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What does a runner who likes to occasionally go out in his bare feet dream of on a scorching-hot summer day? Cold beer? Watermelon? A dip in the Shenandoah river?
All of these are great but a fresh white line of paint is even better. This is the main road near my home in Shepherdstown West Virginia. Shepherd Grade Road is a beautiful winding country road and pleasant for long runs. This week we have had the hottest week on record here. To my delight I was greeted by this fresh white line this week. Smooth and cool.
After I got back from my run, I emailed Ian Adamson, also smooth and cool, who is a science advisor for the Natural Running Center and director of research and education at Newton Running, for his more analytical take on running on hot asphalt. I should add that Ian raced in the Badwater Ultramarathon in Death Valley last summer, finishing the 135-mile race in 34 and 1/2 hours, ten hours behind winner Zach Gringerich– but was the first masters runner (45+).
Of course, Ian didn't go barefoot in Death Valley! He used three pairs of Newton Shoes– a Distance Racer, Gravity Trainer and Sir Isaac, and rotated these depending on terrain. (See interview with Ian here about the race.)
Now for some Ian:
It seems like the white line is cooler when you are running Badwater. No data that I know of, but solar reflectance numbers back this up. White surfaces reflect significantly more solar radiation than black, approximately 80% reflected compared with 5%. In terms of heat, this translates to a temperature rise of 14.6F for standard white in full sun and 90.0F for standard black.
Surface color, texture and thermal properties all play a part, but as a rough guide, a newly painted white line on a very dark bitumen black top will absorb about 80% less heat than the road. Using the numbers above and a starting temperature of 70F (in the morning), a white line will get to about 85F and the blacktop to 170F from solar radiation pretty quickly. Obviously the white line will absorb heat from the road as well. On a 100 degree day this would be approximately 115F and 200F respectively.
In Death Valley in summer, the road should reach about 220F and the white line about 135F. Actual numbers are slightly lower for the road since it is grey, not black.
I'm glad you wrote about this.
As a runner gradually toughening my feet for barefoot running, (much of it in state parks and national parks), I've found that running on the double yellow tends to be cooler and smoother than the asphalt. The yellow lines also make it easier to spot small rocks before I step on them. I am fortunate, because in the parks and country roads there is less traffic to avoid. The Double Yellows are a friendly path for my novice bare feet.
Keep up the good input!
Good to see someone thinking logically and adapting to the environment. I doubt you will have to worry about the co-efficient of friction on the white paint – cyclists hate it and watch the T de F, there have been many a good spill because of the smooth paint – anyhow, I would doubt anyone is running fast enough to slip – but take it into consideration, Good strong feet brought about by exercise (conscious or subconscious, see Barefoot Sceince insoles)and proper form should ensure adequate traction.


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Butt implants cost is inflated by celebrities. The butt implants to them is like ordering a bottle of beer after a tiring day. Buttock augmentations are making surgeons rich. John Hopkins graduates are sharp-minded, and time has proved how sharp they are in shaping celebrity butts. Celebrities who have had plastic surgeries are many, and an increasing number are making appointments for a booty cut.
The cost of butt implants ranges between $4,000 and $10,000 depending on the hospital, location and the qualification of the surgeon. If you haven't realized, tomboys do not have sizable booties. Booty makes a woman desirable, appealing, attractive, sexy… Any woman who is unlucky not to have been naturally born with a big booty can buy it. There are many plastic surgeons who are waiting for phone calls to transform celebrity butts. They have professionalized on the cuts that carve out perfect buttocks. The process could be costly, but the worth is more than the downside. Call them plastic babes, but you will be dying to see their pics:
1. Nicki Minaj
The "Starships" singer loves to experiment. Be it with her neon hair, makeup, breasts or clothes, she has done a lot of stuff with her body too. From rhinoplasty (correcting the nose) to breast augmentation surgeries to butt implants the girl has tried them all. In-fact she is more plastic than pop. And like all other celebrities who have had tons of flesh strata on the buttocks, denies having undergone any surgery.
2. Nicole "coco" Austin
She is a high-profile lingerie model, and surely she has plenty of flesh at the right parts to become an object of envy for our eyes. The insatiable greed to look more beautiful and a passion for perfectionism defines Coco. Already blessed with an excellent bum, this bootylicious babe underwent surgery to enhance her booty only to vehemently deny. Please don't pee on our heads Coco, we are not complaining. We love what we see!
3. Jennifer Lopez
Before surgery, she had sleek titties and booty but not jawbone. After surgery, Jennifer was transformed into a good-looking momma. That's the time when she parted ways with her first husband, who is in Mexico. J. Lo is known for her booty besides her songs. She looks stunning. Though many tabloids claim that she has a fake bum, she herself never commented on such rumors. But the pictures speak it all. The booty gained a much pronounced arch after the surgery. Till Jenny herself comes out of the cocoon and tells us the secret to her "natural" beauty, we are busy ogling at her magnificent back.
4. Kim Kardashian
That hourglass surgeon-created body-frame that is a real treat for an eye. No wonder she has got all the hot dudes swooning over her. Kim Kardashian is close to being perfect. The stats of 34-26-40 is a proof that she has gone under the knife to get herself that perfect butt. She denies having butt augmentation done, instead, she gives all credits to her mummy's genes. After closely examining the photos since she was a toddler, there is no doubt that she has had butt implant.Alleged: Rosa Acosta had breast and butt implants
5. Rosa Acosta
The beautiful model who has adorned many men's magazine covers is reputed to have a super butt that is every man's fantasy to date. But again, it's sad how she has never given credit to her surgeon . She claims that it's au naturel.


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La Aroma De Cuba Edicion Especial cigars are another stellar cigar from the makers of Ashton. It is hand rolled in Nicaragua using all Nicaraguan binders and fillers hugged in a beautiful Ecuadorian Sun-Grown wrapper. Quality is key with this cigar as it is a handsome smoke free of any large veins that may protrude which is uncommon for sun-grown cigars. The Aroma de Cuba should be a staple in any collectors humidor. Pick yours up today!
I was concerned when I learned Pepin took over rolling these cigars, as the "old" LAdC were of my absolute favorites. Not only did Pepin maintain the full-flavor and rich smoking stick I loved, he improved on the overall experience. The stick is even smoother and much more consistent from stick to stick, not to mention the burn has evened out tremendously. The "old" sticks, in all their glory, did not burn nearly as well, nor maintain a consistent flavor and draw throughout, or from stick to stick. Pepin got this one right, and I am pleased to call it one of my all-time favorites!0 0


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eddwo wrote:
Maurits wrote:
eddwo wrote:IMHO it should be like the IE back and forward buttons.
Speaking of which... where are they???
Thats a Longhorn style window, so the back-forward buttons are no longer part of the toolbar and are now more like part of the window chrome.
In Longhorn Shell Windows + IE7 + WinFX Navigation Applications will share a common style of back-forward button in to top left corner of the chrome.
but are they allowing going multiple steps backward by a kind of drop-down menu. It doesn't interrest me if common users don't uses them - I have a very heavy use of it. Does the current model allow that? I can't see that from these screenshots.
The users who don't understand (I dont say "need" because that's not the truth) this behavior, are currently just ignoring that behavior. So I don't see the need - and discourage - to remove the drop-down menu functionality.


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Like many little girls, I grew up dreaming about my wedding day. I had it all planned out. I'd wear a white dress with a lace bodice and matching fingerless gloves. You know, like Madonna in her "Like a Virgin" video, only I'd totally still be one. We'd be married in an elaborate cathedral as hundreds of our closest friends and family looked on. My husband would be rich, of course, and I would never have to work a day in my life. Besides, why would I want to when there were children to birth and raise?
Fast forward 15 years and I found myself being married in a chapel by a preacher with a glass eye, while 75 people wondered if we were serving alcohol at our reception. My husband's career in law enforcement and my brand new degree in chemistry meant I was unlikely to opt out of the work force, and my white dress was not exactly indicative of my purity. The times and my ideas for my life? They had changed.
My decision to co-habitate before our wedding, to have premarital sex, to plan a quickie ceremony in a chapel — any and all of these would outrage my grandmother's generation, but there is one choice I am slightly shocked to learn would outrage my own: the decision to get married in my early twenties.
According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, barely half of U.S. adults are married, a record low. If that figure doesn't surprise you, let me put this in perspective. In 1960, nearly 70% of American adults were married. In that year, 45% of adults aged 18-24 were married, compared to today's meager 9% in the same age range.
That is quite a drastic change to an institution many claim is at the heart of our values as a nation in only a couple of generations, don't you think? You can't turn on the evening news these days without coming across a soundbite of a politician vowing to protect our right to engage in holy matrimony, but is it a right that our generation even wants?
According to the study, yes. 61% of unmarried people want to be married in the future and even 47% of those who say that "marriage is obsolete" plan on tying the knot at some point just, you know, not right now.
There are those, like Belinda Luscombe, Time's editor-at-large, who believe marriage is becoming a status symbol. Citing the fact that, in 2010, 64% of college graduates were married compared to 47% of those with high school degrees, Belinda says "marriage is now largely practiced among high-status, college-educated individuals, it may even be becoming more prestigious — the relationship equivalent of owning a luxury car." I'm less convinced of this theory or, perhaps, if I'm being honest, I don't like the sound of it.
There are those who might argue that people are putting off marriage simply because life is getting in the way. More and more women are entering college, securing high-paying jobs like their male counterparts, rendering them more independent than generations past, and not at all dependent on a man (with a marriage) to provide for them.
As a 27-year-old woman with a successful career in science, two children, and six years of marriage under my belt, I am having a hard time understanding this argument for putting off matrimony. I have never considered beginning my marriage and beginning a new career to be mutually exclusive. As a matter of fact, I believe my husband and I would both be less successful in our careers without the support of one another.
So, single ladies out there, tell me, what are you waiting for? Are there goals you must meet, places you must travel, milestones you must achieve before tying the knot? Your mother and I are all ears.
Amber Doty is the managing editor of Go Mighty, as well as a slightly eccentric wife and mother of two. Her interests include eating meals she had no hand in preparing, making formerly professional business meetings awkward, and perfecting the emotional outburst. One day she hopes to travel to all seven continents, but for now she lives in North Carolina happily equidistant from the mountains and the beach. You can read more from Amber on her blog, The Daily Doty.


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I'm interested in seeing version 6 in action. What is the testzimbra.com account login information?
I'm interested in seeing version 6 in action. What is the testzimbra.com account login information?
when its avail you will see the annoucement in the fourms.
Announcements - Zimbra - Fourms
then u can go to
Zimbra - Hosted Demo is Being Updated
if you want to install and try..RC1 is avail to download and try
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I was going by JHolder's post in the Announcements about 6.0 RC1:
"We're also announcing that beginning later today, testzimbra.com (our live hosted demo) will be running Zimbra 6.0, so you can get a preview without having to install it yourself."
Guess this was inaccurate?
raj, there is an announcent in your link that says 6.0 RC1 is available, and within it it says zimbratest.com will be updated to version 6.0 for testing (the post was made on July 28 so I assume it must be updated now). However when you go to testzimbra.com it is the collaboration suite login. I am also curious what the login details are as I too am keen to see version 6 in action before actually changing over, I believe thats what the OP was asking also.


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Worms are a part of every successful garden. Preschoolers will explore the life of a worm and see how they help improve your garden soil. Participants will get to make a worm compost bin to take home and care for.
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Apple Sony Merger Possible
You read that right, there have been rumors circulating that Apple may be looking to acquire Sony. According to sources, if this merger were to happen, "the end result of Steve's pruning would be a much smaller Sony, more similar to the way it was in the '60s."
But he would have a solid foundation from which to build a new media powerhouse, and the end result, after five to 10 years, could eclipse the reach and scope of the current Apple significantly, and maybe even firms like GE and Samsung.[via DigitalTrends - image via iPhoneSavior]


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Oct 15, 2010 8:50 AM
The dolls may get smaller by the frights and fun never diminish! The Matryoshka Madness Monster Toy ($15) are the coolest of the cool when it comes to Halloween decor, and in case you hadn't noticed - these ain't your Gram's nesting dolls!
How on earth did you find these cuties?? I can barely find a calendar I like on that site - but these are adorbz - you should pardon the expression! :)(:
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text: Work on the mall crossings Wednesday and Thursday. They're repairing the 2nd Street crossing on the west end of the Downtown Mall tomorrow between 9 and 3. It's closed to traffic during that time. The work then moves to the 4th Street crossing on the east end Thursday during the same hours, and it's also closed to vehicles. The repairs at the 2nd Street crossing will cause a detour Wednesday for the CAT free trolley. You can get on at the bus shelter at East Market at 2nd Street N.E.


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The calcaneus is the anatomical name given to the heel bone (figure 1). Several muscles attach to the calcaneus so that when they contract, they exert a pulling force on the bone. Furthermore, weight bearing activity places compressive forces through this bone. When these forces are excessive or too repetitive and beyond what the bone can withstand, bony damage can gradually occur. This initially results in a bony stress reaction, however, with continued damage may progress to a calcaneal stress fracture.
Stress fractures of the calcaneus typically occur over time with excessive weight bearing activity such as marching or running. They often present following a recent increase in activity or change in training conditions.
Patients with this condition typically experience a pain on either the inner or outer aspect of the heel bone that increases with impact activity such as marching, running, jumping or landing. In severe cases, walking may be enough to aggravate symptoms. Other symptoms may include night ache or pain on firmly touching or squeezing the heel bone.
A thorough subjective and objective examination from a physiotherapist may be sufficient to diagnose a calcaneal stress fracture. Investigations such as an X-ray, MRI, CT scan or bone scan are usually required to confirm diagnosis.
Treatment for a stress fracture of the calcaneus typically involves an initial period of rest, usually involving reduced weight bearing activity. This may include the use of crutches or a protective boot. This initial period of reduced weight bearing may occur for approximately 6 weeks. Following this, a gradual increase in weight bearing activity and exercise can usually take place provided symptoms do not increase. This should occur over a period of weeks to months with direction from the treating physiotherapist and will vary depending on the severity of the injury.
Alternative exercises placing minimal weight bearing forces through the affected bone should be performed to maintain fitness such as swimming, cycling, and water running. Exercises to restore flexibility, strength, balance and function should also be performed to ensure the foot and ankle are functioning correctly. The treating physiotherapist can advise which exercises are most appropriate and when they should be commenced.
Several factors may contribute to the development of a calcaneal stress fracture. These factors need to be assessed and corrected where possible with direction from the treating physiotherapist and may include:
Physiotherapy treatment is vital for all patients with a calcaneal stress fracture to hasten healing, reduce the likelihood of recurrence and ensure an optimal outcome. Treatment may comprise:
Occasionally a review with a podiatrist for possible orthotics may be indicated to ensure an optimal outcome. The treating physiotherapist can advise if this is required.
The following exercises are commonly prescribed to patients with a stress fracture of the calcaneus. You should discuss the suitability of these exercises with your physiotherapist prior to beginning them. Generally, they should be performed 3 times daily and only provided they do not cause or increase symptoms.
Move your foot and ankle up and down as far as possible and comfortable without pain (figure 2). Repeat 10 - 20 times.
Figure 2 Foot and Ankle Up and Down
Move your foot and ankle in and out as far as possible and comfortable without pain (figure 3). Repeat 10 - 20 times.
Figure 3 Foot and Ankle In and Out
Find a physiotherapist in your local area who can treat a calcaneal stress fracture.
Some of the most commonly recommended products by physiotherapists for patients with this condition include:
To purchase physiotherapy products for a calcaneal stress fracture click on one of the above links or visit the PhysioAdvisor Shop.
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Figure 1 - Calcaneal Stress Fracture Anatomy


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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
UWG is excited to announce the launch today of brand new mobile apps, GoUWG, that will work on iPhone and iPad touch, BlackBerry, Android and just about everything else.
You can connect with UWG resources on the go with a free download from the Apple App Store, Android Market, BlackBerry App World or by launching the mobile web version.
You can do such things as organize your academic schedule, locate places, search the campus directory for faculty and staff, find out about campus events and check Wolves' scores, schedules and other sports news.
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Survival & Creative servers now updated to 1.6.6
The Survival server is now working with all your favourite mods and the Nether in Minecraft Beta 1.6.6.
We have added a portal on the road behind the Temple of the Cube that leads to a fortified building in the Nether. Feel free to enter, explore and mine, but watch out for the ghasts!
Remember the new rules for portal construction though:
Nether portals can only be manually built in the real world.
No Nether portals are allowed to be manually built in the Nether.
See http://www.theoldergamers.com/forum/...her-rules.html if want further explanations on why.
The Survival world has been expanded by 200 blocks on either side. It is now 4000x4000! More places for new players to set up.
The Creative server will updated later this week.
Problems with 1.6.6:
The only issue we have with this version is that teleporting can sometimes go inside blocks or the chunk won't generate properly. If this happens to you, disconnect immediately. When you reconnect, you should be paced high enough in the world to be safe. If you wait too long, you may suffocate.
Oh, and beds can behave a little oddly in the Nether (like explode when clicked on).
So what changed in 1.6.x?
See Version history - Minecraft Wiki
Some of the main points are:
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Thanks Sorontar.
When we say be careful of the ghasts, we mean it, there are several lurking around the initial nether portal/spawn.
We have also noted that you will need to reset your beds (right click them) in the normal world so that you will respawn there, otherwise on death you will end up at spawn fortress, with possibly a long walk ahead of you.
Cheers......Thermal Ions
Although the scythe isn't pre-eminent among the weapons of war, anyone who has been on the wrong end of, say, a peasants' revolt will know that in skilled hands it is fearsome. -- (Terry Pratchett, Mort)
Playing: Killing Floor - Other Stuff
|22nd June 2011, 03:17 AM
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Nice, thanks for the work.
Currently playing: ESO
Currently retired from playing: EQ2, Vanguard Saga of Heroes, Fallen Earth, WoW, Mortal Online, Perpetuum, Rift, SWTOR, EVE (again), Minecraft, Archeage, Elite Dangerous, Landmark (can you retire from something not released?)
|22nd June 2011, 09:11 PM
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Cheers......Thermal Ions
Although the scythe isn't pre-eminent among the weapons of war, anyone who has been on the wrong end of, say, a peasants' revolt will know that in skilled hands it is fearsome. -- (Terry Pratchett, Mort)
Playing: Killing Floor - Other Stuff
|22nd June 2011, 10:11 PM
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Cool - must remember this one, save the RSI'd finger!
|25th June 2011, 01:52 AM
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The Creative server is now also updated and has its own Nether.
There are two portal pairs that I have set up. The first (at warps portal0 and nether0 for those who can't be bothered walking there) is at (0,0). This goes to a cave in the Nether. The other (portal1 and nether1) is from the obsidian building on the now frozen water near spawn (look for the large pillar of lava near where Rapture once was) to the side of a lava lake. I have made a path connecting the two Nether portals.
The rules for the Creative server are the same as for the Survival server. You can build yourself a portal on the real world, but please don't build one on the Nether side. Let one be automatically generated for you (or use an existing Nether portal).
Have fun. I believe you won't have to worry about ghasts in the Creative Nether. I haven't tested the health regeneration yet in the Nether but it generally isn't a good idea to fall into the lava.
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Jun 9 2009Mountain Dew Is Back With WoW Game Fuel
You may recall a couple years ago when Mountain Dew came out with a special edition Halo-themed soda called Game Fuel. You may also recall It tasting like shit and the Geekologie Writer suing because it made his penis shrink (it was visible before, I swear). Well now they're back with two World of Warcraft inspired game imbibe-ables.
The Horde drink is reddish orange and packed with "a blast of citrus cherry". Nice, guys -- God knows orcs probably love that citrus cherry flavor. The Alliance beverage is blue and "packs a punch of wild fruit flavor". Ironically, so do I. Both drinks are available now and guarantee to be packed with previously unheard of amounts of performance reducing yellow #5. Mmmm.
Thanks to PsychoSane13, who can't make up his mind and probably leaning towards psycho. Also, the red drink.
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Que do the wowdew.
AMG more crack... oh well.
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The old Mountain Dew bottles used to have a hillbilly with a long beard on it because mountain dew is another name for moonshine.
Now they have orcs and elves.
Not sure where I'm going with this... I'm sure there's some kind of social commentary to be had.
this one made my peepee grow!
* Horde.
I'm torn between the faction that I play and the one with the cute elf chick on the bottle. Don't judge me. Actually I'll probably never really drink either.
World of Warcraft special edition Mountain Dew Bottle = Piss in a bottle for the dedicated WoW player who refuses to leave his/her computer monitor to go to the bathroom.
Come and join the short and easy game mybrute:
The game takes less than 5 minutes to play!
everytime I here somebody talk about W.O.W. my mind goes blurry and all I think about is Leroy.
It will not be better than Baja Blast. It's the best flavor, and well worth the risk of explosive diarrhea...
prizes every 15 minutes?!?!?!?????????????
im sorry but nomatter how fresh it is...mtn dew always tastes kinda flat to me
probly my least favorite soda
dont nun a yall go be insutin ours national drinkin
nom nom
OMFG I decided to check out geekologie while I was grinding in game and I shit you not I creamed myself from excitement. Of course I won't drink it ( faygo only! ) but still I have to have it just bc its WoW themed. I. Am. Lame.
OMFG ----------- grinding ----------- creamed myself from excitement ----------- drink it --eww-- ----------- have to have it ------------- WOW!!!.
At least that's how I read it.
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Now diabetes in a bottle comes in two colors! WOW!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadowe's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max scraped all the goo out of his Baja Voodo doll, and mixed it with urine. He called the concoction baja blast to commemorate his friend Baja.
Wow a perfect match HALO players = fruity drink
ooops LOL...to much dew....i meant WoW....my bad...but it can apply to HALO too
WTF!!! I want my Halo Game Fuel back!
Um, Game fuel for Halo 3 came out way back in the year 2007. That was 2 years ago moron, not last year. And Adam, Baja Blast tastes like your mom's unwashed cooter after a 21-man gangbang. Game Fuel tastes like the ass of a tahitian sun goddess; pure, sweet, glorious nectar. Mmmm.
Sweet he used my tip.
JUST GREAT. Now when I spend the good 16 hours of everyday of every week and month playing WoW I can have the drink to match my low-life personality.
It's a pretty amazing drink,why is hard to get in Europe?
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Because they have better health restrictions, I guess. Maybe not.
Stupid imposter, CHRIS SALVADOR, seems to think I play WoW. I have better things to do with my time. Like, insult CHRIS SALVADOR and his faggy bike spoke lights. Are you trying to reinvent the pog? I bet you play WoW, because that's what losers do on the internet at 2:26 in the morning. Meanwhile, the rest of us productive citizens are sleeping.
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Captain, I think this is the first time in a long time you actually made a comment rather than just spam us with mybrute crap. I was kind of expecting something more poetic......oh well.
I can't even think of WOW anymore with out hearing LEEEEEEEEEERRROOOOOOOOOOYYYYYYYY JEEEEENNNNNKIIIIIINNNNSSSS!! That guy rocks!
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#8: I play both factions, but I know how you feel. I'm torn between the one that probably tastes decent and the one with the elf chick on the bottle.
They should have called one a health potion and one a mana potion...
halo3 game fuel did not taste like shit... it was the best drink ever made. You my friend are shit... you should be banned for life from all mountain dew products
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With a little more help from our friends at 1460 KXNO, we might just sell out Jack Trice after all.
Originally Posted by NWIAclone
With a little more help from our friends at 1460 KXNO, we might just sell out Jack Trice after all.
At this pace we are climbing 100-200 a week, and with kickoff 7 weeks from yesterday, that will only give you 34,500-35,000. But that said, still a kick ***** number of season tickets sold.
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin 1775
I'm not concerned about the numbers at all. There is no way JP would make this type of decision w/o some type of backup in his pocket-corporate donor, wealthy alumni, etc. JT will be overflowing come 9/15-with cardinal and gold!!!!!!
I think they'll top 36k and possibly get close to 37. There's still the 800 extra student tickets to sell. Plus, I'd think that the pace will pick up a little in August as FB season gets closer. Oh, and there will be the people (some hawk fans too) that finally realize that Pollard won't back down and buy their tickets late.
XXXX Master Shake is under gag order XXXX
what is the maximum number of season tickets we are allowed to sell, before we officially sell out our season tix?
I talked this over with Jamie Pollard, and his response was basically that we have never had a sellout, he mentioned that UNI was our record, and he also stated that he will sell tickets until noone else wants to squeeze into the grass corners. On season tickets, he said it is hard to determine... he said with coprorate sponsors,tents,recruits,staff,coaches,visitors that we have around 38,000 STADIUM seats, that is excluding hillside, he estimates hillsides to be around 10,000. The problem with determining a sellout for us is the fact that Hillside season ticket sales are included in the total, so we could have 5,000 hillside season ticket holders and 30,000 in stadium holders, they havent sorted through all of that yet, so he said he is just going to keep selling until its packed as full as it can possibly be. He re assured me that there would not be an empty seat come the Iowa game. gotta love the guy
So basically in a nutshell, if we want 55,000 people in JTS we need to sell 48,000 season tickets, 38,000 in stadium and 10,000 Hillside
Also from a business prospective, Thank you Marty for thinking and announcing that there would be single tickets for sale, because fact is, there will not. and this will cause a boom in sales right before the game
I guess i never knew that Jamie Pollard guaranteed that there would not be an empty seat in JTS. I always thought that he was willing to accept it if there was not...just to prove a point, but apparently he did say this?
"You can observe a lot by watching" ~Yogi Berra
said that he is determined that there will not be an empty seat, and at this point it is looking good. I trust the guy, but i could care less... Ill be there
According to the Rag we have 33,714 plus 2000 for tents, 4000 for the visiting team and 800 additional student tickets. If my math is correct that is 40,514. We could very well see 42-43 thousand in the seats.
Originally Posted by CyRocket
According to the Rag we have 33,714 plus 2000 for tents, 4000 for the visiting team and 800 additional student tickets. If my math is correct that is 40,514. We could very well see 42-43 thousand in the seats.
Actually per the Register we already almost have 41,000+ tickets sold.
33,714 season tickets sold
2,000 for tents
4,000 for the visiting team
620 for both bands members
350 for ISU recruits
780 for each team's families
Total = 41,464
That is not even including the possible selling of the addition 800 student season tickets. I did not include those because as much as we all feel that they will sell out it is not gauranteed to be sold out.
There is one other wild card that everyone is forgetting. The Peach Bowl team is going to be honored at the ISU-Iowa game. How many players and family would that be? How many players were on that team? Were there any scholarship limits at that time? How much family from each player would also attend?
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There's an AP report out yesterday afternoon revealing that the city's huge construction boom is also creating a huge city noise boom:
Residents are assaulted by the noise of jackhammers and bulldozers and confronted by orange traffic cones at practically every turn. Rush-hour commuters have to wade into traffic to get around construction equipment on the sidewalks. Trucks clog the narrow streets, their horns blaring. And the digging often starts before the morning cup of coffee is ready.
We'd have more to say about this — more detail, some context, perhaps a joke — but the fucking MTA is has been jackhammering at their fucking construction site across the street all fucking more, and we're having difficulty thinking straight about anything anymore. Oh, except for this: The article says things will only get worse. Fuckers.
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In this issue
- Discover the new functionality in the NAG Library for C and C++ Programmers
- Technical Survey 2012 - Let us know your thoughts and enter Kindle Fire Tablet prize draw
- Apple Mac version of the NAG Toolbox for MATLAB now available
- New Case Study: CRYSTAL Materials Modelling Code Enhanced
- New Technical Tip: Using NAG with Excel (32 or 64-bit)
- Events and Training Courses
- Recent blog posts
Discover the new functionality in the NAG Library for C and C++ Programmers
During the course of 2012 NAG has updated its numerical libraries with new and enhanced functionality. The latest library to be updated (to Mark 23) is the NAG C Library. This latest release brings the number of routines in the C Library to 1452, all of which are expertly documented. Included in the release are two entirely new chapters plus extensions in the areas of statistics, nonlinear equations, wavelet transforms, ordinary differential equations, interpolation, surface fitting, optimization, matrix operations, linear algebra, large scale linear systems, and special functions.
We've written some mini-articles to give a bit of background to new functionality in the library - these can be viewed here, but in today's NAGnews we'll focus on the new multi-start optimization routines.
The new multi-start optimization routine, (e05ucc), uses a sequential QP algorithm for finding the local minimum of a general nonlinear function subject to linear, nonlinear and simple bound constraints. The user has the option to retain not just the best solution, but any specified number of solutions, ordered to reflect the value of the objective at the minimum. Such a facility might be useful when there are other criteria, not specified in the mathematical solution, that the user would like in an acceptable solution. An example might be a solution that is 'good', but stable in the sense that small changes in the variables do not cause a large change in the objective. So, for example, small errors in manufacturing a part might not unduly diminish performance of the assembled product. Read the background here.
How can I access the NAG C Library?
Your workplace or learning institution might have a licence for the NAG C Library which would give you access to it. Contact us to see if you are entitled via your licence. If not, there are various purchasing methods - speak to one of our global account managers for more information.
Technical Survey 2012 - Let us know your thoughts and enter Kindle Fire Tablet prize draw
Vital to the continued improvement and evolution of our products and services is listening to the most important people to us - our users.
The NAG Technical Survey 2012 gives you the opportunity to give us feedback on the software and services we provide and ultimately help shape future direction and functionality.
Fundamental to NAG's ethos is collaboration; please help us improve by collaborating with us on this survey. To begin the survey visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NAGSurvey2012.
To thank you for your time in completing the survey we'll enter you into a prize draw to win one of two Kindle Fire Tablets. We estimate it will take 15 minutes to complete the survey.
Please note that this survey invitation is for users of NAG software and/or services and is intended for completion once only. If you receive an email invitation to complete the survey, and have already completed it, please ignore the email. Winners will be chosen at random and notified by email.
Apple version of the NAG Toolbox for MATLAB now available
Making sure that our libraries are available to as many users as possible is a priority for NAG's implementation team and Apple Intel Mac is a platform that we try to cater for. These implementations are not always the most straightforward to deliver and so often there is a time delay in producing libraries for Apple Mac OSX. However, we are pleased to announce that the NAG Toolbox for MATLAB is now available for Apple Mac OSX. Not only does Mark 23 of the NAG Toolbox for MATLAB feature extensive new functionality, it also features many new user improvements like:
- All of the functions now have two names, the traditional short name (e.g. c09ab) for backwards compatibility, and a more descriptive long name such as nag_wav_2d_init (2D Wavelet function) which gives user choice and may help with speedier function selection.
- Integer Utility Functions have been introduced to help write programs that are interchangeable between 32 and 64-bit platforms.
- Improved error handling. Previously the NAG Toolbox issued warnings when problems arise, however many MATLAB users like to use try ... catch ... end blocks to handle errors. The NAG Toolbox now only uses warnings in cases where the output values may be of use or where the function has found a solution.
- The provision of function handles as an alternative to using M-Files gives added flexibility
- New format examples - all functions in the NAG Toolbox feature helpful examples and are now provided as single functions, rather than using M-Files. In addition to this, many examples have been improved.
New Case Study: CRYSTAL Materials Modelling Code Enhanced
HPC experts from NAG, working under NAG's Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) support service for HECToR, the UK's national academic supercomputing facility, have implemented performance improvements for the CRYSTAL materials code. CRYSTAL is a program which computes a material's electronic structure from first principles, and then uses this to determine its properties. CRYSTAL is an important resource for UK material chemists, and it is necessary to continue its development to ensure it makes best use of HPC resources such as HECToR.
As a result of this code optimization project, larger systems can now be studied, which opens up new problem areas which can be tackled using CRYSTAL. Parallelisation techniques are also being applied to other parts of the code. "The first work to benefit has been in renewable energy where extensive surveys of bulk and surface structures are now underway: applications include the photovoltaic production of hydrogen, solid oxide fuel cells and lithium ion batteries" Dr Barbara Montanari of the Computational Science and Engineering Department at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, STFC.
Read the full story here.
Technical Tip: Using NAG with Microsoft Excel (32-bit or 64-bit)?
Dear NAG,
I have just bought a new laptop, running 64-bit Windows. For many years I have been using your Library in Excel and I want to continue using it in the same way, however I don't know which version I should use. My old machine had 32-bit Windows Vista.
Our response,
The short answer is that it is very likely that on your new 64-bit operating system you will still use the same 32-bit NAG Library. Which version of the NAG Library (32/64-bit) to use actually depends on bitness (being 32-bit or 64-bit) of your Microsoft Office, not the bitness of Microsoft Windows. If Microsoft Excel is a 32-bit application then you need to use a 32-bit NAG Library. 64-bit Excel will require 64-bit NAG Library. OK, but how do you know which Excel you have?
All pre-2010 Excel versions are 32-bit, so here the answer is simple - only the 32-bit NAG Library will work. If you have Excel 2010 then it is highly likely that it is a 32-bit version, because these days the default installation of Office 2010 on a 64-bit Windows is 32-bit. This helps maintain backward compatibility with solutions built using previous versions on Microsoft Office. In 64-bit VBA7 the user needs to update his Declare statements and update address pointers, i.e. the VBA code needs to be modified. Using 64-bit Excel is recommended only to those users who work with 2GB or more of data.
Here's an easy way to check which version you have.
- Open an empty Excel 2010 spreadsheet.
- Click on the File menu tab and select Help.
- On the right hand side you'll see information about your version of Excel, including the version number and its bitness.
Having checked which version of Excel you have, you can now proceed to NAG's downloads page and pick the right implementation of the NAG Library. Once you have downloaded and installed it please contact NAG Support and ask for a licence key. Do visit the NAG and Excel page as well. Here you will find many downloadable example spreadsheets that demonstrate how to use the NAG Library in Excel, from both 32-bit or 64-bit Excel.
Events & Training Courses
Data Management & Information Quality and Data Warehouse & Business Intelligence Conference Europe 2012
5-7 November 2012, Radisson Blu Portman Hotel, London.
These two co-located meetings are Europe's leading conferences on Data Management & Information Quality and Data Warehouse & Business Intelligence. Once of the tracks is organised by DAMA, the Data Management Association International, in which Jeremy Walton of NAG will be speaking. His seminar is entitled A Cure for the Common Code: Making The Most of Your Data, and will discuss ways in which to embed analytic functionality into business intelligence applications.
12th-15th November 2012. Salt Lake City.
For 24 years, SC has been the principal event for bringing together leading experts in the world of supercomputing, and we are proud to have been part of it from the very beginning. We are delighted to be present again this year. You can find us at booth number 2431, please come along to say hello, and to discover more about the new developments in our world-famous numerical libraries.
Training Courses Provided by NAG's HECToR Team*
Open MP
9-11 October 2012
University of Liverpool
Parallel Programming with MPI
23-25 October 2012
University of Liverpool
An Introduction to CUDA Programming
22-23 October 2012
NAG's Manchester Office
An Introduction to OpenCL Programming
24-25 October 2012
NAG's Manchester Office
Fortran 95
5-7 November 2012
University College London
These HPC training courses are provided free of charge to HECToR users and UK academics whose work is covered by the remit of one of the participating research councils (EPSRC, NERC and BBSRC). The courses are also open to non-eligible people but will require payment of a course fee. Please see the eligibility page for more details.
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NAG on the Cloud: Part 2
In case you missed Part 1 of NAG on the Cloud, NAG's Brian Spector discussed calling the NAG Library on Windows Azure using the C# library and Microsoft's Cloud Numerics. We now turn to a different cloud provider. Amazon's Elastic Cloud Computing (EC2) allows the user to buy or rent instances of virtual computers and pay for only what you see. In his latest blog post, Brian discusses how to put the NAG Library on EC2 and gives some initial performance tests.
The NAG SMP and Multicore Library on the Cloud - Part 3
In his last post Brian Spector looked at the NAG serial library on Amazon's EC2. He noticed that the CPU utilization was not anywhere close to the capacity he had on the Cloud. In this post he loads the NAG SMP and Multicore Library on Amazon's EC2 in the hope of utilizing all the virtual cores.
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(Steven and Kevin Heath with their catches for second place in the Duncan Frazee Memorial Striper Tournament.)
COASTAL REPORT: Striper fishing remains good to excellent – tuna fishing is just getting started. With this hot weather (thank you Mr. or Ms. Weatherperson) fishing should turn on now. Around the Cape Cod back beaches at Peaked Hill Bar stripers are heading north and fishing remains really good here. Out in deeper water off Peaked Hill Bar tuna fishing is mostly slow, but soon the action will be red hot. Best baits here for stripers are live mackerel or wire line jigging.Jigs in black and purple or red and black are the hot colors with 10.5 inch shankas in green glow or bubble gum being hot. Tuna fishing at the southwest corner of Stellwagen Bank is slow, but soon the boats will be in full force and any day now tuna will be caught. At the Race at Provincetown striper fishing is at its spring best now with lots of fish in the 40 to 45 inch range. Best baits here are live mackerel and wire line jigging. Across the Bay at the Plymouth and Duxbury area, fishing is red hot with lots of jumbo stripers being caught. Outside the sea bell, all the way to 100 feet of water at Brewer's Ledge, fishing for live mackerel is hot. Sibiki Rigs fished down 10 to 15 feet are the best bet. Being here at first light is the perfect time. Watch for small harbor pollock too -- they also make for great live bait.
Pollock can be found at or near the bottom and Sibiki Rigs work great on them. Inside the Plymouth and Duxbury Bay area striper fishing is red hot most of the time. Best areas are Brown's Bank, Bug Light, Clark's Island and the Powder Point Bridge area but don't forget the Cordage Channel or Warren's Cove.
The Cordage Channel is also giving up some really nice flounder. Any day now bluefish will arrive in the Bay and fishing will get even better. Outside the Gurnet at Plymouth near the rocks, striper fishing is good. Over at the High Pines Ledge, striper fishing has turned on and blues have arrived. I fished here with Captain Erik on For Days Out II and Steve and Kevin Heath for the Duncan Frazee Memorial Striped Bass Tournament and young Kevin landed his personal record best -- a 41-inch striper on a live mackerel. It took second place in the tournament. Kevin also released many 30-inch stripers to be caught another day. Great job, Kevin!
At the jetties at Green Harbor fishing for stripers has been good. Best time is real early in the morning at incoming tides and after dark. Best baits here are live mackerel fished on light colored balloons fitted with a small pen light inside so the lines can be seen at dark. Just outside the jetties the flounder fishing doesn't get any better than right now.
Fishing in Bluefish Cove is good for stripers. Find a good rock pile and use a live mackerel. Lots of keeper stripers are being landed here. The Farnham Rock area is a good place to jig up some live mackerel or harbor pollock on Sibiki Rigs. Over at the mouth of the North and South rivers striper fishing remains good with lots of stripers from 28 to 34 inches and an occasional 40-inch fish.
On early morning or late tides fishing up in the North River is good. Fish can be caught all the way up the river to the Union Street Bridge. Fishing in the South River has been good at high water. Shankas in Glow Green or Bubble Gum have been working along with live mackerel. Outside the river fishing off the Cliffs has been good with 4th Cliff being the hot spot. There are lots of mackerel off the North River bell over to the Scituate bell out to 70 feet of water.
Be careful with the hot weather. Be sure to use plenty of sunscreen and drink lots of cold liquids.
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After looking at 2012's brand that felt like busting loose and the year's most eye-catching calls to action, it's time for our last year end award: Predictions 2013.
The last time we made year end predictions we did pretty well. Let's take a look:
1) Industry Consolidation
What we said: "You are also going to see more and more acquisitions [in mobile] as companies try to find assets that will help make them more competitive."
What transpired: In all fairness, this isn't really too bold a prediction given that consolidation happens every year. However, notable acquisitions for 2012 included ePrize's purchase of Cellit, ExactTarget scooping up Pardot and Urban Airship acquiring Tello. For those paying attention, ePrize needed SMS, ExactTarget CRM, and Urban Airship Passbook capabilities. As we predicted, this asset type of acquisition proved much more common than companies scooping up similar capabilities to expand reach and market size.
2) Digital Messaging Take New Forms
What we said: "Look for marketing technology companies and marketers to start integrating emerging digital messaging channels into their ecosystem."
What transpired: We were too early here. Alternative messaging channels did not get the traction we thought they would. But it's not really a matter of "not happening" as much as "not happening yet."
3) End of Mobile Marketing "Taking Sides" Discussion
What we said: "Arguments [about which specific mobile channel is best] are going to shift in 2012 into "How do you use a certain channel most effectively," and eventually culminate into "How do you integrate your marketing communication channels most effectively."
What transpired: We nailed this one. At every conference we attended, marketers and technology providers no longer argued about "app vs. web" or "email vs. messaging." Mobile's focus shifted onto the end user (as it well should), and how to effectively use the various channels available to create the best (and most profitable) experience possible.
4) Mobile Marketing Goes Beyond the Novelty of the New
What we said: "The percentage of mobile marketing campaigns that feel experimental vs. tactical will shift immensely."
What transpired: A little surprising, but I think this prediction also falls into the "not yet" category. That said, though mobile campaigns on average still feel more experimental than tactical, the big players in mobile have evolved beyond the experimental phase entirely. In my estimation, there are very few companies in the middle, with many doing mobile very well and the majority continuing to sort everything out.
2013 Predictions
All in all, a 50% shooting percentage wasn't bad, as we'll argue that our two misses bounced around the rim before falling out. Let's hope we can repeat in 2013:
- Passbook will arrive in full force. Android and Apple currently occupy ~85% of the U.S. smartphone market. As we discussed, Passbook represents the mobile wallet feature that everyone envisioned, with location services, messaging, rich media and ease-of-use all rolled into one. Apple also has a ton of resources behind Passbook, providing the requisite foundation for growth. In 2013 Passbook will become a focus for brands, agencies and developers alike.
- Mobile marketing capabilities will become standard. In 2012, companies could get away with not having a seamless mobile experience (for the most part). No longer in 2013. Without a mobile strategy focused on the end user, companies will get hammered on both Main and Wall Street.
- Mobile competitive advantage will be about data, not features. In 2012, general consensus about an effective mobile strategy revolved around reach, rich media and other customer-facing characteristics. In 2013, success will come to those that can best harness deeper insights from mobile data and analytics. To use the Moneyball analogy, 2012 mobile success was about producing impressions (batting average) and installs (home runs). In 2013, mobile success will be about finding features that produce customer lifetime value (wins above replacement) and ROI (on-base percentage).
- Smartphone Penetration will eclipse 50%. To set the record straight, we made this prediction in 2011. We're at 48% and counting.
Well, that's that. A heartfelt happy New Year to all our readers. We look forward to an awesome 2013.


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NORFOLK - Several Veterans Day programs will be held in Norfolk Monday. Past State American Legion Commander Doug Boldt of Callaway will speak at four events, beginning with a program at 8:15 a.m. at Norfolk Catholic High School. Boldt will also be present for a 9:15 flag-raising ceremony at the Veterans Home, and speak at a 9:30 program there. The third program will begin at 10:30 at Norfolk Senior High, and a children's Veterans Day program will be held at 1:30 Monday afternoon at Christ Lutheran Church. At Northeast Community College, a flag ceremony is planned at 8:45 a.m. in front of the Welcome Center, with a program at 11 a.m. in the Cox Activities Center Theatre. The featured speaker will be College President Dr. Michael Chipps, who retired in 1995 after serving 21 years in the U.S. Army Reserve.
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Injuries hamper Raiders' chances
ALAMEDA, Calif. While the Oakland Raiders struggled through yet another loss, three of the players who were supposed to be among the team's most dynamic playmakers could only watch.
JaMarcus Russell could only make suggestions, not deep throws, while standing on the sideline with a banged-up knee during Oakland's 17-6 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
Darren McFadden was dressed in street clothes, still nursing a turf toe injury that has ruined his rookie season that seemed so promising after a 164-yard rushing performance against Kansas City in his second NFL game.
Derrick Burgess sat out his fifth straight game with a triceps injury that has cost the Raiders (2-7) their biggest pass-rushing threat and the leader of their defensive line.
"We got to find a way to get Derrick Burgess back out and get Darren McFadden back out," interim coach Tom Cable said Monday. "Two guys who we think can give us a boost on both sides of the ball. We're not making any plays on offense in terms of a playmaker, an explosive-type play. We have to hopefully get those guys back as soon as possible and hopefully this is the week for Darren to be back."
Russell's injury was initially described by the team as tendinitis when he left practice early last Thursday. Now Cable and Russell say he also has a bone bruise on his right knee that actually is causing more problems than the tendinitis.
Russell tested his right knee in pregame warmups, but was unable to go, forcing Andrew Walter to make his first start in nearly two years.
"It was a matter of myself being able to be mobile," Russell said. "I felt it was too much pain, trying to drop back and push off of it and plant on it. So I didn't want to put my team in harm's way."
While Russell had struggled in recent weeks, going 6-for-19 for 31 yards and an interception and four sacks in a 24-0 loss to Atlanta on Nov. 2, Walter didn't fare much better.
Walter was 14-for-32 for 143 yards and two interceptions against the Panthers, extending Oakland's drought without a touchdown to more than nine quarters.
"I just never witnessed a game on the sidelines where I couldn't go out there and help," Russell said. "I wanted to be out there in any shape, form or fashion to help my guys try to pull the game out."
That's the same feeling McFadden has had the past three weeks, as he has sat out with the turf toe injury. McFadden was slowed early in the season by a turf toe injury on his right foot but has been unable to play after getting the same injury on his left foot.
"It's very hard to watch," he said. "This is my first time my whole football career that I've had to miss games. So for me to have to sit over there and watch during the game, it's really painful for me."
McFadden said he would not take a cortisone shot to ease the pain and get back on the field, saying the one he took before the game at Buffalo on Sept. 21 only made his toe feel worse.
"When the injury first happened, I was under the impression like, I need to be out there playing," he said. "I want to go out there and play, I know a lot of people are depending on me. But as I get out there and it's steadily getting worse and worse, it's not doing them any good, or doing me any good."
McFadden and Russell were given more than $55 million in guaranteed money after being top 5 picks in the past two drafts.


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Ok so I am looking at mid level (I think) hardtail MTBs around $800 at my LBS. The three bikes in question are all around that price point (Specialized Rockhopper Comp Disc $770, Cannondale CO2 F5 $799, Giant XTC 2 $870) though I wont be [payign list as I am friends with the GM of my LBS. Choice is limited to these three because I want to buy from my LBS and not online.
So is there a glaring reason to rule out any of these bikes or pick one over the others? I know the Rockhopper is 8 speed but it is also the cheapest of the lot and really 8 or 9 speeds isn' t the biggest issue for me. They are all speced with the Dart 3 fork and all have mechanical discs (RH and F5 have BB5s and the XTC has Hayes MX4) other than that they are all AL frames made in Asia with butted tubes.
Anyhelp on which way to lean would be great...and is it worth another couple hundred bucks to go to the $1100 price point and get hydro discs? That would also mean I would get the headshock on the F4 and a frame made a couple hours south of my home...which may be a reason.
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im 12weeks pregnant & my fiancee want's to throw me a shower soon.. but i have no one to come..
my fiancee want's to throw me a baby shower in a few month-i dont really have a "Family" and im not close to my fiancee mom..just his dad and his wife,plus i dumped alot of my friends because i realized they were not the type of ppl i wanted in my life..i have one cousin that i talk to and she is very .... hovering...so i dont know if she will come. lol soo what do i do?? its going to be our very first baby and he really want's to make me feel like a family by throwing me a baby shower..but really its just going to make me sadder because i only have one friend.. and no family..and his whole other half is pinoy-"Filipino" family..soo everyone will come and i know none of them..=( what do i do?? i love him for the idea,but just the thought makes me soo sad.
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Just cause you dont have "anyone" now doesnt mean you dont have the opportunity to have someones. Maybe your fiance is also trying to create an atmosphere for you to be social and make new friends. Its a lot harder to meet people when you dont wanna be social cause you dont know anyone, ya know? Try to enjoy yourself.posted 01/18/2012 by Katrab
Thats totally a personal call. Some like to have them early so they have a starting point a far as what the baby will need, others like to have them late so they can register for what they know they don't have already. I had mine late so the baby games were more fun, like the guys of how big the mom's belly is with the string. : )posted 01/29/2012 by Katrab
This is very similar to my situation. I hardly know anyone on my shower guest list, and the people I do know I know primarily as "my husband's friends." It doesn't bother me, they want to celebrate the baby and I'm all about that! Be happy you're going to have a shower where a bunch of people come and express their positive wishes and feelings for you and your growing family! Speaking of which, once you're married these people will be your family too. You might as well get to know them now.posted 01/24/2012 by TinaBunni
I would wait until much, much later in your pregnancy, anywhere from 32 to 37 weeks. I don't mean to be a negative Nancy but you have to realize that you are still at risk for miscarriage or other complications. The longer you go into your pregnancy the chance for complications diminishes, although problems could still occur, even up to the point of childbirth or immediately after. If you had a shower and then god forbid lost the baby you would feel even worse. Also, as you are later in your pregnancy this will give you more opportunities at your shower to joke about all the downsides to pregnancy... the cravings, the weight gain, the flatulations, the sore back, the swollen ankles... and everything else. If you have women at your shower you have been pregnant you will all get a good laugh at that these things. Good luck.posted 02/01/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
thank you both your answer's were very helpful!!! i am trying to embrace the idea of ME having a shower now! so i am now feeling excited!!...also i was wondering when do you think is the best time to have our shower?? im only 14 weeks..soo i know i have time..but i just dont know when's the right time?? and once again thank you both for your positive answers!! <3posted 01/29/2012 by lovelysweetbombshell
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Dorothy A. Carter, 80, of Savannah, Ga. died Saturday May 31, 2014 at her residence. She was born in Hazelhurst, Ga. and lived most of her life in Savannah. She was a member of the Daughters of American Revolution and Daughters of the Confederacy.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Willis O. Carter, daughter, Jennifer Carter, and parents, Gordon H. and Mattie Lou Carter.
She is survived by one son, Gordon Carter (Kelly) of Morganton, Ga.; two daughters, Chadine Carter (William) of Guyton, Ga. and Amy Powell (Jason) of Rincon, Ga.; one nephew, Robert Zuccarini (Susan) of Pembroke, Ga. ; one sister Grace Zuccarini (Bob) of Savannah, Ga. ; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
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//Yasmine, at yesterday's photo shoot. Nikon 8800.
Yesterday was the big photo shoot for my AIDS Conference project. Yasmine was the first subject (bright and EARLY), as she postponed work to sit under some serious hair n makeup and be transformed into a pageant queen. After we'd finished I took this shot of her in her regular clothes... the hair was still in a wild up-do. Thanks Yas!
Today, as I can't return the light kit 'til Monday (and one must make use of such things) I head back over to the makeshift studio (which has now moved a building over) and am going to do some freestyle photography with friends. There has been one request to do gothic portraits, but other than that, we'll just be shooting whatever/however we are inspired to.
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County outsider calling some pension shots
Rules don't allow consultant to direct staff; e-mails suggest he is
Aug 2009: Retirement board turns testy about expert's pay
Sept 2009: New role carved for portfolio strategist
Oct 2009: Pension guru could have large payday
Sept 2010: County pension fund missed out on Treasury gains
Nov 2010: County pension strategist hires on with Houston firm
San Diego County rules prohibit outside contractors from supervising public employees, but a pension board consultant appears to be trying to do just that.
According to internal e-mails obtained under the California Public Records Act, portfolio strategist Lee Partridge regularly tells San Diego County Employees Retirement Association staff what to do and when to do it.
"We might want to touch on what should happen when the SDCERA team does not take action on issues I've asked them to address," Partridge wrote to agency Chief Executive Brian White in January. "I really want to shift our emerging madhouse allocation away from the managers we have to more intelligent, lower fee exposure but I've been confronting resistance and feet dragging for a while."
Pension-fund officials insist Partridge is not supervising employees. They said he is doing everything they expected when they hired him away from the Teachers Retirement System of Texas in 2009.
Nonetheless, a key discussion at the annual board retreat that opens today will be the roles and responsibilities of the investment staff.
"Mr. Partridge was hired to create and implement strategy. His e-mails show that he is not directly supervising staff," Chairman Douglas Rose said. "Mr. Partridge is doing what is necessary to implement the portfolio and the steps that need to be taken."
County pension officials fired their chief investment officer two years ago after the fund lost more than $2 billion in the stock market collapse. He was making $209,000 a year.
They received more than 100 applications for the job and zeroed in on Partridge. He initially declined the job, in part because county rules prohibited employees from being paid more than $301,000 a year.
The board settled on making him an outside contractor with a 39-month contract that could be worth up to $4.5 million. Unlike his predecessor, however, he would not be able to direct staff.
Still, in a December e-mail Partridge sent to employee Jeff Baker, he wrote, "Can you prepare a memo and send it to me? Outline the fact that the Citi index is cost prohibitive ... Loren should co-author it if she's around."
The agency has an acting chief investment officer, Lisa Needle. She has requested clarification from White about her role at the nearly $8 billion public pension fund.
"If I'm not, or the CIO isn't, managing the investments on a daily basis, then who is?" she wrote. "Must be the Portfolio Strategist, since it cannot be anyone else on staff."
The next week, White wrote to Partridge noting key revisions to the CIO job description.
"I tried to address Lisa's concern (below) by adding the words 'coordinates the day-to-day investments'," White wrote. "This does not fully address her issue of 'being in charge' but I believe is your responsibility. Let's talk."
White also sought to smooth over concerns from the county human-resources office by removing the words "under the direction of the portfolio strategist" from the CIO job description.
Good-government groups said the arrangement raises questions.
"There is a concern when county officials circumvent laws to hire a high-priced out-of-state consultant to play with people's pension investments," said Kathay Feng, executive director of California Common Cause. "A consultant may have no sense of responsibility and little liability if things go south."


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December 21, 2009 11:00 AM by Britteny Elrick
As reported last Friday, So You Think You Can Dance choreographer, Shane Sparks, was arrested on eight counts of child molestation. Well, apparently he posted bail on Saturday night and is now focused on damage control. Keep reading to hear what his attorney had to say regarding the charges…
"Shane Sparks is innocent, he knows it and soon the world will know it. We are going to fight this tooth and nail," Sparks' attorney Steve Meister told E! News. He went on to say that the accusations had no grounds and were part of an extortion plot, a typical occurrence in the industry.
Meister continued, "It's a bogus accusation that reeks of opportunism and exploitation. The timing is beyond suspicious, and this whole thing stinks to high heaven. We are going to fight to clear his name, and we are going to succeed." He is focused on building a case to clear his client's name and is confident he will be able to do so.
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DENTON, Texas (8/22/07) Breece Johnson, a freshman wide out from Colleyville, recently answered some questions posed by meangreensports.com. Johnson, a first-team all-state selection for Heritage High School, is one of four Mean Green freshman receivers who recorded more than 1,000 yards receiving during their senior year of high school.
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MGN: What other colleges recruited you? BJ: Utah State
MGN: Who is your favorite sports team?BJ: Dallas Cowboys
MGN: What is your favorite TV show(s)?
BJ: Family Guy & Sports Center
MGN: What is your favorite musician/musical group?BJ: Chiodos
MGN: If you could be any superhero, who would you be? Why?BJ: Flash. He was the fastest superhero
MGN: When you're not at practice or in meetings, what do you enjoy doing in your free time?
BJ: Playing NCAA Football on my PS3 and wakeboarding during the offseason.
MGN: What is your favorite pre-game meal?
BJ: It's really whatever I'm hungry for.
MGN: Do you have any pre-game rituals?
BJ: I listen to the same songs before every game.
MGN: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
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Marylhurst Launches Professional Development Center
New Continuing Education Options Offered Starting This Summer
The Marylhurst University School of Business has created a Professional Development Center to provide continuing education for working adults. Beginning this summer, the center will offer seminars on practical topics to help professionals employed in a range of fields succeed and advance in their careers.
The center will be led by Vincent Fritzsche, who comes to Marylhurst with a 20-year background in higher education and publishing. In addition to offering courses that are open for public enrollment, the Professional Development Center also will work directly onsite at organizations throughout the Pacific Northwest on employee training and learning needs.
"Marylhurst is a leader in this region in business education, with several undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business," said Fritzsche. "We realize, though, that many people don't need another degree – instead, they need a short, deep dive into a practical topic that will help them immediately on the job. We've really geared these new professional development classes toward that large group of adults."
Those taking the noncredit courses offered through the Professional Development Center can earn Continuing Education Units, which are useful for qualifying for and renewing professional certifications of all kinds. The courses are open to all, but intended for people not otherwise looking to earn a degree.
"We will offer nonacademic courses in how to manage and lead people in the workplace, manage projects, read financial statements and other skills companies are frequently seeking in their employees," said Mary Bradbury Jones, School of Business dean. "I'm pleased we now have a Professional Development Center that can bring these types of learning opportunities to employers and employees in our region."
The first series of one- and two-day seminars is an example of the breadth of education the Professional Development Center will offer. Courses focus on managing people, overseeing projects and processes, and managing business and having more of a "business mind."
The June seminar schedule:
Improving Workplace Communication, using DiSC
June 4
Applying Project Management in the Workplace
June 6 and 13
Be a Great Boss: Goal Setting, Coaching and Performance Reviews June 18 and 25
All sessions run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the Marylhurst campus. More class information and registration is available at www.marylhurst.edu/professional under "Courses." Course fees include materials and parking on campus.
More sessions are planned for July and beyond.
About Marylhurst University
Marylhurst University, a private liberal arts university 10 miles south of Portland, Ore., on Highway 43, is regionally accredited and nationally recognized for innovation and academic excellence in serving adult learners. Founded in 1893, Oregon's oldest Catholic university serves more than 1,600 multigenerational students of all faiths and backgrounds. Marylhurst offers more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degrees and professional certificate programs on campus and online, all of which integrate the liberal arts with professional studies and prepare graduates to be ethical leaders who think critically and creatively.