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Reviewed By Patrick T C (PEORIA, IL) Reviewed for a 1993 Honda Del Sol —2/11/2014 11:28 AM
Definitely easy to install. Subjectively, sounds better and better response in 1st and 2nd. No way to test HP increase so don't count on that. Overall very happy with it. Pat


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Crabmeat Avery
2½ tablespoons unsalted butter
⅓ cup finely chopped onions
⅓ cup finely chopped celery
⅓ cup finely chopped green bell peppers
¼ cup finely chopped green onions
½ teaspoon minced garlic
6 tablespoons mayonnaise, in all
4 teaspoons Creole mustard (preferred) or brown mustard
2 teaspoons finely chopped parsley
2 teaspoons Worcetershire sauce
1 tablespoon Chef Paul Prudhomme's Seafood Magic® OR
1 teaspoon Chef Paul Prudhomme's Magic Pepper Sauce®
1 egg
1 pound lump crabmeat (picked over)
½ cup heavy cream
how to prepare
Combine the butter, onions, celery, bell peppers, green onions and garlic in a 1-quart saucepan; sauté over high heat until vegetables are tender but still firm, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Add 2½ tablespoons of the mayonnaise, the mustard, Worcestershire, Magic Seasoning Blend®, and Magic Pepper Sauce®, stirring well. Beat in the egg with a metal whisk. Add crabmeat to vegetable mixture and gently toss, leaving lumps intact as much as possible. Spoon into eight ½ cup ovenproof ramekins. Pour 1 tablespoon cream over the top of each, then spread a thin, even layer of the remaining mayonnaise on top and sprinkle with paprika. Bake at 350o until brown and bubbly, about 15-18 minutes. Serve immediately.Copyright © 1984 by Paul Prudhomme

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Proving that you don't have to be remotely connected to filmmaking to be a star at Sundance, Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes hit the film festival looking for lady friends.
At Mike Heller's TR Suites gift lounge last Saturday, Hughes used his best pickup line on a gorgeous brunette when he grabbed her and made her pose for pics with him in the Zico coconut photo booth. He told the shocked woman, "You can't take a picture without a pretty girl!" Somehow he managed to pose solo for other shots after picking up a slew of swag, including a Sean John jacket, Duracell Powermat and Monster DNA headphones.
Later that night, he also invited a crowd of gorgeous female partygoers to join him at his table at Tao at The Village at The Lift.
The pitcher will have to stop the party when he reports to training camp in Tampa next month.


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Capital One Academic All-America Teams
BRISTOL, Tenn. – For the first time in school history, a King University student-athlete has been named to the Capital One Academic All-America first team. Following a stellar senior campaign, King women's volleyball player Kelsey Griffitts earned the distinction when the awards were released on Wednesday.
The first team All-Conference Carolinas honoree has carried a 3.97 GPA throughout her four year career at King while majoring in Cell and Molecular Biology with a minor in Chemistry. Following graduation, Griffitts intends to volunteer as an Emergency Medical Technician with the goal of continuing her education to become a Physician's Assistant.
In her career at King, Griffitts was a four-time President's List honoree after completing four semesters with a perfect 4.0 GPA. She also was named to the Dean's List after three additional semesters in which her GPA exceeded 3.5. She has earned Outstanding Achievement awards for the highest female GPA in general chemistry, general biology, organic chemistry, and general physics
Not only was the Bristol, Va., native successful in the classroom, but she also turned in a stellar senior season on the court. In matches through December 8, Griffitts ranked second in all of NCAA Division II with an attack percentage of .397, which also led the Tornado and Conference Carolinas. She also led the Tornado and ranked eighth in Conference Carolinas with 71 total blocks and fourth with 24 solo stuffs. Her 270 kills ranked second on the team behind Summer Kremer's 399 kills.
Griffitts becomes the third Tornado to be named a Capital One Academic All-American, but the first to garner first team honors. Women's track & field and cross country runner Hannah Witt was named to the third team a season ago while baseball player Bryant Walker earned a second team selection in 2012.
The senior helped lead King to a 32-5 overall record, including a 17-1 mark in league play that lead to King's first Conference Carolinas title, and first conference title since becoming NCAA members.


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UAB's Comprehensive Cancer Center will sponsor PurpleStride Birmingham, a 5K timed run/walk and a 1-mile fun walk Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, in Homewood Central Park during Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Registration begins at 7 a.m.; the race will begin at 8 a.m.
All proceeds benefit the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, an organization that works closely with the UAB Cancer Center to find a cure for pancreatic cancer. The Cancer Center is one of four institutions in the nation to hold a Specialized Program of Research Excellence grant in pancreatic cancer. These highly prestigious grants are designed to move research findings quickly and safely from the laboratory to the clinical setting.
For more information, visit http://pancan.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=484766


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June 6, 2013
Complaints to Attorney Generals Office Report Unsolicited Calls Seeking Individuals Financial Information
Springfield — Attorney General Madigan alerted Illinois residents to be wary of unsolicited calls advertising purported free medical alert services following an uptick in complaints reported to her office. Madigan said call recipients should ignore the solicitation and not provide any personal information to the caller.
In recent weeks, Madigans office has received a number of calls from concerned Illinois residents, reporting solicitations for Medi Alert or other medical alert services, which many seniors use in case of emergencies to call for help. Some of the prerecorded messages indicate that the individual is eligible for a free medical alert system. In other instances, consumers reported that the message indicates that a family member has ordered a medical alert system and more information is needed to process the order. A third reported variation of the message says the business has received the system and wants to deliver the product.
People who complained to Madigans office said that if the call recipient presses 1 to talk to someone, they then are asked to provide personal financial information, such as a credit card number or a bank routing number, to pay the monthly service fee associated with the medical alert serviceeven though the medical alert service was never ordered.
When youre asked to provide personal financial information for a product you havent ordered, thats a sure sign of a scam, Madigan said. Anyone who receives these calls should not provide their personal information, and they should hang up immediately.
Madigan noted that Illinois residents who receive these calls should report them to her office and provide as much information as possible, including any information the caller conveys and the number they ask you to call in response to the inquiry.
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Humble beginnings and a Barnard degree lead to careers as an athlete and a consultant in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Singling out a hardship applicant, the President's Page of the winter 2011 issue of Barnard struck a strong personal chord with me. I was one of those young women who grew up in a small town, living a life of limited resources. I was one of those young women who celebrated receiving the chance and the honor to enter the gates on West 117th Street. My Barnard education led me to places I never imagined.
I had a student-athlete's struggle worth experiencing. I received grants, financial aid, and worked throughout my undergraduate years. I played basketball, studied anthropology, and toiled at Levien Gym as much as possible between classes and practices. Our assistant coach Ula Lysniak '87, had just started with our program and told us about playing in Europe, which sounded perfect to me. Being only 5'5", I knew the chances of a continued career were very slim, but I decided to give it a try. With a plane ticket, my best friend (and Barnard classmate), a phone number, and a few hundred dollars, we ventured into unknown territory called ... my dream. What was the worst thing that could happen? Failure? I could always just go home.
Try-outs in different countries with different teams led to a six-month, semi-pro contract in Luxembourg. After a successful season with the team, they asked me to stay on for another year. It was (and still is) a fantastic opportunity to play competitively, meet people, and visit much of Europe at the same time. Although I did return to the States to visit friends and family, I decided to stick it out in basketball as long as my body would let me.
The sport lifestyle here has more of a "hobby" attitude; between games once a weekend and training twice a week in the evenings, we athletes have a lot of free time on our hands. The longer I stayed in the league, the more people I met and eventually I decided to get a job in addition to playing basketball. I coached youth teams, officiated games, and worked as a secretary for an international motorsport company. Eventually I became the executive assistant to the CEO and traveled across Europe for international races supporting Formula 1.
Enjoying myself in this foreign land, I learned as much as possible about Luxembourg, including the language and cultural characteristics of this small country, which is really a grand duchy. In time, I became known in the local community as a resource for other newcomers. I kept accepting extensions to my contracts and along with them came new opportunities, such as working in human resources for Delphi Automotive and becoming the international mobility manager for more than 150 expat families. I also began consulting for the league basketball players and coaches.
And in 1998 I became an entrepreneur, founding of Integreat Relocation Specialists (www.integreat.lu). We support and encourage those who also have embarked on the challenge of a new culture and a new career in Luxembourg. My company provides consultation and guidance for balancing the stressful changes a family will encounter, adapting to the Luxembourgish culture, and learning foreign languages.
Since those days as a hardship applicant, I carry my mantra with me always: "If I don't try, I won't know." So I tried and am proud to say that my company is going strong as I celebrate my 20th playing season and enjoy offers to move into possible coaching opportunities. I've been told that it's about time to hang up my uniform. Maybe I will, maybe I won't. Barnard gave me the confidence to take off for Europe by the seat of my pants with $200 in my pocket. At that critical time in my youth, the College recognized something deep inside me and helped me to develop my strengths. Now I am compelled to acknowledge the Admissions office for the chance to prove I could reach my potential and surpass it—it's a Barnard tradition I will carry with me always.
—by Charlene Schuessler '90
—Illustration by Sarah Knotz


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ASUS ROG Maximus VI Gene Review
Asus ROG Maximus VI Gene Introduction:
Last year I had the opportunity to look at ASUS' ROG entry into the mainstream market with the Maximus VI Hero and later the upper echelon of the socket 1150 ROG lineup, the Maximus VI Extreme. Each of these boards hit definite price points in the Republic of Gamers product stack. Missing from the lineup at launch was a small form factor board for the ROG enthusiast. Sure ASUS had the form factor covered with its TUF series Gryphon Z87 and the Z87M-Plus, but again the ROG enthusiast was left out in the cold. Now ASUS has corrected this problem with the introduction of both the Maximus VI Gene for the mATX crowd and have even added a mini-ITX board into the ROG fold with the Impact.
Today, though, I will be looking into the ROG Maximus VI Gene, a board that has all of the ROG specific features demanded by the ROG user, but in a smaller footprint. When reducing the footprint, it's surprising how little functionality you lose. Ultimately it comes down to a pair of SATA 6Gbps ports, the loss of the ability to run a four card graphics solution, Native DisplayPort connectivity, and not much else outside of the pricier point for entry into the ROG realm that comes in at $199.
For that price the ASUS ROG Maximus VI Gene comes equipped with all the latest features, including ASUS' own high end Supreme FX audio solution, Extreme Engine Digi+ III with Blackwing chokes and 10K Black capacitors, Game First II used in conjunction with Intel networking, Dual Intelligent Processors 4, Sonic Radar, Quad Crossfire or SLI support, and so much more out of the Republic of Gamers feature set. I have a good idea how this review will turn out after playing with a large portion of the ROG product stack over the past seven years. Let's see if there are any surprises with the Maximus VI Gene.
Asus ROG Maximus VI Gene Closer Look:
From a packaging perspective, the Maximus VI Gene fits tightly into the ROG mold with a brick red scheme throughout the packaging. The front panel features minimal information, but does show that across the bottom that the Maximus VI Gene is equipped with an Intel Z87 chipset, supports both AMD's CrossfireX and NVIDIA's SLI technologies, as well as native support for resolutions up to 4K. The back panel illustrates the specifications and highlights the main components of the feature set, such as the included mPCIe Combo card, Supreme FX sound solution, Extreme Engine Digi+ III, and multi GPU support. A representation of the I/O panel is shown to illustrate the I/O connectivity. While you get a ton of information on the back panel, ASUS expands on the included feature set on this ROG offering when you flip open the cover of the front panel. You get in-depth explanations on the RAMDisk software, mPCIe Combo card, the Supreme FX sound, and gaming specific technologies like Game First II and Sonic Radar. You get enough information to make an informed decision on your purchase.
Inside the package the ROG Maximus VI Gene and the accessory bundle share space on two separate levels. One for just the board and the other specifically for the accessory bundle. It's a common arrangement that ensures everything gets to its destination unscathed.
I'll dig into the hardware on the next page, but first let's take a look at the accessory bundle. As an ROG offering you know that you are going to get a top shelf set of accessories. Holding true to this expectation, what you get for non-hardware parts includes a detailed manual, driver and software disc, door tag to let the rest of the family know you are gaming, drive cable labels, and an ASUS ROG case badge to show off your loyalty. The hardware potion of the bundle includes a total of six SATA 6Gbps data cables, three of which have 90 degree connections; a set of ASUS Q-Connections for the front panel connectivity and a single USB 2.0 header; the Q-Shield used to limit EMI interference through the I/O panel; SLI bridge connection; and lastly the mPCIe combo card that features both a mini PCIe 2.0 slot and M.2(NGFF) slot. This option allows the end user to purchase a Bluetooth or WiFi module for use in the mini PCIe slot to add wireless connectivity to the MVIG, while the M.2 slot can be used with the latest M.2 form factor SSDs taking advantage of Intel's Smart drive technologies.
The ROG branding is revered by gamers and overclockers for what it has to offer them. Specific features that play to those needs such as Game First II network traffic management, Supreme FX sound with Sonic Radar ,and solid build quality that starts with a well engineered power system in Extreme Engine Digi+ III. Let's see how the ROG Maximus VI Gene performs, but first a look at the hardware and software that makes the package come to life.


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Special Section
Museum Informatics: Collections, People, Access, Use
Layna White, head of Collections Information and Access, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com
Museums create, manage and preserve varied information about their collections over years of activity, as objects are considered for or used in exhibitions, publications, educational programs, marketing and other activities. This information is textual, visual, and aural, and it refers to related objects, bibliographic resources and information from institutional archives. Museums are pushing this information outward in digital projects and programs, and this dynamic, often fast-paced movement has implications for information management, people, access and use.
Research is available about the effectiveness of exhibition design, didactics and programming for onsite visitors to museums; however, gauging the usefulness of online public access to museum information is a relatively new area of investigation. Research of this kind is especially important now, as there may be a need for museums to shift some practices and policies for managing and communicating information.
This special section presents four papers on information activity related to providing online access to museum information, primarily about collections in the arts and humanities. What needs to happen for museum information to be managed and delivered successfully in a variety of venues and for a range of users and uses? The authors frequently mention people, including people working from the inside out the museum professionals caring for and sharing information and people cruising from the outside in for instance, non-staff, teachers, casual visitors, colleagues in museums, libraries and archives, and anyone with an interest in information about museum collections.
In his paper Hamma suggests that art museums should "become digital" only with the same level of ongoing consideration and careful analysis they have given to overseeing and using physical collections. Digital asset creation, management, preservation and publication must be integrated into museum operations and functions as well as correlated to goals expressed in a museum's strategic plan. While one size will not fit all art museums, Hamma identifies key issues museums should address before and during progression into digital production and programs. He invites museums to consider what they are doing, why, by and for whom, and how. For some museums, those considerations may mean making shifts in information practices and policies.
Ideally, a museum will have an infrastructure in place of professionals, systems and methodologies for capturing and sharing information about its collections. Coburn and Baca discuss the work involved in creating meaningful access to information about museum collections. Creating access differs from simply delivering "tombstone" information pulled directly and flatly from a closed, internal management system. Creating and sustaining access means careful consideration of staffing and audiences and an understanding of how tools such as data standards, vocabularies and thesauri and best practices can be implemented to make information readily accessible and relevant for a variety of users and uses. The authors identify various standards available to the museum community and, using examples from the Getty Museum, illustrate how new models of museum information management can put information into play successfully in multiple ways for instance, on the Web, in gallery kiosks or on hand-held devices.
New models of information management are indeed emerging in museums perhaps in response to increased expectations that access is available or as a result of recent collaborative or crossover work among museums, libraries and archives. In his paper, Marty introduces current research investigating the roles and responsibilities of information professionals working in museums. Who are museum information professionals? What skills do they need? For this paper Marty focuses on one information-oriented discipline in museums Web mastering. Using quotes gathered in interviews with museum professionals to illustrate his points, Marty identifies a shift in the work of and demands on museum webmasters. An early emphasis on technical know-how has evolved into newly required and acquired skills in information organization, access and architecture.
Indeed, this evolving role of many museum professionals suggests another kind of shift in museum informatics noted by all authors the importance of knowing and understanding the needs and expectations of audiences. Marty argues that the museum webmaster, for one, is in a very good position to learn about the needs of online museum visitors and to advocate on their behalf.
Museum professionals may be taking notice of users, but how are these efforts playing out in terms of what museums are creating and delivering online? Gilliland-Swetland and White describe a formal user evaluation of one public access project that aggregates museum, library and archive collections on the Web. Museum information professionals, one of the user constituencies targeted in the evaluation, have been studied the least either as users of online resources or as providers of descriptions and digitized materials. The paper begins with an overview of the project selected for evaluation, including decisions about descriptive standards and content presentation the information professionals made prior to producing digital resources for the project. The authors then explore the roles of information professionals as providers and users of online resources and point to interesting questions about professionals emerging from the study.
The authors in this special section consider the flow of information in, through and out of museums. Their papers suggest that the value and usefulness of descriptions, packaging and presentation depends on the people involved (and potentially involved), community-based tools, an understanding of use (and potential use) and ongoing review and assessment.
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Information Science and Technology


text: TheLoucheyMonster! Report post Posted May 2, 2012 Just in case anyone is interested in anise flavor and French culture. What's the big deal about a song that tells the tale of a young girl who goes to the candy store for anise flavored lollypops? Maybe more is going on perhaps? "Les Sucettes" was, on the surface, a pleasant children's song about a girl who likes aniseed-flavoured lollipops. But Gainsbourg's lyric was full of playful double meanings referring to oral sex , which Gall, aged 18, simply did not understand." . Youtube French/ English translated lyrics Here Above quote from Wiki and lastly, a video clip from a 2001 documentary, France Gall tells the story An interesting look back to the world of 1966, early sexual revolution. By today's standards, no way in hell would anyone believe an 18 year old not being "in" on the joke, and not understanding the double meanings. Or, are parts of the story, still hard to,,, swallow? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Maps, mapping and GPS
Detailed (paper) Maps
Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 "Landranger" maps will suit most of our needs.
Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 "Explorer" maps offer a little more detail.
PC Programs (electronic maps)
Memory Map provides a free viewer (with sample maps) and sells both Ordnance Survey Landranger and Explorer maps in electronic form.
Google Earth
PDA Programs
TomTom is a Navigation Tool
Memory Map Full or part maps uploaded from a PC
PC mapping tools/utilities
POIEdit is a tool for managing and editing TomTom POI's (Points Of Interest) [Tip: install Google Earth for added funtionality]
Internet on-line maps
Google Maps
Street Map
Multi Map
Feel free to submit any other useful mapping/GPS systems you would reccomend


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All emulators are hidden for this game by default, as all emulators play this game faster than any console can, and therefore do not produce accurate results, or provide fair competition.
- Timing starts after selecting your name and pressing Yes, and ends when the credits start to play after completion of "The Legend of Ransei".
- Saving and quitting (S + Q) is not allowed.
- Runs must be done on English version.
- Glitches are not allowed.
- The approved emulator is DeSmuME 0.9.11.
- All other emulators are banned.
- If using emulator, using save states and speedup for any reason is not allowed.
- Using emulator to create custom palettes that are not usable on any kind of official console is not allowed.
- If using emulator, the entire emulator, including the window border, must be captured and visible. An example can be seen here:


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What's in a name? Angelina Jolie, whose last name means "pretty" or "beautiful" in French, has been named most beautiful by People.
The mother-to-be graces the cover of the magazine's "100 Most Beautiful People" issue, on newsstands Friday, April 28.
Although Jolie, 30, glams it up for Hollywood, many point out that she looks just as good with minimal enhancement. "She looks the most beautiful when she's in the field - natural, no makeup, nothing," says musician Wyclef Jean.
It's the fourth time she's made the list and a double honor because she's also been named as a member of the "Most Beautiful Family," which includes actor Brad Pitt, adopted son Maddox, adopted daughter Zahara and the most genetically blessed fetus there is.
Others on the list include: "Fantastic Four" star Jessica Alba, who's anything but invisible; sexy "Grey's Anatomy" doctor Isaiah Washington; "Desperate Housewives" adulteress and "The Sentinel" sharp-shooter Eva Longoria; singer James Blunt, whose falsetto rendition of "You're Beautiful" is the bane of unromantic men; "Dreamgirls" star Beyonce; Richie Sambora's ex-wife and Denise Richards' ex-friend Heather Locklear; "Hustle & Flow's" star pimp Terrence Howard; female Indy racer Danica Patrick; non-Japanese "Memoirs of a Geisha" star Ziyi Zhang; sk8r grl Avril Lavigne; the latest big screen Superman Brandon Routh; "The O.C.'s" eternal Summer, Rachel Bilson; and "Lost's" Naveen Andrews; and all 26 spokesmodels of NBC's "Deal or No Deal."
Jolie's upcoming films include Robert DeNiro's "The Good Shepherd" and a retelling of the Old English epic poem "Beowulf." But before those hit theaters, her next project in the next month or so is having her baby with Pitt.


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"When I looked at the race, I thought there were a few other horses in there that had speed, so I was a little surprised they let me go like they did," winning rider Fernando Jara said after piloting Awesome Belle to her front-running win. "And when she broke good, I knew I had to go for it."
"I tried to slow her down as best I could, and no one came to us," Jara said of his race tactics. "In some of her past races she would get a little rank on me, but today she was always calm and relaxed. I was pleased the whole way with her; she was doing everything so well."
Awesome Belle was forced to repel a mid-turn challenge from Montessa G, and the filly responded willingly, opening up a 1 ½-length lead at the top of the stretch and expanding that margin to 2 ¼ lengths at the wire, running the 7 ½-furlong trip, over a turf course listed as good, in 1:30.53.
"When I asked her to go, she was there for me, and she started to run again," Jara said.
Trained by Stanley Gold, Awesome Belle returned $23.60, $10.40, and $4.20 for the win. Long shot Obrigeta brought back $19.80 and $10.60 when second, while late-running Jazz paid $5.20 when finishing third.
With her Crystal Rail Stakes victory, Awesome Belle increased her career earnings to $353,387. The daughter of Awesome of Course is now a four time winner from 17 starts, and is a three-time stakes winner at Calder, adding a victory in last year's $300,000 My Dear Girl Division of the Florida Stallion Stakes to her 2012 Three Ring and Crystal Rail triumphs.
Two races prior to Awesome Belle's turf heroics in the Crystal Rail, Luis Duco Stables, Inc.'s sophomore colt Empire Builder became a stakes-winner on grass for the first time when taking the $75,000 Naked Greed Stakes by two lengths.
"He is a good horse on the dirt," winning rider Jonathan Gonzales said of the 3-year-old colt, already a two-time stakes winner on the Calder main track. "But I think I saw today that he's much better on the grass."
Content to settle in fifth-place through the opening quarter-mile of the Naked Greed, Empire Builder was asked to run a bit earlier than usual when advancing on the early leader Harrison Bay through an opening half-mile that went in :47.32.
"I knew where I wanted to put him early; so out of the gate I was able to get a position," Gonzales said. "When I saw the half-mile (marker) coming, I knew it was time to go. And when I asked him (to run), he just went."
Empire Builder made the lead rather easily and quickly opened up a three-length lead on his overmatched rivals. While that margin was whittled away at late, at no point in the stretch was the result ever in peril as the son of Kitten's Joy ran unchallenged through the wire, covering the 7 ½-furlong trip in 1:29.47.
"At the finish line, my horse still wanted more," Gonzales said.
Conditioned by Luis Duco, Empire Builder paid $6.60, $3.60, and $3.00 for the win. Musical Flair returned $9.00 and $5.40 when second, while Bellefire brought back $3.00 when beat an additional length in third.
With his victory in the Naked Greed, Empire Builder improved his career record to five wins from 12 starts, with lifetime earnings of $151,145.


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The Phillies signed Yuniesky Betancourt, a light-hitting veteran middle infielder, to a minor-league deal Monday. He is invited to big-league spring training, where a chance at a bench job could await.
More than likely, Betancourt will simply provide depth if he agrees to a triple-A assignment. The 30-year-old has spent parts of eight seasons with Seattle, Kansas City and Milwaukee. He has not played in the minors since 2005, save for rehab assignments.
Of course, if the Phillies must rely on Betancourt for anything more than depth, they could be in deep trouble. Betancourt is an out-making machine who has not posted an OPS above .692 in five seasons.
Betancourt's career on-base percentage of .290 is 11th worst in the Expansion Era (since 1961) among players with at least 3,800 plate appearances.
He has played 949 career games at shortstop, and that's what sets him apart from much of the infield depth the Phillies will have in spring training. Kevin Frandsen, who signed for $850,000 guaranteed, cannot play shortstop. Freddy Galvis is the best defender there, but the Phillies could decide he's best suited playing every day at triple A.
Pete Orr, a camp invitee, has limited work at short. Michael Martinez can play there but has his own offensive liabilities. He'll be in camp, too. Andres Blanco was triple-A Lehigh Valley's shortstop in 2012 and he will also be in camp.
Betancourt made $2 million in 2012 but did not finish the season with Kansas City. He was released Aug. 14 and cleared waivers.
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You have reached the home page of Clogher Historical Society. The Society promotes local history in the counties of Fermanagh, Monaghan, South Tyrone and parts of South Donegal and West Louth. This website has been re-developed in 2005 with the support of the Heritage Council of Ireland and Cavan/Monaghan Rural Development Co-op Society Ltd. We are very grateful for their assistance and we hope that you will find the site useful and informative. Use the navigation buttons or click here to learn more about Clogher Historical Society.
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I'd absolutely not proclaim Wx to be better than Tk. They both serve a different public, both in end-user as in developer.
I myself don't like Wx at all: I cannot get all the needed dependencies to compile/test/run on the operating systems I need a GUI on: HP-UX, AIX are amongst them. Tk builds out of the box: no dependencies needed whatsoever.
I can have a small application up and running in Tk within minutes. And it looks nice. At least nice enough for the purpose. With Wx I need a whole lot more time for the design, and even then - to my eyes - it doesn't even look "better". If GUI/functionality compose time in Tk is estimated to 30/60 percent of my precious time, in Wx I'm likely to go to 80/20 percent. And I don't like Wx' documentation nor the overly complex OO style.
I really absolutely do not care about the fact that you can make your GUI app look "native" with Wx. Most people indeed say that Wx is "beautiful", and that Tk is (butt) ugly. I do not agree at all, but that is a personal opinion. The fact that Tk looks like Tk everywhere is a pré!
So "better" totally depends on what you want to achieve, and if it is possible at all.
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Philadelphia is one of the most sound actors/comedians working today. His observations & revelations about the human condition, mixed with stories from his own life, take an audience on a 200mph trip that could stop at any point along the journey. Philly puts it all on the line, because he always works in the moment. His ability to relate to people from different walks of life has made him a favorite in the cruise ship industry, comedy clubs, & corporate events. He's opened for stars like the late Robert Palmer, Richard Jeni, & Julio Iglesias on the West coast leg of his 2003 world tour. Stories about his mother, kids & marriage has made him a favorite wherever he plays. With TV appearances in commercials & as a standup or a dramatic & comedic actor, Philadelphia is the "Full Package of Entertainment"!
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Nancy Powell Kelley
Nancy Powell Kelley passed away peacefully at her home in Miramar Beach, Fla. Born in Memphis, Tenn., on Aug. 2, 1947, she graduated from Central High School and attended the University of Tennessee. She was president of the Pi Mu Music Society of St. Louis and a member of the Beethoven Club of Memphis.
She was a partner with her mother in the Doctors Exchange Answering Service for many years. Pursuing her interest in child health issues, Nancy joined the LeBonheur club of Memphis in 1989 serving in many capacities until she became its president in 1999.
After moving to their new home in Sandestin Resort, she volunteered for various duties at Sacred Heart Hospital Emerald Coast and Sacred Heart Foundation where she served as the inaugural chair of the Foundation�s Development Board. She also served on the hospital�s operating board. She was a significant part of the planning for the new Family Birthing Center at Sacred Heart.
She is survived by husband, John C. Kelley of Miramar Beach; daughter, Amy E Kelley of Miramar Beach; son, John Bradley Kelley, daughter-in-law Margaret Kelley, granddaughter Eliza L. Kelley of Memphis; and her mother-in-law, Louise W. Kelley of Spring, Texas.
She is predeceased by her father, Marian P. Powell and her mother Lena O. Powell of Memphis. and her father-in-law John C. Kelley Sr. of Tupelo, Miss.
Funeral Services will be at Community Church of Santa Rosa Beach 3424 W. U.S. 98 on Feb. 16. A public viewing will begin at 1 p.m. with the funeral program beginning at 2 p.m. Burial will be immediately after the funeral program at historic Gulf Cemetery on County Road 393 Santa Rosa Beach.
While flowers are welcome, the family requests that donations be made to the Sacred Heart foundation Emerald Coast, 7700 US Hwy. 98 W. Suite 300, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459 and/or to LeBonheur Club Inc., 1047 Cresthaven Road, Memphis, TN 38139.
Clary-Glenn Freeport Chapel Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.
Roy Paul Gates, Jr.
Mr. Roy Paul Gates, Jr., 91, passed away Feb. 7, 2013, in Miramar Beach, Fla. He was born July 25, 1921, in New York, N.Y., to Roy Gates Sr. and Irene Estey Gates.
Mr. Gates was a resident of Santa Rosa beach for 15 years moving from Dallas, Texas. He was a veteran of WWII serving his country in the United States Army as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 101st Air Borne Division Company E. He was a member of the Bike Club and Camel Club in Santa Rosa Beach.
Mr. Gates is preceded in death by his parents, and one son-in-law, Harry Richard Dannaker.
Mr. Gates is survived by his daughters, Anne Dannaker of Westchester, Pa., and Hellen Jane Martin and husband R.D. of Lake Dallas, Texas; grandchildren, Sean Richard Dannaker and wife Sheri, and Michael James Dannaker and wife Doris; and one great-granddaughter, Mia.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Camel Club, 247 East Hewitt Road in Santa Rosa Beach.
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Town of Grand Island officials and local police are hoping a $1,000 reward will help resolve a spate of vandalism incidents that have taken place at the Nike Base.
Since an original December vandalism incident - during which unknown persons entered the maintenance garage by breaking a window and then spray-painted numerous buildings and vehicles on the property - three more incidents of vandalism have taken place. The Nike Base on Whitehaven Road is home to the Golden Age Center, Reality Café, and town offices. Windows have been smashed on town trucks, and fires have been set.
Detective Brian O'Hara of the Erie County Sheriff's Office believes a group of four kids are responsible.
"There have been a couple witnesses, and each time they've seen a group," O'Hara said.
Greater Buffalo Metropolitan Crimestoppers (716-867-6161) is offering a $1,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the crimes, which have resulted in more than $10,000 in damages, as well as thefts, O'Hara said.
He estimated the perpetrators were Islanders between 14 and 18 years of age.
"The last time they were in, they took gum, they took some candy and stuff out of the Reality Café, some cash, an Xbox," O'Hara said. They ate the candy in a nearby backyard and were probably watching police investigate their original crime, O'Hara said.
Patrons of the base and Golden Age Center have less to fear of the vandals, O'Hara said, than the vandals have of themselves.
"The people that have something to be afraid of are the kids that are doing it, because they've started setting things on fire, which is extremely dangerous," O'Hara said. "They don't know what they're doing."
Arson is a class B felony. "That's years in prison upstate," O'Hara said.
O'Hara hopes the Crimestoppers reward will make people open their eyes to what is going on.
"Half the high school knows who did it. I guarantee it."
"I bet there're probably even parents that know that their kids are involved in this," O'Hara said.
Time may be running out for the vandals with a large chunk of change on the table for someone to collect.
"If I knew who it was, I'd take the $1,000," O'Hara said.
He added that the best solution is for those responsible for the vandalism to put the brakes on their behavior.
"First of all, it needs to stop. And they need to come see me before I come see them. If parents think that their child might be involved, they need to call someone. It's not going to go away," he said.
"If these kids don't get stopped, I guarantee one of these times they're going to burn one of those buildings right down to the ground. It may not be their intention," O'Hara said.
"It's not the crime of the century," O'Hara said. "It's an extreme nuisance and someone's got to pay for it."
Most recently, deputies responded to a report of an alarm ringing at the Nike Base. Upon arrival, deputies found a smashed window to the Reality Café but no subjects were inside, according to the police report.


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Is chronic fatigue syndrome the same illness as fibromyalgia: Evaluating the 'single syndrome' hypothesis
– Source: QJM (Quarterly Journal of Medicine), Aug 26, 2012
By Bhavna Abbi, Benjamin H Natelson
[Note: Dr. Benjamin Natelson, MD, is head of the Pain & Fatigue Study Center at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, and one of the world's most respected medical experts on ME/CFS and FM. As an expert in neurology as well as the infectious & immunological causes of pain and fatigue, Dr. Natelson has worked for years on projects to better characterize and classify these often co-existing syndromes.
In this detailed review article, he and Bhavna Abbi at the War Related Illness and Injury Study Center in East Orange, NJ, lay out the evidence to date suggesting that the underlying pathophysiology of fibromyalgia may be different than that of ME/CFS.
Although the full text of the article (abstract below) is fee-based, Dr. Natelson indicates the identified differences fall into these categories:
• General (e.g., age of onset patterns);
• Hormone and neurotransmitter dynamics (e.g., regarding somatomedin/growth hormone, melatonin, cortisol, spinal fluid substance P);
• Genetic profiles, and gene expression (e.g., gene upregulation patterns after exertion)
• Mechanisms of autonomic function;
• Muscle biochemistry;
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• Sleep disruption patterns/factors;
• Comorbidities (e.g., PTSD rates).
And the work continues. Dr. Natelson has extended a request to our site visitors, asking for ME/CFS and fibromyalgia volunteers to take part in several current studies designed to fill in further pieces of the puzzle. (See "Dr. Natelson recruiting for CFS & FM studies in NYC.")
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Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM) are medically unexplained syndromes that can and often do co-occur. For this reason, some have posited that the two are part of the same somatic syndrome-examples of symptom amplification.
This hypothesis would suggest that few differences exist between the two syndromes.
To evaluate this interpretation, we have searched the literature for articles comparing CFS to FM, reviewing only those articles which report differences between the two.
This review presents data showing differences across a number of parameters – implying that the underlying pathophysiology in CFS may differ from that of FM.
We hope that our review encourages other groups to look for additional differences between CFS and FM.
By continuing to preserve the unique illness definitions of the two syndromes, clinicians will be able to better identify, understand and provide treatment for these individuals.
Source: QJM (Quarterly Journal of Medicine), Aug 26, 2012. PMID: 22927538, by Abbi B, Natelson BH. War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, DVA Medical Center, East Orange, NJ (Abbi); Pain and Fatigue Study Center, Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY (Natelson), USA. [Email: firstname.lastname@example.com]


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2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport: Spending Time in the Snow
You may have heard about a recent snowstorm in Atlanta that shut down the city for a few harrowing days. Well, it didn't shut down our 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport long-term test car. One editor had the Santa Fe Sport during the storm and had nothing but praise for the crossover and its capabilities.
Thankful for AWD
During the snowstorm, the most important feature in our Santa Fe Sport was, not surprisingly, all-wheel drive. We've lamented its impact on fuel economy before, but we were certainly glad to have AWD when the storm hit. That's because the Santa Fe was able to climb hills where other cars -- and even other SUVs -- were getting stuck. All-wheel drive provided the Santa Fe Sport with this ability, and it gave our editor the confidence to attempt them in the first place.
Delivering Safety ... and Pizza
Due to the traffic volume and closed interstates, our Santa Fe-driving editor wasn't able to get home on the night of the snowstorm. Instead, he spent the night in the office. In the morning, he fired up the Santa Fe once again -- but this time to pick up pizzas for other stranded AutoTrader employees. As it did the night before, the Santa Fe Sport performed admirably, carting our editor (and the pizzas) around with ease, despite streets still covered in ice and snow.
We know all-wheel drive isn't a superpower, but the feature can be a lifesaver in conditions like the ones we experienced during this year's snowstorm in Atlanta. Our hat is off to the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport for pushing through the icy roads and snow. And we know that dozens of AutoTrader employees appreciate not only the Santa Fe's bad-weather driving prowess but its ability to transport a large number of pizzas with relative ease, as well.


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'Kimye': A look at Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West, good friends since 2007, began dating in August 2012 and welcomed a baby girl on June 15, 2013. Sister Khloe Kardashian may have been the first to spot the love connection, saying on "The Talk," "He just always was so obsessed with her -- in a good way. And I just thought that was so cute." The two also had a lot in common, "And so I said 'Just give him a shot.' "And then one day -- I don't know what happened, she acts like it was her idea, like I never said it, 'Wait, I think I really like Kanye.' And I was like 'Hello! I've been telling you for years!" By Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times
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When I first learned PHP 5's object oriented syntax and rules, I didn't see much of a point to the interface options. I felt that I could do more by defining abstract classes and at least filling in some of the methods with some details. […] As a developer, I've often wished there was a way to know that an object – any object – had implemented certain methods. With type hinting and the instanceof operator, it is now possible to determine whether or not an object has those methods, and interfaces make this even easier.
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Bryan Dey is a young hilarious comedian who's storytelling, witty observations and social commentary is beyond his years! Originally from San Antonio Texas, he grew up in a large dysfunctional family which has helped shape his comedic point of view. With personal stories,original observations on life, society and his generation he is hilariously edgy with his material. Bryan Dey brings a fresh style of comedy to the stage that has not been seen in years!
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Announces small grants funding
The Western New York Affiliate of Susan G. Komen has elected Althea E. Luehrsen chairwoman of its board of directors. Luehrsen is the executive director of Leadership Buffalo Inc., and was previously assistant vice president for corporate and foundation relations at the University at Buffalo.
Luehrsen is a graduate of SUNY Empire, where she teaches as an adjunct. In addition, she is the president/owner of Strategic Solutions Group. Luehrsen resides in Williamsville.
"I have been involved with the WNY Affiliate since 2001 in a variety of capacities," she said. "Now having the opportunity to chair the board and work with the tremendous staff and hundreds of volunteers as we move our affiliate into this new chapter is both an honor and a privilege."
James J. Kincaid was elected vice chair. He formerly served as the treasurer of the organization. Kincaid is CPA/partner at Lougen, Valenti, Bookbinder & Weintraub LLP. Kincaid is a graduate of SUNY Fredonia, member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and resides in Orchard Park with wife, Debbie, and three sons.
Donna E. Perna was elected secretary/treasurer. She is the vice president and general manager of Transit Lanes. Perna is a graduate of Canisius College and resides in Williamsville.
Komen WNY also named to its board: Ermelinda Bonaccio, M.D., director of mammography at Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Scott M. Philbin, litigation attorney at Bond, Schoeneck & King; and Mary C. Szabat, consultant with Beltz Ianni & Associates.
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United Memorial Medical Center - 2013 Pink Hatters Breast Cancer Event. This grant will help fund the annual Pink Hatters breast cancer education event in Batavia on Oct. 10. More than 400 men and women attend to celebrate breast cancer survivors and learn about the importance of breast health.
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Foundation - Bring Someone You Love for a Mammogram. Funds for this grant will go to the "Shout it Out Pink" gospel concert and "Pink Dance" in Niagara Falls this October. Dates will be announced shortly. Both events are part of a month-long education and screening campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Hi, my name is John Trippe, and when I'm not arting out I do stuff like this below... Visit the Cal Academy at night and climb around in old military buildings.
Never added opening night photos from my wife's art show at Fifty24SF which opened the beginning of March.
Well, the art I did which you can view right here.
Andrew dug it.
Like a lot of museums and institutions here in San Francisco, the Cal Academy has jumped in to the "hey, let's open up at night, serve some alcohol and attract these people"... We rode our bikes to it a couple weeks past.
The Cal Academy.
looking at the rings of Saturn.
We got bit of a backstage tour from Lindsey who works there.
The best part of the place, besides the planetarium, would have to be downstairs where all the aquariums are.
Randy from High Speed came through to shoot Fish's show at Fecal Face Dot Gallery.
Then we did some of that.
Spending the night in Sausalito and getting some skewers going on the grill.
Back on the water whip.
Our ride.
She needs some serious TLC.
Wolfe compiled a short video of the events which I photographed below.
For Alexis' birthday we sailed to Angel Island to spend the night.
ridiculously amazing out.
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Men, women, and children at work. The Scribner's illustration identifies this "tobacco warehouse" as being near Liberty Hill, a community in Bedford County; however, King (p. 557) identifies the scene as Lynchburg where "tobacco is the main article of . . . trade. Buyers from all parts of the Union crowd the streets; the warehouses are daily visited by throngs."


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I was looking through the "nearly mainstream" eggcorn list, and one that caught my eye was the following:
pike » pipe
Chiefly in: coming down the pipe
Classification: English – nearly mainstream
Spotted in the wild:
Unless the FCC gets smarter about the technologies coming down the pipe, they're creating perfect conditions for a real mess down the line. (The Coming (Cognitive) Radio Revolution… AKA The FCC as Regulatory Ostrich)
And with all that new hardware coming down the pipe and the potential for lots of new Metroid, this year should be a barnburner! (The Metroid Database)
In the industry where I work, there is frequent discussion of the "product pipeline", which is the sequence of products intended to come out over the next several years. Usually two or three generations of product beyond the ones currently on sale are in development at any given time. The phrase "in the pipeline" is used pretty frequently, and I would think that "coming down the pipe" would actually be a perfectly legitimate extension of this metaphor, rather than having anything to do with "pikes". I notice that both of these "spottings in the wild" are from the high tech industry, which is where I've seen this pipeline metaphor used.
Are there good ways to determine whether you're looking at a garbling of a well-known phrase or a legitimate new phrase?
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Francesca: you make some good points, and I have thought about the very same concerns before. My viewpoint is the following: A phrase is an eggcorn if just a single person mis-hears the original phrase and unknowingly creates new imagery which makes sense when they go to reuse it. Even if another person creates the very same phrase by way of pun (or other contrived means), it does not detract from the fact that at least ONE person made it by way of an honest mistake.
So, to apply this principle to your example: Yes, you are correct to point out that the phrase "coming down the pipe" might have been contrived (even subconsciously) when delivered by an individual in a pipeline-intensive industry. And so, such examples would probably have to be discounted. But, if you find other examples where there is no such distraction, then you probably have a genuine eggcorn.
One way to assist the hunt—and eliminate the problems stated above—is to tailor your Google search by adding (or subtracting) key words. For example, when I searched for mixups of "wave" and "waive", I narrowed the topic down to "waive your right(s)" but I had to subtract off "wave your right (arm)." Not an exact parallel to the context of your question, but perhaps it's food for thought.
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- Synthesis and Optimization of Digital Circuits, Giovanni De Micheli, McGraw-Hill, 1994.
- High-Level Synthesis: Introduction to Chip and System Design, D. Gajski, N. Dutt, A. Wu and S. Lin, Kluwer, 1992.
- Computers as Components: Principles of Embedded System Design, Wayne Wolf, Morgan Kaufmann, 2001.
- Embedded System Design, Peter Marwedel, Springer, 2005. (Hardcopy edition 2003).
The course deals with synthesis and optimization of large scale digital systems primarily at the architectural level, starting from a high-level specification. We will also take a look at the effect of compiler transformations on design quality. System-level (hardware and software) design issues will also be discussed. We will discuss relevant graph algorithms for scheduling and other problems in synthesis, along with a discussion of good lower and upper bounds for problems. This course covers topics in an important emerging area in digital design.


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Peter Capaldi made his debut as the new Doctor with a series of digs at his own expense.
Glasgow-born Capaldi is the 12th actor to play the Doctor in six decades of the Doctor Who series. At 56, he is also the oldest since the first, William Hartnell.
Doctor Who fans saw a new complex Doctor and there were differing reactions on Twitter to the first dose of this darker, more prickly Time Lord. Capaldi, perhaps best-known as a foul-mouthed spin doctor in The Thick Of It, has taken over from his 31-year-old predecessor Matt Smith.
Peter Capaldi has appeared on TV screens as Doctor Who for the first time
As he spots different things about his new form, including his accent, Capaldi's Doctor announces "I am Scottish I have gone Scottish", which he says is good because "I can complain about things".
Although the Doctor has changed, his companion has not. Jenna Coleman returns as Clara Oswald, who was also Smith's sidekick.
At one point Clara also tells the new Doctor about his head of silver hair, saying: "If I got new hair and it was grey I would have a problem."
The episode - called Deep Breath - also includes a dinosaur, robots who are turning into men and talk of getting to the promised land.
Smith pops back for a small appearance in a telephone call to Clara and he asks her: "Please tell me I didn't get old - anything but old. I was young. Oh, is he grey?"
Some of the online reactions included Alex Hunt who said: "Bit disappointing when your favourite part of a new episode with a new Doctor is when the old one calls in for a cameo... #doctorwho"
Amy Quinn tweeted that said she "cried" while watching it.
Paul Ilett described it as a " Great opener for #PeterCapaldi in #doctorwho - more character, more emotional depth. Feels like the show's back on track."
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Obviously, America as a country is not doing a very good job handling the energy crisis. This is a discussion on what you think we should be doing to create energy for our future.
Argue your viewpoint:
Should we put forth effort to revamp the energy economy with already existing renewable energy sources (ex. wind, tidal, geothermal etc.).
Or put effort into theoretical, but highly efficient forms of energy that have yet to be created (ex. Fusion, magnetism, etc.).
Or, maybe, should we continue in the pursuit of oil, perhaps refining the process to be more efficient.
Or any other plan that may work for America.
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... how about we stop killing brown skinned people around the world, stop voting for fucksticks that serve their masters on wall street and decimate our economy for the profit of a few, and mandate a newly funded and empowered DOE take on a manhatten-project style pursuit of clean power technologies?
Oh... and a renewed focus on education might drag us out of our slide towards a dark ages. Our capacity for self destruction still exceeds our moral restraint... how much longer can we walk this tightrope?
Fossil fuels need to go for thousands of reasons...
The energy "crisis" is a profit machine. Supply and demand, money and power, politics and ignorance are all tied to a world balanced on the edge of a sword wielded by a few.
Jared Diamond wrote a book called Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail, or Succeed. National Geographic made a show based on his book. Climate meddling dates back 8,000 years. Watch the video showing deforestation. Thomas Jefferson noted in his diary how cutting trees in North America to make farmland affected climate.
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Morgan State to play only four at home
Baltimore, MD – Morgan State's football program will play only four of its 12 games at home in the 2013 season.
The Bears will kick off the season at Army on Aug. 31 and play their first four games - all non-conference - on the road before hosting Norfolk State in a Mid- Eastern Athletic Conference game on Sept. 28.
Morgan State's other three home games are within the MEAC against Florida A&M (Oct. 5, Homecoming), Hampton (Nov. 2) and North Carolina A&T (Nov. 9).
The Bears, who will try to build on a 3-8 record from a year ago, will play a second FBS member when they visit Western Kentucky on Sept. 21.
2013 Morgan State Football Schedule
Aug. 31, at Army
Sept. 7, at Robert Morris
Sept. 14, at Liberty
Sept. 21, at Western Kentucky
Sept. 28, Norfolk State*
Oct. 5, Florida A&M* (Homecoming)
Oct. 19, at North Carolina Central*
Oct. 26, at Howard*
Nov. 2, Hampton*
Nov. 9, North Carolina A&T*
Nov. 16, at South Carolina State*
Nov. 23, at Delaware State*
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In fact, Goldstein's top three and mine are the same. Here's the Top 20 (my rankings in parenthesis):
- Zach Lee (1)
- Nathan Eovaldi (2)
- Allen Webster (3)
- Chris Reed (19)
- Garrett Gould (4)
- Chris Withrow (12)
- Alfredo Silverio (11)
- Joc Pederson (6)
- Alex Castellanos (21)
- Angel Sanchez (5)
- Shawn Tolleson (8)
- James Baldwin (16)
- Tim Federowicz (30)
- Ethan Martin (37)
- Josh Lindblom (14)
- Aaron Miller (24)
- Gorman Erickson (13)
- Scott Van Slyke (15)
- Kyle Russell (43)
- Steve Ames (17)
Biggest head-scratcher(s): Federowicz and Martin
I get Reed at No. 4, as I'm not nearly as high on him as others. I hope he shuts me up with a strong 2012 with the Quakes. Castellanos cracking the Top 10 is surprising, considering he wasn't on the Cardinals' Top 30 heading into last season. It's also nice to see someone else with Sanchez rated in the Top 10. I also like seeing Erickson on there, but I think he's better than Federowicz.
Speaking of Federowicz, I still don't get the fascination with this guy. Yes, his glove is good and he should have a long career in the Majors -- but as a backup catcher. He doesn't possess a good hit tool and has minimal power at best. Baseball America ranked him No. 10 in the system. I had him at No. 30. I'm no authority, but I just don't see him being all that special.
As for Martin, I get the stuff. I really do. A mid-90s fastball and a power curveball (and plus-athleticism) is something to be excited about. However, he had those things when he was drafted more than three years ago. He simply cannot throw enough strikes to be effective (at this point in his career). I'm probably a bit harsh on him -- placing him at No. 37 -- but he doesn't belong anywhere near the Dodgers' Top 20, let alone the Top 15.
Noticeably absent are Jake Lemmerman, Blake Smith and Angelo Songco. Admittedly, I don't have a premium subscription to BP, so I can't read what Goldstein had to say, but I asked him about the trio on Twitter and this was his response:
"Wrote about Smith in piece, all 3 just missed. RTI know I probably overrated them a tad, but these guys are all deserving of the Dodgers' Top 20. It isn't like there's a bunch of 4- and 5-star prospects preventing them from making it. In fact, Lee is the Dodgers' only 4-star prospect; everyone else in the Top 20 is a 3-star prospect.
@feelinkindablue: @Kevin_Goldstein No faith in guys like Songco, Lemmerman or B. Smith?"
A solid list overall. I know I don't get paid to do this or have access to scouts, but it's always nice to see what others think about the Dodgers' system -- especially professionals.
The BA Prospect Handbook is live, but I won't have mine until late February. Oh well, it'll give me something to write about then.


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Wilkie Collins
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Wilkie Collins
by Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt
oil on panel, 1850
10 1/2 in. x 7 in. (267 mm x 178 mm)
Purchased, 1894
Primary Collection
Sitterback to top
- (William) Wilkie Collins (1824-1889), Novelist. Sitter in 24 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt (1829-1896), Painter and President of the Royal Academy. Artist associated with 41 portraits, Sitter in 74 portraits.
This portraitback to top
On 25 August 1894 George Scharf, the Director of the Gallery, wrote to Millais, who was then a Trustee of the Gallery, to say how sad he was that he had not been able to attend the meeting on the previous Thursday when the trustees had acquired Millais' portrait of Carlyle. He added that, 'Curiously enough, at the last moment before the meeting, a small portrait of Wilkie Collins attributed also to your pencil, was submitted to the Trustees. It represents Collins with a tremendous forehead, wearing spectacles and the face turned in three-quarters to the spectator's left. His raised hands are joined, palm to palm and fingers very flexible. Do you remember painting such a portrait?' Millais did indeed remember it, particularly the great bump on the sitter's forehead, but was more concerned by the discolouration owing to the 'nasty brown varnish'. It is an atmospheric portrait, intense and private, as befitted the author of The Woman in White' and The Moonstone.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Victorian Portraits Resource Pack, p. 11
- Funnell, Peter, Victorian Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery Collection, 1996, p. 11
- Funnell, Peter (introduction); Marsh, Jan, A Guide to Victorian and Edwardian Portraits, 2011, p. 35
- Funnell, Peter; Warner, Malcolm, Millais: Portraits, 1999 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 19 February to 6 June 1999), pp. 53; 76
- Lucinda Hawksley, Charles Dickens and his Circle, 2016, p. 91
- Marsh, Jan, The Pre-Raphaelite Circle, 2013, p. 57
- Marsh, Jan, Insights: The Pre-Raphaelite Circle, 2005, p. 54
- Saumarez Smith, Charles, The National Portrait Gallery: An Illustrated Guide, 2000, p. 126
- Saumarez Smith, Charles, The National Portrait Gallery, 1997, p. 126
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 137
- Various contributors, National Portrait Gallery: A Portrait of Britain, 2014, p. 139
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Events of 1850back to top
Current affairsCardinal Wiseman, a Catholic priest who had exerted a strong influence on the Oxford movement, is made a Cardinal and leader of the Catholic church in England, thus restoring Roman Catholic hierarchy in England.
Art and scienceDeath of poet laureate William Wordsworth; his great autobiographical poem The Prelude is published posthumously, famously charting the growth of the poet's mind.
Tennyson's In Memoriam is also published. A poignant record of his grief over the death of his friend Arthur Hallam, the poem also movingly questions the strength of faith in an increasingly scientific age.
InternationalUp to 50,000 pioneers travel west in wagons on the Oregon trail in the United States, one of the main overland migration routes across the continent. Spanning over half the continent, the trail led 2,170 miles through territories and land which would later become six US states, including Kansas, Wyoming and Oregon, helping the US to implement its goal of Manifest Destiny - building a nation spanning the North American continent.
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- Part 1: Great Lakes Loons
- Part 2: Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
- Part 3: Chattanooga Lookouts
One of the better teams in the minors, the Storm Chasers and Isotopes traded the first three games of the series. In Game 4, the 'Topes were down 10-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning. At the time, it looked like their season was done. However, a nine-run seventh, including a game-deciding three-run home run from Tony Gwynn, propelled the Isotopes to a deciding Game 5, which Oklahoma won handily.
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Castellanos, despite playing just 94 games, posted a great .328/.420/.590 triple slash with 17 home runs. The Dodgers don't seem to keen on letting him be the team's right-handed hitting platoon outfielder, so expect him back at Triple-A. Sands was traded to Boston in the Adrian Gonzalez trade. He was traded to Pittsburgh this winter and may or may not get real playing time with the Bucs. Van Slyke seems like the prototypical Four-A player and should be the team's left fielder.
The pitching staff was led by John Ely, who had one of the best seasons for a PCL pitcher, going 14-7 with a 3.20 ERA and a league-leading 165 strikeouts (in 168 2/3 innings). He also had a sparkling WHIP (1.10) and a great walks per nine innings rate (1.9). For his efforts, he was traded to Houston. Stephen Fife was decent, but unspectacular, for Albuquerque. He provided 135 1/3 innings of adequate innings. Other than those two, the Isotopes' rotation left a lot to be desired.
Projected roster
Catchers (2)
Tim Federowicz
Matt Wallach
Infielders (5)
Nick Evans
Elian Herrera
Osvaldo Martinez
Dallas McPherson
Rafael Ynoa
Nick Buss
Alex Castellanos
Jeremy Moore
Blake Smith
Scott Van Slyke
Starting pitchers (5)
Michael Antonini
Stephen Fife
Matt Magill
Matt Palmer
Jon Michael Redding
Relievers (8)
Geison Aguasviva
Steve Ames
Cole St. Clair
Kevin Gregg
Mark Lowe
Shawn Tolleson
Josh Wall
Chris Withrow
A name missing from my projection is Gwynn. I suspect he'll be traded or released prior to the season. If he isn't, Buss should be that fall guy. Also missing is Dee Gordon. I'm betting (hoping?) he breaks camp with the Dodgers, or he's moved toward the end of Spring Training.
The starting pitching, as usual, will be a little weak. Magill should head the rotation and is a legitimate prospect. The bullpen should have some intriguing characters, including Ames, Tolleson Wall and Withrow (if he can throw strikes). This also means I'm projecting Paco Rodriguez to break camp with the big league club.
My lineup
Buss/Moore CF
Herrera 2B
Castellanos LF/DH
McPherson 3B
Van Slyke DH/LF
Smith RF
Evans 1B
Federowicz C
Ynoa SS
This lineup could score a ton of runs. Castellanos, McPherson and Van Slyke are PCL veterans and should be a formidable 3-4-5. The last time McPherson was in the PCL, he hit 22 home runs with the Sacramento River Cats. The last time he was with Albuquerque (as a member of the Marlins' organization), he blasted 42 home runs.
Smith and Ynoa should make their Triple-A debuts and could benefit from the extreme hitter-friendly environments.
Much like any year, the offense will determine the Isotopes' success. But I'm interested to see how Magill handles the rarefied air and if those fireballers out of the 'pen can keep the PCL hitters at bay.
Photo credits
Van Slyke: EephusBlue, Twitter
Smith: Dustin Nosler, Feelin' Kinda Blue


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White serves as the perfect backdrop in kitchens and makes the most of the great light from the outside. Take a look at how using natural light and a white palette can be beneficial in any size kitchen.
1. A joint study in color and organization. Rue Magazine
2. A crisp kitchen with open shelving and a drool worthy pizza oven. Lonny
3. White cabinetry and carrera marble combine to make a simple and sophisticated kitchen. Mara and Alex's First Home as a Married Couple
4. A traditional kitchen in white. Better Homes and Gardens
5. A gorgeous combination of rustic woods and a soft white color palette. Flickr
6. With no upper cabinetry, there is more room for windows and light making this kitchen look impossibly bright. House Beautiful
7. White appliances are making a big comeback and this Viking stove is a perfect example. Julie and Rob's Current Twist on Mid Century Modern
8. A clean and modern kitchen Maryam and Max's Modern Beachwood Canyon Home
9. A dreamy all natural kitchen. Elle Decor
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This is a corrected version. In the original, the Mobile County Assistant District Attorney incorrectly stated Brion Capo's sentence.
Brion Capo, an arborist for the city of Wilmington, has pleaded guilty to a sex abuse charge in Alabama.
Mobile County Assistant District Attorney Nicki Patterson said Capo pleaded guilty in November to sex abuse second degree, a misdemeanor.
Capo received a one-year suspended sentence at the request of the victim's family, Patterson said.
As of Wednesday, Capo was still employed by the city, said Malissa Talbert, a spokeswoman. "We're trying to get accurate and complete information so a determination can be made about his employment," Talbert said. She said the city needs written, official documentation from Alabama.
Capo, 58, was arrested in July on a fugitive warrant stemming from charges of child sex abuse after investigators said he sexually abused a young girl for seven years.
He was later released on bond from a Mobile County (Ala.) jail. Capo returned to work on July 23, Talbert said.
Reached by phone in August, Capo declined to discuss the charges. "I'd rather not talk about it all," Capo said at the time, adding that newspaper stories were "very damaging for me."
Capo was originally charged with child sex abuse, a felony carrying a possible prison sentence of two to 20 years and second-degree sodomy, a felony carrying a one- to 10-year sentence, Patterson has said.
The abuse started when the victim was 7 years old but was just reported last year. The incidents with the girl, a relative, occurred during holiday and vacation trips Capo took to Mobile County, Patterson said. The girl, now a teenager, was at church camp and felt moved by a sermon to tell church officials, who then reported it to family and authorities.
The city did not conduct a background check on Capo because the arborist position does not require it. The city's code calls for background checks of specific employees who might have interaction with children or a direct impact on security. The list of employees who require background checks includes a variety of positions from department leaders to lifeguards to firefighters. The code also does not allow the city to hire anyone convicted of a felony or misdemeanor assault, kidnapping, child abuse, rape, statutory rape or other sex abuse charges.
Capo started working part time for the city in 2006, and was hired as the full-time arborist in July 2007.
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Commissioner wants to close contract loopholes
HARTFORD -- The state Board of Education on Wednesday will be asked to approve a legislative package that would reclassify a controversial Middletown organization as a quasi-public entity that could no longer avoid state contracting requirements.
Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor said Tuesday that he closely examined more than $250,000 in contracts awarded to consultants last year and will use a special meeting of the board to suggest changing the structure and function of the State Education Resource Center.
The move, creating a new public authority like the organization that runs Bradley International Airport, would require action by the General Assembly.
"I have looked closely at the issue with the benefit of time and research," Pryor said in a phone interview. "I believe the setup of SERC is ambiguous in ways that, frankly, tripped my team up, and we're aiming to clean that up."
While Gov. Dannel P. Malloy asked lawmakers to declare SERC a nonprofit entity in 2011, the Legislature never got around to voting on it, putting into question last year's deals with Leeds Global Partners, of New York, and Education First Consulting, of Seattle.
"It has been evident to me that a clarification of structure and governance is necessary," Pryor said.
The legislative proposal would establish a governing board appointed by the governor with legislative approval required. Competitive bidding or negotiations would be required for purchases over $5,000.
Pryor said the operation of SERC would be similar to other agencies with state affiliation, but whose employees are not considered state workers.
"The notion is to assure accountability between the governor, the state Department of Education and the Legislature," Pryor said. "We hope that by establishing a new structure and procedures, there will be requisite transparency."
Last April, Hearst Connecticut Newspapers reported the Education Department apparently skirted bidding rules by getting SERC to approve contracts of $195,000 and $60,000. The department gives SERC about $15 million a year.
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Great Spaces: Union Collegiate Academy, Union Public Schools, Tulsa, Okla.
District redesigns high school dining program to resemble college atmosphere.
The salsa bar at Union Street Market. In addition to the new look, Eli Huff, executive chef/culinary operations coordinator for the district, redid menus to offer more choices and better quality. The district has partnered with area farms to bring in local produce.


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GOOD BREAD IS BACK - by STEVEN LAURENCE KAPLAN
A contemporary history of French bread, the way it is made, and the people who make it.
Professor Kaplan is the Goldwyn Smith Professor of European History at Cornell University and Visiting Professor of Modern History at the University of Versailles, Saint-Quentin. The French government has twice knighted Kaplan for his contributions to the "sustenance and nourishment" of French culture.
From the book's jacket: "Widely recognized as a leading expert on French bread, the historian Steven Laurence Kaplan takes readers into aromatic Parisian bakeries as he explains how good bread began to reappear in France in the 1990s, following almost a century of decline in quality."
In 326 pages of his book, Professor Kaplan takes the reader from the bakery dungeons of eighteenth-century France, along the twisting, turning road to modern day baking. This wonderful book is the best written history book I can recall reading and a fascinating journey told flawlessly by an author who has a thorough understanding of the history of French bread and has meticulously researched his subject.
The opening to Chapter one
"Good Bread: Practices and Discourses
Let us go into the narrow, oppressive space of an eighteenth-century baking room. In Paris, this probably means heading down into an ill-ventilated basement, lit by the few candles grudgingly granted by the owner's wife, who kept the accounts. Even though the conditions may have already been less difficult in her day, George Sand did not find the expression 'dark dungeon' too strong. The work was hard and often mind-numbing. Someone had to prepare wood for the fire, then light it, draw water, handle bags of flour weighing 150 kilos [330 lbs.], then knead 100 kilos or more with his hands or sometimes his feet. The baker's boy responsible for the kneading was called le geindre, the groaner, because of the sounds he made while he worked: "A kind of painful cry", Sand called it, 'you'd think you were witnessing the final scene of a murder.' From the worker's standpoint, this 'forced labor' came under the heading of criminal behavior: 'Night, a time of rest, is a time of torture for us,' baker's 'boys'---journeymen---complained in 1715, and the refrain was echoed throughout the nineteenth century by other protesting this 'nocturnal slavery, ' this morally and physically destructive 'captivity.'
The air in the bakery was heavy, sometimes thick with flour dust and sometimes suffocatingly humid. When the oven was in use, the heat was overwhelming. Apprentices worked in rough underclothing (often made of old flour sacks) and dripped with sweat, enriching (or infecting) the dough. Before baking began, especially in winter, the bakery was damp and freezing cold. The environment was as unhealthy as the work was exhausting. Louis-Sebastian Mercier, a chronicler of eighteenth-century Parisian ways, was struck by the contrast between butcher's boys, who were sturdy, ruddy fellows, and baker's boys, who could be seen in shop doorways looking wretched, haggard, and pale, like flour-drenched scarecrows. The baking room was usually cluttered with tools, work surfaces, and supplies. There was just enough room to maneuver and carry out the simplest operations. Sometimes the workers could barely stand upright."
Professor Kaplan uses this segment to set up and lead the reader on a trip through the evolution of French baking, and what a trip it is.
Here's a link to a Youtube video showing Professor Kaplan at a boulangerie inspecting the goods, so to speak.


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Canaries Lose Early Lead, Fall To Wichita
SIOUX FALLS, SD -- The Sioux Falls Canaries' early offense Saturday night wasn't enough to survive a Wichita Winguts comeback, and the Canaries fell 7-5.
Wichita has taken the first two games of the series and won five in a row, while the Birds have dropped five of their last six.
The Canaries (5-11) built an early 3-0 lead in the second inning off Winguts starter and former big leaguer Jon Link (3-1). Tim Pahuta laced a single to right center field past a drawn-in infield to plate Jared Clark, who led off the frame with a double.
Jake Taylor later launched a two-out, two-run home run off the centerfield scoreboard.
Canaries starter Jordan Whatcott (0-4) fell into trouble in the fourth inning by walking three men. Two runs came home on a bases-loaded walk and an RBI groundout. But Canaries first baseman John Alonso hit a solo home run, his second in as many days and third of the year, to give the Canaries a 4-2 lead.
Wichita (10-5) answered with a five-run comeback, overtaking the Birds with three runs in the sixth inning. David Amberson doubled in a run, and Derek Perren scored on reliever Austin Brough's wild pitch. Jared McDonald's sacrifice fly followed and gave the Wingnuts the lead for good. Wichita pushed across singletons in the seventh and eighth innings, the latter on Abel Nieves' solo home run.
Pahuta provided a two-out, run-scoring single in the eighth inning, to bring the Canaries to 7-5, but Wichita closer Josh Dew tossed a perfect ninth inning for his second save of the series and third of the year.
Link earned the win, allowing four runs and seven hits in seven innings while striking out seven. Whatcott suffered his fourth loss in as many starts, allowing five runs and seven hits across 5 1/3 innings.
Pahuta and Taylor each had two hits and two RBI to pace the Canaries offense.
The finale of the three-game series is 1:05 p.m. on Sunday at the Birdcage.
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