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Medicine and energy researchers explore similarities in pumping blood and oil
|(Nanowerk News) Researchers from two of the nations largest industries medicine and energy will come together Dec. 8, 2008, to explore synergies in moving oil and pumping blood.
|Much like moving oil through a pipeline, the heart must pump blood through the body. Both systems need clean, well-functioning pipes (or blood vessels), free of blockages or corrosion, to function with incredible efficiency. Both industries also are crucial to our nations economy and future.
|Sponsored by ExxonMobil, the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center and the University of Houston, the Pumps & Pipes II conference will stimulate discussion, spark ideas and share new technologies among experts in the petroleum, medical and imaging industries that face similar challenges, even if on a very different scale.
|The conference will be held at UHs Texas Learning and Computation Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday, Dec. 8 in Philip G. Hoffman Hall, Room 232.
|I strongly believe the solutions to many of our problems already exist in someone elses toolbox, but a forum is required to bring together this expertise, said Dr. Alan Lumsden, chair of cardiovascular surgery at The Methodist Hospital. This, therefore, is a uniquely Houston opportunity to engage engineers from the energy industry with cardiovascular physicians who share common goals: using imaging to identify targets, navigate catheters and drills into those targets, maintain flow in pipelines and blood vessels, prevent these tubes from clogging, repair them when they break down and improve the pumps when the pressure fails.
|The presentations are designed to offer common language and terminology to all parties, as well as provide a platform to discuss the hurdles facing each discipline. Talks will focus on the use of robots in pipelines and in medicine, taking a look inside well imaging compared to intravascular imaging, membranes and filters, and the use of nanotechnology across both industries. Attendees will include imaging specialists, computer scientists, physicists, engineers, geologists, vascular biologists, researchers from medical device manufacturers, and clinicians and researchers specializing in cardiovascular disease.
|All our fields rely on constant innovation, which requires diversity of thought, said William E. Kline, manager of the Wells and Materials Division at ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co. Thats why the opportunity to rummage around in the other guys toolkit is so exciting.
|Program directors from the co-hosting organizations are Lumsden, Kline and Ioannis Kakadiaris, Eckhard Pfeiffer Professor of Computer Science at UH. Among the 18 presenters, these three will kick off the conference with lectures titled My Medical Toolkit, My Oilfield Toolkit and My Engineering Toolkit, respectively. UH System Chancellor and UH President Renu Khator will provide the welcoming remarks.
|Last year, our first Pumps & Pipes conference provided a high-level overview of similar technologies that exist in the energy industry and medicine, revealing fertile areas for synergy, Kakadiaris said. Ultimately, we would like this forum to identify and promote better technologies that may have never been considered if not for the ideas sparked by our discussions and interactions. Were seeking tools from each sector that could have complementary applications, ranging from modifications of existing equipment or practices to visionary, out-of-the-box paradigm shifts.
|For more information about the conference, visit www.pumpsandpipes.com. To RSVP, contact Sarah Sweaney at [email protected] or 713-743-4019.
|Source: Methodist Hospital, Houston
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Her sentiments are echoed by event co-chair and fellow board member Christina Rodgers, "This event is different: it gives people a chance to loosen up with some great Jazz/Funk music, while also offering people inside access to several unique experiences via our live auction. You'll be able to bid on one-of-a-kind activities with very talented people including PMAC faculty, local chefs, and business owners." Says Harrison, "Think how cool it would be to spend an afternoon with artist Roger Goldenberg in his studio, hang out at a jazz show at The Press Room with saxophone virtuoso Matt Langley, pick the brains of chef Evan Hennessey in his restaurant kitchen (Stages at One Washington), or take yourself off to Boston in a chauffeur driven car with five of your friends to find a great restaurant and then get driven home!"
Rodgers emphasized that while the event will be a great party, it also supports a very important cause. "We are at a critical juncture in PMAC's history. The school has outgrown its current space and it's time to move on, but it also needs funds to continue providing the same great programming that has made it the successful community music and arts school that it is. The funds raised at this event will help to ensure a seamless transition to PMAC's exciting new home as well as provide access to the high quality ensemble and private art and music instruction that the community has come to expect."
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MSNBC's Chris Hayes knows how his show differs from Bill O'Reilly's. It's the diversity factor versus the O'Reilly factor.
Nightly cable news is a sea of white male pundits, but Hayes' Up program has broken the mold to become the only Sunday show in its timeslot to have a majority of guests who are not white men, or even men.
Speaking to the Columbia Journalism Review days before his new primetime show 'All In' debuts, Hayes said there's no secret as to why he's able to interview such a diverse roster of guests. His show runners simply think about diversity and acts accordingly:
'We just would look at the board and say, 'We already have too many white men. We can't have more.' Really, that was it,' Hayes told the Huffington Post. 'Always, constantly just counting. Monitoring the diversity of the guests along gender lines, and along race and ethnicity lines.'
Out of four panelists on every show producers have ensured that at least two were women, Hayes says. 'A general rule is if there are four people sitting at table, only two of them can be white men. Often it would be less than that.'
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tavon Austin returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown, Pat Miller scored on a 52-yard interception return and Tyler Bitancurt kicked a 28-yard field goal as time expired, helping No. 22 West Virginia clinch a share of the Big East championship with a 30-27 victory over South Florida on Thursday night.
The Mountaineers (9-3, 5-2) pulled even with Louisville in the conference standings and likely will receive the league's automatic berth in the Bowl Championship Series if Cincinnati beats Connecticut on Saturday to create a three-way tie for the title.
USF (5-7, 1-6) finished its season on a three-game losing streak and failed to qualify for a bowl bid for the first time in seven years.
Geno Smith set up Bitancurt's third field goal of the night with a 26-yard completion to Stedman Bailey on fourth-and-10 from the USF 42. The West Virginia quarterback also led an 11-play, 78-yard drive that Dustin Garrison finished with a 5-yard TD run to make it 20-all with just more than 5 minutes to go.
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Daniels returned from a shoulder injury to throw for one touchdown and run for another. Jenkins gave the Bulls their only lead of the game.
Louisville earned its share of the league title by beating USF last week. The Cardinals hold the tiebreaker over West Virginia if the race ends in a two-way tie, but the Mountaineers likely will receive the coveted BCS berth if Cincinnati beats UConn at home to force a three-way deadlock.
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Following a series of disputes over academic freedom and shared governance between the ISU faculty and senior administration, ISU President Arthur C. Vailas and the Idaho State Board of Education ordered the suspension of ISU's Faculty Senate. A provisional senate was elected by the faculty, which returned most of the former senators to the new body, but ISU has refused to recognize its activities. FIRE and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) have raised serious concern over the implications of the unilateral dissolution of ISU's representative faculty body, and the AAUP opened a formal investigation into ISU's suspension of the Faculty Senate. The report from the AAUP investigation heavily criticizes the ISU administration for its actions against the faculty. On June 11, 2011, at the AAUP's annual meeting, its members voted unanimously to sanction ISU.
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Court affirms dismissal of Idaho professor's case
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by Associated Press Idaho Press-Tribune POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) – The Idaho Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a professor who claims he was wrongfully terminated. The justices issued a ruling Wednesday in the case of Habib Sadid, who claims he was fired from Idaho State University for publicly voicing his discontent with administration policies. Sadid sued the university in state court in 2008 while he was still employed at the school, but the case was dismissed. Officials at the Pocatello university lauded the decision of the high court to affirm the dismissal of the […]» Read More
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On Tuesday, a group of faculty members at Idaho State University (ISU) filed a federal lawsuit against their institution and ISU President Arthur C. Vailas, alleging violations of their First Amendment rights. The group, called the Idaho State University Faculty Association for the Preservation of the First Amendment, alleges that the university blocked ISU's Provisional Faculty Senate from sending emails to the entire faculty at ISU, thereby preventing the Provisional Faculty Senate from effectively communicating with its constituents regarding the important matter of a new faculty constitution. The group's federal complaint further alleges that as a result of this tactic, ISU was […]» Read More
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In a letter in March, FIRE raised serious concern about the February decision by Idaho State University (ISU) President Arthur C. Vailas and the Idaho State Board of Education to suspend ISU's Faculty Senate just one week after it recorded a vote of no confidence in Vailas. The administration had cited a "stalemate" with the faculty. Indeed, the suspension followed longstanding tension between the Faculty Senate and Vailas' administration, evidenced in disputes over the termination of a faculty member who criticized the university, a vote of no confidence in ISU Provost Gary Olson, and the expression of many other serious concerns about Vailas' leadership (PDF) and proposed reorganization of the […]» Read More
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In a letter yesterday, FIRE called upon Idaho State University President Arthur C. Vailas to explain the Idaho State Board of Education's recent decision to suspend Idaho State's Faculty Senate. The suspension was levied on February 17, just one week after the Faculty Senate recorded a vote of no confidence in Vailas. As The Chronicle of Higher Education reported: In an apparently unprecedented step, the Idaho State Board of Education voted on Thursday to suspend the Faculty Senate of Idaho State University and instructed the university's president to put in place an interim faculty advisory structure. In a statement released after […]» Read More
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Using CogSketch to increase sketching and spatial skill development in Geoscience classrooms
Bridget Garnier1, Carol Ormand1, 2, Maria Chang3, Basil Tikoff2, Thomas Shipley4, Kenneth Forbus3
1Carleton College, 2University of Wisconsin-Madison, 3Northwestern University, 4Temple University
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- Garnier, B., Ormand, C. J., Chang, M., Matlen, B., Tikoff, B., Shipley, T. F., & Forbus, K. D. (2014, October). Testing CogSketch geoscience worksheets as an effective spatial learning tool in introductory geoscience courses. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, 46(6), 671.
Many fundamental geoscience concepts and tasks require advanced spatial thinking, including geologic time, plate tectonics, reading topographic and geologic maps, or visualizing the Earth's magnetic field, ocean and atmospheric circulation patterns, and others too numerous to mention. Many students taking introductory geoscience courses struggle with these spatial thinking concepts or tasks, and therefore with the course. Cognitive research has shown that sketching is a valuable tool for spatial skills development in engineers (Sorby, 2009). Geoscience instructors have also long understood the value of sketching through personal use and field exercises. Sketching can deepen a student's understanding and can be used as a tool for communicating comprehension to peers and instructors (Ainsworth, 2011). In short, practice makes students better both at sketching and at spatial thinking. Our goal is to use frequent sketching to help students develop their spatial thinking skills and understand difficult geoscience concepts, allowing a wider range of students to become interested in the geosciences and continue with higher coursework.
However, there are logistical challenges to including frequent sketching in a classroom setting. Introductory geoscience courses range in size from tens of students to hundreds of students. With large classes, instructors do not have time to grade each sketch, give constructive and individualized feedback before bad habits are formed, and determine whether students understand concepts before moving on to new topics. Therefore, we reach an impasse between knowing that sketching is a strong strategy for learning and not being able to implement it frequently or effectively in the classroom.
Working as a team of geoscience researchers, cognitive psychologists, and computer programmers in SILC, we are developing a set of worksheets on geoscience concepts that utilize CogSketch, a sketching software program with a built-in virtual tutor. CogSketch can be used in a course to increase the frequency of sketching and immediate feedback with minimal added effort from instructors or TA's. CogSketch allows students to sketch spatial concepts and relationships with a stylus or mouse and provides them with feedback (via the virtual tutor) about their sketch by comparing it to the instructor's solution (Figure 1). CogSketch geoscience worksheets that have been developed focus on four spatial skills that are difficult for students to master and are commonly used in geoscience:
- Disembedding is the ability to identify specific and important information from a larger pool of information.
- Scaling is the linear transformation of an object to a larger or smaller size.
- Understanding dynamic processes is the ability for students to understand and communicate the dynamic nature of a system.
- Penetrative thinking is the ability to mentally visualize the spatial relations inside an object.
Figure 1: An example of how a student completes a CogSketch worksheet. Each worksheet contains a background image and directions. The student sketches onto the image, move objects, and/or annotate photos. At any point, the student can click the Feedback button to receive advice on his or her sketch. CogSketch compares the student's sketch to a solution sketch, identifies the discrepancies and supplies the student with pre-written advice to help correct their mistakes. The student can correct their mistakes and continue to click the Feedback button until no mistakes are present and the message "Your sketch looks good to me!" appears.
An example of a worksheet is given in Figure 2. This worksheet focuses on strike/dip and block diagrams, which are two structural geology concepts that are difficult for students to visualize and understand. Students must use penetrative thinking skills to rotate the strike and dip symbols into the correct orientation and sketch the missing side of the block diagrams. For incorrect, the feedback often directs the student to the information they need to complete the task. The feedback may ask a question, 'If you were looking at the top of the box, which direction is the bedding dipping to?', or direct the student to a piece of information they may have missed, 'The strike and dip symbols are show on the top face of the block diagram'.
Figure 2: Strike and Dip and Block Diagram worksheet. This worksheet covers structural geology concepts and penetrative thinking. Students have to move and rotate the strike and dip symbols into the red boxes to indicate the orientation of bedding shown in the block diagrams. For the Block Diagram section, students have to sketch the missing side of the diagrams by using the information on the other two sides.
We pilot tested 8 CogSketch worksheets in an introductory geology class at Carleton College in the spring of 2013. Students learned the program within 20 minutes and completed each worksheet in 10-20 minutes. We saw that students requested feedback (virtual tutor) an average of 2 times per worksheet and in multiple cases, students used the feedback to make changes to their sketches. Ideally, we want to increase how often students use the virtual tutor to help them improve their sketches. Worksheets were revised based on completed worksheets and questionnaires completed by students.
We have increased our worksheet curriculum to 26 worksheets that cover 13 topics in introductory geology (Figure 3). A larger study will be conducted in Spring 2014 with students in at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Wisconsin-Baraboo. In this study, students will engage in frequent sketching – typically once or twice a week -- either using CogSketch worksheets or paper versions of the same worksheets. This design will allow us to
- Test the efficacy of the worksheet content in developing students' spatial skills and their understanding of the geoscience content covered by the worksheets, and
- Separate the effect of immediate feedback (from the virtual tutor) from the effect of sketching in the learning process.
We hypothesize that both frequent sketching and getting immediate feedback on their sketches will have significant effects on student learning in introductory geoscience courses.
Figure 3: Matrix of the four spatial skills and introductory geoscience topics. Each green box represents a CogSketch worksheet, which focuses on a difficult geoscience concept in the selected topic and at least one spatial skill. Most worksheets focus on multiple spatial skills, but only the main spatial skill is used to categorize each worksheet.


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Just wanting to initiate an audio on click. Want to play a bunch of *.m4a files for different areas of the screen and I don't see any audio queues built in so I'm assuming I need to call a JS script to make it play.
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A few month ago I wrote a post about "Search Facebook Friends With Jquery Autocomplete". The problem that after a while it become not relevant due to the changes in the jquery autocomplete API. Due to many requests that I got (in comments,emails, facebook, twitter) I decided to update it. So here we go...Before I start I have to admit that I don't like the new API it is too hacky to make a custom autocomplete and it is not documented!.Before we implements "Search Facebook Friends With jQuery" we need to look at the jQuery autocomplete source code, https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/blob/master/ui/jquery.ui.autocomplete.js#L507....
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I have had some video posts, I have had a giant journal like post, and now some pictures. We weren't really allowed to take pictures outside, so most of these are from inside. Click on a thumbnail to scroll through the images.
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Pictures From Colombia Part IJune 5th, 2011
Colombia 2011June 5th, 2011
I'm not sure if it's because I'm a sentimental person, or if it's cause I watched the Real World finale today (yes, I watch that crap), or if it's cause I have ovaries, but today I am missing Colombia. It's the morning after I returned home {at the time of writing} and, yes, I have the post vacation blues. I get this often when I come back from a trip as I remember the fun times, the people I was with, and all of the little minute memories that my detailed brain recalls.
I was in Colombia for a week. I traveled down there with Joey and we were joined from the US by Scott, Christina, Alejandro and Amalia. And once down there, we were surrounded by Juan and Lala's friends and family. Tons of them. All of them special.
The driving was crazy, as a two way street would quickly turn into a one way street, as cars would decide when and what they wanted to do. Two lane streets, would quickly become 4 lane streets, and cars would be swerving to avoid other cars and potholes.
Apparently I am much more fluent in Spanish when I have been drinking. Good to know.
I ate odd food such as pig intestines, pork belly, and crazy looking fruits. I was also sick to my stomach for a few days. I am not saying those last two sentences are related, because I did love the food.
Nearly everyone has a maid. It was awesome to come down the stairs and be offered breakfast, and to go back up the stairs and our beds were made, sheets were changed, and everything tidy and in the closets. I could get use to that sort of lifestyle.
I will take with me a lot of memories from this trip. But the most memorable will be all of the great people I was able to see, hang out with, visit with, catch up with, spend time with and especially laugh with. Laughter was omnipresent.
I have had a Colombian flag hanging in my apartment for the last few years. It always held meaning for me, in that it reminded me of my friendship with Juan. But now it holds more meaning, as my heart has further attached itself to the beautiful country it represents
Some recollections… {editor's note: I probably should have broken this up into individual posts, but when I started, I didn't think I was going to do nearly a day to day journal. Its even TLDR for me.}
According to Joey, Supermodels work in customs in Bogota. Unfortunately for me, I got the guy that didn't understand English. Eventually after calling his coworker over, he figured out that I was there for pleasure, and not business. Upon exiting the airport, there were droves of people, crowding, and holding signs and shouting for their loved ones arrivals. I felt like I was on the red carpet, as they were crowding the barrier. Our plane had arrived early, but fortunately we saw Juan nearly immediately.
Bogota Beer Company (Wednesday May 25, 2011)
We left the airport in Mauro's car, waded thru traffic, picked up Alejandro and walked to the Bogota Beer Company. It was odd entering the bar, having to raise our arms, and be metal wanded. Though, I felt safer because they did. We enjoyed some really delicious appetizers and beer and it was a good welcome to South America.
Gaira Café (Thursday May 26, 2011)
Grammy winner Carlos Vives owns a restaurant, that is located within his mother's old house. It is a place of live music, and good food and we had reservations. Our driver was late, and therefore we were late to the restaurant. Upon calling the restaurant, they said that if we were there one minute past our reservation, then they would give our table away. We pulled up 15 minutes late, and there was a crowd outside trying to get in. Fortunately we were still able to get in.
Once in we ordered a crazy platter of appetizer type samplers (fritanga), and a few bottles of rum. The restaurant was in eating mode. But an hour later, it became theater mode as the workers acted out some sort of story. Shortly after it became concert mode, as a band was on stage playing live music. Shortly after that, it became dance hall, as more musicians were on stage, and everyone was dancing on and around the tables.
I tried all of the different food items, the chicharron, the empanadas, the chunchullo, and everything else on the fritanga platter. Apparently I got liquored up (I do like rum), and didn't want to leave when it was time to leave. I kept asking for "10 more minutes." Which became a running joke for the trip as people would not stop giving me crap about it. Of course, I merely laughed it off.
Museums (Friday May 27, 2011)
We visited two museums as well as drove around the city. Driving here is crazy, as I already mentioned. We went to the museum of gold and the Fernando Botero museum. The gold museum was basically a history of Colombia, with all of its old artifacts and descriptions.
The Botero museum holds a collection of Botero's own paintings, as well as some of his private collection of pieces that included Monet and Picasso. Botero had a unique style that looked almost cartoon like. Most characters were quite large, quite nude, and often there was either a reflection or a little detail poking its way into the background.
After the museums, we had a delicious lunch at Habemus Papa. Ceviche, Empanaditas del pacifico, wine, and with a main dish of lechona.
A quick stroll down the street led us to Conosur, a cone eatery. Everything is served in cones, from ice cream, to crab.
And an odd story to cap this day. I had some night terrors, which in-turn, terrorized Joey who was in the same room. In my sleep, apparently I was shouting "Help Me, Get Away, Help me." A little bit later, I thought I saw something in the room (I was half asleep), and I started panicking, scrambling, and shouting "Help Me!" again. This time, I shook Joey's leg and had him turn on a light. It was really odd. I used a night light the rest of the night, cause I'm a little boy.
Wedding (Saturday May 28, 2011)
I expected an evening that ran as late as 4, 5 or even 6am. So I was surprised that this party concluded, and I was back home by 11pm. Although I was exhausted like it was 6am.
We were scheduled to leave with the bride from the house around 10am, so we couldn't be late. She looked stunning as she came down the stairs in her dress. She rolled to the wedding in style, in an old Bentley. All of the American gringos rode in a separate car, through the rain, and through traffic for an hour and forty-five minutes. Upon arrival to the club, the church was packed, and it was standing room only outside under a tarp. The wedding started shortly thereafter.
After the wedding, the reception was just down the sidewalk at the main building of the club. There were two floors. When you walked in the top floor, everyone was looking over the balcony. You'd have figured that below were the bride and groom. But nope, it was the location of the television screen showing the Barcelona vs. Manchester United Champions League final game (Barca won 3-1).
The reception was a lot of fun. There was a mariacchi band that Juan had surprised Lala with, and there were multiple other bands. All sorts of latin music that was fun to try and dance to. At one time I had to try to resort to my small swing dancing knowledge to try and blend in. Pero, soy torpe. Good food, fun fellowship, and of course the flowing drinks – as they would come around with glasses of scotch and vodka all night.
Juan kept buying extra hour upon extra hour of the band, eventually the party was over. There were promises of an after after after party, but they didn't occur for us.
I received a ride home from Juan Sr. (Juan's dad), along with Juan's step-mom, and his uncle. She made me laugh the whole way home.
Andrés Carne de Res (Sunday May 29, 2011)
We headed out around 1pm for a lunch at Andrés Carne de Res. This place is 4? stories of chaos and sensory overload. But worth every ounce of it. Wow! Sadly, I was feeling a little sick from the night before, and couldn't handle much of the delicious food. However, that did not stop me from trying it.
The restaurant is divided into multiple levels, with names like heaven, purgatory, earth and hell. There is even a children's romper room area. Think TGIF's but to the 100th degree. Clowns and musicians and many waiters mull around. If an American restaurant added these devious clowns (think cirque style, not balloon animal style), then clowns could make a comeback.
I had my new favorite Colombian dish here: Arepas de Chocolo. It was a crepe/pancake like texture filled with gooey yummy cheese. What is not to like? We also tried fried plantain with cheese (almost like a pizza), great steaks, lulo with spearmint, and an agua aromatica – a bowl of fruit, mint and hot water that acts like a fruit infused tea.
Later that night, we also ordered some pizza. Odd I know, but it was nice to try a different countries version of the Italian/American favorite.
Btw, everything delivers, not just pizza, in Bogota. Kinda like New York. At one time we ordered 3 cases of beer and had that delivered.
Nada (Monday May 30, 2011)
We did practically zero, zilch… Juan had some school work to get done, and since we didn't feel really safe to just go wandering on our own, we stayed around the house most of the day. After feeling nauseous the day before, I didn't entirely mind. We did make one trek out, about a block away to a mercado/flea market type place. Bought some souvenir gifts and returned home. At night, Juan went out to a birthday sushi dinner for his sister-in-law, and since I was still feeling a little bit sick, Joey and I stayed home. Juan's sister, Ana, came over to hang out.
Oh, we also went down the street to the grocery store, and loaded up on coffee bags to bring home.When the attendant asked if we needed help out, I don't think he expected to push our grocery cart up 6 blocks of cobblestone.
Send Off Day, Final Encounters (Tuesday May 31, 2011)
It was a day of eating, and having final reunions. We started with breakfast at Juan's mother and sister's house. Fresh arepa, pineapple, hot chocolate, empanadas, and calentao. Im a mother lover. I love Juan's mother's and they seem to love me too. They are sweet, energetic, funny, and always make me laugh and smile. This breakfast was no different. And in regards to energy, Ana ranks up there as well. She is quick witted, and opinionated (I mean this in a positive way). She likes to challenge, she likes to debate, she likes to engage.
Sadly, I could only eat about half of my food, as I was still feeling queasy. They had me take a pill for "tummy pain" this morning and the last night. I'm not sure if that is helping or making things worse. It is a shame to have so many new food options to try, yet feeling unsure about how my body will react.
We had to leave breakfast after a short while, because we had a lunch engagement. Today is going to be a meal to meal schedule.
After a brief stop at a Juan Valdez cafe, we made our way to Juan Sr. and Martica's house. However, the ruler of the house is their yellow lab, Nala. We hung out there for about an hour, and then made our way to lunch with a few more of Juan's friends. Still feeling sick and queasy, I had a bowl of chicken broth. Boring I know. But there were big dinner plans that I needed to get right for.
In between lunch and dinner, Joey, Pablo, Angela, Lala and I walked up the street where surprisingly, there was a mall. If we had known, on our nada day, we'd probably have come up here. We bought a host gift, and the rest of them had an ice cream. Pablo was calling his doctor friends, and then running down the escalator. He came back with yet another drug for me to try for my stomach. I took the pill graciously. When I got back home, I looked up the drug, saw it wasn't approved in the US, and saw that a side effects were the squirts. Uh oh, this might be a long night (since I don't want you thinking of me, and that, i'll let you know, it didn't have that effect on me).
We headed to dinner where we were joined by Esteban, Marcella, Pablo, Angela, Diego, Mauro, Jenny, Juliana and Lala's parents. El Filetto was the restaurant, and omg, nom nom nom. Still struggling with my stomach, I couldn't eat a ton. But the wine and the appetizers were delicious. I ordered Juan's favorite cut of steak – Punta de anca. Wow. It was so good, juicy, tasty. I was sad to have to give half of it away, but was glad that such a great piece of meat did not get wasted.
We went back home where we were joined by Lala's sister and cousin, who came by to say goodbye to us. We have an early morning coming (4am!!!). I was sad to be leaving, and was thinking I might just stay awake all night. But instead I turned in around midnight.
Leave (Wednesday June 1, 2011)
Arose at 3:45 am, and made our way to the airport. Because Juan was bringing 5 bags, we needed two vehicles to take the 4 of us to the airport. Juan Sr. drove one car, and Lala's parents were in the other.
Airport checking was both confusing and easy. We now had some time before our flight, and before we went thru security, so we had breakfast with Lala's parents at the airport Crepes & Waffles. After breakfast, we made our way thru security, the final duty-free shops, and to our gates. Ciao Colombia, I came away more impressed than I expected.
At our layover in Houston, Joey and I went into the Continental President's club. There was only snack food, and Skinny J wanted a "meal" so we were about to leave. But decided to have one beer first. When we were told the beer was free, our 5 minutes became 90 and we enjoyed a few drinks.
Food and People
I think, when recollecting this trip, what I will remember most is the crazy and tasty food, and the crazy and amazing people. There is a lot of love in this country, and lot of beauty, and a lot of heart. Colombians have a lot of pride in their country, and as it continues to transition itself, it is this pride that shines through. When I first booked this trip, I thought this might be my only trip ever to Colombia. But after enjoying the people, places, sights, and fun, I am looking forward to a return visit.


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2011-12: Earned Third Team All-ODAC honors after averaging 77.8 strokes over 18 rounds played ... tied for 11th at the ODAC Championship with a score of 79-74—153 ... finished sixth out of 41 golfers at the Roanoke Invitational (77-75—152) ... was the Generals' top finisher and was 53rd overall at the William & Mary C&F Bank Invitational with a score of 77-79-70—226 ... tied for ninth at the Pine Needles Intercollegiate with a 78-74—152.
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Roman Koroza and Vasek Konik are a pair of very hot guys, with great bodies. We find then laying on a bed wearing only underwear. They are close together and begin to explore eaah other's bodies with their hands. Vasek moves closer to Roman and begins to kiss and lick his chest. Then they both kiss and continue to run there hands over each other. Moving very close they kiss some more. Their long and slow build up to taking things further is very sensuous and culminates in Vasek releasing Roman's cock from his underwear. Big and stiff that cock needs immediate attention and Vasek begins to lick it up and down the shaft before taking the big cockhead in his mouth and sucking on it. He works his mouth over Roman's hard dick, taking it deep in his throat. Then the guys swap places and Roman eagerly goes for Vasek's big cock too. He too licks it and then uses his mouth to pleasure it, sucking it real good. Roman then turn onto his stomach, with his underwear down so that Vasekcan rim his ass. He tongues the hole and pulls Roman's hard cock between his legs to wank it. Then he fingers that tight hole before rimming it some more. After playing with that hole the guys lay next to each other wanking before moving into a spoon position so that Vasek can fuck Roman's hot ass. His hard cock slips into that tight hole and begins to fuck. Vasek's cock slides in and out of Roman's ass, stretching it well. As he fucks that ass Vasek takes hold of Roman's big, hard cock and slowly wanks it. Roman is really turned on by his hot friend and they soon flip so that Vasek's ass is impaled on Roman's massive cock. As he rides that cock Vasek's own dick swings about, growing harder all the while. Moving into missionary position Roman continues to fuck Vasek's tight ass. Vasek wanks his own hard dick and shoots his load over his belly as he takes that big dick. Roman then pulls out and creams his cock as well, dumping his load on Vasek and then leaning over to kiss him, ending a great scene.
Robert Drtina came in for a massage, by Adam Rupert. We see him as he walks in, wearing only his underwear. Robert looks great, with that great body and handsome face. He removes his underwear so we can see him completely naked. Then he turns around to show his hot ass as he climbs onto the bed and lays down on his stomach. That beautiful ass looks great as he lays there waiting for Adam to arrive. When Adam comes in he is naked as well, with a big smile on his face. He gets right to work massaging Robert's back, the oil glistening as it is worked into the skin. Adam's hands work over Robert's back and down to his sexy ass. He massages the ass cheeks and then the legs as well. Adam then straddles Robert, with his cock resting on that bubble butt, and continues to massage the back, working up to the shoulders before moving down to the ass again. As the ass is massaged Adam spreads the cheeks, showing the tight hole. Robert then moves up onto his knees, exposing his ass hole, as Adam's hands run all over those cheeks. Adam begins to rub Robert's ass crack and his balls. Then he reaches for Robert's cock and begins to wank it as he plays with that tight hole. A slips a finger into the hole, just a little as he wanks on Robert's cock. Robert then turns over and lays on the bed with his cock rock hard. Adam drips oil onto Roberts chest and begins to rub it in, his hands fully exploring it. He takes hold of Robert's hard cock and wanks it some more. The wanking speeds up until Robert shoots a big load right up his chest. Adam then rubs that cum all over Robert's body before leaving him to relax.
Petr Maier is aged 23 and lives in Brno. He works as a manager, of something, and in his spare time he enjoys sports, boxing and kick-boxing. He looks very good as he sits on the training bench for his interview. Then Petr leans back and begins to feel himself. He pulls up his tee-shirt to reveal his body, showing a smattering of hair on his chest. He plays with his nipples a bit, pulling on them and then begins to feel his groin too. Standing up Petr opens his jeans, showing a full bush and dipping his hands in the jeans. Pushing them down further releases his hard cock. Turning to the side Petr's bubble butt comes into view as well as he wanks on his cock a while. Next he sits, back to the camera, on the bench, so his beautiful hairy ass is on disply. His cock and balls are neatly trapped back between his legs as we feast our eyes on that hot ass with its tight hole. Petr stands and bends over, using his hands to spread those cheeks again and we get to explore that hole some more. Standing up, with a foot on the bench Petr wanks that cock some more too before sitting down and continuing. Then he lifts his legs in the air to expose that hole again, with his cock trapped between his legs. He needs to come, so he leans back and wanks himself to a lovely big cumshot and then it is off to the shower, where he takes a piss before washing up. A very nice video from a great looking guy.
Kamil Svoboda is from Upice and is aged 22. He is a student who enjoys sports, athletics and parkour. What a great looking guy Kamil is and he gives a very good account of himself in this shoot. With a very good body, and a beautiful ass, as well as a great cock he looks wonderful. We see the cock in both its flaccid and erect state, and both are a big turn-on. He really sohws everything off very well making this a great shoot.


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Exploring the telephone network wasn't (and isn't) illegal, in and of itself. But phone phreaks sometimes used their skills to make free telephone calls, and that was illegal. Additionally, some phone phreaks wiretaped telephones or stole telephone company equipment, which also got them into hot water.
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Judit Polgar
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So I had read this a couple of times online and thought there would be some loophole with my insurance and they wouldn't cover it. But I called today and they are covering the pump 100%! With my insurance (Anthem Blue Cross VA) they require you to buy from an in-network medical supply company and that company will directly bill the insurance. Thanks to the Medela website for the list of suppliers, I was able to find a participating medical supplier. I called the supplier and he required a "prescription" from the doctor (no big deal).
This is all due to the 2012 Health Care reform bill which went into affect August 1st.
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Markham Village and Town Hall
The arguments in favour of a permanent Town Hall were many: court proceedings were being conducted on the third floor of a Village store, the municipal fire equipment was stored in a shed, the "municipal office" and Council Chambers could only accommodate about 10 people. In addition, Markham Village was expected to grow rapidly.
William Hamilton Hall, the proprietor of Franklin House, contributed part of his property at the southwest corner of Main Street North and Robinson Street for the project. Construction began in 1881 with John Anthony as the architect. The Freemasons and Oddfellows offered to pay almost half the $2,500 construction cost in return for a 99-year lease and their own lodge houses in the Town Hall.
Markham's grand Town Hall opened in January 1882 and the first Council meeting took place there on January 16. For the next 60 years it acted as the centre of activity for the Village.
In 1946, the Town Hall was sold and the building became a cinema. The auditorium floor and staircase to the top floor were removed, the basement was altered to provide a concession area, and the facade was plastered over. The Freemasons and Oddfellows continued to use the building until the early 1950s.
In 1971, York Township became the Region of York and the boundaries of Markham Township changed. Some sections went to the Town of Richmond Hill; others to the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. What remained of Markham Township became the Town of Markham. Council Chambers moved to the former Township offices in Buttonville until 1990 when the Markham Civic Centre opened. The old Town Hall was bought by the Town of Markham in 1983 and restored in the mid-80s. It is now protected under the Ontario Heritage Act.


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- Discipline: The UMAC Program will help your child develop the self-control and discipline that will surely improve their academics as well as any other activity they are involved in. Our students have the self-control to make the right decisions even in tough situations.
- Confidence: UMAC students develop the confidence in themselves to accomplish anything they wish, in and out of the martial arts schools. We help shy, timid children who can't even look you in the eye, develop the confidence to break through concrete at their black belt graduation. When children develop confidence at UMAC, they show confidence in school, home and activities which translates to a successful child in life.
- Fitness Martial Arts: UMAC provides our students with quality martial arts instruction that will give your children the skills to defend themselves, become "bullyproof," and learn traditional martial arts skills, while getting physical exercise. The physical training allows your children to be physically active, get proper exercise and develop healthy habits. This will lead them to feel great about what they are doing and about themselves!
Why UMAC is Uncommon:
- Professional Martial Artists: The Masters of United Martial Arts Centers are full-time professional martial artists who train and teach for a living. It is our lifestyle, not something we do part-time. We wake up every morning filled with energy and passion to teach your children and help them with their martial arts education.
- The "UMAC Character Building Board": We utilize the "UMAC Character Building Board" in every class we teach to help reinforce the martial arts values. We ask the students, "What is important to a martial artist?" Students answer with values such as, "self-control," "respect," and "confidence." As the students demonstrate those values, they receive positive recognition by writing their names on the board so the rest of the class can see.
- UMAC Character Development Programs: At UMAC, we have an array of incentive programs, unique to our organization, to help our students take the UMAC values and bring them outside our centers. We have special incentive programs to encourage reading and improve responsibility along with accountability so the UMAC values can be brought to the student's home and school.
- Transportation Provided: We know how hard it is to get your children to activities after-school. We have the solution for you! We provide free transportation that will pick your children up after-school and safely transport them to our facility.
- Half and Full-Day Programs at no extra cost: UMAC's convenient hours accommodates the working parents' schedules with a pick up time at 6:00 pm. This program is also the answer to the parents' needs for half days, most holidays, and school vacations. When the schools are off, our martial arts school offers a full-day program. The parents are able to drop off the children at 7:30 am and pick them up at 6:00 pm.
We include:
- Transportation from local Schools to UMAC five days a week
- Scheduled early dismissals and half days
- Full-day programs from 7:30 am - 6:00 pm on most school holidays
- We include Full-day programs during Winter & Spring Recesses
- Eight to ten weeks of Summer Camp for Full-time After-Schoolers
We sincerely appreciate the opportunity to work with families to teach and guide our UMAC children to become respectful, confident, disciplined, members of the community. Our After-School students ultimately become our greatest Black Belts, Instructors and Staff because they train daily. An added (and the most important) benefit is that our staff has the ability to reinforce the martial arts values outside of classes as well as in class. This makes UMAC's After-School Martial Arts Program a one-of-a-kind experience for all families and students involved.
Results to expect from the Transported After-School Program:
A happy parent knowing that your child is in a safe caring environment while at work.
A happy child because they are having fun while learning invaluable life skills.
A respectful, disciplined and confident child that feels great about what they are doing and, even better, feels great about themselves.
An appreciative parent because they know UMAC has their back with all half days and full days covered so parents could focus on their work.


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When a DV Dongle is connected to a PC or Mac and used with DVTool software, an amateur radio operator can connect to the international D-Star gateway network and receive/transmit just like a D-Star radio user.
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X-Ring Newsletter
Technical Newsletter From Your Ballistic TechniciansVolume 2, Issue 1
|Flash Hole Deburring and
Primer Pocket Uniforming (cont.)
by Dave Brown
| Q. Some of my friends are avid varmint shooters, and have told me that I need to uniform and deburr my flash holes for best accuracy. What are they talking about?
A. Flash Hole Deburring and Primer Pocket Uniforming are two separate, simple, and permanent case preparation steps towards better ignition. We'll take a look at each, and explain the differences between them.
Here in the U.S., the standard flash hole is normally about .080" in diameter. PPC cases and some European cases are smaller, so if you need to deburr any of these you'll need to contact Sinclair International for a slightly modified tool. It's important to understand that we're going to leave the flash hole's diameter alone. Most flash holes are punched rather than drilled, so there is often a burr left on the inside. It's beneficial to both ignition and accuracy to remove this burr.
| To do this, we place the deburring tool into the case from the mouth, so that it centers its tip in the flash hole. Giving a quick twist, you'll feel the cutter hang up momentarily on the burr(s). When the burr has been removed, the tool will turn freely and the task is accomplished. Tap the case mouth on the bench to remove any debris from the case, and we're done.
A primer pocket uniformer is a tool made to uniform the depth of the pocket and square the radiused bottom edge of the pocket. Normally, these tools consist of a small carbide cutter of the same dimensions as the pocket to be cut, usually either Large Rifle, Small Rifle. Inserted into the primer pocket, a shoulder on the tool will come to rest on the head of the case to prevent it from cutting too deeply.
Remember, we don't want to alter the dimensions of the primer pockets, we just want to make sure they are all uniform and within specs. Giving the tool a few twists, we will feel the cutter removing any high spots, radiused corners within the pocket, etc.. After this is done, our primers may be seated with less variation in depth and seating pressure. As you can see this will aid in consistent, uniform ignition, and better accuracy.
|Thank You For Your Support
Adam Braverman, Vice President, Sales and Marketing
I know that it sounds like an old Bartles and James wine cooler commercial, but Sierra Bullets is very sincere. When I arrived at Sierra, we had three technicians answering your phone calls from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm central time. In that year, 1992, we took over 31,000 calls from reloaders like you.
Two years later, we have six technicians and we accept calls from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm, Monday-Friday. During 1994 we answered 43,554 calls, produced the first two issues of the X-Ring, continued to work feverishly on our 4th edition Rifle and Handgun Reloading Manuals (for introduction in January 1996), gave 181 plant tours and sent out tens of thousands of pieces of information requested by our callers.
At present, we are 2.6% ahead of our 1994 pace in calls received. Please be patient with the techs when you call as we handle each call in the order it was received, and remember, some questions can be answered in two minutes, while other concerns require much more attention. I welcome you comments and suggestions. Thank you and good shooting!!
|Primer Interchangability
By Tommy Todd
Q. Primers have been in pretty short supply lately. Can I substitute Large Rifle primers in my .44 Magnum revolver, since I have some of them on hand?
A. We don't recommend it. Dimensionally, Large Rifle and Large Pistol primers will interchange. However, there is a world of difference in how the two are constructed, due to the difference in operating pressures they are intended for. As a general rule, rifle primers are constructed with much thicker cups, to withstand the higher pressures at which rifles operate.
In many instances pistols and revolvers will not give reliable ignition with rifle primers, due to the thicker cup. Conversely, the thinner cups of pistol primers may pierce if they are used in a rifle, allowing gas to escape back into the action . This results in an obviously dangerous situation. Remember, too, that not all primers give the same results when switching from one brand to another. Just changing brands of primers calls for a load reduction, and working the load back up again for both safety and accuracy. Switching types is just asking for a large economy sized box of trouble. Stick to the correct primers for the application you are loading for.
| .223 Remington For Dogs!!
By Robert Treece
Q. What bullets should I use for an upcoming prairie dog hunt? I'll be using a .223 Remington and am confused by the wide variety of bullets offered in the .22 bore size.
A. Sierra's 50 or 55 grain Blitz bullets are probably going to be your best choices if you're using a conventional (1x10" thru 1x14") twist barrel. These thinly jacketed bullets give explosive expansion, making them ideal choices for instant, humane kills on small varmints such as prairie dogs. The Blitz bullets were designed specifically for the medium capacity cases, such as the .222 Remington, your .223 Remington, and the .222 Remington Magnum. The flat base offers no real disadvantage in these cartridges, since they are generally used at ranges of 250 yards or less. You may want to avoid the Blitz bullets for the larger cases like the .22-250 and the .220 Swift, or fast (1x7" thru 1x9") twist barrels. Either of these may cause the Blitz's thin jacket to disintegrate in flight
| 22-250 For Dogs!!
By Paul Box
Q. This summer I'm planning on doing some prairie dog hunting with my 22-250. I'm undecided on which bullet to use, the Sierra 55 gr. HPBT or the 55 gr. SBT. Which one will make the best choice for me?
A. In towns where shots are often 300 yards and closer, the 55 gr. HPBT makes a fine choice because of it's inherent accuracy and quick, positive expansion. In towns where shots may come at the extreme ranges of the 22-250's limits, the 55 gr. SBT will make a better choice due to its higher ballistic coefficient. This holds especially true when shooting across wind swept prairies. The higher B.C. of this bullet will help it buck the wind better and arrive on target with less drop, higher velocity, and greater energy.


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Hotel project given go ahead
In a 6-1 vote members of St. Marys City Council approved a cooperation agreement among the city, North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission and Creekside Investments, LLC for a new downtown hotel project. Councilman Gary Anderson cast the only opposing vote."I don't think the city is fully protected from any financial liability and I believe that we should have had a letter of credit from his bank or a bond from an insurance company to make sure the city has no financial liability," Anderson explained.Under Act 47 of 2010 the state allocates up to $3 million of Capital Redevelopment Assistance funds for the acquisition. The total cost of the project is $6.2 million for a 65-room hotel.
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Derek Harrison Named Southeast Developmental Coach of the Year
BRISTOL, Tenn. – King College Men's Wrestling assistant coach Derek Harrison was named the Southeast Developmental Coach of the Year by his peers in USA Wrestling this past weekend. The honor is awarded to one coach per region each year that runs a successful national development wrestling club.
Derek Harrison was named Southeast Developmental Coach of the Year this past weekend for his work with the Tennessee Wrestling Federation. He is currently working with the Federation to help build it into a program that is gaining recognition in the southeast and on a national level. He is now in the running among five coaches nationwide for the National Development Coach of the Year Award.
"Just being considered for Developmental Coach of the Year is a huge honor," said Harrison. "Coaching is something you do and don't expect any recognition. You just keep working hard and try to reach as many different athletes as you can. In this case, others noticed and it's a refreshing feeling."
Harrison was one of nine coaches in the region nominated for the award. After a vote put to his peers he was named the Southeast Developmental Coach of the Year for his success and dedication. Currently, there are five regions designated by USA Wrestling with the Southeast Region comprising of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
Harrison works primarily with the best of the area's 11th and 12th graders helping them compete for a spot on the USA Junior National team as well as priming them for a career beyond high school. He also works with children as young as eight years old at the bantam level and all those in between. In 2010, Harrison led Team Tennessee to a top-20 finish at the Junior Nationals for the first time in the state's wrestling history. He will lead his team to Junior Nationals in Oklahoma City, Okla. for the third straight year on June 26.
"Everybody I talk to that has been part of these clubs or Team Tennessee goes on and on about what a good man he is. Of course, I completely agree," said King Men's Wrestling head coach, Nate Moorman. "There is just no better compliment for a college coach than to see your graduates have such a positive impact on others."
A veteran in the wrestling world despite being only 25 years old, Harrison has been on the fast track to becoming one of the up-and-coming coaches in the industry. For the last two years, the Tennessee Wrestling Federation has named him Coach of the Year in consecutive years (2010, 2011) and awaits the selection for the 2012 season.
In addition to serving as the Men's Wrestling assistant coach and the head strength and conditioning coach at King College, Harrison also volunteers with a local club wrestling team. For the last three years he has served as the head coach of Team Tornado, a wrestling club for boys ages seven and up that focuses on teaching Freestyle, Greco, and Folkstyle wrestling to area youths.
"We are really trying to grow wrestling here in the area," said Harrison. "It [wrestling] is really new in this area and it is growing. We are trying to build it into something and teach kids about the sport."
Team Tornado won the Freestyle tournament portion of its recent home dual event that featured Compound (Ga.), East Tennessee Wrestling Academy, and Lion's Pride (Nashville, Tenn.). Team Tornado won placed well and finished second in the Greco tournament that was also a part of the event.
"I don't care where these kids go to college," said Harrison. "I just want them to be good enough so they can succeed wherever they choose to go."
As if Harrison did not have enough on his plate with his duties at King and coaching at the amateur level, he has also taken on duties with USA Wrestling to serve on the Tennessee Board of Directors and was recently voted to become the Treasurer for the Tennessee Wrestling Federation.
"I am insanely busy. The hardest thing of it all is balancing the family life," said Harrison. "I go all year long from college to juniors to club wrestling."
At the club level, Tennessee sports close to 50 clubs as it grows in size compared to the rest of the country. The entire organization of club wrestling hosts hundreds of teams in the region and thousands in the nation.
Harrison is dual graduate of King obtaining both his bachelor's and master's degree from the College. He was a four-year starter for the Tornado varsity wrestling team and was a team captain during his career. Before graduating, Harrison qualified to wrestle at NAIA Nationals and competed overseas against the Turkish and Bulgarian national teams. He graduated in 2009 with a degree in marketing and minored in coaching. He returned to King for graduate school where he received a master's in business administration in 2010 while serving as an assistant for the Tornado men's wrestling team. He is now entering his fourth season as an assistant coach with King and has accumulated 12 years of experience within USA Wrestling.
Last year, Harrison helped the men's wrestling team to a national ranking as high as 11th in the country and sent four the NCAA Division II National Championships where two were crowned All-Americans. He also served as the strength and conditioning coach for the Lady Tornado wrestling team that finished second overall at the WCWA National Championships and sent five to the 2012 Team USA Olympic Qualifier.


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Caught On Surveillance: Confrontation Between TN Police & Inmate Puts Inmate In The Hospital With Broken Bones!
" A surveillance video obtained by Channel 3 of a confrontation between Chattanooga Police and federal inmate Adam Tatum has prompted a news conference Thursday morning. The confrontation between Chattanooga Police and federal inmate Adam Tatum at the Salvation Army's halfway house last June that put Tatum in the hospital with broken bones and got Officers Sean Emmer and Adam Cooley fired for use of excessive force. Tatum's attorney, Robin Flores, obtained the video through court order from the Hamilton County District Attorney General's office. He's seeking to have Tatum's convictions thrown out, after Tatum pleaded guilty to assaulting the officers. "We counted at least 200 blows, 200 individual blows," says Tatum's attorney, Robin Flores. "They were dragging him by his broken leg."" - WRCBTV
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Michigan ranked 24th in final AP poll
Bama a unanimous no. 1 of course; Oregon moves up to 2nd with Ohio 3rd and ND falling to fourth. Good to see ND fall multiple places after that lambasting. I think we can all agree an Alabama vs. Oregon title game would have been much more interesting than the one we got... oh well.
Michigan is the only team with 5 losses to make the final poll. Glad to get some respect seeing as we had a mighty tough schedule and 4/5 of our losses were quite close. But close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades and we were 0-5 against ranked opponents. Definitely proud of our team, and a lot of it was just balls not bouncing our way, but this season was clearly a letdown. Here's hoping Gardner & co. can make a statement in 2013, and most importantly beat Ohio. As always, Go Blue!


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Baked the roll as mentioned for about 25-30 minutes until it was golden brown on the darker side. The result was an amazing and beautiful coffee cake. I didn't have the time or patience to let it cool (was baking at bedtime!). I had a 5yr old clinging to my knees begging for a taste of the coffee cake before she went to bed!! A dusting of cocoa powder and confectioner's sugar completed my coffee cake.
The cake was literally DEVOURED, once I cut into it. Did manage to salvage a few pieces for breakfast the next day and all was gone by then!! I would definitely try this again as the recipe was perfect and easy - light, not overwhelming, not extremely sweet but has all the right ingredients (if you know what I mean - sugar, chocolate and meringue!!). A perfect accompaniment to coffee, as breakfast or a snack!
My only disappointment was not being able to see swirls in the cut piece. A dusting of cocoa or cinnamon over the spread meringue or rolled out dough should do the trick. I will definitely try doing that the next time. I would also like to add some chopped dry fruits to the chocolate chip-nut mixture next time! All in all, I absolutely LOVED this challenge and I did complete it on time eventhough posting a day later!!
Makes 2 round coffee cakes, each approximately 10 inches in diameter. The recipe can easily be halved to make one round coffee cake
For the yeast coffee cake dough:
4 cups (600 g / 1.5 lbs.) flour
¼ cup (55 g / 2 oz.) sugar
¾ teaspoon (5 g / ¼ oz.) salt
1 package (2 ¼ teaspoons / 7 g / less than an ounce) active dried yeast
¾ cup (180 ml / 6 fl. oz.) whole milk ¼ cup (60 ml / 2 fl. oz. water (doesn't matter what temperature)
½ cup (135 g / 4.75 oz.) unsalted butter at room temperature 2 large eggs at room temperature 10 strands saffron for Ria's version (Saffron might be hard to find and it's expensive, so you can substitute with ½ - 1 teaspoon of ground cardamom or ground nutmeg. Or simply leave it plain like Jamie's version)
For the meringue: 3 large egg whites at room temperature ¼ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon vanilla ½ cup (110 g / 4 oz.) sugar
For the filling: Jamie's version: 1 cup (110 g / 4 oz.) chopped pecans or walnuts 2 Tablespoons (30 g / 1 oz.) granulated sugar ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 cup (170 g / 6 oz.) semisweet chocolate chips or coarsely chopped chocolate
Ria's version: 1 cup (130 g / 5 oz.) chopped cashew nuts 2 Tablespoons (30 g / 1 oz.) granulated sugar ½ teaspoon garam masala (You can make it at home – recipe below - or buy from any Asian/Indian grocery store) 1 cup (170g / 6 oz.) semisweet chocolate chips ( I used Ghirardelli)
Egg wash: 1 beaten egg
Cocoa powder (optional) and confectioner's sugar (powdered/icing sugar) for dusting cakes
Directions: Prepare the dough: In a large mixing bowl, combine 1 ½ cups (230 g) of the flour, the sugar, salt and yeast. In a saucepan, combine the milk, water and butter and heat over medium heat until warm and the butter is just melted.
Ria's version: add the 10 saffron threads to the warmed liquid and allow to steep off of the heat for 10 minutes. This will give the mixture a distinct aroma and flavor and a yellowish-orange hue. With an electric mixer on low speed, gradually add the warm liquid to the flour/yeast mixture, beating until well blended. Increase mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes. Add the eggs and 1 cup (150 g) flour and beat for 2 more minutes.
Using a wooden spoon, stir in enough of the remaining flour to make a dough that holds together. Turn out onto a floured surface (use any of the 1 ½ cups of flour remaining) and knead the dough for 8 to 10 minutes until the dough is soft, smooth, sexy and elastic, keeping the work surface floured and adding extra flour as needed.
Place the dough in a lightly greased (I use vegetable oil) bowl, turning to coat all sides. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel and let rise until double in bulk, 45 – 60 minutes. The rising time will depend on the type of yeast you use.
Prepare your filling: In a small bowl, combine the cinnamon and sugar for the filling if using. You can add the chopped nuts to this if you like, but I find it easier to sprinkle on both the nuts and the chocolate separately.
Once the dough has doubled, make the meringue: In a clean mixing bowl – ideally a plastic or metal bowl so the egg whites adhere to the side (they slip on glass) and you don't end up with liquid remaining in the bottom – beat the egg whites with the salt, first on low speed for 30 seconds, then increase to high and continue beating until foamy and opaque. Add the vanilla then start adding the ½ cup sugar, a tablespoon at a time as you beat, until very stiff, glossy peaks form.
Assemble the Coffee Cakes: Line 2 baking/cookie sheets with parchment paper. Punch down the dough and divide in half. On a lightly floured surface, working one piece of the dough at a time (keep the other half of the dough wrapped in plastic), roll out the dough into a 20 x 10-inch (about 51 x 25 ½ cm) rectangle.
Spread half of the meringue evenly over the rectangle up to about 1/2-inch (3/4 cm) from the edges. Sprinkle half of your filling of choice evenly over the meringue (ex: half of the cinnamon-sugar followed by half the chopped nuts and half of the chocolate chips/chopped chocolate).
Now, roll up the dough jellyroll style, from the long side. Pinch the seam closed to seal. Very carefully transfer the filled log to one of the lined cookie sheets, seam side down. Bring the ends of the log around and seal the ends together, forming a ring, tucking one end into the other and pinching to seal.
Using kitchen scissors or a sharp knife (although scissors are easier), make cuts along the outside edge at 1-inch (2 ½ cm) intervals. Make them as shallow or as deep as desired but don't be afraid to cut deep into the ring.
The dough should sound hollow when tapped. Remove from the oven and slide the parchment paper off the cookie sheets onto the table. Very gently loosen the coffee cakes from the paper with a large spatula and carefully slide the cakes off onto cooling racks. Allow to cool. Just before serving, dust the tops of the coffee cakes with confectioner's sugar as well as cocoa powder if using chocolate in the filling. These are best eaten fresh, the same day or the next day.
Look at how airy and the light the cake looks! Yeast works magic on the dough! All in all the result was just beautiful - well risen, baked to the right golden brown perfection...