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i got an hp dv6809wm, works great except it has to be plugged in or bt will stop at the point of trying to detect a floppy drive.
well what it actually does it go to a black screen, i initially thought my laptop wasnt compatible. id always try and run it unplugged. id do what you suggested hit the power button once and it looked like it would work for a second then get to the point of detecting the floppy.
did your friend ever figure out a workaround? i wonder if installing bt or using vmware would work better than a boot disc?
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Billy Currington enjoys latest single
Listen to Billy Currington on iHeartRadio
Billy Currington says he really enjoys his latest single. The singer tells "Country Weekly" the demo for "Hey Girl" instantly took him back to his high school days, walking along the beach with his friends.
He admits it might sound "goofy," but when he was a teenager the perfect way to start a conversation with someone he wanted to get to know was just to say, "Hey girl!" Billy adds that he's thrilled the song was accepted as the lead-off single from his next album, because he was eager to include it in his live sets. He says the tempo is great for his shows, and the energy automatically goes up as soon as the crowd hears that first guitar riff.
"Hey Girl" is from Currington's upcoming album We Are Tonight, which will be in stores on September 17th.
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Paul and I both ran and wore our morphsuits as well. We raised money for the Magic Lamp Foundation here in Hungary and we ran through the streets of Budapest with loads of crazy people wearing speedos and bikinis. We're all looking forward to doing it again in 2014!Read more
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Dr. Sire is a GREAT dermatologist! I get nervous going to the doctors add in the fact that there is needles, skin shaves, and surgeries and it's a flat out freak out for me! But Dr. Sire has such a great calming bedside manner & makes me feel at ease and comfortable. He's soft spoken, explains things to you if you ask & sometimes he calmly whistles while he works lol. I've had multiple skin shave biopsies, a surgical excision of a precancerous legion, & a MOHs performed on my scalp for basal cell....all done by Dr. Sire. Where he performed the MOHs, you cant even see the scar! He's a skilled surgeon. He's proactive when it comes to skin cancer, not like many stories of other doctors I've heard about. He does take a few weeks to get in to see but I'll wait for him...he's really the best! I love the office and the staff as well. Super great nurses and a wonderful front desk/reception team Too. They call you by your name, smile, & get you blankets if you're cold in the exam room.
Dr. Sire is really a well experienced doctor. I had reconstructive surgery recently. Really it was a good experience and i am very much satisfied with my results. Doctors and other staff members are really helpful. Also Sire gave very good post op tips.
Dr. Sire has been my wife's family dermatologist for 20+ years. He is very knowledgeable and kind. Because he is held in such high regard by patients from all over north OC, he often overbooks. Delays are common. I have had to wait for 75 minutes once, but apologies were made. Having said that, he'll work you into the schedule if necessary (because he might not have an appointment available at short notice). The staff is extremely courteous, and several of the staff members have worked with him for decades. I can highly recommend him, but be prepared to wait.
I consider Dr. Sire to be one of the best doctors I have been to and his liposculpture techniques are almost painless. I feel very safe with Dr. Sire and his staff. I found out about his dermatology group by a search on the internet. My initial appointment was for removal of three cysts from my face. Over a nine month period I had liposculpture three times to remove unwanted fat from my abdominal area and breast area. I feel great about the experience. I am a 48 year old male and just wanted to improve my body shape and health. The prices are very reasonable. I highly recommend Dr. Sire. He is very nice, humorous and professional. James Robert Reade, Anaheim.
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Putin Threatens Nuclear War Over Ukraine
On Friday, as Russian Federation tanks and troops poured across the border into eastern Ukraine, Vladimir Putin talked about his country's most destructive weaponry. "I want to remind you that Russia is one of the most powerful nuclear nations," he said. "This is a reality, not just words." Russia, he told listeners, is "strengthening our nuclear deterrence forces."
That same day, Putin used a term for eastern Ukraine meaning "New Russia." So when he refers to repelling "any aggression against Russia" and speaks of "nuclear deterrence," as he did on Friday, the Russian president is really warning us he will use nukes to protect his grab of Ukrainian territory.
For more than a generation, nuclear weapons were considered defensive only. In a few short sentences on Friday, however, Putin made these devices offensive in nature, just another tool to be employed by an aggressor. And to highlight his threat, on Aug. 14 at Yalta, the Crimean city he had seized this year, Putin mentioned "surprising the West with our new developments in offensive nuclear weapons about which we do not talk yet."
Also in Yalta, where the Duma was meeting, the Russian leader spoke about renouncing the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty between the U.S. and Russia. The treaty outlaws ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges between 300 and 3,400 miles and is a foundation of the post-Cold War peace.
Read the original story at the Daily Beast
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1991 Dodge Ram Van B150 Problems
RepairPal has identified the most common problems with the 1991 Dodge Ram Van B150 based on complaints from actual vehicle owners. We'll tell you what the problem is and what it'll take to fix it.
On the 3.9L V6, 5.2L V8 and 5.9L V8 the Oil leaks commonly from the valve cover gaskets, intake manifold gaskets (front and rear), timing cover gaskets, distributor O-ring, and the rear main seal area. Using fluorescent engine oil dye can be helpful in determining the source(s) of the oil leak.
The blower motor may operate erratically and the blower switch operation has a sticky or mushy feeling, the detents almost non existent. Our technicians tell us that the blower switch should be removed and inspected for overheating. This is common if the blower motor is frequently operated on high speed as the current flow through the switch tends to melt internal the components. Also carefully inspect all of the switch connector terminals for discoloration due to overheating and replace as required. A poor electrical contact at the connector will also cause the switch to overheat.
One the 3.9L V6 and 5.9L V8 the carbon buildup on the top of the piston is common. As the buildup increases with mileage and over time, symptoms may vary from light ticking, to ticking/hammering, to hammering/knocking noises. Fuel injector cleaner often solves the problem.
The AC/heater (HVAC) system may unexpectedly switch to the defrost mode when accelerating. This system is operated by engine vacuum and should be inspected for any vacuum leaks if this problem develops. There is also a revised vacuum check valve available to address this concern.
A clogged or restricted transmission fluid cooler system can be the cause of reoccurring transmission failures. Our technicians tell us that if your transmission has failed due to lack of lubrication the transmission fluid cooler and lines should be thoroughly inspected for restrictions.
The HVAC blower may operate on high speed only. This is commonly caused by a failed blower motor resistor. Chrysler has released a revised part to address this problem.
The door glass may separate from the glass lift channel. Our technicians tell us a front door glass channel kit is available to repair the door glass. The repair involves removing the door glass from the vehicle.


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Second round of CMT Awards Performers announced
(Yahoo!) - The CMT Awards are coming up rapidly, and country music fans will definitely want to tune in when hearing the latest round of artists scheduled to perform at the show.
First of all, the King of Country, George Strait, will be taking the stage. That should be enough for anyone — but to add to the fun, he'll be joined by Carrie Underwood, Darius Rucker, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum!
As a refresher, that's not the only crop of huge names that will be performing. Announced last week were Hunter Hayes, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Pistol Annies and Taylor Swift; making for a pretty action-packed night of entertainment overall.
CMT has not announced presenters yet, but it's safe to bet they'll pull a few unexpected names — likely some not from the country world — to round out this year's show.
The CMT Awards, which will be held June 5 at 8 p.m. ET, are wholly fan-voted. If you'd like to make your own picks, simply go to CMT.com from now unti June 2 to choose your favorites. The six finalists for the Video of the Year category will be announced at the beginning of the live show and fans can then vote for their choice during the telecast.
The show will be aired live on CMT, and also can be streamed at CMT.com.
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Micro-Star International (MSI) has introduced its latest graphics card, the N460GTX HAWK Talon Attack, featuring overclocking ability, 7+1 phase power design and strong cooling capability through the Twin Frozr II thermal design.
In addition to the features from its former design - the N460GTX HAWK, the new model is equipped with 0.4ns GDDR5 super-high speed graphics memory chips and has also a default GPU and memory clock speeds of 810MHz and 3900MHz, respectively, the vendor said.
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The Long Beach Harbor Commission began considering potential new sites for its administration building Monday.
The commission met in closed session after its regular meeting to discuss its options. The Port of Long Beach has been looking for a new home since negotiations to move to the World Trade Center collapsed last year.
According to the meeting agenda, new candidates to either be leased or bought are: former Boeing buildings at 4801, 4900 and 4910 Airport Plaza Dr.; a former State of California building at 245 West Broadway; 1500 Hughes Way; the former Verizon building at 200 West Ocean Blvd.; Union Bank building, 400 Oceangate; City National Bank building, 11 Golden Shore; and One World Trade Center.
The port's current administration building is seismically unfit, overcrowded and obsolete. Many employees work out of trailers next to the Pier G building, which opened in 1959.
Also Monday, in an effort to increase public participation, the commission voted to have at least one night meeting per month beginning in June. The Commission will also limit its meetings to the first and third Mondays of each month.
Which one will be the night meeting wasn't decided. The commission also approved other suggestions to streamline meetings.


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Since 2.1 this plugin has been deprecated in favor of the Convention Plugin
A "Zero Configuration" Struts application or plugin uses no additional XML or properties files. Metadata is expressed through convention and annotation.
As this is a new feature, and still being field-tested, the documentation is sketchy. But, here's what we have so far:
Set the "actionPackages" filter init param to a comma-separated list of packages containing Action classes in web.xml. The packages and their subpackages will be scanned. All classes in the designated packages that implement Action or end in "Action" are examined. The latter is to allow for POJO Actions that don't implement the Action interface.
<filter> <filter-name>struts2</filter-name> <filter-class>org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.FilterDispatcher</filter-class> <init-param> <param-name>actionPackages</param-name> <param-value>com.foo.bar,com.baz.quux</param-value> </init-param> </filter>
We should probably add an action annotation, so that POJOs can itall with annotations.
The only example right now is in the showcase, where the person package uses the classpath scanning configuration.
The subpackage name makes the namespace, and the action class name makes the action name. If there is an "Action" suffix, it is dropped before creating the action name. Therefore, if the configured package is com.myapp.actions and the Action is com.myapp.actions.member.EditAction, you can access it via http://server/myapp/member/edit.action. For multi-word actions, the first letter is lower-cased and the rest is left alone, so the Action
MyCustomAction will map to
Results are defined with the Result and Results annotations at the class level.
The Namespace Annotation overrides the namespace.
The ParentPackage Annotation configures the XWork package (an XWork package is created per Java package) to extend one or more defined packages. The best place for this annotation is on the package via the
package-info.java file, however, for backward-compatibility, they can be specified on one or more Actions in the package. To determine which parent packages should be set, first, it looks for the package annotation, then adds the action annotations as they are loaded. Because the load order of Actions is undetermined, it is highly recommended you avoid putting the @ParentPackage annotation on Action classes themselves.
For example, if you wanted to set the parent package for the
com.mycompany.myapp.actions package, create this package-info.java file:
@ParentPackage("my-parent-package") package com.mycompany.myapp.actions import org.apache.struts2.config.ParentPackage;
To define multiple parent packages, list an array of package names:
@ParentPackage({"my-parent-package1, my-parent-package2"}) package com.mycompany.myapp.actions import org.apache.struts2.config.ParentPackage;
Stay tuned to this page for additional details and documentation. If you have a chance to try the zero configuration feature, please share any experiences on dev@ and here.


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One Dead, One Critical in NW Side Wreck
A woman is dead and a man is in critical condition, after they were hit by a pickup truck as they attempted to cross a poorly lighted stretch of Culebra Road on the city's west side overnight, 1200 WOAI news reports.
Police say the couple, both in their fifties, was crossing the busy street near Northwest 24th Street when the pickup hit them.
The couple was not in a crosswalk, the streets were slick from the rain, and they were wearing dark clothing.
The driver of the pickup stopped immediately and called for help. He said he didn't see them until it was too late, and no criminal charges are expected.


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Siga Technologies
Siga Technologies (SIGA) is a biotechnology company engaged in the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical solutions for some of the most lethal disease-causing pathogens in the world, including smallpox, Ebola, dengue and Lassa fever. This stock is trading up 7.3% to $3.21 in recent trading.
Today's Range: $3.00-$3.21
52-Week Range: $2.20-$3.89
Volume: 340,000
Three-Month Average Volume: 176,071
From a technical perspective, SIGA is ripping higher here right above it 200-day moving average of $2.88 with above-average volume. This move has started to push shares of SIGA into breakout territory, since the stock has cleared some near-term overhead resistance levels at $3.03 to $3.17.
Traders should now look for long-biased trades in SIGA as long as it's trending above $3.03 or $3.17 with strong upside volume flows. I would consider any upside volume day that registers near or above its three-month average action of 17,071 shares. If SIGA can maintain that trend, then this stock will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major overhead resistance levels at $3.38 to $3.57. Any high-volume move above $3.57 will then put $3.70 to $3.89 into focus for shares of SIGA.
Catalyst Pharmaceutical
Catalyst Pharmaceutical (CPRX) is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of prescription drugs targeting diseases of the central nervous system, with a focus on the treatment of drug addiction and epilepsy. This stock is trading up 6.1% to 54 cents per share in recent trading.
Today's Range: $0.52-$0.55
52-Week Range: $0.37-$2.27
Volume: 219,000
Three-Month Average Volume: 884,200
From a technical perspective, CPRX is bouncing higher here right off its 50-day moving average of 50 cents per share. This move is quickly pushing shares of CPRX within range of triggering a near-term breakout trade. That trade will hit if CPRX manages to take out some near-term overhead resistance levels at 58 cents to 60 cents with high volume.
Traders should now look for long-biased trades in CPRX as long as it's trending above its 50-day at 50 cents per share and then once it sustains a move or close above those breakout levels with volume that hits near or above 884,200 shares. If that breakout triggers soon, then CPRX will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major overhead resistance levels which is the gap down day high from last November at 69 cents per share. Any high-volume move above 69 cents per share will then give CPRX a chance to re-fill some of that previous gap down zone that started at $1.50.
Synthetic Biologics
Synthetic Biologics (SYN) is a biotechnology company focused on the development of synthetic DNA-based therapeutics and innovative disease-modifying medicines for serious illnesses. This stock is trading up 2.1% to $1.90 in recent trading.
Today's Range: $1.85-$2.00
52-Week Range: $1.46-$2.95
Volume: 212,000
Three-Month Average Volume: 57,716
From a technical perspective, SYN is bouncing modestly higher here right off its 50-day moving average of $1.80 with heavy upside volume. This stock has been uptrending strong for the last month and change, with shares moving higher from its low of $1.51 to its recent high of $2. During that move, shares of SYN have been mostly making higher lows and higher highs, which is bullish technical price action. That move is now quickly pushing shares of SYN within range of triggering a near-term breakout trade, which will hit if SYN manages to take out its 200-day at $1.96 and then once it clears more resistance levels at $1.99 to $2 and then $2.12 with high volume.
Traders should now look for long-biased trades in SYN as long as it's trending above its 50-day at $1.80 and then once it sustains a move or close above those breakout levels with volume that hits near or above 57,716 shares. If that breakout triggers soon, then SYN will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major overhead resistance levels at $2.40 to $2.55. Any high-volume move above $2.55 will then put its 52-week high at $2.95 into range for shares of SYN.
To see more stocks that are making notable moves higher today, check out the Stocks Under $10 Moving Higher portfolio on Stockpickr.
-- Written by Roberto Pedone in Winderemere, Fla.
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Roberto Pedone, based out of Windermere, Fla., is an independent trader who focuses on technical analysis for small- and large-cap stocks, options, futures, commodities and currencies. Roberto studied international business at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, and he spent a year overseas studying business in Lubeck, Germany. His work has appeared on financial outlets including CNBC.com and Forbes.com. You can follow Pedone on Twitter at www.twitter.com/zerosum24 or @zerosum24.


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Smart Modular Technologies has announced that its XceedIOPS SAS 2.5-inch solid state drive (SSD) will be used in the planned IBM POWER7 high-performance supercomputer.
Supercomputing requires storage solutions that can deliver long lifetimes with high reliability and data integrity under the most demanding operating environments. Due to its use of the latest 34nm enterprise-grade multi-level-cell (E-MLC) NAND flash technology, Smart's XceedIOPS SAS SSD provides superior endurance and a five-year minimum operational life even in workload-intensive environments, the vendor said.
Smart's XceedIOPS SAS SSD also offers extensive error-correction and detection features, multi-level data-path and code protection, data-loss recovery, and active thermal management designed to improve reliability and data integrity.
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text: Samantha Harris, the former co-host of Dancing With The Stars, will undergo surgery for a double mastectomy to treat breast cancer. According to an interview she gave People, she noticed a lump last fall. Before she did the self-examination she was given a clean bill of health after a mammogram turned up nothing. A few months after noticing the lumps she saw a cancer specialist who told her the best option was a double mastectomy. Samantha is married with two girls. I hope everything turns out well for her. She says that when she was told she had breast cancer that it was like an elephant was on her chest. The surgery is set to take place later this month.


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Business prof: Resolve to make 2011 a goal-setting year
By Peggy Binette, firstname.lastname@example.com, 803-777-5400
Listen up self-improvement enthusiasts: Resolve to set personal goals for the new year.
Dr. Bruce Meglino, an expert in work values and organizational behavior at the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina, says resolutions are often ineffective and quickly forgotten, gathering dust like unused exercise equipment.
"A specific goal that is measurable and precise is better than the 'to do my best to' approach of New Year's resolutions," Meglino said.
Research shows that it doesn't matter whether you or someone else, such as a supervisor at work, sets the goal, he said. Accepting it is what matters.
"Accepting a goal means you are ready to tackle it and that you can see yourself as able to do it," Meglino said. "As long as you accept a goal, it doesn't matter who sets it."
Meglino said goals should be challenging, and he cautions people against setting the bar too low.
Effective goals should have several additional components, including a degree of difficulty and a need for feedback, he said.
"People tend to perform better when a goal is more difficult," he said. "Moreover, when a person achieves a goal, they have a tendency to raise the bar and set another goal that is generally more difficult."
He said feedback plays an important role in helping people achieve goals. People whose goals yield visible results, such as arriving to work at an earlier time or losing a certain amount of weight, are more apt to receive feedback from others. Other types of feedback may have to be built into goals that are less public.
"Think of feedback as the 'breakfast of champions'; it makes it easier for you to be successful," said Meglino, who said feedback can be positive reinforcement or constructive critique.


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Why Congress Can't Quit Israel
Much of the American left is critical of Israel, particularly since its incursion into Gaza. But in the halls of Congress, even progressive Democrats beloved by grassroots activists are loath to criticize the Jewish State's ongoing military offensive.
A Pew Research Center poll released Monday showed that a plurality of Democrats across the country, 35 percent, and liberals, 44 percent, said that Israel had "gone too far" in its response to its conflict with Hamas. Meanwhile 47 percent of Democrats told Gallup that Israel's actions during the current conflict were "unjustified," compared to just 31 percent who thought the opposite.
But these opinions are nearly impossible to find in Congress. Democrats, when asked a question about Israeli operations in Gaza, had two standard responses: irritation, or else a statement of their broad support of Israel, without going into specifics. It was as if the very mention of Israel turned the question into a hostile interview.
"Look, man, I'm a politician, with multiple constituencies. Why should I alienate one just so that you can write a story?" Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison angrily told The Daily Beast. Ellison, a stalwart progressive, was the first Muslim-American elected to Congress.
Ellison cited a Tuesday op-ed he had written that was critical of the Gaza blockade, but became noticeably agitated when asked to expand on his views. In particular, he did not want to address whether Israel had gone too far during its current operations in the Gaza Strip.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, a darling of the left who identifies as a democratic socialist, was curt. His tone changed suddenly when the topic shifted from the Veterans Administration bill that he had been shepherding through Congress to Israel's operation in Gaza.
"That's not where my mind is right now," he told the Beast.
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BMW Motorrad sets record sales figures for September
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Despite a persistently difficult market environment, BMW Motorrad has repeated its accomplishment of the month of August by achieving a new all-time retail high in September 2012. With 9,215 units, BMW Motorrad supplied more vehicles than ever before in a month of September. 7.0% more vehicles were handed over to customers than in the previous month (prev. yr.: 8,612 units). Supplies of motorcycles and maxi scooters from January up to and including September add up to a total of 85,944. (prev. yr.: 86,892 units / -1.1%).
Heiner Faust, BMW Motorrad Head of Sales and Marketing: "The second all-time monthly retail high in succession is a major achievement. We are still well on the way to setting a new sales record this year. Our world market share is currently at just over 11%. This means that one in ten motorcycles with a capacity of over 500 cc comes from BMW Motorrad. In Germany it is one in four motorcycles. In its last year of production, our travel enduro R 1200 GS still accounts for a very large part of this. It is virtually sold out in all markets. By the end of the year we will be able to sell at least 26,000 units of the R 1200 GS and R 1200 GS Adventure. We presented the successor model to the world's top-selling enduro bike just a few days ago at the motorcycle trade show INTERMOT in Cologne. The visitors' response was overwhelming, significantly exceeding our expectations. This gives us a positive sense that the new GS generation will perpetuate the model's success on the market. Trade fair visitors were equally interested in the BMW HP4, currently the most innovative supersports motorcycle with the first ever semiactive suspension, which we will be supplying to our customers before the end of this year."
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The Jewel in the Crown! @ Frishman Tower
מספר אנשים מקסימלי5
חדרי שינה1
גודל90 מטר רבוע
Floor No.(with elevator)
- אינטרנט/ אינטרנט אלחוטי
- מטבח
- מיזוג אוויר
- מכונת כביסה / מייבש
- טלויזיה
- חניה זמינה
- בריכה
- מעלית בבניין
Accommodation summary
|Frishman, Tel Aviv, ישראל
|סוג נכס
|פרטי הזיהוי של מקום הלינה
|Acceptance rate
|< 50%
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
This is one-of-a-kind, holiday residence, for an unforgettable stay of business or vacation. The building is a state of the art Bauhaus tribute, with a private swimming pool, private roofed parking, 4 elevators, 24/7 concierge, unbeaten location - 5 minutes easy walk to the beach and surrounded by world class restaurants, cafes, boutiques and all this wonderful city has to offer! Inside: Newly built tower on a high floor. Master Bedroom with queen size bed 160 X 200 meter. Living room - pull-out sofa to a double bed, Fully furnished with high-class furniture, 46' Full HD LCD television with digital cable box, Free WiFi broadband connection 12Mbit, 'Smart' control fully automated central A/C system, Washing machine, Dryer. Fully equipped kitchen with all kitchenware and appliances. The apartment is suitable for up to 5 guests.
Located on the corner of the famous Dizingoff Street and Frishman Street, 5 minute easy walk to Gordon beach and all of Tel Avivs major attractions! Enjoy the breathtaking views of Tel Avivs skyline, Jaffa and the beach, while sipping your cocktail on the wooden deck, let your worries free while enjoying the cool breeze of the Mediterranean, together with your beloved ones, in an ultra modern yet relaxing experience.
כללי הביתSmoking is allowed only on external spaces such as balconies, porches etc.
Please advise on any special needs or requirements!
|Check-in before
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|מדיניות ביטולים
חוות דעת על מקומות לינה אחרים שמציע/ה מארח/ת זה/זו
Great place in a familiar neightbourhood. Clean and well organized
The communication with the host was simply great
We had a wonderful time in Tel Aviv - Our apartment had the best location, it was very close to one of the nicest beaches in Tel Aviv and in walking distance to many nice bars and restaurants. Everything was new and clean and also very well organized. Ori was the perfect host. We will definitely come back soon!
- very close to Flea Market Area and old Jaffa
- many nice restaurants an coffee shops nearby
- enough space for 2 Person
- huge TV with a lot of channels
- rooms could be cleaner
- very noisy environment
- dishes unclean
- A bottle opener and a can opener is missing
Beautiful apartment - spacious, very clean. Very well equipped kitchen - plenty of dishes, pots, pans. In the kitchen, there is even a toaster.
The beach is about 20 minutes walk. huge shopping center is very close. The center has a children's playground.
Agency staff are punctual. They reply to the letters quickly, are ready to answer any questions. We were handed a map of the city and told everything that was interested for us.
the apartment has the only defect - two bedrooms are quite noisy because of their windows facing the busy street.
Good Apartment, good located
bel appartement confortable.
Un petit bemol concernant le lavabo qui fuyait et donc inutilisable.
we have booked a studio apartment but then got upgraded to a one bedroom apartment. The apartment was very dirty; the teasmade was old and rusty; the bathroom shower, toilet and sink where not cleaned at all; the fugues in bathroom old and mouldy; so not very luxury at all. The personal for cleaning was a men who really did not know his job. I highly recommend you to take your own cleaning rag because there is no one in the appartment. Also the frig was dirty and in some of the pots there were water in it but the pots where in the drawer. How is that possible? We were there in Sept. 2013. Maybe they've renovated the bathroom fugues and took a new cleaning personal. If not, I don't recommend this appartment. Let me see if I can upload some of the photos for this appartment.
Kind regards from Switzerland,
Bojan and Katarina.
Nice appartment, very good location near the beach.
We had some problems with the door, very professional help from the team.
Großes Zimmer, riesengroße Terrasse mit Blick auf die Skyline von Tel Aviv. Schade, dass es in der gut ausgestatteten Küchenzeile noch nicht mal Salz zur Verfügung stand. So mussten wir immer Essen gehen.
- הבטחת איכות מקומות הלינה
- כל מארח מאושר טלפונית
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Upon finishing Cold-Case Christianity by J. Warner Wallace, my thoughts traveled back through the literary journey I had just taken and I was surprised at what a wonderful feeling that re-tracing left in my mind. But let me back up. When I was given a copy of Cold-Case Christianity, it came highly recommended. It had a forward by notable Christian apologist Lee Strobel, and praise written by Rick Warren scrawled across its back. Now call me a contrarian, but when something sits in a particular camp and is recommended by people in that camp, I'm not very wowed. Of course Christians say a Christian author's book is really great; I mean, look what happens when Nokia ridiculously reviews its own phone. Is anyone surprised by that review? Needless to say, I went into the book a bit off-put.
Despite my hesitancies, J. Warner Wallace lays out guidelines for the book which prove to be very thoughtful. He is "careful not to jump to supernatural explanations" about things which are satisfactorily explained by natural phenomena (30). Despite his caution, Wallace is out to "encourage [his] skeptical friends to reexamine their natural presuppositions," while still being "careful to respect the claims of naturalists when they are evidentially supported" (30). And true to his word, Wallace will spend the rest of the book respectfully walking the fine line between ascribing things to the supernatural and allowing for scientific (or "naturalist," to use his term) theories to explain events.
The 261-page book follows an extremely simple format: the book is broken down into two major sections for a total of 14 chapters plus a post script. Having spent 30 some odd years as a homicide detective, Mr. Wallace is full of intriguing stories which are both interesting and educational. He not only peppers the book with these stories but places one roughly at the beginning of each chapter, using the story as a springboard with which to talk about the particular focus of that chapter.
Wallace is quick to explain his terms, show how they are relevant, and then use them to make his point about a particular area of apologetics. The book could easily function as an apologetics primer; a casual or young Christian would find the various points discussed helpful and educational. The book touches on all different types of apologetic devices—notable arguments such as the cosmological argument make an appearance—and Wallace does a fine job of breaking them down into their component parts and explaining them, all after grounding the larger idea in a tangible example from a previous homicide case.
Now the material inside of Mr. Wallace's book is, by its very nature, controversial. In this review I seek not to defend the validity of the material, I recommend you get the book, read it, think about it, and come to conclusions on your own. Now as to the question of whether you should pick up this work or not, I'd answer yes only if one of the following were true:
1) You're a new believer and want to learn the basic tenets of apologetics.
2) You get the general gist of apologetics but would like to better learn how to debate and discuss your faith.
3) You were on the fence about becoming a believer and wanted more concrete evidence that the worldview you were buying into had grounding.
Cold-Case Christianity does contain a slight negative that limits its appeal. While the book covers all sorts of philosophical defenses of Christianity, it spends very little time on each one. The cosmological argument, for example, is introduced, Wallace says a few things about it, and then he moves on. The book serves more as an introduction and while that's not necessarily a bad thing, it makes this more of a basic piece of literature on apologetics, one that would need to be complemented by more in-depth looks at some of the various apologetic tools. That being said, the book is a great place to begin a deeper look into the whys behind the Christian faith, a broad survey of the evidence.
A review copy for Cold Case Christianity was provided by J. Warner Wallace in exchange for a review. There were no requirements for the content of the review.


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If you ask any Indiana birdwatcher what his or her first learned birdcall was, it's a good bet that it was the cardinal. The territorial song of the male cardinal is almost a given in any Indiana woodland during the spring. With their beauty and abundance, it's no big surprise that Indiana and six other states share the Northern cardinal as their state bird.
The Northern cardinal, named after the red robes worn by Roman Catholic cardinals, is easy to find in the spring. Just listen for the two-parted "pre-tty, pre-tty, pre-tty, BIRDY, BIRDY, BIRDY BIRDY" song as the male calls out for a potential mate. If you track one down in the springtime, watch for the female guarding her male from other possible females in a practice called "mate guarding."
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Yes, I did that
No, I have not lost my mind (assuming I had one in the first place). No, I have neither had a change of heart nor have I turned my coat traitorously in doing what I'm about to tell you.
But yes, I applied on the Canonical web site to replace Jono Bacon as Ubuntu's Community Leader. Now while I wait for the laughter to die down, and while quite possibly Mark Shuttleworth is laughing himself into a new pair of underwear somewhere on the Isle of Man, I should say that I am serious about my qualifications for this position, as outlined in my resume and cover letter.
No one realizes more than I do that I would need a massive cold front to move into hell rather quickly, freezing it over and providing ideal ski conditions, before I have anything resembling a remote chance for the distant possibility of being mildly considered for this stellar position. I get that, and despite the fact there are others who are qualified who might have an advantage in loyalty to Ubuntu and Canonical, I don't think my qualifications pale in the least.
But as someone who has praised Ubuntu/Canonical when it was warranted, and pointed out the multiplicity of flaws when they've raised their ugly heads, I can say that — agree or not — I have always been honest in my commentary and observations about the distro and its community. Frankly, I don't care that some consider me a pariah — that for years I've been considered by some like the evil wrestler playing havoc on the heroic fan favorite in the ring — because I live to a higher standard that Polonius eloquently nailed in "Hamlet" when he said the following:
"This, above all: to thine own self be true."
So I don't find it ironic or hypocritical that I'm applying. Nor do I find it hyperbolic when I say that my qualifications clearly meet and exceed the position being vacated by Jono Bacon. My sincere hope is that the next Ubuntu Community Leader adequately fills Bacon's humongous shoes — who I think could do that, other than me, follows — and Canonical would be well advised to look outside its ivory tower (and, by the way, it could do worse in not hiring me). I am not a yes-man, and my guess is that Bacon and Mark Shuttleworth are surrounded by them already.
But enough about me.
Jono Bacon's departure leaves a fairly significant vacuum and there are a few people who, off the top of my head, would excel at this.
If I were Mark Shuttleworth — and he and the Ubuntu Community no doubt regularly breathe a huge sigh of relief that I'm not (as do I, believe me) — I would pay a king's ransom to Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph, who would absolutely nail it if her community work over the last several years is any indication. She is seemingly tireless in her advocacy and her ubiquity when it comes to being a mainstay at just about every Linux/FOSS event — large or small, whether as a keynoter or a speaker, a booth staffer, or even a speaker to smaller groups — is unparalleled. However, in talking with her this morning, she said she's happy on the software side of things and wants to stay put.
Pity. Elizabeth has a uniting presence which would serve Ubuntu well during transitional, and arguably difficult, times.
My next draft choice would be Nathan Haines, whom I have known for years and who has been an eloquent advocate and steady leader in the California LoCo for quite some time. Nathan and I have sparred, locked horns, and debated many FOSS/Ubuntu issues over the years, and while we may not ultimately sway each other in the end, he has always been civil and smart in his arguments, and he understands a concept — lost on many — that people can disagree without being disagreeable. There are few in FOSS for which I have as much respect as I do for Nathan, and his leadership skills are top-notch.
Another name that keeps coming up is Mark Terranova. Many might consider Mark as FOSS's "court jester," and not being above putting on the Linux penguin suit or the "Beefy Miracle" hot dog suit in the cause of promoting FOSS clearly shows there is no one more passionate than Mark in promoting the open source ideal, both inside and outside the digital realm. What many don't know about Mark is that he also possesses a wealth of organizational talent to go along with an above-average eloquence behind the podium. Mark's advocacy has stretched across a matrix of different distros, and that would be a plus in this case.
Chances are Canonical will be hiring from within to fill Jono's position. My fondest hope is that they pick someone from the wider community, rather than pick someone from the "Inner Party," to invoke Orwell. I am hoping Nathan and Mark have both applied, and I hope Nathan and Mark are being considered.
And I hope they even pause from laughter momentarily to consider the guy who browbeats them into living up to the lofty FOSS ideal. I would certainly appreciate that.
Oh, before I forget: Here are the hashtags — #TeamMark for discussion about Mark Terranova being Ubuntu's Community Leader; #NathanTheNewJono for Nathan Haines getting the post; and #TeamLarry for yours truly.
This blog, and all other blogs by Larry the Free Software Guy, Larry the CrunchBang Guy, Fosstafarian, Larry the Korora Guy, and Larry Cafiero, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND license. In short, this license allows others to download this work and share it with others as long as they credit me as the author, but others can't change it in any way or use it commercially.
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and develops business software at Redwood Digital Research, a consultancy that provides FOSS solutions in the small business and home office environment.)
May the Fourth Be With You
In what would rank as probably the shortest Larry the Free Software Guy blog item in the history of, well, Larry the Free Software Guy (and the blog's predecessor, Larry the Open Source Guy), here's a classic Mark Terranova mash-up of Red Hat's Karsten Wade — Obi-Wade Kenobi — and Larry the Free Jedi Guy.
May the fourth — I mean, force — reamin strong with you always.
This blog, and all other blogs by Larry the Free Software Guy, Larry the CrunchBang Guy and Larry Cafiero, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND license. In short, this license allows others to download this work and share it with others as long as they credit me as the author, but others can't change it in any way or use it commercially.
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and develops business software at Redwood Digital Research, a consultancy that provides FOSS solutions in the small business and home office environment.)
Transcript: Larry Cafiero's press conference
Linux for the GNU South – Attend if you can.
Editor's note: On a cloudy Monday in Felton, California, Larry Cafiero held a press conference at the solar-powered Felton Fire Station for the purpose of clarifying his departure from the Fedora Project and to dispel any of the rumors that had been flying around regarding this departure.
A transcript of the press conference follows:
Larry Cafiero: (to himself moreso than the press, as he sits down behind a bank of microphones) Okay, let's light this candle.
LC: Before we start, I have a statement to read and then, obviously, I'll take questions.
As many of you know, I recently resigned my office as a member of the Fedora Ambassadors Steering Committee (FAmSCo), my position as a Fedora Ambassador mentor and my membership in the Fedora Project. As I had confided in some of the Fedora leadership a few months ago, I had been planning to relinquish much of my responsibilities in Fedora after OSCON in order to pursue other FOSS projects that I will outline later. I had decided recently to advance the date of my departure. Having been a part of the Fedora Project since 2008, I am proud to have served with a number of outstanding individuals, and some not so outstanding, and I still believe that the Fedora Project is the standard by which FOSS projects should be judged. I am still a Fedora user, first and foremost, despite no longer being part of the project.
I'll be glad to take questions now.
Reporter: A blog called the Fifth Pillar speculates that you'll be doing a variety of work with other projects — OMGUbuntu and Gentoo to name two. Even the possibility of drumming for Jono Bacon's band Severed Fifth was mentioned. Any truth to these rumors?
LC: I saw that blog item by my good friend Mark Terranova. No, there is no truth to any of those rumors, though truth be told I think I could jam with Jono and, probably unknown to Mark, I do play the acoustic Theremin in various folk jam bands. As for Gentoo, that's a joke since it's known far and wide that I've never been able to get that distro to run since I started using Linux in 2006.
Ultimately, it's my fault that these rumors got started. One of the things I want to apologize for is how I handled notifying people about my departure, because I really fumbled it badly. To be honest, I didn't think my departure would matter to anyone outside of those who had an administrative interest in my leaving — those who needed to reassign my duties and replace me on FAmSCo. But apparently a lot of other people who I should have told felt they were left in the dark. While I don't mean to sound egotistical, I did get a lot of "Hey, what happened?" e-mails after resigning, and I want to apologize to those who were wondering what was going on.
If I had a chance to do it over again, I would have contacted more people to let them know my plans. But here we are, with the barn door open and the horse prancing in the field.
Reporter: To follow up on this one, in the OMGUbuntu graphic, it has you as Yoda calling Mark Shuttleworth a "clown." Does this reflect your dislike for Shuttleworth or Ubuntu?
LC: No. I don't dislike Mark Shuttleworth or Ubuntu. Let me give you the short- and long-versions behind this aspect of the story. I made a comment on Facebook on a photo of Linux Pro Magazine's associate publisher Rikki Kite with Mark Shuttleworth to the effect of, "Nice picture, Rikki, but who's that clown next to you?" Or something like that. Mostly harmless, and completely tongue-in-cheek. I think Mark Terranova ran with that, referring to a dust-up I had last year with many Ubunteros and Mark Shuttleworth over a blog item I wrote about pointing out another item regarding how much — or actually, how little — Canonical/Ubuntu contributes back to the community in the way of technical support, as well as Mark Shuttleworth's response to my blog posting.
Because I am critical of some aspects of Ubuntu does not mean I dislike it, or the community. I have used Ubuntu in the past and my daughter is an Ubuntu user. I would say I have differences of opinion on some aspects of how things are done in Ubuntu — regarding how LoCos promote a "separate but equal" policy in keeping LUGs at arm's length, for example — but I appreciate, deeply appreciate, Canonical and Ubuntu's artesian contribution to the promotion — the promotion — of Linux. However I don't think this gives them a pass when their contributions back to the kernel development, for example, are woefully lacking. In other words, I don't tell the emperor he's got great clothes when he's wearing nothing at all.
Also, I like Mark Shuttleworth and I think he's an interesting guy. Anyone who puts his efforts to the degree that Mark does behind FOSS is OK with me, to say the least. Besides, he's been to space. The closest I've been to space is a Grateful Dead concert.
Reporter: You mention other FOSS project you're planning to work on. Which are they?
LC: I've been working on the Southern California Linux Expo for the last few years, and I want to devote more time to doing press work for it. I think SCALE has the potential to eclipse OSCON as the premiere West Coast Linux event. Also, I am jump-starting the Lindependence Project, and we'll hold another Lindependence event like we did in 2008 in Felton — only it will be held in conjunction with Software Freedom Day instead of on Independence Day.
One more thing: I have a Facebook app I am working on called Lifeville — so far, it's a simple script that, when you click on the start button, brings up a message that says: "Real life exists beyond this screen. Your computer is now shutting down. Go outside." It's GPLed and CC-licensed.
Reporter: I wonder if you can comment on this line taken from your statement — "some not so outstanding" — meaning, I assume, some people you may have had disagreements or friction with in the Fedora Project.
LC: Yes, I can, and thank you for bringing that up. So much for slipping that under the radar (laughter). Clearly, when you have a group that's as big as the Fedora community, not everyone is going to be dancing in unison around the proverbial May pole. With strong personalities comes strong disagreements — this is clearly a part of the process.
But since FUDCon, I have felt that there has been some discord in the project that has fostered a lot of ill will. One example of this is a movement started in Europe around "give back our distro" or something along those lines which, personally, I thought was a pitch in the dirt that a lot of Fedora folks who should know better were swinging at. Now I don't mind disagreeing, but I do mind having people be disagreeable, and those who know me know that, when provoked, I can be disagreeable with the best of them; Olympic-caliber disagreeable. I have to plead guilty to provoking some of the ill-feeling that this issue has fostered, and I am sorry about that. As a part of the leadership at the FAmSCo level, it was probably unacceptable for me to take such a strong stand against against this, despite how stupid I thought it was, and still think it is.
I think, too, there is a degree of burnout involved in my resignation, but much of that burnout was borne of having to do my duties and also participating in this discussions/debates/arguments that took a lot of valuable time and a lot of effort away from what I, and others, should have been doing.
Reporter: So in other words . . .
LC: I'm sorry to interrupt, but I wanted to add one more thing to this in order to give this a clearer context. As I mentioned in the statement, I believe that the Fedora Project does things right, whether it's engineering an outstanding distro every six months or whether it's promoting it through an Ambassador program that wrote the textbook on promoting a distro, or a Design team that is second to none. A great part of that is the solid community that drives Fedora, despite a handful of malcontents, and much of the credit can be given to Red Hat for their outstanding support. When a billion-dollar company like Red Hat "gets it" — that is, understands how FOSS works and how they clearly benefit from it — it provides a perfect symbiosis between Red Hat and the Fedora Project where those who are working in the Fedora Project reap the benefits of this relationship.
Reporter: Do you see yourself going back to the Fedora Project at any time in the future, or do you think that you'll catch on with another distro or FOSS program?
LC: I'd gladly return to the Fedora Project at some time in the future and, as I mentioned, I'm still primarily a Fedora user. One of the things that I'd also like to explore is being a community leader/organizer — or, like Red Hat's Karsten Wade, a "community gardener" — for a project that I believe in. But while my resume sits on the runway should something in this area come up, I'm still immediately focused on Lindependence and SCALE at the moment.
(Silence follows, with no further questions forthcoming).
LC: OK, so thank you all for coming, and thank you for staying awake.
(Larry Cafiero runs Redwood Digital Research in Felton, California, and is an associate member of the Free Software Foundation. He is also one of the founders of the Lindependence Project.)
May the force be with you
Registration is now open for SCALE 9X — register now by clicking on the winking penguin.
There are a lot of people around the planet who talk the Free/Open Source Software talk and walk the Free/Open Source Software walk. Fortunately for us here in the Silicon Valley — and those of us "over the hill" from the valley in the Santa Cruz Mountains — many of them live within driving distance of yours truly.
Mark Terranova is one of those FOSS activists in the San Francisco Bay Area who puts me to shame. Between Gidget Kitchen and the variety of distros he advocates, Mark is one of the people you want on your team if you want to get things done.
Mark wrote a blog item here equating some of the characters in "Star Wars" to some of the, ahem, "characters" in the FOSS galaxy.
Mark honored me with being the Yoda in this constellation. About halfway down the blog item, I'm teamed up with Quaid Gon-Jin, also known as Red Hat's Community Gardener Karsten Wade. Mark's mashup can be found here.
As long as I don't have to talk in disjointed sentences — disjointed sentences I will not talk in, hmmm? — I'd gladly say that I am both grateful and humbled by Mark's designation, and I hope I can live up to it. Thanks, MarkDude.
[Although one thing, Mark: I find it hard to believe that the mashup of Jono Bacon, as Han Jono, looks any different than Jono in his usual daily garb. But never mind.]
(Fedora ambassador Larry Cafiero runs Redwood Digital Research in Felton, California, and is an associate member of the Free Software Foundation.)
OSCON: The epilogue
OK, so I lied. I had planned to write this yesterday, but after an all night drive which consisted of drinking about two gallons of coffee, sleeping that off (ironically) on Saturday morning and then going to work, time became unavailable until now.
At first glance, OSCON was a huge success on several levels. First, it appears that as much as I'd prefer to have the event in San Jose for my own personal and selfish reasons, OSCON is at home in Portland. It's a tough concession for me to make, but it's true. Also, I don't have the numbers in front of me, but I'd be willing to bet that attendance is up — from the traffic on the floor and the amount of swag that flew out of the Fedora booth, I'd say it is way up.
People I forgot to mention: The first familiar friendly face I saw once the doors opened on Wednesday was that of Akkana Peck, GIMP guru without peer and my "neighbor" from over the hill in the Silicon Valley. Amber Graner, with whom a Linux expo would not be a Linux expo, was also on hand, with cameraman in tow for podcasts. My good friend and Gidget Kitchen chef Mark Terranova was also splitting time at OSCON between the Ubuntu booth and taking pictures on the expo hall floor, among other events at OSCON. There are more people I know I'm forgetting, but I promise to come back to you.
The city that really knows how: The motto "the city that knows how" is normally attributed to San Francisco — and it's a very accurate one — but the City by the Bay could learn a thing or two from Portland. A free downtown train for starters would be nice in San Francisco. Plus, people are generally very easygoing and polite in Portland, making it a great place to visit. Coupling my affinity for Corvallis with a growing affinity for Portland, the state of Oregon is rising on the charts as one of my favorite places.
Honorable mention in the swag department: While giving out the best in swag awards, I failed to mention that Code for America handed out what I think are the greatest posters that have happened along in quite some time. These posters are historic American quotes from U.S. government "system architect" James Madison and "accessibility expert" Susan B. Anthony written in binary. Go take a look here — I'll wait. I have the Madison and Anthony posters on the wall at the office in Felton. For printed matter, it definintely edges out the excellent Linux Journal calendar.
Thanks again, O'Reilly, for hosting such a great show year after year, and we'll see you again in 2011.
(Fedora ambassador Larry Cafiero runs Redwood Digital Research in Felton, California, and is an associate member of the Free Software Foundation.)


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GAME 2 - PENN (1-0) vs. DELAWARE (0-1)
NIT Season Tip-Off First Round
John Paul Jones Arena (Charlottesville, Va.)
Monday, Nov. 12 * 9:30 p.m.
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Penn Game Notes (PDF) / Delaware Game Notes (PDF)
The Series
*The Quakers and the Blue Hens have met 22 times in history, with Penn holding an 18-4 lead in the series.
*These teams have met each of the last three seasons, with Penn winning last year at The Palestra (69-60) and two years ago in Newark (78-68) and Delaware taking the decision three years ago in Philadelphia (97-94 in double overtime).
*Penn and Delaware will also meet in Newark, Del. on Friday, Dec. 21. The last time Penn played a non-Ivy, non-Philadelphia Big 5 team twice in one season? Try St. John's, way back in 1980-81, once in the Red Storm's Lapchick Tournament on the St. John's campus and the second time as part of the Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden.
*Penn is 39-14 all-time against programs that currently compete in the Colonial Athletic Association. (18-4 vs. Delaware, 15-8 vs. Drexel, 1-1 vs. Hofstra, 0-1 vs. JMU, 1-0 vs. Northeastern, 2-0 vs. Towson, 2-0 vs. William & Mary)
NIT Season Tip-Off
Monday's game represents the first game for these teams in the NIT Season Tip-Off. The 16-team, NCAA-exempt event guarantees the Quakers four games, but there are some things to note about Penn's participation...
*On Tuesday night, Penn will face either Fairfield or host Virginia. However, instead of the usual "lose on Monday, play early Tuesday/win Monday, play late Tuesday" scenario, Penn's Tuesday game will be slotted based on its opponent. If Penn's second-round opponent ends up being Fairfield (meaning both the Quakers and the Stags won OR lost on Monday), the game will be at 4:30. If Penn plays Virginia (meaning the Quakers and Cavaliers won OR lost on Monday), that game will be at 7 p.m.
*TV/Radio info for Tuesday: If Penn plays Fairfield, the game will not be televised and the Quakers' radio call will only be available at PennAthletics.com. If Penn plays Virginia, the game will be televised on ESPN3.com and air locally on radio at WXPN (88.5 FM).
*If Penn loses at all in Virginia, the Quakers will be slotted into another four-team regional that will be played Monday, Nov. 19 and Tuesday, Nov. 20 at a site to be determined (most likely by Wednesday).
*However, if Penn WINS both of its games in Virginia, then it's on to New York City's Madison Square Garden. The NIT semifinals will take place Wednesday, Nov. 21, with the consolation and final on Friday, Nov. 23.
Historic Comeback
Friday night's win was historic, in that Penn overcame a 22-point deficit (42-20) to defeat UMBC 80-75. According to NCAA records, which keeps track of such comebacks, it was the largest comeback by a Penn team in history. Click here to see the NCAA list of greatest comebacks.
Busy November
Penn will play seven games before the calendar turns to December. Interestingly, the only full month in which the Quakers will play more than seven games happens to be the shortest month of the year, February -- they will play eight. Penn will play four games in December, seven in January, and five in March.
Countdown to 1,700
Penn's win on Friday was its 1,698th win as a program; the Quakers need two more to become the 10th NCAA Division I program to reach 1,700 victories.
Youth Movement
*Talk about youth -- Penn enters the 2012-13 season with no seniors. In an informal survey of the 345 other NCAA Division I programs, only Georgetown, Navy and Wright State came back as programs that started 2012-13 without any seniors on the roster.
Youth Movement, Part Deux
*Our colleagues at Navy came up with another way to determine a team's lack of experience, using a ratio that measured the total number of combined seasons playing Division I basketball against the number of players on the roster. Penn came in at 1.00 (15 combined years of experience/15 players on the roster). Only 13 teams had a lower ratio. (FYI, Navy was third, at 0.76, behind Cal State Northridge's 0.65 and Dartmouth's 0.73.)
Quaker Notemeal From UMBC
*The game matched the earliest start, by date, in Penn men's basketball history. The only other time the Quakers played on Nov. 9 was in 2007, when they opened with Drexel here at The Palestra. The Dragons won that game in overtime, 67-59.
*Penn won its season opener for the third straight year; head coach Jerome Allen is 3-0 in season openers (he took over after seven games in 2009-10).
*All 12 players who dressed for Penn played in the first half, ten different players scored, and nine different players had assists.
*Penn scored 80 points, something the Quakers did just three times all of last season (they won all three of those games, and are now 6-2 in such contests under Coach Allen).
*Penn had 12 steals in the game, tying a high in the Allen coaching era (most recently set last Feb. 11 against Dartmouth).
*Sophomore Patrick Lucas-Perry scored 15 points in 17 minutes; last year, he had four points and played 28 minutes for the entire season; in fact, Lucas-Perry had more points after just 2:24 of action (5) than he had all of last season.
*Lucas-Perry also had five steals, the most by a Penn player since Zack Rosen had five at Cornell last January 14.
*In his collegiate debut, freshman Tony Hicks scored 13 points, going 4-of-5 from the field and hitting all three of his three-point attempts; he also had four rebounds, three assists and three steals in 24 minutes.
*Sophomore Fran Dougherty nearly had his first double-double, with nine points and a career-high 11 rebounds (previous high eight).
*Sophomore Camryn Crocker scored four points and set a career best with three assists.
*Freshman Darien Nelson-Henry and sophomore Greg Louis made their collegiate debuts; Nelson-Henry had two points and two rebounds in 11 minutes, while Louis had a point, an assist and a block in four minutes.
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Piegan Mountain (GNP) Climber's Log
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|Snidely Whiplash
|First Scramble in GNP
Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2016
|This is a great introduction to GNP. Easy trail to Piegan Pass, and easy cross-country scramble to a saddle and summit. Stable slopes, expansive views. Probably the easiest major summit in the park.
|Posted Sep 1, 2016 9:57 am
|Piegan MT
Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2015
|Climbed with a friend from work. Super clear and windy day. Awesome views.
|Posted Sep 14, 2015 2:54 pm
|2009, 2010, 2011
|Posted Apr 17, 2013 1:28 pm
|2011 - solo
started at Siyeh Pass, in combination with Cataract Mountain and Pollock Mt., descended via Lunch Creek.
|Posted Feb 24, 2013 6:16 pm
|From lunch creek solo.
|Posted Jan 28, 2013 7:07 pm
|Short trip, big payoff!
|Summer 2012
Climbed this one with Jose and Colin, two Peak Performers, from Lunch Creek. A very hungover climb, never felt so good after a sweat. The saddle above Piegan Glacier was impressive, as were the views from the summit. The views of Blackfoot Glacier Basin and a slew of 10000 footers await atop this easy summit. From here we headed for Pollock...
|Posted Jan 1, 2013 12:06 am
Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2010
|Lots of goats!
|Posted Dec 17, 2012 9:08 pm
|From Lunch Creek
Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2012
|For such an easy climb, the summit views, particularly towards the Blackfoot Glacier Basin, were really impressive.
|Posted Oct 22, 2012 5:15 am
|Piegan, Pollock, Bishop's Cap
|Part of the trifecta.
|Posted Mar 3, 2012 10:38 pm
|Piegan, Pollock, Bishop's Cap
|Part of the trifecta.
|Posted Mar 3, 2012 10:37 pm
|Piegan (windy day)
|Fun climb, but very windy and unable to enjoy the summit for as long as we would have liked to. Storm came in quickly. Great views.
|Posted Aug 23, 2011 12:27 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2011
|Climbed solo. Also did Pollock and Bishop's Cap. Then came down the gully between Pollock and Bishop's Cap.
|Posted Aug 1, 2011 10:18 pm
|mtn ear
|Traverse- part 1
Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2007
|This was the first mountain of the day of a traverse that included Pollock and Bishops Cap.
|Posted Apr 10, 2011 10:40 am
|Great hike
Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2000
|A bit easier than Pollock, but why not climb both while you're there? Amazing view from the summit down to the glacier on the east face.
|Posted Jan 11, 2011 10:33 am
|Climbed with Holly and Red from Siyeh, descended through lunch creek into the worst lightning and hail in my life. Scary weather.
|Posted Oct 18, 2010 12:40 pm
|Piegan and Pollock
|I can't think of a better way to sweat out a hangover.
|Posted Aug 18, 2010 10:26 pm
|Piegan Mtn.
Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2009
|Fun mountain to climb. Climbed with Rebelgrizz & Cougar14.
|Posted Jul 12, 2010 9:07 pm
|Piegan Mountain
Date Climbed: Aug 7, 1982
|1982 with Bill. Also summited Pollock.
Again with Ron in 2012 after climbing Pollock from Lunch Creek.
|Posted May 25, 2010 5:06 pm
|Piegan Mtn
Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2009
|Climbed solo. Was a perfect sunny day. Went on to Cataract after this one. My profile photo was taken from this summit with Siyeh in the background.
|Posted Oct 5, 2009 9:46 am
|new way down?
Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2009
|summitted amidst fresh snow and thick fog with a group of hardy companions. initial plan was to traverse to Pollock and Bishops Cap before heading down Piegan Pass, but weather changed our plans. found out our compass was broke while lost in the fog in trying to descend back to Lunch Creek. eventually ended up descending the south side of the mountain, wrapping E/SE around Piegan Glacier. we climbed down a variety of class III and IV gullies until several hundred feet above the Going-to-the-Sun Road; found a game trail in a large, grassy area and took it south until the trail disappeared. scrambled down talus and bushwhacked for about 10 minutes before spitting out just west of Siyeh Bend.
|Posted Sep 28, 2009 1:02 am


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Brevard, N.C. - Michael Crumbaker found a wide-open Eric Watts on third down in overtime for the winning touchdown as the Tornados brought home their first South Atlantic Conference home win over the visiting Tusculum College Pioneers, 27-24.
The win clinches the Tornados first winning season in modern school history as the Tornados (6-1, 2-1 SAC) racked up 236 yards on the ground, led by quarterback Michael Crumbaker with 21 carries for 72 yards. Shaton Pratt carried the ball 12 times for the Tornados, finding pay dirt once from one yard out as he went for 61 yards with a long of 34 on the day.
In the air, Crumbaker went 3-4, finding Watts twice for 67 yards and the game-winning touchdown, while Justin Fleming hauled in the other Crumbaker offering, going 27 yards up the seam on the play.
On the defensive side of the ball, the Tornados were led by their pair of Preseason First Team All-SAC linebackers as both Stanley Jones and Brandon Rawls recorded 12 tackles on the day with Jones making two of his stops behind the line of scrimmage and Rawls picking up half a sack.
Michael Gist got back on track this week in the passing game, picking off a pass from Bo Cordell early in the first quarter and returning it 39 yards for a score. Gist came into the game leading the SAC with four interceptions, scored his third touchdown of the season and has racked up 157 return yards this season.
Tusculum (1-5, 0-3 SAC) was led by their freshman quarterback as Cordell went 29 of 48 for 297 yards through the air with the one interception. Cordell was also the leading rusher, picking up 37 yards on the ground.
When Cordell connected, his favorite targets were Marcus Foster, 10 catches for 45 yards, and Nate Binder, five catches for 129 yards.
On the defensive side, Marcus Jackson picked up eight tackles with one going for loss, while Zachary Norman had seven solo tackles.
The Tornados opened up the game, winning the coin toss and electing to receive the ball, marching down the field on seven plays, going 69 yards in 3:27 with the drive capped off by Pratt's one-yard plunge.
On Tusculum's first possession, Cordell found tight end Jarrell NeSmith over the middle, but the pass bounced on the normally reliable hands of the senior. Gist jumped on the second attempt on the pass out into the flat, returning the ball 39 yards for the score as Brevard jumped out to a 14-0 lead less than five minutes into the game.
The Pioneers rebounded from the quick turnover, opening up their second drive on their 42-yard line. 12 plays and 42 yards late, Gareth Rowlands drove the ball through the uprights from 34-yards out as Tusculum cut into the deficit, 14-3 with 6:44 left in the first quarter.
Penalties marred the Tornados next drive and they were forced to punt from deep within their end zone.
Tusculum again capitalized on the short field, going seven plays and 35 yards before the Tornados defense stiffened up, keeping the Pioneers out of the end zone, but allowing Rowlands to connect from 20-yards out to cut the lead to 14-6.
The Pioneers continued their run, holding the Tornados to short drive and forcing a punt, but sophomore punter/wide receiver Eric Watts forced the next Tusculum drive to start at their 20 with a booming 54-yard punt.
Cordell wasted no time in launching one to Binder, going to him for 74 yards as the senior wide receiver was finally chased down at the Tornados eight-yard line by safety Donald Hudson.
The stop was only temporary as Collin Wigely dove through the pile for a one-yard touchdown and Rowlands' extra-point put the lead at Tornados 14, Pioneers 13 with 9:21 left in the half.
The Tornados turned in one of their classic time-consuming drives to close out the opening 30 minutes as Crumbaker and Pratt both carried the ball four times on the drive before Richard Bush scampered through the line for a one-yard touchdown run to give the Tornados the 21-13 lead going into the locker room.
The score would remain the same after the third quarter as the teams traded punts and swapped field position three times in the quarter.
Tusculum attempted to break the deadlock in their opening possession of the fourth quarter, moving the ball 41 yards on 12 plays, but Rowlands 35 yard field goal was pulled wide left.
The Tornados went three-and-out on their following possession and Tusculum took the field with 7:33 left to play, moving the ball 88 yards in eight plays before Wigely found the end zone for the second time in the game, this time from three yards out. Cordell's pass to Binder was good, completing the two-point conversion as the Pioneers tied up the game at 21 with 4:41 left.
The Tornados moved the ball into scoring position as Crumbaker found Watts for a 34-yard strike down to the Pioneers seven-yard line.
Four plays later, Chase Henry lined up for a 21-yard attempt on the left hash mark, but pulled the ball left of the goal posts with 2:03 remaining in regulation.
The score would remain the same as the teams went into overtime.
Tusculum took possession first in the extra period and helped by a Tornados face-mask penalty, had first and goal on the BC ten-yard line. The Pioneers advanced the ball up to the three and had two plays to punch it into the end zone but were denied by the Tornados and had to settle for a Rowlands 20-yard field goal to take the lead 24-21.
Needing a stop, the Pioneers defense forced the Tornados into a third-and-18 situation as a miscommunication between Crumbaker and Pratt left Brevard with the ball at the Pioneers 33-yard line, but Crumbaker on a designed rollout to the left found a wide-opened Watts at the three-yard line and the sophomore strolled into the end zone for the 27-24 win.
Brevard is back on the gridiron on Saturday, October 17th, as they host Mars Hill College. Kickoff between the local SAC rivals is set for 6 p.m. at Brevard Memorial Stadium.
Tusculum returns home to Greeneville, Tenn. to host Catawba College for an afternoon kickoff set for 2 p.m.


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