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4. Pernell Whitaker: Any list involving the all-time best defensive fighters has to include "Sweet Pea," whose array of dips, slips and dodges confounded an entire generation. At first his legs shouldered a fair share of the burden but once he mastered George Benton's lessons of defending while "in the pocket" he brought his game to a level most fighters would never know. Even when less than two feet away hitting him was a frustrating chore and his slick counters enabled him to sweep scorecards like few others.
Olympic career – As mentioned earlier, the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Los Angeles games, a retaliation for Jimmy Carter's decision to not send a U.S. team to the 1980 Moscow Olympics, thinned the field. However, Whitaker was among the very best in the world as he beat two-time gold medalist Angel Herrera of Cuba four times, including at the final of the 1983 Pan Am Games.
Whitaker began his Olympics with a 5-0 decision over Nicaragua's Adolfo Mendez, then repeated the trick against Geoffrey Nyeko of Uganda, Reiner Gies of West Germany and South Korea's Chil Sung Chun. The only fight that didn't go the distance was the final, which saw the corner of Puerto Rico's Luis Ortiz stop the fight after Ortiz took a standing eight count in round two. In five fights, Whitaker was like the best of the old-time college football teams – unbeaten, untied and unscored upon.
Professional career – Whitaker's talents continued to blossom and until his second-to-last fight against Felix Trinidad it could be argued that "Sweet Pete" (his original nickname; a sportswriter mistook the chant for "Sweet Pea," which stuck) never legitimately lost a fight. He captured titles in four weight classes and when he uncharacteristically blasted out Juan Nazario in one round he became the first man since Roberto Duran 12 years earlier to become undisputed lightweight champion, a title which he retained three times before moving up to 140.
Whitaker's record in title fights was 19-3-1 (4) and his title-fight victims included Jose Luis Ramirez (avenging a horrifically bad decision), Greg Haugen, Freddie Pendleton, Azumah Nelson, Jorge Paez, Rafael Pineda, Jake Rodriguez, Buddy McGirt (twice), Julio Cesar Vazquez, Wilfredo Rivera (twice) and Diosbelys Hurtado. His list of non-title victories also stacks up nicely – Roger Mayweather, John Montes, Rafael Williams, Miguel Santana and Harold Brazier.


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Dispatch, Delivery, and Location Logistics for the Aeromedical Evacuation of Time-Sensitive Military Casualties Under Uncertainty
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Effective aeromedical evacuation of casualties is one of the most important problems in military medical systems because high-priority casualties will not survive without timely medical care. The decision making process for aeromedical evacuation consists of the following components: (1) identifying which aeromedical evacuation asset (see figure 1) to dispatch to the casualty, (2) locating aeromedical evacuation assets strategically in anticipation of incoming demand, and (3) deciding which medical treatment facility to transport the casualty. These decisions are further complicated because prioritization of casualties is based on severity of injury while aeromedical evacuation assets and medical treatment facilities operate with varying capabilities. In this dissertation, discrete optimization models are developed to examine dispatch, delivery, and location logistics for the effective aeromedical evacuation of casualties in military medical systems.
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text: Tips to Crack the Coding Interview by David Spark Oct 31, 2012 2 min read [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN0B4mOtwX0&wmode=window&h=315] Gayle Laakmann McDowell's session, "Cracking the Coding Interview," was likely the most popular event at the 2012 Silicon Valley Code Camp conference. McDowell knows her subject well. She's the author of a Cracking the Coding Interview, as well as The Google Resume and is founder of CareerCup, a website that hosts more than 8,000 interview questions for software engineers. Here are a few highlights from her seminar: Be prepared to write long hand McDowell's first piece of advice for a coding interview is be ready to write out your code by hand. You won't have a compiler in front of you, so practice writing and debugging on paper. Make sure you get all your semicolons in place as pseudo-code won't fly. Keep a few tricks up your sleeve McDowell recommends these mental tricks to help you work through questions you can't answer off the bat. Pattern matching: Think about what interview questions are similar to the one you can't solve. Approach the solution to the problem with the version you do know. Simplify and generalize: If the problem is too complex for you to wrap your head around, simplify it or tweak some of the constraints so you can solve an easier version and then generalize a solution that reflects the more difficult problem. Base case and build: Solve the problem for the n=0 and n=1 case and see if you can use solutions from prior problems to solve for n=2 and n=3, and then build from there. Stay calm and carry on McDowell says that one of the grand misconceptions of the coding interview, is the belief that a developer can hear a problem and then just belt out the right answer. That's not how it works. The interviewer really wants to know how you think about what's been presented and how you are going to approach it. She advises calm. Don't expect to know the right answer immediately. It can take the best candidates 30 minutes or longer to work an issue through. Related Links Cracking the Coding Interview [Amazon.com] The Google Resume [Amazon.com]


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Light Blue, Purple, Graphite Gray – Hydrangea Wedding Inspiration
Fresh as spring! I adore hydrangea flowers. Perfectly paired with a vintage wisteria purples, graphite gray and light blue colors make a fabulous wedding theme!
The first two photos in the right corner are from The Knot. The boutonniere by Visual Lyrics Sculpting Nature Into Art. Boutonniere photo by Forever Photography – Picture it Forever". The brilliant bridesmaid bouquets by Newberry Brothers Greenhouse and florist, Denver, Colorado. Bridesmaid bouquet photo by Paige Eden Photography, Denver, Colorado. The bouquets feature hydrangeas, freesia, white peonies and a pale blue satin ribbon wrapped around the stems. The hand painted watercolor hydrangea wedding invitation design by My Personal Artist of course. The bridesmaid dress is from Priscilla of Boston, Vineyard STYLE 1504 in the color lapis. The hydrangea wreath is from Martha Stewart Weddings. The perfect hydrangea cake is from 'Jillicious Desserts' in Oregon phone (541) 929-5435.
IMPORTANT design note: I would certainly carry over the DELIGHTFUL bridesmaid bouquet flower combo throughout your wedding decor (center pieces, cake, wreath, etc.)! Hydrangeas, freesia, AND white peonies! NOT just hydrangeas.


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Express your MARGA - A show into ourselves and back. An Artistic-Social-Scientific experience - Allowing you to discover another side in you. A video-clip from the Experiential & Empowering show on Soul-Body Connection - individual & collective. MARGA is a Sanskrit word from Buddhism, meaning: "The Truth on the Path to Liberation from Suffering. The Path to Enlightenment." The clip refers to fear in our lives. Music composed by Raz Olsher
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