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Shelley celebration is spud-tacular
SHELLEY – Thousands attended the 83rd Idaho Annual Spud Day in Shelley on Saturday.
The oldest contest in this annual event is Spud Picking. Different age groups pick up different weights of potatoes.
Children as young as 4- to 5-years-old can compete for the prize money. At age 17, everyone competes in the adult category. Women pick up 400 pounds of potatoes; men pick up 500 pounds in this timed event.
This is the ninth year in a row that Chad Baker of Pocatello has claimed the title of male World Champion Spud Picker. This is also the 10th time Baker has earned the title.
"The best part of picking spuds is to remember you're having a good time," he said.
Asked why he does it, Baker said, "For the money and for bragging rights. I don't like to lose."
In a little over four minutes, Baker gathered spuds into a basket and then dumped these same potatoes into bags. Besides bragging rights, Baker received a plaque and $100 cash.
His sister, Ronalee Williams of Idaho Falls, won the female World Champion Spud Picker for the fifth time in a row. She said she also competes for the money. As the female victor, she won $100 and a world champion plaque.
It's a yearly family tradition, Williams said. Their Uncle Ted [Taylor] claimed the men's title 16 years in a row.So what are some tips from these world champions?
"I like a long skinny row," Williams said. "I fill my basket about halfway before I dump it; the basket is not as heavy that way.
"Don't be spilling your potatoes," she said. Any potatoes that are dumped out the bag must be picked up again.
Competitor Melissa Stark volunteered, "Keep the handle of the basket down so it doesn't get in your way. I scoop with my forearms, not my hands.
"Use the basket to scoop the potatoes into the line," she said. "Keep hold of the sack; you will lose time if you need to put potatoes back into it."
This year 16 women and 18 men competed.
On the men's side, it was Baker with a time of 4:05.44. Steve Prescott was second at 4:57.34; he won $75. Jon Stosich was third atf 6:18.33 and took home $50.
Williams' time was 4:47.19. Melissa Stark was second at 5:24.00; she won $75. Lupe Garza was third at 6:34.27; she won $50.
In the ever-popular Spud Tug, Team Horsepower defeated the Journey Church team and reclaimed the title of Spud Tug champions and $100.
For five of the last six years, Team Horsepower has been the team to beat. (Last year the team lost to the Crapo team. Team Horsepower was back in sync this year.)
It is composed of Dan Stark, Jacob Versey, Josh Versey, Nathan Versey and Dustin Sobiesky.
In the Spud Tug, the combined weight total of the contestants cannot exceed 1,000 pounds. There are two divisions—youth and adult.
Two teams face off against each other with a team at opposite ends of a rope. It's a traditional tug-of-rope contest with the addition of a vat of freshly poured potatoes.
The potatoes are mixed via a cement mixer and poured into a 12-by-8-by-2-foot hole in the ground.
It's a single-elimination contest. The victor is the team that pulls its opponent into the spuds. The winning team wins a tall trophy and $100. The second place team won $50. This was the first time the second place team earned money.


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Community meeting to be held on Ashby Station modernization
BART invites passengers to attend the second Ashby Station community meeting on Tuesday, October 14, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., where we will present updates to our Ashby Station Modernization Program.
For more information on the event, please call (510) 464-6257.
- WHAT: Ashby Station Modernization Project Second Community Meeting
- WHEN: Tuesday, Oct. 14, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- WHERE: Phillips Temple CME Church, 3332 Adeline Street, Berkeley

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30. Re: InfiniSpan 5.1.0CR2 with Jgroups 3.0.1 performanceBela Ban Mar 12, 2012 5:57 AM (in response to Liron Tepper)
Yes, this is possible. You actually used sharding, where you distributed the data set over 2 separate clusters. The bottleneck here would be the CPU which is shared by both processes on the same host, and the bandwidth. if you have a GB network, then the 2 caches have to share the ~ 125MB/sec max (modification) throughput.
For your test, this isn't an issue, but if you increase the write modifications, it may become one. In that case, you could always route each cluster over a separate network, e.g. to a different switch.
31. Re: InfiniSpan 5.1.0CR2 with Jgroups 3.0.1 performanceSanne Grinovero Mar 13, 2012 1:11 PM (in response to Bela Ban)
Hi Liron,
I gave a try to your test, and measured a high cost in marshalling your rather complex Object. On top of that, marshalling String in a platform independent way (as Infinispan does) is pretty expensive as well, you might get significant improvements using a custom Externalizer. Changing from String to byte[] should help as well.
32. Re: InfiniSpan 5.1.0CR2 with Jgroups 3.0.1 performanceLiron Tepper Mar 14, 2012 5:47 AM (in response to Sanne Grinovero)
Thanks you for your replies.
Currently we are pretty much pleased with the 16 X 2 TX / ms rate.
I have one more question though.
Is it possible to make a setup, similar to the parallel two clusters that I've shown before,
in which only machine A will hold a configuration that will automatically connect the node on host B? (without configuration files on node B)
I hope my question is clear enough.
Liron Tepper
33. Re: InfiniSpan 5.1.0CR2 with Jgroups 3.0.1 performanceBela Ban Mar 15, 2012 7:55 AM (in response to Liron Tepper)
A quick update on this: dirst of all, I packaged the test case and placed it onto GitHub: git://github.com/belaban/InfinispanLoadTest. Hope you don't mind Liron !
I benchmarked async REPL and DIST mode some more, and here are my results:
Async REPL:
- 1 passive, 1 active: 70 TXs / ms
- 2 passives, 1 active: 59 TXs / ms
Async DIST:
- 1 passive, 1 active: 23 TXs / ms
- 2 passives, 1 active: 2.7 TXs / ms
I think the main reason why DIST is not as fast as REPL is that we do *not* use a replication queue in DIST mode. However, compared to the 70 TXs / ms for async REPL, the 23 TXs / ms for async DIST should remain the same with increasing cluster size (REPL will decrease).
Along the way, I think I found a bug in DIST, related to L1 cache management, so the 23 TXs / ms are without an L1 cache (which you shouldn't need in a 2 node case anyway!)...
The 2.7 TXs / ms number is probably affected by that bug, too, so I'll test some more after we've fixed the bug.
I'll keep you posted,
34. Re: InfiniSpan 5.1.0CR2 with Jgroups 3.0.1 performanceGalder Zamarreño Mar 15, 2012 11:58 AM (in response to Liron Tepper)
No, that's not currently possible.
35. Re: InfiniSpan 5.1.0CR2 with Jgroups 3.0.1 performanceBela Ban Mar 22, 2012 7:58 AM (in response to Bela Ban)
OK, here's a final update from me on my findings with this test.
Referring to my previous post, I mentioned we only got 2.7 TXs /ms with 2 passives and 1 active node.
The reason is ... the test is pathetic ! :-)
*1* Transaction does the following:
- 2 GETs. As they key is not yet there, those GETs are synchronous RPCs to the owner(s) - 2 of the 2 nodes as numOwners=3
- 1 PUT. Asynchronous, no cost
- 4 GETs. The first GET might be a synchronous RPC is the key is not stored locally, not found in the L1 cache. The remaining 3 GETs are all served from the L1 cache, so they're local
- 1 REMOVE. Async, no cost
- 4 GETs. *All* 4 GETs are synchronous RPCs to 2 nodes, as the key was removed
So this means we have between 6 and 7 synchronous GETs *per transaction* ! A synchronous RPC takes 0.17ms on my box, so *1* Transaction should take roughly 1 ms.
This means we could only do ca. 1000 Transactions / sec. Since I'm using 10 threads, the max I could possibly get is 10'000 TXs / sec.
This is the theoretically max number of Transactions (by 10 threads) per second, but in reality I'm getting 2'700 Transactions / sec.
The different can be attrributed to a few things:
- The performance of synchronous GETs was measured on JGroups only. This test (UPerf) doesn't do anything with the keys/values. In contrast, Infinispan stores the keys/values, needs to provide synchronization around access, and - in general - has to do way more work than the JGroups test which simply discards the values (no memory needed either)
- We're running 3 nodes on the same box, so all 3 nodes are competing for CPU and memory
Liron: it's good you sent us this pathetic use case, so we could investigate (and found one memory leak), so this helped us overall !
However, in a real environment, you'd wrap your modifications into a JTA transaction or use a batch. This would certainly improve performance.
36. Re: InfiniSpan 5.1.0CR2 with Jgroups 3.0.1 performanceManik Surtani Mar 22, 2012 8:04 AM (in response to Bela Ban)
+1, this really helped identify and resolve ISPN-1915. Expect to see this fix in 5.1.3.CR1 and 5.1.3.Final.


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help. People most often seek help when their life changes - the
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the first time.
About 4 out of every 100 women suffers from bulimia at some time
in their lives, rather fewer men.
If you suffer from this disorder you will diet
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distressing, and you may put on a lot of weight. Psychological
therapies can be helpful and your GP can refer you to an IAPT
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out more about the treatment of this disorder on NHS
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If you aren't getting enough calories, you may:
Psychological symptoms
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There is no simple answer, but these ideas have all been
suggested as explanations:
A learning difficulty, autism or some other developmental
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eat them. The eating problems of pre-teen children are more to do
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wanting to be very thin. The ways of helping these problems are
rather different from those for anorexia and bulimia.
The 'SCOFF' questionnaire used by doctors asks:
If you answer "yes" to two or more of these questions, you may
have an eating disorder.
Most people with a serious eating disorder will end up having
some sort of treatment, so it is not clear what will happen if
nothing is done. However, it looks as though most serious eating
disorders don't get better on their own. Some sufferers from
anorexia will die. Exercise at low weight is dangerous,
particularly if you exercise outdoors in cold weather.
Psychotherapy or counselling
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Advice and help with eating and exercise
Doctors sometimes prescribe medication to help reduce the
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particular, to reduce the 'ruminations' that sufferers describe.
Most experience has been with the drug Olanzapine, as this is
safest in young people and in people who are at a
low weight. It may be more effective than diazepam and similar
drugs and is less likely to be habit-forming.
Gaining weight is not the same thing as recovery - but you can't
recover without gaining weight. People who are severely starved
usually find it difficult to concentrate or think clearly,
particularly about their feelings.
Compulsory treatment
This is unusual. It is only done if someone has become so unwell
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In anorexia, this may happen if your weight is so low that your
health (or life) is in danger and your thinking has been severely
affected by the weight loss.
How effective is the treatment?
PsychotherapyTwo kinds of psychotherapy
have been shown to be effective in Bulimia Nervosa. They are both
given in weekly sessions over about 20 weeks.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
This is usually done with an individual therapist, with a self-help
book, in group sessions, or with a CD Rom. CBT helps you to look at
your thoughts and feelings in detail. You may need to keep a diary
of your eating habits to help find out what triggers your binges.
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with, these situations or feelings. As with the treatment for
anorexia, the therapist will help you to regain your sense of your
own value as a person.
Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
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through a big change in your life, like moving. It will help you to
rebuild supportive relationships that can meet your emotional needs
better than eating.
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This helps you to get back to regular eating, so you can maintain a
steady weight without starving or vomiting. A dietician can advise
you on healthy eating. A guide such as
"Getting Better BITE by BITE" (see references) can be helpful.
MedicationEven if you are not depressed,
high doses of antidepressants such as Fluoxetine (Prozac) can
reduce the urge to binge eat. This can reduce your symptoms in 2-3
weeks, and provide a "kick start" to psychotherapy. Unfortunately,
without the other forms of help, the benefits wear off after a
B-eat (formerly
the Eating Disorders Association): Helpline adults: 0845 634 1414;
beat youth helpline (under 25): 0845 634 7650. B-eat is the UK's
leading charity supporting anyone affected by eating disorders or
issues with food, including families and friends.
Bodywhys – The Eating Disorders
Association of Ireland: Helpline: 1890 200 444. Email:
(Diabetics with eating disorders website)
Eating Disorder
Hope: American website offering information,
eating disorder treatment options, recovery tools and resources to
those suffering from eating disorders, their treatment providers
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Health IrelandEmail: email@example.com.
Provides help to those who are mentally ill and promotes positive
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(Men get eating disorders too): A national charity dedicated to
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Breaking free from anorexia nervosa: a survival guide
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Anorexia nervosa and bulimia: how to help by M.
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Eating Disorders: A parents' guide by Rachel
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Skills-based learning for caring for a loved one with an
Eating Disorder: The New Maudsley Method. Janet Treasure,
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Bulimia Nervosa and Binge eating: A guide to recovery
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Overcoming binge eating by Christopher Fairburn
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Getting better BITE by BITE: A survival kit for sufferers of
bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorders by Janet
Treasure and Ulrike Schmidt (Hove Psychology Press).
Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders (ANRED).
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Glomerular filtration rate is usually calculated using a
mathematical formula that compares a person's size, age, sex, and race to serum
creatinine levels. A GFR under 60 mL/min/1.73 m² may mean kidney
disease—the lower the GFR number, the worse the kidney function. This number is
an estimate. It may not be a good measure of kidney health in some people, such
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Sometimes people smoke to help them get focused or stay alert. The
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enjoying your life.
For more information on how to stay stimulated in healthy ways, see
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Ricky Ponting has said there are no guarantees he will be selected for the third and final Test against South Africa in Perth, let alone play out the Australian summer after a run of three consecutive failures with the bat against the Proteas.
Ponting has scored a duck, four and 16 in the current Test series, and a solitary half-century in his past nine innings, sparking calls for the 37-year-old to give up his place to groom a younger successor.
The former Australia captain had not had a conversation with selectors but said he expected one in the "near future".
"The disappointing thing for me is with the start of this Test series, coming in I felt in really good touch," Ponting said in a television interview with Channel Nine at Adelaide Oval.
"My (Sheffield) Shield stuff early season was really good and I actually felt like I was batting better than I have in a few years. And I said coming into the summer that it really is a game-by-game thing with me now. I can't afford to look any further forward.
"I've got to get my head down, I've got to score runs. And if I score runs then I'll get myself selected, and if I don't, then I leave the door open for someone else to come in in my spot. That's the way it sits at the moment. We'll wait and see how it sits at the end of the game."
The manner of Ponting's dismissals have been seen as a player struggling with both technique and confidence.
Ponting was out caught behind for nought in the drawn first Test in Brisbane chasing a ball well outside his off-stump and was bowled in the first innings in Adelaide, falling to the crease after making a mess of his footwork.
He then chopped the ball onto his stumps in the second innings on Saturday after being welcomed to the crease with a warm ovation at Adelaide Oval.
"Yesterday was probably a ball that I shouldn't get bowled on - back of a length and short. How do I feel form-wise? Probably if anything I've been a little bit tentative.
"Certainly in the first innings in Brisbane it was a tentative shot. Yesterday afternoon it was a tentative shot. And that's not the normal way that I play. I probably just needed to be a bit more positive and get through that way."
Australia's selectors have a number of youthful options that could be considered for the third Test, and the three-Test home series against Sri Lanka.
Two players with Test experience have been in solid domestic form, with Pakistan-born Usman Khawaja and Phillip Hughes making recent centuries for their states in the Sheffield Shield competition.
Ponting said he was a "realist" about the goal of playing the Ashes series against England next year.
"I live in the real world and I know that if I'm not getting runs there's no chance at all," he said.
"I might not make the summer out, so I definitely won't be in England. But, we'll wait and see what happens at the end of this game. Hopefully getting a good win here and we'll see how we go for Perth.
"That's really all it is. I've got no illusions or disillusions about where I'm at or where my cricket is at. It's just a matter or working hard, and then hopefully when I do have a chance to bat in the middle I'm a bit more assertive than I have been in the last couple of games."
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Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf are not my favorite announcers – far from it. But give them and their producers credit Sunday: While it wasn't their main story line, they did include in their opening remarks Sunday a description the Baltimore Ravens troubling pattern this year of letting down after big wins.
And that was the same sad story for Sunday's 22-17 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. They didn't nail it, but at least they got a piece of it right in their pre-kick-off set-up.
Other than that, well, this was not one of their dumb-and-dumber performances. But it wasn't very good either.
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The Future of NVIDIA 3D Vision
On Wednesday, November 18, I had the opportunity to meet with NVIDIA's Andrew Fear, Senior Project Manager for 3D Vision, to discuss the future of NVIDIA 3D Vision. For those of you that are unaware, 3D Vision is NVIDIA's proprietary technology that provides a "fully immersive stereoscopic 3D experience" to your PC. While 3D Vision started out by providing full stereoscopic 3D to hundreds of PC games, as you'll soon find out, NVIDIA is taking it to the next level, moving into the realms of movies and digital photography.
3D was all the rage at last year's CES, and NVIDIA has been at the forefront of the 3D revolution. The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) predicts 3D content will continue to grow and move to the mainstream, and NVIDIA is committed to this cause. As NVIDIA closes out the year and moves into 2010, it has one major goal; expanding the 3D Vision ecosystem.
One of the biggest recent announcements was the unveiling of the world's first 3D Vision notebook. The Asus G51J-3D holds that honor. The G51J-3D features a GeForce GTX 260M, Intel Core i7 CPU, 6GB of RAM, and a 500GB hard drive. Most importantly, it features a 120Hz, 15.6" display running natively at 1366x768, and is bundled with the NVIDIA 3D Vision kit. In today's economy, price is a major factor, and rest assured, you won't be disappointed. The 3D version of the G51J is expected to retail for only $200 more than its 2D, 60Hz display sibling. This means you're essentially paying for the 3D Vision kit and getting a much better display for free, or vice versa, depending on how you want to look at it. And don't think that the 120Hz display only provides benefits when using 3D Vision. The faster refresh rate coupled with vsync provides crisp motion thanks to reduced motion blur, high frame rates with ultra-low latency, and tear-free imaging, whether you're using 3D Vision or not. When I inquired about battery life, I was told that there is no discernible difference in battery life between a 60Hz and 120Hz display, which is certainly good news.
Although the Asus G51J-3D and future notebooks are sure to please gamers, there's something for photographers as well. Fujifilm unveiled the world's first 3D digital consumer camera, the Finepix Real 3D W1. Although the camera itself does not include any NVIDIA component, NVIDIA partnered with Fujifilm to bring its MPO file format to the PC. Thanks to 3D Vision, you can now use imaging software on your PC to view the photos taken by the 3D W1 in true 3D. I got to see some pictures of a Santa Barbara boardwalk, and they were absolutely phenomenal. Although the pictures can only be viewed in NVIDIA's program at this time, I was told that developers are hard at work trying to get support added to photo-editing software, such as Adobe Photoshop. In addition, development is underway on plugins for Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer, although the photo-sharing sites are curiously not onboard at this time.
Cinemaphiles will also be very happy with the future of 3D Vision. Acer just unveiled three 3D projectors. The X1130P runs at 800x600, the X1261 runs at 1024x768, and the X5360 runs at 1280x720, all supporting NVIDIA's 3D Vision. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before we see a 1080p version. But, even more important to movie lovers is the announcement of 3D Blu-ray. There's not much that can be unveiled at this time, but we can tell you that the 3D-BD spec is currently under development and NVIDIA expects the spec to be released between now and Q1 2010, with content available some time in Q2 or Q3 2010. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to be one of the few people to see 3D Blu-ray in action and I must say, I was very impressed. If you have seen any of the recent 3D movies in theaters over the past year, you know how far 3D has come in the past decade. No more blue-and-red glasses. No more throwing things out at you just for the sake of 3D. The 3D experience in movies nowadays is all about immersing you in the environment rather than simply showing off, and the only way to get that on your PC is via NVIDIA 3D Vision. Watching the 3D Blu-ray movie using NVIDIA 3D Vision was just like watching a 3D movie at the theater, just on a smaller scale, and with a flick of a switch, you can easily turn off the 3D if you so desire (though why you'd want to is beyond me, unless you just want to see how awesome the 3D is by comparing it to its 2D counterpart). The thing about 3D is, you can't exactly get a feel for it unless you see it for yourself, and that may be NVIDIA's biggest marketing obstacle. But what I can say is, if you go see a 3D movie in the theater, you'll get a pretty good idea of what to expect.
The last thing I can talk about at this time is some of the improvements and modifications in the works for 3D Vision. I already mentioned the browser plug-in support for the MPO format, but bringing 3D to the web doesn't stop there. NVIDIA is also in the process of bringing 3D Vision to consumer applications, such as Google Earth, Bing Maps and Cooliris. On the gaming side of things, expect to see support for 3D gaming in a window in the near future. 3D gaming in a window will allow you to have multiple 3D windows open, or a mix of 3D and 2D windows. The World of Warcraft (WoW) player base is a huge market for NVIDIA's 3D Vision, and many players prefer playing WoW in a window so that they can have chat, browse the web, and do other tasks, while playing.
As I think you can see, the future for NVIDIA 3D Vision seems to be a bright one. Gaming is definitely where this technology shines, but I think the key to 3D Vision moving into the mainstream will be the launch of 3D Blu-ray. As for other NVIDIA products, of course I couldn't leave the meeting without inquiring about Fermi. Sadly, my attempts to squeeze more information out of Andrew and Bryan Del Rizzo, Senior PR Manager of Consumer Products, failed. To say they were tight-lipped would be an understatement, but they assured me that they're still on schedule to deliver the first Fermi product in Q1. Expect some more developments at CES in January, alongside some more exciting news on the 3D Vision front.
Lastly, I'd just like to point out that if you currently own a 3D Vision kit, you may want to head on over to your favorite game demo download site and grab the latest demo for Avatar. Of course, you can grab the demo even if you don't have 3D Vision, but you'll obviously just have to live with 2D, which won't seem like such a bad thing…until you see it using 3D Vision.
Thanks to Andrew and Bryan for meeting with me!


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Jacobs: Auburn reviewing allegations of football violations, questions accuracy
AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs says the school is reviewing allegations of NCAA rules violations in the football program during its 2010 national championship season but doesn't believe they're credible.
Jacobs issued a statement Thursday in response to a report a day earlier by former New York Times and Sports Illustrated writer Selena Roberts that was posted on www.roopstigo.com. The story quoted former Auburn players Mike McNeil and Darvin Adams alleging they received or were offered money from coaches. McNeil said he had a grade changed to stay eligible.
McNeil is scheduled to go on trial Monday for armed robbery charges. He appeared in Lee County Circuit Court for a hearing Thursday, but declined to answer reporters' questions about allegations made in the story.
He and three teammates from the 2010 team were dismissed from the squad following their arrests a couple of months after Auburn beat Oregon in the BCS championship, led by Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton.
"Anytime accusations are made against Auburn, we take them seriously," Jacobs said. "We have no reason to believe these allegations are either accurate or credible. However, as a matter of procedure, we are reviewing them carefully.
"It is important to note that several of the sources in this story have since indicated they were either misquoted, quoted out of context or denied the allegations."
Former Auburn coach Gene Chizik also denied the allegations in statement released through Birmingham sports attorney Russ Campbell.
Chizik, fired by Auburn after the Tigers went 3-9 last season, compared the report to media coverage during the 2010 season of an NCAA investigation into the recruitment of Newton. Auburn and Newton were ultimately cleared by the NCAA.
Chizik said the latest story was "long on accusation and inference, but short on facts and logic."
"It is noteworthy that the story comes just days before a player mentioned most prominently in the article is set to go to trial for felony armed robbery," Chizik said. "The statements are very generalized accusations devoid of substance. During my time as Auburn's head coach, I never authorized, instructed or directed anyone to change any player's grade or provide any type of illegal payment to any student-athlete. Likewise, I am not aware of any alleged grade change or illegal payment by any member of my coaching staff, support staff or anyone else."
Adams was quoted in the story as saying Auburn coaches offered him money to stay for his senior season. He entered the draft as a junior but wasn't selected.
McNeil said that he was paid $400 by then-assistant coach Will Muschamp, now Florida's head coach. Muschamp denied the allegation through a spokesman at Florida.


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If you're in the market for new and innovative ways to "go green" in your home or business, Rubber Flooring Inc may have just what you're looking for! Our rubber flooring products serve a multitude of uses and yes, they are environmentally friendly. Our recycled rubber is made from recycled truck tire treads, otherwise known as buffings, which are the cleanest and most durable part of the tire. After the buffings are obtained and transported to our various production facilities, the ground rubber is placed in large cylinders with a urethane bonding agent and is compressed, creating a solid log. These logs of compressed rubber are then cut with computerized blades to exacting standards. Finally, they are reduced to specified lengths, rolled and shipped to our customers. The final product is an attractive, high-quality rubber flooring that is every bit as resilient as the tires on your car, although you may have a hard time travelling on your flooring for 50,000+ miles!
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Don't they look Smashing?
Megan Hilty, 32, married Brian Gallagher, 33, Saturday night in Las Vegas, PEOPLE exclusively confirmed this weekend, and the picture-perfect couple look as if they jumped off the top of their own wedding cake in this photo.
The former Smash star stunned in a Badgley Mischka dress, while the dapper groom sported J Lindeberg.
The couple, who met at a fitness class when they were both working on Broadway, married in an intimate ceremony at the Venetian chapel.
Hilty continues to tour the country with her concerts and also stars on NBC's Sean Saves The World, while Gallagher is an actor who is currently working on a solo album of original material.
And the newlyweds won't just share a home, they will also share a stage: They are scheduled to perform together in Los Angeles later this month.
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A number of people have asked how to make a larger version of Sylvi. The pattern has directions for up to a finished bust measurement of 47", which in a stretchy pattern like seed stitch is probably forgiving enough for a few inches of negative ease. But what do you do if you're a girl with 54" or so of glory to clothe?
Sylvi has one chart and one neck measurement for all sizes, the result of raglan decreases that begin at progressively lower points on the back chart as the sizes go up.
For every size increase, Sylvi has an additional three or four stitches on either side of the chart, and the decreases begin (for the most part) about six rows earlier. So if you are looking at the chart, you can see that each new size decrease looks like a step, and logically, you can project what the next size or two would look like. Add a new size in 3 inch increments (say 50" and 53") by adding four stitches for each new size up on either side pof the chart. Draw it directly on the chart with a pencil for security's sake. Count four rows out and six rows down for each new size increment for the sleeve decreases, and thus make your own modification. Be certain that when you knit your fronts, that you match your decreases there to the back.
Raglan sleeve decreases need counterparts on the sleeves too, so keep good notes, and make sure you increase the sleeve stitch counts accordingly, and have as many decreases in your sleeves as you made for your front and back pieces.
Keep in mind that beginning the sleeve decreases earlier in the chart will shorten the length of the sweater to the underarm, and that there is a limit to the number of rows you can add to the distance between the underarm and the neck, so I would recommend this guideline for no more than two sizes up.
My friend Kelly made hers two sizes up following this general rule, and she generously sent me her numbers and how she did it.
Basically all I did was looked at the L and XL and sized mine to a 2XL (approx 52") based on the difference between the sizes. Broken down, here are the modifications:
CO 118, adding the extra 8 stitches to each side, 4 stitches per side in Seed Stitch. Follow chart as written (just remember you have the 4 extra stitches on each side) through row 96. I made the armholes deeper to accommodate the extra stitches. So I started decreasing on row 97. I BO 4 sts at the beginning of row 97 & 98. Starting at row 99 work decreases at each side of every other row as show in chart: k2tog on right, ssk on left side. All extra stitches will be used up and you will end up at the neck the same as all sizes.
Left Front
CO 60 sts, follow directions as written. The 4 extra stitches will end up on the side seam. I adjusted the rate of decreases on the front to accommodate the extra stitches. After the decrease on row 11, I decreased every 8th row 6 times, then every 6th row 6 times. You will have 47 stitches when you complete row 96. Begin raglan decreases on row 97 following directions as written.
Right Front
CO 60 sts, follow directions as written. Adjust decrease rate as you did on the left front. Begin raglan decreases on row 98.
Follow direction as written until sleeve measures 22" (I didn't make the sleeves any wider. I find most sweaters are a little baggy there for me). I added 8 extra rows and adjusted the decreases on the sleeve to make sure my raglan shaping was the same length as the front and back. Once you start raglan shaping repeat decreases every 4th row 12 more times, then every other row 3 times.
When you get to finishing you should follow directions as written. All stitch counts should be the same as the pattern.
If you refer to the pattern, you'll see that each size up requires another skein or so, so by adding a size increment, you'll probably need an additional skein, or 136 yards, perhaps another for two sizes up. But then again, you might not. Happily, it's a reasonably priced yarn, so live a little.
If you live outside of Canada, the famous Halcyon Yarns of Bath, Maine now offers Atlantic on their website, and will ship abroad as well. We're so happy they are supplying this classic yarn for the rest of us. Tell them Twist Collective sent you!


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As many as 240 AmeriCorps members will relocate to East Baltimore's Graceland Park neighborhood in the coming months, as the domestic version of the Peace Corps establishes an urban campus, the first of its kind.
The classrooms at the former Sacred Heart of Mary School will be transformed into dormitories that will house the National Civilian Community Corps, an AmeriCorps unit that deploys teams of 18- to 24-year-olds to work with community groups and individuals in schools and parks as well as disaster areas.
Some of the volunteers, who sign up for 10-month stints, will be assigned to projects in Baltimore, said Kate Raftery, director of the unit of the national service organization. Others will serve across New England and the Mid-Atlantic.
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said the partnership will help the city confront its greatest challenges. She said 460 community corps volunteers have provided more than 90,000 hours of service to Baltimore since 2009. Their work includes removing 18,000 pounds of trash and debris, clearing vacant lots and landscaping.
"They have preserved and revitalized houses in neighborhoods across the city, assuring that low-income homeowners — from the elderly and disabled, to families with children — live in homes that are warm, safe and dry," the mayor said in prepared remarks. "And their construction skills don't end with homes. They also refurbished a closed middle school, helping to turn it into a new charter school."
The Graceland Park school — closed by the Archdiocese of Baltimore in June 2010 as part of a plan that also shuttered a dozen others amid declining enrollment — will be one of five locations nationwide for the community corps that had previously been located in more rural areas.
"We are committed to continuing the mission of this school in terms of engaging young people and setting them on the right path, just as this school and church have been doing for so many years," Raftery said.
Besides the Maryland site, the other facilities are in Colorado, California, Mississippi and Iowa. The local community corps office will move by early summer from the Perry Point Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
The shift, coupled with renovations on the old school and the cost of a one-year lease, is expected to cost $3 million. Staff from the Cecil County location will be transferred.
The current site in Perryville houses 160 volunteers, but the new facility is expected to allow room for 80 more, Raftery said. She said the new location was a good fit, after the corps outgrew its current location, to allow the volunteers to integrate into the community. The ties formed by the volunteers will help teach the organization the best ways to cultivate community liaisons, she said.
"We looked here to be part of a neighborhood," Raftery said.
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat, said the work AmeriCorps does enhances the country. She helped establish the organization in 1994 and, as a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, she said she worked to secure funding to establish the new Baltimore campus, which will serve as a training facility and home base for volunteers.
"AmeriCorps volunteers are unflagging, unflinching and determined to make a difference. They tackle the toughest problems in our communities, responding to emergency and disaster situations like Superstorm Sandy," Mikulski said in a statement. "By partnering with our faith-based community to bring the [community corps] to the Sacred Heart of Mary, we are continuing in a tradition of working together towards a common purpose to meet a compelling human need."
Rawlings-Blake said the community corps is one of several service groups working toward improving city life and growing Baltimore's population. She also highlighted the Volunteers in Service to America, another arm of AmeriCorps, and Baltimore's "stepUP!" program that recruits local volunteers.
"Sometimes the call comes from above. Sometimes it comes from others. Sometimes it comes from within. But no matter where the call to service comes from, it's up to us to answer it for our city, for our state and our country," the mayor said.
Unlike other AmeriCorps programs, the National Civilian Community Corps is a residential-based program and the members are assigned to teams of 10 to 12, Raftery said. The teams are deployed for six to eight weeks at a time to projects requested by nonprofits, elected officials and others.
Raftery said projects for 2013 are still being decided, as is the number of teams that will be dedicated to city needs.
To convert the Sacred Heart school into a residential site, Raftery said crews are checking the electrical system, removing walls to form a larger meeting space and creating areas for the members to shower and cook their meals.
Archbishop William E. Lori said he is pleased to see the school find new life. The original school was opened in September 1927 and rebuilt in 1965, he said.
"Though we are very saddened by the loss of the Sacred Heart of Mary School, we are indeed pleased that it will continue to serve as a beacon of hope, as a center of education, and as an asset to our entire community," Lori said.


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The procedure for obtaining a declaratory judgment pursuant to Chapter 32-23, N.D.C.C., shall be in accordance with these rules, and the right to trial by jury may be demanded under the circumstances and in the manner provided in Rules 38 and 39. The existence of another adequate remedy does not preclude a judgment for declaratory relief in cases where it is appropriate. The court may order a speedy hearing of an action for a declaratory judgment and may advance it on the calendar.
These rules govern the procedure for obtaining a declaratory judgment under N.D.C.C. Chapter 32-23. Rules 38 and 39 govern a demand for a jury trial. The existence of another adequate remedy does not preclude a declaratory judgment that is otherwise appropriate. The court may order a speedy hearing of a declaratory-judgment action.
Rule 57 was amended, effective ________________.
Rule 57 is identical to Rule 57, FRCivP, except for reference to the appropriate provisions of the North Dakota Century Code instead of the United States Code derived from Fed.R.Civ.P. 57.
Rule 57 was amended, effective _______________, in response to the December 1, 2007, revision of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The language and organization of the rule were changed to make the rule more easily understood and to make style and terminology consistent throughout the rules.
Sources: Joint Procedure Committee Minutes of ___________________; November 29-30, 1979, page 17; Rule Fed.R.Civ.P. 57, FRCivP.
Cross Reference: Rules N.D.R.Civ.P. 38 (Jury Trial of Right) and N.D.R.Civ.P. 39 (Trial by Jury or by the Court), N.D.R.Civ.P.


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Long time member and competition team. CBJ # 1819. Started out Killer Kind BBQ and Became Squealers BBQ in 1998. Have two restaurants and compete 10 or so competition a year. Have met lots of good friends over the years. I look forward to seeing were competition BBQ will go and will help as much as I can. Good luck to all. Many Thanks to my good friend and BBQ partner Jim Coldren. I look forward to many years of kicking ass with him.
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For older releases please visit the download area.
Active development is done using git. Public accessible trees are available at Dbmail.EU.
$> git clone git://git.dbmail.eu/paul/dbmail
For 3.0, which is in the
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$> git clone git://git.dbmail.eu/paul/dbmail $> cd dbmail $> git checkout -b dbmail_3_0 origin/dbmail_3_0
Updating your tree:
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Welcome to the Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences and Division of Prosthodontics at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry.
Excellence in Basic Science Research
The Department has an exciting and vigorous research program in several areas related to Oral Biology. Oral Biology is a multi-disciplinary science concerned with the structures and functions of tissues, fluids, and microbial flora in the oral cavity and adjoining areas. Our faculty members are engaged in innovative basic science research to understand the principles and molecular mechanisms that guide normal development, the pathogenesis of oral disease and the development of novel therapeutic approaches. Our areas of emphasis include: cancer biology, materials sciences, microbiology and immunology, neurobiology, and tissue engineering.
Areas of Clinical Excellence
Prosthodontics is the branch of dentistry concerned with the replacement and maintenance of oral function, comfort, appearance, and health of the patient by the restoration of natural teeth and/or the replacement of missing teeth. Its major components are complete denture, removable partial denture, fixed partial denture prosthodontics, and dental implants. Our faculty are fully committed to excellence in teaching and provide expert clinical care. Prosthodontic appointments can be made through the Dental Faculty Associates Clinic or the Graduate Prosthodontics Clinic.
We invite you to explore our website and learn more about Biologic and Materials Sciences and Prosthodontics at the University of Michigan. We appreciate your interest and encourage you to contact us for further information.
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|IVI minivib is a 13,000 lb center-articulated, 4-wheel drive seismic vibrator that will be the seismic source for the twelve 3-D surveys planned over the next six years across the portion of the Hall-Gurney oil field where CO2 is scheduled to be injected. Using a high-output servo valve this vibrator can deliver over 8,000 ft-lbs across most of the 20 to 250 Hz sweep spectrum designed to be imparted into the ground over a time period of about 10 seconds. With a little less than 3 psi of ground pressure the vibrator should not produce ground damage or compaction even in the wettest conditions possible at this site. This vibrator was used on a feasibility study conducted during August of 2002 at this site.
Kansas Geological Survey, 4-D Seismic Monitoring of CO2 Injection Project
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text: Marc Jacobs was born in New York City on April 9, 1963. After graduating from the High School of Art and Design in 1981 he entered Parson's School of Design. As a design student at Parson's, Jacobs was the recipient of some of the schools highest honors. He was awarded the Perry Ellis Gold Thimble Award, the Chester Weinberg Gold Thimble Award, and the Design Student of the Year Award all in 1984. While still at Parson's Jacobs also designed and sold his first collection of hand-knitsweaters. The collection was designed for Ruben Thomas, Inc., which is still in tact today. In 1986, backed by Kashiyama USA, Inc., Jacobs designed his first collection bearing the Marc Jacobs label. The following year, Jacobs received the distinct honor of being the youngest designer ever to be awarded the fashion industry's highest tribute: The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CDFA) Perry Ellis Award for New Fashion Talent. In 1989 Jacobs and Duffy joined Perry Ellis. Duffy was named President and Jacobs was named Vice-President of Women's Design. While at Perry Ellis, Jacobs oversaw the design of various women's licensees as well as creting the designer collection. In 1992, the CFDA once again bestowed Jacobs with a distinct honor: the Women's Designer of the Year Award. In the fall of 1993, Jacobs Duffy Designs Inc. launched their own licensing and design company: Marc Jacobs International Company, LP.


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It's no mystery that the hardest hit market in the days of this gas crisis is the SUV market. More specifically the luxury SUV market, which are used for nothing more than braving traffic on the 405 rather than anything with an incline or mud involved. The 'utility' in 'sport utility' is almost all but gone but those that still have the need for work, need to buy them. Those that don't are dumping them at an alarming rate. One of our affiliates recently bought an H3 and got rid of it within three months citing a gas bill that eclipsed the monthly lease payment! So the luxury SUV market is really creeping upscale and soon only those with all kinds of bank will be operating them daily.
But existing owners are the ones on the road still getting mack'ed out beyond belief. Need proof? Enter Maxxsonics who have taken the middle-child Hummer (the H2) to new levels of modification. After seeing this mean machine at CES, we had to get our hands on it. And just like every year we seem to chase some of these features for months as they are constantly being worked on or shipped from show to show. Finally, we bagged it and got a chance to see the method behind the madness that put this thing together.
On the exterior, the H2 received a new bodykit from Xenon to beef up the lines of the boxy 4x4. The kit consisting of front and rear bumpers, sideskirts and lips really sets off the look from the factory GM styling. The chrome has all but been removed or covered and all of the lighting smoked out to give it that sinister appearance. All of the bodywork was performed by A&L Autobody in Palatine, IL.
A set of Incubus 24x10-inch rollers wrapped with 285mm Pirelli Scoprions were added to keep the massive SUV in check and add some chrome to the stealth treatment.
The interior was ramped up from the factory offering as well. A suede headliner was added and the seats were wrapped in two-tone leather. A comfortable upgrade for what kind of assault your ears are about to receive from the amount of Maxxsonics gear on board. The headunit is an Eclipse AVN 5495 LCD that incorporates the best of what a multimedia unit should do.
Playing CD, MP3 and DVD formats, behind the 6.5-inch screen lurks a HDD that stores thousands of MP3s and navigational information. This double DIN headunit has everything a user could ever want onboard and spits out a crisp signal ready for some amplification. In the trunk exists an abstract amp rack with four separate Hifonics BXi 2608D amps scattered about.
Each amp is pushing a Hifonics Olympus OLM2412 12-inch subwoofer with a striking blue light string around the circumference. Although they may look arbitrarily placed, make no mistake, this system pounds. Each of the doors houses its own illuminated Hifonics amps set into a custom fiber glassed skin. These individual amps are driving a quartet of Hifonics MX6 components in each of the doors, with more upfront amounting to 18 speakers in total. Supplying the juice are twin Kinetik 1800s mounted in a custom fiber glass rear console, with a matching battery under the hood. Hooker Audio supplied all of the 0 gauge wiring and distribution blocks fed by and Dual 250 Ohio alternator.
As a rolling showcase of everything Maxxsonics, we have to admit it was a raging success. At a cost of $50,000 over and above the purchase price, Market Development Specialist Mike Benz dedicated four months meticulously putting everything together on this bruiser. They give some credit to their sponsors for supplying some gear but the sweat was all Benz and the Maxxsonics team.
ESSENTIALS // Owner: Maxxsonics | Location: Lake Zurich, IL | Vehicle: 2003 Hummer H2
WHEELS, TIRES, BRAKES // Incubus 24x10-inch chrome wheels | Pirelli Scorpion 285/25R24
EXTERIOR // Xenon bodykit | Smoked tails | Smoked headlights | Body work by A&L Autobody
INTERIOR // Suede headliner | Custom two-tone leather seats | Custom fiberglass rear console
AUDIO / MULTIMEDIA // Eclipse AVN 5495 headunit | Hifonics BXi 2608D amps x4 | Hifonics Olympus OLM2412 12-inch subwoofers x4 | Hifonics Olympus ZXi6408 x4 | Hifonics MX6 6.5-inch speakers x18 | Kinetik 1800 batteries x3 | Hooker 0 gauge wiring | Hooker distribution blocks | Ohio Dual 250 alternator
SHOUTOUTS // Incubus | Fusion | KC Hilites | RazorLite | Kinetik | Hooker Audio | Xenon | Second Skin Audio | PAS Magazine


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A very warm, moist system that started in Hawaii has been making its presence felt in Western Montana this weekend with more than a half-inch of rain.
Meteorologist Trent Smith with the National Weather Service Office in Missoula says the rain will slacken Sunday night, but another warm wet system will make its way into the area Tuesday, bringing more rain and unseasonable mild temperatures.
Smith says if the temperatures were a few degrees colder, Missoula and the Bitterroot could have well over six inches of fresh snow on the ground.
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Isles continue playoff quest against first-place Bruins
The New York Islanders will try to boost their playoff credentials with a third straight win when they visit the first-place Boston Bruins for Thursday's clash at TD Garden.
The Islanders haven't qualified for the postseason in six years, but they enter Thursday tied with the New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators for the last three playoff spots in the East. The Rangers are idle on Thursday, while Ottawa, which has a game in hand over the New York clubs, plays Thursday evening in Philadelphia.
The Isles and Rangers will meet Saturday on Long Island.
New York has been able to help its cause tremendously in recent weeks, winning four of five and posting a 7-1-1 record over its last nine trips to the ice. The Islanders earned their second straight win Tuesday against Philadelphia and have recorded at least a point in each of their five games (4-0-1) in April.
The Islanders notched a 4-1 win against the visiting Flyers, as John Tavares and Casey Cizikas scored 28 seconds apart late in regulation to help seal the victory. The Isles posted their first home victory against the Flyers since a 6-4 decision on April 1, 2010, snapping a seven-game losing skid on Long Island to Philadelphia.
Matt Moulson and Michael Grabner also tallied, while Evgeni Nabokov stopped 26 shots for the Islanders, who were eliminated in the first round by Buffalo when they last made the postseason in 2007.
"We played like we wanted it more. I think that's why we got the two points," Nabokov said. "Everything is positive right now, but you can't get carried away because you know that it's such a fight for the playoffs with eight games left. You can find yourself very quickly the other way. You just want to keep the focus and intensity at the same level, win or lose."
Although New York will return to the Coliseum for a two-game homestand after this tilt in Boston, the Islanders will play six of their last eight tilts of the regular season on the road. However, that could suit the Isles, who are 11-5-2 on the road this season compared to a 9-11-2 mark at home.
Boston, which took over first place in Northeast Division with a win over New Jersey on Wednesday, has won three straight, six of seven and nine of the last 11 encounters with the Islanders. New York has lost four of five and 10 of 12 in Beantown.
The Bruins, who entered Wednesday trailing Montreal by one point for the division lead, leaped over the idle Canadiens with a 5-4 win at New Jersey. Both teams have nine games left in the regular season and Montreal is playing Thursday night in Buffalo.
Boston raced out to a 4-0 lead before the Devils battled back and closed to within a goal two times in the third period.
"I guess we got too satisfied. We really took our foot off the gas and they almost stole one," Seguin said.
Gregory Campbell beat New Jersey goaltender Martin Brodeur twice in Boston's three-goal opening frame. Jaromir Jagr and Rich Peverley each had two assists for Boston.
Boston did lose one of its top forwards to an injury on Wednesday, as Brad Marchand left the game after taking an elbow to the head from New Jersey's Anton Volchenkov late in the second period. Marchand, who is currently leading the Bruins in goals (16) and points (33), did not return and is expected to miss this evening's game.
The Bruins have not specified the nature of Marchand's injury, but it is feared to be a concussion. Boston's second-leading scorer, Patrice Bergeron, is already sidelined indefinitely with a concussion and will miss a fifth straight game on Thursday.
Volchenkov, meanwhile, was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for delivering the elbow and he could be facing a suspension from the league.
The Bruins have won three straight at TD Garden and are playing five of their next six games on home ice. Boston has a stellar 14-2-2 record as the host in 2013.


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Opinion: GOP's Minority Deficit
New York Post editorial writer Robert George on Republicans' problem with Latino, Asian and black voters and what they need to do to close the minority gap. Photo: Getty Images
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Do drop in for a look at Gaga's designs on the 5th floor...
A sufficiently hairy fan poses in front of Gaga's Boudoir. My hair is too short for this...
Wonderful creativity in those images!ReplyDelete
THANKS Roseanne,
I was rushing...
I'll add the 25% info now
You know that old saying:
"Hair today gone tomorrow!"
But the lady has talent, so hopefully,
she and you will be around awhile.
Great and colorful post.
Your posts keep me so very au courant!ReplyDelete
I am a Gaga fan, admiring her for her talents, brains, moxie, sense of fun and compassion. And that's just for starters.
Wouldn't it be great if Barney's had a little tattoo parlor and a little piano playing school on site?
I hope that young folks will be inspired by more than just the impulse to Buy Something by this display.
thanks for the fun! I had to go over to the Barney's site to check out the rest of the windows. I'd love to see the digital film ones of Lady Gaga as a constellation! Then I shopped! but only virtually. I want the leopard beret by Jennifer Oullette! I saw at least 10 pairs of boots to drool over!! so will get out the sewing machine to try to duplicate hat & make faux fur cuffs for my faux biker boots. Because I am saving for another Carol G original!!!ReplyDelete
Ha, I really love Gaga and it's good to see others do too. But I do agree, a hair dressing table is a bit..weird..ReplyDelete
She is so much more fun than Madonna.ReplyDelete


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Here's the link to the vet care credit page... it explains the whole thing in detail.
Thank you Christine. I looked to see if my either of Ino's vets (holistic and regular) here accept it and they currently do not. I am going to ask them next time I go in though. I think his regular vet sometimes will make payment plans with people so that may be why. This area is made up of a lot of small towns where everybody knows everybody (I am the minority in that I was not born and raised around here) so that probably has a lot to do with it. A lot of vets in the area of Fl I am moving to in June do accept it though so I will definately be applying for it because it is good to have a back up. I also should have a chance to get out of the hole after I move so will also start building up an emergency fund again (the boys depleted it this year).


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Ok, I am 15 and I have never been to a party . This is because I was home-educated from the ages 11-15 and during that time had little social life. Now I've been going to school for 3 months and my 16th birthday is only six months away. I really want to have a massive party and invite all my friends... some of whom are home educated and younger than me by up to two years, and some of whom are my age or older and go to school. I want the party to please all of them. This seems unlikely, because I have never even BEEN to a party let alone throw one, there is no space in my house and it's in the middle of nowhere (I'll have to rent somewhere) and my parents are extremely strict and over protective, especially about alcohol because my dad was an alcoholic and is now seriously ill as a result.
So how do I throw a good party?


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By Pat Borzi
MINNEAPOLIS -- The best news ever reached Paul Neshek at home, not at Target Field. That was probably a good thing.
Neshek, who turns 32 on Monday, works on the Minnesota Twins' grounds crew, one of about a dozen or so grunts who pull the tarp on and off the field. If his name looks familiar, you might be confusing him with his older brother Pat, the sidearming setup reliever for the St. Louis Cardinals -- and, as of last Sunday, a first-time All-Star.
Not long after Paul Neshek pulled into his driveway in suburban Shakopee, following Minnesota's 9-7 loss to the Yankees last Sunday, his mother Paula called from Florida to say Pat had been named to the All-Star team. The news came with a stipulation: Don't tell anyone until Pat's name is announced on the ESPN Selection Show. ESPN and MLB requested All-Star rosters be embargoed to protect the broadcast.
Seriously? Your older brother, after being released by three organizations (including the Twins) and dealing with the death of an infant son, suddenly finds success -- getting picked for the Big Show in your hometown -- and you can't share the word? How do you keep that to yourself?
"It's hard not to tell anybody," Paul said. "I was just dying inside. You want everybody to know." But Paul complied, which he said might have been impossible at the ballpark.
So Paul will be on the field, at work, on Tuesday night, silently rooting for his brother to pitch for the National League in the All-Star Game. Brothers have played with and against each other in All-Star Games, most recently Aaron (NL) vs. Bret Boone (AL) in 2003. It's not clear whether an All-Star has ever had a brother on the grounds crew.
Chances are you've seen Paul already. Target Field tarp workers take turns as ballboys down the lines as part of their duties, and Paul's acrobatic catch of a foul ball in a June 2013 game went viral:
That brought this reaction from brother Pat, via Twitter:
No fricken way...my brother Paul is on ESPN for play of the night, holy cow what a catch, check it out. http://t.co/rlJthPEnml
- Pat Neshek (@PatNeshek) June 20, 2013
"When I do stuff, I kind of go all out," Paul said. "I don't hold back. Just like when Pat pitches."
Alas, Paul can't be a ballboy Tuesday night. MLB spokesman Pat Courtney said All-Star Game ballboys and ballgirls are actual boys and girls, chosen from Boys and Girls Clubs and other organizations who partner with MLB. So Paul will pull tarp if necessary and help grounds manager Al Kuehne fix up the mound.
Pat Neshek's timing, for once, is impeccable. Pat, 33, is rolling for the Cardinals -- 3-0 with a 0.73 ERA and 0.541 WHIP -- the same season his manager, Mike Matheny, has the ability to name players to the roster as the NL squad manager.
"I had success a little bit like this early in my career with the Twins," Neshek told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "I thought it was still in there, but you never know. It's crazy to see what it blossomed into."
Matheny informed the players of their All-Star selections in a team meeting. "It hit a different level of volume when I announced Pat," Matheny told MLB.com. "His response was priceless. He was astonished, I think. You look at everybody's individual trail that they're on to get here, and some of the adversity that guys go through make something like this even sweeter. Once again, though, completely deserved. I don't think anybody is going to argue that."
The Neshek boys -- Paul, Pat and Jacob -- grew up in Brooklyn Park, a Minneapolis suburb. It was Paul, not Pat, who played on the Brooklyn Center Little League team that made it to Williamsport in 1994. Paul's teammate Krissy Wendell was the first girl to start at catcher in the Little League World Series, and she later won silver and bronze medals in Olympic women's hockey.
The All-Star Game holds special significance for the Neshek family. Paula Neshek went into labor with Paul the night of the 1982 All-Star Game, forcing dad Eugene to hustle her to the hospital and miss the game. Paul was born early the next morning.
The neighborhood kids played baseball on the Neshek's front lawn. Growing up, Paul said he and Pat organized month-long All-Star voting, culminating with their own All-Star Game. "Pat was always the best one," Paul said. "That's just how it was."
Paul worked on the grounds crew at the Metrodome when Pat broke in with the Twins in 2006. The following season, Pat pitched well enough to make the final online vote for the All-Star Game, finishing third behind Hideki Okajima. He then missed most of 2008 and all of 2009 after tearing the UCL in his right elbow and undergoing Tommy John surgery.
Once Pat healed, Paul watched him bounce from the Twins to San Diego to the Baltimore organization to Oakland. Pat was with the A's when he and his wife Stephanee became first-time parents in October 2012, only to have baby Gehrig John stop breathing and die the next day. Gehrig's death remains unexplained. Pat rejoined the A's for the playoffs and retired both batters he faced in Game 1of the AL Division Series in Detroit.
"It showed a lot of courage," Paul said.
The A's released Pat last August, and he couldn't find a taker until signing a minor-league contract with St. Louis in February. He made the Cardinals out of spring training. "It's been tough for him," Paul said. "He just really needed the shot. I think he feels really fortunate to be part of the St. Louis Cardinals organization right now."
The All-Star Game will be a joyful reunion for the Nesheks. Mom and dad are flying up from Florida. Paul finally will meet nephew Hoyt Robert Neshek, born to Pat and Stephanee in March and named for Hoyt Wilhelm, Eugene Neskek's favorite pitcher. Best of all, Paul and Pat will be together again on the same field, sharing a moment neither of them could have expected. "It's unbelievable what he's been able to do this season," Paul said. "We're just so proud of him."


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A NSW government pledge of $1 billion to fund pay rises for 27,000 community services workers might come at the cost of cuts to services, the opposition says.
Premier Barry O'Farrell announced on Thursday that thousands of workers employed by 1400 non-government organisations would receive pay rises of between 23 and 45 per cent over the next 10 years.
The increases will bring NSW into line with a landmark ruling handed down by Fair Work Australia in February to award equal pay to those in the social and community services sector.
"The NSW government has consistently said that we will pay our fair share of the wage increase, and the NSW government has stood by that commitment," Mr O'Farrell told reporters in Sydney.
The first of the pay rises will take effect from December 1.
Workers in the community sector will receive on average a $20-a-week pay rise from next month.
"Places like House with No Steps, the Salvation Army, Mission Australia, will benefit from this, and they deserve to benefit, because they provide the extraordinary service to communities across NSW," Mr O'Farrell said.
However, the state opposition said the community should be wary of the announcement and called for the government to guarantee that no services would be cut to deliver the equal pay measure.
"The community deserves an ironclad guarantee no services will be cut to deliver equal pay," Community Services spokeswoman Linda Burney said in a statement.
She said the government had already committed to slashing $500 million from community services.
"The government is refusing to guarantee funding levels for the Child Protection Helpline, the spectacles program - and a raft of child sexual assault service providers whose viability now rests on a knife-edge.
"It would be a tragedy if today's announcement benefited one deserving group in the community but pulled the rug from another."
The Australian Services Union (ASU) said while it was good that money was being put on the table, the timescale of the rollout was seriously flawed.
"The pay rises should be over eight years, not ten years," ASU NSW secretary Sally Macmanus said.
She said workers would also be short-changed by nearly 50 per cent because the government had not included annual wage increases in its modelling, as ordered by Fair Work Australia to counter cost-of-living increases.
Mr O'Farrell had earlier lashed out at the federal government for only providing $199 million in funding to the 27,000 community workers, or 20 per cent of the increase, saying Canberra was not paying its fair share of the pay rise.
The commonwealth has so far pledged $2.8 billion to the Fair Work Australia ruling.


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Hey ladies! My friend Lannet who also does YouTube vids started up her blog again, so kindly support and check her out here!
I went to Walmart around Christmas last year and bought the Broadway Nails Brush On Nail Kit, and finally decided to use it a few weeks ago. It was $10 for the entire kit, and even though I haven't been a fan of press on/glue on nails because I can never keep them on, I decided to give these a try because they were similar to acrylic nails and I liked how they didn't have the cheap plastic look.
So how did these fare? Read on!
Their description:
Mistakeproof Brush-On Gel is perfect for beginners. Patented gel formula is easy to apply – simply brush on. Your nails will be smooth and shiny without buffing. Salon fabulous results…no UV light, no odor, no appointment necessary!
Kit Contains: Brush-on Gel, Brush-on Gel Activator, Brush Cleaner, 48 Self Tab Natural Nail Tips in 14 Sizes, Mini File, Manicure Stick
– Instructions were super easy to follow, and it was easy to do
– Looks professional (if you file it down a bit)
– Great for a few hours if you are pressed for time and need a quick look
– Kit comes with cuticle sticks, a file, and clear nail tips which helps
– Tips are easy to apply and remove, they are also numbered to help you achieve the right size
– Not all of the nail tips fit every nail bed, I had a hard time finding the perfect size for my thumbs
– They don't have extra tips of each (white and clear) in case you make any mistakes
– The gel is kinda hard to remove, takes a lot of patience
– Smell is kind of strong
– Most of the nails on my right hand came off the next day, granted it's my dominant hand, I felt they came off too quickly, the ones on my left hand were intact, but ended up taking them off so I wouldn't look funny, and for the record I didn't do anything crazy for them to fall of, they just did.
– If not filed down correctly, you can see the bottom of the tip (and they tell you that you DON'T need to file down to even the surface, but you really do!)
Overall: These have the potential to be doable if they were better made, however the fact that they didn't even last a full day was disappointing. It seems like the gel layer doesn't dry as thick to hold onto the tips so they rip off so easily; but the instructions don't recommend you apply more, so you sorta have no choice. They looked nice on, as if I got them done at the salon, but I ended up taking them all off as soon as a few nails came off because they don't have any extras I can use for touch-ups, and didn't wanna look silly walking around with one hand full of nails! The kit itself I gave 4 stars because I liked that they also included a file and cuticle sticks, which came in handy especially if you are doing this while traveling, etc. So I don't recommend these for long-term use, i'd rather pay an extra $10 and get actual acrylics on, but if you are just looking for a quick look for a few hours or for the night, these would suffice.


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With this, New Zealand win the 2-match T20I series 1-0 and thereby end their England tour. The Kiwis had a better time in England in coloured clothing than in the whites and will go home happy having won the ODI series as well. We'll leave with that too. Bye bye!
9:08 PM Local Time: Match has been abandoned.
Michael Vaughan tweets: Heaviest rain it's been for 2 hours and now they decide to play....
8:55 PM Local Time: Oh oh! Bad news. The rain is not going anywhere. It has returned.
8:48 PM Local Time: And the word is that the game will begin at 9.03 PM with 6 overs per side.
8.45 PM Local Time: The covers are off again. The game needs to start in 26 minutes from now.
20:08 PM Local Time: Just as the umpires were about to go out for an inspection, the rain has started to come down again. The square has been covered now. But the groundstaff are running the rope around the outfield to clear a bit of water.
7:51 PM Local Time: The good news is that the covers are coming off. No official word on the number of overs lost yet. The pitch is still under cover. We will have to wait to know the re-start time.
7.10 PM Local Time: Well, the official cut-off time is 9.11 PM. Hope the rain stays away and allows us to celebrate Kevin Pietersen's birthday.
7.02 PM Local Time: The rain is steady and the surrounding areas of the pitch have also been covered.
6.35 PM Local Time: Rain stops play here. It is not that heavy. Not all the covers are coming on. They are only covering the pitch. Cannot see any threatening clouds around. Hope the break is a small one.0.2
Mitchell McClenaghan to Lumb, out Caught by Brendon McCullum!! Dream start for Mitchell McClenaghan. The plan to swing the ball away from the left-hander has worked. It was there to be driven outside off stump, Lumb moves across to the off side as the ball was very wide, and in the end he gets an outside edge that goes at a very good height to McCullum at second slip. Lumb c Brendon McCullum b Mitchell McClenaghan 2(2)
Mitchell McClenaghan to Lumb, THATS OUT!! Caught!!0.1
Mitchell McClenaghan to Lumb, 2 runs, full delivery on the off stump, a hint of out-swing, Lumb walks across and flicks it to backward square leg
Lumb and Hales are at the crease. Lumb is on strike. Mitchell McClenaghan will open the attack
So then. We are all set for the start of play. They are playing on the same pitch that was used a couple of days ago. The weather is not as great as it was on Tuesday. There is a bit of cloud cover. Hopefully we will get a full game. The England openers make their way out to the centre. Here we go for the first ball.
New Zealand (Playing XI): Hamish Rutherford, James Franklin, Brendon McCullum(c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham(w), Colin Munro, Ian Butler, Nathan McCullum, Corey Anderson, Mitchell McClenaghan, Ronnie Hira
England (Playing XI): Alex Hales, Michael Lumb, Luke Wright, Kevin Pietersen, Ravi Bopara, Jos Buttler(w), Ben Stokes, James Tredwell(c), Jade Dernbach, Boyd Rankin, Danny Briggs
New Zealand have won the toss and elected to field
Hello and welcome for the 2nd T20I between hosts England and New Zealand. The visitors held their nerve and edged the home side by 5 runs a couple of days ago. England need to quickly regroup and put up a better show to end the series on a high. The big news is that Kevin Pietersen will be making his comeback in England colours. Meanwhile, James Tredwell will wear the captain's hat as Eoin Morgan will miss the game due to a hand injury. We will bring you the toss and more updates in a short while. Stay tuned...
New Zealand will be bringing the curtain down on a roller-coaster summer as they look to clean-sweep England in the final T20I at the Oval. Ever since arriving in England, New Zealand have had to endure the 2-0 humiliation in the Tests, followed by the high of the 2-1 ODI series victory and a first round exit from the Champions Trophy. This tour has once again shown the sporadic nature of New Zealand cricket. Poor at the start, wonderful in the middle but fading away towards the end. England, on the other hand, are still recovering from the debacle of their Champions Trophy final loss to India. Another loss in today's match and they will be heading into the Ashes low on confidence.
The arrival of Kevin Pietersen for this match is sure to galvanize England into a force. Pietersen's knee injury kept him out of the game for three months and he roared back in style with a blazing 177 against Yorkshire. He will once again be the key player for them if they are to build momentum as they head into the Ashes.
The England batting looks settled and the performances of Alex Hales, Luke Wright and Ravi Bopara were noteworthy. Wright has been in sparkling form in T20I since the 2012 World Cup but England will need a collective effort if they are to counter New Zealand's varied bowling attack.
The bowling is one area of concern for England. Barring Boyd Rankin who picked up a wicket on debut in his first over, the rest of the bowling presented a sorry picture. Chris Woakes gave away 19 runs in his only over that day and he might not make the cut for the second match. James Tredwell, Jade Dernbach and Ben Stokes proved to be ineffective. This could result in changes in the bowling, with the possibility of Danny Briggs coming in for this match.
Hamish Rutherford was the star performer with the bat in the first T20I as his power-packed 62 laid the platform for a huge score. Brendon McCullum and Ross Taylor showed good form, making the batting order look more stable. On the other hand, the opening slot is a cause of concern for New Zealand. Martin Guptill has still not overcome his hamstring problem and it is unlikely that he will be part of today's fixture as well. This gives James Franklin, who was out for a duck in the first match, another opportunity.
There are few problems with the New Zealand bowling though they will be looking to tighten their bowling at the start of the innings. Mitchell McClenaghan continues to impress while Ian Butler also played a vital hand. Although Ronnie Hira and Nathan McCullum struggled in the first match, they will look for an improved show in today's encounter. Considering England's weakness against spin, they will be confident of making some inroads.
- Luke Wright has scored the most runs in T20Is against New Zealand. In 10 matches, he has scored 273 runs at an average of 30.3 and a strike rate of 158.72.
- New Zealand's 201/4 in the first match is their highest ever score against England in T20Is. Their previous highest was 192/6 at Hamilton in 2013.
England (From): Eoin Morgan(c), Jos Buttler(w), James Tredwell, Jade Dernbach, Gary Ballance, Danny Briggs, Alex Hales, Michael Lumb, Boyd Rankin, Ben Stokes, Luke Wright, Ravi Bopara, Kevin Pietersen, Chris Woakes
New Zealand (From): Brendon McCullum(c), Tom Latham(w), Hamish Rutherford, Ross Taylor, Martin Guptill, James Franklin, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Colin Munro, Andrew Ellis, Ronnie Hira, Corey Anderson, Ian Butler, Doug Bracewell


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January 3, 2014 - 8:30am
Christmas Pastry
Made 2 of these for Christmas ... one for my family and one for my sister and her husband.
The pastry is a "Swedish Tea Ring" ... I know of a few versions of the recipe. I can post if there is any interest.