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richardhead wrote:What is it with Dagmar? The regular guys are always hyping her up. I finally saw her last night for the first time and wasn't impressed at all.
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I predict a winner with a high fat/blubber content.
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It's Adam Toll, i don't know where this "couch" name came from, he is now "Quagmire"! giggity, giggity!! You can't tell me he doesn't look like him.Carl Wms wrote:I think Adam Couch won the AM action.
Wookie wrote:He told me once that Couch was a nickname.
Glad ya'll had fun. How many came out to play? Next year I will try and move it up to a warmer weather weekend.
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PREFAB FRIDAY: Loblolly House
We first got excited about Kieran Timberlake Associates' Loblolly House over a year ago, when it was still just the promising conceptual brainchild of the Philadelphia-based firm. The Loblolly House has since been completed (AND featured in the January 2007 issue of Wired as one of seven "green and high-tech" projects), and demonstrates a truly unique approach to prefab and an eye-catching aesthetic to boot. Named for the tall pine trees native to the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland site, the Loblolly House represents a non-traditional, component-based approach to prefab construction, in which a "kit-of-parts," much like in automotive assembly, can be unbolted and rebuilt in different configurations for a different site or house. These "Elements of Architecture," as KTA calls them, range in size and function, from the prefab room modules to the aluminum frame, green roof, and coffered floor system.
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Kieran Timberlake Associates have long been pioneers of the sustainable architecture movement, constantly finding new ways to mitigate environmental impact and quietly integrate green technologies into comfortable spaces. The Loblolly House is built on raised structural pilings to reduce site disruption, and all materials are both supplied and produced within 500 miles of the site. Aside from their sustainable construction processes, the house boasts a lengthy list of green technologies, from the green roof to high-performance wall and skins and natural ventilation.
The most exciting new news? The Loblolly house is slated to go into mass production with Steve Glenn's Living Homes prefab development company – meaning some day admirers will be able to purchase their own version of this gorgeous home at an affordable price.
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March 21, 2008 at 5:42 am
[…] conscious, award winning architects Kieran Timberlake always manages to amaze us with stunning residential designs that define the true synthesis of green building and architectural excellence. We've also been […]
August 20, 2007 at 5:16 am
This wood frontage is quite simply sublime!(destructuration?) Very elegant, I love it, Thanks!
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April 16, 2007 at 7:07 pm
absolutely awesome and spectacular view
March 28, 2007 at 3:47 am
That ceiling just kills it for me Random linear strip wood exterior combined with structured, regular patterned windows on the front facade ruined by that stepped panel ceiling! I'm sure a better solution could have been found (and don't get me started on those butt ugly ceiling fans!) without repeating either of the fenestration schemes of the facades.
January 31, 2007 at 11:06 am
jf Suzzarini – The structure isn't steel, it's extruded aluminum, which allows for MUCH tighter tolerances than either wood or steel, which both require a fair amount of field measurement, shimming, etc. The tolerances on this house are in the range of just a couple millimeters. This allows all the house's elements to be designed and fabricated without the added time/effort/money required for field measurement or verification. Try that with wood or steel! As for insulation, stressed skin insulated panels are significantly more efficient that a standard stud wall with batt insulation, to say nothing of the cinder block construction you Euros are so fond of.
January 17, 2007 at 1:23 pm
@€ric : The main question is not about glazing. We know how to make really efficient ones. I myself use large openings in the houses I build.The question is about the structure itself , made of steel, which is not know for being thermaly efficient nor comfortable. It seems funny to me to see USA, known for being the country of wood houses building this type of construction, when some european countries rediscover the advantages of wood !
January 11, 2007 at 9:22 am
>> What can be the thermal efficiency of such a construction ?
>> i wonder whether it would be able to keep the cold out
I propose a Inhabitat window/glazing topic for a future date. Notable preafbs from the lower priced LV up to luxury models like the those of Marmol Radziner feature significant stretches of glass. I'm a glass fan myself so it's with some consternation that I continue to see the above questions repeated with little or no response. Glass can be really effecient if done properly so it could be interesting. Just a thought.
January 10, 2007 at 10:08 am
I love it!. like Zoe says, how much?. Althought it looks awsome and appears to be comfortable, i wonder whether it would be able to keep the cold out. it looks like it could be daafty during the colder months.
January 8, 2007 at 5:22 pm
Lots of questions as to affordability. This house could never become affordable if no one takes the plunge to build the first one. Sure, this one was somewhat expensive ( it's all relative) when thought of in finished square foot living area. However, during this process multiple complexities and strategies were worked out and the systems are now capable of being supplied, manufactured or assembled efficiently for quick site installation.
Oddly enough the modules, even in this original house, were less expensive, of (I believe) higher quality, and quicker to build than if they were to be constructed on site with skilled labor. This is mainly due to " building it twice". First, in a 3D computer model where all structural, mechanical and finish details are perfected, Second in the shop where it becomes as simple as outputting for CNC cutting, producing the sub-assemblies and installing finishes. Site time (which is notorious for wreaking havoc on schedules, and therefore costs) is minimized and quality control is set to a higher standard. Further unknowns such as skill levels, weather delays and scheduling conflicts are minimized or removed from the process.
January 8, 2007 at 4:53 pm
For a European, it looks fragile, unfinished, anti-ecological (steel structure and aluminium windows) and unconfortable ! What can be the thermal efficiency of such a construction ? Energy in The USA is cheap but carbon pollution is the same everywhere all over the world.
January 8, 2007 at 2:38 pm
I love it but what is "affordable"? Replace round pretreated poles with steel piling for more streamlined look and added durability.
January 8, 2007 at 1:50 am
two concerns: maintainence of the poles and, yet again, cost. that includes transportation of the parts and on site assembly labor. hope the poor interns/grad school students aren't part of the budget this time.
January 6, 2007 at 6:31 pm
A lot of architects and designers hung up on modern lines could learn a lot from this house; it manages to maintain clean modern lines without being cold and sterile.
January 6, 2007 at 3:30 pm
Beautiful! Looking to retire to Honolulu would love to have something like this there. How much is it?
January 6, 2007 at 11:30 am
Nice design. Definitely a step forward. A few comments/thoughts:
1) Importing skilled labor to create the kitchen & bathroom areas probably would have been more cost effective than fabricating them as 'modules' offsite. If large segments were able to be trucked to the site, and once there, hoisted into place by heavy machinery… bringing in mobile homes, or trailers, for temporay worker housing probably was doable ? Certainly, these mobile dwelling units would be no larger than the machinery used to transport and hoist the 'modules' and cladding into place ?
2) Grass growing on the roof would appear to do away with rainwater catchment from the roof into cisterns ? I think that not being able to 'harvest' rainwater is a minus.
3) I'm of the impression that treated wood 'utility poles' only have a lifespan of about 50 years before rot and termites require their replacement. Accordingly, doing what is routinely done in the tropics, which is to use hollow core Aluminum 'utility poles', might have been a better choice ?
Essentially, what this design is is an aluminum 'moment frame' set atop a pole frame 'cradle', which is then clad with a panelized system. Overall… a very good idea !
January 6, 2007 at 11:17 am
I'm glad I subscribed to your email list. This is great. I'll be posting this one on my page. I'm hoping I can ride by there and see it one day.
January 6, 2007 at 12:53 am
First, more credit needs to go to the builders of the Loblolly. KTA has the big ideas and the aesthetic, but they went to Bensonwood in NH for the execution and the systems: http://www.bensonwood.com/prodserv/openbuilt/index.htm
Bensonwood is a strange company, an incredibly sophisticated panelizing / modular / systems company hidden behind a traditional timber framing aesthetic.
I'm an architect, and without a contractor as an equal partner, you can't move projects this off paper and out into the world… KT has produced something special here, but they were part of a larger team that also deserves recognition.
January 5, 2007 at 8:48 pm
Looks quite nice. I agree that the round pilings look out of place on a house that is made up of so many right angles. the "house up on pilings" is quite common in coastal areas, noting new about that in this setting. That concept will be a harder sell inland where folks love their basements. Most of the impact to the ground below is coming from the septic system I'd wager. Another hard sell to the local homeowner association will be the unique look of the side elevation.
January 5, 2007 at 3:53 pm
Very nice. I don't like the pilings either, look kinda scary. I'm sure that's variable though.
January 5, 2007 at 3:40 pm
I think this is a very lovely piece of work. That said, the kit of parts idea DOES go back to the Eamses. In fact, the Eamses substantially redesigned their own iconic case study house when Ray decided that she liked the meadow portion of their property too much to build on it. They went back to the drawingboard and reconfigured the house, using only the parts they had already ordered. This is the legend, at least. I am wondering what reconfigurations of this kit of parts might look like.
January 5, 2007 at 3:34 pm
I spotted the Eames lounger too. You should know by now that those are just set dressing by the photographer. It is in the Standard Modern House Photography Kit. I saw Timberlake lecture a few months ago, and this house is by far the most interesting project in their current portfolio.
January 5, 2007 at 3:17 pm
once again, another attempt at the trendy cliche 'pre fab'. this project is so specific and customised. were else on this project would that balcony (2nd image) go. i doubt any capablilites of mass production and 'pre fab' embodies a level of economic value that is affordable, a notion that is forgetten by all these 'prefab' desingners/builders. why not just market it as a 'loft' space.
January 5, 2007 at 2:41 pm
Nice. It's very interesting that the interior photo includes those beautiful Eames chairs, since the idea of "Kit of Parts" in architecture, if i'm not mistaken, comes from them. It's like a modern-day (well, like 40 years more modern) Eames House.
January 5, 2007 at 1:29 pm
Very unique, site specific design. Not particularly into the telephone pole supports–they give an unfinished and cheap look to an otherwise elegant structure. I've read about the highly modular and component driven method used for this prefab. Very impressive. Anyone on the team care to elaborate on using Revit for the process?
Also interested in the panels used for the ceilings and the canopy/storm shutter thingy.
January 5, 2007 at 12:10 pm
This is beautiful, but i must ask, how much??
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Astoria, Ore. -- (Daily Astorian) Hundreds hit Astoria in celebration of the cult classic
You may notice a few more pirates walking the streets this weekend, or perhaps more crossbones scattered around Astoria compared to normal. It was that time of year again for Astoria - the annual Goonies Day.
Gobs of Goonies fans from both near and far flooded in to enjoy a weekend filled with truffle shuffles, treasure hunts, movie screenings and other Goonies-related happenings.
The celebration, organized by the Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce, helped unite Goonies groupies in one place to help recognize the film's 29th anniversary of hitting the theaters.
The film first appeared on the big screen June 7, 1985, and drew in an astounding $61 million. To this day, people still enjoy the movie and find any excuse to visit Astoria and the many scenes featured in the film.
Baked Alaska Restaurant kicked the weekend off with a trivia night in its lounge Friday night. The restaurant invited customers to indulge in its two limited-edition pizzas - The Mikey and The Chunk - named after two boys from "The Goonies" movie clan.
In order to participate in the trivia, contestants were asked to pay a $2 cover charge, which would later be pooled together and given to the trivia winner. The participants were asked 20 questions, such as the color of Brand's bandanna, the name of One-Eyed Willy's ship and the number of bullet holes seen in Fratelli's jeep, which was on display outside the Oregon Film Museum for fans to drool on.
The trivia winner, Becki Puljin, traveled to Astoria from Northfield, Minn., for the weekend with her fiance, who had planned the vacation for her. Puljin beat out 27 other contenders and won herself a treasured $54.
It probably helps that she has been watching the film since she was 5 years old, and claims "The Goonies" is a part of her daily routine. She watches the movie at least once a day and says she quotes the movie in everyday life.
"I am the world's biggest Goonies fan," she said dressed in a T-shirt with Sloth's face printed on the front. "I have seen it well over 1,000 times."
And for Puljin, and probably many other fans in attendance at the Columbian Theater Friday night, she watched it for her 1,001 time.
Fans 21 and older were invited to enjoy a screening of the film while sipping on the special edition Truffle Shuffle Stout on tap, commemorating Chunk's famous belly shake.
The beer is "earthy and lovely," said Norma Hernandez, the theater's Friday night bartender. "I have only sold one other type of beer tonight."
Goonies fans were giddy with excitement when Chunk's truffle shuffle scene appeared on screen. Fans raised their beers in a toast.
Saturday, Goonies groupies were encouraged to check out and tour the home from the movie, located at 368 38th St. The home's interior is open only once a year to the public, however, the homeowners can expect many tourists during the summer who stop by to take pictures of the home.
Sandi Preston, the current homeowner, bought the house in 2001 after praying for many years that the home would someday belong to her.
"When I first saw the movie and was living in Southern California, and even before I ever laid eyes on the house, I asked God if he would give me this house," Preston said.
When asked what the movie means to her, she said, "For me I felt like it was, never give up your dreams. If you just wait and you don't give up, you never know when something good is going to happen or how it's going to come about. To me, it was a dream of mine to have (the house) and I got it."
Later in the evening, Goonies fans gathered at Astoria High School to try to beat the record of the most people doing the truffle shuffle at the same time in one location. The turnout was 130 people, which topped last year's record.
Jen Hart and her six children traveled from Portland for the day to explore Astoria and partake in the Goonies events. Growing up in Minnesota, Hart's family rented the movie on VHS from the same drugstore over and over again, until they ultimately broke the tape.
"Will you think I'm crazy if I say that 'The Goonies' brought me to Oregon?" she laughed. "I knew from a very young age that I would someday live out here in Oregon - it just sparks my adventurous spirit."
Two years ago, she made the move with her six children and sister from Minnesota to Oregon.
"We take the kids on adventures for weeks at a time to just get out and explore the world," she said. "We don't watch a lot of TV and my kids don't know much about the movies that are going on right now, but they do know 'The Goonies.'"
Hart and her troop of Goonies fans pay Astoria a visit at least once per month to enjoy its beauty.
"Being here kindles something inside of me and I like it," Hart said.
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http://news.yahoo.com/republican-par...-election.htmlInfighting has penetrated the highest levels of the House GOP leadership. Long-standing geographic tensions have increased, pitting endangered Northeastern Republicans against their colleagues from other parts of the country. Enraged tea party leaders are threatening to knock off dozens of Republicans who supported a measure that raised taxes on the nation's highest earners.
"People are mad as hell. I'm right there with them," Amy Kremer, chairman of the Tea Party Express, said late last week, declaring that she has "no confidence" in the party her members typically support. Her remarks came after GOP lawmakers agreed to higher taxes but no broad spending cuts as part of a deal to avert the "fiscal cliff."
"Anybody that voted 'yes' in the House should be concerned" about primary challenges in 2014, she said.
At the same time, one of the GOP's most popular voices, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, blasted his party's "toxic internal politics" after House Republicans initially declined to approve disaster relief for victims of Superstorm Sandy. He said it was "disgusting to watch" their actions and he faulted the GOP's most powerful elected official, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio...
What's largely causing the dissension? A lack of a clear GOP leader with a single vision for the party.
Republicans haven't had a consistent standard-bearer since President George W. Bush left office in 2008 with the nation on the edge of a financial collapse. His departure, along with widespread economic concerns, gave rise to a tea party movement that infused the GOP's conservative base with energy. The tea party is credited with broad Republican gains in the 2010 congressional elections, but it's also blamed for the rising tension between the pragmatic and ideological wings of the party discord that festers still.
It was much the same for Democrats in the late 1980s before Bill Clinton emerged to win the White House and shift his party to the political center....
Frustrated conservative activists and GOP insiders hope that the continued focus on fiscal matters will help unite the factions as the party pushes for deep spending cuts. That fight also may highlight Democratic divisions because the party's liberal wing vehemently opposes any changes to Social Security or Medicare.
As people on here stated during the election, the 2014 battles are going to be vastly more interesting.
The article briefly talks about the deep bench Republicans have coming up, but points out that many are now staking out on their own in ways that are sometimes at odds with their party.


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Dempsey: Hagel has 'great credentials'
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey says Chuck Hagel has "great credentials" to be defense secretary.
The general said in an interview aired Sunday on NBC.s "Meet the Press" that he found Hagel "well-prepared and very thoughtful" while helping him get ready for last week's Senate confirmation hearing. Asked by host Chuck Todd whether Hagel's answers to him were "better than the answers" he heard Thursday, Dempsey responded, "I'm not gonna grade his homework."
"And you're confident that he can do the job?" Todd asked.
"I'm not gonna speak about confidence," Dempsey said. "He could be my boss. And when's the last time you saw a subordinate discuss their confidence in their potential boss? But I think he's got great credentials. My personal contacts with him have been very positive. And if he's confirmed, I look forward to working with him."
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"I'm at a bar, trying to be with my friends," he begins, still a little peeved several months after the night in question, "and a dude comes up to me and says he wants a photograph, and I say no." The actor is folded into a bronze vinyl booth at the Brite Spot Family Restaurant, a kitschy diner on West Sunset, talking about the widely reported incident at Mad Bull's Tavern in Sherman Oaks in February that ended with one of Hollywood's most bankable stars chilling on the curb in handcuffs.
"Then he comes up with his girlfriend and says it's for her, and I say, 'Actually, I'm a little topsy-turvy, man. Can I not?'"
LaBeouf wishes he could handle such situations with more finesse. But then again, he doesn't. "I would like to be George Clooney diplomatic," the 25-year-old star concedes. "I just don't have the wherewithal yet or the inner serenity. My bullshit meter is tuned very sensitive. The minute it starts kicking up, I get back to truth, and sometimes that involves, you know, 'I don't want to take a picture.' And if that's the case, am I an asshole for being honest? Or am I an asshole for being dishonest, smiling in your picture and I fucking hate being there? Which one is worse? These are the questions I ask myself that George Clooney doesn't ask."
Apparently, the guy in the bar wasn't the type to ponder such issues either. He just wanted the photograph. "Then you go out to have a cigarette, and somebody comes at you," LaBeouf says. "Hey, I'm a human being also." That's his problem right there. LaBeouf's humanness, and his pigheaded if touching determination to hang on to it—no matter how insane the scene they throw up on the green screen behind him, or how outlandishly beautiful the women they pair him with, or how many zeros they cram onto his paychecks (see Transformers: Dark of the Moon, in theaters June 29)—keep getting him into trouble. That and the moonshine.
"I was actually researching," he says of his hooch-drinking session several hours before the bar fight, as the waitress places a cheeseburger before him. "As crazy as that sounds, to blame it on the acting thing, I was getting ready to make a movie about dudes who live on moonshine every single day."
Reaching for his iPhone, LaBeouf loads the 12-minute "sizzle reel" of footage from The Wettest County in the World, which was sold to the Weinstein Company after a hard-fought bidding war the previous day at Cannes. Directed by John Hillcoat from a screenplay by the rocker-poet Nick Cave, the film stars Tom Hardy, Jason Clarke, and LaBeouf as bootlegging brothers in Prohibition-era Appalachia.
Anyway, LaBeouf and his costars had been drinking moonshine at dinner after their table reading. "I went to this bar, and I don't know. You sort of root for certain behavior." He's wearing a T-shirt with a teddy bear on it, black jeans, and hiking boots. He's bulked up considerably since he first achieved notoriety as the dandelion-headed wisenheimer Louis Stevens on the Disney Channel series Even Stevens—though he's not quite as jacked up as he was when he was working out twice a day and gulping down creatine and protein shakes to prepare for Wettest County. "Dude, I was 185 and ripped," he says.
LaBeouf is good company, garrulous and intense, with an appealing touch of the angry young man about him. He spits constantly when he's outside ("I have a wet mouth") and is given to reciting poetry, reading me Charles Bukowski's "Bluebird" and "B as in Bullshit" off his iPhone. He drives an enormous black Silverado pickup and a Thruxton Triumph 900 motorcycle, carries a folding Kershaw knife, and displays a Holden Caulfield—esque allergy to phoniness that makes one wonder how he can stand Hollywood at all.


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Friday, April 11, 2003JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 11, 2003) - Friday's Southern Conference baseball matchup between East Tennessee State and College of Charleston was a pitchers' duel for the first six innings before the Cougars plated nine runs in the final three innings to defeat the Bucs, 11-2. College of Charleston (20-14, 8-5 Southern Conference) opened the scoring with two runs in the bottom of the first. Left fielder Brett Gardner led off the game with a walk and moved to second as the next batter, designated hitter Matt Hallett was hit by a pitch. The runners would then advance to second and third on a wild pitch. Gardner came home on an infield single by second baseman Lee Curtis, advancing Hallett to third with no outs. Hallett then scored on a sacrifice fly to right field by first baseman Stanley Nix. East Tennessee State (10-19, 6-9 SoCon) also got on the board in the first inning, scoring a run of their own to cut the Cougar lead to 2-1. With two outs in the frame, sophomore designated hitter Davis Burklin (Knoxville, Tenn.) hit his second home run of the season over the right field wall. From that point, both pitchers cruised for the next few innings. Buccaneer starter Steven Calicutt (Spartanburg, S.C.) allowed only the infield hit to Curtis over the first six innings. After the first inning, Cougar pitcher Matt Soale, would allow just one more hit over the remainder of the game. The one hit that Soale did allow in the final eight innings tied the game at two in the fifth as ETSU junior outfielder Tim Turner (Marietta, Ga.) led off the bottom of the inning with a solo home run to left center. Both teams were quiet in the sixth, but the Cougars took the lead for good in the top of the eighth. Center fielder Brett Spivey led off the inning with a walk and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt and a ground out to first. Then with two outs, designated hitter Mark Lyons hit his third homer of the season to left center to give College of Charleston a 4-2 advantage. College of Charleston's Nix led off the top of the eighth with a solo blast to left. Catcher Matt Lauderdale followed with a double to right, and went to third on a sacrifice bunt. Right fielder Brett Anderson then reached on a fielder's choice and Lauderdale scored on an errant throw to the plate. Anderson made the score 7-2 in favor of the Cougars as he scored on a single to center by shortstop Anthony Fairchild. The Cougars scored four more runs in the top of the ninth to provide the final margin of victory. CofC loaded the bases with no outs on a walk, a Buccaneer error and an infield single. Lyons would then score on balk, then Lauderdale cleared the bases with his fourth homer of the season. Soale stayed undefeated on the season, running his record to 5-0. He went the distance, allowing two runs on two hits, while walking one and striking out five. Calicutt (2-4) was charged with the loss for ETSU, after pitching seven innings and allowing five runs on three hits, walking six and striking out two. Lauderdale had a strong day for the Cougars, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBI. Nix and Lyons both scored two runs and drove in two on the afternoon. Game two of the weekend SoCon series will be played at 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon from Cardinal Park in Johnson City, Tenn. The contest was originally scheduled for 2 p.m., but has been pushed back one hour.
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It's very easy for most of us non-in-the-know Rangers fans
to question the team's actions this weekend. Taking defenseman Dylan McIlrath over consensus future studs Cam Fowler
and Brandon Gormley was a shocking and widely criticized decision. Not only were the latter two consistently
ranked in the top 10, but the Rangers were unanimously expected to pursue
offense in the first round.
Yet McIlrath was the pick, along with five more forwards in
the 2010 draft, none of whom are sure things. The majority of us haven't seen these guys play. But in reading the opinions of the folks that
have, it seems as though:
A: Though it was shocking that Fowler and Gormley slipped,
teams in the 12-15 range were clawing at each other for the chance to take
B: Christian Thomas was a good scorer on a bad team. And Adam Graves' ownership of his team, the
Oshawa Generals might have had something to do with the pick as well as
Thomas's bloodlines, he's the son of former NHLer Steve Thomas. Yet like McIlrath, it seemed that if the
Rangers were set on Thomas, they could have moved down, as he was not ranked
this highly anywhere.
C. Andrew Yogan, a Florida
kid, was a bit of a steal. Yogan seems
very comfortable with the media and was ranked much higher than his draft slot
by numerous media outlets. His potential
is certainly encouraging.
As surprising, and perhaps questionable, as the Rangers
picks were this weekend, the Rangers scouting department, led by Gordie Clark,
deserves a pass until future notice. Clark and the others have done an incredible job in recent years and no
one is more qualified to deliver accurate opinions, and successful prospects,
to the Rangers than him. Clark has a proven
track record, and though the majority of us are puzzled by what went on, at
least this year we should let Clark's
decisions go unquestioned. Let's see how
it plays out. McIlrath could turn into a
bust along the lines of Hugh Jessiman, or Pavel Brendl, but he also could
become Adam Foote with some offense. This
was certainly a risky draft, but last year's "risky" selection of Chris Kreider
sure seems to have turned out well. In
five years Clark may be shredded for the 2010
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system so successfully.
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Haeundae (Tsunami)
Action/Adventure, Drama, SciFi/Fantasy
Located on the southeast tip of the Korean peninsula is the international city of Busan. A popular vacation spot on the East Sea coast, Haeundae draws one million visitors to its beaches every year. Man-sik, a native of Haeundae, lost a co-worker to a tsunami on a deep-sea fishing trip four years ago. He has never returned to sea ever since. He now leads a simple life running a small seafood restaurant and is preparing to propose to his longtime girlfriend, Yeon-hee. Man-sik's brother Hyung-sik works for the coast guard. One day, he rescues a female college student from Seoul who promptly, comes on to him aggressively. While these everyday domestic affairs unfold, geologist Kim Hwi, an expert on tsunami research, discovers the East Sea is showing signs of activity similar to the Indian Ocean at the time of the 2004 tsunami. Despite his warnings, the Disaster Prevention Agency affirms that Korea is in no harm of being hit. Then, he discovers that a mega-tsunami is headed straight for the Korean peninsula. With only minutes to spare, vacationers and citizens of Busan are enjoying a peaceful, hot summer day, and a mega-tsunami is headed straight for Haeundae at 500 miles per hour.
Cast: Ji-won Ha, Joong-Hoon Park, Park Joong-Hoon, Min-gi Lee, Jeong-hwa Eom, Yeong-ju Seo, Kyoung-gu Sul, Lee Min-Ki, Ha Ji-Won, Uhm Jung-Hwa, Sul Kyung-Gu
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Directed by: Je-gyun Yun, Yun Je-gyun
Written by: Je-gyun Yun, Kim Hwi
Running time: 2hr 9min
Opens: Aug 28, 2009 Limited
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|Hanukkah - A Time for Frying
In celebration of the bright lights of Hanukkah, our popular holiday series, Cooking with the Stars returns. We are focused on the frying pan, sharing luscious latke and dessert recipes, contributed by an extraordinary panel of 10 culinary stars.
Renee Chernin − Burmuelos, the Sephardic Hanukkah Dessert
Feed me Bubbe − Bubbe's Potato Latkes
Susie Fishbein − Guacamole Latkes
Masha Hershkovitz − Jalapeno Potato Latkes
Sheilah Kaufman − Sweet Potato Latkes & Apple Cinnamon Latkes
Levana Kirschenbaum − Vegetable Latkes and Burgers
Pam Reiss − Wild Rice and Mushroom Latkes
Alessandra Rovati − Frittelle di Zucchine (Zucchini Fritters)
Reyna Simnegar − Sour Apple Latkes, Kookoo sib'e torsh
Tina Wasserman − Watch Tina demonstrate how to make potato latkes and homemade applesauce. She offers some of her Tina's Tidbits, including how to keep the potato mixture from turning dark. It is as if Tina is giving a cooking class - and what a class it is - Tina is a member of Les Dames d'Escoffier, an International Culinary Society that honors women in the food and beverage industry.


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Ana commands a 4-1 head-to-head record against the Czech former Wimbledon champion. The last time the pair met, in last year's Fed Cup Final, Ana triumphed 6-3, 7-5.
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Though, as Kaleigh Schrock often says, there's nothing like being a champion in Fort Wayne, the Komets shouldn't have much of a championship hangover this season. Too much has changed since May 7 when Colin Chaulk lifted the Ray Miron Presidents' Cup after the Komets beat the Wichita Thunder to win the Central Hockey League title.
Though they have won four titles in five years, the main difference is the Komets aren't in the CHL anymore. They now play in the ECHL, which has 23 Class AA minor league teams on both sides of the country. The Komets will play in the Eastern Conference's North Division along with Kalamazoo, Toledo, Evansville and Cincinnati.
They also don't have leading scorer Bobby Chaumont, top defenseman Frankie DeAngelis or ace goaltender Nick Boucher back. Also missing are Jamie Milam, Leo Thomas, Jamie Lovell, Tom Mele, Mike Vaskivuo, David Starenky, Bryant Molle and Gerry Festa.
The only players back are Colin Chaulk, Brett Smith, Chris Auger, Kaleigh Schrock, Stephon Thorne, J.M. Rizk, Brent Henley and Daniel Maggio.
``We learned a little lesson from moving from the new IHL to the CHL (in 2010),'' Komets General Manager David Franke said. ``We probably overloaded with too many returnees in retrospect, but you win three championships and it's real hard not to believe in them. This year we worked things differently, and I think we have some good size up front and on defense.''
There shouldn't be a championship hangover because everybody who is new to the team hasn't won four titles in five years, but they'd all like to drink out of a cup sometime. Every new player who signed here over the summer talked about wanting to be part of the Komets' winning tradition.
``They brought back the best guys from a championship team, and they are bringing in some of the best AA players around,'' veteran defenseman Brent Henley said. ``It's hard not to be excited. We want to see where we're at.''
There's also that. Each of the Komets swears Class AA hockey is the same no matter if it's in the CHL or the ECHL, but they all wonder how they'll stack up against the ECHL's best.
``There's always that possibility,'' forward Chris Auger said. ``That's what we do in the summer, is prepare not to have that. Maybe if we were in the CHL there might be that hangover, but going to a new league brings a lot of new excitement and that might wash that completely out.''
If it doesn't, Komets coach Al Sims said he will.
``I think changing leagues has fired us all up,'' Komets coach Al Sims said, referring to the team management. ``It really has fired up the players, too. The one thing we have to be aware of is everybody is going to be gunning for us just like our first year in the CHL. Everybody is going to be giving us their best shot.''
The returning players all say they love that, and the new players say that's why they came here. Everyone wants that challenge, even though most of them have not played here before.
``They know from playing against us what it's like,'' Sims said.
Which is also why the Komets put together their roster the way they did. Most ECHL teams rely on their American Hockey League affiliates to provide the core players and then fill in around that with free agents. The Komets signed their core players first as free agents and then went out and got an affiliation with the Norfolk Admirals. Most of Fort Wayne's young players have already been battle-tested from last spring's long playoff run.
The Komets can rely on their free agents or they can rely on their affiliated players.
``We really feel right now we can go both ways,'' Franke said. ``With the NHL lockout, that may initially prove to be the case, but I really feel they will get back to playing hockey. I think both sides know how important it is. Then some of those situations will eliminate themselves because players will be needed in the AHL. We can go either way, with the way we put the team together.''


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A recent survey conducted by The NASDAQ Stock Market indicates that stock ownership among the general public has doubled in the past seven years (43% of American adults). The demographics of investors have changed dramatically. A majority of investors (55%) are under the age of fifty and one-half are not college graduates. Most working-age investors describe themselves as blue or white collar workers (35%) rather than manager/professionals (29%). Ten percent are homemakers.
Americans are realizing that they hold the key and bear the responsibility for their own financial futures. Relying on government or an employer probably won't suffice in the future. As consumers, we constantly face changes in the economy which can create confusion in our financial lives. Inflation, constantly changing tax laws, the increasing volatility of investments, and other factors beyond our control can disrupt plans and budgets. Growing concerns are prompting many people to seek the help of a financial professional. Questions arise as to how you identify a competent investment adviser who can assist you.
The selection of any professional can be done best by following a step-by step search process. You should select a investment adviser by checking his credentials, experience, reputation, and qualifications. Then, identify your primary needs in seeking financial advice in order to evaluate each investment adviser you meet, based on his ability to help fulfill those needs. You should select an investment adviser who can provide the services you need, based on your financial situation and goals. Remember, you are paying this person to help you shape your financial future. It is your responsibility and right to fully investigate the investment adviser's background, methods of practice, and credentials. The term investment adviser indicates a specialized focus on investment planning. Usually, investment advisers must be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or your state's Securities Division.
Call your state's Securities Division to determine whether your investment adviser is required to be registered.
A financial planner can be an agent, broker-dealer, investment adviser, investment adviser representative, or someone else who prepares a financial plan that might include securities, but not necessarily. If a financial planner gives advice regarding securities, that person is typically considered to be acting as an investment adviser, as well. Check your state's securities laws for the definition of investment adviser.
Pursuant to the Tennessee Securities Act of 1980 [T.C.A. 48-2-102(10)], investment adviser means any person who, for compensation, engages in the business of advising others, either directly or through publications or writings, as to the value of securities or as to the advisability of investing in, buying, or selling securities, or who for compensation and as a part of a regular business issues or promulgates analyses or reports concerning securities.
Investment adviser does not include:
(A) A bank (unless it is acting as an investment adviser for a registered investment company), savings institution, or trust company;
(B) A lawyer, accountant, engineer, or teacher whose performance of investment advisory services is solely incidental to the practice of such lawyer's, accountant's, engineer's, or teacher's profession;
(C) A broker-dealer whose performance of investment advisory services is solely incidental to the conduct of such person's business as a broker-dealer and who receives no special compensation for such services;
(D) A publisher of any bona fide newspaper, news magazine, or business or financial publication of general, regular, and paid circulation;
(E) A person who has no place of business in this state if:
(i) The person's only clients in this state are other investment advisers, broker-dealers, or institutional investors; or
(ii) During any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, the person does not direct business communications into this state in any manner to more than five (5) clients (other than those specified in subdivision (10)(E)(i)), whether or not such person or any of the persons to whom the communications are directed are then present in this state; or
(F) Such other persons not within the intent of this subdivision (10) as the commissioner may by rule exempt from this definition as not in the public interest and necessary for the protection of investors.
Pursuant to the Tennessee Securities Act of 1980 [T.C.A. 48-2-102(11)], investment adviser representative means any partner, officer, or director of (or person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions) an investment adviser, or other individual, except clerical or ministerial personnel, who is employed by or associated with an investment adviser and does any of the following:
(A) Makes any recommendation or otherwise renders advice regarding securities;
(B) Manages accounts or portfolios of clients;
(C) Determines which recommendation or advice regarding securities should be given;
(D) Solicits, offers or negotiates for sale of or sells investment advisory services; or
(E) Supervises employees who perform any such actions;
Investment adviser representative does not include such other persons not within the intent of this subdivision (11) as the commissioner may, by rule, exempt from this definition as not in the public interest and necessary for the protection of investors.
Smart investors will ask a lot of questions and learn as much as they can before they act. Remember, in dealing with an investment adviser you will be revealing a great deal about yourself and your financial status, so it is important to exercise great care in selecting someone qualified to meet your needs. Additional investor education information is available through your state's securities agency or at http://www.nasaa.org/ or 1-888-84NASAA.
If you answer "no" to any of these questions, move on to the next candidate.
Conduct a background check by:
Contacting the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure website and the SEC's Office of Investor Education and Assistance. You will be leaving the State of Tennessee's Website.


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Overview:A variety of tested HP-qualified SMART capable SATA Hard Drives offering data integrity and availability in hot-pluggable models. HP SATA 7200 rpm Hard Drives provide entry-level performance and high capacity for select Proliant servers. Before final certification all HP Serial-ATA hard drives are optimized for compatibility and functionality including support of SMART and HP System Insight Manager.
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Part Number571230-B21
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Form Factor3.5 inches x 1/3H
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Data Transfer Rate3G = 3Gb/sec (375 MB/s)
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Overview:The HP StorageWorks MSL5030 Tape Library provides a high performance mission critical automated mid-range backup and restore solution. The MSL5030 defines a new segment in the mid-range automation segment with high availability features normally found on enterprise libraries. Multi-unit scalability allows the library to grow with your performance and capacity requirements. The MSL5030 leads the industry in storage density: 30 slots in a 5U space with a 3.0 TB native capacity.
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Native Capacity100GB
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Dayana Cordova, 18, of Lake Elsinore and Anna Alejandra Salinas, 17, of Perris were found guilty of the Oct. 17, 2007, murder of 20-year-old Angelina Arias as well as counts of carjacking, kidnapping and child endangerment.
The night of the murder, the two girls had been at a Lake Elsinore restaurant where the victim worked as a waitress.
Arias kindly offered to give the girls a ride home before being shot twice by Salinas, pushed out of her Chrysler 300 and then left for dead as the girls drove off with the victim's baby still in the car. The baby was later found safe on the porch of a home in Perris.
The gun used to kill the victim belonged to Cordova's father and was loaded by Cordova before she took it from the house. The stolen car, which Salinas was driving, was later stopped by a Riverside County sheriff's sergeant in Perris.
The two-jury trial was held in front of Judge F. Paul Dickerson in Dept. S304 at the Southwest Justice Center, 30755-D Auld Road, Murrieta. Both juries deliberated about a day before returning their verdicts. The case, SWF023165, was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Daniel DeLimon.
"Angelina Arias and her young daughter deserve justice and the 30 members of our community who served as trial jurors and returned guilty verdicts on all counts have delivered it," DeLimon said. "These verdicts reflect that the crimes committed against both victims by both defendants for such trivial reasons are unforgivable."
The defendants are scheduled to return to court on Sept. 11, 2009, to be sentenced. Both face life sentences.
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Title: Beaver and Steve go on holiday - part 5
Date: March 27, 2006
Summary: Beaver & Steve is being guided to their room.
Cast: Beaver, Steve, Hotel Pixie, Suitcases, Hotel
Onomatopoeias used: "WAVE!", "MAGIC!", "SHA-ZAM!", "HEE!"
Number of panels: 6
Panel 1
Beaver & Steve hold a pair of suitcases.
Pixie: "Hello! Welcome to the Pixie Land Hotel! How can I help you today?"
Beaver: "We'd like to take a room..."
Pixie: "Of course! Follow me!"
Hotel: "EW! you could have atleast wiped your feet..."
Panel 2
Beaver: "Is there someone to carry our bags?"
The pixie drags out a magic wand and WAVE!'s it.
Pixie: "TEE HEE! In Pixie Land we do things a little differently..."
Panel 3
The Pixie uses MAGIC! to turn the suitcases alive with a SHA-ZAM!.
Suitcase: "HEY!"
Pixie: "Tee hee!"
Panel 4
Suitcases fly out of the window while HEE HEE!'ing.
Steve, Beaver and the Pixie look surprised after them.
Panel 5
The suitcases are gone. Steve, Beaver and the Pixie just stand doing nothing.
Panel 6
Pixie: "I'll show you to your room..."
[To be contd.]
Fun Facts
- Pixies can make things become alive.
- The pixies don't care about lost baggage
- Alive-made suitcases can fly.
- The walls in the hotel are pink
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Last week Campagnolo celebrated its 80th Anniversary, an occasion for which they launched a special, limited run 80th Anniversary groupset. Such a unique groupset deserves a bike which not only matches its technological qualities, but also its outstanding design. We have therefore created a Helium SL that truly lifts the 80th Anniversary Collection to a higher level. Of this exclusive bike a maximum of 80 will be built.
Our Helium SL is the bike used by the WorldTour riders of Lotto-Belisol. It is renowned for its excellent stiffness to weight ratio. Because of this and because of its classy, elegant look it's the ideal bike to mount the Campagnolo 80th Anniversary Collection on. Our design team came up with a stealthy paintjob for the frameset with just the right amount of red accents to complement the design of the groupset.
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Adventure Kodiak offers 7 day, private fly fishing charters. Cast out to catch the salmon as the runs return home to spawn, as well as try a hand at some saltwater fishing for catching halibut, rock fish, and even cod. Maximum of 4 guests per trip. Visit our website for more information on our fishing charters and send us your inquiry today.
The Ayakulik River is one of the best rivers to fly fish for king, silver, sockeye and pink salmon - steelhead and dolly varden trout. From the novice to expert, our professional guides will help all learn new skills to thoroughly enjoy your Alaskan fishing experience. Ayakulik Adventures lodge is located on the southwest coastline of Kodiak Island on over 500 acres of private property beginning at the mouth of the Ayakulik River and surrounded by the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. Complete isolation and seclusion to fully enjoy an Alaskan vacation. Once at the facilities, access to fishing is made by walking up and down the river. Many fishing holes are next to the lodge, accommodating to all hiking levels. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Six day guided fishing, bear viewing, wildlife photography and nature hiking in the most scenic remote site on the Ayakulik River, Kodiak Island. Comfortable lodging, outstanding meals, helicopter transportation & professional guides. At the mouth of the Ayakulik River. The best fishing and bear viewing in Alaska! A lifetime experience!
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Have an experience like none other with Adventure Kodiak. We take you to the bears in their natural environment to get up close to observe these amazing creatures at their finest. Our guided small group cruises take you to the land of the brown bears to go on shore and take beautiful photographs that will capture the memories to last for a lifetime. Maximum of 4 guests per trip.
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Take the opportunity to get up close to some of the many bird species that call Alaska a home. You will be able to see hundreds of birds each day you are out on the MV Single Star, including different types of gulls and puffins. There are also opportunities to view the rookeries along the cliff sides of islands around Kodiak to take breath taking photographs to get all the details of the birds. Maximum 4 guests per trip. Visit our website for a list of the bird species that can be viewed during your trip with Adventure Kodiak.
Kodiak's leading hotel with downtown harbor view. Single and two beds, mini suites, fitness center, hot tub, courtesy van, cont. breakfast. Chart Room Restaurant/Lounge and catering. In-room fridge, free Wi-Fi, pillowtop beds. Guest freezer, laundry room and biz center.
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I'm a Detroiter at heart. I wasn't born there and I've lived in other cities for long stretches but Detroit is the first place I remember. It's where my memories begin and in some instances end. I met some of my dearest friends within the city limits of the Motor City and I've never owned a foreign car.
When I go back—at least once a year, I pretty much stay in the city.
Don't get me wrong, I love Las Vegas and plan on being here for a long time—heck, I may never leave permanently. But Detroit will always have my heart.
So of course, I get defensive when people talk about my city. We all know there are issues; unemployment, foreclosures, abandoned buildings, corruption in the government, yada, yada, yada…It's been splashed across the national news for years now but, just like you can't talk bad about my family—even the no good members, you can't be talkin' 'bout my city, yo.
"Detroit was the birthplace of the middle class, an industrial utopia where anyone who worked hard enough could experience the American dream." Regular hard working men and women with little education came north and were able to take care of themselves; even excel and become homeowners and breed college educated children. The opportunities in this industry town made it the fastest growing city in the world at one time.
There is a documentary titled 'Detropia' that I had the opportunity to watch yesterday during my 'downtime,' it chronicled the plight of the city through the eyes of various residents including: A retired teacher/blues bar owner, a video blogger, president of an auto union chapter, young transplant artists, an opera impresario, and a gang of illegal copper "scrappers".
Synopsis of the movie:
"The Motor City reboots itself will set the example for countless other post-industrial cities with similar fates. And today the entire country is watching to see if this storied metropolis has the courage, creativity, and grit to reinvent itself — or if it will instead implode.
Detropia is a cinematic tapestry that chronicles the lives of several Detroiters trying to survive and make sense of what is happening to their city." make up an unlikely chorus that illuminates the tale of both a city and a country in a soul-searching mood, grasping for a new identity."
They all give their perspectives on where Detroit is going and where it's been. "This is a city in the throes of transition. Those who have stuck with the city are at the breaking point while artists and curious outsiders flock to the city in search of inspiration and opportunity."
The movie shows just how frustrated the long term residents are but, at the same time it illustrates how the new ones are moving in and taking advantage of the very cheap real estate and open land. I think they both can/should learn from each other.
Really, in the end all I can do is hope and, watch to see what will happen to the city that holds the memories of my first kiss, first car, where I prayed, and laughed and cried with people who are no longer with me. It's the only place I know I can go at the drop of a hat and someone will pick me up from the airport and feed me a home cooked meal. And I need that. I need to be able to lay my head down in a place that remembers me and where we speak the same language…paczki, Michigan left, superman ice cream, Fay-go pop, Better Made, but most importantly when I start singing "Hello Detroit", everyone will sing along with me.
The movie is available for instant streaming on Netflix and on PBS.org under the Independent Lens section. Run time is 2:29 min so you can probably knock back a few oberon beers with this one.
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A mastectomy is surgery to remove a breast. In the past, a radical mastectomy with complete removal of the breast was the standard treatment for breast cancer. However, surgical breakthroughs over the past two decades have given women more options than ever before. Less invasive breast-conserving therapy may be equally effective as mastectomy for treating breast cancer for some women.
The type of mastectomy and treatment for breast cancer depends on several key factors, including:
- age
- general health
- menopause status
- tumor size
- tumor stage (how far it has spread)
- tumor grade (aggressiveness)
- tumor's hormone receptor status
- whether or not lymph nodes are involved
Here's information about the various types of mastectomy that are available today for treating breast cancer.
What Is a Preventive Mastectomy?
Women who have a high genetic or familial risk of breast cancer may elect to have a preventive mastectomy. Preventive mastectomy is also called prophylactic mastectomy. It may be a total mastectomy with the removal of the entire breast and nipple. Or it may be a subcutaneous mastectomy, where the breast is removed but the nipple is left intact.
Studies show that the occurrence of breast cancer may be reduced by 90% after preventive mastectomy in women with high risk for this disease. Sometimes, women who have had breast cancer in one breast will decide to have a preventive mastectomy to remove the other breast. This can reduce the chance of cancer recurrence. In some cases, both breasts are removed. This is called a double mastectomy.
Breast reconstruction can be done at the time of the preventive mastectomy (immediate reconstruction) or it can be scheduled for a later time (delayed reconstruction). During breast reconstruction, the surgeon may use synthetic implants or tissue flaps from another part of the body to create a breast.
What Is a Partial Mastectomy?
Doctors may perform a partial mastectomy for women with stage I or stage II breast cancer. The partial mastectomy is a form of breast-conserving therapy in which the part of the breast containing the tumor is removed. This procedure is then followed by radiation therapy to the remaining breast tissue. With radiation therapy, powerful X-rays target the breast tissue. The radiation kills cancer cells and prevents them from spreading, or recurring in the area of the breast.


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Jennifer O'Rourke - July 11th, 2012
A while back, we produced a video series on DIY equipment, but there are some cheap tools that are pretty handy and that you don't even have to build yourself. It's not a stretch to use each of these in almost every shoot. If you're not using them already, consider making a few additions to your toolkit and you'll wonder how you ever got along without them.


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Despite joining the quickest two drivers in Monaco for Saturday's press conference, Daniel Ricciardo admits everyone sitting there was a bit miserable.
The Red Bull racer brought his RB10 home with the third fastest time around the streets of Monte Carlo in Saturday's qualifying.
Clocking a 1:16.384, Ricciardo finished 0.395s short of the leading Mercedes of Nico Rosberg.
And although the Aussie driver was disappointed not to have done better, he was definitely not the unhappiest one of the seated trio given the overflowing tension between the Mercedes team-mates.
"All three of us don't seem to be too pleased with ourselves," Ricciardo said stating the obvious. "We left a bit on the table.
"We fought the car pretty hard in qualifying, trying to find a bit more from it.
"I thought I was getting around it okay but coming up to Turn 8 I just lost the rear completely on exit.
"The lap was pretty much gone after that.
"Frustrated, we could have been much closer.
"I little bit disappointed."
Later speaking the BBC, Ricciardo summed up the post-qualifying press conference perfectly.
He told Jennie Gow: "I thought I'd be the miserable one in the presser... it was a bit awkward."
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Franklin Eugene "Gene" Nelson, 81, of Galesburg and formerly of Abingdon, passed away early Sunday, January 25, 2015 at his residence surrounded by his family.
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Mr. Gary L. Boone, 73, of Galesburg, Ill. died 7:09 p.m. Sunday, January 25, 2015 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center, Galesburg.
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