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9/11: A firsthand account
Dr. Edward Quiros and his wife, Dr. Corazon P. Quiros of Borger, were just two of the many people who saw the attacks on September 11, 2001."Everything just stopped," Corazon said. On 9/11, Dr. C.P. and her husband were in New York City where they were spending a few days to attend a re-certification review course for the American College of Surgeons Board. "Our hotel was right beside Empire State Building," said Dr. C.P.At the time that it happened, Dr. C.P. was waiting for her sister-in-law, who was coming from New Jersey. Dr. C.P. stated, "She was going to take the subway and her subway changed with it being at the World Trade Canter. It was scary! She didn't come and I was just waiting and waiting. Finally I got tired of waiting. After an hour of waiting in the dining room, I went up stairs in my room to watch TV and that is when I found out that one tower had been bombed already." Later Dr. C.P. found out that her sister-in-law was late to leave New Jersey. "She was lucky," she said. Dr. C.P. stated that in the meantime her husband was at the review course. Just shortly after the towers were bombed,some police officers entered the conference room where they were and said, "I understand there is a group of surgeons here. We have a bus waiting for you all to take you to the disaster site." Almost all the attending surgeons were spread out and dropped off at different hospitals in New York City to give emergency care for whoever they could get there. Dr. C.P. said," My husband was brought to Bellevue Hospital. When he arrived there, he didn't see any survivors, just body bags." After 5 p.m. there were no means of transportation, "He walked from the hospital to our hotel, and it was so quiet. The streets were empty," said Dr. C.P. In the meantime, Dr. C.P. called her sister-in-law, then went outside to look around."I could still see the smoke and you could still smell it, because our hotel was probably less than a mile from where we were," said Dr. C.P. That night at 2 a.m. there was an alarm that sounded warning people to get out of the hotel, because they thought there was a threat to the buildings next to the Empire State Building. On the same day, Dr. C.P. waited in line to give blood for two hours. people were falling in line to volunteer to give blood. It took two hours to reach the end of the line. " I think people who took freedom for granted, suddenly had a fear of like 'is this going to happen again?' But then you respect the value of freedom and the value of lives too," Dr. C.P. stated. On TV, she said you could hear people calling their loved ones. " It was just so sad." she said. "It just make you more cautious for things like family and what is valuable to you. The saddest part is how it changed people's lives. It broke some families too," said Dr. C.P. "I never thought I would see New York's streets so quiet. It looked a war zone."


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#1 A stick in the dirt04-01-2013, 11:14 PMIt's not how old you are, it's how you got here.
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Chris may be dating Karrueche Tran, but we think he's destined to be with Rihanna — find out why! Rihanna and Chris Brown may have split, but we think it's only a matter of time until Chris discovers that Karrueche Tran is simply not the girl for him! Chris, 22, and Rihanna, 24, simply have too much of a history together and could be an amazing couple once again. Check out our gallery of the reasons they should be together and tell us, HollywoodLifers — do YOU think Chris and Rihanna are destined to be with each other? (BauerGriffin)
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ORIE enhances the classroom experience with many opportunities for students to participate in lectures and seminars with the School's faculty, visiting professors, and other guests to discuss topics of interest to the field of Operations Research.
Whether learning about the role of engineers in corporate strategy, strategic implementation of disruptive technology, or utility-based pricing and risk management, ORIE offers a wide selection of seminars and programs of current interest to the field. From the most theoretical of subjects to topics of relevance in business and industry, ORIE provides forums for learning beyond the classroom.


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AG Light and Sound provided lighting designer Stephen Lieberman with high-impact Coemar Infinity Spot XL and Infinity Wash XL fixtures for the main stage at the crowd-pleasing two-day Ultra Music Festival. The outdoor concert celebration marked the debut of AG Light and Sound's Infinity Spots, which are new to the company's inventory.
The 12th annual Ultra Music Festival was held March 26 and 27 at Miami's Bicentennial Park. The sold-out event featured more than 200 DJs, bands and producers who are recognized as the best in techno and electronica from around the globe.
"We supplied Stephen with more of a dance lighting/concert rig," says AG Light and Sound's Andrew Gumper. "Two fixtures lit the DJ, and everything else was dedicated to making the stage look like a giant nightclub."
Lieberman, the president of SJ Lighting Inc. in Agoura Hills, California who has worked on eleven consecutive Ultra Music Festivals, notes that while the event has "always been an electronic-based, cutting-edge environment, this year was the biggest and most successful. It definitely raised the bar for this kind of show."
The lighting designer explains that, "the primary purpose of the fixtures was a visual experience, to create a light show for the audience. It wasn't about lighting the monstrous stage."
"The Coemar fixtures performed very well and there was no shortage of power," he reports. "I used the texture in the Spots, but mostly the Coemars provided big, fat beams of light. Even during some rain on Friday, everything held up."
Lieberman adds that, "When you're doing a show for 30,000-plus people, the lights need to have a lot of impact. We mixed the Coemar Infinity Spots and Washes with a lot of other lights, and they all complemented each other very well. Everything was high intensity and high impact, and the Coemars fit in perfectly."
Gumper concurs that despite inclement weather, "there were no problems and the lights held up really well. Everyone loved them."
About AG Lighting
AG Light and Sound was established in 1998 as a full service production company specializing in flawless execution of the most complex projects. AG excels in offering fresh ideas and unique solutions. AG has a large inventory of lighting, video, rigging, power, sound, and custom objects. www.AG.tc [email protected] 01-631-471-3700
About ICD
Located in Sunrise, Florida, Inner Circle Distribution (ICD) is a full-service distributor supplying and servicing professional lighting needs in the U.S. and the Caribbean. ICD stocks multiple types of lighting equipment, including moving lights, LED products, intelligent consoles and much more. For additional information, visit our web site at www.icd-usa.com or call Gary Mass at 954-578-8881.


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If you look at my Recipe Index, I have a variety of strawberry recipes. With the exception of Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie, I don't like to cook strawberries. I want to enjoy the firm and sweet juicy flavor of these summer berries. That's why I was intrigued that America's Test Kitchen developed a glaze that would help to hold fresh strawberries together. For our Memorial Day Barbecue, I decided that a fresh strawberry pie would be the perfect dessert.
I used Cook's Illustrated's Vodka-Based pie crust recipe. Vodka? Yes, that's right. You can't taste the alcohol, and it's safe to serve to children. Trust me. Here's what Cook's Illustrated has to say about the recipe they developed:
For a pie dough recipe that baked up tender and flaky and rolled out easily every time, we found a magic ingredient: vodka. Using vodka, which is just 60 percent water, gave us an easy-to-roll crust recipe with less gluten and no alcohol flavor, since the alcohol vaporizes in the oven.
We begin with a combination of butter and shortening. I use my food processor, but if you don't have one-- I grate frozen butter. It's a great little trick!
good rolling pin. The key to successful homemade pie crusts, is using cold ingredients. You don't want to overwork the dough, and you want to let the dough rest-- too much gluten = tough pie crust.
Once the butter and shortening are "cut" into the flour, a combination of cold vodka and water is added. The dough is folded together, until it clings.


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CRI (color rendering index) is a measure of how accurately a light is rendering objects' true colors. Standard LED interior light may make colors to appear unnatural. Philips high 90+CRI LED light allows objects' colors to appear clear and vivid, improving their appearance.
Blue light waves creates a glare that can reduce visual contrast and affect sharpness and clarity. This also may be one of the reasons for eyestrain, headaches, physical and mental fatigue. Sources of blue light includes computer screen, electronic devices, fluorescent-light and LED lights. Philips high 90+CRI LED light emits less blue light than standard LED interior light, for better eyes comfort.
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The executive summary of a study commissioned by the National Association of Wheat Growers to examine the implications of various climate change or clean energy proposals is now available online at www.wheatworld.org/climatechange.
The study, undertaken by Informa Economics with support from American Farmland Trust, takes a broad look at possible cap-and-trade policies, examining drivers that could increase benefits and minimize costs.
The executive summary released Thursday concludes that, if structured properly, cap-and-trade has the potential to provide some benefits to farmers. However, plausible policy design outcomes could be very harmful, and a lack of engagement could leave agriculture in a weaker position if and when a final bill comes to fruition.
The report identifies policy issues that can represent risks or opportunities to the agricultural sector. A few key policy points include:
• Carbon allowances distributed to the fertilizer industry are critical in keeping the cost impacts down. It is important that these allowances are maintained, and language is inserted into the legislation to ensure that their benefit is passed on to farmers.
• Legislation should maximize the number of carbon offsetting opportunities.
• Legislation should ensure continued enrollment in offset programs is available for as long as is justifiable.
• Agriculture's involvement is critical in establishing methodologies used to calculate sequestration rates for various carbon offsetting activities.
"This information highlights that we need to pay careful attention to issues of cost containment and potential benefits," said NAWG Environment and Renewable Resources (ERR) Committee Chairman Eric Hasselstrom, a wheat producer from Winchester, Idaho. "For myself and other members of our Board, I know this process has been a learning experience and the study that resulted is a tool we will be able to evaluate legislative text as it becomes available."
"We appreciate the opportunity to work with American Farmland Trust to get this study done," said NAWG President Jerry McReynolds, a producer from Woodston, Kan. "We look forward to continuing to formulate policy priorities as Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency take action related to greenhouse gases."
Many of the executive summary's conclusions were also included in a PowerPoint presentation provided to the NAWG ERR Committee at the 2010 Commodity Classic, held in March. That presentation is also available at www.wheatworld.org/climatechange.
The NAWG Board of Directors has directed staff to engage in climate change legislation negotiations to achieve an outcome that is in the best interest of our grower-members. On Sept. 4, 2009, the NAWG Board of Directors approved a resolution regarding greenhouse gas regulation requiring a net economic benefit from greenhouse legislation or regulation for a measure to gain NAWG's support.


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Daniel Malikyar visits Rio de Janeiro with the XF8-16mmF2.8
X-Photographer Daniel Malikyar travels to India with the X-H1 to document the lives.
Daniel Malikyar is a Los Angeles based visual artist and Creative Director at 23FIFTN.
Daniel has a passion for documenting his life adventures through visual storytelling. He enjoys shooting all subjects, and favors the challenge of transcending his unique aesthetic across all of his projects rather than focusing on a single specialization.
Through his work, Daniel strives to illicit the emotion of the viewer, while capturing unseen perspectives that are not commonly accessible. Daniel has always shown a relentless desire to go the extra mile in order to capture the perfect photograph.
He has received worldwide media attention for his work; most notably he was the subject of a nationally broadcasted live interview on his photography via FOX 11 News in November of 2015.
Daniel began working with Fujifilm in 2015, and instantly became attached to his X Series gear. The sleek design, consistency, sharpness, and high quality images made the transition to Fujifilm from a traditional DSLR system an easy decision for him.
Daniel hopes to take his photographic journey all across the world, and continue to meet new people, places, and cultures while inspiring others along the way.


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Older News » A better way of funding our schoolsLast updated 12:33 PM on 22 October 2013
The NSW Government is introducing a new funding model for all NSW public schools that is simpler, fairer and more transparent.
The funding model is a key part of a broader education reform called Local Schools, Local Decisions, which places students at the centre of school decision-making.
It gives principals and their school communities a greater say over how they allocate and use their available resources to best meet the needs of their students.
When fully implemented, schools will manage more than 70% of the state public school education budget, an increase from the current 10%.
Improving learning outcomes
There is strong evidence that the strategic allocation of resources is one of the key ways in which school leaders can have a significant and positive impact on student learning outcomes.
To enable the shift of funding to the school level, we have developed a new Resource Allocation Model (RAM).
Five principles underpin the development of the RAM.
The RAM is:
- based on student and school needs
- evidence based
- moving funds to schools efficiently and transparently
- providing certainty for schools
- sustainable and adaptable.
The RAM will be implemented in phases from 2014.
VIDEO: RAM explained.
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Colts interim coach Bruce Arians says rookie tight end Coby Fleener and cornerback Vontae Davis will not play Sunday against Miami.
Both were injured last weekend at Tennessee.
Davis left less than three minutes into the game with a left knee injury. Fleener left just before halftime after hurting his left shoulder.
Arians says he hopes both starters will return to Indy's lineup in a couple of weeks.
Fleener was a second-round draft pick and one of Andrew Luck's college teammates at Stanford before coming to Indy. He is third on the team with 21 receptions.
Indy traded two draft picks to Miami to acquire Davis late in the preseason. He has 19 tackles in five games and missed two games with an ankle injury.


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This lot is from a box that had the shrink wrap torn, and was unsellable. All packs are guaranteed unsearched.
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A break-dancing competition was held at the Gary and Janice Podesto Impact Teen Center on Jan. 3. The activity was organized by teenagers participating in the Back2BAC break camp, hosted by the YMCA of San Joaquin County. The camp provides students from Stockton chances to get together and have fun in a safe environment.
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Looking for really experienced developer who can do URL rewriting for our PHP based site. Looking for: Beautification of URL SEO Friendly Clean URL Work Details: 7 pages needs to be restructured Out of which 3 are dynamic URL and 4 are static So serious freelancer can apply. Place holder's bid will not be entertained
When you go to [log ind for at se URL] and go to drop down menu, tap on 420Market to open a store you are asked for a URL. I have tried several times with no success. I have tried with http:// and without it. I would like this be made easy like Amazon does by choosing to only type in your website name. Example, [log ind for at se URL] When I do this it tells
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Clone an existing WP website of mine to another url. I will make all needed edits I just need someone to clone one of my sites to another url of mine.
I have a list of URLs which needs to be scrapped . This will be a regular work. ONLY sent proposal if you are looking for regular work not one time task
I have an APK file that I want to change the URL it is pointing to. I do not have the source code.
In the sitemap of my site it shows the /catalog/category/view/id/ url instead of the user friendly one. Both are working on the site but I don´t know how to correct this. As this is a problema that I find often, I would like to learn how to do it.
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This job needs to be completed within 4-5 hours
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Criar e publicar na apple store um aplicativo que seja apenas a URL do meu site
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Search feature addition and page URL optimization.
Hotlink a Domain to a custom URL for GOOGLE FORMS
I need a whatsapp message to be sent when a CRM software triggers a link automatically. The url can be with mobile number and message. This has to be sent without opening a new window etc but automatically via php etc.
I need a new website. I need you to design a landing page.
Pages are being created on wordpress site ending in /12345 & /12345/12345 Not in database and cannot find these pages. They show up when running a crawl on the site see attached. Work is to resolve and remove these. Prevent from happening in the future. Thank you.
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URL submission and promotion of our new domain name. Including description, page name and other details. This is just a small project but could lead to much more. Please message with other questions
I have a school management system (erp system). I need a script that can replicate a database and url when a school register themselves.
So with my python script once it visits a url inside of the response will be a captcha link - I'd like to extract only the 'captcha_session_key' from this link so I can then have it inside of my next request. Any help for this will be amazing.
I need some changes to an existing website. I need you to build a website for my small business.
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Provide all workable IPTV live stream URL same as redboxtv apps. Especially Malaysia Channel.
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Need to setup up vanity url for our applications.
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Issue over old heating oil remains unresolved in North Stonington
North Stonington - A tense debate over who owns 400 gallons of old heating oil and what to do with it continued at the Board of Selectmen meeting Tuesday night.
The issue began when Stephen Holliday, the town's public works director and highway foreman, went on his own time - apparently as an employee of contractor Richard E. White & Sons - to remove slightly more than 400 gallons of heating oil from an underground tank several weeks ago and transport it to his home.
The fire company received a $1,500 estimate from the contractor in 2011 for the removal of the tank itself - which is still in the ground - as part of its transition over to natural gas.
When Holliday informed the Board of Selectmen that he'd taken care of the oil himself, Selectman Bob Testa questioned whether the oil was handled appropriately.
With about a dozen members of the North Stonington Volunteer Fire Co. in attendance Tuesday night, First Selectman Nicholas Mullane read aloud a letter from town attorney Robert Avena, which echoed earlier statements from Mullane: The state of the oil and its disposal are matters between the fire company and the private contractor, and not a legal issue the town should become involved in.
However, Avena also called the use of a town employee as a subcontractor "ethically problematic" and "not an ideal situation," and suggested that the town follow up with Holliday to ensure the oil is properly stored and disposed of.
Fire/EMS Committee Chairman Mark Perkins Jr. suggested that the fire company's board of trustees conduct its own investigation, calling the use of selectmen meeting time a waste and "ridiculous."
"This problem is between the board of trustees and the contractor who we chose to do this work," Perkins said, later adding, "I'm not sure where the town gets involved when our lawyer says that as far as he's concerned, that oil is the property of the fire company, not the property of the town."
Testa responded that while he respects the separation of the fire company and the town government, he still has concerns over whether Holliday had the proper permits to move the oil. Even if it's waste, he said, someone would need to come and remove the oil - expenses the fire company shouldn't have to pay.
He added that if it does turn out there was a regulatory violation, the fire company could be liable.
Testa also returned to the gray area of where the responsibility ultimately lies. Though the fire company operates independently, it still presents its budget annually to the town and receives taxpayer funding. If the oil turns out to be usable - which Holliday said it was not - it should be returned to the town, he said.
"It's not a minor issue," he said.
Both the selectmen and representatives of the fire company said they would look into the issue further, leaving it unresolved Tuesday.
Oil estimate fuels dispute at North Stonington selectmen's meeting
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Ashes Cricket 2013 will release on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and Wii U on June 21, 2013, 505 Games has announced.
The upcoming cricket game should put players in the mood for this summer's Test series, which starts at Trent Bridge almost three weeks later on July 10.
Currently in development at Trickstar Games, the Melbourne-based studio behind International Cricket 2010 and last year's dogfighter Damage Inc., Ashes Cricket 2013 promises to deliver "the most authentic cricket experience to date", and includes "exclusive licenses" from both The England and Wales Cricket Board and Cricket Australia.
However, we've yet to see anything of it, and the first trailer and screenshots of the game still seem to be a while off.
"We have trailers and screens on their way over the next few months," promised the game's Twitter, "stay tuned".
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D: Won the 'Cup and HCDB was bumped over the VP of player development.
But it doesn't matter what I wanted. History can not be rewritten.
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IMFC wrote:In response to Roman numeral...section three, part two....of subset D...of the question...the answer is...the answer is... four?
ziggo wrote:I will vote, but first, are we allowed to keep the five extra home games worth of revenue, if we lost to the Islanders ?
topshelf wrote:Idoit40fans wrote:TheGhostofGoulet wrote:Rugbymuffin wrote:
Think of it this way, do we want to win a cup like the Florida Panthers ? Win one, and then toil as a bottom dweller year in and year out, all the while playing snooze fest hockey?
The Pens already won a cup like the Florida Panthers did. Remember 2008?
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This extension allows you to quickly add any Facebook event to your Google Calendar™ with the click of a link. No more copy paste and typing.
The following items are automatically copied to calendar
- Event name
- Dates and times
- Location
- Event description
- Link to event page on Facebook
You can still preview the event before saving and adjust SMS notifications.
If you like the extension, don't forget to
1) share it on Facebook (http://tinyurl.com/6x37dxr)
2) rate five stars :)
Now supports Facebook in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Czech and Dutch!
KNOWN ISSUE: It is only possible to add events to your default calendar. This is caused by a bug in the calendar API and cannot be solved easily unless Google fixes it. However, there is a WORKAROUND:
1) On the event page click Add to Calendar
2) Click SAVE
3) On the yellow notification that appears click the event name
4) Now select your calendar from the dropdown list and click SAVE again


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Alexander Skarsgard & Kate Bosworth: Coachella Duo!
Alexander Skarsgard and his girlfriend Kate Bosworth spend some more time together during the second day of the Coachella Music Festival on Saturday (April 16) in Indio, Calif.
The couple were joined by a group of friends as they made their way to the next performance.
Earlier in the day, Kate, 28, was spotted chatting with friend and stylist Cher Coulter.
The day before, the happy couple enjoyed day one of the festival as they went to see the Kings of Leon.
Kate was also seen making her way to the PUMA Social house along with David Arquette, Eddie Murphy and others!
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As dumb as it seems on the surface, there are folks in the toy industry saying the sales restriction might be a tricky short-term strategic play. Killing the online sales alienates all the fans, but that's not going to make any difference really; getting shit on by GW has always been a part of being a GW fan. What's more important is that now that everyone has to buy from GW directly, they're making greatly increased revenues on the same amount of sales activity. Inflating the short-term revenue figures is important for boosting the company valuation if they're trying to prep themselves for sale to a larger company like Wizards of the Coast; it's the same as putting on lipstick and glitter eyeshadow and fishnets. GW:DTF.


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Brenda Blethyn plays Thelma Cates, the mother of Jessie, played by Edie Falco, in the Royale Theaters revival of Night Mother. Jesus was a suicide if you ask me, says Jessie, indicative of her grim, fatal state of mind.
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Edie Falco as a suicidal daughter who prefers discourse to leaving a note
By David Kennerley
In the spellbinding Broadway revival of Night, Mother, set designer Neil Patel has prominently placed a clock, set real-time, on the wall of the painfully ordinary living room.
For anyone familiar with this harrowing Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, the otherwise innocent device actually serves as the timer for a bomb destined to detonate at the end of the 90-minute, intermission-less play. And its exceedingly unnerving.
The time bomb is, of course, Jessie Cates, a 40-ish, dour depressive who lives with her mother Thelma after having been ditched by her husband and thankless son a few years back.
Ten minutes in, Jessie casuallyand with a glint of triumphannounces plans to kill herself later that night, and she means business. She even tricks her hapless mother into helping her locate a pistol hidden in the attic of their ever-so-humble middle American home.
In the precious time remaining, the two women sift through the scraps of the past and swap barbs, with Thelma questioning, chastising and begging her daughter to reconsider. Not in my house! she pleads.
Secrets are exposed, lines of communication are unclogged. But its too late. When Jessie asks her mother if shed ever loved her now-deceased father, she barely finishes the question when Thelma says bitterly, No.
Hoping against hope, we root for the devastated Thelma to somehow disarm her daughter, though, as the evening winds down, chances grow dim. Not even homemade hot chocolate or rearranging the furniture sparks much interest for Jessie.
Ironically, tonight Jessie is feeling livelier than she has in months. Shes made all kinds of lists, some to aid her mother in running the household after shes gone. And one for this evening. As Jessie dutifully refills candy jars, empties the fridge, and tends to other chores, she declares that tonight she finally has the stamina to go through with it. After an empty existence of regret and a chronic battle with epilepsy, taking her own life is the one dream she can truly realize. Death is the only solace left, and shes not ashamed. Jesus was a suicide if you ask me, Jessie says.
Its impossible not to marvel at the delicately nuanced performances in this potently demanding two-person drama. Both women bicker and banter without skipping a beat, thanks in part to the understated direction of Michael Mayer (Thoroughly Modern Millie).
As sad-sack Jessie, Edie Falco, in a stringy dull brown wig, looks like one of those before hopefuls in an extreme makeover TV showquite a contrast to her sassy Sopranos role. Falco is so convincing, however, that for long stretches shes not much fun to be around, and we stop pulling for her as hard as we should. A touch of mania now and then might have perked up her performance, and the production.
Brenda Blethyns Thelma is more fully realized, as she lurches along her heart-splitting journey from denial to anger to panic. Though her words insist Its not my fault, Blethyn manages to drench them in guilt. Thelmas life is certainly no bowl of candy, either, yet she cannot fathom Jessies need to question. I dont know what Im here for, and I dont think about it, Thelma says. Its a brilliant piece of acting from this British character actress best known for her award-winning turn in the film Secrets and Lies.
Long about 9:30 p.m., as we wait for Jessie to utter the dreaded night, Mother from the plays title, all we can do is helplessly watch as the final minutes tick by, close our eyes and put our hands over our ears. And pray that no one we love could ever be so selfish.
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-18 and U-16 Residency teams are back on the road this weekend for the third games of their United States Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) seasons.
Both sides will lock horns with Real Salt Lake AZ at Grande Sports World just outside of Phoenix.
It will be the first matches this season that the two Residency teams will be competing against another MLS academy program.
As usual, the U-18s will play first, with kickoff set for 9 a.m. PT, followed by the U-16s at 10.30 a.m. PT.
With head of high performance and interim head coach Stuart Neely away, the U-18s will be guided by U-16 head coach Craig Dalrymple and his assistants.
The team started its season with back-to-back match days in searing conditions in California earlier this month.
The eldest 'Caps Residency squad defeated Pateadores 3-1 on Saturday, September 8, before going down 3-0 to Strikers FC the next day.
But Dalrymple said the boys were ready to put their best foot forward against a tough opponent on Saturday.
"They've been focusing on similar topics to the 16s," he said. "They're hungry, they're a really strong group, and they're a group that's graduated from our U-16 team last year, so they're desperate to get some success on the field this weekend."
The U-18s will be buoyed by the experience that four squad members earned in Whitecaps FC's 2-1 defeat to San Jose in an MLS reserve league match on September 10.
Defenders Sam Adekugbe and Jackson Farmer (pictured), along with midfielder Sebastian Cabrera and striker Brody Huitema each received some valuable game time against MLS-calibre opposition.
"They got some experience playing with some senior pros and getting coached by the first team staff, which is great for their development," Dalrymple added.
The U-16 Residency team will be looking for its first win of the season in Arizona.
The side registered a scoreless draw in its opening match against Pateadores before losing 4-1 to a fast-starting Strikers FC outfit.
Head coach Dalrymple said the team has been following a carefully-prepared program that was developed before the season.
"We have a set annual curriculum or training plan that we follow," he said. "We don't necessarily work game-to-game, we just want to give them a good well-rounded soccer education during the season and then tie in some of the game-to-game needs as we go through.
"Specifically in the last couple of weeks we've worked on connecting passes through the middle third of the field so we can play out from the goalkeeper and back four consistently, and now we just want to make sure we get that ball into the midfielders in a positive manner so they can open up on plays forward.
"The second topic we've worked on is trying to press a little bit higher from the front and try to create turnovers in the attacking half with the intent to counter and score quickly."
Taking the last match into account, Dalrymple's goals heading into the RSL game are quite simple.
"Just to be better," he said. "Be better on the things that we've worked on in training and just to be better individually and collectively. We had some good moments in both games on our last road trip and now we've just got to try extend the time that we're performing well.
"So hopefully we'll be playing at the level that we want to play at."
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60s Pop Flashback: Hullabaloo (My Music) Hosted by Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits, this special is a retrospective of the 1965-66 NBC series "Hullabaloo." This showcase of the musical melting pot of the '60s includes joyful pop harmonies of Herman's Hermits, Sonny & Cher and The Four Seasons; and the folk-rock sounds of The Byrds, Barry McGuire, Trini Lopez, John Sabastian and The Mamas & The Papas. Rebellion-fueled rock is represented by Idaho's own Paul Revere & The Raiders playing "Kicks," as well as Bobby Fuller Four, The Animals, The Outsiders and Nancy Sinatra.G
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Who Live In Texas '75 Roger Daltrey, Pete Townsend, John Entwistle and Keith Moon are captured by the Summit Arena's two-camera system in Houston, Texas, on November 20, 1975. The video has been cleaned and the sound remixed by longtime Who collaborator John Astley. The performance stretches across the band's early career as well as featuring songs from their then new album, The Who by Numbers. Some of the classic selections include "Pinball Wizard," "Behind Blue Eyes," "Baba O'Riley (Teenage Wasteland)" and "Won't Get Fooled Again."G
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Golfers 6th at NP Invite
Harm places 10th
Gothenburg is seeing improvement in individual scoring after the North Platte Invitational Thursday.
McKinley Harm continues to hit the ball well, head coach Tara Foster said. Harm posted a career best 95 that led the Swedes and placed her in the top 10.
"She is recognizing when to go for shots and when to play conservative," Foster said. "Her improvements continue and she has fine tuned her short game."
Megan Vetrovsky from McCook paced the Bison shooting a 75. That was good enough for first place and helped her team to a second place finish.
Sidney was the overall champion shooting a team score of 363. The Swedes placed sixth with a 421.
For the Swedes, Mallory McCoy reduced her score by four strokes, shooting a second best 103. Behind Harm and McCoy were Courtney Brown's 110, Taylour Marshall's 113 and Kelsey Kuhlman's 126.
Foster said Brown, Marshall and Kuhlman continue to make contributions to the team score, with the team goal set at shaving strokes off of every golfer's score, each week.
Gothenburg will travel north to the Broken Bow Invite Thursday.
"We'll make some small improvements in practice that hopefully carry over," Foster said.
1. Sidney 363; 2. McCook 363; 3.Gering 372; 4. Millard West 388; 5. North Platte 401; 6. Gothenburg 421; 7. Ogallala 478; 8. Cozad 506; 9. Lexington NTS.
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Rooting through the old Memphis Press-Scimitar files in the Special Collections Department at the University of Memphis Libraries, I came across this wonderful photo showing the White Station Tower area, as it looked in 1970.
The view is looking east; that's Poplar Avenue cutting diagonally across the top right of the photo, and Mendenhall across the bottom.
The neighborhood just behind (east) of White Station Tower is today's Brookhaven Circle, with all the homes replaced by a variety of businesses, shops, and restaurants. The land between the building and those homes has just been cleared for Clark Tower. In the foreground, the old Globe Department Store, which later became Service Merchandise, is now home to Malco's Paradiso movie theatre. And the low flat building in the center, which for years housed Montesi's grocery store, is now home to Whole Foods and Office Depot.
Look closely, and you'll see a fire station at the bottom of the photo, facing Mendenhall (the low building with the square tower). That's still standing, but all that empty space behind it is now filled by the building and parking lot for Kroger.
To some readers, 1970 may not seem all that long ago, but pictures don't lie. The Poplar/Mendenhall area has changed rather dramatically in the past 40+ years.


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College football season is almost here. As you prepare to root for your favorite team on Saturday, we'll bring you previews of each conference, separating the teams into a couple categories: contenders, bowl teams, and rebuilding. The tiers are fairly self-explanatory. Contenders means these teams will push for the division/conference title. Bowl bidders are expected to be in the conversation for a bowl bid. Rebuilding teams are in the process of attempting to get into contention. At the end, we'll give you our thoughts on the team's wins based on Bovada's Win Totals for the season.
The Sun Belt has settled into a familiar pattern in the past six years as Arkansas State has taken home at least a share of the title in five of those six seasons. The Red Wolves were joined at the top last season by Appalachian State, and the Mountaineers look poised to maintain a spot as a power player in the conference. As a new year dawns, the conference's surprise contender from last year, Troy, once again looks primed to cause trouble. Let's dive in to the conference known colloquially as the "Fun Belt".
Appalachian State Mountaineers
Scott Satterfield's group went 10-3 (7-1 Sun Belt) in their run to a co-conference title with Arkansas State last season, which was particularly impressive considering the fact that it was just the program's third season of being back at the FBS level. It was their second consecutive year of double-digit wins, and their second consecutive Camellia Bowl win. Satterfield's group has wasted no time in adjusting to life at the FBS level as they've yet to have a losing record. This year should be no different as long as everyone stays healthy.
On offense, senior QB Taylor Lamb (60.6%, 2,786 combined yards 15 pass TDs 8 INTs) returns as does running back Jalin Moore (237 carries 1,402 10TDs) along with top wide receiver Shaedon Meadors (45 receptions 716 yards 2 TDs). The offensive line brings back four starters from last year's group, but lacks experience behind them, which could be a problem in the case of injuries.
On defense, defensive ends Tee Sims and Caleb Fuller are back as are outside linebackers Devan Stringer, Rashaad Townes and Akeem Davis. The secondary brings back one of the best corners in the league in sophomore Clifton Duck and gets back Latrell Gibbs after missing last year due to academic ineligibility.
The big key for App State this year is the schedule as the Mountaineers miss both Troy and Arkansas State this year in conference. So, they open as the favorites purely by not having to play the other favorites. Bovada has them listed at 9 wins. That means they have the wiggle room to lose all of their out of conference games, which they won't (they play UMass who will be bad, even Wake Forest is a winnable game). Over 9 wins
Troy Trojans
Remember that game? Troy had the eventual national champions on the ropes for much of the contest. Now, the Trojans bring back a lot of that same offensive talent this season, which will hopefully make up for the loss of four linebackers on the defensive side.
Senior QB Brandon Silvers (63% 3,180 yards 23 TD 12 INT) returns , with top running back Jordan Chunn (279 carries 1,288 yards 16 TDs) who is joined by former Memphis top-recruit Jamarius Henderson in the backfield. Silvers will have two of his top receivers to throw to as senior Emanuel Thompson and junior Deondre Douglas are back (141 catches 1,569 yards 12 TDs). With all three interior linemen returning, that could lead to an improved running game, but the loss of both starting tackles is concerning.
On defense, they lose four linebackers who combined for 157.5 tackles 22.5 TFL 5 sacks and 3 INT last season. That's a lot of production to replace, so that's the biggest question mark with this team. Solid up front with both defensive tackles returning and in the back end, six of the top seven DBs are back. The schedule is fairly light, with the biggest match-up coming against Arkansas State. Bovada has them listed at 8.5, based on the amount of returning talent on offense, I'll take the over. Over 8.5 wins
Arkansas State
If I'm being honest, the Red Wolves place in this tier is largely based on their recent history than it is on the talent returning this year. Last season's team started out 0-4 and looked to be headed for a down year before ripping off a 7-1 run in conference and finishing with the 31-13 win over UCF in the Cure Bowl. The offense should be loaded but the defense has some big shoes to fill.
Last year's top two running backs Warren Wand and Johnston White (305 carries 1,351 yards 12 TD) return, as do a trio of receiving threats in tight end Blake Mack and wide receivers Kendall Sanders and Cam Echols-Luper. That provides a good foundation of weapons for junior QB Justice Hansen to work with, but he'll do so behind a severely inexperienced offensive line that returns just one player (sophomore guard Troy Elliott) who has started a game (2). How the line comes together will determine how explosive this team can be, but at the very least, they should get better as the year goes on.
On defense, they lose four of the top six linemen and three of four defensive backs from last year's team. Filling those spots will be key, but they do have some key returnees. Seniors like LB Kyle Wilson, defensive end Ja'Von Rolland Jones and corner Blaise Taylor should provide a good experience base to work with. They do get Troy at home which could be big in the conference race. The offensive line should come together as the season goes on, and they've shown a tendency to dominate conference foes, which leads me to see eight wins as a possibility. Over 7.5 wins.
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Georgia State Panthers
The Panthers bring in a new head coach after a disappointing 3-9 season, as Shawn Elliott takes the helm. Elliott's name is known largely for his stint as interim head coach at South Carolina after Steve Spurrier's surprise in-season retirement two years ago. He was the offensive line coach for the Gamecocks before and after that stretch and he'll have an experienced offensive line to work with here.
The offensive line brings back four starters in front of senior QB Conner Manning (55.5% 2,684 yards 16 TD 13 INT). That, combined with top receivers Penny Hart and Todd Boyd returning (104 catches 1,451 yards 9 TDs) means the passing game is likely to be pretty good. The biggest question new coordinator Travis Trickett has to answer is in the running game as this offense averaged just 87 yards per game an 3.1 yards per carry on the ground last year.
On defense, the new defensive coordinator is Nate Fuqua, formerly of Wofford. Defense was good against the pass (54.4% 173.9 YPG) and bad against the run (206.8 YPG, 4.3 average). This year, they've got plenty of returning experience with 10 starters back. Defensive end Mackendy Crider (6 TFL 2.5 sacks) and linebacker Michael Shaw (12 TFL, 3 sacks) are the main playmakers for the unit.
The schedule does give them both App State and Troy at home, but they're likely to be an underdog in both of those games which means most of their "winnable" games are going to be on the road. They'll need to play well on the road to hit that 6-win bar necessary for a bowl bid. Push 5 wins.
Idaho Vandals
This will be the Vandals last year in FBS as they prepare to move down to the FCS level and join the Big Sky. Paul Petrino and company picked up the program's first bowl win in seven years last season and they'll hope to exit the FBS stage with another bowl appearance. There's enough talent here to think they could do it.
Senior QB Matt Linehan is back after completing 61.9 percent of his passes for 3,184 yards and a 19-10 TD-to-INT ratio. He loses his top two receivers and top two tight end threats from last year, so finding guys to step up will be the key question for this offense. The running game should be solid once again, with both senior Aaron Duckworth and junior Isaiah Saunders back this season (303 carries 1,403 yards 14 TDs combined) and three starting offensive linemen returning.
On defense, the line and the secondary are the question marks as four of the top five linemen and all four secondary starters from last year are gone. They do return three junior linebackers with Tony Lashley, Ed Hall and Kaden Elliss all back. Senior defensive end Aikeem Coleman had 11 TFL and 8 sacks last season and should provide a solid pass-rush threat again. They draw Appalachian State at home and Troy on the road, with an out of conference game against Missouri also on the slate. So, nine wins is unlikely, but pushing for a final bowl bid is not. Over 4.5 wins.
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Welcome the Chanticleers to the FBS ranks! Joe Moglia's squad makes the jump this year after a 10-2 campaign last year in FCS and should have some success in year one due to their depth and starting experience.
Last year, the Chanticleers racked up those ten wins despite six, yes SIX, different QBs getting starts due to a compilation of injuries. That leaves the QB spot unsettled heading into this season, but, there's plenty of help for them with four returning starters on the offensive line and a Power 5 transfer at running back in Boston College transfer Marcus Outlow.
The defense loses four guys in the secondary but returns a pair of play-making ends in senior Marcus Williamson and sophomore Myles White (15.5 TFL 7 sacks combined) and senior linebacker Shane Johnson (5.5 TFL).
The problem is, in Year 1, the conference schedule does them no favors with App State, Arkansas State, and Troy all on deck. Throw in a trip to Idaho and a game at home against Georgia State and the Chants(?) are going to have to pull a few upsets to make a serious run at a bowl bid, but they could hang around and five wins feels about right. Over 4 wins.
Georgia Southern Eagles
Georgia Southern, like Appalachian State, stormed onto the scene at the FBS level with back-to-back nine win seasons under Willie Fritz in 2014 and 2015. That included the program's first ever bowl victory over Bowling Green in the 2015 GoDaddy bowl. Fritz left to take over the reigns at Tulane and in came Tyson Summers. Year 1 under Summers was a disappointment as the team faltered to 5-7 despite plenty of returning pieces. This year could be another middle-of-the-road campaign as many of last year's contributors are gone.
Georgia Southern has traditionally been an option football team and that requires a certain level of precision and decision-making from its QBs. In this case, the Eagles lose both Kevin Ellison and Favian Upshaw from last year, but do bring back sophomore Seth Shuman who saw some time under center. They'll also be without top rusher Matt Breida and three of the top four receivers. Three starters are back on the offensive line and new coordinator Brian Cook (Georgia Tech) has plenty of experience with the option coming from Paul Johnson's staff. Still, there's numerous question marks that need to be answered on this unit.
The same goes for the defense where the front seven saw the top three linebackers and seven of the top nine defensive linemen move on from a group that was solid allowing 400 yards (229 pass 171 rush) and 26.5 PPG last season. The secondary has plenty of experience, but without the guys up front finding their form, they could be hung out to dry.
The Eagles also draw all three of Arkansas State, Appalachian State and Troy this season but they do get rival South Alabama at home. Vegas has them at 5 wins and that feels about right. Push 5 wins.
South Alabama Jaguars
South Alabama has been a model of consistency since the 2013 season finishing 6-6, 6-7, 5-7, and 6-7. Not necessarily the kind of consistency that wins you wide acclaim, but it is the type that puts you in a position to be in a bowl game every year. They enter 2017 under head coach Joey Jones hoping to take a step forward and to break through that six win ceiling they've consistently bumped up against the past four seasons.
Last year's offense averaged 25.4 PPG (92nd FBS) and relied a lot on explosive passing plays to rack up those points. Neither QB, Dallas Davis or Cole Garvin, was particularly accurate (56.7% and 54.7% respectively), but the receivers made big plays when the ball got to them. This season, both Davis and Garvin return, but they lose their top four receivers. The line in front of them should be solid with three returning starters and a pair of major-college transfers in Tyler Grimsley (Miami) and Sean Barrette (Mississippi State). That should help not only the QBs, but a running game that mustered only 145.6 yards per game on four yards per carry last year.
The defense loses its top pass-rusher in Randy Allen (19.5 TFL, 12.5 sacks), but five other linemen who saw time last year return. Behind them, linebackers Darrell Songy (leading tackler) and Bull Barge will be there to clean up messes. That experience should hopefully help improve a run defense that got gashed to the tune of 215.5 yards per game last year.
The schedule is tough with games against Troy, Georgia State and Georgia Southern all coming on the road. Add a home date with Arkansas State and out of conference games against Ole Miss and Oklahoma State and the Jaguars will have to win a couple of games that are toss-ups to get to six wins. Still, based on their history, the Jaguars feel like a safe bet to beat their four-win projection by Vegas. Over 4 wins.
Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
After four straight 9-4 seasons with wins in the New Orleans Bowl from 2011-2014, Mark Hudspeth's program has taken a step back the past two years. A 4-8 record in 2015 followed up by a 6-7 record and their first ever loss in the New Orleans Bowl last year. This season, they're breaking in a new QB and RBs behind an experienced offensive line and on defense, they'll look to replace two major pieces after the departures of LBs Otha Peters and Tre'maine Lightfoot. The Cajuns could return to a bowl game, but there's too many question marks on offense to predict that just yet.
The QB battle will likely come down to sophomore Dion Ray and junior Jordan Davis, with a RB combo of sophomore Jordan Wright and Darius Hoggins. There's a lot of inexperience there as the running backs carried just 114 times for 476 yards combined, while the two QBs attempted a combined four passes last year. That lack of experience combined with a new system under new coordinator Will Hall (West Georgia), tends to point towards a less effective offense this year. But, it can't be much worse than the 23.6 PPG (109th) they averaged last year.
The defense was the strong point last year and will be again this season with seven of eight defensive linemen and six of the top eight defensive backs returning. Losing Peters and Lightfoot hurts, but there's some playmaking talent still here. DE Joe Dillon (12.5 TFL 7 sacks) and tackles Taboris Lee and Kevon Perry on the interior could be disruptive enough to allow some young linebackers to grow into their role.
The schedule is tough with road games against Appalachian State and Arkansas State along with a home date against Georgia Southern. Unless the defense is dominating, the five wins Vegas has for them feels right. Push 5 wins
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
Matt Viator had a difficult first year as the team went 4-8 but, the starting QB got hurt in Week 6 and that forced two freshmen QBs into rotating duties. Year 2 promises the return of Smith from injury with plenty of options at running back and a solid line. The defense was really bad (39.1 PPG, 480 YPG) last season with a lot of young guys. How much improvement can they make on that side of the ball?
Even when Smith was healthy, the passing game wasn't particularly explosive as Smith averaged just 206 yards passing per contest with a 9-7 TD-to-INT ratio. Smith returns along with three of his top four receivers, so improvement is expected. With four running backs that had at least 45 carries last season, there are options to help in the ground game after the team averaged 180 yards rushing last season. The running game, behind an experienced line, should be solid again. If the passing game catches up, they should eclipse the 23.3 PPG average from last season.
On defense, the good news is there are a lot of guys back from last year's group. Granted, that can also be taken as bad news because of the stats that they allowed last season. David Griffith and Chase Day are two guys to watch as they combined for 22 TFL and five sacks last season. Home dates with App State, Arkansas State, and Georgia State along with hitting the road for the rivalry match-up with the Cajuns makes for a tough slate. No numbers on the Warhawks at the moment from Bovada, but it's hard to see more than four wins.
New Mexico State Aggies
The Aggies haven't recorded a winning season since 2002 and current coach Doug Martin's tenure has been a tough one with a 10-38 record over the last four seasons. Last year, that guy you see above, Larry Rose III, got injured, the passing game was inefficient and the defense was disastrous (38.8 PPG, 497.3 YPG). This season, with better health, the offense should be pretty good. The defense? Still a question mark. Oh, and this is NMSU's final year in the Sun Belt after being voted out along with Idaho last year. No pressure.
Larry Rose III returns for his senior season with 3,624 rushing yards and 27 TDs under his belt already. He's averaged a healthy 6.2 yards per carry in his career and with most of the offensive line back, he should provide similar explosiveness this year. The passing game, led by senior Tyler Rogers, completed just 55.4 percent of his passes last year, but he does have his top five receivers back. That experience points towards improvement on the 24.8 PPG last year, but the defense is problematic.
The top tackler from last year, Rodney Butler, is gone, but fellow linebackers Dalton Herrington and Terrill Hanks return. They did add eight junior college transfers on the defensive side in an attempt to help the beleaguered unit. The schedule is tough. All three of the conference big boys (Troy, App State, Arkansas State), plus out of conference games against Arizona State and Arkansas, with Georgia Southern and Lafayette on the road? Vegas has them at 3.5 wins, I'll take the over, barely. Over 3.5 wins
Texas State Bobcats
Everett Withers had a large task ahead of him when he took the job last year and last season was a perfect example of a Year 0 in a rebuilding project. A 2-10 record with a bad offense (18.6 PPG, 124th) and defense (41.1 PPG, 125th), there wasn't much going right last season.
This season, the top RB, top six WRs and four offensive linemen are back. The biggest question is QB, but they welcome in a Power 5 transfer in Damian Williams from Mississippi State. Williams attempted just 117 passes for the Bulldogs, but he showed flashes in that limited action. With skill position talent surrounding him, the offense projects to be better than last year but, then again, it's hard to be much worse.
On defense, the line has three guys back, but none of them had more than one sack. Sophomore linebacker Bryan London led the team in tackles last year (142 total, 10 TFL) and you'd expect him to continue to grow. Again, the defense should take a step forward, but there's nowhere to go but up.
The most winnable games on the schedule come against New Mexico State (home) and UL-Monroe (home) along with their opener against Houston Baptist. If they win all three of those games, they hit the over. But, I'm not sure they win all three of those games. Signs of progress this year from the Bobcats, but not necessarily in the win column. Under 2.5 wins


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Miscues upend Fisher Cats, 3-2, at Portland
August 20. 2013 2:12AM
Chris Hernandez threw a seven-hitter over eight innings and Portland took advantage of three fourth-inning errors to hand New Hampshire a 3-2 Eastern League setback Monday before 6,814 fans at Hadlock Field.
New Hampshire's five-game winning streak ended and the Fisher Cats (62-64) fell three games behind Trenton in the loss column for the second and final playoff berth in the Eastern Division.
With the bases loaded in a 2-2 game, Portland went ahead when Michael Almanzar scored from third on a force out. New Hampshire took a 1-0 fourth inning lead when Adam Loewen drove home Andy Burns with a groundout.
Later in the inning, Nashua native Kevin Nolan was cut down at the plate trying to score on a grounder to third baseman Garin Cecchini.
The Sea Dogs rallied for two fourth inning runs behind three errors. Cecchini reached on a fielding error by second baseman Amadeo Zazueta and scored when teammate J. C. Linares reached on a throwing error by third baseman Burns. Linares went to third base on the error and scored when Almanzar reached on a fielding error by shortstop Nolan, his 25th error of the season.
The Fisher Cats tied the game in the sixth inning when Peter Hissey singled home Burns.
New Hampshire starter Chad Jenkins allowed two unearned runs in four innings. He walked no one and fanned four. The losing pitcher was Randy Boone (3-2).


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Flash flood watch issued for mountains and deserts
An influx of monsoonal moisture is going to kick up the humidity and discomfort index and bring a slight chance of sprinkles to the Taft area for Friday.
There's another flash flood watch in the mountain areas to the south and east of Taft, where flash flooding hit earlier in the week and a very slight chance that a thunderstorm could drift off the mountains and impact the valley floor.
It also covers Kern County's eastern deserts
The flash flood watch for the mountains is in effect from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday.
The National Weather Service in Hanford said there is a slight chance of sprinkles through 11 p.m. Friday.
Today's high is expected to stay in the mid to upper 90s.
After that, the weather is going to warm back up with temperatures right around 100 again for the weekend.


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Starting treatment for depression, mum suggest hippie hogwash.
Starting treatment for depression, mum suggest hippie hogwash.
I'm about to start my treatment for depression, and what do you know, there i get a link from my mom to someone selling "cheap" 100 dollar self help audio files that claims to cure just about anything all at once. The store convinced me about as much as it would have if she had been selling a "magical flashlight" (that looks surprisingly much like one you could buy in any toy store) that's meant to be shined at any part that i don't like to make it all better... It was also a wordpress site that had an Irish blessing (yep, god stuff...) as her profile text. Very professional... -.- Needless to say, this made me furious, but she just won't listen even when i told her that Penn and Teller have done a whole episode debunking that stuff.
I'm mostly concerned that she'll get in the way of my recovery with all of her nonsense. She loves to interfere with my life, even though i'm 23 and moved out. The house is only 20m away or so, and if the door is locked she'll use the bell until i open up... So annoying. Does anyone know what i could possibly do to make this behaviour stop?
RE: Starting treatment for depression, mum suggest hippie hogwash.
Just thank her and make use of the delete key.
She will only get in the way of your recovery if you allow her to.
But as if to knock me down, reality came around
And without so much as a mere touch, cut me into little pieces
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03-10-2013, 11:33 AM (This post was last modified: 03-10-2013 11:51 AM by I Am.)
RE: Starting treatment for depression, mum suggest hippie hogwash.
About the pseudo-science - Don't even mention the stuff she sends you. Tell her about the therapy and/or medication you are using, and the research behind it, like success rates, measurable progress, medical authorities who support it, and so on. If she asks specifically about the woo-stuff, tell her you are only pursuing one course of treatment at a time, and you're trying the medical route first.
About the ringing the bell until you answer - this will respond to conditioning. Right now, she's on a behavior/reward schedule that includes ringing a bell until she gets what she wants. This is not different than a dog begging until it gets table scraps, or a chicken in a Skinner box pecking piano keys to get food.
Ways to break the behavior include: divorcing the behavior from the reward, adding a negative stimulus in response to the behavior, and providing a different means to achieve the reward (or a suitable replacement).
Divorcing the behavior and reward will cause an increase in the behavior in the short term, slowly tapering off if no further reinforcement is provided. This means not responding to repeated bell-rings. If you're going to respond to the bell, respond to the *first* one, never more than one. If you're not going to respond, then don't, even if she leans on it all afternoon. That will shape her behavior toward ringing once. An easy way to achieve this is, don't be home. She can ring for an hour without bugging you if you're out on a walk or riding your bike to the library or whatever.
Negative stimulus could be something like, "breaking" your doorbell. Find your doorbell box, and figure out how to unplug or disable it. Sometime when she's ringing over and over again, disable the bell. She'll likely apologize for "breaking" it, and you can act a little put-upon over it. Not angry or blaming or anything over the top, more like "*sigh,* one more thing to do." She'll feel guilty, and maybe back off some. Or, getting a dog that will bark loudly at the door when the bell rings could put her off.
A different way to get the reward (which is contact with you) could be a Skype video chat, a push-to-talk phone plan, or even walkie-talkies since you live so close. Also, you could schedule time together to chat and catch up. She might not feel as much need to come to your door now, if she knows you're coming to her place for lunch tomorrow.
Hope some of this helps. Depression is a tough nut to crack, and so is an overbearing parent. Good luck. And welcome to the forum.
Edit: My wife recommends installing an electric doorbell shocker. Talk about a negative stimulus!
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RE: Starting treatment for depression, mum suggest hippie hogwash.
Don't blame hippies for this shit - I am an aging hippie and would never approve of such crap.
Can't you just ask her to call before she comes by? Tell her you are doing yoga or something that calms you - long baths or whatever works to make her compliant. Tell her being disturbed would destroy the benefits of what you are doing. Tell her you'll call her once a day and do that.
She is worried about you and the more you resist the more she will be worried and the more she will show up.
So negotiate it and give her a reason, any reason that works...
Science is the process we've designed to be responsible for generating our best guess as to what the fuck is going on. Girly Man
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RE: Starting treatment for depression, mum suggest hippie hogwash.
Oh a pseudo cure! Wonderful!
Sorry you are feeling this way, depression is tiring and exhausting without having extra barriers to hurdle.
It sounds like you need to set up boundaries with your mom.
My Father in Law was (is, but he's toned down due to my wonderful boundaries I've established!) an unsolicited-advice giving, boundary-crossing opinion-puking individual for the first few years I had met him. I began to 1. Thank him for his input ("Thank you for you opinion" "Thank you for that information from X article or person you heard it from" "Thank you for coming here and being a guest in my home (this one also put ownership on the space he was in") etc, and then I didn't engage a response or an opinion back. Over and over again. I'd say 'I'll think about it" or "I'll talk to so-and-so about it", etc. This helps the person to feel listened to (which is still important) but gives you the responsibility of where you'll take it.
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RE: Starting treatment for depression, mum suggest hippie hogwash.
(03-10-2013 11:49 AM)LadyJane Wrote: Oh a pseudo cure! Wonderful!
Excellent strategy Lady Jane. And Misanthra sometimes counselors and patients aren't quite the best fit for each other. Sometimes it takes interviewing several counselors to find one that works best for you. Counselors make a world of difference in peoples lives. I know quite a few people who's lives were turned around by psychology. You'll do great!
Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors.... on Donald J. Trump:
He is deformed, crooked, old, and sere,
Ill-fac'd, worse bodied, shapeless every where;
Vicious, ungentle, foolish, blunt, unkind,
Stigmatical in making, worse in mind.
RE: Starting treatment for depression, mum suggest hippie hogwash.
Thanks for all your responses, so many things i hadn't even thought of. Means a lot! I'll definitely keep all of them in mind and try to work it out.
RE: Starting treatment for depression, mum suggest hippie hogwash.
My neighbor was a bell ringer so I would slip out the back door, jump on my bike and scoot down the back lane. At least I didn't hear the incessant ringing. One of the boundaries you need to set is that your mother must first call and ask your permission to visit. If not, do not respond to the bell.
RE: Starting treatment for depression, mum suggest hippie hogwash.
I do not have the good fortune of living near my mother, so maybe I just don't get it. I don't see why not just let her be. She's your mother. Mothers can be pushy and frustrating I know. My mother will call me 50+ times and send me countless text messages especially while I am in therapy (I made the mistake of telling her my days and times ugh). I just let it go. I know she loves me and she is trying to help in her own obnoxious way.
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The United States has never had fully militarised police before, armed with the kind of high-tech surveillance and weaponry that would never be allowed if the National Guard were called up in an emergency. And neither have we ever had such a malleable definition of what constitutes an emergency. At a time of increasing citizen unrest, it's a volatile combination.
Certainly the government seems to have been preparing for such confrontations for some time now.
Whether the people will accept high-tech "pain compliance" to "modify" dissent remains to be seen. If the attitude towards Tasers is any guide, many won't have a problem with it and "enhanced interrogation" of terrorist suspects has become, at best, a moral grey area for many in the US.
We have essentially normalised torture and created a high-tech police apparatus with more capability than any military in history. Human nature suggests that if you build it, they will use it.


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Portsmouth driver distracted by Facebook hits utility pole
May 18. 2013 2:00PM
PORTSMOUTH — A local woman distracted by her cellphone crashed the vehicle she was driving into a telephone pole Saturday morning and suffered minor injuries, police said.
"After an investigation, it was determined the driver was distracted and using her cellphone to check her Facebook status," said Sgt. Aaron Goodwin.
Kelsie Hoyne, 23, of Portsmouth, was cited for negligent driving. She was treated at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. A passenger wasn't hurt.
The accident, reported around 10:15 a.m., forced Elwyn Road to be closed for about an hour to allow for Public Service of New Hampshire to repair the phone.
Goodwin had a little advice for drivers and their phones.
"If you hear your phone go off, wait until you're in a safe location before you check your status," he said. "Either one of them could have been killed today."


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In recent years, the recurring troubles of the American Big 3 automakers have been coming to a head. General Motors (GM), Ford, and Chrysler face a host of problems. Legacy costs inherited from past manufacturing heydays in the form of costly pension and health care plans for retired employees add up to hundreds of billions of dollars. Unappealing gas-guzzler product lines that are a step behind current auto buying trends aren't driving strong earnings, either; instead, the Big 3 are trying to pad flagging normal sales rates with price incentives. Finally, continuing tussles with the United Auto Workers and large capital investments in SUV and truck manufacturing equipment make it hard to cut costs and downsize to profitability. Meanwhile, Asian and European competitors are rapidly outstripping these traditional auto manufacturing powerhouses.
Asian and European brands captured 54.2% of overall vehicle sales in June, edging out the 45.8% of sales that went to the U.S. brands, according to Autodata (see chart above), placing the Big Three in their weakest competitive position ever compared to their overseas rival. Until last year, there had never been a month that American car buyers preferred the combined offerings of Asian and European automakers to those of the Big Three.
The situation of the Big Three has become more tenuous as long-time Michigan democratic Congressman, John Dingell, was replaced as chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee by Californian Henry Waxman. What does this mean for the Big Three? As a long-time champion of America's automakers in the House of Representatives since 1955, Dingell used his chairmanship to protect the interests of Detroit automakers against Federal Government regulation, especially fuel economy standards.[1] Conversely, Henry Waxman has aggressively and openly called for ever more stringent fuel economy regulations and less generous help for automakers.[2] This change and the broad regulatory scope of the Energy and Commerce Committee will likely make any long-term Federal Government assistance for the Big Three both less forthcoming and less generous.
Despite a propensity to lump the Big Three together, it is important to understand the different strategic positions of each automaker. The best way to do this is by looking at the loan requests submitted to Congress during December 2008. GM reported that it will have to cease operations unless it gets $4 billion immediately, and $18 billion in longer term financing.[3] Chrysler is in a similarly dire state, claiming to need $7 billion before year end. Ford appears to be in a relatively better position, claiming that it will not need to draw on government support unless business conditions deteriorate rapidly.[4] Nevertheless, Ford is still requesting $9 billion in loan guarantees as a hedge.[5] Although the Senate eventually rejected these requests, the Bush Administration used $17.4 billion from funds allocated to the US Treasury under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, to keep Chrysler and General Motors (GM) from short-term insolvency. Ford did not receive any loans.
However long-term survival still remains unclear, both because the possibility of longer term government subsidy remains unclear, and because many now believe that the US auto market was artificially inflated during the past decade. Low interest loans and cheap leases led to a glut of consumption, illustrated by the following statistics: forty years ago only 6% of US households owned three or more cars, in 2000 that number was 18%; America currently has 244 million vehicles for its 202 million drivers.[6] At the same time, the quality of cars has improved considerably, which means that the average automobile can reliably be used for a decade.[7] This situation meant that automakers came to expect 16 million new car sales annually in the US. Most now believe the level of sustainable US fleet replacement is closer to 14 to 15 million per year.[8] While this will be an improvement over the 12 to 13 expected as the final tally for 2008, such a recovery will not be back to pre-recession levels.
The Big 3 auto woes strike North American auto components manufacturers particularly hard, and hit in more than one way. Reductions in production volume and capacity will obviously decrease sales for the parts suppliers, but spending cuts within the Big 3 infrastructure also translate into decreased earnings for suppliers.