridge, with me wandering up and down on foot. Give me a structure I understand, I'm happy wandering around at height. Not so for Tim, but give him a cliff or a tree, no worries. Each day's hike was rewarding, I'm just not sure I'm ready just yet to again tackle the two days between Lake Oberon and High Moor, and the Beggary Bumps between High Moor and Haven Lake.
The Beggary Bumps had us scared. The day before, from Lake Oberon to High Moor, was the first of the very difficult days, with lots of rock climbing. It barely rated a mention in the guidebooks in comparison to the ominous Beggary Bumps, how impossibly hard was that going to make the following day on the Bumps?!? Alas, our fearful impression put us in good stead for the Bumps, it was no more difficult than that Lake Oberon to High Moor section, but just as rewarding.
We sometimes got a little lost. John Chapman's guidebook, South West Tasmania, easily had the best track notes. But the guidebook, although in it's fifth edition, is still well out of date. It frequently refers to track conditions that seem very different to what we saw. We were surprised by how much track work has been done by the Parks & Wildlife Service, especially outside the Lake Oberon to Haven Lake section. In areas across the moors there is either boardwalk or laid stones, avoiding what would have once been a very muddy track. Each campsite had timber tent platforms, and fly-in fly-out toilet capsules. Near Haven Lake we noticed that the rock had been cut away to form perfect footholds, making scrambling dead easy. Marker arrows made other areas easy to follow. John Chapman's guidebook makes no mention of these, it warns of hard to follow routes where there is now a clear track, and multiple false leads where there are none, just a clear track. There are still false leads, we sometimes went down routes which looked well trodden, to find they went no-where at the bottom, or top, and so we had to return back to the main track. My advice would be to always examine the track, to assess how walked on it was. If too few feet seemed to have passed along it, almost certainly it is a false lead and not the actual track - so return right then and find the actual track, it's often quite obvious where you went wrong as you backtrack.
Apart from one afternoon, night and short morning of mental weather, we had excellent weather. Some cloudy, some sunny, always changing, as the weather on mountain tops is wont to do.
Our bodies were hurting, the weather and our tents spooked us, so we elected to get off the Western Arthurs range at Kappa Morraine. It would save us one further day on the range, and two further days of hiking. My arms were pretty sore on this hike, and I suffered numerous supersized blue and black bruises from falls.
We ate well, this being the first trip I had dehydrated all the meals for. We had plenty of Indian (Saag Lamb is a real winner), and spaghetti bolognase and chilli con carne. For lunch pesto was delicious spread on crackers. Gotta get more into this dehydrating thing, sweet meals, easy as, and quick to cook on the trail.
Would I do the hike again? At the time, during those two difficult days between Lake Oberon and Haven Lake, I definitely thought not. This was easily the hardest hike I had ever done. I've done remote, and long, and with water challenges, difficult to navigate, but never this degree of rock climbing. But having said that, and that I don't really enjoy rock climbing, each day was still rewarding, I didn't need to wait to the end of the hike to appreciate that. I'd like to explore some more of the Western Arthurs, and indeed the South West National Park, perhaps a Southern Ranges Traverse, an almost circuit via Lune River, Mt La Perouse, Hidden Waterfall, New River, Precipitous Bluff, the South Coast Track and Cockle Creek.
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The dollar extended its losses against the yen and hit a fresh 15-month low on Thursday, with market participants bracing for further near-term weakness in the U.S. currency.
The dollar dropped below Wednesday's nadir of ¥ 106.725 and fell as low as ¥ 106.42, its weakest level since November 2016. That marked a drop of 3.7 per cent from its early February peak near ¥ 110.50.
The U.S. currency later pared some of its losses and was last down 0.3 per cent at ¥106.67.
"There's nothing specific, it's just a continuation of dollar selling that we've seen everywhere overnight, said Tareck Horchani, head of sales trading in Asia Pacific for Saxo Markets in Singapore.
Traders and analysts said the next support level for the dollar was around ¥ 105.
Some market participants said speculative buying of the yen initially helped drag the dollar lower, with stop-loss dollar selling later adding to the fall against the Japanese currency.
On Wednesday, the dollar gained a lift after a stronger-than-expected rise in U.S. consumer prices in January bolstered bets that the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates four times in 2018.
But that gain for the dollar proved short-lived, and the greenback ended up retreating broadly against major peers despite the change in expectations for U.S. interest rates.
In Thursday's Asian trade, the euro edged up 0.1 per cent to $1.2459, after gaining 0.8 per cent on Wednesday. Sterling was steady at $1.4004, after also having risen 0.8 percent the previous day.
In the wake of the dollar's sharp drop against the yen over the past couple of weeks, there was increased focus on whether Japanese exporters and Japanese investors would step up moves to hedge their exposure to the U.S. currency.
"As a defensive mechanism I think they will probably be more inclined to sell dollars here to protect downside risk for further U.S. dollar weakness," said Stephen Innes, head of trading in Asia-Pacific for Oanda in Singapore.
"Obviously I think we're going to have the verbal lashing from Japan's currency officials. But I still think we're not close to the point of overt intervention and I think the market's going to take us down to the 105s," Innes said.
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Thursday that he doesn't see current yen moves as being so strong or weak that would warrant intervention, adding that there was no plan now to respond to FX moves.


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China has not been shy about its ambitions to become a global power in artificial intelligence (AI), perhaps even to dominate AI. The country now is embarking on an unprecedented initiative in developing AI, which is said to bring about scientific breakthroughs, technological revolution and industrial transformation.
All the world's major economies understand AI's strategic importance for both economic growth and national security. China, especially, has embraced AI, making it a national priority. Currently, China is focusing on AI in healthcare, self-driving cars, traffic management, and various smart city applications. AI methodologies stress natural language processing, making machines sufficiently intelligent so that people can communicate with them easily, and thereby enhancing convenience for modern society.
Are there dangers of AI competition among nations? No country can ever monopolize AI development, and no country can cover all technologies needed. Calls for international cooperation should be heeded so that AI serves all humanity, not the other way around.


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Inc. magazine, which features owners and managers of growing private companies, has named Zumba Fitness as its 2012 Company of the Year.
Tuesday's announcement was accompanied by a profile of the Hallandale, FL-based company in the magazine along with sidebars and an online video.
"Winning company of the year is such an exciting honor for Zumba," Alberto Perlman, Zumba Fitness co-founder and CEO, said in an email to Club Industry. "This honor is 100 percent dedicated to our Zumba instructors and fitness facilities that have taken in the Zumba program. We've received such a warm reception from our partners and instructors and are excited for what the future holds."
Perlman, COO Alberto Aghion and Chief Creative Officer Beto Perez launched the branded fitness program in 2001. Today, Zumba has more than 14 million weekly class participants in more than 140,000 locations across more than 150 countries.
"Zumba is remarkable because it is as good at unleashing what it calls FEJ—freeing, electrifying joy," Inc. Editor Eric Schurenberg said in a statement.
Square, Airbnb, Kickstarter and Chobani were named Inc.'s Company of the Year runners-up. Evernote was last year's Company of the Year for the magazine.
Zumba Fitness offers live classes, DVDs, video games and apparel. The live classes have expanded into fitness concerts and specialty programs for kids and active older adults.
Zumba has been a longtime partner in SCW Fitness Education Mania events around the country. Sara Kooperman, CEO of SCW Fitness Education, Northbrook, IL, says the company deserves the recognition from Inc. magazine.
"Zumba has done amazing things to revitalize and rejuvenate the fitness industry," Kooperman says. "What I see as possibly the most significant impact is the health and wellness industry's ability, willingness and pure desire to embrace a form of exercise that everyone can do no matter their fitness level, race, size and shape."
Zumba has raised more than $4 million for charities through its Zumbathon events, including contributions to Augie's Quest during the annual International, Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) show. Last Thursday, Perez hosted a Zumbathon event for Augie's Quest at the Athletic Business Conference in New Orleans.
Perez, a Colombian immigrant, will become the first recipient of the Hispanicize 2013 Latinovator Awards next April at a ceremony in Miami Beach, FL.


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The Formula One team principals have been warned to instruct their drivers not to swear during media interviews, after Abu Dhabi Grand Prix winner Kimi Raikkonen said "s***" when responding to David Coulthard on the podium immediately after the race, and Sebastian Vettel made matters worse by saying "f***."
The FIA's director of communications has circulated a letter to the teams that he described as "a friendly note." Norman Howell wrote, "It is very much our collective responsibility to make sure drivers are aware that such language has no place during media events. We need to remind drivers that they are professionals." He made it clear that similar incidents in the future could lead to disciplinary action.
BBC TV, the British broadcaster, reported that it had received 21 complaints about the bad language in Abu Dhabi, plus another 28 about a delay in the availability of the race coverage on its iPlayer service while the offending words were removed from the recording.
Some F1 drivers and their race engineers routinely litter their radio communications with expletives so that they are not selected for broadcast during the live TV coverage. The theory is that, by the time the messages have been "bleeped," they will be out of date.


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Sunday, March 12, 2006
I see a new term on the horizon for educators based on the Sean Allen-Jay Bennish debacle. Educators, watch out! You could get "ambinnished" at any time. You probably already have been----you just don't know it…yet.
The gap is widening everyday between those who are tech savvy and those who aren't. Every type of device today records audio and video images, takes pictures, emails instantly and brings the meaning of 'it's a small, small world' into much tighter focus.
Even though I teach at the elementary level I've had students record me, I've had pictures taken of me with and without my knowledge, and I've been recorded by parents at conferences with and without my knowledge. Accept it. '1984' is here and it isn't going away anytime soon.
If you haven't read a transcript of the tape do so now here from Michelle Malkin's blog In my opinion Mr. Bennish comes off extremely pompous and seems to enjoy the fact that he has a captive audience. He begins with a roll call of conspiracies the U.S. is committing in other countries around the world while students take down prepared notes that are probably necessary for the unit. He refers to the definition of capitalism which from the tape appears to be textbook generated and then adds the following personal comment
"…when you're looking at this definition, where does it say anything about capitalism in an economic system that will provide everyone in the world with the basic needs that they need? Is that a part of this system? Do you see how this economic system is at odds with humanity? At odds with comparing and compassion? It's at odds with human rights."
I hope Mr. Bennish knows it is not the job of an economic system to provide for citizens. I'm hoping that this is just another inept way he is attempting to elicit comments. It is the citizen's job to use the economic system to provide for themselves. John Smith had the right idea at Jamestown. "Those who don't work, don't eat." Instead of providing his personal opinions here he could have provide students with a two-columned chart or Venn diagram and let them list compare socialism and capitalism. At one point Bennish tells students to condense the definitions if they need to and to remember he "took them straight out of the book." Huh? Which parts? the part about profit or the part about providing basic needs?
Another section of the "lecture" has gotten a lot of press. Bennish comments on the President's recent State of the Union address by stating,
"He started off his speech talking about how America should be the country that dominates the world. That we have been blessed essentially by God to have the most civilized, most advanced, best system and that it is our duty as Americans to use the military to go out in the world and make the whole world like us. Sounds a lot like the things that Adolph Hitler used to say.
We're the only ones who are right. Everyone else is backwards. And it's 0ur job to conquer the world and make sure they live just like we want them to. Now, I'm not saying that Bush and Hitler are exactly the same. Obviously, they are not. Ok. But there are some eerie similarities to the tones that they use. Very, very "ethnocentric". We're right. You're all wrong.
In his State of the Union address, Bush does not get down to the nitty-gritty of foreign policy until his fourth paragraph. See the transcript of Mr. Bush's speech here. He actually started off the speech remembering the passing of Coretta Scott King and her sacrifice and commitment to equal rights across the world.
I'm sorry. I reread the entire speech. I don't see anything that can compare to Hitler except for Binnish's own rant. It sounds shrill and one-sided. Wouldn't a more appropriate way to motivate the students have been to insert a discussion here about colonialism/imperialism and talk above the beginnings of our foreign policy with the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt and his "big stick" and "Great White Fleet."
Another section has Bennish asking, "Who is probably the single-most violent
nation on planet earth?" Students mindlessly respond, "We are." It would seem that they have answered this question before.
Listen up…I am all for academic freedom. We are given a set curriculum with guidelines and boundaries that we are contracted to stay within. What we do within those boundaries is the creative side of teaching. I want to give Bennish the benefit of the doubt. We all know from our yearly evaluations that one twenty minute block of time is simply that…taken out of context it can misinterpreted in so many different ways but delving deeper into the actual transcript Bennish isn't using academic freedom. He is indoctrinating. What really worries me is even at 15 most students don't have enough knowledge of the real world to participate in an open discussion that Bennish is attempting to elicit. I would be worried if he was my team member or if he was my child's teacher.
One of the aspects of this whole story that has really bothered me is that everyone that has ranted or commented on the situation says, "Well this doesn't sound like geography class to me. We looked at maps and learned about the countries of the world." True. My tenth grade geography class was presented in the same manner. I remember a litany of worksheets we had to complete while the teacher sat behind her desk and dared us to approach her.
Here's what I found on the Colorado Education Deparment's website under standards. There is a whole section for Geography which details the standards and elements for each grade level area. See the standards/objectives here. There is a two to three page explanation at the beginning of the standards and one statement jumped off the page at me. It said, "Geography has to do with asking questions and solving problems." One of the standards for grades 9-12 states, "[students will be involved in] analyzing how different points of view and self interest play a role in conflict over territory and resources." Hmmmm….based on that one standard I can understand why Bennish would be lecturing on some of the topics he was discussing. It would be proper to bring up our need for oil, the need of Middle East to sell their oil, and how supply and demand can lead to conflicts in the past, present and future. I understand based on the standards why he asking students to record vocabulary words such as capitalism. I can understand why he asks students if they listened to the President's State of the Union address. It fits with the standards/requirements that Colorado has set forth. I can even understand how he would attempt to bait students with inflammatory comments to encourage debate. The standards clearly show that geography today is not mimeographed worksheets and teachers who hide behind their desks. However, the lecture/rant that Bennish delivers is extremely one-sided. He should present both sides and then allow for discussion.
Another thing that bothers me was Bennish's attorney. Instead of going directly to the standards/objectives to defend his client he kept saying over and over "Well; the syllabus said this. The syllabus said that." He added, "Parents knew what they were getting into. They had to sign the syllabus." You know, it doesn't matter what the syllabus says. I can type up anything on a syllabus You can read the syllabus for yourself here. Most of the syllabus seems in line to me including his description of the course and expected activities based on the Colorado standards. However, many people have commented that Bennish's tone through the syllabus is overbearing, pompous, and makes him out to be as one person stated, "…quite a little despot."
As I stated before '1984' is here. Big Brother is watching one way or the other. So…where does academic responsibility end and academic freedom begin?
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- allendrury said...
I am intrigued by this post. In fact, I am intrigued and interested in much that you write on this blog. (Though I do not post as often I wish I had time for) My main concern in modern education is that we teach 'what to think' and not 'how to think' and so in that line of thinking I am very open to teachers forcing the issues in the open, and thereby encouraging debate and forcing students to ante up facts to support their conclusions.
I use my own immediate family as evidence for my reasoning. My sister has three children, all of them very bright, the oldest being valedictorian of her high school class and now working on her masters after completing her undergraduate work. Her brother is on his way to becoming valedictorian as well. They are very book smart and know what is taught to them.
But they come from an extremely conservative home both socially and politically and have no avenues to explore issues from any other perspective than those found within the prescribed thinking of the home. (And I suspect there are many like them in the country). When I talk with them during holidays I am shocked at how they can only view the world from their own limited view and have no way to evaluate the larger issues that face the rest of us. They were taught the 'test' but not how to reason and comprehend larger issues. Even after college my niece has tunnel vision as she only took courses that was aimed at her final degree instead of loving the idea of leaning all that college could offer. She can tell you what she believes but not 'why' she has those ideas. But everyone calls her 'bright' but sadly is not the well rounded college graduate that I would like to see come from our educational systems.
So when teachers go past what many Americans understand to be the way the world really is (due to AM talk radio and Fox News) I think they do so to serve notice to students that there is more to consider than what they may view as concrete ideas already formed. That's education!
I understand teachers have far to many titles and duties in the classroom but the political climate today is such that 'super educator' may be one more they are force to wear and apply on a daily basis as well.


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Here is another report about the 1961 World Series from a long-time reader.
The third, and as it turned out the pivotal game of the 1961 World Series took place in Cincinnati on October 7. It featured another good pitching matchup – Bill Stafford for the Yankees and Bob Purkey for the Reds.
Only 22 years old, Stafford seemed on his way to a great career. In less than a season and a half with the Yankees, he had compiled a 17-10 record, while allowing only around 2.5 earned runs per game.
Purkey, age 32, had turned in three good seasons in his four years with Cincinnati, including a 16-12 record in '61. However, his career mark was still below .500. Purkey relied on an assortment of pitches, mostly off-speed, including a knuckle ball.
Cincinnati had not hosted a World Series since 1940, when the Reds won Game 7 there. Their only other world championship had come in 1919, in a Series that was fixed.
The Reds might have called on a hero from one of its championship teams – say Heine Groh, a Cincinnati resident, or Bucky Walters – to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Instead, they reached all the way back to the undistinguished 1902 team, giving that honor to William "Dummy" Hoy. Deaf since the age of three, Hoy had a solid 14 year major league career. By the time of the '61 World Series, he was 99 year old. Hoy died at that age less than three months later.
Both starting pitchers were on their game, especially Purkey. Through six innings, he held the Yankees to one hit, a double by Elston Howard in the fifth, and no runs. Thus, in 23 innings of Series play, the mighty Yankees had scored only four runs on 11 hits.
Stafford limited the Reds to just one run in the first six innings. It came in the third inning on a bunt single by Elio Chacon and an RBI double by Frank Robinson.
When the Yankees finally scored in the top of the seventh, it was through little fault of Purkey. Tony Kubek led off with a single. Purkey then retired Roger Maris on a fly ball and Mickey Mantle (playing for the first time in this World Series) on a strikeout. However, Kubek took second during Mantle's at-bat on a passed ball by rookie catcher Johnnie Edwards. With two out, Berra blooped one to right-field. Right-fielder Robinson and second-baseman Chacon both chased it, but they collided and the ball fell for a double.
The Reds regained the lead in the bottom of the seventh. Edwards doubled with one out and, with two out, Eddie Kasko singled him home.
In the top of the eighth, Purkey retired the first two Yankees. The Reds were four outs away from taking a 2-1 lead in games.
Ralph Houk sent up Johnny Blanchard to pinch hit for Bud Daley, who had relieved Stafford in the seventh. Blanchard was a legendary high-school athlete in Minneapolis, who he led Central High School to city championships in football, basketball, and baseball. One local sports historian has said that Blanchard "may be the best three-sport athlete ever to come out of Minneapolis." (Dave Winfield is from St. Paul)
Blanchard was also becoming a legendary slugging pinch hitter. He delivered four pinch-hit homers in 1961 and, in 93 games, hit one home run per 11.5 at-bats. In setting the single season home run record that year, Roger Maris hit one per 9.7.
On this occasion, Blanchard pulled a Purkey knuckle-ball into the right-field bleachers to tie the score.
Yankee relief ace Luis Arroyo came on to pitch the bottom of the eighth. He retired the heart of the Reds order – Frank Robinson, Gordy Coleman, and Wally Post – without a ball leaving the infield.
Roger Maris led off the top of the ninth. Purkey was still pitching for Cincinnati.
Maris was 0-10 for the World Series. The Reds' "book" called for pitching him up and in. But Purkey had retired Maris three times on "slop sliders" away.
This time, Purkey tried a hard slider away. Maris belted it deep into the right-field seats. Afterwards, Purkey described the pitch as "not too bad." "Maybe," he added, "I shoulda tried to get him out like they said. . .maybe, that is."
In 1961, there were no pat answers for keeping Maris in the ballpark.
Purkey still had enough left to retire Mantle, Berra, and Howard. Thus, the Reds needed only one run to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth.
Manager Fred Hutchinson tried to accomplish this with a series of pinch hitters. With one out, Leo Cardenas batted for Edwards. This was an attempt to improve the match-up against the left-handed Arroyo by sending up a right-hander, though the screw-balling reliever was just about equally successful in retiring both. Cardenas made Hutch look good, delivering a double to put the tying run in scoring position.
Next, Dick Gernert batted for Purkey. Gernert had revived his badly fading career by batting .302 in 69 at-bats for Cincinnati. But Arroyo retired him on a ground ball to shortstop.
Down to his last out, Hutchinson sent up Gus Bell to bat for Don Blasingame. This was one left-handed batter replacing another, and neither coped with lefties well. Bell hit the ball back to Arroyo, who threw him out to end the game.
As had happened in important games all year, the long ball had rescued the Yankees. New York was now ahead in games 2-1, with Whitey Ford (who had pitched 27 consecutive scoreless World Series innings) set to start Game 4 and Mickey Mantle back in the line-up.


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So today I got this programming assignment which is due in a week but I don't even understand what is being asked of me. Since my professor sucks at getting back to me via email, I have come to the internet for help.
Create two implementations of the StringLogInterface interface as provided on [our school's website].
One of your implementations must use an array for storage and the other must use a linked list for storage. You may not use any of the pre-defined Linked List classes, nor may you use an ArrayList.
This was given to us on our school website:
How do I get started? I'm not asking for anyone to write my code for me, just help me get started please! Thank you.package stringLogs; public interface StringLogInterface { void insert(String element); // Precondition: This StringLog is not full. // // Places element into this StringLog. boolean isFull(); // Returns true if this StringLog is full, otherwise returns false. int size(); // Returns the number of Strings in this StringLog. boolean contains(String element); // Returns true if element is in this StringLog, // otherwise returns false. // Ignores case differences when doing string comparison. void clear(); // Makes this StringLog empty. String getName(); // Returns the name of this StringLog. String toString(); // Returns a nicely formatted string representing this StringLog. int howMany(String element); // Returns an int value indicating how many times element occurs // in the StringLog. boolean uniqueInsert(String element); // This method inserts element into the StringLog unless an identical // string already exists in the StringLog, in which case, it has // no effect on the StringLog. If it does insert the string, it // retuns true; otherwise it returns false. String smallest(); // This method returns the smallest string in the StringLog. By // "smallest", we mean in terms of the lexicographic ordering // supported by the String class's compareTo method. As a // precondition, you should assume that the StringLog is not // empty. }


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People in Britain rate committed campaigners such as Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King far more highly than celebrities such as Sir Bob Geldof and Angelina Jolie, a recent YouGov poll commissioned by the international development agency Christian Aid shows.
More than one in five (21 per cent) of those polled chose former South African President Mandela, who spent 27 years in prison for his opposition to apartheid, as the campaigner they most admired.
Martin Luther King Jr, who campaigned for the rights of black people in the United States, was second choice with 14 per cent of those polled. The suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst came third with 12 per cent.
Sir Bob Geldof, rock star and founder of Live Aid, was chosen by six per cent of voters, and actress and Angelina Jolie, who does humanitarian work with refugees, drew two per cent of the vote.
The online poll was commissioned by Christian Aid to highlight the launch of its Transformation project taking place in towns and cities across the UK in September and October. A series of events will show people how to campaign more effectively on issues such as climate change, and global poverty.
'We wanted to find out who people in the UK most admired when it came to campaigning, which global problem worried them most, and what they would be prepared to do about it. The results were fascinating,' said Christian Aid campaigns manager Rhian Beynon.
The three biggest concerns of those polled were 'poverty, hunger and disease' (31 per cent) 'war and human conflict' (29 per cent) and 'climate change' (15 per cent).
The United Kingdom is sometimes labelled a nation of moaners, but the poll showed that a large proportion of people are prepared to take action on issues of concern to them.
Some 75 per cent of respondents said they would sign a petition highlighting an issue of importance to them, 65 per cent would vote for a party promising to tackle the issue, 49 per cent would lobby their MP and more than a quarter, 27 per cent, would go on a demonstration. Startlingly, more than one in ten (11 per cent) would be willing to break the law in a non-violent way (e.g. trespassing) for a cause that was close to their heart.
Seventy per cent said it was their right to hold the government to account for its decisions. More than half of respondents (54 per cent) felt that the actions of individuals could help change the world. And more than a quarter (27 per cent) agreed that they want to show solidarity with those directly affected by world problems.
More than half (51 per cent) of people polled said they would donate to a charity that aims to tackle the problem of concern to them, while 19 percent of respondents said they regularly support a campaigning charity.
Only 6 per cent of those polled were members of a political party while 13 per cent attended a church or faith group. Trade union membership stood at 17 per cent.
'It is very encouraging that such a large proportion of people regard poverty, hunger and disease as matters of real importance – rather than just something that happens to people in poor countries,' said Rhian Beynon.
'And it is also encouraging that so many are prepared to take action to help tackle issues of importance to them by using their votes and signing petitions.
'Almost half of those polled, for instance, 49 per cent, said they would consider using their right to write or meet with their MP about issues of concern to them. We now want to reach those in the other 51 per cent who may either lack the confidence, or just don't know how to set about arranging such a meeting.
'There is a lesson here for people actively involved in politics,' she added .'Churches, faith groups and campaigning charities have the support of more than a third of the population (32 per cent) while political membership in the poll stood at just six percent.
'Politicians need to listen to the issues that concern people and act accordingly. Sixty five per cent of those polled said they would vote for a party tackling a cause dear to their heart.'
The Transformation events will give people access to decision makers such as MPs and MEPs, and offer participants workshops on how to lobby effectively.
Participants will be asked to take a 'Countdown to Copenhagen Pledge', which commits them to campaigning for a fair international deal on climate change.
Their first task will be to campaign on the climate change agreement which governments must finalise in the Danish capital Copenhagen in December 2009. Christian Aid says the agreement must enshrine the developing world's right to economic development.
In addition, it should require rich countries, which are overwhelmingly responsible for the climate crisis, to supply the funding and technology that developing countries need for clean development.
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A third of Muslim students in Britain believe killing someone in the name of religion is justified, a new poll claims.
The survey found that extreme Islamist ideology has a profound influence on a significant minority of Muslims on campuses across the country.
The findings will concern police chiefs, the security services and ministers, who are struggling with radicalisation among Muslim communities.
The YouGov poll was conducted for the Right-wing think tank, the Centre for Social Cohesion, at 12 universities, including Imperial College and Kings College London. It also found:
- 40 per cent support the introduction of sharia into British law for Muslims
- a third back the notion of a worldwide Islamic caliphate (state) based on sharia law
- 40 per feel it is unacceptable for Muslim men and women to mix freely
- 24 per cent do not think men and women are equal in the eyes of Allah
- a quarter have little or no respect for homosexuals.
Although 53 per cent said that killing in the name of religion was never justified, compared with 94 per cent of non-Muslims, 32 per cent said that it was. Of these, 4 per cent said killing could be justified to "promote or preserve" religion, while 28 per cent said it was acceptable if that religion were under attack.
There was also sympathy for the view that Muslim soldiers in the Armed Forces should be allowed to opt out of operations in Muslim countries, with 57 per cent agreeing.
The report's authors found that Islamic societies on campus, operating under the umbrella of the Federation of Student Islamic Societies, exert a strong influence on many of Britain's 90,000 Muslim students. A quarter of them belong to Islamic societies and their views are often more extreme.
While three-fifths of society members said that killing in the name of religion was acceptable, an equal number of non-member Muslims said it was never justified. The security services have identified Islamist activism at universities acts as a possible "gateway" to violent extremism. Several terrorists and sympathisers began their extremist careers on campuses.
The authors of the report, "Islam on Campus", lay much of the blame for extremism among Muslim students on the group Hizb ut-Tahrir, which seeks to build a worldwide Islamic state.
YouGov polled 600 Muslim students and 800 non-Muslim students at universities with a high number of Muslims.
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The company's new commercial engine announcements include orders from customers around the world for new PurePower®, IAE V2500 and Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines. With new PurePower engine orders announced this week, Pratt & Whitney now has more than 4,500 orders and commitments, including options, from more than 40 customers around the world, which helped the company maintain its lead position of more than 50 percent of Airbus A320neo engine orders.
"2013 has been a tremendous year for the PurePower engine and we're very pleased with the amount of confidence customers are showing in it," said Pratt & Whitney President David Hess. "The engine continues to achieve major milestones - including last month's first test flight of the PW1100G-JM engine that will power the Airbus A320neo. We are also making tremendous progress on the F135 program in delivering the safest, most affordable and reliable propulsion system for our U.S. and international partners, and for a growing community of allied nation customers. The future remains bright for Pratt & Whitney."
During the air show, Pratt & Whitney's Military Engines business announced delivery of its 100th F135 engine for the F-35 Lightning II. To date the engine has powered 3,136 flights and 4,953 flight test hours, with more than 26,000 development and flight test hours completed. F-35B STOVL aircraft have accomplished more than 400 vertical landings.
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, auxiliary and ground power units and small turbojet propulsion products. United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Connecticut, is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the building and aerospace industries. To learn more about UTC, visit the website or follow the company on Twitter: @UTC.
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Pierre MVP II
There's little doubt that Chooch is the Phillies MVP this season. If there is such a thing as an MVP II, it would go to 35-year-old Juan Pierre.
Signed in late January to a minor league contract just weeks before the start of spring training, the veteran didn't know until the last minute that he had made the big league team.
He had another big night on Monday, three singles (10th time this season), three runs, perfectly placed bunt and two more steals. It was his 31st multi-hit game of the season. The two steals gave him 31, the 11th time he's reached that number.
Doc evened his record even though he wasn't sharp as he's been recently but thanks to the offense, he breezed to his seventh win and 195th of his career.
Meanwhile, the offense overcame deficits and kept adding on, scoring in every inning but the second. Twelve runs are the most the Reds have allowed in a game this season.
Game two tonight, Cliff tries to do something he hasn't done since September 26, win a game at Citizens Bank Park.
From Hunter Pence bobbleheads tonight to Retro Night on Wednesday as the Phillies remember the 1990s. Tommy Greene, who threw a no-hitter that decade, will throw out the first ball.
Bet you didn't know that Ricky Bottalico had the most games for a Phillies pitcher in the 1990s and Mickey Morandini played in the most games. For more fun facts from the 1990s, check out Retro Night.
Players of the Week
Cole Hamels, NL honors . . . Reading 1B Darin Ruf, MiLB.com, Eastern League . . . Clearwater LHS Jesse Biddle, MiLB.com, Florida State League.
Down On The Farm
Lehigh Valley rained out at home vs. Toledo.
Reading lost, 5-2, at Harrisburg. 1B Darin Ruf hit his 31st home run; homer was Ruf's 112th in 19 games this month. C. Tommy Joseph, 3-3.
Clearwater was not scheduled.
Lakewood won, 6-4, on 3B Maikel Franco's walk-off homer, his 14th. He also had 2 doubles (27), a single in 5 at-bats and drove in 3 (77 for the season).
Williamsport beat State College, 6-4. 1B Chris Serritella, 3-4, including league-leading 22nd double; 3 RBI.
Gulf Coast League won, 6-3, against the Yankees in Tampa. 1B Carlos Valenzuela, 2-4, 2 doubles, 4 RBI. LH Franklyn Vargas (5-3), 2 runs 2 hits, 5 innings.
August 21, 1949, 2nd game: Fans litter the Shibe Park field after umpire George Barr rules a line drive to CF Richie Ashburn was trapped and not caught. Umpires forfeit the game to the New York Giants.
August 21, 1972: LHP Steve Carlton loses to the RHP Phil Neikro and the Atlanta Braves 2-1 in 11 innings, snapping a 15-game personal victory streak.
August 21, 1991:1B John Kruk is hit by pitch for first time in his career, 2,681 plate appearances. Phillies win, 4-3, in 11 innings vs. Pittsburgh.
For a wrap up of Alumni weekend, visit www.phillies.com/alumni.
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No doubt Pierre enjoyed his good game against CIN, after they apparently decided the Phillies trade price for him was too high. This blog is a great resource.


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Spartan recluses who chant, pray, and meditate, closing themselves off from society in the mountains, hidden beneath billowing robes.
That is how much of the Western world views Tibetan Buddhist monks.
But, according to millionaire philanthropist Bobby Sager, it is a misleading stereotype, and it does not represent who they truly are: well-rounded, cerebral, and inquisitive, lifetime students and debaters with fertile minds who possess a true desire to spread peace and knowledge. This is particularly underscored by the Dalai Lama's landmark "Science for Monks''
program, a 13-year-old initiative — financially supported by Sager — that incorporates the study of modern science into traditional monastic teachings and Buddhist philosophy.
What Sager calls the untapped potential of this dedicated and waning group of individuals, as well as their ability to provide a larger contribution to the human race, is emphasized in his new book, "Beyond the Robe.''
"It's an opportunity to interact with [Tibetan] monks and nuns on a different kind of basis, to develop a broader and deeper sense of who these men and women really are,'' the world-trekking Malden native, 58, said in an overseas call from his room at the InterContinental hotel in Hong Kong.
As with the strict orders in other religions, Tibetan Buddhist monks leave behind families and abstain from sex and other earthly pursuits. But, as stressed in Sager's book — a heavy, atlas-sized volume rich with essays, quotes, portraits, and photographs — they are not bound by dogma. Rather, they study, engage in critical debate, meditate, reflect, and believe that the mind is the primary instrument in scientific research.
But up until just over a decade ago, their analysis of science had been based on archaic principles largely drawn from ancient India. So in 1999, the 14th Dalai Lama launched the Science for Monks program at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives
in Dharamsala, India. A year later, 50 monk scholars were selected to participate in the first workshop.
In 2001, the effort got an infusion of support from the Sager Family Traveling Foundation & Roadshow, through which Sager and his wife Elaine, 58; daughter, Tess, 22; and son, Shane, 18, travel in the developing world to give guidance on making things work in areas of conflict and crisis. Since then, dozens of scientists have come from colleges throughout the United States to teach workshops in India.
More than 200 monks and nuns have learned principles of mathematics, biology, physics, quantum mechanics, cosmology, and neuroscience, as well as basic foundations of science such as the periodic table of elements and the structure of the atom and DNA molecules.
"This is the first time in the 1,500-year history of Tibetan Buddhism that western science is being taught in the monasteries,'' said Sager, who, through his family's foundation, has made more than three dozen trips around the world to assist various populations.
Sager recently helped to launch the Science, Monks, and Technology initiative at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which was celebrated in October with a private reception at Sager's Boston home (the event also launched his book, the proceeds of which will go to the foundation). The Dalai Lama and Sting — both close acquaintances of Sager's — were in attendance. The pop singer, sometimes a travel companion, describes Sager on the foundation's website as "a big brash guy from Boston — flamboyant, eccentric, inexhaustible world traveler, and practical philanthropist.''
The MIT effort, Sager said, teaches monks practical technologies such as solar power and clean water that they can use in the Tibetan community.
"Monks have long served as leaders and community organizers in the Tibetan diaspora in India and Nepal,'' Tenzin Priyadarshi, director of the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values
at MIT, said in a written comment. The program, he noted, will enable an "additional dimension to their societal contribution.''
Sager has dedicated himself to this crusade to better the world for the past 12 years. In 2000, after making millions with the Boston-based Gordon Brothers Group, he established the family foundation. It has assisted with micro-loan and entrepreneurship programs in Rwanda and in the Palestinian community, encouraged female doctors in Afghanistan, and trained teachers in Pakistan.
His entrepreneurship started early: Growing up in Malden, he worked as a newspaper boy and also assisted his jewelry salesman father. Later, he flirted with the idea of becoming an actor. Instead, he went on to study economics at Brandeis University and earn a master's degree in management from Yale.
Since his success at Gordon Brothers Group, he has been an executive producer of the 2006 film "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints,'' an author, photographer, and inspiration for the 2009 NBC show "The Philanthropist.''
He is now trying to revive Polaroid as the chairman of its board.
Ultimately, though, he describes what he and his family do as "selfish.'' They simply want to be involved in "hands-on, eyeball-to-eyeball philanthropy.''
Their participation in the Science for Monks program has been both "very challenging and incredibly rewarding,'' said Sager, who said he is not a practicing Buddhist, but that he meditates. He and his family have had the experience of living, eating, and overcoming obstacles with the clerics — what he called a privilege.
Although other tradition-based religions might get stuck on the topic of how science integrates with their beliefs, eminent Buddhists consider them interconnected.
"There is no contradiction between the two,'' the Dalai Lama said in Sager's book. "Each gives us valuable insights into the other. Both science and the teachings of Buddha tell us of the fundamental unity of all things.''
Throughout the 10-year cultivation of the program, there have been some obstacles. Most notably, Sager pointed to the translation issue: not just of language, but of scientific terms that had no comparable Tibetan words. Similarly, there was the lack of a baseline science background for many of the monks and nuns.
But even so, the initiative has flourished and is now a core part of the monastic curriculum, with a goal to make it sustaining by getting monks and nuns to teach one another and, hopefully, to eventually make their own contributions to science. Similarly, Sager said, the hope is to train as many monks and nuns as possible in a broad range of technologies, and to encourage them to take that knowledge into leadership roles that can help the Tibetan community.
"This is as much about monks as leaders as it is about monks as budding scientists,'' he said. "It's important for their voice to be part of the chorus of voices that are trying to figure out who we are, where we're going, and how to make the world a better place.''
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"I thought that was hilarious," Pierzynski said. "Konerko thinks everything through and analyzes until he's blue in the face.
"He'd be out there playing first base missing balls in the third inning because he'd be worried about what the pitching matchup would be for the eighth inning.
"I texted him when I heard the rumor, and he wrote back, 'Yeah, and you'll be batting ninth.' And I wrote back, 'No, I'll be demanding a trade.' ''
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LAWRENCE, Kan. — No. 3 Kansas has suspended point guard Tyshawn Taylor indefinitely for violating team rules.
The school did not specify the violation.
Taylor has started 26 of 27 games for the Jayhawks, who were 25-2 overall and 10-2 in the Big 12 going into their game Monday night against Oklahoma State.
Coach Bill Self said Taylor would continue practicing with the team until he was reinstated.
Freshman Josh Selby and sophomore Elijah Johnson are the other point guards who are available.
Taylor has struggled replacing Sherron Collins at point guard. He is averaging 8.8 points and ranks third in the Big 12 with 4.7 assists per game.
Earlier this season, senior forward Mario Little was suspended for six games in connection with his arrest in a domestic disturbance. He was reinstated after receiving a diversion agreement on two misdemeanor battery charges.


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AUSTIN – Attorney General Greg Abbott's campaign for governor acknowledged that the federal health care reform law "will surely not be on Vice President Biden's agenda" as he visits the Port of Houston, but it nevertheless prompted the Republican to release a web video on the topic.
The campaign also used the Biden visit to (once again) seek to tie Sen. Wendy Davis to the Obama administration as she runs for governor, and to slam her position on health care.
Here's the statement from Abbott campaign spokesman Matt Hirsch:
"As one of Sen. Wendy Davis' biggest fans travels to Texas today, one topic that will surely not be on Vice President Biden's agenda is ObamaCare. While Texans have expressed their strong desire to keep ObamaCare out of Texas, Sen. Davis has not been shy in her attempts to expand this disastrous law in the Lone Star State. In the most recent legislative session, Sen. Davis co-authored and voted for a series of amendments designed to impose ObamaCare, and even more offensive to Texans, she co-authored a measure to tap the Rainy Day Fund to expand ObamaCare. Simply put, a vote for Sen. Davis will be a vote to expand ObamaCare in Texas."
Davis is among senators who sought to find a way to lure billions of dollars available under the federal law for health care for Texas' needy, uninsured population. She and other Democrats supported expanding Medicaid. A number of top GOP lawmakers also sought to find a way to get the money to insure Texans, although the Republicans didn't want to do it through Medicaid expansion.
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Best Man Donates Life-Saving Kidney to His Pal's Bride
Usually a best man's duties are limited to throwing the bachelor party and getting the groom to the ceremony on time. But one British guy went above-and-beyond by donating one of his kidneys to the bride.
Leanne Stefanovic, 31, had been in kidney failure for four years, which necessitated nine exhausting hours of daily dialysis. But thanks to her new husband's best friend, Stuart Kilgannon, she's on the mend after a successful kidney transplant.
I feel normal again," she said. "I have got a lot to thank Stuart for."
Stuart served as best man when Leanne married Shaun Stefanovic in Cyprus last year. He was the only match found when family and friends were tested as potential donors, and he happily obliged.
Although he's in pain after the surgery and has had to battle off a chest infection, he has no regrets. "It's hard to describe, but it's a fantastic feeling," he said. "I've seen Leanne and she looks ten years younger. Her kidney function is better than mine. To see how she looks is unbelievable."
Stuart's wife added, "It's an outstanding gift of life that he's given. I'm really proud of him."
As for Shaun, he's overwhelmed by his best friend's kindness, saying, "I can't express in words what he has done for us. How can you repay someone for doing that for your wife? He is my hero."
After she recovers in full, Leanne hopes to further her studies and eventually start a family.
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William DiCanzio's new play on Bayard Rustin and his important role in organizing the 1963 March on Washington is being performed in open readings in and around the city of Philadelphia this year.
Madeline Schaefer attended one of these readings and spoke with playwright William DiCanzio, the play's future director, Benjamin Lloyd, and the play's leading actor, Frank X, about the power and legacy of Bayard Rustin's message of nonviolence.
To listen to more audio stories, see the Calling forth the Goodness podcast page, or subscribe to the podcast through iTunes so you don't miss future episodes.
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Madeline: The story goes that it wasn't until a conversation between Martin Luther King, Jr. and African American Quaker and pacifist, Bayard Rustin, that King more fully committed himself to radical nonviolence. According to Rustin, nonviolence should not simply be a beautiful ideal, or a political tactic: It is a way of life.
William DiCanzio portrays this conversation in his new play, Rustin and the March, which I had an opportunity to see performed in a recent open reading. When Rustin finds a gun in King's house after his home was bombed in 1955 during the Montgomery Bus Boycott, he challenges King to put his message of peace into practice.
James Ijames (Martin Luther King, Jr.): What do you want me to do? Trust in God? Because frankly as the death of Jesus shows us sometimes God cares for us in ways we'd rather not be cared for, especially the ones he claims to love.
Brother Rustin, good and unschooled folks in my flock talk about the devil--he's real to them. You and I might more learnedly discuss systemic evil but it's no less real. As I'm getting to know much more than I'd like.
They shook the walls of this house; they wanted to devour my child.
Frank X (Bayard Rustin): Rumor says that the dynamite thrown that night might have been handled by Alabama's highest elected officials, and also by members of the Klu Klux Klan, who are often one and the same. Now that's systemic evil.
These guns can protect you against that about as well as they could against the bomb dropped in Nagasaki.
White Pines Productions, located in Elkin's Park, is hoping to stage the play in the coming year. To find out more about how you can help this play make it to the stage, visit whitepinesproductions.org.
More posts on Bayard Rustin:
Bayard Rustin and the March on Washington by Stephen McNeil
Resist and Love: Bayard Rustin and the gay marriage debate by Madeline Schaefer
Quakers and African Americans approach the New Jerusalem by Dan Seeger


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The process by which athletes qualify for U.S. teams to major international competitions, such as World Championships and the Paralympic Games, is generally posted 12-18 months before the competition. U.S. Paralympics or the relevant national governing body may use other methods, including invitation, to select teams to other international competitions.
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Following their hard-fought race in France against the Peugeot factory squad, the Audi R18 grabbed the overall victory in the Le Mans 24 Hour endurance event for the 10th time in 12 races. While Audi Sport has routinely turned the 24 Hour of Le Mans into a glimmering showcase of their TDI technology, the German motorsport arm claimed another all-day affair just one country east of France. On the famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium, the Blancpain Endurance Series competitors met the full force of the Audi R8 sports car.
Unlike the most renowned 24-hour of Le Mans where prototype sports cars dominate the headlines, the 24 hours of Spa is based solely on the competition of production-based vehicles. Though production-derived, there is nothing garden variety about the competing products in the Blancpain Endurance Series. A fleet of fast and exotic cars such as the Ferrari 458 Italia, Mercedes-Benz SLS, Chevrolet Corvette Z06 as well as Aston Martin DBRS9 committed to a gruelling 24-hour race on the 7.004-kilometer (4.352 mile) Spa-Francorchamps circuit. For Audi, specially fitted R8 LMS race cars were fielded under Audi Sport WRT and Team Phoenix. Featuring a modified version of the brand's 5.2 liter V-10 engine, the Audi R8 LMS race car targeted to two major European sports car endurance races at Germany's Nurburgring and the at the Spa-Francorchamps complex on the 2011 calendar.
Starting in 7th place after the Belgium sports car race's pole was snatched by a German rival BMW Z4 GT3, the #33 Audi Sport R8 LMS launched into attack mode. By the fourth hour in the 24 Hours of Spa, the #33 Audi Sport WRT R8 LMS was holding tight in 2nd place behind a Team Phoenix R8 LMS sister car. Taking the lead early into hour five, the #33 car would lead often through the night as well as through light rain at the Belgium track in the collective hands of Mattias Ekström, Timo Scheider and Greg Franchi. Despite the team making two scheduled brake pad changes over the 24 hours of racing, the #33 Audi R8 LMS won by a 2-lap gap over the #76 BMW Z4. The win in the GT3 Pro category rewards the Audi R8 LMS with the second GT3 class victory following a similar triumph at the 24 Hours of the Nurburgring.
Finishing in 4th place was the Audi Sport WRT group's second car. The #32 Audi R8 LMS piloted by the driving team of Filipe Albuquerqe, Bert Longin and Stephane Ortelli fought from a 41st place starting position finishing just a lap behind the #35 Mercedes-Benz SLS GT3 car. The Team Phoenix two-car team found turmoil in their 2011 24 Hours of Spa race. Competing in the Audi R8 LMS race cars, the Team Phoenix #98 driver grouping finishing 14th while their teammate's #98 placed45th after having to retire in the early morning hours.
Apart from the GT3 Pro entrants, a three-car Audi R8 LMS effort was fielded the 24 Hours of Spa's Amateur ranks. American-based United Autosports Audi R8 LMS assembled some established greats of racing such as Mark Brundell, Indy 500 winners Arie Luyendyk and Eddie Cheever as well as Formula 1 winner Johnny Herbert amongst their three race vehicles. In the 2011 race, the United Autosports' top finishing result was 6th in the GT3 Pro-Am category translating to 13th overall. "I'd like to thank everybody who worked so hard and with so much commitment to make this victory possible. After Le Mans, Audi now stands in the winners list of another great 24-hour race. We were able to show that the R8 is a fantastic sportscar. Our increasing number of customer teams also confirms this." were the words from Werner Frowein, Managing Director of quattro GmbH.
In front of a confirmed 60,000 spectators, the Audi R8 LMS led 22 hours of the 24-hour race's run. The Audi R8 LMS race car's win came after over 3,817 kilometers (about 2,372 miles) around the Spa-Francorchamps circuit.
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There's a potential new source of 5.7x28 casings.
Their called Shell Shock LLC, and they have invented a new style of case that uses an aluminum body and a nickel/steel alloy body:
There's 5 exciting things about these cases:
-They are rated for up to 70kpsi
-Thin wall body increase case capacity by up to 7% in 5.56
-Nickel alloy has extremely low coefficient of friction (so likely no coating is required)
-The alloy body is extremely strong - does not require case trimming after firing
-The 9mm cases sell for 1/2 the cost of Starline factory 9mm brass
https://www.shellshocktechnologies.com/ ... as3-cases/
In short, there's potential here to revolutionize the 5.7x28 aftermarket ammo and reloading scene. Not only would this greatly lower the cost and increase availability of ammo, but it also may be possible to improve ballistic performance as the cases can handle higher pressures.
I contacted SS, and they said they could produce their cases in 5.7x28 - they just need to see sufficient demand from ammo manufacturers; they require around 2 million cases to enter production.
New source of 5.7x28 casings
Reloading info for the 5.7x28mm
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I am going to walk you through what I just did.
When you start FTM2014, you will receive a message that there is an Update. Since I hadn't closed the program down, I didn't see it, I clicked on Help, and Check For Update. BUT before I do that update, I want to back up my FTM2014-1207 file.
I clicked on Tools, selected Compact File.
i want to include a BACK UP, before I install the Patch.
As I have posted before, part of the filename is the Version (2014) and the product version or release number (1207)
I do that so I know what version of Family Tree Maker created that Back Up.
Back Up completed. Then Compacting takes place.
I don't try to attempt to make it 0.00%, but I did this time. The Compact file does some file maintenance. That is the important piece.
I didn't capture the screens for the Update, as I have shown them in previous patches. I did, at the End of the Patch, verified that I was up to the 1239 version.
The update worked as expected. I did a TreeSync, and it worked as expected.
PLEASE update FTM2014, with the patch, to Version 239 or 1239.
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Behind a balanced scoring attack and timely defense and free throw shooting, the Charlotte 49ers (18-6, A-10: 6-4) defeated 10th-ranked Butler (20-5, A-10: 7-3), 71-67, on the road.
"I could not be more proud of our team," Charlotte coach Alan Major said. "We have a special group of players. Butler is a tremendous team. We had to fight for all 40 minutes."
Pierria Henry led the 49ers with 17 points. Chris Braswell and Willie Clayton each scored 11 points and grabbed six rebounds. Darion Clark finished the game with 10 points and nine rebounds. Denzel Ingram scored nine points. E. Victor Nickerson scored eight points.
In the first half, the 49ers held Butler to 33.3% shooting from the field and 18.2% shooting from beyond the three-point line.
The 49ers finished the game with a 38-24 advantage on points in the paint and a 16-0 advantage on bench points.
Charlotte began the game by scoring 12 of the first 19 points taking a 12-7 lead when Henry connected on a runner in the lane at the 14:21 mark.
The 49ers enjoyed their largest lead of the first half when Braswell scored inside giving the 49ers a 16-9 lead with 12:37 on the clock.
Butler went on an 8-0 run over the next three minutes taking a 17-16 lead when Roosevelt Jones completed a three-point play at the 9:47 mark.
The lead exchanged hands several times over the next eight minutes. With Butler leading 27-25 with 1:47 on the clock, the 49ers scored the half's final four points behind baskets by Nickerson and Braswell. Braswell's layup with 1:02 on the clock gave the 49ers a 29-27 halftime lead. The 49ers would never relinquish their lead.
The 49ers outscored Butler 14-10 over the first five and half minutes of the second half taking a 43-37 lead with Clark scored inside at the 14:32 mark.
The 49ers maintained a lead of 4-6 points until Clayton scored inside giving the 49ers a 51-44 lead with 8:54 on the clock.
Butler cut the 49ers lead to 53-49 with 6:55 on the clock. Charlotte went on a 6-0 run behind the scoring of Braswell, Clark and Henry pushing their lead to 59-49 when Henry knocked down a jumper in the lane with 4:26 on the clock.
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Butler's Rotnei Clark connected on three three-point field goals and made three free throws over the final two minutes of the game ultimately cutting Charlotte's lead to 68-67 with nine seconds on the clock.
Henry made one free throw pushing the 49ers lead to 2, 69-67. Then, Nickerson made a great steal with one second left. He converted two free throws giving the 49ers a 71-67 win.
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I leave the THAWLanMod v1.0 or THPS7LanMod v1.0 used to activate the LAN in the Tony Hawk American Wasteland for PC and PS2 versions
http://www.mediafire.com/?mc54babsmafqg66 (PC)
http://www.mediafire.com/?s6hhgvkc8nacle0 (PS2) (ppf patch for ntsc version)
how to use: just go to online and ready
Now the PS2 version is compactible with xlink kai and PC works with hamachi
(release)[patch] THPS7LanMod v1.0 activate lan mode on THAW
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