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The Exploratorium announced today that as the lead collaborator with academic and science education research institutions and community organizations, it has received three National Science Foundation grants totaling $9.3M. The newly funded projects will impact the fields of science education across formal and informal settings. The grants include $8M to connect state of the art research-based knowledge addressing issues relevant to the adoption of the forthcoming next generation of STEM standards and assessments with science education practice; the creation of a web-based educational research resource for informal science education professionals ($750,000); and the development of public outdoor learning spaces—parklets—in the San Francisco Latino community ($525,000), with the Boys and Girls Club Columbia Park, located in San Francisco's Mission district. Partners in these projects include the University of Washington, Colorado University, King's College London, the Afterschool Alliance, Education Development Center, TERC, and Inverness Research Associates.
As the Exploratorium approaches its move to a new home on San Francisco's waterfront in Spring 2013, it is redoubling its educational research mission, which has always provided content, experiences and educational resources for science museums internationally, and for educators and learners both in and outside of the classroom, throughout the US.
The Exploratorium is the model for inquiry-based, self-directed learning that has spawned 1000 participatory science centers around the world, and is considered the global leader in informal learning. The Exploratorium's professional development programs for educators has impacted more than 450,000 primary and secondary teachers, including hundreds of informal science educators from museums and afterschool programs. The Exploratorium also develops extended educational experiences for outside the classroom, and with one of these grants, in the city streets. Summary information about each project is included below:
A Research+Practice Collaboratory Project Summary ($8M): The Exploratorium in collaboration with University of Colorado Boulder, and University of Washington, TERC, Education Development Center, and Inverness Research, have formed a Research+Practice Collaboratory to develop new approaches and models for strengthening connections between research and practice in STEM education across formal and informal settings, with a focus on blending scholarly and practical knowledge. The purpose is to provide more opportunities for critical engagement between educators and researchers, in order to grapple with persistent problems and effective and realistic approaches for developing usable knowledge that can be implemented to improve STEM learning opportunities for children and youth.
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Just last week I happened to be awake at 3 am and heard "go away, stop it" from outside my apartment window. Of course I was worried and wound up going outside with my cell phone and my pocket knife (the cell phone so I could pretend I was on it). I found a woman across the street, 18-20, somewhat drunk and trying to pull away from a guy claiming to be her boyfriend. After walking to the end of the block and back I sucked it up and stopped right next to them and asked her if she was okay. No. I asked if she knew him. Yes. I asked if he was her boyfriend. No. I asked if she wanted to go with him. No. I told her she could come with me. He wouldn't let go of her arm and kept talking to her with the platitudes women are familiar with - come on baby, I'll take you home, just hang out with me, we were having such a good time - and eventually he gave in after seeing I had my finger on the dial button, but he was vibrating on the spot and he was pissed. Then he kept talking to me with all the insults women are familiar with - bitch, cunt, stupid fucking slut, etcetera forever. And of course he went after her for "leading him on." I got her in a cab from my front door and went so far as to make sure I didn't turn on any lights when I went inside so he wouldn't know that my apartment was on the basement level facing the street where he was standing.
But this isn't a problem or anything.
A few months ago I was working late shifts at work and getting off at 3 am. I only live a few blocks from there, so I was walking home. This was when there was a series of attacks against women in my neighbourhood. Not rapes, but escalating attempts to harm women, involving choking. So yes, I was on red alert. A group of five men from the bars saw me walking home. They started calling out to me - again, with all the lines women are used to (that, by the way guys, are not in the least bit attractive) - hey baby, where you goin, come on just stay and chat, a pretty thing like you shouldn't be going home alone, where do you live. I ignored them and walked faster, and they sped up to keep up with me. Five men in their 20s. Following me home, drunk, and getting progressively angrier that I wouldn't talk to them. "Why the fuck you being so rude? We just want to talk, quit being such a frigid bitch." *guffaw guffaw* "Baby come on slow down, have some coffee with us." I walked even faster, still not talking to them. I have foot and knee injuries, so this was getting really painful and I couldn't have broken into a run if I'd tried. They thought this whole thing was quite hilarious and quite rude of me, never mind that I'm the one being followed home by drunk strangers. I finally looped a block and backtracked to the main road, which is really well-lit, and plopped myself dead centre in the middle of the ambulance-police combo that is in front of one of the bars every Saturday night without fail.
But street harassment isn't a problem or anything.
Walking down a bright road in daylight, men lean out of car windows and honk and cheer at me and my friends. This has been happening since I was 14. Many of them are stuck at the same light we are, so we spend a good two minutes listening to them ask us to flash them. "Just show us your titties, we'll give you each $5!"
Going to a bar and getting my ass groped at the bar as a precursor to offering to buy me a drink. I don't know if men think this is a demonstration of their sexual abilities, or what, but it happens all the time.
Walking home from Walmart at 10pm and having a guy walk by me say "nice titties" thinking I can't hear him because I have headphones in. Worst of all, spinning in anger and having to keep my mouth shut, because it could get a lot worse really fast.
Being "accidentally" groped on buses and trains frequently (they say they're stumbling and that's where their hands end up, but come on: I'm on the same vehicle, there was no jolt, and even if their was my hands don't wind up on them), and not being able to complain without everybody thinking you're crazy.
Dancing at a bar and having a guy slide his hand down the front of my pants. And then getting thrown out for elbowing him and shoving him away from me.
Getting told to smile by strangers (always men), and being told to cheer up, like I owe them a certain mood.
Having a guy you slept with once sit outside your house for seven hours, and then try to follow you inside while you pretend not to notice his car, and then disregard your requests through the intercom to leave you alone. And then, when you finally call the police, having the policeman call you back to say "He's leaving, but he sounded sincerely sorry. You shouldn't be so hard on him, he sounds like a nice guy." Yeah, give him your home address then.
Having male customers look you up and down like you're on the menu, and not being able to slap the customer who grabs your ass while you're cleaning tables because you'll be fired.
Finding out your sister's employer felt comfortable uttering threats to punch her in the face for accusing him of being unfair, and her not feeling like she could tell anybody.
Having my male boss feel like he can touch me, rub my shoulders, call me honey and sweetheart and baby, and him being right, he can do those things, because everybody calls you oversensitive if you complain about those things.
Being followed home numerous times, both on foot and by car, being forced to talk to the guy who sits next to you on the bus for 45 minutes straight, and since I couldn't think of a non-threatening way not to give him my phone number, I did so that I could get away. It took him a year and a half to stop calling me. Being told I'm paranoid for carrying any kind of protection, and stupid for not protecting myself, I'm a misandrist for assuming the worst of strange men, and stupid for having a conversation, I'm rude for asking men to leave me alone, and stupid and weak for not being more direct and assertive. Being told to go out and have fun more, stop being so uptight, and having that thrown in my face when something happens, because if I had some morals and didn't advertise myself as, I don't know, being alive or something, nothing would have happened. Being told to give him a chance and then being told to stop leading him on. Having to know all of the escape routes on my way home, and sending staff to the dumpsters in pairs. Having it be a fucking brave thing to do to stand next to a girl so she can walk away from the guy trying to bully her into going home with him.
And then having to listen to people say, "You're exaggerating. Men aren't like that, quit trying to see the worst in people. Men get harassed too, just ignore them and walk away. It's the same thing." Listening to people just step right over the fact that if woman deems a guy creepy, she's told she's being too critical and she needs to lower her standards, but if a man deems a woman possessive, controlling, demanding, jealous, bitchy, clingy, psycho, on her period, whiny, or outright dangerous he's commended on his standards and congratulated on a bullet deftly dodged.
How many women does it take to bring these things to light before people stop thinking we're crazy, over-critical bitches?
Think about what it means to be ladylike and all of the adjectives that go along with it: elegant, cultured, classy, sophisticated. To be successful at being feminine means being successful at being private, keeping your body's natural functions behind closed doors and never letting anyone know they exist. It means to be constrained, that you do not let your legs spread wide in public transportation and you do not make noises that are harsh on the ears. It means presenting a polished, shiny surface to the world at all times, one that allows others to project whatever they wish onto you while never showing too much of your true self.
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OH MY GOD this is perfect
And if you do, by chance, find yourself struggling with drowning, then no life-saving or otherwise procedure or act should be allowed to be administered. You got yourself into this mess, you have to live with the consequences.
You should see drowning as a gift.
You, there with the sunglasses! You're just asking for it.
Also, if you were forcibly pushed into the water, don't worry. If it was a legitimate pushing, your body will find a way to shut out all the water and survive the drowning.
Fifty Shades & The "Philadelphia Incident"
I'm not really sure if this is the best place to voice these opinions and concerns. And I'm not really sure if it's my place to be voicing them at all. This whole topic isn't easy for me to discuss (it's very personal) but…
So Tuesday I had to fly to Pittsburgh, and at 6am, in the airport, I saw this guy wearing a shirt that said "It's not going to suck itself."
When I see someone wearing a shirt like that, I want to say, "It's gonna have to learn, because no one else is going to."
I want to say, "I feel sorry for your dick, being attached to someone like you."
Please tell me no actual humans are fucking this guy. Because you know that's going to be the worst sex you've ever had. Over in thirty seconds, and he doesn't care if you come or not.
I ask you. What possesses someone to buy a shirt like that? Do they really think that some girl (or guy, but I would guess this guy is hetero—no one hates women like an ostensibly hetero dude) is going to say, "Well, I guess I better suck it for you."
No. That shirt might as well say "I never want another human being to touch my genitalia. EVER." Or "I am a miserable waste of skin." Or "Please punch me in the junk." Maybe he lost a bet? Maybe he's taken holy orders and wants to ensure a life of celibacy? And pain, from being punched in the junk?
(And don't tell me that shirt was being worn ironically. That shirt cannot be worn ironically by a man. The only person who could wear that shirt ironically is some badass old broad with lots of wrinkles and tattoos.)
Really, women of the world should feel grateful he's wearing a shirt like that. Plenty of guys think that way but are smart enough not to wear that shit on their chest. This guy has an early warning signal. Thank goodness.


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Maya never expected her friend's cat to bite her. The cat had purred so nicely at first, so Maya was startled when it sank its teeth into her leg. Maya washed the bite area right away, and it didn't hurt that much. In fact, she had all but forgotten about it by the time it started becoming red and swollen the next day. Her mom took her to the doctor, who announced that Maya had developed cellulitis.
The word cellulitis (pronounced: sel-yuh-lye-tus) literally means inflammation of the cells. It is a skin infection that involves areas of tissue just below the surface of the skin. Cellulitis can affect any area of the body, but it's most common on exposed body parts, such as the face, arms, or lower legs. Cellulitis can be caused by many different types of bacteria. The most common ones are group A streptococcus and Staphylococcus aureus.
Cellulitis usually begins in an area of broken skin — like a cut, bite, or scratch. People who have body piercings may be susceptible to cellulitis because the hole where the skin is pierced provides an opportunity for bacteria to get beneath the surface of the skin more easily.
But cellulitis can also start in areas where the skin hasn't been broken, especially in people with chronic conditions such as diabetes or who are taking medicines that affect the immune system.
Cellulitis begins as a small area of tenderness, swelling, warmth, and redness on the skin. As this area begins to spread, a person who has cellulitis may begin to feel ill and develop a fever and sometimes chills and sweats. Swollen lymph nodes (commonly called swollen glands) are sometimes found near the area of infected skin.
The incubation period (the time it takes for the infection to start causing symptoms) varies, depending on the type of bacteria that causes the cellulitis. For example, cellulitis caused by Pasteurella multocida, one of the bacteria commonly found in animal bites, has a short incubation period — less than 24 hours after the bite has occurred. But cellulitis caused by other types of bacteria may have an incubation period of several days.
The only way to prevent cellulitis is by protecting the skin from cuts, bruises, and scrapes. This isn't easy, especially if someone is active or likes to play sports. But you can protect yourself. Use elbow and knee pads while skating; wear a bike helmet when you're riding; put on shin guards during soccer; wear long pants and long-sleeved shirts while hiking in the woods (this can also protect you from bug bites and stings); and wear sandals on the beach.
If you do get a scrape, wash the wound well with soap and water. Apply an antibiotic ointment and cover the wound with an adhesive bandage or gauze. Check wounds regularly for the first few days to see if any of the signs of cellulitis are developing. Pay attention to new piercings, too. If they become red, swollen, and painful to the touch, have them checked out by a doctor.
Cellulitis is not contagious — you can't spread it to another person or catch it from someone else.
Call your doctor whenever any area of your skin becomes red, warm, and painful — with or without fever and chills. This is especially important if the area of skin is on the hands, feet, or face (particularly ear, nose, or eyebrow piercings) or if you have an illness or condition that suppresses the immune system.
Check with your doctor if you get a large cut or a deep puncture wound. Because cellulitis can happen quickly after an animal bite, call your doctor if you've been bitten, especially if the puncture wound is deep. Not too many people get bitten by other people, of course, but human bites can cause skin infections, too!
A doctor can usually diagnose cellulitis by examining the area of affected skin. Sometimes the doctor may check for bacteria by taking blood samples, too. Positive blood cultures mean that bacteria from your skin infection have spread into the bloodstream, which may cause septicemia (blood poisoning), a serious infection.
If you have a mild case of cellulitis, the doctor will probably prescribe antibiotics; these can usually cure cellulitis in 7 to 10 days. (Even if you feel better faster than that, it's important to take all of the antibiotics prescribed for you; otherwise, the infection can return.) You'll probably need a follow-up visit with the doctor to make sure that your symptoms are improving. People with severe cases of cellulitis might need to be treated in the hospital with intravenous (IV) antibiotics.
When treating cellulitis at home, take the antibiotics prescribed by the doctor exactly as directed and for the full course. Follow your doctor's suggestions for treating the area of cellulitis — such as elevating the affected part of your body or applying heat or warm soaks to the affected area. You can also take over-the-counter pain relievers such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen to decrease pain and keep fever down.
After you've taken antibiotics for 1 or 2 days, your doctor may schedule an office visit to check that the area of cellulitis has improved, which indicates that the antibiotics are working against the infection.
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Our stadium poster photo competition is back!
Picture it. You're walking up to Goodison Park, eagerly anticipating the game ahead. You look up and there on the stadium's billboards is you, the Club's biggest fan on display in front of the entire Evertonian community.
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In phylogenetics, basal is the direction of the base (or root) of a rooted phylogenetic tree or cladogram. A basal clade is the earliest clade (of a given taxonomic rank[a]) to branch within a larger clade. More generally, clade A is basal to clade B if B is a subset of the sister group of A.
A basal group forms a sister group to the rest of the larger clade, such as in the following example:
The word "basal" is preferred to the term "primitive", which may carry false connotations of inferiority or a lack of complexity.
The term basal can only be correctly applied to clades of organisms, not to individual traits possessed by the organisms—although it may be misused in this manner in technical literature. While the term "basal" applies to clades, characters or traits are usually considered derived if they are absent in a basal group, but present in other groups. This assumption only holds true if the basal group is a good analogy for the last common ancestor of the group.
The flowering plant family Amborellaceae, restricted to New Caledonia in the southwestern Pacific, is considered the most basal clade (the most basal species, genus, family and order) of extant angiosperms.
Within the primate family Hominidae, gorillas (eastern and western) are a sister group to common chimpanzees, bonobos and humans. These five species form a clade, the subfamily Homininae, of which Gorilla is the basal genus.
However, orangutans are a sister group to Homininae and are the basal genus in the family as a whole.
Despite the ubiquity of the usage of the term, some systematists believe it is unnecessary and misleading.[1] This is because a pair of sister branches of a phylogenetic tree are equally ranked and can be freely rotated about their last common node. The term tends to be applied when one branch (the one deemed "basal") is less diverse than another branch. This raises an equivocal usage for this term in that it also refers to the direction of the root of the tree. As the root represents a hypothetical ancestor, this consequently may carry misleading connotations that the sister group of a more species-rich clade is primitive.[2]
Relevance to biogeographic history[edit]
Identification of the most basal clade(s) in a widely dispersed group can provide valuable insight into the group's biogeographic history. For example, extant australidelphian marsupials constitute about 238 species in Australasia and one species (the monito del monte) in South America. The fact that the monito del monte occupies the basal position (the most basal species, genus, family and order) in the superorder is an important clue that its origin was in South America.[3][b] Also, while the bat superfamily Noctilionoidea has over 200 species in the Neotropics, two in New Zealand, and two in Madagascar, the basal position of the Malagasy genus and family[4] suggests (in combination with the fossil record) that the superfamily originated in Africa.[5] Similarly, while coral snakes comprise 16 species in Asia and over 65 species in the Americas, the fact that none of the American clades are basal implies that the group's ancestry was in the Old World.[6]
- ^ Without this qualification there must, of course, be two or more equally basal clades branching off from the root of every cladogram.
- ^ This conclusion is consistent with the fact that Didelphimorphia is the basal order within Marsupialia; i.e., extant marsupials as a whole also appear to have originated in South America.[3]
- ^ Krell, Frank T.; Cranston, Peter S. (2004). "Which side of the tree is more basal?". Systematic Entomology 29: 279–281. doi:10.1111/j.0307-6970.2004.00262.x.
- ^ Jenner, Ronald A (2006). "Unburdening evo-devo: ancestral attractions, model organisms, and basal baloney". Development Genes and Evolution 216: 385–394. doi:10.1007/s00427-006-0084-5.
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- ^ Teeling, E. C.; Springer, M.; Madsen, O.; Bates, P.; O'Brien, S.; Murphy, W. (2005-01-28). "A Molecular Phylogeny for Bats Illuminates Biogeography and the Fossil Record". Science 307 (5709): 580–584. doi:10.1126/science.1105113. PMID 15681385.
- ^ Gunnell, G. F.; Simmons, N. B.; Seiffert, E. R. (2014-02-04). "New Myzopodidae (Chiroptera) from the Late Paleogene of Egypt: Emended Family Diagnosis and Biogeographic Origins of Noctilionoidea". PLoS ONE 9 (2): e86712. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0086712. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ Slowinski, J. B.; Boundy, J.; Lawson, R. (June 2001). "The Phylogenetic Relationships of Asian Coral Snakes (Elapidae: Calliophis and Maticora) Based on Morphological and Molecular Characters". Herpetologica 57 (2): 233–245. JSTOR 3893186.
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Confronted with a revolt among the rank and file, House Republicans abruptly scrapped a vote Thursday night on legislation allowing tax rates to rise for households earning $1 million and up, complicating attempts to avoid a year-end "fiscal cliff" that threatens to send the economy into recession.
The legislation "did not have sufficient support from our members to pass," Speaker John Boehner conceded in a brief statement. At the same time he challenged President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to work on legislation to avoid across-the-board tax increases and deep spending cuts due to take effect in less than two weeks.
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This lustful amateur bitch couldn't settle with one guy, so she invited two guys to her place and fucked them both. For most of girls, that would be dirty enough, but this horny slut with pierced belly button wanted more. As one guy was taking pictures of her naked body while she sucked his cock wild, the other guy started shoving his fingers in her pussy.


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U.S. and Iraqi officials signed paperwork handing over Camp Adder, the last American military base in Iraq. The sign over marks one of the final acts in the U.S. departure from Iraq. Four-thousand remaining American soldiers are expected to leave before December 31. The U.S. also handed over Ali Mussa Daqduq — its last detainee, suspected of being responsible for killing five U.S. military personnel — to Iraqi authorities after a failed attempt to negotiate his extradition to the U.S.
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It was news that the family of Jeff Bush did not want to hear.
Late Saturday afternoon Hillsborough County Administrator Mike Merrill said the land around the Seffner sinkhole was too unstable and the search for Bush's body was over.
"With all the equipment that we brought in and specialized help we just have not been able to locate Mr. Bush," he explained. "For that reason the rescue effort is being discontinued. At this point it's really not possible to recover the body."
It was news Bush family members say they half-expected.
"I knew whenever the fire department or nobody would go inside the house that this was his last resting place," said Jeremy Bush, Jeff's brother.
Thursday night Jeff Bush was sucked into the ground when a massive sinkhole opened up underneath floor of his home on Faithway Dr. Merrill and his staff was clearly disappointed they could not recover his remains.
"We've done everything we believe that we can," Merrill added. "We wish we could have done more but given the circumstances I couldn't put more people at risk."
Sinkholes form when water seeps below the clay underground and into the limestone. That process leads to the erosion of soil. Engineers say typically there are warning signs in a home like cracks in the wall or distortion in the structure.
The large crevice that formed below the Bush residence was different.
"The problem with this one is was it was entirely in the building at least initially so," said engineer Ross McGillivray with Ardaman and Associates. "It was hidden until it became catastrophic."
Early Sunday morning crews will demolish the home – very carefully.
"It needs to be done from outside the perimeter with huge equipment that will be able to reach in and bring out whatever we can of the house," Merrill said.
Two houses on either side of Bush's residence were also evacuated on Saturday. Officials say one of them has been compromised by the sinkhole. More tests are scheduled to determine if those structures will also need to be torn down.
Merrill: "As they begin to work with that home they'll make decisions about the other two."
Family and friends of the victim gathered shortly after the news conference for an impromptu memorial service. It was heartbreaking to say the least.
"He'd give you the shirt off his back," Jeremy Bush said of his brother, fighting back tears. "He was a great guy."
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Data for a New York 'Smellmap,' Collected Sniff by Sniff
The artist and designer Kate McLean led an investigative tour of sidewalk odors in Brooklyn, documenting the city's aromas.
September 12, 2014, Friday
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February 11, 2014, Tuesday
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January 12, 2014, Sunday
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July 30, 2013, Tuesday
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Noelle Pikus-Pace won a silver medal at a World Cup skeleton race in Germany on Saturday, while reigning Olympic champion bobsledder Steven Holcomb crashed in the four-man race and finished 20th.
It was the second crash of the week for Holcomb, a Park City native who also crashed in training in Winterberg after winning the first seven races of the World Cup season — all in North America.
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"It's all about character now," U.S. coach Brian Shimer said, according to the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation. "Life unfortunately gives you ups and downs, and the higher you go, the steeper you fall. We've all been through it, and we were prepared for the low. These guys are determined, probably the most motivated they've ever been, and whatever happens we keep looking ahead with the big picture in mind."
Holcomb and his crew aboard the new "Night Train 2" — including Alpine's Chris Fogt — have another four-man race on Sunday, but have been straining to negotiate the Winterberg course all week.
They crashed on their second run Saturday in the same place they crashed in training, curve 9, after sitting in medal position behind eventual winner Maximillian Arndt of Germany.
Fellow American Nick Cunningham crashed the USA-2 sled in the same place during training, and Cory Butner crashed there on his first run Saturday in USA-3 and did not qualify for a second run.
"Don't mistake my crash as weakness," Holcomb wrote on his Facebook page after his training crash. "On the contrary, it shows the commitment, courage, and determination my team has to win. In order to get better and go faster than you ever have before, you must step outside your comfort zone, try things you've never tried, do things you've never done, and see just how far you can push your limits."
The Winterberg course always has been difficult for Holcomb, who said it's because it's a "low-pressure" track that forces him to steer more by sight than "feel," which is how he learned to drive while suffering from a degenerative vision disorder years ago.
He since has had his vision repaired, and remains a favorite to reach the medals at the upcoming 2014 Sochi Olympics in Russia. He won the first four two-man races of the season in Calgary, Park City and Lake Placid — he was seventh in the two-man race at Winterberg on Friday — and the first three four-man races.
Pikus-Pace also is a strong contender to finally win an Olympic medal in Sochi, and was happy to reach the podium in the first race of the second half of the season at the site of her first World Cup victory nearly a decade ago.
"This track is where it all began for me," the Orem native and Eagle Mountain resident said. "A little switch flipped and I knew I had the potential to be the best in the world. This was where I realized I could be a top competitor and that I was equal to other athletes. I didn't need to look up to anyone else anymore and it was an even playing field."
Pikus-Pace clocked a two-run combined time of 1 minute, 58.10 seconds to finish 0.57 seconds behind Great Britain's Elizabeth Yarnold. The two had been tied after the first run, and have combined to win all five women's skeleton races so far this season.
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In Chaikovsky, Russia, Irina Avvakumova of Russia ended Sara Takanashi's unbeaten streak this season by earning her first women's ski jump World Cup victory Saturday on home soil.
Avvakumova had jumps of 100 and 101.5 meters for a total of 249.2 points to beat Carina Vogt of Germany by 4.3 points.
Takanashi, the 17-year-old defending overall champion from Japan, had won all four previous World Cup events this season but had to settle for third with 243.1 points — just 0.1 point ahead of fourth-place Katharina Althaus of Germany.
Takanashi beat Vogt for the victory on Friday on the same hill and still holds a big lead in the overall standings.
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Call for Articles: Getting Started with E-Learning
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The act of taking a shit and napping at the same time. Usually done in office work settings, the shnap allows one to nap at work without getting hassled by the boss.
I was mad drunk last night, so I had to take an hour shnap in the handicap stall(ahh shnap).
Beküldő: dale_e3 2005. augusztus 5.
When one takes a nap while sitting on the toilet. The shnap generally occurs at the work place and is the result of over eating, a bad hangover, boredom or a combination of the three. In order for one to take a shnap, he/she does not need to actually take a shit. The purpose of the shnap is that toilet may be the only place an employee can nap during the day.
I was so hungover on Friday that I went and took a shnap around lunch time. When I woke up 15min later I tried to stand up, but my legs were completely asleep, so I sat down and took another shnap.
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The act of a person having a shit prior to going for a nap. This is usually done after a night of heavy binge drinking or a morning of strenuous activities.
Leigh felt that going for a "shnap" before going to her parent in laws house was completely necessary, not only will she be refreshed but would also feel no urges to go for number 2 time whilst there. One may consider this as a tactical "Shnap"
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To take a brief nap while taking a long shit, usually because one is so dehydrated while simultaneously very tired.
Jay took a nice shnap at the Kroeger since he refused to use even the VIP port-o-sans on the last day of Summer Camp
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Training Support for Smart Soft Training Inc.
Hi, Michelle http://Meetup.com/OCAndroid/members/2... ! Thanks for ur reply today. For announcement of tomorrow 7pm, I await your reply POST to http://meetup.com/OCAndroid/messages/... . Just post your reply there. Thanks!
(LVRKVL=Starting this Wed if possible, http://Meetup.com/OCAndroid would like to use your fine venue Smart-Soft EVERY Wed 7pm-~9:30pm (for 1 of its mtgs, Developer else General else just Hack), combining with the SoCalAndroid Hack Night as before plus now potentially insuring Hack Nights also runs EVERY Wed,too. So kindy post ur reply ASAP on the discussion at http://Meetup.com/OCAndroid/messages/... -Thanks!)
Michelle of http://Meetup.com/OCAndroid ,thx 4ur svc.
* (OCAndroid Beginner-to-Intermediate Developers' Meetup
http://1.JotHere.com/LTOC3Q) event leaders have moved it fr 3rd Tue starting today to 3rd Wed starting tomorrow, w/#1 http://meetu.ps/5gfYW ,-2combine w/ SoCalAndroid Hack Night as listing details. Pls accordingly update the venue (Smart-Soft's user group calendar) & let me know.
* Please update your profile as detailed in my Oct 15, 2011 3:05 PM Greet "(part 2of3)" below. Thanks.
Hi Michelle,
We're in this mtg. http://meetu.ps/44nm8
Will u be able to make it?
Michelle of http://Meetup.com/OCAndroid ,
* I jst RSVPed you YES 4(OCAndroid Advanced+Intermediate Developers' Meetup #1, listing http://Meetup.com/OCAndroid/events/31... ) so u'll get event updates since u're handling venue reservations. But just b4 event, I or u just RSVP u NO. &hopefully in the future when scheduling is smooth, we wdnt even need this.
* Pls don't forget 2see & followup on your other cool Greets here on ur profile -see them here. :-) Thx.
(LTKHWM=Dear http://Meetup.com/OCAndroid venue leader,
*Thx4 providing ur venue2us!
*Great news! I just updated our official group description (the "Read more about us" link on EVERY pg of our site) w/all our recent growth since last update 9months ago -A BIG change fr what u saw when u joined! AND it features GREAT pics of&in ur venue!
** Take a look!
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**Kindly post ur thoughts(it explains how)
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Dear Leader (event or venue) of (the OCAndroid Intermediate+Beginner Developers' Meetup 1, detailed in (its Additional Aspects http://1.JotHere.com/LT5I0H)),
While I'm working as hard as possible 2hv this event as soon as possible, it isnt yet advertized&cant be today, 4reasons I'm posting4u in that thread &in(the venue thread http://1.JotHere.com/LSZ063): in short, from growing pains as OCAndroid grows2have many tracks+many leaders+this new venue.
Thank u 4your support.)
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* I don't think one can edit one's group profile unless one is approved for the grp; and we've got urgent rescheduling issues (as for this Tue) for your venue; so I'll go ahead and approve u trusting u'll take care of these things of (part 2of3).
* WELCOME TO OCAndroid, AND TO MEETUP! -- you now have before you a new fun world to discover.
(part 2of3)
* I recall u told me u residing Chicago? If so,pls replace "Tustin" w/ur real city else Meetup no function right(it seriously tailors 2ur loc). I know w/OCAndroid u r repping ur venue Irvine Smart-Soft but that handled in ur OCAndroid grp profile.
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James Mangold and Hugh Jackman have made it very clear that The Wolverine won't be connected to the other X-Men films in any way. That makes a lot of sense, because more often than not, fans have been fairly disappointed with the series. But the one thing that has never been disappointing is Jackman's portrayal of the character.
In honor of The Wolverine hitting theatres this week, it's time to look back at the previous films featuring Jackman as Logan, and count down his best moments. For all the flaws the films may have they're still immensely entertaining, especially when Jackman is on the screen, berserking his way through the villains he comes up against.
For this list, I got together with fellow WGTC writers Justin Harrison and Adam Donaldson to decide exactly which moments belong in Wolverine's top 10. The following write-ups were contributed by the three of us.
Read on for Wolverine's 10 best moments on film.Next
10. Becoming Weapon X
Sure, Wolverine's solo film, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, is considered by most to be as disappointing of a superhero film as any we've seen, but that doesn't mean it wasn't awesome to see an entire movie of Jackman playing Wolverine. One of the highlights of that film is definitely when Wolverine is first infused with adamantium. It's a tense scene, forcing you to wait with baited breath for what happens, and then once he emerges from the water, well that's as close to a full-on berserking Wolverine as Jackman's gotten to portray.
This scene was also teased and shown in brief flashbacks throughout the original X-Men trilogy. In those movies, it was one of the most compelling scenes, so getting to see it played out in its entirety is definitely a treat.
9. "I'll Take My Chances With Him"
After Wolverine discovered his innate heroism and came to terms with the fact that he was a good man in X-Men, he went searching for his past. When X2 opens, he's still searching, despite running into nothing but dead ends. He goes so far as to ask Professor Xavier to read his mind, only for Xavier to turn him down.
Fortunately and unfortunately, Logan's past comes and finds him before too long. The anti-mutant activist Colonel Stryker launches an attack on the Xavier Institute, and when he and Wolverine come face to face, they recognize each other. Stryker sees the best weapon he ever created, the one he had thought lost for years. Logan sees a man who knows something, probably something vital, about his past and who he was. The two encounter each other throughout the picture, but never long enough for Wolverine to get the answers he desperately wants.
Finally, just before X2's last heartbreaking bit of action, Logan confronts Stryker one last time. Magneto has imprisoned the vicious colonel in part of a soon-to-burst dam. Logan happens across him, carrying one of the mutant children Stryker had imprisoned. The Colonel offers Wolverine answers in exchange for his life, but can't resist mocking the little boy Wolverine carries with him as a "creature." Wolverine, disgusted, realizes that who he is now matters more than who he was before his memory loss. He leaves his past to die with Stryker, and is a healthier man for doing so. As thrilling as it is to see Logan go berserk, it's even more thrilling to see him be badass by being a better man.Previous Next
8. Slaying Jean
At the end of X-Men: The Last Stand, Wolverine is faced with the toughest decision any hero can be presented: whether to kill someone you love in order to save many others. Jean Gray has turned bad, killing everyone and anyone around her. Her powers are far greater than any other mutant at this point, and there's no way to stop her when she's attacking. Wolverine braves her TK powers in order to walk towards her in an attempt to calm her down. Despite almost everything he's wearing being ripped off in the process, he does indeed get her to relax momentarily, but instead of using that time to take her back and try to contain her powers for good, he contains them in the most permanent way. Watching him stab someone he loves makes this one of the franchise's most emotional scenes, while still being as badass as we expect from Wolverine.
7. Fastball Special
It's a little known fact, but Hugh Jackman's 6 foot 2 inch frame is a foot taller than Wolverine's supposed to be. To the actor's credit though, he can make even the most ardent X-fan forget that, but logistically that's probably the reason why it took us three movies to see one of Wolverine's signature moves, the Fastball Special. Basically, the maneuver involves one the X-Men throwing Wolverine at a target with his claws extended, so it usually falls to one of the super-strong members of the team like Colossus or Beast to do the tossing.
As the latest X-Men recruits fail to cut it in a "Danger Room" simulation, Wolverine orders Colossus to "toss" him, and two seconds later, a giant robot head slams down in front of the rest of the team. Mission: accomplished. Most fans will tell you that X-Men: The Last Stand was a disappointing cinematic experience, but the use of the "Fastball Special" against what turned out to be a mutant-hunting Sentinel was one of the few Easter eggs fans could actually take joy in.Previous Next
6. Self-Impaling
When the X-Men are trapped in the statue of liberty, bound in some of the most devious ways possible, it looks as if all hope is nearly lost. An innocent, young Rogue is going to be forced to mutate the world, killing herself in the process, and there's nothing Jean, Cyclops, Storm, or Wolverine can do about it. Or so it seems. Wolverine, in a desperate act, decides the only way he can free himself from the metal strips that are holding him in place is to slice through his own body with his claws. Just thinking about the pain of cutting through yourself is incredibly wince-inducing, but Wolverine selflessly does it, showing again how much he cares for Rogue, and for the first time that he really can put the team ahead of himself.
This scene also includes his fierce battle with Sabretooth, and the moment when he destroys Magneto's plans, essential saving the world's leaders from transforming into unstable mutants. Not a bad way for Wolverine to prove that he is indeed the most awesome of the X-Men.
5. Generations Of War
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is, at best, an uneven movie. At its worst, it's a messy, nonsensical story that treats its characters more as chess pieces than individual characters. But at its best, it highlights the many things that make Wolverine such a compelling, enduring character. Origins' near-dialogue-free sequence of Wolverine and Sabretooth fighting their way through history is the best example of this. It shows off Wolverine's loyalty, in his endless defense of Sabretooth. It shows off his courage, as he braves increasingly relentless battlefields. It shows off his inherent nobility, as he grows increasingly disenchanted with Sabretooth's growing brutality and finally stands against him. That it does all of this without dialogue is a testament to Gavin Hood's skill as a director and Hugh Jackman and Liev Schreiber's skill as actors. Origins does not do all that much right, but the war sequence is a fine piece of filmmaking built on a fantastic character.Previous Next
4. You Picked The Wrong House Bub
When your hero's main weapon is a pair of indestructible claws, it's kind of hard to show him at his top form when you're restrained by the bloodless PG-13 rating. But if we've ever come close to see Wolverine in full-on berserker mode, it's this action sequence in X2: X-Men United when a group of government black hats invade the X-Mansion on a search and capture mission. Thinking that they'll find a bunch of kids, the army men are greeted by a man who's the best at what he does, and what he does is fight.
This was one of the scenes that Bryan Singer brought to San Diego Comic Con in 2002 to show fans what he was working on for the sequel, and it was an immediate hit for obvious reasons. If the first X-Men coasted on the coolness of seeing Wolverine brought to life on the big screen, this first fight scene for Logan in X2 showed why the character remains one of the most popular heroes in modern comics. Wolverine's a ferocious fighter, a veritable juggernaut of carnage once unleashed, and you almost feel sorry for the bad guys when you see those claws come out. Almost.
3. The Cage Match
A more perfect introduction for the X-Men's lone wolf you can't really imagine. As the runaway Rogue (Anna Paquin) arrives at a truck stop in the middle of nowhere Alberta, she sees a cage match between a man we soon learn is Wolverine and an unwitting tough guy almost unaware of just what he's gotten himself into. One gets the feeling that Logan's been through more would-be bruisers than he cares to admit, especially considering the rather nonchalant way he acts in the cage, chomping on one his trademark cigars until his opponent starts pummeling him, and then it takes three punches and he's done.
Later, the defeated he-man tries to get his money back, and in this scene we see Wolverine unleash his claws for the first time, and in the process we see Logan desperately trying to hold back his feral nature and not give in to the desire to tear through the bar patrons. Within five minutes, Hugh Jackman instantly nails the character and conveys to the audience why Wolverine is not someone you want to reckon with. Jackman may have come onto the X-Men set as an unknown, but he left a star.Previous Next
2. I'll Take Care Of You
One of Wolverine's defining traits is his tendency to mentor and protect the young women and men who end up in his care. Over the years, he's taken Kitty Pryde, Jubilee, Armor and most recently every single teenage X-Man under his wing. He does this both to help them survive a world terrified by their very existence and to let them be the children they so rarely get to be. When written well, Wolverine's relationship with a younger mutant he's looking after is a surefire way to bring out his compassion and warmth from underneath his usual snarling cynicism.
The very first X-Men movie has just such a moment, when Logan finds a traumatized Rogue and offers to look after her. Magneto and Mystique's manipulations have left Rogue convinced that she's nothing but a monster and completely unwelcome at Xavier's school. Logan, the man who has sneered, snarked and generally belittled his way around Xavier and his students, reaches out to her. He tells Rogue that Xavier, for all that he's a "geek", wants to help her. He doesn't condescend, he doesn't bully and he doesn't insist that he knows what's best for Rogue. He just promises her he'll take care of her. It's a sweet, gentle moment from the former assassin, and one of the key moments of his character arc in the first film.
1. A First Class Cameo
When Jackman wasn't billed to appear in X-Men: First Class, a lot of fans were very disappointed. Matthew Vaughn wasn't about to let all those fans stay let down though, and he snuck Wolverine in for one of the best cameos in any superhero film. Erik and Xavier are going around contacting all the mutants, but when they approach Wolverine, we all know there's little chance he'd be interested in joining up. Without even giving them a chance to explain why they're there, he informs them of that position in the most Wolverine-like way, dropping the series' first F-bomb. When first watching First Class, it was an excellent surprise to see Jackman pop up on screen. Although his appearance is short, if the character is going to get a cameo, Vaughn definitely did it just right, making for as memorable a Wolverine moment as possible.
Well, those are our picks. Are there any great Wolverine moments you think we missed? Be sure to check out The Wolverine this weekend and let us know if there are any moments from that movie that deserve a spot on this list.Previous


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A few quirks, but Overall an Amazing car by Indiana on 04/25/2010. Trim: 2006 Toyota Avalon XLS, Owned less than 1 year.
Pros: Growing up in the 70's, the large American car was the standard of my childhood and I've always been fond of the spacious, smooth road trips a large sedan provided. Fast Forward to 2010 and it seems that I hit my left elbow on the door and the right elbow on my wife in 90% of the vehicles marketed today. We were looking at Honda Accords when a used Toyota Avalon made itself available for roughly the same money. I've always wanted a Cadillac, but could never justify the depreciation and expensive repairs. Driving the Avalon took me back to the glory years of American cars when large comfortable sedans ruled the road as family commuters.
Cons: Now, if you are in the market for a 2006 Avalon there are a couple of things that you need to know going in, THIS IS IMPORTANT. The VVTI oil line is a design flaw on this vehicle and WILL FAIL. You WILL lose your oil if you do not replace this hose, preferably with a metal line. Toyota cut some corners and used a rubber hose to carry the engine oil. The hose sits next to the engine block. Heat + time + deterioration of rubber hose= LEAK & SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE OIL. Not a deal breaker, BUT you MUST know this going in. The 2nd thing is that you must ensure the transmission is shifting smoothly before buying, most do, BUT, some don't. It's a computer glitch and the reflash is expensive.
Overall review: I love this car, it takes me back to a simpler time when car rides were peaceful and relaxing. The demographic for this car is between 60-67 year old drivers, IE, Grandpa car. I'm 42 and I value comfort, reliability and responsible investment of my money over the latest and greatest social status. The Avalon is the best full size sedan for retaining initial value. The MPG are amazing for a vehicle this roomy and powerful. The leather interior is plush and riding on long trips is akin to sitting on a nice, comfy couch. The cab is quiet and relaxing. The extrerior of this car is deceptively small, compared to the cavernous interior space. If you are buying this vehicle used, there is an outstanding chance that it was owned by someone that did not abuse it and kept the maintenance up. Outside of a few small quirks, this is the perfect car. Luxury and smart money, a winning combination.
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