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Beautifully detailed, fitted bodice flows into a soft and flowing chiffon skirt. Empire waist is accented with exquisite, hand-beaded lace and ruching detail.
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Train that extends one and a third yards (about 4 feet) from the waist.
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uncertainty.... when i went to david's bridal, i was certain of a few dresses that i wanted to try on. I was scared because all of the dresses i wanted to try on, my consultant told me some of them wouldn't even look good... and she kind of discouraged me some... but then she brought over this dress.. and i was like.. okay.. it's soft and pretty, so i tried it on! im a plus size girl, so i'm pretty skeptical about my body. it made my body look great! i only need to work on my arms, and i'll be fine! when i got home, thats all i could remember were my arms! so i thought i got the wrong dress because i felt pressured to get this one because this was the dress that my consultant wore to her wedding! but everytime i see a picture of the dress, i fall in love all over again! i cant wait to wear this gorgeous dress in my outdoor wedding by the river! January 28, 2010
I CANT BELIEVE I FOUND THE ONE!!! I put a dress on layaway that I fell in love with at first sight. I loved the material but not how it looked on me. I went home thinking about the way I looked in it... the dress was lovely but not on me. I felt like a squished Cinderella.also, i wanted to changed the neckline and other details. I went back to Davids Bridal thinking about canceling and just getting a dress made elsewhere. I asked the consultant id I could try this one before canceling after she convinced me to talk to the alterations dept. i had seen this one online and wasn't crazy about it, but had read the reviews and was curious to try it on. Once I put it on, I was in love with myself again. I felt beautiful and like a Greek Goddess. It is simple, yet elegant and romantic. Its a must try!!!!! January 25, 2010
I just purchased this dress yesterday! I am a plus size girl and I was SO nervous to try on dresses. I had a list of dresses I wanted to try on, but my consultant picked out this dress because she thought it would look good on me. I tried on seven dresses, and this was the only dress I actually walked out and smiled when I saw myself in it and it was the only dress I didn't keep hiding my stomach with my hands. I looked good in all the dresses, and every dress hid my flaws well, but for some reason I felt like I had nothing to hide in this dress. It is absolutely beautiful, simple, and elegant. It hides everything I want hidden, and accentuates my curves! I recommend this dress to any plus size girl! Also - I was set on a white dress but I ended up buying this dress in Ivory because it is such a light Ivory and adds to the elegance of the dress! January 24, 2010
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Pantone Chip Cookies & a Red Concrete Salt Cellar
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Colorful cookies, bright red soup, and a gorgeous modern salt cellar in today's roundup of Delicious Links.
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• Pantone Chip Cookies - From Kim Neill.
• Russian Palace's Borscht - At Perrys' Plate.
• Red Concrete Salt Cellar - From Culinarium.
• Mini Cheesecakes with Wine Gelées - At Food & Wine.
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As much as I hate eating tons of food coloring--red velvet cake scares me--I've gotta say those cookies are pretty awesome.

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Economic growth moderated in 2013 as forestry, agriculture, and mining declined. A slight pickup in growth is forecast for 2014, but rapid population growth will rule out much improvement in gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. Slower growth in recent years has placed pressure on the government budget and reinforced the need to control government expenditure and improve its quality to meet the needs of an expanding population.
Growth slowed to 2.9% in 2013 from 4.8% in the previous year. This weak outcome, which reflected mainly declines in earnings from gold and agriculture, only slightly outpaced population growth at 2.5%. The value of gold production fell by 15% in 2013, mainly because gold prices were lower and the gold processing plant underwent major refurbishment. Agricultural production fell in 2013, with most agricultural commodities recording output declines because of poor weather in the first half of the year and lower prices.
Logging fell by 3.0% because of weather and prices but still recorded the country's third-largest annual harvest. This rate of extraction, and its heavy reliance on logging previously harvested forests, appears unsustainable, such that production is expected to continue to contract as forest stocks decline.
Growth in 2013 was driven by expansion in construction, manufacturing, and services. In particular, investment in the Gold Ridge mine and expanded production at the Noro tuna-processing factory boosted growth.
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Growth is expected to pick up slightly, to 3.0%, in 2014. Agricultural production and gold output are projected to increase and offset declining log production as forest resources dwindle. Gold mining is expected to scale up as the Gold Ridge mine moves toward full production capacity of 95,000 ounces per year, well above the production of 57,400 ounces in 2013. The recovery in agriculture output in the second half of 2013 is predicted to continue in 2014.
In 2015, growth is projected to hold steady at 3.0%, driven by fiscal stimulus from investment projects and their spillover effects on the economy. Modest increases in gold production are also expected as planned improvements in production processes are implemented. Logging is expected to continue to decline in the medium term at an average annual rate of 8.0%.
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Definition of Laurel and Hardy in English:
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Pronunciation: /lɒrələndˈhɑːdi /
An American comedy duo consisting of Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson) ( 1890–1965) and Oliver Hardy ( 1892–1957). British-born Stan Laurel played the scatterbrained and often tearful innocent, Oliver Hardy his pompous, overbearing, and frequently exasperated friend. They brought their distinctive slapstick comedy to many films from 1927 onwards.
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Comparing MySQL CLuster with CauchBase
Some one came up with the claim that MySQL also offers Both Horizontal and vertical scalability that NoSQL(e.g CauchBase) has no advantage over MySQL. Is it true?
Is there a difference in terms of maximum number of concurrent access between the two OR limit in number of allowed node in their cluster?
If you have any outstanding prove that i can use in nailing them, i will so much appreciate.
ThankGod S. Adeyi
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If you google, you should be able to find some performance comparisons. While MySql may be slower for retrieving a single record by primary key than Couchbase by key name, the flexibility that MySql query affords is quite appealing. That said, I'm particularly enamored with Couchbase's views, which are based on an incremental map-reduce implementation. Replicating that behavior would require significant effort, no matter what.
The problem is not having data in memory or not in memory, but rather Indexing.
ie. knowing what data to get.
With MySQL/SQL/ORACLE the weakness is in it's Structured Query Language limitation itself.
If you have table called CONTENT with a column of Text called 'articles'
and it has 10 billion rows
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SELECT * FROM `CONTENT` WHERE `articles` LIKE '%ipad4%'
it will probably break your machine :-). All table based SQL systems and their indexing systems is limited to the structure ie. columns type and index of data.
Couchbase is Key to value i.e. Document(json).
If you know the key it will retrieve the document (json) faster then any RDBMS system, even with billions of documents. But once again you have to know the key.
Then came Elastic Search.
A full text indexing system that is faster and better then Structured Query Language.
Check out the power and new ways to query here http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/query-dsl/
Couchbase already has a super easy system to export documents to elastic search.
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Just a pet peeve blog, feel free to ignore.
So, I got bored and went to ff.net, why does it seem like good fanfiction stories are hard to find? I just searched some Drayden or Iris stories and all I got were poorly contrived, short, shoddy messes with bad grammar and shipping fics. I legit can't see to find many "good" fanfiction stories. I just wonder if the authors put any true effort into writing those things.(700-1000 word count for two chapters most likely means a piece of rushed crap for example.) I was looking for other expansion stories to take a look at since I write one and post both here on Bulbagarden, ff.net and Serebii. I was interested in seeing how other people expand upon the lives of canon characters in-game(or anime.)
Unfortunately most fanfiction stories I've seen in that regard are simply the pure definition of bad!fics, grammar, length, OOC characterization, pacing, tone there's little of any of that in the well done department. I gotta admit, it is kinda annoying because I legit actually wanted to see a non cracky and good expansion fic. on quite a few characters in-game.(Burgh, Elesa, Clay, etc.) :| Finding a good story on them is pretty much little more than a pipe dream however. While I know I should complain about length, given length is subjective and it's very much possible to write good short chapters most none of them simply are not good....ever.
I have run into some authors on Serebii and Bulbagarden with a knack for writing not-so sizable chapters that convey everything exceptionally but they don't write canon stories and are few and far between in numbers. Though I am happy to find quite a decently-sized number of stories I'm genuinely interested in and follow regularly on these forums, so there's a silver-lining there.
On another note I've had a weird influx of writing passion lately, mostly just been reading books on producing better flowing dialogue.
I'm glad to at least be able to find some good fanart on Burgh, Roxie and Elesa(I'm a huge fan of both of these gym leaders) and it's always nice to see cool fanart of them. Good fanfiction seems to be in rare form these days. I've noticed some of the most terrible stories on ff.net get more reviews than really good stories, it is a bit disheartening when I see a very good story get little or no critic while something outta the trash bin becomes a hit.
On another 'nother note, so much fail on this site.
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Request to revoke LDEQ Authority to administer environmental lawsMay 17th, 2012
May 17, 2012
Ariel Rios
Re: LDEQs inadequate response to chemical emergencies poses serious dangers to the public; Renewed request to revoke LDEQs authority
Dear Administrator
The Louisiana Bucket Brigade and the Environmental Integrity Project are renewing our petition to the EPA to revoke the LDEQs authority to manage the Clean Air Act program due to the frequency of accidents at petrochemical facilities happening in our area. Each of these accidents releases enormous amounts of hazardous pollution that pose risks to the health and safety of the communities we advocate for. As of today, we still have not received a response to our petition, filed on December 14, 2011.
Already, in the first half of 2012, we have seen four major chemical emergencies in the 90-mile stretch between New Orleans and Baton Rouge:
This list is not comprehensive and does not include the chronic accidents that occur at petrochemical plants in the region. According to the National Response Center, there are approximately 10 per day all over the state. This pattern is of great concern, especially as hurricane season approaches.
Even more troublesome is the LDEQs propensity to consistently declare to the public that these accidents pose no danger, despite health impacts suffered and reported to the agency. According to LDEQ, the agency statements are based on their own air monitoring results conducted at the scene. We have little confidence in their air monitoring.
The LABBs iWitness Pollution Map (www.labucketbrigade.org) is a real time crowd sourced map of citizen reports of petrochemical accidents and their effects on peoples health and their environment. The Shell Norco accident resulted in a record 10 reports from citizens impacted by the smoking flare. The Honeywell Baton Rouge hydrofluoric acid leak resulted in two reports. These reports, detailing symptoms of acute chemical exposure, contradict the no danger to the public statements made by LDEQ and the companies. LABB conducts due diligence with these reports by sending them to all enforcement agencies, including the EPA, the US Coast Guard and LDEQ. LDEQ is usually the last to respond to these emails, often many days later.
This poor response creates even more danger to the public because:
We have been tracking citizen complaints made to the LDEQ since 2005 on our Refinery Accident Database (http://www.labucketbrigade.org). In some cases it takes LDEQ over 20 days to get to the scene of reported air pollution. Obviously, the monitor will not pick up anything 20 days later! Air pollution can move within a matter of minutes, so quick response times are necessary to accurately measure the public health risk and environmental consequences of the accident.
In December 2011, the LABB and the Environmental Integrity Project petitioned EPA to review and, if necessary, revoke the LDEQs authority to manage the Clean Air Act program. The LDEQs inability to respond to environmental emergencies in a timely manner is just one more symptom of the funding shortfalls that make it harder for state officials to meet their responsibilities under the Clean Air Act. According to the Inspector Generals report:
The Louisiana Bucket Brigade/EIP petition outlines the following shortcomings in the states implementation of the Clean Air Act program:
We will continue to push the EPA to evaluate LDEQs implementation of the Clean Air Act and take the necessary actions to ensure that:
1) LDEQ responds to industrial accidents and provides necessary information to the affected communities in a timely manner;
2) LDEQ improves and expands fenceline monitoring in the state; and
3) LDEQ increases enforcement and compliance monitoring activities at least to the point where the agency satisfies the minimum requirements of the Clean Air Act.
We look forward to your response by June 22, 2012.
Anna Hrybyk
Hatch, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ)


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|The design of input power couplers represents one of the most important challenges of accelerators that use super-conducting RF technology. These devices must fulfil several functions while being subject to mechanical, electromagnetic, vacuum and cryogenic constraints. The rapidly increasing number of projects, planned or under construction, which propose to use super-conducting cavities has prompted developments in power couplers for both CW and pulsed applications. Amongst the projects for which couplers have, or are being, developed one finds VUV and X-ray free electron lasers (based on self-amplified spontaneous emission), spallation neutron sources (SNS), energy recovery linacs, and high energy colliders. We will review the design requirements and performances obtained for several of these couplers. Particular attention will be paid to the couplers which have been used on the TESLA Test Facility at DESY, the variations of this coupler which are under consideration for future synchrotron light sources and the coupler chosen for use on the SNS.
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Parenting by Design - March 14
Meditating on God
Phil. 4:8: Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—If anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things (NIV).
We face many challenges in parenting and are sometimes overcome with fear and doubt. In these times, we have a choice to indulge those fears or to meditate on the promises of God. Satan uses worry and fear to steal our God-given peace. It is an act of obedience to reject the lies of Satan and concentrate on God's love and sovereignty. We do not know the plans God has for our lives or the lives of our children. Our finite minds may have trouble understanding His eternal purposes. Our peace, however, comes in knowing that He is a God who is loving, wise, and in control. This verse calls us to concentrate on the attributes of God.
Instead of indulging your fears, choose to meditate on the goodness of God.
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A major project was completed recently with final blacktopping in the Anthony Wayne Meadows addition.
Throughout last summer and earlier, a combination of city workers and local contractors addressed numerous concerns within the addition, such as drainage problems, curbing, poor condition of asphalt, and ADA (American Disabilities Act) compliance.
Six candidates are vying for two seats from District 2 on the North Adams Community Schools' board of education in the first-ever public elections for board seats.
The top vote-getter in the District 2 voting will receive a four-year term that will start Jan. 1, 2013. If an incumbent board member is the top vote-getter, that person will automatically earn a new term on the board, effective Jan. 1, 2013. Their vacated seat would then be filled by a vote of the school board.
Anyone interested in a prime spot of real estate in downtown Decatur with access to a state highway and plenty of free parking?
The Adams Health Network (AHN) doesn't have a bridge to sell you, but it does have a landmark building in Decatur to offer, having recently announced it plans to sell its former Health Services Complex at Second and Monroe streets downtown. Prior to the hospital owning the building, it was for many years occupied by the First State Bank of Decatur.


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In 2013, self-publishing was mainstream, social media allowed authors more specific ways to publicize their work, and everyone had a strongly held opinion about what constituted a great romance novel. This environment makes the idea of a "buried treasure" more difficult to define. So, let's agree to accept this definition: a buried treasure is a book you loved you think isn't as well known as it should be. (more…)
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Pandora's Box: About That NightFriday, April 27th, 2012
We're back with another Pandora's Box, this time featuring About That Night by Julie James. We have lots of Julie James fans here, so we thought it would be fun to get two reactions to her latest release. This time, we're featuring Maggie Boyd and Heather Stanton in the box.
So, what's happening in the latest installment in James' FBI/US Attorney series? Due to events beyond his control, Kyle Rhodes skipped out on his first date with Rylann Pierce. He discovers the chemistry between them still in full force, though, when he finds himself face-to-face with her nine years later in a Chicago courtroom.
Rylann hadn't expected to have to face the infamous Twitter Terrorist in court. It was, after all, someone else's case. But when fate throws her once more into the path of the force of nature known as Kyle Rhodes, aka the Twitter Terrorist, , she is pleased with how she handles things. Cool. Professional. Totally over being stood up. She's glad they had this moment of closure so he could see just how thoroughly she'd moved on.
Then she finds herself having to work with Kyle on another issue and starts to feel her detached manner being slowly eroded away by his charm. Does life really hand you a second-chance at love at first sight?
Book BullyFriday, November 19th, 2010
This summer I had quite the shock when I discovered that my son's peers could actually influence his reading choices at the tender age of eight. Clothes were already an issue, but poor, naïve me didn't realize book characters also radiate a sense of coolness or lameness among the younger set. My world tipped when my darling son made the statement, "Harry Potter's lame. Insert name of cool neighbor kid here said so."
Upon hearing this, I began to sputter, ask questions rapidly, and get really, really defensive. Things like, "How do you know? Have you read Harry Potter? What makes cool neighbor kid an expert on Harry Potter? Harry Potter is soooo not lame," all began to fly at my poor, defenseless son who really had no logical reply. I don't count, "Because he's 12!" as a logical reply, at least not yet anyway.
Online Organization: One More Thing I Need to DoFriday, June 25th, 2010
Since it's summer, I have time to do some things I don't always get around to during the school year and, while my husband often calls it wasting time, I call it a better way to enjoy a hobby. One of those many things is organizing my books but not in such a way to invite real labor – that would be work after all. Unlike Rike, who recently wrote a post titled Storing All those Books, my books aren't so neatly organized in reality but online it's a completely different story.
Right now my books are currently living in boxes as the result of a move within the last year. I'm not happy about it, but it is what it is. In our old house, my husband obtained some old kitchen cabinets, refinished them, and hung them in a storage room off our garage for my book storage. Honestly, it was one of the most romantic things he's ever done for me. In our new house, I don't have a space like that yet, but we'll work something out eventually, though I'm sure I'll have to provide some incentive. Yet even when I had my cabinets, I placed books where ever I had room without really organizing them.
Into the GlomTuesday, June 8th, 2010
How often do you find yourself in the middle of a fixation on the works of one particular author and feel, for a little while at least, that you just can't get enough? In other words, do you glom?
Goodness knows I do and the results run the gamut between eternal love and agonizing avoidance. For me these gloms always start out simple enough; I'll pick up a book by an author (usually one I've never read), don't want the experience to end, and try to recapture it with the next book in the series or try to find that same spark in another of their works. If I'm lucky, my gloms come when I'm out of school so I have time to savor the storytelling. If I'm not so lucky, I find myself cramming in bouts of reading in between grading papers, planning lessons planning, waiting in parking lots, and so many other stolen moments.
The Pregnant HeroineFriday, May 7th, 2010
As so many of us have blogged about our reading preferences lately, I began thinking about my own romance likes and dislikes. As I've gotten older or simply have read more, I've noticed differences in my reading preferences and have often wondered why those tastes change. Way back in the day, I loved the pregnant heroine, but now, not so much. I don't know if it's because I've passed that period in my life – a been there, done that attitude - or maybe it's simply that there aren't as many pregnant heroines in Romancelandia these days.
When I began reading in my early teens, I could only get my sneaky little hands on my mom's books and, sadly, those were the old bodice rippers of the 70s, 80s, and even into the 90s. The ones I remember the most were mainly the Woodiwiss and Lindsey books where the heroines were usually pregnant or at least ended up that way for a good portion of the book. They weren't the only ones, of course, but those are the ones that standout in my memory because of the pregnancies, or maybe even because of the violence. I'm not terribly scarred – I promise. Regardless, for a younger me marriage and pregnancy were the goals I wanted to obtain after I completed my education and established my career and I gobbled up those books.
I Haven't Done My HomeworkFriday, July 31st, 2009
I'm going to admit something extremely embarrassing in this post. Please don't condemn or judge because I'm slowly working to overcome what I perceive as my deficiencies. Do you ever sometimes feel like there's unofficial "required reading" for romance? Or maybe that you're missing elements of romance knowledge which would enable you to be a more informed reader simply because you haven't read certain authors or you've missed some of tomes that are considered "great" works? I do and I hadn't realized until recently just how much I've missed along the way and how much catch-up I still have to complete.
I'm almost embarrassed to write that in terms of big, sweeping, epic romances, I've managed to miss The Bronze Horseman and Tatiana and Alexander by Paullina Simons. I'll be on the verge of taking the plunge (because I do want to read them) when I'll read comments about their story and back out because I fear it will be too heart-wrenching of a journey. The same applies to Diana Gabaldon's Jamie and Claire. While I've read Outlander and loved it, I can't make myself continue yet because of the time gap. Nor have I read Dorothy Dunnett and the Lymond Chronicles, but I plan to – very soon. All of the above – sacrilege, I know.


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NC State Lands 230 on ACC Academic Honor Roll
ACC Players of the Year Andrew Colley and Nick Gwiazdowski are among the honorees
Weber Named 2014 ITA Scholar Athlete
Weber receives the second accolade of his career for the ITA All-Academic Team
Men's Tennis Serves Up Stellar 2013-14 Campaign
The NC State men's tennis program logged one of the most successful campaigns in program history in 2013-14
Pack Falls to 10th-seeded Georgia in NCAA Championships Round of 32
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Wolfpack Advances Past Oregon, 4-2, at NCAA Championships
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2013-14 (Senior): Completed his senior campaign notching 19 wins in singles and 31 victories in doubles ... Finished his career fourth all-time in program history with 71 doubles victories ... Ranked 42nd with Robbie Mudge in the final ITA Doubles Rankings ... Completed the year ranked 59th with Nick Horton in the ITA Doubles Rankings ... With Horton, clinched the doubles point for the squad on four occasions, including in the squad's first-round win against Oregon in the NCAA Tournament ... Advanced to the doubles final of the ITA Carolina Regional with partner Robbie Mudge ... Also, advanced to the main draw at ITA All-Americans with Horton ... Captured a doubles title in the black draw of the UVa Ranked + 1 with Robbie Mudge.
2012-13 (Junior): Finished the season tied for the team lead in dual-match wins with 13 ... Also had the second-most wins on the season spanning from fall play with 20 ... Ended the season by winning six of his last eight singles matches, including a first round NCAA Tournament straight-set win against Auburn's Michael Wardell, 6-1, 6-4 ... Advanced to the NCAA Doubles Championship along with partner Dave Thomson ... He and Thomson led the team in doubles victories with 19 on the season, while playing all of their matches at the No. 1 spot in the doubles lineup ... Ranked as high as No. 10 in the ITA Doubles rankings during the season... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team
2011-12 (Sophomore): Collected 17 wins in doubles play, while teaming primarily with Julian Sullivan ... Also added four victories in singles play ... Won his debut in the singles lineup against Poli Joao of Gardner-Webb, 6-4, 6-3
2010-11 (Freshman): Finished the season with four victories in singles play and also added three wins in doubles ... Collected his first ACC win against Cameron Ahart of UNC in a tough three-set match
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Sperm production — a.k.a., spermatogenesis[1] — occurs in men as a continuous process from puberty to old age, involving several portions of the male reproductive system. Spermatozoa (plural of spermatozoon, a single sperm cell) that can fertilize ova and give rise to embryos begin as cells with very different characterstics, undergoing a process of several stages over a period of 74 days before reaching maturity. This article summarizes that process.
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Opportunity Knocking…Injury Update
Al Cimaglia | Apr 20, 2010 | Comments 8
The Blackhawks are not playing as well as they did during last year's playoff victories over Calgary and Vancouver.
One factor is Dave Bolland is still attempting to regain his form after missing much of the season due to back surgery. The other significant reason is Brain Campbell is out with injuries and his loss has been felt.
The good news is the Hawks can overcome those issues and defeat the Nashville Predators. This series could still be completed quickly, possibly in five games, with a Chicago victory tonight. The Blackhawks can then take a giant step forward in becoming a favorite to win the Western Conference title.
Every other so called Stanley Cup favorite in the West is behind in their playoff series two games to one. With a victory in Nashville the Hawks will take the series lead and could close out the Predators on Saturday afternoon at the United Center.
If San Jose, Vancouver and Detroit are to survive until the next round they will have to play at least a six game series.
It may not sound like much of a difference but the extra time to rest would be a big advantage for the Blackhawks, especially considering the Campbell injury.
If the Hawks could win tonight and eliminate Nashville on Saturday, they would have the opportunity to rest and also get in some high tempo practices. Then Campbell would have a better chance to return in the next series as a more effective player.
It would be unreasonable to believe Campbell will be 100% as soon as he returns. But with the right playoff schedule he would be closer to top speed toward the end of the next series.
If all things fall into place maybe the Hawks could be playing their best hockey when it will count the most, in the later rounds of the playoffs.
But to have a chance to control the series Chicago will have to be ready for their toughest test tonight. Nashville should come out with a more determined effort so a victory won't be easy.
Some believe the Blackhawks are a true Stanley Cup contender.
If so this would be the time to seize an opportunity to be in the best position to succeed.
Al's Shots
I don't comment on many rumors but….
Did The Blackhawks Standby Club really offer a cash reward for information leading to the whereabouts of defenseman Kim Johnsson?
Campbell was walking around in the press box on Sunday and he looks great in a suit. He said he was able to sleep better, which is important, and he was feeling good.
My guess is Campbell will be back within two weeks.
Has any big name Canadian Olympian performed poorer than Roberto Luongo since the break?
It will be interesting which young goalie will let post season pressure get the best of him.
Antti Niemi needs to stay on a roll and it would be great for the Hawks if Pekka Rinne started to slip.
Rinne has been very good and was big reason for Nashville's Game 1 win.
For the Red Wings sake Jimmy Howard needs to play better.
Injuries in the playoffs will also come into play.
The Coyotes would really miss Shane Doan if he was out for an extended period.
Doan is thought to have a shoulder injury and could miss tonight's game.
So far the Hawks have not sustained a serious injury in the playoffs, and they really can't afford any.
Injury updates for Game 3.
Tweeted by the Tribune's Chris Kuc from Nashville….
Patrick Hornqvist will be a game time decision for Nashville.
I didn't touch upon the significance of his loss for the Preds in Game 2. He probably is their biggest offensive threat.
Brian Campbell is still out but getting closer according to Chris, and Kim Johnsson is still not skating.
It looks like Campbell could be back before the end of this series especially if it goes past Game 5.
Expect the same lineup for the Hawks which means no Adam Burish or Nick Boynton.
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Last night, Bobby Looooooo had that same meltdown-ey look that he did against the Blackhawks in last year's conference semifinals. Come to think of it, similar to his March 5 performance at the United Center as well. I, for one, will shed no tears for the underperforming Olympian. Luongo was not the reason Canada won the gold medal. In fact, I'll argue they won in spite of him. I think Brodeur would have fared as well.
Anyway, that's beside the point. Your point, Al, well said.
Duncan Keith has not performed as poorly as Luongo, but I'll take this opportunity to plead to the hockey gods to prevent Duncs from making any more of those godawful drop passes, especially on the power play. They're beginning to look like a contagious disease; everyone is catching it. Mark my words: one of those dopey passes is going to cost the Blackhawks big time… and I hope they are able to overcome it when it happens.
The d-zone passes were bad especailly in the first period.
They were lucky on Friday and shouldn't tempt fate.
I meant bad on Sunday…
Al, as a sidebar to this…I was watching an old Colorado Rockies-Leafs contest a little while ago on ESPN Classics. There was Rockie D-man Joel Quenneville making drop passes in the neutral zone, just like Mr Duncan Keith.
Regarding the games in Nashville, I think we can expect the same pattern of hard fought, close games to repeat itself.
While the talent is there to have success, the Blackhawks will really have to work very hard, and play even smarter, if they hope to get the upper hand.
PS excellent interview with Troy Murray (on Game 2) in the Daily Herald…link here:
Friday, Sunday, tonight, a month ago… the defensive chaos that began in Minnesota on January 9 has me in psychotherapy.
I love this "we are too good" style of writing coming out of Chicago. So proud to predict the series will be over on Saturday. Please keep it up!
I love when people spin what they read…
But please keep reading.
Uh oh!!! I guess its time for a Hawks will finish it on Monday article.


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Yang Fan, a graduate student in NJIT's department of chemistry and environmental science and president of the NJIT Chinese Student and Scholar Association, attended the World Green Energy Symposium on Oct. 21-23 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. The symposium demonstrates the power of new energy by providing a platform for connections, education, information exchange, contracting and business networking opportunities in the industry. >>
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Climate change is predicted to have strong negative impacts on the productivity of maize crops in most regions of Malawi, and across Africa. A key strategy for enabling agriculture to withstand the meteorological effects of climate change is sought in the development of enhanced crop varieties through conventional and genetic breeding techniques. Post-development, the efficacy of these new varieties hangs on the issue of whether farmers are able to optimally assimilate them into their farming practice.
My project seeks to investigate the role that modern, climate-resilient varieties of maize could play in assisting adaptation to climate change amongst small-scale farmers in Malawi through an assessment of current maize cultivation habits and the preferences and perceptions of stakeholders regarding climate change and strategies for achieving food security. Using qualitative and quantitative social research methods, fieldwork for the project is being conducted in two regions of Malawi with widely different climate-related productive capacities for maize. A comparison between these two areas will yield insight into the different strategies for maize cultivation that farmers adopt in response to a range of social, environmental and economic pressures and in coping with some of the meteorological effects that are likely to be associated with climate change.
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Get Your Bed Back
Use Positive Language
Be encouraging and you can make your child eager to make the switch. "Say, 'Guess what? You're three! Three-year-olds get to sleep in their beds all night! Isn't this great?" Mindell says. "It's a positive spin, like 'You get to wear underwear!' instead of 'You shouldn't be wearing diapers.'"
Reconfigure Bedtime
If your child can't fall asleep without your presence, slowly withdraw yourself from the equation, Obleman says. Instead of lying in your bed together, sit on your child's bed until she falls asleep. After a few days, switch to a chair. Then gradually move the chair closer to her doorway and into the hallway.
Take Small Steps
It may not be reasonable to demand that a child who's accustomed to sleeping in your bed suddenly stay in her own room all night. So try making the separation more gradual. McKenna says, "Some parents have told me that they've had their children sleep alongside their bed in a sleeping bag. Or decide that they can have 15 minutes in your bed and then they go back."
Shannon Choe has an air mattress in her room in case her 2-, 4- or 7-year-old visits at night. "They get to be closer to us but not disrupt our sleep. And it's not so comfortable that they'll choose this option long-term," she says.
Be Consistent
It may be hard to walk your son back to his room at 3 a.m. when you have work in the morning, but be firm every night. "Think about the long term," Mindell says. "You'll have a few difficult nights, but soon, you'll all be sleeping all night."
Make it Worth Their While
Some parents offer sticker charts; others give rewards like extra playtime. Janine Bush created a toy-ticket program to stop her 6-year-old son from sneaking into her bed at 2 a.m. When her son slept consecutive nights in his own bed, he won tickets to trade in for new toys.
Outsmart Quiet Footsteps
Hang a bell on your bedroom doorknob and you'll notice when your child enters. "Say, 'When I hear that bell, it's a reminder that I get to put you back to bed," Mindell says.
Introduce a Clock
Place an inexpensive digital clock by your preschooler's bedside. "Put duct tape over the minutes and talk about the number she'll see in the dark," Obleman says. "Say, 'In our house, nobody gets up before 7. If it's not showing a 7, go back to sleep.'"
Create a Plan of Action
Instead of simply telling your child not to get out of bed, teach her how to fall back asleep. "I tell them to stay in bed, close their eyes, and think about something fun, like what they want to do on their birthdays," says Tracey Weil, whose 6-, 8-, and 9-year-olds sleep through the night. "Giving them something to think about is a great tool to help them fall back asleep."


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Problem Set Number 1
Due in recitation Friday, September 12 or Monday, September 15
(10 points) On the following sketch of the celestial sphere, add or label the following:
The axes.
The celestial equator.
The north and south celestial poles.
The ecliptic.
The vernal and autumnal equinoxes.
The stars Vega, Sirius, Betelgeuse, and Alpha Centauri (note that you'll need to look up their coordinates in your textbook).
The path of the Sun over the course of a year (be sure to indicate the direction of motion).
The position of the Sun on the day you complete this problem set.
The part of the sky that is dark on that same day.
(10 points) Describe the approximate direction, in horizon coordinates, of the sunrise from the following locations on the given dates. Tell a bit about why this sunrise might be unusual (if at all). Also estimate how long it takes for the Sun to clear the horizon (the Sun has an angular diameter of about 0.5 degrees).
Sunrise from here in Ames on September 21.
Rises due East (Azimuth 90 degrees) and takes a few minutes to rise (a bit more than 2 minutes) and rises at an angle of 48 degrees to the horizon.
Sunrise viewed from the Earth's equator on September 21.
Also rises due East (azimuth 90 degrees), and rises faster than in Ames (2 minutes) as it goes straight "up"...
Sunrise from the North Pole on March 21.
Well... the Sun's motion away from the horizion is caused by the changing angle with the Earth; so it takes about 2 days to rise (23.5 degrees covered in 3 months from equinox to solstice, so 2 days to cover the 1/2 degree).
Sunrise from the South Pole on September 21.
Same as part c.
Why might people at the North Pole be very happy about sunrise on March 21? And why might astronomers at the South Pole also be happy on that same day?
After 6 months below the horizon, that first view of the sun must be almost miraculous! Similarly, astronomers at the South Pole say goodbye to the sun and can look forward to several months of nightime observing with no breaks (except for clouds, snowstorms, and rampaging penguin attacks).
(4 points) It is an unwritten rule in baseball that the orientation of the diamond points northeast - that is, the line starting at home plate, running in the direction of second base, usually points to an azimuth of about 45 degrees. Speculate on why that might be, given the usual position of the batter and fielders and the direction of their gazes. Remember that baseball traditions mostly originated before stadium lights were invented; i.e. think of day games.
The most vulnerable player on the field is the batter - s/he faces the pitcher and must hit (or run away from) the pitch coming at him/her at high speeds. The batter must not have the sun in his/her eyes, and if the field points to the northeast, the sun will always be behind the hitter. The right fielder must simply cope.
(10 points) What is the altitude of the noon Sun on the following dates at these locations?
Ames, IA (lat 42 deg N, long 93 deg W) on March 21, June 21, September 21, December 21
48 degrees (90 - latitude); 48+23.5=71.5 degrees; 48 degrees; 48-23.5=24.5 degrees
Tromso, Norway (lat 72 deg N, long 21 deg E) on March 21, June 21, September 21, December 21
18 degrees (90 - 72); 18+23.5=41.5 degrees; 18 degrees; 18-23.5=-5.5 degrees (below the horizon!)
Key West, FL (lat 23.5 deg N, long 80 deg W) on March 21, June 21, September 21, December 21
66.5 degrees (90-23.5); 90 degrees (right overhead!); 66.5 degrees, 66.5-23.5=43 degrees
(6 points) Explain why the sidereal month is shorter than the synodic month. You will need to explain the meaning of the two months in your answer. Why is the difference between the two types of months 2 days, and not, say, 4 or 6?
The siderial month is the time it takes the moon to orbit the Earth relative to the stars. Once it does so, however, the Sun has moved farther East and so some more time is needed for the moon to catch up to the Sun - the synodic month. As it takes 27.3 days for a siderial month, in that time the sun has moved about 26 degrees farther East. At the rate the moon moves (13 degrees per day) it takes the moon 2 more days to catch up the lost ground.


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electronic pioneers Hans Joachim Roedelius & Dieter Moebius reform the legendary hypnotized electronic-kraut CLUSTER for two special concerts in France:
- May 17th at the museum contemporary art of Lyon
-May 18th at "nouveau casino" (Paris)
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I heard rumors they might show up in the US, too, what a dream that would be.
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great news and hope they hit the US shores, I will go see them. a rarity in the states!
both are truly great musicians, I met dieter in a friends house back in the late 70's (who was a producer) and will always be a fan! I well remember his thick german accent, his interest in the dark haired girls in the living room, his weak pool shooting game and NASAL ISSUES!
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Are the Olympics affecting theme park attendance?
Written by Robert Niles
NBC's broadcast of the Olympic Games is drawing huge ratings, as millions of Americans stay home to watch the games on TV. Does that mean fewer people are visiting theme parks during the games? I talked with representatives of several theme parks to find out.Tweet
At Busch theme parks, including SeaWorld and Busch Gardens, attendance is actually up over expectations, parks reps report. "We are doing very well since the Olympics started," Joe Couceiro, Vice President for Marketing at the Busch Entertainment Corp., told me yesterday. Coucerio said that NBC's prime-time TV schedule is not keeping people from making daytime visits to his company's parks. "Maybe they go back and watch in a hotel lounge or in their hotel rooms, but I don't think the games are affecting people visiting the parks."
Other parks reported similar results. "We're above budget on a daily basis," wrote Julie Estrada of Legoland California. Spokespersons for Disney and Universal declined to comment on their daily attendance, citing corporate policies, though a spokesperson for Universal Studios Hollywood did write that "we're doing fine." (No rep for Six Flags has responded yet.)
Can parks use Olympic tie-ins to boost attendance? Hong Kong Disneyland is hosting nightly sports-themed parades, including in-park airing of video highlights from the day's Olympic events. Hong Kong, which is now controlled by Olympic host China, is site of the equestrian events at this year's games.
Busch's Couceiro said that tie-ins can help bring attention to the park, if they are held before or during the games. He pointed out that SeaWorld has hosted send-off events for U.S. Olympians in the past, though it did not this year. "Once the Olympics is over," he said, "the excitement really dissipates."
Couceiro said that most popular televised events, such as the Olympics and Super Bowl, have little effect on park attendance. There is one potential exception, though, especially for parks that draw a large number of Europeans visitors.
"The World Cup may have an impact, especially from International visitors," Couceiro said. "The passion that fans have for following their country's team certainly can impact their travel plans" toward Cup matches and away from theme parks, he said.
What are you seeing? Tell us, in the comments, how the attendance appears at the parks you've visited during the games. And if you are staying home to watch instead of visiting a theme park, let us know that, too.
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From Anthony Murphy on August 14, 2008 at 12:42 PM
Could never be higher at Six Flags Great America. Tons of people!
From Deidre Dennis on August 14, 2008 at 12:47 PM
I'm planning to see what attendance is like this week as I try to hit all the big parks in Southern Cal this week. I've always heard Summer is a bad time to go to Disneyland, even though we've always went in June, so I'm anxious to see what the crowds are like. My guess is that the rising costs of living (food, gas, etc.) would have more of an effect if attendance is low.
From Robert Niles on August 14, 2008 at 1:45 PM
The summer blockout dates for many of Disneyland's annual passes lift on Monday, so I expect that next week will be busier than this one at Disneyland.
From Eli Katzman on August 14, 2008 at 2:59 PM
Umm, I haven't been to Six Flags America since Friday... that was the first day of the Olympics, and it was a tiny bit less corwded for a Friday, but still pretty invested. I'll try to go sometime later this 7 days.
From Derek Potter on August 14, 2008 at 5:31 PM
no...I think that theme park attendance is more affected by economy. The Orlando/California parks are the international tourist attractions, and as evidenced by the empty stands in China, they sure didn't go to the olympics. Americans are tuning in during primetime, so plenty of time during the day for that visit if they want to go. As for going to a park, if I had planned a visit around this time, the olympics would have had zero impact on my decision.
My feelings on the events this year are a little mixed. I'm happy at some of the stories coming out of the olympics, but if one scratches the surface beneath China's quest for putting on the "perfect" olympics, I fear they probably won't like some of the things they find.
From Robert Niles on August 14, 2008 at 6:28 PM
I did hear that the Olympics *have* encouraged thousands of U.S. college students to apply for summer jobs in China... since the Chinese are so good at faking IDs.
*rimshot* thankyouverymuch!
From Robert OGrosky on August 15, 2008 at 11:13 AM
I have been too my local SF park(SFGAM)once during the olympics and also spent 2 days at Cedar Point.
And both parks were very busy, so I see no evidence at all that the Olympics affected attendance.
And I also havent seen much interest in the olympcis at all maong the people I know or who I have dealt with in a social/professional manner.
From Joshua Counsil on August 18, 2008 at 3:58 PM
Ha. Nice one, Robert.
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After returning we were told that Simon & Schuster decided not to go forward with the project. Many attempts were made by Foxy Brown's agents to resurrect the deal, to no avail.
According to published reports, Brown was given a $75,000 advance for the book, which the company has filed suit to recoup.
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Now that Foxy Brown is being courted by many publishers to negotiate a new book deal, I find it suspect that after all of these years of silence, Simon & Schuster pick now to bring this meritless action when they were the ones to halt the project.
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