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When prepping your truck to hit the marshes and backwoods in search of adventure, lighting is an important issue to address. Things that go bump in the night have the very real potential to leave you stranded deep in the boonies with no cell phone service to speak of. Having plenty of bright accessory lighting won't guarantee you a safe journey, but it will eliminate the excuse that you didn't see the obstacle in your path. Having your friends laugh at your expense is no fun after being stuck, cold, and alone.
To remedy the lighting issue, we turned to AutoAnything for some online shopping we could accomplish in the comfort of our own home. Our goal was to allow plenty of lights to be mounted to the exterior of our '11 Silverado project to facilitate our dirt exploration periods. With that same mindset, some dressed up lighting for the street wouldn't hurt either. Projector headlamps and LED taillights from Spyder fit our desires for a cool daily driving combination, and a smoked LED third brake light from Putco will back those up. Since this truck sees its share of hunting duties, a Surco Safari roof rack was bolted on to allow additional carrying space. Powerful LED lighting from Vision X was attached to the Surco rack and the Silverado's front bumper, turning night into day at the flip of a switch. Finally, a Bed Rug kit would provide a nonskid, cushioned area to store provisions and be able to hold up to inclement weather along with the day's hunt.
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Lots of Investment in Healthcare IT
John Lynn is the Founder of the HealthcareScene.com blog network which currently consists of 10 blogs containing over 8000 articles with John having written over 4000 of the articles himself. These EMR and Healthcare IT related articles have been viewed over 16 million times. John also manages Healthcare IT Central and Healthcare IT Today, the leading career Health IT job board and blog. John is co-founder of InfluentialNetworks.com and Physia.com. John is highly involved in social media, and in addition to his blogs can also be found on Twitter: @techguy and @ehrandhit and LinkedIn.
There's been a ton of interesting news about investment in healthcare IT lately. Much of what I'm seeing is happening in the mobile health space. No doubt mobile health is a really exciting market right now and I think it's also really exciting because the cost to develop a mobile health app these days is so low.
Here are some interesting investment groups, incubators, etc that are focusing on healthcare IT:
Healthbox – A leading venture capital firm and incubator for startup companies launched Healthbox to focus exclusively on the healthcare industry. They offer $50,000 in seed capital, along with standard incubator services (office, mentor/leaders, etc) and are based out of Chicago. The program will culminate in an investor's day (I might have to get Neil Versel to attend the investor's day).
Rock Health – Another startup seed-accelerator program that offers $20,000 along with mentorship and office space for 5 months. It just started this month in San Francisco and has connections to a lot of the major players in healthcare.
Blueprint Health – A startup accelerator based in New York City. It provides $20,000 of seed capital along with mentorship and a work environment to be able to build your idea. They're initially planning for 10 companies.
Startup Health – This isn't an investment vehicle yet, but I could see it becoming one very quickly. It's part of the Startup America Partnership and has some big names like Time Warner Chairman and CEO, Steve Krein, Esther Dyson, and the founders of Health 2.0 Matthew Holt and Indu Subaiya.
I'm guessing that there are even more programs that I'm missing. I'd love to learn about others in the comments as well. Either way, it's exciting to see all this investment happening in healthcare applications.

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Tap into all the tools in one of the most popular DSLR cameras available and start shooting sensational images with your Nikon D3100 and this fun and easy-to-use app. From shooting in various modes to manipulating depth of field, adjusting aperture and shutter speed, controlling ISO, composing cool photos, and more, the Nikon D3100 Toolkit For Dummies app will help you unleash your creativity and focus on taking your best shots. Whether you're a Nikon newbie or a photo pro, you'll go beyond the basics with the cool digital photography tools in this handy Dummies app and be ready to add some pizzazz to all your pix.
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Link download driver Epson Stylus NX420 printer printer for windows operating system
Link Download driver Epson Stylus NX420 printer for MAC OS
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– On the Choose a printer port page, Choose port printer in use correctly, and then click Next.
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Chemistry Practice Test 8
Question 1
In an isobaric process
- Temperature remains constant
- Supplied heat energy remains constant
- Pressure remains constant
- Volume remains constant
- Enthalpy remains constant
Correct Answer : c) Pressure remains constant
In an isobaric process, the pressure remains constant. Temperature remains constant in an isothermal process. In an isochoric process, volume remains constant. Enthalpy remains constant in an isoenthalpic process.
Question 2
The oxidation number of nitrogen in NO-2 is
- +4
- +3
- +2
- +1
- -4
Correct Answer : b) +3
Oxygen atom in nitrate ion has the oxidation number of -2. Nitrate ion also has a charge -1. Thus the oxidation number of nitrogen in the nitrate ion can be calculated using the formula.
Therefore, X = +3
Question 3
Which of the following statements is TRUE for an E1 reaction?
- E1 reaction requires a strong base to take place
- Primary and secondary alkyl halides are good substrate for the E1 reaction.
- E1 reactions occur during the solvolysis of tertiary alkyl halide
- The rate of E1 vs SN1 reaction increases at lower temperature
- None of these
Correct Answer : c) E1 reactions occur during the solvolysis of tertiary alkyl halide
E1 reaction does not require base to take place. E1 reaction does not occur in primary alkyl halide. The reaction occurs during the solvolysis of tertiary alkyl halide.
Question 4
Predict the X in the following reaction
- X is an alpha particle
- X is a beta particle
- X is a gamma ray
- X is a positron
- None of the above
Correct Answer : c) X is a gamma ray
In the above reaction, technetium is in excited state. It is converted to the ground state by the emission of a gamma ray without change in the atomic number as well as in the mass number. Emission of an alpha particle or beta particle or positron will bring a change in atomic number or in the mass number. But the gamma ray emission will not bring any change in the atomic number or in the mass number.
Question 5
The solution contains 10.0 mmol of acetic acid and its pKa is 4.75. How many millimoles of sodium acetate are required to produce a buffer solution of pH 5.7?
- 3.31 mmol
- 33.1 mmol
- 23.1 mmol
- 35.1 mmol
- 31.1 mmol
Correct Answer : b) 33.1 mmol
Given data: pH = 5.7, pKa = 4.75, Molar concentration of acetic acid is 10.0 mmol.
pH = pKa+ log ([A-] / [HA])
5.7 = 4.75 + log (x / 10)
log (x / 10) = 0.52
x/10 = 3.313
x = 33.1 mmol.
Question 6
A galvanic cell converts
- Electrical energy to chemical energy
- Chemical energy to thermal energy
- Chemical energy to electrical energy
- Kinetic to potential energy
- None of these
Correct Answer : c) Chemical energy to electrical energy
A galvanic cell converts chemical energy to electrical energy. Its redox reaction is spontaneous and responsible for the production of electrical energy. Electrolytic energy converts electrical energy to chemical energy, its redox reaction is non-spontaneous so, electrical energy has to be supplied to initiate the reaction.
Question 7
How many mL of 4M NaOH should be needed to neutralize 20 mL of 8M HCl?
- 20 mL
- 60 mL
- 15 mL
- 40 mL
- None of the above
Correct Answer : d) 40 mL
For the neutralization reaction MaVa = MbVb
Ma = acid molarity, Va = acid volume
Mb = base molarity, Vb = base volume
20 mL × 8 M = x mL × 4M
x = 40 mL
Question 8
Which of the following conditions is suitable for an alkaline solution?
- [H+] < 10-7mol L-1
- All the above
Correct Answer : c) [H+] < [OH-]
Generally in an alkaline solution the concentration of OH- will be higher than the concentration of H+. Therefore, the condition for the alkaline solution is [H+] < [OH-].
Question 9
The following graph corresponds to
- Third order kinetics
- Zero order kinetics
- Second order kinetics
- First order kinetics
- None of the above
Correct Answer : d) First order kinetics
The graph plotted between the logarithm of concentration of the reactant [A] and time is linear. It shows that the rate is directly proportional to the concentration of the reactant and it follows the first order kinetics.
Question 10
The relationship between free energy change and emf of a cell is
- ΔH = -nFE
- ΔG = -nFE
- ΔF = nEG
- ΔG = nFE
- ΔH = nFE
Correct Answer : b) ΔG = -nFE
The relationship between free energy change and emf of a cell is ΔG = -nFE, where n is the number of moles of electrons transferred, F stands for Faraday and is equal to 96495 coulombs and E is the emf of the cell.
Question 11
The number of lone pairs present in a water molecule is
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 0
Correct Answer : b) 2
The number of lone pairs present in a water molecule is 2. This can be calculated from the hybridization of water. Water molecule is in bent shape due to the presence of these two lone pairs.
Question 12
Choose the correct phrase(s) that apply to an a- particle emission.
I) Atomic number reduces by two units
II) Mass number reduces by four units
III) The position of the product shifts towards left side by two groups relative to the parent position in the periodic table.
- I and II
- I only
- I and III
- II and III
- I, II and III
Correct Answer : e) I, II and III
An alpha particle is also known as a helium atom. During the emission of an alpha particle, the atomic number decreases by two units and the mass number decreases by two units. Due to this the position of the product shifts towards left side by two groups relative to the parent position in the periodic table.
Question 13
Identify the polar protic solvent from the following.
- Acetone
- Benzene
- Hexane
- Formic acid
- Acetonitrile
Correct Answer : d) Formic acid
A protic solvent contains a hydrogen that is bonded to an oxygen or a nitrogen. It's a hydrogen bond donor. In the above set of solvents, formic acid is a protic solvent and the other solvents are aprotic solvents.
Question 14
Which of the following functional groups shows characteristic peak around 2200cm-1 in IR spectroscopy?
- Ketone
- Alcohol
- Alkyne
- Alkene
- Aldehyde
Correct Answer : c. Alkyne
Alkynes show the characteristic peak around 2200cm-1 in IR spectroscopy. Carbonyl compounds 'characteristic peak appears at 1680-1750 cm-1. Alcohol shows the characteristic peak at 3200-3500 cm-1. Alkenes show the characteristic peak at 1680-1600 cm-1.
Question 15
Choose the correct expression of the Raoult's law. Consider PA as partial pressure of liquid component A, χA as mole fraction of liquid A and POA as vapour pressure of pure liquid A.
- PA = χAPOB
- PA = χA + χB
- PA = χAPOA
- PA = χA/χB
- None of the above
Correct Answer : c) PA = χAPOA
According to Raoult's law, the partial pressure (PA) of any volatile component of a solution at any temperature is equal to vapour pressure of a pure liquid (POA) multiplied by the mole fraction (χA) of that component in the solution.


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The NIST Genome in a Bottle Consortium is a public-private-academic consortium hosted by NIST to develop the technical infrastructure (reference standards, reference methods, and reference data) to enable translation of whole human genome sequencing to clinical practice. In this animation, learn more about why developing these reference materials is so important.
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We aren't stepping onto any limbs to say that most of you probably (a.) know somebody — family member, friend or co-worker — who has had the flu; or (b.) have had it yourselves. That's why we're revisiting a subject we addressed six weeks ago.
We aren't stepping onto any limbs to say that most of you probably (a.) know somebody — family member, friend or co-worker — who has had the flu; or (b.) have had it yourselves. That's why we're revisiting a subject we addressed six weeks ago.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention traditionally defines flu season as running from October through May and peaking in February. As expected, however, the 2012-13 season hit early and hard, with peak-like numbers in December.
The CDC's most recent flu map, for the week ending Jan. 5, showed widespread outbreaks everywhere in the U.S. but California, the District of Columbia and Mississippi (where cases was picking up). Alabama was among the states reporting the highest activity.
Health officials here have called it a busy season, although nothing like the brutal 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic, which was so bad that events such as high school ball games had to be called off.
The number of cases in Alabama is about double what it normally is at this point in the year, and the Department of Public Health reported about 12 percent of physicians' visits in late December were for the flu.
That's in line with local reports — from physicians, clinics and hospitals — of a December surge in cases. Those sources say things appear to be slowing down, but the surest way for that to change is for people to say "it's over, nothing more to worry about."
And while the flu for most people is a few days' to a week's inconvenience (albeit an inconvenience that makes its victims feel like they've lost a 1-on-11 battle with the Alabama Crimson Tide), it's deadly for the very young, the very old and those with underlying health issues. Flu and pneumonia (a common complication) kill 900 Alabamians a year.
Health officials say a flu shot remains the best defense. We're not going to berate or twist arms, but to those who argue the shot isn't completely effective (the CDC estimate is 62 percent), put yourself in an imaginary casino and choose your game: one where the odds of "winning" are 62 percent, and another where the odds are 0 percent.
If you're determined to avoid the needle, at least follow the recommended hygienic rules of washing your hands (often) and coughing or sneezing into tissues if you have them (remember to throw them away), or into your upper sleeve or elbow if you don't. And if you're sick, stay home until you're well.
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Lapham-Patterson House State Historic Site
Thomasville, GA 31792
The Thomasville History Center operates the Lapham-Patterson House, a monument to the imagination, creative engineering and craftsmanship of the Victorian Era. Fishscale shingles, oriental-style porch decorations, long-leaf pine inlaid floors, and a remarkable double-flue chimney with a walk-through stairway and cantilevered balcony exemplify the quality and skill of its Victorian creators.
Because of its architectural significance, the Lapham-Patterson House was named a National Historic Landmark in 1975. Built between 1884-85 as a winter cottage for prosperous shoe merchant C.W. Lapham of Chicago, the residence was well-equipped with its own gas lighting system, hot and cold running water, indoor plumbing and modern closets. Like many other successful Northerners, Lapham came to the bustling resort town of Thomasville for its mild, pleasing climate and the supposed therapeutic value of the pine-scented air.
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Hours of Operation
Friday: 1:00PM - 5:00PM
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Adults $8
Groups of 10 or more $5 per person
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The King University men's cross country team continues to turn in stellar performances as they finished second of 45 teams at the Royal Cross Country Challenge on Friday event. The Tornado finished ahead of NCAA Division I Charlotte, and were led by Spencer Frantom who turned in the second fastest time in school history to place seventh.
Frantom covered the 8k distance in 25:17.2, a time only 16 seconds off of his school record to finish seventh in a field of more than 200 runners. Dickson Kurgat was King's next finisher as he set a new personal best of 25:44.4 to finish 12th.
Jordan Noe wasn't far behind, finishing 14th with a time of 25:52.1. Brent Swiney and Tanner Cook rounded out King's squad, both setting personal records. For Swiney, he posted a time under 26 minutes for the first time in his career, crossing the finish line in 25:58.9 to place 17th. Cook, a freshman, finished in a time of 26:17.9, marking the fastest time King has had their top-5 runners finish a race in school history.
King finished second to Duke University at the event while they beat Division I Charlotte. The Tornado also finished ahead of Georgia Regents University, who is ranked third in the last USTFCCCA Southeast Regional rankings while King is ranked fourth. King also finished ahead of regionally ranked Mount Olive College, Mars Hill University, Queens University (N.C.), and UNC Pembroke.
The Tornado will have a week off before they run at the Conference Carolinas Championships on October 25. The meet will take place in Concord, N.C.


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Justin Bieber is helping to make his mum's birthday wish come true by asking his millions of Twitter.com fans to donate to her charity fundraiser.
The teen superstar's mother, Pattie Mallette, turned 38 on Tuesday (02Apr13) and in lieu of gifts, she set up a campaign on MyCharityWater.org and asked friends and family members to donate money to help build a fresh water well for those living in poverty in Ethiopia.
She set herself a $10,000 goal and received an extra boost from her famous son after he reached out to his over 36 million followers on Twitter to spread the news about her charity effort.
Sending his mom a loving tweet, Bieber wrote, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the best mom in the world. @pattiemallette I love U (sic)! everyone trend HappyBirthdayPattie - love u mom. Have an amazing day!"
He then retweeted Mallette's charity post, which read: "My only birthdaywish...Almost halfway there. http://mycharitywater.org/pattiemallette".
As WENN went to press, Bieber's mom had raised over $4,770 for the cause. The fundraising page will continue to accept donations until 26 June (13).


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now open-ish Standard Hotel have gotten some of their sweetest eye-candy together for their annual Staff Calendar. Staff members from all Standard locations, Miami, Los Angeles, Hollywood and New York, are featured in campy spreads of sexed-up high school stereotypes (hell-oooo, Student Council!)
The calendar itself is a sweet little design, a kind of minimalist composition notebook that can stand up by itself on its stiff pages. Next year maybe Friends of the High Line will give them a run for their money!
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Civitavecchia is the gateway to all the magnificence of the ancient city of Rome. Whether it's the Colosseum, the Sistine Chapel, the Pantheon or St. Peter's Basilica that sparks your interest, the city is filled with architectural masterpieces that reveal layers of history and culture. Here the splendors of the past form a glorious backdrop to the Romans' spirited pursuit of la dolce vita.Find Cruises Sailing to This Port
Enter the Vatican Museum's galleries to discover the Sistine Chapel's beautiful frescoes and enjoy a walk through the Vatican Gardens. Admire the Renaissance splendors of St. Peter's Basilica, the world's largest church.
Behold one of the ancient empire's greatest engineering achievements. As one of the largest amphitheaters ever built, the Colosseum could hold some 50,000 spectators who watched public spectacles and Roman gladiators clash in mortal combat.
Admire the Baroque grandeur of the Trevi Fountain, one of the world's most celebrated fountains. According to legend, tossing a coin with your right hand over your left shoulder - ensures your return to Rome.
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For the first time, the Pontifical Villas in Castel Gandolfo are open to the public. Visit this majestic estate then explore the Vatican Museum's charming gardens, Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica.Learn More
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Go underneath St. Peter's Basilica to the Necropolis, where St. Peter's tomb is located. Then explore the gigantic basilica before enjoying a tasty Roman meal and free time at the Trevi Fountain.Learn More
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Rome was dubbed "the Eternal City" by poets of the ancient Republic. While mistaken about its everlasting power, imperial Rome was the Western world's biggest, wealthiest and most politically important city for centuries.
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[SWTOR] Leveling as a Healer
Leveling as a healer in SWTOR is interesting. I generally run with a DPS companion (Aric Jorgan at the moment). For normal pulls, I generally use the regular DPS abilities of the base class. But for strong and elite enemies, I do actually act as a healer. I let Aric kill the mob, and I keep him healed, with the occasional zero-dps attack if incoming damage is light enough.
I actually like it. Normally leveling as a healer means that you level as a very weak DPS and don't use your heals regularly. You only use them if you get into groups.
But healing a companion is very much like healing a regular player, and you get to practice your regular healing rotation.
It's probably slower than leveling as DPS, but it is nice to play solo as a healer, and still act like a healer. I do think that companions make life a lot easier for tanks and healers, allowing them to level with their preferred playstyle and get lots of practice with the correct abilities. It's a lot better than learning how to tank or heal on the fly in an instance.
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I also levelled my main as a healer and I was quite surprised to see how "easy" it was. And fun, that's the 1st time it's possible to advance with a weak DPS. I remember how it was difficult in wow and the difference is huge.ReplyDelete
I levelled initially as a Powertech Tank with healing companion and it made things slower but I could easily survive encounters that others either scraped through or died on.ReplyDelete
I'm levelling a trooper now as healer and it's a blast although I'm doing so with my wife who is tanky specced.
I initially tried this, but got frustrated. The biggest issue for me was the UI. I tried setting my companion as my focus, so I could use a modifier key to heal him, but found that everytime I mounted my focus would reset. I really wanted to be able to both heal and push out some DPS, but with that UI oddity, along with the lack of target of target, the easiest way to handle most strong and elite fights is just to target my companion and spam heals. Rather unfulfilling in my opinion.ReplyDelete
I also tried healing in battlegrounds, and while it's possible, it's hardly efficient or fun. It just re-enforces my belief that bioware needs to open up UI addons or needs to look at the UI for healers in different situations, instead of only looking at how it works for DPS characters. There's a reason why in WOW healing addons are so popular. They don't make healing easier than DPS, they make it less tedious than using the DPS-centric UI.
So far as a healer while soloing I feel like a hunter in WOW who does nothing but cast mend pet. I wanted a better balance of heals vs damage than what I seem to have as a pure healer. I feel like I shouldn't be spamming heals like I often find myself doing.
I'm a healer, I especially like PVP healing in MMOs, but I'm afraid that unless SWTOR either will open up their UI to allow addons, or actually takes the time to look at what would make healing tolerable I'll be done with this game before summer.
I levelled as a healer from 1-60. It was definitely slower than levelling a DPS character, but absolutely feasible. I would use my DPS companion for non-elite or a silver elite pull (and dps along with him), but get out my tank companion and heal her for golds or multiple elites.ReplyDelete
I love healing in warzones! That's the best part of the game. :) I'd like to resize the buffs/debuffs bar (which you should be able to do in 1.2 or 1.3), but personally I don't see addons as something necessary for healing.
I'm also leveling as a healing Commando, and I agree that it works out pretty well with a DPS or tanky companion! I wish I had a pocket tank leveling partner, but hey, I'll take what I can get.ReplyDelete
What I'm a bit sad about is how much trouble it seems to be to find instance groups for levels 30+. Maybe it'll all level out at the endgame or something.
I've started playing at least 6 sorc/sages that are stuck at various levels. Have a 50 inq that I leveled all the way healing specced and is now raiding as one, and right now I'm leveling a jedi sage for the giggles but scrapped the healing and went madness spec for the DPS.ReplyDelete
I'll be honest with you: even if it's doable or you really want to play as a healer, I seriously don't advise people to level as one, after comparing both experiences.
The 'kill 10 rats' part of any mmo isnt exactly exciting, so whatever can speed that up is worthy.
The sorc/sage DPS is so efficient that I have no struggle at all against 2-3 strong mobs and elites just melt. In comparison, there was no way to keep my companion against 2 strong mobs bashing him at the same time without chain casting and eventually going out of force. It was stressful and painstaking slow.
The only advantages of leveling as healer is the possibility of getting groups for flashpoints and heroic 4 quests easier, but from my experience (specially if you play republic) you'll not do heroic 4 quests at all after the third planet or so; and flashpoints, well, that's another of Bioware's joke. You can either play the game or sit for 1 hour looking for a tank in the fleet while not playing.
My suggestion, if you play a class that has such an effective DPS tree as sage/sorc, level as a DPS. If you're a sage/sorc and wants to see how healing works, respec once at 22 (the level that changes how you heal for the first time) and at 36 (second major change, will show how you'll heal at endgame). Stick around for a couple levels, then go back to DPS and smile! You'll get plenty of healing action at lvl50 in a game without dual spec.
Levelled an operative to 49 so far, sorcerer to 22, and mercenary to 25, all heal spec. I dare say it's almost easier than the dps counterpart.ReplyDelete
@Coop: It's not a perfect solution, but you can quickly target your companion by hitting F1 twice.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous8:41 PM, February 23, 2012
I leveled up my first WoW char as resto druid (though I had a few hybrid talents from moonkin). Never used any addons until the level 60 and beyond. I play now a shadow/disc priest, love it.
I've also leveled up my first (and last, if you don't count a few experiments) character in SWTOR up to level 48 right now: a jedi sage. In MMO I don't enjoy tanking, DPSing, and soloing very much tho I do like to the sneaking around as rogue, or the sniper mission in COD4. For me in a MMO, the DPS are my workers, I am the one who keeps the workers working, and as a healer I should be easily able to analyze where we can improve on the fire dancing (or rather, evading it). Unfortunately there is no combat logs, no recount, no deathlog. Nothing.
Now, on the realm I chose not many people play republic, so it is rather hard to find groups. I was able to find groups from level 1 to level 25 or so, As Cademimu and Y. IV (or what was it called?) and after it became near impossible. And that is in a game where healers are rare, hard to get! I had to solo from there on.
Soloing works fine, with a companion as tank (takes a bit longer) or DPS (requires a bit more healing) it works. You can also do a little bit of DPS output yourself if you are not bored. Often it makes it easier because there will be less burst (just be sure your companion not die, I use the equiv of a PW:S + a preHoT).
There are shortcuts to target your teammates just like in WoW (F1-F4) but the F2 is the one in bottom (not always the tank) and the F3 is the 2nd one, F4 is the 3rd one; the top one (you are always F1). I found this order very cumbersome. I'd prefer me F1, F2 top one, F3 middle, F4 the bottom one. Perhaps for others this is minor detail, but I never could get used to this. This is probably because in WoW when I started to play I played resto druid with exactly these F-keys as binds and never used them afterwards. So, in SWTOR I switched to clicking + keybinds (and mousebinds with Naga). Did I already mention I miss healer addon? Like I said in other post on this blog the raid frames are in position where your peripheral vision isn't. This is a serious problem and design issue.
My other problem is my companion. He likes to dance in fire. If you have a boss in your class quest line, and that boss does something I need to interrupt yes sure I would. But I can only interrupt and heal so much (I also must DPS inbetween). My companion is a fire dancer. I've even gone so far that one boss (it was an extra boss, dropping an epic BoE) I took my healer companion -who I never geared up at all!- who healed me -as healer!- while I was doing the boss and healing myself. With pots etc I was able to -barely- kill him, and it took me quite some time and effort. Every time I tried using a DPS companion, it died quickly due to dmg from the boss I could not outheal. Even with a companion who was geared.
Now, I love these challenges, but as you said in the other post the UI leaves a lot to be be desired...
...and this is perhaps the reason why I won't lengthen my subscription. Plus, I don't want to level an other character. I want to focus on this one, but the game does not let me. That's how it feels. I'm actually inspired by one of the comments (Liore's) to try a respec to DPS (would be my first respec) and solo some content. Maybe I will enjoy, or enjoy playing at level 50 the end content.


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DALLAS – The Detroit Red Wings are headed to the playoffs for the 22nd straight season after Henrik Zetterberg had two goals and an assist in a 3-0 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night.
Jimmy Howard made 17 saves to post his fifth shutout of the season as Detroit secured the seventh spot in the Western Conference. It's the lowest playoff seed for the Red Wings since the NHL moved to the 1 vs. 8 conference format in 1993.
Jonathan Ericsson also scored and Pavel Datsyuk had three assists for the Red Wings, who own the longest active playoff streak in major professional sports, six years longer than the NBA's San Antonio Spurs' stretch of post-season play.
Detroit closed out the regular season with four consecutive wins by a combined score of 15-3. It will face second-seeded Anaheim in the first round of the playoffs
Richard Bachman made 34 saves for Dallas, which dropped its fifth consecutive game.
DENVER (AP)—Devin Setoguchi broke a second-period tie and Niklas Backstrom stopped 29 shots, helping Minnesota secure its first playoff spot in five years with a win over Colorado.
Zach Parise scored and Pierre-Marc Bouchard added a late empty-net goal for the Wild, who earned the No. 8 seed and will face top-seeded Chicago in the first round of the post-season. Minnesota had a chance to wrap up a spot on Friday, but lost 6-1 at home to Edmonton.
Backstrom came up big in the third period, turning aside 15 shots. He improved to 24-5-3 against the Avalanche.
Ryan O'Reilly had the lone goal for Colorado, which finished in last place in the Western Conference.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)—Jack Johnson scored the go-ahead goal with 4:48 left and Columbus capped a remarkable turnaround with a victory over Nashville.
But despite that win, Columbus was eliminated from the playoff race when the Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche later on Saturday to earn the final post-season spot in the Western Conference.
Coming into the night, the Blue Jackets were tied for eighth in the West with Minnesota, each with 53 points.
Detroit beat Dallas on Saturday and clinched the No. 7 seed. The Red Wings will play Anaheim in the first round.
The Blue Jackets were on the short end of tiebreakers against both the Wild and Red Wings.
Brandon Dubinsky tied it early in the period and Cam Atkinson added an empty-netter.
NEW YORK (AP)—The New York Rangers started the day eighth in the Eastern Conference. They finished it two spots higher and locked into a first-round playoff matchup with the Washington Capitals.
In their final regular-season game, the Rangers beat New Jersey and jumped over the Ottawa Senators and the New York Islanders into sixth place.
When Ottawa was beaten by Philadelphia on Saturday night, the Rangers knew they were there to stay.
Henrik Lundqvist made that possible as he stopped 20 shots and coasted to his second shutout of the season. Rick Nash scored two goals.
Derek Stepan and Ryan Callahan both had a goal and assist in the first period against New Jersey backup goalie Johan Hedberg, who gave Martin Brodeur a rare game off.
WASHINGTON (AP)—Eric Fehr scored on a power play 3:23 into overtime, and Washington, with nothing at stake, came back for a victory over Boston, which is trying to win the Northeast Division.
Boston entered the day tied with the Montreal Canadiens, who beat Toronto 4-1 to grab the division lead. The Bruins need to beat Ottawa on Sunday night to take the title.
The NHL regular season originally was supposed to end Saturday, but the game between Bruins and Senators was rescheduled because of the Boston Marathon bombings.
Milan Lucic and Andrew Ference to put Boston ahead 2-0 before Washington captain Alex Ovechkin assisted on Mike Green's two power-play scores within less than two minutes in the third period.
Ovechkin didn't get a goal himself, leaving his league-leading total at 32.
ST. LOUIS (AP)—Brian Elliott made 22 saves and Jaden Schwartz had his first two-goal game and St. Louis earned home-ice advantage for the first round of the playoffs by defeating Chicago.
The Blues won 12 of their last 15 games to capture fourth place in the Western Conference. St. Louis will face Los Angeles in the first round of the playoffs.
Elliott and the Blues were helped by facing a Chicago lineup that was without many regular players.
Ben Smith, who was playing in his first game of the season, scored for Chicago.
The two-goal game was the first of Schwartz's career. Patrik Berglund also scored for St. Louis and David Backes had two assists to give him 300 points for his career.
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Justin Williams scored in the third period, Jonathan Quick made 23 saves, and Los Angeles finished in fifth place in the Western Conference with a victory over San Jose.
Slava Voynov and Kyle Clifford also scored for the reigning Stanley Cup champions, who entered the regular-season finale in a fifth-place tie with the Sharks.
The Kings will begin their title defence at fourth-seeded St. Louis, which sneaked past Los Angeles and San Jose in the last week.
T.J. Galiardi and Logan Couture scored for the Sharks, who will begin their ninth consecutive playoff appearance at third-seeded Vancouver after losing three of their final four.
Brad Richardson had two assists for the Kings, who played without suspended captain Dustin Brown.
Antti Niemi stopped 24 shots for the Sharks, who kept it close on Galiardi's goal with 2:26 to play.
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP)—Nail Yakupov scored his first career hat trick and Edmonton closed out its season with a win over Vancouver.
The Russian rookie scored all three of his goals in a high-flying third period for Edmonton, which scored five goals in a span of 3:35.
Justin Schultz had a goal and three assists, Jordan Eberle two goals and Jerred Smithson got the another goal for the Oilers, who won their last two games of the season but only three of their last 12.
Derek Roy and Tom Sestito scored for the Canucks, who rested several of their key players in advance of the playoffs. The Canucks will play the San Jose Sharks in the first of the playoffs.
The Canucks lost two in a row to finish the regular season and four of their last six.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP)—Martin St. Louis had a goal and an assist for the Lightning to win the league scoring title in Tampa Bay's loss to Florida in the season finale for two non-playoff teams.
The 37-year old St. Louis finished the year with 60 points, making him the oldest player in league history to win the Art Ross Trophy.
Tomas Fleischmann scored his second goal of the game to give Florida a 4-3 lead at 13:53 of the third. Rookie Jonathan Huberdeau had three assists, while Marcel Goc added an empty net goal in the final minute of play.
St. Louis assisted on Matt Carle's goal 5 minutes into the first period that made it 1-0, and scored from in-close to put Tampa Bay up 3-2 at 5:47 of the second. The right wing, with 912 points, moved past Gary Roberts in 95th place on the career list. Bobby Orr is 94th with 915 points.
Steven Stamkos got the second assist on St. Louis' goal, giving him 57 points. Tampa Bay also got a goal from Ryan Malone.
PITTSBURGH (AP)—James Neal scored three goals in his first game back from a concussion and Pittsburgh snapped a two-game skid with a victory over Jordan Staal and Carolina.
Evgeni Malkin had a goal and two assists for the Penguins, who had three third-period goals in 5:24 to turn a tie game into a rout. Brenden Morrow and former Hurricane Jussi Jokinen—both acquired at the trade deadline—also scored.
Kevin Westgarth scored his first two goals of the season, and Tuomo Ruutu also scored for the Hurricanes, who will miss the playoffs for the fourth straight time.
OTTAWA (AP)—Jakub Voracek scored the winner, Steve Mason made 43 saves and Philadelphia closed out the season with a win over Ottawa.
Jason Akeson also scored for the Flyers, who failed to advance to the post-season for just the ninth time in franchise history.
Kyle Turris scored for the Senators and Craig Anderson stopped 23 shots.
The loss leaves the Senators sitting eighth in the Eastern Conference. They can finish seventh if they pick up a point against the Boston Bruins in the season finale Sunday.
TORONTO (AP)—Lars Eller had a goal and two assists and Montreal sent Toronto a pre-playoff message, defeating the sluggish Maple Leafs.
The Canadiens did it without No. 1 goalie Carey Price, who was given the night off in favour of Peter Budaj. Rubbing salt into the wound, Montreal chased Toronto starter James Reimer early in the third period.
Toronto and Montreal could meet in the playoffs depending on the outcome of the makeup game Sunday between the Senators and Bruins in Boston.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)—Radim Vrbata had three goals, capping his hat trick with a short-handed score, and Jason LaBarbera made 22 of his 43 saves in the third period to lead Phoenix over playoff-bound Anaheim.
The Coyotes finished 21-18-9, four points out of a playoff spot after winning their first division title in franchise history and going to the Western conference finals last season.
Teemu Selanne, Bobby Ryan and defencemen Francois Beauchemin scored for the Ducks.
As the second seed in the West, Anaheim will meet seventh-seeded Detroit in the opening round of the playoffs.


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St. John's is running out of chances to get another of those regular season wins that can impress those who select the field for the NCAA tournament.
The Red Storm have beaten Cincinnati and Notre Dame, victories over ranked teams sure to impress since they came within conference like the Big East.
They had a chance to add No. 20 Pittsburgh to the list on Sunday. But St. John's 63-47 loss at Madison Square Garden means the Red Storm have to get that signature win from remaining games against Providence, Notre Dame and Marquette, the first two on the road.
"I felt like we could have won this game. Our team felt like we could have won this game," freshman JaKarr Sampson said. "We definitely feel like we let this one go."
Pittsburgh didn't.
A program known for tough practices over the years, the Panthers had a week of tough practices following consecutive losses to ranked teams.
"We focus on losses a little more than wins, those are the ones people seem to remember," Pitt coach Jamie Dixon said. "We responded and we came out and we beat a really good team by 16 on their court. I think that says a lot of good things about our guys."
The losses to Marquette and Notre Dame were no longer the topic of conversation. The latest win was.
Tray Woodall scored a season-high 25 points, including two huge 3-pointers in the second half, and Lamar Patterson had 11 points for the Panthers (21-7, 9-6 Big East), who have won five of their past seven road games.
Woodall was 8 of 14 from the field, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range, and didn't have a turnover despite handling the ball most of the time.
The game was basically decided by the teams' leading scorers: Woodall, who came in averaging 10.9 points per game, and D'Angelo Harrison of the Red Storm, the Big East's No. 3 scorer with an 18.3 average, who finished with six points on 1-of-12 shooting.
Harrison didn't sound concerned about the shooting.
"It was really nothing to worry about," Harrison said. "You're always the next shot from being hot. It was one of those nights.
"If we had converted some of the shots we usually make it would have been a different ballgame. You credit Pittsburgh and their team. They capitalized on our misses and we turned the ball over. Just missing shots and careless turnovers. We take care of that and we'll be fine."
Sampson had 14 points and Phil Greene added 11 for the Red Storm (16-11, 8-7), who have lost three of four overall and eight of the past nine games against Pittsburgh.
The Red Storm had three turnovers in the first half. They matched that figure in the opening 4:10 of the second half and finished with nine — in the second half. The Panthers finished with a 17-4 advantage in points off turnovers.
"I thought we took care of the ball well in the first half and that allowed us to be competitive," St. John's coach Steve Lavin said. "We held our own on the boards in both halves, but the combination of the nine turnovers and the 17 points off those turnovers led to a 16-point game."
The teams came in tied for seventh in the 15-team league. The top eight finishers get a bye to the second round, a day of rest in a tournament that can stretch to five days for a team that doesn't get that opening bye.
Lavin sounded like a coach ready to take one of the country's youngest teams into a three-game stretch where getting one win is an almost necessity with the Big East tournament to follow before Selection Sunday.
"We squandered this opportunity but there are some things we can take away and help us down the line," he said. "It's clear we have some work to do. We have the quality wins and a solid strength of schedule, but we need to get some wins both regular season and the conference tournament if we're going to continue to build a case, have an argument for the NCAA tournament."
Sir'Dominic Pointer made two free throws 2 1-2 minutes into the second half to give the Red Storm a 33-32 lead, just their second of the game.
Woodall hit a 3-pointer with 17:08 to play to give the Panthers the lead for good. He scored the first eight points of a 10-2 run that gave Pitt a 42-35 lead with 15:13 left.
The Red Storm, despite Harrison's shooting woes, were still in it when Chris Obekpa made two free throws to make it 42-39 with 12:08 to play.
The Panthers went on a 13-2 run from there and the basket that silenced the crowd at Madison Square Garden was a long 3 by Woodall that made it 53-41 with 6:29 to go.
St. John's point guard Jamal Branch returned after missing four games with a sprained MCL in his left knee. He entered the game with 8 minutes left in the first half, playing for 2 minutes. He came into the game again with 9 minutes to play and saw just a minute. Branch, who missed two shots and had one turnover, came in averaging 8.3 points and 2.5 assists.


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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After writing hit song "Achy Breaky Heart," starring in Disney Channel show "Hannah Montana" and raising a famous daughter, country singer and actor Billy Ray Cyrus has found himself at a crossroads.
In his memoir "Hillbilly Heart," published this week, Cyrus writes about his early life in Kentucky, joining his daughter Miley on the 2006-11 TV show that made her a teen idol and how he is still hungry for success despite having moved out of the spotlight.
Cyrus, 51, talked to Reuters about the challenges of raising Miley, his mistakes, and what he wished he had not included in his new book.
Q: Revisiting your life for this book, did you have any revelations about your journey so far?
A: The one thing that was pretty obvious is that I've had a pretty crazy life. It's colorful ... reliving some of those closets that I had shut, locked and thrown away the key intentionally because it was painful to revisit a lot of those places - especially the loss of my buddy Robbie Tooley, the divorce of my parents, some of the things I went through as a kid, a lot of that stuff was locked up for a reason - it was painful. But at the same time, there was some therapy in revisiting some of those spots.
Q: Was it hard to balance how much you wanted to include in your book about Miley's story?
A: I think it would have been hard to write my life story without touching on (hers) somewhat. But at the same time, I respect her privacy and her life, and her world and her life is examined by everybody and everything. For me, I'm very respectful of her privacy, but yes ... I think it would have been missed a bit if I didn't touch on some aspect of it.
I'm respectful that she's a young human being and just being a young person in today's world is tough enough as it is. That makes it hard on a young person let alone be that famous and to live her life in that spotlight. I kind of walked through it respectfully."
Q: You address the controversies you and your wife Tish faced regarding Miley, be it the Vanity Fair photoshoot (showing her only in a bed sheet at age 15) or the video of her smoking out of a bong. Was it difficult reflecting on those?
A: I didn't point a finger. The first thing I do (in the book) is I'm pointing a finger more at myself and saying, learn by my mistakes. I'm not a perfect person so therefore I'm not in any position to tell anyone how to be perfect.
That's what daddies do - sheltering the storm, to be there, to pick you up when you get knocked down ... I'm not a perfect parent and this book is not about how to be perfect at anything. This book is a documentation about what my journey was, some of the mistakes that I made and some of the things that I did right. And every now and then, I think failure is the most ingredient for success."
Q: Why choose to write your book now?
A: I'm hungry for purpose. I'm looking for still that reason that I bought a guitar and started a band, to fulfill a purpose, to manifest destiny as to who I am and why I am the way I am, and what I do. I think it's still about the music, the song and the story.
Q: You sound like you're at crossroads?
A: Crossroads - that is the most accurate ... I'm hungry, I've got a chance to learn more from this than anybody ... I'm standing at a crossroads. I'm not entirely sure what the future holds ... I'm at a crossroads, but it's a little bit different than the crossroads I've been at before because now I'm doing what I do because I love it, and doing what I do because it's pure passion."
Q: Anything you wish you hadn't included in the book?
A: One of the worst things I did was steal a 3D picture of Jesus for my grandmother for Christmas. That's terrible. I'd give anything if I hadn't have done that, but I did ... that story I think I could have left out.
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Farro and Toasted Millet Cakes
These toasted grain cakes are bound with mashed potatoes and spices to create a healthy alternative to a traditional meat burger. The heirloom tomato relish pairs well with the cakes or other whole-grain entrees for a touch of zing.
3 cups farro, cooked, cooled
1 cup millet, toasted, cooked, cooled
2 cups mashed Yukon gold potatoes, room temperature
1/4 cup red bell pepper, diced
1/4 cup green bell pepper, diced
1/4 cup carrot, diced
1/4 cup beet greens, chiffonade cut
1/4 cup pear, diced
1 whole egg
1 tbsp. garlic, chopped
Sea salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
Heirloom Tomato Relish:
Yield: 6 3-oz. portions
2 pints heirloom cherry tomatoes
2 oz. fresh basil, chiffonade
1/4 cup red onion, diced
1/4 cup kalamata olives, chopped
1 tbsp. champagne vinegar
2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
1. In large bowl combine grains,
potatoes, diced vegetables, beet greens and pear.
2. Add egg, garlic, salt and pepper and combine with grain and vegetable mixture until well mixed.
3. Form into patties to desired size.
Pan fry until golden brown, about 2 mins. per side. Serve with Heirloom Tomato Relish (recipe below).
Heirloom Tomato Relish:
1. Wash heirloom cherry tomatoes and quarter.
2. Combine tomatoes, basil, red onion and olives in bowl.
3. Toss lightly with champagne vinegar and olive oil. Add salt and pepper to taste.
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I have had a version of this book on my desk for over 35 years and hardly a day passes that I don't use it.
Book Reviews
Very useful reference book for this in engineering, especially mechanical engineering. It's a must have for those calculating, purchasing, or specifying pumps.
This book unravels the engineering principles of pump selection and sizing really well. A must have for anyone who works with process piping
I first received the CHD book as a senior engineering student. I have used it from Alaska, to Ecuador, to Texas. I lent my copy out and it was not returned, so I must replace this indispensable reference.
How did I survive without it?
I teach a Chemical Engineering lab that involves a lot of fluid flow applications, I was familiar with the Cameron Hydraulic Data book prior to coming to the university, working in industry 23 year where I used your book all the time. I tell my students that this is one of the most helpful reference books that they can have in their files.
I have recommended the Cameron Hydraulic Data book to my colleagues. It is an indispensable reference. It has everything you could need.
It is a great resource for a process engineer. Lots of useful information that can be used in many different applications.
I just replaced my Cameron book which I wore out, literally. I've been a registered engineer for 45 years and have used it for most of those years.
Super. An indispensable reference for anyone that works with fluids.


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i thoroughly enjoyed this cd and found the arrangements quite intriguing.
Thanks Kim!
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I heard this for the first time on the radio in Connecticut in 1995 and I thought it was so beautiful. I've been enjoying Kim's heavenly celtic harp ever since!
"Celtic Christmas by Kim Robertson will surely add a touch of grace to your Christmas celebration." - Paul Simon, Body Mind and Spirit
Kim Robertson's repertoire includes timeless Celtic melodies, classical, Renaissance and medieval works, and original compositions which, since the release of her 1991 album, Angels in Disguise, also feature her beautiful lyrics and vocals.
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188-018 WBIS: Through Your Looking Glass
188-018 WBIS: Through Your Looking Glass
Instructor: Dawn Trettin-Moyer
The course examines the supposition that an individual's identity is dependent upon his/her interaction with other people or the environment and that the identity created has variability and often only has significance in terms of personal response and reflection. We exist with a duality of audience--adult and child. What mirrors do we place before us and how do we accept the reflections? Since the elements of time, place, community, and size may distort our reflections, how many ways are there to look at a situation/event? Ultimately, we will use language to create responses that are academically sound and relevant to purpose.
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Liverpool 4-0 Spurs
Report from Anfield
30 March 2014|Tottenham Hotspur
A disappointing afternoon on Merseyside ended in defeat against Liverpool at Anfield, as the home side ran out 4-0 winners.
We fell behind after just two minutes when Younes Kaboul put through his own net, before Luis Suarez added a second on 24 minutes. Second half strikes from Philippe Coutinho and Jordan Henderson wrapped up the win for the home side.
Team news
There was just the one change from last week's 3-2 home win against Southampton, last-minute match-winner that day Gylfi Sigurdsson coming into the side for Mousa Dembele, while 18-year-old midfielder Harry Winks was on the bench for the first time in the Premier League.
Key action
With the hosts well in contention for the league championship, Anfield was rocking ahead of kick-off and, with the exception of the 3,000 Spurs fans, the stadium exploded after just two minutes as Liverpool grabbed an early lead.
Philippe Coutinho spread the play out wide to Raheem Sterling, who found Glen Johnson on the overlap down the right. The full-back got to the byline and delivered a low cross which went through Jan Vertonghen's legs as he went to clear, hit Kaboul inside the six yard box and went in.
Our first sight of goal came on six minutes when Sigurdsson threaded a pass to Christian Eriksen bursting into the area, but his attempted cutback was cleared away.
Liverpool were certainly on top in the early stages and Suarez volleyed wide from edge of the area from Coutinho's clipped cross, before sending a 25-yard free-kick over the crossbar after Sigurdsson was penalised for handball.
We were forced into a change on 24 minutes when the injured Vertonghen was replaced by Michael Dawson, but within a minute we were 2-0 behind. Dawson knocked a long clearance back to Kaboul, who was under pressure from Suarez. The Reds striker robbed him of possession, strode into the area and hit a low left-foot shot into the far corner.
Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet was called into action just after when Sigurdsson headed a loose ball at goal after Eriksen's 12-yard shot was blocked by Martin Skrtel, but the Belgian saved comfortably.
And he made a smart stop on 38 minutes after good build up play saw Aaron Lennon play the ball inside to Nabil Bentaleb 30 yards out, and he hit a fierce low drive which Mignolet saved, while the keeper also palmed away a Roberto Soldado curler from the left hand corner of the area five minutes before the break.
Liverpool thought they had scored a third on 41 minutes when Sterling dispossessed Kaboul and stood up a cross to the far post which was met by a powerful header from Suarez, only for Hugo Lloris to produce a magnificent save, palming it up onto the crossbar. As the ball bounced down, claims for a goal were waved away by referee Phil Dowd as it didn't cross the line.
It was nine minutes into the second half for the first opportunity to arrive for either side and it fell to the hosts. Sterling played a one-two with Daniel Sturridge to get through on goal down the right channel of the area, he squared it for Jordan Henderson but he put his shot over the bar from 12 yards.
Sixty seconds later though it was 3-0. Liverpool played the ball out from the back, Jon Flanagan skipped away from Lennon on the left and laid it inside to Coutinho, who advanced forward 20 yards before firing low into the bottom corner past Lloris.
We made two changes shortly after with Andros Townsend and Dembele replacing Lennon and Bentaleb respectively, and the latter was in the action quickly, combining with Eriksen and Nacer Chadli, ending with Chadli firing wide from the edge of the area.
Lloris needed to be alert to first deny Suarez, diving bravely at his feet, before thwarting Sturridge's back-heeled effort as Liverpool continued to create the better chances. But our French keeper couldn't prevent the Reds making it 4-0 on 75 minutes, as Henderson's free-kick out wide evaded everyone in the area and nestled in the back of the net.
At the other end, Chadli saw his eight yard shot well blocked by Daniel Agger and from the resulting Eriksen corner, Dawson volleyed over. Five minutes from time, Sigurdsson's drive was deflected for a corner and Eriksen hit another drive over the bar as we searched for a late consolation. The closest we came was a Dawson header from Eriksen's corner which just cleared the crossbar.
We ended the game with 10 men after Soldado was stretchered off in stoppage time, having used all of our substitutes. All in all, one to forget.
Match data
Liverpool: Mignolet, Johnson, Agger, Skrtel, Flanagan, Sterling (Moses 83), Gerrard (Lucas 70), Henderson, Coutinho (Allen 63), Sturridge, Suarez. Substitutes (not used): Jones, Sakho, Cissokho, Aspas.
Spurs: Lloris, Naughton, Kaboul, Vertonghen (Dawson 24), Rose, Bentaleb (Dembele 60), Sigurdsson, Lennon (Townsend 60), Chadli, Eriksen, Soldado. Substitutes (not used): Friedel, Sandro, Winks, Kane.
Goals: Liverpool – Kaboul (og) 2, Suarez 24, Coutinho 55, Henderson 75.
Yellows: Spurs – Kaboul, Sigurdsson.
Referee: Phil Dowd.
Attendance: 44,762.


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A troll on a message board who posts an inflammatory message and then runs away from the topic like a pussy to avoid the inevitable owning.
Hey, that Message Board Terrorist just linked to Fox News, The Drudge Report, Ann Coulter's web site, and a radio link to Rush Limbaughs show, but then he stopped posting!
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This module defines the basic interface to all user interface backends.
- class UIBackend uiBackend where
- type WidgetPlacement uiBackend :: *
- type WindowPlacement uiBackend :: *
class UIBackend uiBackend where Source #
The class of all user interface backends.
A backend is represented by a type. This technique allows the class system to be used to
manage different implementations of the same interface.
UIBackend declares an interface to
basic functionality and is implemented by all user interface backends. Subclasses of
UIBackend extend the basic interface. A backend can be an instance of only some of these
subclasses when some functionality is not yet implemented or cannot be provided by the
backend. Backend types are typically used as phantom parameters. However, in some cases, an
explicit value of a backend type is needed as a function argument. Therefore, a backend is
usually a single-value type whose only value is named like the type.
All associated types and methods of
UIBackend are used internally by Grapefruit and should
not be used directly by the user.
type WidgetPlacement uiBackend :: * Source #
type WindowPlacement uiBackend :: * Source #
initialize :: uiBackend -> IO () Source #
Initializes the backend.
handleEvents :: uiBackend -> IO () Source #
Executes the event handling loop.
requestQuitting :: uiBackend -> IO () Source #
Asks the event handling loop to quit.
finalize :: uiBackend -> IO () Source #
Finalizes the backend.
topLevel :: uiBackend -> Placement Window uiBackend Source #
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Swim paddles (in my opinion) are useful for developing swim-specific strength, especially in the shoulders and lats. I prefer
Strokemakers are the classic paddle for competitive swimmers. At various points in my swimming career I've used Green #1s, Yellow #2s, Red #3s, and Blue #4s. As a Masters swimmer, I use Reds. As an open-water and marathon swimmer, I feel that the strength I develop with these paddles (which some have derogatorily described as "dinner plates") helps me power through waves and chop in rough-water conditions.
(Note: I have no financial relationship with the company that makes Strokemakers. Every one of their products I own, I've paid for. I just like their paddles.)
There's a catch, though: It's probably a bad idea to use these paddles as a beginning (or even intermediate-level) swimmer. You can hurt yourself! Certain stroke flaws (thumb-first entry, crossing over the mid-line, dropping your elbows on the catch), combined with paddles, can lead to rotator cuff injuries.
How do you know if your technique is good enough to start using "power paddles" such as Strokemakers?
I'd like to suggest a simple rule of thumb: If you can swim with the FINIS Agility paddles without struggling to keep them on your hands, your technique is probably good enough for power paddles.
Karen has a nice description of how the Agility paddles "test" your technique.
If at any point you develop shoulder pain while using paddles, stop using them immediately!
I received a complimentary pair of Agility paddles from FINIS at Jamie's swim camp a few months ago. I have no trouble keeping them on, but I still use them occasionally because of how well I can feel the initial "catch" of my stroke. I think of the Agility paddles as feel for the water paddles, in contrast to the Strokemaker power paddles.
I was happy to hear recently that FINIS is now selling three sizes of Agility paddles - small and large, in addition to the original size (now called "medium"). I always felt the original Agility paddles were a bit too small for my hands, so if I were in the market for new ones, I'd get the Large.
One final note: as usual, I find Terry Laughlin's perspective on this to be overly simplistic and dogmatic.


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Points of Literature-Main Idea and Details
Lesson 4 of 13
Objective: SWBAT identify the main topic of a text and of specific sections within the text by using the organization of the story elements.
- Tulip Sees America** Cynthia Rylant & Lisa Desimini
- 'Points of Literature' worksheet
- Pointer
- 'Points of Literature' powerpoint
- Blank paper and crayons/colored pencils for each student
- Text Feature Headers for Literature
- Map of the US
- Set up whiteboard with 'Points of Literature' organizer
- Lesson vocabulary words from the Reading/Writing word wall: main idea, key details, literature, summarizing, illustration
This lesson is a follow up to another lesson, Points of Informational Text, that I taught about story structure in informational text. I used the same organizer for a timeline and I wanted students to see that information can be organized similarly across many books. I also wanted to give them more practice with determining main idea and supporting details, which is very clear in this book because of the limited text and concrete subject matter.
**I chose this book because it's a mix of literature and informational text ideas. The topic of geography should be common knowledge for students. We are getting ready to talk about Westward Expansion in Social Studies and I want the students to see and hear some of the names of states. Reading cross-curricular materials (geography) helps my students bridge their learning across the school day and gain an exposure to Geography material in the genre of Literature.
**I will warn you that there is a picture and text of the character running naked through the desert. I used the book and read the page and moved on. The kids giggled, but since I didn't make a big deal out of it, they didn't either.
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Let's Get Excited!
Underlined words below are lesson vocabulary words that are emphasized and written on sentence strips for my Reading & Writing word wall. I pull off the words off the wall for each lesson, helping students understand this key 'reading and writing' vocabulary can be generalized across texts and topics. The focus on acquiring and using these words is part of a shift in the Common Core Standards towards building students' academic vocabulary. My words are color coded 'pink' for literature/'blue' for reading strategies/'orange' for informational text/'yellow' for writing/'green' for all other words)
Bring students to a common starting point
- "Today we are going to read about a girl who is going on a trip to places in America." If you could go on a trip, where would you go?" This is literature, a story about a girl who travels across America."
- "Let's look at these pictures and give me some states to 'point' to that look interesting. Has anyone gone to any other states?" Take ideas - encourage students to share what they liked about the state.
- Use the pointer - the idea of 'pointing' is the focus of the lesson
- Show powerpoint to bring students to a similar starting point. States have different landscapes. Students have different ideas where they would want to go. Here's a short video of the students sharing their thoughts.
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Teachers' Turn
Explain the task
- "Today we are going to read a book called, Tulip Sees America. She starts her trip in one state and then moves onto other states."
- "As we read this story, we are going to 'point' to the kinds of structure in the story."
- "Here are the story elements we've talked about: characters, setting, problem, action and solution." I referenced the headers to remind kids what they represent.
- "There is another way that stories can be organized to help the reader understand the text. The author has placed used a pattern to show the illustrations and text. That is what we will point to today.""
Discuss the organization of the story
- "I'm going to read a few pages and I want you to see if you recognize the structure." (Stop after the 'Nebraska pages'). Prompt for: 4 pages for each state; states go west across America.
- "What did you notice? Is there a pattern we can see in the story structure? What is the main idea and details? (The goal is for students to understand the good details make a main idea more clear and help us connect to it.)
Model how to find main idea and details
- "I'm going to show the structure on my 'points of literature' organizer. The main idea goes on the top above the arrow. Then the details that support that idea go below the arrows." Here's an example of the whiteboard at the beginning.
- "The first place she went to was Iowa. Let me read those pages again...What's the main idea? I'll write that 'There's no place like Iowa."
- "Now what are the supporting ideas? Take ideas. Yes, Iowa has rolling hills and is foggy." Write that one the board.
- "Now that I've finished telling about the main idea on the first state, you can continue the next few pages."
- For a few students who were struggling, I continued on to demonstrate 2 states. This is an example of how I completed more on the whiteboard.
As students look at the story structure of this piece of literature, they are evaluating the story as a whole and way the parts relate to each other. (RL.2.5) The shift in Common Core ELA standards is toward presenting students with strategies to see how text is organized and recognize structure and patterns within the text. Ultimately, students who can determine the structure of a story, will be better able to predict, connect, and summarize.
Students Take A Turn
Explain the task
- "Now it's your turn to write a main idea an supporting details for other states.
- "Listen to the rest of the story again and choose states that interests you.
- "Listen for the main idea and the supporting details and put them on your organizer."
- Finish the book give students time to fill out the rest of the organizer.
- Here is a completed student worksheet.
- Some of my kids were bothered by the open space, so they added lines.
Reflect and share
- "I see lots of great supporting details and I see some different ideas. Books often have several supporting ideas for a main point. That's the evidence that makes the main point stronger. Keep this in mind when you are writing a story. If you make a main point, you should include several supporting ideas that give evidence to the main idea."
- "Who wants to share your ideas?" Take volunteers and prompt them with questions.
- This is a students' thoughts on organizing the worksheet.
- "What was the main idea?"
- "What details supported that idea?"
- "How do these details help us understand?"
Apply What You've Learned!
Explain the task
- "Now that we have a pattern of main ideas and supporting details and a pattern on the map, you can continue a pattern for a state that you choose." Pass out the blank pieces of paper.
- "You'll need to choose a state. Think about the structure of the story. The states moves W to E so you'll have to pick a state along the path." Refer to the map.
- "The states are all introduced with the words..."The ..... in .....(state name)."
- "Think about what makes your state special. Use descriptive language like they did in the book."
- "Make an illustration for your state."
- Here's one of my completed student's projects.
Share your work
- Invite students to share their state ideas.
- This is a video of student reflecting about her project.
Scaffolding and Special Education: This lesson could be easily scaffolded up or down, depending on student ability.
For students with academic challenges, this lesson should be easier because I am reading to the group. A large class map will be more helpful and perhaps, post-its, to make a bigger visual would be helpful. They may need a 'buddy' to help with the worksheet. For the state page that they make, perhaps some ideas on a desk whiteboard would help them. This is an explanation from one of my students with hearing challenges.
This is a great lesson for students with more academic ability. The geography lesson embedded in this lesson is applicable for any level of students. Challenge them to use higher level vocabulary from them (Iowa is agricultural vs Iowa has corn) as well as deeper supports to the main idea (Nebraska)


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